Communication & Information Systems (CIS) Group Final year projects

The Communication and Information Systems Research Group has international recognition for its expertise in several research areas, and members of the group have worked on major collaborative research projects with European and US industry. This includes work on advanced receiver architectures for digital communications systems, synchronization techniques for communication systems, cable TV systems and networks, mobile and network security, microwave circuits, channel and source coding. The group has an established track record, which is well reflected in disseminated research in over 300 refereed journal and conference publications and patents.

Research Motivation

Wireless and broadband networks and systems have been and will continue to represent a rapidly growing technology that requires the development of a universal system which adapts to any standard and modulation scheme in order to improve the spectral efficiency and system capacity. The seamless integration of multimedia services in the proposed system requires the use of robust and efficient new methods of software radio, adaptive equalization, synchronization, modulation, as well as multi-antenna spatial techniques. Hence, the objective of the CIS Research Group is to develop new methods and techniques that lead to improved seamless multimedia signal reception.

Group Members & Research Areas

• Dr. Raed Shubair (Group Leader): Smart Antennas, Sensor Array and Multi-channel Processing, Signal Processing for Mobile Communications, RF and Wireless Communications, Applied and Computational Electromagnetics.
• Prof. Saleh A-Araji: Cable TV Networks, Communication Signal Processing, Synchronization Techniques.
• Dr. Shihab Jimaa: Adaptive Channel Equalization, Adaptive Filters in CDMA Receivers, OFDM and Turbo Coding, Echo Cancellation
• Dr. Ali Dawood: Image Processing, Video coding, ATM Networks, and Communications
• Dr. Arafat Al-Dweik: Digital Modulation Techniques, Orthogonal Frequency Division, Multiplexing, Advanced Synchronization Techniques, Error Control Coding Techniques.
• Dr. Ridha Hamila: Mobile Positioning in 3 G Systems, Fading Channel Estimation (WCDMA, GPS), DSP Algorithms for Flexible Radio, Synchronization Tchniques for Digital Recievers.
• Dr. Khlaid Mubarak: Satellite Engineering, Radar Engineering, Remote Sensing, Signal Processing, Microwave Engineering.

Sample Projects

Completed Projects

• Ebrahim Al-Ardi, Raed Shubair, and Mohammed Al-Mualla, "Smart Antenna Techniques for Braodband Wireless Access", MSc Thesis, December 2005.
• Mohamed Jaddah and Shihab Jimaa, "Aaptive equalisation for DS-CDMA systems", MSc Thesis, December 2005.
• Faisal Kindi and Raed Shubair, "Detection of Correlated Radio Signals in Mutipath Fading Mobile Channels", Final Year BEng Project, June 2006.
• Mohsen Al Mukassah and Raed Shubair, "Investigation of DOA Estimation Algorithms under Different Fading Conditions", Final Year BEng Project, June 2006.
• Jasem Al Neaimi Raed Shubair and Mahmoud Al-Qutayri, "Robust Implementation of Adaptive Beamforming in Smart Antenna Systems", Final Year BEng Project, June 2006.
• Abdulrahman Al Humaidan, Saleh Al-Araji, and Mahmoud Al-Qutayri, "Frequency Synthesizer for Wireless Communications using TDTL"
• Khalfan Al Marashda, Saleh Al-Araji, and Mahmoud Al-Qutayri, "Impulsive Noise Reduction in Wireless Communication Systems", Final Year BEng Project, June 2006.
• Ebrahim Alzaabi and Shihab Jimaa, "Performance Study of Various Adaptive Algorithms in the Detection of DS-CDMA Communication System", Final Year BEng Project, June 2006.
• Majed Aljarwan and Shihab Jimaa, "Adaptive Equalization for DS-CDMA System", Final Year BEng Project, June 2006.
• Mohamed Al-Hajiri and Shihab Jimaa, "Effect of MAI on Performance of DS-CDMA Communication System in Various Noise Environments", Final Year BEng Project, June 2006.
• Yousef Al Shamsi and Shihab Jimaa, "Investigating the Performance of the RAKE Receiver in DS-CDMA Communication System", Final Year BEng Project, June 2006.
• Nouh Shaheen and Ali Dawood, "Deblocking Algorithm for Block-Transform Compressed Images", Final Year BEng Project, June 2006.
• Ahmed Al Bas, Arafat Al-Dweik, and Saleh Al-Araji, "Multitone Jamming Rejection of FHSS System using Noncoherent OFDM-ASK", Final Year BEng Project, June 2006.
• Abdulrahman Buarougha and Arafat Al-Dweik, "Performance Analysis of Turbo Codes using Various Decoding Schemes", Final Year BEng Project, June 2006.
• Mohammed Slaes and Ridha Hamila, "Galileo and GPS Signal Processing and Performance Capabilities", Final Year BEng Project, June 2006.
• Mohammed Al Suwaidi and Khalid Mubarak, "Determination of Dielectric Properties of Material using Monople Antennas", Final Year BEng Project, June 2006.
• Yahya Al-Zaabi and Khalid Mubarak, "Global Mapping of Attenuation at RF Frequencies", Final Year BEng Project, June 2006.
• Abdulaziz Al Doasary Khalid Mubarak, and Ali Dawood, "Rain Types Specification", Final Year BEng Project, June 2006.
• Majid Al Kaf and Khalid Al-Midfa, "Characterization of Wireless Channels using Spatial Diversity of Base Stations", Final Year BEng Project, June 2006.

