Journal papers

 

 

1.       Abd-El-Barr, M. H., M. Nadeem, and K. Al-Tawil, “A Heuristic-based Routing Algorithm for Hypercube Multicomputer Networks”, Cluster Computing Journal, vol. 4, pp. 253-262, July 2001.

 

2.       Abd-El-Barr, M. H., K. Al-Tawil, and T. Al-Jarad, “RAZAN: A High Performance Switch Architecture for ATM Networks", International Journal of Communication Systems, vol. II, pp. 275-285, November 1998.

 

3.       Abd-El-Barr, M. H., G. Abdul-Hamid and M. Hasan, "On the Synthesis of MVL Functions using Input and Output Assignments", IEE Proceedings Circuits and Systems, vol. 145, no. 3, June 1998, pp. 207-212.

 

4.       Y. Wang,  Abd-El-Barr, M. H., and C. McCrosky, "An Algorithm for Symmetric OBDD Detection", IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol. 46, no. 6, June 1997, pp. 731-733.

 

5.       Al-Tawil, K., Abd-El-Barr, M. H., and Ashraf, F., "A Survey and Comparison of Fault-Tolerant Routing Techniques in Mesh Networks", IEEE Network, March-April 1997, pp. 38-45.

 

6.       D. Ekong, H. Wood, and Abd-El-Barr, M. H., "Fault-Tolerant Neural Network with Concurrent Error Detection and Correction Capability", Canadian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, vol. 22, no. 1, 1997, pp. 13-18.

 

7.       J. Zhu, Abd-El-Barr, M. H., and C. McCrosky,  "A New Theory for Testability-Preserving Optimization of Combinational Circuits", VLSI Design International Journal, vol. 5, no. 1, 1996, pp. 59-75.

 

8.       Wang, Y. and Abd-El-Barr, M. H., "A New Algorithm for RNS Decoding", IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems,  vol. 43, no. 12, December 1996, pp. 998-1001.

 

9.       Abd-El-Barr, M. H., and S. Ansari, "Statistical Analysis of Multiple Intermittent Faults in Combinational Circuits", International Journal of Electronics, vol. 80, no. 5, May 1996, pp. 647-660.

 

10.   Abd-El-Barr, M. H., and Hai, M. A., "Subcube Reliability of a Modular Fault Tolerant Hypercube Architecture" Kuwait Journal of Science and Engineering, Vol. 2, no. 1, 1996, pp. 7-25.

 

11.   Abd-El-Barr, M. H., McCrosky, C. D., and W. Li., "A Less Expensive Test Pattern Generation Technique", Proc. IEE Pt. E, vol. 143, no. 1, January 1996, pp. 17-22.

 

12.   Xu, Y., Abd-El-Barr, M. H., McCrosky, C., "Graph-Based Output Phase Assignment for PLA Minimization", IEEE Trans. Computer-Aided Design (CAD) of Integrated Circuits and Systems}, vol. 14, no. 5, May 1995, pp. 613-622.

 

13.   Li, W., Abd-El-Barr, M. H., McCrosky, C., and Wei, D., "D-CPT: A Time/Space Efficient Fault Simulator" International Journal of Electronics, vol. 76, no. 4, April 1994, pp. 633-645.

 

14.   Jain, A. K., Bolton, R. J., and Abd-El-Barr, M. H. , "CMOS Multiple-Valued Logic Design - Part I: Circuit Implementation", IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems, vol. 40, no. 8, Aug. 1993, pp. 503-514.

 

15.   Jain, A. K., Bolton, R. J., and Abd-El-Barr, M. H., "CMOS Multiple-Valued Logic Design - Part II: Function Realization", IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems, vol. 40, no. 8, Aug. 1993, pp. 515-522.

 

16.   Zhu, J. and Abd-El-Barr, M. H., "On the optimization of MOS circuits", IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems, vol. 40, no. 6, June 1993, pp. 412-422.

