Dr. Imad Jawhar

Education:

Biography:

Dr. Imad Jawhar is an associate professor at the College of Information Technology at United Arab Emirates University. He has a BS and an MS in electrical engineering from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USA, an MS in computer science, and a Ph.D. in computer engineering from Florida Atlantic University, USA, where he also served as a faculty member for several years. He has published numerous papers in international journals, conference proceedings and book chapters. Dr. Imad Jawhar worked at Motorola as engineering task leader involved in the design and development of IBM PC based software used to program the world's leading portable radios, and cutting-edge communication products and systems, providing maximum flexibility and customization. He was also the president and owner of Atlantic Computer Training and Consulting, which is a company based on South Florida (USA) that trained thousands of people, and conducted numerous classes in the latest computer system applications. Its customers included small and large corporations such as GE, Federal Express and International Paper.

His current research focuses on the areas of wireless networks and mobile computing, sensor networks, routing protocols, distributed and multimedia systems. He served on numerous international conference committees and reviewed publications for many international journals, conferences, and other research organizations such as the American National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr. Imad Jawhar is a member of IEEE, ACM, and ACS organizations.
 

International Conference Committees:

• The 30th IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (IEEE INFOCOM 2011), Shanghai, China, April 10-15, 2011 - Technical Program Committee Member.
• The 11th International Conference on Distributed Computing and Networking (ICDCN 2010), IEEE Computer Society, Kolkata, India, January 3-6, 2010 - Technical Program Committee Member.
• The IEEE GCC Conference and Exhibition for Sustainable Ubiquitous Technology, Dubai, UAE.  February 19-22, 2011 - Technical Program Committee Member.
• The Fifth International Conference on Sensor Technologies and Applications.  French Riviera, Nice/Saint Laurent du Var, France. August 21-27, 2011 - Technical Program Committee Member.
• The Eighth International Conference on Innovations in Information Technology (IIT'12). IEEE/IEEE Communication Society. Alain, UAE.  March 18-20, 2012 - Organizing Committee - Chair of Special Issue Journals Committee.
• The Eighth International Conference on Networking and Services (ICNS'12) - St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles.  March 25-30, 2012.  IARIA.  - Technical Program Committee Member.
• The Sixth International Conference on Sensor Technologies and Applications (SENSORCOMM'12).  Rome, Italy.  August 19-24, 2012 - Technical Program Committee Member.
• The Seventh International Conference on Innovations in Information Technology (IIT'11). IEEE/IEEE Communication Society.  Abu Dhabi, UAE. April 25-27, 2011 - Organizing Committee - Local Arrangement Committee.  
• The Sixth International Conference on Frontier of Computer Science and Technology (FCST-11) - Wireless Sensor Networks and Mobile Computing Track - Changsha, China, November 16-18, 2011 - Technical Program Committee Member.
• International Conference on Communications, Networking, and Information Technology (MIC-CNIT 2011). Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing track.  Mosharaka.  Dubai, UAE.  December 16-18, 2011 - Technical Program Committee Member.
• The Seventh International Conference on Networking and Services (ICNS'11) - Venice/Mestre, Italy.  May 22-27, 2011 - Technical Program Committee Member.
• The Fourth International Conference on Sensor Technologies and Applications (SENSORCOMM 2010), July 18-25, 2010, Venice/Mestre, Italy - Technical Program Committee Member.
• The 2nd International Conference on Network Applications, Protocols and Services (NETAPPS 2010), Malaysia, September 22-23 2010 - Technical Program Committee Member.
• The 4th International Business Information Management Association (IBIMA) Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, June 23-24, 2010 - Technical Program Committee Member.
• The Sixth IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Systems (MASS 2009), IEEE, Macau SAR, P.R.C. October 5-9, 2009 - Technical Program Committee Member.
• The Third International Conference on Sensor Technologies and Applications, SENSORCOMM 2009, June 18-23, 2009, Athens/Vouliagmeni, Greece - Technical Program Committee Member.
• The 7th International Conference on Information Technology: New Generation (ITNG 2010) - Track: The International Symposium on Middleware and Network Applications (MNA), April 12-14, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. - Technical Program Committee Member.
• The International Conference on Multimedia Computing and Information Technology (MCIT 2010), March 2-4, 2010, Sharjah, UAE - Symposium Committee Member.
• Innovations in Information Technology (IIT 2009), Al Ain, UAE, IEEE - Organizing Committee and Technical Program Committee Member.
• The Fifth International Multi-Conference on Computing in the Global Infomation Technology (ICCGI 2010), September 20-25, Valencia, Spain, 2010 - Technical Program Committee Member.
• The 13th IBIMA Conference in Marrakech, Morocco 9 – 10 November 2009 - Technical Program Committee Member.
• The International Conference on Multimedia Computing and Information Technology, MCIT 2010, Sharjah, UAE, 2010 - Technical Program Committee Member.
• The Sixth International Conference on Networking and Services (ICNS 2010), March 7-13, 2010, Cancun, Mexico - Technical Program Committee Member.
• The Fourth International Multi-Conference on Computing in the Global Information Technology (ICCGI'09), Cannes, French Riviera, France, August 23-29, 2009 - Technical Program Committee Member.
• The 11th IBIMA Conference on Innovation and Knowledge Management, Cairo, Egypt, January 4-6, 2009.
• The International Workshop on Design, Optimization and Management of Heterogeneous Networked Systems (DOM-HetNetS'09).  In conjunction with: The 38th International Conference on Parallel Processing (ICPP 2009), Vienna, Austria, September 22-25, 2009 - Technical Program Committee Member.
• The Fifth International Conference on Networking and Services (ICNS 2009), IEEE, Valencia, Spain, April 20-25, 2009 - Technical Program Committee Member.
• The Fourth International Multi-Conference on Computing in the Global Information Technology (ICCGI'09), IARIA, IEEE, MobComm, Cap Esterel, France - Technical Program Committee Member.
• The IFIP Wireless Days Conference, Dubai, UAE, 2008 - Technical Program Committee Member.
• The Fifth Innovations in Information Technology (IIT 2008), Al Ain, UAE, IEEE - Organizing Committee (publications) and Technical Program Committee Member.
• The Second IFIP Wireless Networking: Ad hoc and Sensor (WNAS'08) Conference, Dubai, UAE.  November 2008 - Technical Program Committee Member.
• The Fourth IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-Hoc and Sensor Systems (MASS 2007), Pisa, Italy - Technical Program Committee Member.
• Workshop on Specialized Ad Hoc Networks and Systems (SAHNS 2007), in conjunction with the IEEE 27th International Conference of Distributed Computing Systems (ICDCS 2007) - Technical Program Committee Member.
• The 7th Annual Wireless Telecommunications Symposium, April 24-26, 2008 - Technical Program Committee Member.
• Innovations in Information Technology Conference (IIT 2007), IEEE, Dubai, 2007 - VIP Session Chair, Organizing Committee, and Technical Program Committee Member.
• The 18th Annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications.  IEEE Communication Society.  Athens, Greece.  2007 - Technical Program Committee Member.
• The International Conference on Emerging Security Information, Systems and Technologies, SECURWARE 2007.  IEEE.  October 14-20, 2007, Valencia, Spain - Technical Program Committee Member.
• IIT 2006, Innovations in Information Technology Conference, IEEE, Dubai, 2006 - Technical Program Committee Member.
• The Third IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-Hoc and Sensor Systems (MASS 2006), Vancouver, Canada - Technical Program Committee Member.
• The 2nd International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks (MSN 2006), Hong Kong, China - Technical Program Committee Member.
• AINA 2006 The IEEE 20th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications, Vienna, Austria - Technical Program Committee Member.
• IADIS International Conference Applied Computing, 2004, 2005, Lisbon, Portugal - Technical Program Committee Member.

