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Curriculum Vitae
Personal
Name
Awad
Kh. Al-Asmari
Nationality
Saudi
Arabian
Date
of Birth
11-01-1959
Position
Associate
Professor
Address
Electrical
Engineering Department
College
of Engineering
King
Saud University
P.O.
Box 800, Riyadh 11421
Saudi
Arabia
E-mail:
akasmari@ksu.edu
Phone:
(966)-(1)-467-6814, Fax: (966)-(1)-467-6757, Mobile: 05-522-6407
Education
·
Ph.D. Electrical
Engineering, The University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A. (June 1991). Major:
Digital Image Coding and Digital Communication: Minors: (1) Linear and
non-linear optimization, (2) Digital Signal Processing, (3) Probability, random
variable, and Stochastic processes. Thesis Title: "Sub-band
Coding for NTSC color images and for the HDTV Signal".
·
MS Electrical Engineering,
The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.A., (December 1986), Major:
Digital Communications. Thesis Title: "Digital
Filter Design".
·
B.Sc. Electrical
Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, (June 1982).
Experience
August
1999 - present
Vice Chairman of the Electrical Engineering Dept.
November 1998 -
present
working as a Councilor for the Ministry of Defense and Aviation (MODA).
July 1998 -
November 1998
Working as an advisor for the graduate students at the Communication
Research Lab. of the University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio, U. S. A.
June 1997 - July
1998
Worked with the International System Engineering (ISE) as an Independent
Validation and Verification (IV&V) for the MODA for the specification of
Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence system (C4I) (See
the enclosed letter).
March
1996 - present Associate
Professor, King Saud University.
Mid
1995 - End 1996
worked as a Councilor for the National Information Center (Research and
Development Center), Ministry of Interior.
August
1991 - March 1996
Assistant Professor, King Saud University.
Duties Include:
Teaching various courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels in
Circuits, Communications, Digital Signal Processing, Stochastic Processes and
Digital Coding of Waveforms, Advisor of Graduate MS thesis and various projects
for students completing their Bachelor in Electrical Engineering in different
area of Digital Signal Processing and Coding.
January
1989 - June 1991 Graduate Research, The
University of Toledo Communication Lab. Duties Include: Research, development
and application of advanced methods for Bandwidth compression for the high
resolution pictures. Helping MS
students to select their research topic in the area of image and signal
processing.
July
1982 - July 1983 Teaching Assistant, King Saud University, Riyadh.
Conducted quiz and laboratory sessions for Electrical Engineering
courses. Also, from July 1983-June
1991, the university gave a scholarship for graduate studies.
Department
Duties
·
From 1420 H (1999 A.D) -
present
Chairman of the University and Community
Week group.
·
From 1420 H (1999 A.D) -
present
Vice Chairman.
·
December 21-25, 1996
Coordinator
for short courses on cellular
Mobile systems.
·
From 1415 H (1994 A.D) -
present
Chairman of the Information Group.
·
From 1414 H (1993 A.D) -
1415 H (1994 A.D) Chairman
of the Summer Training Group.
·
From 1413 H (1992 A.D) -
1415 H (1994 A.D) Chairman
of the Communication Group.
·
From 1412 H (1991 A.D) -
Present
Member of the Summer Training Group.
·
From 1412 H (1991 A.D) -
Present
Member of the Communication Group.
College
Duties
·
Member of the teaching
assistance group to select the best Ph.D. candidate.
·
Worked as a Chairman of
the Summer Training and Graduation day.
·
Member of the University
and Community week group.
·
Member of the Sport Group
University
Duties
From 1413 H
(1992 A.D) - 1417 H (1996 A.D)
Representative of the College of Engineering to the Audio and Video
Distribution Center, King Saud University.
Computational
Skills
·
Extensive knowledge of
FORTRAN; wrote programs in a VAX/VMS environment.
·
Worked with Macintosh, PC
and VAX work stations.
·
Strong analytical
background.
·
Knowledge of some packages
such as (MINITAB, MATLAB, ILS, ZORAN,...).
·
Microsoft Office.
·
Knowledge of some image
hardware and software as (Targa board, UTI standard H.261 and above, MPEG 1-7,
JPEG, FBI Standard, and some Military Communication Standard, …).
·
Languages: fluent in
Arabic and English
Publications
1.
Awad Kh. Al-Asmari, Sameep Dave, and Subhash Kwatra, "Low Complexity
Video Compression Algorithm using AMBTC", Submitted for publication in the
IEEE Trans. of Image Processing.