 

17.   Zhu, J. and Abd-El-Barr, M. H.,": A Totally Self-Checking Checker/Corrector with Self-Exercising", International Journal of Electronics, vol. 74, no. 5, May 1993, pp. 683-695.

 

18.   Abd-El-Barr, M. H., and H. Choy, "The Use of Simulated Annealing to Reduce 2-Bit decoder PLAs", International Journal of Electronics. vol. 74, no. 3, March 1993, pp. 441-450.

 

19.   Jain, A., Abd-El-Barr, M. H., and Bolton, R., "A New Structure for CMOS Realization of MVL Functions", International Journal of Electronics, vol. 74, no 2, Feb. 1993, pp. 251-263.

 

20.   Abd-El-Barr, M. H., "Programmable Synthesis of Multi-valued Multi-threshold Functions for Implementation Using Charge-Coupled Devices", International Journal of Electronics}, vol. 73, no. 2, 1992, pp. 345-370.

 

21.   Abd-El-Barr, M. H., "Systematic Realization of Binary and Multi-valued Functions Using Charge-Coupled Devices Building Blocks", Proc. IEE-G, vol. 138, no. 6, Dec. 1991, pp. 694-702.

 

22.   Tandri, S., M. H. Abd-El-Barr, and C. McCrosky, "Integrated Specification, Simulation, and Fabrication of Systolic/Wavefront Arrays", International Journal in Computer Simulation, vol. 1, no. 3, pp. 273-290, 1991.

 

23.   Abd-El-Barr, M. H., Z. G. Vranesic, and S. G. Zaky, "Algorithmic Synthesis of MVL Functions for CCD Implementation", IEEE Trans. Comput., vol. 40, no. 8, pp. 977-986, August 1991.

 

24.   Abd-El-Barr, M. H., "A CMOS Quaternary Logic Encoder-Decoder Circuits", International Journal of Electronics, vol. 71, no. 2, pp. 279-296, 1991.

 

25.   Abd-El-Barr, M. H., "Programmable Logic Array Structure for Realization of Multi-valued Multi-threshold Functions Using Charge-Coupled Devices", International Journal of Electronics, vol. 70, no. 4, pp. 765-783, 1991.

 

26.   Abd-El-Barr, M. H. and Z. G. Vranesic, "Cost Reduction in the CCD Realization of MVMT Functions" IEEE Trans. Comput, vol. 39, no. 5, pp. 702-706, May 1990.

 

27.   Abd-El-Barr, M. H. and Z. G. Vranesic, "Charge-Coupled Device Implementation Of MVL Systems", Proc. IEE-E, vol. 136, no. 4, pp. 306-315, July 1989.

 

28.   Abd-El-Barr, M. H. and Z. G. Vranesic, "The Incremental-Cost Approach for Synthesis of CCD 4-valued Unary Functions", International Journal of Electronics, vol. 67, no. 5, pp. 735-748, 1989. (This paper won the Certificate for Best Paper during the 18th ISMVL Symposium, in Spain, May 1988).

 

29.   Abd-El-Barr, M. H., Z. G. Vranesic and S. G. Zaky, "Synthesis of Multi-Valued Multi-Threshold Logic Functions for CCD Implementation", IEEE Trans. Computers, vol. C-35, no. 2, pp. 124-133, Feb. 1986.

 

30.   M. R. ElKaraksy, A. S. Noah and M. H. Abd-El-Barr, "Communication Channels Microprocessor Based Interface For Bit oriented Line Protocols", Journal of Engineering Sciences, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 207-211, Nov. 1979.

 

 

Conference papers

 

31.   Abd-El-Barr, M., Zakir, A., Sait, Sadiq, and Almulhem, A., “Iterative Heuristics in Topological Optimization of Computer Networks Subject to Fault Tolerance and Reliability”, Submitted, IEEE Infocom 2003 (IEEE Conference on Computer Communications), to be held San Francisco, USA, March 30-April 3, 2003.

