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Research Interests

Wireless Communication, Error control coding, Information theory, ATM networks, Image processing,

Other Research Activities:

·        Member of the Editorial Board of AJSE for a special issue on Wireless Communications (Dec 99).

·        Member of the committee on writing the recommendations in the 6th Saudi Engineering Conference, Dec 2002.

·        Member of the organizing committee for International Conference on Wireless Systems and Networks (ISWSN’03), Dhahran, March 2003.

·        Chairman of Exhibition Committee, ISWSN’03.

·        Reviewed tens of papers for reputable Journals and Conferences, including IEEE Transaction on Information Theory, IEEE Transaction on Communications, IEEE Transactions on Viechular Technology, IEEE Communication Letters, IEE Electronic Letters, IEE Proceedings on Communications, Journal of High Speed Networks, Arabian Journal of Science and Engineering, Fifth Saudi Engineering Conference, and others.

Journal Publications

 [1]Ahmed Iyanda Sulyman and Maan A. Kousa, “Bit Error Rate Performance Analysis of a Threshold-Based Generalized Selection Combining Scheme in Nakagami Fading Channels”, EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, vol 2, pp. 242-248, April 2005.

[2]M. Kousa, S. Al-Semari, A. Adinoyi and A. Mugaibel, “Throughput Performance of ARQ Schemes Based on Punctured Turbo codes in Rayleigh Fading Channels”, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (AJSE), vol. 28, Number 2C, pp. 59-70, Dec. 2003.

[3]M. A. Kousa, “Performance of Turbo Codes with Matrix Interleavers”, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (AJSE), vol. 28, Number 2B, pp. 211-220, Oct. 2003.

[4]M. A. Kousa and A. Mugaibel, “Puncturing effects on turbo codes”, IEE Proceedings- Communications, vol. 149, no. 3, pp. 132-138, June 2002.

[5]M. A. Kousa, “A Novel Approach for Evaluating the Performance of SPC Product Codes Under Erasure Decoding”, IEEE Transaction on Communications, vol. 50, no. 1, pp. 7-11, Jan. 2002.

[6]M. A. Kousa, “A Hybrid ARQ/FEC Scheme for Noisy ATM Network Links”, Journal of High Speed Networking, Vol. 9, No. 3,4, pp261-272, 2000.

[7]A. Mugaibel and M. A. Kousa, "Evaluation of transfer functions for punctured turbo codes", IEE Electronic Letters, pp. 805-806, 24 April 2000.

[8]M. A. Kousa and G. I. AL-Regib, "Coding-Quantization Exchange for Constant Bit Rate Image Transmission over Wireless Channels”, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (AJSE), vol. 24, Number 2C, pp. 115-124, Dec. 99.

[9]M. A. Kousa, A. Elhakeem and H. Yang, “Performance of ATM Networks under Hybrid ARQ/FEC Error Control Scheme”, IEEE/ACM Transaction on Networking, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 917-925, Dec. 1999.

[10]M. A Kousa and L. F. Turner, “Reliability-throughput optimization for adaptive forward error correction systems”, IEE Proc.-Commun., vol. 143, no. 6, pp. 341-346, Dec. 1996.

[11]M. A. Kousa and L. F. Turner, " Multichannel adaptive Forward Error correction System", IEE Proceeding  I, Vol. 140, No. 5, PP. 357-64, October 1993.

[12]M. A. Kousa and M. Rahman, " An Adaptive Error Control System Using Hybrid ARQ Schemes", IEEE Trans. on communication, Vol.  Com-39, No. 7, pp. 1049-57, July 1991.

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Conference Proceedings Publications

[1]Ahmed Iyanda Sulyman and Maan A. Kousa, “A Threshold-Based Generalized Selection Combining Scheme  in Nakagami Fading Channels”, ISWSN05, Accepted

[2]M. Mohandes, M. A. Kousa  and J. Bakhashwain”Using RFID Smart Tags for Identifying Pilgrims”, Fifth Scientific Meeting for Hajj Research, 11-13 Jan. 2005, Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

[3]S. Zummo, H. Tayyar, and M. Kousa, “Indoor Design of Wireless Local Area Networks”, IEEE-GCC,  23-25 November 2004, Bahrain.

[4]A. A. Shaikhi and M. A. Kousa, “Modified Algorithm for Hard Decision Decoding of Product Codes”, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference 2004 (WCNC 2004), 21-25 March 2004, Atlanta, GA USA

[5]M. A. Kousa, “ADSL Technology, Market and Future”, International Conference on Communications and IT, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Feb. 29- March 3, 2004

[6].M. A. Kousa, “ADSL: the fastest growing broadband Technology”, e-CETEM 2003, ARAMCO, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, Sep. 29- Oct 1, 2003.

[7]M. A. Kousa and A. A. Shaikhi, “Modified Algorithm for Soft Decision Decoding of Product Codes”, IEEE-GCC 2003, Bahrain, 13-14 May, 2003.

