SADIQ: An Intelligent Context-Aware IoT System

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B9 R2325

This talk will identify the unique quality of service (QoS) needs of emerging IoT applications and propose SADIQ, which is a software-defined network (SDN) system that addresses these needs.

In this talk, I will take you through a quick journey in the IoT domain. I will identify the unique quality of service (QoS) needs of emerging IoT applications and propose SADIQ, which is a software-defined network (SDN) system that addresses these needs. SADIQ provides location-aware, context driven QoS for IoT applications by allowing applications to express their requirements using a location-based abstraction and a high-level SQL-like policy language, and the network to support these requirements through recent advances in SDNs. SADIQ is implemented using commodity OpenFlow-enabled switches and an open-source SDN controller and evaluate its effectiveness using traces from two real IoT applications. SADIQ system source code is made publicly available for the research community. 

Presenters

Brief Biography

Basem Shihada obtained his Ph.D. in computer science from the University of Waterloo, Canada, in 2007. Shortly after completing his studies, Shihada joined KAUST in 2008 as a founding faculty member. 

He is currently a professor of computer science in the Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Sciences and Engineering Division at KAUST.

His expertise lies in developing next-generation wireless systems, and he has made significant contributions across several domains, including intelligent wireless systems, wireless underwater systems, molecular communication systems, and non-terrestrial networks. One of Shihada’s most notable achievements is the creation and successful demonstration of Aqua-Fi, the world’s first underwater Wi-Fi system. This pioneering work marked a major breakthrough by enabling high-speed internet connectivity in aquatic environments.

His research, conducted in close collaboration with students and colleagues, has earned multiple best-paper awards at leading international conferences. Shihada's contributions have also appeared in top-tier journals, including Nature Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Communications, and IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.

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