CURRICULUM VITAE KHALED DAY CONTACT INFORMATION Address: Telephone: Fax: Email: Department of Computer Science Sultan Qaboos University P.O. Box 36, Al-Khod 123 Muscat, Oman +968 24142231 +968 24141407 kday@squ.edu.om EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION Education Ph.D. Computer Science 1989 –1992 Computer Science Department, University of Minnesota, USA Thesis Title: “Arrangement Graphs: A New Class of Interconnection Networks" M.Sc. Computer Science 1987 – 1989. Computer Science Department, University of Minnesota, USA Project Title: “Design and Implementation of a Fault-Tolerant Data Replication Method for the NEXUS Distributed Operating System”. B.Sc. Computer Science 1982 – 1986 College of Science, Department of Computer Science, University of Tunis, Tunisia Final Year Project Title: “A Comparative Study of SLAM and QNAP Simulation Languages” Employment Dean of Research: January 2013 – Present Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman Professor: 2005 – Present Department of Computer Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman Head of Department: 2006 – 2010 Department of Computer Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman Associate Professor: 1999 – 2005 Department of Computer Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman Head of Department: 1999 – 2002 Department of Computer Science, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman Assistant Professor: 1996 – 1999 Sultan Qaboos University, Department of Computer Science, Sultanate of Oman Assistant Professor: 1992 – 1996 University of Bahrain, Department of Computer Science, Bahrain Teaching Assistant: 1989 – 1992 University of Minnesota, Computer Science Department, USA Tutor: 1988 – 1989 College of Liberal Arts, Martin Luther King Program, University of Minnesota, USA Computer science and mathematics tutor for minority students. Computer System Engineer: 10/86 - 12/86 SONEDE Water Company, Tunisia System Administrator Page 1 of 13 AWARDS AND RECOGNITION Received, in June 1986, the President Habib Bourguiba Prize for excellent academic achievement upon completion of undergraduate studies in computer science. In recognition of excellent performance in undergraduate studies (best student of the cohort), received from the Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education a scholarship to pursue MSc and PhD degrees in the USA starting January 1987. Promoted to the Associate Professor rank at Sultan Qaboos University in June 1999. Received in November 2000 the Abdul Hameed Shoman Prize for Young Arab Researchers. IEEE Senior Member since 2001. Promoted to the Professor rank at Sultan Qaboos University in June 2005. Selected as External Reviewer for the Oman Academic Accreditation Authority since 2008. Selected as External Reviewer for the HERU/QAAET, Kingdom of Bahrain, since 2010. Appointed as Editor-in-Chief for the Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, July 2011. Appointed as Dean of Research at Sultan Qaboos University, January 2013. SERVICE Highlights of University Service and Administration Dean of Research, Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), January 2013 – present Head of Department of Computer Science, SQU, 2006-2010 Head of Department of Computer Science, SQU, 1999-2002 Member of the University Academic Council, SQU, January 2013 - present Member of the University Research Board, SQU, January 2013 – present Member of the University Academic Publications Board, SQU, July 2011 – present Member of the University Academic Innovation Advisory Committee, SQU, January 2013 - present Member of the SQU-PDO Liaison Committee, SQU, January 2013 – present Chairman of the SQU-Supreme Council for Planning Joint Technical Committee, Dec 2014 - present Member of the University Academic Promotions Committee, SQU, Feb 2008 – August 2009 Member of the University Information and Communication Research Center Advisory Committee, SQU, 2003-present Member and/or Chairman of four University Investigation Committees formed by the Vice Chancellor at Sultan Qaboos University (2007, 2008, 2012, 2013) Chairman of the University CIS Diploma Technical Committee, SQU, 1999 – 2002 Member of the University Web Usage Policy Committee, SQU, 2011 Member of the University Ranking Committee, SQU, since 2010 Member of the University Teachers Upgrade Program Committee, SQU, 2001-2002 Chairman and/or member of many College of Science committees at SQU including: College Board, Executive Committee, Academic Advising, Postgraduate Studies, PhD Program Development, Academic Promotions, Research, Computer Users, Distinguished Teacher Selection, Best Researcher Selection, Revision of Promotion Regulations, Technical to Academic Staff Transfer Policy, Strategic Plan, External Relations, Science-Engineering Liaison, Science-Commerce Liaison, and Capital Equipment; 1996-present Chairman and/or member of many department committees at SQU including: Accreditation Steering Committee, Academic Promotions, Appointment, Quality Assurance, ABET Accreditation, Curriculum, Research, Postgraduate Studies, Resources, Student-Staff Liaison, Alumni, Advisory Board, External Relations, Planning, and Web Site; 1996-present Served as Chairman/member of many MSc Project Examination Committees at SQU, since 2000 Key role in launching and managing the Computer Science MSc program, SQU, 1999-present Leading role in the review and update of the Computer Science BSc program at SQU, 1996-present Leading role in launching and managing of the CIS Diploma program at SQU, 1999-2002 Page 2 of 13 Highlights of Professional Service and Scholarly Activities Editor-in-Chief, Sultan Qaboos University Journal for Science, July 2011 – June 2013 External Reviewer for the HERU/QAAET, Kingdom of Bahrain, 2010 - present External Reviewer for the Oman Academic Accreditation Authority, 2008 - present Associate Editor for the SQU Journal for Science, May 2004 – June 2011 Member of the Quality Audit Panel of the Oman Academic Accreditation Authority for the institutional quality audit of the Sur College of Applied Sciences, 