Rana Ahmed, Associate Professor
PhD, Duke University, USA 1991

Address: Department of Computer Engineering College of Engineering American University of Sharjah P.O. Box 26666 Sharjah, United Arab Emirates Room: EL 106 Office: (971) 6 515 2947 Fax: (971) 6 515 2979 E-mail: rahmed@aus.edu

Research Interests

Fault-tolerant computing, computer architectures, ATM networks, computer networks, architectures for signal processing algorithms, software testing, software quality assurance, computer network management and Internet computing applications in business

Biography

Dr. Rana Ahmed earned his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Duke University, North Carolina, USA, in 1991. Dr. Ahmed has served on the faculty of the Computer Science Department at Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, Canada, and at the Electrical Engineering Department of King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He was also a visiting researcher at the Department of Electrical Engineering of Queen's University, Kingston, Canada, in 1998. Dr. Ahmed has an extensive industrial experience. He has worked at Research In Motion (RIM) in Waterloo, Canada, and SpaceBridge Networks in Hull, Canada, in the areas of software quality assurance, software testing and ATM switch testing and performance measurements.

Publications

Book Chapters

 “WiMAX Testing,” in Handbook of WiMAX (editors: Ahson and Ilyas), CRC Press , FL, USA, forthcoming.

Refereed Journals

1. R.E. Ahmed, “Software Maintenance Outsourcing: Issues and Strategies,” accepted for publication in Computers and Electrical Engineering: An International Journal, Elsevier Science.
2. R.E. Ahmed and R. Cardan, “ POCA: Pattern-Oriented Channel Assignment Scheme for Wireless Cellular Networks,” International Journal of Network Management, John Wiley & Sons, Vol. 14, Issue 4, July/ August 2004, pp. 273–277.
3. R.E. Ahmed, H. A. Khan, and H.T. Mouftah, “Frame-level Performance Measurement in ATM Test-bed Environment: Methodologies and Experiences,” International Journal of Network Management, Vol. 14, Issue 4, July/ August 2004, John Wiley & Sons, pp. 279–286.
4. M.S. Al-Amri and R. E. Ahmed, "New Job Selection and Location Policies for Load Distributing Algorithms," International Journal of Network Management, John Wiley & Sons, Vol.12, Issue 3, May/ June 2002, pp. 165-178.
5. R.E. Ahmed, "ATM Test-bed Architecture for Training Purposes," International Journal of Network Management, John Wiley & Sons, Vol. 11, January 2001.
6. M. Al-Turaigi, R. E. Ahmed, and S. A. Alshebeili, " A Concurrent System for the Computation of the Higher-Order Moments," Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing, Birkhauser, Cambridge, MA, USA, Vol. 18, No. 2, 1999.
7. R. E. Ahmed and S. H. Bakry, "New Topology Designs for the Future Expansion of the Academic Network of the Gulf Countries," International Journal of Network Management, John Wiley, Vol. 7, No. 1, January/ February 1997, pp. 18-32.
8. R. E. Ahmed and S. A. Alshebeili, " New VLSI Architectures for Three-level Correlators," Circuits, Systems, and Signal Processing, Birkhauser, Cambridge, MA, USA, Vol. 15, No. 5, 1996, pp. 685-693.
9. A. Al-Rumaih, R.E. Ahmed, S. H. Bakry, and A. Al-Dhelaan, "A Methodology for Network Topology Design with Link and Node Failures Tolerance," International Journal of Network Management, John Wiley, Vol. 6, No. 1, January/ February 1996, pp. 42-63.
10. R.E. Ahmed, "Cascade Signature and Syndrome Compression," Microprocessors and Microsystems, Vol. 19, No. 3, April 1995.
11. K. Al-Asmari and R. E. Ahmed, "VLSI Architecture for HDTV Sub-band Coding Using GQMFs' Filterbanks," IEEE Trans. on Consumer Electronics, February 1995.
12. R.E. Ahmed, M. A. Al-Turaigi, and S. A. Alshebeili, "VLSI Architecture for Computing Third Order Cumulants," International Journal of Electronics, Vol. 77, No. 1, July 1994, pp. 95-104.
13. R.E. Ahmed, " Fault-Detection in Syndrome Testing of Digital Circuits," International Journal of Electronics, Vol. 75, No. 2, August 1993.
14. R.E. Ahmed, "New Design Technique for Two-Step Flash A/D Convertors," IEEE Electronics Letters, Vol. 26, No. 15, 19 July 1990, pp. 1185-1187.
15. M. Rahman, and R.E. Ahmed, "Performance of Multiple Access Schemes for Data Communication," Computer Communications, October 1986, pp. 241-249.

