EE Graduate Seminar Series (EE 699/599)

Purpose

|Seminar Schedule (Semester 171)|

|Seminar Schedule (Semester 162)||Seminar Schedule (Semester 161)|

|Seminar Schedule (Semester 152)| |Seminar Schedule (Semester 151)|

|Seminar Schedule (Semester 142)| |Seminar Schedule (Semester 141)|

| Seminar Schedule (Semester 132) |Seminar Schedule (Semester 131)|

| Seminar Series (Semester 122) | Seminar Series (Semester 121) |

| Info For Speakers | Info For Students Coordinator|

Purpose:

The purpose of the EE Graduate Seminar is to acquaint attendees (professors and graduate students) with a spectrum of research in electrical engineering. The seminar topics have been selected to give a mix of subjects, areas, and depth of coverage. Some seminars will be detailed technically and others will provide a broad perspective.

Seminar Series(Semester 171)

Date	Title	Speaker	Abstract/Slides	Area
12/12/2017	Robust Secrecy Rate Maximization for MISO WIPT System with Transmit TS Scheme	Dr.Ali Arshad Nasir	Abstract
11/28/2017	Adding More Value in the Downturn Time from Digital Oil Field; What is More to Leverage	Dr. Abdullah Al Qahtani	Abstract
11/21/2017	Sufficient conditions for Domain stabilizability of uncertain fractional-order systems under static-output feedbacks	Dr. Salim Ibrir	Abstract
11/07/2017	Next Generation Antennas for Wireless Devices	Dr.Hussein Attia	Abstract
10/31/2017	Color Image Representations: From Pixels to Robust Perceptual Hash Codes	Dr.Lahouari Ghouthi	Abstract
10/24/2017	Injection Locked Semiconductor Lasers for Future High Speed Optical Communications	Dr.Mohammed Zahed M. Khan	Abstract
10/17/2017	MIMO Antenna System Designs for 4G and 5G Applications: Current Status and Future Forecast	Dr.Mohammad S. Sharawi	Abstract
10/10/2017	Electric Utilities Want to Control Your Demand? Why Is This a Good Idea	Dr. Ali Al-Awami	Abstract
10/03/2017	Planar Nano electronic Devices and Biosensors Using 2D Nanomaterials	Dr. Feras Al-Dirini	Abstract

Seminar Series(Semester 162)

Date	Title	Speaker	Abstract/Slides	Area
05/16/2017	Lower bounds on the mean square error:From Theory to Practice	Dr.Karim Abed-Meraim	Abstarct
05/08/2017	A two-stage Hierarchical Multilingual Emotion Recognition System Using Hidden Markov Models and Neural Networks	Mr.Ahmed Abo Absa	Abstract
05/02/2017	Realization of all-optical logic devices using injection locking technique	Dr. Khurram Karim Qureshi	Abstract
04/18/2017	Image Denoising via Collaborative Support-Agnostic Recovery	Dr. Mudassir Masood	Abstract
03/29/2017	Optimal Power Allocation for Orthogonal Relay Systems	Mr. Fayyaz Ahmed	Abstract
03/24/2017	Model Based Seismic Signal Compression	Mr. Hilal Hudan Nuha	Abstract
03/14/2017	Paper-based Foldable and Stretchable Thermoelectric Generators	Dr. Jhonathan Prieto Rojas	Abstract
03/09/2017	Paving the Way Towards 5G Wireless Communication Networks	Dr.Mohamed-Slim Alouini	Abstarct
03/07/2017	Novel Passive and Active Terahertz Metamaterials	Dr. Ibraheem Al-Naib	Abstract
02/28/2017	Monotonic Charging/Discharging of Battery Energy Storage Systems	Dr. Muhammad Khalid	Abstarct
02/21/2017	Emerging MIMO Antenna Systems for Future Handheld Devices: Possibilities and Challenges	Dr. Mohammad Said Sharawi	Abstract
02/11/2017	Dual- and wide-band Fabry-Pérot Resonator Antenna for WLAN and Millimeter-wave Applications	Dr.Hussein Attia	Abstract

