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Basem Shihada personal website

Basem Shihada is an Associate Professor of Computer Science (CS), Principal Investigator of the Networking Research Lab and member of the Sensor Initiative at the King Abdullah University of Sciences and Technology. He has been actively working on networking systems. Particularly interested in identifying the performance patterns for existing wireless network infrastructures and rebuild them to enhance their energy consumption, resource allocation, and reduce the associated performance delays.

Education and early career

Shihada earned a B.S. in Computer Science from the United Arab Emirates University, UAE. He then studied Computer Science at the Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, where he obtained an M.S. and subsequently studied and worked at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada from which he holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science Department.

Areas of expertise and current scientific interests

His current research covers a wide range of topics in broadband wired and wireless communication networks, including multi-hop, sensor, and cognitive networks. He is also interested in fiber-wireless network integration, optical networks, and green communication protocols.

Career recognitions

Shihada is the recipient of several honors such as the KAUST Excellence Annual Review Recognition, 2012 and of the Best Paper Award at AFIN, 2011. Prior to his position at KAUST, he was nominated for the Canadian Institute for Telecommunication Research (CITR) research excellence award, in 2001.

Professional Memberships

  • ​​​​​​ACM, Member
  • IEEE, Senior Member
  • ITU, Member​

Education Profile

  • ​​​​​​Ph.D. Computer Science, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, 2007
  • M.S. Computer Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2001
  • B.S. Computer Science, United Arab Emirates University, United Arab Emirates, 1997

Awards and Distinctions

  • Recipient of the Best Paper Award at IEEE WiMob, 2013
  • KAUST Excellence Annual Review Recognition, 2012 
  • Recipient of the Best Paper Award at AFIN., 2011 
  • Graduate student award, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 2001
  • Nominated for the Canadian Institute for Telecommunication Research (CITR) research excellence award, 2001​

Patents

BUFFER SIZING FOR MULTI-HOP NETWORKS

Publication number: 20140140209

Selected Publications

Showail, A., & Shihada, B. (2018). Battling Latency in Modern Wireless Networks. IEEE Access, 6, 26131–26143. doi:10.1109/access.2018.2836439
Handle
10754/627968
DOI
10.1109/access.2018.2836439
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Al-Halafi, A., & Shihada, B. (2018). UHD Video Transmission Over Bidirectional Underwater Wireless Optical Communication. IEEE Photonics Journal, 10(2), 1–14. doi:10.1109/jphot.2018.2821695
Handle
10754/627550
DOI
10.1109/jphot.2018.2821695
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AlQerm, I., & Shihada, B. (2018). Supervised cognitive system: A new vision for cognitive engine design in wireless networks. 2018 15th IEEE Annual Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC). doi:10.1109/ccnc.2018.8319212
Handle
10754/627960
DOI
10.1109/ccnc.2018.8319212
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Lau, C. P., Alabbasi, A., & Shihada, B. (2017). On the analysis of human mobility model for content broadcasting in 5G networks. 2017 IEEE 28th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC). doi:10.1109/pimrc.2017.8292199
Handle
10754/627859
DOI
10.1109/pimrc.2017.8292199
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AlQerm, I., & Shihada, B. (2017). Enhanced machine learning scheme for energy efficient resource allocation in 5G heterogeneous cloud radio access networks. 2017 IEEE 28th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC). doi:10.1109/pimrc.2017.8292227
Handle
10754/627848
DOI
10.1109/pimrc.2017.8292227
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Publications

Publications list on ORCID
Also view list of Publications on KAUST Repository