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== Faculty ==
  
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* [https://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/ Mohamed Hefeeda] (Professor, NMSL Director)
  
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* [http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~mhefeeda/ Mohamed Hefeeda]
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* [http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~peters/ Joseph G. Peters]
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== Current Members ==
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* Saeed Zangeneh, Ph.D.
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* Haseeb Ur Rehman, Ph.D. (Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at University of Ottawa)
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* Mariam Bebawy, M.Sc.
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* Erfan Mehraban, M.Sc.
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* Ahmed Abdelsalam, M.Sc.
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Image:Maryam_bebawy.jpg| Mariam Bebawy
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== Former Postdocs ==
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* Hamed Ahmadi,  August 2017. Next: Software Engineer, Vancouver.  
  
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* Mohamed ElGharib (at QCRI), 2015. Next: Scientist at QCRI, Qatar. Current: Researcher at Max Plank Institute, Germany. 
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* Tamir Hegazy, August 2013. Next: Researcher, Georgia Tech, Atlanta. Current: Principal Scientist, Philips, Cambridge, MA.  
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* Abdul Hasib, January 2013. Next: System Design Engineer, SNC Lavalin, Vancouver.
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* Maysam Yabandeh (at QCRI), 2013. Next: Research Engineer, Facebook.
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* Mustafa Rafique (at QCRI), 2012. Next Scientist, IBM Research, Ireland. Current: Assistant Professor, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY.
  
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== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) ==
  
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* [http://www.cs.sfu.ca/~skristja/ Scott Kristjanson, Ph.D.]
 
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* [http://www.sfu.ca/~kdiab/ Khaled Diab, Ph.D.]
 
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* Mohammed Shatnawi, Ph.D.
 
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* Mostafa Abdelaziz, Ph.D.
 
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* Omar Eltobgy, M.Sc.
 
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* Omar Arafa, M.Sc.
 
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* Mohammad Amin Arab, M.Sc.
 
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* Kiana Calagari, Postdoc (Aug 2017 -- ) 
 
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'''Ph.D. Students'''
  
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* Neha Sharma, Ph.D., Fall 2025, Hyperspectral Imaging on Mobile Devices. Next: Researcher at IBM.
  
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* Mohammad Amin Arab, Ph.D. Fall 2025, Robust Multimedia Forensics against AI Attacks.  
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* Ammar Rashed, Ph.D. Summer 2025, Co-advised with Prof. Shirmohammadi at the University of Ottawa.
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== Visitors ==
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* 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
  
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* Hamed Ahmadi, Post Doc (May 2016 -- August 2017)
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* 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).
  
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* Qiao Chen, Undergraduate (August 2016 -- January 2017)
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* 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.
  
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* Denny Stohr, Graduate (Research Visitor from TU Darmstadt, Germany, September 2015 -- December 2015)
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* Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hamza17.pdf Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery]. Next: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.
  
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* Maram Sakr, Graduate (March 2015 -- September 2015)
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* 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. 
  
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* Tamir Hegazy, Post Doc (August 2012 -- August 2013)
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* 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. 
  
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* Abdul Hasib, Post Doc (January 2012 -- January 2013)
 
  
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* Yu-Sian Li, Graduate (Research Visitor from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July -- September 2012)
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* Gordon Leung, Undergraduate  (NSERC USRA, Summer 2010)
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* Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad, M.Sc., Spring 2026,iSR: Super-resolution for Immersive Cloud VR Gaming Platforms.
  
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* Andreas Berger, Graduate (Research Visitor from The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, February -- May 2009)
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* Shahrzad Mirzaei, M.Sc., Summer 2025, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/39749 MobiLyzer: Fine-grained mobile liquid analyzer].
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* Vikas Kumar, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May -- July 2008)
 
  
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* Nitin Chiluka, Undergraduate (Research Internship, December 2007 -- May 2008)
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* Khaled Al Butainy, M.Sc., Summer 2025, Characterizing Latency Impact on Rendering Accuracy in Edge-Supported Cloud Gaming.
  
