Since March 2010, Dr. Hossain is a
Professor in the Department of Electrical
and Computer Engineering at University of
Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada. He received
his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from
University of Victoria, Canada, in 2000. He was a University of Victoria Fellow
and also a recipient of the British Columbia Advanced
Systems Institute (ASI) graduate student
award. Professor Hossain is an author/editor of the books
Smart Grid
Communications and Networking (Cambridge University Press, 2012),
Green Radio
Communication Networks (Cambridge University Press, 2012),
Cooperative Cellular Wireless Networks (Cambridge University Press, 2011),
Dynamic Spectrum Access and Management in Cognitive Wireless Networks (Cambridge University Press, 2009),
Heterogeneous Wireless Access Networks (Springer, 2008,
ISBN: 978-0-387-09776-3), Cognitive Wireless
Communication Networks (Springer, 2007, ISBN: 978-0-387-68830-5),
Wireless Mesh Networks: Architectures and Protocols (Springer, 2007, ISBN: 978-0-387-68839-8),
and Introduction to Network Simulator NS2 (Springer, 2007, ISBN:
978-0-387-71759-3).
Currently Dr. Hossain serves as the Editor-in-Chief for
the IEEE Communications
Surveys and
Tutorials, an Editor for the
IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, and IEEE
Wireless
Communications. Previously he served as the
Area Editor for the
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
(in the area of "Resource Management and Multiple Access").
He is a registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in the province of
Manitoba, Canada.
Prof. Hossain's citation information:
Profile in Google Scholar
Prof. Hossain's current research interest
includes the following:
Heterogeneous wireless access networks (spectrum/resource management, coexistence, distributed wireless access, scheduling, power
control,
network selection, mobility/handoff
management)
Cognitive wireless networks (interference modeling, dynamic spectrum access, power and admission control, spectrum
management,
spectrum trading, cognitive MAC
protocols, performance modeling), IEEE 802.22-based systems
Smart grid communications and networking
Green radio communications
Multimedia over WiFi, WiMAX/OFDMA, LTE networks (dynamic resource management, network optimization)
MIMO-based wireless ad hoc/sensor/mesh networks (resource allocation, end-to-end performance modeling, analysis and
optimization)
Multi-hop cellular and mobile multihop cooperative/relay networks
Cognitive small cell/femtocell networks
Wireless ITS (inter-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communications)
Wireless body-area sensor networking and eHealth applications
Network coding for wireless/mobile communications networks
Service-oriented wireless/mobile network architectures and protocols
Economic and game-theory models for wireless/mobile communications networks.
The following article has been awarded the
2012 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC)
Best Paper Award:
D. Niyato, P. Wang, E. Hossain, W. Saad, and Z. Han,
"Game theoretic modeling of cooperation among service providers in mobile cloud computing environments,"
in Proc. of IEEE WCNC'12, 1-4 April 2012, Paris, France.
The following article has been awarded the
2011 IEEE Communications Society Fred Ellersick Prize
Paper Award:
D. Niyato, E. Hossain, and Z. Han,
"Dynamic Spectrum Access in IEEE 802.22-Based Cognitive Wireless Networks: A Game Theoretic Model
for Competitive Spectrum Bidding and Pricing,"
IEEE Wireless Communications,
Volume 16, Issue 2, April 2009, Pages: 16-23.
The following article was listed in IEEE top 100
documents accessed through IEEEXPLORE (November 2007 (#81)):
D. Niyato and E. Hossain,
"Radio Resource Management in MIMO-OFDM Based Wireless Infrastructure Mesh Networks: Issues and
Approaches,"
IEEE Communications Magazine,
Volume 45, Issue 11, November 2007, Pages: 100-107.
The following article has been one of the
top 100 documents accessed through
IEEEXPLORE (June 2007, July 2007, October 2007):
D. Niyato and E. Hossain,
"Integration of WiMAX and WiFi: Optimal Pricing for Bandwidth Sharing,"
IEEE Communications Magazine,
Volume 45, Issue 5, May 2007, Pages: 140-146.
The following article has been one among the
top 10 documents accessed in IEEE Network
(July 2007, September 2007):
D. Niyato and E. Hossain,
"Integration of IEEE 802.11 WLANs with IEEE 802.16-based multihop infrastructure mesh/relay networks: A game-theoretic approach
to radio resource management,"
IEEE Network,
Volume 21, Issue 3, May-June 2007, Pages: 6-14.
The following article has been one among the
top documents accessed in IEEE Wireless Communications
(September 2007):
D. Niyato, E. Hossain, M. M. Rashid, and V. K. Bhargava,
"Wireless sensor networks with energy harvesting technologies: A game-theoretic approach to optimal
energy management,"
IEEE Wireless Communications,
Volume 14, Issue 4, August 2007, Pages: 90-96.
The following article has been one among the
top documents accessed in IEEE Wireless Communications
(June 2007):
D. Niyato and E. Hossain,
"Radio resource management games in wireless networks: An approach to bandwidth allocation and admission
control for polling service in IEEE 802.16,"
IEEE Wireless Communications,
Volume 14, Issue 1, Feb 2007, Pages: 27-35.
There are openings for Ph.D. students starting in January 2013/May 2013/September 2013.
Interested candidates are
encouraged to contact at the following email: ekram@ee.umanitoba.ca along with an electronic copy of the resume.
It is necessary that the applicants have sound background on wireless/mobile communications and data networking.
Those with
background on optimization/control/game/queueing theory and a solid foundation on Mathematics are highly encouraged to
apply. Full research assistantship will be available for admitted Ph.D. students.
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