IEEE PST Initiative Technical Committee Reports Program
IEEE PST Initiative Technical Committee Reports I
(Tues May 14, 10:30-12:00, Potomac Boardroom)
Session Chair: Mehmet Ulema
Speakers:
- Wael Jaafar , Communications and Networking Committee
- Aryan Kaushik, Smart Algorithms and Informatics Committee
- Eman Hammad, Cybersecurity and Privacy Committee
- Chonggang Wang, Jes Kran, Syed S Afser, Blockchain Committee
- Syed Shahid Ali Afser, Technology Chief Engineering Manager for the AIX Globalization Mission
IEEE PST Initiative Technical Committee Reports II
(Tues May 14, 3:00 -4:30 pm, Chesapeake Boardroom)
Session Chair: Moussa Ayyash
Speakers:
- Kamesh Namuduri, Communications and Networking Committee
- Moussa Ayyash, Smart Algorithms and Informatics Committee
- Abdellah Chehri, Transportation Committee
- Mona Jaber, Transportation Committee
Bios and Photos:
- Wael Jaafar , Communications and Networking Committee
Wael Jaafar (S’08, M’14, SM’20) is an Associate Professor at the Software and IT Engineering Department of École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS), University of Quebec, Montreal, Canada since September 2022. He holds Masters and PhD degrees from Polytechnique Montreal, Canada. Between 2019 and 2022, Dr. Jaafar was an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow with the Systems and Computer Engineering Department of Carleton University. From 2014 to 2018, he pursued a career in the telecommunications industry where he has been involved in designing telecommunication solutions for projects across Canada and abroad. During his career, Dr. Jaafar was a visiting researcher at Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi, UAE in 2019, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan in 2013, and UQAM, Montreal, Canada in 2007. He received several prestigious grants including (the National Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Alexander-Graham Bell scholarship, the Fonds de recherche du Québec–Nature et technologies (FRQNT) scholarship, and best paper awards at IEEE ICC 2021 and ISCC 2023. His research interests include wireless communications, integrated terrestrial and non-terrestrial networks, resource allocation, edge caching and computing, and machine learning for communication and networks.
- Aryan Kaushik, Smart Algorithms and Informatics Committee
Prof. Aryan Kaushik is with University of Sussex, since 2021. Previously he has been with University College London, University of Edinburgh, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and held visiting appointments at Imperial College London, University of Bologna, University of Luxembourg, Athena RC, and Beihang University. He is Editor of three upcoming books by Elsevier on Integrated Sensing and Communications, Non-Terrestrial Networks, Electromagnetic Signal and Information Theory, IEEE Internet of Things Magazine (including the AI for IoT miniseries), IEEE Communications Technology News (initiated the IEEE CTN podcast series), IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society (Best Editor Award 2023), IEEE Communications Letters (Exemplary Editor 2023), and several special issues such as in IEEE Network Magazine, IEEE Internet of Things Magazine, etc. He has delivered 58 invited speeches/tutorials globally such as at IEEE ICC 2024, IEEE GLOBECOM 2023, and other industry and conference venues. He has been involved in 9 Organizing/Technical Program Committees such as for IEEE ICC 2024-26, IEEE WCNC 2023-24, etc., and chaired over 16 IEEE ComSoc workshops such as at IEEE ICC 2024, IEEE GLOBECOM 2023, IEEE PIMRC 2022-24, IEEE WCNC 2023-24, etc. Website: https://sites.google.com/view/aryankaushik.
- Eman Hammad, Cybersecurity and Privacy Committee
Dr. Eman Hammad is a cybersecurity & interdisciplinary professional who has her PhD in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on the cyber-physical security and resilience of smart power systems. Dr. Hammad investigates how a deeper understanding of interactions between critical infrastructure systems and enabling technologies can help design new classes of operational solutions that are more resilient and secure by design. Her research interests include cyber-physical security, resilient autonomous systems, operational trust and risk-aware coordination. She is the director of the innovations in Systems’ Trust & Resilience (iSTAR) lab. Dr. Hammad’s research has been published in more than 70 papers and has been recognized with merit awards (Best Paper Award, Best Poster Awards). Most recently, she was honored as one of Canada’s Top 20 Women in Cybersecurity. Dr. Hammad is a senior IEEE member serving as the co-chair of the IEEE Future Networks Security working group for the International Network Generations Roadmap (INGR). She is regularly invited to deliver keynote talks and presentations. She is an active advocate for diversity and inclusion in STEM, power, and Cybersecurity.
