Research Projects
Selected research and applied R&D projects
Research Projects
Selected applied research, engineering, and innovation projects across renewable energy, batteries, power electronics, robotics, embedded AI, IoT, and blockchain-based traceability.
Dual-Axis Solar Tracker System
Design, simulation, implementation, and experimental validation of a dual-axis photovoltaic tracking system integrating sensors, control strategies, real-time acquisition, and cloud-linked supervision.
- Arduino and Raspberry Pi based implementation
- Open-loop, closed-loop, and hybrid control
- Comparison with fixed and single-orientation PV configurations
Battery Observation & Management Systems (BOMS)
Embedded systems for battery monitoring, state estimation, health supervision, and energy management, including real-world validation and model-based analysis.
- Battery observation and management architectures
- SOC estimation and parameter identification
- Embedded supervision for energy systems
Power Electronics & Converter Control
Modeling, optimization, and control of static converters for renewable energy and intelligent electrical systems, including MPPT-oriented power stages.
- AC/DC, DC/DC, and converter modeling
- Charge regulator and energy adaptation stages
- Experimental and simulation-based validation
Battery Parameter Estimation & State Monitoring
Research on lead-acid and lithium-ion battery modeling, real-time parameter estimation, and state-of-charge observation for intelligent energy systems and hybrid applications.
- Observer-based estimation methods
- Hybrid vehicle and photovoltaic use cases
- Model identification and real-time monitoring
Smart Electric Vehicles
Applied research activities around intelligent electric mobility systems, with emphasis on energy behavior, storage supervision, and smart control approaches.
- Collaboration with CES-Lab, ENIS Sfax
- Battery-aware vehicle energy logic
- Control and embedded monitoring perspectives
Residential Photovoltaic Integration
Early work on the integration of photovoltaic systems in residential environments, focused on decentralized renewable energy usage and simulation-based optimization.
- TU Chemnitz research experience
- Component-level PV integration studies
- Home-scale renewable energy concepts
Autonomous Agricultural Robotics
Design and control of mobile robots for agricultural environments, combining perception, navigation, obstacle avoidance, and multi-sensor fusion in real operational contexts.
- LiDAR, IMU, vision, gas, humidity, and environmental sensing
- Autonomous and semi-autonomous navigation
- Field robotics for smart farming applications
Poultry Farming Robot
AI-powered mobile robot dedicated to poultry house monitoring and operational support, designed to improve biosecurity, animal welfare, and environmental supervision.
- Mobile robotic platform for poultry environments
- Environmental monitoring and decision support
- Real-time sensing and intelligent supervision
AI-Driven Embedded Systems
Development of embedded and distributed intelligent systems capable of local inference, connected task execution, and decision-making across edge and cloud environments.
- Embedded AI and edge intelligence
- Real-time processing pipelines
- Connected decision-oriented architectures
Full-Stack IoT Platforms
End-to-end IoT system design from electronics and firmware to cloud services, dashboards, and multi-protocol field connectivity.
- Embedded boards, PCB design, and firmware
- LoRa, BLE, Wi-Fi, GSM, Zigbee, RFID
- Sensor orchestration and connected supervision
Smart Farming Ecosystem
Precision agriculture ecosystem integrating weather stations, smart irrigation, connected beehives, livestock collars, and soil sensing into digital agriculture workflows.
- IoT-enabled agricultural monitoring
- Distributed smart devices in field environments
- Cyber-physical Agriculture 5.0 approach
Interactive Therapeutic Systems
AI-based gamified systems for physical therapy and education, using gesture recognition, body tracking, and visual interaction to create immersive rehabilitation tools.
- Body tracking and interactive feedback
- Therapeutic and educational scenarios
- User-centered intelligent physical computing
AgriTrace â Blockchain Traceability Platform
Secure agri-food traceability platform linking field operations, operator actions, geolocation, timestamps, IoT data, QR/NFC interfaces, and cloud dashboards.
- Hyperledger Fabric-based traceability logic
- GS1, HACCP, auditability, and compliance orientation
- Digital traceability from production to downstream operations
AgriTrace Oliva
Specialized version of AgriTrace dedicated to the olive oil value chain, covering harvest, transport, storage, transformation, bottling, labeling, and audit workflows.
- Olive-to-oil traceability architecture
- Role-based workflow and phase-by-phase tracking
- QR-driven visibility for operators and auditors
FoodPath Consumer Traceability Experience
Consumer-facing product traceability concept connecting QR scanning, blockchain-backed product data, producer visibility, and interactive engagement mechanisms.
- B2C access to traceability information
- Scan-based product history consultation
- Bridge between public transparency and professional systems
Photovoltaic-Powered Robotic Systems
Applied research on coupling renewable energy systems with robotic platforms, exploring autonomous power strategies for intelligent field machines.
- Joint work involving CEM-Lab, CRNS, and GISTEM
- PV-powered embedded and robotic perspectives
- Energy autonomy for mobile systems
Optimization of Photovoltaic Systems
Research and development activities on photovoltaic system modeling, optimization, performance analysis, and intelligent control strategies.
- Collaboration with CEM-Lab, ENIS Sfax
- Performance-oriented PV system design
- Simulation and experimental validation logic
Embedded Mechatronic Teaching Platforms
Development of educational and prototyping platforms combining mechatronics, embedded systems, instrumentation, and applied engineering experimentation.
- University-oriented practical systems
- Instrumentation and open-source development contexts
- Bridge between teaching and applied R&D