2012 External Examiner for the Modern College of Business and Science (June 2012) Member of the Quality Audit Panel of the Oman Academic Accreditation Authority for the institutional quality audit of the Salalah Technical College, 2009 Member of the Program Advisory Committee of the IT programs of the Colleges of Applied Sciences, Ministry of Higher Education (May 2009 – present) Member of program and/or technical committees of many local, regional and international conferences including: ICPP 2014 (USA), ICIT 2012 (Oman), ITiCSE 2010 (Turkey), ICAI’09 (Algeria), ICCCP’09 (Oman), PMEO-UCNS’2008 (USA), ICISTM-08 (UAE), ACIT’07, PENPCGCS'06 (USA), PEN-PCGCS'05 (Norway), ACIT’04 (Algeria), PMEO-PDS’03 (France), ACIT’03 (Egypt), ACIT’02 (Qatar), ACIT’01 (Jordan). Member of the Advisory Committee of the Muscat Private College (2012-present) Computer Science curriculum review for the Ministry of Higher Education (Spring 2003). External Assessor for the ICT program of the private Modern College of Business and Science, Muscat, 2002. Contributed in 2002 in the updating of IT courses for the Ministry of Higher Education, Oman. Visiting Scholar (Summer 2003): Jordan University of Science & Technology, Jordan. Participated in a UNDP research project on Distributed Modeling of Pipe Networks. Visiting Scholar (Summer 2000): Dept of Mathematics and Computer Science, The University of Akron, USA. Participated in a research project on Optical Transpose Interconnection Systems. External Assessor for the Dept of Computer Science and Information Systems of the Faculty of Computer & IT at Jordan University of Science & Technology, Jordan, June 2003. Reviewer for several academic promotion applications for regional universities. Member of the Organizing Committee of the 1993 Third Computer Exhibition held by the Computer Science Department of the University of Bahrain in the period April 18-20, 1993. Member of the Organizing Committee of the First Symposium on Computer Applications in Bahrain, the Computer Science Department of the University of Bahrain, May 1994. Member of the Organizing Committee of the Bahrain First Forum on Geographical Information Systems, Computer Science Department, University of Bahrain, April 1995. Member of the Technical Committee of the IEEE First Students Symposium organized by the Electrical Engineering Department of the University of Bahrain on May 2,1996. Reviewer for many local, regional and international journals and conferences including: - IEEE Trans on Computers IEEE Trans. on Parallel and Dist Systems Journal of Parallel and Dist Computing International Journal of Tel. Systems Information Processing Letters The Computer Journal Page 3 of 13 - Journal of Systems Architecture Int’l Journal of Computers and Their Applications Journal of Interconnection Networks SQU Journal of Science and Engineering Int. Arab Journal of Information Technology Many Int’l, Regional and Local Conferences TEACHING Courses Taught Parallel Computing (graduate) Algorithms and Complexity (graduate) Advanced Computer Networks (graduate) Special Topics in Parallel Computing (graduate) Network Programming and Distributed Computing (undergraduate) Operating Systems (undergraduate) Design and Analysis of Algorithms (undergraduate) Data Structures (undergraduate) Computer Organization and Assembly Language (undergraduate) Computer Networks (undergraduate) Special Topics in Distributed Systems (undergraduate) Discrete Structures (undergraduate) System Performance Evaluation and Simulation (undergraduate) Comparative Programming Languages (undergraduate) Numerical Analysis (undergraduate) Problem Solving and Programming (undergraduate) Introduction to Programming (undergraduate) Ph.D. Thesis Supervision 1. Student: Jehad Al-Sadi. In collaboration with the University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. Thesis Title: A New Framework for Fault-Tolerant Routing in Interconnection Networks (completed in 2002). 2. Student: Fathi Tanzakhti. In collaboration with the University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. Thesis Title: Data Replication Management in Mobile Computers (completed in 2004). 3. Student: Hussein Al-Moqbali. Sultan Qaboos University. Thesis Title: A New Approach for Position-Based Routing in Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks (completed in January 2014). M.Sc. Thesis Supervision 1. Student: Asma Al-Saidi, SQU. Thesis Title: Development of a New Environment for Web-Based Cluster Computing (completed in September 2002). 2. Student: Badriya Al-Riyami, SQU. Thesis Title: A New Processor Allocation Scheme for Parallel Tasks in a Cluster Environment (last 3 months of supervision, completed in September 2002). 3. Student: Zahraa Al-Lawati, SQU. Thesis Title: Performance Evaluation of Routing Protocols for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks (completed in September 2008). 4. Student: Asma Al-Kindi, SQU. Thesis Title: Design and Evaluation of a Parallel DNA Sequencing Algorithm (completed in June 2015) B.Sc. Final Year Project Supervision 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Performance Evaluation of a Parallel Gauss Seidel Algorithm for 3D Torus NoC, SQU, 2015 Design and Evaluation of a Parallel Algorithm for Solving Systems of Linear Equations, SQU, 2012 Performance Evaluation of a 3D GRID Routing Protocol for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks, SQU, 2009 A Web-Based System for Student Project Allocation, Sultan Qaboos University, 2006 An Online Web-Based System for Teaching Load Allocation, Sultan Qaboos University, 2006 Performance Evaluation of Grid Task Scheduling Algorithms, Sultan Qaboos University, 2005 Design and Development of A Web-Based Linux Tutorial, Sultan Qaboos University, 2005 A Web-Based Tool for Parallel Matrix Algebra on a Cluster, Sultan Qaboos University, 2004 A Web-Based Tool for Parallel Graph Algorithms on a Cluster, Sultan Qaboos University, 2004 Parallel Sparse Matrix Operations on a Linux Cluster, Sultan Qaboos University, 2003 Comparative Study of Performance of Consistency Protocols, Sultan