Professional Activities:

5.1 Conference Organization

  1. Chairman of the Technical Program Committee of the International BCS Conference on IT, UAE, 2014.
  2. Member of the Technical Program Committee of the Global Education Forum, UAE, 2014.
  3. Member of the Technical Program Committee of IEEE ICECS2013, International Conference on Electronic Circuits and Systems, UAE, 2013.
  4. Chairman of the Technical Program Committee of the International BCS Conference on  IT, UAE, 2013.
  5. Member of the Technical Program Committee of the Global Education Forum, UAE, 2013.
  6. Member of the Technical Program Committee of ICCSPA, International Conference on Communication, Signal Processing and their Applications, UAE, 2013.
  7. Chair of the Publicity Committee for the IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Industrial Informatics, UAE 2012.
  8. Member of the Technical Program Committee of the Fourth International Conference on Networked Digital Technologies, UAE, 2012.
  9. Member of the Steering Committee of ICITST, International Conference on Internet Technology and Secured Transactions, UAE, 2011.
  10. Member of the Technical Program Committee of CTIT, International Conference on Current Trends in Information Technology, UAE, 2011.
  11. Chairman of the Technical Program Committee of 6th IEEE GCC Conference, UAE, 2011.
  12. Member of the Technical Program Committee of the International Conference on Trends in Information Technology, UAE 2010.
  13. Member of the Technical Program Committee of IEEE ISSPIT09, International Conference on Signal Processing and Information Technology Conference, UAE, 2009.
  14. Member of the Technical Program Committee of CTIT, International Conference on Current Trends in Information Technology, UAE, 2009.
  15. Member of the Technical Program Committee of IEEE ICECS2009, International Conference on Electronic Circuits and Systems, Tunis, 2009.
  16. Member of the Technical Program Committee of IEEE AICCSA09, International Conference on Computers and Applications, Morocco, 2009.
  17. Member of the Organization Committee of the Forum on Electronic Engineering Education, UAE, 2008.
  18. Member of the Technical Program Committee of IEEE ICECS2008, International Conference on Electronic Circuits and Systems, Malta, 2008.
  19. Member of the Technical Program Committee of IEEE WOSPA08, Workshop on Signal Processing and Applications, UAE, 2008.
  20. Chairman of the Technical Program Committee of IEEE ICSPC 2007, International Conference on Signal Processing and Communications, UAE, 2007.
  21. Member of the Technical Program Committee of IEEE ICECS2007, International Conference on Electronic Circuits and Systems, Morocco, 2007.
  22. Member of the International Program Committee of IEEE AICCSA07, International Conference on Computers and Applications, Jordan, 2007.
  23. Member of the Technical Program Committee of IEEE ISSPA07, International Symposium on Signal Processing and Applications, UAE, 2007.
  24. Member of the Technical Programme Committee of IEEE ICECS2006, International Conference on Electronic Circuits and Systems, France, 2006.
  25. Member of the Technical Program Committee of IEEE ICECS2005, International Conference on Electronic Circuits and Systems, Tunisia, 2005.
  26. Member of the Technical Program Committee of the 5th Middle East Symposium on Simulation and Modeling (MESM), UAE, 2004
  27. Member of the steering committee of the IEEE ICECS conferences 2003 to date.
  28. Co-Chairman of the Technical Program Committee of IEEE ICECS2003, International Conference on Electronic Circuits and Systems, UAE, 2003.
  29. Member of the Technical Program Committee of the IEEE GCC Industrial Electrical and Electronic Conference, Bahrain, 2003.
  30. Member of the International Program Committee of SIP2001, International Conference on Signal and Image Processing. USA, 2001.
  31. Member of the International Program Committee of SIP2000, International Conference on Signal and Image Processing. USA, 2000.
  32. Member of the International Program Committee of SIP99, International Conference on Signal and Image Processing. Bahamas, 1999.
  33. Member of the International Program Committee of SIP98, International Conference on Signal and Image Processing. USA, 1998.
  34. Member  of  the  International  Program  Committee  of  the  IASTED  International Conference  on Computer Systems and Applications, Jordan, 1998.
  35. Member of the International Program Committee of SIP97, International Conference on Signal and Image Processing. USA, 1997.
  36. Member of the International Program Committee, ISDSP97, International Symposium on Digital Signal Processing, UK, 1997.
  37. Chairman of the Technical Program Committee, ISDSP96, International Symposium on Digital Signal Processing, UK, 1996.
  38. Chairman of the Technical Program Committee for the GSDSP90, Gulf Digital Signal Processing Symposium, Kuwait, 1990.

