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Salim Ahmed is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Memorial University of Newfoundland's Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science since February 2012. He holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and a Ph.D. in Process Control from the University of Alberta. Prior roles include a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Alberta (2006-2008), an Assistant Professorship at Qatar University (2008-2012), and a Lecturer position at BUET (1997-2000).
His research focuses on safety and risk engineering, process systems, and model-based process control. Notable projects include an IgniteR&D grant-funded risk-based alarm system for process industries and early warning systems design. His expertise spans system identification, continuous-time models, model validation, and valve stiction analysis.
Teaching responsibilities include undergraduate and graduate courses in Process Engineering and Oil and Gas Engineering. Awards include the 2010 Best Student Research Award (Energy and Environment category) at the Qatar Foundation Annual Research Forum.
Research outputs include over 30 peer-reviewed articles, conference papers, and book chapters, emphasizing fault detection, data-driven modeling, and risk assessment in process systems. He has developed tools like StepID for step-response identification and AlarmSoft for alarm management.
