Transcript Communication Systems Studies at the KFUPM-RI

Department of Electrical Engineering
King Fahd University of
Petroleum & Minerals
Presentation Outline
 University History
 Faculties
 Department History
 Programs
 Faculty Expertise & Areas Specializations
 Laboratories & Research
 Window into the Future
 Summary
KFUPM History
 Established in 1969 as College of Petroleum &
Minerals
 First B.S. Degree granted 1971
 The status of university obtained in 1975
 First Master’s Degree Awarded in 1975
 First Ph.D. Awarded in 1986
Electrical Engineering Programs
B. Sc. (Electrical Engineering)
M. Sc. (Electrical Engineering)
M. Sc. (Telecommunication Engineering)
Ph .D. (Electrical Engineering)
EE Faculty
 Chair Professor
1
 Professors
7
 Associate Professors
17
 Assistant Professors
18
 Lecturers & Lecturers B
9+4=13
 TA’s/RA’s
25
 Graduate Assistants
10
 Part Time Graduate
52
Students
Selected EE Teaching
Laboratories
 ANTENNAS
 COMMUNICATIONS
 DIGITAL SYSTEMS
 DIGITAL SIGNAL
PROCESSING
 ELECTRONICS
 ELECTROMAGNETICS
 DIGITAL CONTROL
SYSTEMS
 FIBER OPTICS
 TELEPHONY
Areas of Excellence
 COMMUNICATIONS
 IMAGE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING
 HIGH SPEED NETWORKS/FIBER OPTICS
 ELECTRONICS - ANALOG AND DIGITAL
 CONTROL SYSTEMS
 ENERGY AND POWER SYSTEMS
Expertise and Services
 Application of advanced techniques to solve
problems.
 Development of prototypes of new systems or
subsystems.
 Continuing Education: Short courses and specialized
educational programs.
 Consultancy Services:
 To provide innovative solutions to specific industrial
problems
 To prepare feasibility studies on industrial projects
Telecommunications in EE
 Wireless Communications and Networks
 Telecommunications Networks
 High Speed Networks
 Digital Signal Processing
 Electronic Circuits
 Antennas & Propagation
Selected Research Projects
 Evaluation of Saudi Telephone Network for
Full-duplex Data Transmission
 Underwater Communication Systems
 Anomalous Propagation in RADAR
 Development of Advanced Computer Control
to Petrochemical Industries
 Evaluation of Distributed Control Systems
Selected Research Projects
(Cont’d)
 A Master Plan Study of Saudi Arabia’s Extra HV
Transmission System Requirements
 Evaluation of HV Insulators Performance in Saudi
Arabia
 Feasibility Study of Interconnecting Power Systems
in GCC Countries
 Feasibility Study of Interconnecting Power Systems
of the Mashreq Arab Countries
Technical Activities
Activity
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
Total
Journal
Papers
Conference
Papers
21
34
24
34
36
149
18
20
29
20
30
117
Short
courses
6
2
3
2
3
16
Funded
Projects
2
3
3
3
2
13
6
8
8
8
13
43
Selected Short Courses
 Recent Applications in Communications
 Cellular Telephony and GSM
 Mobile Communications and its Applications
 Wireless Communications and Networks
 Anomalous Propagation and RADAR
 Microwave and Satellite Communications
 Antenna Theory & Applications
 Optical Fiber Communications
 Introduction to Digital Communications
 Broadband Communication Access: Technologies &
Applications
Communications
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Communications Systems
 Wireless Communications
Propagation & spectrum management
 Systems
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Data over wireless channels
Private Radio systems
 Telecommunications
Networks
Active Research Projects
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Adaptive Multiuser Detectors (AMUD)
 Interference Cancellers, Adaptive
Equalizers and Systems beyond 3G
OFDMA – Channel Estimation
Multi-input Multi-output Systems (MIMO)
Coding
Propagation & Interference Modeling
Multiuser Packet Radio
Window into the Future
 University - Industry Collaboration
 Enhanced University-Industry collaboration.
