Profile
College / Department
Teaching areas
Teaching undergraduate and graduate courses such as Communications, Signals and Systems, Digital Communications, Wireless Communications, Networks, and Electric Circuits
Research areas
Wireless and digital communications, signals and systems
Education
PhD, Electrical Engineering, Carleton University
MS, Electrical Engineering, University of Benghazi (Formerly Garyounis University)
BS, Electrical Engineering, University of Benghazi (Formerly Garyounis University)
Professional experience
Vice Provost for Graduate Studies at American University of Sharjah(2017 - Present)
Assistant Professor (2000-2005), Associate Professor (2005-2013), Professor (2013 - Now) at American University of Sharjah (AUS), United Arab Emirates(2000 - Present)
Associate Dean and Director of Graduate Programs at American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates(2014 - 2017)
Professor and Department Head at American University of Sharjah (AUS), United Arab Emirates(2006 - 2014)
Director AUS Cisco Regional Networking Academy at American University of Sharjah (AUS), United Arab Emirates(2001 - 2006)
Member of Technical Staff at Nortel Networks, Canada(1997 - 2000)
Assistant Lecturer at University of Benghazi (formerly Garyounis Universitry), Libya(1990 - 1993)
Manager of Electronics Maintenance Department at General Electric Company of Libya (GECOL), Libya(1989 - 1993)
Communications Engineer at General Electric Company of Libya (GECOL), Libya(1987 - 1989)
Memberships
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), 2005 - present
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), 1997 - 2005
Contact
mtarhuni@aus.edu
+971 6 515 2944
Dr. Mohamed El-Tarhuni
Professor and Vice Provost Graduate Studies
PhD in Electrical Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
Mohamed El-Tarhuni is currently a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Vice Provost for Graduate Studies at the American University of Sharjah (AUS). He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering in 1997 from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canadal; and the BS and MS degrees from Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya in 1986 and 1990, respectively. From 1997 to 2000 he was with Nortel Networks, Canada as a member of technical staff. He joined AUS in 2000 as an assistant professor and has served as the head of electrical engineering department from 2006 to 2014 and as the associate dean for the college of engineering from 2014 to 2017. He has been serving as the Vice Provost for Graduate Studies since 2017.
Publications
Akram Sediq, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Optimizing Bit Energy and Channel Coding for Improved Image Transmission, Published, pp. 1--5
F Sainte-Agathe, H Sari, A Hof, G Richter, B Stender, M Magarini, YH Nam, J Zhang, Hesham El-Gamal, T Reid, others, 3 rd International Symposium on Wireless Communications Systems, Published
MG El-Tarhuni, AUH Sheikh, S Ulukus, RD Yates, AG Kanatas, N Papadakis, P Constantinou, A PUBLICATION OF THE IEEE COMMUNICATIONS SOCIETY, Published
Hitoshi Aida, Paul Alexander, Magnus Almgren, J Andaneas, Michael Andersin, C Apostolas, Mohammad Arad, Osama Ata, Malik Audeh, Mark Austin, others, Abd-Allah, Yaser 168 Abumahlula, M. A. 756 Aghvami, A. Hamid 853, 1145 Agrati, E. 648 Agusti, Ramon 1192, Published
A Swydan, M Elghafri, M Al Wadeya, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Nasser Qaddoumi, An Anti Personal Landmine Detection Scheme Based on Microwave Imaging, Published
Ali Ghrayeb, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Combined Turbo Coding and Precoding for Wireless Communication Channels, Published
Thomas Lagkas, Dimitrios Stratogiannis, Malamati Louta, Bafing Sambou, Fabrice Peyrard, Christian Fraboul, Dimitrios Vergados, Angeliki Sgora, Rimas Zrae, Mohamed Hassan, others, IEEE ISCC 2011, Published
Alhussein Abouzeid, Fumiyuki Adachi, Abdulkareem Adinoyi, Rajiv Agarwal, Mohamed Ahmed, Fady Alajaji, Marcelo Alencar, Ghassan AlRegib, Nayef Alsindi, Emad Alsusa, others, IEEE WCNC 2008, Published
Kazim Nanji, Joseph El Ghoul, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Mourad Barkat, IMAGE TRANSMISSION USING DS-SS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH ADAPTIVE CFAR DETECTORS, Published
