Emad Hassan Aboelela

### Occupation

Associate Teaching Professor and Vice Chair for Undergraduate Education, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University

## Biographical information

### Place of birth

Alexandria, Egypt

Emad Aboelela (born October 10, 1967) is an Egyptian-American Associate Teaching Professor and Vice-Chair for Undergraduate Education in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Northeastern University.

## Career

Aboelela was born in Alexandria, Egypt, on October 10, 1967. He began his educational career studying at Alexandria University in Egypt where he received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Automatic Control in June of 1990. He continued his education there and received his Master of Science in the same field in December of 1993. In his time at Alexandria University, Aboelela worked as a teaching assistant from 1990-1994.

After graduating from Alexandria University, Aboelela came to the United States to pursue a doctorate at the University of Miami (Florida). While studying, he worked as a research assistant from 1994, until he graduated with his Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Engineering in 1998.

Since 1999, Dr. Aboelela, served as a faculty member for computer science and engineering departments at a number of educational institutions. From 1999-2001, he worked at the Southern Connecticut State University. From 2001-2007, the University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth. From 2007-2017, Taibah University in Saudi Arabia. From 2017 to present day, he works at Northeastern University as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

At Northeastern University, Dr. Aboelela teaches various courses including Computer Networking, Computer Programming, Data Structures and Algorithms, Computer Organization and Architecture, Digital System Design with HDL (Hardware Description Language), Embedded Design, and Operating Systems. Similarly, Aboelela's research focus is in Wireless Sensor Networks, Internet of Things, Embedded Systems, Quality-of-Service for Multimedia Networking, and Computer Networks Management and Design.

## Research

Dr. Aboelela worked as the Principle Investigator of various funded research projects in the United States and in Saudi Arabia (Taibah University). His work has appeared in several journal publications and has been presented by him in prestigious conferences. Dr. Aboelela is the author of “Network Simulation Experiments Manual”, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers (3rd edition, 2011). The manual was chosen to accompany the 3rd, 4th, and 5th editions of the computer networking textbook “Computer Networks: A Systems Approach”, Morgan Kaufmann Publishers, 2003-2011. He was the principle investigator of the Net-SEAL project funded by NSF.

## Projects

### Net-SEAL (NSF Grant #0536388)

Project Title: Teaching Computer Networks Through Simulation Experiments and Animation Library (NET-SEAL)

* Project Investigators:
	+ Vinod Vokkarane (Principal Investigator)
	+ Emad Aboelela (Former Principal Investigator)
	+ Silvino Ferreira (Co-Principal Investigator)

* Research Assistants:
	+ Neal Charbonneau (UMASS Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, MA, U.S.A)
	+ Harris Dinga (UMASS Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, MA, U.S.A)
* Sponsors:
	+ University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth, 285 Old Westport Road, North Dartmouth, MA 02747
	+ Bristol Community College, 777 Elsbree St, Fall River, MA 02720

### InDCT

* Project Investigators:
	+ Emad Aboelela (Principal Investigator)
	+ Altaf Khan (Co-Principal Investigator)

### WiSeR SUMS

Project Title: Wireless Sensor Networks and RFID for Scalable and Ubiquitous Monitoring System

* Project Investigators:
	+ Emad Aboelela (Principal Investigator)
	+ Khalid Saleh Rrabeh Aloufi (Co-Principal Investigator)
	+ Raghied Mohammed Helmy Atta (Co-Principal Investigator)

### QoS of VOIP (NSF Grant #0413728)

Project Title: Redundant Traffic Encoding and Marking Scheme for Voice-Over-IP Quality-of-Service

* Project Investigators:
	+ Emad Aboelela (Principal Investigator)
	+ Nazih El-Derini (Co-Principal Investigator)

## Professional Affiliations

Aboelela has been an IEEE Senior Member since 2005, an ACM Senior Member since 2008, an ABET Program Evaluator since 2013, an ASEE Professional Member since 2020, and an ABET Commissioner since 2022.

