Dr Mohammed Mabkhot

BSc, MSc, PhD

Pronouns: He/him
  • Senior Research Associate - Aerospace Digitalisation
Publications
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Background

Mohammed has gained a strong academic background and professional experience over more than ten years. His journey started in high school, where he ranked among the top three students in the Sana'a province, Yemen. He holds a BSc in Industrial Engineering from King Khalid University, graduating with (1st honours), an MSc in Manufacturing Systems (1st honours), and a PhD in Managing Disruptions and Risks of Manufacturing Systems from King Saud University (KSU). Recently, he completed a 2nd PhD in the Adaptation of Cyber-Physical Production Systems (CPPS) at 含羞草视频 (LBORO). 

Mohammed currently serves as a Senior Research Associate in Aerospace Digitalization at the AVRRC: Centre for Virtual Engineering at LBORO, focusing on the development and application of digital-twin architectures in complex aerospace systems. His work involves pioneering research in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE), tacit knowledge management, co-simulation environments, and the integration of high-fidelity models with digital-twins. 

Prior to joining the AVRRC, Mohammed worked at the Intelligent Automation Centre, architecting the R&D of the MAESTRO and IRaaS projects. Before joining 含羞草视频, he was a researcher at KSU, delivering, developing, and architecting three research projects (SAFE-TRACS, AI-SOS, AI-CPS). He also delivered multiple modules, including theory, lab, and tutorial sessions for industrial engineering, including discrete event and CAD simulation, industrial system information, operations management, optimisation, and manufacturing processes for undergraduate and postgraduate students, as well as co-supervising student graduation projects. His career also includes industrial experience as a production supervisor and later as a production manager for a leading industrial group in Saudi Arabia. He has published extensively in top-tier journals and co-authored multiple research initiatives in the European and UK landscapes, building a large academic and industrial network. He is also serving as a guest editor for the journal Systems and has co-chaired special sessions at international conferences. 

Qualifications and Awards

  • PhD in Cyber Physical Production System Adaptation, LU 
  • PhD in Knowledge-Based Management of Disruptions and Risks in Manufacturing Systems, KSU 
  • MSc (Hons) in Manufacturing Systems, KSU 
  • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Integral Management & Quality Solutions, Florida, USA 
  • BSc (Hons) in Industrial Engineering, King Khalid University 
  • 3rd top high school student in Sana’a Province, Yemen. 
  • 1st top BSc student in the College of Engineering, King Khalid University. 
  • 1st top MSc student in the Department of Industrial Engineering, KSU. 
  • Fourth-place prize in the PGR Research Competition, 2019, KSU. 

Research Interests and Activities 

  • Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) 
  • Knowledge Management and Semantic Modelling 
  • Simulation-Based Testing 
  • Modular Manufacturing Systems 
  • Manufacturing Servitisation 
  • Mathematical Optimisation 
  • Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) 
  • Cyber-Physical Production Systems (CPPS) Adaptation  
  • Circular Manufacturing 
  • I4.0 Sustainable Manufacturing Practices and Educations 

 

Current Research

  • Innovate UK - Digitally Enhanced Low-cost Technology for Aero-structures 

 

External Activities 

  • Guest Editor for Systems journal (MDPI): Management and Simulation of Smart Manufacturing Systems. 
  • Academic Reviewer for: 
    • Systems  
    • Sustainability 
    • Education Science 
    • IEEE Access 
    • Concurrent Engineering: Research and Applications 
    • Research in Engineering Design 
    • Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering 

Previous Research 

  • UKRI-Industrial Robots-as-a-Service (IRaaS) - Resilient and responsive manufacturing systems enabled by rapidly deployable mobile robots. 
  • Erasmus+: Manufacturing Education for a Sustainable Fourth Industrial Revolution (MAESTRO) 
  • Deanship of Scientific Research, KSU-Artificial Intelligence for Self-Organization Systems (AI-SOS) 
  • Deanship of Scientific Research, KSU-Artificial Intelligence for Cyber-Physical Systems (AI-CPS) 
  • National Plan for Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia, Developing an Artificial Immune System to Control Roadway Traffic Signals and Regulate Traffic Flow in Case of Emergencies (SAFE-TRACS) 

 

 

 

 

Journal Papers

  1. Lupi, F, Mabkhot, MM, Fin啪gar, M, Minetola, P, Stadnicka, D, Maffei, A, Litwin, P, Boffa, E, Ferreira, P, Podr啪aj, P, Chelli, R, Lohse, N, Lanzetta, M (2021) Toward a sustainable educational engineer archetype through Industry 4.0, Computers in Industry, 134, 103543, ISSN: 0166-3615. DOI: 10.1016/j.compind.2021.103543.
  2. Mabkhot, MM, Ferreira, P, Maffei, A, Podr啪aj, P, M膮dziel, M, Antonelli, D, Lanzetta, M, Barata, J, Boffa, E, Fin啪gar, M, Pa艣ko, 艁, Minetola, P, Chelli, R, Nikghadam-Hojjati, S, Wang, XV, Priarone, PC, Litwin, P, Stadnicka, D, Lohse, N (2021) Mapping industry 4.0 enabling technologies into United Nations sustainability development goals, Sustainability, 13(5), 2560, ISSN: 2071-1050. DOI:10.3390/su13052560.
  3. Mabkhot, MM, Ferreira, P, Maffei, A, Podr啪aj, P, M膮dziel, M, Antonelli, D, Lanzetta, M, Barata, J, Boffa, E, Fin啪gar, M, Pa艣ko, 艁, Minetola, P, Chelli, R, Nikghadam-Hojjati, S, Wang, XV, Priarone, PC, Litwin, P, Stadnicka, D, Lohse, N (2021) Mapping industry 4.0 enabling technologies into United Nations sustainability development goals, Sustainability, 13(5), 2560, ISSN: 2071-1050. DOI:10.3390/su13052560.
  4. Mabkhot, MM, Amri, SK, Darmoul, S, Al-Samhan, AM, Elkosantini, S (2020) An ontology-based multi-criteria decision support system to reconfigure manufacturing systems, IISE Transactions, 52(1), pp.18-42, ISSN: 2472-5854. DOI: 10.1080/24725854.2019.1597317.
  5. Mabkhot, MM, Al-Ahmari, AM, Salah, B, Alkhalefah, H (2018) Requirements of the smart factory system: A survey and perspective, Machines, 6(2), DOI: 10.3390/MACHINES6020023.

 

External Collaborators

  • Airbus 
  • Spirits Aerospace 
  • GKN 
  • Umicore N.V. 
  • MTC 
  • AMRC 
  • Researcher Fraunhofer IPA 
  • KTH 
  • University of Pisa 
  • Among others