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2025-12-12T16:22:43Z

Mhefeeda: /* 2024 */

== 2025 ==
* December 2025: Neha successfully defends her Ph.D. thesis. Congratulations, Neha!
* December 2025: Amin successfully defends his Ph.D. thesis. Congratulations, Amin!
* November 2025: Ghazaleh successfully defends her M.Sc. thesis. Congratulations, Ghazaleh!
* August 2025: Shahrzad successfully defends her M.Sc. thesis. Congratulations, Shahrzad!
* August 2025: Khaled successfully defends his M.Sc. thesis. Congratulations, Khaled!
* April 2025: Ali successfully defends his M.Sc. thesis. Congratulations, Ali!

* February 2025: Dr. Hefeeda was named an [https://www.acm.org/media-center/2025/february/distinguished-members-2024 '''ACM Distinguished Member'''] for research contributions to multimedia networking, peer-to-peer systems, and mobile video streaming.

== 2024 ==

* December 2024: Omar successfully defends his M.Sc. thesis. Congratulations, Omar!
* November 2024: Deniz successfully defends his M.Sc. thesis. Congratulations, Deniz!
* July 2024: Shahzaib successfully defends his M.Sc. thesis. Congratulations, Shahzaib!

== 2023 ==

* May 2023: Dr. Hefeeda finishes his appointment as the Director of the School of Computing Science.

== 2022 ==

* February 2022: Khaled Diab awarded the distinction of Distinguished Member of the 2022 IEEE INFOCOM TPC [[Media:Khaled Diab INFOCOM22 TPC.pdf| [pdf]]].

== 2021 ==

* November 2021: Hamed Rahmani Khezri graduates (MSc). Congratulations!

* October 2021: Parham Yassini graduates (MSc) and joins Huawei. Congratulations!

* '''September 2021: Neha Sharma attended ACM Multimedia Systems 2021 and won Best Social Media Reporter Award.'''[[https://records.sigmm.org/2022/01/10/acm-multimedia-systems-2021-conference-report/ report]]

* July 2021: Puria Azadimoghadam graduates (MSc) and continues as PhD student at UBC. Congratulations!

== 2020 ==

* July 2020: Carlos Lee graduates (MSc) and joins Ericsson. Congratulations!

* April 2020: Amgad Ahmed graduates (MSc). Congratulations!

== 2019 ==

* August 2019: Khaled Diab graduates (PhD) and continues as University Research Associate at SFU. Congratulations!

* August 2019: Mohammad Amin Arab graduates (MSc) and continues as PhD candidate at NSL. Congratulations!

* Summer 2019: Mohamed Hegazy graduates (MSc) and joins Fortinet. Congratulations!

* '''June 2019: Mohamed Hegazy's paper in ACM Multimedia Systems 2019 won the Best Student Paper Award.''' Paper title: ''[https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mmsys19_cave.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]''

* June 2019: Omar Arafa graduates (MSc) and joins Fortinet. Congratulations!

== 2018 ==

* December 2018: Omar Eltobgy graduates (MSc) and joins Adobe. Congratulations!

* November 2018: Mohammed Shatnawi graduates (PhD) form NSL and continues his work with Microsoft. Congratulations Dr. Shatnawi!

* '''June 2018: Mohammed Shatnawi's paper in ACM Multimedia Systems 2018 was the Runner-up for the Best Student Paper Award.''' Paper title: ''[https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mmsys18.pdf Dynamic Input Anomaly Detection in Interactive Multimedia Services]''

* May 2018: Dr. Hefeeda is appointed the Director of the School of Computing Science.

== 2017 ==

* September 2017: Dr. Hefeeda is appointed the Associate Director for Research and Industry Relations of the School of Computing Science.

* August 2017: Kiana Calagari graduates (PhD) form NSL. Congratulations Dr. Calagari!

* August 2017: Alaa Eldin Abdelaal graduates (MSc) and joins UBC in September as a PhD student. Congratulations!

* April 2017: Ahmed Hamza graduates (PhD) from NSL and joins InterDigital in September as a Research Engineer. Congratulations Dr. Hamza!

== 2016 ==

* December 2016: Saleh Almowuena graduates (PhD) from NSL and joins King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, as Assistant Professor. Congratulations Dr. Almowuena!

== 2015 ==

* '''March 2015: Saleh's paper in ACM Multimedia Systems 2015 won the Best Paper Award.''' Paper title: ''[https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mmsy15_sfn.pdf Dynamic Configuration of Single Frequency Networks in Mobile Streaming Systems]''

== 2014 ==

* November 2014: Abdullah Aldhamin graduates (MSc) form NSL and returns back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company. Congratulations!

* October 2014: Ahmed Abdelsadek graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Microsoft. Congratulations!

* September 2014: Dr. Hefeeda is awarded the '''[http://tomm.acm.org/TOMM_Best_AE_2014.pdf Best Associate Editor]''' of the ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications and Applications (ACM TOMM) journal.

* '''September 2014: Dr. Hefeeda is promoted to full professor. '''

* January 2014: Khaled Diab joins NSL as a PhD student. Welcome aboard Khaled!

== 2012 ==

* December 2012: Ahmed Bu-Khamsin graduates (MSc) from NSL. Congratulations!

* September 2012: Ahmed Abdelsadek joins NSL as a MSc student. Welcome aboard Ahmed!

* September 2012: Kiana Calagari joins NSL as a PhD student. Welcome aboard Kiana!

* August 2012: Tamir Hegazy joins NSL as a post-doc fellow. Welcome aboard Tamir!

* August 2012: Naghmeh Khodabakhshi graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Research In Motion (RIM). Congratulations!

* July 2012: Kaushik Choudhary graduates (MSc-Project) from NSL. Congratulations!

* June 2012: Taher Dameh graduates (MSc) from NSL. Congratulations!

== 2011 ==

* December 2011: Fei Gao graduates (MSc) from NSL. Congratulations!

* September 2011: Cameron Harvey graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Amazon.com in Seattle, WA. Congratulations! Abdullah and Masum join NSL as MSc students. Welcome aboard.

* June 2011: Dr. Hefeeda is awarded one of the prestigious [http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/Grants-Subs/DGAS-SGSA_eng.asp NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplements (DAS)], which are granted to 123 researchers in all Science and Engineering disciplines in Canada (selected from more than 3,400 applicants in 2011).

* June 2011: Hamed Neshat graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Microsoft in Seattle, WA. Congratulations!

* April 2011: Farid Tabrizi graduates (MSc) from NSL. Congratulations!

* April 2011: Mohammad Alkurbi graduates (MSc-Project) from NSL. Congratulations!

== 2010 ==

* December 2010: Shabnam Mirshokraie graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins UBC as a PhD student. Congratulations!

* December 2010: Somsubhra Sharangi graduates (MSc) from NSL. Congratulations!

* October 2010: Our [http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/professors-professeurs/rpp-pp/spg-sps_eng.asp NSERC Strategic Project Grant] application on Mobile Gaming and 3D Video Systems: Next Generation Services for Wireless Networks is accepted.

* October 2010: Dr. Hefeeda becomes an Associate Editor of the premier [http://tomccap.acm.org/ ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications and Applications (TOMCCAP)] journal.

* September 2010: Naghmeh Khodabakhshi joins NSL as MSc student. Welcome aboard Naghmeh!

* September 2010: Dr. Hefeeda becomes program co-chair of the [http://www.icme2011.org/ IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME 2011)] conference.

* August 2010: Yuanbin Shen graduates (MSc) from NSL. Congratulations!

* '''July 2010: Dr. Hefeeda is promoted to the associate professor rank and granted tenure. '''

* June 2010: Cong Ly graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Microsoft in Vancouver, BC. Congratulations!

== 2009 ==

* December 2009: Yi Liu graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Incognito Software Inc. in Vancouver, BC. Congratulations!

* December 2009: Greg Kowalski graduates (MSc) from NSL Congratulations!

* December 2009: Dr. Hefeeda becomes the vice chair of the Distributed Multimedia track in the [http://www.ftrg.org/emc2010/index.php Embedded and Multimedia Computing (EMC-10) conference].

* '''November 2009: Cheng-Hsin Hsu graduates (PhD) from NSL and joins the Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab in California as a senior researcher. Congratulations Dr. Hsu -- the first PhD graduate from our group. '''

* November 2009: Dr. Hefeeda becomes a '''Senior Member of the IEEE'''.

* November 2009: Dr. Hefeeda becomes the Preservation Editor of the ACM Special Interest Group on Multimedia (SIGMM) Web Magazine.

* November 2009: Farid and Fei join NSL as MSc students. Welcome aboard.

* October 2009: Dr. Hefeeda becomes the program chair of [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/nossdav10/ NOSSDAV 2010].

* September 2009: Cameron Harvey and Hamed Sadeghi-Neshat join NSL as MSc students. Welcome aboard.

* September 2009: Kianoosh Mokhtarian graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Mobidia in Richmond, BC. Congratulations!

* July 2009: Our mobile TV research is also featured in the July issue of the [http://technews.acm.org/archives.cfm?fo=2009-07-jul/jul-01-2009.html#418148 ACM Tech News.]

* June 2009: Our mobile TV research is featured on CTV British Columbia News: [http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090625/bc_mobile_tv_090625/ see article] or [[media:ctv09.pdf | local PDF.]]

* May 2009: Cheng-Hsin Hsu (NSL PhD student) is featured in [http://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/_pvw9C438741/news/story_05290909.shtml SFU News.]

* January 2009: Ahmed Hamza joins NSL as PhD student. Mohammad Alkurbi joins NSL as MSc-Project student. Welcome aboard.

== 2008 ==

* December 2008: Our paper on [http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/innovations08.pdf Energy Optimization in Mobile TV Broadcast Networks] wins the '''Best Paper Award''' in the IEEE Innovations 2008 Conference.

* October 2008: Our Mobile TV Testbed wins the [http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mm08DemoAward.pdf Best Technical Demonstration Award] in ACM Multimedia 2008.

* September 2008: Cong Ly, Yuanbin Shen, and Shabnam Mirshokraie join NSL as MSc students. Welcome aboard.

* ''' March 2008: This Wiki system has been launched.'''

* February 2008: Yi Liu joins NSL as MSc student. Welcome aboard Yi!

== 2007 ==

* September 2007: Kianoosh Mokhtarian joins NSL as MSc student. Welcome aboard Kianoosh!

* December 2007: Behrooz Noorizadeh Graduates (MSc) from NSL joins Eyeball Networks in Vancouver. .

* July 2007: Hossein Ahmadi Graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins UIUC as PhD Student.

* April 2007: Majid Bagheri Graduates (MSc) from NSL and takes on a job in Iran.

== 2006 ==

* '''November 2006: Osama Saleh Graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Eyeball Networks in Vancouver. Congratulations Osama -- the first MSc graduate from our group. '''

People

2025-12-11T18:05:35Z

Mhefeeda: /* Visitors and Interns */

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[[Image:Nmsl mmsys2023.jpg|thumb|right|500px|NMSL at MMSys'23]]
[[Image:nsl_outdoor_2016.JPG|thumb|right|500px|NMSL Team 2016]]
[[Image:nsl1.jpg|thumb|right|500px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl2.jpg|thumb|right|500px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl3.jpg|thumb|right|500px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl4.jpg|thumb|right|500px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nmsl_jan_2023.jpg|thumb|right|500px|NMSL Team 2023]]
[[Image:nmsl_dec_2021.jpg|thumb|right|500px|NMSL Team 2021]]
[[Image:Mobicom2023.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Neha Sharma at MobiCom'23]]
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== Faculty ==

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/ Mohamed Hefeeda] (Professor, NMSL Director)

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Image:mhefeeda.jpg|Mohamed Hefeeda
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== Current Members ==

* Saeed Zangeneh, Ph.D.

* Haseeb Ur Rehman, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Mariam Bebawy, M.Sc.

* Erfan Mehraban, M.Sc.

* Ahmed Abdelsalam, M.Sc.

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Image:Maryam_bebawy.jpg| Mariam Bebawy
Image:Saeed.jpg| Saeed Zangeneh
Image:Erfan_mehraban.jpg| Erfan Mehraban
Image:AhmedTarekPhoto.jpg | Ahmed Tarek Elsayed
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== Former Postdocs ==

* Hamed Ahmadi, August 2017. Next: Software Engineer, Vancouver.

* Mohamed ElGharib (at QCRI), 2015. Next: Scientist at QCRI, Qatar. Current: Researcher at Max Plank Institute, Germany.

* Tamir Hegazy, August 2013. Next: Researcher, Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Current: Principal Scientist, Philips, Cambridge, MA.

* Abdul Hasib, January 2013. Next: System Design Engineer, SNC Lavalin, Vancouver.

* Maysam Yabandeh (at QCRI), 2013. Next: Research Engineer, Facebook.

* Mustafa Rafique (at QCRI), 2012. Next Scientist, IBM Research, Ireland. Current: Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) ==

'''Ph.D. Students'''

* Neha Sharma, Ph.D., Fall 2025, Hyperspectral Imaging on Mobile Devices. Next: Researcher at IBM.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, Ph.D. Fall 2025, Robust Multimedia Forensics against AI Attacks.

* Ammar Rashed, Ph.D. Summer 2025, Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at the University of Ottawa.

* Khaled Diab, Ph.D., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/diab19.pdf Traffic-Engineered Distribution of Multimedia Content]. Next: University Research Associate, SFU

* Mohammed Shatnawi, Ph.D., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shatnawi18.pdf Improving Reliability of Large Scale Multimedia Services]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle (continues in his previous position).

* Kiana Calagari, Ph.D., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/calagari17.pdf Generating and Streaming Immersive Sports Video Content]. Next: Researcher at Ever AI, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hamza17.pdf Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery]. Next: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.

* Saleh Almowuena, Ph.D., Fall 2016, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/almowuena16.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Video Streaming over Heterogeneous Cellular Networks] Next: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

* ChengHsin Hsu, Ph.D., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hsu09.pdf Efficient Mobile Multimedia Streaming]. Next: Senior Researcher, Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab, California, USA. Current: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''

* Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad, M.Sc., Spring 2026,iSR: Super-resolution for Immersive Cloud VR Gaming Platforms.

* Shahrzad Mirzaei, M.Sc., Summer 2025, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/39749 MobiLyzer: Fine-grained mobile liquid analyzer].

* Khaled Al Butainy, M.Sc., Summer 2025, Characterizing Latency Impact on Rendering Accuracy in Edge-Supported Cloud Gaming.

* Ali Ghorbanpour, M.Sc., Summer 2025, RDIAS: Robust and Decentralized Image Authentication System.

* Omar Mosaad, M.Sc., Fall 2024, DeepGame: Efficient Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming.

* Deniz Ugur, M.Sc., Fall 2024, Transparent Video Upscaling for Cloud Gaming.

* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem, M.Sc., Summer 2024, Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones.

* Hamed Rahmani Khezri, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6705 Unsupervised Single-Image Reflection Removal]. Next: Machine Learning Engineer at Skylab Technologies Inc.

* Parham Yassini, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6691 Distributed In-Network Task Scheduling for Datacenters]. Next: Software Engineer at Huawei Canada.

* Puria Azadi Moghadam, M.Sc., Summer 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6478 Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Carlos Lee, M.Sc., Summer 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5968 Service Chaining for Multicast Traffic]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Amgad Ahmed, M.Sc., Spring 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5813 User-assisted Video Reflection Removal]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arab19.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]. Next: Ph.D. student at SFU.

* Mohamed Hegazy, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hegazy19.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Omar Arafa, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arafa19.pdf Bandwidth Estimation and Rate Adaptation for 360-degree Mobile Video Streaming]. Next: Fortinet, Burnaby.

* Omar Eltobgy, M.Sc., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/eltobgy18.pdf VRCast: Mobile Streaming of Live 360-Degree Videos]. Next: Adobe, Ottawa.

* Alaa Eldin Abdelaal, M.Sc., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelaal17.pdf Event-based Control as a Cloud Service]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Abdullah Aldhamin, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/aldhamin14.pdf Flash Storage Management Algorithm for Large-Scale Hybrid Storage Systems]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Ahmed Abdelsadek, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelsadek14.pdf Distributed Index for Matching Multimedia Objects]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, M.Sc., Spring 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mrahman13.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Streaming over Mobile Networks]. Next: Telus, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Bu-khamsin, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bu-khamsin12.pdf Socket Direct Protocol over PCI Express Interconnect: Design, Implementation and Evaluation]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Azin Dastpak, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dastpak12.pdf Video Streaming over Cognitive Radio Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Jiangchuan Liu)

* Naghmeh Khodabakhshi, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/khodabakhshi12.pdf Copy Detection of 3D Videos]. Next: RIM, Ottawa.

* Taher Dameh, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dameh12.pdf Distributed Kernel Matrix Approximation and Implementation using MPI]

* Fei Gao, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/gao11.pdf Distributed Approximate Spectral Clustering for Large-Scale Datasets]

* R. Cameron Harvey, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/harvey11.pdf Spatio-Temporal Video Copy Detection]. Next: Amazon, Seattle.

* Hamed Sadeghi Neshat, M.Sc., Summer 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/neshat11.pdf Effective Online Advertising]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle.

* Farid Molazem Tabrizi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/tabrizi11.pdf Adaptive Transmission of Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams to Mobile Devices] (co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Peters). Next: PhD Student at UBC.

* Shabnam Mirshokraie, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mirshokraie10.pdf Live Peer-to-Peer Streaming with Scalable Video Coding and Network Coding]. Next: PhD Student at UBC

* Somsubhra Sharangi, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/sharangi10.pdf Scalable Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Ramesh Krishnamurti). Next: PhD Student at SFU.

* Yuanbin Shen, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shen10.pdf Efficient Algorithms for Multi-sender Data Transmission in Swarm-based Peer-to-peer Streaming Systems]

* Cong Ly, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ly10.pdf Latency Reduction in Online Multiplayer Games Using Detour Routing]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Yi Liu, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/liu09.pdf Video Streaming over Cooperative Wireless Networks]. Next: grad student, Oxford, UK.

* Greg Kowalski, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/kowalski09.pdf Empirical Analysis of Multi-Sender Segment Transmission Algorithms in Peer-to-Peer Streaming]

* Kianoosh Mokhtarian, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mokhtarian09.pdf Efficient and Secure Delivery of Scalable Video Streams]. Next: PhD Student at UoT.

* Behrooz Noorizadeh, M.Sc., Fall 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/noorizadeh07.pdf Cooperative Proxy Caching for Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Nokia, Vancouver.

* Hossein Ahmadi, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ahmadi07.pdf Probabilistic Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks]. Next: Ph.D. Student at UIUC,

* Majid Bagheri, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bagheri07.pdf Efficient K-Coverage Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks and their Applications to Early Detection of Forest Fires]. Next: Ph.D. Student at SFU.

* Osama Saleh, M.Sc., Fall 2006, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/saleh06.pdf Modeling and Caching of Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Engineer in the banking sector, London, UK.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Project Option (project = 6 credits)'''

* Kaushik Choudhary, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12450 Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems]

* Mohammad Alkurbi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/11588 Detection of Botnets Mounted on the Session Initiation Protocol]

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Peters) ==

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''


* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/14556 Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/13754 Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12939 Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]

== Visitors and Interns ==

* Amr Sharafeldin, Undergraduate SFU (NSERC USRA, Summer 2025)

* Anson Ng, Undergraduate from McGill University (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Arya Faghihy, Undergraduate SFU (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, June 2019 -- December 2019)

* Suhong Kim, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, May 2019 -- December 2019)

* Trevor Gale, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May 2019 -- August 2019)

* Qiao Chen, Undergraduate (August 2016 -- January 2017)

* Denny Stohr, Graduate (Research Visitor from TU Darmstadt, Germany, September 2015 -- December 2015)

* Maram Sakr, Graduate (Research Internship, March 2015 -- September 2015)

* Yu-Sian Li, Graduate (Research Visitor from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July -- September 2012)

* Gordon Leung, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2010)

* Andreas Berger, Graduate (Research Visitor from The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, February -- May 2009)

* Vikas Kumar, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May -- July 2008)

* Nitin Chiluka, Undergraduate (Research Internship, December 2007 -- May 2008)

* Nicolas Gomez, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

* Pouya Alagheband, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center caption="Graduated PhD and MSc Students">
Image:GhazalehB.jpg| Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad
Image:Sharma.JPG|Neha Sharma
Image:Arab.jpg|Mohammad Amin Arab
Image:ShahrzadM.JPG|Shahrzad Mirzaei
Image:Khaled_alb.jpg| Khaled Al Butainy
Image:AliGh.jpg|Ali Ghorbanpour
Image:Mossad.jpeg.jpg|Omar Mossad
Image:Deniz ugur picture.jpg.jpg|Deniz Ugur
Image:Shahzaib.jpg|Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
Image:parhamY.jpeg|Parham Yassini
Image:Rahmani.jpg|Hamed Rahmani Khezri
Image:Azadi.jpg|Puria Azadi Moghadam
Image:carloslee.png|Carlos Lee
Image:AmgadAhmed.jpg|Amgad Ahmed
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:MohamedHegazy.jpg|Mohamed Hegazy
Image:Arafa.jpg|Omar Arafa
Image:shatnawi.JPG|Mohammed Shatnawi
Image:eltobgy.jpg|Omar Eltobgy
Image:Kiana.jpg|Kiana Calagari
Image:Alaa.jpg|Alaa Eldin Abdelaal
Image:Ahamza.JPG|Ahmed Hamza
Image:saleh.JPG|Saleh Almowuena
Image:Abdullah_small.jpg|Abdullah Aldhamin
Image:sadek_scaled.jpg|Ahmed Abdelsadek
Image:Mohsen_Jamali_scaled.jpg|Mohsen Jamali
Image:Masum.jpg|Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Image:Mohammad_Hosseini_scaled.jpg|Mohammad Hosseini
Image:Pariya_scaled.jpg|Pariya Raoufi
Image:AhmedBuKhamsin.jpg|Ahmed Bu-khamsin
Image:Azin.jpg|Azin Dastpak
Image:Naghmeh.jpg|Naghmeh Khodabakhshi
Image:Kaushik.jpg|Kaushik Choudhary
Image:Taher.jpg|Taher Dameh
Image:Fei.jpg|Fei Gao
Image:Cameron.jpg|R. Cameron Harvey
Image:Hamed.jpg|Hamed SadeghiNeshat
Image:Mohammad.jpg|Mohammad Alkurbi
Image:Farid.jpg|Farid Molazem Tabrizi
Image:Shabnam.jpg|Shabnam Mirshokraie
Image:Som.JPG|Somsubhra Sharangi
Image:Yuanbin.jpg|Yuanbin Shen
Image:Cong.jpg|Cong Ly
Image:Cheng.JPG|ChengHsin Hsu
Image:Liuyi.jpg|Yi Liu
Image:Greg.jpg|center|Greg Kowalski
Image:Kianoosh.jpg|Kianoosh Mokhtarian
Image:Behrooz.jpg|Behrooz Noorizadeh
Image:Ahmadi.jpg|Hossein Ahmadi
Image:Mbagheri.jpg|Majid Bagheri
Image:Saleh.jpg|Osama Saleh

</gallery>

== Contacts ==

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2025-12-11T18:05:05Z

Mhefeeda: /* Current Members */

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[[Image:Dec-2025-lunch.jpg|thumb|right|500px|NMSL Lunch, Dec 2025]]
[[Image:Nmsl mmsys2023.jpg|thumb|right|500px|NMSL at MMSys'23]]
[[Image:nsl_outdoor_2016.JPG|thumb|right|500px|NMSL Team 2016]]
[[Image:nsl1.jpg|thumb|right|500px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl2.jpg|thumb|right|500px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl3.jpg|thumb|right|500px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl4.jpg|thumb|right|500px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nmsl_jan_2023.jpg|thumb|right|500px|NMSL Team 2023]]
[[Image:nmsl_dec_2021.jpg|thumb|right|500px|NMSL Team 2021]]
[[Image:Mobicom2023.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Neha Sharma at MobiCom'23]]
[[Image:KhaledAliShahrzad graduation.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Khaled, Ali, and Shahrzad: Convocation, October 2025]]
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== Faculty ==

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/ Mohamed Hefeeda] (Professor, NMSL Director)

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Image:mhefeeda.jpg|Mohamed Hefeeda
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== Current Members ==

* Saeed Zangeneh, Ph.D.

* Haseeb Ur Rehman, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Mariam Bebawy, M.Sc.

* Erfan Mehraban, M.Sc.

* Ahmed Abdelsalam, M.Sc.

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Image:Maryam_bebawy.jpg| Mariam Bebawy
Image:Saeed.jpg| Saeed Zangeneh
Image:Erfan_mehraban.jpg| Erfan Mehraban
Image:AhmedTarekPhoto.jpg | Ahmed Tarek Elsayed
</gallery>

== Former Postdocs ==

* Hamed Ahmadi, August 2017. Next: Software Engineer, Vancouver.

* Mohamed ElGharib (at QCRI), 2015. Next: Scientist at QCRI, Qatar. Current: Researcher at Max Plank Institute, Germany.

* Tamir Hegazy, August 2013. Next: Researcher, Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Current: Principal Scientist, Philips, Cambridge, MA.

* Abdul Hasib, January 2013. Next: System Design Engineer, SNC Lavalin, Vancouver.

* Maysam Yabandeh (at QCRI), 2013. Next: Research Engineer, Facebook.

* Mustafa Rafique (at QCRI), 2012. Next Scientist, IBM Research, Ireland. Current: Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) ==

'''Ph.D. Students'''

* Neha Sharma, Ph.D., Fall 2025, Hyperspectral Imaging on Mobile Devices. Next: Researcher at IBM.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, Ph.D. Fall 2025, Robust Multimedia Forensics against AI Attacks.

* Ammar Rashed, Ph.D. Summer 2025, Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at the University of Ottawa.

* Khaled Diab, Ph.D., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/diab19.pdf Traffic-Engineered Distribution of Multimedia Content]. Next: University Research Associate, SFU

* Mohammed Shatnawi, Ph.D., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shatnawi18.pdf Improving Reliability of Large Scale Multimedia Services]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle (continues in his previous position).

* Kiana Calagari, Ph.D., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/calagari17.pdf Generating and Streaming Immersive Sports Video Content]. Next: Researcher at Ever AI, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hamza17.pdf Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery]. Next: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.

* Saleh Almowuena, Ph.D., Fall 2016, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/almowuena16.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Video Streaming over Heterogeneous Cellular Networks] Next: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

* ChengHsin Hsu, Ph.D., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hsu09.pdf Efficient Mobile Multimedia Streaming]. Next: Senior Researcher, Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab, California, USA. Current: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''

* Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad, M.Sc., Spring 2026,iSR: Super-resolution for Immersive Cloud VR Gaming Platforms.

* Shahrzad Mirzaei, M.Sc., Summer 2025, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/39749 MobiLyzer: Fine-grained mobile liquid analyzer].

* Khaled Al Butainy, M.Sc., Summer 2025, Characterizing Latency Impact on Rendering Accuracy in Edge-Supported Cloud Gaming.

* Ali Ghorbanpour, M.Sc., Summer 2025, RDIAS: Robust and Decentralized Image Authentication System.

* Omar Mosaad, M.Sc., Fall 2024, DeepGame: Efficient Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming.

* Deniz Ugur, M.Sc., Fall 2024, Transparent Video Upscaling for Cloud Gaming.

* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem, M.Sc., Summer 2024, Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones.

* Hamed Rahmani Khezri, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6705 Unsupervised Single-Image Reflection Removal]. Next: Machine Learning Engineer at Skylab Technologies Inc.

* Parham Yassini, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6691 Distributed In-Network Task Scheduling for Datacenters]. Next: Software Engineer at Huawei Canada.

* Puria Azadi Moghadam, M.Sc., Summer 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6478 Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Carlos Lee, M.Sc., Summer 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5968 Service Chaining for Multicast Traffic]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Amgad Ahmed, M.Sc., Spring 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5813 User-assisted Video Reflection Removal]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arab19.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]. Next: Ph.D. student at SFU.

* Mohamed Hegazy, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hegazy19.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Omar Arafa, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arafa19.pdf Bandwidth Estimation and Rate Adaptation for 360-degree Mobile Video Streaming]. Next: Fortinet, Burnaby.

* Omar Eltobgy, M.Sc., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/eltobgy18.pdf VRCast: Mobile Streaming of Live 360-Degree Videos]. Next: Adobe, Ottawa.

* Alaa Eldin Abdelaal, M.Sc., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelaal17.pdf Event-based Control as a Cloud Service]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Abdullah Aldhamin, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/aldhamin14.pdf Flash Storage Management Algorithm for Large-Scale Hybrid Storage Systems]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Ahmed Abdelsadek, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelsadek14.pdf Distributed Index for Matching Multimedia Objects]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, M.Sc., Spring 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mrahman13.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Streaming over Mobile Networks]. Next: Telus, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Bu-khamsin, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bu-khamsin12.pdf Socket Direct Protocol over PCI Express Interconnect: Design, Implementation and Evaluation]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Azin Dastpak, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dastpak12.pdf Video Streaming over Cognitive Radio Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Jiangchuan Liu)

* Naghmeh Khodabakhshi, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/khodabakhshi12.pdf Copy Detection of 3D Videos]. Next: RIM, Ottawa.

* Taher Dameh, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dameh12.pdf Distributed Kernel Matrix Approximation and Implementation using MPI]

* Fei Gao, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/gao11.pdf Distributed Approximate Spectral Clustering for Large-Scale Datasets]

* R. Cameron Harvey, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/harvey11.pdf Spatio-Temporal Video Copy Detection]. Next: Amazon, Seattle.

* Hamed Sadeghi Neshat, M.Sc., Summer 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/neshat11.pdf Effective Online Advertising]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle.

* Farid Molazem Tabrizi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/tabrizi11.pdf Adaptive Transmission of Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams to Mobile Devices] (co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Peters). Next: PhD Student at UBC.

* Shabnam Mirshokraie, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mirshokraie10.pdf Live Peer-to-Peer Streaming with Scalable Video Coding and Network Coding]. Next: PhD Student at UBC

* Somsubhra Sharangi, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/sharangi10.pdf Scalable Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Ramesh Krishnamurti). Next: PhD Student at SFU.

* Yuanbin Shen, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shen10.pdf Efficient Algorithms for Multi-sender Data Transmission in Swarm-based Peer-to-peer Streaming Systems]

* Cong Ly, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ly10.pdf Latency Reduction in Online Multiplayer Games Using Detour Routing]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Yi Liu, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/liu09.pdf Video Streaming over Cooperative Wireless Networks]. Next: grad student, Oxford, UK.

* Greg Kowalski, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/kowalski09.pdf Empirical Analysis of Multi-Sender Segment Transmission Algorithms in Peer-to-Peer Streaming]

* Kianoosh Mokhtarian, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mokhtarian09.pdf Efficient and Secure Delivery of Scalable Video Streams]. Next: PhD Student at UoT.

* Behrooz Noorizadeh, M.Sc., Fall 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/noorizadeh07.pdf Cooperative Proxy Caching for Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Nokia, Vancouver.

* Hossein Ahmadi, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ahmadi07.pdf Probabilistic Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks]. Next: Ph.D. Student at UIUC,

* Majid Bagheri, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bagheri07.pdf Efficient K-Coverage Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks and their Applications to Early Detection of Forest Fires]. Next: Ph.D. Student at SFU.

* Osama Saleh, M.Sc., Fall 2006, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/saleh06.pdf Modeling and Caching of Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Engineer in the banking sector, London, UK.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Project Option (project = 6 credits)'''

* Kaushik Choudhary, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12450 Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems]

* Mohammad Alkurbi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/11588 Detection of Botnets Mounted on the Session Initiation Protocol]

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Peters) ==

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''


* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/14556 Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/13754 Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12939 Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]

== Visitors and Interns ==

* Amr Sharafeldin, Undergraduate SFU (NSERC USRA, Summer 2025)

* Anson Ng, Undergraduate from McGill University (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Arya Faghihy, Undergraduate SFU (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, June 2019 -- December 2019)

* Suhong Kim, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, May 2019 -- December 2019)

* Trevor Gale, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May 2019 -- August 2019)

* Qiao Chen, Undergraduate (August 2016 -- January 2017)

* Denny Stohr, Graduate (Research Visitor from TU Darmstadt, Germany, September 2015 -- December 2015)

* Maram Sakr, Graduate (Research Internship, March 2015 -- September 2015)

* Yu-Sian Li, Graduate (Research Visitor from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July -- September 2012)

* Gordon Leung, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2010)

* Andreas Berger, Graduate (Research Visitor from The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, February -- May 2009)

* Vikas Kumar, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May -- July 2008)

* Nitin Chiluka, Undergraduate (Research Internship, December 2007 -- May 2008)

* Nicolas Gomez, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

* Pouya Alagheband, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

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Image:ShahrzadM.JPG|Shahrzad Mirzaei
Image:Khaled_alb.jpg| Khaled Al Butainy
Image:AliGh.jpg|Ali Ghorbanpour
Image:Mossad.jpeg.jpg|Omar Mossad
Image:Deniz ugur picture.jpg.jpg|Deniz Ugur
Image:Shahzaib.jpg|Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
Image:parhamY.jpeg|Parham Yassini
Image:Rahmani.jpg|Hamed Rahmani Khezri
Image:Azadi.jpg|Puria Azadi Moghadam
Image:carloslee.png|Carlos Lee
Image:AmgadAhmed.jpg|Amgad Ahmed
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:MohamedHegazy.jpg|Mohamed Hegazy
Image:Arafa.jpg|Omar Arafa
Image:shatnawi.JPG|Mohammed Shatnawi
Image:eltobgy.jpg|Omar Eltobgy
Image:Kiana.jpg|Kiana Calagari
Image:Alaa.jpg|Alaa Eldin Abdelaal
Image:Ahamza.JPG|Ahmed Hamza
Image:saleh.JPG|Saleh Almowuena
Image:Abdullah_small.jpg|Abdullah Aldhamin
Image:sadek_scaled.jpg|Ahmed Abdelsadek
Image:Mohsen_Jamali_scaled.jpg|Mohsen Jamali
Image:Masum.jpg|Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Image:Mohammad_Hosseini_scaled.jpg|Mohammad Hosseini
Image:Pariya_scaled.jpg|Pariya Raoufi
Image:AhmedBuKhamsin.jpg|Ahmed Bu-khamsin
Image:Azin.jpg|Azin Dastpak
Image:Naghmeh.jpg|Naghmeh Khodabakhshi
Image:Kaushik.jpg|Kaushik Choudhary
Image:Taher.jpg|Taher Dameh
Image:Fei.jpg|Fei Gao
Image:Cameron.jpg|R. Cameron Harvey
Image:Hamed.jpg|Hamed SadeghiNeshat
Image:Mohammad.jpg|Mohammad Alkurbi
Image:Farid.jpg|Farid Molazem Tabrizi
Image:Shabnam.jpg|Shabnam Mirshokraie
Image:Som.JPG|Somsubhra Sharangi
Image:Yuanbin.jpg|Yuanbin Shen
Image:Cong.jpg|Cong Ly
Image:Cheng.JPG|ChengHsin Hsu
Image:Liuyi.jpg|Yi Liu
Image:Greg.jpg|center|Greg Kowalski
Image:Kianoosh.jpg|Kianoosh Mokhtarian
Image:Behrooz.jpg|Behrooz Noorizadeh
Image:Ahmadi.jpg|Hossein Ahmadi
Image:Mbagheri.jpg|Majid Bagheri
Image:Saleh.jpg|Osama Saleh

</gallery>

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People

2025-12-11T18:03:58Z

Mhefeeda: /* Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) */

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[[Image:Dec-2025-lunch.jpg|thumb|right|500px|NMSL Lunch, Dec 2025]]
[[Image:Nmsl mmsys2023.jpg|thumb|right|500px|NMSL at MMSys'23]]
[[Image:nsl_outdoor_2016.JPG|thumb|right|500px|NMSL Team 2016]]
[[Image:nsl1.jpg|thumb|right|500px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl2.jpg|thumb|right|500px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl3.jpg|thumb|right|500px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl4.jpg|thumb|right|500px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nmsl_jan_2023.jpg|thumb|right|500px|NMSL Team 2023]]
[[Image:nmsl_dec_2021.jpg|thumb|right|500px|NMSL Team 2021]]
[[Image:Mobicom2023.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Neha Sharma at MobiCom'23]]
[[Image:KhaledAliShahrzad graduation.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Khaled, Ali, and Shahrzad: Convocation, October 2025]]
</slideshow>
|}
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== Faculty ==

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/ Mohamed Hefeeda] (Professor, NMSL Director)

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Image:mhefeeda.jpg|Mohamed Hefeeda
</gallery>

== Current Members ==

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma], Ph.D.

* [https://maarab-sfu.github.io/ Mohammad Amin Arab], Ph.D.

* Saeed Zangeneh, Ph.D.

* Haseeb Ur Rehman, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad, M.Sc.

* Mariam Bebawy, M.Sc.

* Erfan Mehraban, M.Sc.

* Ahmed Abdelsalam, M.Sc.

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:Sharma.JPG|Neha Sharma
Image:Arab.jpg|Mohammad Amin Arab
Image:GhazalehB.jpg| Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad
Image:Maryam_bebawy.jpg| Mariam Bebawy
Image:Saeed.jpg| Saeed Zangeneh
Image:Erfan_mehraban.jpg| Erfan Mehraban
Image:AhmedTarekPhoto.jpg | Ahmed Tarek Elsayed
</gallery>

== Former Postdocs ==

* Hamed Ahmadi, August 2017. Next: Software Engineer, Vancouver.

* Mohamed ElGharib (at QCRI), 2015. Next: Scientist at QCRI, Qatar. Current: Researcher at Max Plank Institute, Germany.

* Tamir Hegazy, August 2013. Next: Researcher, Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Current: Principal Scientist, Philips, Cambridge, MA.

* Abdul Hasib, January 2013. Next: System Design Engineer, SNC Lavalin, Vancouver.

* Maysam Yabandeh (at QCRI), 2013. Next: Research Engineer, Facebook.

* Mustafa Rafique (at QCRI), 2012. Next Scientist, IBM Research, Ireland. Current: Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) ==

'''Ph.D. Students'''

* Neha Sharma, Ph.D., Fall 2025, Hyperspectral Imaging on Mobile Devices. Next: Researcher at IBM.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, Ph.D. Fall 2025, Robust Multimedia Forensics against AI Attacks.

* Ammar Rashed, Ph.D. Summer 2025, Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at the University of Ottawa.

* Khaled Diab, Ph.D., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/diab19.pdf Traffic-Engineered Distribution of Multimedia Content]. Next: University Research Associate, SFU

* Mohammed Shatnawi, Ph.D., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shatnawi18.pdf Improving Reliability of Large Scale Multimedia Services]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle (continues in his previous position).

* Kiana Calagari, Ph.D., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/calagari17.pdf Generating and Streaming Immersive Sports Video Content]. Next: Researcher at Ever AI, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hamza17.pdf Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery]. Next: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.

* Saleh Almowuena, Ph.D., Fall 2016, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/almowuena16.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Video Streaming over Heterogeneous Cellular Networks] Next: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

* ChengHsin Hsu, Ph.D., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hsu09.pdf Efficient Mobile Multimedia Streaming]. Next: Senior Researcher, Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab, California, USA. Current: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''

* Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad, M.Sc., Spring 2026,iSR: Super-resolution for Immersive Cloud VR Gaming Platforms.

* Shahrzad Mirzaei, M.Sc., Summer 2025, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/39749 MobiLyzer: Fine-grained mobile liquid analyzer].

* Khaled Al Butainy, M.Sc., Summer 2025, Characterizing Latency Impact on Rendering Accuracy in Edge-Supported Cloud Gaming.

* Ali Ghorbanpour, M.Sc., Summer 2025, RDIAS: Robust and Decentralized Image Authentication System.

* Omar Mosaad, M.Sc., Fall 2024, DeepGame: Efficient Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming.

* Deniz Ugur, M.Sc., Fall 2024, Transparent Video Upscaling for Cloud Gaming.

* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem, M.Sc., Summer 2024, Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones.

* Hamed Rahmani Khezri, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6705 Unsupervised Single-Image Reflection Removal]. Next: Machine Learning Engineer at Skylab Technologies Inc.

* Parham Yassini, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6691 Distributed In-Network Task Scheduling for Datacenters]. Next: Software Engineer at Huawei Canada.

* Puria Azadi Moghadam, M.Sc., Summer 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6478 Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Carlos Lee, M.Sc., Summer 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5968 Service Chaining for Multicast Traffic]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Amgad Ahmed, M.Sc., Spring 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5813 User-assisted Video Reflection Removal]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arab19.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]. Next: Ph.D. student at SFU.

* Mohamed Hegazy, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hegazy19.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Omar Arafa, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arafa19.pdf Bandwidth Estimation and Rate Adaptation for 360-degree Mobile Video Streaming]. Next: Fortinet, Burnaby.

* Omar Eltobgy, M.Sc., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/eltobgy18.pdf VRCast: Mobile Streaming of Live 360-Degree Videos]. Next: Adobe, Ottawa.

* Alaa Eldin Abdelaal, M.Sc., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelaal17.pdf Event-based Control as a Cloud Service]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Abdullah Aldhamin, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/aldhamin14.pdf Flash Storage Management Algorithm for Large-Scale Hybrid Storage Systems]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Ahmed Abdelsadek, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelsadek14.pdf Distributed Index for Matching Multimedia Objects]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, M.Sc., Spring 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mrahman13.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Streaming over Mobile Networks]. Next: Telus, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Bu-khamsin, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bu-khamsin12.pdf Socket Direct Protocol over PCI Express Interconnect: Design, Implementation and Evaluation]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Azin Dastpak, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dastpak12.pdf Video Streaming over Cognitive Radio Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Jiangchuan Liu)

* Naghmeh Khodabakhshi, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/khodabakhshi12.pdf Copy Detection of 3D Videos]. Next: RIM, Ottawa.

* Taher Dameh, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dameh12.pdf Distributed Kernel Matrix Approximation and Implementation using MPI]

* Fei Gao, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/gao11.pdf Distributed Approximate Spectral Clustering for Large-Scale Datasets]

* R. Cameron Harvey, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/harvey11.pdf Spatio-Temporal Video Copy Detection]. Next: Amazon, Seattle.

* Hamed Sadeghi Neshat, M.Sc., Summer 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/neshat11.pdf Effective Online Advertising]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle.

* Farid Molazem Tabrizi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/tabrizi11.pdf Adaptive Transmission of Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams to Mobile Devices] (co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Peters). Next: PhD Student at UBC.

* Shabnam Mirshokraie, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mirshokraie10.pdf Live Peer-to-Peer Streaming with Scalable Video Coding and Network Coding]. Next: PhD Student at UBC

* Somsubhra Sharangi, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/sharangi10.pdf Scalable Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Ramesh Krishnamurti). Next: PhD Student at SFU.

* Yuanbin Shen, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shen10.pdf Efficient Algorithms for Multi-sender Data Transmission in Swarm-based Peer-to-peer Streaming Systems]

* Cong Ly, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ly10.pdf Latency Reduction in Online Multiplayer Games Using Detour Routing]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Yi Liu, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/liu09.pdf Video Streaming over Cooperative Wireless Networks]. Next: grad student, Oxford, UK.

* Greg Kowalski, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/kowalski09.pdf Empirical Analysis of Multi-Sender Segment Transmission Algorithms in Peer-to-Peer Streaming]

* Kianoosh Mokhtarian, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mokhtarian09.pdf Efficient and Secure Delivery of Scalable Video Streams]. Next: PhD Student at UoT.

* Behrooz Noorizadeh, M.Sc., Fall 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/noorizadeh07.pdf Cooperative Proxy Caching for Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Nokia, Vancouver.

* Hossein Ahmadi, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ahmadi07.pdf Probabilistic Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks]. Next: Ph.D. Student at UIUC,

* Majid Bagheri, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bagheri07.pdf Efficient K-Coverage Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks and their Applications to Early Detection of Forest Fires]. Next: Ph.D. Student at SFU.

* Osama Saleh, M.Sc., Fall 2006, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/saleh06.pdf Modeling and Caching of Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Engineer in the banking sector, London, UK.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Project Option (project = 6 credits)'''

* Kaushik Choudhary, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12450 Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems]

* Mohammad Alkurbi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/11588 Detection of Botnets Mounted on the Session Initiation Protocol]

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Peters) ==

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''


* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/14556 Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/13754 Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12939 Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]

== Visitors and Interns ==

* Amr Sharafeldin, Undergraduate SFU (NSERC USRA, Summer 2025)

* Anson Ng, Undergraduate from McGill University (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Arya Faghihy, Undergraduate SFU (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, June 2019 -- December 2019)

* Suhong Kim, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, May 2019 -- December 2019)

* Trevor Gale, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May 2019 -- August 2019)

* Qiao Chen, Undergraduate (August 2016 -- January 2017)

* Denny Stohr, Graduate (Research Visitor from TU Darmstadt, Germany, September 2015 -- December 2015)

* Maram Sakr, Graduate (Research Internship, March 2015 -- September 2015)

* Yu-Sian Li, Graduate (Research Visitor from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July -- September 2012)

* Gordon Leung, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2010)

* Andreas Berger, Graduate (Research Visitor from The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, February -- May 2009)

* Vikas Kumar, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May -- July 2008)

* Nitin Chiluka, Undergraduate (Research Internship, December 2007 -- May 2008)

* Nicolas Gomez, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

* Pouya Alagheband, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center caption="Graduated PhD and MSc Students">
Image:ShahrzadM.JPG|Shahrzad Mirzaei
Image:Khaled_alb.jpg| Khaled Al Butainy
Image:AliGh.jpg|Ali Ghorbanpour
Image:Mossad.jpeg.jpg|Omar Mossad
Image:Deniz ugur picture.jpg.jpg|Deniz Ugur
Image:Shahzaib.jpg|Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
Image:parhamY.jpeg|Parham Yassini
Image:Rahmani.jpg|Hamed Rahmani Khezri
Image:Azadi.jpg|Puria Azadi Moghadam
Image:carloslee.png|Carlos Lee
Image:AmgadAhmed.jpg|Amgad Ahmed
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:MohamedHegazy.jpg|Mohamed Hegazy
Image:Arafa.jpg|Omar Arafa
Image:shatnawi.JPG|Mohammed Shatnawi
Image:eltobgy.jpg|Omar Eltobgy
Image:Kiana.jpg|Kiana Calagari
Image:Alaa.jpg|Alaa Eldin Abdelaal
Image:Ahamza.JPG|Ahmed Hamza
Image:saleh.JPG|Saleh Almowuena
Image:Abdullah_small.jpg|Abdullah Aldhamin
Image:sadek_scaled.jpg|Ahmed Abdelsadek
Image:Mohsen_Jamali_scaled.jpg|Mohsen Jamali
Image:Masum.jpg|Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Image:Mohammad_Hosseini_scaled.jpg|Mohammad Hosseini
Image:Pariya_scaled.jpg|Pariya Raoufi
Image:AhmedBuKhamsin.jpg|Ahmed Bu-khamsin
Image:Azin.jpg|Azin Dastpak
Image:Naghmeh.jpg|Naghmeh Khodabakhshi
Image:Kaushik.jpg|Kaushik Choudhary
Image:Taher.jpg|Taher Dameh
Image:Fei.jpg|Fei Gao
Image:Cameron.jpg|R. Cameron Harvey
Image:Hamed.jpg|Hamed SadeghiNeshat
Image:Mohammad.jpg|Mohammad Alkurbi
Image:Farid.jpg|Farid Molazem Tabrizi
Image:Shabnam.jpg|Shabnam Mirshokraie
Image:Som.JPG|Somsubhra Sharangi
Image:Yuanbin.jpg|Yuanbin Shen
Image:Cong.jpg|Cong Ly
Image:Cheng.JPG|ChengHsin Hsu
Image:Liuyi.jpg|Yi Liu
Image:Greg.jpg|center|Greg Kowalski
Image:Kianoosh.jpg|Kianoosh Mokhtarian
Image:Behrooz.jpg|Behrooz Noorizadeh
Image:Ahmadi.jpg|Hossein Ahmadi
Image:Mbagheri.jpg|Majid Bagheri
Image:Saleh.jpg|Osama Saleh

</gallery>

== Contacts ==

* [[Private:contacts|List of contact persons in academia and industry (Login Required). ]]

People

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[[Image:Nmsl mmsys2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL at MMSys'23]]
[[Image:nsl_outdoor_2016.JPG|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2016]]
[[Image:nsl1.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl2.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl3.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl4.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nmsl_jan_2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2023]]
[[Image:nmsl_dec_2021.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2021]]
[[Image:Mobicom2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|Neha Sharma at MobiCom'23]]
[[Image:KhaledAliShahrzad graduation.jpg|thumb|right|700px|Khaled, Ali, and Shahrzad: Convocation, October 2025]]
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== Faculty ==

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/ Mohamed Hefeeda] (Professor, NMSL Director)

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Image:mhefeeda.jpg|Mohamed Hefeeda
</gallery>

== Current Members ==

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma], Ph.D.

* [https://maarab-sfu.github.io/ Mohammad Amin Arab], Ph.D.

* Saeed Zangeneh, Ph.D.

* Haseeb Ur Rehman, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad, M.Sc.

* Mariam Bebawy, M.Sc.

* Erfan Mehraban, M.Sc.

* Ahmed Abdelsalam, M.Sc.

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:Sharma.JPG|Neha Sharma
Image:Arab.jpg|Mohammad Amin Arab
Image:GhazalehB.jpg| Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad
Image:Maryam_bebawy.jpg| Mariam Bebawy
Image:Saeed.jpg| Saeed Zangeneh
Image:Erfan_mehraban.jpg| Erfan Mehraban
Image:AhmedTarekPhoto.jpg | Ahmed Tarek Elsayed
</gallery>

== Former Postdocs ==

* Hamed Ahmadi, August 2017. Next: Software Engineer, Vancouver.

* Mohamed ElGharib (at QCRI), 2015. Next: Scientist at QCRI, Qatar. Current: Researcher at Max Plank Institute, Germany.

* Tamir Hegazy, August 2013. Next: Researcher, Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Current: Principal Scientist, Philips, Cambridge, MA.

* Abdul Hasib, January 2013. Next: System Design Engineer, SNC Lavalin, Vancouver.

* Maysam Yabandeh (at QCRI), 2013. Next: Research Engineer, Facebook.

* Mustafa Rafique (at QCRI), 2012. Next Scientist, IBM Research, Ireland. Current: Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) ==

'''Ph.D. Students'''

* Ammar Rashed, Ph.D. Summer 2025, Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at the University of Ottawa.

* Khaled Diab, Ph.D., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/diab19.pdf Traffic-Engineered Distribution of Multimedia Content]. Next: University Research Associate, SFU

* Mohammed Shatnawi, Ph.D., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shatnawi18.pdf Improving Reliability of Large Scale Multimedia Services]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle (continues in his previous position).

* Kiana Calagari, Ph.D., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/calagari17.pdf Generating and Streaming Immersive Sports Video Content]. Next: Researcher at Ever AI, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hamza17.pdf Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery]. Next: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.

* Saleh Almowuena, Ph.D., Fall 2016, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/almowuena16.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Video Streaming over Heterogeneous Cellular Networks] Next: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

* ChengHsin Hsu, Ph.D., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hsu09.pdf Efficient Mobile Multimedia Streaming]. Next: Senior Researcher, Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab, California, USA. Current: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''

* Shahrzad Mirzaei, M.Sc., Summer 2025, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/39749 MobiLyzer: Fine-grained mobile liquid analyzer].

* Khaled Al Butainy, M.Sc., Summer 2025, Characterizing Latency Impact on Rendering Accuracy in Edge-Supported Cloud Gaming.

* Ali Ghorbanpour, M.Sc., Summer 2025, RDIAS: Robust and Decentralized Image Authentication System.

* Omar Mosaad, M.Sc., Fall 2024, DeepGame: Efficient Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming.

* Deniz Ugur, M.Sc., Fall 2024, Transparent Video Upscaling for Cloud Gaming.

* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem, M.Sc., Summer 2024, Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones.

* Hamed Rahmani Khezri, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6705 Unsupervised Single-Image Reflection Removal]. Next: Machine Learning Engineer at Skylab Technologies Inc.

* Parham Yassini, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6691 Distributed In-Network Task Scheduling for Datacenters]. Next: Software Engineer at Huawei Canada.

* Puria Azadi Moghadam, M.Sc., Summer 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6478 Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Carlos Lee, M.Sc., Summer 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5968 Service Chaining for Multicast Traffic]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Amgad Ahmed, M.Sc., Spring 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5813 User-assisted Video Reflection Removal]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arab19.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]. Next: Ph.D. student at SFU.

* Mohamed Hegazy, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hegazy19.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Omar Arafa, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arafa19.pdf Bandwidth Estimation and Rate Adaptation for 360-degree Mobile Video Streaming]. Next: Fortinet, Burnaby.

* Omar Eltobgy, M.Sc., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/eltobgy18.pdf VRCast: Mobile Streaming of Live 360-Degree Videos]. Next: Adobe, Ottawa.

* Alaa Eldin Abdelaal, M.Sc., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelaal17.pdf Event-based Control as a Cloud Service]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Abdullah Aldhamin, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/aldhamin14.pdf Flash Storage Management Algorithm for Large-Scale Hybrid Storage Systems]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Ahmed Abdelsadek, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelsadek14.pdf Distributed Index for Matching Multimedia Objects]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, M.Sc., Spring 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mrahman13.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Streaming over Mobile Networks]. Next: Telus, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Bu-khamsin, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bu-khamsin12.pdf Socket Direct Protocol over PCI Express Interconnect: Design, Implementation and Evaluation]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Azin Dastpak, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dastpak12.pdf Video Streaming over Cognitive Radio Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Jiangchuan Liu)

* Naghmeh Khodabakhshi, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/khodabakhshi12.pdf Copy Detection of 3D Videos]. Next: RIM, Ottawa.

* Taher Dameh, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dameh12.pdf Distributed Kernel Matrix Approximation and Implementation using MPI]

* Fei Gao, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/gao11.pdf Distributed Approximate Spectral Clustering for Large-Scale Datasets]

* R. Cameron Harvey, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/harvey11.pdf Spatio-Temporal Video Copy Detection]. Next: Amazon, Seattle.

* Hamed Sadeghi Neshat, M.Sc., Summer 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/neshat11.pdf Effective Online Advertising]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle.

* Farid Molazem Tabrizi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/tabrizi11.pdf Adaptive Transmission of Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams to Mobile Devices] (co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Peters). Next: PhD Student at UBC.

* Shabnam Mirshokraie, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mirshokraie10.pdf Live Peer-to-Peer Streaming with Scalable Video Coding and Network Coding]. Next: PhD Student at UBC

* Somsubhra Sharangi, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/sharangi10.pdf Scalable Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Ramesh Krishnamurti). Next: PhD Student at SFU.

* Yuanbin Shen, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shen10.pdf Efficient Algorithms for Multi-sender Data Transmission in Swarm-based Peer-to-peer Streaming Systems]

* Cong Ly, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ly10.pdf Latency Reduction in Online Multiplayer Games Using Detour Routing]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Yi Liu, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/liu09.pdf Video Streaming over Cooperative Wireless Networks]. Next: grad student, Oxford, UK.

* Greg Kowalski, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/kowalski09.pdf Empirical Analysis of Multi-Sender Segment Transmission Algorithms in Peer-to-Peer Streaming]

* Kianoosh Mokhtarian, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mokhtarian09.pdf Efficient and Secure Delivery of Scalable Video Streams]. Next: PhD Student at UoT.