## Journal Articles & Books

1. E. Aboelela, R. Atta, and K. Aloufi, “Design and Implementation of a Wireless Sensor Network Based Scalable Monitoring System (WiSe‐SMS)”, JCP (Journal of Computers), Vol. 13, No. 3, pp. 244-261, March 2018.
2. E. Aboelela, “LiftingWiSe: A Lifting-Based Efficient Data Processing Technique in Wireless Sensor Networks“, Sensors Journal, 14.8 (2014): 14567-14585.
3. E. Aboelela: “Network Simulation Experiments Manual“, Morgan Kaufmann Publisher, 3rd Edition, ISBN: 978-0123852106, March 2011.
4. J. Jyoti, E. Aboelela, M. Nazih El-Derini and Hussein Aly, “Dynamic Load Balancing Through Real-time Transport Feedback Control for VoIP QoS”, International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology (IJCAT), Vol. 34, No. 3, pp.180-186, 2009.
5. E. Aboelela: “Network Simulation Experiments Manual”, Morgan Kaufmann Publisher, 2nd Edition, November 2007, ISBN: 0123739748.
6. S. El-Tawwab, M. Nazih El-Derini, Hussien Aly, and Emad Aboelela, “Simulation of redundant traffic encoding in VOIP Systems”, Alexandria Engineering Journal, Vol. 45, No. 5, pp. 557-567, September 2006.
7. E. Aboelela: “Network Simulation Experiments Manual”, Morgan Kaufmann Publisher, 1st Edition, ISBN: 0120421712, June 2003, ISBN: 0120421712.
8. E. Aboelela; C. Douligeris, “Quality of Service via an Optimal Routing Model”, Quality and Reliability of Large Scale Telecommunication Systems, Publisher: John Wiley, ISBN: 0-470-84770-0, pp. 281 – 295, February 2003.
9. E. Aboelela; C. Douligeris, “Fuzzy Reasoning Approach for QoS Routing in B-ISDN”, Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems, Application in Engineering and Technology, Vol. 9, pp. 11-27, November 2000.
10. E. Aboelela; C. Douligeris, “Fuzzy Optimization Model For QoS Routing and Bandwidth Allocation “, World Scientific Publisher, Advances in Informatics, Edited by D. I. Fotiadis & S. D. Nikolopoulos, ISBN 981-02-4192-5, pp. 18-29, July 2000.
11. E. Aboelela; C. Douligeris, ” Fuzzy Generalized Network Approach for Solving an Optimization Model for Routing in B-ISDN”, Journal of Telecommunication Systems, Vol. 12, No. 2-3, pp.237-263, December 1999.
12. E. Aboelela; C. Douligeris, “Fuzzy Multiobjective Routing Model in B-ISDN”, Computer Communications Journal, Vol. 21, No. 17, pp.1571-1584, November 1998.
13. M.G. Abou-Ali, I.A. Awad, M.N. El-Derini and E. H. Aboelela, “Path Planner for a Mobile Shape-Changeable Intelligent Robot in a 3-Dimensional Environment”, Qatar University, Science Journal, Vol. 15(1), pp.11-21, 1995.
14. E. Aboelela, “Fuzzy Logic Applications for Routing and Management in Communication Networks”, Ph.D. Thesis, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Miami, December 1998.
15. E. Aboelela, “Path Planner for a Mobile Shape-Changeable Intelligent Robot in a 3-Dimensional Environment”, M.Sc. Thesis, Department of Computer Science and Automatic Control, Alexandria University, November 1993.

