Professor Basem Shihada leads the so-called NETLAB research group, which stands for

Networking Lab Research Group

Our research philosophy is to bridge the gap between theory and practice in a working system. Having worked intensively in computer networking from both theoretical and system aspects, we have acquired both analytical modeling background and an acute sense of applying models to build practical systems.

Current Research

Research

Research Areas Our research interest is in networking and distributed systems, end-to-end QoS, and security. We are also interested in managing resources in Cloud & Autonomous computing, TCP performance over next-generation high-speed networks, wireless full-duplex, and DTN networks. We are currently involved in a few interesting projects such as resource management in high-speed networks, wireless Full-duplex LAN design, software-defined networking QoS, IoT network architecture, and IoT Security​​.​

Courses

Study

Prof. Shihada has taught a number of courses at KAUST. Computer Networks (AMCS/CS 244) Advanced Topics in Computer Networks (AMCS/CS 344) Information Networks (AMCS/CS 337) Enrolled students can access course material through KAUST's Blackboard via http://portal.kaust.edu.sa​.‌

Professional

Recognition & Awards Recipient of the Best Paper Award at IEEE WiMob, 2013. KAUST Excellence Annual Review Recognition, 2012. Recipient of the Best Paper Award at AFIN, 2011. Editorship Editorial Board Member, IEEE Communication Letters. 2017-Present. Editorial Board Member, Photonic Network Communications Journal. 2013-Present. Guest Editor, Special Issue on Multimedia Communications and Networks, Scientific World Journal. 2014-2016. ‌Conference Organization Technical Program Committee, IEEE Conference on Green Communications (GreenComm). 2015. Organizing Committee, IEEE International

Software

Research

‌ NS-2 software package. Implementing different channel widths in 802.11 nodes Extension to ns-2 simulator that allows implementing different channel widths in the 802.11 mobile nodes. Software Link NS-3 software package. Enabling Timestamp-based MAC functionality in 802.11 nodes. TMAC implementation for ns-3 as described in our ICCCN 2011 paper. Software Link NS-2 software package. Monitoring queue utilization in 802.11 nodes Extension to ns-2 simulator that allows monitoring of queue sizes in 802.11 mobile nodes. Software Link

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Basem Shihada Professor, Computer Science Principal Investigator, Networking Research Lab Basem Shihada personal website

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‌ Research Team Current Graduate Students Liang Zhang, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Thesis title: Machine learning for next-generation IoT Systems. In progress since Sept. 2018. Guoqing Ma, Ph.D., Computer Science, Thesis title: Content Delivery in 5G Networks. In progress since June 2019. Amr M. Abdelhady, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Thesis title: Multi-Cell SLIPT Systems. In progress since Sept. 2016. Sidrah Javed, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Thesis title: Hardware Impairments in Full-duplex systems. In progress since Sept. 2016. Maha Al-Aslani, Ph.D., Computer Science, Thesis title