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* Nicolas Gomez, Undergraduate  (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)
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* Ali Ghorbanpour, M.Sc., Summer 2025, RDIAS: Robust and Decentralized Image Authentication System.
  
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* Pouya Alagheband, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)
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* Omar Mosaad, M.Sc., Fall 2024, DeepGame: Efficient Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming.
  
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* Deniz Ugur, M.Sc., Fall 2024, Transparent Video Upscaling for Cloud Gaming.
  
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* Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem, M.Sc., Summer 2024, Assessing Fruit Ripeness and Remaining Lifetime using Smartphones.
  
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== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Hefeeda) ==
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* 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.
  
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* 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.
  
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'''Ph.D. Students'''
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* 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.
  
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* Kiana Calagari, Ph.D., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/calagari17.pdf Generating and Streaming Immersive Sports Video Content]. First Job: Post Doc at NSL.  
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* Carlos Lee, M.Sc., Summer 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5968 Service Chaining for Multicast Traffic]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.
  
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* Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hamza17.pdf Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery]. First Job: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.  
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* Amgad Ahmed, M.Sc., Spring 2020, [https://theses.lib.sfu.ca/file/thesis/5813 User-assisted Video Reflection Removal]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.
  
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* Saleh Almowuena, Ph.D., Fall 2016, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/almowuena16.pdf Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Video Streaming over Heterogeneous Cellular Networks] First Job: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.
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* 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.
  
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* ChengHsin Hsu, Ph.D., Fall 2009, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hsu09.pdf Efficient Mobile Multimedia Streaming]. First Job: Senior Researcher, Deutsche Telekom R&D Lab, California, USA. Current: Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan.
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* Mohamed Hegazy, M.Sc., Summer 2019, [https://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hegazy19.pdf Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming]. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.
  
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* 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.
  
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'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''
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* 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.
  
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* Alaa Eldin Abdelaal, M.Sc., Summer 2017, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelaal17.pdf Event-based Control as a Cloud Service]. Next: PhD student at UBC.  
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* 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.  
 
* 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.  
  
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* Ahmed Abdelsadek, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/abdelsadek14.pdf Distributed Index for Matching Multimedia Objects]. Next: Microsoft in Vancouver.  
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* 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.  
 
* 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.  
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* 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.  
 
* 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.  
  
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* Hossein Ahmadi, M.Sc., Summer 2007, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/ahmadi07.pdf Probabilistic Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks]. Next: PhD Student at UIUC,  
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* 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,  
  
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* 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: PhD Student at SFU.
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* 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.
  
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* 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 banking sector, London, UK.  
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* 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)'''
 
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* Kaushik Choudhary, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/choudhary12.pdf Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems]
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* Kaushik Choudhary, M.Sc., Summer 2012, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12450 Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems]
  
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* Mohammad Alkurbi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/alkurbi11.pdf Detection of Botnets Mounted on the Session Initiation Protocol]
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* 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) ==
 
== Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Peters) ==
  
 
'''M.Sc. Students -- Thesis Option (thesis = 15 credits)'''
 
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* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/langroodi14.pdf Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
 
* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/langroodi14.pdf Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
 
* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hosseini13.pdf Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
 
* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/hosseini13.pdf Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
 
* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/raoufi13.pdf Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]
 
* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [http://nsl.cs.sfu.ca/theses/raoufi13.pdf Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]
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* Mohsen Jamali Langroodi, M.Sc., Fall 2014, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/14556 Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers]
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* Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/13754 Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games]
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* Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, [https://summit.sfu.ca/item/12939 Real-Time Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks with H.264 Coding]
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== Visitors and Interns ==
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* Amr Sharafeldin, Undergraduate SFU (NSERC USRA, Summer 2025)
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* Anson Ng, Undergraduate from McGill University (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)
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* Arya Faghihy, Undergraduate SFU (NSERC USRA, Summer 2024)
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* Seyed Mohammad Nourbakhsh, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, June 2019 -- December 2019)
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* Suhong Kim, Professional Master's Student (Research Internship, May 2019 -- December 2019)
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* Trevor Gale, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May 2019 -- August 2019)
  
