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Overview

Zaher Dawy is affiliated with the American University of Beirut in Lebanon and has contributed extensively to research in engineering and computer science fields. Their work spans multiple subfields, including electrical and electronic engineering, computer networks and communications, artificial intelligence, computer vision and pattern recognition, and mechanical engineering.

Their research covers a range of topics, notably:

  • Advanced MIMO Systems Optimization
  • Energy Harvesting in Wireless Networks
  • Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data
  • Age of Information Optimization
  • Distributed Control Multi-Agent Systems
  • Mobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing
  • Anomaly Detection Techniques and Applications

The scientist's published works include research papers in various venues such as IEEE Sensors Letters, Qatar University QSpace, Automation in Construction, IEEE Internet of Things Magazine, and IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems. Representative publications include:

  • "Communication-efficient hierarchical federated learning for IoT heterogeneous systems with imbalanced data," 2022, Qatar University QSpace
  • "Estimation of crowd flow and load on pedestrian bridges using machine learning with sensor fusion," 2020, Automation in Construction
  • "Charging and Wake-Up of IoT Devices using Harvested RF Energy with Near-Zero Power Consumption," 2023, IEEE Internet of Things Magazine
  • "Leveraging UAVs for Passive RF Charging and Ultralowpower Wake-Up of Ground Sensors," 2020, IEEE Sensors Letters
  • "Multidomain Suppression of Ambient Light in Visible Light Communication Transceivers," 2022, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems

Frequent collaboration has been established with coauthors such as Amr Mohamed, Ahmed Abed Benbuk, Nour Kouzayha, J. Costantine, and Alaa Awad Abdellatif.

Zaher Dawy's research contributions reflect a multidisciplinary approach, integrating developments from both engineering and computer science to address challenges in wireless networks, sensor technologies, and data privacy.

Best Publications

  • Toward Massive Machine Type Cellular Communications

    Zaher Dawy;Walid Saad;Arunabha Ghosh;Jeffrey G. Andrews

  • Contract-Based Incentive Mechanisms for Device-to-Device Communications in Cellular Networks

    Yanru Zhang;Lingyang Song;Walid Saad;Zaher Dawy

  • Social Network Aware Device-to-Device Communication in Wireless Networks

    Yanru Zhang;Erte Pan;Lingyang Song;Walid Saad

  • A Survey on Uplink Resource Allocation in OFDMA Wireless Networks

    E. Yaacoub;Z. Dawy

  • The IEEE 1918.1 “Tactile Internet” Standards Working Group and its Standards

    Oliver Holland;Eckehard Steinbach;R. Venkatesha Prasad;Qian Liu

  • Planning Wireless Cellular Networks of Future: Outlook, Challenges and Opportunities

    Azar Taufique;Mona Jaber;Ali Imran;Zaher Dawy

  • Communication-efficient hierarchical federated learning for IoT heterogeneous systems with imbalanced data

    Alaa Awad Abdellatif;Naram Mhaisen;Amr Mohamed;Aiman Erbad

  • Optimized LTE Cell Planning With Varying Spatial and Temporal User Densities

    Hakim Ghazzai;Elias Yaacoub;Mohamed-Slim Alouini;Zaher Dawy

  • A Survey of Contract Theory-Based Incentive Mechanism Design in Wireless Networks

    Yanru Zhang;Miao Pan;Lingyang Song;Zaher Dawy

  • An approximation to the distribution of finite sample size mutual information estimates

    B. Goebel;Z. Dawy;J. Hagenauer;J.C. Mueller

  • Energy-Aware Cooperative Content Distribution over Wireless Networks: Design Alternatives and Implementation Aspects

    Lina Al-Kanj;Zaher Dawy;Elias Yaacoub

  • Incentive Mechanism for Mobile Crowdsourcing Using an Optimized Tournament Model

    Yanru Zhang;Chunxiao Jiang;Lingyang Song;Miao Pan

  • Optimal Cellular Offloading via Device-to-Device Communication Networks With Fairness Constraints

    Lina Al-Kanj;H. Vincent Poor;Zaher Dawy

  • A Game Theoretical Formulation for Proportional Fairness in LTE Uplink Scheduling

    Elias Yaacoub;Zaher Dawy

  • Gene Mapping and Marker Clustering Using Shannon's Mutual Information

    Zaher Dawy;Bernhard Goebel;Joachim Hagenauer;Christophe Andreoli

  • Coverage and capacity enhancement of CDMA cellular systems via multihop transmission

    Z. Dawy;S. Davidovic;I. Oikonomidis

  • A stable matching game for joint uplink/downlink resource allocation in OFDMA wireless networks

    Ahmad M. El-Hajj;Zaher Dawy;Walid Saad

  • Inter-Operator Resource Management for Millimeter Wave Multi-Hop Backhaul Networks

    Omid Semiari;Walid Saad;Mehdi Bennis;Zaher Dawy

  • Optimization Models and Algorithms for Joint Uplink/Downlink UMTS Radio Network Planning With SIR-Based Power Control

    Amin Abdel Khalek;L Al-Kanj;Z Dawy;G Turkiyyah

  • Implementation and evaluation of cooperative video streaming for mobile devices

    M. Ramadan;L. El Zein;Z. Dawy

Frequent Co-Authors

Walid Saad
Walid Saad Virginia Tech
Mohamed-Slim Alouini
Mohamed-Slim Alouini King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Joachim Hagenauer
Joachim Hagenauer Technical University of Munich
Zhu Han
Zhu Han University of Houston
Hina Tabassum
Hina Tabassum York University
Lingyang Song
Lingyang Song Peking University
Miao Pan
Miao Pan University of Houston
Jeffrey G. Andrews
Jeffrey G. Andrews The University of Texas at Austin
Mehdi Bennis
Mehdi Bennis University of Oulu
Amr Mohamed
Amr Mohamed Qatar University

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