Applied Mathematics

Applied Mathematics is an open access, peer-reviewed scientific journal that publishes original articles, critical reviews, research notes, debate and short reports in all areas of applied mathematics.

Ibrahim Sadek

Editorial Board Member of Applied Mathematics

Professor, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates

Research Areas

Optimal Control, Applied Mathematics, Smart Structures and Partial Differential Equations

Education

1983Ph.D University of California at Santa Barbara
1981M.Sc University of California,Middle East Technical University
1975M.ScMiddle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
1973B.scMiddle East Technical University

Experience

2000-presentAssociate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, American University of Sharjah
1999-2000Chairman,American University of Sharjah
1995-presentProfessor, American University of Sharjah, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
1991-1999Tenured Professor, University of North Carolina at Wilmington
1988-1991Tenured Associate Professor,University of North Carolina at Wilmington
1985-1988Assistant Professor,University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Academic Achievement

Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award. Campuswide Award, University of California at Santa Barbara,1982-1983
Golden Apple Award. Outstanding Teaching Award, Engineering Society, Queen's University at Kingston, Canada,1984-1985
UNCW Award for excellence in Scholarship, Research and Creativity,1996-1997
AUS Ideal Teaching Award,1997-1998

Membership

Member of American Mathematical Society (AMS).
Member of Canadian Mathematical Society (CMS).
Member of The Mathematical Association of America (MAA).

