Nadine Akkari

Associate Professor, Researcher and Consultant

About

Dr. Akkari received her PhD degree in Telecommunications Networks from National Superior School of Telecommunications (ENST), Paris, France, in 2006. Dr. Akkari is specialized in Next Generation Networks: mobility and QoS provisioning, 5G, SDN, wireless sensor networks and IoT. Her research led to international collaborations and research grants. She has number of publications in international journals and conferences. She is a senior member of IEEE, Editorial board member of Adhoc Elsevier journal, and member of Lebanese order of Engineers.

Associate Professor

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48

Publications

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15

Years Of Experiance

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8

Awards

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10

Supervision of PHD & Master’s Students

International Recognitions

  • Invited Panelist and moderator: “Smart Networking Summit”, Beirut, 2019.
  • Invited Panelist and moderator: “Smart Networking Summit”, Beirut, 2018.
  • Invited Panelist and moderator: “Smart Networking Summit”, Dubai, 2018.
  • Invited Panelist: “5G MENA” 2017, International world trade center, Dubai, 2017.
  • Invited speaker: Annual Scientific Research Seminar for post-graduate students organized by the Deanship of Scientific Research, KAU, Jeddah, 2016.
  • Invited speaker (Flash Talk): Arab American Frontiers Symposium for Engineering, Sciences and medicines, Abu Dhabi, 2016.
  • Promoted to Associate Professor, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, Department of Computer Science, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, KSA, 2015.
  • Elected to the grade of IEEE Senior Member in recognition of professional standing”, 2015.
  • Invited speaker: First Conference on Information Security and Secure Infrastructure in Networking, organized by the Scientific Committee of the Order of Engineers and Architects, Lebanon, 2014.
  • Invited speaker: Seminar series on Wireless Networks Research trends and Challenges, King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, KSA, 2011.

Professional Activities

  • Administrative Board Member (Elected) of Telecom and IT Engineering Committee, Order of Engineers and Architects, Lebanon, since 2019.
  • TPC member of many IEEE international conferences.
  • Editorial board member of Elsevier Adhoc Networks journal, since 2017.
  • Editorial board member of International Journal of Fuzzy Logic Systems (IJFLS), open access peer-reviewed journal, since 2016.
  • Reviewer of the 5th Scientific Conference for Students of Higher Education Riyadh, 2014.
  • Editorial board member of International Journal of Control Theory and Computer Modeling (IJCTCM), open access peer-reviewed journal, since 2015. 
  • Projects Committee member of King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), 2011-2014.
  • Member of Order of Engineers and Architects, Lebanon, since 2000. 

University Service Activities

  • Head of CS Research Unit, Computer science department, 2013- 2019.
  • Founder and member of Wireless Networks and Communications Group, KAU, 2012-2019.
  • Reviewer and examiner for MSc proposals and thesis at FCIT, KAU, 2011- 2019.
  • Department representative for the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET), 2017-2018.
  • Member of curriculum committee, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, KAU, 2015-2016.
  • Organizing and chairing the first international Workshop on "Wireless Networks Applications in Smart grid and Nano scale devices", KAU, Jeddah, December 14-16, 2015.
  • Member of PhD Committee, 2011-2013
  • Member of senior projects committee, 2011-2013.
  • Course coordinator for the following courses: Networks fundamentals (2012-207), Networks Practices (2015-2016), Programming II (2012-2015), and Data Structures (2012-2019).

Education

MDiploma in Telecom Business.

2019

• Telecom and Tech Academy, UK, June 2019.

Diploma in Telecom Business.

PhD degree in Next Generation Network

2006

• National Superior School of Telecommunications (Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications, ENST), Paris, France, December 2006.

PhD degree in Next Generation Network: Mobility and QoS Management. Graduated with distinction (Très Honorable).

M.Sc. degree in Networks of Telecommunications (DEA).

2001

Superior Engineering School of Beirut, Saint Joseph University, Lebanon, 2001.

M.Sc. degree in Networks of Telecommunications (DEA).

M.Sc. degree in Computer Engineering.

1997

University of Balamand, Lebanon, July 1999.

M.Sc. degree in Computer Engineering.

B.Sc. degree in Computer Engineering.

1997

• University of Balamand, Lebanon, July 1997.

B.Sc. degree in Computer Engineering.



