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Faculty

• Mohamed Hefeeda (Professor, NMSL Director)

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  Mohamed Hefeeda

Current Members

• Neha Sharma, Ph.D.

• Mohammad Amin Arab, Ph.D.

• 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.

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  Neha Sharma

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  Mohammad Amin Arab

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  Omar Mossad

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  Ali Ghorbanpour

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  Shahrzad Mirzaei

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  Ghazaleh Bakhtiariazad

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  Mariam Bebawy

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  Saeed Zangeneh

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  Khaled Al Butainy

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  Erfan Mehraban

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, Traffic-Engineered Distribution of Multimedia Content. Next: University Research Associate, SFU

• Mohammed Shatnawi, Ph.D., Fall 2018, Improving Reliability of Large Scale Multimedia Services. Next: Microsoft, Seattle (continues in his previous position).

• Kiana Calagari, Ph.D., Summer 2017, Generating and Streaming Immersive Sports Video Content. Next: Researcher at Ever AI, Vancouver.

• Ahmed Hamza, Ph.D., Spring 2017, Quality-aware 3D Video Delivery. Next: Researcher at InterDigital, Montreal.

• Saleh Almowuena, Ph.D., Fall 2016, Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Video Streaming over Heterogeneous Cellular Networks Next: Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia.

• 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)

• 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, Unsupervised Single-Image Reflection Removal. Next: Machine Learning Engineer at Skylab Technologies Inc.

• Parham Yassini, M.Sc., Fall 2021, Distributed In-Network Task Scheduling for Datacenters. Next: Software Engineer at Huawei Canada.

• Puria Azadi Moghadam, M.Sc., Summer 2021, Enabling Hyperspectral Imaging in Diverse Illumination Conditions for Indoor Applications. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

• Carlos Lee, M.Sc., Summer 2020, Service Chaining for Multicast Traffic. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

• Amgad Ahmed, M.Sc., Spring 2020, User-assisted Video Reflection Removal. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

• Mohammad Amin Arab, M.Sc., Summer 2019, Band and Quality Selection for Efficient Transmission of Hyperspectral Images. Next: Ph.D. student at SFU.

• Mohamed Hegazy, M.Sc., Summer 2019, Content-aware Video Encoding for Cloud Gaming. Next: Amazon, Vancouver.

• Omar Arafa, M.Sc., Summer 2019, Bandwidth Estimation and Rate Adaptation for 360-degree Mobile Video Streaming. Next: Fortinet, Burnaby.

• Omar Eltobgy, M.Sc., Fall 2018, VRCast: Mobile Streaming of Live 360-Degree Videos. Next: Adobe, Ottawa.

• Alaa Eldin Abdelaal, M.Sc., Summer 2017, Event-based Control as a Cloud Service. Next: Ph.D. student at UBC.

• Abdullah Aldhamin, M.Sc., Fall 2014, Flash Storage Management Algorithm for Large-Scale Hybrid Storage Systems. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

• Ahmed Abdelsadek, M.Sc., Fall 2014, Distributed Index for Matching Multimedia Objects. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

• Md. Mahfuzur Rahman, M.Sc., Spring 2014, Hybrid Multicast-Unicast Streaming over Mobile Networks. Next: Telus, Vancouver.

• Ahmed Bu-khamsin, M.Sc., Fall 2012, Socket Direct Protocol over PCI Express Interconnect: Design, Implementation and Evaluation. Next: back to Saudi Aramco Oil Company.

• Azin Dastpak, M.Sc., Fall 2012, Video Streaming over Cognitive Radio Networks (co-supervised with Prof. Jiangchuan Liu)

• Naghmeh Khodabakhshi, M.Sc., Summer 2012, Copy Detection of 3D Videos. Next: RIM, Ottawa.