Publications: Journals

[1]  C. Spier, J.C. Bruch, Jr., J M Sloss, I. S. Sadek S Adali, "Effect of Vibration Control on the Frequencies of a Cantilever Beam with Non-collocated Piezo Sensor and Actuator," Accepted in IET Control Theory and Applications, March 15, 2011.
[2]  Ibrahim Sadek and Ismail Kucuk "A robust technique for solving optimal control of coupled Burgers'" IMA Journal of Mathematical Control and Information, April 28, 2011; pp. 1-12 doi: 10.1093/imamci/dnr004.
[3]  I. Kucuk, I S Sadek, E Zeini and S Adali "Optimal vibration control of piezolaminated smart beams by maximum principle. Computers and Structures, Volume 89, PP. 744-749, 2011.
[4]  C. Spier, J.C. Bruch, Jr., J M Sloss, S Adali, I. S. Sadek, "Analytic and Finite Element Solutions for Active Displacement Feedback Control using PZT Patches", Journal of Vibration and Control Volume 16, Issue: 3 Pages: 323-342 Published 1 March 2010.
[5]  Ismail Kucuk, Ibrahim Sadek and Sarp Adali "Variational principles for multi-walled carbon nanotubes undergoing vibrations based on nonlocal Timoshenko beam theory," Journal of Nanomaterials, Volume 2010 (2010), Article ID 461252, 7 pages doi:10.1155/2010/461252.
[6]  Ibrahim Sadek, Taher Abualrub and Marwan Abukhaled, "Coupled Galerkin and Parameterization Methods for Optimal Control of Discretely Connected Parallel Beams," Applied Mathematical Modelling Volume 34, Issue 12, December 2010, Pages 3949-3957.
[7]  I.S. Sadek, M.A. Bokhari "Optimal boundary control of heat conduction problems on an infinite time domain by control parameterization, Journal of the Franklin Institute, Volume 348, Pages: 1656-1667, 2011.
[8]  Taher A Abualrub, Ibrahim Sadek and Marwan Abukhaled "Optimal Control Systems by Time Dependent Coefficients Using CAS Wavelets," Journal of Applied Mathematics Volume 2009 (2009), Article ID 636271, 10 pages.
[9]  Ismail Kucuk, Sarp Adali and Ibrahim Sadek "Robust Optimal Design of a Beam Subject to Uncertain Loads," Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Volume 2009, Article ID 841017, 17 pages.
[10]  Marwan Abukhaled and Ibrahim Sadek, "A Galerkin-Parameterization Method for the Optimal Control of Smart Microbeams," Hindawi Publishing Corporation, Mathematical Problems in Engineering, Volume 2009, Article ID 530287, 15 pages doi:10.1155/2009/530287.
[11]  Chun-Hung Li, John C. Bruch J, James M. Slos, Sarp Adal, Ibrahim S. Sadek Optimal multi-interval control of a cantilever beam by a recursive control algorithm, Optimal Control Applications & Methods, Volume: 30 Issue: 4 Pages: 399-414 Published: JUL-AUG 2009.
[12]  Ibrahim Sadek, Husein Abdel-Hamid and Julie Scott, Optimal Scanning Control of Flexible Structures in Two Dimensional Space. Journal of Computation and Applied Mathematics, Volume 233 Pages: 389-404 Published 2009.
[13]  O Kayacik, JC Bruch Jr, JM Sloss, S Adali, I S Sadek, Piezo Control of Free Vibrations of Damped Beams with Time Delay in the Sensor Feedback, Mechanics Of Advanced Materials And Structures, Volume: 16, Issue: 5, pages: 345-355 Published: JUL 2009.
[14]  Sadek I, Kucuk I, Zeini E, Adali S, Optimal Boundary Control of Dynamics Responses Of Piezo Actuating Micro-Beams, Applied Mathematical Modelling, Volume: 33 Issue: 8 Pages: 3343-3353 Published: AUG 2009.
[15]  Kucuk I, Sadek I, A Numerical Approach To An Optimal Boundary Control Of The Viscous Burgers' Equation, Applied Mathematics And Computation, Volume: 210 Issue: 1 Pages: 126-135 Published: APR 2009.
[16]  Spier C, Bruch JC, Sloss JM, Adai S, Sadek I, Placement of Multiple Piezo Patch Sensors and Actuators for a Cantilever Beam to Maximize Frequencies and Frequency Gaps, Journal Of Vibration And Control, Volume: 15 Issue: 5 Pages: 643-670 Published: MAY 2009.
[17]  El-Keib A, Sadek I, Modeling, Simulation And Applied Optimization, Applied Mathematics And Computation, Volume: 206 Issue: 2 Special Issue: Sp. Iss. SI Pages: 509-509 Published: DEC 15 2008.
[18]  Bokhari MA, Sadek IS, Optimal Control Of Parabolic Systems With Infinite Time Horizons, Applied Mathematics And Computation, Volume: 206 Issue: 2 Special Issue: Sp. Iss. SI Pages: 678-684 Published: DEC 15 2008.
[19]   Kayacik O, Bruch JC, Sloss JM, Adali S, Sadek I, Integral Equation Approach For Piezo Patch Vibration Control Of Beams With Various Types Of Damping, Computers & Structures, Volume: 86 Issue: 3-5 Pages: 357-366 Published: FEB 2008.
[20]  Kucuk I, Sadek I, Active Vibration Control Of An Elastically Connected Double-String Continuous System, Journal Of The Franklin Institute-Engineering And Applied Mathematics, Volume: 344 Issue: 5 Pages: 684-697 Published: AUG 2007.
[21]  Adali S, Sadek IS, Bruch JC, and Sloss, JM,Optimal Sizing Of Piezo-Actuators For Minimum-Deflection Design Of Frames Under Uncertain Loads, Journal Of The Franklin Institute-Engineering And Applied Mathematics, Volume: 344 Issue: 5 Pages: 698-710 Published: August 2007.
[22]  I Kucuk and I S Sadek, Optimal Control of an Elastically Connected Double-Plate Complex System, Dynamics, Discrete and Impulsive Systems B: Applications and Algorithms, Volume: 14, Issue: 3, pages 335-35, Published: 2007.
[23]  Sadek I, Abualrub T, Abukhaled M, A Computational Method For Solving Optimal Control Of A System Of Parallel Beams Using Legendre Wavelets, Mathematical and Computer Modelling, Volume: 45 Issue: 9-10 Pages: 1253-1264 Published: MAY 2007.
[24]  Adali S, Sadek IS, Bruch JC, and Sloss, JM,Deflection Control Of Elastically Restrained Laminated Frames Under Deterministic And Uncertain Loads Using Induced Strain Actuators, Composite Structures, Volume: 76 Issue: 1-2 Special Issue: Sp. Iss. SI Pages: 2-13 Published: OCT 2006.
[25]  Bruch JC, Sadek IS, Adali S, and Sloss, JM,A Maximum Principle Approach To Optimal Control For One-Dimensional Hyperbolic Systems With Several State Variables, Journal of The Franklin Institute-Engineering And Applied Mathematics, Volume: 343 Issue: 4-5 Pages: 480-494 Published: JUL-AUG 2006.