* Behrooz Noorizadeh, M.Sc., Fall 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/noorizadeh07.pdf Cooperative Proxy Caching for Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Nokia, Vancouver.

* Hossein Ahmadi, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ahmadi07.pdf Probabilistic Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks]. Next: Ph.D. Student at UIUC,

* Majid Bagheri, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bagheri07.pdf Efficient K-Coverage Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks and their Applications to Early Detection of Forest Fires]. Next: Ph.D. Student at SFU.

* Osama Saleh, M.Sc., Fall 2006, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/saleh06.pdf Modeling and Caching of Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Engineer in the banking sector, London, UK.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Project Option (project = 6 credits)'''

* Kaushik Choudhary, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12450 Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems]

* Mohammad Alkurbi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/11588 Detection of Botnets Mounted on the Session Initiation Protocol]

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Peters) ==

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''


* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/14556 Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/13754 Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12939 Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]

== Visitors and Interns ==

* Amr Sharafeldin, Undergraduate SFU (NSERC USRA, Summer 2025)

* Anson Ng, Undergraduate from McGill University (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Arya Faghihy, Undergraduate SFU (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, June 2019 -- December 2019)

* Suhong Kim, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, May 2019 -- December 2019)

* Trevor Gale, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May 2019 -- August 2019)

* Qiao Chen, Undergraduate (August 2016 -- January 2017)

* Denny Stohr, Graduate (Research Visitor from TU Darmstadt, Germany, September 2015 -- December 2015)

* Maram Sakr, Graduate (Research Internship, March 2015 -- September 2015)

* Yu-Sian Li, Graduate (Research Visitor from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July -- September 2012)

* Gordon Leung, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2010)

* Andreas Berger, Graduate (Research Visitor from The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, February -- May 2009)

* Vikas Kumar, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May -- July 2008)

* Nitin Chiluka, Undergraduate (Research Internship, December 2007 -- May 2008)

* Nicolas Gomez, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

* Pouya Alagheband, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center caption="Graduated PhD and MSc Students">
Image:ShahrzadM.JPG|Shahrzad Mirzaei
Image:Khaled_alb.jpg| Khaled Al Butainy
Image:AliGh.jpg|Ali Ghorbanpour
Image:Mossad.jpeg.jpg|Omar Mossad
Image:Deniz ugur picture.jpg.jpg|Deniz Ugur
Image:Shahzaib.jpg|Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
Image:parhamY.jpeg|Parham Yassini
Image:Rahmani.jpg|Hamed Rahmani Khezri
Image:Azadi.jpg|Puria Azadi Moghadam
Image:carloslee.png|Carlos Lee
Image:AmgadAhmed.jpg|Amgad Ahmed
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:MohamedHegazy.jpg|Mohamed Hegazy
Image:Arafa.jpg|Omar Arafa
Image:shatnawi.JPG|Mohammed Shatnawi
Image:eltobgy.jpg|Omar Eltobgy
Image:Kiana.jpg|Kiana Calagari
Image:Alaa.jpg|Alaa Eldin Abdelaal
Image:Ahamza.JPG|Ahmed Hamza
Image:saleh.JPG|Saleh Almowuena
Image:Abdullah_small.jpg|Abdullah Aldhamin
Image:sadek_scaled.jpg|Ahmed Abdelsadek
Image:Mohsen_Jamali_scaled.jpg|Mohsen Jamali
Image:Masum.jpg|Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Image:Mohammad_Hosseini_scaled.jpg|Mohammad Hosseini
Image:Pariya_scaled.jpg|Pariya Raoufi
Image:AhmedBuKhamsin.jpg|Ahmed Bu-khamsin
Image:Azin.jpg|Azin Dastpak
Image:Naghmeh.jpg|Naghmeh Khodabakhshi
Image:Kaushik.jpg|Kaushik Choudhary
Image:Taher.jpg|Taher Dameh
Image:Fei.jpg|Fei Gao
Image:Cameron.jpg|R. Cameron Harvey
Image:Hamed.jpg|Hamed SadeghiNeshat
Image:Mohammad.jpg|Mohammad Alkurbi
Image:Farid.jpg|Farid Molazem Tabrizi
Image:Shabnam.jpg|Shabnam Mirshokraie
Image:Som.JPG|Somsubhra Sharangi
Image:Yuanbin.jpg|Yuanbin Shen
Image:Cong.jpg|Cong Ly
Image:Cheng.JPG|ChengHsin Hsu
Image:Liuyi.jpg|Yi Liu
Image:Greg.jpg|center|Greg Kowalski
Image:Kianoosh.jpg|Kianoosh Mokhtarian
Image:Behrooz.jpg|Behrooz Noorizadeh
Image:Ahmadi.jpg|Hossein Ahmadi
Image:Mbagheri.jpg|Majid Bagheri
Image:Saleh.jpg|Osama Saleh

</gallery>

== Contacts ==

* [[Private:contacts|List of contact persons in academia and industry (Login Required). ]]

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[[Image:Nmsl mmsys2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL at MMSys'23]]
[[Image:nsl_outdoor_2016.JPG|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2016]]
[[Image:nsl1.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl2.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl3.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl4.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nmsl_jan_2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2023]]
[[Image:nmsl_dec_2021.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2021]]
[[Image:nmsl_dec2025.jp2|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team Dec 2025]]
[[Image:Mobicom2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|Neha Sharma at MobiCom'23]]
[[Image:KhaledAliShahrzad graduation.jpg|thumb|right|700px|Khaled, Ali, and Shahrzad: Convocation, October 2025]]
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== Faculty ==

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/ Mohamed Hefeeda] (Professor, NMSL Director)

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Image:mhefeeda.jpg|Mohamed Hefeeda
</gallery>

== Current Members ==

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma], Ph.D.

* [https://maarab-sfu.github.io/ Mohammad Amin Arab], Ph.D.

* Saeed Zangeneh, Ph.D.

* Haseeb Ur Rehman, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad, M.Sc.

* Mariam Bebawy, M.Sc.

* Erfan Mehraban, M.Sc.

* Ahmed Abdelsalam, M.Sc.

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Image:Sharma.JPG|Neha Sharma
Image:Arab.jpg|Mohammad Amin Arab
Image:GhazalehB.jpg| Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad
Image:Maryam_bebawy.jpg| Mariam Bebawy
Image:Saeed.jpg| Saeed Zangeneh
Image:Erfan_mehraban.jpg| Erfan Mehraban
Image:AhmedTarekPhoto.jpg | Ahmed Tarek Elsayed
</gallery>

== Former Postdocs ==

* Hamed Ahmadi, August 2017. Next: Software Engineer, Vancouver.

* Mohamed ElGharib (at QCRI), 2015. Next: Scientist at QCRI, Qatar. Current: Researcher at Max Plank Institute, Germany.

* Tamir Hegazy, August 2013. Next: Researcher, Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Current: Principal Scientist, Philips, Cambridge, MA.

* Abdul Hasib, January 2013. Next: System Design Engineer, SNC Lavalin, Vancouver.

* Maysam Yabandeh (at QCRI), 2013. Next: Research Engineer, Facebook.

* Mustafa Rafique (at QCRI), 2012. Next Scientist, IBM Research, Ireland. Current: Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) ==

'''Ph.D. Students'''

* Ammar Rashed, Ph.D. Summer 2025, Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at the University of Ottawa.

* Khaled Diab, Ph.D., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/diab19.pdf Traffic-Engineered Distribution of Multimedia Content]. Next: University Research Associate, SFU

* Mohammed Shatnawi, Ph.D., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shatnawi18.pdf Improving Reliability of Large Scale Multimedia Services]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle (continues in his previous position).

* Kiana Calagari, Ph.D., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/calagari17.pdf Generating and Streaming Immersive Sports Video Content]. Next: Researcher at Ever AI, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hamza17.pdf Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery]. Next: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.

* Saleh Almowuena, Ph.D., Fall 2016, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/almowuena16.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Video Streaming over Heterogeneous Cellular Networks] Next: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

* ChengHsin Hsu, Ph.D., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hsu09.pdf Efficient Mobile Multimedia Streaming]. Next: Senior Researcher, Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab, California, USA. Current: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''

* Shahrzad Mirzaei, M.Sc., Summer 2025, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/39749 MobiLyzer: Fine-grained mobile liquid analyzer].

* Khaled Al Butainy, M.Sc., Summer 2025, Characterizing Latency Impact on Rendering Accuracy in Edge-Supported Cloud Gaming.

* Ali Ghorbanpour, M.Sc., Summer 2025, RDIAS: Robust and Decentralized Image Authentication System.

* Omar Mosaad, M.Sc., Fall 2024, DeepGame: Efficient Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming.

* Deniz Ugur, M.Sc., Fall 2024, Transparent Video Upscaling for Cloud Gaming.

* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem, M.Sc., Summer 2024, Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones.

* Hamed Rahmani Khezri, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6705 Unsupervised Single-Image Reflection Removal]. Next: Machine Learning Engineer at Skylab Technologies Inc.

* Parham Yassini, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6691 Distributed In-Network Task Scheduling for Datacenters]. Next: Software Engineer at Huawei Canada.

* Puria Azadi Moghadam, M.Sc., Summer 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6478 Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Carlos Lee, M.Sc., Summer 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5968 Service Chaining for Multicast Traffic]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Amgad Ahmed, M.Sc., Spring 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5813 User-assisted Video Reflection Removal]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arab19.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]. Next: Ph.D. student at SFU.

* Mohamed Hegazy, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hegazy19.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Omar Arafa, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arafa19.pdf Bandwidth Estimation and Rate Adaptation for 360-degree Mobile Video Streaming]. Next: Fortinet, Burnaby.

* Omar Eltobgy, M.Sc., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/eltobgy18.pdf VRCast: Mobile Streaming of Live 360-Degree Videos]. Next: Adobe, Ottawa.

* Alaa Eldin Abdelaal, M.Sc., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelaal17.pdf Event-based Control as a Cloud Service]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Abdullah Aldhamin, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/aldhamin14.pdf Flash Storage Management Algorithm for Large-Scale Hybrid Storage Systems]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Ahmed Abdelsadek, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelsadek14.pdf Distributed Index for Matching Multimedia Objects]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, M.Sc., Spring 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mrahman13.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Streaming over Mobile Networks]. Next: Telus, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Bu-khamsin, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bu-khamsin12.pdf Socket Direct Protocol over PCI Express Interconnect: Design, Implementation and Evaluation]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Azin Dastpak, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dastpak12.pdf Video Streaming over Cognitive Radio Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Jiangchuan Liu)

* Naghmeh Khodabakhshi, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/khodabakhshi12.pdf Copy Detection of 3D Videos]. Next: RIM, Ottawa.

* Taher Dameh, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dameh12.pdf Distributed Kernel Matrix Approximation and Implementation using MPI]

* Fei Gao, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/gao11.pdf Distributed Approximate Spectral Clustering for Large-Scale Datasets]

* R. Cameron Harvey, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/harvey11.pdf Spatio-Temporal Video Copy Detection]. Next: Amazon, Seattle.

* Hamed Sadeghi Neshat, M.Sc., Summer 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/neshat11.pdf Effective Online Advertising]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle.

* Farid Molazem Tabrizi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/tabrizi11.pdf Adaptive Transmission of Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams to Mobile Devices] (co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Peters). Next: PhD Student at UBC.

* Shabnam Mirshokraie, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mirshokraie10.pdf Live Peer-to-Peer Streaming with Scalable Video Coding and Network Coding]. Next: PhD Student at UBC

* Somsubhra Sharangi, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/sharangi10.pdf Scalable Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Ramesh Krishnamurti). Next: PhD Student at SFU.

* Yuanbin Shen, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shen10.pdf Efficient Algorithms for Multi-sender Data Transmission in Swarm-based Peer-to-peer Streaming Systems]

* Cong Ly, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ly10.pdf Latency Reduction in Online Multiplayer Games Using Detour Routing]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Yi Liu, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/liu09.pdf Video Streaming over Cooperative Wireless Networks]. Next: grad student, Oxford, UK.

* Greg Kowalski, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/kowalski09.pdf Empirical Analysis of Multi-Sender Segment Transmission Algorithms in Peer-to-Peer Streaming]

* Kianoosh Mokhtarian, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mokhtarian09.pdf Efficient and Secure Delivery of Scalable Video Streams]. Next: PhD Student at UoT.

* Behrooz Noorizadeh, M.Sc., Fall 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/noorizadeh07.pdf Cooperative Proxy Caching for Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Nokia, Vancouver.

* Hossein Ahmadi, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ahmadi07.pdf Probabilistic Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks]. Next: Ph.D. Student at UIUC,

* Majid Bagheri, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bagheri07.pdf Efficient K-Coverage Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks and their Applications to Early Detection of Forest Fires]. Next: Ph.D. Student at SFU.

* Osama Saleh, M.Sc., Fall 2006, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/saleh06.pdf Modeling and Caching of Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Engineer in the banking sector, London, UK.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Project Option (project = 6 credits)'''

* Kaushik Choudhary, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12450 Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems]

* Mohammad Alkurbi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/11588 Detection of Botnets Mounted on the Session Initiation Protocol]

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Peters) ==

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''


* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/14556 Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/13754 Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12939 Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]

== Visitors and Interns ==

* Amr Sharafeldin, Undergraduate SFU (NSERC USRA, Summer 2025)

* Anson Ng, Undergraduate from McGill University (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Arya Faghihy, Undergraduate SFU (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, June 2019 -- December 2019)

* Suhong Kim, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, May 2019 -- December 2019)

* Trevor Gale, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May 2019 -- August 2019)

* Qiao Chen, Undergraduate (August 2016 -- January 2017)

* Denny Stohr, Graduate (Research Visitor from TU Darmstadt, Germany, September 2015 -- December 2015)

* Maram Sakr, Graduate (Research Internship, March 2015 -- September 2015)

* Yu-Sian Li, Graduate (Research Visitor from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July -- September 2012)

* Gordon Leung, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2010)

* Andreas Berger, Graduate (Research Visitor from The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, February -- May 2009)

* Vikas Kumar, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May -- July 2008)

* Nitin Chiluka, Undergraduate (Research Internship, December 2007 -- May 2008)

* Nicolas Gomez, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

* Pouya Alagheband, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center caption="Graduated PhD and MSc Students">
Image:ShahrzadM.JPG|Shahrzad Mirzaei
Image:Khaled_alb.jpg| Khaled Al Butainy
Image:AliGh.jpg|Ali Ghorbanpour
Image:Mossad.jpeg.jpg|Omar Mossad
Image:Deniz ugur picture.jpg.jpg|Deniz Ugur
Image:Shahzaib.jpg|Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
Image:parhamY.jpeg|Parham Yassini
Image:Rahmani.jpg|Hamed Rahmani Khezri
Image:Azadi.jpg|Puria Azadi Moghadam
Image:carloslee.png|Carlos Lee
Image:AmgadAhmed.jpg|Amgad Ahmed
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:MohamedHegazy.jpg|Mohamed Hegazy
Image:Arafa.jpg|Omar Arafa
Image:shatnawi.JPG|Mohammed Shatnawi
Image:eltobgy.jpg|Omar Eltobgy
Image:Kiana.jpg|Kiana Calagari
Image:Alaa.jpg|Alaa Eldin Abdelaal
Image:Ahamza.JPG|Ahmed Hamza
Image:saleh.JPG|Saleh Almowuena
Image:Abdullah_small.jpg|Abdullah Aldhamin
Image:sadek_scaled.jpg|Ahmed Abdelsadek
Image:Mohsen_Jamali_scaled.jpg|Mohsen Jamali
Image:Masum.jpg|Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Image:Mohammad_Hosseini_scaled.jpg|Mohammad Hosseini
Image:Pariya_scaled.jpg|Pariya Raoufi
Image:AhmedBuKhamsin.jpg|Ahmed Bu-khamsin
Image:Azin.jpg|Azin Dastpak
Image:Naghmeh.jpg|Naghmeh Khodabakhshi
Image:Kaushik.jpg|Kaushik Choudhary
Image:Taher.jpg|Taher Dameh
Image:Fei.jpg|Fei Gao
Image:Cameron.jpg|R. Cameron Harvey
Image:Hamed.jpg|Hamed SadeghiNeshat
Image:Mohammad.jpg|Mohammad Alkurbi
Image:Farid.jpg|Farid Molazem Tabrizi
Image:Shabnam.jpg|Shabnam Mirshokraie
Image:Som.JPG|Somsubhra Sharangi
Image:Yuanbin.jpg|Yuanbin Shen
Image:Cong.jpg|Cong Ly
Image:Cheng.JPG|ChengHsin Hsu
Image:Liuyi.jpg|Yi Liu
Image:Greg.jpg|center|Greg Kowalski
Image:Kianoosh.jpg|Kianoosh Mokhtarian
Image:Behrooz.jpg|Behrooz Noorizadeh
Image:Ahmadi.jpg|Hossein Ahmadi
Image:Mbagheri.jpg|Majid Bagheri
Image:Saleh.jpg|Osama Saleh

</gallery>

== Contacts ==

* [[Private:contacts|List of contact persons in academia and industry (Login Required). ]]

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[[Image:nsl_outdoor_2016.JPG|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2016]]
[[Image:nsl1.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl2.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl3.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl4.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nmsl_jan_2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2023]]
[[Image:nmsl_dec_2021.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2021]]
[[Image:NMSL_Dec_2025.j2k|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team Dec 2025]]
[[Image:Mobicom2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|Neha Sharma at MobiCom'23]]
[[Image:KhaledAliShahrzad graduation.jpg|thumb|right|700px|Khaled, Ali, and Shahrzad: Convocation, October 2025]]
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== Faculty ==

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/ Mohamed Hefeeda] (Professor, NMSL Director)

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Image:mhefeeda.jpg|Mohamed Hefeeda
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== Current Members ==

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma], Ph.D.

* [https://maarab-sfu.github.io/ Mohammad Amin Arab], Ph.D.

* Saeed Zangeneh, Ph.D.

* Haseeb Ur Rehman, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad, M.Sc.

* Mariam Bebawy, M.Sc.

* Erfan Mehraban, M.Sc.

* Ahmed Abdelsalam, M.Sc.

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Image:Sharma.JPG|Neha Sharma
Image:Arab.jpg|Mohammad Amin Arab
Image:GhazalehB.jpg| Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad
Image:Maryam_bebawy.jpg| Mariam Bebawy
Image:Saeed.jpg| Saeed Zangeneh
Image:Erfan_mehraban.jpg| Erfan Mehraban
Image:AhmedTarekPhoto.jpg | Ahmed Tarek Elsayed
</gallery>

== Former Postdocs ==

* Hamed Ahmadi, August 2017. Next: Software Engineer, Vancouver.

* Mohamed ElGharib (at QCRI), 2015. Next: Scientist at QCRI, Qatar. Current: Researcher at Max Plank Institute, Germany.

* Tamir Hegazy, August 2013. Next: Researcher, Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Current: Principal Scientist, Philips, Cambridge, MA.

* Abdul Hasib, January 2013. Next: System Design Engineer, SNC Lavalin, Vancouver.

* Maysam Yabandeh (at QCRI), 2013. Next: Research Engineer, Facebook.

* Mustafa Rafique (at QCRI), 2012. Next Scientist, IBM Research, Ireland. Current: Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) ==

'''Ph.D. Students'''

* Ammar Rashed, Ph.D. Summer 2025, Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at the University of Ottawa.

* Khaled Diab, Ph.D., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/diab19.pdf Traffic-Engineered Distribution of Multimedia Content]. Next: University Research Associate, SFU

* Mohammed Shatnawi, Ph.D., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shatnawi18.pdf Improving Reliability of Large Scale Multimedia Services]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle (continues in his previous position).

* Kiana Calagari, Ph.D., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/calagari17.pdf Generating and Streaming Immersive Sports Video Content]. Next: Researcher at Ever AI, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hamza17.pdf Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery]. Next: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.

* Saleh Almowuena, Ph.D., Fall 2016, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/almowuena16.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Video Streaming over Heterogeneous Cellular Networks] Next: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

* ChengHsin Hsu, Ph.D., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hsu09.pdf Efficient Mobile Multimedia Streaming]. Next: Senior Researcher, Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab, California, USA. Current: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''

* Shahrzad Mirzaei, M.Sc., Summer 2025, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/39749 MobiLyzer: Fine-grained mobile liquid analyzer].

* Khaled Al Butainy, M.Sc., Summer 2025, Characterizing Latency Impact on Rendering Accuracy in Edge-Supported Cloud Gaming.

* Ali Ghorbanpour, M.Sc., Summer 2025, RDIAS: Robust and Decentralized Image Authentication System.

* Omar Mosaad, M.Sc., Fall 2024, DeepGame: Efficient Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming.

* Deniz Ugur, M.Sc., Fall 2024, Transparent Video Upscaling for Cloud Gaming.

* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem, M.Sc., Summer 2024, Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones.

* Hamed Rahmani Khezri, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6705 Unsupervised Single-Image Reflection Removal]. Next: Machine Learning Engineer at Skylab Technologies Inc.

* Parham Yassini, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6691 Distributed In-Network Task Scheduling for Datacenters]. Next: Software Engineer at Huawei Canada.

* Puria Azadi Moghadam, M.Sc., Summer 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6478 Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Carlos Lee, M.Sc., Summer 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5968 Service Chaining for Multicast Traffic]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Amgad Ahmed, M.Sc., Spring 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5813 User-assisted Video Reflection Removal]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arab19.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]. Next: Ph.D. student at SFU.

* Mohamed Hegazy, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hegazy19.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Omar Arafa, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arafa19.pdf Bandwidth Estimation and Rate Adaptation for 360-degree Mobile Video Streaming]. Next: Fortinet, Burnaby.

* Omar Eltobgy, M.Sc., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/eltobgy18.pdf VRCast: Mobile Streaming of Live 360-Degree Videos]. Next: Adobe, Ottawa.

* Alaa Eldin Abdelaal, M.Sc., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelaal17.pdf Event-based Control as a Cloud Service]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Abdullah Aldhamin, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/aldhamin14.pdf Flash Storage Management Algorithm for Large-Scale Hybrid Storage Systems]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Ahmed Abdelsadek, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelsadek14.pdf Distributed Index for Matching Multimedia Objects]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, M.Sc., Spring 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mrahman13.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Streaming over Mobile Networks]. Next: Telus, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Bu-khamsin, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bu-khamsin12.pdf Socket Direct Protocol over PCI Express Interconnect: Design, Implementation and Evaluation]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Azin Dastpak, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dastpak12.pdf Video Streaming over Cognitive Radio Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Jiangchuan Liu)

* Naghmeh Khodabakhshi, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/khodabakhshi12.pdf Copy Detection of 3D Videos]. Next: RIM, Ottawa.

* Taher Dameh, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dameh12.pdf Distributed Kernel Matrix Approximation and Implementation using MPI]

* Fei Gao, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/gao11.pdf Distributed Approximate Spectral Clustering for Large-Scale Datasets]

* R. Cameron Harvey, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/harvey11.pdf Spatio-Temporal Video Copy Detection]. Next: Amazon, Seattle.

* Hamed Sadeghi Neshat, M.Sc., Summer 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/neshat11.pdf Effective Online Advertising]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle.

* Farid Molazem Tabrizi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/tabrizi11.pdf Adaptive Transmission of Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams to Mobile Devices] (co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Peters). Next: PhD Student at UBC.

* Shabnam Mirshokraie, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mirshokraie10.pdf Live Peer-to-Peer Streaming with Scalable Video Coding and Network Coding]. Next: PhD Student at UBC

* Somsubhra Sharangi, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/sharangi10.pdf Scalable Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Ramesh Krishnamurti). Next: PhD Student at SFU.

* Yuanbin Shen, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shen10.pdf Efficient Algorithms for Multi-sender Data Transmission in Swarm-based Peer-to-peer Streaming Systems]

* Cong Ly, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ly10.pdf Latency Reduction in Online Multiplayer Games Using Detour Routing]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Yi Liu, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/liu09.pdf Video Streaming over Cooperative Wireless Networks]. Next: grad student, Oxford, UK.

* Greg Kowalski, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/kowalski09.pdf Empirical Analysis of Multi-Sender Segment Transmission Algorithms in Peer-to-Peer Streaming]

* Kianoosh Mokhtarian, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mokhtarian09.pdf Efficient and Secure Delivery of Scalable Video Streams]. Next: PhD Student at UoT.

* Behrooz Noorizadeh, M.Sc., Fall 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/noorizadeh07.pdf Cooperative Proxy Caching for Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Nokia, Vancouver.

* Hossein Ahmadi, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ahmadi07.pdf Probabilistic Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks]. Next: Ph.D. Student at UIUC,

* Majid Bagheri, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bagheri07.pdf Efficient K-Coverage Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks and their Applications to Early Detection of Forest Fires]. Next: Ph.D. Student at SFU.

* Osama Saleh, M.Sc., Fall 2006, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/saleh06.pdf Modeling and Caching of Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Engineer in the banking sector, London, UK.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Project Option (project = 6 credits)'''

* Kaushik Choudhary, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12450 Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems]

* Mohammad Alkurbi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/11588 Detection of Botnets Mounted on the Session Initiation Protocol]

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Peters) ==

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''


* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/14556 Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/13754 Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12939 Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]

== Visitors and Interns ==

* Amr Sharafeldin, Undergraduate SFU (NSERC USRA, Summer 2025)

* Anson Ng, Undergraduate from McGill University (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Arya Faghihy, Undergraduate SFU (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, June 2019 -- December 2019)

* Suhong Kim, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, May 2019 -- December 2019)

* Trevor Gale, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May 2019 -- August 2019)

* Qiao Chen, Undergraduate (August 2016 -- January 2017)

* Denny Stohr, Graduate (Research Visitor from TU Darmstadt, Germany, September 2015 -- December 2015)

* Maram Sakr, Graduate (Research Internship, March 2015 -- September 2015)

* Yu-Sian Li, Graduate (Research Visitor from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July -- September 2012)

* Gordon Leung, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2010)

* Andreas Berger, Graduate (Research Visitor from The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, February -- May 2009)

* Vikas Kumar, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May -- July 2008)

* Nitin Chiluka, Undergraduate (Research Internship, December 2007 -- May 2008)

* Nicolas Gomez, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

* Pouya Alagheband, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center caption="Graduated PhD and MSc Students">
Image:ShahrzadM.JPG|Shahrzad Mirzaei
Image:Khaled_alb.jpg| Khaled Al Butainy
Image:AliGh.jpg|Ali Ghorbanpour
Image:Mossad.jpeg.jpg|Omar Mossad
Image:Deniz ugur picture.jpg.jpg|Deniz Ugur
Image:Shahzaib.jpg|Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
Image:parhamY.jpeg|Parham Yassini
Image:Rahmani.jpg|Hamed Rahmani Khezri
Image:Azadi.jpg|Puria Azadi Moghadam
Image:carloslee.png|Carlos Lee
Image:AmgadAhmed.jpg|Amgad Ahmed
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:MohamedHegazy.jpg|Mohamed Hegazy
Image:Arafa.jpg|Omar Arafa
Image:shatnawi.JPG|Mohammed Shatnawi
Image:eltobgy.jpg|Omar Eltobgy
Image:Kiana.jpg|Kiana Calagari
Image:Alaa.jpg|Alaa Eldin Abdelaal
Image:Ahamza.JPG|Ahmed Hamza
Image:saleh.JPG|Saleh Almowuena
Image:Abdullah_small.jpg|Abdullah Aldhamin
Image:sadek_scaled.jpg|Ahmed Abdelsadek
Image:Mohsen_Jamali_scaled.jpg|Mohsen Jamali
Image:Masum.jpg|Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Image:Mohammad_Hosseini_scaled.jpg|Mohammad Hosseini
Image:Pariya_scaled.jpg|Pariya Raoufi
Image:AhmedBuKhamsin.jpg|Ahmed Bu-khamsin
Image:Azin.jpg|Azin Dastpak
Image:Naghmeh.jpg|Naghmeh Khodabakhshi
Image:Kaushik.jpg|Kaushik Choudhary
Image:Taher.jpg|Taher Dameh
Image:Fei.jpg|Fei Gao
Image:Cameron.jpg|R. Cameron Harvey
Image:Hamed.jpg|Hamed SadeghiNeshat
Image:Mohammad.jpg|Mohammad Alkurbi
Image:Farid.jpg|Farid Molazem Tabrizi
Image:Shabnam.jpg|Shabnam Mirshokraie
Image:Som.JPG|Somsubhra Sharangi
Image:Yuanbin.jpg|Yuanbin Shen
Image:Cong.jpg|Cong Ly
Image:Cheng.JPG|ChengHsin Hsu
Image:Liuyi.jpg|Yi Liu
Image:Greg.jpg|center|Greg Kowalski
Image:Kianoosh.jpg|Kianoosh Mokhtarian
Image:Behrooz.jpg|Behrooz Noorizadeh
Image:Ahmadi.jpg|Hossein Ahmadi
Image:Mbagheri.jpg|Majid Bagheri
Image:Saleh.jpg|Osama Saleh

</gallery>

== Contacts ==

* [[Private:contacts|List of contact persons in academia and industry (Login Required). ]]

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Mhefeeda:

People

2025-12-04T23:51:12Z

Mhefeeda:

Hyperspectral Imaging

2025-11-12T06:55:26Z

Mhefeeda: /* Codes and Datasets */

A hyperspectral camera captures a scene in many frequency bands across the spectrum, providing rich information and facilitating numerous applications in industrial, military, and commercial domains. Example applications of hyperspectral imaging include medical diagnosis (e.g., early detection of skin cancer), food-quality inspection, artwork authentication, forest monitoring, material identification, and remote sensing. The potential of hyperspectral imaging has been established for decades now. However, to date, hyperspectral imaging has only seen success in specialized and large-scale industrial and military applications. This is because of three main challenges: (i) the sheer volume of hyperspectral data which makes it hard to transmit such data in real-time and thus limiting its usefulness for many applications, (ii) the negative impact of the environmental conditions (e.g., rain, fog, and snow) which reduces the utility of the captured hyper-spectral data, and (iii) the high cost of hyperspectral cameras (upwards of $20K USD) which makes the technology out of reach for many commercial and end-user applications. The goal of this project is to address these challenges to enable wide adoption of hyperspectral imaging in many applications.

'''MobiSpectral: Hyperspectral Imaging on Mobile Devices'''

Hyperspectral imaging systems capture information in multiple wavelength bands across the electromagnetic spectrum. These bands provide substantial details based on the optical properties of the materials present in the captured scene. The high cost of hyperspectral cameras and their strict illumination requirements make the technology out of reach for end-user and small-scale commercial applications. We propose MobiSpectral, which turns a low-cost phone into a simple hyperspectral imaging system, without any changes in the hardware. We design deep learning models that take regular RGB images and near-infrared (NIR) signals (which are used for face identification on recent phones) and reconstruct multiple hyperspectral bands in the visible and NIR ranges of the spectrum. Our experimental results show that MobiSpectral produces accurate bands that are comparable to ones captured by actual hyperspectral cameras. The availability of hyperspectral bands that reveal hidden information enables the development of novel mobile applications that are not currently possible. To demonstrate the potential of MobiSpectral, we use it to identify organic solid foods, which is a challenging food fraud problem that is currently partially addressed by laborious, unscalable, and expensive processes. We collect large datasets in real environments under diverse illumination conditions to evaluate MobiSpectral. Our results show that MobiSpectral can identify organic foods, e.g., apples, tomatoes, kiwis, strawberries, and blueberries, with an accuracy of up to 94% from images taken by phones.



'''MobiLyzer: Fine-grained Mobile Liquid Analyzer'''

Most current methods for liquid analysis and fraud detection rely on expensive tools and controlled lab environments, making them inaccessible to lay users. We present MobiLyzer, a mobile system that enables fine-grained liquid analysis on unmodified commodity smartphones in realistic environments such as homes and grocery stores. MobiLyzer conducts spectral analysis of liquids based on how their chemical components reflect different wavelengths. Conducting spectral analysis of liquids on smartphones, however, is challenging due to the limited sensing capabilities of smartphones and the heterogeneity in their camera designs. This is further complicated by the uncontrolled nature of ambient illumination and the diversity in liquid containers. The ambient illumination, for example, introduces distortions in measured spectra, and liquid containers cause specular reflections that degrade accuracy. To address these challenges, MobiLyzer utilizes RGB images captured by regular smartphone cameras. It then introduces intrinsic decomposition ideas to mitigate the effects of illumination and interference from liquid containers. It further leverages the near-infrared (NIR) sensors on smartphones to collect complementary signals in the NIR spectral range, partially mitigating the limited sensing capabilities of smartphones. It finally presents a new machine-learning model that reconstructs the entire spectrum in the visible and NIR ranges using the captured RGB and NIR images, which enables fine-grained spectral analysis of liquids on smartphones without the need for expensive equipment. Unlike prior models, the presented spectral reconstruction model preserves the original RGB colors during reconstruction, which is critical for liquid analysis since many liquids differ only in subtle spectral cues. We demonstrate the accuracy and robustness of MobiLyzer through extensive experiments with multiple liquids, four different smartphones, and seven illumination sources. Our results show, for example, that MobiLyzer can accurately detect adulteration with small ratios, identify quality grades of the same liquid (e.g., refined vs. extra virgin olive oil), differentiate the country of origin of oils (e.g., olive oil from Italy versus USA), and analyze the concentration of materials in liquids (e.g., protein concentration in urine for early detection of kidney diseases).

[[File:Overview.png|thumb|center|700px|Overview of MobiLyzer]]

== People ==
* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma]
* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
* [https://chercode.github.io/ Shahrzad Mirzaei]
* Mariam Bebawy

== Codes and Datasets ==

* [https://github.com/chercode/mobilyzer-imwut25 MobiLyzer: Fine-grained Mobile Liquid Analyzer]

* [https://github.com/mariam-bebawy/glucosense-mobicom25 GlucoSense: Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring using Mobile Devices]

* [https://github.com/ShahzaibWaseem/RipeTrack RipeTrack: Assessing Fruit Ripeness using Smartphones]

* [https://github.com/mobispectral/mobicom23_mobispectral MobiSpectral: Hyperspectral Imaging on Mobile Devices]

* [https://github.com/pazadimo/HS_In_Diverse_Illuminations Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]

* [https://github.com/nehasharma512/vein-visualization Hyperspectral Reconstruction from RGB Images for Vein Visualization]

* [https://github.com/maarab-sfu/BQSETHI Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]

== Publications ==

* S. Mirzaei, M. Bebawy, A. M. Sharafeldin, and M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/imwut25_MobiLyzer.pdf MobiLyzer: Fine-grained Mobile Liquid Analyzer], Proc. ACM Interactive Mobile, Wearable, and Ubiquitous Technologies (IMWUT'25), vol. 9, no. 4, Article 201, pp. 1--37, December. 2025.

* M. Waseem, N. Sharma, M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/tmc25_RipeTrack.pdf RipeTrack: Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones], IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, pp. 1—16, Accepted, August 2025.

* N. Sharma, M. Bebawy, Y. Ng, and M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mobicom25_GlucoSense.pdf GlucoSense: Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring using Mobile Devices], In Proc. of ACM Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (MobiCom'25), Hong Kong, China, November 2025.

* N. Sharma, M. Waseem, S. Mirzaei, and M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mobiCom23_MobiSpectral.pdf MobiSpectral: Hyperspectral Imaging on Mobile Devices], In Proc. of ACM Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (MobiCom'23), Madrid, Spain, October 2023. (Artifacts Evaluated and Functional)

* P. Moghadam, N. Sharma, M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mmsys21_HS_illumination.pdf Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications], In Proc. of ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys’21), Istanbul, Turkey, September 2021. (Artifacts Evaluated and Functional)

* N. Sharma, M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mmsys20_vein.pdf Hyperspectral Reconstruction from RGB Images for Vein Visualization], In Proc. of ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys'20), Istanbul, Turkey, June 2020. (Artifacts Evaluated and Functional)

* M. Arab, K. Calagari, M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mm19_bandSelection.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images], In Proc. of ACM Conference on Multimedia (MM'19), Nice, France. October 2019.

Hyperspectral Imaging

2025-11-06T03:52:22Z

Mhefeeda:

A hyperspectral camera captures a scene in many frequency bands across the spectrum, providing rich information and facilitating numerous applications in industrial, military, and commercial domains. Example applications of hyperspectral imaging include medical diagnosis (e.g., early detection of skin cancer), food-quality inspection, artwork authentication, forest monitoring, material identification, and remote sensing. The potential of hyperspectral imaging has been established for decades now. However, to date, hyperspectral imaging has only seen success in specialized and large-scale industrial and military applications. This is because of three main challenges: (i) the sheer volume of hyperspectral data which makes it hard to transmit such data in real-time and thus limiting its usefulness for many applications, (ii) the negative impact of the environmental conditions (e.g., rain, fog, and snow) which reduces the utility of the captured hyper-spectral data, and (iii) the high cost of hyperspectral cameras (upwards of $20K USD) which makes the technology out of reach for many commercial and end-user applications. The goal of this project is to address these challenges to enable wide adoption of hyperspectral imaging in many applications.

'''MobiSpectral: Hyperspectral Imaging on Mobile Devices'''

Hyperspectral imaging systems capture information in multiple wavelength bands across the electromagnetic spectrum. These bands provide substantial details based on the optical properties of the materials present in the captured scene. The high cost of hyperspectral cameras and their strict illumination requirements make the technology out of reach for end-user and small-scale commercial applications. We propose MobiSpectral, which turns a low-cost phone into a simple hyperspectral imaging system, without any changes in the hardware. We design deep learning models that take regular RGB images and near-infrared (NIR) signals (which are used for face identification on recent phones) and reconstruct multiple hyperspectral bands in the visible and NIR ranges of the spectrum. Our experimental results show that MobiSpectral produces accurate bands that are comparable to ones captured by actual hyperspectral cameras. The availability of hyperspectral bands that reveal hidden information enables the development of novel mobile applications that are not currently possible. To demonstrate the potential of MobiSpectral, we use it to identify organic solid foods, which is a challenging food fraud problem that is currently partially addressed by laborious, unscalable, and expensive processes. We collect large datasets in real environments under diverse illumination conditions to evaluate MobiSpectral. Our results show that MobiSpectral can identify organic foods, e.g., apples, tomatoes, kiwis, strawberries, and blueberries, with an accuracy of up to 94% from images taken by phones.



'''MobiLyzer: Fine-grained Mobile Liquid Analyzer'''

Most current methods for liquid analysis and fraud detection rely on expensive tools and controlled lab environments, making them inaccessible to lay users. We present MobiLyzer, a mobile system that enables fine-grained liquid analysis on unmodified commodity smartphones in realistic environments such as homes and grocery stores. MobiLyzer conducts spectral analysis of liquids based on how their chemical components reflect different wavelengths. Conducting spectral analysis of liquids on smartphones, however, is challenging due to the limited sensing capabilities of smartphones and the heterogeneity in their camera designs. This is further complicated by the uncontrolled nature of ambient illumination and the diversity in liquid containers. The ambient illumination, for example, introduces distortions in measured spectra, and liquid containers cause specular reflections that degrade accuracy. To address these challenges, MobiLyzer utilizes RGB images captured by regular smartphone cameras. It then introduces intrinsic decomposition ideas to mitigate the effects of illumination and interference from liquid containers. It further leverages the near-infrared (NIR) sensors on smartphones to collect complementary signals in the NIR spectral range, partially mitigating the limited sensing capabilities of smartphones. It finally presents a new machine-learning model that reconstructs the entire spectrum in the visible and NIR ranges using the captured RGB and NIR images, which enables fine-grained spectral analysis of liquids on smartphones without the need for expensive equipment. Unlike prior models, the presented spectral reconstruction model preserves the original RGB colors during reconstruction, which is critical for liquid analysis since many liquids differ only in subtle spectral cues. We demonstrate the accuracy and robustness of MobiLyzer through extensive experiments with multiple liquids, four different smartphones, and seven illumination sources. Our results show, for example, that MobiLyzer can accurately detect adulteration with small ratios, identify quality grades of the same liquid (e.g., refined vs. extra virgin olive oil), differentiate the country of origin of oils (e.g., olive oil from Italy versus USA), and analyze the concentration of materials in liquids (e.g., protein concentration in urine for early detection of kidney diseases).

[[File:Overview.png|thumb|center|700px|Overview of MobiLyzer]]

== People ==
* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma]
* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
* [https://chercode.github.io/ Shahrzad Mirzaei]
* Mariam Bebawy

== Codes and Datasets ==
* [https://github.com/chercode/mobilyzer-imwut25 MobiLyzer: Fine-grained Mobile Liquid Analyzer]

* [https://github.com/mariam-bebawy/glucosense-mobicom25 GlucoSense: Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring using Mobile Devices]

* [https://github.com/mobispectral/mobicom23_mobispectral MobiSpectral: Hyperspectral Imaging on Mobile Devices]

* [https://github.com/pazadimo/HS_In_Diverse_Illuminations Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]

* [https://github.com/nehasharma512/vein-visualization Hyperspectral Reconstruction from RGB Images for Vein Visualization]

* [https://github.com/maarab-sfu/BQSETHI Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]

== Publications ==

* S. Mirzaei, M. Bebawy, A. M. Sharafeldin, and M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/imwut25_MobiLyzer.pdf MobiLyzer: Fine-grained Mobile Liquid Analyzer], Proc. ACM Interactive Mobile, Wearable, and Ubiquitous Technologies (IMWUT'25), vol. 9, no. 4, Article 201, pp. 1--37, December. 2025.

* M. Waseem, N. Sharma, M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/tmc25_RipeTrack.pdf RipeTrack: Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones], IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, pp. 1—16, Accepted, August 2025.

* N. Sharma, M. Bebawy, Y. Ng, and M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mobicom25_GlucoSense.pdf GlucoSense: Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring using Mobile Devices], In Proc. of ACM Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (MobiCom'25), Hong Kong, China, November 2025.

* N. Sharma, M. Waseem, S. Mirzaei, and M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mobiCom23_MobiSpectral.pdf MobiSpectral: Hyperspectral Imaging on Mobile Devices], In Proc. of ACM Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (MobiCom'23), Madrid, Spain, October 2023. (Artifacts Evaluated and Functional)

* P. Moghadam, N. Sharma, M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mmsys21_HS_illumination.pdf Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications], In Proc. of ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys’21), Istanbul, Turkey, September 2021. (Artifacts Evaluated and Functional)

* N. Sharma, M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mmsys20_vein.pdf Hyperspectral Reconstruction from RGB Images for Vein Visualization], In Proc. of ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys'20), Istanbul, Turkey, June 2020. (Artifacts Evaluated and Functional)

* M. Arab, K. Calagari, M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mm19_bandSelection.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images], In Proc. of ACM Conference on Multimedia (MM'19), Nice, France. October 2019.

Hyperspectral Imaging

2025-11-06T03:50:33Z

Mhefeeda:

A hyperspectral camera captures a scene in many frequency bands across the spectrum, providing rich information and facilitating numerous applications in industrial, military, and commercial domains. Example applications of hyperspectral imaging include medical diagnosis (e.g., early detection of skin cancer), food-quality inspection, artwork authentication, forest monitoring, material identification, and remote sensing. The potential of hyperspectral imaging has been established for decades now. However, to date, hyperspectral imaging has only seen success in specialized and large-scale industrial and military applications. This is because of three main challenges: (i) the sheer volume of hyperspectral data which makes it hard to transmit such data in real-time and thus limiting its usefulness for many applications, (ii) the negative impact of the environmental conditions (e.g., rain, fog, and snow) which reduces the utility of the captured hyper-spectral data, and (iii) the high cost of hyperspectral cameras (upwards of $20K USD) which makes the technology out of reach for many commercial and end-user applications. The goal of this project is to address these challenges to enable wide adoption of hyperspectral imaging in many applications.

'''MobiSpectral: Hyperspectral Imaging on Mobile Devices'''

Hyperspectral imaging systems capture information in multiple wavelength bands across the electromagnetic spectrum. These bands provide substantial details based on the optical properties of the materials present in the captured scene. The high cost of hyperspectral cameras and their strict illumination requirements make the technology out of reach for end-user and small-scale commercial applications. We propose MobiSpectral, which turns a low-cost phone into a simple hyperspectral imaging system, without any changes in the hardware. We design deep learning models that take regular RGB images and near-infrared (NIR) signals (which are used for face identification on recent phones) and reconstruct multiple hyperspectral bands in the visible and NIR ranges of the spectrum. Our experimental results show that MobiSpectral produces accurate bands that are comparable to ones captured by actual hyperspectral cameras. The availability of hyperspectral bands that reveal hidden information enables the development of novel mobile applications that are not currently possible. To demonstrate the potential of MobiSpectral, we use it to identify organic solid foods, which is a challenging food fraud problem that is currently partially addressed by laborious, unscalable, and expensive processes. We collect large datasets in real environments under diverse illumination conditions to evaluate MobiSpectral. Our results show that MobiSpectral can identify organic foods, e.g., apples, tomatoes, kiwis, strawberries, and blueberries, with an accuracy of up to 94% from images taken by phones.

%[[File:Mobispectral.png|thumb|center|700px|Overview of MobiSpectral]]

'''MobiLyzer: Fine-grained Mobile Liquid Analyzer'''

Most current methods for liquid analysis and fraud detection rely on expensive tools and controlled lab environments, making them inaccessible to lay users. We present MobiLyzer, a mobile system that enables fine-grained liquid analysis on unmodified commodity smartphones in realistic environments such as homes and grocery stores. MobiLyzer conducts spectral analysis of liquids based on how their chemical components reflect different wavelengths. Conducting spectral analysis of liquids on smartphones, however, is challenging due to the limited sensing capabilities of smartphones and the heterogeneity in their camera designs. This is further complicated by the uncontrolled nature of ambient illumination and the diversity in liquid containers. The ambient illumination, for example, introduces distortions in measured spectra, and liquid containers cause specular reflections that degrade accuracy. To address these challenges, MobiLyzer utilizes RGB images captured by regular smartphone cameras. It then introduces intrinsic decomposition ideas to mitigate the effects of illumination and interference from liquid containers. It further leverages the near-infrared (NIR) sensors on smartphones to collect complementary signals in the NIR spectral range, partially mitigating the limited sensing capabilities of smartphones. It finally presents a new machine-learning model that reconstructs the entire spectrum in the visible and NIR ranges using the captured RGB and NIR images, which enables fine-grained spectral analysis of liquids on smartphones without the need for expensive equipment. Unlike prior models, the presented spectral reconstruction model preserves the original RGB colors during reconstruction, which is critical for liquid analysis since many liquids differ only in subtle spectral cues. We demonstrate the accuracy and robustness of MobiLyzer through extensive experiments with multiple liquids, four different smartphones, and seven illumination sources. Our results show, for example, that MobiLyzer can accurately detect adulteration with small ratios, identify quality grades of the same liquid (e.g., refined vs. extra virgin olive oil), differentiate the country of origin of oils (e.g., olive oil from Italy versus USA), and analyze the concentration of materials in liquids (e.g., protein concentration in urine for early detection of kidney diseases).

[[File:Overview.png|thumb|center|700px|Overview of MobiLyzer]]

== People ==
* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma]
* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
* [https://chercode.github.io/ Shahrzad Mirzaei]
* Mariam Bebawy

== Codes and Datasets ==
* [https://github.com/chercode/mobilyzer-imwut25 MobiLyzer: Fine-grained Mobile Liquid Analyzer]

* [https://github.com/mariam-bebawy/glucosense-mobicom25 GlucoSense: Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring using Mobile Devices]

* [https://github.com/mobispectral/mobicom23_mobispectral MobiSpectral: Hyperspectral Imaging on Mobile Devices]

* [https://github.com/pazadimo/HS_In_Diverse_Illuminations Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]

* [https://github.com/nehasharma512/vein-visualization Hyperspectral Reconstruction from RGB Images for Vein Visualization]

* [https://github.com/maarab-sfu/BQSETHI Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]

== Publications ==

* S. Mirzaei, M. Bebawy, A. M. Sharafeldin, and M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/imwut25_MobiLyzer.pdf MobiLyzer: Fine-grained Mobile Liquid Analyzer], Proc. ACM Interactive Mobile, Wearable, and Ubiquitous Technologies (IMWUT'25), vol. 9, no. 4, Article 201, pp. 1--37, December. 2025.

* M. Waseem, N. Sharma, M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/tmc25_RipeTrack.pdf RipeTrack: Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones], IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, pp. 1—16, Accepted, August 2025.

* N. Sharma, M. Bebawy, Y. Ng, and M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mobicom25_GlucoSense.pdf GlucoSense: Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring using Mobile Devices], In Proc. of ACM Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (MobiCom'25), Hong Kong, China, November 2025.

* N. Sharma, M. Waseem, S. Mirzaei, and M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mobiCom23_MobiSpectral.pdf MobiSpectral: Hyperspectral Imaging on Mobile Devices], In Proc. of ACM Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (MobiCom'23), Madrid, Spain, October 2023. (Artifacts Evaluated and Functional)

* P. Moghadam, N. Sharma, M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mmsys21_HS_illumination.pdf Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications], In Proc. of ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys’21), Istanbul, Turkey, September 2021. (Artifacts Evaluated and Functional)

* N. Sharma, M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mmsys20_vein.pdf Hyperspectral Reconstruction from RGB Images for Vein Visualization], In Proc. of ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys'20), Istanbul, Turkey, June 2020. (Artifacts Evaluated and Functional)

* M. Arab, K. Calagari, M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mm19_bandSelection.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images], In Proc. of ACM Conference on Multimedia (MM'19), Nice, France. October 2019.

Hyperspectral Imaging

2025-11-06T03:48:16Z

Mhefeeda: /* Code and Datasets */

A hyperspectral camera captures a scene in many frequency bands across the spectrum, providing rich information and facilitating numerous applications in industrial, military, and commercial domains. Example applications of hyperspectral imaging include medical diagnosis (e.g., early detection of skin cancer), food-quality inspection, artwork authentication, forest monitoring, material identification, and remote sensing. The potential of hyperspectral imaging has been established for decades now. However, to date, hyperspectral imaging has only seen success in specialized and large-scale industrial and military applications. This is because of three main challenges: (i) the sheer volume of hyperspectral data which makes it hard to transmit such data in real-time and thus limiting its usefulness for many applications, (ii) the negative impact of the environmental conditions (e.g., rain, fog, and snow) which reduces the utility of the captured hyper-spectral data, and (iii) the high cost of hyperspectral cameras (upwards of $20K USD) which makes the technology out of reach for many commercial and end-user applications. The goal of this project is to address these challenges to enable wide adoption of hyperspectral imaging in many applications.

'''MobiSpectral: Hyperspectral Imaging on Mobile Devices'''

Hyperspectral imaging systems capture information in multiple wavelength bands across the electromagnetic spectrum. These bands provide substantial details based on the optical properties of the materials present in the captured scene. The high cost of hyperspectral cameras and their strict illumination requirements make the technology out of reach for end-user and small-scale commercial applications. We propose MobiSpectral, which turns a low-cost phone into a simple hyperspectral imaging system, without any changes in the hardware. We design deep learning models that take regular RGB images and near-infrared (NIR) signals (which are used for face identification on recent phones) and reconstruct multiple hyperspectral bands in the visible and NIR ranges of the spectrum. Our experimental results show that MobiSpectral produces accurate bands that are comparable to ones captured by actual hyperspectral cameras. The availability of hyperspectral bands that reveal hidden information enables the development of novel mobile applications that are not currently possible. To demonstrate the potential of MobiSpectral, we use it to identify organic solid foods, which is a challenging food fraud problem that is currently partially addressed by laborious, unscalable, and expensive processes. We collect large datasets in real environments under diverse illumination conditions to evaluate MobiSpectral. Our results show that MobiSpectral can identify organic foods, e.g., apples, tomatoes, kiwis, strawberries, and blueberries, with an accuracy of up to 94% from images taken by phones.

[[File:Mobispectral.png|thumb|center|700px|Overview of MobiSpectral]]

'''MobiLyzer: Fine-grained Mobile Liquid Analyzer'''

Most current methods for liquid analysis and fraud detection rely on expensive tools and controlled lab environments, making them inaccessible to lay users. We present MobiLyzer, a mobile system that enables fine-grained liquid analysis on unmodified commodity smartphones in realistic environments such as homes and grocery stores. MobiLyzer conducts spectral analysis of liquids based on how their chemical components reflect different wavelengths. Conducting spectral analysis of liquids on smartphones, however, is challenging due to the limited sensing capabilities of smartphones and the heterogeneity in their camera designs. This is further complicated by the uncontrolled nature of ambient illumination and the diversity in liquid containers. The ambient illumination, for example, introduces distortions in measured spectra, and liquid containers cause specular reflections that degrade accuracy. To address these challenges, MobiLyzer utilizes RGB images captured by regular smartphone cameras. It then introduces intrinsic decomposition ideas to mitigate the effects of illumination and interference from liquid containers. It further leverages the near-infrared (NIR) sensors on smartphones to collect complementary signals in the NIR spectral range, partially mitigating the limited sensing capabilities of smartphones. It finally presents a new machine-learning model that reconstructs the entire spectrum in the visible and NIR ranges using the captured RGB and NIR images, which enables fine-grained spectral analysis of liquids on smartphones without the need for expensive equipment. Unlike prior models, the presented spectral reconstruction model preserves the original RGB colors during reconstruction, which is critical for liquid analysis since many liquids differ only in subtle spectral cues. We demonstrate the accuracy and robustness of MobiLyzer through extensive experiments with multiple liquids, four different smartphones, and seven illumination sources. Our results show, for example, that MobiLyzer can accurately detect adulteration with small ratios, identify quality grades of the same liquid (e.g., refined vs. extra virgin olive oil), differentiate the country of origin of oils (e.g., olive oil from Italy versus USA), and analyze the concentration of materials in liquids (e.g., protein concentration in urine for early detection of kidney diseases).

[[File:Overview.png|thumb|center|700px|Overview of MobiLyzer]]

== People ==
* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma]
* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
* [https://chercode.github.io/ Shahrzad Mirzaei]
* Mariam Bebawy

== Codes and Datasets ==
* [https://github.com/chercode/mobilyzer-imwut25 MobiLyzer: Fine-grained Mobile Liquid Analyzer]

* [https://github.com/mariam-bebawy/glucosense-mobicom25 GlucoSense: Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring using Mobile Devices]

* [https://github.com/mobispectral/mobicom23_mobispectral MobiSpectral: Hyperspectral Imaging on Mobile Devices]

* [https://github.com/pazadimo/HS_In_Diverse_Illuminations Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]

* [https://github.com/nehasharma512/vein-visualization Hyperspectral Reconstruction from RGB Images for Vein Visualization]

* [https://github.com/maarab-sfu/BQSETHI Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]

== Publications ==

* S. Mirzaei, M. Bebawy, A. M. Sharafeldin, and M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/imwut25_MobiLyzer.pdf MobiLyzer: Fine-grained Mobile Liquid Analyzer], Proc. ACM Interactive Mobile, Wearable, and Ubiquitous Technologies (IMWUT'25), vol. 9, no. 4, Article 201, pp. 1--37, December. 2025.

* M. Waseem, N. Sharma, M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/tmc25_RipeTrack.pdf RipeTrack: Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones], IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, pp. 1—16, Accepted, August 2025.

* N. Sharma, M. Bebawy, Y. Ng, and M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mobicom25_GlucoSense.pdf GlucoSense: Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring using Mobile Devices], In Proc. of ACM Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (MobiCom'25), Hong Kong, China, November 2025.