Honors and Professional Organizations:

• Tau Beta Pi - The Engineering Honor Society.
• Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society.
• Upsilon Pi Epsilon - Honor Society for Computing and Information Disciplines.
  
• NSCS - The National Society of Collegiate Scholars.
• IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
• ACM - Association for Computing Machinery.

Journal Editor:

• International Journal of Computer Networks (IJCN).

• Masaum Journal of Computer Science (MJCS).

• International Journal of Computer Science & Information Technology Applications (IJCSITA).

Journal Special Issue Editor:

• Acta Press Journal of Communications.

• Springer Electronic Commerce Research Journal.

Journal Review:

Regular reviewer of papers for many international journals including:  IEEE Transactions of Parallel and Distributed Systems journal, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics journal, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, IEEE Transactions on Robotics, Elsevier Journal of Network and Computer Applications, Elsevier Pervasive and Mobile Computing Journal, Elsevier Computer Communications Journal, International Informatica Journal, King Saud University Journal, Wiley's International Journal of Communication Systems (IJCS), Wiley's Concurrency and Computation: Practice and Experience, ACTA Press International Journal of Computers and Applications, Ad Hoc & Sensor Wireless Networks: An International Journal, Wiley’s International Journal of Communication Systems,  International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks, and others.

Research Interests:

• Computer Networking and Communications
• Wireless Communications and Networking
• Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
• Sensor Networks
• Distributed Systems
• Algorithm Analysis and Design

Publications:

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Research Grants:

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Courses Taught at United Arab Emirates University - UAE:

Courses Taught at Florida Atlantic University - USA:

Address:

United Arab Emirates University

College of Information Technology (CIT)

P.O. Box 17551
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

Phone: +971-3-713-5532
Fax: +971-3-767-2018
E_Mail:  ijawhar@uaeu.ac.ae  

Office Hours - (Spring 2012 Semester)

Class Times (Spring 2012 Semester)

ITPG 202 - Discrete Mathematics (51): M, W: 8 - 9:15 AM

ITPG 202 - Discrete Mathematics (01): M, W: 2 - 3:15 PM

ITBP 210 - Comm. and Net. Fundamentals (51): M, W: 9:30 - 10:45 AM

ITPG 481 - Senior Project Exhibition I: Scheduled meetings.

ITPG 482 - Senior Project Exhibition II: Scheduled meetings.