 

32.   Abd-El-Barr, M. and Zakir, “Enumerative Techniques in Topological Optimization of Computer Networks Subject to Fault Tolerance and Reliability”, Submitted, IEEE Infocom 2003 (IEEE Conference on Computer Communications), to be held San Francisco, USA, March 30-April 3, 2003.

 

33.   Abd-El-Barr, M. and Zakir, “The use of Enumerative Techniques in Topological Optimization of Computer Networks Subject to Fault Tolerance and Reliability”, Accepted, 14th IASTED International Conference on Papallel and Distributed Computing and Systems (PDCS-2002), to be held Cambridge, USA, November 4-6, 2002.

 

34.   Abd-El-Barr, M. , Khan, Salman, and Baig, Zubair, “Performance Analysis of a Hybrid Scheme for Tolerating Mobile Support Station Faiulres”, Proceedings International Conference on Wireless Networks, Las Vages, USA, 2002.

 

35.   Abd-El-Barr, M. and Fadol, A., “A Self Organizing Neural Network using Cascaded Adaptive Resonance Theory (CART)”, Accepted, Parallel and Distributed Computer Systems (PDCS-2002) to be held Louisville, Kentucky, USA, September 19-21, 2002.

 

36.   Abd-El-Barr, M. and Sarif, Bambang, “Reliability and Yield Enhancement of Array Processors (Part I): Hybrid Techniques”, Submitted, International Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT-2002), to be held Doha, Qatar, December 16-19, 2002.

 

37.   Abd-El-Barr, M. and Sarif, Bambang, “Reliability and Yield Enhancement of Array Processors (Part II): Local and Global Techniques”, Submitted, International Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT-2002), to be held Doha, Qatar, December 16-19, 2002.

 

38.   Khan, S. and Abd-EL-Barr, M., “On the use of Fuzzy Logic in a Hybrid Scheme for Tolerating Mobile Support Station Failures”, 2002 IEEE International Conference on Fuzzy Systems (Fuzzy-IEEE), May 12-17, 2002, Honolulu, HI, USA.

 

39.    Abd-El-Barr, M. and Khan, Salman, “A hybrid Scheme for Tolerating Mobile Suppport Station Faiulres”, Proceedings ISCA Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing, Dallas, USA, August 2001, pp. 436-441.

 

40.   Khan, S. and Abd-EL-Barr, M., “A Hybrid Fault Tolerant Mobile Communication Systems”, IEEE Technical Exchange Meeting, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, XXX

 

41.   Abd-El-Barr, M., C. Sundaram, and A. Almulhem, “VLSI Considerations in the Design of k-ary n-cube Interconnection Networks”, IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ICSCAS), held May 6-9, 2001, Sydney, Australia, pp. 287-291.

 

42.   Abd-El-Barr, M. H. and Abdullah Al-Mutawa, “A New Improved Cost-table-based Technique for Synthesis of 4-valued Unary Functions Implemented using Current-Mode CMOS Circuits”, the 31st IEEE International Symposium on Multiple-valued Logic (ISMVL-31), held May 22-24, 2001, Warsaw, Poland, pp. 200-206.

 

43.   Abd-El-Barr, M. and Salman, A., “A Hybrid Scheme for Tolerating Mobile Support Station Failures”, the 4th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems, held 8-10 August, 2001, Dallas, Texas, USA, pp. 301-305.

 

44.   Abd-El-Barr, M. H. and Abdullah Al-Mutawa, “Cost-Analysis of 4-valued Unary Functions Implemented using Current-Mode CMOS Circuits”, 30th IEEE International Symposium on Multiple-valued Logic (ISMVL-30), held May 23-25, 2000, Portand, Oregon, USA, pp. 215-220.

 

45.   Hasan Cam, Abd-El-Barr, M. H., and S. Sait, "Design and Analysis of a High-Performance Hardware Efficient Memory Allocation Technique", Proceedings of the ICCD'99, held October 10-13, 1999, Austin, Texas, USA, pp. 274-276.

