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Academic
Dr.
Abbas A. Fairouz
Assistant Professor
Office Location:
S02D1145
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
- “Agriculture Monitoring System Using Machine Learning” H. AlFaisal, A. Fairouz, A. Mohammad, J. AlJuraidan. (on going).
- “Auto-labeling model based on YOLO” S. AlMutairi, J. AlJuraidan, A. Fairouz, A. Mohammad. (on going).
- “Competition Sort Algorithm (CSA): A Sorting Network Framework for Hardware Accelerators” A. Fairouz, J. AlJuraidan, A. Mohammad. Submitted to the IEEE Transactions on Computers.
- “TinyBERT for Branch Prediction in Modern Microprocessors” A. AlAjmi, B. AlSarraf, Z. Abualhassan, A. Fairouz, I. Ahmad. Accepted for publication to Neural Computing and Applications Journal, Springer Nature.
- “POSIT vs. Floating Point in Implementing IIR Notch Filter by Enhancing Radix-4 Modified Booth Multiplier” A. Esmaeel, S. Abed, B. Mohd, A. Fairouz. Electronics 2022, 11, 163.
- "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 |
Community Service
| Name | Membership | Year/Period |
| Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) | Member | Sept 2016 – present |
| IEEE Computer Society | Member | Feb 2017 – present |
| Association for Computer Machinery (ACM) | Member | Feb 2017 – present |
Academic Activities
| Institution | Course No. | Course name | Details | Level | Year |
| Kuwait University | CpE-364 | Intro. to Embedded Systems Lab | Lab experiments preparation | Undergraduate | 2021/2022 |
| Texas A&M University | ECEN-248 | Intro. to Digital Design | Lab experiments preparation | Undergraduate | 2018 |
| Texas A&M University | ECEN-449 | Microprocessor System Design | Lab experiments preparation | Undergraduate | 2018 |
Professional Activities
| Designation | Details | Year/Period |
| Acting Chairman of CpE | Acting Chairman of Computer Engineering Department, College of Engineering & Petroleum, Kuwait University | Aug 21 – Sept 17, 2022 |
| Kuwait University AI & Robotics Society Advisor | AI & Robotics Summer Camps, Workshops, and Training Courses, Computer Engineering Department, Kuwait University | Jun 19 – Aug 11, 2022 |
| Team Advisor | The 6th Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) GCC Robotics Challenge | Mar 26, 2022 |
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Judge |
The International Invention Fair of the Middle East (IIFME) that was held in Kuwait with the sponsorship from Kuwait Science Club |
2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
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Judge |
The Kuwait Science and Engineering Competition with the sponsorship from Kuwait Science Club |
2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
Other
Honors and Awards
- KFAS (The Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences) travel grant for the Great Lakes Symposium on VLSI (GLSVLSI) conference 2017.
- KFAS (The Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences) travel grant for the 34th IEEE International Conference on Computer Design, Oct 2016.
- KFAS (The Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences) travel grant for ICSAP: 3rd International Conference on Signal Acquisition and Processing, Feb 2011.
- Kuwait’s President award for student honors, April 2012.
1st of class 2011 in MS of Computer Engineering, Oct 2011. -
3rd place in Computer Engineering projects competition - ACM, Kuwait University, April 2005.
Full CV