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Recent Supervised Theses

  1. M. T. Islam, “Collaborative Data Access and Sharing in Mobile Distributed Systems", PhD, 2011. (Dr. M. T. Islam is employed by MarkLogic Corporation, Silicon Valley, California, USA)

  2. M. Asefi, “Quality-Driven Cross-Layer Protocols for Video Streaming over Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks", PhD, 2011. (Dr. M. Asefi is employed by Met-Scan CANADA LTD, Toronto, Canada)

  3. A. Wasef, “Managing and Complementing Public Key Infrastructure for Secure Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks", PhD, 2011. (Dr. A. Wasef is employed by the E&CE Dept., University of Waterloo, Canada)

  4. B. J. Choi, “Energy Efficient Protocols for Delay Tolerant Networks", PhD, 2011. (Dr. B. J. Choi is a PDF at the E&CE Dept., University of Waterloo, Canada)

  5. M. E. Mahmoud, “Efficient Packet Drop Thwarting and User Privacy Preserving Protocols for Multi-hop Wireless Networks", PhD, 2011. (Dr. M. E. Mahmoud is a PDF at the E&CE Dept., University of Waterloo, Canada)

  6. M. Akon, “Hit and Bandwidth Optimal Caching for Wireless Data Access Networks", PhD, 2010. (Dr. M. Akon received the NSERC PDF Award, and is employed by RIM, Waterloo, Canada)

  7. P. Thulasiraman, “Resource Allocation in Relay Enhanced Broadband Wireless Access Networks", PhD, 2010. (Dr. P. Thulasiraman is an Assistant Professor at the Naval Postgraduate School, USA)

  8. H. Zhang, “Chaos Synchronization and Its Application to Secure Communications", PhD, 2010. (Dr. Zhang is a PDF at the Applied Math Dept., University of Waterloo, Canada)

  9. A. Alshamrani, “Resource Management in Cognitive Radio Networks", PhD, 2010. (Dr. A. Alshamrani is employed by the Ministry of Defense and Aviation, Saudi Arabia)

  10. Y. Fan, “Network Coding Based Information Security in Multi-hop Wireless Networks", PhD, 2010. (Dr. Y. Fan is employed by Oracle, California, USA)

  11. Y. Bi, "Medium Access Control and Information Broadcast in Vehicular Ad Hoc Network'', PhD, 2010. (Dr. Y. Bi is an Associate Professor at the Northeasten University, China)

  12. L. X. Cai, “Design and Analysis of Medium Access Control Protocols for Broadband Wireless Networks", PhD, 2009. (Dr. L.X. Cai received the "Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Studies" award from the University of Waterloois in 2010, and the NSERC PDF Award. She is employed by Huawei, Chicago, USA)

  13. M.K. Awad, "Resource Allocation for Broadband Wireless Access Networks with Imperfect CSI'', PhD, 2009. (Dr. M.K. Awad is an Assistant Professor at the American University of Kuwait, Kuwait)

  14. H. Zhu, "The Security in Delay Tolerant Networks'', PhD, 2009. (Dr. H. Zhu is an Associate Professor at the Shanghai Jiaotong University, China)

  15. M. Mehrjoo, "Resource Allocation for OFDMA Wireless Networks'', PhD, 2008. (Dr. M. Mehrjoo is an Assistant Professor at the University of Sistan and Baloochestan, Zahedan, Iran)

  16. L. Wang, "Internet Congestion Control: Modeling and Stability Analysis'', PhD, 2008. (Dr. L. Wang is a Lecturer, Department of Applied Math, the University of Waterloo, Canada)

  17. X. Lin, "Secure and Privacy-Preserving Vehicular Communications'', PhD, 2008. (Dr. X. Lin received the "Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Studies" award from the University of Waterloois in 2008. He is an Assistant Professor at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Canada)

  18. K.-H. Liu, "Design, Modeling, and Analysis for MAC Protocols in Ultra-Wideband Networks'', PhD, 2008. (Dr. K.H. Liu is an Assistant Professor at National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan)

  19. F. Hou, "QoS Scheduling in IEEE 802.16 Broadband Wireless Access Networks'', PhD, 2008. (Dr. F. Hou is an Assistant Professor at Macau Polytechnic Institute, Macau)

