Dr. Kamal Harb

UOHB Male Coop Coordinator

Resarch Interests:
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  • I- Systems and Computer Engineering

    - Working on wireless and satellite systems, ad-hoc networks, and computer networking.

    - Derived and implemented a new algorithm for comparison between different transmission protocols.

    - Implemented an enhanced intelligent weather aware control system (IWACS) based on the decision support system (DSS) technique for achieving improved wireless channel performance that takes into account the models of predictions.

    - Worked with Telesat Company, Eion Inc., Waterloo University, Algonquin College, and Carleton University in Intelligent Satellite Services (ISS) project and the following objective were developed:
         a. Dynamic Modulation Adaptation schema
         b. Dynamic Adaptation to Congestion
         c. Terminal Fault Identification

    -     Implemented a new method for weather attenuation estimation, named Iterative Approximation Method (IAM), which brings marked improvements over ITU-R methods currently in use; it also extends accuracy of calculations of rain attenuation over a wide range of signal frequency, propagation angle, and rainfall rate not achieved by existing techniques.

    - Extensions of ITU-R model related to satellite channel  for calculating rain, gas, cloud, fog, and scintillation attenuations so as to factor rainfall rate, frequency, and propagation angle.

    - Introduction of a three dimensional relationship model for estimating atmospheric attenuations in relation to rainfall rate, frequency, and propagation angle; the profile thus resulting helps in faster decision making and improved responsiveness.

    - A new approach for real-time prediction of rain, gas, cloud, fog, and scintillation attenuations based on actual weather data and Markov theory; improved prediction and control compared to previous work improvements.

    - Working on weather forecasting system using intelligent weather aware control system (IWACS) controlled by the decision support system (DSS) and based on Fuzzy-Neuro network.

    - Working knowledge on MATLAB, C/C++, HTML, XML, XPath/XQuery and Web services technologies.

     

    II- Electronics Engineering


    - Designed and implemented a new algorithm, based on moment-matching technique, for simulation of linear subnetworks characterized by measured data in time domain.

    - Created a Modified Associate Hermite technique for obtaining system characteristic using time domain measurements resulted in a Master thesis.

    - Excellent computer programming skills used in simulation and analysis of linear/nonlinear networks.

    - Model order reduction such as Arnoldi and Krylov subspace techniques.

    - Modeling and simulation of low and high-speed interconnect networks.

    - Design Automation of VLSI circuits and high speed analog (RF) circuits.

    - Model order reduction, Krylov subspace techniques.

    - Simulation of Uniform and Non-Uniform transmission lines.
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