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Practical 5G channel and system modeling techniques

SPEAKER: Dr. Kafi Hassan, Ph.D., George Mason University, ECE Department, USA.
DATE: Tuesday, October 18, 2022.
TIME: Refreshments/Registration/Networking: 06:00 p.m.; Seminar: 06:30 p.m. – 07:30 p.m.
ORGANIZED BY: IEEE Ottawa Joint Chapter of Communications Society, Consumer Electronics Society, and  Broadcast Technology Society (ComSoc/CESoc/BTS), IEEE Toronto Chapter (ComSoc/BTS), IEEE Communications Society Montreal Chapter (ComSoc), IEEE Communications Society Quebec Chapter, and IEEE Communications Society Kingston Section Chapter, IEEE Ottawa Educational Activities (EA), IEEE Ottawa Women In Engineering (WIE), IEEE Ottawa Young Professionals (YP), and Algonquin College Student Branch (ACSB) in conjunction with School of Advanced Technology, Algonquin College.

IN-PERSON:
PLACE
: Ciena Optophotonics Lab (room T129), School of Advanced Technology, Algonquin College, 1385 Woodroffe Ave, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2G 1V8.
REGISTRATION: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/event/register/326133 
ADMISSION: Free, but the registration in advance is strongly encourage. For any additional information please contact: Wahab Almuhtadi
MORE INFO: Ottawa ComSoc/CTSoc/BTS Chapter website.

ONLINE:
PLACE: via Zoom https://algonquincollege.zoom.us/j/96754037165?pwd=ak5DWWZDR1plVXNCWTNLR1ordWsyZz09 
REGISTRATION: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/event/register/326133 
ADMISSION: Free, but the registration in advance is strongly encourage. For any additional information please contact: Wahab Almuhtadi

Abstract

Channel link-level and system level modeling played a critical role in proper design and deployment of all generations of wireless network systems. Particularly, system level modeling has become an important task for network planning, network design, and network optimization of wireless cellular systems. System level simulations allow to evaluate the performance of an entire network containing many Evolved Node B (eNodeB) sectors serving a lot of user equipment (UEs) in urban, suburban, and rural environments. Design and performance of new technology features require to be accurately verified and improved before deployment into commercial systems. Therefore, real-world system performance modeling and predictions should be very reliable and should be based on repeatable measurements of how the model behaves in the actual environment. Both the wireless industry and academia have made a significant effort developing and defining new and updated channel models such as the 3GPP 3D channel model and the extended 3GPP extended channel model for milli-meter wave. New 3D geodata models with high-resolution and artificial intelligent (AI) algorithms are greatly enhancing the RF propagation modeling in line of sight (LOS) and non-line of sight (NLOS) beamformed signals and FD-MIMO antenna applications of 5G wireless network systems. In this talk, we will review some of the key 5G wideband wireless channel modeling including the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP), NYU SIM, and others. We will discuss some of the general practical use cases of 5G network system modeling scenarios. Additionally, we will describe some of the practical challenges of channel and system modeling in 5G wireless systems.

Bio

Dr. Kafi Hassan works in the Advanced and Emerging Technology team at T-Mobile USA in Reston, Virginia. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia where he has been teaching graduate and undergraduate level courses since 2007. From 1995 to 2006, Hassan worked as a Member of Technical Staff at Bell Laboratories in Whippany, New Jersey, performing research and development in network wireless communication systems. He has been a recipient of many professional honors and recognitions, including the Bell Labs President’s Gold Award, the Bell Labs President’s Silver Award, and Sprint Network Development and Engineering Leadership award. His education background includes a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York City, and BS and MS degrees majoring in electrical engineering from University of North Carolina at Charlotte, North Carolina.

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Integrated Terrestrial-Aerial-Stratospheric-Space Networks of the Future: Towards A Sustainable ICT Ecosystem

SPEAKER: Professor Halim Yanikomeroglu, Department of Systems & Computer Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
DATE: Wednesday, October 5, 2022 @ 6 PM (EST)
TIME: Webinar: 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. EST
PLACE: Webinar via Zoom link https://carleton-ca.zoom.us/j/95808028297    
ADMISSION:Free, but the registration in advance is required.
For any additional information please contact:Sreeraman Rajan or Wahab Almuhtadi .