Seminar Series(Semester 161)

Date	Title	Speaker	Abstract/Slides	Area
12/20/2016	Automatic Modulation Classification: Theories and Applications	Dr. Hazza Alharbi	Abstract
12/13/2016	Introduction to PI System	Mr.Gharib Nehme & Mr.M.Zahab Nabeelm	Abstract
12/06/2016	Secrecy rate beamforming for multi-cell networks with wireless information and energy harvesting	Dr. Ali Arshad Nasir	Abstract
11/29/2016	New class of ultra-broadband quantum-dash semiconductor laser as a source in next-generation optical communication network	Dr. Mohammed Zahed M. Khan	Abstract
11/08/2016	Efficient Algorithms for Sparse Recovery in Resource-constrained Networks	Dr. Mudassir Masood	Abstract
11/01/2016	Shaping the way for stretchable electronics	Dr.Jhonathan Prieto Rojas	Abstract
10/25/2016	Decentralized, Self-Organizing Networked Control for Managing, a Massive Number of Individually Motivated Agents in Constrained Spaces	Dr.Ahmad Masoud	Abstract
10/19/2016	Seismic Signal Compression—Physical Performance Bounds and Quantization Techniques	Mr.Hamood Khan	Abstract
10/11/2016	Spatiotemporal Stochastic Models for 5G and Beyond	Dr.Hesham ElSawy	Abstract
10/04/2016	Smart grid means demand response - Electric Vehicles as an example	Dr. Ali Al-Awami	Abstract
09/27/2016	Distributed Principal Component Analysis for Data Compression of Sequential Seismic Sensor Arrays	Dr. Bo Liu	Abstract

Seminar Series(Semester 152)

Date	Title	Speaker	Abstract/Slides	Area
04/19/2016	Simultaneous state and parameter estimation for uncertain nonlinear systems	Dr.Salim Ibrir	Abstract	Control Engineering
04/12/2016	Optimization and Control for Battery Energy Storage Systems Integrated With Renewables – an Overview	Dr.Muhammad Khalid	Abstract	Energy Storage Systems
04/05/2016	Context Sensitive Behavior, Intelligent Action & Soft Control	Dr.Ahmad Masoud	Abstract	Control Engineering
03/08/2016	Wideband and High-Gain Planar Antennas For 5G Wireless Systems	Dr.Hussein Attia	Abstract	Wireless Communication
03/01/2016	Microwave propagation through sand-storm	Dr.Sharif Iqbal Mitu Sheikh	Abstract	Microwave
02/23/2016	Higher Order SVD for Feature Extraction in Multidimensional Data	Asjad Amin, PhD Candidate, EE Dept. Ali Qureshi, PhD Candidate, EE Dept.	Abstract
02/17/2016	On research collaboration and Graduate student Experience in Canada	Professor Ahmed Kishk (Concordia Uni.- Canada)		Electromegnetics
02/16/2016	Wide-band and UWB antennas for wireless Communications	Professor Ahmed Kishk (Concordia Uni.- Canada)		Electromegnetics
02/15/2016	Dielectric Resonator Antennas: Past and Future	Professor Ahmed Kishk (Concordia Uni.- Canada)		Electromegnetics
Postponed 02/09/2016	Wideband and High-Gain Planar Antennas Based on Fabry-Perot Cavity	Dr. Hussein Attia	Abstract
02/02/2016	Dos and Don’ts in Engineering Technical/Thesis/Paper Writing	Dr.Mohammad S. Sharawi	Abstract

Seminar Series(Semester 151)

