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Academic
Dr.
Abbas A. Fairouz
Assistant Professor
Office Location:
S02D1145
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Education
| Degree | Discipline | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D | Computer Engineering | Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA. | Aug 2019 |
| M.S. | Computer Engineering | Kuwait University, Khaldiya, Kuwait. | October 2011 |
| B.S. | Computer Engineering | Kuwait University, Khaldiya, Kuwait. | June 2006 |
Research Interests
Microarchitecture design for modern microprocessors. Circuit level design (VLSI and ASIC). Low-power digital circuit design. New technologies circuit design (ie. Memristor-based, Flash- based). Hardware acceleration (FPGA and GPU). Heterogeneous system design (CPU-FPGA, CPU-GPU). Vehicle Security. Artificial Intelligence for Robotics .
Selected Publications
- "Hardware Acceleration of Hash Operations in Modern Microprocessors," Fairouz, Abusultan, Fedorov and Khatri, in IEEE Transactions on Computers, July, 2020, doi: 10.1109/TC.2020.3010855.
- “Comparing Leakage Reduction Techniques for an Asynchronous NoC Router” Fairouz, Abusultan, Elshenawy, Khatri. Journal of Low Power Electronics (JOLPE) 2018, Volume 14, Number 13, Pages: 414 – 427.
- “An Enhanced Distributed Deadlock Detection and Recovery in Process Networks”, Al-Shayeji, Fairouz, Samrajesh. International Journal of Computer and Electrical Engineering 2012, Vol. 4, No. 3, Pages: 298 - 302.
- “Alternative Flow Diagram for Supply Chain: Application to Risks”, Al-Fedaghi, Fairouz. Advances in Information Sciences and Service Sciences 2011, Vol. 3, No. 8, Pages: 111 - 121.
Work Experience
Academic Experience
| Institution | Designation | Year/Period |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Engineering Department College of Engineering & Petroleum Kuwait University, Kuwait | Assistant Professor | Aug’19 - present |
| Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA. | Research Assistant | Aug’14 – Aug’19 |
| Computer Department The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, huwaikh, Kuwait | Computer Teacher | Sept’08 – Jun’10 (Part time) |
Industry Experience
| Organization | Designation | Year/Period |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Department Ministry of Electricity & Water, Subhan, Kuwait | Head of Computer Department | Oct’12 – Aug’14 |
| Computer Department Ministry of Electricity & Water, Subhan, Kuwait | Senior Computer Engineer | Aug’09 – Oct’12 |
| Computer Department Ministry of Electricity & Water, Subhan, Kuwait | Junior Computer Engineer | Aug’06 – Aug’09 |