ORGANIZED BY: IEEE Ottawa Joint Chapters of Consumer Technology Society, Communication Society and Broadcast Technology Society (IEEE OTTAWA CTSoc/ComSoc/ BTS) along with IEEE Ottawa Aerospace and Electronic Society Chapter (IEEE OTTAWA AES) and IEEE Ottawa Educational Activity Committee cordially invites you for the following North America Regional webinar sponsored by the IEEE Consumer Technology Society (NAR CTSoc).

Abstract
In this talk, a novel wireless infrastructure will be presented which includes a new aerial access & computing layer composed of HAPS (high altitude platform station) constellations positioned in stratosphere, 20 km above the ground, in addition to the legacy terrestrial layer and the emerging satellite layer. With its bird’s-eye and almost-line-of-sight view of an entire metropolitan area, a HAPS is more than a base station in the air; it is a new architecture paradigm with access, transport, and core network functionalities for integrated connectivity, computing, sensing, positioning, navigation, and surveillance, towards enabling a variety of use-cases in an agile, smart, and sustainable manner for smart cities and societies of the future. The talk will feature a number of enabling technologies for the envisioned architecture including RIS (reconfigurable intelligent surfaces) and advanced antennas.

Bio
Dr. Halim Yanikomeroglu is a Professor at Carleton University, Canada. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto in 1998. He contributed substantially to 4G/5G technologies and standards; his research focus in recent years include 6G/B6G, non-terrestrial networks (NTN), and future wireless infrastructure. His extensive collaboration with industry resulted in 39 granted patents. He supervised or hosted in his lab around 150 postgraduate researchers. He co-authored IEEE papers with faculty members in 80+ universities in 25 countries. He is a Fellow of IEEE, Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC), and Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE), and an IEEE Distinguished Speaker for ComSoc and VTS. Dr. Yanikomeroglu is serving as the Chair of IEEE WCNC Steering Committee, Member of IEEE ComSoc Conference Council, Member of IEEE PIMRC Steering Committee, and Member of ComSoc Emerging Technologies Committee. He served as the General Chair of two VTCs and Technical Program Chair/Co-Chair of three WCNCs. He chaired ComSoc Technical Committee on Personal Communications. He received several awards for his research, teaching, and service, including IEEE ComSoc Fred W. Ellersick Prize (2021), IEEE VTS Stuart Meyer Memorial Award (2020), IEEE ComSoc Wireless Communications Technical Committee Recognition Award (2018), and a number of best paper awards.

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Towards Wireless Networking, Sensing and Security in the Sub-Terahertz Regime: Design and Experiments

SPEAKER: Yasaman Ghasempour, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Princeton University
DATE: Thursday August 11, 2022
TIME: Webinar: 04:00 p.m - 05:00 p.m. EST
PLACE: Webinar via Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83674932216?pwd=Z0dvMHJZUE43Rmt4NS9MUHlaM3JQZz09 (Meeting ID: 836 7493 2216, Passcode: 015238)
REGISTRATION
: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/320934 
ADMISSION: Free, but the registration in advance is required by August 11, 2022 @ 3:30pm EST.
For any additional information please contact: Hadeel Elayan or Eman Hammad or Wahab Almuhtadi.
ORGANIZED & HOSTED BY: Prim. Host: IEEE Toronto Joint Chapter of Communications Society, and Broadcast Technology Society (ComSoc/BTS). Co-Host: IEEE Ottawa Joint Chapter of Communications Society, Consumer Technology Society, and Broadcast Technology Society (ComSoc/CTSoc/BTS), IEEE Montreal Joint Chapter of Communications Society, and Information Theory Society (ComSOc/IT), IEEE Communication Society New York Chapter, and Ottawa Section Affinity Group (YP), and Southern Alberta Section Aff Group (YP)