 

46.   Abd-El-Barr, M. H., and Z. Vranesic, "Design Issues in Field programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs)", Proceedings of the 11th International Conference on Microelectronics (ICM), held November 22-24, 1999, Kuwait, pp. 169-172.

 

47.   Abd-El-Barr, M. H., V. Fortugno, and R. Bolton, "Design of a Four-Valued Current-Mode VLSI CMOS Standard Cell Library", Proceedings of the 11th  International Conference on Microelectronics (ICM), held November 22-24, 1999, Kuwait, pp. 149-152.

 

48.   Abd-El-Barr, M. H., Yanging Xu, and Carl McCrosky, "Transistor Stuck-Open Fault Detection in Multilevel CMOS Circuits", Proceedings of the 9th  Great Lakes Symposium on VLSI, held March 4-6, 1999, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA, pp. 388-391.

 

49.   Abd-El-Barr, M. H., and Henry Fernandes, "Synthesis of MVL Decision Diagrams using Current-Mode CMOS Circuits", Proceedings of the IEEE 29th  International Symposium on Multiple-Valued Logic (ISMVL-99), held May 20-22, 1999, Freiburg, Germany, pp. 160-165.

 

50.    Abd-El-Barr, M. H., Maher El-Sherif, and Mohammed Osman, "Fault Characterization and Testability Considerations in MVL Circuits", Proceedings of the IEEE 29th  International Symposium on Multiple-Valued Logic (ISMVL-99), held May 20-22, 1999, Freiburg, Germany, pp. 262-267.

 

51.   Abd-El-Barr, M. H., and M. M. Abd-EL-Barr,  "A Frontier Algorithm for Optimization of Multiple-Valued Functions", Proceedings of the IEEE 28th  International Symposium on Multiple-Valued Logic (ISMVL-98), held May 27-29, 1998, Fukuoka, Japan, pp. 245-249.

 

52.    Abd-El-Barr, M. H., M. Hasan, and G. Abdul-Hamid,  "On the Synthesis of MVL Functions using Input and Output Phase Assignments", Proceedings of the IEEE 27th  International Symposium on Multiple-Valued Logic (ISMVL-97), May 28-30, 1997, Nova Scotia, Canada, pp. 253-258.

 

53.   D. Ekong, H. Wood, and Abd-El-Barr, M. H.,  "Fault-Tolerant Architecture for feedforward Artificial Neural Networks", Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing and Systems, Oct. 16-19, 1996, Chicago, Illinois, USA, pp. 223-225.

 

54.    Khalid Al-Tawil, Feroze Daud, and Abd-El-Barr, M. H., "A Modular Multiprocessor System Based on Hypercube and Torus", 9th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems (PDCS'96)", Sept. 25-27, 1996, Dijon, France, pp. 324-329.

 

55.    M. H. Abd-El-Barr, and Hasan, M. N., "New MVL-PLA Structures based on Current-mode CMOS Technology", IEEE International Symposium on Multiple-Valued Logic (ISMVL-96), Spain, May 29-31 1996, pp. 98-103.

 

56.    Abd-El-Barr, M. H., Daud, F., and Al-Tawil, K., "A Hierarchical Fault-Tolerant Interconnection Network", IEEE International Phoenix Conference (IPCCC'96), held March 1996, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, pp. 123-128.

 

57.    Abd-El-Barr, M. H., Khalid Al-Tawil, and Osama Abed, "Fault-Tolerance and Reliability Analysis of Multi-Stage Data Manipulator Networks", 8th  IEEE International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems (PDCS-95), Sept. 20-23, 1995, Orlando, Florida, USA, pp. 275-280.

 

58.    Abd-El-Barr, M. H., A. M. Abdul Hai, and M. S. Benten, "The Subcube Reliability of a Fault-Tolerant Hypercube Architecture", 8th  IEEE International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems (PDCS-95), Sept. 20-23, 1995, Orlando, Florida, USA, pp. 268-274.

