The following e-Portfolio page chronicles some of my academic activities at Sheridan, exclusively.

Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning

Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada

Aug. 2018 – Present

Mouhamed Abdulla (S'02-GSM'09-M'12) is a Professor of Electrical Engineering with the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering of the Faculty of Applied Science and Technology at Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. At Sheridan, he developed and currently leads various courses taught at the undergraduate, degree, and graduate levels. This includes the following courses: Technical Reports and Presentations, Linear Algebra, Digital Communication Systems, Wireless Communication Systems, Wireless Communication Networks, Electric, Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, Communication Systems Engineering, and Wireless IoT Communications. He also supervised at Sheridan over 14 highly qualified personnel (HQP) on applied research and proof-of-concept with industrial partners in wireless systems and networks, including research work in IoT, LPWAN, 5G mMTC, UWB Positioning, and 6G-NTN mega satellite constellation networks. His research is funded by Bell Canada, Ericsson Research, NSERC, and the European Commission.

Since the fall-2015 he was an EU Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellow (MSCA-IF) affiliated with the Electrical Engineering Dept. of Chalmers University of Technology in Gothenburg, Sweden. While in Europe, he was the principal investigator (PI) of the EU-H2020-MARSS-5G project focusing on Ultra-reliable Low-latency Communication (URLLC) for 5G-V2X use cases. In addition, he was involved with other European Commission funded projects, including the EU-H2020-HIGHTS project. His 5G research on C-V2X was also supported by Ericsson Research Foundation in Stockholm, Sweden.

In 2017, he was a Visiting Research Fellow at the Dept. of Electronic Engineering of Tsinghua University in Beijing, P.R. China. With support from the EU-H2020-is3DMIMO project, under the EU-H2020-MSCA-RISE program, he conducted short visits to Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (BUPT), Harbin Institute of Technology in Shenzhen, Huawei Hong Kong, and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Meanwhile, until 2015, he was an NSERC Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Dept. of Electrical Engineering of the University of Québec, École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS) in Montréal working on Interference Mitigation Techniques for Satellite Communications with industrial collaboration with Telesat and MDA. Prior to that, he worked as a Systems Engineering Researcher in the Wireless Design Laboratory of the Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Concordia University. Moreover, for nearly 7 years since 2003, he was employed at IBM Canada Ltd. as a Senior Technical Specialist working on IBM's ThinkPad units, and IBM Servers.

Dr. Abdulla received, respectively in 2003, 2006, and 2012, a B.Eng. degree (with Distinction) in Electrical Engineering, an M.Eng. degree in Aerospace Engineering, and a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering all at Concordia University in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He holds several awards from international organizations, government, academia, and industry. He is professionally affiliated with IEEE, IEEE ComSoc, IEEE YP, ACM, AIAA, OIQ, GK, and MCAA. He was an IEEE Executive Committee member of the Montréal Section, where he held the Secretary position in 2013 and the Treasurer in 2014-2015. In addition, he was the Secretary and Treasurer of IEEE ComSoc and ITSoc societies. He is on the Editorial Board of various journal publications. He constantly serves as a Technical Program Committee (TPC) member of flagship international IEEE conferences (GLOBECOM, ICC, VTC, WCNC, CCNC, VCC, EW, etc). He is a regular reviewer of journal publications such as: IEEE, IET, Wiley, Springer, EURASIP, Elsevier, ACM and Hindawi. Furthermore, he regularly serves as a referee for several Canadian and European Granting Agencies, including as an EU Expert Evaluator for the prestigious H2020-MSCA-IF program. He also contributes  as an examination writer for the IEEE/IEEE ComSoc WCET® Certification Program, and he is a member of the committee overseeing the update of this certification. Moreover, he is a member of the IEEE Connected, Automated and Intelligent Vehicles Working Group with the mandate to draft the "IEEE P2040 Standard", which is the first ever standard of its kind for autonomous vehicles. Since 2020, he is appointed by IEEE Canada Board (R7) as a member of the IEEE Industry Committee with the mandate to strengthen partnership with Industry by promoting IEEE Standards on emerging technologies.

