systems engineering department • kfupm. dhahran 31261, saudi arabia

Phone 03-8601591 • E-mail dajani@ccse.kfupm.edu.sa

Dr. Mansour A. Aldajani

Education
	1989 - 1994 King Fahd University Dhahran, Saudi Arabia B.S. in Systems Engineering n First honors n Senior project: “Design of a Computer Telephony System with Programmable Functionalities.” n Senior project received some national prizes. 1995 - 1997 King Fahd University Dhahran, Saudi Arabia M.S. in Systems Engineering n First honors n M.S. Topic: “Optimal Control of Nonlinear Plants Using Neural Networks.” n Courses in: Signal processing, Controls, Operation research, Production control, and Optimization. 1997 - 2001 University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering n Many courses in: Wireless Communication, DSP, Radar Detection & Estimation, Speech and Image processing, Adaptive Filtering, Stochastic Systems, Linear and Nonlinear Optimization. n Ph.D. topic: Oversampled Data Conversion and Coding with Application to Power Control in CDMA Wireless Systems. n Graduated in Sep. 28, 2001.
Awards received
	1. Prince Mohammed ben Fahd prize for the best research project, 1994, Saudi Arabia. 2. Best national creative scientific project, 1994 3. First honors prize in B.S., 1994 4. Academic Support Activities Prize, 1995 5. First honors prize in M.S., 1996 6. Department prize for best graduate student, 1996
Work experience
	Summer 1993 Saudi Aramco Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Project Engineering Department · Project: Instrumentation Equipment Upgrade 1994-1997 King Fahd University Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Graduate Assistant · Teaching assistance · Control and Instrumentation labs upgrade. 2001-Now King Fahd University Dhahran, Saudi Arabia Assistant Professor · Systems Engineering Department
Research fields of Interests
	· Signal Processing (Theory and Applications) · Digital Control (Theory & Applications) · Instrumentation Systems · Communication Systems · DSP systems (design and solutions development) · Internet/Data Communications

Selected publications
[1] Andijani, A.; Al-Dajani, M., “Analysis of deteriorating inventory/production systems using a linear quadratic regulator.” European Journal of Operational Research, vol.106, (no.1), Elsevier, 1 April 1998. p.82-9. 17. [2] Ahmed, M.S.; Al-Dajani, M. “Neural regulator design.” Neural Networks, vol.11, (no.9), Elsevier, Dec. 1998. p.1695-709. [3] Aldajani, M. A. and Sayed, A. H.,``An adaptive structure for sigma delta modulation with improved dynamic range,'' Proc. 43rd Midwest Symposium on Circuits and Systems (MWSCS), Lansing, MI, Aug. 2000. [4] Aldajani, M. A. and Sayed, A. H., ``Stability analysis of an adaptive structure for sigma delta modulation,'' Proc. 7th IEEE Int. Conf. Electronics, Circ. and Sys. (ICECS), Jounieh, Lebanon, vol. 1, pp. 129-132, Dec. 2000. [5] Aldajani, M. A. and Sayed, A. H., ``Stability and performance analysis of an adaptive sigma-delta modulator,'' IEEE Trans. on Circuits and Systems II: Analog and Digital Signal Processing, vol. 48, no. 3, pp. 233-244, Mar. 2001. [6] Aldajani, M. A. Sayed, A. H., ``SNR performance of an adaptive sigma delta modulator,'' Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Circuits and Systems (ISCAS), Sydney, Australia, vol. 1, no. 5, pp 392-395, May 2001. [7] Aldajani, M. A. and Sayed, A. H., ``A stable structure for delta modulation with improved performance,'' Proc. International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, (ICASSP), Salt Lake City, Utah, vol. 4, May 2001. [8] Aldajani, M. and Sayed, A. H., "Adaptive predictive power control for the uplink channel in DS-CDMA cellular systems," IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technologies, Vol. 52, Issue 6, pp. 1447-1462, Nov. 2003. [9] Aldajani, M. A. and Sayed, A. H., ``A structure for adaptive sigma-delta modulation with improved dynamic range,'' US provisional patent 60/218,103 filed on 7/13/2000. [10] Aldajani, M. A. and Sayed, A. H., ``High performance source coding techniques,'' provisional application 60/288,634, UCLA disclosure UC2001-427, submitted to UCLA Office of Technology Transfer on 5/3/2001. [11] Aldajani, M. A. and Sayed, A. H., ``Closed loop power control techniques,'' UCLA disclosure UC2002-023, submitted to UCLA Office of Technology Transfer on 7/17/2001. [12] Aldajani, M. A. and Sayed, A. H., ``Predictive ration closed-loop power control for CDMA wireless systems, '' Proc. International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing, (ICASSP), Orlando, FL, May 2002. [13] Aldajani, M. A. and Sayed, A. H., ``Inverse closed-loop power control for CDMA wireless systems,'' Proc. International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Orlando, FL, May 2002. [14] Aldajani, M. A. and Sayed, A. H., ``Adaptive Differential Pulse-Coded Modulation with Exponential Tracking,'' Proc. International Conference on Image and Signal Processing and Analysis (ISPA), Rome, Italy, Vol. 1, pp. 532-535, Sep. 2003. [15] Aldajani, M. A., “Modified Sign LMS with Exponential Tracking” submitted to the IEEE Midwest Symposium of Circuits and Systems, Cairo, Egypt, 2003. [16] Aldajani, M. A., “Performance Analysis of an Exponential Tracking Sign Sign LMS” submitted to the IEEE Signal Processing Letters. [17] Aldajani, M. A., “Modified Sign LMS with Exponential Tracking: Performance Analysis” submitted to the EURASIP Signal Processing Journal. Professional memberships
	1. Member of Institute of Electronics & Electrical Engineering since 1994 2. Member of the Saudi Society for Technology Development & Transfer (SSTDT)
Patents
	1. A structure for adaptive sigma-delta modulation with improved dynamic range (USA, 2000) 2. High performance source coding techniques (USA, 2001) 3. Closed Loop Power Control Techniques (USA, 2001)