AUB - Office of the Provost - PHD Programs - Electrical and Computer Engineering


	PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering

	The PhD program in ECE provides high-quality doctoral education in electrical and computer engineering that prepares graduates for leadership in academic, industrial, or research positions. Graduates of the PhD program are able to: • Demonstrate depth of knowledge in their specific area of research, and breadth in allied areas of electrical and computer engineering • Identify and define research problems, and perform independent research • Demonstrate an ability to disseminate knowledge and to communicate effectively • Contribute to the existing knowledge in electrical and computer engineering.


	Areas of Research Strength Include

	• Antennas • Bio-engineering and bio-informatics • Energy systems • Information security and trust • Integrated circuit design and test • Intelligent systems • Mobile computing • Signal processing • Wireless communications


	Admission Requirements

	Acceptance into the PhD program is highly selective. Students must demonstrate exceptional academic ability and the potential to conduct original scholarly research. The University requirements for graduate students may be found under ‘Catalogue’ at http://www.aub.edu.lb/registrar/. The application form may be obtained from the Office of Admissions. In addition, applicants to this program must submit: • Test scores from the general exam of the Graduate Record Examination • A written statement of purpose • Three letters of recommendation • A portfolio that includes a resume and samples of work • Moreover, interview with faculty members will be conducted in person, by phone, or over the Internet.


	Library Resources and Services

	Students will have access to the University Libraries print and virtual collections. Jafet Library, the main library, is centrally located on campus, and has branch libraries in engineering, architecture, the pure and agricultural sciences. Its holdings include over 600,000 volumes and a print journal collection of around 2500 titles and approximately 22,000 titles within electronic databases. The books and journals cover topics such as direct energy conversion, transmission, electric lighting, lasers, fiber optics, electronics, pulse circuits, etc. Of the virtual resources, The University Libraries subscribe to the following databases: ACM, IEEE, Inspec, as well as the ebrary, Safari and Knovel eBook packages, The Libraries subscribe to four major multidisciplinary online journal packages: Elsevier Science Direct, Blackwell Synergy, Kluwer /Springer Link and Wiley. The services of the University Libraries include an active program of enrichment to support PhD programs, research assistance offered in classes and on an individual basis and Document Delivery Services for material not available in the collections http://staff.aub.edu.lb/~webjafet/


	Financial Support

	Applicants to the PhD programs may apply for a PhD graduate assistantship. This assistantship is awarded on the basis of academic qualifications and the needs of the departments. It may include up to a full tuition waiver and a stipend of up to $1000 a month for up to two semesters and a summer (12 months). Recipients are expected to assist in either research or teaching as part of their assistantships.

Faculty List and Research Interests

Name	Rank	Degree	Institution	Research Interests
Ibrahim Abou-Faycal	Assistant Professor	PhD	MIT	Information Theory • Digital Communication • Optical Communication • Stochastic Systems

M. Adnan Al-Alaoui	Professor	PhD	Georgia Tech	Analog & Digital Signal Processing with Applications to Filters, Communications, Controls, and Biomedical Engineering • Pattern Recognition and Neural Networks with Applications to Character, Speech and Image Recognition

Walid Ali-Ahmad	Associate Professor	PhD	Michigan	Direct Conversion Receiver Design • RF MEMS Development • Wireless Communications • Millimeter-Wave, Microwave, and RF Receiver Design

Hassan Artail	Associate Professor	PhD	Wayne State University	Distributed Computing • Internet Technologies and Mobile Computing • Mobile Agents • Software Engineering and Software Systems • Wavelet Applications

Louay Bazzi	Associate Professor	PhD	MIT	Theory of Error Correcting Codes • Design and Analysis of Algorithms • Cryptography • Number Theory • Complexity Theory

Farid Chaaban	Professor	PhD	Liverpool	Design and Analysis of Electric Machines and Drives • Energy Systems and Their Impact on the Environment • Air Pollution from Power Plants

Riad Chedid	Professor	PhD	Imperial College	Energy Policy, Planning, and Modeling • Design and Planning Aspects of Renewable Energy Systems • Computer-Aided Design of Electromagnetic/Electromechanical Devices • Design and Operation of Electric Drives

Ali Chehab	Associate Professor	PhD	UNCC	VLSI Design and Design For Testability (DFT) • Dynamic Power Supply Current (Iddt)Testing • Development of Automatic Test Pattern Generation (ATPG)

Zaher Dawy	Associate Professor	PhD	Tech Univ. Munich	Wireless Communications (GSM/EDGE, UMTS) • Hybrid Cellular-Ad Hoc Networks • Multiple User Information Theory • Multimedia Transmission over IP Networks • Bioinformatics and Statistical Genetics

Hassan Diab	Professor and VP REP	PhD	Univ. of Bath	Performance Evaluation of Parallel Processing Systems • High Performance Reconfigurable Computing for Cryptographic Algorithms • Application-Specific Parallel Architecture • Multiprocessor and Multi-Computer Architectures • System Simulation Using Fuzzy Logic Control

Imad Elhajj	Associate Professor	PhD	Michigan State	Remote Operation and Control of Robotic and Digital Systems • Remote Sensing • Data Fusion and Error Correction for Sensor Networks • Efficient and Safe Human Machine Interfacing

Ali El-Hajj	Professor	PhD	Univ. of Rennes I	Antenna Theory • Electromagnetic Field Computations • Software Development • Telecommunication Applications

Ibrahim Hajj	Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Architechture	PhD	UC Berkeley	Design and Verification of VLSI Circuits and Systems • Design for Reliability and Optimization • Design Automation • Mixed-Mode Simulation • Fault Simulation and Testing

Karim Kabalan	Professor	PhD	Syracuse	Antenna Theory • Electromagnetic Field Computations • Software Development • Telecommunication Applications

Sami Karaki	Professor	PhD	Manchester	Renewable Energy Systems Modeling • Generation Expansion Planning and Production Costing • Application of Neural Networks, Fuzzy Systems, and Genetic Algorithms in Energy Systems

Fadi Karameh	Assistant professor	PhD	MIT	System Identification and Control • Biological Systems: Neural System Modeling, Gene Expression Arrays • Signal Processing

Ayman Kayssi	Professor	PhD	Michigan	Internet Technologies • Wireless Applications • Computer Networks and Data Communications • VLSI Design, Modeling and Simulation • Digital System Testing

Mohamad Mansour	Assistant Professor	PhD	Illinois	VLSI for Signal Processing, Communications and General Purpose Computing Applications • Computer Architecture • Coding Theory

Fuad Mrad	Professor	PhD	Purdue	Control • Robotics • Industrial Automation • Instrumentation

Jean Saade	Professor	PhD	Syracuse	Communication Systems • Fuzzy Sets and Logic • Design of Intelligent Systems Using Fuzzy Logic and Other Tools • Optimization Techniques for Intelligent and Decision-Making Systems

Nassir Sabah	Professor	PhD	SUNY Buffalo	Electrophysiology of Nerve and Muscle • Modeling of the Electrical Behavior of Nerve and Muscle Cells • Modeling of the Behavior of the Human Neuromuscular System

Mazen Saghir	Assistant Professor	PhD	Toronto	Computer Architecture • Optimizing Compilers • Configurable Computing • Embedded Systems Design