5.2 Professional Institutions Activities

  1. Vice Chairman of the IEEE UAE section 2012 to date
  2. Vice chairman of the Middle East section of BCS The Chartered Institute for IT, 2006 to date.
  3. Member of the Executive Committee of the IEEE UAE section, 2004 to date.
  4. Chairman of the IEEE UAE Computer Chapter, 2008-2012.
  5. Vice chairman and founder member of the UAE IEEE Signal Processing and Communication Chapter, 2005-2012.
  6. Vice Chairman and founder member of the Computer Chapter at the UAE IEEE Section, 2002-2008.
  7. IEEE Student Counsellor, Faculty of Technological Studies, Kuwait, 1990.
  8. Secretary and founder member of the IEEE Section in Kuwait, 1990

5.3 Paper Refereeing

  1. IEEE ICIP14 Conference, France, 2014
  2. BCS IIT Conference, UAE, 2014
  3. IEEE ICIP13 Conference, Australia, 2013
  4. IEEE MWSCAS Symposium, USA, 2013
  5. BCS IIT Conference, UAE, 2013
  6. Global Education Forum, UAE, 2013
  7. IEEE ICIP12 Conference, USA, 2012
  8. Fourth International Conference on Networked Digital Technologies, UAE, 2012
  9. IEEE ICIP11 Conference, Belgium, 2011
  10. IEEE ICIP10 Conference, Hong Kong, 2010
  11. IEEE ICIP09 Conference, Egypt, 2009
  12. IEEE ISSPIT09 Conference, UAE, 2009
  13. IEEE AICCSA09 Conference, Morocco, 2009
  14. IFIP Wireless Days conference, UAE, 2008
  15. IEEE ICIP08 conference, USA 2008
  16. IEEE WOSPA Workshop, UAE 2008
  17. IEEE ICECS2007 Conference, Morocco 2007
  18. IEEE ICSPC2007 Conference, UAE 2007
  19. IEEE AICCSA07conference, Jordan, 2007
  20. IEEE ISSPA07 conference, UAE, 2007
  21. IEEE ICIP06 conference, USA, 2006
  22. IEEE ISCAS06 conference, Greece, 2006
  23. IEEE ICECS05 conference, Tunis 2005
  24. IEEE TENCON conference, Australia, 2005
  25. IEEE ICIP05 conference, Italy, 2005
  26. IEEE ICIP04 conference, Singapore, 2004
  27. IEEE MELECON conference, Croatia, 2004
  28. International Symposium on Control, Communication and Signal Processing, Tunisia, 2004
  29. IEEE ICECS03 conference UAE, 2003
  30. IEEE GCC Industrial Electrical and Electronic Conference, Bahrain, 2003
  31. IEEE ICECS02 conference, Croatia, 2002
  32. IEE Proceeding Part F Radar Signal Processing, UK, 1993
  33. IEE Proceeding Part F Radar Signal Processing, UK, 1983

2-Experience

Jan.2012 to date

Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research, UAE
Oct. 2009-Dec. 2011

Head of the Electronic Engineering Department
 Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research, UAE`
Feb.2001-Sept 2009

Professor
Etisalat University College, UAE
March 2000-Sept 2009

Head of the Electronic Engineering Department
Etisalat University College, UAE
March 1996-Jan 2001

Associate Professor
Etisalat University College, UAE
March 1991-March 1996

Lecturer Grade B
Electronic Imaging and Media Communications Unit
Department of Electronic and Electrical Engineering
University of Bradford, UK
Sept. 1986-July 1990

