Curriculum Vitae

                                                               Rami Abielmona

                                                                             

 

 

 

SITE/University of Ottawa                                                                                                December 2002

 

 

 

a)      PERSONAL INFORMATION:                                                                                                     

 

Abielmona, Rami, Doctorate Candidate

Citizenship:           Canadian

Present employer:  University of Ottawa

                                    School of Information Technology and Engineering (SITE)

800 King Edward

Ottawa, Ont., K1N 6N5   Canada

Contact:                rabielmo@site.uottawa.ca, Tel: (613) 562-5800 x 2197

Web page:             http://www.site.uottawa.ca/~rabielmo/

Hobbies:               Active skier, as well as an avid soccer and basketball player

Languages:            Speak and write fluently in English and French

 

b)      DEGREES:

 

Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of Ottawa, Canada, 2002-

M.A.Sc. Electrical Engineering, University of Ottawa, Canada, 2002

B.A.Sc.  Electrical Engineering, University of Ottawa, Canada, 1999

 

c)      EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

 

Winter ‘00-           Research Assistant, SITE, University of Ottawa

Winter ’00-’01-     Principles of VLSI Design (ELG 4132) Teaching Assistant, SITE, University

-’02                     of Ottawa

Fall ‘01               Computer Architectures (CEG 2131) Teaching Assistant, SITE, University of Ottawa

Fall ’00-’01         Computer Design Project (CEG 4392) Teaching Assistant, SITE, University of Ottawa

Summer ‘00          Hardware Designer, RRSP, Alcatel Networks, Kanata

Winter ’99            Hardware Designer (co-op), IP over ATM, Newbridge Networks, Kanata

Fall ’98               Firmware Designer (co-op), Wireless, Newbridge Networks, Kanata

Winter ’97            Software Designer (co-op), ATMnet Cell Relay, Newbridge Networks, Kanata

Summer ’96          Programmer and Database Administrator (co-op), Engineering Management Subsection, Department of National Defence, Ottawa

 

d)      HONOURS:

 

University of Ottawa Excellence Scholarship, University of Ottawa, 1995-

NSERC Post-Graduate Scholarship (PGS-B), NSERC, 2002-2003

Tomorrow's Technology Leadership Award, CITO Knowledge Network Conference, 2002

Ontario Graduate Scholarship (OGS), OSAP, 2000-2001

 

e)      PUBLICATIONS:

 

 1) Life-time summary (count) according to the following categories:

 

- Papers in refereed conference proceedings..................................................................................... 8

- Papers in refereed conference proceedings (submitted)............................................................... 1

 

2) Details for previous categories:

 

Papers in Refereed Conference Proceedings

  1. Assaf M., Abielmona R., Abolghasem P., Das S., Petriu E., Groza V. “JBits Implementation and Design Verification in Space Compressor Design of Digital Circuits,” IASTED International Conference on Modelling, Identification and Control 2003, Innsbruck, Austria, 10-13 February 2003
  2. Groza V., Abielmona R., Petriu E. “ADPCM environment with a neural network predictor engine,” IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference IMTC 2002, ISBN 0-7803-7218-2, pp. 541 – 546, Alaska, USA, 21-23 May, 2002
  3. Cretu A.M., Groza V., Al-Dhaher A., Abielmona R., “Performance Evaluation of a Software Cluster,” IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference IMTC 2002, Anchorage, ISBN 0-7803-7218-2, pp. 1543 – 1548, Alaska, USA, 21-23 May, 2002
  4. Cretu A.M., Groza V., Al-Dhaher A., Abielmona R., “Performance Evaluation of a Software Cluster,” IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference IMTC 2002, Anchorage, ISBN 0-7803-7218-2, pp. 1543 – 1548, Alaska, USA, 21-23 May, 2002
  5. Abielmona R., Groza V. “Intelligence in Architectures: Reconfigurable Learning Techniques in Autonomous Agents,” Canadian Conference of Electrical & Computer Engineering, CCECE'02, ISBN 0-7803-7514-9, pp. 786 – 791, Winnipeg, Canada, May 12-15, 2002
  6. Abielmona R., Groza V. “Circuit synthesis evolution using a hardware-based genetic algorithm.” CCECE 2001 - Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, pp 963-967, Toronto, Canada, June 2001
  7. Abielmona R., Groza V. “The design of an evolvable coprocessor.” IMTC’2001, IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technical Conference, ISBN: 0-7803-6648-8, pp. 844-847, Budapest, Hungary, May 2001
  8. Abielmona R., Abielmona S., Abougabal M., Wael H., Groza V., Petriu E. “The Architecture of an IP over ATM Processor.” ICT 2001 – IEEE International Conference on Telecommunications, ISBN 973 – 99995 – 3 – 0, pp. 321-326, Bucharest, Romania, June 4-7 2001