Qaboos University, 2003 Page 4 of 13 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. Adapting Parallel Hypercube Algorithms to a Cluster Environment, Sultan Qaboos University, 2003 Adapting Parallel Mesh Algorithms to a Cluster Environment, Sultan Qaboos University, 2003 Performance Evaluation of Data Replication Techniques, Sultan Qaboos University, 2002 Windows NT System Administration, Sultan Qaboos University, 2001 Unix System Administration on SGI, Sultan Qaboos University, 2001 Replication Management in Distributed Systems, Sultan Qaboos University, 2000 Network Teleconferencing System with Java, Sultan Qaboos University, 2000 Distributed Computations Using Java on a Network of SGI Workstations, Sultan Qaboos Univ, 1999 Construction of a Web Site for the College of Science at Sultan Qaboos University, 1998 Secure Distributed File Management with Java, Sultan Qaboos University, 1998 Development of a Networking Library Using UNIX Sockets, University of Bahrain Replication Management on a LAN of UNIX Workstations, University of Bahrain Evaluation of a New Replication Management Method, University of Bahrain Design and Implementation of an Electronic Bulletin Board System, University of Bahrain Implementation of Remote Procedure Calls for Client-Server Applications, Univ of Bahrain Development of a Fault Tolerant Electronic Funds Transfer System, University of Bahrain Curriculum Development and Teaching Management 1. As Head of Department, played a leading role in the development and preparation for launching in Fall 2009 of a new PhD program in the Department of Computer Science at SQU. 2. Played a leading role in 1999 (after appointment as Head of Dept) in the launching of the new MSc program in the Department of Computer Science at SQU. 3. Contributed during the period 2006-present to the continuous review and improvement of the Computer Science BSc program at SQU according to ABET accreditation requirements. 4. Contributed since 1997 to the development and revision of the MSc program in the Department of Computer Science at SQU. 5. Contributed in 1998 in the design of a new CIS Diploma program at SQU. 6. Played a leading role in 1999 (after appointment as Chairman of the University CIS Diploma Technical Committee) in the launching and management of the CIS Diploma program at SQU (in cooperation with the College of Engineering, the College of Commerce and the Computer Center). 7. Served as the MSc program coordinator in the Department of Computer Science at SQU during the two academic years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005. 8. Served as Chairman and/or member of the Curriculum Committee of the Department of Computer Science at SQU during most academic years between 1996 and 2010. 9. Developed and/or contributed in the development of the contents of many new courses including: COMP6017 (Algorithms and Complexity), COMP6117 (Parallel Computing and Processing), COMP6019 (Computer Networks and Distributed Computing), COMP6195 (Special Topics in Parallel Computing), COMP5195 (Special Topics in Distributed Systems), DPCS 2008 (CIS Diploma course on Principles of Operating Systems Administration), DPCS 2003 (CIS Diploma course on Principles of Computer Networks), and MATH3340 (Discrete Mathematics for Computer Science, in cooperation with the Dept of Mathematics and Statistics at SQU). 10. Served as coordinator for several large multi-section courses at SQU (such as: COMP1100, COMP2101, COMP2216, and COMP2002). Student Advising 1. Served and continue serving as academic advisor for an average of around 20 undergraduate students per year at Sultan Qaboos University since 1996 until present. 2. Served as academic advisor of all MSc students of the Department of Computer Science of SQU during the period 2003-2006. 3. Served as academic advisor of all CIS Diploma students during the period 1999-2002 at SQU. Page 5 of 13 RESEARCH Research Areas: mobile ad-hoc networks, networks-on-chip, interconnection networks for multiprocessor systems, parallel algorithms, distributed systems. Research Experience Professor June 2005-present: Communication Protocols for Mobile-Ad-Hoc and Wireless Sensor Networks Communication Algorithms for Network-on-Chip Architectures Parallel DNA Sequencing Algorithms and Parallel Numeric Algorithms Task Scheduling in Grid Computing Environments Load Balancing in Grid Computing Environments Associate Professor 1999 – 2005: Sultan Qaboos Univ., Dept. of Computer Science, Oman Parallel Computing in Cluster Computing Environment Dynamic Data Replication for the WWW Fault-Tolerant Routing in Interconnection Networks Performance of ATM Networks Performance Analysis of Data Replication Methods in Distributed Systems Visiting Scholar Summer 2003: Jordan University of Science & Technology, Jordan. Participated in a UNDP research project on Distributed Modeling of Pipe Networks Visiting Scholar Summer 2000: Dept of Math. and Computer Sci, The University of Akron, USA Conducted research on Optical Transpose Interconnection Systems Assistant Professor 21996 – 1999: Dept. of Computer Science, Sultan Qaboos Univ., Oman Interconnection Networks Parallel Algorithms Fault Tolerant Computing Data Replication in Distributed Systems Assistant Professor 1992 – 1996: Dept. of Computer Science, Univ. of Bahrain, Bahrain Interconnection Networks Development and Analysis of Parallel Algorithms Distributed Computing in Local Area Networks Development of Networking Tools for Novell Netware and TCP/IP LANs Ph.D. Thesis 1989 – 1992, Computer Science Dept., University of Minnesota, USA Design and Evaluation of a New Class of Interconnection Networks for Parallel Computers M.Sc. Project 1988 – 1989, Computer Science Dept., University of Minnesota, USA Fault Tolerant Data Replication in the NEXUS Object Oriented Distributed Operating System Research Assistant Summer 1991, Inst. of Mathematics and Applications, Univ. of Minnesota, USA Design and Implementation of a User Interface for a Diffraction Optics Software System Research Assistant 1988 – 1989, Computer Science Dept., Univ. of Minnesota, USA