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Associate Professor Iftekhar Ahmad

Associate Professor

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

Associate Professor Iftekhar Ahmad is a teaching and research academic in the School of Engineering at Edith Cowan University, where he also served as Associate Dean (Research) from 2022 to 2024. He obtained his PhD in Communications Technologies from Monash University, Australia, in 2007.

Associate Professor Ahmad’s current research focuses on the advancement of underwater acoustic communications and green communication technologies. His research interests also encompass electric vehicle integration into smart grids, as well as second-life electric vehicle battery assessment and management. Iftekhar has led second-life EV battery research since 2012.

He served as an Associate Editor for the Australian Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (AJEEE) from 2014 to 2018 and is a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Associate Professor Ahmad has published over 130 research articles, including articles published by reputed journals like IEEE and Elsevier Science. He successfully completed over 12 industry-funded research projects so far. He regularly serves on various international and national conference committees in his fields of expertise.

Research Areas and Interests-

  • Underwater communications, green communication technologies
  • Sensor technologies
  • Electric vehicles and renewable energy systems

Qualifications

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Monash University, 2007.

Research Outputs

2025

Journal Articles

  • Ai, X., Badshah, A., Tu, S., Waqas, M., Ahmad, I. (2025). An Improved Ultra-Lightweight Anonymous Authenticated Key Agreement Protocol for Wearable Devices. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 2025(Article in press), 14 pages. https://doi.org/10.1109/TMC.2025.3526076.
  • Akash, Q., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Moses, P. (2025). Long-term techno-economic analysis considering system strength and reliability shortfalls of electric vehicle-to-grid-systems installations integrated with renewable energy generators using hybrid GRU-classical optimization method. Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments, 76(2025), article number 104294. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2025.104294.
  • Akash, Q., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Masoum, MA. (2025). Forecasting data-driven system strength level for inverter-based resources-integrated weak grid systems using multi-objective machine learning algorithms. Electric Power Systems Research, 238(2025), article number 111112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.epsr.2024.111112.
  • Hasan, W., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Phung, V., Al-Fawa'reh, M., Islam, KY., Zaheer, R., Khaled, H. (2025). A survey on energy efficient medium access control for acoustic wireless communication networks in underwater environments. Journal of Network and Computer Applications, 235(2025), article number 104079. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnca.2024.104079.

2024

Journal Articles

  • Zheng, Q., Jin, J., Shen, Z., Wu, L., Ahmad, I., Xiang, Y. (2024). Distributed Task Processing Platform for Infrastructure-less IoT Networks: A Multi-dimensional Optimisation Approach. IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, 35(12), 2392-2404. https://doi.org/10.1109/TPDS.2024.3469545.
  • Zhang, J., Ning, Z., Ali, RH., Waqas, M., Tu, S., Ahmad, I. (2024). A Many-objective Ensemble Optimization Algorithm for the Edge Cloud Resource Scheduling Problem. IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, 23(2), 1330-1346. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1109/TMC.2023.3235064.
  • Akhter, N., Mahmud, R., Jin, J., But, J., Ahmad, I., Xiang, Y. (2024). Configurable Harris Hawks Optimisation for Application Placement in Space-Air-Ground Integrated Networks. IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, 21(2), 1724-1736. https://doi.org/10.1109/TNSM.2024.3361176.
  • Al-Hanahi, B., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Pradhan, P., Masoum, MA. (2024). A Charging Strategy for Large Commercial Electric Vehicle Fleets. IEEE Access, 12(2024), 46042-46058. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3382219.
  • Ali Ibrahim, I., Namoun, A., Ullah, S., Alasmary, H., Waqas, M., Ahmad, I. (2024). Infrared Ship Segmentation Based on Weakly-Supervised and Semi-Supervised Learning. IEEE Access, 12(2024), 117908-117920. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3448301.
  • Manamperi, I., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Aziz, A. (2024). Optimising grid-forming inverters to prevent under-frequency load shedding with minimal energy storage. Journal of Energy Storage, 98(Part B), Article number 112842. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2024.112842.
  • Hossain, K., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Waqas, M. (2024). Enhancing IoT Sensors Precision through Sensor Drift Calibration with Variational Autoencoder. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 2024(Article in press), 17 pages. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2024.3503616.
  • Zaheer, R., Ahmad, I., Phung, V., Habibi, D. (2024). Blind Source Separation and Denoising of Underwater Acoustic Signals. IEEE Access, 12(2024), 80208-80222. https://doi.org/10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3410276.

Conference Publications

  • Hassan, S., Chen, P., Rong, Y., Chan, KY., Ahmad, I., Yuan, J. (2024). Benefits of Neural Network-based Receivers in Underwater Acoustic Communication Systems. Oceans Conference Record (IEEE) (6 pages). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/OCEANS51537.2024.10682321.

2023

Journal Articles

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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, 72(9), 11227-11236. https://doi.org/10.1109/TVT.2023.3268135.

