Khaled Darwish

Senior Telecoms Engineer, Al Ain Distribution Company (AADC)

Khalid Darwish is currently working as Sr. SCADA Telecoms Engineer at Al Ain Distribution Company, one of the electricity and water distribution utilities in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in UAE. He worked in the electricity utility sector for 17 years in the design, commissioning, operation, and maintenance of controllers, communication systems, and network security.

Mr. Darwish holds professional certificates in cyber security, IT Networks, and Project management. His research interests are SCADA and ICT, smart grid, and industrial cyber security. He published several papers and also participated in international conferences as a speaker in the area of process automation, communication, smart grid, and industrial cyber security. He is a member of Cigre’ telecom workgroups. He is also certified member of UK Engineering Council and member of the IET.

He holds a M.Sc. degree in Mechatronics Engineering and a B.Sc. degree in Electromechanical Systems Engineering.