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University of Manitoba    ||     Faculty of Engineering    ||     Dept. Electrical & Computer Engineering


Friday, Oct 15, 2010




Welcome to GradCon

Friday, 14 October 2010 


ABSTRACTS & PRESENTATIONS

A Coalitional Game for Cooperative Packet  Delivery in Vehicle-to-Roadside Communications
Akkarajitsakul, Khajonpong -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. E. Hossain

A Novel Dual Mode Circular Waveguide Horn Antenna
Allahgholi Pour, Zahra (Maria) -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. L. Shafai

Implementing the Multi-level Fast Multipole Algorithm on Graphics Processors
Aronsson, Jonatan -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. V. Okhmatovski

Snore Source Detection by Non-invasive Acoustical Analysis
Azarbarzin, Ali -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. Z. Moussavi

Sorting of Biological Cells by Capacitive Detection with Use of Dielectrophoresis
Cabel, Timothy -- M.Sc. Program, Advisor: Dr. G. Bridges

Work Function Tuning Of Reactively Sputtered HfSiN Metal Gate Electrodes For Advanced CMOS Technology
Chaudhari, Rekha -- M.Sc. Program, Advisor:  Dr. D. Buchanan

iCORE: Implementation of Multi-Channel Multi-Radio Repeater-Aided Network Coding for WiFi
Chieochan, Surachai -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. E. Hossain

Application of Chaotic Simulated Annealing in the Optimization of Task Allocation in a Multiprocessing System
Cook, Darcy -- M.Sc. Program, Advisor: Dr. K. Ferens

Distributed Spectrum Sharing in Cognitive Radio Networks
Cui, Shaohang -- M.Sc. Program, Advisor: Dr. J. Cai

Application of Waveform Fractal Dimension on Vestibular Response Signals for Diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease
Dastgheib, Zeinab -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. Z. Moussavi

GPU-computing in Power System Simulation
Debnath, Jayanta Kumar --  Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. W. Fung

Predictive Channel Access in Cognitive Radio Networks Based on Variable Order Markov Models
Devanarayana, Chamara -- M.Sc. Program, Advisor: Dr. A. Alfa

Grid Impact of Wind Farm Frequency Regulation Schemes
El Itani, Samer -- M.Eng. Program (McGill University), Visiting Advisor:  Dr. U. Annakkage. 

Polymer-based Gas Sensor on a Thermally Stable Platform
Emadi, Arezoo -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. C. Shafai

Voltage Drift and Voltage Balancing in Multi-Level Converters
Espah Boroojeni, Mehrdad -- M.Sc. Program, Advisor:  Dr. S. Filizadeh

Game Theoretic Approaches for Radio Resource Management in Cooperative Cellular Wireless Networks
Farazmand, Yalda -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. E. Hossain

Fuzzy Topological Spaces: Basic Definitions and Applications
Fashandi, Homa -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. J. Peters

Finite Element Modeling of an Ultrasound Tomography System
Faucher, Gabriel -- M.Sc. Program, Advisor:  Dr. J. LoVetri

Dielectrophoretic Pressing of Biological Cells into Contact with Surfaces: A Mechanism for Biophysical Flow Cytometry
Ferrier, Graham -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. D. Thomson

An In-memory Database for Network Traffic Analysis via Flow Data
Friesen, Travis -- M.Sc. Program, Advisor: Dr. B. McLeod

Efficient Modeling of Modular Multi-Level HVDC Converters (MMC) on Electromagnetic Transient Simulation Programs
Gnanarathna, Udana -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. A. Gole

Transient Stability Enhancement Strategies Based on Wide Area Phasor Measurements
Gomez, Francisco -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. A. Rajapakse

Scattering from Dielectric Objects In Multi-Layered Media Using the FVTD Method
Isleifson, Dustin -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. L. Shafai

Calculation of Frequency Dependant Resistances & Inductances of Power Cables using Sub-conductor Techniques
Kapuge Kariyawasam Mudalige, Anuradha Kariyawasam -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. A. Gole

Effects of Correlated Shadowing on Soft Decision Fusion in Cooperative Spectrum Sensing
Kasiri Mashhad, Behzad -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. J. Cai

Tutorial on Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation (ABMS)
Khan, Imran -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. B. McLeod

Bilateral Teleoperation over the Internet
Liao, Stephen -- M.Sc. Program, Advisor: Dr. W. Fung

A Telerehabilitation System for Finger-Hand Function
Lockery, Daniel -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. J. Peters

On Identification of MISO Hammerstien Systems
Lv, Jiaqing -- M.Sc. Program, Advisor:  Dr. M. Pawlak

Design of Damping Controllers for Multiple FACTS Devices
Mahmoodianfard, Forough -- M.Sc. Program, Advisor:  Dr. U. Annakkage

Content-Based Image Retrieval
Meghdadi, Amir -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. J. Peters

Zombie Simulation at a Campus Level
Mijares Chan, Jose Juan -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. G. Thomas

