Zaher Dawy

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Faculty of Engineering and Architecture

American University of Beirut

P.O. Box 11-0236, Riad El-Solh

Beirut 1107 2020, Lebanon

Mobile: 00961–3–028816

Tel.: 00961–1–374444 Ext.: 3538

Fax: 00961–1–744462

Email: zd03@aub.edu.lb

Web: http://www.aub.edu.lb/∼zd03

Experience

• American University of Beirut (AUB), Beirut, Lebanon, since Sept. 2004

Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering (effective Sept. 2014); Associate Professor of

Electrical and Computer Engineering (Sept. 2010–Aug. 2014); Assistant Professor of Electrical and

Computer Engineering (Sept. 2004–Aug. 2010). Research and teaching interests include wire-

less networking (distributed and cooperative communications, cellular technologies, machine-to-

machine communications, radio network planning and optimization), mobile computing (context-

aware mobile sensing, mobile solutions for smart cities), in addition to computational biology

and biomedical engineering (computational modeling, gene networks and protein-protein inter-

action, EEG signal analysis for neurological disorders, and mobile health solutions).

• Siemens AG, Munich, Germany, Oct. 2000–Mar. 2003

Managed and developed a research project for a duration of two and a half years between the

Institute for Communications Engineering at TUM and Siemens AG titled “Interference Cancella-

tion for WCDMA”. In the project, advanced multiuser receiver structures for UMTS base stations

were designed to increase the system capacity and coverage taking into account implementation

complexity and practical limitations. Work responsibilities included executing the project work,

coordinating the work progress with Siemens, and managing a group of research assistants.

• Siemens AG, Munich, Germany, Aug. 1999–June 2000

Worked as a part–time communications engineer in the Mobile Radio department at Siemens AG.

Developed a system level simulator and performed analysis for radio resource management algo-

rithms in UMTS. Investigated and optimized the performance gain achieved by using smart antennas

and switched multibeam arrays instead of fixed directional antennas at UMTS base stations.

Education

• Munich University of Technology, Munich, Germany, Oct. 2000–May 2004

PhD degree in Communications Engineering

Dissertation title: Capacity and Coverage Enhancement for Wireless Cellular Networks

Advisor: Prof. Joachim Hagenauer

Graduated with Excellent Distinction (“summa cum laude”)

• Munich University of Technology, Munich, Germany, Nov. 1998–Sept. 2000

M.Sc. degree in Communications Engineering

Master thesis title: Decoding Schemes for CDMA Cellular Mobile Communications

Advisor: Dr. Michael Mecking

Graduated with Excellent Distinction (GPA 4.0/4.0)

• American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, Oct. 1994–July 1998

B.E. degree in Computer and Communications Engineering

Graduated with High Distinction (GPA 4.0/4.0)

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Awards

• Co-recipient of the Best Paper Award at the 18th IEEE International Workshop on Computer

Aided Modeling Analysis and Design of Communication Links and Networks (CAMAD), Berlin,

Germany, 2013.

• Recipient of the Abdul Hameed Shoman Award for Young Arab Researchers in Engineering Sciences

“for his distinct work published in international scientific journals and for his distinguished research

contributions”, 2012.

• Recipient of IEEE Communications Society Europe, Middle East, & Africa Region Outstanding

Young Researcher Award “for his research activities in the field of interest of the society”, 2011.

• During my service as the Chair of the IEEE Communications Society Lebanon Chapter between

2009 and 2012, the Chapter received the IEEE Region 8 Chapter of the Year Award for Small and

Middle Size Chapters “in recognition of the outstanding performance in serving their members and

the technical community and establishing goodwill for the Region-8 Sections”, 2011.

• Recipient of the AUB Teaching Excellence Award “in recognition of outstanding contributions to

teaching and learning”, 2008.

• Recipient of the Best Graduate Award, Master of Science, Munich University of Technology (TUM),

2000.

• Recipient of the Youth and Knowledge Siemens Scholarship for Distinguished Students, Oct. 1999-

Aug. 2000.

• Recipient of the Distinguished Graduate Medal of Excellence, Hariri Foundation, Lebanon, 1998.

Recognitions

• Editor: IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications (since December 2014).

• Editor: IEEE Transactions on Communications (since August 2014).

• Editor: Elsevier Physical Communications (since February 2014).

• Editor: Elsevier Pervasive and Mobile Computing (since January 2014).

• Editor: IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials (since April 2012).

• Executive Editor: Wiley Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies (2011-2014).

• Chair: IEEE Communications Society Lebanon Chapter (Jan. 2009 - Dec. 2012).

• Technical Program Chair: IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC

2016), PHY and Fundamentals Track, Doha, Qatar, April 2016.

• Invited Speaker: “Mobile Health Solutions for Neurological Disorders”, International Conference

on Engineering and Natural Science (ICENS), Skopje, Macedonia, May 2015.

• Invited Speaker: “Cellular Technologies Evolution”, The Order of Engineers and Architects, Beirut,

Lebanon, October 2014.

• Plenary Session Invited Speaker: “Smartphone Sensing for Machine-to-Machine Applications: To-

wards Dynamic Noise and Traffic Maps in Cities”, 32nd Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF)

Meeting, Marrakech, Morocco, May 2014.

• Technical Program Co-Chair: IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC

2014), MAC and Cross Layer Design Track, Istanbul, Turkey, April 2014.

• Plenary Session Co-Chair: 18th IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference (MELECON

2014), Beirut, Lebanon, April 2014.

• Keynote Speaker: “Towards Optimized Planning, Operation, and Utilization of Heterogeneous

Wireless Networks”, First AUST Symposium on Innovations in Computer and Communications

Engineering (SICCE 2013), Beirut, Lebanon, December 2013.

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• Keynote Speaker: “Intelligent Solutions for Smart Cities”, Ericsson Networked Society Forum,

Dubai, UAE, September 2013.

• General Co-Chair: Third International Conference on Communications and Information Technology

2013 (ICCIT’13), Beirut, Lebanon, June 2013.

• Invited Speaker: “From Smart Wireless Technologies to Smart Cities”, Workshop on Wireless World

2020, 29th meeting of the Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF), Berlin, Germany, October

2012.

• Invited Speaker: “Towards Green Cellular Networks”, 11th FEA Student Conference (FEASC’12),

Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, AUB, May 2012.

• Publicity Co-Chair: 18th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems

(ICECS’11), Beirut, Lebanon, Dec. 2011.

• Keynote Speaker: “From Smart Wireless Technologies to a Smart Globe”, Ericsson Middle East

Media Summit, Beirut, Lebanon, November 2011.

• Elected to the grade of IEEE Senior Member “in recognition of professional standing”, 2010.

• PhD student advisee Lina Al-Kanj received in November 2012 the UNESCO-L’Oreal For Women

in Science Pan Arab Fellowship Award. She received her PhD degree from AUB in July 2012; she

is currently a postdoctoral fellow at Princeton University.

• PhD student advisee Elias Yaacoub received in July 2010 the first ever PhD in Engineering from

AUB [http://www.aub.edu.lb/news/Pages/108101.aspx]; PhD programs in engineering were launched

in 2007. He is currently a a consultant at Strategic Decisions Group (SDG), Beirut, Lebanon.

• Master’s student advisee Ramy Mourad received the Outstanding Graduate Student Research Pre-

sentation Award in the First Annual AUB Basic Biomedical Research Day, Beirut, Lebanon, Febru-

ary 2011.

• Final year project (FYP) undergraduate team Mohamad Dia, Jamal Farhat, and Sireen Taleb,

received Best Paper Award at the 11th FEA Student Conference, AUB, 2012.

• FYP undergraduate team Marwan Al Rifai, Marwan Ramadan, and Layla Zein received Best Paper

Award at the 6th FEA Student Conference, AUB, 2007.

• FYP undergraduate team Sami Abou Saab, Mark Akl, and Sami Arayssi received Best Paper Award

at the 4th FEA Student Conference, AUB, 2005.

Research Grants

• Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) Grant NPRP 7-1529-2-555 (Lead PI): “Scalable Multimedia

Multicasting Mobile Solutions for Smartphone Users in Dense Environments”, 600,000 USD, 2014-

2016, (In collaboration with Qatar Mobility Innovation Center (QMIC) and Lebanese American

University).

• Lebanese National Council for Scientific Research Grant (PI): “Computational Modeling of DNA

Repair Mechanism (MMR) for Understanding Defects by MMR Leading to Congenital Heart Dis-

eases (CHD)”, 12,667 USD, September 2014 - September 2016.

• NeuroPro Research & Development Grant (PI): “Seizure Detection and Prediction Optimization”,

124,800 USD, March 2014 - February 2016.

• Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) Grant NPRP4-353-2-130 (Lead PI): “Holistic Network

Planning, Optimization, and Management for 4G Wireless Systems”, 1,048,324 USD, April 2012 -

March 2015 (In collaboration with Qatar Mobility Innovation Center (QMIC) and KAUST).

• Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) Grant NPRP4-347-2-127 (Lead PI): “A Context Aware

Framework for Optimized Resource Management in Fourth Generation Wireless Systems”, 1,030,388 USD,

April 2012 - March 2015 (In collaboration with Qatar Mobility Innovation Center (QMIC) and Uni-

versity of Houston).

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• AUB Program Projects in Biomedical Research Award (PI): “The Identification of the Compen-

satory Septal Proteome (CSP) and Tll1 Substrates Involved in Cardiac Septation: Potential for

Cardiac Defect Biomarkers”, 65,000 USD, February 2013 - January 2015 (In collaboration with

Profs. George Nemer (Lead PI), Firas Kobaissy, Hazem Hajj, Pierre Karam, and Fadi Bitar).

• Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) Grant NPRP09-180-2-078 (Lead PI): “Optimized Energy

Efficient Video Streaming Strategies for Wireless Networks with Cooperation among Mobile De-

vices”, 1,042,788 USD, December 2010 - November 2013 (In collaboration with Qatar Mobility

Innovation Center (QMIC) and Lebanese American University).

