Ahmed Osman received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering from Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt, in 1991 and 1996, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, in 2003. From 2004 to 2008, he was an Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Calgary. He is currently a Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. His research interests include power system protection & operation, smart grids and electric vehicles.