Cooperative Communication in OFDM and MIMO Cellular Relay Networks: Issues and Approaches
Moghaddari, Mohammad -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. E. Hossain

A Novel UWB Microstrip Antenna with Low Cross-Polarization
Mohamed, Abdelhalim -- Ph.D. Program, Dr. L. Shafai

Effect of Extending Grounded Substrate beyond AMC on the Performance of Spiral Antennas
Momen Mehrabani, Ali -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. L. Shafai

Application of Translational Addition Theorems to Analyze Electric Fields in the Presence of a System of Conductors
Mudun Kotuwage, S.C. Kumara -- M.Sc. Program, Dr. I. Ciric

Fault Location in HVDC Transmission Lines Using Wavelet Transform 
Nanayakkara, Kasun -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. A. Rajapakse

A Novel Broadband Design Procedure for Balanced Compact Planar Tapered Slot Antenna
Ostadrahimi, Majid -- Ph.D. Program, Advisors: Drs. S. Noghanian, L. Shafai, & J. LoVetri

Hardware Implementation of Wavelet Based Fault Direction Identification Unit
Perera, Nuwan -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. A. Rajapakse

Robust Transmission Scheduling and Power Control for Dynamic Wireless Access in a Hospital Environment
Phunchongharn, Phond -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. E. Hossain

Phase Center Study of Slotted Circular Waveguide Feed
Qudrat-E-Maula, Mohammad -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. L. Shafai

Optimization of a MEMs Electric Field Sensor by Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithms
Roy, Mark -- M.Sc. Program, Advisor:  Dr. C. Shafai

Comparison of Two Different Simulation Methods for the Design of Reflect-Arrays
Safari, Faezeh -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. L. Shafai

Simulation-Based Design of Electric Motor Drive Systems
Salimi, Maryam -- M.Sc. Program, Advisor: Dr. S. Filizadeh

Acoustical Modeling of Swallowing Mechanism
Sarraf, Samaneh -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. Z. Moussavi

A Trajectory Analysis Of Particle Swarm Optimization For Use In Intelligent Systems
Schor, Dario -- M.Sc. Program, Advisor: Dr. W. Kinsner

Development of Average Models for Rapid Simulation of Wind Farm Power Electronic converter
Shahab, Azin -- M.Sc. Program, Advisor:  Dr. S. Filizadeh

Distributed Joint Source-Channel Coding of Correlated Binary Sources over Noisy Channels
Shahid, Iqbal -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. P. Yahampath

A Markov Model for IEEE 802.15.4 MAC with GTS Transmissions and Heterogeneous Traffic in Non-saturation Mode
Shrestha, Bharat -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. E. Hossain

Generation Of Green Second Harmonic In BiBO, KTP, PPLN And LBO Crystals Using Passively Q-Switched Sub-Nanosecond Microchip Laser
Sukhoy, Kostyantyn -- M.Sc. Program, Advisor:  Dr. A. Major

Sub-Synchronous Interactions of a Grid Connected Wind Farm
Suriyaarachchi, Don Hiranya -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. U. Annakkage

Modeling, Optimization and Hardware in the Loop Simulation of a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle
Tara, Ehsan -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. S. Filizadeh

Floating Gate Olfactory Sensors
Tareq, MD Obaej -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr.  D. Buchanan

A Transient based Islanding Detection Method: Performance Evaluation
Widanagama Arachchige, Lidula --  Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. A. Rajapakse

Electrical Characterization of Si-Microwires and their Junction with Conducting Polymer Composites
Yahyaie, Iman -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. O. Oliver

A Study On The Improvement Of Simulation Accuracy In Power Hardware In The Loop(Phil) Simulation
Yoo, Il Doo -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. A. Gole

Finite-Element Contrast Source Inversion Method for Microwave Imaging
Zakaria, Amer -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. J. LoVetri

Solving Fuzzy Differential Equations by Different Methods
Zhang, Taiming -- M.Sc. Program, Advisor: Dr. W. Fung

Near-infrared Properties of PPKTP and Stoichiometric MgO:PPSLT Crystals for High Power Femtosecond Optical Parametric Oscillation
Zhao, Haitao -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. A. Major

Optimization of a mircomachined Electric Field Sensor and Fabrication of Its Upper Layer Structure
Zhou, Yu -- M.Sc. Program, Advisor: Dr. C. Shafai

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POSTER PRESENTATIONS

A Coalitional Game for Cooperative Packet  Delivery in Vehicle-to-Roadside Communications
Akkarajitsakul, Khajonpong -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. E. Hossain

A Transient based Islanding Detection Method: Performance Evaluation
Widanagama Arachchige, Lidula -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. A. Rajapakse

Implementing the Multi-level Fast Multipole Algorithm on Graphics Processors
Aronsson, Jonatan -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. V. Okhmatovski

Snore Source Detection by Non-invasive Acoustical Analysis
Azarbarzin, Ali, Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. Z. Moussavi