• Ericsson Research & Development Grant (PI): “Ericsson Networked Society Innovation Center

(ENSIC): Mobile Solutions for Thinking Cities”, 40,000 USD, October 2012 - September 2013.

• Lebanese National Council for Scientific Research Grant (PI): “Novel Y2H Pooling Designs for

Efficient Protein-Protein Interaction Inference using Construction Methods from Coding Theory”,

12,667 USD, December 2010 - September 2013.

• AUB University Research Board Grant (PI): “Optimized Joint Uplink/Downlink Switching Point

and Resource Allocation in TDD-OFDMA Wireless Networks”, 6,000 USD, July 1, 2011 - June 30,

2012.

• AUB University Research Board Grant (PI): “Optimized Joint Uplink/Downlink Resource Alloca-

tion in Single Cell OFDMA Systems”, 9900 USD, October 1, 2010 - September 30, 2011.

• AUB University Research Board Grant (PI): “Collaborative Resource Allocation in OFDMA Uplink

using Cognitive Radio Techniques”, 6100 USD, October 1, 2009 - September 30, 2010.

• Lebanese National Council for Scientific Research Grant (PI): “A Mathematical Optimization Ap-

proach for Radio Network Planning of GSM/UMTS Co-Citing with Electromagnetic Radiation

based Objective Function”, 5000 USD, December 1, 2008 - May 1, 2010.

• AUB University Research Board Grant (PI): “User Scheduling and Resource Allocation in Next

Generation LTE Networks”, 5800 USD, October 1, 2008 - September 30, 2009.

• National Instruments Corporation (Austin, Texas) Grant (PI): “Communication Systems Lab

Course using LabVIEW”, 10,000 USD, June 1, 2007 - April 1, 2009 (together with Prof. Ernst

Huijer).

• AUB University Research Board Grant (PI): “Infrastructure Controlled Peer-to-Peer Networks:

Design Challenges and Performance Gains”, 6100 USD, October 1, 2007 - September 30, 2008.

• European Commission TEMPUS Grant (Co-PI): “Collaborative IT Program for Education and Re-

search (CITPER)”, 494,000 Euros, October 1, 2004 - February 28, 2008 (together with Profs. Ad-

nan Al-Alaoui, Hassan Artail, Ali Chehab, Ali El-Hajj, Karim Kabalan, Ayman Kayssi, and Mazen

Saghir).

• Lebanese National Council for Scientific Research Grant (Co-PI): “FPGA-Based Accelerator for

Haplotype Inference with Applications to Lebanese Genomic Data Sets”, 5000 USD, December 1,

2006 - December 1, 2007 (together with Profs. Mazen Saghir and Rami Mahfouz).

• AUB University Research Board Grant (PI): “Power Reduction in Wireless Cellular Networks using

Enhanced Multihop Transmission”, 5200 USD, October 1, 2006 - September 30, 2007.

• AUB University Research Board Grant (PI): “Coding Theory Models for Gene Expression in

Prokaryotic Organisms”, 6500 USD, October 1, 2005 - September 30, 2006.

• AUB University Research Board Grant (PI): “Genomic Linkage Disequilibrium using Independent

Component Analysis”, 5800 USD, January 1, 2005 - September 30, 2005.

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Publications1

Books

1. E. Yaacoub and Z. Dawy, “Resource Allocation in Uplink OFDMA Wireless Systems: Optimal Solu-

tions and Practical Implementations,” Wiley Press - IEEE Series on Digital and Mobile Communica-

tion, NY, March 2012 (http://eu.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118074505.html).

Book Chapters and Patents

1. E. Yaacoub, N. Zorba, and Z. Dawy, “Distributed Antenna Systems for Enhanced Video Transmis-

sion in LTE Public Safety Networks,” Book Chapter in Broadband Wireless Access Networks for

4G: Theory, Applications and Experimentation, Edited by Raul Aquino Santos, Arthur Edwards,

and Vctor Rangel, IGI Global, December 2013.

2. Z. Dawy, “Cooperative Relaying in Multihop Cellular Networks,” Book Chapter in Cooperative

Wireless Communications, pp. 317-338, Edited by Yan Zhang, Hsiao-Hwa Chen, and Mohsen

Guizani, Auerbach Publications, Taylor and Francis Group, 2009. ISBN: 978-1-4200-6469-8.

3. R. Wehbe, A. Kayssi, A. Chehab, and Z. Dawy, “Network Setup for Secure Routing in Inter-

Vehicle Communication Networks,” Book Chapter in Breakthrough Perspectives in Network and

Data Communications Security, Design and Applications, pp. 272-285, Edited by Indranil Bose,

Information Science Reference, 2008. ISBN: 978-1-60566-148-3.

4. S. Sharafeddine, Z. Dawy, and J. Totzke, “Telecommunication System,” Great Britain Patent Office,

published in Journal of Designs and Patents, 2007, patent no. GB2416088B, granted.

Refereed Journal Papers

1. Y. Zhang, L. Song, W. Saad, Z. Dawy, and Z. Han, “Contract-Based Incentive Mechanisms for

Device-to-Device Communications in Cellular Networks”, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Com-

munications - Special Issue on Recent Advances in Heterogenous Cellular Networks, accepted for

publication, 2015.

2. H. Ghazzai, E. Yaacoub, M. Alouini, Z. Dawy, and A. Abu Dayya, “Optimized LTE Cell Planning

with Varying Spatial and Temporal User Densities”, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology,

accepted for publication, 2015.

3. A. El-Hajj, D. Niyato, and Z. Dawy, “A DEC-MDP Model for Joint Uplink/Downlink Resource

Management in OFDMA-based Networks”, Elsevier Physical Communication, accepted for publi-

cation, 2015.

4. L. Al-Kanj, W. El-Beaino, A. El-Hajj, and Z. Dawy, “Optimized Joint Cell Planning and BS

ON/OFF Switching for LTE Networks”, Wiley Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing

Journal, accepted for publication, 2015

5. A. El-Hajj and Z. Dawy, “Joint Dynamic Switching Point Configuration and Resource Allocation

in TDD-OFDMA Networks: Optimal Formulation and Suboptimal Solution”, Wiley Transactions

on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies (ETT), accepted for publication.

6. L. Al-Kanj and Z. Dawy, “Exact and Heuristic Solutions for Energy-Aware Multihop Cooperation

over Wireless Networks”, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Volume 64, Issue 7, pp. 2952-

2971, July 2015.

7. Y. Zhang, E. Pan, L. Song, W. Saad, Z. Dawy, and Z. Han, “Social Network Aware Device-to-

Device Communication in Wireless Networks”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications,

Volume 14, Issue 1, pp. 177-190, January 2015.

8. L. Al-Kanj, H.V. Poor, and Z. Dawy, “Optimal Cellular Offloading via Device-to-Device Commu-

nication Networks with Fairness Constraints”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications,

Volume 13, No. 8, pp. 4628-4643, August 2014.

1Student co-authors are marked in italic in papers published after joining AUB in September 2004.

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9. H. Tabassum, Z. Dawy, E. Hossain, and M.S. Alouini, “Interference Statistics and Capacity Analysis

for Uplink Transmission in Two-Tier Small Cell Networks: A Geometric Probability Approach”,

IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Volume 13, No. 7, pp. 3837-3852, July 2014.

10. E. Yaacoub and Z. Dawy, “Fair Optimization of Video Streaming Quality of Experience in LTE Net-

works using Distributed Antenna Systems and Radio Resource Management”, Journal of Applied

Mathematics, vol. 2014, Article ID 562079, May 2014.

11. H. Tabassum, Z. Dawy, F. Yilmaz, and M.S. Alouini, “A Generic Interference Model for Uplink

OFDMA Networks with Fractional Frequency Reuse”, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology,

Volume 63, No. 3, pp. 1491-1497, March 2014.

12. R. Mourad, Z. Dawy, and F. Morcos, “Designing Pooling Systems for Noisy High-Throughput

Protein-Protein Interaction Experiments using Boolean Compressed Sensing”, IEEE/ACM Trans-

actions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Volume 10, No. 6, pp. 1478-1490, Nov.-

Dec. 2013.

13. L. Al-Kanj, Z. Dawy, and E. Yaacoub, “Energy-Aware Cooperative Content Distribution over Wire-

less Networks: Design Alternatives and Implementation Aspects”, IEEE Communications Surveys

and Tutorials, Volume 15, Issue 4, pp. 1736-1760, November 2013.

14. L. Al-Kanj, Z. Dawy, W. Saad, and E. Kutanoglu, “Energy-Aware Cooperative Content Distri-

bution over Wireless Networks: Optimized and Distributed Approaches”, IEEE Transactions on

Vehicular Technology, Volume 62, Issue 8, October 2013.

15. E. Yaacoub, Z. Dawy, S. Sharafeddine, and A. Abu-Dayya, “Joint Energy-Distortion Aware Algo-

rithms for Cooperative Video Streaming over LTE Networks, EURASIP/Elsevier Signal Processing:

Image Communication, Volume 28, Issue 9, October 2013.

16. H. Tabassum, F. Yilmaz, Z. Dawy, and M.S. Alouini, “A Statistical Model of Uplink Inter-Cell In-

terference with Slow and Fast Power Control Mechanisms”, IEEE Transactions on Communications,

Volume 61, Number 9, pp. 3953-3966, September 2013.

17. L. Al-Kanj and Z. Dawy, “Impact of Network Parameters on the Design of Energy-Aware Co-

operative Content Distribution Protocols”, Wiley Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications

Technologies (ETT), Volume 24, Issue 3, pp. 317-330, April 2013.

18. H. Tabassum, F. Yilmaz, Z. Dawy, and M.S. Alouini, “A Framework for Uplink Intercell Interfer-

ence Modeling with Channel-Based Scheduling”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications,

Volume 12, Issue 1, pp. 206-217, January 2013.

19. A. Abdel Khalek and Z. Dawy, “Energy-Efficient Cooperative Video Distribution with Statistical

QoS Provisions over Wireless Networks”, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, Volume 11,

Issue 7, pp. 1223-1236, July 2012.

