Advisor Name: Khaled Fouad Elsayed
e-mail: khaled@ieee.org
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Project Name
Real-Time Water Pollution Monitoring in Lakes Using
Wireless Sensor Networks/IoT
Abstract
Real-time monitoring of pollution in aquatic environments such as lakes, drinking water
reservoirs, and rivers, is becoming increasingly important with the rise of urbanization
and climatic changes. Contaminated water can directly affect the biological well-being of
people, plants, fish, and animals. Egypt in particular suffers from excessive levels of
pollution in its lake system due to huge amounts of contaminated drainage waters and
untreated domestic and industrial wastes dumped in the lakes. Water quality analysis is
still primarily conducted by collecting water samples and subsequently analyzed in a
laboratory.
Wireless sensor networks technology can be used to construct a system for real-time
monitoring of lake pollution. In this project we plan to develop an autonomous real-time
aquatic sensor network platform, able to measure multiple parameters over large areas.
The innovative features in the proposed platform prototype lies in three dimensions: 1)
The use of Internet Protocol (IP) and web technologies for the data collection and
processing comprising a standards-based extensible solution; 2) The use of solar power
and on-board sophisticated power management to provide perpetually running system
that does not depend on depletable batteries; and 3) The use of water-proof transparent
enclosure to be prototyped using precision 3D printing. The prototype will be initially
targeting a subset of water parameters and will use commercially available off-the-shelf
probes for temperature, pH, oxidation reduction potential, dissolved oxygen,
conductivity, and turbidity. This system will offer advantages of low-cost, real-time
monitoring with early alarm and localization of hazards, as well as customization of the
data collection periodicity.
Required background/skills:
- C/C++ programming
- Network protocols (TCP/IP)
- Web programming (PHP, javascript, ASP, etc) or any other web language
- (Simple) Hardware interfacing
- Good to know Linux
Potential External Collaborator: General Authority for Fishery Development.
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Project Name
Integration of Software-defined Networking with Operational Routing
Systems
Abstract
Software-defined networking (SDN) is a new paradigm in networks that allows decoupling the
system that makes decisions about where traffic is sent (the control plane) from the underlying
systems that forward traffic to the selected destination (the data plane). As such SDN is
considered as a “centralized” form of control which offers excellent control over policies and
security but lacks important attributes like reliability and scalability. In traditional routed
network, “distributed” routing protocols cooperate to build the routing tables offering resilience
and scalability as exemplified by protocols such as OSPF and BGP.
This project aims to explore the efficient integration of SDN control with a routing protocol such
as OSPF or BGP to offer network operators enhanced performance and management capabilities
of the network. The project uses software like GNS3 network emulation, quagga routing,
VirtualBox, open vswitch, opendaylight and others to build a versatile environment based on
network virtualization to explore and implement the foreseen ideas.
Required background/skills:
- C/C++ programming
- Network protocols (TCP/IP, OSPF/BGP, SNMP)
- Linux system background (administration and/or system programming)
- CCNA course will be good but not required
Potential External Collaborator: IBM Egypt and Wedge Networks Canada.
2 | P a g e Advisor Name: Dr. Mohamed Refky
e-mail: graduation.project.chs@gmail.com
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Smart Monitoring and Controlling of Power Grid
Abstract
A smart grid is a modernized electrical grid that uses communication technology to gather and act on information in an automated fashion to improve the efficiency, reliability, economics, and sustainability of the production and distribution of electricity. Electronic power conditioning and control of the production and distribution of electricity are important aspects of the smart grid. The purpose of this project is to deliver a smart system that maximizes the efficiency of the production and distribution of electricity and minimizes the cost on the costumers. The expected deliverables of this project are § A smart meter that monitors the consumption of the unit (apartment/Building) and sends the readings to the electricity company over the power grid. § A smart outlet that display the amount of the consumed electricity. § Communication protocol to send the data over the power grid. § Software on the company side that processes the collected data and analysis it. The project provides learning’s on the following advancements: 1. Microcontroller circuits. 2. Communication protocols & security. 3. Embedded C programming. 4. PCB designing. Interested students need to: §
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Form a group of 5-­‐6 students. Send an email to “graduation.project.chs@gmail.com” including their CV and indicate clearly their GPA. In the subject of the email use the project number (“Project 1”). 3 | P a g e SN.