Thushara Abhayapala, Fumiyuki Adachi, Tarik Ait-Idir, Ozgur Akan, Angeliki Alexiou, Nallanathan Arumugam, Mohamed Ashour, Antonio Assalini, Georgia Athanasiadou, Andersen, J\orgen Bach, others, TPC Members, Published
Mohammad Abo Rahama, Amer Zakaria, Mahmoud Ismail, Marawan El-Bardicy, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Small-Scale Indoor Channel Measurements at 24 GHz on a University Campus, Published, 2020
Khawla Alnajjar, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Performance of 5GNR with Interference Alignment, Published, pp. 1--4, 2019
Khawla Alnajjar, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, A CV-BLAST spread spectrum massive MIMO NOMA scheme for 5G systems with channel imperfections, Published, Physical Communication, 35, pp. 100720, 2019
Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Khaled Assaleh, Firas Kiftaro, Implementation of Machine Learning Spectrum Sensing for Cognitive Radio Applications, Published, Computer Science \& Information Technology (CS \& IT), 9, 4, pp. 33, 2019
Mohammad Aborahama, Amer Zakaria, Mahmoud Ismail, Marawan El-Bardicy, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Yamen Hatahet, Large-Scale Channel Characterization at 28 GHz on a University Campus in the United Arab Emirates, Published, Telecommunication Systems, 2019
Ala Eldin Omer, Mohamed Hassan, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, An integrated scheme for streaming scalable encoded video-on-demand over CR networks, Published, 35, 2019
Mohamed Hassan, Mahmoud Ismail, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Fatema Aseeri, On the Enabling of Efficient Coexistence of LTE with WiFi: A Machine Learning-Based Approach, Accepted, International Journal of Interdisciplinary Telecommunications and Networking (IJITN), 2019
Mohamed Abo Rahama, Yamen Hatahet, Amer Zakaria, Mahmoud Ismail, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Large-scale Channel Measurements at 28 GHz in the United Arab Emirates for 5G systems, Published, 2019
Khawla Alnajjar, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Performance evaluation for synchronous and asynchronous coded CV-BLAST massive MIMO NOMA system, Published, pp. 1--5, 2018
Firas Kiftaro, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Khaled Assaleh, UHF Spectrum Occupancy Measurements in Sharjah-UAE, Published, pp. 1--5, 2017
salem Salem, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Expectation Maximization for Multipath Detection in Wideband Signals, Published, 211, 2017
Khawla Alnajjar, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Joint CV-BLAST and DS-NOMA for Massive MIMO, Published, 211, pp. 484--492, 2017
Ala Omer, Mohamed Hassan, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Window-based adaptive technique for real-time streaming of scalable video over cognitive radio networks, Published, IET Communications, 11, 17, pp. 2643--2649, 2017
Ameen Abdelmutalab, Khaled Assaleh, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Automatic modulation classification based on high order cumulants and hierarchical polynomial classifiers, Published, Physical Communication, 21, pp. 10--18, 2016
Ala Omer, Mohamed Hassan, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, An adaptive channel assignment approach for streaming of scalable video over cognitive radio networks, Published, pp. 305--310, 2016
12. Menatalla Shehab El Din, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Khaled Assaleh, An HMM-Based Spectrum Access Algorithm for Cognitive Radio Systems, Published, 2015
Menatalla El Din, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Khaled Assaleh, Serkan Kiranyaz, An HMM-based spectrum access algorithm for cognitive radio systems, Published, pp. 116--119, 2015
Ameen Abdelmutalab, Khaled Assaleh, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Automatic modulation classification using polynomial classifiers, Published, pp. 806--810, 2014
Monirosharieh Vameghestahbanati, Hasan Mir, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Simplified Overlay Architecture for Cognitive Wireless Systems, Published, International Journal of Computer and Communication Engineering, 3, 6, pp. 394, 2014