Date	Title	Speaker	Abstract/Slides	Area
12/03/2015	5G: An Evolution or A Revolution?	Dr.Merouane Debbah	Abstract
12/02/2015	Massive MIMO for Maximal Spectral Efficiency: How Many Users and Pilots Should Be Allocated?	Dr.Merouane Debbah	Abstract
11/25/2015	Recent advances in multichannel blind system identification (BSI)	Dr.Karim Abed-Meraim	Abstract
11/24/2015	Performance Analysis and Optimization of Multiuser Mixed RF/FSO Relay Networks	Dr.Anas M.Salhab	Abstract
11/17/2015	Perfect Power Distribution Systems: When Outages Are Not an Option	Dr.Mohammad AlMuhaini	Abstract
11/03/2015	Demand response: A valuable asset for a smarter electric grid	Dr. Ali Al-Awami	Abstract
10/13/2015	RFID Systems and their applications	Dr.Mohamed Mohandes	Abstract
10/16/2015	Wide Gain InAs/InP Quantum-dash Nanostructures for Broadband Semiconductor Devices Application	Dr.Muhammad Zahid Khan	Abstract
10/06/2015	Stretching the Boundaries of Inorganic Materials	Dr. Jhonathan Prieto Rojas	Abstract
09/16/2015	Microseismic Denoising and Detection using Autocorrelation	Dr. Entao Liu	Abstract
09/08/2015	Servo-Level, Sensor-Based Navigation Using Harmonic Potential Fields	Dr.Ahmed Masoud	Abstract

Seminar Series (Semester 142)

Date	Title	Speaker	Abstract/Slides	Area
5/13/2015	Flexible-Stretchable-Reconfigurable CMOS Electronics Through Hybrid Integration Of Heterogeneous Materials For Wearable Interactive Electronic Systems	Dr. Muhammad Mustafa Hussain
5/12/2015	EE606, EE701 and EE702	Student (Presentations)
5/6/2015	Modelling and Aggregation of Distributed Generation and Loads at the University of Edinburgh	Dr. Sasa Djokic
4/28/2015	A new framework for assessing image processing technologies	Prof. Azeddine Beghdadi
4/20/2015	Game theory and distributed control	Prof. Shamma
4/14/2015	Jigsaw for engineering education	Dr. Maan Kousa
4/7/2015	On the determination of the oil flow level in three phases flow in oil pipes	Dr. Essam Hassan
3/17/2015	Real time implementation of direction of arrival estimation schemes using LabVIEW and NI PXI Platform	Dr. Nizar Tayem
3/11/2015	The International Year of Light 2015	Dr. M A Alsunaidi
3/3/2015	Emerging Distribution Automation Technologies	Prof. S. S. (Mani) Venkata
2/24/2015	A Reconfigurable Dual-Band MIMO Antenna System for Mobile Terminals	Mr. Rifaqat Hussain
2/17/2015	Dos and Don’ts in report and paper writing	Dr. Mohammad Said Sharawi
2/4/2015	Impairments Modeling and compensation in LTE-A Power Amplifiers	Dr. Oulid Hammi

Seminar Series (Semester 141)

Date	Title	Speaker	Abstract/Slides	Area
29/12/2014	3D Imaging Technology	Dr Benayad-Cherif, Fayçal,	Abstract
03/12/2014	Toward a distributed opportunistic spectrum access heterogeneous cellular networks	Dr. Abdulmohsen Mutairi	Abstract
26/11/2014	Towards simple control design for inherently non linear systems	Dr.Salim Ibrir	Abstract
26/11/2014	Transmit Power Allocation and Relay Selection Strategies for Cognitive MIMO Unidirectional-Bidirectional Buffer-Aided AF Relay Network	Mr. Yasser F. Al-Eryani	Abstract
11/19/2014	Human Perception and Image Quality Evaluation	Mr. Muhammad Ali Qureshi	Abstract
10/11/2014	White space networking: Integrated sensing database architecture	Dr.Sumit Roy	Abstract
11/05/2014	The Optimal solution of relay beamforming for physical layer security	Mr.Obeed Mohanad A.AbdulWahid	Abstract
10/30/2014	Paving thr way to 5G	Dr.Farris Alhorr	Abstract
10/29/2014	SoC and SoP: Enabling Platforms for Miniaturized, low cost and Flexible RF Electronics	Dr. Atif Shamim	Abstract
10/15/2014	Nearest neighbor-based rendezvous for sparsely connected mobile agents	Dr.Ahmed Masoud	Abstract
09/24/2014	Design Highlighted: a practical case study in electronics	Dr. Hussain Al Zaher	Abstract
09/17/2014	Physical Layer Security Schemes in Wireless Cognitive Radio Networks	Mr. Ahmed Hassan Abd El-Malek	Abstract
09/10/2014	Robust Estimators in Modern Electric Grids	Dr.Ibrahim HabibAllah	Abstract

