Bashir M. Y. Nouri is Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering at An-Najah National University, Nablus, West Bank, Palestine. He received his Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering from Birzeit University, Palestine, in 1994, his Master in Water Resources Engineering from K. U. Leuven and V. U. Brussels, Belgium, in 1997, and his Ph.D. in Mechatronics Engineering from K.U. Leuven, Belgium, in 2001. His interests include: identification, modeling, and simulation of mechatronic systems. Control of industrial mechatronic systems including robot control, classical control, and intelligent control. Hydraulic and pneumatic systems. Transducers, smart materials and smart structures. Microcomputers, interfacing, and data acquisition systems. He is a member of the Jordanian-Palestinian Engineers Association.