Design of Various Components for the NEXUS Object Oriented Distributed Operating System Student Aid 1/88 - 3/88, Honeywell CSDD, Golden Valley, Minnesota, USA Implementation of Type Checking for an Augmented C Compiler Research Assistant 1/86 - 6/86, INRIA Nancy, FRANCE Comparative Evaluation of SLAM and QNAP Simulation Languages Research Assistant 6/85 - 9/85, Computer Sci. Dept, Faculté des Sciences de Tunis, Tunisia Implementation of HOARE Method for Partial Program Correctness Verification Student Aid 6/84 - 9/84, Afrimail Project, Centre National d’Informatique, Tunis Design of an Electronic Mail Agent According to CCITT Specifications Page 6 of 13 Journal Papers J-1. J-2. J-3. J-4. J-5. J-6. J-7. J-8. J-9. J-10. J-11. J-12. J-13. J-14. J-15. J-16. J-17. J-18. J-19. J-20. J-21. J-22. J-23. J-24. K. Day and A. Tripathi, Arrangement Graphs: A class of Generalized Star Graphs, Information Processing Letters, No. 42, July 1992, pp. 235-241. K. Day and A. Tripathi, Unidirectional Star Graphs, Information Processing Letters, No. 45, March 1993, pp. 123-129. K. Day and A. Tripathi, Embedding of Cycles in Arrangement Graphs, IEEE Transactions on Computers, Vol. 42, NO. 8, August 1993, pp. 1002-1006. K. Day and A. Tripathi, A Comparative Study of Topological Properties of Hypercubes and Star Graphs, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, Vol. 5, NO. 1, Jan. 1994, pp. 31-38. A. Tripathi, N.M. Karnik, S.P. Koneru, C. Nock, R. Tewari, K. Day, and T. Noonan, Configuration Management in the Nexus Distributed Operating System, Concurrency: Practice and Experience, Vol. 6(4), June 1994, pp. 325-338. K. Day and A.E. Al-Ayyoub, The Graph Product of Interconnection Networks, A Case Study: Merging the Properties of the Star Graph and the Hypercube, Journal of Mathematical Modeling and Scientific Computing, 1996, Vol. 6. K. Day and A.E. Al-Ayyoub, The Cross Product of Interconnection Networks, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, Vol. 8, No. 2, February 1997, pp. 109-118. A.E. Al-Ayyoub and K. Day, Matrix Decomposition on the Star Graph, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, Vol. 8, No. 8, August 1997, pp. 803-812. K. Day and A.E. Al-Ayyoub, The Fault Diameter of k-ary n-cube Networks, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, Vol .8, No. 9, Sept. 1997, pp. 903-907. A.E. Al-Ayyoub and K. Day, Parallel Solution of Dense Linear Systems in the k-ary n-cube Networks, International Journal of High Speed Computing, Vol. 9, No. 2, 1997, pp. 85-99. K. Day and A. Tripathi, Characterization of Parallel Paths in Arrangement Graph Interconnection Networks, Kuwait Journal of Science and Eng., Vol. 25 (1), 1998, pp. 35-50. A.E. Al-Ayyoub and K. Day, Block-cyclic Matrix Triangulization on the Cartesian Product of Star Graphs, J. of Comp. and Math. with Applications, Vol. 36, No. 5, 1998, pp. 113-126. A.E. Al-Ayyoub and K. Day, The Hyperstar Interconnection Network, Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Vol. 48, No. 2, Feb. 1998, pp. 175-199. K. Day and A.E. Al-Ayyoub, Product Closed Networks, Journal of Systems Architecture, Vol. 45, No. 4, 1998, pp. 323-338. K. Day and A.E. Al-Ayyoub, Constructing Node-Disjoint Routes in k-ary n-cubes, Journal for Scientific Research; Science and Technology, SQU, Vol. 3, December 1998, pp. 41-45. A. Al-Ayyoub and K. Day, Efficient Algorithms on the Hyperstar Network Journal of Parallel Algorithms and Applications, Vol. 14, No. 1, 1999, pp. 79-88. A. Al-Ayyoub and K. Day, Unified Parallel Algorithms for Gaussian Elimination with Backward Substitution on Product Networks, Parallel Alg. and App., Vol.14, No. 4, 2000, pp. 253-269. K. Day, S. Harous and A.E. Al-Ayyoub, A Fault Tolerant Routing Scheme for Hypercubes, Journal of Telecommunication Systems, Vol 13-1, 2000, pp. 29-44. K. Day and A.E. Al-Ayyoub, Minimal Fault Diameter of Highly Resilient Product Networks, IEEE Trans. on Parallel and Distributed Systems, Vol. 11, No. 9, Sept. 2000, pp. 926-930. A.E. Al-Ayyoub, M. Ould-Khaoua, K. Day, On the Performance of Parallel Matrix Factorisation on the Hypermesh, The Journal of Supercomputing, Volume 20, Issue 1, pp. 37-53, August 2001. J. Al-Sadi, K. Day, M. Ould-Khaoua, Unsafety Vectors: A New Fault-Tolerant Routing for kAry n-Cubes, Microprocessors and Microsystems, Vol. 25, Issue 5, August 2001, pp. 239-246. J. Al-Sadi, K. Day, M. Ould-Khaoua, Fault-Tolerant Routing in Hypercubes Using Probability Vectors, Parallel Computing, Vol. 27, Issue 10, 2001, pp. 1381-1399. K. Day and A.E. Al-Ayyoub, Adaptive Fault-Tolerant Routing in Star Networks, Journal of Interconnection Networks, Vol. 2, No. 2, June 2001, pp. 213-231. J. Al-Sadi, K. Day, M. Ould-Khaoua, Probability-Based Fault-tolerant Routing in Hypercubes, The Computer Journal, Vol. 44, No. 5, 2001, pp. 368-373. Page 7 of 13 J-25. J-26. J-27. J-28. J-29. J-30. J-31. J-32. J-33. J-34. J-35. J-36. J-37. J-38. J-39. J-40. J-41. J-42. J-43. J-44. J-45. J-46. J-47. J-48. J. Al-Sadi, K. Day, M. Ould-Khaoua, Unsafety Vectors: A New Fault-Tolerant Routing for the Binary n-Cube, Journal of Systems Architecture, Vol. 47, no. 9, 2002, pp. 783-793 A. Al-Ayyoub and K. Day, Comparative Study on Product Networks, Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Vol. 62, No. 1, January 2002, pp. 1-18. F. Tanzakhti, K. Day, and M. Ould-Khaoua, On Fault-Tolerant Data Replication in Distributed Systems, Microprocessors and Microsystems, Vol. 26, No. 7, Sept 2002, pp. 301-309. A.E. Al-Ayyoub, K. Day, and A. Al-Dhelaan, On the Attractiveness of the Star Network, Journal of Systems and Software, Vol. 63, No. 2, 2002, pp. 151-158. K. Day and A.E. Al-Ayyoub, Topological Properties of OTIS Networks, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, Vol. 13, No. 4, April 2002, pp. 359-366. A.E. Al-Ayyoub and K. Day, Fast LU Factorization on the Hyperstar Interconnection Network, Journal of Interconnection Networks, Vol. 3, Nos. 3 & 4, 2002, pp. 231-243. A.E. Al-Ayyoub and K. Day, Node-Ranking Schemes for the Star Networks, Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Vol. 63 (2003), pp. 239-250, 