Nile University: Career
Opportunities in Academia
Dr. Amr A. El-Sherif
Associate Professor
Nile University
Alexandria University
Research Centers
Wireless Intelligent Networks
Center (WINC)
Vision and Mission
• Founded in 2007
• Founder: Prof. Hesham El Gamal
• Vision: to be recognized as the premier regional center for research,
technology development and education in all aspects of wireless
systems, networking and applications
• Mission: help building Egypt's, and the region's, knowledge-based
society and develop a critical mass of highly qualified and trained
engineers in various ICT fields
WINC in Numbers
• 3 Faculty Members + 2 affiliated
• Awarded 10 research proposals over the past 4 years alone!
• Research on all aspects of wireless comm., networks and apps
• ~15 Full-time Graduate Research Assistants
• M.Sc. students in the Wireless Technologies Program
• 35+ graduates studying PhD at major univ. worldwide
• UIUC, U. of Maryland, Ohio State, Minnesota, UCSB, USC, Toronto, PSU, UTD, Arizona State, U. of Arizona,
KAUST, UT Dallas, …
• Local, Regional and International Funds
• Attracted 6+ million EGP over the past 4 years
• Funding Sources: NTRA, ITIDA, RDI, STDF, FP7, QNRF, GM, Microsoft, Google, Vodafone Egypt Foundation
Major WINC Partners
Funding
Agencies
Industry
Academia
Wireless Technology Trends …
Internet of Things (IoT)
5G Wireless
mHealth
• Internet of Things & Big Data
• Mobile for the Society: mHealth,
mLearning, mCommerce, …
• 5G Wireless (green, dense networks)
• Indoor Positioning & Navigation
• Caching at the edge
• and more ….
Robust, Ubiquitous communications among People and Devices
Major Accomplishments
• Publications (over last 4 years)
• 20 journal publications in prestigious international journals
• 60+ papers in major international conferences
• Two Google Faculty Research Awards
(world-wide competition)
• Smart Access Systems
• Ranked 2nd in MCIT TIEC's IbTIECar graduation projects nation-wide competition
• Among Intel’s ChallengeMe 15 teams in the MENA region receiving entrepreneurship training
in Beirut, Lebanon, Nov. 2015
• MazeIn is participating in Microsoft Indoor Localization Competition
co-located with IPSN, April 2016
Research Projects
• Ongoing
• NTRA: Interference Mitigation in Spectrally and Energy Efficient Wireless
Networks, 2015-2018
• EU H2020 RISE Program: TactileNet, 2016-2019
• Qatar QNRF: Towards a Smart Mobile System: Exploiting Users’ Predictability,
2015-2018
• Qatar QNRF: Optimal Sensing, Resource Allocation, and Protocol Design for
Real-time Communications in Dynamic Spectrum Access Networks, 20122016
• Qatar QNRF: GAD: Green and Dense - Designing the New Wireless Access
Network, 2012–2016
Research Projects (cont.)
• Completed
• EU FP7 IRSES Program: AgileNET, led by Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey, 2011–2014
• Google Faculty Research Award, USA: PDAs: Proximity- based, Delay Tolerant Profile Relaying for Androids, 2011–
2013
• Qatar QNRF: Efficient Control of Stochastic Cognitive Radio Networks, 2010–2013
• NTRA/ITIDA: Proactive Content Delivery for Mobile Networks, 2012–2013
• Qatar QNRF: Interference Management in Relay-Assisted Wireless Communications Networks, 2012-2015
• General Motors, USA: CARVEN: Context-Aware Reliable Vehicular Networks, 2010–2012
• General Motors, USA: Secure and Reliable VANET Broadcast, 2010-12
• Qatar QNRF: Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks: A Cooperative Communications Perspective, 2010–2012
• EU-Egypt RDI: Micro and Nanotechnology Based Wireless Sensors for Agriculture and Water Management, 2010–
2012
• Microsoft Research, USA: CellChek: A Cost-effective Cellphone-based Patient Monitoring and Advising System, 2010–
2011
• NTRA: Research Challenges in Cognitive Radios and Interference Mitigation, 2009–2012
• US-STDF: Wireless Physical Layer Security – From Theory to Practice, 2009–2012
• Google Faculty Research Award, USA: Locationoid: An Accurate Energy-Efficient Location Provider for the Android
Platform, 2010–2011
Life at WINC … is really fun!