Professional Experience

Associate Professor

2019 - Present

Lebanese University, Faculty of Science (North Branch),

Associate Professor

2015-2019

King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, Computer Science Department, Jeddah, KSA

Assistant Professor.

2009-2014

King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, Computer Science Department, Jeddah, KSA

Lecturer

2009-2013

Arab Open University, Faculty of Communications and Information Technology, Jeddah, KSA, Part-time

Assistant Professor

2007-2009

Effat University, department of Computer Science- Jeddah, KSA

Lecturer

2000-2007

University of Balamand, Faculty of Engineering, Lebanon, Part -time Lecturer.

Assistant

1998-1999(Summer)

Data Consult, Beirut, Lebanon, Network Engineer Assistant.

Assistant

1997-1998 (Summer)

Center of Communications (Alcatel), Tripoli, Lebanon, Network Engineer Assistant.

Publications

  • All
  • Journal Papers
  • Conference Papers
  • Book chapter

Journal Papers

  1. Akkari et al., "Distributed Timely Throughput Optimal Scheduling for the Internet of Nano-Things," in IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 3, no. 6, pp. 1202-1212, Dec. 2016, doi: 10.1109/JIOT.2016.2573679.[link].

  2. Etimad Fadel, V.C. Gungor, Laila Nassef, Nadine Akkari, M.G. Abbas Malik, Suleiman Almasri, Ian F. Akyildiz, A survey on wireless sensor networks for smart grid,Computer Communications, Volume 71, 2015, Pages 22-33,ISSN 0140-3664, [link].

  1. Pu Wang, Josep Miquel Jornet, M.G. Abbas Malik, Nadine Akkari, Ian F. Akyildiz, Energy and spectrum-aware MAC protocol for perpetual wireless nanosensor networks in the Terahertz Band, Ad Hoc Networks, Volume 11, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2541-2555, ISSN 1570-8705, [link].

  2. Pierobon, M., Jornet, J.M., Akkari, N. et al.A routing framework for energy harvesting wireless nanosensor networks in the Terahertz Band. Wireless Netw 20, 1169–1183 (2014).[link].

  3. Spectrum-aware bio-inspired routing in cognitive radio sensor networks for smart grid applications[link].

  4. Joint physical and link layer error control analysis for nanonetworks in the Terahertz band [link].

  1. Channel-aware routing and priority-aware multi-channel scheduling for WSN-based smart grid applications[link].

  2. Distributed dynamic load balancing in a heterogeneous network using LTE and TV white spaces [link].

  3. QoS-aware tethering in a heterogeneous wireless network using LTE and TV white spaces [link].

  4. An IMS-based integration architecture for WiMax/LTE handover N Akkari Computer Networks 57 (18), 3790-3798[link].

  5. Dynamic Clustering Protocol for coordinated tethering over cellular networks[link].

  1. SDN-based handover scheme for multi-tier LTE/Femto and D2D networks M Sadik, N Akkari, G Aldabbagh, Computer Networks 142, 142-153. [Link].

  2. Mobility management solutions for 5G networks: Architecture and services[Link].

  1. A survey on heterogeneous mobile networks planning in indoor dense areas[Link].

  2. UMTS-WiMAX Vertical Handover in Next Generation Wireless Networks [Link].

  1. QoS/QoE based handover decision in Multi-Tier LTE networks[Link].

  2. Hybrid femto/macro rate-based offloading for high user density networks[Link].

  3. Sip-based mobile exam application performance analysis[Link].

  1. Security Analysis and Delay Evaluation for SIP-Based mobile MASS examination system[Link].

  2. Reducing Handoff Delay in SDN-based 5G Networks Using AP Clustering[Link].

Conference Papers

  1. Basloom, N. Akkari and G. Aldabbagh, "Mobility Management in SDN and NFV-based Next-Generation Wireless Networks: An Overview and Qualitative Evaluation," 2018 1st International Conference on Advanced Research in Engineering Sciences (ARES), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2018, pp. 1-8, doi: 10.1109/ARESX.2018.8723275.[link].

  2. M. Alsulami and N. Akkari, "The role of 5G wireless networks in the internet-of- things (IoT)," 2018 1st International Conference on Computer Applications & Information Security (ICCAIS), Riyadh, 2018, pp. 1-8, doi: 10.1109/CAIS.2018.8471687. [link].