2003. M. Al-Towaiq, K. Day, and E. Al-Daoud, An Improved Algorithm for the Solution of Sparse Linear Systems, Journal of Institute of Mathematics & Computer Sciences (Computer Science Series), Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 63-69, 2003. J. Al-Sadi, K. Day, M. Ould-Khaoua, Analysis of Fault-Tolerant Routing Algorithms in k-ary nCube Networks, International Journal of Computer Systems Science & Engineering, Vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 79-86, 2003. A. B. Mnaouer, K. Day, M. Al-Towaiq, F. Masoud, Performance Evaluation of Database Systems Using Colored Petri Nets, SQU J. of Science and Technology, No. 8, 2003, pp. 33-46. J. Al-Sadi, K. Day, M. Ould-Khaoua, A Fault-Tolerant Routing Algorithm for 3-D Torus Interconnection Networks, International Arab Journal of Information Technology, Vol. 1, pp. 69-79, July 2003. H. Sarbazi-Azad, L. M. Mackenzie, M. Ould-Khaoua, K. Day, Algorithmic Construction of Hamiltonian Cycles in k-ary n-cubes, International Journal of Computers and their Applications, Vol. 11, No. 1, March 2004, pp. 1-9. F. Tanzakhti, K. Day, M. Ould-Khaoua, On the Availability of Replicated Contents in the Web, International Journal of Computing and Information Sciences (IJCIS), 2004. F. Tanzakhti, K. Day, M. Ould-Khaoua, Replication Algorithms for the World-Wide-Web, Journal of Systems Architecture, Vol. 50, No. 10, pp. 591-605, 2004. J. Al-Sadi, K. Day, and M. Ould-Khaoua, A New Fault-Tolerant Routing Algorithm for k-ary nCube Networks, Int’l Journal of High-Speed Computing, Vol. 12, No. 1 (2004) 29-54. K. Day, The Conditional Node Connectivity of the k-ary n-cube, Journal of Interconnection Networks, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 13-26, March 2004. K. Day, Optical Transpose k-ary n-cube Networks, Journal of Systems Architecture, Vol. 50, No. 11, pp. 697-705, 2004. A. Touzene and K. Day, Conditional Fault-Diameter of Torus Networks, SQU Journal for Science, 10 (2005), pp. 51-62. A. Touzene, K. Day and B. Monien, Edge-disjoint Spanning Trees for the Generalized Butterfly Networks and Their Applications, Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing, Vol. 65, pp. 1384-1396, 2005. K. Day and A. Touzene, The Conditional Fault-Diameter of the k-ary n-cube, SQU Journal for Science, 10 (2005), pp. 63-75. A. Al-Ayyoub, A. Awwad, K. Day, and M. Ould-Khaoua, Generalized Methods for Algorithm Development on Optical Systems, J. of Supercomputing, Vol. 38, No. 2, 2006, pp. 111-125. M. Al-Towaiq, F. Masoud, A. B. Mnaouer, K. Day, An Implementation of a Parallel Iterative Algorithm for the Solution of Large Banded System on a Cluster of Workstations, International Journal of Modelling and Simulation, Vol28, No. 4, 2008. B. Arafeh, K. Day and A. Touzene, A Multilevel Partitioning Approach for Efficient Tasks Allocation in Heterogeneous Distributed Systems, Journal of Systems Architecture, Vol. 54, No. 5, pp 530-548, 2008. A. Touzene, K. Day, B. Arafeh, A Performance Based Load-Balancing Algorithm for Grid Computing, International Transactions on Systems Science and Applications, Vol. 3, No. 4, pp. 346-354, January 2008. Page 8 of 13 J-49. J-50. J-51. J-52. J-53. J-54. J-55. J-56. J-57. J-58. J-59. J-60. J-61. J-62. J-63. J-64. K. Day, B. Arafeh, A. Touzene, A Unified Fault-Tolerant Routing Scheme for a Class of Cluster Networks, Journal of Systems Architecture, Vol. 54, No. 8, pp. 757-768, August 2008. S. Al-Khanjari, B. Arafeh, K. Day and N. Alzeidi, Bandwidth Borrowing-Based QoS Approach for Adaptive CAC in Multi-Class Traffic Wireless Cellular Networks, International Journal of Communication Systems, 2011, wileyonlinelibrary.com, DOI: 10.1002/dac.1368. K. Day, A. Touzene, B. Arafeh, N. Alzeidi, Parallel Routing in Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks, International Journal of Computer Networks & Communications, vol. 3, no. 5, Sept 2011, pp. 77-94, DOI: 10.5121/ijcnc.2011.3506. K. Day, A. Touzene, S. Harous, B. Arafeh, A Reliable Multipath Routing Protocol for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks: Adapting Techniques from Interconnection Networks, Journal of Interconnection Networks, Volume: 12, Issues: 1-2 (2011) pp. 19-54. A. Touzene, K. Day, B. Arafeh, N. Alzeidi, Cell-Based Broadcasting Algorithms in Mobile AdHoc Networks, International Journal on Applications of Graph Theory in Wireless Ad-hoc Networks and Sensor Networks (GRAPH-HOC), Vol.3, No.4, December 2011. K. Day, B. Arafeh, A. Touzene, N. Alzeidi, Towards Fast and Reliable Communication in MANETs, in H. Cherifi, J.M. Zain, and E. El-Qawasmeh (Eds.): DICTAP 2011, Part I, CCIS 166, pp. 593–602, Springer-Verlag, 2011. A. Touzene, K. Day, Load-Distribution Algorithm for Grid Computing with Heterogeneous Tasks, Horizons in Computer Science Research, Volume 8, Nova Publishers, 2012. M. Al-Towaiq and K. Day, Parallel Gauss-Seidel on a Torus Network-On-Chip Architecture, Journal of Interconnection Networks, Vol. 13, No. 1&2, 2012 H. Al-Moqbali, K. Day, M. Ould-Khaoua, A. Touzene and N. Alzeidi, An Efficient Grid-Based MANET Routing Protocol, Int’l Journal of Computer Science and Telecommunications, IJCST, Volume 4, Issue 7, July 2013. Touzene, A., Day, K. “Load-Distribution Algorithm for Grid Computing with Heterogeneous Tasks”, Horizons in Computer Science Research. Volume 8 , March 2013. H. Al-Moqbali, K. Day, M. Ould-Khaoua, A. Touzene and N. Alzeidi, “A Grid-Based MANET Routing Protocol with Simple Cell-Head Election", International Journal of Wireless and Mobile Computing (IJWMC), Vol. 7, No. 2, 2014, pp. 159-170. B. Arafeh, K. Day, A. Touzene, N. Alzeidi, Multipath Grid-Based Enabled Geographic Routing for Wireless Sensor Networks, Wireless Sensor Networks journal, Vol.6, No.12, 2014. A. Touzene, K. Day, On Directed Edge-Disjoint Spanning Trees in Product Networks, An Algorithmic Approach, The Journal of Engineering Research, Vol. 11, No. 2, 2014, pp. 79-88. K. Day and M. Al-Towaiq, An Efficient Parallel Gauss-Seidel Algorithm on a 3D Torus Network-on-Chip, SQU Journal for Science, 20(1), pp. 29-38, June 2015. A. Touzene, K. Day, All-to-All Broadcasting