  20. M. Veluppillai, "Cooperative Diversity and Partner Selection in Wireless Networks'', PhD, 2007. (Dr. M. Veluppillai is employed by RIM, Waterloo, Canada)

  21. H. Rutagemwa, "Performance Modeling, Design and Analysis of Transport Mechanisms in Integrated Heterogeneous Wireless Networks'', PhD, 2007. (Dr. H. Rutagemwa is employed by Communications Research Centre (CRC), Ottawa, Canada)

  22. X. Ling, "Performance Analysis of Distributed MAC Protocols for Wireless Networks'', PhD, 2007. (Dr. X. Ling is employed by RIM, Waterloo, Canada)

  23. M. Dianati, "Designing Efficient Data Link Layer Schemes over Wireless Fading Channels'', PhD, 2006. (Dr. M. Dianati is a faculty member at the University of Surrey, Surrey, UK)

  24. M. Shi, “Service integration and authentication in WLAN/cellular mobile networks", PhD, 2006. (Dr. M. Shi received the NSERC PDF Award, and is employed by Communications Research Centre (CRC), Ottawa, Canada)

  25. R.W.K. Ha, "A Cross-Layer Design Framework for Application-Specific Wireless Sensor Networks'', PhD, 2006. (Dr. R.W.K. Ha is employed by Philips Research, Shanghai, China)

  26. J. Xu, “Efficient Radio Resource Allocation for Real-time Video with QoS Assuarance", PhD, 2006. (Dr. J. Xu is employed by Hughes Network Systems, Maryland, USA)

  27. L. Cai, "Transport Layer Protocol Design for Multimedia Wireless/Wired Networks'', PhD, 2005. (Dr. L. Cai received the "Outstanding Achievement in Graduate Studies" award from the University of Waterloo in 2005, and NSERC PDF award. She is an Associate Professor at the University of Victoria, Canada)

  28. J. Zhang, "Soft Handoff in MC-CDMA Cellular Networks Supporting Multimedia Services'', PhD, 2004. (Dr. J. Zhang is employed by Huawei, Shanghai, China)

  29. Y. Zhang, "Stability of Hybrid Systems with Time Delay", PhD, 2004. (Dr. Zhang is a Professor at the China University of Petroleum, Beijing, China)

  30. A. Khadra, "Impulsive Control and Synchronization of Chaos-generating-systems with Applications to Secure Communications'', PhD, 2004. (Dr. A. Khadra is employed by the University of British Columbia, Canada)

  31. J. Cai, "Transceiver Design in OFDM Wireless Communication Systems Supporting Heterogenous Packet Transmission'', PhD, 2004. (Dr. J. Cai received NSERC PDF award. He is an Associate Professor at the University of Manitoba, Canada)

  32. L. Xu, "Radio Link Scheduling for QoS Support in Wideband CDMA Cellular Networks'', PhD, 2003. (Dr. L. Xu is employed by Qualcomm, San Diego, USA)

  33. J. Ye, "Resource Management in Wireless Communications Networks Using Fuzzy Inference Approach'', PhD, 2003. (Dr. J. Ye is employed by MobilePeak Systems Inc., San Diego, USA)

  34. D. Zhao, "Radio Resource Management in Cellular CDMA Systems Supporting Heterogeneous Services'', PhD, 2002. (Dr. D. Zhao is an Associate Professor at the McMaster University, Canada)

  35. X. Huang, "Energy Efficient Cooperative Communications for Wireless Body Area Networks'', MASc, 2010. (X. Huang is employed by Shenzhen Maritime Safety Administration, Shenzhen, China)

  36. J. Qiao, "Multi-hop transmission in millimeter wave WPAN with directional antenna'', MASc, 2010. (J. Qiao is pursuing his PhD degree at the University of Waterloo)

  37. S. Li, "Channel allocation for smooth video delivery over cognitive radio networks'', MASc, 2010. (S. Li is employed by Sandvine, Waterloo, Canada)

  38. N. Alsharif, "ESPR: Efficient security scheme for position-based routing in vehicular ad hoc networks'', MASc, 2010. (N. Alsharif is pursuing his PhD degree at the University of Waterloo)

