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Work Experience |
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| March 2009 -Onward |
RWTH Aachen University |
Aachen, Germany |
| Postdoctoral Researcher |
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Involved in several European and industrial projects:
Designing new architecture and algorithms for operational cognitive networks
Designing and studying new algorithms for cognitive radios and opportunistic access
Designing practical approach for radio environmental maps |
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| February 2006 - February 2009 |
Universitat Politècnica de catalunya UPC |
Barcelona, Spain |
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| Postdoctoral Researcher |
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Involved in E3 (End-to-End Efficiency) 7th framework IP project, E2R II (End-to-End Reconfiguarbility-Phase 2) 6th framework IP project, Spanish projects COSMOS - TEC2004-00518 and COGNOS - TEC2007-60985, and IEEE P1900.4 working group:
Designing new architectures, procedures and methodologies for the coexistence of primary and secondary wireless networks
Designing dynamic spectrum management and joint radio resource management methods for cognitive/heterogeneous networks
Defining new metrics to evaluate the efficiency of spectrum management methods
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| April 2005 - January 2006 |
ENST Bretagne, visiting UPC |
Barcelona, Spain |
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| Postdoctoral Researcher |
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Involved in NEWCOM
(Network of Excellence in Wireless COMmunications) project:
Designing and developing frequency management algorithms for WCDMA systems (collaboration with UPC)
Specifying simulation platform suited to TDMA/CDMA TDD interference pattern
(collaboration with the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia: UPV)
Specifying simulation platform suited to TDMA/CDMA TDD interference pattern
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| Since 2004 |
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| Referee for journals and conferences |
Physical Communications, IEEE Trans. on Mobile Computing, IET Communications, IEEE veh. magazine, IEEE JSAC, IEEE Trans. on Vehicular Technologies, Journal of Communications and Networks, IEEE Communications Letters, IEEE Trans. on Wireless Communications.
ICC'10, (VTC Spring, WCNC)'09, (ISWCS, ISWPC, WCNC, VTC Spring)'08, (DySpan, ICC, PIMRC, VTC Spring/Fall, WCNC, ISWCS, ISCIT)'07, (Globecom, ICC, VTC Spring/Fall, IWCMC)'06, WCNC'05, IEEE ICTTA'04 |
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| 2001 - 2004 |
ENST Bretagne |
Rennes, France |
| Research Assistant |
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Involved in NEWCOM project
Designing slot allocation heuristic and meta-heuristic algorithms
Improving the standardized closed loop power control algorithm
Teaching assistant at the University of Rennes1 and ENST Bretagne:
Telecommunications basics
Next generation network (NGN)
Supervising exercise sessions and laboratory activities for engineering students:
GSM radio interface
Network dimensioning and planning
Networking Basics, HDLC, ATM, RNIS, ADSL
Cisco configuration
Involved in PETRUS
(Plate-forme d'Evaluation des Technologies Radio pour l'UMTS-TDD et ses Services) project:
Designing Mathematical model for optimal power control procedure
Designing and evaluating feasible interference avoidance schemes
Designing and implementing API between DSP and FPGA cards, and Windows NT operating system
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| April - September 2001 |
ENST Bretagne |
Rennes, France |
| 5 months Work Placement |
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| Power control and slot allocation in the TDD mode of UMTS", Mathematical models and MATLAB simulations |
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| July - September 2000 |
ENST Bretagne |
Rennes, France |
| 3 months Work Placement |
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Design and simulation of a telephonic call PSTN/GSM using SDL (a platform for Intelligent Network) |
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Education |
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| 2001 - 2004 |
ENST Bretagne |
Rennes, France |
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| Ph.D. in Computer Science |
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| 1996 - 2001 |
Lebanese University, Faculty of Engineering |
Beirut, Lebanon |
| Engineering Diploma |
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Graduate degree with high distinction in Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Majoring in Telecommunications and Networking
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| August 1996 |
Lycée Pascale |
Beirut, Lebanon |
| Lebanese high school diploma with distinction |
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Skills |
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RRM, ASM, DSA, DCA, WCDMA, OFDMA, opportunistic access, localization mechanisms, REM
SIP, IMS, SS7, IN, ADSL |
Network: |
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UMTS, GSM/GPRS, WiFi, Cognitive and Reconfigurable Networks
NGN, Intelligent Networks, ADSL, RNIS, LAN
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Digital Communication: |
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Multiple Access technique (CDMA, TDMA, FDMA, OFDMA)
Modulation and Coding, Digital filters
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Programming Languages and Softwares: |
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MATLAB, C, C++, SDL, html, php |
Operating Systems: |
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Microsoft Windows, Unix (Sun Solaris), Linux (Ubuntu) |
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Languages |
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Arabic
English
French
Spanish
Catalan
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: mother tongue
: spoken and written fluently
: spoken and written fluently
: advanced spoken and written
: basic spoken and written
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