[26]  Ibrahim Sadek, Taher Abualrub and Marwan Abukhaled, Application of Wavelets to the Optimal Control of a Parallel System of Beams, WSEAS Transaction on Mathematics, Volume: 5, Issue: 6, Pages: 728-733, Published: JUN 2006.
[27]  Sadek I, Kucuk I, El-Tarhuni M, et al., Modeling, Simulation And Applied Optimization, Journal Of The Franklin Institute-Engineering And Applied Mathematics, Volume: 343 Issue: 4-5 Pages: 327-328 Published: JUL-AUG 2006.
[28]  Kucuk I, Sadek I, An Efficient Computational Method For The Optimal Control Problem For The Burgers Equation, Mathematical And Computer Modelling Volume: 44 Issue: 11-12 Pages: 973-982 Published: DEC 2006.
[29]  Kucuk I, Sadek I, Optimal Control Of An Elastically Connected Rectangular Plate-Membrane System, Journal Of Computational And Applied Mathematics, Volume: 180 Issue: 2 Pages: 345-363 Published: AUG 15 2005.
[30]  Adali S, Sadek IS, Bruch JC, et al., Optimization Of Composite Plates With Piezoelectric Stiffener-Actuators Under In-Plane Compressive Loads, Composite Structures, Volume: 71 Issue: 3-4 Pages: 293-301 Published: DEC 2005.
[31]  Sadek I, Abualrub T, Abukhaled M, Optimal Boundary Control Of Systems Of Elastically Connected Parallel Beams, Dynamics Of Continuous Discrete And Impulsive Systems-Series B-Applications & Algorithms, Volume: 12 Issue: 5-6 Pages: 745-760 Published: OCT 2005.
[32]   Sloss JM, Bruch JC, Sadek IS, Adali S, Boundary Optimal Control Of Structural Vibrations In An Annular Plate, Journal Of The Franklin Institute-Engineering And Applied Mathematics, Volume: 342 Issue: 3 Pages: 295-309 Published: MAY 2005.
[33]  Sloss JM, Sadek IS, Bruch JC, et al., Optimal Control Of Structural Dynamic Systems In One Space Dimension Using A Maximum Principle, Journal Of Vibration And Control, Volume: 11 Issue: 2 Pages: 245-261 Published: FEB 2005.
[34]  Adali S, Sadek IS, Bruch JC, Sloss JM, Orthotropic Piezoelectric Patches For Control Of Symmetric Laminates Via An Integral Equation, Composite Structures, Volume: 62 Issue: 3-4 Pages: 271-277 Published: NOV-DEC 2003.
[35]  Sadek IS, Bruch JC, Sloss JM, Adali S, Feedback Control Of Vibrating Plates Using Piezoelectric Patch Sensors And Actuators, Composite Structures, Volume: 62 Issue: 3-4 Pages: 397-402 Published: NOV-DEC 2003.
[36]  Sloss JM, Bruch JC, Sadek IS, et al., Piezo Patch Sensor/Actuator Control Of The Vibrations Of A Cantilever Under Axial Load, Composite Structures, Volume: 62 Issue: 3-4 Pages: 423-428 Published: NOV-DEC 2003.
[37]  Sloss JM, Bruch JC, Sadek IS, et al., Integral Equation Approach For Beams With Multi-Patch Piezo Sensors And Actuators, Journal Of Vibration And Control, Volume: 8 Issue: 4 Pages: 503-526 Published: MAY 2002.
[38]  Sadek I, Abukhaled M, Abualrub T, Optimal Pointwise Control For A Parallel System Of Euler-Bernoulli Beams, Journal Of Computational And Applied Mathematics, Volume: 137 Issue: 1 Pages: 83-95 Published: DEC 1 2001.
[39]   Sloss JM, Bruch JC, Adali S, Sadek I, Piezoelectric Patch Control Using An Integral Equation Approach, Thin-Walled Structures, Volume: 39 Issue: 1 Special Issue: Sp. Iss. SI Pages: 45-63 Published: JAN 2001.
[40]  Adali S, Bruch JC, Sadek IS, Sloss JM, Robust Shape Control Of Beams With Load Uncertainties By Optimally Placed Piezo Actuators, Structural And Multidisciplinary Optimization, Volume: 19 Issue: 4 Pages: 274-281 Published: JUL 2000.
[41]  Sadek IS, Vedantham R, Optimal Control Of Distributed Nuclear Reactors With Pointwise Controllers, Mathematical And Computer Modelling, Volume: 32 Issue: 3-4 Pages: 341-348 Published: AUG 2000.
[42]  Lara A, Bruch JC, Sloss JM, Sadek IS, Adali S, Vibration Damping In Beams Via Piezo Actuation Using Optimal Boundary Control, International Journal Of Solids And Structures, Volume: 37 Issue: 44 Pages: 6537-6554 Published: NOV 2000.
[43]  Bruch JC, Sloss JM, Adali S, Sadek IS, Optimal Piezo-Actuator Locations/Lengths And Applied Voltage For Shape Control Of Beams, Smart Materials & Structures Volume: 9 Issue: 2 Pages: 205-211 Published: APR 2000.
[44]  J.M. Sloss, J.C. Bruch, Jr., I.S. Sadek, and S. Adali, A Maximum Principle for Optimal Boundary Control of Multiply Connected Vibrating Plates and Its Implementation, Journal of Vibration and Control, Volume: 6, Pages: 875-902, Published: 2000.
[45]  Bruch JC, Sloss JM, Adali S, Sadek IS, Modified Bang-Bang Piezoelectric Control Of Vibrating Beams, Smart Materials & Structures, Volume: 8 Issue: 5 Pages: 647-653 Published: OCT 1999.
[46]  Cherid A, Fiagbedzi YA, Sadek IS, Stabilization Of Structurally Damped Systems By Pointwise Time-Delayed Feedback Control, Journal Of The Franklin Institute-Engineering And Applied Mathematics, Volume: 336 Issue: 7 Pages: 1175-1185 Published: SEP 1999.
[47]   Sadek IS, Jamiiru L, Al-Mohamad HA, A Solution Method For Boundary Control Of One-Dimensional Multispan Vibrating Systems, Journal Of Vibration And Control, Volume: 5 Issue: 3 Pages: 373-399 Published: MAY 1999.
[48]  Sadek IS, Bokhari MA, Optimal Control Of A Parabolic Distributed Parameter System Via Orthogonal Polynomials, Optimal Control Applications & Methods, Volume: 19 Issue: 3 Pages: 205-213 Published: MAY-JUN 1998.
[49]  Bianco SA, Sadek IS, Kambule MT, Optimal Control Of A Class Of Time-Delayed Distributed Systems By Orthogonal Functions, Journal Of The Franklin Institute-Engineering And Applied Mathematics, Volume: 335B Issue: 8 Pages: 1477-1492 Published: NOV 1998.
[50]  Sloss JM, Bruch JC, Sadek IS, Adali S, Maximum Principle For Optimal Boundary Control Of Vibrating Structures With Applications To Beams, Dynamics And Control, Volume: 8 Issue: 4 Pages: 355-375 Published: OCT 1998.
[51]  Sadek IS, Jamiiru L, Al-Mohamad HA, Optimal Boundary Control Of One-Dimensional Multi-Span Vibrating Systems, Journal Of Computational And Applied Mathematics, Volume: 94 Issue: 1 Pages: 39-54 Published: JUL 31 1998.