20. E. Yaacoub, L. Al-Kanj, Z. Dawy, S. Sharafeddine, F. Filali, and A. Abu-Dayya, “A Utility Mini-

mization Approach for Energy-Aware Cooperative Content Distribution with Fairness Constraints”,

Wiley Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies (ETT), Volume 23, Issue 4, pp.

378-392, June 2012.

21. L. Al-Kanj, Z. Dawy, and G. Turkiyyah, “A Mathematical Optimization Approach for Cellular

Radio Network Planning with Co-Siting”, Springer Wireless Networks, Volume 18, Issue 5, pp.

507-521, June 2012.

22. E. Yaacoub and Z. Dawy, “A Survey on Uplink Resource Allocation in OFDMA Wireless Networks”,

IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, Volume 14, Issue 2, pp. 322-337, April-June 2012.

23. E. Yaacoub, A. M. El-Hajj, and Z. Dawy, “Uplink OFDMA Resource Allocation with Discrete

Rates: Optimal Solution and Suboptimal Implementation”, Wiley Transactions on Emerging Telecom-

munications Technologies (ETT), Volume 23, Issue 2, pp. 148-162, March 2012.

24. S. Sharafeddine, I. Al-Kassem, and Z. Dawy, “A Scatternet Formation Algorithm for Bluetooth

Networks with a Non-Uniform Distribution of Devices”, Elsevier Journal of Network and Computer

Applications, Volume 35, Issue 2, pp. 644-656, March 2012.

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25. W. Saad, Z. Dawy, and S. Sharafeddine, “A Utility-Based Algorithm for Joint Uplink/Downlink

Scheduling in Wireless Cellular Networks”, Elsevier Journal of Network and Computer Applications,

Volume 35, Issue 1, pp. 348-356, January 2012.

26. Z. Dawy, “The Uplink Coverage-Capacity Tradeoff in CDMA-based Multihop Cellular Networks”,

Wiley European Transactions on Telecommunications (ETT), Volume 22, Issue 8, pp. 522-533,

December 2011.

27. H. Tabassum, Z. Dawy, and M.S. Alouini, “Resource Allocation via Sum-Rate Maximization in the

Uplink of Multi-Cell OFDMA Networks”, Wiley Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing,

Volume 11, Issue 12, pp. 1528-1539, December 2011.

28. E. Yaacoub, Z. Dawy, and M. A. Al-Alaoui, “A Novel Distributed Scheduling Scheme for OFDMA

Uplink using Channel Information and Probabilistic Transmission”, Elsevier Computer Communi-

cations, Volume 34, Issue 17, pp. 2104-2113, November 2011.

29. E. Yaacoub and Z. Dawy, “Interference Mitigation and Avoidance in Uplink OFDMA with Collab-

orative Distributed Intracell Scheduling”, AEU - Elsevier International Journal of Electronics and

Communications, Volume 65, Issue 11, pp. 937-941, November 2011.

30. A. Abdel Khalek, L. Al-Kanj, Z. Dawy, and G. Turkiyyah, “Optimization Models and Algorithms

for Joint Uplink/Downlink UMTS Radio Network Planning with SIR-based Power Control”, IEEE

Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Volume 60, Issue 4, pp. 1612-1625, May 2011.

31. E. Yaacoub and Z. Dawy, “Achieving the Nash Bargaining Solution in OFDMA Uplink Using

Distributed Scheduling with Limited Feedback”, AEU - Elsevier International Journal of Electronics

and Communications, Volume 65, Issue 4, pp. 320-330, April 2011.

32. Z. Dawy, E. Yaacoub, M. Nassar, R. Abdallah, and H. Zeineddine, “A Multiorganism Based Method

for Bayesian Gene Network Estimation,” Elsevier Biosystems, Volume 103, Issue 3, pp. 425-434,

March 2011.

33. E. Yaacoub, A. M. El-Hajj, and Z. Dawy, “Weighted Ergodic Sum-Rate Maximization in Uplink

OFDMA and its Achievable Rate Region”, IET Communications Journal, Volume 4, Issue 18, pp.

2217-2229, December 2010.

34. Z. Dawy, A. Husseini, E. Yaacoub, and L. Al-Kanj, “A Wireless Communications Laboratory on

Cellular Network Planning,” IEEE Transactions on Education, Volume 53, Number 4, pp. 653-661,

November 2010.

35. E. Yaacoub and Z. Dawy, “Uplink Scheduling in LTE Systems using Distributed Base Stations,”

Wiley European Transactions on Telecommunications (ETT), Volume 21, Issue 6, pp. 532-543,

October 2010.

36. S. Sharafeddine and Z. Dawy, “Robust Network Dimensioning for Realtime Services over IP Net-

works with Traffic Deviation,” Elsevier Computer Communications, Volume 33, Issue 8, pp. 976-

983, May 2010.

37. Z. Dawy and I. Abdel Nabi, “Fixed Relaying With Adaptive Antenna Arrays for the Downlink of

Multihop Cellular Networks,” Wiley European Transactions on Telecommunications (ETT), Volume

21, Issue 2, pp. 167-177, March 2010.

38. E. Yaacoub, Z. Dawy, A. El-Hajj, and K. Kabalan, “Distributed Uplink Scheduling and Rate Control

in cdma2000 using Adaptive Antenna Arrays,” AEU - Elsevier International Journal of Electronics

and Communications, Volume 63, Issue 10, pp. 841-852, October 2009.

39. W. El-Hajj, H. M. Hajj, E. Barka, Z. Dawy, O. El Hmaissy, D. Ghaddar, and Y. Aitour, “Optimal

WiMax Planning with Security Considerations,” Security and Communication Networks, Volume

2, Issue 5, pp. 401-412, September/October 2009.

40. J. Weindl, Z. Dawy, P. Hanus, J. Zech, and J. C. Mueller, “Modeling Promoter Search by E.

coli RNA Polymerase: One-Dimensional Diffusion in a Sequence-Dependent Energy Landscape,”

Journal of Theoretical Biology, Volume 259, Number 3, pp. 628-634, August 2009.

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41. Z. Dawy, F. Morcos, J. Weindl, and J. C. Mueller, “Translation Initiation Modeling and Mutational

Analysis based on the 3’-end of the Escherichia Coli 16S rRNA Sequence,” Elsevier Biosystems,

Volume 96, Number 1, pp. 58-64, April 2009.

42. Z. Dawy, M. Sarkis, J. Hagenauer, and J. C. Mueller, “Fine-Scale Genetic Mapping using Indepen-

dent Component Analysis,” IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformat-

ics, Volume 5, Number 3, pp. 448-460, July 2008.

43. P. Hanus, B. Goebel, J. Dingel, J. Weindl, J. Zech, Z. Dawy, J. Hagenauer, and J. C. Mueller,

“Information and Communication Theory in Molecular Biology,” Springer Electrical Engineering,

Volume 90, Number 2, pp. 161-173, December 2007 (invited paper).

44. Z. Dawy, P. Hanus, J. Weindl, J. Dingel, and F. Morcos, “On Genomic Coding Theory,“ Wiley

European Transaction on Telecommunications (ETT), Volume 18, Issue 8, pp. 873-879, December

2007 (invited paper).

45. J. Weindl, P. Hanus, Z. Dawy, J. Zech, J. Hagenauer, and J. C. Mueller, “Modeling DNA-binding of

Escherichia Coli Sigma70 Exhibits a Characteristic Energy Landscape around Strong Promoters,”

Nucleic Acids Research, Volume 35, Number 20, pp. 7003-7010, November 2007.

46. M. Sarkis, B. Goebel, Z. Dawy, J. Hagenauer, P. Hanus, and J. C. Mueller, “Large Gene Map-

ping of Complex Diseases: A Survey of Methods from Statistics, Information Theory, and Signal

Processing,” IEEE Signal Processing Magazine, Volume 24, Issue 1, pp. 83-90, Jan. 2007.

47. R. Wehbi, A. Kayssi, A. Chehab, and Z. Dawy, “Network Setup for Secure Routing in Inter-

Vehicle Communication Networks,” International Journal of Business Data Communications and

Networking, Volume 2, Number 4, pp. 1-17, October-December 2006.

48. Z. Dawy, S. Davidovic, and A. Seeger, “The Coverage–Capacity Tradeoff in Multiservice WCDMA

Cellular Systems with Serial Interference Cancellation,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communi-

cations, Volume 5, Number 4, April 2006.

49. Z. Dawy, B. Goebel, J. Hagenauer, C. Andreoli, T. Meitinger, and J.C. Mueller, “Gene Mapping

and Marker Clustering using Shannon’s Mutual Information,” IEEE/ACM Transactions on Com-

putational Biology and Bioinformatics, Volume 3, Number 1, January-March 2006.

50. Z. Dawy, S. Davidovic, and A. Seeger, “A Performance Measure for WCDMA Serial Interference

Cancellation Receivers,” Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Volume 28, Number 2C,

December 2003 (invited paper).

Refereed Conference Papers

1. M. Nasrallah, A. El-Hajj, and Z. Dawy, “On EEG Lossy Data Compression for Data-Intensive

Neurological Mobile Health Solutions”, 3rd International Conference on Advances in Biomedical

Engineering (ICABME’15), Beirut, Lebanon, September 2015.

2. A. El-Assaad, Z. Dawy, and G. Nemer, “Electrostatic Study of Alanine Mutational Effects on Tran-

scription: Application to GATA-3:DNA Interaction Complex”, 37th Annual International Confer-

ence of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine

and Biology Society (EMBC’15), Milano, Italy, August 2015.

3. A. El-Hajj, N. Akl, B. Hammoud, and Z. Dawy, “On Interference Modeling for the Analysis of

Uplink/Downlink Interactions in TDD-OFDMA Networks”, 11th International Wireless Commu-

nications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC 2015), Dubrovnik, Croatia, August 2015.

4. Y. Zhang, Y. Gu, M. Pan, Z. Dawy, L. Song, and Z. Han, “Financing Contract with Adverse Selec-

tion and Moral Hazard for Spectrum Trading in Cognitive Radio Networks”, 3rd IEEE China Sum-

mit and International Conference on Signal and Information Processing (ChinaSIP 2015), Chengdu,

China, July 2015.