• Taher Dameh, M.Sc., Summer 2012, Distributed Kernel Matrix Approximation and Implementation using MPI

• Fei Gao, M.Sc., Fall 2011, Distributed Approximate Spectral Clustering for Large-Scale Datasets

• R. Cameron Harvey, M.Sc., Fall 2011, Spatio-Temporal Video Copy Detection. Next: Amazon, Seattle.

• Hamed Sadeghi Neshat, M.Sc., Summer 2011, Effective Online Advertising. Next: Microsoft, Seattle.

• Farid Molazem Tabrizi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, 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, Live Peer-to-Peer Streaming with Scalable Video Coding and Network Coding. Next: PhD Student at UBC

• Somsubhra Sharangi, M.Sc., Fall 2010, Scalable Video Streaming over WiMAX Networks (co-supervised with Prof. Ramesh Krishnamurti). Next: PhD Student at SFU.

• Yuanbin Shen, M.Sc., Summer 2010, Efficient Algorithms for Multi-sender Data Transmission in Swarm-based Peer-to-peer Streaming Systems

• Cong Ly, M.Sc., Summer 2010, Latency Reduction in Online Multiplayer Games Using Detour Routing. Next: Microsoft, Vancouver.

• Yi Liu, M.Sc., Fall 2009, Video Streaming over Cooperative Wireless Networks. Next: grad student, Oxford, UK.

• Greg Kowalski, M.Sc., Fall 2009, Empirical Analysis of Multi-Sender Segment Transmission Algorithms in Peer-to-Peer Streaming

• Kianoosh Mokhtarian, M.Sc., Fall 2009, Efficient and Secure Delivery of Scalable Video Streams. Next: PhD Student at UoT.

• Behrooz Noorizadeh, M.Sc., Fall 2007, Cooperative Proxy Caching for Peer-to-Peer Traffic. Next: Nokia, Vancouver.

• Hossein Ahmadi, M.Sc., Summer 2007, Probabilistic Coverage and Connectivity in Wireless Sensor Networks. Next: Ph.D. Student at UIUC,

• Majid Bagheri, M.Sc., Summer 2007, 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, 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, Design and Implementation of an Electronic Service Guide for Mobile Video Systems

• Mohammad Alkurbi, M.Sc., Spring 2011, 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, Decoder-complexity-aware Encoding of Motion Compensation for Multiple Heterogeneous Receivers
• Mohammad Hosseini, M.Sc., Summer 2013, Energy-budget-compliant Adaptive 3D Texture Streaming in Mobile Games
• Pariya Raoufi, M.Sc., Spring 2013, 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)

• Graduated PhD and MSc Students
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  Muhammad Shahzaib Waseem

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  Parham Yassini

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  Hamed Rahmani Khezri

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  Puria Azadi Moghadam

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  Carlos Lee

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  Amgad Ahmed

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  Khaled Diab

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  Mohamed Hegazy

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  Omar Arafa

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  Mohammed Shatnawi

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  Omar Eltobgy

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  Kiana Calagari

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  Alaa Eldin Abdelaal

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  Ahmed Hamza

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  Saleh Almowuena

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  Abdullah Aldhamin

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  Ahmed Abdelsadek

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  Mohsen Jamali

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  Md. Mahfuzur Rahman

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  Mohammad Hosseini

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  Pariya Raoufi

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  Ahmed Bu-khamsin

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  Azin Dastpak

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  Naghmeh Khodabakhshi

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  Kaushik Choudhary

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  Taher Dameh

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  Fei Gao

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  R. Cameron Harvey

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  Hamed SadeghiNeshat

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  Mohammad Alkurbi

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  Farid Molazem Tabrizi

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  Shabnam Mirshokraie

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  Somsubhra Sharangi

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  Yuanbin Shen

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  Cong Ly

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  ChengHsin Hsu

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  Yi Liu

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  Greg Kowalski

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  Kianoosh Mokhtarian

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  Behrooz Noorizadeh

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  Hossein Ahmadi

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  Majid Bagheri

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  Osama Saleh

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