* N. Sharma, M. Waseem, S. Mirzaei, and M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mobiCom23_MobiSpectral.pdf MobiSpectral: Hyperspectral Imaging on Mobile Devices], In Proc. of ACM Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (MobiCom'23), Madrid, Spain, October 2023. (Artifacts Evaluated and Functional)

* P. Moghadam, N. Sharma, M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mmsys21_HS_illumination.pdf Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications], In Proc. of ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys’21), Istanbul, Turkey, September 2021. (Artifacts Evaluated and Functional)

* N. Sharma, M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mmsys20_vein.pdf Hyperspectral Reconstruction from RGB Images for Vein Visualization], In Proc. of ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys'20), Istanbul, Turkey, June 2020. (Artifacts Evaluated and Functional)

* M. Arab, K. Calagari, M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mm19_bandSelection.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images], In Proc. of ACM Conference on Multimedia (MM'19), Nice, France. October 2019.

Hyperspectral Imaging

2025-11-06T03:47:19Z

Mhefeeda: /* Publications */

A hyperspectral camera captures a scene in many frequency bands across the spectrum, providing rich information and facilitating numerous applications in industrial, military, and commercial domains. Example applications of hyperspectral imaging include medical diagnosis (e.g., early detection of skin cancer), food-quality inspection, artwork authentication, forest monitoring, material identification, and remote sensing. The potential of hyperspectral imaging has been established for decades now. However, to date, hyperspectral imaging has only seen success in specialized and large-scale industrial and military applications. This is because of three main challenges: (i) the sheer volume of hyperspectral data which makes it hard to transmit such data in real-time and thus limiting its usefulness for many applications, (ii) the negative impact of the environmental conditions (e.g., rain, fog, and snow) which reduces the utility of the captured hyper-spectral data, and (iii) the high cost of hyperspectral cameras (upwards of $20K USD) which makes the technology out of reach for many commercial and end-user applications. The goal of this project is to address these challenges to enable wide adoption of hyperspectral imaging in many applications.

'''MobiSpectral: Hyperspectral Imaging on Mobile Devices'''

Hyperspectral imaging systems capture information in multiple wavelength bands across the electromagnetic spectrum. These bands provide substantial details based on the optical properties of the materials present in the captured scene. The high cost of hyperspectral cameras and their strict illumination requirements make the technology out of reach for end-user and small-scale commercial applications. We propose MobiSpectral, which turns a low-cost phone into a simple hyperspectral imaging system, without any changes in the hardware. We design deep learning models that take regular RGB images and near-infrared (NIR) signals (which are used for face identification on recent phones) and reconstruct multiple hyperspectral bands in the visible and NIR ranges of the spectrum. Our experimental results show that MobiSpectral produces accurate bands that are comparable to ones captured by actual hyperspectral cameras. The availability of hyperspectral bands that reveal hidden information enables the development of novel mobile applications that are not currently possible. To demonstrate the potential of MobiSpectral, we use it to identify organic solid foods, which is a challenging food fraud problem that is currently partially addressed by laborious, unscalable, and expensive processes. We collect large datasets in real environments under diverse illumination conditions to evaluate MobiSpectral. Our results show that MobiSpectral can identify organic foods, e.g., apples, tomatoes, kiwis, strawberries, and blueberries, with an accuracy of up to 94% from images taken by phones.

[[File:Mobispectral.png|thumb|center|700px|Overview of MobiSpectral]]

'''MobiLyzer: Fine-grained Mobile Liquid Analyzer'''

Most current methods for liquid analysis and fraud detection rely on expensive tools and controlled lab environments, making them inaccessible to lay users. We present MobiLyzer, a mobile system that enables fine-grained liquid analysis on unmodified commodity smartphones in realistic environments such as homes and grocery stores. MobiLyzer conducts spectral analysis of liquids based on how their chemical components reflect different wavelengths. Conducting spectral analysis of liquids on smartphones, however, is challenging due to the limited sensing capabilities of smartphones and the heterogeneity in their camera designs. This is further complicated by the uncontrolled nature of ambient illumination and the diversity in liquid containers. The ambient illumination, for example, introduces distortions in measured spectra, and liquid containers cause specular reflections that degrade accuracy. To address these challenges, MobiLyzer utilizes RGB images captured by regular smartphone cameras. It then introduces intrinsic decomposition ideas to mitigate the effects of illumination and interference from liquid containers. It further leverages the near-infrared (NIR) sensors on smartphones to collect complementary signals in the NIR spectral range, partially mitigating the limited sensing capabilities of smartphones. It finally presents a new machine-learning model that reconstructs the entire spectrum in the visible and NIR ranges using the captured RGB and NIR images, which enables fine-grained spectral analysis of liquids on smartphones without the need for expensive equipment. Unlike prior models, the presented spectral reconstruction model preserves the original RGB colors during reconstruction, which is critical for liquid analysis since many liquids differ only in subtle spectral cues. We demonstrate the accuracy and robustness of MobiLyzer through extensive experiments with multiple liquids, four different smartphones, and seven illumination sources. Our results show, for example, that MobiLyzer can accurately detect adulteration with small ratios, identify quality grades of the same liquid (e.g., refined vs. extra virgin olive oil), differentiate the country of origin of oils (e.g., olive oil from Italy versus USA), and analyze the concentration of materials in liquids (e.g., protein concentration in urine for early detection of kidney diseases).

[[File:Overview.png|thumb|center|700px|Overview of MobiLyzer]]

== People ==
* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma]
* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
* [https://chercode.github.io/ Shahrzad Mirzaei]
* Mariam Bebawy

== Code and Datasets ==
* [https://github.com/chercode/mobilyzer-imwut25 MobiLyzer: Fine-grained Mobile Liquid Analyzer]
* [https://github.com/mariam-bebawy/glucosense-mobicom25 GlucoSense: Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring using Mobile Devices]
* [https://github.com/mobispectral/mobicom23_mobispectral MobiSpectral: Hyperspectral Imaging on Mobile Devices]
* [https://github.com/pazadimo/HS_In_Diverse_Illuminations Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]
* [https://github.com/nehasharma512/vein-visualization Hyperspectral Reconstruction from RGB Images for Vein Visualization]
* [https://github.com/maarab-sfu/BQSETHI Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]

== Publications ==

* S. Mirzaei, M. Bebawy, A. M. Sharafeldin, and M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/imwut25_MobiLyzer.pdf MobiLyzer: Fine-grained Mobile Liquid Analyzer], Proc. ACM Interactive Mobile, Wearable, and Ubiquitous Technologies (IMWUT'25), vol. 9, no. 4, Article 201, pp. 1--37, December. 2025.

* M. Waseem, N. Sharma, M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/tmc25_RipeTrack.pdf RipeTrack: Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones], IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, pp. 1—16, Accepted, August 2025.

* N. Sharma, M. Bebawy, Y. Ng, and M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mobicom25_GlucoSense.pdf GlucoSense: Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring using Mobile Devices], In Proc. of ACM Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (MobiCom'25), Hong Kong, China, November 2025.

* N. Sharma, M. Waseem, S. Mirzaei, and M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mobiCom23_MobiSpectral.pdf MobiSpectral: Hyperspectral Imaging on Mobile Devices], In Proc. of ACM Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (MobiCom'23), Madrid, Spain, October 2023. (Artifacts Evaluated and Functional)

* P. Moghadam, N. Sharma, M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mmsys21_HS_illumination.pdf Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications], In Proc. of ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys’21), Istanbul, Turkey, September 2021. (Artifacts Evaluated and Functional)

* N. Sharma, M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mmsys20_vein.pdf Hyperspectral Reconstruction from RGB Images for Vein Visualization], In Proc. of ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys'20), Istanbul, Turkey, June 2020. (Artifacts Evaluated and Functional)

* M. Arab, K. Calagari, M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mm19_bandSelection.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images], In Proc. of ACM Conference on Multimedia (MM'19), Nice, France. October 2019.

Hyperspectral Imaging

2025-11-06T03:36:39Z

Mhefeeda: /* Publications */

A hyperspectral camera captures a scene in many frequency bands across the spectrum, providing rich information and facilitating numerous applications in industrial, military, and commercial domains. Example applications of hyperspectral imaging include medical diagnosis (e.g., early detection of skin cancer), food-quality inspection, artwork authentication, forest monitoring, material identification, and remote sensing. The potential of hyperspectral imaging has been established for decades now. However, to date, hyperspectral imaging has only seen success in specialized and large-scale industrial and military applications. This is because of three main challenges: (i) the sheer volume of hyperspectral data which makes it hard to transmit such data in real-time and thus limiting its usefulness for many applications, (ii) the negative impact of the environmental conditions (e.g., rain, fog, and snow) which reduces the utility of the captured hyper-spectral data, and (iii) the high cost of hyperspectral cameras (upwards of $20K USD) which makes the technology out of reach for many commercial and end-user applications. The goal of this project is to address these challenges to enable wide adoption of hyperspectral imaging in many applications.

'''MobiSpectral: Hyperspectral Imaging on Mobile Devices'''

Hyperspectral imaging systems capture information in multiple wavelength bands across the electromagnetic spectrum. These bands provide substantial details based on the optical properties of the materials present in the captured scene. The high cost of hyperspectral cameras and their strict illumination requirements make the technology out of reach for end-user and small-scale commercial applications. We propose MobiSpectral, which turns a low-cost phone into a simple hyperspectral imaging system, without any changes in the hardware. We design deep learning models that take regular RGB images and near-infrared (NIR) signals (which are used for face identification on recent phones) and reconstruct multiple hyperspectral bands in the visible and NIR ranges of the spectrum. Our experimental results show that MobiSpectral produces accurate bands that are comparable to ones captured by actual hyperspectral cameras. The availability of hyperspectral bands that reveal hidden information enables the development of novel mobile applications that are not currently possible. To demonstrate the potential of MobiSpectral, we use it to identify organic solid foods, which is a challenging food fraud problem that is currently partially addressed by laborious, unscalable, and expensive processes. We collect large datasets in real environments under diverse illumination conditions to evaluate MobiSpectral. Our results show that MobiSpectral can identify organic foods, e.g., apples, tomatoes, kiwis, strawberries, and blueberries, with an accuracy of up to 94% from images taken by phones.

[[File:Mobispectral.png|thumb|center|700px|Overview of MobiSpectral]]

'''MobiLyzer: Fine-grained Mobile Liquid Analyzer'''

Most current methods for liquid analysis and fraud detection rely on expensive tools and controlled lab environments, making them inaccessible to lay users. We present MobiLyzer, a mobile system that enables fine-grained liquid analysis on unmodified commodity smartphones in realistic environments such as homes and grocery stores. MobiLyzer conducts spectral analysis of liquids based on how their chemical components reflect different wavelengths. Conducting spectral analysis of liquids on smartphones, however, is challenging due to the limited sensing capabilities of smartphones and the heterogeneity in their camera designs. This is further complicated by the uncontrolled nature of ambient illumination and the diversity in liquid containers. The ambient illumination, for example, introduces distortions in measured spectra, and liquid containers cause specular reflections that degrade accuracy. To address these challenges, MobiLyzer utilizes RGB images captured by regular smartphone cameras. It then introduces intrinsic decomposition ideas to mitigate the effects of illumination and interference from liquid containers. It further leverages the near-infrared (NIR) sensors on smartphones to collect complementary signals in the NIR spectral range, partially mitigating the limited sensing capabilities of smartphones. It finally presents a new machine-learning model that reconstructs the entire spectrum in the visible and NIR ranges using the captured RGB and NIR images, which enables fine-grained spectral analysis of liquids on smartphones without the need for expensive equipment. Unlike prior models, the presented spectral reconstruction model preserves the original RGB colors during reconstruction, which is critical for liquid analysis since many liquids differ only in subtle spectral cues. We demonstrate the accuracy and robustness of MobiLyzer through extensive experiments with multiple liquids, four different smartphones, and seven illumination sources. Our results show, for example, that MobiLyzer can accurately detect adulteration with small ratios, identify quality grades of the same liquid (e.g., refined vs. extra virgin olive oil), differentiate the country of origin of oils (e.g., olive oil from Italy versus USA), and analyze the concentration of materials in liquids (e.g., protein concentration in urine for early detection of kidney diseases).

[[File:Overview.png|thumb|center|700px|Overview of MobiLyzer]]

== People ==
* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma]
* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
* [https://chercode.github.io/ Shahrzad Mirzaei]
* Mariam Bebawy

== Code and Datasets ==
* [https://github.com/chercode/mobilyzer-imwut25 MobiLyzer: Fine-grained Mobile Liquid Analyzer]
* [https://github.com/mariam-bebawy/glucosense-mobicom25 GlucoSense: Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring using Mobile Devices]
* [https://github.com/mobispectral/mobicom23_mobispectral MobiSpectral: Hyperspectral Imaging on Mobile Devices]
* [https://github.com/pazadimo/HS_In_Diverse_Illuminations Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]
* [https://github.com/nehasharma512/vein-visualization Hyperspectral Reconstruction from RGB Images for Vein Visualization]
* [https://github.com/maarab-sfu/BQSETHI Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]

== Publications ==

* S. Mirzaei, M. Bebawy, A. M. Sharafeldin, and M. Hefeeda, [https://doi.org/10.1145/3770678 MobiLyzer: Fine-grained Mobile Liquid Analyzer], Proc. ACM Interact. Mob. Wearable Ubiquitous Technol., vol. 9, no. 4, Art. 201, Dec. 2025

* M. Waseem, N. Sharma, M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/tmc25_RipeTrack.pdf RipeTrack: Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones], IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, pp. 1—16, Accepted, August 2025.

* N. Sharma, M. Bebawy, Y. Ng, and M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mobicom25_GlucoSense.pdf GlucoSense: Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring using Mobile Devices], In Proc. of ACM Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (MobiCom'25), Hong Kong, China, November 2025.

* N. Sharma, M. Waseem, S. Mirzaei, and M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mobiCom23_MobiSpectral.pdf MobiSpectral: Hyperspectral Imaging on Mobile Devices], In Proc. of ACM Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (MobiCom'23), Madrid, Spain, October 2023. (Artifacts Evaluated and Functional)
* P. Moghadam, N. Sharma, M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mmsys21_HS_illumination.pdf Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications], In Proc. of ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys’21), Istanbul, Turkey, September 2021. (Artifacts Evaluated and Functional)

* N. Sharma, M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mmsys20_vein.pdf Hyperspectral Reconstruction from RGB Images for Vein Visualization], In Proc. of ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys'20), Istanbul, Turkey, June 2020. (Artifacts Evaluated and Functional)

* M. Arab, K. Calagari, M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mm19_bandSelection.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images], In Proc. of ACM Conference on Multimedia (MM'19), Nice, France. October 2019.

Hyperspectral Imaging

2025-11-06T03:30:28Z

Mhefeeda: /* Code and Datasets */

A hyperspectral camera captures a scene in many frequency bands across the spectrum, providing rich information and facilitating numerous applications in industrial, military, and commercial domains. Example applications of hyperspectral imaging include medical diagnosis (e.g., early detection of skin cancer), food-quality inspection, artwork authentication, forest monitoring, material identification, and remote sensing. The potential of hyperspectral imaging has been established for decades now. However, to date, hyperspectral imaging has only seen success in specialized and large-scale industrial and military applications. This is because of three main challenges: (i) the sheer volume of hyperspectral data which makes it hard to transmit such data in real-time and thus limiting its usefulness for many applications, (ii) the negative impact of the environmental conditions (e.g., rain, fog, and snow) which reduces the utility of the captured hyper-spectral data, and (iii) the high cost of hyperspectral cameras (upwards of $20K USD) which makes the technology out of reach for many commercial and end-user applications. The goal of this project is to address these challenges to enable wide adoption of hyperspectral imaging in many applications.

'''MobiSpectral: Hyperspectral Imaging on Mobile Devices'''

Hyperspectral imaging systems capture information in multiple wavelength bands across the electromagnetic spectrum. These bands provide substantial details based on the optical properties of the materials present in the captured scene. The high cost of hyperspectral cameras and their strict illumination requirements make the technology out of reach for end-user and small-scale commercial applications. We propose MobiSpectral, which turns a low-cost phone into a simple hyperspectral imaging system, without any changes in the hardware. We design deep learning models that take regular RGB images and near-infrared (NIR) signals (which are used for face identification on recent phones) and reconstruct multiple hyperspectral bands in the visible and NIR ranges of the spectrum. Our experimental results show that MobiSpectral produces accurate bands that are comparable to ones captured by actual hyperspectral cameras. The availability of hyperspectral bands that reveal hidden information enables the development of novel mobile applications that are not currently possible. To demonstrate the potential of MobiSpectral, we use it to identify organic solid foods, which is a challenging food fraud problem that is currently partially addressed by laborious, unscalable, and expensive processes. We collect large datasets in real environments under diverse illumination conditions to evaluate MobiSpectral. Our results show that MobiSpectral can identify organic foods, e.g., apples, tomatoes, kiwis, strawberries, and blueberries, with an accuracy of up to 94% from images taken by phones.

[[File:Mobispectral.png|thumb|center|700px|Overview of MobiSpectral]]

'''MobiLyzer: Fine-grained Mobile Liquid Analyzer'''

Most current methods for liquid analysis and fraud detection rely on expensive tools and controlled lab environments, making them inaccessible to lay users. We present MobiLyzer, a mobile system that enables fine-grained liquid analysis on unmodified commodity smartphones in realistic environments such as homes and grocery stores. MobiLyzer conducts spectral analysis of liquids based on how their chemical components reflect different wavelengths. Conducting spectral analysis of liquids on smartphones, however, is challenging due to the limited sensing capabilities of smartphones and the heterogeneity in their camera designs. This is further complicated by the uncontrolled nature of ambient illumination and the diversity in liquid containers. The ambient illumination, for example, introduces distortions in measured spectra, and liquid containers cause specular reflections that degrade accuracy. To address these challenges, MobiLyzer utilizes RGB images captured by regular smartphone cameras. It then introduces intrinsic decomposition ideas to mitigate the effects of illumination and interference from liquid containers. It further leverages the near-infrared (NIR) sensors on smartphones to collect complementary signals in the NIR spectral range, partially mitigating the limited sensing capabilities of smartphones. It finally presents a new machine-learning model that reconstructs the entire spectrum in the visible and NIR ranges using the captured RGB and NIR images, which enables fine-grained spectral analysis of liquids on smartphones without the need for expensive equipment. Unlike prior models, the presented spectral reconstruction model preserves the original RGB colors during reconstruction, which is critical for liquid analysis since many liquids differ only in subtle spectral cues. We demonstrate the accuracy and robustness of MobiLyzer through extensive experiments with multiple liquids, four different smartphones, and seven illumination sources. Our results show, for example, that MobiLyzer can accurately detect adulteration with small ratios, identify quality grades of the same liquid (e.g., refined vs. extra virgin olive oil), differentiate the country of origin of oils (e.g., olive oil from Italy versus USA), and analyze the concentration of materials in liquids (e.g., protein concentration in urine for early detection of kidney diseases).

[[File:Overview.png|thumb|center|700px|Overview of MobiLyzer]]

== People ==
* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma]
* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
* [https://chercode.github.io/ Shahrzad Mirzaei]
* Mariam Bebawy

== Code and Datasets ==
* [https://github.com/chercode/mobilyzer-imwut25 MobiLyzer: Fine-grained Mobile Liquid Analyzer]
* [https://github.com/mariam-bebawy/glucosense-mobicom25 GlucoSense: Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring using Mobile Devices]
* [https://github.com/mobispectral/mobicom23_mobispectral MobiSpectral: Hyperspectral Imaging on Mobile Devices]
* [https://github.com/pazadimo/HS_In_Diverse_Illuminations Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]
* [https://github.com/nehasharma512/vein-visualization Hyperspectral Reconstruction from RGB Images for Vein Visualization]
* [https://github.com/maarab-sfu/BQSETHI Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]

== Publications ==

* S. Mirzaei, M. Bebawy, A. M. Sharafeldin, and M. Hefeeda, [https://doi.org/10.1145/3770678 MobiLyzer: Fine-grained Mobile Liquid Analyzer], Proc. ACM Interact. Mob. Wearable Ubiquitous Technol., vol. 9, no. 4, Art. 201, Dec. 2025

* M. Waseem, N. Sharma, M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/tmc25_RipeTrack.pdf RipeTrack: Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones], IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, pp. 1—16, Accepted, August 2025.

* N. Sharma, M. Bebawy, Y. Ng, and M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mobiCom25_GlucoSense.pdf GlucoSense: Non-Invasive Glucose Monitoring using Mobile Devices], In Proc. of ACM Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (MobiCom'25), Hong Kong, China, November 2025.

* N. Sharma, M. Waseem, S. Mirzaei, and M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mobiCom23_MobiSpectral.pdf MobiSpectral: Hyperspectral Imaging on Mobile Devices], In Proc. of ACM Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking (MobiCom'23), Madrid, Spain, October 2023. (Artifacts Evaluated and Functional)
* P. Moghadam, N. Sharma, M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mmsys21_HS_illumination.pdf Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications], In Proc. of ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys’21), Istanbul, Turkey, September 2021. (Artifacts Evaluated and Functional)

* N. Sharma, M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mmsys20_vein.pdf Hyperspectral Reconstruction from RGB Images for Vein Visualization], In Proc. of ACM Multimedia Systems Conference (MMSys'20), Istanbul, Turkey, June 2020. (Artifacts Evaluated and Functional)

* M. Arab, K. Calagari, M. Hefeeda, [https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mm19_bandSelection.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images], In Proc. of ACM Conference on Multimedia (MM'19), Nice, France. October 2019.

Hyperspectral Imaging

2025-11-04T08:02:50Z

Mhefeeda: /* Publications */

Hyperspectral Imaging

2025-11-04T08:02:10Z

Mhefeeda: /* Publications */

Hyperspectral Imaging

2025-11-04T06:16:47Z

Mhefeeda: /* Publications */

People

2025-10-12T06:37:46Z

Mhefeeda:

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[[Image:Nmsl mmsys2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL at MMSys'23]]
[[Image:nsl_outdoor_2016.JPG|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2016]]
[[Image:nsl1.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl2.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl3.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl4.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nmsl_jan_2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2022]]
[[Image:nmsl_dec_2021.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2021]]
[[Image:Mobicom2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|Neha Sharma at MobiCom'23]]
[[Image:KhaledAliShahrzad graduation.jpg|thumb|right|700px|Khaled, Ali, and Shahrzad: Convocation, October 2025]]
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== Faculty ==

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/ Mohamed Hefeeda] (Professor, NMSL Director)

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Image:mhefeeda.jpg|Mohamed Hefeeda
</gallery>

== Current Members ==

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma], Ph.D.

* [https://maarab-sfu.github.io/ Mohammad Amin Arab], Ph.D.

* Saeed Zangeneh, Ph.D.

* Haseeb Ur Rehman, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad, M.Sc.

* Mariam Bebawy, M.Sc.

* Erfan Mehraban, M.Sc.

* Ahmed Abdelsalam, M.Sc.

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Image:Sharma.JPG|Neha Sharma
Image:Arab.jpg|Mohammad Amin Arab
Image:GhazalehB.jpg| Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad
Image:Maryam_bebawy.jpg| Mariam Bebawy
Image:Saeed.jpg| Saeed Zangeneh
Image:Erfan_mehraban.jpg| Erfan Mehraban
Image:AhmedTarekPhoto.jpg | Ahmed Tarek Elsayed
</gallery>

== Former Postdocs ==

* Hamed Ahmadi, August 2017. Next: Software Engineer, Vancouver.

* Mohamed ElGharib (at QCRI), 2015. Next: Scientist at QCRI, Qatar. Current: Researcher at Max Plank Institute, Germany.

* Tamir Hegazy, August 2013. Next: Researcher, Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Current: Principal Scientist, Philips, Cambridge, MA.

* Abdul Hasib, January 2013. Next: System Design Engineer, SNC Lavalin, Vancouver.

* Maysam Yabandeh (at QCRI), 2013. Next: Research Engineer, Facebook.

* Mustafa Rafique (at QCRI), 2012. Next Scientist, IBM Research, Ireland. Current: Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) ==

'''Ph.D. Students'''

* Ammar Rashed, Ph.D. Summer 2025, Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at the University of Ottawa.

* Khaled Diab, Ph.D., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/diab19.pdf Traffic-Engineered Distribution of Multimedia Content]. Next: University Research Associate, SFU

* Mohammed Shatnawi, Ph.D., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shatnawi18.pdf Improving Reliability of Large Scale Multimedia Services]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle (continues in his previous position).

* Kiana Calagari, Ph.D., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/calagari17.pdf Generating and Streaming Immersive Sports Video Content]. Next: Researcher at Ever AI, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hamza17.pdf Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery]. Next: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.

* Saleh Almowuena, Ph.D., Fall 2016, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/almowuena16.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Video Streaming over Heterogeneous Cellular Networks] Next: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

* ChengHsin Hsu, Ph.D., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hsu09.pdf Efficient Mobile Multimedia Streaming]. Next: Senior Researcher, Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab, California, USA. Current: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''

* Shahrzad Mirzaei, M.Sc., Summer 2025, XX to be posted after blind paper review is completed XX.

* Khaled Al Butainy, M.Sc., Summer 2025, Characterizing Latency Impact on Rendering Accuracy in Edge-Supported Cloud Gaming.

* Ali Ghorbanpour, M.Sc., Summer 2025, RDIAS: Robust and Decentralized Image Authentication System.

* Omar Mosaad, M.Sc., Fall 2024, DeepGame: Efficient Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming.

* Deniz Ugur, M.Sc., Fall 2024, Transparent Video Upscaling for Cloud Gaming.

* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem, M.Sc., Summer 2024, Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones.

* Hamed Rahmani Khezri, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6705 Unsupervised Single-Image Reflection Removal]. Next: Machine Learning Engineer at Skylab Technologies Inc.

* Parham Yassini, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6691 Distributed In-Network Task Scheduling for Datacenters]. Next: Software Engineer at Huawei Canada.

* Puria Azadi Moghadam, M.Sc., Summer 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6478 Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Carlos Lee, M.Sc., Summer 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5968 Service Chaining for Multicast Traffic]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Amgad Ahmed, M.Sc., Spring 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5813 User-assisted Video Reflection Removal]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arab19.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]. Next: Ph.D. student at SFU.

* Mohamed Hegazy, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hegazy19.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Omar Arafa, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arafa19.pdf Bandwidth Estimation and Rate Adaptation for 360-degree Mobile Video Streaming]. Next: Fortinet, Burnaby.

* Omar Eltobgy, M.Sc., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/eltobgy18.pdf VRCast: Mobile Streaming of Live 360-Degree Videos]. Next: Adobe, Ottawa.

* Alaa Eldin Abdelaal, M.Sc., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelaal17.pdf Event-based Control as a Cloud Service]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Abdullah Aldhamin, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/aldhamin14.pdf Flash Storage Management Algorithm for Large-Scale Hybrid Storage Systems]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Ahmed Abdelsadek, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelsadek14.pdf Distributed Index for Matching Multimedia Objects]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, M.Sc., Spring 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mrahman13.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Streaming over Mobile Networks]. Next: Telus, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Bu-khamsin, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bu-khamsin12.pdf Socket Direct Protocol over PCI Express Interconnect: Design, Implementation and Evaluation]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Azin Dastpak, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dastpak12.pdf Video Streaming over Cognitive Radio Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Jiangchuan Liu)

* Naghmeh Khodabakhshi, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/khodabakhshi12.pdf Copy Detection of 3D Videos]. Next: RIM, Ottawa.

* Taher Dameh, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dameh12.pdf Distributed Kernel Matrix Approximation and Implementation using MPI]

* Fei Gao, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/gao11.pdf Distributed Approximate Spectral Clustering for Large-Scale Datasets]

* R. Cameron Harvey, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/harvey11.pdf Spatio-Temporal Video Copy Detection]. Next: Amazon, Seattle.

* Hamed Sadeghi Neshat, M.Sc., Summer 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/neshat11.pdf Effective Online Advertising]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle.

* Farid Molazem Tabrizi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/tabrizi11.pdf Adaptive Transmission of Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams to Mobile Devices] (co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Peters). Next: PhD Student at UBC.

* Shabnam Mirshokraie, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mirshokraie10.pdf Live Peer-to-Peer Streaming with Scalable Video Coding and Network Coding]. Next: PhD Student at UBC

* Somsubhra Sharangi, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/sharangi10.pdf Scalable Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Ramesh Krishnamurti). Next: PhD Student at SFU.

* Yuanbin Shen, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shen10.pdf Efficient Algorithms for Multi-sender Data Transmission in Swarm-based Peer-to-peer Streaming Systems]

* Cong Ly, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ly10.pdf Latency Reduction in Online Multiplayer Games Using Detour Routing]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Yi Liu, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/liu09.pdf Video Streaming over Cooperative Wireless Networks]. Next: grad student, Oxford, UK.

* Greg Kowalski, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/kowalski09.pdf Empirical Analysis of Multi-Sender Segment Transmission Algorithms in Peer-to-Peer Streaming]

* Kianoosh Mokhtarian, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mokhtarian09.pdf Efficient and Secure Delivery of Scalable Video Streams]. Next: PhD Student at UoT.

* Behrooz Noorizadeh, M.Sc., Fall 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/noorizadeh07.pdf Cooperative Proxy Caching for Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Nokia, Vancouver.

* Hossein Ahmadi, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ahmadi07.pdf Probabilistic Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks]. Next: Ph.D. Student at UIUC,

* Majid Bagheri, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bagheri07.pdf Efficient K-Coverage Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks and their Applications to Early Detection of Forest Fires]. Next: Ph.D. Student at SFU.

* Osama Saleh, M.Sc., Fall 2006, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/saleh06.pdf Modeling and Caching of Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Engineer in the banking sector, London, UK.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Project Option (project = 6 credits)'''

* Kaushik Choudhary, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12450 Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems]

* Mohammad Alkurbi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/11588 Detection of Botnets Mounted on the Session Initiation Protocol]

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Peters) ==

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''


* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/14556 Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/13754 Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12939 Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]

== Visitors and Interns ==

* Amr Sharafeldin, Undergraduate SFU (NSERC USRA, Summer 2025)

* Anson Ng, Undergraduate from McGill University (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Arya Faghihy, Undergraduate SFU (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, June 2019 -- December 2019)

* Suhong Kim, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, May 2019 -- December 2019)

* Trevor Gale, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May 2019 -- August 2019)

* Qiao Chen, Undergraduate (August 2016 -- January 2017)

* Denny Stohr, Graduate (Research Visitor from TU Darmstadt, Germany, September 2015 -- December 2015)

* Maram Sakr, Graduate (Research Internship, March 2015 -- September 2015)

* Yu-Sian Li, Graduate (Research Visitor from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July -- September 2012)

* Gordon Leung, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2010)

* Andreas Berger, Graduate (Research Visitor from The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, February -- May 2009)

* Vikas Kumar, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May -- July 2008)

* Nitin Chiluka, Undergraduate (Research Internship, December 2007 -- May 2008)

* Nicolas Gomez, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

* Pouya Alagheband, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center caption="Graduated PhD and MSc Students">
Image:ShahrzadM.JPG|Shahrzad Mirzaei
Image:Khaled_alb.jpg| Khaled Al Butainy
Image:AliGh.jpg|Ali Ghorbanpour
Image:Mossad.jpeg.jpg|Omar Mossad
Image:Deniz ugur picture.jpg.jpg|Deniz Ugur
Image:Shahzaib.jpg|Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
Image:parhamY.jpeg|Parham Yassini
Image:Rahmani.jpg|Hamed Rahmani Khezri
Image:Azadi.jpg|Puria Azadi Moghadam
Image:carloslee.png|Carlos Lee
Image:AmgadAhmed.jpg|Amgad Ahmed
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:MohamedHegazy.jpg|Mohamed Hegazy
Image:Arafa.jpg|Omar Arafa
Image:shatnawi.JPG|Mohammed Shatnawi
Image:eltobgy.jpg|Omar Eltobgy
Image:Kiana.jpg|Kiana Calagari
Image:Alaa.jpg|Alaa Eldin Abdelaal
Image:Ahamza.JPG|Ahmed Hamza
Image:saleh.JPG|Saleh Almowuena
Image:Abdullah_small.jpg|Abdullah Aldhamin
Image:sadek_scaled.jpg|Ahmed Abdelsadek
Image:Mohsen_Jamali_scaled.jpg|Mohsen Jamali
Image:Masum.jpg|Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Image:Mohammad_Hosseini_scaled.jpg|Mohammad Hosseini
Image:Pariya_scaled.jpg|Pariya Raoufi
Image:AhmedBuKhamsin.jpg|Ahmed Bu-khamsin
Image:Azin.jpg|Azin Dastpak
Image:Naghmeh.jpg|Naghmeh Khodabakhshi
Image:Kaushik.jpg|Kaushik Choudhary
Image:Taher.jpg|Taher Dameh
Image:Fei.jpg|Fei Gao
Image:Cameron.jpg|R. Cameron Harvey
Image:Hamed.jpg|Hamed SadeghiNeshat
Image:Mohammad.jpg|Mohammad Alkurbi
Image:Farid.jpg|Farid Molazem Tabrizi
Image:Shabnam.jpg|Shabnam Mirshokraie
Image:Som.JPG|Somsubhra Sharangi
Image:Yuanbin.jpg|Yuanbin Shen
Image:Cong.jpg|Cong Ly
Image:Cheng.JPG|ChengHsin Hsu
Image:Liuyi.jpg|Yi Liu
Image:Greg.jpg|center|Greg Kowalski
Image:Kianoosh.jpg|Kianoosh Mokhtarian
Image:Behrooz.jpg|Behrooz Noorizadeh
Image:Ahmadi.jpg|Hossein Ahmadi
Image:Mbagheri.jpg|Majid Bagheri
Image:Saleh.jpg|Osama Saleh

</gallery>

== Contacts ==

* [[Private:contacts|List of contact persons in academia and industry (Login Required). ]]

File:KhaledAliShahrzad graduation.jpg

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Mhefeeda:

Khaled, Ali, and Shahrzad: Convocation, October 2025.

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2025-10-12T06:28:08Z

Mhefeeda:

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[[Image:Nmsl mmsys2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL at MMSys'23]]
[[Image:nsl_outdoor_2016.JPG|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2016]]
[[Image:nsl1.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl2.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl3.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl4.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nmsl_jan_2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2022]]
[[Image:nmsl_dec_2021.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2021]]
[[Image:Mobicom2023.jpg|thumb|right|500px|Neha Sharma at MobiCom'23]]
[[Image:Khaled,_Ali,_and_Shahrzad_Graduation.jpg|thumb|right|700px|Khaled, Ali, and Shahrzad: Convocation, October 2025]]
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== Faculty ==

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/ Mohamed Hefeeda] (Professor, NMSL Director)

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Image:mhefeeda.jpg|Mohamed Hefeeda
</gallery>

== Current Members ==

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma], Ph.D.

* [https://maarab-sfu.github.io/ Mohammad Amin Arab], Ph.D.

* Saeed Zangeneh, Ph.D.

* Haseeb Ur Rehman, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad, M.Sc.

* Mariam Bebawy, M.Sc.

* Erfan Mehraban, M.Sc.

* Ahmed Abdelsalam, M.Sc.

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:Sharma.JPG|Neha Sharma
Image:Arab.jpg|Mohammad Amin Arab
Image:GhazalehB.jpg| Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad
Image:Maryam_bebawy.jpg| Mariam Bebawy
Image:Saeed.jpg| Saeed Zangeneh
Image:Erfan_mehraban.jpg| Erfan Mehraban
Image:AhmedTarekPhoto.jpg | Ahmed Tarek Elsayed
</gallery>

== Former Postdocs ==

* Hamed Ahmadi, August 2017. Next: Software Engineer, Vancouver.

* Mohamed ElGharib (at QCRI), 2015. Next: Scientist at QCRI, Qatar. Current: Researcher at Max Plank Institute, Germany.

* Tamir Hegazy, August 2013. Next: Researcher, Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Current: Principal Scientist, Philips, Cambridge, MA.

* Abdul Hasib, January 2013. Next: System Design Engineer, SNC Lavalin, Vancouver.

* Maysam Yabandeh (at QCRI), 2013. Next: Research Engineer, Facebook.

* Mustafa Rafique (at QCRI), 2012. Next Scientist, IBM Research, Ireland. Current: Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) ==

'''Ph.D. Students'''

* Ammar Rashed, Ph.D. Summer 2025, Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at the University of Ottawa.

* Khaled Diab, Ph.D., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/diab19.pdf Traffic-Engineered Distribution of Multimedia Content]. Next: University Research Associate, SFU

* Mohammed Shatnawi, Ph.D., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shatnawi18.pdf Improving Reliability of Large Scale Multimedia Services]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle (continues in his previous position).

* Kiana Calagari, Ph.D., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/calagari17.pdf Generating and Streaming Immersive Sports Video Content]. Next: Researcher at Ever AI, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hamza17.pdf Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery]. Next: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.

* Saleh Almowuena, Ph.D., Fall 2016, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/almowuena16.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Video Streaming over Heterogeneous Cellular Networks] Next: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

* ChengHsin Hsu, Ph.D., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hsu09.pdf Efficient Mobile Multimedia Streaming]. Next: Senior Researcher, Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab, California, USA. Current: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''

* Shahrzad Mirzaei, M.Sc., Summer 2025, XX to be posted after blind paper review is completed XX.

* Khaled Al Butainy, M.Sc., Summer 2025, Characterizing Latency Impact on Rendering Accuracy in Edge-Supported Cloud Gaming.

* Ali Ghorbanpour, M.Sc., Summer 2025, RDIAS: Robust and Decentralized Image Authentication System.

* Omar Mosaad, M.Sc., Fall 2024, DeepGame: Efficient Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming.

* Deniz Ugur, M.Sc., Fall 2024, Transparent Video Upscaling for Cloud Gaming.

* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem, M.Sc., Summer 2024, Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones.

* Hamed Rahmani Khezri, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6705 Unsupervised Single-Image Reflection Removal]. Next: Machine Learning Engineer at Skylab Technologies Inc.

* Parham Yassini, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6691 Distributed In-Network Task Scheduling for Datacenters]. Next: Software Engineer at Huawei Canada.

* Puria Azadi Moghadam, M.Sc., Summer 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6478 Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Carlos Lee, M.Sc., Summer 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5968 Service Chaining for Multicast Traffic]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Amgad Ahmed, M.Sc., Spring 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5813 User-assisted Video Reflection Removal]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arab19.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]. Next: Ph.D. student at SFU.

* Mohamed Hegazy, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hegazy19.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Omar Arafa, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arafa19.pdf Bandwidth Estimation and Rate Adaptation for 360-degree Mobile Video Streaming]. Next: Fortinet, Burnaby.

* Omar Eltobgy, M.Sc., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/eltobgy18.pdf VRCast: Mobile Streaming of Live 360-Degree Videos]. Next: Adobe, Ottawa.

* Alaa Eldin Abdelaal, M.Sc., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelaal17.pdf Event-based Control as a Cloud Service]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Abdullah Aldhamin, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/aldhamin14.pdf Flash Storage Management Algorithm for Large-Scale Hybrid Storage Systems]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Ahmed Abdelsadek, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelsadek14.pdf Distributed Index for Matching Multimedia Objects]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, M.Sc., Spring 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mrahman13.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Streaming over Mobile Networks]. Next: Telus, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Bu-khamsin, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bu-khamsin12.pdf Socket Direct Protocol over PCI Express Interconnect: Design, Implementation and Evaluation]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Azin Dastpak, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dastpak12.pdf Video Streaming over Cognitive Radio Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Jiangchuan Liu)

* Naghmeh Khodabakhshi, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/khodabakhshi12.pdf Copy Detection of 3D Videos]. Next: RIM, Ottawa.

* Taher Dameh, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dameh12.pdf Distributed Kernel Matrix Approximation and Implementation using MPI]

* Fei Gao, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/gao11.pdf Distributed Approximate Spectral Clustering for Large-Scale Datasets]

* R. Cameron Harvey, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/harvey11.pdf Spatio-Temporal Video Copy Detection]. Next: Amazon, Seattle.

* Hamed Sadeghi Neshat, M.Sc., Summer 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/neshat11.pdf Effective Online Advertising]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle.

* Farid Molazem Tabrizi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/tabrizi11.pdf Adaptive Transmission of Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams to Mobile Devices] (co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Peters). Next: PhD Student at UBC.

* Shabnam Mirshokraie, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mirshokraie10.pdf Live Peer-to-Peer Streaming with Scalable Video Coding and Network Coding]. Next: PhD Student at UBC

* Somsubhra Sharangi, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/sharangi10.pdf Scalable Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Ramesh Krishnamurti). Next: PhD Student at SFU.

* Yuanbin Shen, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shen10.pdf Efficient Algorithms for Multi-sender Data Transmission in Swarm-based Peer-to-peer Streaming Systems]

* Cong Ly, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ly10.pdf Latency Reduction in Online Multiplayer Games Using Detour Routing]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Yi Liu, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/liu09.pdf Video Streaming over Cooperative Wireless Networks]. Next: grad student, Oxford, UK.

* Greg Kowalski, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/kowalski09.pdf Empirical Analysis of Multi-Sender Segment Transmission Algorithms in Peer-to-Peer Streaming]

* Kianoosh Mokhtarian, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mokhtarian09.pdf Efficient and Secure Delivery of Scalable Video Streams]. Next: PhD Student at UoT.

* Behrooz Noorizadeh, M.Sc., Fall 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/noorizadeh07.pdf Cooperative Proxy Caching for Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Nokia, Vancouver.

* Hossein Ahmadi, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ahmadi07.pdf Probabilistic Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks]. Next: Ph.D. Student at UIUC,

* Majid Bagheri, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bagheri07.pdf Efficient K-Coverage Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks and their Applications to Early Detection of Forest Fires]. Next: Ph.D. Student at SFU.

* Osama Saleh, M.Sc., Fall 2006, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/saleh06.pdf Modeling and Caching of Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Engineer in the banking sector, London, UK.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Project Option (project = 6 credits)'''

* Kaushik Choudhary, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12450 Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems]

* Mohammad Alkurbi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/11588 Detection of Botnets Mounted on the Session Initiation Protocol]

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Peters) ==

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''


* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/14556 Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/13754 Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12939 Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]

== Visitors and Interns ==

* Amr Sharafeldin, Undergraduate SFU (NSERC USRA, Summer 2025)

* Anson Ng, Undergraduate from McGill University (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Arya Faghihy, Undergraduate SFU (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, June 2019 -- December 2019)

* Suhong Kim, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, May 2019 -- December 2019)

* Trevor Gale, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May 2019 -- August 2019)

* Qiao Chen, Undergraduate (August 2016 -- January 2017)

* Denny Stohr, Graduate (Research Visitor from TU Darmstadt, Germany, September 2015 -- December 2015)

* Maram Sakr, Graduate (Research Internship, March 2015 -- September 2015)

* Yu-Sian Li, Graduate (Research Visitor from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July -- September 2012)

* Gordon Leung, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2010)

* Andreas Berger, Graduate (Research Visitor from The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, February -- May 2009)

* Vikas Kumar, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May -- July 2008)

* Nitin Chiluka, Undergraduate (Research Internship, December 2007 -- May 2008)

* Nicolas Gomez, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

* Pouya Alagheband, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center caption="Graduated PhD and MSc Students">
Image:ShahrzadM.JPG|Shahrzad Mirzaei
Image:Khaled_alb.jpg| Khaled Al Butainy
Image:AliGh.jpg|Ali Ghorbanpour
Image:Mossad.jpeg.jpg|Omar Mossad
Image:Deniz ugur picture.jpg.jpg|Deniz Ugur
Image:Shahzaib.jpg|Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
Image:parhamY.jpeg|Parham Yassini
Image:Rahmani.jpg|Hamed Rahmani Khezri
Image:Azadi.jpg|Puria Azadi Moghadam
Image:carloslee.png|Carlos Lee
Image:AmgadAhmed.jpg|Amgad Ahmed
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:MohamedHegazy.jpg|Mohamed Hegazy
Image:Arafa.jpg|Omar Arafa
Image:shatnawi.JPG|Mohammed Shatnawi
Image:eltobgy.jpg|Omar Eltobgy
Image:Kiana.jpg|Kiana Calagari
Image:Alaa.jpg|Alaa Eldin Abdelaal
Image:Ahamza.JPG|Ahmed Hamza
Image:saleh.JPG|Saleh Almowuena
Image:Abdullah_small.jpg|Abdullah Aldhamin
Image:sadek_scaled.jpg|Ahmed Abdelsadek
Image:Mohsen_Jamali_scaled.jpg|Mohsen Jamali
Image:Masum.jpg|Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Image:Mohammad_Hosseini_scaled.jpg|Mohammad Hosseini
Image:Pariya_scaled.jpg|Pariya Raoufi
Image:AhmedBuKhamsin.jpg|Ahmed Bu-khamsin
Image:Azin.jpg|Azin Dastpak
Image:Naghmeh.jpg|Naghmeh Khodabakhshi
Image:Kaushik.jpg|Kaushik Choudhary
Image:Taher.jpg|Taher Dameh
Image:Fei.jpg|Fei Gao
Image:Cameron.jpg|R. Cameron Harvey
Image:Hamed.jpg|Hamed SadeghiNeshat
Image:Mohammad.jpg|Mohammad Alkurbi
Image:Farid.jpg|Farid Molazem Tabrizi
Image:Shabnam.jpg|Shabnam Mirshokraie
Image:Som.JPG|Somsubhra Sharangi
Image:Yuanbin.jpg|Yuanbin Shen
Image:Cong.jpg|Cong Ly
Image:Cheng.JPG|ChengHsin Hsu
Image:Liuyi.jpg|Yi Liu
Image:Greg.jpg|center|Greg Kowalski
Image:Kianoosh.jpg|Kianoosh Mokhtarian
Image:Behrooz.jpg|Behrooz Noorizadeh
Image:Ahmadi.jpg|Hossein Ahmadi
Image:Mbagheri.jpg|Majid Bagheri
Image:Saleh.jpg|Osama Saleh

</gallery>

== Contacts ==

* [[Private:contacts|List of contact persons in academia and industry (Login Required). ]]

People

2025-10-12T06:25:31Z

Mhefeeda:

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|<slideshow sequence="random" transition="fade" refresh="6000">
[[Image:Nmsl mmsys2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL at MMSys'23]]
[[Image:nsl_outdoor_2016.JPG|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2016]]
[[Image:nsl1.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl2.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl3.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl4.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nmsl_jan_2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2022]]
[[Image:nmsl_dec_2021.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2021]]
[[Image:Mobicom2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|Neha Sharma at MobiCom'23]]
[[Image:Khaled,_Ali,_and_Shahrzad_Graduation.jpg|thumb|right|700px|Khaled, Ali, and Shahrzad: Convocation, October 2025]]
</slideshow>
|}
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== Faculty ==

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/ Mohamed Hefeeda] (Professor, NMSL Director)

<gallery widths=225px heights=275px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:mhefeeda.jpg|Mohamed Hefeeda
</gallery>

== Current Members ==

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma], Ph.D.

* [https://maarab-sfu.github.io/ Mohammad Amin Arab], Ph.D.

* Saeed Zangeneh, Ph.D.

* Haseeb Ur Rehman, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad, M.Sc.

* Mariam Bebawy, M.Sc.

* Erfan Mehraban, M.Sc.

* Ahmed Abdelsalam, M.Sc.

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:Sharma.JPG|Neha Sharma
Image:Arab.jpg|Mohammad Amin Arab
Image:GhazalehB.jpg| Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad
Image:Maryam_bebawy.jpg| Mariam Bebawy
Image:Saeed.jpg| Saeed Zangeneh
Image:Erfan_mehraban.jpg| Erfan Mehraban
Image:AhmedTarekPhoto.jpg | Ahmed Tarek Elsayed
</gallery>

== Former Postdocs ==

* Hamed Ahmadi, August 2017. Next: Software Engineer, Vancouver.

* Mohamed ElGharib (at QCRI), 2015. Next: Scientist at QCRI, Qatar. Current: Researcher at Max Plank Institute, Germany.

* Tamir Hegazy, August 2013. Next: Researcher, Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Current: Principal Scientist, Philips, Cambridge, MA.

* Abdul Hasib, January 2013. Next: System Design Engineer, SNC Lavalin, Vancouver.

* Maysam Yabandeh (at QCRI), 2013. Next: Research Engineer, Facebook.

* Mustafa Rafique (at QCRI), 2012. Next Scientist, IBM Research, Ireland. Current: Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) ==

'''Ph.D. Students'''

* Ammar Rashed, Ph.D. Summer 2025, Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at the University of Ottawa.

* Khaled Diab, Ph.D., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/diab19.pdf Traffic-Engineered Distribution of Multimedia Content]. Next: University Research Associate, SFU

* Mohammed Shatnawi, Ph.D., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shatnawi18.pdf Improving Reliability of Large Scale Multimedia Services]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle (continues in his previous position).

* Kiana Calagari, Ph.D., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/calagari17.pdf Generating and Streaming Immersive Sports Video Content]. Next: Researcher at Ever AI, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hamza17.pdf Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery]. Next: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.

* Saleh Almowuena, Ph.D., Fall 2016, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/almowuena16.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Video Streaming over Heterogeneous Cellular Networks] Next: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

* ChengHsin Hsu, Ph.D., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hsu09.pdf Efficient Mobile Multimedia Streaming]. Next: Senior Researcher, Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab, California, USA. Current: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''

* Shahrzad Mirzaei, M.Sc., Summer 2025, XX to be posted after blind paper review is completed XX.

* Khaled Al Butainy, M.Sc., Summer 2025, Characterizing Latency Impact on Rendering Accuracy in Edge-Supported Cloud Gaming.

* Ali Ghorbanpour, M.Sc., Summer 2025, RDIAS: Robust and Decentralized Image Authentication System.

* Omar Mosaad, M.Sc., Fall 2024, DeepGame: Efficient Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming.

* Deniz Ugur, M.Sc., Fall 2024, Transparent Video Upscaling for Cloud Gaming.

* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem, M.Sc., Summer 2024, Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones.

* Hamed Rahmani Khezri, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6705 Unsupervised Single-Image Reflection Removal]. Next: Machine Learning Engineer at Skylab Technologies Inc.

* Parham Yassini, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6691 Distributed In-Network Task Scheduling for Datacenters]. Next: Software Engineer at Huawei Canada.

* Puria Azadi Moghadam, M.Sc., Summer 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6478 Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Carlos Lee, M.Sc., Summer 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5968 Service Chaining for Multicast Traffic]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Amgad Ahmed, M.Sc., Spring 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5813 User-assisted Video Reflection Removal]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arab19.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]. Next: Ph.D. student at SFU.

* Mohamed Hegazy, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hegazy19.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Omar Arafa, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arafa19.pdf Bandwidth Estimation and Rate Adaptation for 360-degree Mobile Video Streaming]. Next: Fortinet, Burnaby.

* Omar Eltobgy, M.Sc., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/eltobgy18.pdf VRCast: Mobile Streaming of Live 360-Degree Videos]. Next: Adobe, Ottawa.

* Alaa Eldin Abdelaal, M.Sc., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelaal17.pdf Event-based Control as a Cloud Service]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Abdullah Aldhamin, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/aldhamin14.pdf Flash Storage Management Algorithm for Large-Scale Hybrid Storage Systems]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Ahmed Abdelsadek, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelsadek14.pdf Distributed Index for Matching Multimedia Objects]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, M.Sc., Spring 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mrahman13.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Streaming over Mobile Networks]. Next: Telus, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Bu-khamsin, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bu-khamsin12.pdf Socket Direct Protocol over PCI Express Interconnect: Design, Implementation and Evaluation]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Azin Dastpak, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dastpak12.pdf Video Streaming over Cognitive Radio Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Jiangchuan Liu)

* Naghmeh Khodabakhshi, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/khodabakhshi12.pdf Copy Detection of 3D Videos]. Next: RIM, Ottawa.

* Taher Dameh, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dameh12.pdf Distributed Kernel Matrix Approximation and Implementation using MPI]

* Fei Gao, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/gao11.pdf Distributed Approximate Spectral Clustering for Large-Scale Datasets]

* R. Cameron Harvey, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/harvey11.pdf Spatio-Temporal Video Copy Detection]. Next: Amazon, Seattle.

* Hamed Sadeghi Neshat, M.Sc., Summer 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/neshat11.pdf Effective Online Advertising]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle.

* Farid Molazem Tabrizi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/tabrizi11.pdf Adaptive Transmission of Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams to Mobile Devices] (co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Peters). Next: PhD Student at UBC.

* Shabnam Mirshokraie, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mirshokraie10.pdf Live Peer-to-Peer Streaming with Scalable Video Coding and Network Coding]. Next: PhD Student at UBC

* Somsubhra Sharangi, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/sharangi10.pdf Scalable Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Ramesh Krishnamurti). Next: PhD Student at SFU.

* Yuanbin Shen, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shen10.pdf Efficient Algorithms for Multi-sender Data Transmission in Swarm-based Peer-to-peer Streaming Systems]

* Cong Ly, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ly10.pdf Latency Reduction in Online Multiplayer Games Using Detour Routing]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Yi Liu, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/liu09.pdf Video Streaming over Cooperative Wireless Networks]. Next: grad student, Oxford, UK.

* Greg Kowalski, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/kowalski09.pdf Empirical Analysis of Multi-Sender Segment Transmission Algorithms in Peer-to-Peer Streaming]

* Kianoosh Mokhtarian, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mokhtarian09.pdf Efficient and Secure Delivery of Scalable Video Streams]. Next: PhD Student at UoT.

* Behrooz Noorizadeh, M.Sc., Fall 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/noorizadeh07.pdf Cooperative Proxy Caching for Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Nokia, Vancouver.

* Hossein Ahmadi, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ahmadi07.pdf Probabilistic Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks]. Next: Ph.D. Student at UIUC,

* Majid Bagheri, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bagheri07.pdf Efficient K-Coverage Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks and their Applications to Early Detection of Forest Fires]. Next: Ph.D. Student at SFU.