Seminar Series (Semester 132)

Date	Title	Speaker	Abstract/Slides	Area
04-03-2014	Energy storage and the electric grid of the future	Professor Abdel-Aty Edris	Abstract
04-02-2014	Effects and values for grid when integrating renewable energy resources	Professor Abdel-Aty Edris	Abstract
03-19-2014	Printed antennas in 700MHz- 6 GHz band: Application & challenges	Mr.Umar Khan	Abstract
03-12-2014	PV-Standalone monitoring system performance using Labview	Dr. Chokri Belhaj Ahmed	Abstract
03-05-2014	The effect of anomalous weather conditions on wave propagation in free space & its influence on communication signal outage.	Dr.Essam Hassan	Abstract	Free space communications
02-26-2014	Multi-carrier cooperative underwater acoustic communications.	Dr. Suhail Al-Dharrab	Abstract	Underwater acoustic communications
02-12-2014	Free space optical communications (FSO)- An overview.	Dr. Imran Shafique Ansari	Abstract	Optical Wireless Communications (OWC)
02-05-2014	The art of typesetting with Latex.	Dr. Salim Ibrir	Abstract

Seminar Series (Semester 131)

Date	Title	Speaker	Abstract/ Slides	Area
12-18-2013	Shedding light on future wireless communications & Analytical tools for the performance evaluation of cooperative wireless networks.	Dr. Salama Ikki	Abstract	Wireless Communications
12-11-2013	Advanced Microgrid Protection	Dr. Eric Sortomme	Abstract
12-09-2013	Integrating electric vehicle into the power system through Vehicle-to-Grid	Dr. Eric Sortomme,	Abstract
12/04/2013	Ferrite superstrate based beam scannable single patch antenna.	Mr.Farooq Sultan	Abstract	Antenna Design
~~11/27/2013~~	~~Lattice Applications for Digital & Wireless communications: from theory to practice~~	~~Dr. Walid Abediseid~~	~~Abstract~~	~~Digital & Wireless Communications~~
11/20/2013	Target localization with a single antenna via directional multipath exploitation	Dr. Ali Muqaibel	Abstract
~~11/13/2013~~	~~PV-standalone Monitoring System Performance Using LABVIEW~~	~~Dr. Chokri Belhaj Ahmed~~	~~Abstract~~
11/07/2013	How to build a simple Radar (From theory to practical design)	Sajid Ahmad & Seifallah Jardac	Abstract
10/30/2013	How to Design an Experiment that Adds the Most to Your Knowledge	Dr. Mohammed Khodja	Abstract
10/09/2013	Multi-wavelength Fiber Lasers for Future Telecommunications	Dr. Mohammed Hayder Al-Mansoori	Abstract
10/09/2013	HAPs Communication in Saudi Arabia	Dr. Kamal Harb	Abstract
10/02/2013	Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) processing using UWB OFDM signal	Mr.Mohammed Dahiru	Abstract
9/25/2013	Performance of Nth-Best Decode-and-Forward Relay Networks with Co-Channel Interference over Rayleigh Fading Channels	Dr.Anas Salhab	Abstract
9/18/2013	Scalable behavioral modeling and digital pre-distortion structures for dynamic nonlinear wireless transmitters	Dr.Oualid HAMMI	Abstract

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Seminar Series (Semester 122)