Papers in Refereed Conference Proceedings (submitted)

 

1.       Abielmona R. “Can an Intelligent Society of Robots Survive in a Hostile Environment?,” Canadian Conference of Electrical & Computer Engineering, CCECE'03, Montreal, Canada, May 12-15, 2002

 

f)      EMBEDDED DESIGN TOOL KNOWLEDGE:

 

         Excellent knowledge of the following embedded design tools and environments:

 

*      Altera MAX+PLUS II (v10.1) and Quartus II (v2.0)

*      Borland C++ Builder (v5) and JBuilder (v5)

*      Cadence NC-VHDL and NC-Verilog compilers and NC-Sim simulator  (v2001a)

*      Cadence OrCAD Suite (v9.2)

*      Cadence SignalScan Waveform Analyzer (v2001a)

*      Cadence Virtuoso-XL Layout Editor (v2001a)

*      Iona Orbix (v3.0)

*      Mentor Graphics LeonardoSpectrum (v2000)

*      Metrowerks CodeWarrior C for HC12 and PalmOS (v8.0)

*      Microsoft Visual C++ (v6.0)

*      Model Technology Modelsim (v5.1)

*      Star HSPICE (v 2002.2.1)

*      Synopsys VHDL Analyzer, Simulator and Debugger (v2000.06)

*      Synopsys Design Analyzer and Checker (v2000.05)

*      Xilinx Alliance (v3.1), Foundation (v2.5) and ISE (v5.1i)

*      Xilinx JBits API (v2.7)

 

g)      GENERAL COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE:

 

         Knowledge of the following languages and environments (and expertise level):

 

*      Utilization, operation and administration of Windows/UNIX/Linux workstations (Excellent)

*      Design, development and verification of digital blocks using VHDL/Verilog/ABEL (Excellent)

*      Design, implementation and testing of embedded software using C/68k assembly (Excellent)

*      Design, realization and checking of object-oriented models using C++/SmallTalk/Java (Very good)

*      Documentation preparation and organization using Microsoft Office/LaTeX (Excellent)

*      Internet-based tool realization such as dynamic web sites, applets and web applications using HTML/ASP/VBScript/Dreamweaver (Excellent)

*      Database tool design and implementation using Microsoft SQL Server and Access (Very good)

*      Script development and realization using Tcl/Tk/C/Shell/Perl (Excellent)

*      Simulation of targeted functionality using Matlab/HSPICE (Excellent)

*      Graphics-based development such as banners and web sites using Adobe Photoshop (Excellent)

*      Implementation of GUI functionality and connectivity using Microsoft Visual Basic/Borland C++ Builder (Very good)

 

h)      DEVELOPMENT OF TEACHING MATERIALS:

 

         Work was initiated and completed on the following teaching materials:

 

*      Designed and developed an automated web-based student registration tool (CEG 3131)

*      Designed and realized course web page templates currently being utilized by other colleagues (CEG 2131, ELG 4132 and CEG 4392)

*      Prepared and aided in the design and construction of the robotic platforms utilized in the 4th year capstone computer engineering design project (CEG 4392)

*      Designed and realized the project specifications for the 4th year VLSI design course during the winter of 2002 (ELG 4132)

*      Co-developed and co-supervised senior undergraduate projects involving reconfigurable run-time environments, intelligent sensor agent coupling and digital design verification (CEG/ELG 4905)

 

i)       RESEARCH INTEREST AND TEACHING MOTIVATION:

 

*      The general research interest is embedded artificial intelligence, but more specifically including genetic algorithms, neural networks, evolvable hardware, reconfigurable computing and architectures, VLSI design and distributed intelligent sensor systems.

*      The main teaching motivation is to empower students with the knowledge, expertise and confidence required to systematically attack and successfully resolve any real-world (or even virtualized) engineering problem.  Secondary motivations include the vital duties of any instructor concerning his/her students, and those include their introduction to the benefits of a graduate degree, their preparation for the industry, their deep understanding of the course curriculum, their development of a sound theoretical base, complemented with a challenging, yet enjoyable, practical component, and finally their overall training into becoming professional engineers.

 

 

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DATE:              December 19, 2002