[52]  Sadek IS, Sloss JM, Adali S, et al., A Maximum Principle For Optimal Control Using Spatially Distributed Pointwise Controllers, Journal Of Vibration And Control, Volume: 4 Issue: 4 Pages: 445-462 Published: JUL 1998.
[53]  Sadek IS, Cherid A, Optimal Active Pointwise Control Of Distributed Parameter Systems With Time Delays, Dynamics Of Continuous Discrete And Impulsive Systems, Volume: 4 Issue: 2 Pages: 173-193 Published: JUN 1998.
[54]  Bruch JC, Sloss JM, Sadek IS, et al., Optimal Boundary Control Of Vibrating Structures In Two Space Dimensions,Nonlinear Analysis-Theory Methods & Applications, Volume: 30 Issue: 8 Pages: 4893-4898 Published: DEC 1997.
[55]  I. S. Sadek, J.M. Sloss, S. Adali, and J.C. Bruch, Jr., Optimal Boundary Control of Longitudinal Vibrations of a Rod Using a Maximum Principle, Journal of Vibration and Control, Volume: 3, pages: 235-254, Published: Jan 1997.
[56]  I. S. Sadek, J.M. Sloss, S. Adali, and J.C. Bruch, Jr., Maximum Principle for the Optimal Control of a Hyperbolic Equation in Two Space Dimensions", Journal of Vibration and Control, Volume: 2, pages: 3-15, Published: Jan 1996.
[57]  Ibrahim S Sadek and Valerie H Melvin, Optimal Control of Serially Connected Structures Using Spatially Distributed Pointwise Controllers, IMA Journal of Mathematical Control and Information, Volume: 13, pages: 335-358, Published: December 1996.
[58]  Bruch JC, Adali S, Sloss JM, Sadek IS, Maximum Principle For The Optimal-Control Of A Hyperbolic Equation In One Space Dimension.2. Application, Journal Of Optimization Theory And Applications, Volume: 87 Issue: 2 Pages: 287-300 Published: NOV 1995.
[59]  Sloss JM, Sadek IS, Bruch JC, Adali S, Maximum Principle For The Optimal-Control Of A Hyperbolic Equation In One Space Dimension.1. Theory, Journal Of Optimization Theory And Applications, Volume: 87 Issue: 1 Pages: 33-45 Published: OCT 1995.
[60]  Sadek IS, Yurekli O, Optimal Open Closed-Loop Control For Systems With Distributed-Parameter, Journal Of The Franklin Institute-Engineering And Applied Mathematics, Volume: 332B Issue: 1 Pages: 5-19 Published: JAN 1995.
[61]  Sloss JM, Sadek IS, Bruch JC, et al., The Effects Of Time-Delayed Active Displacement Control On Damped Structures, Control-Theory And Advanced Technology, Volume: 10 Issue: 4 Pages: 973-992 Part: Part 2 Published: JUN 1995.
[62]  Adali S, Bruch JC, Sadek IS, Sloss JM, Transient Vibrations Of Cross-Ply Plates Subject To Uncertain Excitations, Applied Mathematical Modelling, Volume: 19 Issue: 1 Pages: 56-63 Published: JAN 1995.
[63]  Blanton ML, Sadek IS, Optimal Active Pointwise Control Of Thin Plates Via State-Control Parametrization, International Journal Of Systems Science, Volume: 25 Issue: 11 Pages: 2001-2014 Published: NOV 1994.
[64]  Sadek IS, Sloss JM, Adali S, et al., Nonprobabilistic Modeling Of Dynamically Loaded Beams Under Uncertain Excitations, Mathematical And Computer Modelling, Volume: 18 Issue: 11 Pages: 59-67 Published: DEC 1993.
[65]  Sadek IS, Feng J, Modeling Techniques For Optimal-Control Of Distributed-Parameter Systems, Mathematical And Computer Modelling, Volume: 18 Issue: 7 Pages: 41-58 Published: OCT 1993.
[66]  Bruch JC, Sadek IS, Adali S, Sloss JM, Optimal Open-Loop Closed-Loop Control For One-Dimensional Structures With Several State Variables, Optimal Control Applications & Methods, Volume: 14 Issue: 3 Pages: 169-179 Published: JUL-SEP 1993.
[67]  Bruch JC, Adali S, Sadek IS, Sloss JM, Structural Control Of Thermoelastic Beams For Vibration Suppression, Journal Of Thermal Stresses, Volume: 16 Issue: 3 Pages: 249-263 Published: JUL-SEP 1993.
[68]  Sadek IS, Optimal Pointwise Control Of Flexible Structures,Mathematical And Computer Modelling, Volume: 17 Issue: 9 Pages: 89-99 Published: MAY 1993.
[69]  Esfandiari RS, Sadek IS, Sloss JM, Optimal Open Closed-Loop Control Of Mechanical Systems With Structural Damping, Journal Of Sound And Vibration, Volume: 163 Issue: 1 Pages: 47-56 Published: MAY 8 1993.
[70]  Sadek IS, Sloss JM, Adali S, Bruch JC, Integrated Design And Control Of Laminated Hybrid Plates With Dynamic-Response And Buckling Objectives, Journal Of Sound And Vibration, Volume: 163 Issue: 1 Pages: 57-66 Published: MAY 8 1993.
[71]  M. Nouri Moghadam, Ibrahim S Sadek, Active Control of Flexible Systems by a Mathematical Programming Approach, Journal of Dynamics and Control, Volume: 4, pages: 371-385, Published: 1993.
[72]  Esfandiari RS, Sadek IS, Optimal Open Closed-Loop Control Of A Rayleigh Beam, Optimal Control Applications & Methods, Volume: 13 Issue: 3 Pages: 247-253 Published: JUL-SEP 1992.
[73]  Blanton ML, Sadek IS, Optimal Active Pointwise Control Of Vibrating Thin Plates, Journal Of The Franklin Institute-Engineering And Applied Mathematics, Volume: 329 Issue: 5 Pages: 801-815 Published: SEP 1992.
[74]   Adali S, Bruch JC, Sadek IS, Sloss JM, Energy Minimization Of Vibrating Plates Subject To Constraints On Open And Closed-Loop Control Forces, Journal Of Sound And Vibration, Volume: 156 Issue: 2 Pages: 207-216 Published: JUL 22 1992.
[75]  Sadek IS, Adali S, Sloss JM, Bruch JC, Vibration Damping Of A Thin Plate By Optimal Open-Loop And Closed-Loop Control Forces, Journal Of The Franklin Institute-Engineering And Applied Mathematics, Volume: 329 Issue: 2 Pages: 207-214 Published: MAR 1992.
[76]  S. Kodiyalam, S. Adali, I S Sadek, Multiobjective Design Optimization of Continuous Beams By Numerical Methods, Engineering Computations, Volume: 9, Issue: 5, pages: 539-546, Published: 1992.
[77]  J. C. Bruch, Jr., J. M. Sloss, I. S. Sadek, and S. Adali, Stabilization of Structurally Damped Systems by Time-Delayed Feedback Control, Dynamics and Stability of Systems, Volume: 7, Issue: 3, pages: 173-188, 1992.
[78]  J.C. Bruch, Jr., J.M. Sloss, I.S. Sadek, and S. Adali, Design/Control Optimization of Cross-Ply Laminates Under Bucking and Vibration, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, pages: 127-137, Published: 1992.
