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College / Department

College of Engineering
Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Teaching areas

Computer Networks; Operating Systems; Programming

Research areas

Computer Networks; Wireless Networks; Network Management; Fault-Tolerant Computer Architectures; System Testing

Education

PhD, Phd In Electrical Engineering, Duke University, United States, 1991
MS, Ms In Electrical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia, 1985
BS, Bsc In Electrical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan, 1980

Professional experience

Professor, Dept. Of Computer Science And Engineering, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2018 - Present
Director, Cisco Academy, American University of Sharjah, 2017 - Present
Associate Professor, Dept. Of Computer Science And Engineering, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2001 - 2018
Visiting Professor, School Of Information Technology And Engineering (site), University of Ottawa, ON, Canada, 2007 - 2008
Chair, Dept. Of Computer Engineering, American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, 2004 - 2007
Software Quality Assurance Specialist, Research In Motion (RIM) Lt, ON, Canada, 2001 - 2001
Associate Professor (tenure-track), Dept. Of Computer Science, Lakehead University, ON, Canada, 1999 - 2000
Software Designer, SpaceBridge Networks Corp, Quebec, Canada, 1998 - 1999
Visiting Researcher, Dept. Of Electrical And Computer Engineering, Queen's University, ON, Canada, 1998 - 1998
Assistant / Associate Professor, Dept. Of Electrical Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1992 - 1998

Memberships

Member, IEEE, February 1992
Pakistan Engineering Council, January 1981

Contact

[email protected]
+971 6 515 2947

Dr. Rana Ahmed

Professor
PhD, Duke University, United States

Rana E. Ahmed has worked as a faculty member at Lakehead University, Canada, and at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia. He was a visiting faculty member at the University of Ottawa during academic year 2007-08 while on sabbatical leave. He also worked at Research In Motion (RIM) and SpaceBridge in Canada in the areas of software testing, ATM switch testing and software quality assurance. His current research interests are in the areas of computer networking, telecommunications and computer architecture.