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* Qiao Chen, Undergraduate (August 2016 -- January 2017)
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* Denny Stohr, Graduate (Research Visitor from TU Darmstadt, Germany, September 2015 -- December 2015)
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* Maram Sakr, Graduate (Research Internship, March 2015 -- September 2015)
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* Yu-Sian Li, Graduate (Research Visitor from National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan, July -- September 2012)
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* Gordon Leung, Undergraduate  (NSERC USRA, Summer 2010)
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* Andreas Berger, Graduate (Research Visitor from The Telecommunications Research Center Vienna, February -- May 2009)
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* Vikas Kumar, Undergraduate (Research Internship, May -- July 2008)
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* Nitin Chiluka, Undergraduate (Research Internship, December 2007 -- May 2008)
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* Nicolas Gomez, Undergraduate  (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)
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* Pouya Alagheband, Undergraduate (NSERC USRA, Summer 2007)
  
  
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|[[Image:Cheng.JPG|center|ChengHsin Hsu|80x100px]]
 
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|[[Image:Liuyi.jpg|center|Yi Liu|80x100px]]
 
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|[[Image:Greg.jpg|center|Greg Kowalski|80x100px]]
 
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|align="center" width="100pt"|ChengHsin Hsu
 
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|align="center" width="100pt"|Yi Liu
 
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|[[Image:Behrooz.jpg|center|Behrooz Noorizadeh|80x100px]]
 
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|[[Image:Ahmadi.jpg|center|Hossein Ahmadi|80x100px]]
 
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|[[Image:Mbagheri.jpg|center|Majid Bagheri|80x100px]]
 
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|[[Image:Saleh.jpg|center|Osama Saleh|80x100px]]
 
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|align="center" width="100pt"|Kianoosh Mokhtarian
 
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|align="center" width="100pt"|Behrooz<br/>Noorizadeh
 
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|align="center" width="100pt"|Hossein Ahmadi
 
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|align="center" width="100pt"|Majid Bagheri
 
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<gallery widths=120px heights=150px mode="packed" align=center caption="Graduated PhD and MSc Students">  
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Image:GhazalehB.jpg| Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad
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Image:Sharma.JPG|Neha Sharma
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Image:Arab.jpg|Mohammad Amin Arab
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Image:ShahrzadM.JPG|Shahrzad Mirzaei
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Image:Khaled_alb.jpg| Khaled Al Butainy
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Image:AliGh.jpg|Ali Ghorbanpour
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Image:Mossad.jpeg.jpg|Omar Mossad
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Image:Deniz ugur picture.jpg.jpg|Deniz Ugur
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Image:Shahzaib.jpg|Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem
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Image:parhamY.jpeg|Parham Yassini
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Image:Rahmani.jpg|Hamed Rahmani Khezri
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Image:Azadi.jpg|Puria Azadi Moghadam
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Image:carloslee.png|Carlos Lee
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Image:AmgadAhmed.jpg|Amgad Ahmed
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Image:kdiab.jpg|Khaled Diab
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Image:MohamedHegazy.jpg|Mohamed Hegazy
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Image:Arafa.jpg|Omar Arafa
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Image:shatnawi.JPG|Mohammed Shatnawi
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Image:eltobgy.jpg|Omar Eltobgy
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Image:Kiana.jpg|Kiana Calagari
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Image:Alaa.jpg|Alaa Eldin Abdelaal
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Image:Ahamza.JPG|Ahmed Hamza
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Image:saleh.JPG|Saleh Almowuena
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Image:Abdullah_small.jpg|Abdullah Aldhamin
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Image:sadek_scaled.jpg|Ahmed Abdelsadek
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Image:Mohsen_Jamali_scaled.jpg|Mohsen Jamali
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Image:Masum.jpg|Md. Mahfuzur Rahman
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Image:Mohammad_Hosseini_scaled.jpg|Mohammad Hosseini
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Image:Pariya_scaled.jpg|Pariya Raoufi
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Image:AhmedBuKhamsin.jpg|Ahmed Bu-khamsin
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Image:Azin.jpg|Azin Dastpak
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Image:Naghmeh.jpg|Naghmeh Khodabakhshi
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Image:Kaushik.jpg|Kaushik Choudhary
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Image:Taher.jpg|Taher Dameh
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Image:Fei.jpg|Fei Gao
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Image:Cameron.jpg|R. Cameron Harvey
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Image:Hamed.jpg|Hamed SadeghiNeshat
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Image:Mohammad.jpg|Mohammad Alkurbi
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Image:Farid.jpg|Farid Molazem Tabrizi
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Image:Shabnam.jpg|Shabnam Mirshokraie
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Image:Som.JPG|Somsubhra Sharangi
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Image:Yuanbin.jpg|Yuanbin Shen
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Image:Cong.jpg|Cong Ly
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Image:Cheng.JPG|ChengHsin Hsu
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Image:Liuyi.jpg|Yi Liu
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Image:Greg.jpg|center|Greg Kowalski
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Image:Kianoosh.jpg|Kianoosh Mokhtarian
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Image:Behrooz.jpg|Behrooz Noorizadeh
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Image:Ahmadi.jpg|Hossein Ahmadi
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Image:Mbagheri.jpg|Majid Bagheri
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Image:Saleh.jpg|Osama Saleh
  