[79]   Sloss JM, Sadek IS, Bruch JC, Adali S, Boundary Feedback-Control Of An Electromechanical Transducer, European Journal Of Mechanics A-Solids, Volume: 10 Issue: 3 Pages: 295-307 Published: 1991.
[80]  O. Yürekli and I. Sadek, A Parseval-Goldstein type theorem on the widder potential transform and its applications, International Journal of Mathematics and Mathematical Sciences, Volume: 14, Issue: 3, pages:.517-524, Published: 1991.
[81]   J.C. Bruch, Jr., S. Adali, I.S. Sadek, and J.M. Sloss, Simultaneous Design/Control Optimization of Symmetric Cross-Ply Laminates of Hybrid Construction, Engineering Optimization, Volume: 7, pages: 123-140, Published: 1991.
[82]  Sadek IS, Optimal-Control Of Time-Delay Systems With Distributed Parameters, Journal Of Optimization Theory And Applications, Volume: 67 Issue: 3 Pages: 567-585 Published: DEC 1990.
[83]  Bruch JC, Adali S, Sloss JM, Sadek IS, Optimal-Design And Control Of A Cross-Ply Laminate For Maximum Frequency And Minimum Dynamic-Response, Computers & Structures, Volume: 37 Issue: 1 Pages: 87-94 Published: 1990.
[84]  Sadek IS, Esfandiari RS, Optimal Active Control Of Distributed-Parameter Systems With Applications To A Rayleigh Beam, IMA Journal Of Mathematical Control And Information, Volume: 7 Issue: 1 Pages: 59-76 Published: 1990.
[85]  Bruch JC, Sloss JM, Adali S, Sadek IS, Orthotropic Plates With Shear Rotation Subject To Optimal Open-Closed Loop Control, Journal Of The Astronautical Sciences, Volume: 38 Issue: 1 Pages: 105-119 Published: JAN-MAR 1990.
[86]  Bruch JC, Adali S, Sloss JM, Sadek IS, Displacement And Velocity Feedback-Control Of A Beam With A Dead Band, Region, Mechanics Of Structures And Machines, Volume: 17 Issue: 4 Pages: 507-521 Published: 1989.
[87]  Sloss JM, Bruch JC, Sadek IS, Adali S, Vibration Control Of A Current-Carrying Wire In A Magnetic-Field, Journal Of The Franklin Institute-Engineering And Applied Mathematics, Volume: 326 Issue: 4 Pages: 451-459 Published: 1989.
[88]  Sloss JM, Bruch JC, Sadek IS, A Maximum Principle For Nonconservative Self-Adjoint Systems, IMA Journal Of Mathematical Control And Information, Volume: 6 Issue: 2 Pages: 199-216 Published: 1989.
[89]  Sloss JM, Sadek IS, Bruch JC, et al., Applications Of A Maximum Principle For The Structural Control Of Laminated Composite Plates, IMA Journal Of Mathematical Control And Information, Volume: 6 Issue: 2 Pages: 217-232 Published: 1989.
[90]  Sadek IS, Bruch JC, Sloss JM, Adali S, Structural Control Of A Variable Cross-Section Beam By Distributed Forces, Mechanics Of Structures And Machines, Volume: 16 Issue: 3 Pages: 313-333 Published: 1989.
[91]  Sadek IS, Sloss JM, Bruch JC, Adali S, Dynamically Loaded Beam Subject To Time-Delayed Active Control,Mechanics Research Communications, Volume: 16 Issue: 2 Pages: 73-81 Published: MAR-APR 1989.
[92]   Sloss JM, Adali S, Sadek IS, Bruch JC, Boundary Feedback-Control Of A Vibrating Beam Subject To A Displacement Constraint, Optimal Control Applications & Methods, Volume: 10 Issue: 1 Pages: 81-87 Published: JAN-MAR 1989.
[93]   J.C. Bruch, Jr., J.M. Sloss, I.S. Sadek, and S. Adali, Optimal Vibration Control of Laminated Cross-Ply Cylindrical Panels, The International Journal of Mathematical Engineering with Industrial Applications, Volume: 2, Issue: 3, pages:169-188, Published: 1989.
[94]  Sadek I S, A Constructive Method For The Distributed Control Of Thin Plates, Journal Of The Franklin Institute-Engineering And Applied Mathematics, Volume: 325 Issue: 6 Pages: 775-786 Published: 1988.
[95]  Sadek IS, Necessary And Sufficient Conditions For The Optimal-Control Of Distributed Parameter-Systems Subject To Integral Constraints, Journal Of The Franklin Institute-Engineering And Applied Mathematics, Volume: 325 Issue: 5 Pages: 565-583 Published: 1988.
[96]  Sloss JM, Adali S, Sadek IS, Bruch JC, Displacement Feedback-Control Of Beams Under Moving Loads, Journal Of Sound And Vibration, Volume: 122 Issue: 3 Pages: 457-464 Published: MAY 8 1988.
[97]  Adali S, Bruch JC, Sadek IS, Sloss JM, Feedback-Control Of A Vibrating Beam By Stiffening Action, Mechanics Research Communications, Volume: 15 Issue: 1 Pages: 21-29 Published: JAN-FEB 1988.
[98]  Adali S, Sadek IS, Sloss JM, Bruch JM, Distributed Control Of Layered Orthotropic Plates With Damping, Optimal Control Applications & Methods, Volume: 9 Issue: 1 Pages: 1-17 Published: JAN-MAR 1988.
[99]  Sadek IS, Variational Method For The Distributed Control Of A Vibrating Beam, Optimal Control Applications & Methods, Volume: 9 Issue: 1 Pages: 79-85 Published: JAN-MAR 1988.
[100]  Sadek IS, Adali S, Sloss JM, Bruch JC, Optimal Distributed Control Of A Continuous Beam With Damping, Journal Of Sound And Vibration, Volume: 117 Issue: 2 Pages: 207-218 Published: SEP 8 1987.
[101]  J.C. Bruch Jr. I.S. Sadek, J.M. Sloss, and S. Adali, Structural Control to Minimize the Dynamical Response of Mindlin-Timoshenko Plates, Journal of the Franklin Institute, Volume: 324, Issue: 1, pages: 97-111, Published:1987.
[102]   Sadek I, Sloss JM, Bruch JC, et al., Optimal-Control Of A Timoshenko Beam By Distributed Forces, Journal Of Optimization Theory And Applications, Volume: 50 Issue: 3 Pages: 451-461 Published: SEP 1986.
[103]  Sloss JM, Sadek I, Bruch JC, A Reduction Method For Nonhomogeneous Boundary-Conditions, Journal Of Applied Mechanics-Transactions Of The ASME, Volume: 53 Issue: 2 Pages: 404-411 Published: JUN 1986.
[104]  I. S. Sadek, S. Adali, Control Of The Dynamic Response Of A Damped Membrane By Distributed Forces, Journal of Sound and Vibration, Volume: 96, Issue: 3, Pages: 391-406, Published: 8 October 1984.
[105]  Adali S, Sadek I, Optimal Shape And Nonhomogeneity Of A Timoshenko Beam For Maximum Load, Journal Of Ship Research, Volume: 23 Issue: 4 Pages: 229-234 Published: 1979.