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ADC for Software Defined Radio
Abstract
Software Defined Radio (SDR) is a one of the hot research areas these days. The reason behind this is that SDR aims to provide one chip that is capable of dealing with many communication standards. Switching between many standards using one chip makes the SDR a multifunctional and programmable while at the same time provide a low-­‐cost and power-­‐efficient solution. The purpose of this project is to deliver and analog to digital converter (ADC) that works on more than 2 communication standards. The expected deliverables of this project are: § A complete schematic of the proposed ADC along with the simulation results that confirm the performance of the ADC. § A complete layout of the proposed ADC along with the post-­‐layout simulations. § Writing an academic research paper to be submitted to an international conference. The project provides learning’s on the following advancements: 1. Using Matlab to build models of a circuit. 2. Using of Cadence/Eldo to build a circuit and do simulations. 3. Using of Cadence/Calibre to build the layout of a circuit and do post-­‐layout simulations. 4. Writing and academic paper. Interested students need to: §
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Form a group of 5-6 students.
Send an email to “graduation.project.chs@gmail.com” including their CV and indicate
clearly their GPA. In the subject of the email use the project number (“Project 2”).
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Smart Traffic Control
Abstract
Smart traffic control aims to build a system that combines existing traffic control system with artificial intelligence to create lights that truly think by itself. The purpose of this project is to deliver a smart traffic control system that helps in solving the traffic jamming problem and reduces the waiting time of the vehicles. The expected deliverables of this project are: § A new smart traffic control system. § Simulation result of the new system using a simulation program. § Writing an academic research paper to be submitted to an international conference. The project provides learning’s on the following advancements: 1. Using Matlab to build models of a system. 2. Using of simulation programs to build a system and do simulations. 3. Writing and academic paper. Interested students need to: §
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Form a group of 4-6 students.
Send an email to “graduation.project.chs@gmail.com” including their CV and indicate
clearly their GPA. In the subject of the email use the project number (“Project 3”).
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Design of a RISC Microprocessor
Abstract
The purpose of this project is to implement a pipelined RISC microprocessor and also build its compiler. The microprocessor will be divided into sub-­‐blocks (e.g. ALU, registers, and code memory) and implemented using a VHDL code. This code will be uploaded on an FPGA to be tested. A compiler will be built to convert the instructions into machine language (i.e. 0’s and 1’s). The compiler will be built using a programming language (e.g. C++ or basic) will be used to build the compiler. The expected deliverables of this project are: § A RISC microprocessor implemented on an FPGA. § A compiler The project provides learning’s on the following advancements: 1. Pipelined Microprocessor design. 2. VLSI implementation of a digital system. 3. Compiler implementation. 4. FPGA usage. Interested students need to: §
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Form a group of 5-6 students.
Send an email to “graduation.project.chs@gmail.com” including their CV and indicate
clearly their GPA. In the subject of the email use the project number (“Project 4”).
6 | P a g e Advisor Name: Dr. Faisal Elseddeek
e-mail: faisal.hussien@gmail.com
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Design a high power Buck-Boost Dc-DC converter for Kinetic
Energy Recovery System used in bicycles
Objective:
1. Design a High Power Buck-Boost DC-DC converter (~200W).
2. Full control on the input-output relation using digital interface.
3. This project has another mechanical section that will be held by a Mechanical engineering
team.
KERS systems:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinetic_energy_recovery_system
Project requirements:
1. Electronics 1, Electronics 2, and Electronics 3.
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Ultra low power RF front end for WSN receivers.
Objective:
1. Design an ultra low power RF front end (LNA+Mixer+Oscillator)
2. Full control on the input-output relation using digital interface.
WSN systems:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_sensor_network
Project requirements:
1. Electronics 1, Electronics 2, and Electronics 3.
2. Short discussion with the team members.
3. Register for ELCN451 this Fall.
8 | P a g e Advisor Name: Dr. Amin Nassar
e-mail: amin.nassar@yahoo.com
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Real time vital signs and monitoring system
Abstract
Real time vital signs and monitoring system, is a system which monitor a
patient`s vital signs and interpret any significant change in their vital signs over
areal-time system over a secure internet connection
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Estimate a Player`s position
Abstract
There are lots of technologies and techniques that can be used in order to estimate
a player`s position track him. A technology such as Bluetooth can be used to provide
the users with more services than just wireless communication location based
services.