Monirosharieh Vameghestahbanati, Hasan Mir, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, An overlay architecture for cognitive radio systems, Published, pp. 1--4, 2013
Monirosharieh Vameghestahbanati, Hasan Mir, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, An Overlay Architecture for MISO Cognitive Radio Systems, Published, pp. 72--77, 2013
Monirosharieh Vameghestahbanati, Hasan Mir, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, An MMSE Overlay Cognitive Wireless System, Published, International Journal of Interdisciplinary Telecommunications and Networking (IJITN), 5, 1, pp. 1--13, 2013
Ghaith Hattab, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Moutaz Al-Ali, Tarek Joudeh, Nasser Qaddoumi, An underwater wireless sensor network with realistic radio frequency path loss model, Published, International journal of distributed sensor networks, 9, 3, pp. 508708, 2013
Monirosharieh Vameghestahbanati, Hasan Mir, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Joint transmitter/receiver optimization for overlay wireless systems, Published, pp. 1--5, 2012
Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Mohamed Hassan, Akram Bin Sediq, A Jointly Optimized Variable M-QAM and Power Allocation Scheme for Image Transmission, Published, Journal of Computer Networks and Communications, 2012, 2012
Yasmin Hassan, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Khaled Assaleh, Learning-based spectrum sensing for cognitive radio systems, Published, Journal of Computer Networks and Communications, 2012, 2012
Rimas Zrae, Mohamed Hassan, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Wireless image transmission using joint adaptation of modulation and channel coding, Published, pp. 218--223, 2011
Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Jamal Abdalla, Ibrahim Sadek, Ismail Kucuk, Mahmoud Anabtawi, Mohammad Al-Jarrah, Modeling, simulation, and applied optimization, Published, Journal of the Franklin Institute, 7, 348, pp. 1161--1162, 2011
Rimas Zrae, Mohamed Hassan, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, An Adaptive Modulation Scheme for Image Transmission over Wireless Channels, Published, 2010
Rimas Zrae, Mohamed Hassan, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, An adaptive modulation scheme for image transmission over wireless channels, Published, pp. 428--432, 2010
Yasmin Hassan, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Khaled Assaleh, Comparison of linear and polynomial classifiers for co-operative cognitive radio networks, Published, pp. 797--802, 2010
Yasmin Hassan, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Khaled Assaleh, Knowledge based cooperative spectrum sensing using polynomial classifiers in cognitive radio networks, Published, pp. 1--6, 2010
Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Mohamed Hassan, Akram Sediq, A joint power allocation and adaptive channel coding scheme for image transmission over wireless channels, Published, International Journal of Computer Networks \& Communications (IJCNC), 2, 3, pp. 85--99, 2010
Sherif Abdul Hamid, Mohamed Iebadeh, Fida Al Salamain, Nasser Qaddoumi, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, See Through the Wall (STTW) for Human Detection, Published, 3rd International Conference on Modeling, Simulation, and Applied Optimization (ICMSAO09), 2009
Hasan Al-Nashash, Abdul Khaliq, Nasser Qaddoumi, Yousef Al-Assaf, Khaled Assaleh, Rached Dhaouadi, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Improving electrical engineering education at the American University of Sharjah through continuous assessment, Published, European Journal of Engineering Education, 34, 1, pp. 15--28, 2009
Assim Sagahyroon, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, S. Ibrahim, An FPGA Implementation of the Searcher Algorithm, Published, pp. 85 – 88, 2008
Assim Sagahyroon, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, S Ibrahim, An FPGA Implementation of the Searcher Algorithm, Published, pp. 85--88, 2008
Mohamed Hassan, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, An Adaptive Source-Channel Rate Control Scheme for Video Broadcast over Wireless Channels, Published, 2007
