I am Mr. Hamid BENTARZI, a professor at the Electronic and Electrical Engineering Institute, University of M’hamed Bougara Boumerdes. I received both my Electrical Engineering and Magister Degrees with honors from the “Institut National d’Electricité et d’Electronique” (INELEC), Boumerdes, Algeria, in 1989 and 1992, specializing in power engineering and applied electronics, respectively. In 2004, I obtained my Ph.D. in Microelectronic Systems from the “Ecole Nationale Polytechnique” (ENP), Algiers, Algeria.

Until 1999, I served as a lecturer at INELEC, Boumerdes, Algeria. Since then, I have been a faculty member in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department, Faculty of Engineering, at the University of Boumerdes, Algeria. I have led a research team developing microelectronic systems applied to power systems in the Signal and System Laboratory, Boumerdes, Algeria, since 2001. I have been the director of this research laboratory since April 2014.

My current research interests include microelectronics, electrical protection systems, electric energy systems, and systems reliability.

I have authored and co-authored more than 200 technical papers. My work has been compiled into four books, with one published by Springer, another by IGI Global, and two by MDPI. Additionally, I have been a member of the organizing and technical committees for several national and international conferences.

Regarding research activities, my work has focused on two main areas. Before earning my doctorate, I concentrated on microelectronics. Afterward, my research shifted to microelectronic systems applied to power systems. My team and I have developed new techniques and technologies to monitor, control, and protect all elements of the smart power grid against disturbances. We have investigated the development of a PMU-based Wide Area Measurement System that considers the quality of power grid dynamics observability. The application of these advanced technologies to monitoring, control, and protection systems for wide-area grids has been the subject of numerous research projects under my supervision, including 20 doctoral projects, four CNEPRU projects, two PRFU projects, and three PNR projects. I was recently selected as the director of the Tamayouz program in the LSS research laboratory, Boumerdes.

In terms of pedagogy, I have taught more than twenty different courses in electrical and electronic engineering, spanning from undergraduate to postgraduate levels. Additionally, I have participated in the CPN for developing national programs in electrical engineering. I also contributed to developing two programs: one for a Magister in “Telecommunication” in 2006 and another for a Master's program in “Power Engineering” in 2013, which has been re-implemented. I have also served as an expert for various organizations, including INPED, IAP(SONETRACH), SONELGAZ, CDTA, DGRSDT, and CRC.