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Personal Data 

• Full Name: Waheb A. Jabbar Al-Areeqi 

• Gender: Male

• Current Position: Senior Associate Professor in Electrical / Electronics Engineering            

Academic Qualifications 

• Ph.D., Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia, 2015.  (Thesis: "Energy Efficient and Quality of Service Awareness Multipath Optimized Link State Routing Schemes for Multi-Hop Ad Hoc Wireless Networks"), Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Mahamod Ismail and Prof. Ir. Dr. Rosdiadi Nordin.

• M.Eng., Electrical, Electronic and Systems Engineering (Communication and Computer), 1st-Class Honours (CGPA 3.84/4.0), Dean List, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, UKM, Malaysia, 2011. (Dissertation: "Performance Analysis of A Downlink Relay-Based Mobile WiMAX Network", Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Mahamod Ismail.

• B.Sc., Electrical Engineering, Upper 2nd-Class Honours, Top three students in the Department of Electrical Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Basrah, Iraq, 2001

Professional Affiliations and Societies 

• Chartered Engineer (CEng), Engineering Council & Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), UK. 

• Senior Member, Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers (IEEE), USA.

• Professional Member, Malaysia Board of Technologists (MBOT), Malaysia.

• Senior Member, IEEE Consultants Network, USA.

•  MIET Member, Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), UK. 

• Graduate Engineer, Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM), Malaysia.

• Graduate Member, Institute of Engineer Malaysia (IEM), Malaysia.

• Senior Member, IEEE Young Professionals, USA.

• Senior Member, IEEE Communications Society, USA. 

• Senior Member, IEEE Internet of Things Community, USA.

• Senior Member, IEEE Smart Cities Community, USA.

Research Projects

COMPLETED:

• Elucidate The Mechanism Of Grasping Phenomenon Of Polyhedron Fingertip Irregular Geometry Object (Co-researcher);

• Multi Microgrid Energy Management Using Fuzzy Type 2 Based Predictive Control  (Co-researcher)     

• Development of Unmanned Ground Vehicle On Stability Study in Fork-Lift Grasping for Automotive Application (Co-researcher)

• Design And Implementation Of Internet Of Things Based Infant Healthcare System (Leader/Principal Researcher)

• Development of Monitoring and Control System Using Wireless IoT Communications for Energy Saving in The Workplace (Leader/Principal Researcher)

• Development and Fabrication of An IoT LoRa-based Parking Management System in the Holy Places of Mecca (Principal Researcher)

• A Novel Hybrid Harmony Search Algorithm with Nomadic People Optimizer Algorithm for Global Optimization and Feature Selection (Co-researcher)

•  IoT-Based Automation System for Smart Office (Leader/Principal Researcher)

• Formulation of Deep Learning Models Using FPGA and Non-Zero Approximation Algorithm for IoT Devices  (Co-researcher)

• IoT based Intelligent Combinatorial Test Cases Generator System Based on Kidney Inspired Algorithm with Opposition Approach (Co-researcher)

• IoT-Powered Solar Irrigation System For Oil-Palm Prenursery (Co-researcher)

• Dynamic of Rip Currents Under Extreme Storm Events and its Impact to the Public Safety (Co-researcher)

• Development of Solar Operated Portable Water Pump for Agriculture Activities (Co-researcher)

• New Pre-Processing and Feature Reduction Steps to Enhance the Deep Learning Algorithms Performance for Early-Stage Alzheimer’s Disease Detection (Co-researcher)

• Multipath Routing Protocol For Energy-Efficient And Reliable Data Transmission In The Internet Of Things Networks Using Multi-Criteria Based Mechanism (Leader/Principal Researcher)

• Energy and Mobility Awareness Multipath Routing Protocol for Large-Scale Smart City Deployments (Leader/Principal Researcher)

•  Design and Implementation of Flood Monitoring and Warning System Based on Internet of Things (Leader/Principal Researcher)

• Modified Greedy Algorithm Strategy for Combinatorial Testing Problem with Constraints Supports (Co-researcher)

• Ensemble Mobile Platform and Security Tools for Innovative Digital Economy Environment (Sub-Project: Enhancing protocol for peer to peer and peer to multipoint communications) (Co-researcher ).

• Framework for Radio Resource Management in OFDMA-Based Mobile Wireless Networks (Mobile WiMAX) (Co-researcher).

• Energy Efficient and Quality of Service Awareness Multipath Optimized Link State Routing Schemes for Multi-Hop Ad Hoc Wireless Networks,  Ph.D. study.

• Performance Analysis of A Downlink Relay-Based Mobile WiMAX Network, M.Eng. project.

Research Interests 

• Internet of Things

• Cyber-Physical Systems

• 5G and Beyond

• Wireless Networks

• Smart Environment