Dr. Qusay Hawari is a Research Fellow at Loughborough University under the Vice Chancellor Independent Research Fellowship (VCIRF). Previously, he was a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the university, engaged in developing advanced control strategies for autonomous systems. This research was funded by the EPSRC (UKRI). His work followed a PhD from Loughborough University focused on control methods for floating offshore wind turbines.
Dr. Hawari also served as an undergraduate lecturer at Birzeit University. He holds an MSc degree from the University of Leicester and is keen to apply his expertise in optimal control for renewable energy systems, such as photovoltaic and wind turbine technology.
Dr. Hawari's research interest lies in applying optimal control methods to enhance the performance and efficiency of renewable energy systems. His work is focused on floating offshore wind turbine structures, where he investigates methods to directly link platform motion with control design. This approach aims to reduce structural loading and mitigate wake effects on individual turbines and wind farms.