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  "Approximate Methods for Multiobjective Distributed Control of a Vibrating Beam", published in Proceedings of Second International Symposium on Structural Control, University of Waterloo, Canada, 1985, pp. 594-611 (Ibrahim Sadek).
[2]  "Vibration Control and Actuator Locations to Minimize the Dynamic Response of Beams", Proceeding of The First World Conference on Structural Control, Los Angeles, California, Vol 1, pp. WA1-23 to WA1-32, 1994 (with J. C. Bruch, Jr., J. M. Sloss, S. Adali and A. Richter).
[3]  "Optimal Boundary Control of Vibrating Structures in Two Space Dimensions", Proceeding of the Second World Congress of Nonlinear Analysts, WCNA-96, Athens,Greece, 10-17 July 1996 (with J. M. Sloss, J. C. Bruch, Jr., and S. Adali).
[4]  "Optimal Piezoelastic Actuator Location for Minmax Static Deflection of Laminated Beams", Proceeding of the Second Conference on Smart Mechanical Systems-Adaptronics, University of Magdeburg, Germany, pp. 73-82, 1997(with J. M. Sloss, J. C. Bruch, Jr., and S. Adali).
[5]  Optimum Actuator Locations for the Control of Vibrating Beams, Proceeding of the Second Conference on Smart Mechanical Systems-Adaptronics, University of Magdeburg, Germany, pp. 205-214, 1997 (with J.M. Sloss, J.C. Bruch, and S. Adali).
[6]  " Optimal Piezo-Patch Locations by Finite Differences for Min-Max Deflection Design of Composite Beams", 4th International Conference on Composites Engineering, Big Island of Hawaii, pp. 73-74, July 6-12, 1997(with J.M. Sloss, J.C. Bruch, and S. Adali).
[7]  " Optimal Boundary Control of Distributed Hyperbolic Systems with Time Delays" Large Scale Systems: theory and Applications, 8th IFAC Symposium, July 15-17, 1998, University of Patras, Rio Patras, Greece, Vol. I, pp. 440-443 (with J.M. Sloss, J.C. Bruch, and S. Adali).
[8]  " Piezoelectric stiffener-actuators for the suppression of the vibration of laminated composite beams"Computational Methods for Smart Structures and Materials, pp. 110-118 September 1998, Rome, Italy (with J.M. Sloss, J.C. Bruch, and S. Adali).
[9]  "Optimization of Angle-Ply Laminates for Minimax Deflection under Imprecisely Specified Dynamic Loads" Proceedings Second International Conference on Composite Science and Technology, pp. 227-232, 9-11 June 1998, Durban-South Africa (with J.M. Sloss, J.C. Bruch, and S. Adali).
[10]  " Piezolectric Displacement Feedback Control with Time Delay,"Sixth International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, 1-5 March 1999, Newport Beach, California, USA, pp. xx-xx (with J. M. Sloss, J. C. Bruch, Jr., and S. Adali).
[11]  " Optimal Piezo Patch Design of Composite Beams Under Uncertain Loads for Min-Max Deflection,"Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Composite Materials, 5-9 July 1999, Paris, France, pp. xx-xx (with J. M. Sloss, J. C. Bruch, Jr., and S. Adali).
[12]  " Optimal Boundary Control of a Beam Using Piezoceramic Actuators," Proceedings International Conference on Applied Mechanics, SACAM 2000, 11-13 January 2000, Durban, South Africa, pp. 335-342 (with A. Lara, J. M. Sloss, J. C. Bruch, Jr., and S. Adali).
[13]  " Boundary Control Maximum Principle for Vibration Damping of Annulus Plates," Proceedings International Conference on Applied Mechanics, SACAM 2000, 11-13 January 2000, Durban, South Africa, pp. 335-342 (with J. M. Sloss, J. C. Bruch, Jr., and S. Adali).
[14]  "Analytical Solution Technique for Multi-Patch Piezoelectric Sensor-Actuator Vibration Control Problems" In Smart Structures and Structures, Edited by Vasundara V. Varadan, Proceedings of SPIE, Vol 3984, pp. 478-489, 2000.(with J. M. Sloss, J. C. Bruch, Jr., and S. Adali).
[15]  "Optimal Control for a Parallel System of Euler-Bernoulli Beams", 14th International Conference on Mathematical Theory of Networks and Systems, June 19-23, 2000, Perpignan, France (With T. Abualrub and M. Abukhaled).
[16]  " An Integral Equation Approach for Velocity Feedback Control Using Piezoelectric Patches," J.M. Sloss, J.C. Bruch, Jr., S. Adali, and I. S. Sadek, IUTAM Symposium on Smart Structures and Structonic Systems, edited by U. Gabbert and H.S. Tzou, Sept. 26-29, 2000, Kluwer academic publishers.
[17]  " Comparison of Analytical Results for Various Feedback Controls Using Piezoelectric Patches", Proceedings of the 8th Annual International Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials, Edited by S. Rao, 4-8 March 2001, Newport Beach, California. (with J. M. Sloss, J. C. Bruch, Jr., and S. Adali).
[18]  "Analytical Solution of a Plate Vibration Problem Controlled by Piezoelectric Patches," J.C. Bruch, Jr.,I.S. Sadek, J.M. Sloss, and S. Adali, Proceedings of the SPIE, Smart Structures and Materials, Modeling, Signal Processing, and Control in Smart Structures, edited by S. Rao, San Diego, CA, March 18-21, 2002, Vol. 4693, pp. 104-111.
[19]  " Integral Approach for Velocity Feedback Control in Thin Plate with Piezoeletric Patches" I.S. Sadek, J.C. Bruch, Jr., J.M. Sloss, and S. Adali, Proceeding of the IUTAM Symposium on Dynamics of Advanced Materials and Smart Smart Structures, May 20-24, 2002, Yonezawa, Japan, edited by K.Watanabe and F. Ziegler, pp. 337-346, 2003, Kluwer Academic Publishers, printed in the Netherlands.
[20]  Piezopatch control of the vibrations of an axially loaded beam via an integral equation formulation. Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Composite Science and Technology (ICCST/4), 21-23 January 2003, Durban, South Africa, pp. 438-443. (J M Sloss, J C Bruch, Jr., I S Sadek, and S Adali).
