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      Dr Iftekhar Ahmad

Associate Professor Iftekhar Ahmad

Associate Dean

Staff Member Details
Telephone: +61 8 6304 5458
Email: i.ahmad@ecu.edu.au
Campus: Joondalup  
Room: JO5.218  
ORCID iD: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4441-9631

Iftekhar is Associate Dean (Research) in the School of Engineering.

Associate Professor Iftekhar Ahmad completed his Bachelor of Engineering(Hons) (BUET) and Doctor of Philosophy (Monash) in 2002 and 2007, respectively. Iftekhar leads the wireless communication research group at the School of Engineering, ECU.

His research interests include next generation communication networks including 5G/6G, sensor technologies and data analytics, green communication technologies, network security, renewable energy systems and electric vehicles.

Iftekhar was an associate editor of the Australian Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (AJEEE) in 2014-2017. He is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Research areas and interests

  • Next generation communication networks including 5G/6G, Green communication technologies.
  • Sensor technologies and data analytics, network security.
  • Electric vehicles, Renewable energy systems

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Monash University, 2007.

Research Outputs

2023

Journal Articles

  • Chowdhury, A., Islam, I., Zahed, M., Ahmad, I. (2023). An optimal strategy for UAV-assisted video caching and transcoding. Ad Hoc Networks, 144(TBD), article number 103155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adhoc.2023.103155.
  • Zaheer, R., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Islam, K., Phung, V. (2023). A Survey On Artificial Intelligence-Based Acoustic Source Identification. IEEE Access, 11(2023), 60078-60108. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3283982.
  • Tu, S., Yu, H., Badshah, A., Waqas, M., Halim, Z., Ahmad, I. (2023). Secure Internet of Vehicles (IoV) With Decentralized Consensus Blockchain Mechanism. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 2023(Article in Press), TBD. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2023.3268135.
  • Akash, M., Ahmad, I., Abu-Siada, A., Hossain, ML., Yasmin, F. (2023). Key Communication Technologies, Applications, Protocols And Future Guides For Iot-Assisted Smart Grid Systems: A Review. Energy Reports, 9(2023), 2440-2452. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2023.01.085.
  • Islam, K., Ahmad, I., Rong, Y., Habibi, D. (2023). Joint Energy and Security Optimization in Underwater Wireless Communication Networks. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2023(2023), 1-1. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2023.3340269.
  • Akash, M., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Aziz, A., Mahmoud, T. (2023). System strength shortfall challenges for renewable energy-based power systems: A review. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 183(September 2023), Article number 113447. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2023.113447.
  • Zhang, J., Ning, Z., Ali, RH., Waqas, M., Tu, S., Ahmad, I. (2023). A Many-objective Ensemble Optimization Algorithm for the Edge Cloud Resource Scheduling Problem. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 2023(Article in press), 18 pages. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1109/TMC.2023.3235064.
  • Ramos, A., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Mahmoud, TS. (2023). Placement And Sizing Of Utility-Size Battery Energy Storage Systems To Improve The Stability Of Weak Grids. International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 144(2023), article number 108427. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2022.108427.
  • Omran, B., Majeed, Y., Ahmad, I. (2023). Peak to average power ratio reduction in spectrally efficient FDM using repeated clipping and filtering. Indonesian Journal of Electrical Engineering And Computer Science, 30(2), 993-1001. https://doi.org/10.11591/ijeecs.v30.i2.pp993-1001.

2022

Journal Articles

  • Islam, K., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Jiong , J., Waqas, M. (2022). Lifetime Maximization in Underwater Wireless Communication Networks. IEEE Sensors Journal, 22(15), 15549-15560. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2022.3186032.
  • Islam, KY., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Waqar, A. (2022). A survey on energy efficiency in underwater wireless communications. Journal of Network and Computer Applications, 198(FEB 2022), article number 103295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnca.2021.103295.
  • Al-Hanahi, B., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Masoum, M. (2022). Smart charging strategies for heavy electric vehicles. eTransportation, 13(2022), article number 100182. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.etran.2022.100182.
  • Al-Hanahi, B., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Pradhan, P., Masoum, M. (2022). An Optimal Charging Solution for Commercial Electric Vehicles. IEEE Access, 10(2022), 46162-46175. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3171048.
  • Tu, S., Waqas, M., Rehman, S., Mir, T., Halim, Z., Ahmad, I. (2022). Social Phenomena and Fog Computing Networks: A Novel Perspective for Future Networks. IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems, 9(1), 32-44. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCSS.2021.3082022.
  • Mowla, M., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Phung, V., Zahed, M. (2022). Green traffic backhauling in next generation wireless communication networks incorporating FSO/mmWave technologies. Computer Communications, 182(2022), 223-237. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comcom.2021.11.006.