5. A. El-Assaad, Z. Dawy, G. Nemer, H. Hajj, and F. Kobeissy, “Cleaved Fragments Prediction Al-

gorithm (CFPA) Application to Calpain and Caspase in Apoptosis and Necrotic Cell Death”, 2015

IEEE International Conference on Electro/Information Technology, IL, USA, May 2015.

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6. O. Semiari, W. Saad, Z. Dawy, and M. Bennis, “Matching Theory for Backhaul Management in

Small Cell Networks with mmWave Capabilities”, IEEE International Conference on Communica-

tions (IEEE ICC’15), London, UK, May 2015.

7. Y. Zhang, Y. Gu, L. Liu, M. Pan, z. Dawy, and Z. Han, “Incentive Mechanism in Crowd-

sourcing with Moral Hazard”, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (IEEE

WCNC’15), New Orleans, LA, March 2015.

8. J. Fahs, N. Akl, and Z. Dawy, “Interference Modeling and Capacity-Coverage Analysis in Downlink

Cellular Networks with User Scheduling”, 2nd International Conference on Communications, Signal

Processing, and their Applications (ICCSPA’15), Sharjah, UAE, February 2015.

9. W. El-Beaino, A. El-Hajj, and Z. Dawy, “On Radio Network Planning for Next Generation 5G

Networks: A Case Study”, 2nd International Conference on Communications, Signal Processing,

and their Applications (ICCSPA’15), Sharjah, UAE, February 2015.

10. N. Kouzayha, M. Jaber, and Z. Dawy “M2M Data Aggregation over Cellular Networks: Signaling-

Delay Trade-offs”, 9th International Workshop on Broadband Wireless Access, co-located with

IEEE Globecom 2014, Austin, Texas, December 2014.

11. E. Yaacoub and Z. Dawy, “On Using Relays with Carrier Aggregation for Planning 5G Networks

Supporting M2M Traffic”, REMCELL 2014, Larnaca, Cyprus, October 2014.

12. E. Yaacoub and Z. Dawy, “Network QoE Metrics for Assessing System-Level Performance of Radio

Resource Management Algorithms in LTE Networks”, International Wireless Communications and

Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC 2014), Nicosia, Cyprus, August 2014.

13. M. Jaber, N. Kouzayha, Z. Dawy, and A. Kayssi, “On Cellular Network Planning and Operation

with M2M Signalling and Security Considerations”, IEEE International Conference on Communica-

tions (ICC’14) - Workshop on M2M Communications for Next Generation IoT, Sydney, Australia,

June 2014.

14. E. Yaacoub and Z. Dawy, “LTE BS Placement Optimization Using Simulated Annealing in the

Presence of Femtocells”, European Wireless 2014, Barcelona, Spain, May 2014.

15. M. Jaber, N. Akl, Z. Dawy, and E. Yaacoub “Statistical Link Budget Analysis Approach for LTE

Cellular Network Dimensioning”, European Wireless 2014, Barcelona, Spain, May 2014.

16. U. Challita, L. Al-Kanj, and Z. Dawy, “On LTE Cellular Network Planning under Demand Un-

certainty”, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (IEEE WCNC), Istanbul,

Turkey, April 2014.

17. N. Abbas, Z. Dawy, H. Hajj, and S. Sharafeddine, “Energy-Throughput Tradeoffs in Cellular/WiFi

Heterogeneous Networks with Traffic Splitting”, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking

Conference (IEEE WCNC), Istanbul, Turkey, April 2014.

18. E. Yaacoub and Z. Dawy, “LTE Radio Network Planning with HetNets: BS Placement Optimization

Using Simulated Annealing”, 17th IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference (MELECON

2014), Beirut, Lebanon, April 2014.

19. E. Yaacoub, A. Imran, and Z. Dawy, “A Generic Simulation-Based Dimensioning Approach for

Planning Heterogeneous LTE Cellular Networks”, 17th IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Con-

ference (MELECON 2014), Beirut, Lebanon, April 2014.

20. A. Imran, E. Yaacoub, Z. Dawy, and A. Abu-Dayya, “A Mathematical Modeling Approach and

a Novel Solution for Sector Azimuth Angle Planning”, 17th IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical

Conference (MELECON 2014), Beirut, Lebanon, April 2014.

21. N. Akl and Z. Dawy, “Statistical Interference Maps for Opportunistic Spectrum Access in Cellu-

lar Networks”, IEEE Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing (GlobalSIP 2013),

Austin, Texas, December 2013 (invited paper).

22. S. Taleb, H. Hajj, and Z. Dawy, ”Entropy-based Optimization to Trade-off Energy and Accuracy for

Activity Mobile Sensing”, Fourth International Conference on Energy Aware Computing Systems

and Applications (ICEAC 2013), Istanbul, Turkey, December 2013.

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23. Y. Zhang, L. Song, W. Saad, Z. Dawy, and Z. Han, “Exploring Social Ties for Enhanced Device-

to-Device Communications in Wireless Networks”, IEEE Globecom 2013, Atlanta, GA, December

2013.

24. N. Zorba, E. Yaacoub, A. El-Hajj, and Z. Dawy, “Opportunistic Bi-directional Scheduling under

Quality of Experience Demands”, ACM MSWiM 2013 - 2nd ACM Workshop on High Performance

Mobile Opportunistic Systems (HP-MOSys 2013), Barcelona, Spain, November 2013.

25. H. Tabassum, Z. Dawy,and M.S. Alouini, “Statistics of the Uplink Co-Tier Interference in Closed

Access Heterogeneous Networks”, IEEE 24th International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and

Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC 2013), London, UK, September 2013.

26. E. Yaacoub, A. Imran, Z. Dawy, and A. Abu-Dayya, “A Game Theoretic Framework for Energy

Efficient Deployment and Operation of Heterogeneous LTE Networks”, IEEE 18th International

Workshop on Computer Aided Modeling Analysis and Design of Communication Links and Net-

works (CAMAD), Berlin, Germany, September 2013 [received best paper award].

27. Y. Zhang, E. Pan, L. Song, W. Saad, Z. Dawy, and Z. Han, “Social Network Enhanced Device-to-

Device Communication Underlaying Cellular Networks”, IEEE International Conference on Com-

munications in China (ICCC 2013) - International Workshop on Device-to-Device Communications

and Networks (D2D), Xian, China, August 2013.

28. A. M. El-Hajj and Z. Dawy, “On Delay-Aware Joint Uplink/Downlink Resource Allocation in

OFDMA Networks”, 18th IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC 2013),

Split, Croatia, July 2013.

29. S. Sharafeddine, K. Jahed, N. Abbas, E. Yaacoub, and Z. Dawy, “Exploiting Multiple Wireless

Interfaces in Smartphones for Traffic Offloading”, First International Black Sea Conference on

Communications and Networking (BlackSeaCom 2013), Batumi, Georgia, July 2013.

30. N. Zorba, E. Yaacoub, A. El-Hajj, and Z. Dawy, “A Modified Joint Uplink-Downlink Opportunistic

Scheduling for Quality of Service Guarantees”, IEEE ICC 2013 - 3rd IEEE International Workshop

on Smart Communication Protocols and Algorithms (SCPA), Budapest, Hungary, June 2013.

31. A. Imran, E. Yaacoub, Z. Dawy, and A. Abu-Dayya, “On the Capacity and Spatial Fairness Trade-

off in Planning Sectorization and Frequency Reuse”, Third International Conference on Communi-

cations and Information Technology (ICCIT 2013), Beirut, Lebanon, June 2013.

32. F. Kasem, A. Haskou, and Z. Dawy, “On Antenna Parameters Self Optimization in LTE Cellu-

lar Networks”, Third International Conference on Communications and Information Technology

(ICCIT 2013), Beirut, Lebanon, June 2013.

33. S. Taleb, N. Abbas, H. Hajj, and Z. Dawy, “On Sensor Selection in Mobile Devices based on Energy,

Application Accuracy, and Context Metrics”, Third International Conference on Communications

and Information Technology (ICCIT 2013), Beirut, Lebanon, June 2013.

34. N. Abbas, S. Taleb, H. Hajj, and Z. Dawy, “A Learning-Based Approach for Network Selection

in WLAN/3G Heterogeneous Network”, Third International Conference on Communications and

Information Technology (ICCIT 2013), Beirut, Lebanon, June 2013.

35. H. Tabassum, F. Yilmaz, Z. Dawy, and M.S. Alouini, “Resource Allocation based Uplink Intercell

Interference Model in Multi-Carrier Networks,” in 2013 IEEE 77th Vehicular Technology Conference

(VTC2013-Spring), Dresden, Germany, June 2013.

36. F. Hariri, G. Daher, H. Sibai, K. Frenn, S. Doniguian, and Z. Dawy, “Towards a Silent Mobile

Sensing Framework for Smart Cities”, World Wireless Research Forum Meeting 30, Oulu, Finland,

April 2013.

37. A. Imran, E. Yaacoub, Z. Dawy, and A. Abu-Dayya, “Planning Future Cellular Networks: A Generic

Framework for Performance Quantification”, European Wireless 2013, Guildford, UK, April 2013.

38. S. Taleb, M. Dia, J. Farhat, Z. Dawy, and H. Hajj, “On the Design of Energy-Aware 3G/WiFi

Heterogeneous Networks Under Realistic Conditions,” in 27th IEEE International Conference on

Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA 2013) - Ninth International Workshop

on Heterogeneous Wireless Networks (HWISE), Barcelona, Spain, March 2013.

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39. H. Tabassum, F. Yilmaz, Z. Dawy, and M.S. Alouini, “A Statistical Model for Uplink Intercell Inter-

ference with Power Adaptation and Greedy Scheduling,” in 2012 IEEE 76th Vehicular Technology

Conference (VTC2012-Fall), Quebec City, Canada, September 2012.

