CHERIF TOLBA March 01, 1974 Nationality: Algerian 34 Route de Neuf-Brisach 68000, Colmar, France Tel:+33(03)89290274/ 33(0)607343106 E-mail: [email protected]

TEACHING EXPERIENCE 2002-2004

Temporary Teacher-research Control Systems Engineering Department (UTBM)

2001-2002

Temporary Teacher Department of Electrical and Industrial Computing Engineering (Franche Comté University)

EDUCATION December, 2004

Ph.D., Automatic and Computer Sciences, UTBM

July, 2000

Advisor: Pr. A. ElMoudni Co-advisor: Pr. D. Lefebvre Dissertation: “Contribution to the use of Petri nets for the modelling and regulation of the urban and interurban traffic” Master, Industrial Automatic, Engineering University (INSA-Lyon, France) Advisor: Pr. E. Niel Dissertation: “State feedback Control of discrete events systems by using automata theory”

June, 1998

Engineer diploma, Electronic, option: Automatic, University of Annaba, Algeria

July, 1992

Baccalaureate, Mathematics, Algeria

TEACHING DESCRIPTION COURSES AND PRACTICAL WORKS MATHEMATICS Courses cover LINEAR ALGEBRA (vector spaces), MATRIX CALCULUS (matrix exponential, eigenvalues) and ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS (ODEs). LAPLACE TRANSFORMS, ZTRANSFORMS. Labs include resolution using MATLAB (NUMERIC AND SYMBOLIC TOOLBOX) of first-order and second-order ODEs, linear systems of ODEs. CONTROL ENGINEERING Courses cover CONTINUOUS and DIGITAL CONTROL OF LINEAR SYSTEM, analysis (OBSERVABILITY, CONTROLABILLITY AND STABILITY) and design (PI, PID, POLE ASSIGNMENT, LQ) by transfer functions and state-space methods. MULTIVARIABLE CONTROL SYSTEMS. Labs include control design using MATLAB/Simulink, and computer control of the INVERTED PENDULUM using a PC with real-time software (WinCon) and DC MOTOR.

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GRAPHICAL PROGRAMMING I have taught two Labs including LabVIEW tool, among others, Elevator and Two Tanks regulation. Since two consecutive years I have been teaching four labs using Altera’s Maxplus II for Logic Device Programming. These Labs cover Half and Full adder, Combination Addition/Subtraction system, Comparator and Timer. I have also been teaching five labs using Electronics WorkBench for Digital Circuits Simulation. These labs are concerned with Multiplexer, Flip-Flop (RS, JK and Edge-Triggerd D), RegisterCounter, Read/Write Memories. I also master programming of Real-Time Industrial Automata (TSX Micro 37XX) using GRAFCET and LADDER language using Telemecanique’s PL7 pro.

MEASUREMENT CHAIN Courses cover measure of alternate and direct signals, Power measurement and Adaptation of impedance. Stable and Unstable Triphase. Operational Amplifiers (Op-Amps), Analog/Digital and Digital/Analog Converters, Sensors.

ELECTROTECHNIC Electrical Machines: Triphase, Synchronous and Asynchronous, Transformers, Alternators. Power Electronic: Diode, Transistor, Basic Thyristor converter.

RESEARCH INTEREST Discrete event systems: Modelling (Petri nets, automata), Performance analysis, Control. Linear continuous dynamic systems: Modelling (Space states, Transfert function), Control. Hybrid systems (Mixed continuous-variable and discrete-event dynamical systems): switched linear systems, optimal control, Performance analysis, supervision, fault diagnosis. Transportation (traffic road): Macroscopic and microscopic modelling, Traffic control.

ACADEMIC HONOR I have obtained the first prize for best contributions of Ph.D., offered by IEEE section France International Conference Francophone on Automatic, Tunisia, November, 2004.

PUBLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL Tolba C., D. Lefebvre, P. Thomas, A. ElMoudni “Continuous and timed Petri nets for macroscopic and microscopic traffic flow modelling”, Simulation Practice and Theory, Vol. 13, Issue 5, pp. 407-436, 2005. http://authors.elsevier.com/sd/article/S1569190X05000122 Tolba C., D. Lefebvre, P. Thomas, A. ElMoudni “Approche multi-modèles pour la commande des feux de trafic”, published in Sciences and Technologies Review on Automatic (e-STA), Vol. 2, 2005.

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SUBMITTED PAPER Tolba C., D. Lefebvre, P. Thomas, A. ElMoudni “Commande des feux de signalisation par réseaux de Petri hybrides” submitted in: Journal Européen des Systèmes Automatisés (JESA). CONFERENCES PAPERS Tolba C., P. Thomas, D. Lefebvre, A. ElMoudni “Crossroad traffic lights control based on hybrid Petri net model” 17th Congres Mondial IMACS, Calcul Scientifique, Mathématiques Appliquées et Simulation, CD-Rom, Paris, France 11-15 July 2005. Tolba C., D. Lefebvre, P. Thomas, A. ElMoudni “Approche multi-modèles pour la commande des feux de trafic”, CIFA (International Francophone Conference of Automatic), CD-Rom, Douz, Tunisia, 22-24 November 2004, Best Paper Award. Tolba C., D. Lefebvre, P. Thomas, A. ElMoudni “Performance evaluation of the traffic control in a single crossroad by Petri nets” In the proceedings of the 9th IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA’03). Vol. 2, pp. 157-160. Lisboa, Portugal, September 2003. Tolba C., D. Lefebvre, P. Thomas, A. ElMoudni “Hybrid Petri nets for traffic signal control” proceedings of the 3th International Conference on Transport Systems Telematics (TST’03). pp. 521-529. Katowice-Utson Poland, November 2003. Tolba C., D. Lefebvre, P. Thomas, R. Bouyekhf, A. ElMoudni “Continuous Petri nets for the microscopic modeling of traffic flow” In proceedings of the Summer Computer Simulation Conference (SCSC’02). pp. 123-128. San Diego, California, July 2002. Tolba C., D. Lefebvre, P. Thomas, A. ElMoudni “Continuous Petri nets models for the analysis of traffic urban networks” In proceedings of the 2001 IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Conference (SMC’01). pp. 1323-1328. Tucson, Arizona (USA), October 2001. NATIONAL SEMINAR “Modelling and regulation of traffic road” Days A.D.V: Automatic and diagnosis for vehicle organised by the diagnosis systems group of Sciences for Information Systems Laboratory (Polytech’Marseille III), June 2005, Marseille-France.

LANGUAGES Technical English good level French fluent Arabic mother tongue REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON COVER LETTER.