2021

Journal Articles

  • Tu, S., Waqas, M., Rehman, S., Mir, T., Abbas, G., Abbas, Z., Halim, Z., Ahmad, I. (2021). Reinforcement Learning Assisted Impersonation Attack Detection in Device-to-Device Communications. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, 70(2), 1474-1479. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2021.3053015.
  • Waqar, A., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Hart, N., Phung, V. (2021). Enhancing Athlete Tracking Using Data Fusion in Wearable Technologies. IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 70(2021), Article Number: 4004013. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIM.2021.3069520.
  • Moghaddam, V., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Masoum, M. (2021). Dispatch management of portable charging stations in electric vehicle networks. eTransportation, 8(May 2021), Article number 100112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.etran.2021.100112.
  • Waqar, A., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Phung, V. (2021). A range error reduction technique for positioning applications in sports. The Journal of Engineering, 2021(2), 73-84. https://doi.org/10.1049/tje2.12010.
  • Khaled, H., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Phung, V. (2021). A Green Traffic Steering Solution for Next Generation Communication Networks. IEEE Transaction on Cognitive Communications and Networks, 7(1), 222-238. https://doi.org/10.1109/TCCN.2020.2987799.
  • Islam, KY., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Zahed, M., Kamruzzaman, J. (2021). Green Underwater Wireless Communications Using Hybrid Optical-Acoustic Technologies. IEEE Access, 9(2021), 85109-85123. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3088467.
  • Halim, Z., Yousaf, M., Waqas, M., Sulaiman, M., Abbas, G., Hussain, M., Ahmad, I., Hanif, M. (2021). An effective genetic algorithm-based feature selection method for intrusion detection systems. Computers and Security, 110(November 2021), Article number 102448. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2021.102448.
  • Al-Hanahi, B., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Masoum, M. (2021). Charging Infrastructure for Commercial Electric Vehicles: Challenges and Future Works. IEEE Access, 9(2021), 121476-121492. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3108817.
  • Waqar, A., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Phung, V. (2021). Analysis of GPS and UWB positioning system for athlete tracking. Measurement: Sensors, 14(April 2021), Article number 100036. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measen.2020.100036.
  • Pradhan, P., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Aziz, A., Al-Hanahi, B., Masoum, M. (2021). Optimal Sizing of Energy Storage System to Reduce Impacts of Transportation Electrification on Power Distribution Transformers Integrated with Photovoltaic. IEEE Access, 9(25 October 2021), 144687-144698. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3122455.

2020

Journal Articles

  • Aziz Zahed, MI., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Phung, V., Zhang, L. (2020). A Cooperative Green Content Caching Technique for Next Generation Communication Networks. IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, 17(1), 375-388. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNSM.2019.2944402.
  • Aziz Zahed, MI., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Phung, V. (2020). Content caching in industrial IoT: Security and energy considerations. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 7(1), 491-504. https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2019.2948147.
  • Pradhan, P., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Kothapalli, G., Masoum, MA. (2020). Reducing the Impacts of Electric Vehicle Charging on Power Distribution Transformers. IEEE Access, 8(24 November 2020), 210183-210193. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3040056.
  • Aziz Zahed, MI., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Phung, V. (2020). Green and Secure Computation Offloading for Cache-Enabled IoT Networks. IEEE Access, 8(1), 63840 - 63855. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2982669.
  • Khaled, H., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Phung, V. (2020). A Secure and Energy-Aware Approach For Cognitive Radio Communications. IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society, 1(14 July 2020), 900-915. https://doi.org/10.1109/OJCOMS.2020.3009241.
  • Aziz Zahed, MI., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Phung, V., Mowla, MM., Waqas, M. (2020). A Review on Green Caching Strategies for Next Generation Communication Networks. IEEE Access, 8(2020), 212709-212737. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2020.3040958.
  • Balloch, A., Meghji, M., Newton, R., Hart, N., Weber, J., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D. (2020). Assessment of a Novel Algorithm to Determine Change-of-Direction Angles Whilst Running Using Inertial Sensors. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 34(1), 134-144. https://doi.org/10.1519/JSC.0000000000003064.
  • Tu, S., Waqas, M., Meng, Y., Rehman, SU., Ahmad, I., Koubaa, A., Halim, Z., Hanif, M., Chang, C., Shi, C. (2020). Mobile fog computing security: A user-oriented smart attack defense strategy based on DQL. Computer Communications, 160(1 July 2020), 790-798. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comcom.2020.06.019.
  • Aziz Zahed, MI., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Phung, V., Mowla, MM. (2020). Proactive content caching using surplus renewable energy: A win–win solution for both network service and energy providers. Future Generation Computer Systems, 105(April 2020), 210-221. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.future.2019.11.041.