Center for Informatics
Sciences (CIS)
Mission and Vision
• Founded by late Dr. Moustafa Mahmoud Ghanem in 2008
• Dedicated to applied informatics research focusing on the research and
development of novel computing methods and algorithms for processing,
management interpretation of scientific information.
• The center strives to promote high-quality interdisciplinary collaborative research
and to work closely with local and worldwide partners to address contemporary
and future critical challenges
• Our vision is to be the leading center for informatics science benefiting Egypt and
the region by advocating excellence in goal-oriented applied informatics research.
Research Groups
Data and Text
Mining
Ubiquitous
and Visual
Computing
Systems
Medical
Imaging and
Image
Processing
Computer
Vision
Applied
Informatics
Research
Information
Security and
Digital
Forensics
HighPerformance
and Cloud
Computing
Bioinformatics
Distributed
and Peer-toPeer Systems
Academic Collaborations
National
International
Johns Hopkins University
Cairo University
Imperial College London
National Cancer Institute
University of ULM
Ain Shams University
Harvard University
….
….
Industrial Collaborations
Microsoft
Orange Labs
Philips
Valeo
IBM
Vodafone
Diagnosoft
EMC
….
….
Sample of Research Group
Projects
Cancer Bioinformatics
Integrative Bioinformatics based approach
Collecting
distributed
cancer data
Integrating
Heterogeneous
data
Datamining to
extracting
knowledge
Developing
customized
analysis tools
Application to Bladder and Ovarian Cancer
KRT16
Microarray/gen
etic and
literature data
Collected
Identified
Significant
Genes
Enhanced
Pathway
T
G
F
B
R
TGFβ
SMAD2/3
SMAD4
A
C
V
R
1
B
JNK
KRT7
Ewis Gene
Biomarker
Modified from the KEGG database
Cardiac and Retinal Image Analysis
Change Analysis for Gait Impairment
Quantification
Capture Sequence
Gait Quantification
Feature Extraction
Change Analysis
TraffiSense : The Intelligent VideoBased Traffic Sensor
The TraffiSense system utilizes non-invasive visual sensing based on
computer vision techniques and ITS algorithms to provide an
advanced road traffic management system.
Nanoelectronics Integrated
Systems Center (NISC)
Vision and Mission
Electronics research center conducting interdisciplinary
research aiming for bridging the gap between
technology and real life sciences.
Realize a fusion
between
electronics
technology and
real life sciences
with applications
Improve the
technical and
scientific skills of
our researchers
(Better CV)
Nanoelectronics Integrated Systems Center
Compete with
other researchers
all-over the
world
(International
Publications)
Research Assistance
77 Master Student
Accepted in the MSD Program
44 Research Assistants
Enrolled in NISC research
center
23 Internships
Provided for RAs at Intel
(USA), IMEC (Belgium)
Nanoelectronics Integrated Systems Center
Master Program
Microelectronics System Design
M.Eng.
M.Sc.
students must
complete four or
five specialized
courses to
satisfy the depth
requirement.
students must
complete three
specialized
courses to
satisfy the depth
requirement.
Nanoelectronics Integrated Systems Center
MSD Graduates
PhD in USA
Nanoelectronics Integrated Systems Center
MSD Graduates
International Companies
Nanoelectronics Integrated Systems Center
Current Students and Funds
Seven Research Assistants at NISC Research Center
Eight MSc. Students in MSD Program
Funded Projects
-This Year-
Monitoring of growth
rate for vegetables
and fruits
Smart Factory
With 10 partners inside Egypt
Some Projects still
under evaluations
Using Bio-impedance (Prototype)
Nanoelectronics Integrated Systems Center
Current Research Projects
Analog System Design
Active Building Blocks and current mode circuits.
VLSI Circuits and System design
Nanoelectronics Integrated Systems Center
Current Research Projects
Evolution of wearable's*
*Scott A. Snyder, “The Wearables Tipping Point: Where Function Meets Fashion,” Education & Innovation Workshop ,Sept. 2014.
Nanoelectronics Integrated Systems Center
Current Research Projects
Low – power Processors for Portable Devices
Evolution of smart phones and tablets needs
processor with the following specifications
Low Small High
power size speed
Low
cost
Nanoelectronics Integrated Systems Center
Current Research Projects
Encryption Applications
Hardware-Based
Encryption
Systems
Software-Based
Encryption
Systems
Analog and Digital Realizations of Chaotic Systems
Pseudo Random Number Generators (post-processing)
Nanoelectronics Integrated Systems Center
Thank You
Questions ?