40. N. Harb, M. Saghir, Z. Dawy, and C. Valderrama, “FPGA Based Accelerator For Bioinformatics

Haplotype Inference Application,” in 13th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Compu-

tational Biology (BIOCOMP’12), Las Vegas, USA, July 2012.

41. A. M. El-Hajj, Z. Dawy, and W. Saad, “A Stable Matching Game for Joint Uplink/Downlink

Resource Allocation in OFDMA Wireless Networks”, in IEEE ICC 2012, Ottawa, Canada, June

2012.

42. L. Al-Kanj and Z. Dawy, “Optimized Energy-Aware Multicasting over Wireless Cellular Networks

with Multihop Cooperation”, in IEEE ICC 2012, Ottawa, Canada, June 2012.

43. W. El-Beaino, A. M. El-Hajj, and Z. Dawy, “A Proactive Approach for LTE Radio Network Plan-

ning With Green Considerations,” in 19th International Conference on Telecommunications (ICT

2012), Jounieh, Lebanon, April 2012.

44. A. M. El-Hajj and Z. Dawy, “On Probabilistic Queue Length Based Joint Uplink/Downlink Re-

source Allocation in OFDMA Networks,” in 19th International Conference on Telecommunications

(ICT 2012), Jounieh, Lebanon, April 2012.

45. L. Al-Kanj and Z. Dawy, “Energy-Aware Resource Allocation in OFDMA Wireless Multicasting

Networks,” in 19th International Conference on Telecommunications (ICT 2012), Jounieh, Lebanon,

April 2012 .

46. E. Yaacoub, Z. Dawy, and A. Abu-Dayya, “On Real-Time Video Streaming over LTE Networks

with Mobile-to-Mobile Cooperation,” in 19th International Conference on Telecommunications (ICT

2012), Jounieh, Lebanon, April 2012.

47. H. Tabassum, F. Yilmaz, Z. Dawy, and M.S. Alouini, “On the Modeling of Uplink Inter-Cell Inter-

ference based on Proportional Fair Scheduling”, in IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking

Conference (WCNC 2012) - 4G Mobile Radio Access Networks Workshop, Paris, France, April 2012.

48. L. Al-Kanj, M. Abdallah, and Z. Dawy, “On Optimal Mobile Terminal Grouping in Energy Aware

Cooperative Content Distribution Networks,” in IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking

Conference (WCNC 2012), Paris, France, April 2012.

49. L. Al-Kanj and Z. Dawy, “Offloading Wireless Cellular Networks via Energy-Constrained Local Ad

Hoc Networks”, in IEEE Globecom 2011, Houston, USA, December 2011.

50. A. M. El-Hajj and Z. Dawy, “Dynamic Joint Switching Point Configuration and Resource Allocation

in TDD-OFDMA Wireless Networks”’, in IEEE Globecom 2011, Houston, USA, December 2011.

51. H. Tabassum, F. Yilmaz, Z. Dawy, and M.S. Alouini, “On the Statistics of Uplink Inter-Cell Inter-

ference with Greedy Resource Allocation”, in IEEE International Symposium on Wireless Commu-

nication Systems (ISWCS 2011), Aachen, Germany, November 2011.

52. E. Yaacoub, L. Al-Kanj, Z. Dawy, S. Sharafeddine, F. Filali, and A. Abu-Dayya, “A Nash Bar-

gaining Solution for Energy-Efficient Content Distribution over Wireless Networks with Mobile-to-

Mobile Cooperation”, in 4th Joint IFIP Wireless and Mobile Networking Conference, Toulouse,

France, October 2011.

53. A. M. El-Hajj, M. Awad, and Z. Dawy, “SIRA: A Socially Inspired Framework for an Uplink/Downlink

Resource Aware Allocation in OFDMA Systems based on Game Theory Concepts”, in IEEE Inter-

national Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernatics, Anchorage, Alaska, October 2011.

54. L. Al-Kanj, W. Saad, and Z. Dawy, “A Game Theoretic Approach for Content Distribution over

Wireless Networks with Mobile-to-Mobile Cooperation”, in IEEE PIMRC 2011, Toronto, Canada,

September 2011.

55. A. Abdel Khalek and Z. Dawy, “Optimized Resource Allocation for Video Transmission over Multi-

hop Networks with End-to-End Statistical Delay Bound”, in International Conference on Software,

Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCOM 2011), Hvar, Croatia, September 2011.

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56. E. Yaacoub, L. Al-Kanj, Z. Dawy, S. Sharafeddine, and A. Abu-Dayya, “A Channel-Aware Reserva-

tion Protocol for Cooperative Content Distribution over OFDMA Networks”, in International Con-

ference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCOM 2011), Hvar, Croatia,

September 2011.

57. H. Tabassum, Z. Dawy, and M.S. Alouini, “Sum Rate Maximization in the Uplink of Multi-Cell

OFDMA Networks”, in 7th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Con-

ference (IWCMC 2011), Istanbul, Turkey, July 2011.

58. E. Yaacoub and Z. Dawy, “Joint Uplink Scheduling and Interference Mitigation in Multicell LTE

Networks,” in IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2011), Kyoto, Japan, June

2011.

59. A. M. El-Hajj and Z. Dawy, “On Optimized Joint Uplink/Downlink Resource Allocation in OFDMA

Networks,” in 16th IEEE Symposium on Computer and Communications (ISCC’11), Corfu, Greece,

June 2011.

60. E. Yaacoub, L. Al-Kanj, Z. Dawy, S. Sharafeddine, and A. Abu-Dayya, “Energy Efficient Fair Con-

tent Distribution over LTE Networks using Bluetooth Piconets,” in 26th Wireless World Research

Forum (WWRF), Doha, Qatar, April 2011.

61. E. Yaacoub and Z. Dawy, “Enhancing the Performance of OFDMA Underlay Cognitive Radio

Networks via Secondary Pattern Nulling and Primary Beam Steering,” in IEEE Wireless Commu-

nications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2011), Cancun, Mexico, March 2011.

62. E. Yaacoub, A. Al-Alaoui, and Z. Dawy, “Novel Time-Frequency Reservation Aloha Scheme for

OFDMA Systems,” in IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2011),

Cancun, Mexico, March 2011.

63. E. Yaacoub and Z. Dawy, “Proportional Fair Scheduling with Probabilistic Interference Avoidance in

the Uplink of Multicell OFDMA Systems,” in IEEE Globecom 2010 Workshop on Mobile Computing

and Emerging Communication Networks, Miami, USA, December 2010.

64. E. Yaacoub, Z. Dawy, A. El-Hajj, and K. Kabalan, “Opportunistic Beamforming for Uplink OFDMA

Scheduling in Severe Interference Conditions,” in 2010 High Performance Computing & Simulation

Conference (HPCS 2010), Caen, France, June 2010.

65. W. Saad, S. Sharafeddine, and Z. Dawy, “Joint BS Assignment and End-to-End Scheduling for

Wireless Cellular Networks with Heterogeneous Services,” in IEEE International Symposium on

Wireless Pervasive Computing (ISWPC’10), Modena, Italy, May 2010.

66. E. Yaacoub, A. M. El-Hajj, and Z. Dawy, “Ergodic Sum-Rate Maximization in OFDMA Uplink

with Discrete Rates,” in European Wireless Conference 2010 (EW 2010), Lucca, Italy, April 2010.

67. A. Abdel Khalek, L. Al-Kanj, Z. Dawy, and G. Turkiyyah, ”Site Placement and Site Selection

Algorithms for UMTS Radio Planning with Quality Constraints,” in 17th International Conference

on Telecommunications 2010 (ICT 2010), Doha, Qatar, April 2010.

68. L. Al-Kanj and Z. Dawy, ”Optimized Energy Efficient Content Distribution over Wireless Networks

with Mobile-to-Mobile Cooperation,” in 17th International Conference on Telecommunications 2010

(ICT 2010), Doha, Qatar, April 2010.

69. E. Yaacoub and Z. Dawy, “A Transparent Pricing Scheme for Interference Mitigation in Uplink

OFDMA with Collaborative Distributed Scheduling,” in 17th International Conference on Telecom-

munications 2010 (ICT 2010), Doha, Qatar, April 2010.

70. E. Yaacoub and Z. Dawy, “A Comparison of Uplink Scheduling in OFDMA and SCFDMA,” in 17th

International Conference on Telecommunications 2010 (ICT 2010), Doha, Qatar, April 2010.

71. A. M. El-Hajj, E. Yaacoub, and Z. Dawy, “On Uplink OFDMA Resource Allocation with Ergodic

Sum-Rate Maximization,” in IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio

Communications (PIMRC’09), Tokyo, Japan, September 2009.

72. E. Yaacoub, H. Al-Asadi, and Z. Dawy, “Low Complexity Scheduling Algorithms for the LTE

Uplink,” in IEEE Symposium on Computer and Communications (ISCC’09), Sousse, Tunisia, July

2009.

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73. I. Al-Kassem, S. Sharafeddine, and Z. Dawy, “Hybrid Ring Tree Scatternet Formation in Bluetooth

Networks,” in IEEE Symposium on Computer and Communications (ISCC’09), Sousse, Tunisia,

July 2009.

74. E. Yaacoub and Z. Dawy, “Centralized and Distributed LTE Uplink Scheduling in a Distributed Base

Station Scenario,” in International Conference on Advances in Computational Tools for Engineering

Applications (ACTEA’09), Beirut, Lebanon, July 2009.

75. S. Al-Chikhani, L. Al-Kanj, and Z. Dawy, “Video Distribution over Wireless Networks with Mobile-

to-Mobile Cooperation,” in International Conference on Advances in Computational Tools for En-

gineering Applications (ACTEA’09), Beirut, Lebanon, July 2009.

76. L. Al-Kanj, Z. Dawy, and G. Turkiyyah, “A Mathematical Optimization Approach for Radio Net-

work Planning of GSM/UMTS Co-Siting,” in IEEE International Conference on Communications

(ICC 2009), Dresden, Germany, June 2009.