Conference Publications

  • Waqar, A., Kumar, R., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Phung, V. (2020). Augmenting the Accuracy of EPTS and Smartwatches Using Multiband RTK GNSS Module and UWB Positioning System. 2020 IEEE MTT-S International Conference on Microwaves for Intelligent Mobility (ICMIM) (Article number 9299066). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICMIM48759.2020.9299066.

2019

Journal Articles

  • Moghaddam, Z., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Masoum, M. (2019). A coordinated dynamic pricing model for electric vehicle charging stations. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 5(1), 226-238. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2019.2897087.
  • Al-Shammari, Y., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D. (2019). A Multiple-Input Cascaded DC-DC Converter for Very Small Wind Turbines. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 66(6), 4414-4423. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2018.2863214.
  • Mowla, MM., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Phung, V. (2019). Energy Efficient Backhauling for 5G Small Cell Networks. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Computing, 4(3), 279-292. https://doi.org/10.1109/TSUSC.2018.2838116.
  • Meghji, M., Balloch, A., Habibi, D., Ahmad, I., Hart, N., Newton, R., Weber, J., Waqar, A. (2019). An Algorithm for the Automatic Detection and Quantification of Athletes’ Change of Direction Incidents Using IMU Sensor Data. IEEE Sensors Journal, 19(12), 4518-4527. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2019.2898449.

Conference Publications

  • Mowla, M., Dutty, H., Ahmad, I. (2019). A Statistical mmWave Channel Modeling for Backhaul Networks in 5G Communications. 5th International Conference on Computer, Communication, Chemical, Materials and Electronic Engineering, IC4ME2 2019 (Article number 9036649). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/IC4ME247184.2019.9036649.
  • Aziz Zahed, MI., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Phung, V., Zhang, L., Mathew, A. (2019). Security Aware Content Caching for Next Generation Communication Networks. Proceedings of 2019 IEEE International Conference on Communications (Article number 8762007). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICC.2019.8762007.
  • Banik, S., Mowla, M., Ahmad, I. (2019). A Strategic Routing Analysis for Agro Sensor Communications in Mobile Ad hoc Networks. 1st International Conference on Advances in Science, Engineering and Robotics Technology 2019, ICASERT 2019 (Article number 8934513). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICASERT.2019.8934513.
  • Hasan, R., Mowla, M., Rashid, M., Hosain, M., Ahmad, I. (2019). A Statistical Analysis of Channel Modeling for 5G mmWave Communications. 2nd International Conference on Electrical, Computer and Communication Engineering, ECCE 2019 (Article number 8679507). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. https://doi.org/10.1109/ECACE.2019.8679507.
  • Khaled, H., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Phung, V. (2019). An Energy-Aware Cognitive Radio-Based Communication Approach For Next Generation Wireless Networks. Proceedings - 21st IEEE International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications, 17th IEEE International Conference on Smart City and 5th IEEE International Conference on Data Science and Systems, HPCC/SmartCity/DSS 2019 (1817-1824). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/HPCC/SmartCity/DSS.2019.00250.
  • Mowla, M., Rahman, M., Ahmad, I. (2019). Assessment of Mobility Models in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Networks. 5th International Conference on Computer, Communication, Chemical, Materials and Electronic Engineering, IC4ME2 2019 (Article number 9036678). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/IC4ME247184.2019.9036678.

2018

Journal Articles

  • Moghaddam, Z., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Phung, V. (2018). Smart Charging Strategy for Electric Vehicle Charging Stations. IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, 4(1), 76-88. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTE.2017.2753403.

