Short CV, updated Oct 2006 
Work Experience
Feb. 2002 - present    Dept. of Mechanical Engineering and Material Technology, 
Stavanger University, Stavanger.
Assoc. Professor [F?amanuensis].

Feb. 1999 - Jan. 2002    Dept. of Production and Quality Engineering, NTNU.
Scientific Assistant.

Summer 97 Dept. of Research and Development, Sokna Sawmill, Norway.
Research Assistant (Summer job).

1991 - 93 Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
Part-time Lecturer.

1989 - 93 Metal Corporation, Ministry of Industry, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Mechanical (Design and Project Management) Engineer.

1980 - 84 Southern State Farms Corp., Ministry of State Farms, Bale, Ethiopia.
Mechanic II for Farm Machinery, and Maintenance Workshop Head
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EDUCATION 
1997 - 2001 Dept. of Production and Quality Engineering, NTNU, Norway.
Dr.Ing. in Application of Hybrid Computational Intelligence  In Manufacturing Optimization
1994 - 96 Dept. of Production and Quality Engineering, NTNU.
Siv.ing. in Manufacturing Engineering
 Thesis done on expert system applications to fault diagnosis and monitoring.
1991 - 93 Dept. of Computer Science, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.
Diploma in Computer Programming
Completed major course requirements (not graduated).

 
1984 - 89 Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia.


B.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering
Thesis done on design of Centrifugal Pumps 
 
1978 - 80 Technical School of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Diploma in General Mechanics
Attended practical training and theoretical courses in Engine Maintenance, 
Welding Technology, Sheet Metal Works, Metallurgy, Machining, etc.  
 
 
TEACHING 
  1. MOM360 Computer-aided Technologies in Engineering (2008 - )
  2. BIM150 - Mechanical Design of Machine Elements (2005 - ) 
  3. BIM140 - Finite Element Methods, an introductory course (2005 - )
  4. BIM100 - Introduction to Mechanical Engineering (2003 - )
  5. TE0208 - Structural Analysis using Finite Element Methods (2002-2004)
  6. TE0454 - Machine elements 1 (2002 - 2004)
  7. TE0455 - Machine elements 2, course coordinator (2002 - 2004)
 

    LIST OF PUBLICATIONS
  1. Preliminary Study of Tubular Expansion Using Finite Element Methods, in proc. of 
11th Int. Research/Expert Conf. "Trends in the Development of Machinery and 
Associated Technology", TMT07, Hammamet, Tunisia, 5 - 9 September, 2007
  2. Finite Element Based Genetic Algorithm for Structural Design Optimization,
presented on 10th Int. Research/Expert Conf. on  "Trends of the Development of Machinery 
and Associated Technology", TMT 2006, lloret de Mar, Spain, 11-15 September, 2006.
  3. Study of CAD-Integrated Analysis for Complex Structures, 
In Proceedings of International Federationfor Information Processing (IFIP),
Volume 207, Knowledge Enterprise: Intelligent Strategies in Design, Manufacturing
and Management, eds. K. Wang, et al. (Boston: Springer), 
PROLAMAT 2006, Shanghai, pp. 673-678.
  4. Stress Concentration Analysis in Pressure Vessels Using Finite Element Method,
presented on 9th Int. Research/Expert Conf. on  "Trends of the Development of Machinery 
and Associated Technology", TMT 2005, Antalya, Turkey, 26-30 September, 2005.
  5. The TSP scenario for optimized sequencing of machining operations, 
presented on 8th Int. Research/Expert Conf. on 
"Trends of the Development of Machinery and Associated Technology", 
TMT 2004, Neum, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Neum, 15-19 September, 2004.
  6. Hybrid intelligent method for modelling the EDM process, 
Int. Journal of Machine Tools & manufacture, 43, 995 - 999, 2003. [Cited by]
  7. Solving Manufacturing System Problems Using Hybrid Genetic Algorithm and 
Neural Networks, Presented on 7th Int. Research/Expert Conf. on 
"Trends of the Development of Machinery and Associated Technology", 
TMT 2003, Lloret de Mar, Barcelona, Spain, 15-17 September, 2003.
  8. Modeling and Optimization of Machining Processes Using Hybrid CI Approach, 
Int. Conf. on Computer Systems and Technologies - CompSysTech?2002, 
Sofia, Bulgaria, June 20-22, 2002.
  9. Hybrid Intelligent Systems in Manufacturing Optimization:  
application methodologies of computational intelligence in integrated design 
and manufacturing. Doctoral Thesis, NTNU, April. 2002, Trondheim, Norway.
  10. Methodology to increase process-efficiency in Electro-discharge 
machining of jet engine parts in nickel-base alloy, Proceedings of ISEM?2001.
  11. Application of Genetic Algorithms to optimal sequencing of machining operations, 
Proc. of the Nordic-Baltic and Northwestern Russia Summer School, NBR2000, 
In Applicatiopn of Computetional Intelligence in Engineering, St. Pittersburg, 
Russia, June 4-15 2000.  
  12. Process planning and its integration with design and machining process, ICME 2000. 
The 8th International Conference on Manufacturing Engineering, Sydney, Aug. 27-30.
  13. Part Feature Applications to Integrate CAD/CAM Systems. A Survey Paper, 
Dept. Report no. NTNU 98022, Oct 1998, Trondheim, Norway.
  14. An Expert System for Engine Diagnosis: development and application. 
Int. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Vol. 9, nr. 6, Dec. 1998.
  15. Accuracy and Stability of Sawing at Sokna Sawmill, Norske Skog Technical 
Report nr. 37-1997, Sokna, Norway.
  16. Expert Engine Diagnosis System (EXEDS). Proc. of the Nordic-Baltic Summer School, 
In Application of AI to Production Engineering Pp. 237-250. Kaunas, Lithuania, 
June 8-15, 1997.
  17. Expert System Applications to Diagnosis and Monitoring, 
Diploma (MSC.) Thesis, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway.Dec. 1996.