  39. X. Zhang, "An energy-efficient bit allocation scheme in wireless sensor networks'', MASc, 2010. (X. Zhang is pursuing her PhD degree at the University of Waterloo)

  40. M.L. Altamimi, "MAC protocol design for parallel link rendezvous in ad hoc cognitive radio networks'', MASc, 2010. (M.L. Altamimi is pursuing his PhD degree at the University of Waterloo)

  41. I. AL-Solami, "Modulation-level coding for wireless network coding'', MASc, 2009. (I. AL-Solamii is pursuing his PhD degree at the Oxford University, UK)

  42. Md. M. Hasan, "Link adaptation for WiMax support mobile hotspot'', MASc, 2009. (Md. M. Hasan is pursuing his PhD degree at the University of Ottawa)

  43. R.I. Aljohani, "Measurement-based admission control for real-time traffic in IEEE 802.16 wireless metropolitan area network'', MASc, 2008. (R.I. Aljohani is pursuing her PhD degree at the School of Computing Science, University of Waterloo)

  44. J. Ghaderi, "Capacity scaling and optimal operation of wireless networks'', MASc, 2008. (J. Ghaderi is pursuing his PhD degree at the UIUC, USA)

  45. M. Zulhasnine, "Availability-aware spare capacity allocation with partially protected rings'', MASc, 2008. (M. Zulhasnine is pursuing his PhD degree at the Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada)

  46. H. H. Banaser, "High performance WLAN using smart antenna'', MASc, 2007. (H.H. Banaser is pursuing his PhD degree at the University of Waterloo, Canada)

  47. Y. Liu, "Access network selection in a 4G networking environment'', MASc, 2007. (Y. Liu is employed by RIM, Waterloo, Canada)

  48. K. H. Almotairi, "Credit-based user authertication for delay tolerant mobile wireless networks'', MASc, 2007. (K. H. Almotairi is pursuing his PhD degree at the University of Waterloo, Canada)

  49. L. Bai, "Adaptive vertical handoff for integrated UMTS and WLAN networks", MASc, 2007. (L. Bai is employed by Nortel Networks, Ottawa, Canada)

  50. Q. A. He, "Automated test framework for the wireless protocol stack development'', MASc, 2007. (Q. A. He is employed by RIM, Waterloo, Canada)

  51. J. Zhang, "Overlay token ring protocol for vehicular communications networks'', MASc, 2007. (J. Zhang is employed by Bell Canada, Toronto, Canada)

  52. J. Kang, “Availability model for group shared path protection in wavelengths division multiplexing networks", MASc, 2006 (J. Kang is employed by Bell Mobility, Toronto, Canada).

  53. A. Elwhishi, “Performance analysis of ant colony approach for location area planning and cell to switch assignment", MASc, 2006. (Mr. Elwhishi is pursuing the PhD at the University of Waterloo, Canada)

  54. M. Asefi, “Classification-based adaptive search algorithm for video motion estimation", MASc, 2006. (M. Asefi is employed by MET-SCAN Canada Ltd, Toronto, Canada)

  55. Y. Wang, "A Novel Two-Step Vertical Handoff Scheme for Cellular/WLAN Interworking'', MASc, 2006. (Y. Wang is employed by RIM, Waterloo, Canada).

  56. W. Guan, "Vertical handoff in WLAN/3G integration'', MASc, 2005. (W. Guan is employed by EION, Ottawa)

  57. L. X. Cai, "Performance analysis of infrastructure-based WLAN with finite asymmetric traffic'', MASc, 2005. (L. X. Cai is pursuing her PhD degree at the University of Waterloo, Canada)

  58. Q. He, "Improvement of TCP performance over wireless Ad Hoc networks using busy tone'', MASc, 2005. (Q. He is employed by Apple, Cupertino, CA, USA)

  59. A. Chan, "Wireless packet data traffic modelling'', MASc, 2004. (A. Chan is employed by ATI Technologies, Toronto, Canada)

  60. H. Shen, "Equation based TCP-friendly rate control protocol supporting multimedia applications in hybrid Wireless/IP networks'', MASc, 2004. (H. Shen is employed by RIM, Waterloo, Canada)