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Latest revision as of 22:43, 11 December 2025

NMSL Lunch, Dec 2025
NMSL at MMSys'23
NMSL Team 2016
NMSL Team
NMSL Team
NMSL Team
NMSL Team
NMSL Team 2023
NMSL Team 2021
Neha Sharma at MobiCom'23
Ali Ghorbanpour's M.Sc. Defence, April 2025
Khaled, Ali, and Shahrzad: Convocation, October 2025
Amin Arab's Ph.D. Defence, December 2025
Neha Sharma's Ph.D. Defence, December 2025


Faculty

  • Mohamed Hefeeda

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.


  • Mariam Bebawy

  • Saeed Zangeneh

  • Erfan Mehraban

  • Ahmed Tarek Elsayed

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.
  • ChengHsin Hsu, Ph.D., Fall 2009, 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.
  • 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.


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

Graduated Students (Supervised by Dr. Peters)

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

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)


  • Graduated PhD and MSc Students

  • Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad

  • Neha Sharma

  • Mohammad Amin Arab

  • Shahrzad Mirzaei

  • Khaled Al Butainy

  • Ali Ghorbanpour

  • Omar Mossad

  • Deniz Ugur

  • Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem

  • Parham Yassini

  • Hamed Rahmani Khezri

  • Puria Azadi Moghadam

  • Carlos Lee

  • Amgad Ahmed

  • Khaled Diab

  • Mohamed Hegazy

  • Omar Arafa

  • Mohammed Shatnawi

  • Omar Eltobgy

  • Kiana Calagari

  • Alaa Eldin Abdelaal

  • Ahmed Hamza

  • Saleh Almowuena

  • Abdullah Aldhamin

  • Ahmed Abdelsadek

  • Mohsen Jamali

  • Md. Mahfuzur Rahman

  • Mohammad Hosseini

  • Pariya Raoufi

  • Ahmed Bu-khamsin

  • Azin Dastpak

  • Naghmeh Khodabakhshi

  • Kaushik Choudhary

  • Taher Dameh

  • Fei Gao

  • R. Cameron Harvey

  • Hamed SadeghiNeshat

  • Mohammad Alkurbi

  • Farid Molazem Tabrizi

  • Shabnam Mirshokraie

  • Somsubhra Sharangi

  • Yuanbin Shen

  • Cong Ly

  • ChengHsin Hsu

  • Yi Liu

  • Greg Kowalski

  • Kianoosh Mokhtarian

  • Behrooz Noorizadeh

  • Hossein Ahmadi

  • Majid Bagheri

  • Osama Saleh

Contacts

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