in Torus Network on Chip, The Journal of Supercomputing, Volume 71, Issue 7, pp 2585-2596, July 2015. H. Al-Moqbali, K. Day, M. Ould-Khaoua, A. Touzene and N. Alzeidi, “TGRP: A New Hybrid Grid-Based Routing Approach for MANETS ", under review by The Journal of Engineering Research (TJER). Conference Papers C-1. C-2. C-3. C-4. C-5. A. Tripathi, N.M. Karnik, S.P. Koneru, V. Bandi, C. Nock, K. Day, R. Tewari, and T. Noonan, Reliable Management of Distributed Computations in Nexus, IEEE Workshop on High Performance Distributed Computing (HPDC-2), Spokane, Washington, USA, July 21-23, 1993. K. Day and A. Tripathi, Embedding of Grids, Hypercubes, and Spanning Trees in Arrangement Graphs, 1993 Intl. Conf. on Parallel Processing, St. Charles Illinois, USA, August 16-20, 1993. K. Day, A New Fault-Tolerant Replication Management Protocol, in Proceedings of The First Symposium on Computer Applications in Bahrain, pp. 109-121, May 1994. K. Day and A. Tripathi, Parallel Paths in Arrangement Graph Interconnection Networks, Parallel and Distributed Computing Conference, Kuwait University, March 13-15, 1995. A.E. Al-Ayyoub and K. Day, The Hyperstar Interconnection Network, Proc. of the 11th Int’l Symposium on Computers and Information Sciences, Antalya, Turkey, 1996, pp. 463-472. Page 9 of 13 C-6. C-7. C-8. C-9. C-10. C-11. C-12. C-13. C-14. C-15. C-16. C-17. C-18. C-19. C-20. C-21. C-22. C-23. A.E. Al-Ayyoub and K. Day, A Comparative Study of Cartesian Product Networks, Proc. of the Intl. Conf. on Parallel and Distributed Processing: Techniques and Applications, Vol. I, pp. 387-390, August 9-11, 1996, Sunnyvale, CA, USA. K. Day and A.E. Al-Ayyoub, Product Closed Networks, 11th Int’l. Conf. on Math. & Computer Modeling and Scientific Computing, Georgetown Univ., Washington D.C., March 31-April 3, 1997. K. Day, A.E. Al-Ayyoub, and A. Al-Dhelaan, The Star Network is not so Attractive: Reasons and Remedies, the 4th International Symposium on High Performance Computing and Interconnection Networks, Sheraton Imperial Hotel & Convention Center, Research Triangle Park, NC, U.S.A., October 23-28, 1998, pp. 119–122 J. Al-Sadi, K. Day and M. Ould-Khaoua, Fault-Tolerant Routing in the Binary n-Cube Using Unsafety Sets, International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A., June 28 - July 1, 1999, pp. 2171-2176. K. Day, S. Harous and A.E. Al-Ayyoub, The Conditional Node-Connectivity of the k-ary nCube, International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Processing Techniques and Applications, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.A., June 28 - July 1, 1999, Vol. 6, pp. 2706-2710. A.E. Al-Ayyoub, K. Day, and Abdullah Abonamah, Parallel Matrix Factorization on the Hyperstar Network, Proc. of the 14th International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences, October 18-20, 1999, Kusadasi, Turkey, pp. 404-411. A. Al-Ayyoub, A. Awwad, K. Day, and M. Ould-Khaoua, Generalized Methods for Algorithm Development on OTIS Networks, proceedings of the 2000 Arab Conference on Information Technology, Zarqa Private University, Jordan, October 24-26, 2000, pp. 111-118. F. Tanzakhti, K. Day, M. Ould-Khaoua, A New Fault-Tolerant Algorithm for Dynamic Data Replication, International Conference on Communications in Computing CIC’2000, CSREA Press, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; June 26-29, 2000, pp. 181-183. J. Al-Sadi, K. Day, M. Ould-Khaoua, Probability-Based Fault-tolerant Routing in Hypercubes, Euro-Par 2000, in Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer-Verlag, Munich, 29 August – 1 September 2000, pp. 935-938 J. Al-Sadi, K. Day, M. Ould-Khaoua, A New Fault-Tolerant Routing for the k-ary n-Cube Using Unsafety Vectors, 2000 Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT’2000), Jordan, October 31 – November 2, 2000, pp. 119-126. H. Sarbazi-Azad, M. Ould-Khaoua, K. Day, L.M. Mackenzie, On the Hamiltonicity of k-ary ncube networks, in Proc. 13th Joint Symposium on Parallel Processing (JSPP2001), Tokyo, Japan, June 5-8, 2001, pp. 221-227. K. Day, A. B. Mnaouer, F. Masoud, and M. Al-Towaiq A Fault-Tolerant Asynchronous Data Replication Protocol, in Proceedings of The 19th IASTED International Conference on Applied Informatics, AI’2001, February 19-22, 2001, Innsbruck, Austria, pp. 59-63. A.M. Awwad, A. Al-Ayyoub, M. Ould-Khaoua, and K. Day, Solving Systems of Linear Equations using a Grid Structural Outlook, 13th IASTED International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing and Systems (PDCS 2001), August 21-24, 2001, Anaheim, California, USA. M. Al-Towaiq, K. Day, A. Mnaouer, F. Masoud, A New Parallel Iterative Algorithm for Large Banded Shifted Systems, Proceedings IASTED International Conference on Applied Simulation and Modelling, September 4-7, 2001, Marbella, Spain, pp.355-358. K. Day, F. Masoud, A. B. Mnaouer, and M. Al-Towaiq Centralized Versus Replicated ClientServer Database Systems, in Proceedings of The 20th IASTED International Conference on Applied Informatics, AI’2002, February 18-21, 2002, Innsbruck, Austria, pp. 295-299. J. Al-Sadi, K. Day, and M. Ould-Khaoua, Probability Vectors: A New Fault-Tolerant Routing Algorithm for k-Ary n-Cubes, Proc. 17th ACM Symposium on Applied Computing (SAC'2002), Madrid, Spain, March 10–14, 2002, pp. 830-834. F. Tanzakhti, K. Day, M. Ould-Khaoua, Replication Algorithms for the World-Wide Web, Proc. IEEE 16th Annual International Symposium on High Performance Computing Systems and Applications, (HPCS’02), June 17-19, 2002, Moncton, New-Brunswick, Canada, pp. 84-89. K. Day and A.E. Al-Ayyoub, Basic Properties of Optical Interconnection Systems, Int. Conf. on Communications in Computing (CIC'02), Las Vegas, USA, June 24-27, 2002, pp. 228-231. Page 10 of 13 C-24. C-25. C-26. C-27. C-28. C-29. C-30. C-31. C-32. C-33. C-34. C-35. C-36. C-37. C-38. C-39. C-40. C-41. C-42. A. B. Mnaouer, K. Day, M. Al-Towaiq, and F. A. Masoud, Colored Petri Nets Based Modeling and Simulations of Replicated Database Systems_, International Conference on Information and Knowledge Engineering (IKE'02), Las Vegas, USA, June 