Ongoing Projects

• Abdulaziz Al Sharhan and Raed Shubair, "Performance Analysis of Different Equalizers with Application to Smart Antennas", Final Year BEng Project.
• Rashid Al-Nuaimi and Raed Shubair, "Smart Antenna Design Using Displaced Sensor Arrays", Final Year BEng Project.
• Saleh Lootah and Raed Shubair, "Performance Evaluation of Wireless Communication Systems Under Various Channel Fading Conditions", Final Year BEng Project.
• Ahmed Al Awadi, Saleh Al-Araji, and Mahmoud Al-Qutayri, "Design of Software Radio Receiver for Multi-Modulation Schemes", Final Year BEng Project.
• Khalfan Abdouli, Saleh Al-Araji, and Mahmoud Al-Qutayri, "Fractional Frequency Synthesizer using TDTL with Enhanced Performance", Final Year BEng Project.
• Naser Al Bakr and Shihab Jimaa, "Channel Equalization of a Digital Communication System", Final Year BEng Project.
• Majid Al Doukhi and Shihab Jimaa, "Investigation in the Use of Various Receiver Structures for DS-CDMA", Final Year BEng Project.
• Mohammad Imran and Shihab Jimaa, "Performance Estimation of OFDM System for Various Modulation", Final Year BEng Project.Schemes and Lengths of Cyclic Prefix", Final Year BEng Project.
• Ali Binsahoo, Shihab Jimaa, and Arafat Al-Dweik, "Design and Simulation of CDMA System", Final Year BEng Project.
• Mohamed Al-Zarooni, and Arafat Al-Dweik, "Performance Evaluation of Turbo Codes Using Various Decoding Techniques", Final Year BEng Project.
• Ahmed Hamad, Arafat Al-Dweik, and Prof. Saleh Al-Araji, "Performance Evaluation of FH-SS Systems Using OFDM/ASK in the Presence of Multi-Tone Jamming", Final Year BEng Project.
• Ali Al Shehhi and Ali Dawood, "Automatic Vehicle Identification System for Premises Security", Final Year BEng Project.
• Hassan Al Shamsi and Ali Dawood, "Motion-Based SNR Scalable Video", Final Year BEng Project.
• Jasim Ahmed and Ridha Hamila, "Spread Spectrum GPS Simulation Model Using Matlab/Simulink", Final Year BEng Project.
• Mohamed Al Dhufairi and Ridha Hamila, "Performance Analysis of Different Types of Equalizers", Final Year BEng Project.
• Mohammad Al-Owais and Ridha Hamila, "3G Wireless Transceiver for Secure Control of Household Electronic System", Final Year BEng Project.
• Hasan Al Shehhi, Ridha Hamila, and Ali Dawood, "Investigation of Different Image Enhancement Algorithms", Final Year BEng Project.
• Hamad Al Shehhi and Khalid Mubarak, "Examination of Radar Surface Cross Section Over Ocean and Land", Final Year BEng Project.
• Ghaith Al Mazaina, Khalid Mubarak, and Hamad Al-Hammady, "TRMM Satellite for Oil and Water Using Classification", Final Year BEng Project.
• Ali Al Suwaidi, Khalid Mubarak, and Ali Dawood, "TRMM Satellite for Oil and Water Using Image Processing", Final Year BEng Project.
• Hamad Al Neaimi and Khalid Al-Midfa, "Improved DOA Estimation with Spatial Diversity of Base Stations", Final Year BEng Project.
• Mohammad Bughenam and Khalid Al-Midfa, "The Effect of Polarization Diversity on the Accuracy of DOA Estimation", Final Year BEng Project.

Proposed Projects

• Saleh Al-Araji, "IP Convergence Using RPR Technology" , MSc Project.
• Saleeh Al-Araji, and Raed Shubair, "Design of Software Radio Receiver for Multi-Modulation Schemes", MSc Project.
• Raed Shubair and Khalid AlMidfa, "Robust Mobile Positioning in 3G Systems Employing Adaptive Smart Antennas", MSc Project.
• Shihab Jimaa and Ridha Hamila, "Adaptive Receiver Structures for Asynchronous CDMA Systems for 3G and Beyond Mobile Communication", MSc Project.
• Arafat Al-Dweik and Saleh Al-Araji, "An Improved Synchronization Scheme for Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing Systems" , MSc Project.
• Ridha Hamila and Khalid Mubarak, "Multipath Delay Estimation for Galileo and Modernized GPS Systems", MSc Project.
• Arafat Al-Dweik, Mohammed Al-Mualla, and Jawad Berri, "Error Performance of Block Turbo Codes using Non-Sequential Decoding", MSc Project.