Conference Publications

  • Khaled, H., Mowla, M., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D. (2018). A software defined radio based power saving strategy for next generation mobile systems. International Conference on Information Networking (510-515). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICOIN.2018.8343171.
  • Badal, S., Ahmad, I., Phung, V., Dines, E., Habibi, D. (2018). A Ground Based Sensor Network for Water Stress Measurement. Proceedings of 2018 6th IEEE International Conference on Network Infrastructure and Digital Content, IC-NIDC 2018 (96-100). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICNIDC.2018.8525788.

2017

Journal Articles

  • Phung, V., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Hinckley, S. (2017). Automated Insect Detection using Acoustic Features Based on Sound Generated from Insect Activities. Acoustics Australia, 45(2), 445-451. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40857-017-0095-6.
  • Mowla, MM., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Phung, V. (2017). A Green Communication Model for 5G Systems. IEEE Transactions on Green Communications and Networking, 1(3), 264 - 280. https://doi.org/10.1109/TGCN.2017.2700855.
  • Noura, M., Ahmad, I., Noura, A., Nordin, R. (2017). A Discrete Event Simulation for Hierarchical Mobile IPv6. Wireless Personal Communications: an international journal, 95(4), 4883-4901. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11277-017-4130-6.
  • Marzuki, A., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Phung, V. (2017). Mobile Small Cells: Broadband Access Solution for Public Transport Users. IEEE Communications Magazine, 55(6), 190-197. https://doi.org/10.1109/MCOM.2017.1500484.

Conference Publications

  • Marzuki, A., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Phung, V. (2017). Resource Management in Multi-Hop Mobile Small Cell Networks. 2017 IEEE Global Communications Conference GLOBECOM - Proceedings (1-7). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOM.2017.8254651.
  • Budomo, J., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Dines, E. (2017). 4G LTE-A systems at vehicular speeds: Performance evaluation. Proceedings of the 2017 International Conference on Information Networking (ICOIN) (321-326). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICOIN.2017.7899452.
  • Mowla, MM., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Phung, V. (2017). An energy efficient resource management and planning system for 5G networks. Proceedings of the 2017 14th IEEE Annual Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC) (216-224). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/CCNC.2017.7983108.

2016

Journal Articles

  • Kumar Deb Nath, U., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D. (2016). Gridable Vehicles and Second Life Batteries for Generation Side Asset Management in the Smart Grid. International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 82(November), 114-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2016.03.006.
  • Ahmed, M., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D. (2016). Load-Adaptive Resource Management for Green Wireless-Optical Broadband Access Network (WOBAN). Journal of Lightwave Technology, 34(10), 2359-2370. https://doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2016.2533578.

Conference Publications

  • Morshed, KM., Esselle, KP., Heimlich, M., Habibi, D., Ahmad, I. (2016). Wideband Slotted Planar Inverted-F Antenna for Millimeter-Wave 5G Mobile Devices. Proceedings 2016 IEEE Region 10 Symposium, TENSYMP 2016 (194-197). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/TENCONSpring.2016.7519403.

2015

Journal Articles

  • Kumar Deb Nath, U., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Saber, AY. (2015). Energy storage model with gridable vehicles for economic load dispatch in the smart grid. International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, 64(2015), 1017-1024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2014.09.004.
  • Kumar Deb Nath, U., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Saber, AY. (2015). Improving Battery Lifetime of Gridable Vehicles and System Reliability in the Smart Grid. IEEE Systems Journal, 9(3), 989-999. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSYST.2013.2294734.
  • Ahmed, M., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D. (2015). Service Class Resource Management for Green Wireless-Optical Broadband Access Networks (WOBAN). Journal of Lightwave Technology, 33(1), Article no. 6936842. https://doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2014.2365254.
  • Ahmed, M., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D. (2015). Green wireless-optical broadband access network: Energy and quality-of-service considerations. IEEE Journal of Optical Communications and Networking (JOCN), 7(7), 669-680. https://doi.org/10.1364/JOCN.7.000669.

2014

Journal Articles

  • Qandour, A., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Leppard, M. (2014). Remote beehive monitoring using acoustic signals. Acoustics Australia, 42(3), 204-209.
  • Kumar Deb Nath, U., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D. (2014). Quantifying economic benefits of second life batteries of gridable vehicles in the smart grid. International Journal of Electrical Power & Energy Systems, 63(2014), 577-587. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2014.05.077.

