CURRICULUM VITAE
Naser Juma Al-Tarhuni
PERSONAL INFORMATION
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Place of Birth: Benghazi – Libya.
Date of Birth: 17th January1970
Marital Status: Married.
EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION
EDUCATIONAL
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April 2007: Doctor of Science, D.Sc., Helsinki University of Technology,
Finland.
June 2004: Licentiate of Science, L.Sc., Communications Engineering
Helsinki University of Technology, Finland.
June 1996: Master of Science, M.Sc, Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Garyounis University, Libya.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
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Sep 2008 – Present: Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman, Assistant
Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Feb 2008 – June 2008: Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman Visiting
Consultant, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Apr 2007 – Dec 2007: University of Vaasa, Vaasa, Finland, Postdoc
researcher, Faculty of Technology, Communications and Systems
Engineering Group.
June 2002 – Apr 2007: Helsinki University of Technology (currently known
as Aalto University), Helsinki, Finland, Full time researcher and Teaching
Assistant, Department of Communications and Networking.
Sep 1994 – Dec 2001: General Electricity Company of Libya, Benghazi,
Libya Engineer, Electronic Maintenance Department.
TEACHING
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ECCE3142 (Signals and Systems)
ECCE3152 (Electronics I)
ECCE4122 (Analog and Digital Communications)
ECCE4142 (Digital Signal Processing)
ECCE4126 (Principles of Digital Communications)
ECCE5123 (Optical Communications)
ECCE5124 (Wireless Communications)
ECCE5125 (Advanced Communications Lab)
ECCE6124 (Digital Transmission), M.Sc. course
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ECCE6134 (Special Topics in Communication), M.Sc. course
SERVICES
UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION AND COMMITTEES
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Member, ECE department Final Year Project Committee (2014- present)
Chair and member, ECE department Social activity and students society
committee (2010 – present)
Member, ECE department Accreditation, Curriculum and Time Tabling
Committee (ACTC) (2012 – 2014)
Member, ECE department Advising Committee (2009 -2014)
Member, ECE publication & web committee (2008 – 2009)
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
• Program Committee Member
o IEEE- GCC 2015.
o Second International Conference on Communications, Signal
Processing, and their Applications ICCSPA'15.
o Communications track: “International Conference on Electrical
and Computer Engineering”, ICECE 2013, Benghazi, Libya,
2013.
o Electrical technology track, “The International Conference on
Modeling, Simulation and Applied Optimization”, (ICMSAO’13),
Hammamet, Tunisia,2013.
o Transmission Technologies track: “Vehicular Technology
Conference”, VTC2010, FALL, Ottawa, Canada, 2010.
o Publication Committee: “International Conference on
Computers, Communications and Power”, ICCCP’09, SQU,
Muscat, Oman, 2009.
• Reviewer for International Journals and Conferences
o Journal of Lightwave Technology, IEEE/OSA.
o Transactions on Vehicular Technology, IEEE.
o Optics Communications Journal, Elsevier.
o European Transaction on Communication.
o Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, JEMWA.
o Progress in Electromagnetic Research, PIER.
o The Journal of Engineering Research, TJER.
o IEEE International Conference on Communication ICC.
o IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference, VTC.
o IEEE Int. Symp. On Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio
Communications, PIMRC.
o Mosharaka International Conferences.
o IEEE-GCC conference 2015, Muscat-Oman.
o ICECE 2013 conference, Benghazi-Libya.
o ICCSPA'15 conference, UAE-Sharjah.
HONORS/MEMBERSHIPS
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Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Member
SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENTS
PUBLISHED REFEREED JOURNAL PAPERS
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Naser G. Tarhuni, Nagy I. Elkalashy, Tamer A. Kawady, Matti Lehtonen
“Autonomous Control Strategy for Fault Management in Distribution
Networks” Electric Power Systems Research, Elsevier, Volume 121, April
2015, Pages 252–259.
Naser G. Tarhuni and Hadj Bourdoucen, “Optical Code Division Multiple
Access Using State-of-Polarization Coding for Optical Access Networking”,
submitted 2014, Elsevier, Journal of Optics Communication.
M. Elmusrati, N. Tarhuni, and R. Jäntti, “Performance analysis of random
uniform power allocation for wireless networks in Rayleigh fading
channels,”
Published Online March 2012 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/wsn) Wireless
Sensor Network Journal, PP.76-83, Pub. Date: 30-3-2012.
Abdulla Abouda and Naser Tarhuni, “MIMO Channel Gain Mechanisms
Relative to SISO Channel,” The Journal of Engineering Research,TJER,
Volume 7, No.2, June 2010.
Nagy I. Elkalashy, Abdelsalam M. Elhaffar, Tamer A. Kawady, Naser G.
Tarhuni and Matti Lehtonen, “Bayesian Selectivity Technique for Earth
Fault Protection in Medium Voltage Networks,” IEEE Transactions on
Power Delivery, Volume 25, No. 4, pp. 2234-2245, Oct. 2010.