  61. W. Wong, "Robust Channel Estimation for Ultra-Wideband Communication Systems Using H_infinity Algorithm'', MASc, 2004. (W. Wong is employed by ASTRI, Hong Kong)

  62. K.K. Bellamkonda, "Architecture and evaluation of seamless vertical handoffs for WLAN and third generation wireless network interworking'', MASc, 2003. (K.K. Bellamkonda is employed by Motorola, Toronto, Canada)

  63. N. Dong, "QoS performance analysis for voice over wireless/IP networks'', MASc, 2003. (N. Dong is employed as Network Administrator by Columbia University, USA)

  64. F. Peng, "Delay and jitter performance of voice traffic over DiffServ IP network'', MASc, 2003. (F. Peng is employed by Nokia, Ottawa, Canada)

  65. P. Bakshi, "A diffserv based approach for supporting real time application in wireless networks'', MASc, 2003. (P. Bakshi is pursuing the PhD at the Univetsity of Toronto, Canada)

  66. Y. Li, "Impulsive synchronization of Chaotic systems and its application to communication security'', MASc, 2003. (Y. Li is pursuing his PhD degree at McMaster Univetsity, Canada)

  67. P. Reid, "The study of low-level file transfer over the Bluetooth protocol'', MASc, 2002. (P. Reid is employed by 9G Wireless Inc., Waterloo, Ontario)

  68. E. Tam, "Wireless GPS for multiple packets transmission in CDMA systems'', MASc, 2002.

  69. K. Zhen, "Delay performance analysis of voice over hybrid wireless/IP based networks'', MASc, 2002. (K. Zhen is employed by Inform Media Inc., Toronto, Canada)

  70. H. Rutagemwa, "Modeling and analysis of WAP performance over wireless links'', MASc, 2002. (H. Rutagemwa is pursuing his PhD degree at the University of Waterloo, Canada)

  71. M. Shi, "An authentication scheme for mobile wireless Internet applications'', MASc, 2002. (M. Shi is pursuing his PhD degree at the University of Waterloo, Canada)

  72. Z. Hu, "Improved TCP performance over wireless links by local retransmission and explicit loss notification'', MASc, 2002. (Z. Hu is employed by Alcatel-Lucent, Shanghai, China)

  73. L. Cai, "TCP-friendly AIMD congestion control supporting Internet heterogeneous'', MASc, 2002. (L. Cai is pursuing her PhD degree at the University of Waterloo, Canada)

  74. J. Xu, "Dynamic rate allocation in WCDMA system using fuzzy logic'', MASc, 2002. (J. Xu is pursuing his PhD degree at the University of Waterloo, Canada)

  75. Z. Nurmohamed, "Wireless data traffic modelling with application to capacity determination'', MASc, 2002. (Z. Nurmohamed is a Product Manager at Redknee, Toronto, Canada)

  76. L. Lai, "Performance comparison of TCP and WAP over wireless links'', MASc, 2001. (L. Lai is employed by ATI Technologies, Toronto, Canada)

  77. Y. Zeng, "Voice QoS in IP/MIP Networks: Modeling and Analysis'', MASc, 2001. (Y. Zeng is employed by UTStarcom, Beijing, China)

  78. P. Lu, "Mobility driven location management for next-generation wireless network'', MASc, 2001. (P. Lu is employed by Qualcomm, San Diego, USA)

  79. J.H. Bandara, "A fuzzy resource controller for wireless non real-time traffic'', MASc, 1999. (J.H. Bandara is employed by Jamaica Public Service Company, Jamaica)

  80. W. Cui, "User mobility modeling and call admission control for mobile cellular networks'', MASc, 1999. (W. Cui is employed by Motorola, Chicago, USA)

  81. X. Yang, "Call admission control using mobility information for QoS provisioning in wireless networks'', MASc, 1999. (X. Yang is employed by Nortel, Ottawa, Canada)

  82. S. Akbar, "An efficient call admission control for supporting high rate of handoffs in wireless networks'', MASc, 1999. (S. Akbar is employed by Alcatel, Ottawa, Canada)