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Academic
Dr.
Mohamad Awad
Associate Professor
Office Location:
S02E1168
Email:
Education
| Degree | Discipline | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate in University Teaching | Education | University of Waterloo | Sep, 2007 - Present |
| Ph.D. | Electrical and Computer Engineering | University of Waterloo | 2006 - 2009 |
| M.A.Sc | Electrical and Computer Engineering | University of Waterloo | 2004 - 2006 |
| B.A.Sc | Electrical and Computer Engineering - Communications Option University of Windsor | 2000 - 2004 |
Research Interests
Networks
Selected Publications
- D. Zhang, J. R. L. Tan, M. K. Awad, S. Zhang, Y. Zhang, P Wan, “Near-optimal and Truthful On-line Auction for Computation Offloading in Green Edge-Computing Systems” Submitted to IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, [Q1, IF=3.822] submitted March-15.
- Y. Wu, X. Yang, L. Qian, H. Zhou, x. Shen, M. K. Awad, “Optimal Dual-Connectivity Traffic Offloading in Energy-Harvesting Small-Cell Networks”, IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, Submitted 01-Feb-2018.
- Gi-Ren Liu, Phone Lin, M. K. Awad “Modeling Energy Saving Mechanism for Green Routers”, IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, DOI: 10.1109/ TGCN.2018. 2810445, Accepted Feb 2018
- M. K. Awad, Y. Rafique, R. A. MHallah “Energy-aware Routing for Software-defined Net- works with Discrete Link Rates: A Benders Decomposition-based Heuristic Approach”, Else- vier, Sustainable Computing: Informatics and Systems, Vol. 13, Pages 31 - 41, March 2017, DOI:(10.1016/ j.suscom. 2016.11.003). [Q3, IF=0.569]
- Deyu Zhang, Zhigang Chen, Ju Ren, Ning Zhang, M. K. Awad, Haibo Zhou, Xuemin (Sherman) Shen “Energy Harvesting-Aided Spectrum Sensing and Data Transmission in Het- erogeneous Cognitive Radio Sensor Network”, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 66, no. 1, Pages 831 - 843, January, 2017. DOI: (10.1109/TVT.2016.2551721). [Q1, IF=2.273]
Work Experience
Academic Experience
| Institution | Designation | Year/Period |
|---|---|---|
| Kuwait University | Associate Professor | 2018 - Present |
| Kuwait University | Assistant Professor | 2012 - Present |
| American University of Kuwait | Assistant Professor | 2009 - 2012 |
| University of Waterloo | Teaching Assistant | 2008 - 2009 |
Industry Experience
| Organization | Designation | Year/Period |
|---|---|---|
| Al-Alamiah - Computer Division - Kuwait | Network Engineer | May, 2003 - Aug, 2003 |
| LMI Technologies - Windsor, Ontario, Canada | Testing Engineer | 2003 - 2004 |