* Osama Saleh, M.Sc., Fall 2006, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/saleh06.pdf Modeling and Caching of Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Engineer in the banking sector, London, UK.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Project Option (project = 6 credits)'''

* Kaushik Choudhary, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12450 Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems]

* Mohammad Alkurbi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/11588 Detection of Botnets Mounted on the Session Initiation Protocol]

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Peters) ==

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''


* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/14556 Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/13754 Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12939 Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]

== Visitors and Interns ==

* Amr Sharafeldin, Undergraduate SFU (NSERC USRA, Summer 2025)

* Anson Ng, Undergraduate from McGill University (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Arya Faghihy, Undergraduate SFU (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, June 2019 -- December 2019)

* Suhong Kim, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, May 2019 -- December 2019)

* Trevor Gale, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May 2019 -- August 2019)

* Qiao Chen, Undergraduate (August 2016 -- January 2017)

* Denny Stohr, Graduate (Research Visitor from TU Darmstadt, Germany, September 2015 -- December 2015)

* Maram Sakr, Graduate (Research Internship, March 2015 -- September 2015)

* Yu-Sian Li, Graduate (Research Visitor from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July -- September 2012)

* Gordon Leung, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2010)

* Andreas Berger, Graduate (Research Visitor from The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, February -- May 2009)

* Vikas Kumar, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May -- July 2008)

* Nitin Chiluka, Undergraduate (Research Internship, December 2007 -- May 2008)

* Nicolas Gomez, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

* Pouya Alagheband, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center caption="Graduated PhD and MSc Students">
Image:ShahrzadM.JPG|Shahrzad Mirzaei
Image:Khaled_alb.jpg| Khaled Al Butainy
Image:AliGh.jpg|Ali Ghorbanpour
Image:Mossad.jpeg.jpg|Omar Mossad
Image:Deniz ugur picture.jpg.jpg|Deniz Ugur
Image:Shahzaib.jpg|Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
Image:parhamY.jpeg|Parham Yassini
Image:Rahmani.jpg|Hamed Rahmani Khezri
Image:Azadi.jpg|Puria Azadi Moghadam
Image:carloslee.png|Carlos Lee
Image:AmgadAhmed.jpg|Amgad Ahmed
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:MohamedHegazy.jpg|Mohamed Hegazy
Image:Arafa.jpg|Omar Arafa
Image:shatnawi.JPG|Mohammed Shatnawi
Image:eltobgy.jpg|Omar Eltobgy
Image:Kiana.jpg|Kiana Calagari
Image:Alaa.jpg|Alaa Eldin Abdelaal
Image:Ahamza.JPG|Ahmed Hamza
Image:saleh.JPG|Saleh Almowuena
Image:Abdullah_small.jpg|Abdullah Aldhamin
Image:sadek_scaled.jpg|Ahmed Abdelsadek
Image:Mohsen_Jamali_scaled.jpg|Mohsen Jamali
Image:Masum.jpg|Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Image:Mohammad_Hosseini_scaled.jpg|Mohammad Hosseini
Image:Pariya_scaled.jpg|Pariya Raoufi
Image:AhmedBuKhamsin.jpg|Ahmed Bu-khamsin
Image:Azin.jpg|Azin Dastpak
Image:Naghmeh.jpg|Naghmeh Khodabakhshi
Image:Kaushik.jpg|Kaushik Choudhary
Image:Taher.jpg|Taher Dameh
Image:Fei.jpg|Fei Gao
Image:Cameron.jpg|R. Cameron Harvey
Image:Hamed.jpg|Hamed SadeghiNeshat
Image:Mohammad.jpg|Mohammad Alkurbi
Image:Farid.jpg|Farid Molazem Tabrizi
Image:Shabnam.jpg|Shabnam Mirshokraie
Image:Som.JPG|Somsubhra Sharangi
Image:Yuanbin.jpg|Yuanbin Shen
Image:Cong.jpg|Cong Ly
Image:Cheng.JPG|ChengHsin Hsu
Image:Liuyi.jpg|Yi Liu
Image:Greg.jpg|center|Greg Kowalski
Image:Kianoosh.jpg|Kianoosh Mokhtarian
Image:Behrooz.jpg|Behrooz Noorizadeh
Image:Ahmadi.jpg|Hossein Ahmadi
Image:Mbagheri.jpg|Majid Bagheri
Image:Saleh.jpg|Osama Saleh

</gallery>

== Contacts ==

* [[Private:contacts|List of contact persons in academia and industry (Login Required). ]]

File:Khaled, Ali, and Shahrzad Graduation.jpg

2025-10-12T06:20:10Z

Mhefeeda:

Three of my great students graduating -- very proud.

People

2025-09-09T08:31:15Z

Mhefeeda: /* Current Members */

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|<slideshow sequence="random" transition="fade" refresh="6000">
[[Image:Nmsl mmsys2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL at MMSys'23]]
[[Image:nsl_outdoor_2016.JPG|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2016]]
[[Image:nsl1.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl2.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl3.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl4.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nmsl_jan_2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2022]]
[[Image:nmsl_dec_2021.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2021]]
[[Image:Mobicom2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL (Neha Sharma) at MobiCom'23]]
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|}
</center>

== Faculty ==

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/ Mohamed Hefeeda] (Professor, NMSL Director)

<gallery widths=225px heights=275px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:mhefeeda.jpg|Mohamed Hefeeda
</gallery>

== Current Members ==

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma], Ph.D.

* [https://maarab-sfu.github.io/ Mohammad Amin Arab], Ph.D.

* Saeed Zangeneh, Ph.D.

* Haseeb Ur Rehman, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad, M.Sc.

* Mariam Bebawy, M.Sc.

* Erfan Mehraban, M.Sc.

* Ahmed Abdelsalam, M.Sc.

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:Sharma.JPG|Neha Sharma
Image:Arab.jpg|Mohammad Amin Arab
Image:GhazalehB.jpg| Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad
Image:Maryam_bebawy.jpg| Mariam Bebawy
Image:Saeed.jpg| Saeed Zangeneh
Image:Erfan_mehraban.jpg| Erfan Mehraban
</gallery>

== Former Postdocs ==

* Hamed Ahmadi, August 2017. Next: Software Engineer, Vancouver.

* Mohamed ElGharib (at QCRI), 2015. Next: Scientist at QCRI, Qatar. Current: Researcher at Max Plank Institute, Germany.

* Tamir Hegazy, August 2013. Next: Researcher, Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Current: Principal Scientist, Philips, Cambridge, MA.

* Abdul Hasib, January 2013. Next: System Design Engineer, SNC Lavalin, Vancouver.

* Maysam Yabandeh (at QCRI), 2013. Next: Research Engineer, Facebook.

* Mustafa Rafique (at QCRI), 2012. Next Scientist, IBM Research, Ireland. Current: Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) ==

'''Ph.D. Students'''

* Ammar Rashed, Ph.D. Summer 2025, Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at the University of Ottawa.

* Khaled Diab, Ph.D., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/diab19.pdf Traffic-Engineered Distribution of Multimedia Content]. Next: University Research Associate, SFU

* Mohammed Shatnawi, Ph.D., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shatnawi18.pdf Improving Reliability of Large Scale Multimedia Services]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle (continues in his previous position).

* Kiana Calagari, Ph.D., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/calagari17.pdf Generating and Streaming Immersive Sports Video Content]. Next: Researcher at Ever AI, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hamza17.pdf Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery]. Next: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.

* Saleh Almowuena, Ph.D., Fall 2016, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/almowuena16.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Video Streaming over Heterogeneous Cellular Networks] Next: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

* ChengHsin Hsu, Ph.D., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hsu09.pdf Efficient Mobile Multimedia Streaming]. Next: Senior Researcher, Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab, California, USA. Current: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''

* Shahrzad Mirzaei, M.Sc., Summer 2025, XX to be posted after blind paper review is completed XX.

* Khaled Al Butainy, M.Sc., Summer 2025, Characterizing Latency Impact on Rendering Accuracy in Edge-Supported Cloud Gaming.

* Ali Ghorbanpour, M.Sc., Summer 2025, RDIAS: Robust and Decentralized Image Authentication System.

* Omar Mosaad, M.Sc., Fall 2024, DeepGame: Efficient Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming.

* Deniz Ugur, M.Sc., Fall 2024, Transparent Video Upscaling for Cloud Gaming.

* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem, M.Sc., Summer 2024, Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones.

* Hamed Rahmani Khezri, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6705 Unsupervised Single-Image Reflection Removal]. Next: Machine Learning Engineer at Skylab Technologies Inc.

* Parham Yassini, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6691 Distributed In-Network Task Scheduling for Datacenters]. Next: Software Engineer at Huawei Canada.

* Puria Azadi Moghadam, M.Sc., Summer 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6478 Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Carlos Lee, M.Sc., Summer 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5968 Service Chaining for Multicast Traffic]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Amgad Ahmed, M.Sc., Spring 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5813 User-assisted Video Reflection Removal]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arab19.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]. Next: Ph.D. student at SFU.

* Mohamed Hegazy, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hegazy19.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Omar Arafa, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arafa19.pdf Bandwidth Estimation and Rate Adaptation for 360-degree Mobile Video Streaming]. Next: Fortinet, Burnaby.

* Omar Eltobgy, M.Sc., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/eltobgy18.pdf VRCast: Mobile Streaming of Live 360-Degree Videos]. Next: Adobe, Ottawa.

* Alaa Eldin Abdelaal, M.Sc., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelaal17.pdf Event-based Control as a Cloud Service]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Abdullah Aldhamin, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/aldhamin14.pdf Flash Storage Management Algorithm for Large-Scale Hybrid Storage Systems]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Ahmed Abdelsadek, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelsadek14.pdf Distributed Index for Matching Multimedia Objects]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, M.Sc., Spring 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mrahman13.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Streaming over Mobile Networks]. Next: Telus, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Bu-khamsin, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bu-khamsin12.pdf Socket Direct Protocol over PCI Express Interconnect: Design, Implementation and Evaluation]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Azin Dastpak, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dastpak12.pdf Video Streaming over Cognitive Radio Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Jiangchuan Liu)

* Naghmeh Khodabakhshi, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/khodabakhshi12.pdf Copy Detection of 3D Videos]. Next: RIM, Ottawa.

* Taher Dameh, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dameh12.pdf Distributed Kernel Matrix Approximation and Implementation using MPI]

* Fei Gao, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/gao11.pdf Distributed Approximate Spectral Clustering for Large-Scale Datasets]

* R. Cameron Harvey, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/harvey11.pdf Spatio-Temporal Video Copy Detection]. Next: Amazon, Seattle.

* Hamed Sadeghi Neshat, M.Sc., Summer 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/neshat11.pdf Effective Online Advertising]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle.

* Farid Molazem Tabrizi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/tabrizi11.pdf Adaptive Transmission of Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams to Mobile Devices] (co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Peters). Next: PhD Student at UBC.

* Shabnam Mirshokraie, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mirshokraie10.pdf Live Peer-to-Peer Streaming with Scalable Video Coding and Network Coding]. Next: PhD Student at UBC

* Somsubhra Sharangi, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/sharangi10.pdf Scalable Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Ramesh Krishnamurti). Next: PhD Student at SFU.

* Yuanbin Shen, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shen10.pdf Efficient Algorithms for Multi-sender Data Transmission in Swarm-based Peer-to-peer Streaming Systems]

* Cong Ly, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ly10.pdf Latency Reduction in Online Multiplayer Games Using Detour Routing]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Yi Liu, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/liu09.pdf Video Streaming over Cooperative Wireless Networks]. Next: grad student, Oxford, UK.

* Greg Kowalski, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/kowalski09.pdf Empirical Analysis of Multi-Sender Segment Transmission Algorithms in Peer-to-Peer Streaming]

* Kianoosh Mokhtarian, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mokhtarian09.pdf Efficient and Secure Delivery of Scalable Video Streams]. Next: PhD Student at UoT.

* Behrooz Noorizadeh, M.Sc., Fall 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/noorizadeh07.pdf Cooperative Proxy Caching for Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Nokia, Vancouver.

* Hossein Ahmadi, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ahmadi07.pdf Probabilistic Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks]. Next: Ph.D. Student at UIUC,

* Majid Bagheri, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bagheri07.pdf Efficient K-Coverage Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks and their Applications to Early Detection of Forest Fires]. Next: Ph.D. Student at SFU.

* Osama Saleh, M.Sc., Fall 2006, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/saleh06.pdf Modeling and Caching of Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Engineer in the banking sector, London, UK.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Project Option (project = 6 credits)'''

* Kaushik Choudhary, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12450 Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems]

* Mohammad Alkurbi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/11588 Detection of Botnets Mounted on the Session Initiation Protocol]

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Peters) ==

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''


* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/14556 Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/13754 Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12939 Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]

== Visitors and Interns ==

* Amr Sharafeldin, Undergraduate SFU (NSERC USRA, Summer 2025)

* Anson Ng, Undergraduate from McGill University (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Arya Faghihy, Undergraduate SFU (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, June 2019 -- December 2019)

* Suhong Kim, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, May 2019 -- December 2019)

* Trevor Gale, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May 2019 -- August 2019)

* Qiao Chen, Undergraduate (August 2016 -- January 2017)

* Denny Stohr, Graduate (Research Visitor from TU Darmstadt, Germany, September 2015 -- December 2015)

* Maram Sakr, Graduate (Research Internship, March 2015 -- September 2015)

* Yu-Sian Li, Graduate (Research Visitor from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July -- September 2012)

* Gordon Leung, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2010)

* Andreas Berger, Graduate (Research Visitor from The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, February -- May 2009)

* Vikas Kumar, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May -- July 2008)

* Nitin Chiluka, Undergraduate (Research Internship, December 2007 -- May 2008)

* Nicolas Gomez, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

* Pouya Alagheband, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center caption="Graduated PhD and MSc Students">
Image:ShahrzadM.JPG|Shahrzad Mirzaei
Image:Khaled_alb.jpg| Khaled Al Butainy
Image:AliGh.jpg|Ali Ghorbanpour
Image:Mossad.jpeg.jpg|Omar Mossad
Image:Deniz ugur picture.jpg.jpg|Deniz Ugur
Image:Shahzaib.jpg|Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
Image:parhamY.jpeg|Parham Yassini
Image:Rahmani.jpg|Hamed Rahmani Khezri
Image:Azadi.jpg|Puria Azadi Moghadam
Image:carloslee.png|Carlos Lee
Image:AmgadAhmed.jpg|Amgad Ahmed
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:MohamedHegazy.jpg|Mohamed Hegazy
Image:Arafa.jpg|Omar Arafa
Image:shatnawi.JPG|Mohammed Shatnawi
Image:eltobgy.jpg|Omar Eltobgy
Image:Kiana.jpg|Kiana Calagari
Image:Alaa.jpg|Alaa Eldin Abdelaal
Image:Ahamza.JPG|Ahmed Hamza
Image:saleh.JPG|Saleh Almowuena
Image:Abdullah_small.jpg|Abdullah Aldhamin
Image:sadek_scaled.jpg|Ahmed Abdelsadek
Image:Mohsen_Jamali_scaled.jpg|Mohsen Jamali
Image:Masum.jpg|Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Image:Mohammad_Hosseini_scaled.jpg|Mohammad Hosseini
Image:Pariya_scaled.jpg|Pariya Raoufi
Image:AhmedBuKhamsin.jpg|Ahmed Bu-khamsin
Image:Azin.jpg|Azin Dastpak
Image:Naghmeh.jpg|Naghmeh Khodabakhshi
Image:Kaushik.jpg|Kaushik Choudhary
Image:Taher.jpg|Taher Dameh
Image:Fei.jpg|Fei Gao
Image:Cameron.jpg|R. Cameron Harvey
Image:Hamed.jpg|Hamed SadeghiNeshat
Image:Mohammad.jpg|Mohammad Alkurbi
Image:Farid.jpg|Farid Molazem Tabrizi
Image:Shabnam.jpg|Shabnam Mirshokraie
Image:Som.JPG|Somsubhra Sharangi
Image:Yuanbin.jpg|Yuanbin Shen
Image:Cong.jpg|Cong Ly
Image:Cheng.JPG|ChengHsin Hsu
Image:Liuyi.jpg|Yi Liu
Image:Greg.jpg|center|Greg Kowalski
Image:Kianoosh.jpg|Kianoosh Mokhtarian
Image:Behrooz.jpg|Behrooz Noorizadeh
Image:Ahmadi.jpg|Hossein Ahmadi
Image:Mbagheri.jpg|Majid Bagheri
Image:Saleh.jpg|Osama Saleh

</gallery>

== Contacts ==

* [[Private:contacts|List of contact persons in academia and industry (Login Required). ]]

People

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[[Image:Nmsl mmsys2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL at MMSys'23]]
[[Image:nsl_outdoor_2016.JPG|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2016]]
[[Image:nsl1.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl2.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl3.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl4.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nmsl_jan_2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2022]]
[[Image:nmsl_dec_2021.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2021]]
[[Image:Mobicom2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL (Neha Sharma) at MobiCom'23]]
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== Faculty ==

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/ Mohamed Hefeeda] (Professor, NMSL Director)

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Image:mhefeeda.jpg|Mohamed Hefeeda
</gallery>

== Current Members ==

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma], Ph.D.

* [https://maarab-sfu.github.io/ Mohammad Amin Arab], Ph.D.

* Saeed Zangeneh, Ph.D.

* Haseeb Ur Rehman, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad, M.Sc.

* Mariam Bebawy, M.Sc.

* Erfan Mehraban, M.Sc.

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Image:Sharma.JPG|Neha Sharma
Image:Arab.jpg|Mohammad Amin Arab
Image:GhazalehB.jpg| Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad
Image:Maryam_bebawy.jpg| Mariam Bebawy
Image:Saeed.jpg| Saeed Zangeneh
Image:Erfan_mehraban.jpg| Erfan Mehraban
</gallery>

== Former Postdocs ==

* Hamed Ahmadi, August 2017. Next: Software Engineer, Vancouver.

* Mohamed ElGharib (at QCRI), 2015. Next: Scientist at QCRI, Qatar. Current: Researcher at Max Plank Institute, Germany.

* Tamir Hegazy, August 2013. Next: Researcher, Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Current: Principal Scientist, Philips, Cambridge, MA.

* Abdul Hasib, January 2013. Next: System Design Engineer, SNC Lavalin, Vancouver.

* Maysam Yabandeh (at QCRI), 2013. Next: Research Engineer, Facebook.

* Mustafa Rafique (at QCRI), 2012. Next Scientist, IBM Research, Ireland. Current: Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) ==

'''Ph.D. Students'''

* Ammar Rashed, Ph.D. Summer 2025, Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at the University of Ottawa.

* Khaled Diab, Ph.D., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/diab19.pdf Traffic-Engineered Distribution of Multimedia Content]. Next: University Research Associate, SFU

* Mohammed Shatnawi, Ph.D., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shatnawi18.pdf Improving Reliability of Large Scale Multimedia Services]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle (continues in his previous position).

* Kiana Calagari, Ph.D., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/calagari17.pdf Generating and Streaming Immersive Sports Video Content]. Next: Researcher at Ever AI, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hamza17.pdf Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery]. Next: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.

* Saleh Almowuena, Ph.D., Fall 2016, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/almowuena16.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Video Streaming over Heterogeneous Cellular Networks] Next: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

* ChengHsin Hsu, Ph.D., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hsu09.pdf Efficient Mobile Multimedia Streaming]. Next: Senior Researcher, Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab, California, USA. Current: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''

* Shahrzad Mirzaei, M.Sc., Summer 2025, XX to be posted after blind paper review is completed XX.

* Khaled Al Butainy, M.Sc., Summer 2025, Characterizing Latency Impact on Rendering Accuracy in Edge-Supported Cloud Gaming.

* Ali Ghorbanpour, M.Sc., Summer 2025, RDIAS: Robust and Decentralized Image Authentication System.

* Omar Mosaad, M.Sc., Fall 2024, DeepGame: Efficient Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming.

* Deniz Ugur, M.Sc., Fall 2024, Transparent Video Upscaling for Cloud Gaming.

* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem, M.Sc., Summer 2024, Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones.

* Hamed Rahmani Khezri, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6705 Unsupervised Single-Image Reflection Removal]. Next: Machine Learning Engineer at Skylab Technologies Inc.

* Parham Yassini, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6691 Distributed In-Network Task Scheduling for Datacenters]. Next: Software Engineer at Huawei Canada.

* Puria Azadi Moghadam, M.Sc., Summer 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6478 Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Carlos Lee, M.Sc., Summer 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5968 Service Chaining for Multicast Traffic]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Amgad Ahmed, M.Sc., Spring 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5813 User-assisted Video Reflection Removal]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arab19.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]. Next: Ph.D. student at SFU.

* Mohamed Hegazy, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hegazy19.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Omar Arafa, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arafa19.pdf Bandwidth Estimation and Rate Adaptation for 360-degree Mobile Video Streaming]. Next: Fortinet, Burnaby.

* Omar Eltobgy, M.Sc., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/eltobgy18.pdf VRCast: Mobile Streaming of Live 360-Degree Videos]. Next: Adobe, Ottawa.

* Alaa Eldin Abdelaal, M.Sc., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelaal17.pdf Event-based Control as a Cloud Service]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Abdullah Aldhamin, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/aldhamin14.pdf Flash Storage Management Algorithm for Large-Scale Hybrid Storage Systems]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Ahmed Abdelsadek, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelsadek14.pdf Distributed Index for Matching Multimedia Objects]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, M.Sc., Spring 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mrahman13.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Streaming over Mobile Networks]. Next: Telus, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Bu-khamsin, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bu-khamsin12.pdf Socket Direct Protocol over PCI Express Interconnect: Design, Implementation and Evaluation]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Azin Dastpak, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dastpak12.pdf Video Streaming over Cognitive Radio Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Jiangchuan Liu)

* Naghmeh Khodabakhshi, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/khodabakhshi12.pdf Copy Detection of 3D Videos]. Next: RIM, Ottawa.

* Taher Dameh, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dameh12.pdf Distributed Kernel Matrix Approximation and Implementation using MPI]

* Fei Gao, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/gao11.pdf Distributed Approximate Spectral Clustering for Large-Scale Datasets]

* R. Cameron Harvey, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/harvey11.pdf Spatio-Temporal Video Copy Detection]. Next: Amazon, Seattle.

* Hamed Sadeghi Neshat, M.Sc., Summer 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/neshat11.pdf Effective Online Advertising]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle.

* Farid Molazem Tabrizi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/tabrizi11.pdf Adaptive Transmission of Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams to Mobile Devices] (co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Peters). Next: PhD Student at UBC.

* Shabnam Mirshokraie, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mirshokraie10.pdf Live Peer-to-Peer Streaming with Scalable Video Coding and Network Coding]. Next: PhD Student at UBC

* Somsubhra Sharangi, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/sharangi10.pdf Scalable Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Ramesh Krishnamurti). Next: PhD Student at SFU.

* Yuanbin Shen, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shen10.pdf Efficient Algorithms for Multi-sender Data Transmission in Swarm-based Peer-to-peer Streaming Systems]

* Cong Ly, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ly10.pdf Latency Reduction in Online Multiplayer Games Using Detour Routing]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Yi Liu, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/liu09.pdf Video Streaming over Cooperative Wireless Networks]. Next: grad student, Oxford, UK.

* Greg Kowalski, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/kowalski09.pdf Empirical Analysis of Multi-Sender Segment Transmission Algorithms in Peer-to-Peer Streaming]

* Kianoosh Mokhtarian, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mokhtarian09.pdf Efficient and Secure Delivery of Scalable Video Streams]. Next: PhD Student at UoT.

* Behrooz Noorizadeh, M.Sc., Fall 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/noorizadeh07.pdf Cooperative Proxy Caching for Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Nokia, Vancouver.

* Hossein Ahmadi, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ahmadi07.pdf Probabilistic Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks]. Next: Ph.D. Student at UIUC,

* Majid Bagheri, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bagheri07.pdf Efficient K-Coverage Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks and their Applications to Early Detection of Forest Fires]. Next: Ph.D. Student at SFU.

* Osama Saleh, M.Sc., Fall 2006, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/saleh06.pdf Modeling and Caching of Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Engineer in the banking sector, London, UK.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Project Option (project = 6 credits)'''

* Kaushik Choudhary, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12450 Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems]

* Mohammad Alkurbi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/11588 Detection of Botnets Mounted on the Session Initiation Protocol]

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Peters) ==

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''


* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/14556 Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/13754 Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12939 Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]

== Visitors and Interns ==

* Amr Sharafeldin, Undergraduate SFU (NSERC USRA, Summer 2025)

* Anson Ng, Undergraduate from McGill University (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Arya Faghihy, Undergraduate SFU (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, June 2019 -- December 2019)

* Suhong Kim, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, May 2019 -- December 2019)

* Trevor Gale, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May 2019 -- August 2019)

* Qiao Chen, Undergraduate (August 2016 -- January 2017)

* Denny Stohr, Graduate (Research Visitor from TU Darmstadt, Germany, September 2015 -- December 2015)

* Maram Sakr, Graduate (Research Internship, March 2015 -- September 2015)

* Yu-Sian Li, Graduate (Research Visitor from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July -- September 2012)

* Gordon Leung, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2010)

* Andreas Berger, Graduate (Research Visitor from The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, February -- May 2009)

* Vikas Kumar, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May -- July 2008)

* Nitin Chiluka, Undergraduate (Research Internship, December 2007 -- May 2008)

* Nicolas Gomez, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

* Pouya Alagheband, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center caption="Graduated PhD and MSc Students">
Image:ShahrzadM.JPG|Shahrzad Mirzaei
Image:Khaled_alb.jpg| Khaled Al Butainy
Image:AliGh.jpg|Ali Ghorbanpour
Image:Mossad.jpeg.jpg|Omar Mossad
Image:Deniz ugur picture.jpg.jpg|Deniz Ugur
Image:Shahzaib.jpg|Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
Image:parhamY.jpeg|Parham Yassini
Image:Rahmani.jpg|Hamed Rahmani Khezri
Image:Azadi.jpg|Puria Azadi Moghadam
Image:carloslee.png|Carlos Lee
Image:AmgadAhmed.jpg|Amgad Ahmed
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:MohamedHegazy.jpg|Mohamed Hegazy
Image:Arafa.jpg|Omar Arafa
Image:shatnawi.JPG|Mohammed Shatnawi
Image:eltobgy.jpg|Omar Eltobgy
Image:Kiana.jpg|Kiana Calagari
Image:Alaa.jpg|Alaa Eldin Abdelaal
Image:Ahamza.JPG|Ahmed Hamza
Image:saleh.JPG|Saleh Almowuena
Image:Abdullah_small.jpg|Abdullah Aldhamin
Image:sadek_scaled.jpg|Ahmed Abdelsadek
Image:Mohsen_Jamali_scaled.jpg|Mohsen Jamali
Image:Masum.jpg|Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Image:Mohammad_Hosseini_scaled.jpg|Mohammad Hosseini
Image:Pariya_scaled.jpg|Pariya Raoufi
Image:AhmedBuKhamsin.jpg|Ahmed Bu-khamsin
Image:Azin.jpg|Azin Dastpak
Image:Naghmeh.jpg|Naghmeh Khodabakhshi
Image:Kaushik.jpg|Kaushik Choudhary
Image:Taher.jpg|Taher Dameh
Image:Fei.jpg|Fei Gao
Image:Cameron.jpg|R. Cameron Harvey
Image:Hamed.jpg|Hamed SadeghiNeshat
Image:Mohammad.jpg|Mohammad Alkurbi
Image:Farid.jpg|Farid Molazem Tabrizi
Image:Shabnam.jpg|Shabnam Mirshokraie
Image:Som.JPG|Somsubhra Sharangi
Image:Yuanbin.jpg|Yuanbin Shen
Image:Cong.jpg|Cong Ly
Image:Cheng.JPG|ChengHsin Hsu
Image:Liuyi.jpg|Yi Liu
Image:Greg.jpg|center|Greg Kowalski
Image:Kianoosh.jpg|Kianoosh Mokhtarian
Image:Behrooz.jpg|Behrooz Noorizadeh
Image:Ahmadi.jpg|Hossein Ahmadi
Image:Mbagheri.jpg|Majid Bagheri
Image:Saleh.jpg|Osama Saleh

</gallery>

== Contacts ==

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2025-08-17T09:41:02Z

Mhefeeda: /* Current Members */

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[[Image:Nmsl mmsys2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL at MMSys'23]]
[[Image:nsl_outdoor_2016.JPG|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2016]]
[[Image:nsl1.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl2.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl3.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl4.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nmsl_jan_2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2022]]
[[Image:nmsl_dec_2021.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2021]]
[[Image:Mobicom2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL (Neha Sharma) at MobiCom'23]]
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== Faculty ==

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/ Mohamed Hefeeda] (Professor, NMSL Director)

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Image:mhefeeda.jpg|Mohamed Hefeeda
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== Current Members ==

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma], Ph.D.

* [https://maarab-sfu.github.io/ Mohammad Amin Arab], Ph.D.

* Saeed Zangeneh, Ph.D.

* Haseeb Ur Rehman, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad, M.Sc.

* Mariam Bebawy, M.Sc.

* Erfan Mehraban, M.Sc.

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Image:Sharma.JPG|Neha Sharma
Image:Arab.jpg|Mohammad Amin Arab
Image:GhazalehB.jpg| Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad
Image:Maryam_bebawy.jpg| Mariam Bebawy
Image:Saeed.jpg| Saeed Zangeneh
Image:Erfan_mehraban.jpg| Erfan Mehraban
</gallery>

== Former Postdocs ==

* Hamed Ahmadi, August 2017. Next: Software Engineer, Vancouver.

* Mohamed ElGharib (at QCRI), 2015. Next: Scientist at QCRI, Qatar. Current: Researcher at Max Plank Institute, Germany.

* Tamir Hegazy, August 2013. Next: Researcher, Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Current: Principal Scientist, Philips, Cambridge, MA.

* Abdul Hasib, January 2013. Next: System Design Engineer, SNC Lavalin, Vancouver.

* Maysam Yabandeh (at QCRI), 2013. Next: Research Engineer, Facebook.

* Mustafa Rafique (at QCRI), 2012. Next Scientist, IBM Research, Ireland. Current: Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) ==

'''Ph.D. Students'''

* Ammar Rashed, Ph.D. Summer 2025, Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at the University of Ottawa.

* Khaled Diab, Ph.D., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/diab19.pdf Traffic-Engineered Distribution of Multimedia Content]. Next: University Research Associate, SFU

* Mohammed Shatnawi, Ph.D., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shatnawi18.pdf Improving Reliability of Large Scale Multimedia Services]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle (continues in his previous position).

* Kiana Calagari, Ph.D., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/calagari17.pdf Generating and Streaming Immersive Sports Video Content]. Next: Researcher at Ever AI, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hamza17.pdf Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery]. Next: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.

* Saleh Almowuena, Ph.D., Fall 2016, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/almowuena16.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Video Streaming over Heterogeneous Cellular Networks] Next: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

* ChengHsin Hsu, Ph.D., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hsu09.pdf Efficient Mobile Multimedia Streaming]. Next: Senior Researcher, Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab, California, USA. Current: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''

* Shahrzad Mirzaei, M.Sc., Summer 2025, XX to be posted after blind paper review is completed XX.

* Khaled Al Butainy, M.Sc., Summer 2025, Characterizing Latency Impact on Rendering Accuracy in Edge-Supported Cloud Gaming.

* Ali Ghorbanpour, M.Sc., Summer 2025, RDIAS: Robust and Decentralized Image Authentication System.

* Omar Mosaad, M.Sc., Fall 2024, DeepGame: Efficient Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming.

* Deniz Ugur, M.Sc., Fall 2024, Transparent Video Upscaling for Cloud Gaming.

* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem, M.Sc., Summer 2024, Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones.

* Hamed Rahmani Khezri, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6705 Unsupervised Single-Image Reflection Removal]. Next: Machine Learning Engineer at Skylab Technologies Inc.

* Parham Yassini, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6691 Distributed In-Network Task Scheduling for Datacenters]. Next: Software Engineer at Huawei Canada.

* Puria Azadi Moghadam, M.Sc., Summer 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6478 Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Carlos Lee, M.Sc., Summer 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5968 Service Chaining for Multicast Traffic]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Amgad Ahmed, M.Sc., Spring 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5813 User-assisted Video Reflection Removal]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arab19.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]. Next: Ph.D. student at SFU.

* Mohamed Hegazy, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hegazy19.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Omar Arafa, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arafa19.pdf Bandwidth Estimation and Rate Adaptation for 360-degree Mobile Video Streaming]. Next: Fortinet, Burnaby.

* Omar Eltobgy, M.Sc., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/eltobgy18.pdf VRCast: Mobile Streaming of Live 360-Degree Videos]. Next: Adobe, Ottawa.

* Alaa Eldin Abdelaal, M.Sc., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelaal17.pdf Event-based Control as a Cloud Service]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Abdullah Aldhamin, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/aldhamin14.pdf Flash Storage Management Algorithm for Large-Scale Hybrid Storage Systems]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Ahmed Abdelsadek, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelsadek14.pdf Distributed Index for Matching Multimedia Objects]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, M.Sc., Spring 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mrahman13.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Streaming over Mobile Networks]. Next: Telus, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Bu-khamsin, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bu-khamsin12.pdf Socket Direct Protocol over PCI Express Interconnect: Design, Implementation and Evaluation]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Azin Dastpak, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dastpak12.pdf Video Streaming over Cognitive Radio Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Jiangchuan Liu)

* Naghmeh Khodabakhshi, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/khodabakhshi12.pdf Copy Detection of 3D Videos]. Next: RIM, Ottawa.

* Taher Dameh, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dameh12.pdf Distributed Kernel Matrix Approximation and Implementation using MPI]

* Fei Gao, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/gao11.pdf Distributed Approximate Spectral Clustering for Large-Scale Datasets]

* R. Cameron Harvey, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/harvey11.pdf Spatio-Temporal Video Copy Detection]. Next: Amazon, Seattle.

* Hamed Sadeghi Neshat, M.Sc., Summer 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/neshat11.pdf Effective Online Advertising]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle.

* Farid Molazem Tabrizi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/tabrizi11.pdf Adaptive Transmission of Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams to Mobile Devices] (co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Peters). Next: PhD Student at UBC.

* Shabnam Mirshokraie, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mirshokraie10.pdf Live Peer-to-Peer Streaming with Scalable Video Coding and Network Coding]. Next: PhD Student at UBC

* Somsubhra Sharangi, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/sharangi10.pdf Scalable Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Ramesh Krishnamurti). Next: PhD Student at SFU.

* Yuanbin Shen, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shen10.pdf Efficient Algorithms for Multi-sender Data Transmission in Swarm-based Peer-to-peer Streaming Systems]

* Cong Ly, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ly10.pdf Latency Reduction in Online Multiplayer Games Using Detour Routing]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Yi Liu, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/liu09.pdf Video Streaming over Cooperative Wireless Networks]. Next: grad student, Oxford, UK.

* Greg Kowalski, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/kowalski09.pdf Empirical Analysis of Multi-Sender Segment Transmission Algorithms in Peer-to-Peer Streaming]

* Kianoosh Mokhtarian, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mokhtarian09.pdf Efficient and Secure Delivery of Scalable Video Streams]. Next: PhD Student at UoT.

* Behrooz Noorizadeh, M.Sc., Fall 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/noorizadeh07.pdf Cooperative Proxy Caching for Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Nokia, Vancouver.

* Hossein Ahmadi, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ahmadi07.pdf Probabilistic Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks]. Next: Ph.D. Student at UIUC,

* Majid Bagheri, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bagheri07.pdf Efficient K-Coverage Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks and their Applications to Early Detection of Forest Fires]. Next: Ph.D. Student at SFU.

* Osama Saleh, M.Sc., Fall 2006, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/saleh06.pdf Modeling and Caching of Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Engineer in the banking sector, London, UK.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Project Option (project = 6 credits)'''

* Kaushik Choudhary, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12450 Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems]

* Mohammad Alkurbi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/11588 Detection of Botnets Mounted on the Session Initiation Protocol]

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Peters) ==

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''


* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/14556 Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/13754 Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12939 Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]

== Visitors and Interns ==

* Anson Ng, Undergraduate McGill University (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Arya Faghihy, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, June 2019 -- December 2019)

* Suhong Kim, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, May 2019 -- December 2019)

* Trevor Gale, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May 2019 -- August 2019)

* Qiao Chen, Undergraduate (August 2016 -- January 2017)

* Denny Stohr, Graduate (Research Visitor from TU Darmstadt, Germany, September 2015 -- December 2015)

* Maram Sakr, Graduate (Research Internship, March 2015 -- September 2015)

* Yu-Sian Li, Graduate (Research Visitor from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July -- September 2012)

* Gordon Leung, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2010)

* Andreas Berger, Graduate (Research Visitor from The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, February -- May 2009)

* Vikas Kumar, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May -- July 2008)

* Nitin Chiluka, Undergraduate (Research Internship, December 2007 -- May 2008)

* Nicolas Gomez, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

* Pouya Alagheband, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center caption="Graduated PhD and MSc Students">
Image:Mossad.jpeg.jpg|Omar Mossad
Image:Deniz ugur picture.jpg.jpg|Deniz Ugur
Image:Shahzaib.jpg|Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
Image:parhamY.jpeg|Parham Yassini
Image:Rahmani.jpg|Hamed Rahmani Khezri
Image:Azadi.jpg|Puria Azadi Moghadam
Image:carloslee.png|Carlos Lee
Image:AmgadAhmed.jpg|Amgad Ahmed
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:MohamedHegazy.jpg|Mohamed Hegazy
Image:Arafa.jpg|Omar Arafa
Image:shatnawi.JPG|Mohammed Shatnawi
Image:eltobgy.jpg|Omar Eltobgy
Image:Kiana.jpg|Kiana Calagari
Image:Alaa.jpg|Alaa Eldin Abdelaal
Image:Ahamza.JPG|Ahmed Hamza
Image:saleh.JPG|Saleh Almowuena
Image:Abdullah_small.jpg|Abdullah Aldhamin
Image:sadek_scaled.jpg|Ahmed Abdelsadek
Image:Mohsen_Jamali_scaled.jpg|Mohsen Jamali
Image:Masum.jpg|Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Image:Mohammad_Hosseini_scaled.jpg|Mohammad Hosseini
Image:Pariya_scaled.jpg|Pariya Raoufi
Image:AhmedBuKhamsin.jpg|Ahmed Bu-khamsin
Image:Azin.jpg|Azin Dastpak
Image:Naghmeh.jpg|Naghmeh Khodabakhshi
Image:Kaushik.jpg|Kaushik Choudhary
Image:Taher.jpg|Taher Dameh
Image:Fei.jpg|Fei Gao
Image:Cameron.jpg|R. Cameron Harvey
Image:Hamed.jpg|Hamed SadeghiNeshat
Image:Mohammad.jpg|Mohammad Alkurbi
Image:Farid.jpg|Farid Molazem Tabrizi
Image:Shabnam.jpg|Shabnam Mirshokraie
Image:Som.JPG|Somsubhra Sharangi
Image:Yuanbin.jpg|Yuanbin Shen
Image:Cong.jpg|Cong Ly
Image:Cheng.JPG|ChengHsin Hsu
Image:Liuyi.jpg|Yi Liu
Image:Greg.jpg|center|Greg Kowalski
Image:Kianoosh.jpg|Kianoosh Mokhtarian
Image:Behrooz.jpg|Behrooz Noorizadeh
Image:Ahmadi.jpg|Hossein Ahmadi
Image:Mbagheri.jpg|Majid Bagheri
Image:Saleh.jpg|Osama Saleh

</gallery>

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2025-08-17T09:37:48Z

Mhefeeda: /* Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) */

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|<slideshow sequence="random" transition="fade" refresh="6000">
[[Image:Nmsl mmsys2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL at MMSys'23]]
[[Image:nsl_outdoor_2016.JPG|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2016]]
[[Image:nsl1.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl2.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl3.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl4.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nmsl_jan_2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2022]]
[[Image:nmsl_dec_2021.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2021]]
[[Image:Mobicom2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL (Neha Sharma) at MobiCom'23]]
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== Faculty ==

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/ Mohamed Hefeeda] (Professor, NMSL Director)

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Image:mhefeeda.jpg|Mohamed Hefeeda
</gallery>

== Current Members ==

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma], Ph.D.

* [https://maarab-sfu.github.io/ Mohammad Amin Arab], Ph.D.

* Saeed Zangeneh, Ph.D.

* Haseeb Ur Rehman, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad, M.Sc.

* Mariam Bebawy, M.Sc.

* Erfan Mehraban, M.Sc.

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:Sharma.JPG|Neha Sharma
Image:Arab.jpg|Mohammad Amin Arab
Image:AliGh.jpg|Ali Ghorbanpour
Image:ShahrzadM.JPG|Shahrzad Mirzaei
Image:GhazalehB.jpg| Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad
Image:Maryam_bebawy.jpg| Mariam Bebawy
Image:Saeed.jpg| Saeed Zangeneh
Image:Khaled_alb.jpg| Khaled Al Butainy
Image:Erfan_mehraban.jpg| Erfan Mehraban
</gallery>

== Former Postdocs ==

* Hamed Ahmadi, August 2017. Next: Software Engineer, Vancouver.

* Mohamed ElGharib (at QCRI), 2015. Next: Scientist at QCRI, Qatar. Current: Researcher at Max Plank Institute, Germany.

* Tamir Hegazy, August 2013. Next: Researcher, Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Current: Principal Scientist, Philips, Cambridge, MA.

* Abdul Hasib, January 2013. Next: System Design Engineer, SNC Lavalin, Vancouver.

* Maysam Yabandeh (at QCRI), 2013. Next: Research Engineer, Facebook.

* Mustafa Rafique (at QCRI), 2012. Next Scientist, IBM Research, Ireland. Current: Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) ==

'''Ph.D. Students'''

* Ammar Rashed, Ph.D. Summer 2025, Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at the University of Ottawa.

* Khaled Diab, Ph.D., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/diab19.pdf Traffic-Engineered Distribution of Multimedia Content]. Next: University Research Associate, SFU

* Mohammed Shatnawi, Ph.D., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shatnawi18.pdf Improving Reliability of Large Scale Multimedia Services]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle (continues in his previous position).

* Kiana Calagari, Ph.D., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/calagari17.pdf Generating and Streaming Immersive Sports Video Content]. Next: Researcher at Ever AI, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hamza17.pdf Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery]. Next: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.

* Saleh Almowuena, Ph.D., Fall 2016, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/almowuena16.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Video Streaming over Heterogeneous Cellular Networks] Next: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

* ChengHsin Hsu, Ph.D., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hsu09.pdf Efficient Mobile Multimedia Streaming]. Next: Senior Researcher, Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab, California, USA. Current: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''

* Shahrzad Mirzaei, M.Sc., Summer 2025, XX to be posted after blind paper review is completed XX.

* Khaled Al Butainy, M.Sc., Summer 2025, Characterizing Latency Impact on Rendering Accuracy in Edge-Supported Cloud Gaming.

* Ali Ghorbanpour, M.Sc., Summer 2025, RDIAS: Robust and Decentralized Image Authentication System.

* Omar Mosaad, M.Sc., Fall 2024, DeepGame: Efficient Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming.

* Deniz Ugur, M.Sc., Fall 2024, Transparent Video Upscaling for Cloud Gaming.

* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem, M.Sc., Summer 2024, Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones.

* Hamed Rahmani Khezri, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6705 Unsupervised Single-Image Reflection Removal]. Next: Machine Learning Engineer at Skylab Technologies Inc.

* Parham Yassini, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6691 Distributed In-Network Task Scheduling for Datacenters]. Next: Software Engineer at Huawei Canada.

* Puria Azadi Moghadam, M.Sc., Summer 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6478 Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Carlos Lee, M.Sc., Summer 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5968 Service Chaining for Multicast Traffic]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Amgad Ahmed, M.Sc., Spring 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5813 User-assisted Video Reflection Removal]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arab19.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]. Next: Ph.D. student at SFU.

* Mohamed Hegazy, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hegazy19.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Omar Arafa, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arafa19.pdf Bandwidth Estimation and Rate Adaptation for 360-degree Mobile Video Streaming]. Next: Fortinet, Burnaby.

* Omar Eltobgy, M.Sc., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/eltobgy18.pdf VRCast: Mobile Streaming of Live 360-Degree Videos]. Next: Adobe, Ottawa.

* Alaa Eldin Abdelaal, M.Sc., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelaal17.pdf Event-based Control as a Cloud Service]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Abdullah Aldhamin, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/aldhamin14.pdf Flash Storage Management Algorithm for Large-Scale Hybrid Storage Systems]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Ahmed Abdelsadek, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelsadek14.pdf Distributed Index for Matching Multimedia Objects]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, M.Sc., Spring 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mrahman13.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Streaming over Mobile Networks]. Next: Telus, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Bu-khamsin, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bu-khamsin12.pdf Socket Direct Protocol over PCI Express Interconnect: Design, Implementation and Evaluation]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Azin Dastpak, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dastpak12.pdf Video Streaming over Cognitive Radio Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Jiangchuan Liu)

* Naghmeh Khodabakhshi, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/khodabakhshi12.pdf Copy Detection of 3D Videos]. Next: RIM, Ottawa.

* Taher Dameh, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dameh12.pdf Distributed Kernel Matrix Approximation and Implementation using MPI]

* Fei Gao, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/gao11.pdf Distributed Approximate Spectral Clustering for Large-Scale Datasets]

* R. Cameron Harvey, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/harvey11.pdf Spatio-Temporal Video Copy Detection]. Next: Amazon, Seattle.

* Hamed Sadeghi Neshat, M.Sc., Summer 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/neshat11.pdf Effective Online Advertising]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle.

* Farid Molazem Tabrizi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/tabrizi11.pdf Adaptive Transmission of Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams to Mobile Devices] (co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Peters). Next: PhD Student at UBC.

* Shabnam Mirshokraie, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mirshokraie10.pdf Live Peer-to-Peer Streaming with Scalable Video Coding and Network Coding]. Next: PhD Student at UBC

* Somsubhra Sharangi, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/sharangi10.pdf Scalable Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Ramesh Krishnamurti). Next: PhD Student at SFU.

* Yuanbin Shen, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shen10.pdf Efficient Algorithms for Multi-sender Data Transmission in Swarm-based Peer-to-peer Streaming Systems]

* Cong Ly, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ly10.pdf Latency Reduction in Online Multiplayer Games Using Detour Routing]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Yi Liu, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/liu09.pdf Video Streaming over Cooperative Wireless Networks]. Next: grad student, Oxford, UK.

* Greg Kowalski, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/kowalski09.pdf Empirical Analysis of Multi-Sender Segment Transmission Algorithms in Peer-to-Peer Streaming]

* Kianoosh Mokhtarian, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mokhtarian09.pdf Efficient and Secure Delivery of Scalable Video Streams]. Next: PhD Student at UoT.

* Behrooz Noorizadeh, M.Sc., Fall 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/noorizadeh07.pdf Cooperative Proxy Caching for Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Nokia, Vancouver.

* Hossein Ahmadi, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ahmadi07.pdf Probabilistic Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks]. Next: Ph.D. Student at UIUC,

* Majid Bagheri, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bagheri07.pdf Efficient K-Coverage Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks and their Applications to Early Detection of Forest Fires]. Next: Ph.D. Student at SFU.

* Osama Saleh, M.Sc., Fall 2006, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/saleh06.pdf Modeling and Caching of Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Engineer in the banking sector, London, UK.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Project Option (project = 6 credits)'''

* Kaushik Choudhary, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12450 Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems]

* Mohammad Alkurbi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/11588 Detection of Botnets Mounted on the Session Initiation Protocol]

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Peters) ==

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''


* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/14556 Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/13754 Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12939 Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]

== Visitors and Interns ==

* Anson Ng, Undergraduate McGill University (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Arya Faghihy, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, June 2019 -- December 2019)

* Suhong Kim, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, May 2019 -- December 2019)

* Trevor Gale, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May 2019 -- August 2019)

* Qiao Chen, Undergraduate (August 2016 -- January 2017)

* Denny Stohr, Graduate (Research Visitor from TU Darmstadt, Germany, September 2015 -- December 2015)

* Maram Sakr, Graduate (Research Internship, March 2015 -- September 2015)

* Yu-Sian Li, Graduate (Research Visitor from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July -- September 2012)

* Gordon Leung, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2010)

* Andreas Berger, Graduate (Research Visitor from The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, February -- May 2009)

* Vikas Kumar, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May -- July 2008)

* Nitin Chiluka, Undergraduate (Research Internship, December 2007 -- May 2008)

* Nicolas Gomez, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

* Pouya Alagheband, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center caption="Graduated PhD and MSc Students">
Image:Mossad.jpeg.jpg|Omar Mossad
Image:Deniz ugur picture.jpg.jpg|Deniz Ugur
Image:Shahzaib.jpg|Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
Image:parhamY.jpeg|Parham Yassini
Image:Rahmani.jpg|Hamed Rahmani Khezri
Image:Azadi.jpg|Puria Azadi Moghadam
Image:carloslee.png|Carlos Lee
Image:AmgadAhmed.jpg|Amgad Ahmed
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:MohamedHegazy.jpg|Mohamed Hegazy
Image:Arafa.jpg|Omar Arafa
Image:shatnawi.JPG|Mohammed Shatnawi
Image:eltobgy.jpg|Omar Eltobgy
Image:Kiana.jpg|Kiana Calagari
Image:Alaa.jpg|Alaa Eldin Abdelaal
Image:Ahamza.JPG|Ahmed Hamza
Image:saleh.JPG|Saleh Almowuena
Image:Abdullah_small.jpg|Abdullah Aldhamin
Image:sadek_scaled.jpg|Ahmed Abdelsadek
Image:Mohsen_Jamali_scaled.jpg|Mohsen Jamali
Image:Masum.jpg|Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Image:Mohammad_Hosseini_scaled.jpg|Mohammad Hosseini
Image:Pariya_scaled.jpg|Pariya Raoufi
Image:AhmedBuKhamsin.jpg|Ahmed Bu-khamsin
Image:Azin.jpg|Azin Dastpak
Image:Naghmeh.jpg|Naghmeh Khodabakhshi
Image:Kaushik.jpg|Kaushik Choudhary
Image:Taher.jpg|Taher Dameh
Image:Fei.jpg|Fei Gao
Image:Cameron.jpg|R. Cameron Harvey
Image:Hamed.jpg|Hamed SadeghiNeshat
Image:Mohammad.jpg|Mohammad Alkurbi
Image:Farid.jpg|Farid Molazem Tabrizi
Image:Shabnam.jpg|Shabnam Mirshokraie
Image:Som.JPG|Somsubhra Sharangi
Image:Yuanbin.jpg|Yuanbin Shen
Image:Cong.jpg|Cong Ly
Image:Cheng.JPG|ChengHsin Hsu
Image:Liuyi.jpg|Yi Liu
Image:Greg.jpg|center|Greg Kowalski
Image:Kianoosh.jpg|Kianoosh Mokhtarian
Image:Behrooz.jpg|Behrooz Noorizadeh
Image:Ahmadi.jpg|Hossein Ahmadi
Image:Mbagheri.jpg|Majid Bagheri
Image:Saleh.jpg|Osama Saleh

</gallery>

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2025-08-17T09:37:23Z

Mhefeeda: /* Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) */

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|<slideshow sequence="random" transition="fade" refresh="6000">
[[Image:Nmsl mmsys2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL at MMSys'23]]
[[Image:nsl_outdoor_2016.JPG|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2016]]
[[Image:nsl1.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl2.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl3.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl4.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nmsl_jan_2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2022]]
[[Image:nmsl_dec_2021.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2021]]
[[Image:Mobicom2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL (Neha Sharma) at MobiCom'23]]
</slideshow>
|}
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== Faculty ==

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/ Mohamed Hefeeda] (Professor, NMSL Director)

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Image:mhefeeda.jpg|Mohamed Hefeeda
</gallery>

== Current Members ==

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma], Ph.D.

* [https://maarab-sfu.github.io/ Mohammad Amin Arab], Ph.D.

* Saeed Zangeneh, Ph.D.

* Haseeb Ur Rehman, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad, M.Sc.

* Mariam Bebawy, M.Sc.

* Erfan Mehraban, M.Sc.

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:Sharma.JPG|Neha Sharma
Image:Arab.jpg|Mohammad Amin Arab
Image:AliGh.jpg|Ali Ghorbanpour
Image:ShahrzadM.JPG|Shahrzad Mirzaei
Image:GhazalehB.jpg| Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad
Image:Maryam_bebawy.jpg| Mariam Bebawy
Image:Saeed.jpg| Saeed Zangeneh
Image:Khaled_alb.jpg| Khaled Al Butainy
Image:Erfan_mehraban.jpg| Erfan Mehraban
</gallery>

== Former Postdocs ==

* Hamed Ahmadi, August 2017. Next: Software Engineer, Vancouver.

* Mohamed ElGharib (at QCRI), 2015. Next: Scientist at QCRI, Qatar. Current: Researcher at Max Plank Institute, Germany.

* Tamir Hegazy, August 2013. Next: Researcher, Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Current: Principal Scientist, Philips, Cambridge, MA.

* Abdul Hasib, January 2013. Next: System Design Engineer, SNC Lavalin, Vancouver.

* Maysam Yabandeh (at QCRI), 2013. Next: Research Engineer, Facebook.

* Mustafa Rafique (at QCRI), 2012. Next Scientist, IBM Research, Ireland. Current: Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) ==

'''Ph.D. Students'''

* Ammar Rashed, Ph.D. Summer 2025, Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at the University of Ottawa.

* Khaled Diab, Ph.D., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/diab19.pdf Traffic-Engineered Distribution of Multimedia Content]. Next: University Research Associate, SFU

* Mohammed Shatnawi, Ph.D., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shatnawi18.pdf Improving Reliability of Large Scale Multimedia Services]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle (continues in his previous position).

* Kiana Calagari, Ph.D., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/calagari17.pdf Generating and Streaming Immersive Sports Video Content]. Next: Researcher at Ever AI, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hamza17.pdf Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery]. Next: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.

* Saleh Almowuena, Ph.D., Fall 2016, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/almowuena16.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Video Streaming over Heterogeneous Cellular Networks] Next: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

* ChengHsin Hsu, Ph.D., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hsu09.pdf Efficient Mobile Multimedia Streaming]. Next: Senior Researcher, Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab, California, USA. Current: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''

* Shahrzad Mirzaei, M.Sc., Summer 2025, XX to be posted after blind paper review is completed XX.

* Khaled Al Butainy, M.Sc., Summer 2025, Characterizing Latency Impact on Rendering Accuracy in Edge-Supported
Cloud Gaming.

* Ali Ghorbanpour, M.Sc., Summer 2025, RDIAS: Robust and Decentralized Image Authentication System.

* Omar Mosaad, M.Sc., Fall 2024, DeepGame: Efficient Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming.

* Deniz Ugur, M.Sc., Fall 2024, Transparent Video Upscaling for Cloud Gaming.

* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem, M.Sc., Summer 2024, Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones.

* Hamed Rahmani Khezri, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6705 Unsupervised Single-Image Reflection Removal]. Next: Machine Learning Engineer at Skylab Technologies Inc.

* Parham Yassini, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6691 Distributed In-Network Task Scheduling for Datacenters]. Next: Software Engineer at Huawei Canada.

* Puria Azadi Moghadam, M.Sc., Summer 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6478 Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Carlos Lee, M.Sc., Summer 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5968 Service Chaining for Multicast Traffic]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Amgad Ahmed, M.Sc., Spring 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5813 User-assisted Video Reflection Removal]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arab19.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]. Next: Ph.D. student at SFU.

* Mohamed Hegazy, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hegazy19.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Omar Arafa, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arafa19.pdf Bandwidth Estimation and Rate Adaptation for 360-degree Mobile Video Streaming]. Next: Fortinet, Burnaby.

* Omar Eltobgy, M.Sc., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/eltobgy18.pdf VRCast: Mobile Streaming of Live 360-Degree Videos]. Next: Adobe, Ottawa.

* Alaa Eldin Abdelaal, M.Sc., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelaal17.pdf Event-based Control as a Cloud Service]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Abdullah Aldhamin, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/aldhamin14.pdf Flash Storage Management Algorithm for Large-Scale Hybrid Storage Systems]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Ahmed Abdelsadek, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelsadek14.pdf Distributed Index for Matching Multimedia Objects]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, M.Sc., Spring 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mrahman13.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Streaming over Mobile Networks]. Next: Telus, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Bu-khamsin, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bu-khamsin12.pdf Socket Direct Protocol over PCI Express Interconnect: Design, Implementation and Evaluation]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Azin Dastpak, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dastpak12.pdf Video Streaming over Cognitive Radio Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Jiangchuan Liu)

* Naghmeh Khodabakhshi, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/khodabakhshi12.pdf Copy Detection of 3D Videos]. Next: RIM, Ottawa.

* Taher Dameh, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dameh12.pdf Distributed Kernel Matrix Approximation and Implementation using MPI]

* Fei Gao, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/gao11.pdf Distributed Approximate Spectral Clustering for Large-Scale Datasets]

* R. Cameron Harvey, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/harvey11.pdf Spatio-Temporal Video Copy Detection]. Next: Amazon, Seattle.