 

59.    Abd-El-Barr, M. H. and Abed, Osama, "Fault-Tolerance and Terminal Reliability for a Class of Data Manipulator Networks", IEEE 37th  Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems, August 3-5 1994, Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.A. pp. 225-229.

 

60.    A. J. Jain, Abd-El-Barr, M. H., and R. J. Bolton, "Multiple-Valued Logic Function Realization", IEEE International Symposium on Multiple-Valued Logic (ISMVL), May 22-25, 1995, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA, pp. 216-221.

 

61.    H. ElGebaly, Abd-El-Barr, M. H.,  and C. McCrosky, "Architecture Tradeoffs in Reduced Instruction Set Computers: A Case Study", IEEE Pacific Rim 1995 Conference, May 17-19, 1995, Victoria, BC, Canada, pp. 78-81.

 

62.    Abd-El-Barr, M. H., and Hai, M. A., "Subcube Reliability of a Modular Fault Tolerant Hypercube Architecture" (ABSTRACT), Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing, March 13-15, 1995, Kuwait University, Kuwait, p. 2.

 

63.    Abdel-Hamid, G., and Abd-El-Barr, M., "Decomposition-Based Synthesis of Multi-Valued Functions for Threshold Logic Networks Realization", IEEE International Symposium of Multiple-Valued Logic (ISMVL), held May 1994, Boston, pp. 59-64.

 

64.    L. Ghatraju, Abd-El-Barr, M. H., and C. McCrosky, "High-Level Synthesis of Digital Circuits by Finding Fixpoints", European Design and Test Conference (EDAC' 94), Feb. 1994 pp. 94-98.

 

65.    W. Li, Abd-El-Barr, M. H., and C. McCrosky, "Reducing the cost of test pattern generation by information re-using", International Conference on Computer Design: VLSI in Computers & Processors (ICCD'93), October 3-6, 1993, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Number of manuscript pages is 18.

 

66.    A. Atul, R. Bolton, Abd-El-Barr, M. H., and C. Cheung, "On Multiple-Valued Logic Design of Neural Networks", 36th  Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems", August 16-18, 1993, Detroit, Michigan, USA, pp. 1489-1492.

 

67.    Y. Xu, Abd-El-Barr, M. H., and C. McCrosky, "A Deductive Method for Simulating Transistor Stuck-Open Faults in CMOS Circuits", European Test Conference (ETC'93), April 19-24, 1993, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, pp. 284-291.

 

68.    W. Li, C. McCrosky, and Abd-El-Barr, M. H., "On The Design and Analysis of Unmatched LFSR Patters Generators in Pseudorandom Testing", European Conference on Design Automation (EDAC' 93), February 22-25, 1993, Paris, France. pp. 217-222.

 

69.    Abd-El-Barr, M. H., and Li, W., "SWIM: A Testability Measure for Switch- and Mixed-Level CMOS Circuits" International Conference on Microelectronics (icm'93) Dec. 14-16, 1993, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, pp. 9-15.

 

70.    El-Gebaly, H., and Abd-El-Barr, M. H., "On concurrent Error Detection of transient Faults in Hard-wired Control Units" International Conference on Microelectronics (icm'93), Dec. 14-16, 1993, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, pp. 253-256.

 

71.    Bachtiar, T. M., and Abd-El-Barr, M. H., "Logical Neighborhood Network for Fault-Tolerance in Packet Switching Networks" International Conference on Microelectronics (icm'93), Dec. 14-16, 1993, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 287-293.

 

72.    McCrosky, C., Abd-El-Barr, M. H., "Synthesis of VLSI Circuits from Parallel Distributed Behavioral Specifications", Proc. CCVLSI'93, Nov. 14-16, 1993, Banff, Canada, pp. 6B-1:6B-6.