  3. Rizkallah and N. Akkari, "SDN-based vertical handover decision scheme for 5G networks," 2018 IEEE Middle East and North Africa Communications Conference (MENACOMM), Jounieh, 2018, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/MENACOMM.2018.8371040. [link].

  4. Alsheikh, N. Akkari and E. Fadel, "Grid Based Energy-Aware MAC Protocol for Wireless Nanosensor Network," 2016 8th IFIP International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security (NTMS), Larnaca, 2016, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/NTMS.2016.7792455.[link].

  5. Mahmoud and N. Akkari, "Shortest Path Calculation: A Comparative Study for Location-Based Recommender System," 2016 World Symposium on Computer Applications & Research (WSCAR), Cairo, 2016, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/WSCAR.2016.16.[link].

  6. Basloom, N. Akkari and G. Aldabbagh, "Wireless Sensor Networks: Cross-layer optimization performance," 2016 IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops (INFOCOM WKSHPS), San Francisco, CA, 2016, pp. 950-955, doi: 10.1109/INFCOMW.2016.7562217.[link].

  7. Bukhari and N. Akkari, "QoS based approach for LTE-WiFi handover," 2016 7th International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology (CSIT), Amman, 2016, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/CSIT.2016.7549441.[link].

  8. Alsheikh, N. Akkari and E. Fadel, "MAC protocols for Wireless Nano-sensor Networks: Performance analysis and design guidelines," 2016 Sixth International Conference on Digital Information Processing and Communications (ICDIPC), Beirut, 2016, pp. 129-134, doi: 10.1109/ICDIPC.2016.7470805.[link].

  9. Bawazeer, N. Akkari, G. Aldabbagh and N. Dimitriou, "WiFi/WhiteFi handover: Signaling and performance," 2015 7th International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security (NTMS), Paris, 2015, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/NTMS.2015.7266532. [link].

  10. Bawazeer, N. Akkari, G. Aldabbagh and N. Dimitriou, "Reducing scanning delay for WiFi-to-WhiteFi handovers," 2015 Fifth International Conference on Digital Information and Communication Technology and its Applications (DICTAP), Beirut, 2015, pp. 49-53, doi: 10.1109/DICTAP.2015.7113169.[link].

  11. Akkari, G. Alfattni, H. Alghamdi, M. Alzahrani and M. Alkhammash, "Adaptive word processor based on Morse code," 2014 International Conference on Web and Open Access to Learning (ICWOAL), Dubai, 2014, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICWOAL.2014.7009229.[link].

  12. Khalifah, N. Akkari and G. Aldabbagh, "Dense areas femtocell deployment: Access types and challenges," The Third International Conference on e-Technologies and Networks for Development (ICeND2014), Beirut, 2014, pp. 64-69, doi: 10.1109/ICeND.2014.6991354. [link].

  13. Akkari, G. Aldabbagh, M. Nahas, B. Bawazeer, J. Cioffi and H. Tabrizi, "Coordinated tethering over cellular networks: Handover scenarios and signaling," 2013 IEEE 24th Annual International Symposium on Personal, Indoor, and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), London, 2013, pp. 2170-2174, doi: 10.1109/PIMRC.2013.6666503.[link].

  14. Nahas, Z. El-Bazzal and N. Akkari, "Improving relay selection in cellular networks," 2013 13th Mediterranean Microwave Symposium (MMS), Saida, 2013, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/MMS.2013.6663085.[link].

  15. Akkari and H. Al Hazmi, "Context-aware handover for voice and video applications in WiMax/WiFi," 2013 World Congress on Computer and Information Technology (WCCIT), Sousse, 2013, pp. 1-7, doi: 10.1109/WCCIT.2013.6618674.[link].

  16. Bamawi, N. Akkari and M. Emran, "Sip-based mobile exam application performance analysis," 6th Joint IFIP Wireless and Mobile Networking Conference (WMNC), Dubai, 2013, pp. 1-4, doi: 10.1109/WMNC.2013.6548961.[link].

  17. Alhazmi and N. Akkari Adra, "Context-Aware Management Scheme for service continuity," 2012 19th International Conference on Telecommunications (ICT), Jounieh, 2012, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICTEL.2012.6221315.[link].

  18. Barnawi, N. Akkari, M. Emran and A. I. Khan, "Deploying SIP-based mobile exam application onto next generation netwok testbed," 2011 Saudi International Electronics, Communications and Photonics Conference (SIECPC), Riyadh, 2011, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/SIECPC.2011.5876936.[link].