Assistant Professor
Department of Electronic Engineering
Faculty of Technological Studies, Kuwait
Sept. 1986-July 1990

Assistant Professor
Department of Electronic Engineering
Faculty of Technological Studies, Kuwait
April 1986-Sept. 1986

Lecturer II
School of Electrical Engineering
Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
Aug. 1984-Feb. 1986

Research Fellow
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Portsmouth University, UK
Oct. 1983-July 1984

Research Associate
Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Portsmouth University, UK
April 1979-Sept. 1983

Research Student
Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
University of Leeds, UK

3- Membership of Professional Institutions

  1. Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
  2. Chartered Engineer (C.Eng)
  3. Senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
  4. Member of the following IEEE societies
  1. Signal Processing
  2. Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  3. Computer
  4. Circuit & Systems
  5. Education
  1. Member of BCS The Chartered Institute for IT (MBCS)
  2. Chartered IT Professional (CITP)
  3. Senior Accredited Imaging Scientist (ASIS)
  4. Fellow of the British Royal Photographic Society (FRPS)

4- Research and Scholarly Activities

4.1 Postgraduate Supervision

a- Master Projects

  1. Design and analysis of algorithms for obtaining super resolution of satellite images, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research, UAE, 2014
  2. Monitoring Abnormalities in UAE’s seawater using image processing algorithms, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research, UAE, 2011
  3. Algorithm development for forecasting, detecting and monitoring fog events in the UAE using satellite imagery, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research, UAE, 2010
  4. Walsh functions for watermarking of digital images, Etisalat University College, UAE, 2006
  5. Frequency domain techniques for colouring gray scale images, University of Bradford, UK, 2004
  6. Compression algorithms for still photographs and computer generated images, University of Bradford, UK, 1997
  7. Frequency domain algorithms for colouring black and white images, University of Bradford, UK, 1996
  8. Speech enhancement algorithms for reducing the background noise, University of Bradford, UK, 1994
  9. Frequency domain and pyramid techniques for image compression, University of Bradford, UK, 1994
  10. A study of the relationship between RGB components and the monochrome version of a colour image, University of Bradford, UK, 1994
  11. Signal processors for ultrawideband radars, University of Bradford, UK, 1994
  12. Adaptive digital recursive MTI filters for phased array radars, University of Bradford, UK, 1993
  13. Channel multiplexers with Walsh functions, University of Bradford, UK, 1993
  14. Doppler filters for phased array radars, University of Bradford, UK, 1993
  15. The coefficient sensitivity of recursive MTI filters for phased array radars, University of Bradford, UK, 1993
  16. Pyramid techniques for image compression, University of Bradford, UK, 1992
  17. DSP algorithms for artificially colouring black and white photographs, University of Bradford, UK, 1992
  18. Simulation of carrier-free radars, University of Bradford, UK, 1992
  19. MTI processors for carrier-free radars, University of Bradford, UK,  1991
  20. Complex signal digital initialization processor, University of Bradford, UK, 1991

b- PhD Projects

  1. Early detection of lung cancer based on sputum colour image analysis, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research, UAE, 2014
  2. Wavelet techniques for watermarking colour images, University of Bradford, UK, 2014
  3. Algorithms for watermarking digital still images, University of Manchester, UK, 2013
  4. Blind watermarking using transform domain techniques, University of Bradford, UK, 2010
  5. Design and analysis of digital IIR filters using multiple frequency initialization, to improve their transient response when processing a small number of samples, University of Bradford, UK, 2008
  6. Simulation of digital clutter rejection processors with initialization, University of Bradford, UK, 1997
  7. Hybrid techniques for compressing still images, University of Bradford, UK, 1997
  8. Optimum recursive MTI filters for phased array radars, University of Bradford, UK, 1996
  9. Analysis and design of recursive filters with a finite number of samples, University of Bradford, UK, 1996
  10. Velocity processors for ultrawideband radars, University of Bradford, UK, 1995

 

 

 

Hussain Al-Ahmad

Professor


  • DEPARTMENTDepartment of Electronic and Computer Engineering
    Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research
  • COUNTRY U.A.E