 

73.    Ghatraju, K., Abd-El-Barr, M. H., McCrosky, C., "Frontiers for High-Level Synthesis of Digital Circuits", Proc. CCVLSI'93, Nov. 14-16, 1993, Banff, Canada, pp. 7-15:7-21.

 

74.    Ekong, D. U., Abd-El-Barr, M. H., and Wood, H. C., "Design of Fault-Tolerant Neurocontrollers using immunization Techniques", IEEE International Conference on Neural Networks (ICNN'93), March 28-April 1, 1993, San Francisco, California, pp. 1295-1300.

 

75.    Abd-EL-Barr, M. H., R. J. Bolton, and A. J. Jain, "Current-Mode CMOS Realization of a Multi-Valued Logic Neurode", IEEE WESCANEX'93, May 17-18, 1993, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, pp. 201-207.

 

76.    Ekong, D. U., Abd-El-Barr, M. H., and Wood, H. C., "Fault-tolerant Neural Networks for Control Systems", IEEE WESCANEX'93, May 17-18, 1993, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, pp. 269-275.

 

77.    Abd-El-Barr, M. H., and Choy, H., "Incremental Gate: A method to compute minimal cost CCD realization of MVL functions", Proc. 22nd  IEEE International Symposium on Multiple-valued Logic (ISMVL) , Sendi Japan, May 27-29, 1992, pp. 111-118.

 

78.   Abd-El-Barr, M. H., and Mahroos, M., "On the synthesis of MVL functions for current-mode CMOS circuit implementation", Proc. 22nd  IEEE (ISMVL), Sendi Japan, May 27-29, 1992, pp. 221-228.

 

79.   A. Jain, R. J. Bolton, and M. H. Abd-El-Barr, "Current-mode CMOS Realization of MVL Operators", Proc. Canadian Conference of Very Large Scale Integration (CCVLSI), Nova Scotia, Canada, Oct. 18-20, 1992, pp. 276-283.

 

80.   Abd-El-Barr, M. H., Choy, H., Jain, A., and Bolton, R., "A Comparative Study of Programmable Realization Techniques of Multi-Valued Multi-Threshold Functions", Proc. 21st t IEEE  (ISMVL), Victoria, BC, Canada, May 26-29, 1991, pp. 372-381.

 

81.   Abd-El-Barr, M. H., Sinkinson, M., and Raafat, H., "A Switch-Level Simulator for CMOS VLSI Circuits Using Evaluation Nets", 4th International Symposium on IC Design, Singapore, Sept. 11-13, 1991, pp. 615-621.

 

82.   Jain, A., Bolton, R., and Abd-El-Barr, M. H., "A New TSUM-based Minimization Technique for MVL Function Implementation using Current-mode CMOS", 4th  International Symposium on IC Design, Singapore, Sept. 11-13, 1991, pp. 622-627.

 

83.   Mahroos, M. I., and Abd-El-Barr, M. H.,"IDSAC: An AI Approach to Systolic Arrays Synthesis", International Conference on Microelectronics (ICM'91), Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 21-23, 1991, pp. 144-147.

 

84.   Abd-El-Barr, M. H., and Bachtiar, M., "Reliability and Yield Enhancement of WSI Array Processors through Wafer Stacking", International Conference on Microelectronics (ICM'91), Cairo, Egypt, Dec. 21-23, 1991, pp. 92-95.

 

85.   Abd-El-Barr, M. H. and Choy, H., "On the Synthesis of MVMT Functions for PLA Implementation Using CCDs", Proc. 20th  ISMVL, Charlotte, N.C., May 23-25 1990, pp. 316-323.

 

86.   Abd-El-Barr, M. H. and Raafat, H. M., "A New VLSI Architecture for Texture Distance Computation", Proc., 1st International Conference on Microelectronics (ICM'90), October 13-15, 1990, Damascus, Syria, pp. 2.6.1-2.6.6.

 

87.   Zaky, S. G., Vranesic, Z. G., and Abd-El-Barr, M. H., "Step-wise Synthesis of CCD MVL Functions", Proc. 20th  IEEE (ISMVL), Charlotte, N.C., May 23-25 1990, pp. 300-307.

