Biography

Mohammed obtained a Fulbright Scholarship and moved from Algeria to pursue a Master of Science degree in Physics at UMKC. He joined the CPG in January of 2015 and graduated with his MS in Physics in 2016. Mohammed started working on his PhD in the CPG after finishing his Masters and while in the process of pursuing that degree he also obtained a Masters degree in Computer Science.

Research Interests

Mohammed’s main interest is in the production of accurate theoretical models of molecular amorphous solids. His master thesis focused on basic modeling of amorphous hydrogenated boron carbide using a combination of classical and ab initio molecular dynamics methods. Currently, Mohammed is greatly extending that work to other be applicable to other materials and to use experimental feedback to establish a global optimization method for the overall simulation process. Non-linear and global search methods such as evolutionary algorithms, particle swarm optimization, and simulated annealing are investigated. The model products are designed to be used as training data for artificial intelligence driven modeling methods.

Thesis:

Model creation and electronic structure calculation of amorphous hydrogenated boron carbide

Education:

Master of Science in Computer Science – University of Missouri – Kansas City (2018)
Master of Science in Physics – University of Missouri  Kansas City (2016)