Date	Title	Speaker	Abstract/ Slides	Area
2/24/2013	Smart medical devices	Professor Mohamad Sawan,Canada
2/27/2013	On the computation of the channel capacity in generalized fading environments	Dr. Mohamed-Slim Alouini, KAUST
3/5/2013	RSS-Based Indoor Localization with Limited Deployment Efforts	Dr. Sameh Sorour
3/5/2013	Design for linearizability of GaN Based Multi-Carrier Doherty power amplifier through Bias Optimization	Dr. Oualid Hammi
3/12/2013	APC Technologies for Renewables Energy Systems	Dr. Othman, Aramco
3/12/2013	Electric Vehicles are Underway	Dr. Ali AlAwami
3/19/2013	The Internet of things (IOT) – The Next Big Thin	Dr. Farooq Anjum
4/2/2013	Practical Evaluation of NLOS/LOS Parametric Classification in UWB Channels	Dr. Ali Muqaibel
4/9/2013	EDUTECH: 'Knowledge Enrichment And Skills Enhancement'	Mr. Alfred Breznik
4/14/2013	Wireless System-on-Chip Design for Biomedical and Environmental Applications	Dr. Muhammad Arsalan
4/15/2013	Space-Varying Fir Filter Design For Non-Uniformly Sampled Seismic Data	Dr. Geert Leus
4/16/2013	Compressive Power Spectrum Sensing	Dr. Geert Leus
4/16/2013	A Spurious-Free Switching Buck Converter for Portable Applications	Dr. Mohammad K. Alghamdi
4/28/2013	Toward Suitable Green Communication Networks	Dr. F. M. Ghannouchi
4/29/2013	Advanced RF Power Amplifiers	Dr. F. M. Ghannouchi
4/29/2013	Behavior Modeling of Communications Systems	Dr. F. M. Ghannouchi
4/30/2013	Measurements of Microwave Networks	Dr. F. M. Ghannouchi
4/30/2013	Wireless Transceivers Architectures for SDR/CR Applications	Dr. F. M. Ghannouchi
4/30/2013	Isolation Enhanced Techniques Applied to a Dual band printed MIMO Antenna System	Dr. Mohammed Sharawi

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Seminar Series (Semester 121)

Week	Date	Title	Speaker	Abstract/ Slides	Area
2	9/11/2012	Exploring New Microwave Measurements	Dr. Roger Stancliff	SlideS
3	9/18/2012	Instantly Decodable Network Coding: Where We Stand and Where We Head	Dr. Sameh Sorour KAUST	Abstract
3	~~9/18/2012~~	~~FLUKE Networks Products Forcating~~	~~FLUKE Networks team~~
4	9/24/2012	Designing a Practical Multiband antenna for a Mobile Handset - a Real-world Experience	Dr. Raj Mitra	Abstract
5	10/2/2012	PET Deliniation of NEMA Body Phantom using Active Contour Models	Mr. Ibrahim Saihati
6	10/9/2012	On the Capacity of Shadowed Nakagami Fading Channels	Dr. Saad Al-Ahmadi
7	10/16/2012	NI educational platform, the NI ELVIS, with its additional boards	Mr. Zahi Matar	Abstract
8	~~11/6/2012~~	~~Performance Analysis in Classification Problems using the Receiver Operating Characteristic Approach~~	~~Dr. Mohamed Deriche~~		~~Signal Processing~~
9	11/13/2012	A Compressed Sensing Based Method with Support Refinement for Impulse Noise Cancelation in DSL	Mr.Muhammad Saqib Sohail		Signal Processing/ Communication
10	11/20/2012	An Accurate Complexity-Reduced "PLUME" Model for Behavioral modeling and Digital Predistortion of RF Power Amplifiers	Dr.Oualid Hammi
11	11/27/2012	Extended LDPC Codes for Cooprative Diversity	Mr. Hussain Ali
12	12/4/2012	Isolation Techniques for Printed MIMO Antenna Systems	Dr. Mohamed Sharawi		Electromagnetics
13	12/11/2012	Optical Fiber based Sensors	Dr. Khurram Qureshi		Signals Processing

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Independent Research Presentations