2013

Journal Articles

  • Ahmad, I., Habibi, D. (2013). Improving quality of service in WiMAX communication at vehicular speeds: a new call admission control solution. Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, 13(5), 451-459. https://doi.org/10.1002/wcm.1111.

2012

Books

  • Qandour, A., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D. (2012). Application Framework for Wireless Sensor Networks: A focus into the impact of WSNs on environmental and social applications. Lambert Academic Publishing.

Journal Articles

  • Ahmad, I., Habibi, D. (2012). Improving Throughput in WiMAX Communication at Vehicular Speeds. Journal of High Speed Networks, 18(3), 157-171. https://doi.org/10.3233/JHS-2012-0449.
  • Ahmad, I., Kamruzzaman, J., Habibi, D. (2012). Application of artificial intelligence to improve quality of service in computer networks. Neural Computing and Applications, 21(1), 81-90. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00521-011-0622-6.

Conference Publications

  • Bose, B., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D. (2012). Bit Error Rate Analysis in WiMAX Communication at Vehicular Speeds Using Nakagami-m Fading Model. Proceedings of 2012 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall) (1-5). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/VTCFall.2012.6399269.
  • Ahmad, I., Habibi, D. (2012). Resource Management in 4G Wireless Communications at Vehicular Speeds: A Game Theory Solution. Proceedings of 2012 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall) (1-5). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/VTCFall.2012.6399267.
  • Ahmed, M., Habibi, D., Ahmad, I. (2012). An Improved Architecture for Integrating Fourth Generation Wireless and Passive Optical Networks. Proceedings of TENCON 2012 - 2012 IEEE Region 10 (1-6). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/TENCON.2012.6412227.
  • Qandour, A., Habibi, D., Ahmad, I. (2012). Application Framework for Wireless Sensor Networks. Proceedings of 2012 9th IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control (1-6). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICNSC.2012.6204927.
  • Qandour, A., Habibi, D., Ahmad, I. (2012). Applied Application of Sensor Networks in Underground Mines. Proceedings of 2012 9th IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control (256-260). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICNSC.2012.6204926.
  • Meghji, M., Habibi, D., Ahmad, I. (2012). Performance evaluation of 802.15.4 Medium Access Control during network association and synchronization for sensor networks. 2012 Fourth International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks (ICUFN) (27-33). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICUFN.2012.6261659.
  • Shah, N., Habibi, D., Ahmad, I. (2012). Multichannel Cognitive Medium Access Control Protocol for Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks. Proceedings of 2012 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Fall) (1-5). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/VTCFall.2012.6399131.
  • Dutt, S., Habibi, D., Ahmad, I. (2012). A Low Cost Atheros System-on-Chip and OpenWrt Based Testbed for 802.11 WLAN Research. Proceedings of TENCON 2012 - 2012 IEEE Region 10 (1-4). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/TENCON.2012.6412177.
  • Qandour, A., Habibi, D., Ahmad, I. (2012). Wireless Sensor Networks for Fire Emergency and Gas Detection. Proceedings of 2012 9th IEEE International Conference on Networking, Sensing and Control (250-255). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICNSC.2012.6204925.
  • Meghji, M., Habibi, D., Ahmad, I. (2012). Practical issues in building an embedded sensor network application using 802.15.4: Linking hardware & MAC protocol. Proceedings of 2012 Australasian Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (ATNAC 2012) (1-7). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ATNAC.2012.6398075.

2011

Book Chapters

  • Ramraj, R., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D. (2011). Multi-Access Environments in Next Generation Networks. Wireless Multi-Access Environments and Quality of Service Provisioning: Solutions and Application (1-17). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-0017-1.ch001.
  • Rabbani, M., Kamruzzaman, J., Gondal, I., Ahmad, I., Hassan, M. (2011). Dynamic resource allocation for improved QoS in WiMAX/WiFi integration. Studies in Computational Intelligence (25-40). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-22288-7_12.

Journal Articles

  • Zen, K., Habibi, D., Ahmad, I. (2011). Adaptive coordinator switching scheme for mobile sensor network. Australian Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, 8(3), 189-198.
  • Ahmad, I., Habibi, D. (2011). A WiMAX Solution for Real-Time Video Surveillance in Public Transport. International Journal of Computer Networks & Communications, 3(2), 14-28. https://doi.org/10.5121/ijcnc.2011.3202.