* Hamed Sadeghi Neshat, M.Sc., Summer 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/neshat11.pdf Effective Online Advertising]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle.

* Farid Molazem Tabrizi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/tabrizi11.pdf Adaptive Transmission of Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams to Mobile Devices] (co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Peters). Next: PhD Student at UBC.

* Shabnam Mirshokraie, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mirshokraie10.pdf Live Peer-to-Peer Streaming with Scalable Video Coding and Network Coding]. Next: PhD Student at UBC

* Somsubhra Sharangi, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/sharangi10.pdf Scalable Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Ramesh Krishnamurti). Next: PhD Student at SFU.

* Yuanbin Shen, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shen10.pdf Efficient Algorithms for Multi-sender Data Transmission in Swarm-based Peer-to-peer Streaming Systems]

* Cong Ly, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ly10.pdf Latency Reduction in Online Multiplayer Games Using Detour Routing]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Yi Liu, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/liu09.pdf Video Streaming over Cooperative Wireless Networks]. Next: grad student, Oxford, UK.

* Greg Kowalski, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/kowalski09.pdf Empirical Analysis of Multi-Sender Segment Transmission Algorithms in Peer-to-Peer Streaming]

* Kianoosh Mokhtarian, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mokhtarian09.pdf Efficient and Secure Delivery of Scalable Video Streams]. Next: PhD Student at UoT.

* Behrooz Noorizadeh, M.Sc., Fall 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/noorizadeh07.pdf Cooperative Proxy Caching for Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Nokia, Vancouver.

* Hossein Ahmadi, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ahmadi07.pdf Probabilistic Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks]. Next: Ph.D. Student at UIUC,

* Majid Bagheri, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bagheri07.pdf Efficient K-Coverage Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks and their Applications to Early Detection of Forest Fires]. Next: Ph.D. Student at SFU.

* Osama Saleh, M.Sc., Fall 2006, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/saleh06.pdf Modeling and Caching of Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Engineer in the banking sector, London, UK.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Project Option (project = 6 credits)'''

* Kaushik Choudhary, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12450 Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems]

* Mohammad Alkurbi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/11588 Detection of Botnets Mounted on the Session Initiation Protocol]

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Peters) ==

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''


* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/14556 Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/13754 Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12939 Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]

== Visitors and Interns ==

* Anson Ng, Undergraduate McGill University (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Arya Faghihy, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, June 2019 -- December 2019)

* Suhong Kim, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, May 2019 -- December 2019)

* Trevor Gale, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May 2019 -- August 2019)

* Qiao Chen, Undergraduate (August 2016 -- January 2017)

* Denny Stohr, Graduate (Research Visitor from TU Darmstadt, Germany, September 2015 -- December 2015)

* Maram Sakr, Graduate (Research Internship, March 2015 -- September 2015)

* Yu-Sian Li, Graduate (Research Visitor from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July -- September 2012)

* Gordon Leung, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2010)

* Andreas Berger, Graduate (Research Visitor from The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, February -- May 2009)

* Vikas Kumar, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May -- July 2008)

* Nitin Chiluka, Undergraduate (Research Internship, December 2007 -- May 2008)

* Nicolas Gomez, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

* Pouya Alagheband, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center caption="Graduated PhD and MSc Students">
Image:Mossad.jpeg.jpg|Omar Mossad
Image:Deniz ugur picture.jpg.jpg|Deniz Ugur
Image:Shahzaib.jpg|Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
Image:parhamY.jpeg|Parham Yassini
Image:Rahmani.jpg|Hamed Rahmani Khezri
Image:Azadi.jpg|Puria Azadi Moghadam
Image:carloslee.png|Carlos Lee
Image:AmgadAhmed.jpg|Amgad Ahmed
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:MohamedHegazy.jpg|Mohamed Hegazy
Image:Arafa.jpg|Omar Arafa
Image:shatnawi.JPG|Mohammed Shatnawi
Image:eltobgy.jpg|Omar Eltobgy
Image:Kiana.jpg|Kiana Calagari
Image:Alaa.jpg|Alaa Eldin Abdelaal
Image:Ahamza.JPG|Ahmed Hamza
Image:saleh.JPG|Saleh Almowuena
Image:Abdullah_small.jpg|Abdullah Aldhamin
Image:sadek_scaled.jpg|Ahmed Abdelsadek
Image:Mohsen_Jamali_scaled.jpg|Mohsen Jamali
Image:Masum.jpg|Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Image:Mohammad_Hosseini_scaled.jpg|Mohammad Hosseini
Image:Pariya_scaled.jpg|Pariya Raoufi
Image:AhmedBuKhamsin.jpg|Ahmed Bu-khamsin
Image:Azin.jpg|Azin Dastpak
Image:Naghmeh.jpg|Naghmeh Khodabakhshi
Image:Kaushik.jpg|Kaushik Choudhary
Image:Taher.jpg|Taher Dameh
Image:Fei.jpg|Fei Gao
Image:Cameron.jpg|R. Cameron Harvey
Image:Hamed.jpg|Hamed SadeghiNeshat
Image:Mohammad.jpg|Mohammad Alkurbi
Image:Farid.jpg|Farid Molazem Tabrizi
Image:Shabnam.jpg|Shabnam Mirshokraie
Image:Som.JPG|Somsubhra Sharangi
Image:Yuanbin.jpg|Yuanbin Shen
Image:Cong.jpg|Cong Ly
Image:Cheng.JPG|ChengHsin Hsu
Image:Liuyi.jpg|Yi Liu
Image:Greg.jpg|center|Greg Kowalski
Image:Kianoosh.jpg|Kianoosh Mokhtarian
Image:Behrooz.jpg|Behrooz Noorizadeh
Image:Ahmadi.jpg|Hossein Ahmadi
Image:Mbagheri.jpg|Majid Bagheri
Image:Saleh.jpg|Osama Saleh

</gallery>

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2025-08-17T09:36:07Z

Mhefeeda: /* Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) */

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|<slideshow sequence="random" transition="fade" refresh="6000">
[[Image:Nmsl mmsys2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL at MMSys'23]]
[[Image:nsl_outdoor_2016.JPG|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2016]]
[[Image:nsl1.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl2.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl3.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl4.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nmsl_jan_2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2022]]
[[Image:nmsl_dec_2021.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2021]]
[[Image:Mobicom2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL (Neha Sharma) at MobiCom'23]]
</slideshow>
|}
</center>

== Faculty ==

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/ Mohamed Hefeeda] (Professor, NMSL Director)

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Image:mhefeeda.jpg|Mohamed Hefeeda
</gallery>

== Current Members ==

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma], Ph.D.

* [https://maarab-sfu.github.io/ Mohammad Amin Arab], Ph.D.

* Saeed Zangeneh, Ph.D.

* Haseeb Ur Rehman, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad, M.Sc.

* Mariam Bebawy, M.Sc.

* Erfan Mehraban, M.Sc.

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:Sharma.JPG|Neha Sharma
Image:Arab.jpg|Mohammad Amin Arab
Image:AliGh.jpg|Ali Ghorbanpour
Image:ShahrzadM.JPG|Shahrzad Mirzaei
Image:GhazalehB.jpg| Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad
Image:Maryam_bebawy.jpg| Mariam Bebawy
Image:Saeed.jpg| Saeed Zangeneh
Image:Khaled_alb.jpg| Khaled Al Butainy
Image:Erfan_mehraban.jpg| Erfan Mehraban
</gallery>

== Former Postdocs ==

* Hamed Ahmadi, August 2017. Next: Software Engineer, Vancouver.

* Mohamed ElGharib (at QCRI), 2015. Next: Scientist at QCRI, Qatar. Current: Researcher at Max Plank Institute, Germany.

* Tamir Hegazy, August 2013. Next: Researcher, Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Current: Principal Scientist, Philips, Cambridge, MA.

* Abdul Hasib, January 2013. Next: System Design Engineer, SNC Lavalin, Vancouver.

* Maysam Yabandeh (at QCRI), 2013. Next: Research Engineer, Facebook.

* Mustafa Rafique (at QCRI), 2012. Next Scientist, IBM Research, Ireland. Current: Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) ==

'''Ph.D. Students'''

* Ammar Rashed, Ph.D. Summer 2025, Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at the University of Ottawa.

* Khaled Diab, Ph.D., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/diab19.pdf Traffic-Engineered Distribution of Multimedia Content]. Next: University Research Associate, SFU

* Mohammed Shatnawi, Ph.D., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shatnawi18.pdf Improving Reliability of Large Scale Multimedia Services]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle (continues in his previous position).

* Kiana Calagari, Ph.D., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/calagari17.pdf Generating and Streaming Immersive Sports Video Content]. Next: Researcher at Ever AI, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hamza17.pdf Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery]. Next: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.

* Saleh Almowuena, Ph.D., Fall 2016, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/almowuena16.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Video Streaming over Heterogeneous Cellular Networks] Next: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

* ChengHsin Hsu, Ph.D., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hsu09.pdf Efficient Mobile Multimedia Streaming]. Next: Senior Researcher, Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab, California, USA. Current: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''

* Shahrzad Mirzaei, M.Sc., Summer 2025.

* Khaled Al Butainy, M.Sc., Summer 2025, Characterizing Latency Impact on Rendering Accuracy in Edge-Supported
Cloud Gaming.

* Ali Ghorbanpour, M.Sc., Summer 2025, RDIAS: Robust and Decentralized Image Authentication System.

* Omar Mosaad, M.Sc., Fall 2024, DeepGame: Efficient Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming.

* Deniz Ugur, M.Sc., Fall 2024, Transparent Video Upscaling for Cloud Gaming.

* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem, M.Sc., Summer 2024, Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones.

* Hamed Rahmani Khezri, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6705 Unsupervised Single-Image Reflection Removal]. Next: Machine Learning Engineer at Skylab Technologies Inc.

* Parham Yassini, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6691 Distributed In-Network Task Scheduling for Datacenters]. Next: Software Engineer at Huawei Canada.

* Puria Azadi Moghadam, M.Sc., Summer 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6478 Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Carlos Lee, M.Sc., Summer 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5968 Service Chaining for Multicast Traffic]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Amgad Ahmed, M.Sc., Spring 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5813 User-assisted Video Reflection Removal]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arab19.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]. Next: Ph.D. student at SFU.

* Mohamed Hegazy, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hegazy19.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Omar Arafa, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arafa19.pdf Bandwidth Estimation and Rate Adaptation for 360-degree Mobile Video Streaming]. Next: Fortinet, Burnaby.

* Omar Eltobgy, M.Sc., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/eltobgy18.pdf VRCast: Mobile Streaming of Live 360-Degree Videos]. Next: Adobe, Ottawa.

* Alaa Eldin Abdelaal, M.Sc., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelaal17.pdf Event-based Control as a Cloud Service]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Abdullah Aldhamin, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/aldhamin14.pdf Flash Storage Management Algorithm for Large-Scale Hybrid Storage Systems]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Ahmed Abdelsadek, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelsadek14.pdf Distributed Index for Matching Multimedia Objects]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, M.Sc., Spring 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mrahman13.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Streaming over Mobile Networks]. Next: Telus, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Bu-khamsin, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bu-khamsin12.pdf Socket Direct Protocol over PCI Express Interconnect: Design, Implementation and Evaluation]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Azin Dastpak, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dastpak12.pdf Video Streaming over Cognitive Radio Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Jiangchuan Liu)

* Naghmeh Khodabakhshi, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/khodabakhshi12.pdf Copy Detection of 3D Videos]. Next: RIM, Ottawa.

* Taher Dameh, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dameh12.pdf Distributed Kernel Matrix Approximation and Implementation using MPI]

* Fei Gao, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/gao11.pdf Distributed Approximate Spectral Clustering for Large-Scale Datasets]

* R. Cameron Harvey, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/harvey11.pdf Spatio-Temporal Video Copy Detection]. Next: Amazon, Seattle.

* Hamed Sadeghi Neshat, M.Sc., Summer 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/neshat11.pdf Effective Online Advertising]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle.

* Farid Molazem Tabrizi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/tabrizi11.pdf Adaptive Transmission of Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams to Mobile Devices] (co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Peters). Next: PhD Student at UBC.

* Shabnam Mirshokraie, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mirshokraie10.pdf Live Peer-to-Peer Streaming with Scalable Video Coding and Network Coding]. Next: PhD Student at UBC

* Somsubhra Sharangi, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/sharangi10.pdf Scalable Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Ramesh Krishnamurti). Next: PhD Student at SFU.

* Yuanbin Shen, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shen10.pdf Efficient Algorithms for Multi-sender Data Transmission in Swarm-based Peer-to-peer Streaming Systems]

* Cong Ly, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ly10.pdf Latency Reduction in Online Multiplayer Games Using Detour Routing]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Yi Liu, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/liu09.pdf Video Streaming over Cooperative Wireless Networks]. Next: grad student, Oxford, UK.

* Greg Kowalski, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/kowalski09.pdf Empirical Analysis of Multi-Sender Segment Transmission Algorithms in Peer-to-Peer Streaming]

* Kianoosh Mokhtarian, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mokhtarian09.pdf Efficient and Secure Delivery of Scalable Video Streams]. Next: PhD Student at UoT.

* Behrooz Noorizadeh, M.Sc., Fall 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/noorizadeh07.pdf Cooperative Proxy Caching for Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Nokia, Vancouver.

* Hossein Ahmadi, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ahmadi07.pdf Probabilistic Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks]. Next: Ph.D. Student at UIUC,

* Majid Bagheri, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bagheri07.pdf Efficient K-Coverage Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks and their Applications to Early Detection of Forest Fires]. Next: Ph.D. Student at SFU.

* Osama Saleh, M.Sc., Fall 2006, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/saleh06.pdf Modeling and Caching of Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Engineer in the banking sector, London, UK.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Project Option (project = 6 credits)'''

* Kaushik Choudhary, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12450 Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems]

* Mohammad Alkurbi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/11588 Detection of Botnets Mounted on the Session Initiation Protocol]

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Peters) ==

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''


* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/14556 Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/13754 Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12939 Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]

== Visitors and Interns ==

* Anson Ng, Undergraduate McGill University (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Arya Faghihy, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, June 2019 -- December 2019)

* Suhong Kim, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, May 2019 -- December 2019)

* Trevor Gale, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May 2019 -- August 2019)

* Qiao Chen, Undergraduate (August 2016 -- January 2017)

* Denny Stohr, Graduate (Research Visitor from TU Darmstadt, Germany, September 2015 -- December 2015)

* Maram Sakr, Graduate (Research Internship, March 2015 -- September 2015)

* Yu-Sian Li, Graduate (Research Visitor from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July -- September 2012)

* Gordon Leung, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2010)

* Andreas Berger, Graduate (Research Visitor from The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, February -- May 2009)

* Vikas Kumar, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May -- July 2008)

* Nitin Chiluka, Undergraduate (Research Internship, December 2007 -- May 2008)

* Nicolas Gomez, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

* Pouya Alagheband, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center caption="Graduated PhD and MSc Students">
Image:Mossad.jpeg.jpg|Omar Mossad
Image:Deniz ugur picture.jpg.jpg|Deniz Ugur
Image:Shahzaib.jpg|Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
Image:parhamY.jpeg|Parham Yassini
Image:Rahmani.jpg|Hamed Rahmani Khezri
Image:Azadi.jpg|Puria Azadi Moghadam
Image:carloslee.png|Carlos Lee
Image:AmgadAhmed.jpg|Amgad Ahmed
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:MohamedHegazy.jpg|Mohamed Hegazy
Image:Arafa.jpg|Omar Arafa
Image:shatnawi.JPG|Mohammed Shatnawi
Image:eltobgy.jpg|Omar Eltobgy
Image:Kiana.jpg|Kiana Calagari
Image:Alaa.jpg|Alaa Eldin Abdelaal
Image:Ahamza.JPG|Ahmed Hamza
Image:saleh.JPG|Saleh Almowuena
Image:Abdullah_small.jpg|Abdullah Aldhamin
Image:sadek_scaled.jpg|Ahmed Abdelsadek
Image:Mohsen_Jamali_scaled.jpg|Mohsen Jamali
Image:Masum.jpg|Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Image:Mohammad_Hosseini_scaled.jpg|Mohammad Hosseini
Image:Pariya_scaled.jpg|Pariya Raoufi
Image:AhmedBuKhamsin.jpg|Ahmed Bu-khamsin
Image:Azin.jpg|Azin Dastpak
Image:Naghmeh.jpg|Naghmeh Khodabakhshi
Image:Kaushik.jpg|Kaushik Choudhary
Image:Taher.jpg|Taher Dameh
Image:Fei.jpg|Fei Gao
Image:Cameron.jpg|R. Cameron Harvey
Image:Hamed.jpg|Hamed SadeghiNeshat
Image:Mohammad.jpg|Mohammad Alkurbi
Image:Farid.jpg|Farid Molazem Tabrizi
Image:Shabnam.jpg|Shabnam Mirshokraie
Image:Som.JPG|Somsubhra Sharangi
Image:Yuanbin.jpg|Yuanbin Shen
Image:Cong.jpg|Cong Ly
Image:Cheng.JPG|ChengHsin Hsu
Image:Liuyi.jpg|Yi Liu
Image:Greg.jpg|center|Greg Kowalski
Image:Kianoosh.jpg|Kianoosh Mokhtarian
Image:Behrooz.jpg|Behrooz Noorizadeh
Image:Ahmadi.jpg|Hossein Ahmadi
Image:Mbagheri.jpg|Majid Bagheri
Image:Saleh.jpg|Osama Saleh

</gallery>

== Contacts ==

* [[Private:contacts|List of contact persons in academia and industry (Login Required). ]]

People

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Mhefeeda: /* Current Members */

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|<slideshow sequence="random" transition="fade" refresh="6000">
[[Image:Nmsl mmsys2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL at MMSys'23]]
[[Image:nsl_outdoor_2016.JPG|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2016]]
[[Image:nsl1.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl2.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl3.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl4.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nmsl_jan_2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2022]]
[[Image:nmsl_dec_2021.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2021]]
[[Image:Mobicom2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL (Neha Sharma) at MobiCom'23]]
</slideshow>
|}
</center>

== Faculty ==

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/ Mohamed Hefeeda] (Professor, NMSL Director)

<gallery widths=225px heights=275px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:mhefeeda.jpg|Mohamed Hefeeda
</gallery>

== Current Members ==

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma], Ph.D.

* [https://maarab-sfu.github.io/ Mohammad Amin Arab], Ph.D.

* Saeed Zangeneh, Ph.D.

* Haseeb Ur Rehman, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad, M.Sc.

* Mariam Bebawy, M.Sc.

* Erfan Mehraban, M.Sc.

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Image:Sharma.JPG|Neha Sharma
Image:Arab.jpg|Mohammad Amin Arab
Image:AliGh.jpg|Ali Ghorbanpour
Image:ShahrzadM.JPG|Shahrzad Mirzaei
Image:GhazalehB.jpg| Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad
Image:Maryam_bebawy.jpg| Mariam Bebawy
Image:Saeed.jpg| Saeed Zangeneh
Image:Khaled_alb.jpg| Khaled Al Butainy
Image:Erfan_mehraban.jpg| Erfan Mehraban
</gallery>

== Former Postdocs ==

* Hamed Ahmadi, August 2017. Next: Software Engineer, Vancouver.

* Mohamed ElGharib (at QCRI), 2015. Next: Scientist at QCRI, Qatar. Current: Researcher at Max Plank Institute, Germany.

* Tamir Hegazy, August 2013. Next: Researcher, Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Current: Principal Scientist, Philips, Cambridge, MA.

* Abdul Hasib, January 2013. Next: System Design Engineer, SNC Lavalin, Vancouver.

* Maysam Yabandeh (at QCRI), 2013. Next: Research Engineer, Facebook.

* Mustafa Rafique (at QCRI), 2012. Next Scientist, IBM Research, Ireland. Current: Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) ==

'''Ph.D. Students'''

* Khaled Diab, Ph.D., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/diab19.pdf Traffic-Engineered Distribution of Multimedia Content]. Next: University Research Associate, SFU

* Mohammed Shatnawi, Ph.D., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shatnawi18.pdf Improving Reliability of Large Scale Multimedia Services]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle (continues in his previous position).

* Kiana Calagari, Ph.D., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/calagari17.pdf Generating and Streaming Immersive Sports Video Content]. Next: Researcher at Ever AI, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hamza17.pdf Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery]. Next: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.

* Saleh Almowuena, Ph.D., Fall 2016, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/almowuena16.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Video Streaming over Heterogeneous Cellular Networks] Next: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

* ChengHsin Hsu, Ph.D., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hsu09.pdf Efficient Mobile Multimedia Streaming]. Next: Senior Researcher, Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab, California, USA. Current: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''

* Omar Mosaad, M.Sc., Fall 2024, DeepGame: Efficient Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming.

* Deniz Ugur, M.Sc., Fall 2024, Transparent Video Upscaling for Cloud Gaming.

* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem, M.Sc., Summer 2024, Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones.

* Hamed Rahmani Khezri, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6705 Unsupervised Single-Image Reflection Removal]. Next: Machine Learning Engineer at Skylab Technologies Inc.

* Parham Yassini, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6691 Distributed In-Network Task Scheduling for Datacenters]. Next: Software Engineer at Huawei Canada.

* Puria Azadi Moghadam, M.Sc., Summer 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6478 Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Carlos Lee, M.Sc., Summer 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5968 Service Chaining for Multicast Traffic]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Amgad Ahmed, M.Sc., Spring 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5813 User-assisted Video Reflection Removal]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arab19.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]. Next: Ph.D. student at SFU.

* Mohamed Hegazy, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hegazy19.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Omar Arafa, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arafa19.pdf Bandwidth Estimation and Rate Adaptation for 360-degree Mobile Video Streaming]. Next: Fortinet, Burnaby.

* Omar Eltobgy, M.Sc., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/eltobgy18.pdf VRCast: Mobile Streaming of Live 360-Degree Videos]. Next: Adobe, Ottawa.

* Alaa Eldin Abdelaal, M.Sc., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelaal17.pdf Event-based Control as a Cloud Service]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Abdullah Aldhamin, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/aldhamin14.pdf Flash Storage Management Algorithm for Large-Scale Hybrid Storage Systems]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Ahmed Abdelsadek, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelsadek14.pdf Distributed Index for Matching Multimedia Objects]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, M.Sc., Spring 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mrahman13.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Streaming over Mobile Networks]. Next: Telus, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Bu-khamsin, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bu-khamsin12.pdf Socket Direct Protocol over PCI Express Interconnect: Design, Implementation and Evaluation]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Azin Dastpak, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dastpak12.pdf Video Streaming over Cognitive Radio Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Jiangchuan Liu)

* Naghmeh Khodabakhshi, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/khodabakhshi12.pdf Copy Detection of 3D Videos]. Next: RIM, Ottawa.

* Taher Dameh, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dameh12.pdf Distributed Kernel Matrix Approximation and Implementation using MPI]

* Fei Gao, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/gao11.pdf Distributed Approximate Spectral Clustering for Large-Scale Datasets]

* R. Cameron Harvey, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/harvey11.pdf Spatio-Temporal Video Copy Detection]. Next: Amazon, Seattle.

* Hamed Sadeghi Neshat, M.Sc., Summer 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/neshat11.pdf Effective Online Advertising]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle.

* Farid Molazem Tabrizi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/tabrizi11.pdf Adaptive Transmission of Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams to Mobile Devices] (co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Peters). Next: PhD Student at UBC.

* Shabnam Mirshokraie, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mirshokraie10.pdf Live Peer-to-Peer Streaming with Scalable Video Coding and Network Coding]. Next: PhD Student at UBC

* Somsubhra Sharangi, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/sharangi10.pdf Scalable Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Ramesh Krishnamurti). Next: PhD Student at SFU.

* Yuanbin Shen, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shen10.pdf Efficient Algorithms for Multi-sender Data Transmission in Swarm-based Peer-to-peer Streaming Systems]

* Cong Ly, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ly10.pdf Latency Reduction in Online Multiplayer Games Using Detour Routing]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Yi Liu, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/liu09.pdf Video Streaming over Cooperative Wireless Networks]. Next: grad student, Oxford, UK.

* Greg Kowalski, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/kowalski09.pdf Empirical Analysis of Multi-Sender Segment Transmission Algorithms in Peer-to-Peer Streaming]

* Kianoosh Mokhtarian, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mokhtarian09.pdf Efficient and Secure Delivery of Scalable Video Streams]. Next: PhD Student at UoT.

* Behrooz Noorizadeh, M.Sc., Fall 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/noorizadeh07.pdf Cooperative Proxy Caching for Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Nokia, Vancouver.

* Hossein Ahmadi, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ahmadi07.pdf Probabilistic Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks]. Next: Ph.D. Student at UIUC,

* Majid Bagheri, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bagheri07.pdf Efficient K-Coverage Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks and their Applications to Early Detection of Forest Fires]. Next: Ph.D. Student at SFU.

* Osama Saleh, M.Sc., Fall 2006, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/saleh06.pdf Modeling and Caching of Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Engineer in the banking sector, London, UK.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Project Option (project = 6 credits)'''

* Kaushik Choudhary, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12450 Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems]

* Mohammad Alkurbi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/11588 Detection of Botnets Mounted on the Session Initiation Protocol]

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Peters) ==

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''


* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/14556 Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/13754 Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12939 Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]

== Visitors and Interns ==

* Anson Ng, Undergraduate McGill University (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Arya Faghihy, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, June 2019 -- December 2019)

* Suhong Kim, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, May 2019 -- December 2019)

* Trevor Gale, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May 2019 -- August 2019)

* Qiao Chen, Undergraduate (August 2016 -- January 2017)

* Denny Stohr, Graduate (Research Visitor from TU Darmstadt, Germany, September 2015 -- December 2015)

* Maram Sakr, Graduate (Research Internship, March 2015 -- September 2015)

* Yu-Sian Li, Graduate (Research Visitor from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July -- September 2012)

* Gordon Leung, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2010)

* Andreas Berger, Graduate (Research Visitor from The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, February -- May 2009)

* Vikas Kumar, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May -- July 2008)

* Nitin Chiluka, Undergraduate (Research Internship, December 2007 -- May 2008)

* Nicolas Gomez, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

* Pouya Alagheband, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center caption="Graduated PhD and MSc Students">
Image:Mossad.jpeg.jpg|Omar Mossad
Image:Deniz ugur picture.jpg.jpg|Deniz Ugur
Image:Shahzaib.jpg|Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
Image:parhamY.jpeg|Parham Yassini
Image:Rahmani.jpg|Hamed Rahmani Khezri
Image:Azadi.jpg|Puria Azadi Moghadam
Image:carloslee.png|Carlos Lee
Image:AmgadAhmed.jpg|Amgad Ahmed
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:MohamedHegazy.jpg|Mohamed Hegazy
Image:Arafa.jpg|Omar Arafa
Image:shatnawi.JPG|Mohammed Shatnawi
Image:eltobgy.jpg|Omar Eltobgy
Image:Kiana.jpg|Kiana Calagari
Image:Alaa.jpg|Alaa Eldin Abdelaal
Image:Ahamza.JPG|Ahmed Hamza
Image:saleh.JPG|Saleh Almowuena
Image:Abdullah_small.jpg|Abdullah Aldhamin
Image:sadek_scaled.jpg|Ahmed Abdelsadek
Image:Mohsen_Jamali_scaled.jpg|Mohsen Jamali
Image:Masum.jpg|Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Image:Mohammad_Hosseini_scaled.jpg|Mohammad Hosseini
Image:Pariya_scaled.jpg|Pariya Raoufi
Image:AhmedBuKhamsin.jpg|Ahmed Bu-khamsin
Image:Azin.jpg|Azin Dastpak
Image:Naghmeh.jpg|Naghmeh Khodabakhshi
Image:Kaushik.jpg|Kaushik Choudhary
Image:Taher.jpg|Taher Dameh
Image:Fei.jpg|Fei Gao
Image:Cameron.jpg|R. Cameron Harvey
Image:Hamed.jpg|Hamed SadeghiNeshat
Image:Mohammad.jpg|Mohammad Alkurbi
Image:Farid.jpg|Farid Molazem Tabrizi
Image:Shabnam.jpg|Shabnam Mirshokraie
Image:Som.JPG|Somsubhra Sharangi
Image:Yuanbin.jpg|Yuanbin Shen
Image:Cong.jpg|Cong Ly
Image:Cheng.JPG|ChengHsin Hsu
Image:Liuyi.jpg|Yi Liu
Image:Greg.jpg|center|Greg Kowalski
Image:Kianoosh.jpg|Kianoosh Mokhtarian
Image:Behrooz.jpg|Behrooz Noorizadeh
Image:Ahmadi.jpg|Hossein Ahmadi
Image:Mbagheri.jpg|Majid Bagheri
Image:Saleh.jpg|Osama Saleh

</gallery>

== Contacts ==

* [[Private:contacts|List of contact persons in academia and industry (Login Required). ]]

News

2025-02-13T18:54:18Z

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== 2025 ==

* February 2025: Dr. Hefeeda was named an [https://www.acm.org/media-center/2025/february/distinguished-members-2024 '''ACM Distinguished Member'''] for research contributions to multimedia networking, peer-to-peer systems, and mobile video streaming.

== 2023 ==

* May 2023: Dr. Hefeeda finishes his appointment as the Director of the School of Computing Science.

== 2022 ==

* February 2022: Khaled Diab awarded the distinction of Distinguished Member of the 2022 IEEE INFOCOM TPC [[Media:Khaled Diab INFOCOM22 TPC.pdf| [pdf]]].

== 2021 ==

* November 2021: Hamed Rahmani Khezri graduates (MSc). Congratulations!

* October 2021: Parham Yassini graduates (MSc) and joins Huawei. Congratulations!

* '''September 2021: Neha Sharma attended ACM Multimedia Systems 2021 and won Best Social Media Reporter Award.'''[[https://records.sigmm.org/2022/01/10/acm-multimedia-systems-2021-conference-report/ report]]

* July 2021: Puria Azadimoghadam graduates (MSc) and continues as PhD student at UBC. Congratulations!

== 2020 ==

* July 2020: Carlos Lee graduates (MSc) and joins Ericsson. Congratulations!

* April 2020: Amgad Ahmed graduates (MSc). Congratulations!

== 2019 ==

* August 2019: Khaled Diab graduates (PhD) and continues as University Research Associate at SFU. Congratulations!

* August 2019: Mohammad Amin Arab graduates (MSc) and continues as PhD candidate at NSL. Congratulations!

* Summer 2019: Mohamed Hegazy graduates (MSc) and joins Fortinet. Congratulations!

* '''June 2019: Mohamed Hegazy's paper in ACM Multimedia Systems 2019 won the Best Student Paper Award.''' Paper title: ''[https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mmsys19_cave.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]''

* June 2019: Omar Arafa graduates (MSc) and joins Fortinet. Congratulations!

== 2018 ==

* December 2018: Omar Eltobgy graduates (MSc) and joins Adobe. Congratulations!

* November 2018: Mohammed Shatnawi graduates (PhD) form NSL and continues his work with Microsoft. Congratulations Dr. Shatnawi!

* '''June 2018: Mohammed Shatnawi's paper in ACM Multimedia Systems 2018 was the Runner-up for the Best Student Paper Award.''' Paper title: ''[https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mmsys18.pdf Dynamic Input Anomaly Detection in Interactive Multimedia Services]''

* May 2018: Dr. Hefeeda is appointed the Director of the School of Computing Science.

== 2017 ==

* September 2017: Dr. Hefeeda is appointed the Associate Director for Research and Industry Relations of the School of Computing Science.

* August 2017: Kiana Calagari graduates (PhD) form NSL. Congratulations Dr. Calagari!

* August 2017: Alaa Eldin Abdelaal graduates (MSc) and joins UBC in September as a PhD student. Congratulations!

* April 2017: Ahmed Hamza graduates (PhD) from NSL and joins InterDigital in September as a Research Engineer. Congratulations Dr. Hamza!

== 2016 ==

* December 2016: Saleh Almowuena graduates (PhD) from NSL and joins King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, as Assistant Professor. Congratulations Dr. Almowuena!

== 2015 ==

* '''March 2015: Saleh's paper in ACM Multimedia Systems 2015 won the Best Paper Award.''' Paper title: ''[https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mmsy15_sfn.pdf Dynamic Configuration of Single Frequency Networks in Mobile Streaming Systems]''

== 2014 ==

* November 2014: Abdullah Aldhamin graduates (MSc) form NSL and returns back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company. Congratulations!

* October 2014: Ahmed Abdelsadek graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Microsoft. Congratulations!

* September 2014: Dr. Hefeeda is awarded the '''[http://tomm.acm.org/TOMM_Best_AE_2014.pdf Best Associate Editor]''' of the ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications and Applications (ACM TOMM) journal.

* '''September 2014: Dr. Hefeeda is promoted to full professor. '''

* January 2014: Khaled Diab joins NSL as a PhD student. Welcome aboard Khaled!

== 2012 ==

* December 2012: Ahmed Bu-Khamsin graduates (MSc) from NSL. Congratulations!

* September 2012: Ahmed Abdelsadek joins NSL as a MSc student. Welcome aboard Ahmed!

* September 2012: Kiana Calagari joins NSL as a PhD student. Welcome aboard Kiana!

* August 2012: Tamir Hegazy joins NSL as a post-doc fellow. Welcome aboard Tamir!

* August 2012: Naghmeh Khodabakhshi graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Research In Motion (RIM). Congratulations!

* July 2012: Kaushik Choudhary graduates (MSc-Project) from NSL. Congratulations!

* June 2012: Taher Dameh graduates (MSc) from NSL. Congratulations!

== 2011 ==

* December 2011: Fei Gao graduates (MSc) from NSL. Congratulations!

* September 2011: Cameron Harvey graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Amazon.com in Seattle, WA. Congratulations! Abdullah and Masum join NSL as MSc students. Welcome aboard.

* June 2011: Dr. Hefeeda is awarded one of the prestigious [http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/Grants-Subs/DGAS-SGSA_eng.asp NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplements (DAS)], which are granted to 123 researchers in all Science and Engineering disciplines in Canada (selected from more than 3,400 applicants in 2011).

* June 2011: Hamed Neshat graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Microsoft in Seattle, WA. Congratulations!

* April 2011: Farid Tabrizi graduates (MSc) from NSL. Congratulations!

* April 2011: Mohammad Alkurbi graduates (MSc-Project) from NSL. Congratulations!

== 2010 ==

* December 2010: Shabnam Mirshokraie graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins UBC as a PhD student. Congratulations!

* December 2010: Somsubhra Sharangi graduates (MSc) from NSL. Congratulations!

* October 2010: Our [http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/professors-professeurs/rpp-pp/spg-sps_eng.asp NSERC Strategic Project Grant] application on Mobile Gaming and 3D Video Systems: Next Generation Services for Wireless Networks is accepted.

* October 2010: Dr. Hefeeda becomes an Associate Editor of the premier [http://tomccap.acm.org/ ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications and Applications (TOMCCAP)] journal.

* September 2010: Naghmeh Khodabakhshi joins NSL as MSc student. Welcome aboard Naghmeh!

* September 2010: Dr. Hefeeda becomes program co-chair of the [http://www.icme2011.org/ IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME 2011)] conference.

* August 2010: Yuanbin Shen graduates (MSc) from NSL. Congratulations!

* '''July 2010: Dr. Hefeeda is promoted to the associate professor rank and granted tenure. '''

* June 2010: Cong Ly graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Microsoft in Vancouver, BC. Congratulations!

== 2009 ==

* December 2009: Yi Liu graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Incognito Software Inc. in Vancouver, BC. Congratulations!

* December 2009: Greg Kowalski graduates (MSc) from NSL Congratulations!

* December 2009: Dr. Hefeeda becomes the vice chair of the Distributed Multimedia track in the [http://www.ftrg.org/emc2010/index.php Embedded and Multimedia Computing (EMC-10) conference].

* '''November 2009: Cheng-Hsin Hsu graduates (PhD) from NSL and joins the Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab in California as a senior researcher. Congratulations Dr. Hsu -- the first PhD graduate from our group. '''

* November 2009: Dr. Hefeeda becomes a '''Senior Member of the IEEE'''.

* November 2009: Dr. Hefeeda becomes the Preservation Editor of the ACM Special Interest Group on Multimedia (SIGMM) Web Magazine.

* November 2009: Farid and Fei join NSL as MSc students. Welcome aboard.

* October 2009: Dr. Hefeeda becomes the program chair of [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/nossdav10/ NOSSDAV 2010].

* September 2009: Cameron Harvey and Hamed Sadeghi-Neshat join NSL as MSc students. Welcome aboard.

* September 2009: Kianoosh Mokhtarian graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Mobidia in Richmond, BC. Congratulations!

* July 2009: Our mobile TV research is also featured in the July issue of the [http://technews.acm.org/archives.cfm?fo=2009-07-jul/jul-01-2009.html#418148 ACM Tech News.]

* June 2009: Our mobile TV research is featured on CTV British Columbia News: [http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090625/bc_mobile_tv_090625/ see article] or [[media:ctv09.pdf | local PDF.]]

* May 2009: Cheng-Hsin Hsu (NSL PhD student) is featured in [http://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/_pvw9C438741/news/story_05290909.shtml SFU News.]

* January 2009: Ahmed Hamza joins NSL as PhD student. Mohammad Alkurbi joins NSL as MSc-Project student. Welcome aboard.

== 2008 ==

* December 2008: Our paper on [http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/innovations08.pdf Energy Optimization in Mobile TV Broadcast Networks] wins the '''Best Paper Award''' in the IEEE Innovations 2008 Conference.

* October 2008: Our Mobile TV Testbed wins the [http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mm08DemoAward.pdf Best Technical Demonstration Award] in ACM Multimedia 2008.

* September 2008: Cong Ly, Yuanbin Shen, and Shabnam Mirshokraie join NSL as MSc students. Welcome aboard.

* ''' March 2008: This Wiki system has been launched.'''

* February 2008: Yi Liu joins NSL as MSc student. Welcome aboard Yi!

== 2007 ==

* September 2007: Kianoosh Mokhtarian joins NSL as MSc student. Welcome aboard Kianoosh!

* December 2007: Behrooz Noorizadeh Graduates (MSc) from NSL joins Eyeball Networks in Vancouver. .

* July 2007: Hossein Ahmadi Graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins UIUC as PhD Student.

* April 2007: Majid Bagheri Graduates (MSc) from NSL and takes on a job in Iran.

== 2006 ==

* '''November 2006: Osama Saleh Graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Eyeball Networks in Vancouver. Congratulations Osama -- the first MSc graduate from our group. '''

News

2025-02-13T18:53:15Z

Mhefeeda: /* 2025 */

== 2025 ==

* February 2025: Dr. Hefeeda was named an [https://www.acm.org/media-center/2025/february/distinguished-members-2024 "ACM Distinguished Member"] for research contributions to multimedia networking, peer-to-peer systems, and mobile video streaming.

== 2023 ==

* May 2023: Dr. Hefeeda finishes his appointment as the Director of the School of Computing Science.

== 2022 ==

* February 2022: Khaled Diab awarded the distinction of Distinguished Member of the 2022 IEEE INFOCOM TPC [[Media:Khaled Diab INFOCOM22 TPC.pdf| [pdf]]].

== 2021 ==

* November 2021: Hamed Rahmani Khezri graduates (MSc). Congratulations!

* October 2021: Parham Yassini graduates (MSc) and joins Huawei. Congratulations!

* '''September 2021: Neha Sharma attended ACM Multimedia Systems 2021 and won Best Social Media Reporter Award.'''[[https://records.sigmm.org/2022/01/10/acm-multimedia-systems-2021-conference-report/ report]]

* July 2021: Puria Azadimoghadam graduates (MSc) and continues as PhD student at UBC. Congratulations!

== 2020 ==

* July 2020: Carlos Lee graduates (MSc) and joins Ericsson. Congratulations!

* April 2020: Amgad Ahmed graduates (MSc). Congratulations!

== 2019 ==

* August 2019: Khaled Diab graduates (PhD) and continues as University Research Associate at SFU. Congratulations!

* August 2019: Mohammad Amin Arab graduates (MSc) and continues as PhD candidate at NSL. Congratulations!

* Summer 2019: Mohamed Hegazy graduates (MSc) and joins Fortinet. Congratulations!

* '''June 2019: Mohamed Hegazy's paper in ACM Multimedia Systems 2019 won the Best Student Paper Award.''' Paper title: ''[https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mmsys19_cave.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]''

* June 2019: Omar Arafa graduates (MSc) and joins Fortinet. Congratulations!

== 2018 ==

* December 2018: Omar Eltobgy graduates (MSc) and joins Adobe. Congratulations!

* November 2018: Mohammed Shatnawi graduates (PhD) form NSL and continues his work with Microsoft. Congratulations Dr. Shatnawi!

* '''June 2018: Mohammed Shatnawi's paper in ACM Multimedia Systems 2018 was the Runner-up for the Best Student Paper Award.''' Paper title: ''[https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mmsys18.pdf Dynamic Input Anomaly Detection in Interactive Multimedia Services]''

* May 2018: Dr. Hefeeda is appointed the Director of the School of Computing Science.

== 2017 ==

* September 2017: Dr. Hefeeda is appointed the Associate Director for Research and Industry Relations of the School of Computing Science.

* August 2017: Kiana Calagari graduates (PhD) form NSL. Congratulations Dr. Calagari!

* August 2017: Alaa Eldin Abdelaal graduates (MSc) and joins UBC in September as a PhD student. Congratulations!

* April 2017: Ahmed Hamza graduates (PhD) from NSL and joins InterDigital in September as a Research Engineer. Congratulations Dr. Hamza!

== 2016 ==

* December 2016: Saleh Almowuena graduates (PhD) from NSL and joins King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, as Assistant Professor. Congratulations Dr. Almowuena!

== 2015 ==

* '''March 2015: Saleh's paper in ACM Multimedia Systems 2015 won the Best Paper Award.''' Paper title: ''[https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mmsy15_sfn.pdf Dynamic Configuration of Single Frequency Networks in Mobile Streaming Systems]''

== 2014 ==

* November 2014: Abdullah Aldhamin graduates (MSc) form NSL and returns back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company. Congratulations!

* October 2014: Ahmed Abdelsadek graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Microsoft. Congratulations!

* September 2014: Dr. Hefeeda is awarded the '''[http://tomm.acm.org/TOMM_Best_AE_2014.pdf Best Associate Editor]''' of the ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications and Applications (ACM TOMM) journal.

* '''September 2014: Dr. Hefeeda is promoted to full professor. '''

* January 2014: Khaled Diab joins NSL as a PhD student. Welcome aboard Khaled!

== 2012 ==

* December 2012: Ahmed Bu-Khamsin graduates (MSc) from NSL. Congratulations!

* September 2012: Ahmed Abdelsadek joins NSL as a MSc student. Welcome aboard Ahmed!

* September 2012: Kiana Calagari joins NSL as a PhD student. Welcome aboard Kiana!

* August 2012: Tamir Hegazy joins NSL as a post-doc fellow. Welcome aboard Tamir!

* August 2012: Naghmeh Khodabakhshi graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Research In Motion (RIM). Congratulations!

* July 2012: Kaushik Choudhary graduates (MSc-Project) from NSL. Congratulations!

* June 2012: Taher Dameh graduates (MSc) from NSL. Congratulations!

== 2011 ==

* December 2011: Fei Gao graduates (MSc) from NSL. Congratulations!

* September 2011: Cameron Harvey graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Amazon.com in Seattle, WA. Congratulations! Abdullah and Masum join NSL as MSc students. Welcome aboard.

* June 2011: Dr. Hefeeda is awarded one of the prestigious [http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/Grants-Subs/DGAS-SGSA_eng.asp NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplements (DAS)], which are granted to 123 researchers in all Science and Engineering disciplines in Canada (selected from more than 3,400 applicants in 2011).

* June 2011: Hamed Neshat graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Microsoft in Seattle, WA. Congratulations!

* April 2011: Farid Tabrizi graduates (MSc) from NSL. Congratulations!

* April 2011: Mohammad Alkurbi graduates (MSc-Project) from NSL. Congratulations!

== 2010 ==

* December 2010: Shabnam Mirshokraie graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins UBC as a PhD student. Congratulations!

* December 2010: Somsubhra Sharangi graduates (MSc) from NSL. Congratulations!

* October 2010: Our [http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/professors-professeurs/rpp-pp/spg-sps_eng.asp NSERC Strategic Project Grant] application on Mobile Gaming and 3D Video Systems: Next Generation Services for Wireless Networks is accepted.

* October 2010: Dr. Hefeeda becomes an Associate Editor of the premier [http://tomccap.acm.org/ ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications and Applications (TOMCCAP)] journal.

* September 2010: Naghmeh Khodabakhshi joins NSL as MSc student. Welcome aboard Naghmeh!

* September 2010: Dr. Hefeeda becomes program co-chair of the [http://www.icme2011.org/ IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME 2011)] conference.

* August 2010: Yuanbin Shen graduates (MSc) from NSL. Congratulations!

* '''July 2010: Dr. Hefeeda is promoted to the associate professor rank and granted tenure. '''

* June 2010: Cong Ly graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Microsoft in Vancouver, BC. Congratulations!

== 2009 ==

* December 2009: Yi Liu graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Incognito Software Inc. in Vancouver, BC. Congratulations!

* December 2009: Greg Kowalski graduates (MSc) from NSL Congratulations!

* December 2009: Dr. Hefeeda becomes the vice chair of the Distributed Multimedia track in the [http://www.ftrg.org/emc2010/index.php Embedded and Multimedia Computing (EMC-10) conference].

* '''November 2009: Cheng-Hsin Hsu graduates (PhD) from NSL and joins the Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab in California as a senior researcher. Congratulations Dr. Hsu -- the first PhD graduate from our group. '''

* November 2009: Dr. Hefeeda becomes a '''Senior Member of the IEEE'''.

* November 2009: Dr. Hefeeda becomes the Preservation Editor of the ACM Special Interest Group on Multimedia (SIGMM) Web Magazine.

* November 2009: Farid and Fei join NSL as MSc students. Welcome aboard.

* October 2009: Dr. Hefeeda becomes the program chair of [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/nossdav10/ NOSSDAV 2010].

* September 2009: Cameron Harvey and Hamed Sadeghi-Neshat join NSL as MSc students. Welcome aboard.

* September 2009: Kianoosh Mokhtarian graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Mobidia in Richmond, BC. Congratulations!

* July 2009: Our mobile TV research is also featured in the July issue of the [http://technews.acm.org/archives.cfm?fo=2009-07-jul/jul-01-2009.html#418148 ACM Tech News.]

* June 2009: Our mobile TV research is featured on CTV British Columbia News: [http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090625/bc_mobile_tv_090625/ see article] or [[media:ctv09.pdf | local PDF.]]

* May 2009: Cheng-Hsin Hsu (NSL PhD student) is featured in [http://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/_pvw9C438741/news/story_05290909.shtml SFU News.]

* January 2009: Ahmed Hamza joins NSL as PhD student. Mohammad Alkurbi joins NSL as MSc-Project student. Welcome aboard.

== 2008 ==

* December 2008: Our paper on [http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/innovations08.pdf Energy Optimization in Mobile TV Broadcast Networks] wins the '''Best Paper Award''' in the IEEE Innovations 2008 Conference.

* October 2008: Our Mobile TV Testbed wins the [http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mm08DemoAward.pdf Best Technical Demonstration Award] in ACM Multimedia 2008.

* September 2008: Cong Ly, Yuanbin Shen, and Shabnam Mirshokraie join NSL as MSc students. Welcome aboard.

* ''' March 2008: This Wiki system has been launched.'''

* February 2008: Yi Liu joins NSL as MSc student. Welcome aboard Yi!

== 2007 ==

* September 2007: Kianoosh Mokhtarian joins NSL as MSc student. Welcome aboard Kianoosh!

* December 2007: Behrooz Noorizadeh Graduates (MSc) from NSL joins Eyeball Networks in Vancouver. .

* July 2007: Hossein Ahmadi Graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins UIUC as PhD Student.

* April 2007: Majid Bagheri Graduates (MSc) from NSL and takes on a job in Iran.

== 2006 ==

* '''November 2006: Osama Saleh Graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Eyeball Networks in Vancouver. Congratulations Osama -- the first MSc graduate from our group. '''

News

2025-02-13T18:51:35Z

Mhefeeda:

== 2025 ==

* February 2025: Dr. Hefeeda was named an [https://www.acm.org/media-center/2025/february/distinguished-members-2024 ACM Distinguished Member.]

== 2023 ==

* May 2023: Dr. Hefeeda finishes his appointment as the Director of the School of Computing Science.

== 2022 ==

* February 2022: Khaled Diab awarded the distinction of Distinguished Member of the 2022 IEEE INFOCOM TPC [[Media:Khaled Diab INFOCOM22 TPC.pdf| [pdf]]].

== 2021 ==

* November 2021: Hamed Rahmani Khezri graduates (MSc). Congratulations!

* October 2021: Parham Yassini graduates (MSc) and joins Huawei. Congratulations!

* '''September 2021: Neha Sharma attended ACM Multimedia Systems 2021 and won Best Social Media Reporter Award.'''[[https://records.sigmm.org/2022/01/10/acm-multimedia-systems-2021-conference-report/ report]]

* July 2021: Puria Azadimoghadam graduates (MSc) and continues as PhD student at UBC. Congratulations!

== 2020 ==

* July 2020: Carlos Lee graduates (MSc) and joins Ericsson. Congratulations!

* April 2020: Amgad Ahmed graduates (MSc). Congratulations!

== 2019 ==

* August 2019: Khaled Diab graduates (PhD) and continues as University Research Associate at SFU. Congratulations!

* August 2019: Mohammad Amin Arab graduates (MSc) and continues as PhD candidate at NSL. Congratulations!

* Summer 2019: Mohamed Hegazy graduates (MSc) and joins Fortinet. Congratulations!

* '''June 2019: Mohamed Hegazy's paper in ACM Multimedia Systems 2019 won the Best Student Paper Award.''' Paper title: ''[https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mmsys19_cave.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]''

* June 2019: Omar Arafa graduates (MSc) and joins Fortinet. Congratulations!

== 2018 ==

* December 2018: Omar Eltobgy graduates (MSc) and joins Adobe. Congratulations!

* November 2018: Mohammed Shatnawi graduates (PhD) form NSL and continues his work with Microsoft. Congratulations Dr. Shatnawi!

* '''June 2018: Mohammed Shatnawi's paper in ACM Multimedia Systems 2018 was the Runner-up for the Best Student Paper Award.''' Paper title: ''[https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mmsys18.pdf Dynamic Input Anomaly Detection in Interactive Multimedia Services]''

* May 2018: Dr. Hefeeda is appointed the Director of the School of Computing Science.

== 2017 ==

* September 2017: Dr. Hefeeda is appointed the Associate Director for Research and Industry Relations of the School of Computing Science.

* August 2017: Kiana Calagari graduates (PhD) form NSL. Congratulations Dr. Calagari!

* August 2017: Alaa Eldin Abdelaal graduates (MSc) and joins UBC in September as a PhD student. Congratulations!

* April 2017: Ahmed Hamza graduates (PhD) from NSL and joins InterDigital in September as a Research Engineer. Congratulations Dr. Hamza!

== 2016 ==

* December 2016: Saleh Almowuena graduates (PhD) from NSL and joins King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, as Assistant Professor. Congratulations Dr. Almowuena!

== 2015 ==

* '''March 2015: Saleh's paper in ACM Multimedia Systems 2015 won the Best Paper Award.''' Paper title: ''[https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mmsy15_sfn.pdf Dynamic Configuration of Single Frequency Networks in Mobile Streaming Systems]''

== 2014 ==

* November 2014: Abdullah Aldhamin graduates (MSc) form NSL and returns back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company. Congratulations!

* October 2014: Ahmed Abdelsadek graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Microsoft. Congratulations!

* September 2014: Dr. Hefeeda is awarded the '''[http://tomm.acm.org/TOMM_Best_AE_2014.pdf Best Associate Editor]''' of the ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications and Applications (ACM TOMM) journal.

* '''September 2014: Dr. Hefeeda is promoted to full professor. '''

* January 2014: Khaled Diab joins NSL as a PhD student. Welcome aboard Khaled!

== 2012 ==

* December 2012: Ahmed Bu-Khamsin graduates (MSc) from NSL. Congratulations!

* September 2012: Ahmed Abdelsadek joins NSL as a MSc student. Welcome aboard Ahmed!

* September 2012: Kiana Calagari joins NSL as a PhD student. Welcome aboard Kiana!

* August 2012: Tamir Hegazy joins NSL as a post-doc fellow. Welcome aboard Tamir!

* August 2012: Naghmeh Khodabakhshi graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Research In Motion (RIM). Congratulations!

* July 2012: Kaushik Choudhary graduates (MSc-Project) from NSL. Congratulations!

* June 2012: Taher Dameh graduates (MSc) from NSL. Congratulations!

== 2011 ==

* December 2011: Fei Gao graduates (MSc) from NSL. Congratulations!

* September 2011: Cameron Harvey graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Amazon.com in Seattle, WA. Congratulations! Abdullah and Masum join NSL as MSc students. Welcome aboard.

* June 2011: Dr. Hefeeda is awarded one of the prestigious [http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/Grants-Subs/DGAS-SGSA_eng.asp NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplements (DAS)], which are granted to 123 researchers in all Science and Engineering disciplines in Canada (selected from more than 3,400 applicants in 2011).

* June 2011: Hamed Neshat graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Microsoft in Seattle, WA. Congratulations!

* April 2011: Farid Tabrizi graduates (MSc) from NSL. Congratulations!

* April 2011: Mohammad Alkurbi graduates (MSc-Project) from NSL. Congratulations!

== 2010 ==

* December 2010: Shabnam Mirshokraie graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins UBC as a PhD student. Congratulations!

* December 2010: Somsubhra Sharangi graduates (MSc) from NSL. Congratulations!

* October 2010: Our [http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/professors-professeurs/rpp-pp/spg-sps_eng.asp NSERC Strategic Project Grant] application on Mobile Gaming and 3D Video Systems: Next Generation Services for Wireless Networks is accepted.

* October 2010: Dr. Hefeeda becomes an Associate Editor of the premier [http://tomccap.acm.org/ ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications and Applications (TOMCCAP)] journal.

* September 2010: Naghmeh Khodabakhshi joins NSL as MSc student. Welcome aboard Naghmeh!

* September 2010: Dr. Hefeeda becomes program co-chair of the [http://www.icme2011.org/ IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME 2011)] conference.

* August 2010: Yuanbin Shen graduates (MSc) from NSL. Congratulations!

* '''July 2010: Dr. Hefeeda is promoted to the associate professor rank and granted tenure. '''

* June 2010: Cong Ly graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Microsoft in Vancouver, BC. Congratulations!

== 2009 ==

* December 2009: Yi Liu graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Incognito Software Inc. in Vancouver, BC. Congratulations!

* December 2009: Greg Kowalski graduates (MSc) from NSL Congratulations!

* December 2009: Dr. Hefeeda becomes the vice chair of the Distributed Multimedia track in the [http://www.ftrg.org/emc2010/index.php Embedded and Multimedia Computing (EMC-10) conference].

* '''November 2009: Cheng-Hsin Hsu graduates (PhD) from NSL and joins the Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab in California as a senior researcher. Congratulations Dr. Hsu -- the first PhD graduate from our group. '''

* November 2009: Dr. Hefeeda becomes a '''Senior Member of the IEEE'''.

* November 2009: Dr. Hefeeda becomes the Preservation Editor of the ACM Special Interest Group on Multimedia (SIGMM) Web Magazine.