[8]M. Kousa, S. Al-Semari, A. Adinoyi and A. Mugaibel, “Punctured Turbo codes Based ARQ Schemes in Rayleigh Fading”, International Symposium on Wireless Systems and Networks (ISWSN’03), Dhahran, March 24-26, 2003.

[9]F. Al-Shalan, A. Adinoyi and M. A. Kousa, "Performance Analysis of MQAM Modulation Schemes with Diversity in Nakagami Fading Channels", The 6th Saudi Engineering Conference, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, vol. 4 pp 377-381,Dec 14-17, 2002.

[10]A. Sulyman and M. A. Kousa, “Bit error rate performance of a generalized diversity combining scheme in Nakagami fading channels” IEEE wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Chicago, IL, Pare s6.4, 23-28, Sep. 2000.

[11]A. Mugaibel and M. A. Kousa, " Understanding Turbo Codes", 6th IEEE Technical Exchange Meeting, pp. 163-167, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, April 20-21, 1999.

[12]M. A. Kousa and A. Mugaibel, " Cell Loss Recovery Using Two-Dimensional Erasure Correction for ATM Networks", 7th International Conference on Telecommunication Systems Modeling, pp. 85-89, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, March 18-21, 1999.

[13]A. Mugaibel and M. A. Kousa, " Turbo Codes: Promises and Challenges", Communications Engineering Technical Exchange Meeting CETEM 99, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, March 15-17, 1999.

[14]A. Elhakeem, M. A. Kousa  and H. Yang, “A Hybrid Error Correction Technique for ATM Networks”, IEEE International Conference on Communication (ICC'98), pp. 1168-1173, Atlanta, GA, 7-11  June, 1998.

[15]A. Addas, T. Dann and M. A. Kousa, "Evaluation of IP Switching Technology", 5th IEEE Technical Exchange Meeting, pp. 122-127, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, May 19-20, 1998.

[16]A. Addas, K. Smith and M. A. Kousa, "Experimental Evaluation of IP Multicast Routing Protocol", 5th IEEE Technical Exchange Meeting, pp. 133-136, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, May 19-20, 1998.

[17]M. A. Kousa and S. A. Al-Semari, “Adaptive binary coding for diversity communication systems”, IEEE International Conference on Personal Wireless Communication, pp. 80-84, Bombay, India, Dec 1997..

[18]A. Elhakeem and  M. A. Kousa, “A Hybrid Multilevel Error Correction Technique for Multihop ATM Networks”, 4th IEEE Technical Exchange Meeting, pp. 54-59, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, May 1997.

[19]A. Alattar and M. A. Kousa, “An error concealment technique for block-based video coding algorithms”, IASTED International Conference on Signal and Image Processing and Applications, France, pp 142-145, June 12-14, 1996.

[20]M. A. Kousa, “Adaptive forward error correction for Rayleigh fading channels”, First Communication Conference, Muscat, Oman, pp. 123-126, March 11-13, 1996.

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Citations

(1) The following record

Author(s) :Borgonovo, F,    Capone, A
Title: Efficiency of error-control schemes for real-time wireless applications on the Gilbert channel
Source IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VEHICULAR TECHNOLOGY, JAN 2005, VL 54, pp 246- 258

has cited:

M. A. Kousa, “A Hybrid ARQ/FEC Scheme for Noisy ATM Network Links”, Journal of High Speed Networking, Vol. 9, No. 3,4, pp261-272, 2000.

(2) The following record:

Author(s): Daneshgaran, F,    Laddomada, M, Mondin, M
Title  High-rate recursive convolutional codes for concatenated channel codes
Source IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMMUNICATIONS, NOV 2004, VL 52, pp 1846-1850

has cited

M. A. Kousa and A. Mugaibel, “Puncturing effects on turbo codes”, IEE Proceedings- Communications, vol. 149, no. 3, pp. 132-138, June 2002.

(3) The following record:

Performance analysis of generalized selection combining with threshold test per branch (T-GSC)
Simon, M.K.; Alouini, M.-S.
Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on
On page(s): 1018- 1029
Volume: 51, Issue: 5, Sep 2002

has cited:

A. Sulyman and M. A. Kousa, “Bit error rate performance of a generalized diversity combining scheme in Nakagami fading channels” IEEE wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Chicago, IL, Pare s6.4, 23-28, Sep. 2000.

(4) The following records:

Author(s): Lim, H; Song, JS
Title: A new cell loss recovery scheme for data services in B-ISDN
Source: INFORMATION NETWORKING, 2662: 958-967 2003
Book series title: LECTURE NOTES IN COMPUTER SCIENCE
Document Type: Article

Author(s): Chen, DH, Rong, B, Shayan, N, Bennani, M, Cabral J,  Kadoch M, Elhakeem, AK
Title Interleaved FEC/ARQ coding for QoS multicast over the Internet
Source CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING, JUL 2004, VL 29, PP 159-166.

has cited:

M. A. Kousa, A. Elhakeem and H. Yang, “Performance of ATM Networks under Hybrid ARQ/FEC Error Control Scheme”, IEEE/ACM Transaction on Networking, vol. 7, no. 6, pp. 917-925, Dec. 1999.

(3) The following records