Conference Proceedings

1. I. Zualkernan, L. Blank, J. Abdalla, A. Al-Ali, H.Al-Nashash, H. El Kadi, R. Ahmed and G. Qadah, “Using Future Search Conference for e-Learning Strategy Formulation in Higher Education,” accepted in Sixth IEEE International Conference on Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT’2006), July 5-7, 2006, Kerkrade, The Netherlands.
2. R. E. Ahmed, “A Hybrid Channel Allocation Algorithm using Hot-Spot Notification for Wireless Cellular Networks,” accepted in IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE 2006), Ottawa, Canada, May 2006.
3. R. E. Ahmed, “Energy-Aware Cache Coherence Protocol for Chip-Multiprocessors,” accepted in IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE 2006) Ottawa, Canada, May 2006.
4. R. E. Ahmed and Abdul Khaliq, “On the Role of Base Station in Fault-Tolerant Mobile Networks,”IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE 2004), Niagara Falls, ON, Canada, May 2004.
5. R. E. Ahmed, “Maintenance Issues in Outsourced Software Components,” IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE 2004), Niagara Falls, ON, Canada, May 2004.
6. T. Ozkul, A. Al-Homoud, R. Ahmed, L. Al-Shamsi, R. Zorouni, and M. Al-Sheikh, “Hazardous Leakage Monitoring Device to Monitor Pollution Levels in Sharjah,”Fourth Specialty Conference on Environmental Progress in the Petroleum and Petrochemical Industries, Bahrain, February 2004.
7. R. E. Ahmed and A. Khaliq "A Low-Overhead Checkpointing Protocol for Mobile Networks," IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE 2003), Montreal, Canada, May 4-7, 2003.
8. R. E. Ahmed, R. Cardan, and I. Ahmad, "Pattern-Oriented Channel Assignment (POCA) Scheme for Cellular Systems," IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC 2002 Spring), Birmingham, AL, USA, May 2002.
9. M. Al-Amri and R.E. Ahmed, "New Job Selection and Location Policies for Load Distributing Algorithms," Proceedings of IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE 2001), Toronto, ON, Canada, May 13-16, 2001.
10. R.E. Ahmed, "Checkpointing and Error Recovery in a Uniprocessor System with On-chip Cache," Proceedings of IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE 2001), Toronto, ON, Canada, May 13-16, 2001.
11. R.E. Ahmed, "ATM Test-bed Environment for Educational Purposes," 16th National Computer Conference (NCC 16), February 2001, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
12. Z.H. Musallam, R.E. Ahmed, and S.A. Alshebeili, "A VLSI Systolic Array Architecture for Computation of Third-Order Cumulants for Two-Dimensional Signals," Proceedings of International Conference on Parallel Computing in Electrical Engineering (PARELEC'2000), Trois-Rivieres, Quebec, Canada, August 27-30, 2000.
13. Z.H. Musallam, R.E. Ahmed, and S.A. Alshebeili, "A VLSI Architecture for Fast Computation of Third-Order Cumulants for Two-Dimensional Signals," Proceedings of IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE 2000), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, May 7-10, 2000, pp.322-326.
14. S. Tariq, J.C. Palais, M.K. Dhodi, and R.E. Ahmed, "Next Generation DWDM Networks: Demand, Capabilities and Limitations," Proceedings of IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE'2000), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, May 7-10, 2000, pp. 1003-1007.
15. R.E. Ahmed, H. A. Khan, and H.T. Mouftah, "Frame-level Performance Measurement in ATM Test-bed Environment," Third IEEE International Workshop on Broadband Switching Systems (BSS'99), Kingston, Ontario, Canada, June 1-3, 1999.
16. H. A. Khan, R.E. Ahmed, and H.T. Mouftah, "Performance Testing in ATM Test-bed Environment: Methodologies and Experiences," Third IEEE Symposium on Planning and Design of Broadband Networks, Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada, October 8-11, 1998.
17. R. E. Ahmed, "An Adaptive Multiple Access Protocol for Broadcast Channels," Proceedings of IEEE International Performance, Computing and Communications Conference, Scottsdale, AZ, USA, Feb. 1997, pp.371-377.
18. K. Al-Asmari and R. E. Ahmed, " VLSI Architecture for a Low Complexity Algorithm for Intraframe Sub-band Coding of HDTV Images," IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics, IL, USA, June 1994.
19. R.E. Ahmed, "Multi-Step A/D Converters with Time Multiplexed Comparators," IEEE Southeastcon, Williamsburg, VA, USA, April 7-10, 1991.
20. R.E. Ahmed, R.C. Frazier, and P.N. Marinos, "Cache-Aided Rollback Error Recovery (CARER) Algorithms for Shared-Memory Multiprocessor Systems," IEEE 20th International Symposium on Fault-Tolerant Computing, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, June 26-28, 1990, pp. 82-88.
21. M. Rahman, and R.E. Ahmed, "Multiple Access Schemes for Satellite Communication," Second Saudi Engineers' Conference, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 16-19, 1985, Vol. 2, pp. 1102-1115.