10 | P a g e Advisor Name: Dr. Hassan Mostafa
e-mail: hmostafa@uwaterloo.ca SN.
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RFID-Based Intelligent Transportation System
Abstract
In this project, it is required to develop an intelligent transportation system at the
simulation level as well as the hardware level. The intelligent transportation system will
make use of the new RFID technology. The base of this project has been performed in a
grad project two years ago and this project is expected to continue the work of this
project.
The old project can be found at:
http://scholar.cu.edu.eg/?q=hmostafa/files/gp_2014_8.pdf
Interested students need to:
§ Send an email to “hmostafa@uwaterloo.ca” including their CV and indicate
clearly their GPA. In the subject of the email use the project number (CHS_GP).
11 | P a g e Advisor Name: Dr. Tamer ElBatt
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Project Name
RFIDs / Near Field Communications (NFC) Graduation
Project
Abstract
RFID Sensor Networks for Smart Cities: The wide proliferation of Radio Frequency
Identification (RFID) tags, especially passive, over the past decade has given rise to a
variety of concepts and novel use cases that integrate physical systems with the cyber one,
e.g., the Internet of Things (IoT), a vision in which the Internet extends into our everyday
lives through a wireless network of uniquely identifiable objects.
RFIDs find numerous applications in key industries, e.g., warehouse management in the
retail store industry, the pharmaceutical industry for tracking counterfeited drugs,
healthcare, and public services among many others. The total market for RFIDs has steadily
grown and is projected to be worth $27.31 billion by 2024.
The objective of this project is to demonstrate an RFID wireless sensor network towards
realizing a prototype system along the vision of Smart Cities. For instance, energy and
water are precious resources world-wide, and are of particular importance to Egypt.
Therefore, one promising direction is to focus on a well-scoped problem, e.g., smart
resource (energy/water) management inside home, office or large organizations using the
RFIDs/NFC technology. Such applications could be highly facilitated with the Near field
communications (NFC) chips becoming standard in many smartphones today, with iPhone
6 released recently being the latest to support NFC. This requires careful evaluation and
understanding of the RFID/NFC technology, governing protocols and potential interface
with NFC-enabled smartphones. Finally, application development is essential to
demonstrate the concept.
Potentially interested teams from the CHS should visit the link below
and fill the form (one form per team) before scheduling a meeting.
May accept 1-2 groups.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1Wx6GlxcXSiSNTld3wjtvmDkAhm4YZBt9y15
ERy_-Gkg/viewform
Interested Teams (3-4 students) are encouraged to contact Dr. Tamer ElBatt
[ONE email per group].
Students are highly encouraged to propose ideas. They can also get introduced to problems
with different levels of complexity.
This project will be done in collaboration and under the co-supervision of an
expert in RFIDs, Dr. Khaled Elmahgoub, Senior Engineer, Trimble Navigation,
Boston, USA and Research Affiliate, Auto-ID Labs, Massachusetts Institute
of Technology (MIT), USA.
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Programming skills: C++, C sharp, Java, Android
13 | P a g e Advisor Name: Ahmed Nader Mohieldin
e-mail: anader@ieee.org
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Project Name
Wide Area Network of Trackables
Abstract
This project targets a wide area free network of trackables utilizing mainly ~866-915 MHz
as well as 433MHz free ISM bands for low data rate location data communication. The low
cost system targets a very high user capacity (10 million) in a very dense area (city) with
virtually infinite communication range without any direct link to cellular data or other WiFi
networks or base towers (no WiFi or cellular ICs needed) and most importantly in the very
limited ISM frequency band and unregulated power levels available.
Recommended group size: 3-5 students
Required expertise:
The project targets a large group of skilled engineers with backgrounds ranging from
hardware, firmware, software, communication systems and algorithms.
Application Example:
Senior GPS Bracelet
http://www.tracking-system.com/tracking-systems/senior-gps-bracelet.html
Sponsor:
The project is sponsored by WaveWorks Inc.
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