Mohamed Hassan, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, An Adaptive Source-Channel Rate Control Scheme for Video Broadcast over Wireless Channels, Published, pp. 418--424, 2007
Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Khaled Assaleh, Ghaleb Al-Habian, Saleem Al-Ahdab, An ICA-Based Multipath Detection Algorithm for DS-SS Communication Systems, Published, 2007
Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Khaled Assaleh, Ghaleb Al-Habian, Saleem Al-Ahdab, An ICA-based multipath detection algorithm for DS-SS communication systems, Published, pp. 1--4, 2007
Joseph El-Ghoul, Kazim Nanji, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Mourad Barkat, Experimental Implementation of Adaptive CFAR Multipath Detection for Wideband Communication Systems, Published, pp. 1--5, 2007
Adnan Raja, Quaid Kagalwala, Taha Landolsi, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Free-space optics channel characterization under UAE weather conditions, Published, pp. 856--859, 2007
Mohamed Hassan, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Strategies for Image Transmission over Wireless Channels, Published, 2007
Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Mohamed Hassan, Akram Sediq, Variable Modulation and Bit Energy Optimization for Transmission of Compressed Images, Published, pp. 1--5, 2007
Mohammed Mustafa, Mohammad Behnam, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, A wireless embedded system for the tracking of stolen vehicles, Published, pp. 818--825, 2006
Salman AlQahtani, Ashraf Mahmoud, Tarek Sheltami, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Adaptive radio resource management for multi-operator WCDMA based cellular wireless networks with heterogeneous traffic, Published, pp. 1--5, 2006
A Bin Sediq, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Mohamed Hassan, Image Transmission using Variable M-QAM with Optimized Bit Power Allocation, Published, pp. 25--29, 2006
Ali Ghrayeb, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, On the performance of turbo equalization for precoded ISI channels, Published, Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, 6, 4, pp. 431--438, 2006
Akram Sediq, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, MMSE power allocation for image and video transmission over wireless channels, Published, 2, pp. 1060--1064, 2005
Mohamed Abou-Khousa, Ali Ghrayeb, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, On multipath detection in CDMA systems, Published, 3, pp. 2097--2101, 2005
Mohamed Abou-Khousa, Ali Ghrayeb, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, On the impact of imperfect multipath detection on the performance of CDMA systems with space-time spreading, Published, 1, pp. 262--266, 2005
Mohamed El-Tarhuni, A modified non-coherent delay-locked loop for CDMA systems, Published, 2, pp. 1124--1128, 2004
Mohamed Abou-Khousa, Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Ali Ghrayeb, A novel finger assignment algorithm for RAKE receivers in CDMA systems, Published, 5, pp. 2516--2520, 2004
M Abou-Khousa, A Ghrayeb, M El-Tarhuni, Signal-to-interference ratio estimation in CDMA systems, Published, 3, pp. 1333--1337, 2004
Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Ali Ghrayeb, A multipath resistant PN code tracking algorithm, Published, 4, pp. 1834--1838, 2002
Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Anatoli Kotov, Fine estimation of multipath delays in spread-spectrum signals, Published, 2001
Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Application of adaptive filtering to direct-sequence spread-spectrum code synchronization., Published, 1997
Conference Presentations
Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Large-scale Channel Measurements at 28 GHz in the United Arab Emirates for 5G systems, 2019 IEEE Radio and Wireless Symposium, Orlando, FL, January, 2019
Awards and Honors
, Pride Award, Nortel Networks, Ottawa, Canada, 2000
, Pride Award, Nortel Networks, Ottawa, Canada, 1999
Other creative/research
US Patent: M. El-Tarhuni et al, “Channel Estimation in CDMA Communications Systems Using Both Lower Power Pilot Channel and Higher Power Data Channel,” United States Patent No. 7,379,513, Issued May 27, 2008.