Conference Publications

  • Dutt, S., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D. (2011). A novel optimized scheduler to provide QoS for video IP telephony over wireless networks. 2011 IEEE 13th International Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC) (455-461). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/HPCC.2011.66.
  • Rabbani, MG., Kamruzzaman, J., Gondal, I., Ahmad, I. (2011). A new resource distribution model for improved QoS in an integrated WiMAX/WiFi architecture. IWCMC 2011: 7th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference proceedings (266-271). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/IWCMC.2011.5982544.

2010

Conference Publications

  • Ahmad, I., Habibi, D. (2010). High Utility Video Surveillance System on Public Transport using WiMAX technology. Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), 2010 IEEE (5p.). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/WCNC.2010.5506544.
  • Ahmad, I., Habibi, D. (2010). Call Admission Control Scheme for the IEEE 802.16e at Vehicular Speeds. High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC), 2010 12th IEEE International Conference on (413-418). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/HPCC.2010.81.
  • Ahmad, I., Habibi, D. (2010). Call Admission Control Scheme for Improved Quality of Service in WiMAX Communication at Vehicular Speeds. GLOBECOM 2010, 2010 IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (1-6). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOM.2010.5683126.

2009

Book Chapters

  • Ahmad, I., Habibi, D. (2009). Quality of Service in WiMax. WiMAX Network Planning and Optimization (3-18). Auerbach Publications.

Conference Publications

  • Zen, K., Habibi, D., Ahmad, I. (2009). A New Algorithm to Improve Mobile Sensor Node Connectivity Based on Link Quality Indicator. TENCON 2009 - 2009 IEEE Region 10 Conference (1-6). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/TENCON.2009.5395868.

2008

Journal Articles

Conference Publications

  • Zen, H., Habibi, D., Ahmad, I. (2008). Self-restraint Admission Control for Ad-hoc WLANs. Australian Telecommunications Network and Applications Conference ATNAC 2008 (186-191). IEEE.
  • Zen, H., Habibi, D., Ahmad, I., Rassau, A. (2008). Node Admision Control For Multimedia Traffic In Ad-Hoc Wlans. International Conference on Advance Technologies for Communications 2008 (417-420). IEEE.
  • Zen, H., Habibi, D., Rassau, A., Ahmad, I. (2008). Optimized WLAN MAC Protocol for Multimedia Applications. 5th IFIP International Conference on Wireless and Optical Communications Networks,2008, WOCN '08 (1-5). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/WOCN.2008.4542484.
  • Ahmad, I., Habibi, D. (2008). A Novel Mobile WiMAX Solution for Higher Throughput. Networks, 2008. ICON 2008. 16th IEEE International Conference on (1-5). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICON.2008.4772616.
  • Zen, K., Habibi, D., Ahmad, I. (2008). Improving Mobile Sensor Connectivity Time in the IEEE 802.15.4 Networks. Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference, 2008. ATNAC 2008. Australasian (317-320). IEEE.
  • Ahmad, I., Habibi, D. (2008). A Proactive Forward Error Control Scheme for Mobile WiMAX Communication. Proceedings of the 11th IEEE ICCS 2008 (1647-1649). IEEE.
  • Ahmad, I., Kamruzzaman, J., Habibi, D., Islam, F. (2008). An Intelligent Model To Control Preemption Rate Of Instantaneous Request Calls In Networks With Book-Ahead Reservation. Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference, 2008. ATNAC 2008. Australasian (344-348). IEEE.
  • Zen, K., Habibi, D., Rassau, A., Ahmad, I. (2008). Performance Evaluation of IEEE 802.15.4 for Mobile Sensor Network. 5th IFIP International Conference on Wireless and Optical Communications Networks, 2008, WOCN '08 (1-5). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/WOCN.2008.4542536.
  • Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Rahman, Z. (2008). An Improved FEC Scheme for Mobile Wireless Communication at Vehicular Speeds. Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference, 2008. ATNAC 2008. Australasian (312-316). IEEE.
  • Zen, H., Habibi, D., Wyatt, J., Ahmad, I. (2008). Converging Voice, Video and Data in WLAN with QoS Support. 5th IFIP International Conference on Wireless and Optical Communications Networks, 2008, WOCN '08 (1-5). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/WOCN.2008.4542485.
  • Rahman, Z., Habibi, D., Ahmad, I. (2008). Source Localisation in Wireless Sensor Networks Based on Optimised Maximum Likelihood. Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference, 2008. ATNAC 2008. Australasian (235-239). IEEE.