 

88.   Bachtiar, M. and Abd-El-Barr, M. H., "A Two-level Reconfiguration Fault-Tolerant Technique for Processor Arrays", Proc., 1st  International Conference on Microelectronics (ICM'90), October 13-15, 1990, Damascus, Syria, pp. 2.30.1-2.30.6.

 

89.   Tandri, S., M. H. Abd-El-Barr, and C. McCrosky, "High Level Specification, Simulation, and Fabrication of Systolic/Wavefront Arrays - A Case Study", Proc. 1990 Canadian Conference on VLSI (CCVLSI), October 1990, Ottawa, Canada, pp. 6.6.1-6.6.6.

 

90.   Abd-El-Barr, M. H. and Vranesic, Z. G., "Programmable Realization of MVMT Functions using CCDs", Proc. 19th  IEEE (ISMVL), Ghangzhou (Canton), China, May 29-31, 1989, pp. 82-93.

 

91.   G. Lakshmikanth, Abd-El-Barr, M. H., H. M. Raafat, and R. J. Bolton, "An Integrated Circuit For Texture Distance Computation", 1989 IEEE ASIC, Rochester, N.Y., Sept. 25-28, 1989, pp. P8-4.1-P8-4.6.

 

92.   A. Jalnapurkar, H. C. Wood, and Abd-EL-Barr, M. H., "High Reliability Microcomputers for Power System Control", Proc. Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, Nov. 1988, Vancouver, pp. 746-750.

 

93.   M. Giridhar, S. Tandri, Abd-El-Barr, M. H., and H. M. Raafat, "VLSI Systolic Implementation of the Transportation Simplex Algorithm for Texture Distance Computation", Proc. IEEE 1988 International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Aug. 1988, China, pp. 1136-1140.

 

94.   Abd-El-Barr, M. H., T. D. Hoang, and Z. G. Vranesic, "The Incremental-Cost Approach for Synthesis of 4-valued Unary Functions", Proc. 18th IEEE (ISMVL, May 1988, pp. 82-90. (This paper won the Certificate for Best Paper during the 18th ISMVL held in Spain, May 1988).

 

95.   Abd-El-Barr, M. H., Z. G. Vranesic and S. G. Zaky, "Synthesis of Multi-Valued Logic Functions for CCD Implementation", Proceedings of IEEE 16th  ISMVL, May 1986, pp. 116-127.

 

96.   Abd-El-Barr, M. H., Z. G. Vranesic and S. G. Zaky, "Design and Applications of Binary and Multi-Valued CCD Circuits", Proceedings 16th  ISMVL, May 1986, pp. 137-144.

 

97.   Abd-El-Barr, M. H., Z. G. Vranesic and S. G. Zaky, "Realization of Multi-Valued Multi-Threshold Logic Functions Using CCDs", Proceedings 15th  ISMVL, May 1985, pp. 126-136. (This paper was selected by IEEE TC for publication in the special issue of the IEEE Trans. Comput. published Feb. 1986, see list of journal papers for details).

 

98.   Abd-El-Barr, M. H. and Z. G. Vranesic, "4-Valued 2-Attribute MOS Encoder and Decoder Circuits Design", Proc. 15th  ISMVL, May 1985, pp. 323-330.

 

99.   M. S. Metwally, M. R. Elkaraksy, A. S. Noah and M. H. Abd-El-Barr, "Modeling and Simulation of a Multi-Microprocessor-Based Interface Scheme", Proceedings 13th  annual Pittsburgh Conference on Modeling and simulation, Pittsburgh, April 1982, pp. 831-838.

 

100.          Y. M. Ajabnoor and M. H. Abd-El-Barr, "Stuck-type Fault Detection In Multi-Valued Combinational Circuits", Proc. 11th  ISMVL, May 1981, pp. 275-282.

