Hicham Chaoui received the B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the Institut supérieur du Génie Appliqué (IGA), Casablanca, Morocco, in 1999, the M.A.Sc. degree in electrical engineering, the M.Sc. degree in computer science (with honors), the graduate degree in project management, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering (with honors) all from the University of Quebec, Canada, in 2003, 2005, 2007, and 2012, respectively. His career has spanned both academia and industry in the field of intelligent control and renewable energies. Prior to his academic career, he held various engineering and management positions including Vice-President of Innovation and Technology Development. From 2014 to 2016, he was an Assistant Professor at Tennessee Technological University, TN, USA. He is currently a Faculty Member at Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada and an Associated Faculty Member at the University of Quebec, Trois-Rivières, QC, Canada. His research interests include adaptive and nonlinear control theory, intelligent control, robotics, mechatronics, electric motor drives, and energy storage and management. He is a senior member of IEEE. Dr. Chaoui was a recipient of the Best Thesis Award (health, natural science, and engineering) and the Governor General of Canada Gold Medal Award for his doctoral dissertation.

MODELING OF NONLINEAR DYNAMIC SYSTEMS ADAPTIVE AND INTELLIGENT CONTROL THEORY SOFT-COMPUTING AND MACHINE INTELLIGENCE ADAPTIVE LEARNING SYSTEMS MECHATRONICS: ROBOTICS, UAVS, ETC. ELECTRIC MACHINE DRIVES ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE SYSTEMS