  19. Akkari and S. Tohme, "Introducing Intelligent Vertical Handover in Next Generation Networks," 2007 IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing and Communications, Dubai, 2007, pp. 728-731, doi: 10.1109/ICSPC.2007.4728422.[link].

  20. Akkari, S. Tohme and M. Doughan, "Vertical-to-Horizontal Handovers: Architecture and Mobility Management," 2007 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, Kowloon, 2007, pp. 3867-3871, doi: 10.1109/WCNC.2007.707.[link].

  21. Akkari, S. Tohme and M. Doughan, "Applying Anticipated Vertical Handover (AVHO) in Next-Generation Networks," Fourth European Conference on Universal Multiservice Networks (ECUMN'07), Toulouse, 2007, pp. 311-319, doi: 10.1109/ECUMN.2007.6.[link].

  22. Akkari, S. Tohme and M. Doughan, "Toward A Seamless Mobility Mangement in Next Generation Networks," 2006 3rd International Symposium on Wireless Communication Systems, Valencia, 2006, pp. 118-122, doi: 10.1109/ISWCS.2006.4362271.[link].

  1. Nadine Akkari Adra, Samir Tohmé, Mahmoud Doughan, 2004 International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies: From Theory to Applications, 2004.

  2. WiMax-based Vertical handovers for Next Generation Networks,[Link].

Research Grants


  • Prime Investigator: “Fundamentals of Graphene-based Nano machines communications”, funded by the National Plan for Science, Technology and Innovation (MAARIFAH), King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, KSA. Grant No. 12-NAN2730-03, 1,500, 000 SR, 2014-2016. In collaboration with Georgia Tech University, USA. 
  • Co-Investigator: “High Density Wireless Access Coverage for Crowded Events and Locations”, funded by the National Plan for Science, Technology and Innovation (MAARIFAH), King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology. Grant No. 12-INF2743-03, 1500, 000 SR, 2014-2016. In collaboration with Stanford University, UK.
  • Co-Investigator: “Reliable Wireless Sensor Networks for Saudi Arabia’s Future Smart Grid Systems”. Funded by the National Plan for Science, Technology and Innovation (MAARIFAH), King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, KSA. Grant No.  12- INF2731-03, 1500, 000 SR, 2014-2016.
  • Co-Investigator: “Developing seamless mobility protocol for TVWS and LTE mobile users”. Funded by King Abdulaziz University. Grant No. DSR-11-15-1432/HiCi, 2012-2014. 
  • Co-Investigator: “The Internet of Nano-Things”, funded by King Abdulaziz University. Grant No. 11-15-1432/HiCi, 2012-2014. 
  • Co-Investigator: “WiMAX-UMTS Vertical Handover for Seamless Mobility in NGWN”, funded by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology. Grant No. A-S-11-0463, 2011-2012.
  • Co-Investigator: “Context-Aware Vertical Handover Scheme for Service continuity in WiMAX/WLAN Networks”, funded by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology. Grant No. A-S-11-0439, 2011-2012.
  • Co-Investigator: “Developing a PhD program for Computer Science Department”, funded by the Deanship of Scientific Research, King Abdulaziz University. Grant No.430/007

Awards

  • Recipient of King Abdulaziz University Rector’s award for “Distinction and creativity in E-learning”, 2018.
  • Best Researcher Award, King Abdulaziz University, Faculty of Computing and Information technology, 2013.
  • Recipient of Distinguished Researcher Study grant, Deanship of Scientific Research, KAU, 2012.
  • Recipient of Distinguished Researcher Study grant, Deanship of Scientific Research, KAU, 2017.
  • Recipient of “Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie”, AUF, Postgraduate Scholarship, 2004.
  • Senior project, “Smart pharmacy application”: Received the second place among the best 50 Pilot projects in the kingdom.  Selected among the best 10 finalist projects in “Jeddah Challenge” organized by Jeddah Municipality, 2016, KSA. 
  • Senior project, “Green Books Networks”: received Best Projects Award in the 9th Learning and Technology conference, Effat University, 2016, KSA. 
  • Senior project,” Alzheimers Interactive Care Application”: received 1st Price in Innovative Projects and Entrepreneurships, 2016, KSA. 

Contact

Location:

Jeddah, KSA

Call:

+966552551620

Website:

Nadineakkari.com

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