24-27, 2002, pp. 606-613. A. B. Mnaouer, K. Day, K. Shihab, Impact of Leaky Bucket Regulation on the Performance of Combined I/O Buffering in ATM Switches_, Proceedings of the 2002 IEEE International Conf. on Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Hammamet, Tunisia, October 6-9, 2002, MP1A2, pp. 1-6. J. Al-Sadi, K. Day, and M. Ould-Khaoua, A New Probabilistic Approach for Fault-Tolerant Routing in k-Ary n-Cubes, in proceedings of the 9th IEEE International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Systems (ICPADS 2002), 17-20 December 2002, Taiwan, ROC, pp. 509-514. F. Tanzakhti, K. Day, M. Ould-Khaoua, Optimal Placement of Proxies in the Web While Maintaining Good QoS and Server Capacity Constraints, the 2002 International Arab Conference on Inf. Technology (ACIT'2002), Doha, Qatar, December 16-19, vol. 2, pp. 672-679. J. Al-Sadi, K. Day, and M. Ould-Khaoua, Comparative Analysis of Probability and Unsafety Vectors Algorithms in k-ary n-Cubes, 2002 Arab Conference on Information Technology (ACIT'2002), Doha, Qatar, December 16-19, vol. 2, pp. 615-622. K. Day and A.E. Al-Ayyoub, Reliable Communication in Faulty Star Networks, IEEE International Parallel and Distributed Processing Symposium (IPDPS'02), Workshop on Performance Modeling, Evaluation, and Optimization of Parallel and Distributed Systems – PMEO, Marriott Marina, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA, April15-19, 2002. A.E. Al-Ayyoub and K. Day, New Frameworks for Algorithm Design and Analysis on the Star Networks, ACS/IEEE Int’l Conf. On Computer Systems and Applications (AICSSA’03), Tunis, July 14-18, 2003. K. Day, M. Al-Towaiq, F. Masoud, A. B. Mnaouer, Comparative Performance Evaluation of Client-Server Database Systems, ACIT’2003, International Arab Conference on Information Technology, 20-23 December 2003, Alexandria, Egypt, Vol. 1, pp. 254-261. A. Touzene and K. Day, Broadcasting in the Generalized Butterfly Networks, IASTED International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing and Networks (PDCN 2004), February 17-19, 2004, Innsbruck, Austria. F. Tenzakhti, K. Day, M. Ould-Khaoua, M. S Obadiat, Placement of Web Proxies with Server Capacity Constraints, in Proc. High Performance Computing Symposium (HPC 2004), Arlington, VA, USA, April 18-22, 2004 (ISBN: 1-56555-278-4), pp. 101-106. F. Tenzakhti, K. Day, M. Ould-Khaoua, M. S. Obaidat, On the Availability of Replicated Contents in the Web with Server Capacity Constraints, Proc. 2004 International Symposium on Performance Evaluation of Computer and Telecommunication Systems (SPECTS' 2004), San Jose, California, July 25-29, 2004. A. Touzene, S. Al-Yahyai, K. Day, and B. Arafeh, Load Balancing Grid Computing Middleware, IASTED International Conference on Web Technologies, Applications, and Services (WTAS 2005), July 04 to July 06, 2005, Calgary, Canada. B. Arafeh, K. Day and A. Touzene, A Paradigm for Allocating Parallel Application Tasks to Heterogeneous Computing Resources on the Grid, ParCo'2005, Malaga, Spain, 13-16 Sept 05. K. Day, A. Touzene and B. Arafeh, Fault-Tolerant Routing in k-ary n-cube Networks, Proceedings of the Int. Conf. on Computer and Communication Engineering (ICCCE'06), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 9-11 May 2006, Vol. I, pp. 321-326. K. Day, A. Touzene and B. Arafeh, A Fault-Tolerant Routing Scheme for Regular Cluster Networks, the Sixth IASTED International Conference on Communication, Internet, and Information Technology (CIIT 2007), July 2 – 4, 2007, Banff, Alberta, Canada. Ahmed Alhosni , Mohamed Elhadi, Abdullah Al-Hamdani, and K. Day, Towards a National EHealth System: Obstacles and Challenges, Health Informatics Symposium, 1st International Conference of Quality Management in Health Care. 18-23, January 2008. K. Day, B. Arafeh, A. Touzene, A. Al-Kindi, A 3D Grid Position-Based Routing Protocol for Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks, ICCCE'08, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, 13-15 May 2008. A. Touzene, H. AlMaqbali, A. Al-Kindi, K. Day, A Performance Based Distribution Algorithm for Grid Computing Heterogeneous Taks, International Advanced Research Workshop on High Performance Computing and Grids, Cetraro, Italy, 3-5 July 2008. K. Day, S. Harous, B. Arafeh, A. Touzene, Multipath Position-Based Routing in Mobile AdHoc Networks, Proceedings of the 21st IASTED International Conference on Parallel and Page 11 of 13 C-43. C-44. C-45. C-46. C-47. C-48. C-49. C-50. Distributed Computing and Systems (PDCS), pp. 321-328, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, Nov 2-4, 2009. S. Al-Khanjari, B. Arafeh, K. Day and N. Alzeidi, An Adaptive Call Admission Control Scheme with Complete Bandwidth Sharing for Multi-Class Traffic in Wireless Networks, Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCOM 2010), Split, Croatia, September 23-25, 2010. A. Touzene, K. Day, B. Arafeh, N. Alzeidi, Position-Based Broadcast Algorithm for Mobile AdHoc Networks, International Symposium on Programming and Systems (ISPS’2011), April 2527, 2011 - Algiers – Algeria S. Al-Khanjari, B. Arafeh, K. Day and N. Alzeidi, 'An Adaptive Bandwidth Borrowing-Based Call Admission Control Scheme for Multi-Class Service Wireless Cellular Networks, 7th Int’l Conference on Innovations in Information Technology, April 25-26, 2011, Abu Dhabi, UAE K. Day, B. Arafeh, A. Touzene, N. Alzeidi, Towards Fast and Reliable Communication in MANETs, International Conference on Digital Information and Communication Technology and its Applications, Dijon, France, 21-23 June 2011. H. Almaqbali, K. Day, M. Ould-Khaoua, A. Touzene, N. Alzeidi, A Weighted Grid-Based Routing Protocol for MANETs, IASTED International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing and Systems, PDCS 2011, Dallas USA, December 14 – 16, 2011 K. Day, N. Alzeidi, B. Arafeh, A. Touzene, A Parallel Routing Algorithm for Torus NoCs, 2012 International Conference on Communication Systems and Computer Networks, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, April 7-8, 2012. N. Alzeidi, K. Day, A. Touzene, B. Arafeh, M8NoC: An 8-Degree Mesh-Based NoC Architecture, International Conference on Ubiquitous and Future Networks, Phuket, Thailand, Jul 4-6, 2012 A. Touzene and K. Day, GRID-Based Broadcast Algorithm in Mobile Wireless Ad-Hoc Networks, in Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Wireless Communications, Networking and Mobile Computing WiCOM2012, DOI:10.1109/WiCOM.2012.6478533, Shanghai, China , September 21-23, 2012 C-51. C-52. C-53. C-54. K. Day and M. Al-Towaiq, Parallel Gauss-Seidel on a Torus Network-On-Chip Architecture, 11th IASTED International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing and Networks (PDCS 2013), 11- 13 February 2013, Innsbruck, Austria B. Arafeh, K. Day, A. Touzene, N. Al-Zidi, GEGR: A Grid-Based Enabled Geographic Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks, 2013 IEEE 11th Malaysia International Conference on Communications (MICC 2013), 26-28 November 2013 Penang, Malaysia H. Almaqbali, K. Day, M. Ould-Khaoua, A. Touzene, N. Alzeidi, A New Hybrid Grid-Based Routing Approach for MANETs, CETC2013 Conference on Electronics, Telecommunications and Computers, 5-6 December 2013, Lisbon, Portugal. K. Day and M. Al-Towaiq, A Parallel Gauss-Seidel Algorithm on a 3D Torus Network-on-Chip Architecture, 9th International Workshop on Interconnection Network Architecture: On-chip, Multi-Chip (INA-OCMC 2015), associated with the 10th HiPEAC Conference on High Performance and Embedded Architecture and Compilers, January 19 - 21, 2015, Amsterdam, Netherlands, pp. 13-16. Technical Reports 1. F. Tanzakhti, K. Day, and M. Ould-Khaoua, “On the Optimal Placement of Proxies in the Web,” TR-2003-134, University of Glasgow, Dept of Computer Science, Glasgow , Scotland, March 2003. 2. F. Tanzakhti, K. Day, and M. Ould-Khaoua, “On Fault-Tolerant Data Replication in Distributed Systems,” TR-2001-94, University of Glasgow, Dept of Computer Science, Glasgow , Scotland, June 2001. 3. J. Al-Sadi, K. Day, and M. Ould-Khaoua, “Efficient Fault-Tolerant Routing in Multicomputer Networks,” Technical Report TR-2001-88, University of Glasgow, Dept of Computer Science, Glasgow , Scotland, April 2001. 4. J. Al-Sadi, K. Day, and M. Ould-Khaoua, “Performance Evaluation of a Probability-Based FaultTolerance Routing Algorithm,” TR-2001-89, University of Glasgow, Dept of Computer Science, Glasgow , Scotland, April 2001. Page 12 of 13 5. K. Day and A. Tripathi, “Design and Implementation of a Robust Algorithm for Maintaining Replicated Data Using Weak Consistency Conditions,” Tech. Report TR 89-17 CS Dept. Univ. of Minnesota, USA, April 1989. 6. A. Tripathi, and K. Day, “Unidirectional Star Graphs,” Tech. Report 92-25, University of Minnesota, Dept. of Computer Science, USA, April 1992. 7. A. Tripathi, K. Day, S. Koneru, and M. Yenamandra, “Design and Evaluation of a Fault-Tolerant Protocol for Managing Replicated Data with Weak Consistency,” Tech. Report TR 92-06, Comp. Sci. Dept. Univ. of Minnesota, USA, Feb. 1992. 8. K. Day and A. Tripathi, “Embedding of Grids and Hypercubes, and Characterization of Spanning Trees in Arrangement Graphs,” TR 92-11 CS Dept. Univ. of Minnesota, USA, February 1992. 9. K. Day and A. Tripathi, “Embedding of Cycles in Arrangement Graphs,” Tech. Report TR 91-58, CS Dept. Univ. of Minnesota, USA, November 1991. 10. K. Day and A. Tripathi, “Characterization of Node Disjoint Paths in Arrangement Graphs,” Tech. Report TR 91-43, CS Dept. Univ. of Minnesota, USA, September 1991. 11. K. Day and A. Tripathi, “Arrangement Graphs: A Class of Generalized Star Graphs,” Tech. Report TR 91-42 CS Dept. Univ. of Minnesota, USA, September 1991. 12. K. Day and A. Tripathi, “Design and Implementation of a Robust Algorithm for Maintaining Replicated Data Using Weak Consistency Conditions,” Tech. Report TR 89-17 CS Dept. Univ. of Minnesota, USA, April 1989. 13. K. Day, D. Assem, J. M. Proth, “Comparative study of Simulation Languages” Tech. Report INRIA Nancy, FRANCE, June 1986. 14. K. Day, “Implementation of Hoare Method for Proving Partial Program Correctness,” Project Report, Computer Science Dept., Univ. of Tunis, Faculte des Sciences de TUNIS, June 1985. Research Grants Heterogeneous Communication Networks Convergence Challenges and Performance Evaluation Study in Muscat Smart City, period 2015-2017, RO 102,200 ($ 265,000) , CO-PI, under review. Grid-Based Communication Schemes for Underwater Wireless Sensor Networks, The Research Council, period 2014-2017, RO 108,000 ($ 280,000), CO-Investigator. Towards the development of a multi-agent grid computing facility based on graphics processing units, funded by The Research Council, TRC grant No. ORG/ICT/10/003, period 2011-2013, RO 114,900 ($ 298,000), CO-PI. Fast and Reliable Communication Protocols for Networks-on-Chip. SQU Grant No. IG/SCI/COMP13/02 period Jan 2013 – Dec 2013, RO 1935, ($5,000) PI. Comparative Performance Evaluation of Networks-on-Chip Architectures, SQU grant No. IG/SCI/COMP/10/02 ($7,600), period 2010-2011, CO-PI. Connection Admission Control Algorithms with QoS Constraints for Handover Calls in Cellular Wireless Networks, IG/SCI/COMP/08/02, ($3,800), 2008-2010, CO-PI. Performance Evaluation of Routing Protocols for Mobile Ad-hoc Networks, SQU grant No. IG/SCI/COMP/06/02 ($8,500), 2006-2007, PI. “Desktop Supercomputing (IBDS)”, SQU grant No. IG/SCI/COMP/04/02 ($8,800), 2004, PI. Served as a research consultant for the UNDP project “Distributed Modeling of Pipe Networks”, UNDP Perez-Guerrero Trust Fund, Project No: INT/ 01/ K05/ A/ 95/ 00 ($160,000), 2003. “Design and Evaluation of Fault-Tolerant Communication Algorithms for the Generalized Butterfly Networks”, SQU grant IG/SCI/COMP/02/03 ($7,500), 2002, CO-PI. “Performance Analysis of ATM Networks and their Impact on Distributed Applications”, SQU grant IG/SCI/COMP/01/01 ($17,100), 2001, CO-PI. “A Pioneer High-Performance Computing Infrastructure at SQU: Setup and Applications”, SQU grant No. SCI/00/12 ($28,000), 2000, PI. “Parallel Computing on a Cluster of Workstations Interconnected by a High Speed Myrinet Network”, SQU grant IG/SCI/COMP/99/01 ($15,000), 1999, PI. Page 13 of 13