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Khalid Ali S. Ammar
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Dr. Khalid Ammar, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering. He received his Master of Engineering degree from Concordia University, Montreal Canada and Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Sherbrooke, Canada. Dr. Khalid Ammar worked on the design and the implementation of highly specialized computer system for biomedical applications at Sherbrook Medical Devices Research Group, Sherbrook, Canada. He previous worked with Nortel Networks, Ottawa, Canada as a senior ASIC applications Engineer, provided design guidance and expertise to Nortel design community through the ASIC design flow. Dr. Khalid Ammar affiliated with Computer Engineering department where he taught several electrical and computer engineering courses. His areas of interest are VLSI and Embedded Systems.
Education
- Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical and Computer Engineering. University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada. 2001
- Master of Engineering in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. 1986.
- Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering. The Higher Institute of Electronics, Libya. 1980.
Experience
- Assistant professor: Department of Computer Engineering Ajman University, UAE. Lectured several courses and supervised students projects in the area of computer engineering.
- Senior ASIC Applications Engineer: Nortel Networks (hardware design solution group), Ottawa, Canada. Provided design guidance and expertise to Nortel ASIC design community through full COT flow to resolve any technical issue in the areas of synthesis, simulation, static timing analysis, electrical rule checking, floor planning, layout and power analysis. Developed and presented intensive professional courses for Nortel Networks employees training programs. Took action on project planning, status tracking, scheduling, and resource utilization.
Teaching Area
- Lectured several courses in the area of computer engineering, such as: Digital logic design, Digital system design, Digital integrated circuits, Computer hardware design, Computer organization & architecture, Microprocessor systems, Embedded systems, Computer interfacing, Operating systems, Electric circuit analysis, Electronics, Computer-Based Instrumentation & Control, and Measurements & instrumentation.
Research
- Research and Development Experience: Successfully explored, designed, implemented, and tested highly specialized computer system for medical application that introduced new features, improved the efficiency and offered significant flexibility for biomedical applications in the field of neurology.
- Designed and implemented a full custom mixed signal RISC processor from concept to realization.
- Designed an interface card with an FPGA to manage the data communication between a host computer and a transmitter.
- Developed an application software that automated the microcode generation for a dedicated processor and provided the communication protocol between a host computer and a transmitter control card.
- Innovated new algorithms, which made major enhancements to the VLSI back-end tools such as DRC and mask pattern generator. Coded the algorithms as transportable package. The package incorporated in the design flow methodology and made available to all Canadian Microelectronics Corporation (CMC) VLSI community.
Publications
- Khalid Ammar, Amira Duhair and Lara Bilal “Color Detection and Mixing System” International Journal of Computer Applications Technology and Research, Volume 6–Issue 9, 431-433, 2017, ISSN:-2319–8656.
- Khalid Ammar and Abdelrahman Gamal “Remote Monitoring and Alert System for Temperature Sensitive Products”. International Journal of Computer Applications Technology and Research, Volume 5– Issue 5, 245 - 248, 2016, ISSN:- 2319–8656
- Richmond Adebiaye, Haroun Alryalat , Khalid Ammar (2016) Interpreting Causes of Attrition in an Information Technology (I.T.) Undergraduate Degree Program within a Gulf State Regional University: International Journals of Multidisciplinary Research Academy (IJMRA)) Vol. 6 Issue 11, October 2016 publication. ISSN: 2249-0558 - Impact factor – 6,629 (Oct publication date)
- J. Mouine and K. Ammar. A Miniaturized Implantable Spinal Cord Microstimulator for Treating Intractable Chronic Pain, Proceedings of the 1st Special Topic International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, pages 630-634 Lyon, France, October 2000.
- J. Mouine, K. Ammar and Z. Chtourou. A completely programmable and very flexible implantable pain controller, Proceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Chicago, U.S.A, July 2000.
- A.Dziech, F.Algarari , K.Ammar. “Two-Dimensional Haar Piecewise Linear Transformation”. Proceedings, inter, AMSE conference, Djerba, Tunisia, November 1991, AMSE press, Vol2, pp33-42.
- A.J Al-khalili, D.A Al-khalili, K.Ammar “An Algorithm for polygon conversion to boxes for VLSI layouts”, VLSI Journal of Integration, No, 4, 1988.
- Khalid Ammar and Asim Al-kahlili. “Algorithms for conversion of polygon to boxes for VLSI cad tools”. IASTED, International Symposium, Computer-aided Design and Application, Vancouver, Canada, June 1986.
Memberships, Awards and Honors
- A Certificate of appreciation for the effective and distinct participation in the organization and success of University Interior and exterior activities and events, Ajman University (June, 2016).
- A Certificate of Appreciation as a Judge in the 9th IEEE UAE Student Day. May, 2014.
- A Certificate of Appreciation, for supervising the best scientific paper at the Ninth student scientific conference of AUST Network, June, 2013.
- A Certificate of Appreciation, for supervising the best scientific paper at the eighth Approach student scientific conference of AUST Network, May, 2012.
- A certificate of appreciation, for contribution as assessor at the Seventh Approach Student Scientific Conference of AUST, May 2011.
- A certificate of appreciation, for contribution as assessor at the Sixth Approach Student Scientific Conference of AUST, May 2010.
- A certificate of appreciation, for contribution in organizing the international on “Trends in Information Technology and Applications 2010”, UAE, December 2010.
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ConferencesDeveloping Fine-Grained Performance Indicators for Assessment of Computer Engineering using Outcome-Baseda Education2021 | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.- OtherFactors influencing plagiarism and collusion in programming assignments2019 | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
- OtherA Real-time School Bus Tracking and Monitoring System2019 | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Research ArticleRemote Monitoring and Alert System for Temperature Sensitive Products2016 | Association of Technology and Science
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