His research interests include IoT, Vehicular Communications, Mobile Communications, Space/Satellite Communications, Spatial Positioning, Performance Analysis, Channel Characterization, and Machine Learning Algorithms for Wireless Systems. Moreover, he has an interest in pedagogical research focusing on mathematical education, engineering education, engineering design, course development, and the implementation of CDIO within the engineering curriculum. Since 2011, his biography has been listed in Marquis Who's Who in the World publication. He has an Erdős number of 4.

Our impact to the curriculum is particularly seen in the development of advanced engineering courses. In fact, because of the fast pace of innovation, developing information technology courses is very critical. Indeed, we strive to contribute to modernizing and teaching courses in such a that it enhances the career objectives, practical relevance and employability of our engineering graduates. Moreover, we make great effort in embedding into the curriculum the applied engineering vision of the conceive, design, implement and operate (CDIO) initiative. The following is a list of Sheridan engineering courses we are undertaking as a: teacher, course developer, course leader and supervisor.

As educators in technology, we find it crucial to continuously work on applied research projects, and on pedagogical research topics. Conducting cutting edge research helps to stay up-to-date with latest innovations, technology trends, standard releases, and best practices in engineering education. At this juncture, our ongoing research tracks focus on the following projects:

Internal Research Funding:

• "Mega Constellation Satellite Networks for 6G," Registration, 34th IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications Conference (PIMRC'23), Professional Development (PD) Funding, Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Sep. 2023 — Amount: $ 516.33 CAD. (Research Output: Research discussion and cooperation on 6G with engineers from industry and leading laboratory institutes)

• "LPWAN with LoRa and Cellular-IoT," Registration, 94th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2021-Fall), Professional Development (PD) Funding, Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Sep. 2021 — Amount: $ 602.00 CAD. (Research Output: 1 Peer-reviewed Publication + 1 Technical Presentation)

• "Engineering Education with ILB and CDIO," Registration, 16th International CDIO Conference (CDIO'20), School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Technology (MEET), Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May. 2020 — Amount: 2,000.00 SEK ~ $ 290.00 CAD. (Research Output: 1 Peer-reviewed Publication + 1 Technical Presentation)

• "5G 3GPP Standardization," Hosting industrial guest speaker from Bell Mobility, IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer (ComSoc DL), School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Technology (MEET), Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Jan. 2020 — Amount: $ 92.00 CAD. (Research Output: Industrial Collaboration + Guest Lecturer in TELE-28649)

• "Connected and Autonomous Transportation," Registration, Autonomous Transportation Canada Conference (ATC'19), Professional Development (PD) Funding, Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Dec. 2019 — Amount: $ 325.00 CAD. (Research Output: Industrial Collaboration with CAV Ecosystem in Ontario)

• "IEEE 5G Summit - Sheridan," Conference hosting, 57th IEEE 5G Summit, School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Technology (MEET), Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Oct. 2019 — Amount: $ 5,300.00 CAD. (Research Output: 10 Technical Presentations + 120 attendees + Co-sponsorship with Bell Mobility and TELUS)

• "Wireless Engineering Education with CDIO," Registration and attendance, 10th Conference on Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA'19), School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Technology (MEET), Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May. 2019 — Amount: $ 1,570.00 CAD. (Research Output: 1 Peer-reviewed Publication + 1 Technical Presentation)

• "Smart Parking using LPWAN Technology," Research and Creative Activities Growth Grant (SRCA), Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Feb. 2019 – Amount: $ 10,000.00 CAD (acceptance rate = 12/32 = 37.5% ). (Research Output: Training 8 HQP + 5 Technical Presentations + 2 Peer-reviewed Publications + 3 Industrial Collaborations: Bell Canada, ENCQOR-5G, Keysight Technologies)

• H. Nabovati, P. Ogg, M. Abdulla, and J. Berge, "Development of Outcome-Based Assessment Metric for Engineering Program Accreditation," In Proc. of the 14th Conference on Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA'23), pp. 1-7, Univ. of British Columbia (UBC), Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada, Jun. 17-21, 2023. Link

• M. Abdulla and W. Ma, "Remote Teaching and Learning in Applied Engineering: A Post-Pandemic Perspective," in Applied Degree Education and the Future of Learning, C. Hong and W.W.K. Ma, Eds. Singapore: Springer Nature, 2022, ch. 9, pp. 167–182. ISBN: 978-981-16-9811-8  DOI: 10.1007/978-981-16-9812-5_9     (double-blind peer review)

