PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES (POSITIONS HELD ON COMMITTEES):
Technical Program Committee Member for:
- The 12th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing and Systems (2002) Sponsored by the International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED).
- The 13th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems (PDCS 2000) Sponsored by the International Society for Computer and Their Applications
- The 14th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems (PDCS 2001)
- The 15th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems (PDCS 2002)
- The 2003 IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (Globecom 2003) - General Conference
- The 2003 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC 2003 Fall) - General Conference
- Symposium on Adaptation of Wireless Systems and Related Parameter Estimation at the 2003 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC 2003 Fall)
- Symposium on Channel Estimation and Tracking for Wireless Communications Systems at the 2003 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC 2003 Fall)
- Symposium on Interference Cancellation for Wireless Mobile Radio Systems at the 2003 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC 2003 Fall)
- Symposium on Wireless Networking the 2004 IEEE International Communications Conference (ICC 2004)
- Symposium on Wireless Communications the 2004 IEEE International Communications Conference (ICC 2004)
- Symposium on Multimedia Technologies and Services the 2004 IEEE International Communications Conference (ICC 2004)
- The 17th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems (PDCS-2004)
- The 2004 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC 2004 Spring) - General Conference
- Symposium on Wireless Access - the 2004 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC 2004 Spring)
- The Worlds Premier International Conference on Wireless Networks, Communications and Mobile Computing (IEEE WirelessCom 2005), June 13-16, 2005, Maui, Hawaii, USA
- The 2005 IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (GLOBECOM 2005) - General Conference
- The 2006 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC06) - General Conference
- International Program Committee Member: The International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED) International Conference on Wireless Networks and Emerging Technologies (WNET 2006), Banff, Canada, July 03- 05, 2006
- The 2006 International Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC 2006), Sheraton Wall Centre, Vancouver, Canada, July 3-6, 2006
- Networking 2007, May 14-18, 2007, Atlanta, GA, USA
- Technical Program Committee Member: The 2008 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2008) General Conference, March 31 April 3, 2008, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Technical Program Committee Member: The 2008 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2008) Networking Track in the area of Wireless Sensor Networks, March 31 April 3, 2008, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Technical Program Committee Member: The 8th ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA-08) Networking and Multimedia Track, March 31 April 4, 2008, Doha, Qatar
Session Chair for:
- The 2000 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2000), September 23-28, 2000, Chicago, IL.
- The 2003 IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (Globecom 2003), - General Conference, San Francisco, CA, Nov. 30 Dec. 4, 2003.
- The 3rd ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA-05), Cairo, Egypt, January 3-6, 2005
- The 2005 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC05), New Orleans, LA, March 14-17, 2005
- The 2005 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC05), Seoul, Korea, May 16-20, 2005
- The 2006 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC06), Istanbul, Turkey, June 11-15, 2006
- The 2006 IEEE 64th Semiannual Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall 2006) Radio Access Techniques Track (Interference Issues), September 25 28, 2006, Montreal, Canada
- The 2007 Mid-South Area Engineering and Science Conference (MAESC 2007), May 17-18, 2007, Oxford, MS
Workshop Chair for:
- The 10th International Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing & Transmission, July 21-22, 2008, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea
Session Organizer for:
- The 2007 Mid-South Area Engineering and Science Conference (MAESC 2007), May 17-18, 2007, Oxford, MS.
Conference Program Organizer for:
- The Joint Engineering Science and Technology Conference Sponsored by The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and The University of Mississippi, June 10-14, 2007, Amman, Jordan.