 

101.          M. R. Elkaraksy, A. S. Noah, and M. H. Abd-El-Barr, "Communication Channels Microprocessor-based Interface for Bit-Oriented Line Protocols", Proceedings 8th  International Symposium on Mini- and Micro-Computers, May 1979, pp. 167-169.

 

Books

 

1.       Abd-El-Barr, M., “Design and Analysis of Reliable and Fault Tolerant Computer Systems”, in Progress (A total of 12 Chapters, FOUR have already been written). A contarct has been signed with Imperial College Press (IPC), August 2, 2002. Expected date of book delivery is Sept. 30, 2003.

 

2.       Abd-El-Barr, M., K. Elleithy, and H. El-Rewini, “Computer Organization and Architecture”, in Progress (A total of 20 chapters, six chapters are already written). FOUR revised sample chapters are now under reconsideration by Prentice-Hall Publishing Co., July 2002.

 

3.       Abd-El-Barr, M., “Digital Systems Testing: Theory and Practice”, in Progress, (Twenty chapters, Six chapters are already written). No communications with publishers as of now.

 

Non-Refereed Publications

 

1.       Abd-El-Barr, M. H., and A. K. Jain, "CAD Tools for VLSI Design: A User Guide", Department of Computational Science, University of Saskatchewan, Laboratory Notes. Number of pages is 172. First release 1992.

 

2.     F. Ashraf, M. H. Abd-El-Barr, and K. Al-Tawil, “Introduction to Routing in Multicomputer Networks”, Computer Architecture News, ACM SIGARCH, vol. 26, no. 5, pp. 14-21, December 1998.

 

Technical Reports

 

1.       Abd-El-Barr, M. H. and Muhammad Nayyar Hasan, "An Output Cyclic Technique for Minimization of MVL Functions", College of Computer Sciences and Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), report KFUPM-CCSE-97-007(COE).

 

2.       Abd-El-Barr, M. H., Gamal Abdul Hamid, and Muhammad Nayyar Hasan, "On the Synthesis of MVL Functions using Input and Output Assignments", College of Computer Sciences and Engineering,  King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), report KFUPM-CCSE-97-008(COE).

 

3.       Henry Fernandes and Abd-El-Barr, M. H., "A Modular Approach for Synthesis of MVMDDs Using Current-Mode CMOS", College of Computer Sciences and Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), report KFUPM-CCSE-97-009 (COE).

 

4.       Abd-El-Barr, M. H., T. D. Hoang, and Z. G. Vranesic, "The Incremental-Cost Approach for Synthesis of CCD 4-valued Unary Functions", Department of Computational Science, University of Saskatchewan, report 87-10, October 1987.

 

5.       Abd-El-Barr, M. H., "New Algorithmic Synthesis Techniques for MVL Functions", Department of Computational Science, University of Saskatchewan, report 87-6, May 1987.

 

6.       Abd-El-Barr, M. H., "Less Expensive CCD Realization of MVMT Functions", Department of Computational Science, University of Saskatchewan, report  87-7, May 1987.

 

7.       M. R. Elkaraksy, A. S. Noah and M. H. Abd-El-Barr, "Simulating a Multi-microprocessor-Based Interface Using Evaluation Nets", Research Report No. EE-3(1402), March 1982, College of Engineering, Riyadh University.

 

8.       M. R. Elkaraksy, A. S. Noah and M. H. Abd-El-Barr, "Associating Microprocessor Based Interface to Communication Networks Nodes", Research Report No. CE-1(99), March 1979, College of Engineering, Riyadh  University.

 

9.       M. R. Elkaraksy, A. S. Noah and M. H. Abd-El-Barr, "Microprocessors for Data Communications", Research Report No. CE-4(98), June 1978, College of Engineering, Riyadh  University.

 

10.   M. R. Elkaraksy, A. S. Noah and M. H. Abd-El-Barr, "Communication Lines Control and Control Procedure", Research Report, No. CE-2(98), June 1978, College of Engineering, Riyadh University.