* November 2009: Farid and Fei join NSL as MSc students. Welcome aboard.

* October 2009: Dr. Hefeeda becomes the program chair of [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/nossdav10/ NOSSDAV 2010].

* September 2009: Cameron Harvey and Hamed Sadeghi-Neshat join NSL as MSc students. Welcome aboard.

* September 2009: Kianoosh Mokhtarian graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Mobidia in Richmond, BC. Congratulations!

* July 2009: Our mobile TV research is also featured in the July issue of the [http://technews.acm.org/archives.cfm?fo=2009-07-jul/jul-01-2009.html#418148 ACM Tech News.]

* June 2009: Our mobile TV research is featured on CTV British Columbia News: [http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090625/bc_mobile_tv_090625/ see article] or [[media:ctv09.pdf | local PDF.]]

* May 2009: Cheng-Hsin Hsu (NSL PhD student) is featured in [http://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/_pvw9C438741/news/story_05290909.shtml SFU News.]

* January 2009: Ahmed Hamza joins NSL as PhD student. Mohammad Alkurbi joins NSL as MSc-Project student. Welcome aboard.

== 2008 ==

* December 2008: Our paper on [http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/innovations08.pdf Energy Optimization in Mobile TV Broadcast Networks] wins the '''Best Paper Award''' in the IEEE Innovations 2008 Conference.

* October 2008: Our Mobile TV Testbed wins the [http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mm08DemoAward.pdf Best Technical Demonstration Award] in ACM Multimedia 2008.

* September 2008: Cong Ly, Yuanbin Shen, and Shabnam Mirshokraie join NSL as MSc students. Welcome aboard.

* ''' March 2008: This Wiki system has been launched.'''

* February 2008: Yi Liu joins NSL as MSc student. Welcome aboard Yi!

== 2007 ==

* September 2007: Kianoosh Mokhtarian joins NSL as MSc student. Welcome aboard Kianoosh!

* December 2007: Behrooz Noorizadeh Graduates (MSc) from NSL joins Eyeball Networks in Vancouver. .

* July 2007: Hossein Ahmadi Graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins UIUC as PhD Student.

* April 2007: Majid Bagheri Graduates (MSc) from NSL and takes on a job in Iran.

== 2006 ==

* '''November 2006: Osama Saleh Graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Eyeball Networks in Vancouver. Congratulations Osama -- the first MSc graduate from our group. '''

News

2025-02-13T18:51:01Z

Mhefeeda:

== 2025 ==

* February 2025: Dr. Hefeeda named an [https://www.acm.org/media-center/2025/february/distinguished-members-2024 ACM Distinguished Member.]

== 2023 ==

* May 2023: Dr. Hefeeda finishes his appointment as the Director of the School of Computing Science.

== 2022 ==

* February 2022: Khaled Diab awarded the distinction of Distinguished Member of the 2022 IEEE INFOCOM TPC [[Media:Khaled Diab INFOCOM22 TPC.pdf| [pdf]]].

== 2021 ==

* November 2021: Hamed Rahmani Khezri graduates (MSc). Congratulations!

* October 2021: Parham Yassini graduates (MSc) and joins Huawei. Congratulations!

* '''September 2021: Neha Sharma attended ACM Multimedia Systems 2021 and won Best Social Media Reporter Award.'''[[https://records.sigmm.org/2022/01/10/acm-multimedia-systems-2021-conference-report/ report]]

* July 2021: Puria Azadimoghadam graduates (MSc) and continues as PhD student at UBC. Congratulations!

== 2020 ==

* July 2020: Carlos Lee graduates (MSc) and joins Ericsson. Congratulations!

* April 2020: Amgad Ahmed graduates (MSc). Congratulations!

== 2019 ==

* August 2019: Khaled Diab graduates (PhD) and continues as University Research Associate at SFU. Congratulations!

* August 2019: Mohammad Amin Arab graduates (MSc) and continues as PhD candidate at NSL. Congratulations!

* Summer 2019: Mohamed Hegazy graduates (MSc) and joins Fortinet. Congratulations!

* '''June 2019: Mohamed Hegazy's paper in ACM Multimedia Systems 2019 won the Best Student Paper Award.''' Paper title: ''[https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mmsys19_cave.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]''

* June 2019: Omar Arafa graduates (MSc) and joins Fortinet. Congratulations!

== 2018 ==

* December 2018: Omar Eltobgy graduates (MSc) and joins Adobe. Congratulations!

* November 2018: Mohammed Shatnawi graduates (PhD) form NSL and continues his work with Microsoft. Congratulations Dr. Shatnawi!

* '''June 2018: Mohammed Shatnawi's paper in ACM Multimedia Systems 2018 was the Runner-up for the Best Student Paper Award.''' Paper title: ''[https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mmsys18.pdf Dynamic Input Anomaly Detection in Interactive Multimedia Services]''

* May 2018: Dr. Hefeeda is appointed the Director of the School of Computing Science.

== 2017 ==

* September 2017: Dr. Hefeeda is appointed the Associate Director for Research and Industry Relations of the School of Computing Science.

* August 2017: Kiana Calagari graduates (PhD) form NSL. Congratulations Dr. Calagari!

* August 2017: Alaa Eldin Abdelaal graduates (MSc) and joins UBC in September as a PhD student. Congratulations!

* April 2017: Ahmed Hamza graduates (PhD) from NSL and joins InterDigital in September as a Research Engineer. Congratulations Dr. Hamza!

== 2016 ==

* December 2016: Saleh Almowuena graduates (PhD) from NSL and joins King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, as Assistant Professor. Congratulations Dr. Almowuena!

== 2015 ==

* '''March 2015: Saleh's paper in ACM Multimedia Systems 2015 won the Best Paper Award.''' Paper title: ''[https://www2.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mmsy15_sfn.pdf Dynamic Configuration of Single Frequency Networks in Mobile Streaming Systems]''

== 2014 ==

* November 2014: Abdullah Aldhamin graduates (MSc) form NSL and returns back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company. Congratulations!

* October 2014: Ahmed Abdelsadek graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Microsoft. Congratulations!

* September 2014: Dr. Hefeeda is awarded the '''[http://tomm.acm.org/TOMM_Best_AE_2014.pdf Best Associate Editor]''' of the ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications and Applications (ACM TOMM) journal.

* '''September 2014: Dr. Hefeeda is promoted to full professor. '''

* January 2014: Khaled Diab joins NSL as a PhD student. Welcome aboard Khaled!

== 2012 ==

* December 2012: Ahmed Bu-Khamsin graduates (MSc) from NSL. Congratulations!

* September 2012: Ahmed Abdelsadek joins NSL as a MSc student. Welcome aboard Ahmed!

* September 2012: Kiana Calagari joins NSL as a PhD student. Welcome aboard Kiana!

* August 2012: Tamir Hegazy joins NSL as a post-doc fellow. Welcome aboard Tamir!

* August 2012: Naghmeh Khodabakhshi graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Research In Motion (RIM). Congratulations!

* July 2012: Kaushik Choudhary graduates (MSc-Project) from NSL. Congratulations!

* June 2012: Taher Dameh graduates (MSc) from NSL. Congratulations!

== 2011 ==

* December 2011: Fei Gao graduates (MSc) from NSL. Congratulations!

* September 2011: Cameron Harvey graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Amazon.com in Seattle, WA. Congratulations! Abdullah and Masum join NSL as MSc students. Welcome aboard.

* June 2011: Dr. Hefeeda is awarded one of the prestigious [http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/Professors-Professeurs/Grants-Subs/DGAS-SGSA_eng.asp NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplements (DAS)], which are granted to 123 researchers in all Science and Engineering disciplines in Canada (selected from more than 3,400 applicants in 2011).

* June 2011: Hamed Neshat graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Microsoft in Seattle, WA. Congratulations!

* April 2011: Farid Tabrizi graduates (MSc) from NSL. Congratulations!

* April 2011: Mohammad Alkurbi graduates (MSc-Project) from NSL. Congratulations!

== 2010 ==

* December 2010: Shabnam Mirshokraie graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins UBC as a PhD student. Congratulations!

* December 2010: Somsubhra Sharangi graduates (MSc) from NSL. Congratulations!

* October 2010: Our [http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/professors-professeurs/rpp-pp/spg-sps_eng.asp NSERC Strategic Project Grant] application on Mobile Gaming and 3D Video Systems: Next Generation Services for Wireless Networks is accepted.

* October 2010: Dr. Hefeeda becomes an Associate Editor of the premier [http://tomccap.acm.org/ ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications and Applications (TOMCCAP)] journal.

* September 2010: Naghmeh Khodabakhshi joins NSL as MSc student. Welcome aboard Naghmeh!

* September 2010: Dr. Hefeeda becomes program co-chair of the [http://www.icme2011.org/ IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo (ICME 2011)] conference.

* August 2010: Yuanbin Shen graduates (MSc) from NSL. Congratulations!

* '''July 2010: Dr. Hefeeda is promoted to the associate professor rank and granted tenure. '''

* June 2010: Cong Ly graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Microsoft in Vancouver, BC. Congratulations!

== 2009 ==

* December 2009: Yi Liu graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Incognito Software Inc. in Vancouver, BC. Congratulations!

* December 2009: Greg Kowalski graduates (MSc) from NSL Congratulations!

* December 2009: Dr. Hefeeda becomes the vice chair of the Distributed Multimedia track in the [http://www.ftrg.org/emc2010/index.php Embedded and Multimedia Computing (EMC-10) conference].

* '''November 2009: Cheng-Hsin Hsu graduates (PhD) from NSL and joins the Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab in California as a senior researcher. Congratulations Dr. Hsu -- the first PhD graduate from our group. '''

* November 2009: Dr. Hefeeda becomes a '''Senior Member of the IEEE'''.

* November 2009: Dr. Hefeeda becomes the Preservation Editor of the ACM Special Interest Group on Multimedia (SIGMM) Web Magazine.

* November 2009: Farid and Fei join NSL as MSc students. Welcome aboard.

* October 2009: Dr. Hefeeda becomes the program chair of [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/nossdav10/ NOSSDAV 2010].

* September 2009: Cameron Harvey and Hamed Sadeghi-Neshat join NSL as MSc students. Welcome aboard.

* September 2009: Kianoosh Mokhtarian graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Mobidia in Richmond, BC. Congratulations!

* July 2009: Our mobile TV research is also featured in the July issue of the [http://technews.acm.org/archives.cfm?fo=2009-07-jul/jul-01-2009.html#418148 ACM Tech News.]

* June 2009: Our mobile TV research is featured on CTV British Columbia News: [http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20090625/bc_mobile_tv_090625/ see article] or [[media:ctv09.pdf | local PDF.]]

* May 2009: Cheng-Hsin Hsu (NSL PhD student) is featured in [http://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/_pvw9C438741/news/story_05290909.shtml SFU News.]

* January 2009: Ahmed Hamza joins NSL as PhD student. Mohammad Alkurbi joins NSL as MSc-Project student. Welcome aboard.

== 2008 ==

* December 2008: Our paper on [http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/innovations08.pdf Energy Optimization in Mobile TV Broadcast Networks] wins the '''Best Paper Award''' in the IEEE Innovations 2008 Conference.

* October 2008: Our Mobile TV Testbed wins the [http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/Papers/mm08DemoAward.pdf Best Technical Demonstration Award] in ACM Multimedia 2008.

* September 2008: Cong Ly, Yuanbin Shen, and Shabnam Mirshokraie join NSL as MSc students. Welcome aboard.

* ''' March 2008: This Wiki system has been launched.'''

* February 2008: Yi Liu joins NSL as MSc student. Welcome aboard Yi!

== 2007 ==

* September 2007: Kianoosh Mokhtarian joins NSL as MSc student. Welcome aboard Kianoosh!

* December 2007: Behrooz Noorizadeh Graduates (MSc) from NSL joins Eyeball Networks in Vancouver. .

* July 2007: Hossein Ahmadi Graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins UIUC as PhD Student.

* April 2007: Majid Bagheri Graduates (MSc) from NSL and takes on a job in Iran.

== 2006 ==

* '''November 2006: Osama Saleh Graduates (MSc) from NSL and joins Eyeball Networks in Vancouver. Congratulations Osama -- the first MSc graduate from our group. '''

People

2025-01-06T08:24:36Z

Mhefeeda: /* Visitors and Interns */

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== Faculty ==

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/ Mohamed Hefeeda] (Professor, NMSL Director)

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Image:mhefeeda.jpg|Mohamed Hefeeda
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== Current Members ==

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma], Ph.D.

* [https://maarab-sfu.github.io/ Mohammad Amin Arab], Ph.D.

* Saeed Zangeneh, Ph.D.

* Ammar Rashed, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Haseeb Ur Rehman, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Ali Ghorbanpour, M.Sc.

* Shahrzad Mirzaei, M.Sc.

* Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad, M.Sc.

* Khaled Al Butainy, M.Sc.

* Mariam Bebawy, M.Sc.

* Erfan Mehraban, M.Sc.

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Image:Sharma.JPG|Neha Sharma
Image:Arab.jpg|Mohammad Amin Arab
Image:AliGh.jpg|Ali Ghorbanpour
Image:ShahrzadM.JPG|Shahrzad Mirzaei
Image:GhazalehB.jpg| Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad
Image:Maryam_bebawy.jpg| Mariam Bebawy
Image:Saeed.jpg| Saeed Zangeneh
Image:Khaled_alb.jpg| Khaled Al Butainy
Image:Erfan_mehraban.jpg| Erfan Mehraban
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== Former Postdocs ==

* Hamed Ahmadi, August 2017. Next: Software Engineer, Vancouver.

* Mohamed ElGharib (at QCRI), 2015. Next: Scientist at QCRI, Qatar. Current: Researcher at Max Plank Institute, Germany.

* Tamir Hegazy, August 2013. Next: Researcher, Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Current: Principal Scientist, Philips, Cambridge, MA.

* Abdul Hasib, January 2013. Next: System Design Engineer, SNC Lavalin, Vancouver.

* Maysam Yabandeh (at QCRI), 2013. Next: Research Engineer, Facebook.

* Mustafa Rafique (at QCRI), 2012. Next Scientist, IBM Research, Ireland. Current: Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) ==

'''Ph.D. Students'''

* Khaled Diab, Ph.D., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/diab19.pdf Traffic-Engineered Distribution of Multimedia Content]. Next: University Research Associate, SFU

* Mohammed Shatnawi, Ph.D., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shatnawi18.pdf Improving Reliability of Large Scale Multimedia Services]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle (continues in his previous position).

* Kiana Calagari, Ph.D., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/calagari17.pdf Generating and Streaming Immersive Sports Video Content]. Next: Researcher at Ever AI, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hamza17.pdf Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery]. Next: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.

* Saleh Almowuena, Ph.D., Fall 2016, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/almowuena16.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Video Streaming over Heterogeneous Cellular Networks] Next: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

* ChengHsin Hsu, Ph.D., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hsu09.pdf Efficient Mobile Multimedia Streaming]. Next: Senior Researcher, Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab, California, USA. Current: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''

* Omar Mosaad, M.Sc., Fall 2024, DeepGame: Efficient Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming.

* Deniz Ugur, M.Sc., Fall 2024, Transparent Video Upscaling for Cloud Gaming.

* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem, M.Sc., Summer 2024, Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones.

* Hamed Rahmani Khezri, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6705 Unsupervised Single-Image Reflection Removal]. Next: Machine Learning Engineer at Skylab Technologies Inc.

* Parham Yassini, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6691 Distributed In-Network Task Scheduling for Datacenters]. Next: Software Engineer at Huawei Canada.

* Puria Azadi Moghadam, M.Sc., Summer 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6478 Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Carlos Lee, M.Sc., Summer 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5968 Service Chaining for Multicast Traffic]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Amgad Ahmed, M.Sc., Spring 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5813 User-assisted Video Reflection Removal]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arab19.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]. Next: Ph.D. student at SFU.

* Mohamed Hegazy, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hegazy19.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Omar Arafa, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arafa19.pdf Bandwidth Estimation and Rate Adaptation for 360-degree Mobile Video Streaming]. Next: Fortinet, Burnaby.

* Omar Eltobgy, M.Sc., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/eltobgy18.pdf VRCast: Mobile Streaming of Live 360-Degree Videos]. Next: Adobe, Ottawa.

* Alaa Eldin Abdelaal, M.Sc., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelaal17.pdf Event-based Control as a Cloud Service]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Abdullah Aldhamin, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/aldhamin14.pdf Flash Storage Management Algorithm for Large-Scale Hybrid Storage Systems]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Ahmed Abdelsadek, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelsadek14.pdf Distributed Index for Matching Multimedia Objects]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, M.Sc., Spring 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mrahman13.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Streaming over Mobile Networks]. Next: Telus, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Bu-khamsin, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bu-khamsin12.pdf Socket Direct Protocol over PCI Express Interconnect: Design, Implementation and Evaluation]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Azin Dastpak, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dastpak12.pdf Video Streaming over Cognitive Radio Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Jiangchuan Liu)

* Naghmeh Khodabakhshi, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/khodabakhshi12.pdf Copy Detection of 3D Videos]. Next: RIM, Ottawa.

* Taher Dameh, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dameh12.pdf Distributed Kernel Matrix Approximation and Implementation using MPI]

* Fei Gao, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/gao11.pdf Distributed Approximate Spectral Clustering for Large-Scale Datasets]

* R. Cameron Harvey, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/harvey11.pdf Spatio-Temporal Video Copy Detection]. Next: Amazon, Seattle.

* Hamed Sadeghi Neshat, M.Sc., Summer 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/neshat11.pdf Effective Online Advertising]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle.

* Farid Molazem Tabrizi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/tabrizi11.pdf Adaptive Transmission of Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams to Mobile Devices] (co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Peters). Next: PhD Student at UBC.

* Shabnam Mirshokraie, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mirshokraie10.pdf Live Peer-to-Peer Streaming with Scalable Video Coding and Network Coding]. Next: PhD Student at UBC

* Somsubhra Sharangi, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/sharangi10.pdf Scalable Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Ramesh Krishnamurti). Next: PhD Student at SFU.

* Yuanbin Shen, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shen10.pdf Efficient Algorithms for Multi-sender Data Transmission in Swarm-based Peer-to-peer Streaming Systems]

* Cong Ly, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ly10.pdf Latency Reduction in Online Multiplayer Games Using Detour Routing]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Yi Liu, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/liu09.pdf Video Streaming over Cooperative Wireless Networks]. Next: grad student, Oxford, UK.

* Greg Kowalski, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/kowalski09.pdf Empirical Analysis of Multi-Sender Segment Transmission Algorithms in Peer-to-Peer Streaming]

* Kianoosh Mokhtarian, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mokhtarian09.pdf Efficient and Secure Delivery of Scalable Video Streams]. Next: PhD Student at UoT.

* Behrooz Noorizadeh, M.Sc., Fall 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/noorizadeh07.pdf Cooperative Proxy Caching for Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Nokia, Vancouver.

* Hossein Ahmadi, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ahmadi07.pdf Probabilistic Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks]. Next: Ph.D. Student at UIUC,

* Majid Bagheri, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bagheri07.pdf Efficient K-Coverage Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks and their Applications to Early Detection of Forest Fires]. Next: Ph.D. Student at SFU.

* Osama Saleh, M.Sc., Fall 2006, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/saleh06.pdf Modeling and Caching of Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Engineer in the banking sector, London, UK.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Project Option (project = 6 credits)'''

* Kaushik Choudhary, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12450 Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems]

* Mohammad Alkurbi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/11588 Detection of Botnets Mounted on the Session Initiation Protocol]

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Peters) ==

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''


* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/14556 Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/13754 Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12939 Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]

== Visitors and Interns ==

* Anson Ng, Undergraduate McGill University (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Arya Faghihy, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, June 2019 -- December 2019)

* Suhong Kim, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, May 2019 -- December 2019)

* Trevor Gale, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May 2019 -- August 2019)

* Qiao Chen, Undergraduate (August 2016 -- January 2017)

* Denny Stohr, Graduate (Research Visitor from TU Darmstadt, Germany, September 2015 -- December 2015)

* Maram Sakr, Graduate (Research Internship, March 2015 -- September 2015)

* Yu-Sian Li, Graduate (Research Visitor from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July -- September 2012)

* Gordon Leung, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2010)

* Andreas Berger, Graduate (Research Visitor from The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, February -- May 2009)

* Vikas Kumar, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May -- July 2008)

* Nitin Chiluka, Undergraduate (Research Internship, December 2007 -- May 2008)

* Nicolas Gomez, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

* Pouya Alagheband, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center caption="Graduated PhD and MSc Students">
Image:Mossad.jpeg.jpg|Omar Mossad
Image:Deniz.jpeg.jpg|Deniz Ugur
Image:Shahzaib.jpg|Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
Image:parhamY.jpeg|Parham Yassini
Image:Rahmani.jpg|Hamed Rahmani Khezri
Image:Azadi.jpg|Puria Azadi Moghadam
Image:carloslee.png|Carlos Lee
Image:AmgadAhmed.jpg|Amgad Ahmed
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:MohamedHegazy.jpg|Mohamed Hegazy
Image:Arafa.jpg|Omar Arafa
Image:shatnawi.JPG|Mohammed Shatnawi
Image:eltobgy.jpg|Omar Eltobgy
Image:Kiana.jpg|Kiana Calagari
Image:Alaa.jpg|Alaa Eldin Abdelaal
Image:Ahamza.JPG|Ahmed Hamza
Image:saleh.JPG|Saleh Almowuena
Image:Abdullah_small.jpg|Abdullah Aldhamin
Image:sadek_scaled.jpg|Ahmed Abdelsadek
Image:Mohsen_Jamali_scaled.jpg|Mohsen Jamali
Image:Masum.jpg|Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Image:Mohammad_Hosseini_scaled.jpg|Mohammad Hosseini
Image:Pariya_scaled.jpg|Pariya Raoufi
Image:AhmedBuKhamsin.jpg|Ahmed Bu-khamsin
Image:Azin.jpg|Azin Dastpak
Image:Naghmeh.jpg|Naghmeh Khodabakhshi
Image:Kaushik.jpg|Kaushik Choudhary
Image:Taher.jpg|Taher Dameh
Image:Fei.jpg|Fei Gao
Image:Cameron.jpg|R. Cameron Harvey
Image:Hamed.jpg|Hamed SadeghiNeshat
Image:Mohammad.jpg|Mohammad Alkurbi
Image:Farid.jpg|Farid Molazem Tabrizi
Image:Shabnam.jpg|Shabnam Mirshokraie
Image:Som.JPG|Somsubhra Sharangi
Image:Yuanbin.jpg|Yuanbin Shen
Image:Cong.jpg|Cong Ly
Image:Cheng.JPG|ChengHsin Hsu
Image:Liuyi.jpg|Yi Liu
Image:Greg.jpg|center|Greg Kowalski
Image:Kianoosh.jpg|Kianoosh Mokhtarian
Image:Behrooz.jpg|Behrooz Noorizadeh
Image:Ahmadi.jpg|Hossein Ahmadi
Image:Mbagheri.jpg|Majid Bagheri
Image:Saleh.jpg|Osama Saleh

</gallery>

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2025-01-06T08:23:07Z

Mhefeeda: /* Current Members */

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|<slideshow sequence="random" transition="fade" refresh="6000">
[[Image:Nmsl mmsys2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL at MMSys'23]]
[[Image:nsl_outdoor_2016.JPG|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2016]]
[[Image:nsl1.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl2.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl3.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl4.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nmsl_jan_2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2022]]
[[Image:nmsl_dec_2021.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2021]]
[[Image:Mobicom2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL (Neha Sharma) at MobiCom'23]]
</slideshow>
|}
</center>

== Faculty ==

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/ Mohamed Hefeeda] (Professor, NMSL Director)

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Image:mhefeeda.jpg|Mohamed Hefeeda
</gallery>

== Current Members ==

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma], Ph.D.

* [https://maarab-sfu.github.io/ Mohammad Amin Arab], Ph.D.

* Saeed Zangeneh, Ph.D.

* Ammar Rashed, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Haseeb Ur Rehman, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Ali Ghorbanpour, M.Sc.

* Shahrzad Mirzaei, M.Sc.

* Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad, M.Sc.

* Khaled Al Butainy, M.Sc.

* Mariam Bebawy, M.Sc.

* Erfan Mehraban, M.Sc.

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:Sharma.JPG|Neha Sharma
Image:Arab.jpg|Mohammad Amin Arab
Image:AliGh.jpg|Ali Ghorbanpour
Image:ShahrzadM.JPG|Shahrzad Mirzaei
Image:GhazalehB.jpg| Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad
Image:Maryam_bebawy.jpg| Mariam Bebawy
Image:Saeed.jpg| Saeed Zangeneh
Image:Khaled_alb.jpg| Khaled Al Butainy
Image:Erfan_mehraban.jpg| Erfan Mehraban
</gallery>

== Former Postdocs ==

* Hamed Ahmadi, August 2017. Next: Software Engineer, Vancouver.

* Mohamed ElGharib (at QCRI), 2015. Next: Scientist at QCRI, Qatar. Current: Researcher at Max Plank Institute, Germany.

* Tamir Hegazy, August 2013. Next: Researcher, Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Current: Principal Scientist, Philips, Cambridge, MA.

* Abdul Hasib, January 2013. Next: System Design Engineer, SNC Lavalin, Vancouver.

* Maysam Yabandeh (at QCRI), 2013. Next: Research Engineer, Facebook.

* Mustafa Rafique (at QCRI), 2012. Next Scientist, IBM Research, Ireland. Current: Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) ==

'''Ph.D. Students'''

* Khaled Diab, Ph.D., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/diab19.pdf Traffic-Engineered Distribution of Multimedia Content]. Next: University Research Associate, SFU

* Mohammed Shatnawi, Ph.D., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shatnawi18.pdf Improving Reliability of Large Scale Multimedia Services]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle (continues in his previous position).

* Kiana Calagari, Ph.D., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/calagari17.pdf Generating and Streaming Immersive Sports Video Content]. Next: Researcher at Ever AI, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hamza17.pdf Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery]. Next: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.

* Saleh Almowuena, Ph.D., Fall 2016, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/almowuena16.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Video Streaming over Heterogeneous Cellular Networks] Next: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

* ChengHsin Hsu, Ph.D., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hsu09.pdf Efficient Mobile Multimedia Streaming]. Next: Senior Researcher, Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab, California, USA. Current: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''

* Omar Mosaad, M.Sc., Fall 2024, DeepGame: Efficient Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming.

* Deniz Ugur, M.Sc., Fall 2024, Transparent Video Upscaling for Cloud Gaming.

* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem, M.Sc., Summer 2024, Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones.

* Hamed Rahmani Khezri, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6705 Unsupervised Single-Image Reflection Removal]. Next: Machine Learning Engineer at Skylab Technologies Inc.

* Parham Yassini, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6691 Distributed In-Network Task Scheduling for Datacenters]. Next: Software Engineer at Huawei Canada.

* Puria Azadi Moghadam, M.Sc., Summer 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6478 Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Carlos Lee, M.Sc., Summer 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5968 Service Chaining for Multicast Traffic]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Amgad Ahmed, M.Sc., Spring 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5813 User-assisted Video Reflection Removal]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arab19.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]. Next: Ph.D. student at SFU.

* Mohamed Hegazy, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hegazy19.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Omar Arafa, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arafa19.pdf Bandwidth Estimation and Rate Adaptation for 360-degree Mobile Video Streaming]. Next: Fortinet, Burnaby.

* Omar Eltobgy, M.Sc., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/eltobgy18.pdf VRCast: Mobile Streaming of Live 360-Degree Videos]. Next: Adobe, Ottawa.

* Alaa Eldin Abdelaal, M.Sc., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelaal17.pdf Event-based Control as a Cloud Service]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Abdullah Aldhamin, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/aldhamin14.pdf Flash Storage Management Algorithm for Large-Scale Hybrid Storage Systems]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Ahmed Abdelsadek, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelsadek14.pdf Distributed Index for Matching Multimedia Objects]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, M.Sc., Spring 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mrahman13.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Streaming over Mobile Networks]. Next: Telus, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Bu-khamsin, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bu-khamsin12.pdf Socket Direct Protocol over PCI Express Interconnect: Design, Implementation and Evaluation]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Azin Dastpak, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dastpak12.pdf Video Streaming over Cognitive Radio Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Jiangchuan Liu)

* Naghmeh Khodabakhshi, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/khodabakhshi12.pdf Copy Detection of 3D Videos]. Next: RIM, Ottawa.

* Taher Dameh, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dameh12.pdf Distributed Kernel Matrix Approximation and Implementation using MPI]

* Fei Gao, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/gao11.pdf Distributed Approximate Spectral Clustering for Large-Scale Datasets]

* R. Cameron Harvey, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/harvey11.pdf Spatio-Temporal Video Copy Detection]. Next: Amazon, Seattle.

* Hamed Sadeghi Neshat, M.Sc., Summer 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/neshat11.pdf Effective Online Advertising]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle.

* Farid Molazem Tabrizi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/tabrizi11.pdf Adaptive Transmission of Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams to Mobile Devices] (co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Peters). Next: PhD Student at UBC.

* Shabnam Mirshokraie, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mirshokraie10.pdf Live Peer-to-Peer Streaming with Scalable Video Coding and Network Coding]. Next: PhD Student at UBC

* Somsubhra Sharangi, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/sharangi10.pdf Scalable Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Ramesh Krishnamurti). Next: PhD Student at SFU.

* Yuanbin Shen, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shen10.pdf Efficient Algorithms for Multi-sender Data Transmission in Swarm-based Peer-to-peer Streaming Systems]

* Cong Ly, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ly10.pdf Latency Reduction in Online Multiplayer Games Using Detour Routing]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Yi Liu, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/liu09.pdf Video Streaming over Cooperative Wireless Networks]. Next: grad student, Oxford, UK.

* Greg Kowalski, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/kowalski09.pdf Empirical Analysis of Multi-Sender Segment Transmission Algorithms in Peer-to-Peer Streaming]

* Kianoosh Mokhtarian, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mokhtarian09.pdf Efficient and Secure Delivery of Scalable Video Streams]. Next: PhD Student at UoT.

* Behrooz Noorizadeh, M.Sc., Fall 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/noorizadeh07.pdf Cooperative Proxy Caching for Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Nokia, Vancouver.

* Hossein Ahmadi, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ahmadi07.pdf Probabilistic Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks]. Next: Ph.D. Student at UIUC,

* Majid Bagheri, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bagheri07.pdf Efficient K-Coverage Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks and their Applications to Early Detection of Forest Fires]. Next: Ph.D. Student at SFU.

* Osama Saleh, M.Sc., Fall 2006, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/saleh06.pdf Modeling and Caching of Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Engineer in the banking sector, London, UK.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Project Option (project = 6 credits)'''

* Kaushik Choudhary, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12450 Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems]

* Mohammad Alkurbi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/11588 Detection of Botnets Mounted on the Session Initiation Protocol]

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Peters) ==

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''


* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/14556 Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/13754 Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12939 Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]

== Visitors and Interns ==

* Anson Ng, Undergraduate McGill University (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Arya Faghihy, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, June 2019 -- December 2019)

* Suhong Kim, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, May 2019 -- December 2019)

* Trevor Gale, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May 2019 -- August 2019)

* Qiao Chen, Undergraduate (August 2016 -- January 2017)

* Denny Stohr, Graduate (Research Visitor from TU Darmstadt, Germany, September 2015 -- December 2015)

* Maram Sakr, Graduate (Research Internship, March 2015 -- September 2015)

* Yu-Sian Li, Graduate (Research Visitor from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July -- September 2012)

* Gordon Leung, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2010)

* Andreas Berger, Graduate (Research Visitor from The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, February -- May 2009)

* Vikas Kumar, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May -- July 2008)

* Nitin Chiluka, Undergraduate (Research Internship, December 2007 -- May 2008)

* Nicolas Gomez, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

* Pouya Alagheband, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center caption="Graduated PhD and MSc Students">
Image:Shahzaib.jpg|Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
Image:parhamY.jpeg|Parham Yassini
Image:Rahmani.jpg|Hamed Rahmani Khezri
Image:Azadi.jpg|Puria Azadi Moghadam
Image:carloslee.png|Carlos Lee
Image:AmgadAhmed.jpg|Amgad Ahmed
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:MohamedHegazy.jpg|Mohamed Hegazy
Image:Arafa.jpg|Omar Arafa
Image:shatnawi.JPG|Mohammed Shatnawi
Image:eltobgy.jpg|Omar Eltobgy
Image:Kiana.jpg|Kiana Calagari
Image:Alaa.jpg|Alaa Eldin Abdelaal
Image:Ahamza.JPG|Ahmed Hamza
Image:saleh.JPG|Saleh Almowuena
Image:Abdullah_small.jpg|Abdullah Aldhamin
Image:sadek_scaled.jpg|Ahmed Abdelsadek
Image:Mohsen_Jamali_scaled.jpg|Mohsen Jamali
Image:Masum.jpg|Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Image:Mohammad_Hosseini_scaled.jpg|Mohammad Hosseini
Image:Pariya_scaled.jpg|Pariya Raoufi
Image:AhmedBuKhamsin.jpg|Ahmed Bu-khamsin
Image:Azin.jpg|Azin Dastpak
Image:Naghmeh.jpg|Naghmeh Khodabakhshi
Image:Kaushik.jpg|Kaushik Choudhary
Image:Taher.jpg|Taher Dameh
Image:Fei.jpg|Fei Gao
Image:Cameron.jpg|R. Cameron Harvey
Image:Hamed.jpg|Hamed SadeghiNeshat
Image:Mohammad.jpg|Mohammad Alkurbi
Image:Farid.jpg|Farid Molazem Tabrizi
Image:Shabnam.jpg|Shabnam Mirshokraie
Image:Som.JPG|Somsubhra Sharangi
Image:Yuanbin.jpg|Yuanbin Shen
Image:Cong.jpg|Cong Ly
Image:Cheng.JPG|ChengHsin Hsu
Image:Liuyi.jpg|Yi Liu
Image:Greg.jpg|center|Greg Kowalski
Image:Kianoosh.jpg|Kianoosh Mokhtarian
Image:Behrooz.jpg|Behrooz Noorizadeh
Image:Ahmadi.jpg|Hossein Ahmadi
Image:Mbagheri.jpg|Majid Bagheri
Image:Saleh.jpg|Osama Saleh

</gallery>

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2025-01-06T08:21:53Z

Mhefeeda: /* Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) */

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|<slideshow sequence="random" transition="fade" refresh="6000">
[[Image:Nmsl mmsys2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL at MMSys'23]]
[[Image:nsl_outdoor_2016.JPG|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2016]]
[[Image:nsl1.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl2.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl3.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl4.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nmsl_jan_2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2022]]
[[Image:nmsl_dec_2021.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2021]]
[[Image:Mobicom2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL (Neha Sharma) at MobiCom'23]]
</slideshow>
|}
</center>

== Faculty ==

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/ Mohamed Hefeeda] (Professor, NMSL Director)

<gallery widths=225px heights=275px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:mhefeeda.jpg|Mohamed Hefeeda
</gallery>

== Current Members ==

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma], Ph.D.

* [https://maarab-sfu.github.io/ Mohammad Amin Arab], Ph.D.

* Saeed Zangeneh, Ph.D.

* Ammar Rashed, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Haseeb Ur Rehman, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Ali Ghorbanpour, M.Sc.

* Shahrzad Mirzaei, M.Sc.

* Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad, M.Sc.

* Khaled Al Butainy, M.Sc.

* Mariam Bebawy, M.Sc.

* Erfan Mehraban, M.Sc.

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:Sharma.JPG|Neha Sharma
Image:Arab.jpg|Mohammad Amin Arab
Image:Mossad.jpeg.jpg|Omar Mossad
Image:AliGh.jpg|Ali Ghorbanpour
Image:ShahrzadM.JPG|Shahrzad Mirzaei
Image:GhazalehB.jpg| Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad
Image:Maryam_bebawy.jpg| Mariam Bebawy
Image:Saeed.jpg| Saeed Zangeneh
Image:Khaled_alb.jpg| Khaled Al Butainy
Image:Erfan_mehraban.jpg| Erfan Mehraban
</gallery>

== Former Postdocs ==

* Hamed Ahmadi, August 2017. Next: Software Engineer, Vancouver.

* Mohamed ElGharib (at QCRI), 2015. Next: Scientist at QCRI, Qatar. Current: Researcher at Max Plank Institute, Germany.

* Tamir Hegazy, August 2013. Next: Researcher, Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Current: Principal Scientist, Philips, Cambridge, MA.

* Abdul Hasib, January 2013. Next: System Design Engineer, SNC Lavalin, Vancouver.

* Maysam Yabandeh (at QCRI), 2013. Next: Research Engineer, Facebook.

* Mustafa Rafique (at QCRI), 2012. Next Scientist, IBM Research, Ireland. Current: Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) ==

'''Ph.D. Students'''

* Khaled Diab, Ph.D., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/diab19.pdf Traffic-Engineered Distribution of Multimedia Content]. Next: University Research Associate, SFU

* Mohammed Shatnawi, Ph.D., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shatnawi18.pdf Improving Reliability of Large Scale Multimedia Services]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle (continues in his previous position).

* Kiana Calagari, Ph.D., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/calagari17.pdf Generating and Streaming Immersive Sports Video Content]. Next: Researcher at Ever AI, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hamza17.pdf Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery]. Next: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.

* Saleh Almowuena, Ph.D., Fall 2016, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/almowuena16.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Video Streaming over Heterogeneous Cellular Networks] Next: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

* ChengHsin Hsu, Ph.D., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hsu09.pdf Efficient Mobile Multimedia Streaming]. Next: Senior Researcher, Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab, California, USA. Current: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''

* Omar Mosaad, M.Sc., Fall 2024, DeepGame: Efficient Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming.

* Deniz Ugur, M.Sc., Fall 2024, Transparent Video Upscaling for Cloud Gaming.

* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem, M.Sc., Summer 2024, Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones.

* Hamed Rahmani Khezri, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6705 Unsupervised Single-Image Reflection Removal]. Next: Machine Learning Engineer at Skylab Technologies Inc.

* Parham Yassini, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6691 Distributed In-Network Task Scheduling for Datacenters]. Next: Software Engineer at Huawei Canada.

* Puria Azadi Moghadam, M.Sc., Summer 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6478 Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Carlos Lee, M.Sc., Summer 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5968 Service Chaining for Multicast Traffic]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Amgad Ahmed, M.Sc., Spring 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5813 User-assisted Video Reflection Removal]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arab19.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]. Next: Ph.D. student at SFU.

* Mohamed Hegazy, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hegazy19.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Omar Arafa, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arafa19.pdf Bandwidth Estimation and Rate Adaptation for 360-degree Mobile Video Streaming]. Next: Fortinet, Burnaby.

* Omar Eltobgy, M.Sc., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/eltobgy18.pdf VRCast: Mobile Streaming of Live 360-Degree Videos]. Next: Adobe, Ottawa.

* Alaa Eldin Abdelaal, M.Sc., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelaal17.pdf Event-based Control as a Cloud Service]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Abdullah Aldhamin, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/aldhamin14.pdf Flash Storage Management Algorithm for Large-Scale Hybrid Storage Systems]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Ahmed Abdelsadek, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelsadek14.pdf Distributed Index for Matching Multimedia Objects]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, M.Sc., Spring 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mrahman13.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Streaming over Mobile Networks]. Next: Telus, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Bu-khamsin, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bu-khamsin12.pdf Socket Direct Protocol over PCI Express Interconnect: Design, Implementation and Evaluation]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Azin Dastpak, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dastpak12.pdf Video Streaming over Cognitive Radio Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Jiangchuan Liu)

* Naghmeh Khodabakhshi, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/khodabakhshi12.pdf Copy Detection of 3D Videos]. Next: RIM, Ottawa.

* Taher Dameh, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dameh12.pdf Distributed Kernel Matrix Approximation and Implementation using MPI]

* Fei Gao, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/gao11.pdf Distributed Approximate Spectral Clustering for Large-Scale Datasets]

* R. Cameron Harvey, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/harvey11.pdf Spatio-Temporal Video Copy Detection]. Next: Amazon, Seattle.

* Hamed Sadeghi Neshat, M.Sc., Summer 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/neshat11.pdf Effective Online Advertising]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle.

* Farid Molazem Tabrizi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/tabrizi11.pdf Adaptive Transmission of Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams to Mobile Devices] (co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Peters). Next: PhD Student at UBC.

* Shabnam Mirshokraie, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mirshokraie10.pdf Live Peer-to-Peer Streaming with Scalable Video Coding and Network Coding]. Next: PhD Student at UBC

* Somsubhra Sharangi, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/sharangi10.pdf Scalable Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Ramesh Krishnamurti). Next: PhD Student at SFU.

* Yuanbin Shen, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shen10.pdf Efficient Algorithms for Multi-sender Data Transmission in Swarm-based Peer-to-peer Streaming Systems]

* Cong Ly, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ly10.pdf Latency Reduction in Online Multiplayer Games Using Detour Routing]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Yi Liu, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/liu09.pdf Video Streaming over Cooperative Wireless Networks]. Next: grad student, Oxford, UK.

* Greg Kowalski, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/kowalski09.pdf Empirical Analysis of Multi-Sender Segment Transmission Algorithms in Peer-to-Peer Streaming]

* Kianoosh Mokhtarian, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mokhtarian09.pdf Efficient and Secure Delivery of Scalable Video Streams]. Next: PhD Student at UoT.

* Behrooz Noorizadeh, M.Sc., Fall 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/noorizadeh07.pdf Cooperative Proxy Caching for Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Nokia, Vancouver.

* Hossein Ahmadi, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ahmadi07.pdf Probabilistic Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks]. Next: Ph.D. Student at UIUC,

* Majid Bagheri, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bagheri07.pdf Efficient K-Coverage Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks and their Applications to Early Detection of Forest Fires]. Next: Ph.D. Student at SFU.

* Osama Saleh, M.Sc., Fall 2006, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/saleh06.pdf Modeling and Caching of Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Engineer in the banking sector, London, UK.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Project Option (project = 6 credits)'''

* Kaushik Choudhary, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12450 Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems]

* Mohammad Alkurbi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/11588 Detection of Botnets Mounted on the Session Initiation Protocol]

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Peters) ==

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''


* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/14556 Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/13754 Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12939 Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]

== Visitors and Interns ==

* Anson Ng, Undergraduate McGill University (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Arya Faghihy, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, June 2019 -- December 2019)

* Suhong Kim, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, May 2019 -- December 2019)

* Trevor Gale, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May 2019 -- August 2019)

* Qiao Chen, Undergraduate (August 2016 -- January 2017)

* Denny Stohr, Graduate (Research Visitor from TU Darmstadt, Germany, September 2015 -- December 2015)

* Maram Sakr, Graduate (Research Internship, March 2015 -- September 2015)

* Yu-Sian Li, Graduate (Research Visitor from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July -- September 2012)

* Gordon Leung, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2010)

* Andreas Berger, Graduate (Research Visitor from The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, February -- May 2009)

* Vikas Kumar, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May -- July 2008)

* Nitin Chiluka, Undergraduate (Research Internship, December 2007 -- May 2008)

* Nicolas Gomez, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

* Pouya Alagheband, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center caption="Graduated PhD and MSc Students">
Image:Shahzaib.jpg|Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
Image:parhamY.jpeg|Parham Yassini
Image:Rahmani.jpg|Hamed Rahmani Khezri
Image:Azadi.jpg|Puria Azadi Moghadam
Image:carloslee.png|Carlos Lee
Image:AmgadAhmed.jpg|Amgad Ahmed
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:MohamedHegazy.jpg|Mohamed Hegazy
Image:Arafa.jpg|Omar Arafa
Image:shatnawi.JPG|Mohammed Shatnawi
Image:eltobgy.jpg|Omar Eltobgy
Image:Kiana.jpg|Kiana Calagari
Image:Alaa.jpg|Alaa Eldin Abdelaal
Image:Ahamza.JPG|Ahmed Hamza
Image:saleh.JPG|Saleh Almowuena
Image:Abdullah_small.jpg|Abdullah Aldhamin
Image:sadek_scaled.jpg|Ahmed Abdelsadek
Image:Mohsen_Jamali_scaled.jpg|Mohsen Jamali
Image:Masum.jpg|Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Image:Mohammad_Hosseini_scaled.jpg|Mohammad Hosseini
Image:Pariya_scaled.jpg|Pariya Raoufi
Image:AhmedBuKhamsin.jpg|Ahmed Bu-khamsin
Image:Azin.jpg|Azin Dastpak
Image:Naghmeh.jpg|Naghmeh Khodabakhshi
Image:Kaushik.jpg|Kaushik Choudhary
Image:Taher.jpg|Taher Dameh
Image:Fei.jpg|Fei Gao
Image:Cameron.jpg|R. Cameron Harvey
Image:Hamed.jpg|Hamed SadeghiNeshat
Image:Mohammad.jpg|Mohammad Alkurbi
Image:Farid.jpg|Farid Molazem Tabrizi
Image:Shabnam.jpg|Shabnam Mirshokraie
Image:Som.JPG|Somsubhra Sharangi
Image:Yuanbin.jpg|Yuanbin Shen
Image:Cong.jpg|Cong Ly
Image:Cheng.JPG|ChengHsin Hsu
Image:Liuyi.jpg|Yi Liu
Image:Greg.jpg|center|Greg Kowalski
Image:Kianoosh.jpg|Kianoosh Mokhtarian
Image:Behrooz.jpg|Behrooz Noorizadeh
Image:Ahmadi.jpg|Hossein Ahmadi
Image:Mbagheri.jpg|Majid Bagheri
Image:Saleh.jpg|Osama Saleh

</gallery>

== Contacts ==

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2025-01-06T08:19:57Z

Mhefeeda: /* Current Members */

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|<slideshow sequence="random" transition="fade" refresh="6000">
[[Image:Nmsl mmsys2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL at MMSys'23]]
[[Image:nsl_outdoor_2016.JPG|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2016]]
[[Image:nsl1.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl2.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl3.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl4.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nmsl_jan_2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2022]]
[[Image:nmsl_dec_2021.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2021]]
[[Image:Mobicom2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL (Neha Sharma) at MobiCom'23]]
</slideshow>
|}
</center>

== Faculty ==

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/ Mohamed Hefeeda] (Professor, NMSL Director)

<gallery widths=225px heights=275px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:mhefeeda.jpg|Mohamed Hefeeda
</gallery>

== Current Members ==

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma], Ph.D.

* [https://maarab-sfu.github.io/ Mohammad Amin Arab], Ph.D.

* Saeed Zangeneh, Ph.D.

* Ammar Rashed, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Haseeb Ur Rehman, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Ali Ghorbanpour, M.Sc.

* Shahrzad Mirzaei, M.Sc.

* Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad, M.Sc.

* Khaled Al Butainy, M.Sc.

* Mariam Bebawy, M.Sc.

* Erfan Mehraban, M.Sc.

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:Sharma.JPG|Neha Sharma
Image:Arab.jpg|Mohammad Amin Arab
Image:Mossad.jpeg.jpg|Omar Mossad
Image:AliGh.jpg|Ali Ghorbanpour
Image:ShahrzadM.JPG|Shahrzad Mirzaei
Image:GhazalehB.jpg| Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad
Image:Maryam_bebawy.jpg| Mariam Bebawy
Image:Saeed.jpg| Saeed Zangeneh
Image:Khaled_alb.jpg| Khaled Al Butainy
Image:Erfan_mehraban.jpg| Erfan Mehraban
</gallery>

== Former Postdocs ==

* Hamed Ahmadi, August 2017. Next: Software Engineer, Vancouver.

* Mohamed ElGharib (at QCRI), 2015. Next: Scientist at QCRI, Qatar. Current: Researcher at Max Plank Institute, Germany.

* Tamir Hegazy, August 2013. Next: Researcher, Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Current: Principal Scientist, Philips, Cambridge, MA.

* Abdul Hasib, January 2013. Next: System Design Engineer, SNC Lavalin, Vancouver.

* Maysam Yabandeh (at QCRI), 2013. Next: Research Engineer, Facebook.

* Mustafa Rafique (at QCRI), 2012. Next Scientist, IBM Research, Ireland. Current: Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) ==

'''Ph.D. Students'''

* Khaled Diab, Ph.D., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/diab19.pdf Traffic-Engineered Distribution of Multimedia Content]. Next: University Research Associate, SFU

* Mohammed Shatnawi, Ph.D., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shatnawi18.pdf Improving Reliability of Large Scale Multimedia Services]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle (continues in his previous position).

* Kiana Calagari, Ph.D., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/calagari17.pdf Generating and Streaming Immersive Sports Video Content]. Next: Researcher at Ever AI, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hamza17.pdf Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery]. Next: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.

* Saleh Almowuena, Ph.D., Fall 2016, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/almowuena16.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Video Streaming over Heterogeneous Cellular Networks] Next: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

* ChengHsin Hsu, Ph.D., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hsu09.pdf Efficient Mobile Multimedia Streaming]. Next: Senior Researcher, Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab, California, USA. Current: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''

* Deniz Ugur, M.Sc., Fall 2024, Transparent Video Upscaling for Cloud Gaming.

* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem, M.Sc., Summer 2024, Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones.

* Hamed Rahmani Khezri, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6705 Unsupervised Single-Image Reflection Removal]. Next: Machine Learning Engineer at Skylab Technologies Inc.

* Parham Yassini, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6691 Distributed In-Network Task Scheduling for Datacenters]. Next: Software Engineer at Huawei Canada.

* Puria Azadi Moghadam, M.Sc., Summer 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6478 Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Carlos Lee, M.Sc., Summer 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5968 Service Chaining for Multicast Traffic]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Amgad Ahmed, M.Sc., Spring 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5813 User-assisted Video Reflection Removal]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arab19.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]. Next: Ph.D. student at SFU.

* Mohamed Hegazy, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hegazy19.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Omar Arafa, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arafa19.pdf Bandwidth Estimation and Rate Adaptation for 360-degree Mobile Video Streaming]. Next: Fortinet, Burnaby.

* Omar Eltobgy, M.Sc., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/eltobgy18.pdf VRCast: Mobile Streaming of Live 360-Degree Videos]. Next: Adobe, Ottawa.

* Alaa Eldin Abdelaal, M.Sc., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelaal17.pdf Event-based Control as a Cloud Service]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Abdullah Aldhamin, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/aldhamin14.pdf Flash Storage Management Algorithm for Large-Scale Hybrid Storage Systems]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Ahmed Abdelsadek, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelsadek14.pdf Distributed Index for Matching Multimedia Objects]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, M.Sc., Spring 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mrahman13.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Streaming over Mobile Networks]. Next: Telus, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Bu-khamsin, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bu-khamsin12.pdf Socket Direct Protocol over PCI Express Interconnect: Design, Implementation and Evaluation]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Azin Dastpak, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dastpak12.pdf Video Streaming over Cognitive Radio Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Jiangchuan Liu)

* Naghmeh Khodabakhshi, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/khodabakhshi12.pdf Copy Detection of 3D Videos]. Next: RIM, Ottawa.

* Taher Dameh, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dameh12.pdf Distributed Kernel Matrix Approximation and Implementation using MPI]

* Fei Gao, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/gao11.pdf Distributed Approximate Spectral Clustering for Large-Scale Datasets]

* R. Cameron Harvey, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/harvey11.pdf Spatio-Temporal Video Copy Detection]. Next: Amazon, Seattle.

* Hamed Sadeghi Neshat, M.Sc., Summer 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/neshat11.pdf Effective Online Advertising]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle.

* Farid Molazem Tabrizi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/tabrizi11.pdf Adaptive Transmission of Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams to Mobile Devices] (co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Peters). Next: PhD Student at UBC.

* Shabnam Mirshokraie, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mirshokraie10.pdf Live Peer-to-Peer Streaming with Scalable Video Coding and Network Coding]. Next: PhD Student at UBC

* Somsubhra Sharangi, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/sharangi10.pdf Scalable Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Ramesh Krishnamurti). Next: PhD Student at SFU.

* Yuanbin Shen, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shen10.pdf Efficient Algorithms for Multi-sender Data Transmission in Swarm-based Peer-to-peer Streaming Systems]

* Cong Ly, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ly10.pdf Latency Reduction in Online Multiplayer Games Using Detour Routing]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Yi Liu, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/liu09.pdf Video Streaming over Cooperative Wireless Networks]. Next: grad student, Oxford, UK.

* Greg Kowalski, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/kowalski09.pdf Empirical Analysis of Multi-Sender Segment Transmission Algorithms in Peer-to-Peer Streaming]

* Kianoosh Mokhtarian, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mokhtarian09.pdf Efficient and Secure Delivery of Scalable Video Streams]. Next: PhD Student at UoT.

* Behrooz Noorizadeh, M.Sc., Fall 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/noorizadeh07.pdf Cooperative Proxy Caching for Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Nokia, Vancouver.

* Hossein Ahmadi, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ahmadi07.pdf Probabilistic Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks]. Next: Ph.D. Student at UIUC,

* Majid Bagheri, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bagheri07.pdf Efficient K-Coverage Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks and their Applications to Early Detection of Forest Fires]. Next: Ph.D. Student at SFU.

* Osama Saleh, M.Sc., Fall 2006, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/saleh06.pdf Modeling and Caching of Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Engineer in the banking sector, London, UK.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Project Option (project = 6 credits)'''

* Kaushik Choudhary, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12450 Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems]

* Mohammad Alkurbi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/11588 Detection of Botnets Mounted on the Session Initiation Protocol]

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Peters) ==

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''


* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/14556 Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/13754 Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12939 Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]

== Visitors and Interns ==

* Anson Ng, Undergraduate McGill University (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Arya Faghihy, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, June 2019 -- December 2019)

* Suhong Kim, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, May 2019 -- December 2019)

* Trevor Gale, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May 2019 -- August 2019)

* Qiao Chen, Undergraduate (August 2016 -- January 2017)

* Denny Stohr, Graduate (Research Visitor from TU Darmstadt, Germany, September 2015 -- December 2015)

* Maram Sakr, Graduate (Research Internship, March 2015 -- September 2015)

* Yu-Sian Li, Graduate (Research Visitor from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July -- September 2012)

* Gordon Leung, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2010)

* Andreas Berger, Graduate (Research Visitor from The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, February -- May 2009)

* Vikas Kumar, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May -- July 2008)

* Nitin Chiluka, Undergraduate (Research Internship, December 2007 -- May 2008)

* Nicolas Gomez, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

* Pouya Alagheband, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center caption="Graduated PhD and MSc Students">
Image:Shahzaib.jpg|Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
Image:parhamY.jpeg|Parham Yassini
Image:Rahmani.jpg|Hamed Rahmani Khezri
Image:Azadi.jpg|Puria Azadi Moghadam
Image:carloslee.png|Carlos Lee
Image:AmgadAhmed.jpg|Amgad Ahmed
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:MohamedHegazy.jpg|Mohamed Hegazy
Image:Arafa.jpg|Omar Arafa
Image:shatnawi.JPG|Mohammed Shatnawi
Image:eltobgy.jpg|Omar Eltobgy
Image:Kiana.jpg|Kiana Calagari
Image:Alaa.jpg|Alaa Eldin Abdelaal
Image:Ahamza.JPG|Ahmed Hamza
Image:saleh.JPG|Saleh Almowuena
Image:Abdullah_small.jpg|Abdullah Aldhamin
Image:sadek_scaled.jpg|Ahmed Abdelsadek
Image:Mohsen_Jamali_scaled.jpg|Mohsen Jamali
Image:Masum.jpg|Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Image:Mohammad_Hosseini_scaled.jpg|Mohammad Hosseini
Image:Pariya_scaled.jpg|Pariya Raoufi
Image:AhmedBuKhamsin.jpg|Ahmed Bu-khamsin
Image:Azin.jpg|Azin Dastpak
Image:Naghmeh.jpg|Naghmeh Khodabakhshi
Image:Kaushik.jpg|Kaushik Choudhary
Image:Taher.jpg|Taher Dameh
Image:Fei.jpg|Fei Gao
Image:Cameron.jpg|R. Cameron Harvey
Image:Hamed.jpg|Hamed SadeghiNeshat
Image:Mohammad.jpg|Mohammad Alkurbi
Image:Farid.jpg|Farid Molazem Tabrizi
Image:Shabnam.jpg|Shabnam Mirshokraie
Image:Som.JPG|Somsubhra Sharangi
Image:Yuanbin.jpg|Yuanbin Shen
Image:Cong.jpg|Cong Ly
Image:Cheng.JPG|ChengHsin Hsu
Image:Liuyi.jpg|Yi Liu
Image:Greg.jpg|center|Greg Kowalski
Image:Kianoosh.jpg|Kianoosh Mokhtarian
Image:Behrooz.jpg|Behrooz Noorizadeh
Image:Ahmadi.jpg|Hossein Ahmadi
Image:Mbagheri.jpg|Majid Bagheri
Image:Saleh.jpg|Osama Saleh

</gallery>

== Contacts ==

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Private:contacts

2024-12-13T11:55:14Z

Mhefeeda: /* In USA */

== In Canada ==

* Abdelhak Bentaleb, Concordia University.