Nehmdoh A. Sabiha, Matti Lehtonen, Naser G. Tarhuni, Petri Hyvönen,
“Probabilistic Model for MV Spark-Gap Characteristics with Lightning
Induced Overvoltage Superimposed on AC Voltage,” IEEE Transactions on
Dielectric and Electric Insulation, Volume 16, Issue 5, pp. 1404-1412, Oct.
2009.
N.I. Elkalashy, N.G. Tarhuni, and M. Lehtonen, “Simplified probabilistic
selectivity technique for earth fault detection in unearthed MV networks”
IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, Volume 3, Issue 2, pp. 145153, Feb. 2009.
M. Elmusrati, N. Tarhuni, and R. Jäntti, “Performance analysis of random
uniform power allocation for wireless networks in Rayleigh fading
channels,” European Transactions on Telecommunications, Volume 20,
Issue 4, pp. 457-462, June 2009.
Naser Tarhuni, Timo O. Korhonen, and Mohammed Elmusrati, “State of
Polarization Encoding for Optical Code Division Multiple Access
Networks,” Journal of ElectroMagnetic Waves and Applications JEMWA,
Volume 21, Number 10, pp. 1313-1321, 2007.
Naser Tarhuni, Timo Korhonen, Edward Mutafungwa, and Mohammed
Elmusrati, “Multi-Class Optical Orthogonal Codes for Multi-Service Optical
CDMA Networks”, IEEE Journal of Lightwave Technology, Volume 24, Issue
2, pp. 694-704, Feb. 2006.
Naser G. Tarhuni, Timo O. Korhonen, Mohammed Elmusrati, and Edward
Mutafungwa, “Power Control of Optical-CDMA Star Networks,” Optics
Communications Journal, Elsevier, Volume 259, Issue 2, pp. 655-664, March
2006.
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Naser Tarhuni, M. Elmusrati, and T. Korhonen, “Multi-Class Optical-CDMA
Network Using Optical Power Control,” Progress in Electromagnetics
Research, PIER, Volume 64, pp. 279-292, 2006.
Naser Tarhuni, M. Elmusrati, and T. Korhonen, “Polarized Optical
Orthogonal Codes for Optical Code Divison Multiple Access Systems,”
Progress in Electromagnetics Research, PIER, Volume 65, pp. 125-136,
2006.
Mohammed Elmusrati, Naser Tarhuni, and H. Koivo, “General MVDR smart
antenna algorithm for frequency selective channels,” WSEAS Trans. on
Comm, Volume 5, Issue 1, pp. 1109-2742, January 2006.
CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
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Naser Tarhuni, M. Elmusrati, and H. Bourdoucen, and Ali Al-Lawati,
“Optical Polarization Code Divison Multiple Access,” 1st International
Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering. ICECE 2013
Benghazi-Libya, 26-28 March 2013.
Naser Tarhuni, Mohammed Salem Elmusrati, Abdulla Ali Abouda, “Two
-State Discretized Transmit Power Control For Ad-Hoc Sensor
Networks,”
3rd
International
Congress
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Ultra-Modern
Telecommunications and Control Systems and Workshops (ICUMT),
Budapest-Hungary , pages 1 - 6, 2011.
M. Isa, G. M. Hashmi, M. Lehtonen, N. I. Elkalashy, and N. Tarhuni,
“Experimental Evaluation of Rogowski Coil Performance for Locating
PD in Energized Overhead Covered-Conductor Feeder,” Fourteenth
International Middle East Power Systems Conference (MEPCON’10),
Cairo, Egypt, December 19-21, 2010.
Elhaffar, A.M.; Elkalashy, N.I.; Tarhuni, N.G.; Abdel-Fattah, M.F.;
Lehtonen, M., “Evaluation of probabilistic-based selectivity technique
for earth fault protection in MV networks,” PowerTech, 2009 IEEE
Bucharest, June 28 2009-July 2, pp. 1 – 5, 2009.
Elkalashy, N, Elhaffar A, Abdel-Fattah MF, Tarhuni N, Lehtonen M.
“Windowed Standard Deviation-Based Transient Feature Extraction for
Earth Fault Protection in MV Networks,” Proceedings of the 44th
International Universities Power Engineering Conference, University of
Strathclyde, Sep. 2009.
Abdulla Abouda and Naser Tarhuni, “MIMO Channel Gain Mechanisms
Relative to SISO Channel,” International Conference on Computers,
Communications and Power, ICCCP09, Muscat, 15-18 February 2009.
Elmoudi A., N Tarhuni, F. Mnif, “Modified Top oil model of Distribution
Transformer,” International Multi-Conference on Systems, Signals and
Devices IEEE SSD’09 Djerba, 23-26 March 2009.
N. Elkalashy, M. Lehtonen, and N. Tarhuni, “DWT and Bayesian
Technique for Enhancing Earth Fault Protection in MV Networks,”
IEEE/PES, Power Systems Conference and Exposition, PSCE2009, 1518 March 2009, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Naser Tarhuni, M. Elmusrati, and Riku Jäntti, “Discrete Random Power
Allocation for Wireless Sensor networks,” 5th International Workshop
on Signal Processing and its Applications WoSPA 2008, 18 – 20 March
2008, Sharjah, U.A.E.