Date	Time	Student's Name	Student ID	Seminar Title
25/12/2012	13:00-13:15	Ali, Ashraf	g201102010	Modeling and Control of Microgrids with renewables and storage
	13:15-13:30	Al-Bawri, Samir	g201001220	Mobile-Based Location Estimation
	13:30-13:45	Ibrahim, Muhamed	g201102710	DC-DC Converter Coupled with Super-Capacitors for Stability of Wind Power Fluctuation
	13:45-14:00	Khleif, Eqab Fahad	g201003160	Modified Corner Reflector Antenna fed by a Printed Dipole on a Quarter Cylinderical Substrate
	14:00-14:15	Swaiti, Mustafa Sla	g201104130	Daily scheduling of producing electric power from hybrid system contains Wind-Pump Storage Hydro facilities and tow thermal units
	14:15-14:30	Waqas, Muhammad	g201103250	Coordinated Trading of Renewable Energy Sources with Thermal Energy in Electricity Markets
26/12/2012	13:00-13:15	Ayham Nizar Jadallah	g200903090	Evaluation of SINR for Practical Coordinated Multi-Point Networks
	13:15-13:30	Muhammad Omair Butt	g201106010	A Proposed Method for Estimating Dust and Sand Storms Effect on Satellite Communication Networks
	13:30-13:45	Anum Ali	g201201720	Power Amplifiers’ Linearization using Compressive Sensing
	13:45-14:00	Ahmed Bilal Numan	g201101850	Isolation Enhancement Methods for MIMO Antenna Systems
Break
	14:10-14:25	Abderazak Moftah Kedir	g201102730	Behavioral Modeling of RF Power Amplifiers for LTE Applications
	14:25-14:40	Adeel Sabir	g201102850	Stability Analysis and Control of Microgrids
	14:40-14:55	Sameir Deif	g201004940	Design of Programmable Broadband Radio Frequency Feed Network
	14:55-15:10	Alam Zaib	g201103210	Blind ML detection and channel estimation for space time block coded OFDM wireless system

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For Speakers:

Unless agreed upon otherwise, the seminar should be (30 minutes presentation, 15 minutes for Q& A, and the remaining time for face to face contact and refreshments).
The room should be equipped with computer with power point installed and a computer projector. The speaker is strongly advised to test his presentation in advance.
Please keep the level of the presentation reasonable. It is fair to assume a background of a BS in Electrical Engineering.
If the presentation has been presented in a technical conference or Journal, please modify to suit the audience (Professors and Graduate students from EE and possibly other departments)
Please provide a written short biography to be introduced to the audience at the beginning of the seminar.

Information For Registered Students:

For Students Officially Registered for Electrical Engineering Graduate Seminars EE599

The first thing to do is to send an e-mail to the coordinator (Dr. Abdelmalek Zidouri) with all your contact information.
You must arrive at the seminar room before the starting time. Please do not arrive late. Please be courteous to our speakers.
Attendance: students are expected to meet the course attendance objectives. While this is a zero credit course, grades of NP (No Grade Pass) or F (Fail) are awarded. Attendance is recorded each seminar.
If you wish to contribute to the seminars you may contact Dr. Abdelmalek Zidouri.
Seminars can provide excellent opportunity to expose you to possible thesis problems.
Should you have any questions regarding this course, the professor in charge is Dr. Abdelmalek Zidouri.

Coordinator Responsibilities:

The coordinator is responsible for the students officially registered under EE599. He should follow their attendance and assigned them a NP "No Grade Pass" or F "Fail" letter grade at the end of the semester.
Decide and reserve the room to be used for the seminar. The usual time allocated by the department is 1:00-2:00PM. During this time no other classes are offered.
Make proper arrangement with the Department secretaries to request refreshments for the seminar.
Prepare and send the announcement for the seminar a head of time (subject, speaker, abstract, time, location)
Contact speakers from the academia and the industry and provide a variety of topics related to the department interest. Special occasions like conferences and short courses might attract speakers who can be invited to give seminars within the department.
Make sure the seminar runs smoothly with good interaction.
Provide help and support to the speaker if needed.
Update the seminar webpage and promote the attendance and utilization.
Coordination for local/international speakers invitations

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