 Bring university and industry together through
Creation of a Science Park
 A new building will serve as the focal point of the
Science Park
 Creation of Technology Innovation Center (TIC)
University-Industry Collaboration
 MOU has been signed with Schulumberger to be
part of the Science Park.
 MOU with Ciba Specialty Chemicals.
 MOU with Japan Petroleum Energy Center.
Telecommunications
Research Laboratory (TRL)
Expertise in all areas of
telecommunications and signal
processing.
 Interaction and collaboration with the
Telecom industry vital to Development
of Telecommunication Industry in KSA.
 Telecommunications Research
Laboratory (TRL) at KFUPM is
Established
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TRL Objectives (Cont’d)
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TRL to provide assistance to the Saudi
telecommunication industry in
 Technology
Assessment
 Research into new applications
 Development of prototypes
 Field measurements to evaluate systems
TRL Organization
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Three Main Groups
 Systems & Concept Group
 Prototype Development Group
 Measurement & Evaluation Group
Systems & Concept Group
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The activities of the Systems and Concepts
Group are directed towards developing new
techniques and procedures for use in current and
future telecommunications systems.
This group is a source of new knowledge which
may be used by the researchers and industrial
partners to help attain a leadership in the area of
telecommunications.
Product Development Group
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The Product Development Group has been
entrusted with the task of transforming the
new techniques and procedures developed by
the Systems and Concepts Group into
prototypes of telecommunication products or
sub-systems.
Measurement & Evaluation
Group
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The Measurement and Evaluation Group is
assigned the task of conducting field trials to
evaluate telecommunication systems for
performance, quality of service (QoS),
suitability to the environment and so on.
Areas of Expertise
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Digital Communications – system design, traffic and
performance evaluation, modem design,
synchronization circuits.
Telecommunication Networks – study of network
topology, protocols for packet and switched data,
and network performance evaluation.
Wireless Communications – coverage analysis,
spectrum management, licensing, cellular systems,
Private Data Networks, GSM, CDMA, Capacity and
QoS evaluations, handover design, 3G and 4G
Systems, WAP and Wireless IP.
Areas of Expertise
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Signal processing in communications- simulations
of new conceptual designs and implementation of
signal detectors and estimators, adaptive equalizers,
advanced receiver structures using DSP/FPGA.
 Computer Communications- traffic analysis,
network capacity, architectures, routing and
protocol studies.
 Development of test-beds of new systems.
Active Areas of Research at TRL
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Wireless Communications
Coding for Error Control
Equalization
Telecommunications Networks
3G and Beyond Systems
Digital Transmission over Wireless Networks
Radio Propagation & Modeling
Network Protocols
Summary
 EE Department runs accredited programs of high
quality.
 EE Faculty is well qualified in practically all areas
of Electrical Engineering.
 We extend our hand to ARAMCO to participate in
training of competent and high quality graduates for
future generations of KSA.
EE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT ENROLLMENT
1200
AEE
1000
EE
800
600
400
200
0
1991-92 1992-93 1993-94 1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03
Graduate Student Enrollment
YEAR
MS.
Ph.D.
TOTAL
1990-91
30
5
35
1992-93
45
5
50
1994-95
63
4
67
1996-97
79
4
83
1998-99
70
3
73
2000-01
58
4
62
2001-02
64
3
67
2002-03
87
4
91
EE Alumni
YEAR
1990-91
1991-92
1992-93
1993-94
1994-95
1995-96
1997-98
1999-00
2000-01
2001-02
B.Sc.
73
66
87
129
123
157
159
211
231
213
M.Sc.
4
8
4
15
10
12
5
10
10
11
Ph.D.
1
0
1
2
2
0
1
0
1
0
TOTAL
78
74
92
146
135
167
165
221
242
223