[21]  Vibration control of symmetric laminates using orthotropic piezo sensor and actuator patches: Part I: Integral equation formulation. Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Composite Science and Technology (ICCST/4), 21-23 January 2003, Durban, South Africa, pp. 397-402. (S Adali, I S Sadek, J C Bruch, Jr., and J M Sloss).
[22]  Vibration control of symmetric laminates using orthotropic piezo sensor and actuator patches: Part II: Method of solution. Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Composite Science and Technology (ICCST/4), 21-23 January 2003, Durban, South Africa, pp. 430-437. (with S Adali, J M Sloss,and J C Bruch, Jr.).
[23]  Velocity feedback control with time delay using piezoelectrics. Proceedings of the SPIE's 10th,Smart Structures and Materials,Modeling, Signal Processing, and Control in Smart Structures, San Diego, CA, March 2-6, 2003, Vol. 5049, pp. 233-240. (with J. Roos, J C Bruch, Jr., J M Sloss, and S Adali).
[24]  Various feedback controls in smart plate using piezoelectric patches. Proceeding of the International Conference on " Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment, and Management." Manila, Philippines, 27-30 of March 2003. (J M Sloss, J C Bruch, Jr., I S Sadek, and S Adali).
[25]  " An Integral Equation Approach Applied to the Piezo Patch Vibration of Beams with Kelvin-VoigtDamping" Proceedings of the SPIE's 11th, Smart Structures and Materials,Modeling, Signal Processing,and Control in Smart Structures, San Diego, CA, Vol 5383, pp. 394-405 March 2-6, 2004. (with Kayacik, J C Bruch,Jr., J M Sloss, and S Adali).
[26]  "Optimal Active Controllers For Elastically Connected Double-String Continuous Systems With Feedback," Sharjah, U.A.E., February 2005. Proceedings of the First International Conference onModeling, Simulation and Applied Optimization. ISBN:9948-427-00-9. (Kucuk I. and Sadek I).
[27]  "Optimal Control of Elastically Connected Mixed Complex Systems, "Corfu Island, Greece, August 2004. Proceedings of WSEAS International Conference on Applied Mathematics. ISBN: 968-8457-01-7 (Kucuk I. and Sadek I).
[28]  " Optimal Sizing of Piezo Actutors for Minimum Deflection Design of Frames under Uncertain Loads, "," Sharjah, U.A.E., February 2005. Proceedings of the First International Conference onModeling, Simulation and Applied Optimization. ISBN:9948-427-00-9. (S Adali, I S Sadek, J CBruch,Jr., and J M Sloss).
[29]  "Determination of Eigenfunctions and Eigenfrequencies of Problems for the Control of Smart Structures," published in the proceedings of Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, Environment, and Management, Manila, Philippines, 17-20 of March2005. ISBN 1656 7226 (J C Bruch,Jr., J M Sloss, and S Adali).
[30]  "Optimization of Composite Plates with Piezoelectric Stiffener-Actuators under In-plane Compressive Loads, " Published in the proceedings of the Fifth International Conference on Composites Science and Technology (ICCST/5),1-3 February, 2005, Sharjah, UAE. (S. Adali, I. S. Sadek, J. C. Bruch, Jr., and J. M. Sloss).
[31]  "Optimal control determination for one-dimensional structures with several state variables using a maximum principle." Proceedings of the First International Conference on Modelling, Simulation and applied Optimization (ICMSAO 2005), 1-3 February 2005, Sharjah, UAE, CD-ROM. (J C Bruch, Jr., IS Sadek, S Adali & J M Sloss).
[32]  "Comparison of Laplace transform, integral equation, and assumed modes approaches for piezo-patch control of beams," Proceedings of the SPIE's 12th Int Symposium on Smart Structures and Materials (Smart Structures and Materials 2005: Modelling, Signal Processing and Control, Proceedings of SPIE, Volume 5757), 6-10 March, 2005, San Diego, California, USA, pp. xxx-xxx. (J C Bruch, Jr., O Kayacik, J M Sloss, S Adali & I S Sadek).
[33]  "Shape control of laminated frames under uncertain thermal and mechanical loads using piezoelectric actuators." Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Conference on Composite Materials, 27 June-1 July 2005, Durban, South Africa. (S Adali, I S Sadek, C. Bruch, Jr.& J M Sloss & I U Cagdas).
[34]  An integral equation approach for piezo patch vibration control of beams with various types of damping. II ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Smart Structures and Materials, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal, 18-21 July 2005. (O. Kayacik, J. C. Bruch, Jr., J. M. Sloss, S. Adali, I.S. Sadek).
[35]  "Study of Optimal Locations of Piezo-Patch Actuators and Sensors on a Cantilever Beam for Maximum Frequency Gaps,", Proceedings of the SPIE, Smart Structures and Materials: Modeling, Signal Processing, and Control, edited by D.K. Lindner, San Diego, CA, March 6-10, 2006, Vol. 6166, pp. 616606-1-616606-12(C. Spier, J.C. Bruch, Jr., J.M. Sloss, S. Adali, and I.S. Sadek).
[36]  "An Integral Equation Method for Active Piezo Control of One-Dimensional Acoustic Structural Systems," Proceedings of the International Conference on Modeling and Simulation 2006, Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia, April 2-5, 2006, Paper No. 61(I.S. Sadek, J.C. Bruch,Jr., J.M. Sloss, and S. Adali).
[37]  "A Recursive Optimal Control Algorithm Of A Cantilever Beam." Published in the proceedings of the 3rd Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology, Communication and Control, March 15-18, 2007, Century Park Hotel, Manila, Philippines, (Ibrahim S. Sadek, Chun-Hung Lin, John C. Bruch, Jr., James M. Sloss, Sarp Adali).
[38]  "Galerkin-Wavelets Approach to Optimal Control of discretely connects parallel beams." Published in the proceedings of The International Conference on Modeling and Optimization of Structures, Processes and Systems, Durban, South Africa, January 22-24, 2007,(I. Sadek, M. Abukhaled, and T. Abualrub).