77. E. Yaacoub and Z. Dawy, “A Game Theoretical Formulation for Proportional Fairness in LTE

Uplink Scheduling,” in IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2009),

Budapest, Hungary, April 2009.

78. E. Yaacoub and Z. Dawy, “Distributed Probabilistic Scheduling in OFDMA Uplink using Subcarrier

Sensing,” in IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2009), Budapest,

Hungary, April 2009.

79. E. Yaacoub, Z. Dawy, A. El-Hajj, and K. Kabalan, “Distributed On-Off Uplink Scheduling in

CDMA Systems with Adaptive Antenna Arrays,” in IFIP Wireless Days 2008, Dubai, United Arab

Emirates, November 2008.

80. M. Ramadan, L. El Zein, and Z. Dawy, “Implementation and Evaluation of Cooperative Video

Streaming for Mobile Devices,” in 19th IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and

Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC 2008), Cannes, France, Sept. 2008.

81. I. Abdel Nabi and Z. Dawy, “Advanced Antenna Configurations for the Downlink of Multihop

Based Cellular Networks,” in IEEE International Symposium on Spread Spectrum Techniques and

Applications (ISSSTA’08), Bologna, Italy, Aug. 2008.

82. W. Saad, Z. Dawy, and S. Sharafeddine, “On End-to-End Scheduling in Wireless Cellular Net-

works,” in IEEE International Symposium on Spread Spectrum Techniques and Applications (ISSSTA’08),

Bologna, Italy, Aug. 2008.

83. E. Yaacoub, Z. Dawy, K. Kabalan, and A. El-Hajj, “Reverse link Rate Control in 1xEV-DO with

Adaptive Antenna Arrays,” in International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Con-

ference (IWCMC 2008), Crete, Greece, Aug. 2008.

84. M. Nassar, R. Abdallah, H. Ali Zeineddine, E. Yaacoub, and Z. Dawy, “A New Multitask Learn-

ing Method for Multiorganism Gene Network Estimation”, in IEEE International Symposium on

Information Theory (ISIT 2008), Toronto, Canada, July 2008.

85. E. Yaacoub and Z. Dawy, “On WCDMA Downlink Capacity with Power Allocation Strategy and

Adaptive Antenna Arrays”, in IEEE International Conference in Communications (ICC 2008),

Beijing, China, May 2008.

86. S. Sharafeddine, Z. Dawy, and A. Beainy, “Network Provisioning over IP Networks with Call

Admission Control Schemes”, in ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and

Applications (AICCSA 2008), Doha, Qatar, March/April 2008.

87. W. Saad, S. Sharafeddine, and Z. Dawy, “A Micro-Economics Approach for Scheduling in CDMA

Networks with End-to-End QoS Guarantees,” in 18th IEEE International Symposium on Personal,

Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC 2007), Athens, Greece, Sept. 2007.

88. S. Arayssi, M. Akl, S. Abou Saab, and Z. Dawy, “SiMBCN: An Interactive Simulation Tool for

Multihop Based Cellular Networks,“ in ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems

and Applications (AICCSA 2007), Amman, Jordan, May 2007.

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89. Z. Abou-Atme, N. Sulieman, L. El-Aawar, and Z. Dawy, “A New Class of Services for Mobile Devices

using Bluetooth Connectivity,“ in ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and

Applications (AICCSA 2007), Amman, Jordan, May 2007.

90. Z. Dawy, S. Arayssi, I. Abdel Nabi, and A. Husseini, “Fixed Relaying with Advanced Antennas for

CDMA Cellular Networks,” in IEEE Globecom 2006, San Francisco, CA, Dec. 2006.

91. M. Sarkis, Z. Dawy, F. Obermeier, and K. Diepold, “Automatic Low-Rank Model Estimator for

PCA,” in International Conference on Image Processing (ICIP’06), Atlanta, USA, Oct. 2006.

92. Z. Dawy and S. Arayssi,“Advanced Fixed Relaying in Multihop Based Cellular Networks,” in IEEE

International Conference on Communications (ICC’06), Istanbul, Turkey, June 2006.

93. E. Yaacoub, R. El Kaissi, and Z. Dawy, “Chebyshev Antenna Arrays for WCDMA Downlink

Capacity Enhancement,” in 16th IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile

Radio Communications (PIMRC’05), Berlin, Germany, Sept. 2005.

94. R. El Kaissi, A. Kayssi, A. Chehab, and Z. Dawy, “DAWWSEN: A Defense Mechanism against

Wormhole Attacks in Wireless Sensor Networks,” in Second International Conference on Innovations

in Information Technology (IIT’05), Dubai, UAE, Sept. 2005.

95. R. Wehbi, A. Kayssi, A. Chehab, and Z. Dawy, “SERVEN: Network Setup for Secure Routing

in Inter-Vehicle Communication Networks,” in Second International Conference on Innovations in

Information Technology (IIT’05), Dubai, UAE, Sept. 2005.

96. J. Naoum-Sawaya, B. Ghaddar, S. Khawam, H. Safa, H. Artail, and Z. Dawy, “Adaptive Approach

for QoS Support in IEEE 802.11e Wireless LAN,” in IEEE International Conference on Wireless and

Mobile Computing , Networking and Communications (WiMob’05), Montreal, Canada, Aug. 2005.

97. S. Sharafeddine and Z. Dawy, “Capacity Assignment for Video Traffic in Multiservice IP Networks

with Statistical QoS Guarantees,” in 10th IEEE Symposium on Computer and Communications

(ISCC’05), Cartagena, Spain, June 2005.

98. M. Sarkis, Z. Dawy, J. Hagenauer, and J. C. Mueller, “Gene Clustering using Independent Com-

ponent Analysis,” in IEEE International Workshop on Genomic Signal Processing and Statistics

(Gensips’05), New Port, Rohde Island, May 2005.

99. Z. Dawy, F. Gonzalez, J. Hagenauer, and J. C. Mueller,“Modeling and Analysis of Gene Expression

Mechanisms: A Communication Theory Approach,” in IEEE International Conference on Commu-

nications (ICC’05), Seoul, South Korea, May 2005.

100. Z. Dawy, J. Hagenauer, P. Hanus, and J. C. Mueller,“Mutual Information Based Distance Measures

for Classification and Content Recognition with Applications to Genetics,” in IEEE International

Conference on Communications (ICC’05), Seoul, South Korea, May 2005.

101. B. Goebel, Z. Dawy, J. Hagenauer, and J. C. Mueller,“An Approximation to the Distribution of

Finite Sample Size Mutual Information Estimates,” in IEEE International Conference on Commu-

nications (ICC’05), Seoul, South Korea, May 2005.

102. Z. Dawy, M. Sarkis, J. Hagenauer, and J. C. Mueller, “A Novel Gene Mapping Algorithm based

on Independent Component Analysis,” in IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and

Signal Processing (ICASSP’05), Philadelphia, USA, Mar. 2005.

103. J. Hagenauer, Z. Dawy, B. Goebel, P. Hanus, and J. C. Mueller, “Genomic Analysis using Meth-

ods from Information Theory,” in IEEE Information Theory Workshop 2004, San Antonio, USA,

Oct. 2004.

104. Z. Dawy, “Power Allocation in Wireless Multihop Networks with Application to Virtual Antenna

Arrays,” in 15th IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Commu-

nications (PIMRC’04), Barcelona, Spain, Sept. 2004.

105. Z. Dawy, S. Jaranakaran, and S. Sharafeddine, “Intercell Interference Margin for CDMA Uplink

Radio Network Planning,” in 15th IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile

Radio Communications (PIMRC’04), Barcelona, Spain, Sept. 2004.

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106. S. Sharafeddine, N. Kongtong, and Z. Dawy, “Capacity Allocation for Voice over IP Networks

using Maximum Waiting Time Models,” in 11th International Conference on Telecommunications

(ICT’04), Fortaleza, Brazil, Aug. 2004.

107. R. Abou-Jaoude, Z. Dawy, E. Mohyeldin, J. Luo, and M. Dillinger, “Prioritized Software Downloads

in UMTS FDD Systems,” in 13th IST Mobile and Wireless Communications Summit 2004, Lyon,

France, June 2004.

108. S. Sharafeddine and Z. Dawy, “A Capacity Margin for IP Networks with QoS Constraints and Uncer-

tain Demands”, in 9th IEEE Symposium on Computer and Communications (ISCC’04), Alexandria,

Egypt, June/July 2004.

109. Z. Dawy and A. Seeger, ”Coverage and Capacity Enhancement of Multiservice WCDMA Cellular

Systems via Serial Interference Cancellation,” in IEEE ICC 2004, Paris, France, June 2004.

110. R. Abou–Jaoude, Z. Dawy, E. Mohyeldin, J. Luo, and M. Dillinger, ”On Resource Allocation for

Multiple Bearer Services in UMTS Supporting Reconfiguration,” in World Wireless Congress 2004,

San Francisco, CA, May 2004.

111. Z. Dawy, J. Hagenauer, and A. Hoffmann, “Implementing the Context Tree Weighting Method for

Content Recognition,” in Data Compression Conference (DCC’04), Snowbird, Utah, Mar. 2004.

112. Z. Dawy, A. Seeger, and M. Mecking, “Design Methodologies and Power Setting Strategies for

WCDMA Serial Interference Cancellation Receivers,” in International Zurich Seminar on Commu-

nications (IZS’04), Zurich, Switzerland, Feb. 2004.

113. Z. Dawy and H. Kamoun, “The General Gaussian Relay Channel: Analysis and Insights,” in

5th International ITG Conference on Source and Channel Coding (SCC’04), Erlangen, Germany,

Jan. 2004.

114. Z. Dawy, S. Davidovic, and I. Oikonomidis, “Coverage and Capacity Enhancement of CDMA Cellu-

lar Systems via Multihop Transmission,” in IEEE Globecom 2003, San Francisco, USA, Dec. 2003.

115. Z. Dawy, S. Davidovic, and A. Seeger, “Residual Interference Modeling in WCDMA Serial Inter-

ference Cancellation Receivers,” in International Symposium on Wireless Systems and Networks

(ISWSN’03), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Mar. 2003.

