Universiti Teknologi Malaysia - UTM

Post-Doc, Wireless Networks

Doctor of Philosophy

Computer Science and Information Systems

Thesis Title: Geographical Routing and Adaptive Beaconing in Vehicular Ad hoc Networks

About

Kayhan Zrar Ghafoor received the BSc degree in Electrical Engineering from Salahaddin University, the MSc degree in Remote Weather Monitoring from Koya University and the PhD degree in Wireless Networks from University Technology Malaysia in 2003, 2006, and 2011,respectively. He is serving as a member of Editorial Board of IJCSIS, IJAIT, IJACSA, JCIT and IJRRAN. He is also serving as an associate editor of IJNPA and IJANC. Kayhan is currently working as a technical committee of GreeNets 2012, ICNCS 2012, SMARTGREENS, TACPS 2012 and IEEE International Workshop on Smart Communication Protocols and Algorithms. He has been as a reviewer for 10 international journals and 2 international conferences. Kayhan has awarded UTM International Doctoral Fellowship (IDF) and Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) scholarship (Ahmad Ismail Foundation). His  current research  interests  include  routing  over  Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks and Tactical Wireless Networks, as well as Artificial Intelligence and network coding applications. He is a member of IEEE Communications Society and International Association of Engineers (IAENG).

Honors and Awards:

1) UTM International Doctoral Fellowship (IDF)granted by Malaysian Government for supporting researchers.
2) Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) scholarship granted by Ahmad Ismail Foundation for pursing studies in Malaysia.
3) Best paper award of the 7th Pervasive Computing Research Group Seminar-2011.
 

Academic Activities:

A) Paper Reviewer

1) International Journal of Wireless Personal Communications, Impact Factor 0.504.
2) International Journal of Vehicular Technology, Indexed Journal.
3) International Arab Journal of Information Technology, ISI Indexed Journal.
4) International Journal of Network Protocols and Algorithms, ProQuest Indexed Journal.
5) International Journal Ad Hoc & Sensor Wireless Networks. Impact Factor 0.302.
6) International Journal of Computer Technology & Applications, Indexed Journal.
7) International Journal of Communication Systems, Impact Factor 0.229.
8) Journal of Telecommunication Systems, Impact Factor 0.67.
9) International Journal of Ad Hoc Networks, Impact Factor 1.592.
10) The World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS)Transactions on Communications. ISI Indexed Journal.
11) 2011 IEEE Symposium of Computers and Informatics (ISCI).
12) International Workshop on Cognitive-inspired Networks, Systems and Applications.

B) Associate Editor

1) International Journal of Network  Protocols and Algorithms (IJNPA)
2) International Journal of Advances in Network and Communications (IJANC)

C) Technical Program Committee

1) Program Committee: The Second IEEE International Workshop on Smart Communication Protocols and Algorithms.
2) Posters Chair: GreeNets 2012, The 2nd ICST International Conference on Green Communications and Networking.
3) Program Committee: International Conference on Networks and Cyber Security, ICNCS 2012.
4) Program Committee: International Conference on Smart Grids and Green IT Systems (SMARTGREENS).
5) Program Committee: International Workshop on Technologies and Applications for Cyber Physical System(TACPS 2012).
6)Third IEEE  International Workshop on Smart Communication Protocols and Algorithms(SCPA 2012 - Winter).


D)  Editorial Board member

1) International Journal of Advanced Information Technology.
2) International Journal of Research and Reviews in Ad Hoc Networks (IJRRAN).
3) International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security.
4) International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications(IJACSA).
5) Journal of Convergence Information Technology (JCIT).

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