Symposium Co-Chair for:
- Symposium on Adaptation of Wireless Systems and Related Parameter Estimation at the 2003 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC 2003 Fall)
- Symposium on Channel Estimation and Tracking for Wireless Communications Systems at the 2003 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC 2003 Fall)
- Symposium on Interference Cancellation for Wireless Mobile Radio Systems at the 2003 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC 2003 Fall)
SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY (INCLUDING DEPARTMENT AND SCHOOL/COLLEGE)
Served on Ph.D. Qualifying Exam Committee
- Participated in setting up problems and grading for the Ph.D. Qualifying Exam (Fall 2002, Fall 2003, Spring 2004, Fall 2004, Fall 2005, Spring 2006, Fall 2006, Spring 2007)
FE Exam
- Served as a proctor for the Fundamental of Engineering (FE) exam for the Fall 2003
Graduate applications evaluation
- Evaluated several applications for graduate study (MS and Ph.D.) with emphasis in Telecommunications during the academic year 2003/2004
Served on the Engineering School Core Topic Committee
- Transport (ENGR 322 and ENGR 323) Committee member
Served on the Undergraduate Curriculum Committees 2004 to present
- Digital Systems - Committee Chair
- Analysis and Design Committee Member
- Advanced Digital Systems Lab (EL E 386) Committee Member
- Reducing Curriculum Hours to 128 Committee Member
New Faculty Candidates Interviews
- Participated in interviewing candidates for a faculty position in the Electrical Engineering Department. (May 2003 and May 2004)
Served as the EE faculty representative to the Engineering Advisory Board (EAB) meeting (October 19, 2007)
Served on Selection Committee - School of Engineering Junior Faculty Research Award (Summer 2007)
Member of the University Assessment Committee (a committee for improving the education process at UM) July 2004 July 2007
Served as Science & Engineering Fair Judge - 19th Annual 2007 Region VII Science and Engineering Fair (MSEF), Oxford, MS, March 28, 2007 (Grades 7 12)
Served as Science & Engineering Fair Judge - 17th Annual 2007 Region VII Science and Engineering Fair (MSEF), Oxford, MS, March 23, 2005 (Grades 7 12)
Served as a judge for the Annual 2007 Sigma Xi Student Research Poster Competition, The University of Mississippi, March 26, 2007
Served as a judge for the Annual 2006 Sigma Xi Student Research Poster Competition, The University of Mississippi, April 4, 2006
Served as a judge for the Annual 2005 Sigma Xi Student Research Poster Competition, The University of Mississippi, April 14, 2005
Undergraduate Research Mentor (Summer 2004): Mentored one undergraduate student on a research project funded by the Graduate School Sponsored Programs during the Summer 2004, through the Summer Research Institute for Undergraduates (SRIU) at OleMiss.
Undergraduate Research Mentor (Summer 2005): Mentored one undergraduate student on a research project funded by the graduate research program during the Summer 2005, through the 2005 Summer Ronald McNair Program (A TRIO Program) at OleMiss.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Editorship
- Member of Editorial Board, The International Journal of Communication Networks & Information Security (IJCNIS) (February 2009 Present) http://www.kust.edu.pk/ijcnis/
- Member of Editorial Board, Scientific Journals International Electrical Engineering (October 2007 Present)
Reviewer for Funding Proposals:
- Served on a conference-call panel review of two proposals for the National Institute on Health and National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIH/NIAAA) funding agency (proposals dealing with developing innovative methods using cell phones and wireless communications for measuring and enhancing patient compliance to prescribed medication.)
- Reviewer for the National Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Collaborative Research and Development Grants
- Reviewer for the National Science Foundation (NSF) Dynamic Data Driven Applications Systems (DDDAS) Program
- Participated in NSF Panel Review, National Science Foundation (NSF) Dynamic Data Driven Applications Systems (DDDAS) Program, Washington, DC
- Reviewer for the U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF)
Reviewer for Technical Journals:
- Reviewer for the IEE Electronics Letters
- Reviewer for the IEE Proceedings Communications
- Reviewer for the IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology
- Reviewer for the IEEE Transactions on Communications
- Reviewer for the IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
- Reviewer for the IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology
- Reviewer for the IEEE Communications Letters
- Reviewer for the IEEE Communications Magazine
- Reviewer for the IEEE Vehicular Technology Magazine
- Reviewer for the IEEE Antenna and Propagation Magazine
- Reviewer for the IEEE Potentials
- Reviewer for SPIE Journal of Electronic Imaging
- Reviewer for the SPIE - Optical Engineering
- Reviewer for the OSA Optics Express (The International Electronic Journal of Optics)
- Reviewer for the Wiley Journal of Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing
- Reviewer for the EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking
- Reviewer for the International Journal of Communication Systems
- Reviewer for the International Journal of Computers and Applications
- Reviewer for the Computer and Electrical Engineering Journal
- Reviewer for the ACES Journal
- Reviewer for the ACM Mobile Computing and Communications Review (MC2R)
- Reviewer for the Computer Standards and Interfaces Journal
- Reviewer for the International Journal of Modeling and Simulation
- Reviewer for the Annals of Biomedical Engineering
- Reviewer for the International Journal of Parallel and Distributed Systems and Networks
- Reviewer for the Iranian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE)
Reviewer for Technical Book Chapter:
- Reviewer for the John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (One book chapter on wireless security)
Reviewer for Textbook:
- Reviewer for a textbook on Digital Logic for McGraw-Hill and Content Connections, LLC
Reviewer for Technical International Conferences:
- Reviewer for the IEEE 1999 International Performance, Computing, and Communications Conference (IPCCC99)
- Reviewer for the 2003 IEEE Global Communications Conference (Globecom 2003)
- Reviewer for the 2003 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall 2003)
- Reviewer for the 2003 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2003)
- Reviewer for the 2004 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC 2004 Spring)
- The 17th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems (PDCS-2004)
- Reviewer for the 2004 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference 2004 (WCNC 2004)
- Reviewer for Symposium on Wireless Communications at the 2004 IEEE International Communications Conference (ICC 2004)
- Reviewer for Symposium on Multimedia Technologies and Services at the 2004 IEEE International Communications Conference (ICC 2004)
- One paper for Communication Networks and Services Research Conference (CNSR 2006) February 2006.