Publications

Rana Ahmed. New Collaborative Caching Scheme for D2D Content Sharing in 5G, Journal Of Communications, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2022
Zahid Khan, Giovanni Cascante And Rana Ahmed. Novel evaluation of mass polar moment of inertia of drive plate in resonant column, Geotechnique Letters
Rana Ahmed. A Low-Overhead Multi-Hop Routing Protocol for D2D Communications in 5G, Journal Of Communications, May 2021
Rana Ahmed. A Novel Multi-Hop Routing Protocol for D2D Communications in 5G, 11th Annual Computing And Communication Workshop And Conference (ccwc)-ieee Ccwc 2021, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2021
Ahmed Abdulhameed And Rana Ahmed. Performance Evaluation of Data Center Network Topologies via NS-2 Simulations, International Journal Of Computing And Digital Systems, November 2019
Ahmed Abdulhameed And Rana Ahmed. Performance Evaluation of Datacenter Network Topologies via NS-2 Simulations, 2018 International Conference On Innovation And Intelligence For Informatics, Computing, And Technologies (3ict), Nov. 2018, Bahrain., 1 December 2018
Rana Ahmed. Recursive Computation of Steady State Probabilities in M/M/1/B Queues, 2017 International Conference On Electrical And Computing Technologies And Applications (icecta); Ieee Xplore, 1 December 2017
Fatema Qatan And Rana Ahmed. Performance Comparison of TCP Algorithms for D2D Communication in LTE-A, 2017 International Conference On Electrical And Computing Technologies And Applications (icecta), Nov. 2017, Uae, 1 December 2017
Heba Helal And Rana Ahmed. Performance Evaluation of Datacenter Network Topologies with Link Failures, Seventh International Conference On Modeling, Simulation And Applied Optimization (icmsao’17), Sharjah, Uae, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2017
Rana Ahmed And Hanin Almuhallabi. Throughput-fairness tradeoff in LTE uplink scheduling algorithms, Proceedings Ieee 2016 International Conference On Industrial Informatics And Computer Systems (ciics), 16 March 2016
Ismael Al-shiab And Rana Ahmed. On Fairness in LTE Downlink MAC Scheduling Algorithms, Proceedings Of The International Conference On Information And Communication Technology Research (ictrc2015), May 17-19, 2015, 19 May 2015
Rana Ahmed And Muhammad Dhodhi. Directory-Based Cache Coherence Protocol for Power-Aware Chip-Multiprocessors, Ieee Canadian Conference On Electrical And Computer Engineering (ccece 2011), Niagara Falls, On, Canada, 30 May 2010
Rana Ahmed. Cooperative Caching in Power-Aware Chip Multiprocessors, Ieee Canadian Conference On Electrical And Computer Engineering (ccece 2009), St. John’s, Nfld, Canada, 30 May 2009
Basel Alawieh, Rana Ahmed And Hussein Mouftah. Performance Measurement for Voice Services in Heterogeneous Wired Networks, 4th Ieee International Conference On Testbeds And Research Infrastructures For The Development Of Networks And Communities (tridentcom 2008), Innsbruck, Austria, 20 March 2008
Alya Alhammadi, Imran Zualkernan And Rana Ahmed. Impediments to adoption of e-Learning technology in combating anti-money laundering in UAE banks, 7th Ieee International Conference On Advanced Learning Technologies (icalt’2007), Niigata, Japan,, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2007
Basel Alawieh, Rana Ahmed And Hussein Mouftah. Measurement of Restoration Time from Single-Link Failure in an Optical Testbed Environment, 3rd Ieee International Conference On Testbeds And Research Infrastructures For The Development Of Networks And Communities (tridentcom 2007), Orlando, Fl, Usa, 23 May 2007
Rana Ahmed. Energy-Aware Cache Coherence Protocol for Chip-Multiprocessors, Ieee Canadian Conference On Electrical And Computer Engineering (ccece 2006), Ottawa, Canada, May 2006., 30 May 2006
Rana Ahmed. Maintenance Issues in Outsourced Software Components, Ieee Canadian Conference On Electrical And Computer Engineering (ccece 2004), Niagara Falls, On, Canada, May 2004, 30 May 2004
Rana Ahmed And Abdul Khaliq. A Low-Overhead Checkpointing Protocol for Mobile Networks, Ieee Canadian Conference On Electrical And Computer Engineering (ccece 2003), Montreal, Canada, 1 June 2003
Rana Ahmed. Checkpointing and Error Recovery in a Uniprocessor System with On-chip Cache, Proceedings Ieee Canadian Conference On Electrical And Computer Engineering (ccece 2001), Toronto, On, Canada, 13 May 2001
Rana Ahmed. ATM Test-bed Environment for Educational Purposes, 16th National Computer Conference (ncc’16), February 2001, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia., 1 February 2001
Rana Ahmed. A VLSI Systolic Array Architecture for Computation of Third-Order Cumulants for Two-Dimensional Signals, Proceedings International Conference On Parallel Computing In Electrical Engineering (parelec’2000), Trois-rivieres, Quebec, Canada, 30 August 2000
Zaid Musallam, Rana Ahmed And Saleh Alshebelie. A VLSI Architecture for Fast Computation of Third-Order Cumulants for Two-Dimensional Signals, Proceedings Ieee Canadian Conference On Electrical And Computer Engineering (ccece'2000), Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 1 June 2000
Rana Ahmed. 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, 3 June 1999
Rana Ahmed. An Adaptive Multiple Access Protocol for Broadcast Channels, Proceedings 1997 Ieee International Performance, Computing And Communications Conference (ipccc'97), Scottsdale, Az, Usa, Feb. 1997, Pp.371--377., 1 February 1997

Grants and sponsorships

Grant, Development of Closed-Loop Computer-Controlled Resonant Column System, 26 March 2019 - May 2022
Grant, Development of closed loop computer controlled Resonant Column system, 1 June 2019

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