* [https://www.comm.utoronto.ca/~liang/index.html Ben Liang], UoT, Met during Infocom'24 and served on the same panel.

* [https://www.csd.uwo.ca/people/faculty/bios/lutfiyya.html Hanan Lutfiyya ], University of Western Ontario (Mobile Networks, Network services, SDN)

* [http://networks.cpsc.ucalgary.ca/mea/ Mea Wang], University of Calagary.

* [https://people.ucalgary.ca/~mghaderi/ Majid Ghaderi]. University of Calgary (Wireless networks, contacted me regarding SFU)

* [http://www.site.uottawa.ca/~elsaddik/ Abdulmotaleb El Saddik], University of Ottawa

* [http://www.site.uottawa.ca/~boukerch/ Azzedine Boukerche], University of Ottawa

* Shervin Shirmohammadi, University of Ottawa

* [http://webdocs.cs.ualberta.ca/~ehab/ Ehab Elmallah], University of Alberta

* [http://cs.uwindsor.ca/~imran Imran Ahmad], University of Windsor

* [http://www.eecg.toronto.edu/~bli/ Baochun Li], University of Toronto

* [http://www.sce.carleton.ca/~amatrawy/ Ashraf Matrawy], Carleton University

* [http://www.acs.uwinnipeg.ca/pkatrey/ Pradeep K. Atrey], University of Winnipeg

* [http://www.ece.uvic.ca/~cai/ Lin Cai], UVic

* [http://www.ece.ubc.ca/~matei/ Matei Ripeanu], UBC

* [http://webhome.cs.uvic.ca/~wkui/ Kui Wu], UVic

== In USA ==

* Ehab Ghabashneh, Google. (Met at SIGCOMM'24, Purdue ECE Graduate, Wrote letter for his US Visa. Email: eghabx@gmail.com.)

* Bo Han, George Mason University. (Works on 360 videos, met during MobiCom’23 and VR/AR workshop in DC)

* [http://eceweb1.rutgers.edu/~sw891/ Sheng Wei], Rutgers University. (Wrote tenure letter for him)

* [https://mason.gmu.edu/~zyan4/ Zhisheng Yan], George Mason University (Wrote recommendation letter for his US immigration)

* Yong Liu, NYU (visited us, met during NSF workshop on AR/VR in DC)

* Imad Mahgoub, Florida Atlantic University (Elmagarmid's first PhD student)

* Khalid Elgazzar, University of Louisiana at Lafayette (met at QCRI)

* [http://cs.gmu.edu/~sqchen/ Songqing Chen], George Mason University

* Moustafa Ammar, GaTech

* Mohamed Gouda, UT Austin

* Marwan Krunz, University of Arizona

* Wu-chi Feng, Portland State University

* Klara Nahrstedt, UIUC

* Kevin Almeroth, University of California, Santa Barbara

* David Yau, Purdue University

* Jin Li, Microsoft Research

* [http://www.ece.eng.wayne.edu/~nabil/ Nabil Sarhan], Wayne State University

* Surendar Chandra, University of Notre Dame

* Ketan Mayer-Patel, UNC-Chapel Hill

* Ken Calvert, University of Kentucky (Our ICNP'07 paper was competing for best paper award--David Yau)

== Elsewhere ==

* [https://research-repository.uwa.edu.au/en/persons/ajmal-mian Ajmal Mian], University of Western Australia. Visited me in June 2025.

* [https://webia.lip6.fr/~abdallah/ Maha Abdallah], Université Pierre & Marie Curie (UPMC)

* [https://www.ucc.ie/en/misl/people/ahzahran/ Ahmed Zahran], University College Cork, Ireland.

* Christian Timmerer, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, christian.timmerer@itec.uni-klu.ac.at, Austria

* Mahbub Hassan, UNSW, Australia (met during Infocom 2016, thru Moustafa Youcef)

* Ahmed Aley, University of Umea, Sweden, ahmed.aley@gmail.com (invited to QCRI, met in HPDC'12, works on resource management in distributed systems)

* [http://sina.sharif.ir/~pakravan/ Mohammad Reza Pakravan], Sharif University of Technology, Iran

* [http://www.ifi.uio.no/~griff/ Carsten Griwodz], University of Oslo and Simula Research Lab, Norway

* [http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~ooiwt/ Wei Tsang Ooi], National University of Singapore

* [http://planete.inria.fr/personnel/Walid.Dabbous/ Walid Dabbous], INRIA Sophia Antipolis – Méditerranée research center

* [http://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/~rogerz/roger.html Roger Zimmermann], National University of Singapore

* [http://grigoras.perso.enseeiht.fr/ Romulus Grigoras], University of Toulouse, France

* [http://www.eecs.qmul.ac.uk/~andrea/ Andrea Cavallaro], Queen Mary University of London, UK

* [http://lts4.epfl.ch/frossard Pascal Frossard], EPFL, Switzerland

* [http://wrc-ejust.org/ Moustafa Youssef], Alexandria University and Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology, Egypt, <moustafa.youssef@gmail.com>

* Ali Aydin Selcuk, TOBB-ETU University in Ankara,Turkey, (Was post doc with Kihong Park at Purdue). <aliaydinselcuk@gmail.com>

* Khaled Harras, CMU-Q.

* [http://www-itec.uni-klu.ac.at/~hellwagn/wp/ Hermann Hellwagner], Alpen-Adria-Universität (AAU) Klagenfurt, Austria, (hellwagn@itec.uni-klu.ac.at)

* [http://www.kom.tu-darmstadt.de/kom-multimedia-communications-lab/people/staff/ralf-steinmetz/ Ralf Steinmetz], Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

* [http://ls.wim.uni-mannheim.de/de/pi4/people/wolfgang-effelsberg/ Wolfgang Effelsberg], University of Mannheim, Germany

* Yin David Yang, HBKU, yyang@qf.org.qa.

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Mhefeeda: /* Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) */

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{|
|<slideshow sequence="random" transition="fade" refresh="6000">
[[Image:Nmsl mmsys2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL at MMSys'23]]
[[Image:nsl_outdoor_2016.JPG|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2016]]
[[Image:nsl1.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl2.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl3.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl4.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nmsl_jan_2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2022]]
[[Image:nmsl_dec_2021.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2021]]
[[Image:Mobicom2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL (Neha Sharma) at MobiCom'23]]
</slideshow>
|}
</center>

== Faculty ==

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/ Mohamed Hefeeda] (Professor, NMSL Director)

<gallery widths=225px heights=275px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:mhefeeda.jpg|Mohamed Hefeeda
</gallery>

== Current Members ==

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma], Ph.D.

* [https://maarab-sfu.github.io/ Mohammad Amin Arab], Ph.D.

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~omossad/ Omar Mossad], Ph.D.

* Saeed Zangeneh, Ph.D.

* Ammar Rashed, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Haseeb Ur Rehman, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Ali Ghorbanpour, M.Sc.

* Shahrzad Mirzaei, M.Sc.

* Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad, M.Sc.

* Khaled Al Butainy, M.Sc.

* Mariam Bebawy, M.Sc.

* Erfan Mehraban, M.Sc.

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:Sharma.JPG|Neha Sharma
Image:Arab.jpg|Mohammad Amin Arab
Image:Mossad.jpeg.jpg|Omar Mossad
Image:AliGh.jpg|Ali Ghorbanpour
Image:ShahrzadM.JPG|Shahrzad Mirzaei
Image:GhazalehB.jpg| Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad
Image:Maryam_bebawy.jpg| Mariam Bebawy
Image:Saeed.jpg| Saeed Zangeneh
Image:Khaled_alb.jpg| Khaled Al Butainy
Image:Erfan_mehraban.jpg| Erfan Mehraban
</gallery>

== Former Postdocs ==

* Hamed Ahmadi, August 2017. Next: Software Engineer, Vancouver.

* Mohamed ElGharib (at QCRI), 2015. Next: Scientist at QCRI, Qatar. Current: Researcher at Max Plank Institute, Germany.

* Tamir Hegazy, August 2013. Next: Researcher, Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Current: Principal Scientist, Philips, Cambridge, MA.

* Abdul Hasib, January 2013. Next: System Design Engineer, SNC Lavalin, Vancouver.

* Maysam Yabandeh (at QCRI), 2013. Next: Research Engineer, Facebook.

* Mustafa Rafique (at QCRI), 2012. Next Scientist, IBM Research, Ireland. Current: Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) ==

'''Ph.D. Students'''

* Khaled Diab, Ph.D., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/diab19.pdf Traffic-Engineered Distribution of Multimedia Content]. Next: University Research Associate, SFU

* Mohammed Shatnawi, Ph.D., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shatnawi18.pdf Improving Reliability of Large Scale Multimedia Services]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle (continues in his previous position).

* Kiana Calagari, Ph.D., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/calagari17.pdf Generating and Streaming Immersive Sports Video Content]. Next: Researcher at Ever AI, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hamza17.pdf Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery]. Next: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.

* Saleh Almowuena, Ph.D., Fall 2016, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/almowuena16.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Video Streaming over Heterogeneous Cellular Networks] Next: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

* ChengHsin Hsu, Ph.D., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hsu09.pdf Efficient Mobile Multimedia Streaming]. Next: Senior Researcher, Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab, California, USA. Current: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''

* Deniz Ugur, M.Sc., Fall 2024, Transparent Video Upscaling for Cloud Gaming.

* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem, M.Sc., Summer 2024, Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones.

* Hamed Rahmani Khezri, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6705 Unsupervised Single-Image Reflection Removal]. Next: Machine Learning Engineer at Skylab Technologies Inc.

* Parham Yassini, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6691 Distributed In-Network Task Scheduling for Datacenters]. Next: Software Engineer at Huawei Canada.

* Puria Azadi Moghadam, M.Sc., Summer 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6478 Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Carlos Lee, M.Sc., Summer 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5968 Service Chaining for Multicast Traffic]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Amgad Ahmed, M.Sc., Spring 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5813 User-assisted Video Reflection Removal]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arab19.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]. Next: Ph.D. student at SFU.

* Mohamed Hegazy, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hegazy19.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Omar Arafa, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arafa19.pdf Bandwidth Estimation and Rate Adaptation for 360-degree Mobile Video Streaming]. Next: Fortinet, Burnaby.

* Omar Eltobgy, M.Sc., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/eltobgy18.pdf VRCast: Mobile Streaming of Live 360-Degree Videos]. Next: Adobe, Ottawa.

* Alaa Eldin Abdelaal, M.Sc., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelaal17.pdf Event-based Control as a Cloud Service]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Abdullah Aldhamin, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/aldhamin14.pdf Flash Storage Management Algorithm for Large-Scale Hybrid Storage Systems]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Ahmed Abdelsadek, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelsadek14.pdf Distributed Index for Matching Multimedia Objects]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, M.Sc., Spring 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mrahman13.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Streaming over Mobile Networks]. Next: Telus, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Bu-khamsin, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bu-khamsin12.pdf Socket Direct Protocol over PCI Express Interconnect: Design, Implementation and Evaluation]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Azin Dastpak, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dastpak12.pdf Video Streaming over Cognitive Radio Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Jiangchuan Liu)

* Naghmeh Khodabakhshi, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/khodabakhshi12.pdf Copy Detection of 3D Videos]. Next: RIM, Ottawa.

* Taher Dameh, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dameh12.pdf Distributed Kernel Matrix Approximation and Implementation using MPI]

* Fei Gao, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/gao11.pdf Distributed Approximate Spectral Clustering for Large-Scale Datasets]

* R. Cameron Harvey, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/harvey11.pdf Spatio-Temporal Video Copy Detection]. Next: Amazon, Seattle.

* Hamed Sadeghi Neshat, M.Sc., Summer 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/neshat11.pdf Effective Online Advertising]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle.

* Farid Molazem Tabrizi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/tabrizi11.pdf Adaptive Transmission of Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams to Mobile Devices] (co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Peters). Next: PhD Student at UBC.

* Shabnam Mirshokraie, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mirshokraie10.pdf Live Peer-to-Peer Streaming with Scalable Video Coding and Network Coding]. Next: PhD Student at UBC

* Somsubhra Sharangi, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/sharangi10.pdf Scalable Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Ramesh Krishnamurti). Next: PhD Student at SFU.

* Yuanbin Shen, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shen10.pdf Efficient Algorithms for Multi-sender Data Transmission in Swarm-based Peer-to-peer Streaming Systems]

* Cong Ly, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ly10.pdf Latency Reduction in Online Multiplayer Games Using Detour Routing]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Yi Liu, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/liu09.pdf Video Streaming over Cooperative Wireless Networks]. Next: grad student, Oxford, UK.

* Greg Kowalski, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/kowalski09.pdf Empirical Analysis of Multi-Sender Segment Transmission Algorithms in Peer-to-Peer Streaming]

* Kianoosh Mokhtarian, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mokhtarian09.pdf Efficient and Secure Delivery of Scalable Video Streams]. Next: PhD Student at UoT.

* Behrooz Noorizadeh, M.Sc., Fall 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/noorizadeh07.pdf Cooperative Proxy Caching for Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Nokia, Vancouver.

* Hossein Ahmadi, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ahmadi07.pdf Probabilistic Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks]. Next: Ph.D. Student at UIUC,

* Majid Bagheri, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bagheri07.pdf Efficient K-Coverage Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks and their Applications to Early Detection of Forest Fires]. Next: Ph.D. Student at SFU.

* Osama Saleh, M.Sc., Fall 2006, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/saleh06.pdf Modeling and Caching of Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Engineer in the banking sector, London, UK.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Project Option (project = 6 credits)'''

* Kaushik Choudhary, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12450 Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems]

* Mohammad Alkurbi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/11588 Detection of Botnets Mounted on the Session Initiation Protocol]

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Peters) ==

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''


* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/14556 Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/13754 Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12939 Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]

== Visitors and Interns ==

* Anson Ng, Undergraduate McGill University (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Arya Faghihy, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, June 2019 -- December 2019)

* Suhong Kim, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, May 2019 -- December 2019)

* Trevor Gale, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May 2019 -- August 2019)

* Qiao Chen, Undergraduate (August 2016 -- January 2017)

* Denny Stohr, Graduate (Research Visitor from TU Darmstadt, Germany, September 2015 -- December 2015)

* Maram Sakr, Graduate (Research Internship, March 2015 -- September 2015)

* Yu-Sian Li, Graduate (Research Visitor from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July -- September 2012)

* Gordon Leung, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2010)

* Andreas Berger, Graduate (Research Visitor from The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, February -- May 2009)

* Vikas Kumar, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May -- July 2008)

* Nitin Chiluka, Undergraduate (Research Internship, December 2007 -- May 2008)

* Nicolas Gomez, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

* Pouya Alagheband, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center caption="Graduated PhD and MSc Students">
Image:Shahzaib.jpg|Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
Image:parhamY.jpeg|Parham Yassini
Image:Rahmani.jpg|Hamed Rahmani Khezri
Image:Azadi.jpg|Puria Azadi Moghadam
Image:carloslee.png|Carlos Lee
Image:AmgadAhmed.jpg|Amgad Ahmed
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:MohamedHegazy.jpg|Mohamed Hegazy
Image:Arafa.jpg|Omar Arafa
Image:shatnawi.JPG|Mohammed Shatnawi
Image:eltobgy.jpg|Omar Eltobgy
Image:Kiana.jpg|Kiana Calagari
Image:Alaa.jpg|Alaa Eldin Abdelaal
Image:Ahamza.JPG|Ahmed Hamza
Image:saleh.JPG|Saleh Almowuena
Image:Abdullah_small.jpg|Abdullah Aldhamin
Image:sadek_scaled.jpg|Ahmed Abdelsadek
Image:Mohsen_Jamali_scaled.jpg|Mohsen Jamali
Image:Masum.jpg|Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Image:Mohammad_Hosseini_scaled.jpg|Mohammad Hosseini
Image:Pariya_scaled.jpg|Pariya Raoufi
Image:AhmedBuKhamsin.jpg|Ahmed Bu-khamsin
Image:Azin.jpg|Azin Dastpak
Image:Naghmeh.jpg|Naghmeh Khodabakhshi
Image:Kaushik.jpg|Kaushik Choudhary
Image:Taher.jpg|Taher Dameh
Image:Fei.jpg|Fei Gao
Image:Cameron.jpg|R. Cameron Harvey
Image:Hamed.jpg|Hamed SadeghiNeshat
Image:Mohammad.jpg|Mohammad Alkurbi
Image:Farid.jpg|Farid Molazem Tabrizi
Image:Shabnam.jpg|Shabnam Mirshokraie
Image:Som.JPG|Somsubhra Sharangi
Image:Yuanbin.jpg|Yuanbin Shen
Image:Cong.jpg|Cong Ly
Image:Cheng.JPG|ChengHsin Hsu
Image:Liuyi.jpg|Yi Liu
Image:Greg.jpg|center|Greg Kowalski
Image:Kianoosh.jpg|Kianoosh Mokhtarian
Image:Behrooz.jpg|Behrooz Noorizadeh
Image:Ahmadi.jpg|Hossein Ahmadi
Image:Mbagheri.jpg|Majid Bagheri
Image:Saleh.jpg|Osama Saleh

</gallery>

== Contacts ==

* [[Private:contacts|List of contact persons in academia and industry (Login Required). ]]

People

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Mhefeeda: /* Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) */

<center>
{|
|<slideshow sequence="random" transition="fade" refresh="6000">
[[Image:Nmsl mmsys2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL at MMSys'23]]
[[Image:nsl_outdoor_2016.JPG|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2016]]
[[Image:nsl1.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl2.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl3.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl4.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nmsl_jan_2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2022]]
[[Image:nmsl_dec_2021.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2021]]
[[Image:Mobicom2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL (Neha Sharma) at MobiCom'23]]
</slideshow>
|}
</center>

== Faculty ==

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/ Mohamed Hefeeda] (Professor, NMSL Director)

<gallery widths=225px heights=275px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:mhefeeda.jpg|Mohamed Hefeeda
</gallery>

== Current Members ==

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma], Ph.D.

* [https://maarab-sfu.github.io/ Mohammad Amin Arab], Ph.D.

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~omossad/ Omar Mossad], Ph.D.

* Saeed Zangeneh, Ph.D.

* Ammar Rashed, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Haseeb Ur Rehman, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Ali Ghorbanpour, M.Sc.

* Shahrzad Mirzaei, M.Sc.

* Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad, M.Sc.

* Khaled Al Butainy, M.Sc.

* Mariam Bebawy, M.Sc.

* Erfan Mehraban, M.Sc.

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:Sharma.JPG|Neha Sharma
Image:Arab.jpg|Mohammad Amin Arab
Image:Mossad.jpeg.jpg|Omar Mossad
Image:AliGh.jpg|Ali Ghorbanpour
Image:ShahrzadM.JPG|Shahrzad Mirzaei
Image:GhazalehB.jpg| Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad
Image:Maryam_bebawy.jpg| Mariam Bebawy
Image:Saeed.jpg| Saeed Zangeneh
Image:Khaled_alb.jpg| Khaled Al Butainy
Image:Erfan_mehraban.jpg| Erfan Mehraban
</gallery>

== Former Postdocs ==

* Hamed Ahmadi, August 2017. Next: Software Engineer, Vancouver.

* Mohamed ElGharib (at QCRI), 2015. Next: Scientist at QCRI, Qatar. Current: Researcher at Max Plank Institute, Germany.

* Tamir Hegazy, August 2013. Next: Researcher, Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Current: Principal Scientist, Philips, Cambridge, MA.

* Abdul Hasib, January 2013. Next: System Design Engineer, SNC Lavalin, Vancouver.

* Maysam Yabandeh (at QCRI), 2013. Next: Research Engineer, Facebook.

* Mustafa Rafique (at QCRI), 2012. Next Scientist, IBM Research, Ireland. Current: Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) ==

'''Ph.D. Students'''

* Khaled Diab, Ph.D., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/diab19.pdf Traffic-Engineered Distribution of Multimedia Content]. Next: University Research Associate, SFU

* Mohammed Shatnawi, Ph.D., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shatnawi18.pdf Improving Reliability of Large Scale Multimedia Services]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle (continues in his previous position).

* Kiana Calagari, Ph.D., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/calagari17.pdf Generating and Streaming Immersive Sports Video Content]. Next: Researcher at Ever AI, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hamza17.pdf Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery]. Next: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.

* Saleh Almowuena, Ph.D., Fall 2016, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/almowuena16.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Video Streaming over Heterogeneous Cellular Networks] Next: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

* ChengHsin Hsu, Ph.D., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hsu09.pdf Efficient Mobile Multimedia Streaming]. Next: Senior Researcher, Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab, California, USA. Current: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''

* * Deniz Ugur, M.Sc., Fall 2024, Transparent Video Upscaling for Cloud Gaming.

* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem, M.Sc., Summer 2024, Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones.

* Hamed Rahmani Khezri, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6705 Unsupervised Single-Image Reflection Removal]. Next: Machine Learning Engineer at Skylab Technologies Inc.

* Parham Yassini, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6691 Distributed In-Network Task Scheduling for Datacenters]. Next: Software Engineer at Huawei Canada.

* Puria Azadi Moghadam, M.Sc., Summer 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6478 Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Carlos Lee, M.Sc., Summer 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5968 Service Chaining for Multicast Traffic]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Amgad Ahmed, M.Sc., Spring 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5813 User-assisted Video Reflection Removal]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arab19.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]. Next: Ph.D. student at SFU.

* Mohamed Hegazy, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hegazy19.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Omar Arafa, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arafa19.pdf Bandwidth Estimation and Rate Adaptation for 360-degree Mobile Video Streaming]. Next: Fortinet, Burnaby.

* Omar Eltobgy, M.Sc., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/eltobgy18.pdf VRCast: Mobile Streaming of Live 360-Degree Videos]. Next: Adobe, Ottawa.

* Alaa Eldin Abdelaal, M.Sc., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelaal17.pdf Event-based Control as a Cloud Service]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Abdullah Aldhamin, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/aldhamin14.pdf Flash Storage Management Algorithm for Large-Scale Hybrid Storage Systems]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Ahmed Abdelsadek, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelsadek14.pdf Distributed Index for Matching Multimedia Objects]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, M.Sc., Spring 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mrahman13.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Streaming over Mobile Networks]. Next: Telus, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Bu-khamsin, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bu-khamsin12.pdf Socket Direct Protocol over PCI Express Interconnect: Design, Implementation and Evaluation]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Azin Dastpak, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dastpak12.pdf Video Streaming over Cognitive Radio Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Jiangchuan Liu)

* Naghmeh Khodabakhshi, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/khodabakhshi12.pdf Copy Detection of 3D Videos]. Next: RIM, Ottawa.

* Taher Dameh, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dameh12.pdf Distributed Kernel Matrix Approximation and Implementation using MPI]

* Fei Gao, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/gao11.pdf Distributed Approximate Spectral Clustering for Large-Scale Datasets]

* R. Cameron Harvey, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/harvey11.pdf Spatio-Temporal Video Copy Detection]. Next: Amazon, Seattle.

* Hamed Sadeghi Neshat, M.Sc., Summer 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/neshat11.pdf Effective Online Advertising]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle.

* Farid Molazem Tabrizi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/tabrizi11.pdf Adaptive Transmission of Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams to Mobile Devices] (co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Peters). Next: PhD Student at UBC.

* Shabnam Mirshokraie, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mirshokraie10.pdf Live Peer-to-Peer Streaming with Scalable Video Coding and Network Coding]. Next: PhD Student at UBC

* Somsubhra Sharangi, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/sharangi10.pdf Scalable Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Ramesh Krishnamurti). Next: PhD Student at SFU.

* Yuanbin Shen, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shen10.pdf Efficient Algorithms for Multi-sender Data Transmission in Swarm-based Peer-to-peer Streaming Systems]

* Cong Ly, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ly10.pdf Latency Reduction in Online Multiplayer Games Using Detour Routing]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Yi Liu, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/liu09.pdf Video Streaming over Cooperative Wireless Networks]. Next: grad student, Oxford, UK.

* Greg Kowalski, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/kowalski09.pdf Empirical Analysis of Multi-Sender Segment Transmission Algorithms in Peer-to-Peer Streaming]

* Kianoosh Mokhtarian, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mokhtarian09.pdf Efficient and Secure Delivery of Scalable Video Streams]. Next: PhD Student at UoT.

* Behrooz Noorizadeh, M.Sc., Fall 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/noorizadeh07.pdf Cooperative Proxy Caching for Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Nokia, Vancouver.

* Hossein Ahmadi, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ahmadi07.pdf Probabilistic Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks]. Next: Ph.D. Student at UIUC,

* Majid Bagheri, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bagheri07.pdf Efficient K-Coverage Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks and their Applications to Early Detection of Forest Fires]. Next: Ph.D. Student at SFU.

* Osama Saleh, M.Sc., Fall 2006, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/saleh06.pdf Modeling and Caching of Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Engineer in the banking sector, London, UK.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Project Option (project = 6 credits)'''

* Kaushik Choudhary, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12450 Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems]

* Mohammad Alkurbi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/11588 Detection of Botnets Mounted on the Session Initiation Protocol]

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Peters) ==

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''


* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/14556 Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/13754 Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12939 Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]

== Visitors and Interns ==

* Anson Ng, Undergraduate McGill University (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Arya Faghihy, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, June 2019 -- December 2019)

* Suhong Kim, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, May 2019 -- December 2019)

* Trevor Gale, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May 2019 -- August 2019)

* Qiao Chen, Undergraduate (August 2016 -- January 2017)

* Denny Stohr, Graduate (Research Visitor from TU Darmstadt, Germany, September 2015 -- December 2015)

* Maram Sakr, Graduate (Research Internship, March 2015 -- September 2015)

* Yu-Sian Li, Graduate (Research Visitor from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July -- September 2012)

* Gordon Leung, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2010)

* Andreas Berger, Graduate (Research Visitor from The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, February -- May 2009)

* Vikas Kumar, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May -- July 2008)

* Nitin Chiluka, Undergraduate (Research Internship, December 2007 -- May 2008)

* Nicolas Gomez, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

* Pouya Alagheband, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center caption="Graduated PhD and MSc Students">
Image:Shahzaib.jpg|Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
Image:parhamY.jpeg|Parham Yassini
Image:Rahmani.jpg|Hamed Rahmani Khezri
Image:Azadi.jpg|Puria Azadi Moghadam
Image:carloslee.png|Carlos Lee
Image:AmgadAhmed.jpg|Amgad Ahmed
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:MohamedHegazy.jpg|Mohamed Hegazy
Image:Arafa.jpg|Omar Arafa
Image:shatnawi.JPG|Mohammed Shatnawi
Image:eltobgy.jpg|Omar Eltobgy
Image:Kiana.jpg|Kiana Calagari
Image:Alaa.jpg|Alaa Eldin Abdelaal
Image:Ahamza.JPG|Ahmed Hamza
Image:saleh.JPG|Saleh Almowuena
Image:Abdullah_small.jpg|Abdullah Aldhamin
Image:sadek_scaled.jpg|Ahmed Abdelsadek
Image:Mohsen_Jamali_scaled.jpg|Mohsen Jamali
Image:Masum.jpg|Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Image:Mohammad_Hosseini_scaled.jpg|Mohammad Hosseini
Image:Pariya_scaled.jpg|Pariya Raoufi
Image:AhmedBuKhamsin.jpg|Ahmed Bu-khamsin
Image:Azin.jpg|Azin Dastpak
Image:Naghmeh.jpg|Naghmeh Khodabakhshi
Image:Kaushik.jpg|Kaushik Choudhary
Image:Taher.jpg|Taher Dameh
Image:Fei.jpg|Fei Gao
Image:Cameron.jpg|R. Cameron Harvey
Image:Hamed.jpg|Hamed SadeghiNeshat
Image:Mohammad.jpg|Mohammad Alkurbi
Image:Farid.jpg|Farid Molazem Tabrizi
Image:Shabnam.jpg|Shabnam Mirshokraie
Image:Som.JPG|Somsubhra Sharangi
Image:Yuanbin.jpg|Yuanbin Shen
Image:Cong.jpg|Cong Ly
Image:Cheng.JPG|ChengHsin Hsu
Image:Liuyi.jpg|Yi Liu
Image:Greg.jpg|center|Greg Kowalski
Image:Kianoosh.jpg|Kianoosh Mokhtarian
Image:Behrooz.jpg|Behrooz Noorizadeh
Image:Ahmadi.jpg|Hossein Ahmadi
Image:Mbagheri.jpg|Majid Bagheri
Image:Saleh.jpg|Osama Saleh

</gallery>

== Contacts ==

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People

2024-11-29T17:01:55Z

Mhefeeda: /* Current Members */

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|<slideshow sequence="random" transition="fade" refresh="6000">
[[Image:Nmsl mmsys2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL at MMSys'23]]
[[Image:nsl_outdoor_2016.JPG|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2016]]
[[Image:nsl1.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl2.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl3.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl4.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nmsl_jan_2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2022]]
[[Image:nmsl_dec_2021.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2021]]
[[Image:Mobicom2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL (Neha Sharma) at MobiCom'23]]
</slideshow>
|}
</center>

== Faculty ==

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/ Mohamed Hefeeda] (Professor, NMSL Director)

<gallery widths=225px heights=275px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:mhefeeda.jpg|Mohamed Hefeeda
</gallery>

== Current Members ==

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma], Ph.D.

* [https://maarab-sfu.github.io/ Mohammad Amin Arab], Ph.D.

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~omossad/ Omar Mossad], Ph.D.

* Saeed Zangeneh, Ph.D.

* Ammar Rashed, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Haseeb Ur Rehman, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Ali Ghorbanpour, M.Sc.

* Shahrzad Mirzaei, M.Sc.

* Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad, M.Sc.

* Khaled Al Butainy, M.Sc.

* Mariam Bebawy, M.Sc.

* Erfan Mehraban, M.Sc.

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:Sharma.JPG|Neha Sharma
Image:Arab.jpg|Mohammad Amin Arab
Image:Mossad.jpeg.jpg|Omar Mossad
Image:AliGh.jpg|Ali Ghorbanpour
Image:ShahrzadM.JPG|Shahrzad Mirzaei
Image:GhazalehB.jpg| Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad
Image:Maryam_bebawy.jpg| Mariam Bebawy
Image:Saeed.jpg| Saeed Zangeneh
Image:Khaled_alb.jpg| Khaled Al Butainy
Image:Erfan_mehraban.jpg| Erfan Mehraban
</gallery>

== Former Postdocs ==

* Hamed Ahmadi, August 2017. Next: Software Engineer, Vancouver.

* Mohamed ElGharib (at QCRI), 2015. Next: Scientist at QCRI, Qatar. Current: Researcher at Max Plank Institute, Germany.

* Tamir Hegazy, August 2013. Next: Researcher, Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Current: Principal Scientist, Philips, Cambridge, MA.

* Abdul Hasib, January 2013. Next: System Design Engineer, SNC Lavalin, Vancouver.

* Maysam Yabandeh (at QCRI), 2013. Next: Research Engineer, Facebook.

* Mustafa Rafique (at QCRI), 2012. Next Scientist, IBM Research, Ireland. Current: Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) ==

'''Ph.D. Students'''

* Khaled Diab, Ph.D., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/diab19.pdf Traffic-Engineered Distribution of Multimedia Content]. Next: University Research Associate, SFU

* Mohammed Shatnawi, Ph.D., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shatnawi18.pdf Improving Reliability of Large Scale Multimedia Services]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle (continues in his previous position).

* Kiana Calagari, Ph.D., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/calagari17.pdf Generating and Streaming Immersive Sports Video Content]. Next: Researcher at Ever AI, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hamza17.pdf Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery]. Next: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.

* Saleh Almowuena, Ph.D., Fall 2016, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/almowuena16.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Video Streaming over Heterogeneous Cellular Networks] Next: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

* ChengHsin Hsu, Ph.D., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hsu09.pdf Efficient Mobile Multimedia Streaming]. Next: Senior Researcher, Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab, California, USA. Current: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''

* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem, M.Sc., Summer 2024, Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones.

* Hamed Rahmani Khezri, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6705 Unsupervised Single-Image Reflection Removal]. Next: Machine Learning Engineer at Skylab Technologies Inc.

* Parham Yassini, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6691 Distributed In-Network Task Scheduling for Datacenters]. Next: Software Engineer at Huawei Canada.

* Puria Azadi Moghadam, M.Sc., Summer 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6478 Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Carlos Lee, M.Sc., Summer 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5968 Service Chaining for Multicast Traffic]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Amgad Ahmed, M.Sc., Spring 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5813 User-assisted Video Reflection Removal]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arab19.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]. Next: Ph.D. student at SFU.

* Mohamed Hegazy, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hegazy19.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Omar Arafa, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arafa19.pdf Bandwidth Estimation and Rate Adaptation for 360-degree Mobile Video Streaming]. Next: Fortinet, Burnaby.

* Omar Eltobgy, M.Sc., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/eltobgy18.pdf VRCast: Mobile Streaming of Live 360-Degree Videos]. Next: Adobe, Ottawa.

* Alaa Eldin Abdelaal, M.Sc., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelaal17.pdf Event-based Control as a Cloud Service]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Abdullah Aldhamin, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/aldhamin14.pdf Flash Storage Management Algorithm for Large-Scale Hybrid Storage Systems]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Ahmed Abdelsadek, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelsadek14.pdf Distributed Index for Matching Multimedia Objects]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, M.Sc., Spring 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mrahman13.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Streaming over Mobile Networks]. Next: Telus, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Bu-khamsin, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bu-khamsin12.pdf Socket Direct Protocol over PCI Express Interconnect: Design, Implementation and Evaluation]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Azin Dastpak, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dastpak12.pdf Video Streaming over Cognitive Radio Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Jiangchuan Liu)

* Naghmeh Khodabakhshi, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/khodabakhshi12.pdf Copy Detection of 3D Videos]. Next: RIM, Ottawa.

* Taher Dameh, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dameh12.pdf Distributed Kernel Matrix Approximation and Implementation using MPI]

* Fei Gao, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/gao11.pdf Distributed Approximate Spectral Clustering for Large-Scale Datasets]

* R. Cameron Harvey, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/harvey11.pdf Spatio-Temporal Video Copy Detection]. Next: Amazon, Seattle.

* Hamed Sadeghi Neshat, M.Sc., Summer 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/neshat11.pdf Effective Online Advertising]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle.

* Farid Molazem Tabrizi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/tabrizi11.pdf Adaptive Transmission of Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams to Mobile Devices] (co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Peters). Next: PhD Student at UBC.

* Shabnam Mirshokraie, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mirshokraie10.pdf Live Peer-to-Peer Streaming with Scalable Video Coding and Network Coding]. Next: PhD Student at UBC

* Somsubhra Sharangi, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/sharangi10.pdf Scalable Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Ramesh Krishnamurti). Next: PhD Student at SFU.

* Yuanbin Shen, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shen10.pdf Efficient Algorithms for Multi-sender Data Transmission in Swarm-based Peer-to-peer Streaming Systems]

* Cong Ly, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ly10.pdf Latency Reduction in Online Multiplayer Games Using Detour Routing]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Yi Liu, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/liu09.pdf Video Streaming over Cooperative Wireless Networks]. Next: grad student, Oxford, UK.

* Greg Kowalski, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/kowalski09.pdf Empirical Analysis of Multi-Sender Segment Transmission Algorithms in Peer-to-Peer Streaming]

* Kianoosh Mokhtarian, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mokhtarian09.pdf Efficient and Secure Delivery of Scalable Video Streams]. Next: PhD Student at UoT.

* Behrooz Noorizadeh, M.Sc., Fall 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/noorizadeh07.pdf Cooperative Proxy Caching for Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Nokia, Vancouver.

* Hossein Ahmadi, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ahmadi07.pdf Probabilistic Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks]. Next: Ph.D. Student at UIUC,

* Majid Bagheri, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bagheri07.pdf Efficient K-Coverage Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks and their Applications to Early Detection of Forest Fires]. Next: Ph.D. Student at SFU.

* Osama Saleh, M.Sc., Fall 2006, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/saleh06.pdf Modeling and Caching of Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Engineer in the banking sector, London, UK.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Project Option (project = 6 credits)'''

* Kaushik Choudhary, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12450 Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems]

* Mohammad Alkurbi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/11588 Detection of Botnets Mounted on the Session Initiation Protocol]

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Peters) ==

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''


* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/14556 Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/13754 Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12939 Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]

== Visitors and Interns ==

* Anson Ng, Undergraduate McGill University (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Arya Faghihy, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, June 2019 -- December 2019)

* Suhong Kim, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, May 2019 -- December 2019)

* Trevor Gale, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May 2019 -- August 2019)

* Qiao Chen, Undergraduate (August 2016 -- January 2017)

* Denny Stohr, Graduate (Research Visitor from TU Darmstadt, Germany, September 2015 -- December 2015)

* Maram Sakr, Graduate (Research Internship, March 2015 -- September 2015)

* Yu-Sian Li, Graduate (Research Visitor from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July -- September 2012)

* Gordon Leung, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2010)

* Andreas Berger, Graduate (Research Visitor from The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, February -- May 2009)

* Vikas Kumar, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May -- July 2008)

* Nitin Chiluka, Undergraduate (Research Internship, December 2007 -- May 2008)

* Nicolas Gomez, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

* Pouya Alagheband, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center caption="Graduated PhD and MSc Students">
Image:Shahzaib.jpg|Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
Image:parhamY.jpeg|Parham Yassini
Image:Rahmani.jpg|Hamed Rahmani Khezri
Image:Azadi.jpg|Puria Azadi Moghadam
Image:carloslee.png|Carlos Lee
Image:AmgadAhmed.jpg|Amgad Ahmed
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:MohamedHegazy.jpg|Mohamed Hegazy
Image:Arafa.jpg|Omar Arafa
Image:shatnawi.JPG|Mohammed Shatnawi
Image:eltobgy.jpg|Omar Eltobgy
Image:Kiana.jpg|Kiana Calagari
Image:Alaa.jpg|Alaa Eldin Abdelaal
Image:Ahamza.JPG|Ahmed Hamza
Image:saleh.JPG|Saleh Almowuena
Image:Abdullah_small.jpg|Abdullah Aldhamin
Image:sadek_scaled.jpg|Ahmed Abdelsadek
Image:Mohsen_Jamali_scaled.jpg|Mohsen Jamali
Image:Masum.jpg|Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Image:Mohammad_Hosseini_scaled.jpg|Mohammad Hosseini
Image:Pariya_scaled.jpg|Pariya Raoufi
Image:AhmedBuKhamsin.jpg|Ahmed Bu-khamsin
Image:Azin.jpg|Azin Dastpak
Image:Naghmeh.jpg|Naghmeh Khodabakhshi
Image:Kaushik.jpg|Kaushik Choudhary
Image:Taher.jpg|Taher Dameh
Image:Fei.jpg|Fei Gao
Image:Cameron.jpg|R. Cameron Harvey
Image:Hamed.jpg|Hamed SadeghiNeshat
Image:Mohammad.jpg|Mohammad Alkurbi
Image:Farid.jpg|Farid Molazem Tabrizi
Image:Shabnam.jpg|Shabnam Mirshokraie
Image:Som.JPG|Somsubhra Sharangi
Image:Yuanbin.jpg|Yuanbin Shen
Image:Cong.jpg|Cong Ly
Image:Cheng.JPG|ChengHsin Hsu
Image:Liuyi.jpg|Yi Liu
Image:Greg.jpg|center|Greg Kowalski
Image:Kianoosh.jpg|Kianoosh Mokhtarian
Image:Behrooz.jpg|Behrooz Noorizadeh
Image:Ahmadi.jpg|Hossein Ahmadi
Image:Mbagheri.jpg|Majid Bagheri
Image:Saleh.jpg|Osama Saleh

</gallery>

== Contacts ==

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People

2024-11-29T17:00:47Z

Mhefeeda: /* Collaborators */

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{|
|<slideshow sequence="random" transition="fade" refresh="6000">
[[Image:Nmsl mmsys2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL at MMSys'23]]
[[Image:nsl_outdoor_2016.JPG|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2016]]
[[Image:nsl1.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl2.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl3.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl4.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nmsl_jan_2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2022]]
[[Image:nmsl_dec_2021.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2021]]
[[Image:Mobicom2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL (Neha Sharma) at MobiCom'23]]
</slideshow>
|}
</center>

== Faculty ==

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/ Mohamed Hefeeda] (Professor, NMSL Director)

<gallery widths=225px heights=275px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:mhefeeda.jpg|Mohamed Hefeeda
</gallery>

== Current Members ==

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma], Ph.D.

* [https://maarab-sfu.github.io/ Mohammad Amin Arab], Ph.D.

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~omossad/ Omar Mossad], Ph.D.

* Saeed Zangeneh, Ph.D.

* Ammar Rashed, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Haseeb Ur Rehman, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Deniz Ugur, M.Sc.

* Ali Ghorbanpour, M.Sc.

* Shahrzad Mirzaei, M.Sc.

* Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad, M.Sc.

* Khaled Al Butainy, M.Sc.

* Mariam Bebawy, M.Sc.

* Erfan Mehraban, M.Sc.

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:Sharma.JPG|Neha Sharma
Image:Arab.jpg|Mohammad Amin Arab
Image:Mossad.jpeg.jpg|Omar Mossad
Image:AliGh.jpg|Ali Ghorbanpour
Image:ShahrzadM.JPG|Shahrzad Mirzaei
Image:GhazalehB.jpg| Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad
Image:Maryam_bebawy.jpg| Mariam Bebawy
Image:Saeed.jpg| Saeed Zangeneh
Image:Khaled_alb.jpg| Khaled Al Butainy
Image:Erfan_mehraban.jpg| Erfan Mehraban
</gallery>

== Former Postdocs ==

* Hamed Ahmadi, August 2017. Next: Software Engineer, Vancouver.

* Mohamed ElGharib (at QCRI), 2015. Next: Scientist at QCRI, Qatar. Current: Researcher at Max Plank Institute, Germany.

* Tamir Hegazy, August 2013. Next: Researcher, Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Current: Principal Scientist, Philips, Cambridge, MA.

* Abdul Hasib, January 2013. Next: System Design Engineer, SNC Lavalin, Vancouver.

* Maysam Yabandeh (at QCRI), 2013. Next: Research Engineer, Facebook.

* Mustafa Rafique (at QCRI), 2012. Next Scientist, IBM Research, Ireland. Current: Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) ==

'''Ph.D. Students'''

* Khaled Diab, Ph.D., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/diab19.pdf Traffic-Engineered Distribution of Multimedia Content]. Next: University Research Associate, SFU

* Mohammed Shatnawi, Ph.D., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shatnawi18.pdf Improving Reliability of Large Scale Multimedia Services]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle (continues in his previous position).

* Kiana Calagari, Ph.D., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/calagari17.pdf Generating and Streaming Immersive Sports Video Content]. Next: Researcher at Ever AI, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hamza17.pdf Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery]. Next: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.

* Saleh Almowuena, Ph.D., Fall 2016, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/almowuena16.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Video Streaming over Heterogeneous Cellular Networks] Next: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

* ChengHsin Hsu, Ph.D., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hsu09.pdf Efficient Mobile Multimedia Streaming]. Next: Senior Researcher, Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab, California, USA. Current: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''

* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem, M.Sc., Summer 2024, Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones.

* Hamed Rahmani Khezri, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6705 Unsupervised Single-Image Reflection Removal]. Next: Machine Learning Engineer at Skylab Technologies Inc.

* Parham Yassini, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6691 Distributed In-Network Task Scheduling for Datacenters]. Next: Software Engineer at Huawei Canada.

* Puria Azadi Moghadam, M.Sc., Summer 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6478 Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Carlos Lee, M.Sc., Summer 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5968 Service Chaining for Multicast Traffic]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Amgad Ahmed, M.Sc., Spring 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5813 User-assisted Video Reflection Removal]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arab19.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]. Next: Ph.D. student at SFU.

* Mohamed Hegazy, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hegazy19.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Omar Arafa, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arafa19.pdf Bandwidth Estimation and Rate Adaptation for 360-degree Mobile Video Streaming]. Next: Fortinet, Burnaby.

* Omar Eltobgy, M.Sc., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/eltobgy18.pdf VRCast: Mobile Streaming of Live 360-Degree Videos]. Next: Adobe, Ottawa.

* Alaa Eldin Abdelaal, M.Sc., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelaal17.pdf Event-based Control as a Cloud Service]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Abdullah Aldhamin, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/aldhamin14.pdf Flash Storage Management Algorithm for Large-Scale Hybrid Storage Systems]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Ahmed Abdelsadek, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelsadek14.pdf Distributed Index for Matching Multimedia Objects]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, M.Sc., Spring 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mrahman13.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Streaming over Mobile Networks]. Next: Telus, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Bu-khamsin, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bu-khamsin12.pdf Socket Direct Protocol over PCI Express Interconnect: Design, Implementation and Evaluation]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Azin Dastpak, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dastpak12.pdf Video Streaming over Cognitive Radio Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Jiangchuan Liu)

* Naghmeh Khodabakhshi, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/khodabakhshi12.pdf Copy Detection of 3D Videos]. Next: RIM, Ottawa.

* Taher Dameh, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dameh12.pdf Distributed Kernel Matrix Approximation and Implementation using MPI]

* Fei Gao, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/gao11.pdf Distributed Approximate Spectral Clustering for Large-Scale Datasets]

* R. Cameron Harvey, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/harvey11.pdf Spatio-Temporal Video Copy Detection]. Next: Amazon, Seattle.

* Hamed Sadeghi Neshat, M.Sc., Summer 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/neshat11.pdf Effective Online Advertising]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle.

* Farid Molazem Tabrizi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/tabrizi11.pdf Adaptive Transmission of Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams to Mobile Devices] (co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Peters). Next: PhD Student at UBC.

* Shabnam Mirshokraie, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mirshokraie10.pdf Live Peer-to-Peer Streaming with Scalable Video Coding and Network Coding]. Next: PhD Student at UBC

* Somsubhra Sharangi, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/sharangi10.pdf Scalable Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Ramesh Krishnamurti). Next: PhD Student at SFU.

* Yuanbin Shen, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shen10.pdf Efficient Algorithms for Multi-sender Data Transmission in Swarm-based Peer-to-peer Streaming Systems]

* Cong Ly, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ly10.pdf Latency Reduction in Online Multiplayer Games Using Detour Routing]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Yi Liu, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/liu09.pdf Video Streaming over Cooperative Wireless Networks]. Next: grad student, Oxford, UK.

* Greg Kowalski, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/kowalski09.pdf Empirical Analysis of Multi-Sender Segment Transmission Algorithms in Peer-to-Peer Streaming]

* Kianoosh Mokhtarian, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mokhtarian09.pdf Efficient and Secure Delivery of Scalable Video Streams]. Next: PhD Student at UoT.

* Behrooz Noorizadeh, M.Sc., Fall 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/noorizadeh07.pdf Cooperative Proxy Caching for Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Nokia, Vancouver.

* Hossein Ahmadi, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ahmadi07.pdf Probabilistic Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks]. Next: Ph.D. Student at UIUC,

* Majid Bagheri, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bagheri07.pdf Efficient K-Coverage Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks and their Applications to Early Detection of Forest Fires]. Next: Ph.D. Student at SFU.

* Osama Saleh, M.Sc., Fall 2006, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/saleh06.pdf Modeling and Caching of Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Engineer in the banking sector, London, UK.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Project Option (project = 6 credits)'''

* Kaushik Choudhary, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12450 Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems]

* Mohammad Alkurbi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/11588 Detection of Botnets Mounted on the Session Initiation Protocol]

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Peters) ==

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''


* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/14556 Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/13754 Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12939 Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]

== Visitors and Interns ==

* Anson Ng, Undergraduate McGill University (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Arya Faghihy, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, June 2019 -- December 2019)

* Suhong Kim, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, May 2019 -- December 2019)

* Trevor Gale, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May 2019 -- August 2019)

* Qiao Chen, Undergraduate (August 2016 -- January 2017)

* Denny Stohr, Graduate (Research Visitor from TU Darmstadt, Germany, September 2015 -- December 2015)

* Maram Sakr, Graduate (Research Internship, March 2015 -- September 2015)

* Yu-Sian Li, Graduate (Research Visitor from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July -- September 2012)

* Gordon Leung, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2010)

* Andreas Berger, Graduate (Research Visitor from The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, February -- May 2009)

* Vikas Kumar, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May -- July 2008)

* Nitin Chiluka, Undergraduate (Research Internship, December 2007 -- May 2008)

* Nicolas Gomez, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

* Pouya Alagheband, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center caption="Graduated PhD and MSc Students">
Image:Shahzaib.jpg|Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
Image:parhamY.jpeg|Parham Yassini
Image:Rahmani.jpg|Hamed Rahmani Khezri
Image:Azadi.jpg|Puria Azadi Moghadam
Image:carloslee.png|Carlos Lee
Image:AmgadAhmed.jpg|Amgad Ahmed
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:MohamedHegazy.jpg|Mohamed Hegazy
Image:Arafa.jpg|Omar Arafa
Image:shatnawi.JPG|Mohammed Shatnawi
Image:eltobgy.jpg|Omar Eltobgy
Image:Kiana.jpg|Kiana Calagari
Image:Alaa.jpg|Alaa Eldin Abdelaal
Image:Ahamza.JPG|Ahmed Hamza
Image:saleh.JPG|Saleh Almowuena
Image:Abdullah_small.jpg|Abdullah Aldhamin
Image:sadek_scaled.jpg|Ahmed Abdelsadek
Image:Mohsen_Jamali_scaled.jpg|Mohsen Jamali
Image:Masum.jpg|Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Image:Mohammad_Hosseini_scaled.jpg|Mohammad Hosseini
Image:Pariya_scaled.jpg|Pariya Raoufi
Image:AhmedBuKhamsin.jpg|Ahmed Bu-khamsin
Image:Azin.jpg|Azin Dastpak
Image:Naghmeh.jpg|Naghmeh Khodabakhshi
Image:Kaushik.jpg|Kaushik Choudhary
Image:Taher.jpg|Taher Dameh
Image:Fei.jpg|Fei Gao
Image:Cameron.jpg|R. Cameron Harvey
Image:Hamed.jpg|Hamed SadeghiNeshat
Image:Mohammad.jpg|Mohammad Alkurbi
Image:Farid.jpg|Farid Molazem Tabrizi
Image:Shabnam.jpg|Shabnam Mirshokraie
Image:Som.JPG|Somsubhra Sharangi
Image:Yuanbin.jpg|Yuanbin Shen
Image:Cong.jpg|Cong Ly
Image:Cheng.JPG|ChengHsin Hsu
Image:Liuyi.jpg|Yi Liu
Image:Greg.jpg|center|Greg Kowalski
Image:Kianoosh.jpg|Kianoosh Mokhtarian
Image:Behrooz.jpg|Behrooz Noorizadeh
Image:Ahmadi.jpg|Hossein Ahmadi
Image:Mbagheri.jpg|Majid Bagheri
Image:Saleh.jpg|Osama Saleh

</gallery>

== Contacts ==

* [[Private:contacts|List of contact persons in academia and industry (Login Required). ]]

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|<slideshow sequence="random" transition="fade" refresh="6000">
[[Image:Nmsl mmsys2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL at MMSys'23]]
[[Image:nsl_outdoor_2016.JPG|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2016]]
[[Image:nsl1.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl2.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl3.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl4.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nmsl_jan_2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2022]]
[[Image:nmsl_dec_2021.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2021]]
[[Image:Mobicom2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL (Neha Sharma) at MobiCom'23]]
</slideshow>
|}
</center>

== Faculty ==

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/ Mohamed Hefeeda] (Professor, NMSL Director)

<gallery widths=225px heights=275px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:mhefeeda.jpg|Mohamed Hefeeda
</gallery>

== Collaborators ==

* [http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~peters/ Joseph G. Peters] (Professor Emeritus)

* [http://www.sfu.ca/~kdiab/ Khaled Diab] (University Research Associate)

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~oba2 Ouldooz Baghban Karimi] (Lecturer)

<gallery widths=180px heights=220px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:Peters.jpg|Joseph Peters
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:karimi.jpg|Ouldooz Baghban Karimi
</gallery>

== Current Members ==

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma], Ph.D.

* [https://maarab-sfu.github.io/ Mohammad Amin Arab], Ph.D.

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~omossad/ Omar Mossad], Ph.D.

* Saeed Zangeneh, Ph.D.

* Ammar Rashed, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Haseeb Ur Rehman, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Deniz Ugur, M.Sc.

* Ali Ghorbanpour, M.Sc.

* Shahrzad Mirzaei, M.Sc.

* Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad, M.Sc.

* Khaled Al Butainy, M.Sc.

* Mariam Bebawy, M.Sc.

* Erfan Mehraban, M.Sc.

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:Sharma.JPG|Neha Sharma
Image:Arab.jpg|Mohammad Amin Arab
Image:Mossad.jpeg.jpg|Omar Mossad
Image:AliGh.jpg|Ali Ghorbanpour
Image:ShahrzadM.JPG|Shahrzad Mirzaei
Image:GhazalehB.jpg| Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad
Image:Maryam_bebawy.jpg| Mariam Bebawy
Image:Saeed.jpg| Saeed Zangeneh
Image:Khaled_alb.jpg| Khaled Al Butainy
Image:Erfan_mehraban.jpg| Erfan Mehraban
</gallery>

== Former Postdocs ==

* Hamed Ahmadi, August 2017. Next: Software Engineer, Vancouver.

* Mohamed ElGharib (at QCRI), 2015. Next: Scientist at QCRI, Qatar. Current: Researcher at Max Plank Institute, Germany.

* Tamir Hegazy, August 2013. Next: Researcher, Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Current: Principal Scientist, Philips, Cambridge, MA.

* Abdul Hasib, January 2013. Next: System Design Engineer, SNC Lavalin, Vancouver.

* Maysam Yabandeh (at QCRI), 2013. Next: Research Engineer, Facebook.