- Three papers for The International Conference on Wireless Networks and Emerging Technologies (WNET 2006) - The International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED), Banff, Canada, July 03- 05, 2006. February 2006.
- One paper for The International Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC 2006), Sheraton Wall Centre, Vancouver, Canada, July 3-6, 2006.
- One paper for The 2008 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2008) Networking Track in the area of Wireless Sensor Networks, March 31 April 3, 2008, Las Vegas, Nevada
- Eight paper for The 8th ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA-08) Networking and Multimedia Track, March 31 April 4, 2008, Doha, Qatar
HONORS
- Member on Technical Advisory Board - MINAH Ventures
- Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Senior member of Arab Research Institute in Science & Engineering (ARISE)
- Member of the IEEE Communications Society
- Member of the IEEE Computer Society
- Member of the IEEE Signal Processing Society
- Listed in Marquis Whos Who in America 2007, 61st Edition, October 2006.
- Listed in the Academic Keys Who's Who in Engineering Education (WWEE) - Whos Who in America 2006, 60th Edition, October 2005
- Certificate of Appreciation received from the Graduate School Deanship at The University of Mississippi for services and contributions to the success of the Summer Research Institute for Undergraduates (SRIU) (June 1 August 3, 2004)
- Faculty Research Fellow, Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, The University of Mississippi, 2003
- Certificate of Recognition - Sprint PCS, May 2002
- Certificate of Recognition - Sprint PCS, May 1999
- Competitive Royal Scholarship with full tuition waiver and monthly stipends for the undergraduate studies at Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan (1982-1987)
AWARDS
- Recipient of the 2006 School of Engineering Outstanding Junior Faculty Research Award.
- Co-recipient of the Best Paper Award of the IEEE International Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC 2005), June 27 30, 2005, La Manga del Mar Menor, Spain.
- A Graduate Student advisee (Mahmoud H. Ismail) received the Best Oral Presentation Award at the 70th Annual Mississippi Academy of Sciences Meeting, Vicksburg, MS, February 2006.
- A graduate student advisee (AbdulKhaleq N. Mohammed) received the Best Engineering Student Research Poster Award of The University of Mississippi Chapter of Sigma Xi - The Annual Sigma Xi Student Research Poster Symposium and Competition, March 26, 2007.
- A graduate student advisee (Ibrahim Y. Abualhaol) received an NSF travel support to attend the IEEE Globecom 2008, November 26 30, 2007, Washington, DC.
- A graduate student advisee (I. Y. Abualhaol) received The University of Mississippi competitive Graduate School Summer Assistantship Award, Summer 2007.
- A graduate student advisee (M. H. Ismail) received The University of Mississippi 2006 Graduate Achievement Award in Electrical Engineering.
- A graduate student advisee (M. H. Ismail) received The Best Oral Presentation Award at the 70th Annual Mississippi Academy of Sciences Meeting, Vicksburg, MS, February 2006.
- A graduate student advisee (M. H. Ismail) received The University of Mississippi competitive Dissertation Fellowship, Spring 2006.
- A graduate student advisee (R. M. Radaydeh) received The University of Mississippi competitive Dissertation Fellowship, Fall 2006.
- A graduate student advisee (M. H. Ismail) received The University of Mississippi competitive Graduate School Summer Assistantship Award, Summer 2004 and Summer 2005.
- Certificate of Appreciation received from the Graduate School Deanship at The University of Mississippi for contributions to the success of the Summer Research Institute for Undergraduates (SRIU) (June 1 August 3, 2004).