2007

Journal Articles

  • Ahmad, I., Kamruzzaman, J. (2007). Preemption Policy in QoS-Enabled Networks: A Customer Centric Approach. Journal of Research and Practice in Information Technology, 39(1), 61-79.
  • Ahmad, I., Kamruzzaman, J. (2007). Preemption-aware instantaneous request call routing for networks with book-ahead reservation. IEEE Transactions on Multimedia, 9(7), 1456-1465.

Conference Publications

  • Ahmad, I., Kamruzzaman, J., Habibi, D. (2007). Rerouting technique for faster restoration of preempted calls. Proceedings of the Computer and Information Science, ICIS 2007 (676-681). IEEE Press.
  • Wyatt, JR., Habibi, D., Ahmad, I., Zen, H. (2007). Providing QoS for Symmetrical Voice/Video Traffic in Wireless Networks. Proceedings of 15th IEEE International Conference on Networks 2007 (312-317). IEEE Press.
  • Zen, H., Habibi, D., Rassau, A., Ahmad, I. (2007). A Segregation Based MAC Protocol for Real-Time Multimedia Traffic in WLANs. Proceedings of IFIP International: Wireless and Optical Communications Networks (WOCN) 2007l (4p). IFIP.
  • Zen, H., Habibi, D., Rassau, A., Ahmad, I., Wyatt, J. (2007). Adaptive Segregation-Based MAC Protocol for Real-Time Multimedia Traffic in WLANs. Proceedings of the 2007 15th IEEE International Conference on Networks (6p). IEEE.

2006

Journal Articles

  • Ahmad, I., Kamruzzaman, J. (2006). Book-ahead call routing for flexible lifetime. IEEE Communications Letters, 10(6), 507-509.
  • Ahmad, I., Kamruzzaman, J., Aswathanarayaniah, S. (2006). A dynamic approach to reduce preemption in book-ahead reservation in QoS-enabled networks. Computer Communications, 29(9), 1443-1457.

2005

Conference Publications

  • Ahmad, I., Kamruzzaman, J., Aswathanarayaniah, S. (2005). Improved preemption policy for higher user satisfaction. Advanced Information Networking and Applications, 2005. AINA 2005. 19th International Conference on (749-754). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/AINA.2005.107.
  • Ahmad, I., Kamruzzaman, J., Aswathanarayaniah, S. (2005). Preemption-Aware routing for QoS-enabled networks. Global Telecommunications Conference, 2005. GLOBECOM '05. IEEE (715 - 720). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/GLOCOM.2005.1577734.
  • Ahmad, I., Kamruzzaman, J., Aswathanarayaniah, S. (2005). A Book-Ahead routing scheme to reduce instantaneous request call blocking and preemption rate. Proceedings of IEEE ICON 2005 (580-585). IEEE.