- Chonggang Wang and Syed S Afser, Blockchain Committee
Chonggang Wang is currently a Principal Engineer with InterDigital, Inc., USA. He has more than 20 years of experience in the fields of wireless communications, networking, and computing, including research, development, and standardization. His recent research interests include 5G evolution and 6G, distributed and converged communications and computing, blockchain and distributed ledger technologies, blockchain-enabled future wireless, distributed and collaborative artificial intelligence, NextG wireless networks and system. He was/is the rapporteur of several blockchain-related work programs with ETSI Industry Specification Group (ISG) on Permissioned Distributed Ledgers (PDL). He is the Founding Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Internet of Things Journal and is currently the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Network Magazine. He is a Fellow of IEEE.
- Kamesh Namuduri, Communications and Networking Committee
Kamesh Namuduri (kamesh.namuduri@unt.edu) is a professor of electrical engineering and the director of the Autonomous Systems Laboratory at the University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, 76207, USA. He received his Ph.D. degree in computer science and engineering from University of South Florida in 1992. His research interests include aerial networking and communications. He is serving as the chair for two standards working groups (IEEE 1920.1: Aerial Communications and Networking and IEEE P1920.2: Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications for Unmanned Aircraft Systems). He was named as a Distinguished Lecturer by the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society for the term 2021–2023.
- Moussa Ayyash, Smart Algorithms and Informatics Committee
Moussa Ayyash (M’98–SM’12) received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is currently a Professor at the Department of Computing, Information, and Mathematical Sciences and Technology, Chicago State University, Chicago. He is the Director of the Center of Information and Security Education and Research (CINSER). His current research interests span digital and data communication areas, wireless networking, visible light communications, network security, Internet of Things, and interference mitigation. Dr. Ayyash is a member of the IEEE Computer and Communications Societies and a member of the Association for Computing Machinery. He is a recipient of the 2018 Best Survey Paper Award from IEEE Communications Society. He currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the Computing&AI Connect journal.
- Abdellah Chehri, Transportation Committee
Abdellah Chehri [sm] is an Associate Professor at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC), Kingston, Ontario. He completed his Ph.D. at University Laval (Quebec) and his Master’s studies at University Nice-Sophia Antipolis-Eurecom (France). He has served on roughly thirty conference and workshop program committees. In addition, he served as guest/associate editor for several well-reputed journals. Additionally, he is a member of the IEEE Communication Society, IEEE Vehicular Technology Society (VTS), and IEEE Photonics Society.
- Mona Jaber, Transportation Committee
Mona Jaber is a Senior Lecturer in IoT with the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, Queen Mary University of London. Her research interests include zero-touch networks, the intersection of ML and IoT in the context of sustainable development goals, and IoT-driven digital twins. In this regard, she has published in the areas of sustainable energy, smart mobility, and privacy-preserving e-health. As part of her industry research collaboration efforts, Mona has established a ground-breaking project that uses optical fibre systems for the detection and classification of active travel – a robust, scalable, and privacy-preserving method that informs smart city and safety in transportation planning. She is the director of the ‘Digital Twins for Sustainable Development Goals’ research lab at QMUL, where she attracted the first multidisciplinary core team to further the studies in this area. Mona was awarded the title of N2Women Rising Star in Computer Networking and Communications in 2022. She is a committee member of the IEEE-PST-Transportation group and an executive committee member of the IEEE UK and Ireland Women in Engineering affinity group.
- Syed Shahid Ali Afser, Technology Chief Engineering Manager for the AIX Globalization Mission
Syed Shahid Ali Afser has been in the IT Industry for more than 25 years now. He is currently Technology Chief Engineering Manager for the AIX Globalization Mission. Professional front He has worked on varied technologies, played various leadership roles, worked with multiple countries mentored many budding professionals, budding entrepreneurs and Start-Ups. Speaker for national and international conferences. He is co-chair for IEEE Blockchain Initiatives.
He has very keen interest in filling the gap between Industry and University, He is an IBM academic ambassador advocate, He lead many Industrial visits for the colleges in IBM and conducted webinars/workshops for students and faculty of the colleges. He is part of Board of Al-Falah School in Hyderabad. He believes in learning through participations, which keeps him motivated to participate as a student of Knowledge in various educational, Industrial and religious forums.
Associated with multiple NGO’s working in the field of education, health and social welfare.
As an hobby, he keeps his interest in treating patient through acupressure and Unani medicines.