Conference Publications

  • Manamperi, I., Ahmad, I., Habibi, D., Aziz, A. (2023). Assessing the Effects of Low Load on Under-Frequency Load Shedding Schemes and Exploring Potential Solutions: A Review. 2023 International Conference on Sustainable Technology and Engineering (i-COSTE) (6 pages). IEEE. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1109/i-COSTE60462.2023.10500774.

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

2021

Journal Articles

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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., 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.
  • 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., 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.

2020

Journal Articles

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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. (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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Conference Publications

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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

  • 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.
  • 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.

2017

Journal Articles

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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). 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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). 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

2011

Book Chapters

  • 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.
  • 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.

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). 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.
  • 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.

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, 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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., 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. (2008). A Proactive Forward Error Control Scheme for Mobile WiMAX Communication. Proceedings of the 11th IEEE ICCS 2008 (1647-1649). IEEE.
  • 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.
  • 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.

2007

Journal Articles

  • 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.
  • 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.

Conference Publications

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

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). 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). 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). A Book-Ahead routing scheme to reduce instantaneous request call blocking and preemption rate. Proceedings of IEEE ICON 2005 (580-585). IEEE.

Research Projects

  • Under Frequency Load Shedding Prevention using Energy Storage Systems, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Tender, 2024 ‑ 2027, $105,000.
  • Responsible management of retired mining vehicle batteries to address environmental and economic challenges, Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia, PhD Scholarship, 2025 ‑ 2026, $28,437.
  • Enhancing Maritime Surveillance through Undersea Mesh Communications, Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Defence Science Centre DaRT Seed Grant, 2025 ‑ 2026, $200,000.
  • Addressing Electric Vehicle Battery Repurposing Challenges, iMOVE Australia Limited, iMOVE CRC, 2023 ‑ 2026, $1,255,000.
  • Development of a prototype modular power system to facilitate EV charging stations in remote areas with constrained grids , iMOVE Australia Limited, iMOVE CRC, 2025 ‑ 2026, $645,000.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • A reliable underwater messaging system. , Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation, Defence Science Collaborative Research Grants, 2023 ‑ 2025, $162,000.
  • Development of a prototype Smart Extraction Fan that features real-time monitoring of air quality, AusIndustry, Innovation Connections Grant, 2022 ‑ 2024, $143,068.
  • 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.
  • EV Batteries Next Life, iMOVE Australia Limited, iMOVE CRC, 2023 ‑ 2024, $110,000.
  • 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.
  • Electronic Catchment Surveillance, Detailed Equipment and Methods Assessment, Water Corporation, Grant, 2016, $57,774.
  • Developing an acoustic database for biosecurity and pest detection applications, Australian Acoustical Society, Grant, 2016, $4,500.
  • 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, Software-derived drift calibration in IoT sensor applications
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Resource Management in Wireless Underwater Communications
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Efficient Resource Management in Underwater Mobile Wireless Sensor Networks
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Addressing System Strength Shortfall in Renewable Energy Integrated Weak Grid Systems

Associate Supervisor

  • Master of Engineering Science, Investigating Demand Side Management and Energy Sharing in Residential Multi-Buildings
  • Master of Engineering Science, Accoustic and IMU-Based Integrated Tracking for Underwater Navigation
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Advanced Control Methods for Grid-Connected Inverters in Unbalanced Distribution Networks
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Design methodology and multi-objective optimization of battery thermal management systems for electric vehicles
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Development of a Cost-Performance Evaluation Framework Towards the Optimal Scheduling of Hybrid Energy Systems
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Predictive Modeling for Efficient Battery Pack Topology through Dynamic Reconfiguration

Completed Supervisions

Principal Supervisor

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

Co-principal Supervisor

  • Master of Engineering Science, Detection of collapses and communicating with inaccessible areas in underground coal mines using wsn
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Improving energy efficiency and quality of service in an integrated wireless-optical broadband access network
  • 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
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Quantifying and Managing the Impact of Electric Vehicles on Power Distribution Assets
  • Master of Engineering Science, Development of a long range wireless sensor platform
  • Master of Engineering Science, Bit error rate estimation in wimax communications at vehicular speeds using nakagami-m fading model
  • 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
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Smart charging strategies for electric vehicle charging stations

Associate Supervisor

  • Doctor of Philosophy, Mac protocol design considerations for efficient mobility in wireless sensor networks
  • Master of Engineering Science, An improved medium access control protocol for real-time applications in wlans and its firmware development
  • Doctor of Philosophy, On a joint physical layer and medium access control sublayer design for efficient wireless sensor networks and applications.
  • Doctor of Philosophy, Charging Strategies for Commercial Electrical Vehicles
  • Master of Engineering Science, Investigation of Under-Frequency Load Shedding Prevention of Isolated Medium-Sized Power Systems Using Energy Storage
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