• A. Ramutard, Z. Motamedi and M. Abdulla, "Latency of Concatenating Unlicensed LPWAN with Cellular IoT: An Experimental QoE Study," In Proc. of the 94th IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2021-Fall), pp. 1-6, virtual conference, Sep. 27-30, 2021. DOI: 10.1109/VTC2021-Fall52928.2021.9625483     

• A. Ramutard, Z. Motamedi and M. Abdulla, "Dataset for End-to-end Latency Measurements of Standalone and Concatenated LPWAN Architectures with LoRa and LTE-M Networks," IEEE Dataport, May. 2021. DOI: 10.21227/zzax-g919 

• M. Abdulla, M. Troop and A. Majeed, "Framework for an Integrated Learning Block with CDIO-led Engineering Education," In Proc. of the 16th International CDIO Conference (CDIO'20), Vol. 2, pp. 150-159, hosted on-line by Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden, Jun. 8-10, 2020. ISBN: 978-91-88041-28-9  Link      

• M. Abdulla, Z. Motamedi and A. Majeed, "Redesigning Telecommunication Engineering Courses with CDIO geared for Polytechnic Education," In Proc. of the 10th Conference on Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA'19), pp. 1-5, Univ. of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Jun. 9-12, 2019. DOI: 10.24908/PCEEA.VI0.13855 (peer-review) Link      

• Cristina Florea, Gerry C. van der Kamp-Alons, Agnieszka Weinar, Mouhamed Abdulla, Roy van der Meel and Martijn E. Wokke, "How to Write a Successful Marie Skłodowska Curie Action (MSCA) Proposal: A Guide by the Marie Curie Alumni Association (MCAA), North America Chapter," EURAXESS North America Newsletter, European Commission, no. 4, pp. 7-9, Dec. 2018. (invited article) Link  

• M. Abdulla, "Future Wireless Technologies: 6G Communications, Mega-Constellation Satellites, CAV, Wi-Fi 6/6E/7, and IoT/IoE," Outreach Talk, Chinguacousy Secondary School, Brampton, ON, Canada, Apr. 23, 2024. (Period 1: 8:00-9:15am + Period 2: 9:20-10:35am)

• M. Abdulla, "Future of Learning in Applied Engineering," Technical Presentation, Sheridan Creates Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Oct. 26, 2022. Link 

   

  

  from Vice Provost of Research, Andrea England: in recognition of the Presentation on the Future of Engineering Education (Oct. 2022)

• M. Abdulla, "Remote Learning in Applied Engineering," Interview, Data Skeptic Podcast, Los Angeles, California, USA, Mar. 4, 2022. Link 

   

  

  Featured on Sheridan's Institutional Repository SOURCE Homepage (Oct. 2022)

• M. Abdulla, "Latency of Concatenated Unlicensed LPWAN with Cellular IoT: An Experimental QoE Study," IEEE Workshop on Intelligent and Secure Wireless Communications, Univ. of Western Ontario (UWO), ComSoc/BTS Chapters, IEEE London Section, London, ON, Canada, Jul. 15, 2021.   (Best Presentation)

Certificate for Best Technical Presentation (Jul. 2021)

• M. Abdulla, "Advances in Smart Cities with Beyond 5G-IoT Communications," Canadian Society of Engineers and Architects, Mohandes, Toronto, ON, Canada, Mar. 9, 2021. Link

• M. Abdulla, "Redesigning, Modernizing and Streamlining ICT Engineering Courses," Flash Talk, Sheridan Creates Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Mar. 3, 2021. Link 

• M. Troop, K. Hartley, M. Abdulla, A. Hladkyj, and A.L. Longmore, "Engaging in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning at Sheridan and Beyond" Panel Session, Sheridan Creates Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Mar. 3, 2021. Link 

• M. Abdulla, "Advances in Intelligent Transportation System with mMTC and 5G NB-IoT Technologies," School of Engineering, Westlake University, Cloud Town, Xihu District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China, Jan. 7, 2020.   (Host: Prof. M. Sawan, IEEE Fellow, also Faculty at École Polytechnique, Univ. of Montréal)

with: Prof. Sawan and his research group at Westlake University (Hangzhou, P.R. China)

• M. Abdulla, "Current Trends of NB-IoT Technology: Standardization, Deployment and Use Cases," Zheshang International Center, Jianggan District, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, P.R. China, Jan. 6, 2020.

