Houssem R.E.H. Bouchekara is a professor at the electrical engineering department of the University of Hafr Al Batin. He received his BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Mentouri Constantine in Algeria in 2004. He received his Masters in Electronic Systems and Electrical Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the University of Nantes in France in 2005. Houssem received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the Grenoble Institute of Technology in France in 2008. His research interests include optimization techniques, magnetic refrigeration, electromagnetics, electric machines, and power systems.