Research Projects

  • Addressing Electric Vehicle Battery Repurposing Challenges, iMOVE Australia Limited, iMOVE CRC, 2023 ‑ 2026, $1,255,000.
  • A reliable positioning system for underwater vehicles operating in GPS-denied underwater environments., Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Defence Science Research Higher Degree Student Grant, 2024 ‑ 2025, $10,000.
  • Wireless Underwater Communications for mission critical applications, Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Defence Science Research Higher Degree Student Grant, 2024 ‑ 2025, $20,000.
  • Development of a prototype Smart Extraction Fan that features real-time monitoring of air quality, AusIndustry, Innovation Connections Grant, 2022 ‑ 2024, $143,068.
  • A reliable underwater messaging system. , Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Defence Science Collaborative Research Grants, 2023 ‑ 2024, $156,000.
  • EV Batteries Next Life, iMOVE Australia Limited, iMOVE CRC, 2023 ‑ 2024, $110,000.
  • Underwater Acoustic Source Identification in Noisy Environments, Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Defence Science Research Higher Degree Student Grant, 2023 ‑ 2024, $10,000.
  • Condition Monitoring of Power Transformers, AusIndustry, Innovation Connections Grant, 2019 ‑ 2021, $101,546.
  • Intelligent Ecosystem for Improving Clinical Treatment and Management Process, AusIndustry, Innovation Connections Grant, 2020 ‑ 2021, $146,252.
  • Design and Implementation of an Autonomous Surveillance System for Catchment Security, Water Corporation, Grant, 2017 ‑ 2020, $265,500.
  • Building an Automated Data Acquisition Platform for Monitoring Health Conditions, Redimed Pty Ltd, Grant, 2019 ‑ 2020, $74,460.
  • Intelligent Management System for Distributed Energy Storage, AusIndustry, Innovation Connections Grant, 2017 ‑ 2019, $224,127.
  • Automatic environmental conditioning for growing plants in indoor microclimates, Edith Cowan University, ECU Industry Collaboration Grant - 2016 (Round 1), 2016 ‑ 2017, $60,000.
  • Developing an acoustic database for biosecurity and pest detection applications, Australian Acoustical Society, Grant, 2016, $4,500.
  • Electronic Catchment Surveillance, Detailed Equipment and Methods Assessment, Water Corporation, Grant, 2016, $57,774.
  • Wireless acoustic sensor for the detection, identification and monitoring of biological hazards in grain silos and storage systems, Grains Research & Development Corporation, Protecting Your Crop, 2014 ‑ 2016, $150,000.
  • Acoustic signal analysis for beehive health monitoring, Australian Acoustical Society, Grant, 2013, $5,455.
  • Video Surveillance Network for Real-Time Central Monitoring of Passenger Safety and Security on Public Trains, Public Transport Authority of Western Australia, Grant, 2009 ‑ 2011, $165,000.
  • High Speed Communication Services on Public Transport, Nortel Networks, Grant - Development, 2010 ‑ 2011, $24,993.
  • Development of a Network Framework for Low Cost High Speed Internet Service in Rural and Remote Areas, Edith Cowan University, ECU Early Career Researcher - Grant, 2008 ‑ 2010, $24,400.
  • Investigating the Surface of Gold Electrode Subjected to Electrochemical Processes Using Soft X-Ray, Australian Synchrotron, Grant, 2008 ‑ 2009, $1,486.

Research Student Supervision

Current Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Efficient Resource Management in Underwater Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Significance of Synchronous Condenser and Virtual Synchronous Generator for the Stability of Renewable Energy based Weak-grid Systems
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Resource Management in Wireless Underwater Communications

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Energy, Exergy Analyses and Thermal Improvement of Parabolic Solar Trough Collector
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Development of a Cost-Performance Evaluation Framework Towards the Optimal Scheduling of Hybrid Energy Systems
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Optimizing Hosting Capacity Analysis for Renewable Energy Sources
  • Master of Engineering Science, Investigation of Under-Frequency Load Shedding Prevention of Isolated Medium-Sized Power Systems Using Energy Storage

Completed Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

  • Master of Engineering Science, A privacy preserving online learning framework for medical diagnosis applications
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Enhancing the Capabilities of Electronic Performance Tracking System for Application in Sports
  • Master of Engineering Science, Mobility management in 5g hetrogeneous networks
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Proactive content caching in future generation communication networks: Energy and security considerations
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Wireless Communication in Harsh Environments
  • Master of Engineering Science, Significance of Battery Energy Storage Systems in Mitigating Challenges in Weak Grids
  • Master of Engineering Science, A Condition Monitoring System for Rock Drill Bits
  • Master of Engineering Science, Acoustic Source Identification in a Noisy Environment
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Energy and Throughput Efficient Strategies for Heterogeneous Future Communication Networks
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Next generation wireless communication networks: Energy and quality of service considerations

Co-principal Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Smart charging strategies for electric vehicle charging stations
  • Master of Engineering Science, Efficient medium access control protocol for vehicular ad-hoc networks
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Electric vehicles in smart grids: Performance considerations
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Mobile small cell networks for next generation wireless communication systems
  • Master of Engineering Science, Application framework for wireless sensor networks
  • Master of Engineering Science, Applicability of audio signals in diagnosis and prognosis of rolling element bearings
  • Master of Engineering Science, Bit error rate estimation in wimax communications at vehicular speeds using nakagami-m fading model
  • Master of Engineering Science, Detection of collapses and communicating with inaccessible areas in underground coal mines using wsn
  • Master of Engineering Science, Development of a long range wireless sensor platform
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Quantifying and Managing the Impact of Electric Vehicles on Power Distribution Assets
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Improving energy efficiency and quality of service in an integrated wireless-optical broadband access network

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, On a joint physical layer and medium access control sublayer design for efficient wireless sensor networks and applications.
  • Master of Engineering Science, An improved medium access control protocol for real-time applications in wlans and its firmware development
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Mac protocol design considerations for efficient mobility in wireless sensor networks
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Charging Strategies for Commercial Electrical Vehicles
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