Work Function Tuning Of Reactively Sputtered HfSiN Metal Gate Electrodes For Advanced CMOS Technology
Chaudhari, Rekha -- M.Sc. Program, Advisor:  Dr. D. Buchanan

iCORE: Implementation of multi-channel multi-radio repeater-aided network coding for WiFi
Chieochan, Surachai -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. E. Hossain

Application of Waveform Fractal Dimension on Vestibular Response Signals for Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease
Dastgheib, Zeinab -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. Z. Moussavi

GPU-computing in Power System Simulation
Debnath, Jayanta Kumar --  Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. W. Fung

Volatile Capacitive Detection Using Polymer-based Gas Sensor
Emadi, Arezoo -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. C. Shafai

Game Theoretic Approaches for Radio Resource Management in Cooperative Cellular Wireless Networks
Farazmand, Yalda -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. E. Hossain

Fuzzy Topological Spaces: Basic Definitions and Applications
Fashandi, Homa -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. J. Peters

Dielectrophoretic Pressing of Biological Cells into Contact with Surfaces: A Mechanism for Biophysical Flow Cytometry
Ferrier, Graham -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. D. Thomson

Efficient Modeling of Modular Multi-Level HVDC Converters (MMC) on Electromagnetic Transient Simulation Programs
Gnanarathna, Udana -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. A. Gole

Transient Stability enhacement strategies based on Wide Area Phasor Measurements
Gomez, Francisco -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. A. Rajapakse

Scattering From Dielectric Objects In Multi-Layered Media Using The Fvtd Method
Isleifson, Dustin -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. L. Shafai

Calculation of Frequency Dependant Resistances & Inductances of Power Cables using Sub-conductor Techniques
Kapuge Kariyawasam Mudalige, Anuradha Kariyawasam -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. A. Gole

Effects of Correlated Shadowing on Soft Decision Fusion in Cooperative Spectrum Sensing
Kasiri Mashhad, Behzad -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. J. Cai

Tutorial on Agent-Based Modeling and Simulation (ABMS)
Khan, Imran -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. B. McLeod

Content-Based Image Retrieval
Meghdadi, Amir -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. J. Peters

Zombie Simulation at a Campus Level
Mijares Chan, Jose Juan -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. G. Thomas

Effect of Extending Grounded Substrate beyond AMC on the Performance of Spiral Antennas
Momen Mehrabani, Ali -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. L. Shafai

Cooperative Communication in OFDM and MIMO Cellular Relay Networks: Issues and Approaches
Moghaddari, Mohammad -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. E. Hossain

A Novel UWB Microstrip Antenna with Low Cross-Polarization
Mohamed, Abdelhalim -- Ph.D. Program, Dr. L. Shafai

A Transient based Islanding Detection Method: Performance Evaluation
N. W. A., Lidula --  Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. A. Rajapakse

Fault Location in HVDC Transmission Lines Using Wavelet Transform 
Nanayakkara, Kasun -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. Rajapakse

Hardware implementation of  wavelet based fault direction identification unit
Perera, Nuwan -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. Rajapakse

Robust Transmission Scheduling and Power Control for Dynamic Wireless Access in a Hospital Environment
Phunchongharn, Phond -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. E. Hossain

Phase Center Study of Slotted Circular Waveguide Feed
Qudrat-E-Maula, Mohammad -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. L. Shafai

Comparison of Two Different Simulation Methods for the Design of Reflect-Arrays
Safari, Faezeh -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. L. Shafai

Acoustical Modeling of Swallowing Mechanism
Sarraf, Samaneh -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. Z. Moussavi

Distributed Joint Source-Channel Coding of Correlated Binary Sources over Noisy Channels
Shahid, Iqbal -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. P. Yahampath

A Markov Model for IEEE 802.15.4 MAC with GTS Transmissions and Heterogeneous Traffic in Non-saturation Mode
Shrestha, Bharat -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. E. Hossain

Subsyncronous interactions of a grid connected wind farm
Suriyaarachchi, Don Hiranya -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. U. Annakkage

Modeling, Optimization and Hardware in the Loop Simulation of a Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle
Tara, Ehsan -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. S. Filizadeh

Floating Gate Olfactory Sensors
Tareq, M.D. Obaej -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr.  D. Buchanan

Electrical Characterization of Si-Microwires and their Junction with Conducting Polymer Composites
Yahyaie, Iman -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor:  Dr. O. Oliver

A Study On The Improvement Of Simulation Accuracy In Power Hardware In The Loop(Phil) Simulation
Yoo, Il Doo -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. A. Gole

Finite-Element Contrast Source Inversion Method for Microwave Imaging
Zakaria, Amer -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. J. LoVetri

Near-infrared Properties of PPKTP and Stoichiometric MgO:PPSLT Crystals for High Power Femtosecond Optical Parametric Oscillation
Zhao, Haitao -- Ph.D. Program, Advisor: Dr. A. Major