• M. Abdulla, "Advances in Smart Parking Systems with mMTC and 5G NB-IoT Technology," The 57th IEEE 5G Summit, Sheridan Institute of Technology and Advanced Learning, Brampton, Ontario, Canada, Oct. 22, 2019. Link

talk during: The 57th IEEE 5G Summit (Toronto, ON, Canada)

• M. Abdulla et al., "The Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions (MSCA) Journey: Reflections and Interactions," European Research Day 2018 (ERD'18), EURAXESS North America, European Commission, Ottawa, ON, Canada, Nov. 5, 2018. (Invited talk, event held at Univ. of Ottawa) Link  

with: MSCA colleagues affiliated at MIT, Univ. Cambridge, UBC, Radbound Univ. and Chalmers (Ottawa, ON, Canada)

Conference Participation:

• "Mega Constellation Satellite Networks for 6G," IEEE PIMRC'23 Workshops, Sep. 5, 2023. Link

   

  

  from: IEEE PIMRC 2023 Chair/Co-Chair (Sep. 2023)

   

• "Vehicle to Everything is Paving The Way For Safer Travel and Cooperative Autonomous Driving," IEEE Educational Activities, Sep. 25, 2021. Link

     from: IEEE Educational Activities (Sep. 2021)

• 29th IEEE European Conference on Networks and Communications (EuCNC'20), Dubrovnik, Croatia, Jun. 16-17, 2020. Link  [topics: 5G-PPP + 5G + 6G]

• OmniAir Monthly Membership Meeting (attended as an invited guest), OmniAir Consortium, Washington DC, USA, Apr. 23, 2020. Link  [topics: C-V2X + 5G + DSRC + Standardization + FCC]

• 5G Fact vs. Fiction, and how LoRaWAN® Plays a Role - LoRa Alliance, Webinar, International, Apr. 20, 2020. Link  [topics: IoT + 5G + LoRaWAN + NB-IoT]

• Planning for Autonomous Vehicles: Developing a New Sidewalk and Curb Standard, Webinar, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Apr. 16, 2020. Link  [topics: AV + Standardization + ISO + Government]

• Ahead of the Curve, Inaugural Conference, Autonomous Transportation Canada (ATC), Toronto Reference Library, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Dec. 2, 2019. Link  [topics: AV + CAV + V2X + MaaS + Policy + Legal]

• Canada’s First Open-Access, Pre-commercial 5G Testbed with ENCQOR 5G with MaRS and OCE (ENCQOR-5G + MaRS + OCE), The Centre for Urban Innovation, Ryerson University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Nov. 05, 2019. Link  [topics: 5G + Smart Cities + IoT + CAV]

• Autonomous Vehicle Innovation Network (AVIN) Partnering Forum, Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE), Marriott Downtown at CF Toronto Eaton Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Oct. 31, 2019. Link  [topics: AV + CAV + AI]

• Canadian Manufacturing Technology Show (CMTS'19), The International Centre, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, Sep. 30 - Oct. 3, 2019. Link  [topics: V2X, AI/ML, Industry 4.0, Industrial IoT]

• 5G Advanced Measurement Seminar - Keysight Technologies, Courtyard Marriott Toronto Mississauga/West, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, Sep. 12, 2019. Link  [topics: 5G NR, mmWave, SatCom]

• IEEE 5G Toronto Summit, Bahen Centre for Information Technology (BCIT), University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Aug. 9, 2019. Link

• Spirent Automotive Seminar: Testing to Increase Position Accuracy of Modern Vehicles, IoT Devices and Smart City Applications, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, May 22-23, 2019. Link

from: Mr. Robert Burke (Director Positioning and Automotive, Spirent Communications, Americas - Charlotte, NC, USA)

Research Team:  2 B.Eng., 1 BASc., 8 Technologists

The following team members are currently working on the 5G-NB-IoT Smart Parking deployment project. For this research, the team is composed of faculty members and students with expertise in fundamental research, computational algorithms, design applications, empirical measurements, and data analysis. In order to ascertain that the students progress is adequate, we have set incremental milestones. These milestones are assessed during the regular weekly meetings where students present their work using power point slides, and explain their ideas on the whiteboard. We also ask that they demonstrate some of their simulation results and hardware setups.