Abstract
The spectrum above 100 GHz offers plentiful bandwidth for ultra-high-speed communication and high-resolution sensing, thereby providing a promising foundation for realizing unprecedented capabilities in next-generation wireless networks. In this talk, I will begin by presenting emerging transceiver architecture that can enable directional sub-THz steering without traditional multi-antenna arrays. I will discuss how to exploit the key characteristics of sub-THz signals and the proposed architecture for high-resolution localization. Such sensing modalities can then be exploited to enable highly directional, high data rate links that are robust to client and environmental mobility. I will address one of the main concerns with sub-THz networking which is high power consumption by introducing the first ultra-wideband retro-directive backscatter above 100 GHz. Finally, I will discuss new security paradigms in this regime: while the conventional wisdom suggests that physical layer security improves with narrow beams, I will explain new vulnerabilities introduced by the control plane as well as emerging low-cost smart reflecting surfaces. I will conclude the talk by illustrating fundamentally new techniques for wireless authentication and security.

Bio

Dr. Yasaman Ghasempour is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at Princeton University. Her research includes next-generation wireless networks and sensing systems. She received her Ph.D. and master’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Rice University. She received the National Science Foundation CAREER Award in 2022, the 2020 Marconi Young Scholar Award, and the ACM SIGMOBILE Dissertation Award in 2020. Yasaman is named a rising star in computer Networking and Communications in 2022 for her contributions to terahertz wireless systems. Yasaman is serving as the associate technical editor of the IEEE Communication Magazine and the editorial board of Nano Communication Networks.

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Integration of Terrestrial Networks and Extreme Environments: Challenges and Capabilities

SPEAKER: Mehdi Rahmati, Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH 44115, USA
DATE: Tuesday, March 29, 2022
TIME: Webinar: 07:00 p.m - 08:15 p.m. EST
PLACE: Webinar via WebEx link: https://ccny.zoom.us/j/84828449995?pwd=WDdQeElkYXpwUlI5VmhNNVlpQjRuUT09 (Meeting ID: 848 2844 9995, Passcode: 477661)
REGISTRATION
: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/308383
ADMISSION: Free, but the registration in advance is required by March 28, 2022.
For any additional information please contact: Zheng Peng or Wahab Almuhtadi.
ORGANIZED & HOSTED BY: Prim. Host: IEEE Communication Society New York Chapter. Co-Host: IEEE Ottawa Joint Chapter of Communications Society, Consumer Technology Society, and Broadcast Technology Society (ComSoc/CTSoc/BTS), and other 41 Chapters

Abstract
With the phenomenal growth of excessive data traffic and the increasing number of connected devices, existing communications solutions are posing unprecedented challenges in terms of capacity, latency, heterogeneity, mobility, coverage, energy efficiency, and reliability. Given the demand for full connectivity, as part of the post 5G era, non-terrestrial and terrestrial networks integration will be a challenging mission that will necessitate redefining a multi-dimensional and fully orchestrated system in terms of sensing, communications, computing, and intelligence. In this talk, I will present non-conventional approaches to address the problems in a non-terrestrial and extreme environment, i.e., underwater. Intelligent and behavior-aware probabilistic solutions will be discussed, with the goal of achieving robust adaptation in terms of required Quality of Service and Quality of Experience to meet the demands in a variety of scenarios..

Bio

Dr. Mehdi Rahmati (IEEE Senior Member) is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Cleveland State University in Ohio. His research is in the areas of wireless communications, underwater communications, and coordination in distributed autonomous systems. He received his PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering in 2020 from Rutgers University in New Jersey. He has published numerous peer-reviewed papers and has received many prestigious awards, including the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society Young Professional Award in 2022 and 2023, the best demo award at the 2019 IEEE International Conference on Sensing, Communication, and Networking (SECON), the first prize in the 2019 IEEE Communication Society (ComSoc) student competition, the best paper award at the 2017 IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Systems (MASS), and the best paper runner-up award at the 2015 ACM International Conference on Underwater Networks and Systems (WUWNet).

