Alhussein A. Abouzeid

Associate Professor

Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering Dept.

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Troy, New York 12180-3590

Office: Room 6038, Jonsson Engineering Center

Tel: (518) 276-6534 Fax: (518) 276-4403

E - Mail: abouzeid (at) ecse.rpi.edu

Brief Bio

Alhussein Abouzeid (some early publications also spell as Al-Hussein Abou-Zeid) is an associate professor at the department of Electrical, Computer and Systems Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He received his Ph.D. in EE from U. of Washington, Seattle in 2001 (PhD advisor: Sumit Roy), and has been with RPI since then. His current research interest is variable topology networks, which includes wireless ad-hoc/sensor networks, delay/disruption-tolerant networks, and peer-to-peer overlay networks. The research focuses on protocols for coping with, and sometimes leveraging, the various aspects of variability in computer networks, including mobility, wireless channel variation, and diversity. At Rensselaer, he is Deputy Director for the Center for Pervasive Computing and Networking (CPCN). He received an NSF CAREER award in February 2006.

Research:

Interests

Systems: Communication Networks; Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks; Peer-to-Peer Networks.

Applied Theory: Stochastic Processes; Algorithm and Protocol Complexity; Multi-layer Optimization; Information Theory; Queuing Theory.

Current Projects (click for summary, papers, presentations and related links)

· Basic Limits on Protocol Information in Variable Topology Computer Networks

Publications and Preprints

Synergistic Activities:

Conference Technical Program Committees Membership:

· 2008: SECON'08, INFOCOM'08, GC'08, WCNC'08, ICC'08 WN, ICC'08 WCS, IFIP Networking 2008.

· 2007: SECON'07, GC'07, VTC2007, WCNC2007, IFIP Networking 2007.

· 2006: SECON'06, WINSYS'06, MLMD06, ICPADS'2006, IWCMC2006.

· 2005: GC’05, WCNC’05, SenMetrics 2005, ASWN’05, IASTED NCS 2005.

· 2004: ICC’04, INFOCOM’04, IASTED CSN 2004, NSF-RPI PCNW.

Journals Editorship:

· Area editor, Computer Networks (Elsevier).

Member of the Center for Pervasive Computing and Networking

Teaching & Advising:

Courses:

· ECSE2010: Electric Circuits - Spring 07

· ECSE-4500: Probability for Engineering Applications – Fall01, Spring02, 03, 04, Fall05

· ECSE-6962: Mobile & Wireless Networks - Fall02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 07

Advising:

· Student orientation slides (8/22/05)

· Meet me! slides (9/6/05)

Office Hours:

Fall 2007: W 4-5 pm or by appointment.

Student Collaborators:

Current:

- Jing Ai (PhD student, post-quals)

- Utku Gunay Acer (PhD student, post-quals)

- Zhenzhen Ye (PhD student, post-quals)

- Di Wang (PhD student, post-quals)

Graduated:

PhD

Nianjun Zhou (2004, IBM TJ Watson Research Center)

Huaming Wu (2005, Sharp Labs of America)

Nabhendra Bisnik (2007, Intel)

 Nandan Banodkar (MS, 2004, Credit Suisse)

 Minal Khodani (MS, 2007, Orcale)

BS

Dimitri Picopoulos (URP, 2003, PhD student at Cambridge, UK)

Ankur Singhal (URP, 2005,)

Links:

CFP: List1 | List2

Lists/Working Groups: IEEE TCCC | IETF manet, pilc | IRTF e2e | ns-2

Mathematics Genealogy Project

Online Board Gaming: BrettSpielWelt

Sports: CDSRA

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News: New Scientist | The Independent | C-SPAN | BBC | Le Figaro

Places & Pictures: Cairo | Alexandria