* Mustafa Rafique (at QCRI), 2012. Next Scientist, IBM Research, Ireland. Current: Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) ==

'''Ph.D. Students'''

* Khaled Diab, Ph.D., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/diab19.pdf Traffic-Engineered Distribution of Multimedia Content]. Next: University Research Associate, SFU

* Mohammed Shatnawi, Ph.D., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shatnawi18.pdf Improving Reliability of Large Scale Multimedia Services]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle (continues in his previous position).

* Kiana Calagari, Ph.D., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/calagari17.pdf Generating and Streaming Immersive Sports Video Content]. Next: Researcher at Ever AI, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hamza17.pdf Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery]. Next: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.

* Saleh Almowuena, Ph.D., Fall 2016, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/almowuena16.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Video Streaming over Heterogeneous Cellular Networks] Next: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

* ChengHsin Hsu, Ph.D., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hsu09.pdf Efficient Mobile Multimedia Streaming]. Next: Senior Researcher, Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab, California, USA. Current: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''

* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem, M.Sc., Summer 2024, Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones.

* Hamed Rahmani Khezri, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6705 Unsupervised Single-Image Reflection Removal]. Next: Machine Learning Engineer at Skylab Technologies Inc.

* Parham Yassini, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6691 Distributed In-Network Task Scheduling for Datacenters]. Next: Software Engineer at Huawei Canada.

* Puria Azadi Moghadam, M.Sc., Summer 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6478 Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Carlos Lee, M.Sc., Summer 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5968 Service Chaining for Multicast Traffic]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Amgad Ahmed, M.Sc., Spring 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5813 User-assisted Video Reflection Removal]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arab19.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]. Next: Ph.D. student at SFU.

* Mohamed Hegazy, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hegazy19.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Omar Arafa, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arafa19.pdf Bandwidth Estimation and Rate Adaptation for 360-degree Mobile Video Streaming]. Next: Fortinet, Burnaby.

* Omar Eltobgy, M.Sc., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/eltobgy18.pdf VRCast: Mobile Streaming of Live 360-Degree Videos]. Next: Adobe, Ottawa.

* Alaa Eldin Abdelaal, M.Sc., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelaal17.pdf Event-based Control as a Cloud Service]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Abdullah Aldhamin, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/aldhamin14.pdf Flash Storage Management Algorithm for Large-Scale Hybrid Storage Systems]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Ahmed Abdelsadek, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelsadek14.pdf Distributed Index for Matching Multimedia Objects]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, M.Sc., Spring 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mrahman13.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Streaming over Mobile Networks]. Next: Telus, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Bu-khamsin, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bu-khamsin12.pdf Socket Direct Protocol over PCI Express Interconnect: Design, Implementation and Evaluation]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Azin Dastpak, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dastpak12.pdf Video Streaming over Cognitive Radio Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Jiangchuan Liu)

* Naghmeh Khodabakhshi, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/khodabakhshi12.pdf Copy Detection of 3D Videos]. Next: RIM, Ottawa.

* Taher Dameh, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dameh12.pdf Distributed Kernel Matrix Approximation and Implementation using MPI]

* Fei Gao, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/gao11.pdf Distributed Approximate Spectral Clustering for Large-Scale Datasets]

* R. Cameron Harvey, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/harvey11.pdf Spatio-Temporal Video Copy Detection]. Next: Amazon, Seattle.

* Hamed Sadeghi Neshat, M.Sc., Summer 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/neshat11.pdf Effective Online Advertising]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle.

* Farid Molazem Tabrizi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/tabrizi11.pdf Adaptive Transmission of Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams to Mobile Devices] (co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Peters). Next: PhD Student at UBC.

* Shabnam Mirshokraie, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mirshokraie10.pdf Live Peer-to-Peer Streaming with Scalable Video Coding and Network Coding]. Next: PhD Student at UBC

* Somsubhra Sharangi, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/sharangi10.pdf Scalable Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Ramesh Krishnamurti). Next: PhD Student at SFU.

* Yuanbin Shen, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shen10.pdf Efficient Algorithms for Multi-sender Data Transmission in Swarm-based Peer-to-peer Streaming Systems]

* Cong Ly, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ly10.pdf Latency Reduction in Online Multiplayer Games Using Detour Routing]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Yi Liu, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/liu09.pdf Video Streaming over Cooperative Wireless Networks]. Next: grad student, Oxford, UK.

* Greg Kowalski, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/kowalski09.pdf Empirical Analysis of Multi-Sender Segment Transmission Algorithms in Peer-to-Peer Streaming]

* Kianoosh Mokhtarian, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mokhtarian09.pdf Efficient and Secure Delivery of Scalable Video Streams]. Next: PhD Student at UoT.

* Behrooz Noorizadeh, M.Sc., Fall 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/noorizadeh07.pdf Cooperative Proxy Caching for Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Nokia, Vancouver.

* Hossein Ahmadi, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ahmadi07.pdf Probabilistic Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks]. Next: Ph.D. Student at UIUC,

* Majid Bagheri, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bagheri07.pdf Efficient K-Coverage Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks and their Applications to Early Detection of Forest Fires]. Next: Ph.D. Student at SFU.

* Osama Saleh, M.Sc., Fall 2006, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/saleh06.pdf Modeling and Caching of Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Engineer in the banking sector, London, UK.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Project Option (project = 6 credits)'''

* Kaushik Choudhary, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12450 Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems]

* Mohammad Alkurbi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/11588 Detection of Botnets Mounted on the Session Initiation Protocol]

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Peters) ==

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''


* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/14556 Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/13754 Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12939 Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]

== Visitors and Interns ==

* Anson Ng, Undergraduate McGill University (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Arya Faghihy, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, June 2019 -- December 2019)

* Suhong Kim, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, May 2019 -- December 2019)

* Trevor Gale, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May 2019 -- August 2019)

* Qiao Chen, Undergraduate (August 2016 -- January 2017)

* Denny Stohr, Graduate (Research Visitor from TU Darmstadt, Germany, September 2015 -- December 2015)

* Maram Sakr, Graduate (Research Internship, March 2015 -- September 2015)

* Yu-Sian Li, Graduate (Research Visitor from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July -- September 2012)

* Gordon Leung, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2010)

* Andreas Berger, Graduate (Research Visitor from The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, February -- May 2009)

* Vikas Kumar, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May -- July 2008)

* Nitin Chiluka, Undergraduate (Research Internship, December 2007 -- May 2008)

* Nicolas Gomez, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

* Pouya Alagheband, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center caption="Graduated PhD and MSc Students">
Image:Shahzaib.jpg|Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
Image:parhamY.jpeg|Parham Yassini
Image:Rahmani.jpg|Hamed Rahmani Khezri
Image:Azadi.jpg|Puria Azadi Moghadam
Image:carloslee.png|Carlos Lee
Image:AmgadAhmed.jpg|Amgad Ahmed
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:MohamedHegazy.jpg|Mohamed Hegazy
Image:Arafa.jpg|Omar Arafa
Image:shatnawi.JPG|Mohammed Shatnawi
Image:eltobgy.jpg|Omar Eltobgy
Image:Kiana.jpg|Kiana Calagari
Image:Alaa.jpg|Alaa Eldin Abdelaal
Image:Ahamza.JPG|Ahmed Hamza
Image:saleh.JPG|Saleh Almowuena
Image:Abdullah_small.jpg|Abdullah Aldhamin
Image:sadek_scaled.jpg|Ahmed Abdelsadek
Image:Mohsen_Jamali_scaled.jpg|Mohsen Jamali
Image:Masum.jpg|Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Image:Mohammad_Hosseini_scaled.jpg|Mohammad Hosseini
Image:Pariya_scaled.jpg|Pariya Raoufi
Image:AhmedBuKhamsin.jpg|Ahmed Bu-khamsin
Image:Azin.jpg|Azin Dastpak
Image:Naghmeh.jpg|Naghmeh Khodabakhshi
Image:Kaushik.jpg|Kaushik Choudhary
Image:Taher.jpg|Taher Dameh
Image:Fei.jpg|Fei Gao
Image:Cameron.jpg|R. Cameron Harvey
Image:Hamed.jpg|Hamed SadeghiNeshat
Image:Mohammad.jpg|Mohammad Alkurbi
Image:Farid.jpg|Farid Molazem Tabrizi
Image:Shabnam.jpg|Shabnam Mirshokraie
Image:Som.JPG|Somsubhra Sharangi
Image:Yuanbin.jpg|Yuanbin Shen
Image:Cong.jpg|Cong Ly
Image:Cheng.JPG|ChengHsin Hsu
Image:Liuyi.jpg|Yi Liu
Image:Greg.jpg|center|Greg Kowalski
Image:Kianoosh.jpg|Kianoosh Mokhtarian
Image:Behrooz.jpg|Behrooz Noorizadeh
Image:Ahmadi.jpg|Hossein Ahmadi
Image:Mbagheri.jpg|Majid Bagheri
Image:Saleh.jpg|Osama Saleh

</gallery>

== Contacts ==

* [[Private:contacts|List of contact persons in academia and industry (Login Required). ]]

People

2024-11-23T15:32:36Z

Mhefeeda: /* Current Members */

<center>
{|
|<slideshow sequence="random" transition="fade" refresh="6000">
[[Image:Nmsl mmsys2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL at MMSys'23]]
[[Image:nsl_outdoor_2016.JPG|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2016]]
[[Image:nsl1.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl2.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl3.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl4.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nmsl_jan_2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2022]]
[[Image:nmsl_dec_2021.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2021]]
[[Image:Mobicom2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL (Neha Sharma) at MobiCom'23]]
</slideshow>
|}
</center>

== Faculty ==

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/ Mohamed Hefeeda] (Professor, NMSL Director)

<gallery widths=225px heights=275px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:mhefeeda.jpg|Mohamed Hefeeda
</gallery>

== Collaborators ==

* [http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~peters/ Joseph G. Peters] (Professor Emeritus)

* [http://www.sfu.ca/~kdiab/ Khaled Diab] (University Research Associate)

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~oba2 Ouldooz Baghban Karimi] (Lecturer)

<gallery widths=180px heights=220px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:Peters.jpg|Joseph Peters
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:karimi.jpg|Ouldooz Baghban Karimi
</gallery>

== Current Members ==

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma], Ph.D.

* [https://maarab-sfu.github.io/ Mohammad Amin Arab], Ph.D.

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~omossad/ Omar Mossad], Ph.D.

* Saeed Zangeneh, Ph.D.

* Ammar Rashed, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Haseeb Ur Rehman, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)

* Deniz Ugur, M.Sc.

* Ali Ghorbanpour, M.Sc.

* Shahrzad Mirzaei, M.Sc.

* Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad, M.Sc.

* Khaled Al Butainy, M.Sc.

* Mariam Bebawy, M.Sc.

* Erfan Mehraban, M.Sc.

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:Sharma.JPG|Neha Sharma
Image:Arab.jpg|Mohammad Amin Arab
Image:Mossad.jpeg.jpg|Omar Mossad
Image:AliGh.jpg|Ali Ghorbanpour
Image:ShahrzadM.JPG|Shahrzad Mirzaei
Image:GhazalehB.jpg| Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad
Image:Maryam_bebawy.jpg| Mariam Bebawy
Image:Saeed.jpg| Saeed Zangeneh
Image:Khaled_alb.jpg| Khaled Al Butainy
Image:Erfan_mehraban.jpg| Erfan Mehraban
</gallery>

== Former Postdocs ==

* Hamed Ahmadi, August 2017. Next: Software Engineer, Vancouver.

* Mohamed ElGharib (at QCRI), 2015. Next: Scientist at QCRI, Qatar. Current: Researcher at Max Plank Institute, Germany.

* Tamir Hegazy, August 2013. Next: Researcher, Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Current: Principal Scientist, Philips, Cambridge, MA.

* Abdul Hasib, January 2013. Next: System Design Engineer, SNC Lavalin, Vancouver.

* Maysam Yabandeh (at QCRI), 2013. Next: Research Engineer, Facebook.

* Mustafa Rafique (at QCRI), 2012. Next Scientist, IBM Research, Ireland. Current: Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) ==

'''Ph.D. Students'''

* Khaled Diab, Ph.D., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/diab19.pdf Traffic-Engineered Distribution of Multimedia Content]. Next: University Research Associate, SFU

* Mohammed Shatnawi, Ph.D., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shatnawi18.pdf Improving Reliability of Large Scale Multimedia Services]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle (continues in his previous position).

* Kiana Calagari, Ph.D., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/calagari17.pdf Generating and Streaming Immersive Sports Video Content]. Next: Researcher at Ever AI, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hamza17.pdf Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery]. Next: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.

* Saleh Almowuena, Ph.D., Fall 2016, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/almowuena16.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Video Streaming over Heterogeneous Cellular Networks] Next: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

* ChengHsin Hsu, Ph.D., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hsu09.pdf Efficient Mobile Multimedia Streaming]. Next: Senior Researcher, Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab, California, USA. Current: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''

* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem, M.Sc., Summer 2024, Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones.

* Hamed Rahmani Khezri, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6705 Unsupervised Single-Image Reflection Removal]. Next: Machine Learning Engineer at Skylab Technologies Inc.

* Parham Yassini, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6691 Distributed In-Network Task Scheduling for Datacenters]. Next: Software Engineer at Huawei Canada.

* Puria Azadi Moghadam, M.Sc., Summer 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6478 Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Carlos Lee, M.Sc., Summer 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5968 Service Chaining for Multicast Traffic]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Amgad Ahmed, M.Sc., Spring 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5813 User-assisted Video Reflection Removal]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arab19.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]. Next: Ph.D. student at SFU.

* Mohamed Hegazy, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hegazy19.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Omar Arafa, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arafa19.pdf Bandwidth Estimation and Rate Adaptation for 360-degree Mobile Video Streaming]. Next: Fortinet, Burnaby.

* Omar Eltobgy, M.Sc., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/eltobgy18.pdf VRCast: Mobile Streaming of Live 360-Degree Videos]. Next: Adobe, Ottawa.

* Alaa Eldin Abdelaal, M.Sc., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelaal17.pdf Event-based Control as a Cloud Service]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Abdullah Aldhamin, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/aldhamin14.pdf Flash Storage Management Algorithm for Large-Scale Hybrid Storage Systems]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Ahmed Abdelsadek, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelsadek14.pdf Distributed Index for Matching Multimedia Objects]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, M.Sc., Spring 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mrahman13.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Streaming over Mobile Networks]. Next: Telus, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Bu-khamsin, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bu-khamsin12.pdf Socket Direct Protocol over PCI Express Interconnect: Design, Implementation and Evaluation]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Azin Dastpak, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dastpak12.pdf Video Streaming over Cognitive Radio Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Jiangchuan Liu)

* Naghmeh Khodabakhshi, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/khodabakhshi12.pdf Copy Detection of 3D Videos]. Next: RIM, Ottawa.

* Taher Dameh, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dameh12.pdf Distributed Kernel Matrix Approximation and Implementation using MPI]

* Fei Gao, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/gao11.pdf Distributed Approximate Spectral Clustering for Large-Scale Datasets]

* R. Cameron Harvey, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/harvey11.pdf Spatio-Temporal Video Copy Detection]. Next: Amazon, Seattle.

* Hamed Sadeghi Neshat, M.Sc., Summer 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/neshat11.pdf Effective Online Advertising]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle.

* Farid Molazem Tabrizi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/tabrizi11.pdf Adaptive Transmission of Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams to Mobile Devices] (co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Peters). Next: PhD Student at UBC.

* Shabnam Mirshokraie, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mirshokraie10.pdf Live Peer-to-Peer Streaming with Scalable Video Coding and Network Coding]. Next: PhD Student at UBC

* Somsubhra Sharangi, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/sharangi10.pdf Scalable Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Ramesh Krishnamurti). Next: PhD Student at SFU.

* Yuanbin Shen, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shen10.pdf Efficient Algorithms for Multi-sender Data Transmission in Swarm-based Peer-to-peer Streaming Systems]

* Cong Ly, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ly10.pdf Latency Reduction in Online Multiplayer Games Using Detour Routing]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Yi Liu, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/liu09.pdf Video Streaming over Cooperative Wireless Networks]. Next: grad student, Oxford, UK.

* Greg Kowalski, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/kowalski09.pdf Empirical Analysis of Multi-Sender Segment Transmission Algorithms in Peer-to-Peer Streaming]

* Kianoosh Mokhtarian, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mokhtarian09.pdf Efficient and Secure Delivery of Scalable Video Streams]. Next: PhD Student at UoT.

* Behrooz Noorizadeh, M.Sc., Fall 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/noorizadeh07.pdf Cooperative Proxy Caching for Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Nokia, Vancouver.

* Hossein Ahmadi, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ahmadi07.pdf Probabilistic Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks]. Next: Ph.D. Student at UIUC,

* Majid Bagheri, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bagheri07.pdf Efficient K-Coverage Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks and their Applications to Early Detection of Forest Fires]. Next: Ph.D. Student at SFU.

* Osama Saleh, M.Sc., Fall 2006, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/saleh06.pdf Modeling and Caching of Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Engineer in the banking sector, London, UK.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Project Option (project = 6 credits)'''

* Kaushik Choudhary, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12450 Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems]

* Mohammad Alkurbi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/11588 Detection of Botnets Mounted on the Session Initiation Protocol]

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Peters) ==

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''


* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/14556 Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/13754 Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12939 Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]

== Visitors and Interns ==

* Anson Ng, Undergraduate McGill University (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Arya Faghihy, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, June 2019 -- December 2019)

* Suhong Kim, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, May 2019 -- December 2019)

* Trevor Gale, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May 2019 -- August 2019)

* Qiao Chen, Undergraduate (August 2016 -- January 2017)

* Denny Stohr, Graduate (Research Visitor from TU Darmstadt, Germany, September 2015 -- December 2015)

* Maram Sakr, Graduate (Research Internship, March 2015 -- September 2015)

* Yu-Sian Li, Graduate (Research Visitor from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July -- September 2012)

* Gordon Leung, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2010)

* Andreas Berger, Graduate (Research Visitor from The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, February -- May 2009)

* Vikas Kumar, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May -- July 2008)

* Nitin Chiluka, Undergraduate (Research Internship, December 2007 -- May 2008)

* Nicolas Gomez, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

* Pouya Alagheband, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center caption="Graduated PhD and MSc Students">
Image:Shahzaib.jpg|Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
Image:parhamY.jpeg|Parham Yassini
Image:Rahmani.jpg|Hamed Rahmani Khezri
Image:Azadi.jpg|Puria Azadi Moghadam
Image:carloslee.png|Carlos Lee
Image:AmgadAhmed.jpg|Amgad Ahmed
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:MohamedHegazy.jpg|Mohamed Hegazy
Image:Arafa.jpg|Omar Arafa
Image:shatnawi.JPG|Mohammed Shatnawi
Image:eltobgy.jpg|Omar Eltobgy
Image:Kiana.jpg|Kiana Calagari
Image:Alaa.jpg|Alaa Eldin Abdelaal
Image:Ahamza.JPG|Ahmed Hamza
Image:saleh.JPG|Saleh Almowuena
Image:Abdullah_small.jpg|Abdullah Aldhamin
Image:sadek_scaled.jpg|Ahmed Abdelsadek
Image:Mohsen_Jamali_scaled.jpg|Mohsen Jamali
Image:Masum.jpg|Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Image:Mohammad_Hosseini_scaled.jpg|Mohammad Hosseini
Image:Pariya_scaled.jpg|Pariya Raoufi
Image:AhmedBuKhamsin.jpg|Ahmed Bu-khamsin
Image:Azin.jpg|Azin Dastpak
Image:Naghmeh.jpg|Naghmeh Khodabakhshi
Image:Kaushik.jpg|Kaushik Choudhary
Image:Taher.jpg|Taher Dameh
Image:Fei.jpg|Fei Gao
Image:Cameron.jpg|R. Cameron Harvey
Image:Hamed.jpg|Hamed SadeghiNeshat
Image:Mohammad.jpg|Mohammad Alkurbi
Image:Farid.jpg|Farid Molazem Tabrizi
Image:Shabnam.jpg|Shabnam Mirshokraie
Image:Som.JPG|Somsubhra Sharangi
Image:Yuanbin.jpg|Yuanbin Shen
Image:Cong.jpg|Cong Ly
Image:Cheng.JPG|ChengHsin Hsu
Image:Liuyi.jpg|Yi Liu
Image:Greg.jpg|center|Greg Kowalski
Image:Kianoosh.jpg|Kianoosh Mokhtarian
Image:Behrooz.jpg|Behrooz Noorizadeh
Image:Ahmadi.jpg|Hossein Ahmadi
Image:Mbagheri.jpg|Majid Bagheri
Image:Saleh.jpg|Osama Saleh

</gallery>

== Contacts ==

* [[Private:contacts|List of contact persons in academia and industry (Login Required). ]]

People

2024-09-07T13:25:55Z

Mhefeeda: /* Visitors and Interns */

<center>
{|
|<slideshow sequence="random" transition="fade" refresh="6000">
[[Image:Nmsl mmsys2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL at MMSys'23]]
[[Image:nsl_outdoor_2016.JPG|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2016]]
[[Image:nsl1.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl2.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl3.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl4.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nmsl_jan_2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2022]]
[[Image:nmsl_dec_2021.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2021]]
[[Image:Mobicom2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL (Neha Sharma) at MobiCom'23]]
</slideshow>
|}
</center>

== Faculty ==

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/ Mohamed Hefeeda] (Professor, NMSL Director)

<gallery widths=225px heights=275px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:mhefeeda.jpg|Mohamed Hefeeda
</gallery>

== Collaborators ==

* [http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~peters/ Joseph G. Peters] (Professor Emeritus)

* [http://www.sfu.ca/~kdiab/ Khaled Diab] (University Research Associate)

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~oba2 Ouldooz Baghban Karimi] (Lecturer)

<gallery widths=180px heights=220px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:Peters.jpg|Joseph Peters
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:karimi.jpg|Ouldooz Baghban Karimi
</gallery>

== Current Members ==

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma], Ph.D.

* [https://maarab-sfu.github.io/ Mohammad Amin Arab], Ph.D.

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~omossad/ Omar Mossad], Ph.D.

* Saeed Zangeneh, Ph.D.

* Deniz Ugur, M.Sc.

* Ali Ghorbanpour, M.Sc.

* Shahrzad Mirzaei, M.Sc.

* Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad, M.Sc.

* Khaled Al Butainy, M.Sc.

* Mariam Bebawy, M.Sc.

* Erfan Mehraban, M.Sc.

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center>
Image:Sharma.JPG|Neha Sharma
Image:Arab.jpg|Mohammad Amin Arab
Image:Mossad.jpeg.jpg|Omar Mossad
Image:AliGh.jpg|Ali Ghorbanpour
Image:ShahrzadM.JPG|Shahrzad Mirzaei
Image:GhazalehB.jpg| Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad
Image:Maryam_bebawy.jpg| Mariam Bebawy
Image:Saeed.jpg| Saeed Zangeneh
Image:Khaled_alb.jpg| Khaled Al Butainy
Image:Erfan_mehraban.jpg| Erfan Mehraban
</gallery>

== Former Postdocs ==

* Hamed Ahmadi, August 2017. Next: Software Engineer, Vancouver.

* Mohamed ElGharib (at QCRI), 2015. Next: Scientist at QCRI, Qatar. Current: Researcher at Max Plank Institute, Germany.

* Tamir Hegazy, August 2013. Next: Researcher, Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Current: Principal Scientist, Philips, Cambridge, MA.

* Abdul Hasib, January 2013. Next: System Design Engineer, SNC Lavalin, Vancouver.

* Maysam Yabandeh (at QCRI), 2013. Next: Research Engineer, Facebook.

* Mustafa Rafique (at QCRI), 2012. Next Scientist, IBM Research, Ireland. Current: Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) ==

'''Ph.D. Students'''

* Khaled Diab, Ph.D., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/diab19.pdf Traffic-Engineered Distribution of Multimedia Content]. Next: University Research Associate, SFU

* Mohammed Shatnawi, Ph.D., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shatnawi18.pdf Improving Reliability of Large Scale Multimedia Services]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle (continues in his previous position).

* Kiana Calagari, Ph.D., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/calagari17.pdf Generating and Streaming Immersive Sports Video Content]. Next: Researcher at Ever AI, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hamza17.pdf Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery]. Next: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.

* Saleh Almowuena, Ph.D., Fall 2016, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/almowuena16.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Video Streaming over Heterogeneous Cellular Networks] Next: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

* ChengHsin Hsu, Ph.D., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hsu09.pdf Efficient Mobile Multimedia Streaming]. Next: Senior Researcher, Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab, California, USA. Current: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''

* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem, M.Sc., Summer 2024, Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones.

* Hamed Rahmani Khezri, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6705 Unsupervised Single-Image Reflection Removal]. Next: Machine Learning Engineer at Skylab Technologies Inc.

* Parham Yassini, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6691 Distributed In-Network Task Scheduling for Datacenters]. Next: Software Engineer at Huawei Canada.

* Puria Azadi Moghadam, M.Sc., Summer 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6478 Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Carlos Lee, M.Sc., Summer 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5968 Service Chaining for Multicast Traffic]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Amgad Ahmed, M.Sc., Spring 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5813 User-assisted Video Reflection Removal]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arab19.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]. Next: Ph.D. student at SFU.

* Mohamed Hegazy, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hegazy19.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Omar Arafa, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arafa19.pdf Bandwidth Estimation and Rate Adaptation for 360-degree Mobile Video Streaming]. Next: Fortinet, Burnaby.

* Omar Eltobgy, M.Sc., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/eltobgy18.pdf VRCast: Mobile Streaming of Live 360-Degree Videos]. Next: Adobe, Ottawa.

* Alaa Eldin Abdelaal, M.Sc., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelaal17.pdf Event-based Control as a Cloud Service]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Abdullah Aldhamin, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/aldhamin14.pdf Flash Storage Management Algorithm for Large-Scale Hybrid Storage Systems]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Ahmed Abdelsadek, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelsadek14.pdf Distributed Index for Matching Multimedia Objects]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, M.Sc., Spring 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mrahman13.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Streaming over Mobile Networks]. Next: Telus, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Bu-khamsin, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bu-khamsin12.pdf Socket Direct Protocol over PCI Express Interconnect: Design, Implementation and Evaluation]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Azin Dastpak, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dastpak12.pdf Video Streaming over Cognitive Radio Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Jiangchuan Liu)

* Naghmeh Khodabakhshi, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/khodabakhshi12.pdf Copy Detection of 3D Videos]. Next: RIM, Ottawa.

* Taher Dameh, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dameh12.pdf Distributed Kernel Matrix Approximation and Implementation using MPI]

* Fei Gao, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/gao11.pdf Distributed Approximate Spectral Clustering for Large-Scale Datasets]

* R. Cameron Harvey, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/harvey11.pdf Spatio-Temporal Video Copy Detection]. Next: Amazon, Seattle.

* Hamed Sadeghi Neshat, M.Sc., Summer 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/neshat11.pdf Effective Online Advertising]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle.

* Farid Molazem Tabrizi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/tabrizi11.pdf Adaptive Transmission of Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams to Mobile Devices] (co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Peters). Next: PhD Student at UBC.

* Shabnam Mirshokraie, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mirshokraie10.pdf Live Peer-to-Peer Streaming with Scalable Video Coding and Network Coding]. Next: PhD Student at UBC

* Somsubhra Sharangi, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/sharangi10.pdf Scalable Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Ramesh Krishnamurti). Next: PhD Student at SFU.

* Yuanbin Shen, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shen10.pdf Efficient Algorithms for Multi-sender Data Transmission in Swarm-based Peer-to-peer Streaming Systems]

* Cong Ly, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ly10.pdf Latency Reduction in Online Multiplayer Games Using Detour Routing]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Yi Liu, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/liu09.pdf Video Streaming over Cooperative Wireless Networks]. Next: grad student, Oxford, UK.

* Greg Kowalski, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/kowalski09.pdf Empirical Analysis of Multi-Sender Segment Transmission Algorithms in Peer-to-Peer Streaming]

* Kianoosh Mokhtarian, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mokhtarian09.pdf Efficient and Secure Delivery of Scalable Video Streams]. Next: PhD Student at UoT.

* Behrooz Noorizadeh, M.Sc., Fall 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/noorizadeh07.pdf Cooperative Proxy Caching for Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Nokia, Vancouver.

* Hossein Ahmadi, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ahmadi07.pdf Probabilistic Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks]. Next: Ph.D. Student at UIUC,

* Majid Bagheri, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bagheri07.pdf Efficient K-Coverage Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks and their Applications to Early Detection of Forest Fires]. Next: Ph.D. Student at SFU.

* Osama Saleh, M.Sc., Fall 2006, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/saleh06.pdf Modeling and Caching of Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Engineer in the banking sector, London, UK.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Project Option (project = 6 credits)'''

* Kaushik Choudhary, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12450 Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems]

* Mohammad Alkurbi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/11588 Detection of Botnets Mounted on the Session Initiation Protocol]

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Peters) ==

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''


* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/14556 Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/13754 Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12939 Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]

== Visitors and Interns ==

* Anson Ng, Undergraduate McGill University (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Arya Faghihy, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, June 2019 -- December 2019)

* Suhong Kim, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, May 2019 -- December 2019)

* Trevor Gale, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May 2019 -- August 2019)

* Qiao Chen, Undergraduate (August 2016 -- January 2017)

* Denny Stohr, Graduate (Research Visitor from TU Darmstadt, Germany, September 2015 -- December 2015)

* Maram Sakr, Graduate (Research Internship, March 2015 -- September 2015)

* Yu-Sian Li, Graduate (Research Visitor from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July -- September 2012)

* Gordon Leung, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2010)

* Andreas Berger, Graduate (Research Visitor from The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, February -- May 2009)

* Vikas Kumar, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May -- July 2008)

* Nitin Chiluka, Undergraduate (Research Internship, December 2007 -- May 2008)

* Nicolas Gomez, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

* Pouya Alagheband, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center caption="Graduated PhD and MSc Students">
Image:Shahzaib.jpg|Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
Image:parhamY.jpeg|Parham Yassini
Image:Rahmani.jpg|Hamed Rahmani Khezri
Image:Azadi.jpg|Puria Azadi Moghadam
Image:carloslee.png|Carlos Lee
Image:AmgadAhmed.jpg|Amgad Ahmed
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:MohamedHegazy.jpg|Mohamed Hegazy
Image:Arafa.jpg|Omar Arafa
Image:shatnawi.JPG|Mohammed Shatnawi
Image:eltobgy.jpg|Omar Eltobgy
Image:Kiana.jpg|Kiana Calagari
Image:Alaa.jpg|Alaa Eldin Abdelaal
Image:Ahamza.JPG|Ahmed Hamza
Image:saleh.JPG|Saleh Almowuena
Image:Abdullah_small.jpg|Abdullah Aldhamin
Image:sadek_scaled.jpg|Ahmed Abdelsadek
Image:Mohsen_Jamali_scaled.jpg|Mohsen Jamali
Image:Masum.jpg|Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Image:Mohammad_Hosseini_scaled.jpg|Mohammad Hosseini
Image:Pariya_scaled.jpg|Pariya Raoufi
Image:AhmedBuKhamsin.jpg|Ahmed Bu-khamsin
Image:Azin.jpg|Azin Dastpak
Image:Naghmeh.jpg|Naghmeh Khodabakhshi
Image:Kaushik.jpg|Kaushik Choudhary
Image:Taher.jpg|Taher Dameh
Image:Fei.jpg|Fei Gao
Image:Cameron.jpg|R. Cameron Harvey
Image:Hamed.jpg|Hamed SadeghiNeshat
Image:Mohammad.jpg|Mohammad Alkurbi
Image:Farid.jpg|Farid Molazem Tabrizi
Image:Shabnam.jpg|Shabnam Mirshokraie
Image:Som.JPG|Somsubhra Sharangi
Image:Yuanbin.jpg|Yuanbin Shen
Image:Cong.jpg|Cong Ly
Image:Cheng.JPG|ChengHsin Hsu
Image:Liuyi.jpg|Yi Liu
Image:Greg.jpg|center|Greg Kowalski
Image:Kianoosh.jpg|Kianoosh Mokhtarian
Image:Behrooz.jpg|Behrooz Noorizadeh
Image:Ahmadi.jpg|Hossein Ahmadi
Image:Mbagheri.jpg|Majid Bagheri
Image:Saleh.jpg|Osama Saleh

</gallery>

== Contacts ==

* [[Private:contacts|List of contact persons in academia and industry (Login Required). ]]

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2024-09-07T13:25:29Z

Mhefeeda: /* Current Members */

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[[Image:nsl_outdoor_2016.JPG|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2016]]
[[Image:nsl1.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl2.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl3.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl4.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nmsl_jan_2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2022]]
[[Image:nmsl_dec_2021.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2021]]
[[Image:Mobicom2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL (Neha Sharma) at MobiCom'23]]
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== Faculty ==

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/ Mohamed Hefeeda] (Professor, NMSL Director)

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Image:mhefeeda.jpg|Mohamed Hefeeda
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== Collaborators ==

* [http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~peters/ Joseph G. Peters] (Professor Emeritus)

* [http://www.sfu.ca/~kdiab/ Khaled Diab] (University Research Associate)

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~oba2 Ouldooz Baghban Karimi] (Lecturer)

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Image:Peters.jpg|Joseph Peters
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:karimi.jpg|Ouldooz Baghban Karimi
</gallery>

== Current Members ==

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma], Ph.D.

* [https://maarab-sfu.github.io/ Mohammad Amin Arab], Ph.D.

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~omossad/ Omar Mossad], Ph.D.

* Saeed Zangeneh, Ph.D.

* Deniz Ugur, M.Sc.

* Ali Ghorbanpour, M.Sc.

* Shahrzad Mirzaei, M.Sc.

* Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad, M.Sc.

* Khaled Al Butainy, M.Sc.

* Mariam Bebawy, M.Sc.

* Erfan Mehraban, M.Sc.

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Image:Sharma.JPG|Neha Sharma
Image:Arab.jpg|Mohammad Amin Arab
Image:Mossad.jpeg.jpg|Omar Mossad
Image:AliGh.jpg|Ali Ghorbanpour
Image:ShahrzadM.JPG|Shahrzad Mirzaei
Image:GhazalehB.jpg| Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad
Image:Maryam_bebawy.jpg| Mariam Bebawy
Image:Saeed.jpg| Saeed Zangeneh
Image:Khaled_alb.jpg| Khaled Al Butainy
Image:Erfan_mehraban.jpg| Erfan Mehraban
</gallery>

== Former Postdocs ==

* Hamed Ahmadi, August 2017. Next: Software Engineer, Vancouver.

* Mohamed ElGharib (at QCRI), 2015. Next: Scientist at QCRI, Qatar. Current: Researcher at Max Plank Institute, Germany.

* Tamir Hegazy, August 2013. Next: Researcher, Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Current: Principal Scientist, Philips, Cambridge, MA.

* Abdul Hasib, January 2013. Next: System Design Engineer, SNC Lavalin, Vancouver.

* Maysam Yabandeh (at QCRI), 2013. Next: Research Engineer, Facebook.

* Mustafa Rafique (at QCRI), 2012. Next Scientist, IBM Research, Ireland. Current: Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) ==

'''Ph.D. Students'''

* Khaled Diab, Ph.D., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/diab19.pdf Traffic-Engineered Distribution of Multimedia Content]. Next: University Research Associate, SFU

* Mohammed Shatnawi, Ph.D., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shatnawi18.pdf Improving Reliability of Large Scale Multimedia Services]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle (continues in his previous position).

* Kiana Calagari, Ph.D., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/calagari17.pdf Generating and Streaming Immersive Sports Video Content]. Next: Researcher at Ever AI, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hamza17.pdf Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery]. Next: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.

* Saleh Almowuena, Ph.D., Fall 2016, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/almowuena16.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Video Streaming over Heterogeneous Cellular Networks] Next: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

* ChengHsin Hsu, Ph.D., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hsu09.pdf Efficient Mobile Multimedia Streaming]. Next: Senior Researcher, Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab, California, USA. Current: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''

* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem, M.Sc., Summer 2024, Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones.

* Hamed Rahmani Khezri, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6705 Unsupervised Single-Image Reflection Removal]. Next: Machine Learning Engineer at Skylab Technologies Inc.

* Parham Yassini, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6691 Distributed In-Network Task Scheduling for Datacenters]. Next: Software Engineer at Huawei Canada.

* Puria Azadi Moghadam, M.Sc., Summer 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6478 Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Carlos Lee, M.Sc., Summer 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5968 Service Chaining for Multicast Traffic]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Amgad Ahmed, M.Sc., Spring 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5813 User-assisted Video Reflection Removal]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arab19.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]. Next: Ph.D. student at SFU.

* Mohamed Hegazy, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hegazy19.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Omar Arafa, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arafa19.pdf Bandwidth Estimation and Rate Adaptation for 360-degree Mobile Video Streaming]. Next: Fortinet, Burnaby.

* Omar Eltobgy, M.Sc., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/eltobgy18.pdf VRCast: Mobile Streaming of Live 360-Degree Videos]. Next: Adobe, Ottawa.

* Alaa Eldin Abdelaal, M.Sc., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelaal17.pdf Event-based Control as a Cloud Service]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Abdullah Aldhamin, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/aldhamin14.pdf Flash Storage Management Algorithm for Large-Scale Hybrid Storage Systems]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Ahmed Abdelsadek, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelsadek14.pdf Distributed Index for Matching Multimedia Objects]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, M.Sc., Spring 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mrahman13.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Streaming over Mobile Networks]. Next: Telus, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Bu-khamsin, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bu-khamsin12.pdf Socket Direct Protocol over PCI Express Interconnect: Design, Implementation and Evaluation]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Azin Dastpak, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dastpak12.pdf Video Streaming over Cognitive Radio Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Jiangchuan Liu)

* Naghmeh Khodabakhshi, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/khodabakhshi12.pdf Copy Detection of 3D Videos]. Next: RIM, Ottawa.

* Taher Dameh, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dameh12.pdf Distributed Kernel Matrix Approximation and Implementation using MPI]

* Fei Gao, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/gao11.pdf Distributed Approximate Spectral Clustering for Large-Scale Datasets]

* R. Cameron Harvey, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/harvey11.pdf Spatio-Temporal Video Copy Detection]. Next: Amazon, Seattle.

* Hamed Sadeghi Neshat, M.Sc., Summer 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/neshat11.pdf Effective Online Advertising]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle.

* Farid Molazem Tabrizi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/tabrizi11.pdf Adaptive Transmission of Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams to Mobile Devices] (co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Peters). Next: PhD Student at UBC.

* Shabnam Mirshokraie, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mirshokraie10.pdf Live Peer-to-Peer Streaming with Scalable Video Coding and Network Coding]. Next: PhD Student at UBC

* Somsubhra Sharangi, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/sharangi10.pdf Scalable Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Ramesh Krishnamurti). Next: PhD Student at SFU.

* Yuanbin Shen, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shen10.pdf Efficient Algorithms for Multi-sender Data Transmission in Swarm-based Peer-to-peer Streaming Systems]

* Cong Ly, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ly10.pdf Latency Reduction in Online Multiplayer Games Using Detour Routing]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Yi Liu, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/liu09.pdf Video Streaming over Cooperative Wireless Networks]. Next: grad student, Oxford, UK.

* Greg Kowalski, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/kowalski09.pdf Empirical Analysis of Multi-Sender Segment Transmission Algorithms in Peer-to-Peer Streaming]

* Kianoosh Mokhtarian, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mokhtarian09.pdf Efficient and Secure Delivery of Scalable Video Streams]. Next: PhD Student at UoT.

* Behrooz Noorizadeh, M.Sc., Fall 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/noorizadeh07.pdf Cooperative Proxy Caching for Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Nokia, Vancouver.

* Hossein Ahmadi, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ahmadi07.pdf Probabilistic Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks]. Next: Ph.D. Student at UIUC,

* Majid Bagheri, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bagheri07.pdf Efficient K-Coverage Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks and their Applications to Early Detection of Forest Fires]. Next: Ph.D. Student at SFU.

* Osama Saleh, M.Sc., Fall 2006, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/saleh06.pdf Modeling and Caching of Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Engineer in the banking sector, London, UK.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Project Option (project = 6 credits)'''

* Kaushik Choudhary, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12450 Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems]

* Mohammad Alkurbi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/11588 Detection of Botnets Mounted on the Session Initiation Protocol]

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Peters) ==

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''


* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/14556 Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/13754 Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12939 Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]

== Visitors and Interns ==

* Anson Ng, Undergraduate McGill University (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Arya Faghihy, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, June 2019 -- December 2019)

* Suhong Kim, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, May 2019 -- December 2019)

* Trevor Gale, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May 2019 -- August 2019)

* Qiao Chen, Undergraduate (August 2016 -- January 2017)

* Denny Stohr, Graduate (Research Visitor from TU Darmstadt, Germany, September 2015 -- December 2015)

* Maram Sakr, Graduate (Research Internship, March 2015 -- September 2015)

* Yu-Sian Li, Graduate (Research Visitor from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July -- September 2012)

* Gordon Leung, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2010)

* Andreas Berger, Graduate (Research Visitor from The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, February -- May 2009)

* Vikas Kumar, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May -- July 2008)

* Nitin Chiluka, Undergraduate (Research Internship, December 2007 -- May 2008)

* Nicolas Gomez, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

* Pouya Alagheband, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center caption="Graduated PhD and MSc Students">
Image:parhamY.jpeg|Parham Yassini
Image:Rahmani.jpg|Hamed Rahmani Khezri
Image:Azadi.jpg|Puria Azadi Moghadam
Image:carloslee.png|Carlos Lee
Image:AmgadAhmed.jpg|Amgad Ahmed
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:MohamedHegazy.jpg|Mohamed Hegazy
Image:Arafa.jpg|Omar Arafa
Image:shatnawi.JPG|Mohammed Shatnawi
Image:eltobgy.jpg|Omar Eltobgy
Image:Kiana.jpg|Kiana Calagari
Image:Alaa.jpg|Alaa Eldin Abdelaal
Image:Ahamza.JPG|Ahmed Hamza
Image:saleh.JPG|Saleh Almowuena
Image:Abdullah_small.jpg|Abdullah Aldhamin
Image:sadek_scaled.jpg|Ahmed Abdelsadek
Image:Mohsen_Jamali_scaled.jpg|Mohsen Jamali
Image:Masum.jpg|Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Image:Mohammad_Hosseini_scaled.jpg|Mohammad Hosseini
Image:Pariya_scaled.jpg|Pariya Raoufi
Image:AhmedBuKhamsin.jpg|Ahmed Bu-khamsin
Image:Azin.jpg|Azin Dastpak
Image:Naghmeh.jpg|Naghmeh Khodabakhshi
Image:Kaushik.jpg|Kaushik Choudhary
Image:Taher.jpg|Taher Dameh
Image:Fei.jpg|Fei Gao
Image:Cameron.jpg|R. Cameron Harvey
Image:Hamed.jpg|Hamed SadeghiNeshat
Image:Mohammad.jpg|Mohammad Alkurbi
Image:Farid.jpg|Farid Molazem Tabrizi
Image:Shabnam.jpg|Shabnam Mirshokraie
Image:Som.JPG|Somsubhra Sharangi
Image:Yuanbin.jpg|Yuanbin Shen
Image:Cong.jpg|Cong Ly
Image:Cheng.JPG|ChengHsin Hsu
Image:Liuyi.jpg|Yi Liu
Image:Greg.jpg|center|Greg Kowalski
Image:Kianoosh.jpg|Kianoosh Mokhtarian
Image:Behrooz.jpg|Behrooz Noorizadeh
Image:Ahmadi.jpg|Hossein Ahmadi
Image:Mbagheri.jpg|Majid Bagheri
Image:Saleh.jpg|Osama Saleh

</gallery>

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2024-09-07T13:24:54Z

Mhefeeda: /* Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) */

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[[Image:Nmsl mmsys2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL at MMSys'23]]
[[Image:nsl_outdoor_2016.JPG|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2016]]
[[Image:nsl1.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl2.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl3.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nsl4.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team]]
[[Image:nmsl_jan_2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2022]]
[[Image:nmsl_dec_2021.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL Team 2021]]
[[Image:Mobicom2023.jpg|thumb|right|700px|NMSL (Neha Sharma) at MobiCom'23]]
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== Faculty ==

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/ Mohamed Hefeeda] (Professor, NMSL Director)

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Image:mhefeeda.jpg|Mohamed Hefeeda
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== Collaborators ==

* [http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~peters/ Joseph G. Peters] (Professor Emeritus)

* [http://www.sfu.ca/~kdiab/ Khaled Diab] (University Research Associate)

* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~oba2 Ouldooz Baghban Karimi] (Lecturer)

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Image:Peters.jpg|Joseph Peters
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:karimi.jpg|Ouldooz Baghban Karimi
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== Current Members ==

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~nsa84/ Neha Sharma], Ph.D.

* [https://maarab-sfu.github.io/ Mohammad Amin Arab], Ph.D.

* [https://www.sfu.ca/~omossad/ Omar Mossad], Ph.D.

* Saeed Zangeneh, Ph.D.

* Deniz Ugur, M.Sc.

* Ali Ghorbanpour, M.Sc.

* Shahrzad Mirzaei, M.Sc.

* Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad, M.Sc.

* Khaled Al Butainy, M.Sc.

* Mariam Bebawy, M.Sc.

* Erfan Mehraban, M.Sc.

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Image:Sharma.JPG|Neha Sharma
Image:Arab.jpg|Mohammad Amin Arab
Image:Mossad.jpeg.jpg|Omar Mossad
Image:Shahzaib.jpg|Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
Image:AliGh.jpg|Ali Ghorbanpour
Image:ShahrzadM.JPG|Shahrzad Mirzaei
Image:GhazalehB.jpg| Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad
Image:Maryam_bebawy.jpg| Mariam Bebawy
Image:Saeed.jpg| Saeed Zangeneh
Image:Khaled_alb.jpg| Khaled Al Butainy
Image:Erfan_mehraban.jpg| Erfan Mehraban
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== Former Postdocs ==

* Hamed Ahmadi, August 2017. Next: Software Engineer, Vancouver.

* Mohamed ElGharib (at QCRI), 2015. Next: Scientist at QCRI, Qatar. Current: Researcher at Max Plank Institute, Germany.

* Tamir Hegazy, August 2013. Next: Researcher, Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Current: Principal Scientist, Philips, Cambridge, MA.

* Abdul Hasib, January 2013. Next: System Design Engineer, SNC Lavalin, Vancouver.

* Maysam Yabandeh (at QCRI), 2013. Next: Research Engineer, Facebook.

* Mustafa Rafique (at QCRI), 2012. Next Scientist, IBM Research, Ireland. Current: Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) ==

'''Ph.D. Students'''

* Khaled Diab, Ph.D., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/diab19.pdf Traffic-Engineered Distribution of Multimedia Content]. Next: University Research Associate, SFU

* Mohammed Shatnawi, Ph.D., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shatnawi18.pdf Improving Reliability of Large Scale Multimedia Services]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle (continues in his previous position).

* Kiana Calagari, Ph.D., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/calagari17.pdf Generating and Streaming Immersive Sports Video Content]. Next: Researcher at Ever AI, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hamza17.pdf Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery]. Next: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.

* Saleh Almowuena, Ph.D., Fall 2016, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/almowuena16.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Video Streaming over Heterogeneous Cellular Networks] Next: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

* ChengHsin Hsu, Ph.D., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hsu09.pdf Efficient Mobile Multimedia Streaming]. Next: Senior Researcher, Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab, California, USA. Current: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''

* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem, M.Sc., Summer 2024, Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones.

* Hamed Rahmani Khezri, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6705 Unsupervised Single-Image Reflection Removal]. Next: Machine Learning Engineer at Skylab Technologies Inc.

* Parham Yassini, M.Sc., Fall 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6691 Distributed In-Network Task Scheduling for Datacenters]. Next: Software Engineer at Huawei Canada.

* Puria Azadi Moghadam, M.Sc., Summer 2021, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/6478 Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Carlos Lee, M.Sc., Summer 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5968 Service Chaining for Multicast Traffic]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Amgad Ahmed, M.Sc., Spring 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5813 User-assisted Video Reflection Removal]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Mohammad Amin Arab, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arab19.pdf Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images]. Next: Ph.D. student at SFU.

* Mohamed Hegazy, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hegazy19.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

* Omar Arafa, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/arafa19.pdf Bandwidth Estimation and Rate Adaptation for 360-degree Mobile Video Streaming]. Next: Fortinet, Burnaby.

* Omar Eltobgy, M.Sc., Fall 2018, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/eltobgy18.pdf VRCast: Mobile Streaming of Live 360-Degree Videos]. Next: Adobe, Ottawa.

* Alaa Eldin Abdelaal, M.Sc., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelaal17.pdf Event-based Control as a Cloud Service]. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

* Abdullah Aldhamin, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/aldhamin14.pdf Flash Storage Management Algorithm for Large-Scale Hybrid Storage Systems]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Ahmed Abdelsadek, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelsadek14.pdf Distributed Index for Matching Multimedia Objects]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, M.Sc., Spring 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mrahman13.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Streaming over Mobile Networks]. Next: Telus, Vancouver.

* Ahmed Bu-khamsin, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bu-khamsin12.pdf Socket Direct Protocol over PCI Express Interconnect: Design, Implementation and Evaluation]. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

* Azin Dastpak, M.Sc., Fall 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dastpak12.pdf Video Streaming over Cognitive Radio Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Jiangchuan Liu)

* Naghmeh Khodabakhshi, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/khodabakhshi12.pdf Copy Detection of 3D Videos]. Next: RIM, Ottawa.

* Taher Dameh, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/dameh12.pdf Distributed Kernel Matrix Approximation and Implementation using MPI]

* Fei Gao, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/gao11.pdf Distributed Approximate Spectral Clustering for Large-Scale Datasets]

* R. Cameron Harvey, M.Sc., Fall 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/harvey11.pdf Spatio-Temporal Video Copy Detection]. Next: Amazon, Seattle.

* Hamed Sadeghi Neshat, M.Sc., Summer 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/neshat11.pdf Effective Online Advertising]. Next: Microsoft, Seattle.

* Farid Molazem Tabrizi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/tabrizi11.pdf Adaptive Transmission of Variable-Bit-Rate Video Streams to Mobile Devices] (co-supervised with Prof. Joseph Peters). Next: PhD Student at UBC.

* Shabnam Mirshokraie, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mirshokraie10.pdf Live Peer-to-Peer Streaming with Scalable Video Coding and Network Coding]. Next: PhD Student at UBC

* Somsubhra Sharangi, M.Sc., Fall 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/sharangi10.pdf Scalable Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks] (co-supervised with Prof. Ramesh Krishnamurti). Next: PhD Student at SFU.

* Yuanbin Shen, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/shen10.pdf Efficient Algorithms for Multi-sender Data Transmission in Swarm-based Peer-to-peer Streaming Systems]

* Cong Ly, M.Sc., Summer 2010, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ly10.pdf Latency Reduction in Online Multiplayer Games Using Detour Routing]. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

* Yi Liu, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/liu09.pdf Video Streaming over Cooperative Wireless Networks]. Next: grad student, Oxford, UK.

* Greg Kowalski, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/kowalski09.pdf Empirical Analysis of Multi-Sender Segment Transmission Algorithms in Peer-to-Peer Streaming]

* Kianoosh Mokhtarian, M.Sc., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/mokhtarian09.pdf Efficient and Secure Delivery of Scalable Video Streams]. Next: PhD Student at UoT.

* Behrooz Noorizadeh, M.Sc., Fall 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/noorizadeh07.pdf Cooperative Proxy Caching for Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Nokia, Vancouver.

* Hossein Ahmadi, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ahmadi07.pdf Probabilistic Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks]. Next: Ph.D. Student at UIUC,

* Majid Bagheri, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/bagheri07.pdf Efficient K-Coverage Algorithms for Wireless Sensor Networks and their Applications to Early Detection of Forest Fires]. Next: Ph.D. Student at SFU.

* Osama Saleh, M.Sc., Fall 2006, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/saleh06.pdf Modeling and Caching of Peer-to-Peer Traffic]. Next: Engineer in the banking sector, London, UK.

'''M.Sc. Students -- Project Option (project = 6 credits)'''

* Kaushik Choudhary, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12450 Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems]

* Mohammad Alkurbi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/11588 Detection of Botnets Mounted on the Session Initiation Protocol]

== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Peters) ==

'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''


* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/14556 Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/13754 Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12939 Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]

== Visitors and Interns ==

* Anson Ng, Undergraduate McGill University (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Arya Faghihy, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)

* Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, June 2019 -- December 2019)

* Suhong Kim, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, May 2019 -- December 2019)

* Trevor Gale, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May 2019 -- August 2019)

* Qiao Chen, Undergraduate (August 2016 -- January 2017)

* Denny Stohr, Graduate (Research Visitor from TU Darmstadt, Germany, September 2015 -- December 2015)

* Maram Sakr, Graduate (Research Internship, March 2015 -- September 2015)

* Yu-Sian Li, Graduate (Research Visitor from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July -- September 2012)

* Gordon Leung, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2010)

* Andreas Berger, Graduate (Research Visitor from The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, February -- May 2009)

* Vikas Kumar, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May -- July 2008)

* Nitin Chiluka, Undergraduate (Research Internship, December 2007 -- May 2008)

* Nicolas Gomez, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

* Pouya Alagheband, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)

<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center caption="Graduated PhD and MSc Students">
Image:parhamY.jpeg|Parham Yassini
Image:Rahmani.jpg|Hamed Rahmani Khezri
Image:Azadi.jpg|Puria Azadi Moghadam
Image:carloslee.png|Carlos Lee
Image:AmgadAhmed.jpg|Amgad Ahmed
Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
Image:MohamedHegazy.jpg|Mohamed Hegazy
Image:Arafa.jpg|Omar Arafa
Image:shatnawi.JPG|Mohammed Shatnawi
Image:eltobgy.jpg|Omar Eltobgy
Image:Kiana.jpg|Kiana Calagari
Image:Alaa.jpg|Alaa Eldin Abdelaal
Image:Ahamza.JPG|Ahmed Hamza
Image:saleh.JPG|Saleh Almowuena
Image:Abdullah_small.jpg|Abdullah Aldhamin
Image:sadek_scaled.jpg|Ahmed Abdelsadek
Image:Mohsen_Jamali_scaled.jpg|Mohsen Jamali
Image:Masum.jpg|Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
Image:Mohammad_Hosseini_scaled.jpg|Mohammad Hosseini
Image:Pariya_scaled.jpg|Pariya Raoufi
Image:AhmedBuKhamsin.jpg|Ahmed Bu-khamsin
Image:Azin.jpg|Azin Dastpak
Image:Naghmeh.jpg|Naghmeh Khodabakhshi
Image:Kaushik.jpg|Kaushik Choudhary
Image:Taher.jpg|Taher Dameh
Image:Fei.jpg|Fei Gao
Image:Cameron.jpg|R. Cameron Harvey
Image:Hamed.jpg|Hamed SadeghiNeshat
Image:Mohammad.jpg|Mohammad Alkurbi
Image:Farid.jpg|Farid Molazem Tabrizi
Image:Shabnam.jpg|Shabnam Mirshokraie
Image:Som.JPG|Somsubhra Sharangi
Image:Yuanbin.jpg|Yuanbin Shen
Image:Cong.jpg|Cong Ly
Image:Cheng.JPG|ChengHsin Hsu
Image:Liuyi.jpg|Yi Liu
Image:Greg.jpg|center|Greg Kowalski
Image:Kianoosh.jpg|Kianoosh Mokhtarian
Image:Behrooz.jpg|Behrooz Noorizadeh
Image:Ahmadi.jpg|Hossein Ahmadi
Image:Mbagheri.jpg|Majid Bagheri
Image:Saleh.jpg|Osama Saleh

</gallery>

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