• Alexander Crombie Humphreys Chair Professor in Economics of Engineering — School of Systems and Enterprises Stevens Institute of Technology
  • Visiting Scientist – CSIRO
  • Visiting Professor — MIT Mechanical Engineering
  • CEO of Engineering Systems Analytics LLC
  • Chair of IEEE Smart Cities R&D Committee
  • Co-Chair of IEEE SMC Technical Committee on Intelligent Industrial Systems
  • Email: amro.farid@stevens.edu
  • Phone: +1 (201) 216-8735

Prof. Amro M. Farid is the Alexander Crombie Humphreys Chair Professor in Economics of Engineering at the School of Systems and Enterprises at the Stevens Institute of Technology.  He is also a Visiting Scientist at CSIRO – Australia’s National Science Agency, a Visiting Professor at MIT Mechanical Engineering, and CEO of Engineering Systems Analytics LLC.  Dr. Amro M. Farid is an 𝐌𝐈𝐓 and 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 (𝐔𝐊) educated systems engineering expert in the fields of energy, infrastructure, defense, manufacturing, chemical, automotive, and semiconductor sectors. He leads the Laboratory for Intelligent Integrated Networks of Engineering Systems (LIINES) and has has authored over 150 peer-reviewed publications and 140 invited presentations in Smart Power Grids, Hydrogen-Energy-Water Nexus, Electrified Transportation Systems, Industrial Production & Supply Chain Energy Management, Smart Cities, Regions & Nations.

As an Environment and Greenhouse Gases Specialist, he designed and implemented Air Liquide’s Worldwide Environmental Management System and was the lead technical advocate for Air Liquide’s position on the EU Emissions Trading Scheme. In 2010, he began his academic career as a visiting scholar at the MIT Technology Development Program and the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (UAE). He is known outside of the classroom as having 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐋𝐋𝐂 which is a consultancy startup delivering automation, operations research, and big data analytics solutions to the domains of smart power grids, water distribution, transportation, manufacturing, and sustainable health. In 2021, he became a Fulbright Future Scholar to investigate the energy-water-hydrogen nexus in Australia. 

Dr. Farid is 𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐲, 𝐋𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞-𝐒𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, and 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 not only in his academic research but also with industry and the public.   He has made active contributions to the MIT-Masdar Institute Collaborative Initiative, the MIT Future of the Electricity Grid Study, and the IEEE Control System Society Smart Grid Vision. He currently serves as Chair of the IEEE Smart Cities R&D Technical Activities Committee, and Co-Chair of the IEEE Systems, Man & Cybernetics (SMC) Technical Committee on Intelligent Industrial Systems. He is a senior member of the IEEE and a member of the ASME and INCOSE.