Naser Tarhuni, M. Elmusrati, and Riku Jäntti, “Random Power
Allocation Analysis for a Sensor Network in Nakagami-m Wireless
Channels,” In Proceedings of Mosharaka Multi-Convference on Comm.,
Networking and Information technology (MM-CNIT 2007), Jordan.
Mohammed Elmusrati, Naser Tarhuni, and Riku Jäntti, “Random Power
Control for Uncorrelated Rayleigh Fading Channels,” IEEE
International Conference on Signal Processing and Communications,
2007, ICSPC 2007, pp. 360 – 363, 24-27 Nov. 2007.
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Mohammed Elmusrati, Naser Tarhuni, and Riku Jäntti, “Performance
Analysis of Wireless Deaf CDMA Sensor Networks in Fading
Channels,” IEEE 65th Vehicular Technology Conference, 2007.
VTC2007-Spring, pp.189 – 192, 22-25 April 2007.
Naser Tarhuni, M. Elmusrati, and T. Korhonen, “Nonlinear Power
Control for Asynchronous Fiber-optic CDMA Networks,” IEEE
International Conference on Comm., ICC 2006, Volume 6, pp. 2782 –
2786, June 2006.
Naser G. Tarhuni, Mohamed S. Elmusrati, Timo O. Korhonen and
Edward Mutafungwa,
“Multi-Access-Interference Mitigation using
Power Control in Optical-CDMA Star Networks,” IEEE International
Conference on Communications, ICC 2005, Seoul Korea, Vol. 3,
pp.1593 – 1597, 16-20 May 2005.
Naser G. Tarhuni and Timo O. Korhonen, “Multi-Weight Multi-Length
Strict Optical Orthogonal Codes,” 6th Nordic Signal Processing
Symposium NORSIG 2004, Espoo, Finland, pp.161-164, June 9-11,
2004.
M. Elmusrati, N. Tarhuni, R. Jäntti, and H. Koivo, “Distributed Minimum
Outage Removal Algorithm for Multi-Rate CDMA Wireless
Communication Systems,” 6th Nordic Signal Processing Symposium,
NORSIG 2004, Espoo, Finland, pp. 256-259, June 9-11, 2004.
Abouda, N.G. Tarhuni, and H.M. El-Sallabi, “Model-based investigation
on MIMO channel capacity in main street of urban microcells,” Proc. of
IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation, AP-S
2005, Washington, DC, USA, July 3-8 2005.
Naser G. Tarhuni, Timo O. Korhonen and Edward Mutwafunga, “Phase
encoded Optical Orthogonal Codes (PE-OOC) for Optical CDMA,”
Finnish Signal Processing Symposium (FINSIG'03), Tampre, Finland,
May 2003.
Naser G. Tarhuni and Timo O. Korhonen “Influence of Environment on
Capacity of LOS City Street MIMO Channel”, URSI/IEEE XXVII
Convention on Radio Science, pp. 126-128, Oct. 2002.
CONFERENCE, FORUM, SHORT COURSE & WORKSHOP
ATTENDANCE
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“Probabilistic Modeling and Simulation of Virus Outbreaks” Presented
to the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Sultan Qaboos
University, 15th Dec. 2014.
Training course, Sultan Qaboos University, Center for Community
Services & Continuing Education: “Electricity and Electronics”, 2nd
Dec. 2014.
Training course, Sultan Qaboos University, Center for Community
Services & Continuing Education: “Electromagnetic spectrum and it is
usage for military applications”, Oct. 2011, 7th November 2012, and 31st
Oct 2013.
Speaker, “Optical Code Division Multiple Access” 1st International
Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering. ICECE 2013
Benghazi-Libya 26-28 March 2013.
Speaker, “Optical Networking and Optical Code Division Multiple
Access” Omer Al-Mukhtar University, Al-Baida, Libya, Workshop on
trends in telecommunication, Aug. 2010.
Delivering Training Course, “Back to Basics in Telecommunication
Engineering”, General Electricity Company of Libya GECOL, Benghazi,
19-23 Aug. 2012.
Attending “Program Assessment Workshop” held at Sultan Qaboos
University on 14-15 February 2012.
Attending “Optical Communication and Sensing Workshop” Organized
by Sultan Qaboos University and City University London, Oman 17th
Jan 2010.
FUNDING GRANT AND CONTRACT SUPPORT
Grants
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Principal investigator, SQU Internal grant: “Study and Evaluation of Wireless
Automation”, code no. IG/ENG/ECED/10/03.
Co-investigator, SQU Internal grant: “Dynamics and Control of an Inverted
Pendulum with Delayed Feedback Control: Study and Evaluation of Wireless
Communication Effect”, code no. IG/ENG/ECED/13/03.
Ella and Georg Ehrnrooth personal grant, Finland, 2007.
Full time research team member “Optical Code Division Multiple Access”
Department of Communications and Networking, Helsinki University of
Technology, 2003-2007.