116. Z. Dawy and P. Leelapornchai, “Optimal Number of Relay Nodes in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks

with Non–Cooperative Accessing Schemes,” in International Symposium on Information Theory

and its Applications (ISITA’02), Xi’an, China, Oct. 2002.

117. Z. Dawy, S. Davidovic, M. Mecking, and A. Seeger, “Feedback Decision Functions for WCDMA

Serial Interference Cancellation Receivers with Pilot–Aided Channel Estimation,” in IEEE Interna-

tional Symposium on Spread Spectrum Techniques and Applications (ISSSTA’02), Prague, Czech

Republic, Sept. 2002.

118. M. Mecking, Z. Dawy, and A. Seeger, “Enhanced Receiver Structures for Cellular Multiple–Access

Systems with Two Service Classes,” in 4th International ITG Conference on Source and Channel

Coding (SCC’02), Berlin, Germany, Jan. 2002.

119. M. Itani, M. Dillinger, Z. Dawy, and J. Luo, “Switched Multi–Beam Investigations for the Forward

Link of WCDMA,” in IEEE 3Gwireless 2001, San Francisco, CA, May 2001.

120. Z. Dawy, J. Luo, M. Dillinger, and C. Brunner, “System Level Performance Evaluation of Smart An-

tennas for the Reverse Link of WCDMA,” in IEEE 3Gwireless 2000, San Francisco, CA, June 2000.

121. J. Luo, M. Dillinger, E. Schulz, and Z. Dawy, “Probability Estimation for Soft Handover in

WCDMA,” in IEEE 3Gwireless 2000, San Francisco, CA, June 2000.

122. J. Luo, M. Dillinger, E. Schulz, and Z. Dawy, “Optimal Timer Settings for the Soft Handover

Algorithm in WCDMA,” in IEEE 3Gwireless 2000, San Francisco, CA, June 2000.

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Workshops, Posters, and Abstracts

1. Z. Dawy, A. El-Hajj, M.H. Nassralla, N. Abbas, J. El-Imad, “Patient-aware Epileptic Seizure

Prediction in the Context of M-Health Systems,” 7th International Workshop on Seizure Prediction

(IWSP), Melbourne, Australia, August 2015 (poster).

2. A. El-Hajj and Z. Dawy, “A Context-Aware Resource Management Approach for Heterogeneous

Connectivity in Next Generation Wireless Networks”, 32nd Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF)

Meeting, Marrakech, Morocco, May 2014.

3. Z. Dawy, E. Yaacoub, and M.S. Alouini, “On Green Planning and Management of Cellular Networks

in Urban Cities”, Qatar Foundation Annual Research Conference 2013, Doha, Qatar, November

2013.

4. F. Hariri, G. Daher, H. Sibai, K. Frenn, S. Doniguian, and Z. Dawy, “Towards a Silent Mobile

Sensing Framework for Smart Cities,” 30th Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF) Meeting,

Oulu, Finland, April 2013.

5. H. Tabassum, F. Yilmaz, Z. Dawy, and M. -S. Alouini, “An Inter-Cell Interference Model with Pro-

portional Fair Scheduler over Generalized Fading Channels,” Be-FEMTO and FREEDOM winter

school, Barcelona, Spain, February 2012 (poster).

6. R. Mourad and Z. Dawy, “Identification of Protein-Protein Interactions using Compressed Sensing,”

Second Annual AUB Basic Biomedical Research Day, Beirut, Lebanon, February 2012 (poster).

7. R. Mourad and Z. Dawy, “Designing Pooling Systems for Protein-Protein Interaction Inference using

LDPC Codes,” First Annual AUB Basic Biomedical Research Day, Beirut, Lebanon, February 2011

(poster presentation; received “outstanding graduate student research presentation” award).

8. Z. Dawy, “UMTS Radio Network Planning and Capacity/Coverage Enhancement,” IEEE Lebanon

Communications Workshop (LCW 2007), Beirut, Lebanon, March 2007.

9. P. Hanus, Z. Dawy, J. Hagenauer, and J. Mueller,“DNA Classification Using Mutual Information

Based Compression Distance Measures,” 14th International Conference of Medical Physics, Nuern-

berg, Germany, Sept. 2005 (poster).

10. B. Goebel, M. Sarkis, Z. Dawy, P. Hanus, J. Hagenauer, and J. Mueller, “Mutual Information

and Independent Component Analysis in Population-Based Gene Mapping,” 14th International

Conference of Medical Physics, Nuernberg, Germany, Sept. 2005 (poster).

11. J. C. Mueller, Z. Dawy, B. Goebel, T. Meitinger, and J. Hagenauer, “Entropy-based gene mapping

of complex traits,” European Mathematical Genetics Meeting (EMGM), Kiel, Germany, March

2004 (poster).

12. J. C. Mueller, E. Bresch, Z. Dawy, T. Bettecken, T. Meitinger, and J. Hagenauer, “Shannon’s

Mutual Information Applied to Population–Based Gene Mapping,” 53rd Annual Meeting of The

American Society of Human Genetics, Los Angeles, USA, Nov. 2003 (poster).

13. J. C. Mueller, E. Bresch, Z. Dawy, M. Schellmann, and J. Hagenauer, “Shannon’s Mutual In-

formation Applied to Population–Based Gene Mapping,” German Conference on Bioinformatics

(GCB’03), Munich, Germany, Oct. 2003 (poster).

14. Z. Dawy, “Relay Regions for the General Gaussian Relay Channel,” Winter School on Coding and

Information Theory 2003, Monte Verita, Switzerland, Feb. 2003.

15. M. Mecking and Z. Dawy, “Cellular Multiple Access with Different Decoding Schemes and Service

Classes,” COST 262 workshop: Multiuser detection in spread spectrum communications - Technical

report ITUU-TR-2001/01, Ulm, Germany, Jan. 2001.

Supervision of PhD Students

1. Mohamad Hussein Nassralla (since Feb. 2015): Research focus on biomedical signal processing for

neurological disorders.

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2. Nour Kouzayha (since Sept. 2013): Research focus on machine-to-machine communications in cel-

lular networks.

3. Atlal El Asaad (since Feb. 2013): Research focus on genomic computational modeling for protein-

DNA interaction mechanisms.

4. Nadine Abbas (since Oct. 2012, joint supervision with Prof. Hazem Hajj): Research focus on

WiFi/cellular heterogeneous wireless networks with quality of experience considerations.

5. Sireen Taleb (since Oct. 2012, joint supervision with Prof. Hazem Hajj): Research focus on energy

efficient context-aware mobile sensing in smartphones.

6. Ahmad El-Hajj (graduated in January 2014): Thesis title: “A Joint Uplink/Downlink Optimization

Framework for Resource Management in Next Generation Wireless Networks”.

7. Lina Al-Kanj (graduated in July 2012): Thesis title: “Energy Efficient Content Distribution over

Wireless Networks with Mobile-to-Mobile Cooperation”.

8. Elias Yaacoub (graduated in July 2010): Thesis title: “Efficient Resource Allocation in Uplink

OFDMA Systems”.

Supervision of Master’s Students

1. Lynn Aoude (ongoing): “Modeling Mobility and Content Similarity for Efficient Device-to-Device

Data Sharing”.

2. Mostafa Dikmak (graduated in Sept. 2014): “Energy-Aware Cooperative Content Distribution with

Dynamic Topologies”.

3. Mona Jaber (May 2014): “Dynamic LTE Network Dimensioning”.

4. Ursula Challita (Feb. 2014): “LTE Radio Network Planning under System and Channel Uncer-

tainty”.

5. Zeina El Zein (Sept. 2013): “Spectrum Sensing Using Independent Component Analysis”.

6. Zakaria Mreish (Jan. 2013): “E-MBMS with Clustering of Mobile Terminals in LTE Networks”.

7. Wissam El Beaino (Nov. 2012):“LTE Radio Network Planning with Green Considerations”.

8. Ramy Mourad (March 2012): “Designing Pooling Systems for High-Throughput Identification of

Biological Interactions using Compressed Sensing”.

9. Amin Abdel Khalek (June 2010): “Optimal Cooperative Video Distribution with Statistical QoS

Provisions over Wireless Networks”.

10. Amal Al-Arid (March 2010): “Web Traffic Modeling and Content Analysis using Energy Profiling

of Mobile Devices”.

11. Ahmad El-Hajj (July 2009): “Optimized Uplink OFDMA Resource Allocation with Ergodic Rate

Maximization”.

12. Ronalde Faddoul (Oct. 2008): “On the Relation between DNA Repair and the Genetic Code”.

13. Samer Chikhani (Aug. 2008): “On Optimal Video Distribution over Infrastructure Controlled P2P

Networks”.

14. Naim Harb (Aug. 2008, co-supervised with Prof. Mazen Saghir): “FPGA based Accelerator for

Haplotype Inference”.

15. Friedrich Kischkel (Nov. 2007, co-supervised with Johanna Weindl at Munich University of Tech-

nology): “Analysis of Translation Initiation in Higher Organisms using Information and Coding

Theory”.

16. Ibrahim Al Kassem (Oct. 2007, co-supervised with Prof. Sanaa Sharafeddine at Lebanese American

University): “BlueHRT: Hybrid Ring Tree Scatternet Formation in Bluetooth Networks”.

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17. Walid Saad (May 2007, co-supervised with Prof. Sanaa Sharafeddine at Lebanese American Uni-

versity): “Scheduling in CDMA Networks with End-to-End QoS Guarantees”.

18. Ahmad Husseini (May 2007): “Design of Experiments for Wireless Communications Laboratory”.

19. Lina Al-Kanj (May 2007, co-supervised with Prof. Norbert Hanik at Munich University of Tech-

nology): “Electronic Signal Predistortion for Compensation of Polarization Mode Dispersion in

Optical Fibers”.

20. Amjad Beainy (May 2007, co-supervised with Prof. Sanaa Sharafeddine at Lebanese American

University): “Capacity Assignment for Multimedia over IP Networks with Traffic Deviation”.