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The Design of Modern Engineering Curriculum: Outcome-based Learning

Speaker: Dr. Samy Mahmoud
Professor Emeritus of Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada
And following by
A Panel Discussion represented by Leaders from Academia and Industry


Date:
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Time:
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ABSTARCT:
Traditionally, the design and determination of course content of undergraduate engineering curriculum in any give specialization have been based on specified minimum coverage of material in five categories: basic sciences, mathematics, engineering science, engineering design, and arts, humanities and social sciences. This specified minimum coverage is measured by lecture and tutorial hours and hours of laboratory sessions. Elective courses are included in the curriculum to complement the weight of the compulsory material taught in any of the five categories. Meeting the specified minimum coverage in each of the five categories is a pre-requisite for accreditation of the program by the concerned professional authority.
More recently, alternative approaches to curriculum development and program offering emerged with focus on the outcome of the learning process as the starting point. In these modern approaches, the desired outcome of the learning process dictates the program structure in terms of course content, sequence, and the mode of delivery. Likewise, evaluation of the effectiveness of the learning process is focused on the student at the end of the program in terms of what the student actually and effectively learned and the extent to which the learning outcomes defined for the program have been realized.
The design and offering of engineering programs based on the “learning outcome methodology” allows for the incorporation of three important aspects that are deemed necessary in modern engineering practices, namely innovation, sustainability (social, environmental and economic) and social awareness and responsiveness. In this talk, the concept and methodology of the outcome based design approach will be presented along with illustrative examples. It is hoped that the presentation will stimulate discussions on ways to make engineering education more relevant to the rapid social and economic developments taking place at the global level.    

BIO:
Dr. Samy Mahmoud is currently Chancellor, University of Sharjah, UAE, and also a Professor of Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.
Prior to his appointment as Chancellor of the University of Sharjah on July 1, 2008, Dr. Mahmoud served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, during the period 2006-2008. And prior to that he held several senior academic and administrative positions at Carleton University, including: Vice President (Academic) and Provost (Acting), during April – November 2006, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Design during the period 1998-2006, and Chairman of the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering, Carleton University for the period 1986-1998.
Dr. Mahmoud obtained the Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Ain Shams University in 1968. He graduated from Carleton University with the Master and Doctoral Degrees in Electrical Engineering in 1971 and 1975 respectively.
Dr. Mahmoud is well known internationally for his contributions to teaching and research in the Electrical Engineering and Information Technology fields. He has won several international awards in recognition of his original research and for innovations that led to technology transfer to industry. He has published over 200 archival and conference papers in telecommunications, Electronics and Optoelectronics in recent years and supervised over 35 doctoral and 80 Masters graduate students to completion. He is the co-author of a major textbook on “Communication Systems Analysis and Design”, published in 2004 by Pearson-Prentice Hall. He is also the co-holder of a number of patents in wireless and optical communications technologies.
As an active participant in technology development through collaboration between industry and university, Dr. Mahmoud is the founder or co-founder of a number of provincial and national research and development networks of excellence in teaching and research in Canada. Each network of excellence involved close collaboration between the university, government and industrial sectors. The list of such major networks includes the Center for Information and Technology of Ontario (CITO), CANARIE (the Canadian Advanced Network for Research in Industry and Education), and the National Center for Information and Telecommunications (NCIT) research, and the Canadian Photonics Fabrication Center (CPFC). He has led in the development of substantial research facilities at Carleton University that today house and support major research programs for a large number of graduate students and faculty members. Dr. Mahmoud served as a senior guest editor for two IEEE journal publications in communications (JSAC) and was appointed as a senior consultant to major international regulatory agencies and industrial organizations in the telecommunications field, including the European Commission for Research, the Department of Industry (Canada), the Austrian Telekom Control Board, the International Telecommunications Union, Newbridge, Alcatel, Siemens, IBM, CISCO and Nortel. Dr. Mahmoud is a registered professional engineer in Ontario, Canada, and a Senior Member of IEEE.

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