## Conference Articles

1. E. Aboelela, A. Khan, “Wireless Sensors and Neural Networks for Intruders Detection and Classification”, 26th International Conference on Information Networking (ICOIN), Bali, Indonesia, February 2012.
2. E. Aboelela, “Wireless Sensor Networks for Real-time Environmental Monitoring of Pilgrims Sites”, the 9th Scientific Forum of the Hajj Research, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, March 2009.
3. J. Jyoti, S. El-Tawab, M. El-Derini, E. Aboelela, and Hussein Aly: “Improving Quality of Service for Voice-Over-IP Using Routing Diversity“, The 23rd Biennial Symposium on Communications, Ontario, Canada, pp. 364-367, May 29 – June 1, 2006.
4. E. Aboelela, W. Edberg, C. Papakonstantinou, and V. Vokkarane: “Wireless Sensor Network Based Model for Secure Railway Operations”, International Workshop on eSafety and Convergence of Heterogeneous Wireless Networks (eSCo-Wi ‘06) in conjunction with 25th IEEE IPCCC 2006, Phoenix, AZ, pp. 623-628, April 2006.
5. S. Naik and E. Aboelela, “IDEM-Internet Delay Emulator Approach for Assessing VoIP Quality”, The 2005 Sys. Communications Conference, Multimedia Communications Systems, Montreal, Canada, pp.92-97, August 14-17, 2005.
6. Y. Song and E. Aboelela, “A Parallel IP-Address Forwarding Approach Based on Partitioned Lookup Table Techniques”, The 29th Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN’2004, Tampa, Florida, USA, pp. 425-426, November 2004.
7. P. Tu and E. Aboelela, “Genetic Algorithm Approach for Optimization of Backbone Network Topology Design”, The Fourth International Network Conference (INC 2004), Plymouth, UK, pp. 189-196, July 6 – 9, 2004.
8. P. Tu and E. Aboelela, “An Optimization Model for Backbone Network Topology Design Based on Genetic Algorithm”, 7th INFORMS Telecommunications Conference, Florida, USA, pp. 44-46, March 7-10, 2004.
9. E. Aboelela; C. Douligeris, “Switching Theory Approach to Alarm Correlation in Network Management”, 25th Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN’2000, Tampa, Florida, USA, pp. 452-461 November 2000.
10. E. Aboelela; C. Douligeris, ” Fuzzy Temporal Reasoning Model for Event Correlation in Network Management “, 24th Conference on Local Computer Networks, LCN’99, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA, pp. 150-159, October 1999.
11. E. Aboelela; C. Douligeris, “Fuzzy Optimization Model For QoS Routing and Bandwidth Allocation “, 7thHellenic Conference on Informatics, Ioannina, Greece, August 1999.
12. E. Aboelela; C. Douligeris, “Fuzzy Metric Approach for Routing in B-ISDN”, IEEE International Conference on Communications, (ICC’99), Vancouver, Canada, Vol.1, pp.484-488, June 1999.
13. E. Aboelela; C. Douligeris, “Fuzzy Inference System for QoS Routing in B-ISDN”, IEEE 1998 Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, (CCECE’98/CCGEI’98 ), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, pp. 141-144, May 24-28, 1998.
14. E. Aboelela; C. Douligeris, “Application of Generalized Transportation Model to Routing in B-ISDN”, 4th INFORMS Telecommunications Conference, Florida, USA, March 8-11, 1998.
15. E. Aboelela; C. Douligeris, “Fuzzy Optimization Model for Routing in B-ISDN”, The 22nd Annual IEEE Conference on Computer Networks (LCN’97), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, pp. 89-98,November 2-5, 1997.
16. E. Aboelela; C. Douligeris, “Routing in Multimetric Networks Using a Fuzzy Link Cost”, the 2nd IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC ‘97), July 1997.
17. E. Aboelela; C. Douligeris, “Routing Algorithm for Service-on-Demand Transportation Systems for the Elderly”, Transportation Research Board, 75th Annual Meeting, 1996.
18. C. Douligeris; E. Aboelela, “A Survey into Service-on-Demand Transportation (SDT) systems: A Focus on the Elderly”, Transportation Research Board, 75th Annual Meeting, January 7-11, 1996.
19. M.G. Abou-Ali; I.A. Awad; M.N. El-Derini; and E. Aboelela, “Path planner for a mobile shape-changeable intelligent robot in a 3 dimensional environment”, 2nd International Conference on “Intelligent Systems Engineering”, IEE, TUHH, Germany, Conference publication No. 395, pp. 329-336, September, 1994.
20. E. Aboelela; I.A. Awad; M.N. El-Derini; and M.G. Abou-Ali, “Optimal Paths for a Mobile Shape-Changeable Intelligent Robot”, Proceedings Intern. AMSE Conference “Systems”, London (U.K.), AMSE Press, Vol. 1, pp. 155-166, September 1993.