[39]  "Optimal Control Parameterization of Coupled Burgers' Equations." Published in the proceedings of The International Conference on Modelling and Optimization of Structures, Processes and Systems in Durban, South Africa, January 22-24, 2007, (I. Sadek, and I. Kucuk).
[40]  "Application of Orthogonal Exponential Zero-Interpolants in Optimal Control Problems," Published in proceedings of the second International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Applied Optimization (ICMSAO 2007), held on 24-27 March, 2007, The Petroleum Institute, in Abu Dhabi, UAE, (M. A. Bokhari and I. S. Sadek).
[41]  "A Perspective on Control Theory and Its Applications," Fifth UAE Math Day-28th & 29th of April 2007. Etisalat University College (EUC), Sharjah, UAE. (Ibrahim Sadek,Invited Speaker).
[42]  "Active Damping of Piezo Actuating Micro-Beams Using Optimal Control Theory," The Fourth International Conference of Applied Mathematics and computing, August 12-18 2007, Bulgaria, (E. Zeini, I.S. Sadek, I. Kucuk and S. Adali.).
[43]  "Optimal Boundary Control of Dynamics Responses of Piezo Actuating Micro-Beams," Sixth UAE Math Day-April 26 2008, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE (E. Zeini, I.S. Sadek, I. Kucuk and S. Adali.).
[44]  "Active Vibration Control of Plate by Piezoelectric Actuators", 2nd International Conference on Control and Optimization with Industrial Applications, 2-4 June 2008, Baku, Azerbaijan (Abstract), (Eiman Zeini, Ibrahim Sadek, Ismail Kucuk, and Sarp Adali).
[45]  "Active Displacement Feedback Control of a Smart Beam: Analytic and Numerical Solutions, " Proceedings of the International Multi Conference of Engineers and Computer Scientists 2009 Vol. II, IMECS 2009, March 18-20, 2009, Hong Kong (C. SPIER, I.S. SADEK, J. C. BRUCH, JR., J. M. SLOSS, S. ADALI).
[46]  "Optimal Design of a Beam under Uncertain Loads, Proceedings of the International Multi Conference of Engineers and Computer Scientists 2009 Vol. II, IMECS 2009, March 18-20, 2009, Hong Kong (Ismail Kucuk, Sarp Adali, and Ibrahim Sadek).
[47]  "Maximum Principle for the Optimal Control of a Smart Plate, " Proceedings of the 4th International Conference Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology Communication and Control, Environment and Management (HNICEM)The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE)-Philippine Section March 12-15, 2009 Trader's Hotel, Manila, Philippines (Ibrahim Sadek, Ismail Kucuk, Eiman Zeini, and Sarp Adali).
[48]  "BILINEAR OPTIMAL CONTROL OF THE WAVE EQUATION USING CAS WAVELETS, " Proceedings of the 4th International Conference Humanoid, Nanotechnology, Information Technology Communication and Control, Environment and Management (HNICEM)The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE)-Philippine Section March 12-15, 2009 Trader's Hotel, Manila, Philippines (TAHER ABUALRUB, IBRAHIM SADEK, MARWAN ABUKHALED).
[49]  "VARIATIONAL ITERATION METHOD IN AN OPTIMAL CONTROL PROBLEM," Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Applied Optimization Sharjah, U.A.E. January 20-22, 2009 (Ismail Kucuk and Ibrahim Sadek).
[50]  "Infinite Horizon Optimal Boundary Control of Heat Conduction Problem." Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Applied Optimization, Sharjah, U.A.E. January 20-22, 2009 (I.S. Sadek and M.A. Bokhari).
[51]  "Optimal Vibration Control of Flexible Beams by Moving Actuators."." Proceedings of the International Conference on" Systems Theory: Modelling, Analysis and Control" May 25-28, 2009, Fes-Morocco (Ibrahim Sadek and Ismail Kucuk).
[52]  "Velocity Feedback Control of Piezo-Beams : Integral Equation and Finite Element Approaches," Published in the Proceedings of the WSEAS Intern. Conferences, April 10-13, 2010 Hangzhou, China (supported by the China Jiliang University & Zhejiang University of Technology), (C. Spier, I.S. Sadek, J. C. Bruch, Jr., J. M. Sloss And S. Adali).
[53]  CAS wavelets appraoch for the optimal control of cellular uptake in tissue engineering has been published in the special session of ICCEST, Vol 5, (2010), 620-622, Malaysia-Kuala Lumpur (Taher Abualrub, Marwan AbuKhaled, and Ibrahim Sadek).
[54]  Optimal Vibration Control of Beam Using Piezoceramic Actuators and Sensors; Corfu Island, Greece, July 22-25, 2010. page:57-60. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Applied Mathematics, Simulation, Modelling (ASM '10) ISSN: 1792-4332, ISBN: 978-960-474-210-3 (Kucuk, I., Sadek, I., Yilmaz, Y. and Islam, S.).
[55]  Active Vibration Control of Plates Integrated with Distributed Piezoelectric Patches Using Control Approach; Proceedings of the 30th IASTED Asian Conference on Modelling, Identification, and Control-AsiaMIC-2010, : November 24-26, 2010 Phuket, Thailand (Ibrahim S. Sadek, Ismail Kucuk, and Sarp Adali).
[56]  Active Control of Smart Beam with Time Delay, Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Applied Optimization, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 19-21, 2011 (Ismail Kucuk, Ibrahim Sadek and Yalcin Yilmaz).
[57]  Optimal Control Problem of Reaction-Diffusion Economic System, Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Applied Optimization, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 19-21, 2011 (Muhammad A. Bokhari and Ibrahim Sadek).
[58]  Wavelet Solutions for Optimal Control Bilinear Problems Proceedings of ICCAM 2011 International Conference on Computational and Applied Mathematics, Bangkok-Thailand, March 29-31, 2011 (Taher Abualrub, Ibrahim Sadek and Farah El Nachar).
[59]  Optimal Control of Piezo-Thermo-Elastic Beams, Proceedings of ICCAM 2011 International Conference on Computational and Applied Mathematics, Bangkok-Thailand, March 29-31, 2011 (Marwan Abukhaled and Ibrahim Sadek).