21. Ibrahim Abdel Nabi (Mar. 2007): “Advanced Antenna Techniques for Multihop based Cellular

Networks”.

22. Adnan Nehme (June 2006): “Distributed Multiuser Detection in Multihop Based Communication

Networks”.

23. Johanna Weindl (Nov. 2005, co-supervised with Pavol Hanus at Munich University of Technology):

“Coding Theory Models for DNA-Protein Interactions”.

University Teaching Activities

• EECE 640 “Wireless Communications”: Introduced as a new graduate course in Fall 2004-2005.

Taught during the following semesters: Fall 2004-2005, Fall 2005-2006, Fall 2006-2007, Fall 2007-

2008, Fall 2008-2009, Fall 2009-2010, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Fall 2013-2014, Spring

2015.

• EECE 645 “Wireless Cellular Technologies”: Introduced as a new graduate course in Spring 2004-

2005. Taught during the following semesters: Spring 2004-2005, Spring 2008, Fall 2011-2012, Fall

2012-2013, Fall 2015-2016.

• EECE 604 “Communications Engineering for Genetics and Bioinformatics”: Introduced as a new

graduate course in Fall 2005-2006. Taught during the following semester: Spring 2006, Fall 2007-

2008, Fall 2010-2011.

• EECE 640L “Wireless Communications Lab”: Introduced as a new graduate lab course in Spring

2006-2007. Taught during the following semesters: Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring

2010.

• EECE 797 “ECE Graduate Seminar”: Coordinated and organized this seminar course during the

following semesters: Fall 2007-2008 and Spring 2008.

• EECE 442 “Communication Systems”: Taught this undergraduate course during the following

semesters: Fall 2009-2010, Fall 2010-2011, Fall 2011-2012, Fall 2012-2013, Fall 2015-2016.

• EECE 350 “Computer Networks”: Taught this undergraduate course during the following semesters:

Spring 2006, Spring 2008, Fall 2008-2009, Spring 2010, Summer 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012,

Fall 2013-2014, Spring 2014, Spring 2015.

• EECE 320 “Digital System Design”: Taught this undergraduate course during the following semester:

Fall 2007-2008.

• EECE 210 “Electric Circuits”: Taught this undergraduate course during the following semester:

Spring 2009.

University Service Activities

• Chair of Joint FEA/FM Biomedical Engineering Graduate Programs Task Force (since Jan. 2012)

• Member of AUB Senate (since Sept. 2013)

• Member of FEA Biomedical Engineering Search Committee (since Apr. 2013)

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• Member of AUB Self Study Periodic Review Report (PRR) Committee (since Mar. 2013)

• Member of AUB Senate Academic Development Committee (since Feb. 2012)

• Member of FEA Undergraduate Curriculum and Student Academic Affairs Committee (since Feb. 2012)

• Member of the University Second Task Force on Tenure (since Feb. 2011)

• Member of ECE Networking and Security Track Committee (since Oct. 2008)

• Member of ECE Communications Track Committee (since Oct. 2008)

• Member of the Organizing Committee: Fourth Annual Basic Biomedical Research Day, February

2015, AUB

• Member of AUB Working Group on Data Security (May 2013 - May 2014)

• Member of the Organizing Committee: Fourth Annual Basic Biomedical Research Day, February

2014, AUB

• Member of AUB Food Service Committee (Feb. 2013 - June 2013)

• Member of the Organizing Committee: Third Annual Basic Biomedical Research Day, February

2013, AUB

• Member of ECE Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (Oct. 2011 - June 2012)

• Member of the Organizing Committee: Second Annual Basic Biomedical Research Day, February

2012, AUB

• Member of the Organizing Committee: First Annual Basic Biomedical Research Day, February

2011, AUB

• Member of ECE Strategic Planning Committee (Oct. 2010 - June 2011)

• Member of ECE Final Year Project Committee (Oct. 2009 - June 2010)

• Member of ECE ABET Accreditation Steering Committee (Oct. 2009 - June 2010)

• Member of FEA Accreditation Committee (Oct. 2008 - June 2010)

• Member of AUB Teaching Excellence Award Committee (during Spring 2009 and Spring 2010)

• Co-chair of AUB Self Study Accreditation Working Group 6 on Educational Offerings (Aug. 2007-

Mar. 2009)

• Member of FEA Academic and Curriculum Committee (Oct. 2007 - Sept. 2009)

• Member of ECE Undergraduate and ABET Committee (Oct. 2007 - Sept. 2009)

• Member of the Organizing Committee: 7th FEA Student Conference - 2008, AUB

• Member of FEA Student Affairs Committee (Oct. 2006 - Sept. 2008)

• Member of the Organizing Committee: 6th FEA Student Confernece - 2007, AUB

• Member of the President’s Task Force on Tenure (Oct. 2006 - Dec. 2007)

• Member of ECE Graduate Committee (Oct. 2004-Sept. 2006)

• Member of ECE Publicity Ad Hoc Committee (Feb. 2006-Oct. 2007)

• Member of ECE Recruitment Ad Hoc Committee (Oct. 2005-Sept. 2006)

• Member of ECE Strategic Planning Ad Hoc Committee during summer 2005

• Editor of the ECE Annual Report during AY 2005-2006 and 2006-2007

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Professional Activities

• Chair: IEEE Communications Society Lebanon Chapter (Jan. 2009-Dec. 2012)

• Vice Chair: IEEE Communications Society Lebanon Chapter (Sept. 2006-Dec. 2008)

• Counselor: IEEE Student Branch at AUB (Sept. 2006-Sept. 2008)

• ABET IDEAL Scholar

• Member of the Lebanese Order of Engineers

• Member of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP)

• Editor: IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications (since December 2014).

• Editor: IEEE Transactions on Communications (since August 2014).

• Editor: Elsevier Physical Communications (since February 2014).

• Editor: Elsevier Pervasive and Mobile Computing (since January 2014).

• Editor: IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials (since April 2012).

• Executive Editor: Wiley Transactions on Emerging Telecommunications Technologies (ETT) (2011-

2014).

• Technical Program Chair: IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC

2016), PHY and Fundamentals Track, Doha, Qatar, April 2016.

• Technical Program Co-Chair, MAC and Cross-Layer Design Track, IEEE Wireless Communications

and Networking Conference (IEEE WCNC’14), Istanbul, Turkey, April 2014

• Plenary Session Co-Chair: 17th IEEE Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference (IEEE MELE-

CON’14), Beirut, Lebanon, April 2014

• Member of the Organizing Committee: 32nd Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF) Meeting,

Morocco, April 2014.

• General Co-Chair: Third International Conference on Communications and Information Technology

2013 (ICCIT’13), Beirut, Lebanon, June 2013

• General Co-Chair: Sixth IEEE Lebanon Communications Workshop 2012 (IEEE LCW’12)

• General Co-Chair: Fifth IEEE Lebanon Communications Workshop 2011 (IEEE LCW’11)

• Publicity Co-Chair: 18th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems

(ICECS’11)

• General Chair: First IEEE Lebanon Communications Student Competition 2011 (IEEE LCSC’11)

• General Chair: Fourth IEEE Lebanon Communications Workshop 2010 (IEEE LCW’10)

• General Chair: Third IEEE Lebanon Communications Workshop 2009 (IEEE LCW’09)

• Technical Program Chair: IEEE Lebanon Communications Workshop 2007 (IEEE LCW’07)

• Guest Editor: EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, Special Issue on Multihop-

Based Cellular Networks, 2007

• Reviewer for various IEEE and international journals and conferences

• Reviewer of research proposals for various funding agencies

• Technical Program Committee (TPC) membership activities:

– IEEE ICC 2015 - Wireless Communications Symposium, IEEE Globecom 2015 - Wireless

Communications Symposium, IEEE Globecom 2015 - 4th International Workshop on Emerging

Technologies for 5G Wireless Cellular Networks, 21st LAAS International Science Conference,

3rd International Conference on Advances in Biomedical Engineering (ICABME’2015)

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– IEEE ICC 2014 - Wireless Communications Symposium, IEEE Globecom 2014 - Wireless

Communications Symposium, IEEE MELECON 2014, IEEE PIMRC 2014

– IEEE ICC 2013 - Wireless Communications Symposium, IEEE WCNC 2013, IEEE Globecom

2013 - Wireless Communications Symposium, IEEE VTC 2013, IEEE PIMRC 2013

– IEEE Globecom 2012 - Wireless Communications Symposium, IEEE Globecom 2012 - Work-

shop on Green Internet of Things, Second International ACTEA12 Conference, IEEE ISCC

2012, IEEE WiMob 2012, RELABIRA 2012 - The Third Symposium on Broadband Networks

and Fast Internet, IEEE International Workshop on Wireless Local Networks (WLN 2012)

– IEEE Globecom 2011 - Wireless Communications Symposium, IEEE ICC 2011 - Wireless Com-

munications Symposium, IEEE Workshop on Wireless Local Networks (IEEE WLN 2011),

IEEE 74th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2011-Fall) - Transmission Technologies

Track, IEEE International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and

Communications (WiMob 2011)

– IEEE Globecom 2010 - Wireless Communications Symposium, 17th ICT 2010 - Wireless and

Satellite Communications Track, IEEE 72nd Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2010-Fall)

- Transmission Technologies Track, IEEE WiMob 2010

– IEEE Globecom 2009 - Wireless Communications Symposium, IEEE WCNC 2009 - Phy/MAC

Track, IEEE ICC 2009 - Phy/Mac Track, IEEE PIMRC 2009, IEEE WiMob 2009

– IEEE Globecom 2008 - Ad Hoc and Sensor Networking Symposium, IEEE WCNC 2008 -

Phy/MAC Track, IEEE ICC 2008 - Wireless Communications Symposium, IEEE WiMob

2008, ACS/IEEE AICSSA 2008

– IEEE Globecom 2007 - Ad Hoc and Sensor Networking Symposium, IEEE WCNC 2007 -

Phy/MAC Track, IEEE ICC 2007 - Wireless Communications Symposium

– IEEE ICC 2006 - Wireless Communications Symposium

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