2.
Awad Kh. Al-Asmari, Vinay Singh, and Subhash Kwatra, "Hybrid Coding
of Images for progressive Transmission over a Digital Cellular Channel",
Submitted for Publication in the IEEE Trans. on Video Technology.
3.
Awad Kh. Al-Asmari, Deepali Array, and Subhash Kwatra, "Transmission
of Compressed Video Signals through a spread spectrum channel", Submitted
for publication in the IEEE Trans. on Vehicular Technology.
4.
Awad Kh. Al-Asmari, "Fast progressive DCT-Based Coding using wavelet
decomposition", Accepted for publication in the Canadian Journal of
Electrical and Computer Engineering.
5.
Awad Kh. Al-Asmari, Deepali Array, and Subhash Kwatra, "Video Signal
Transmission for the IS-95 Environment", Accepted for publication in the
IEEE Electronics Letters. February 2000.
6.
Awad Kh. Al-Asmari, "Image Compression for Cordless (DECT)
Channel", Accepted for Publication in the King Saud University Journal
[Engineering Science].
7.
Awad Kh. Al-Asmari, Sameep Dave, and Subhash Kwatra, "Low complexity
Video compression algorithm using AMBTC", Proceeding of the Military
communication conference MILCOM'99, Atlantic City, New Jersey, 31 October - 3
November, 1999.
8.
Awad Kh. Al-Asmari, Prasana Sukumar, and Subhash Kwatra, "Binary
Filter Design for Lossless Image Compression", Proceeding of the Tenth
International Conference on Signal Processing Applications and Technology
(ICSPAT'99), Orlando, Florida, November 1-4, 1999.
9.
Awad Kh. Al-Asmari, Vinay Singh, and Subhash Kwatra, "Hybrid Coding
of Images for Progressive Transmission over a Digital Cellular channels",
Proceeding of the International conference and Imaging Science, systems, and
Technology, CISST'99, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. pp. 120-125, June 28- July 1,
1999.
10.
Awad Kh. Al-Asmari, "Multiresolution Image Coding for wireless
channel", Proceeding of IEEE International conference on consumer
electronic ICCE'98, Los Angeles, CA, pp. 38-39, June 1998.
11.
Nehal Dantawala, Subhash Kwatra, and Awad Al-Asmari, "Pyramid Coding
of Video signals for progressive transmission", CISST'97 International
conference, pp. 392-398.
12.
Awad Kh. Al-Asmari and Dafer A. Algarni, "Fast Algorithm for Image
Classification with Low Computational and Memory Requirements", Symposium
of Computer Networking and Distributed Database, Riyadh, SA, March 3 - 4, 1998.
13.
Awad Kh. Al-Asmari and Abobakr Sultan, "A Very Low Bit Rate Image
Compression for Progressive Transmission", Symposium of Computer Networking
and Distributed Database, Riyadh, SA, March 3 - 4, 1998.
14.
Awad Kh. Al-Asmari and Abobakr S. Ahmed, " A Low Bit Rate Hybrid
Coding Scheme for Progressive Image Transmission", IEEE Trans. on consumer
Elects., vol. 44, no. 1, pp. 226 - 234, February 1998.
15.
A. Kh. Al-Jabri and a. Kh. al-Asmari, “Secure Progressive Transmission
of Compressed Images”, IEEE Trans. on Consumer Electronics, Vol. 42, No.3, pp.
504-512, August 1996.
16.
A. Kh. Al-Jabri and A. Kh. Al-Asmari, “Secure Transmission of
Compressed Images,” IEEE Proceeding of the International Conference on
Consumer Electronics, pp. 168-169, June 5-7, 1996, U.S.A.
17.
Awad Kh. Al-Asmari and Abdullah M. Al-Shahrani,” A New Fast Algorithm
for DCT,” IEE First Communication Conference, pp. 63-67, March 11-13, 1996.
Musscat Oman.
18.
Awad Kh. Al-Asmari and Syed A. Naqvi, “Rating of Visual Quality in
Digitize Imaging Systems”, The Journal of King saud University [Engineering
Sciences], Vol.8 (2), 1996.
19.
Awad Kh. Al-Asmari and Abdolrahman Kh. Al-Jabri, "Progressive Image
Transmission on the Meteor-Burst Communication Channel", The Proceeding of
the Fourth Saudi Engineering Conference, Jeddah, King Abdulaziz University,
Vol.3, pp.59-66, Nov. 5-8, 1995.
20.
Awad Kh. Al-Asmari, "An Adaptive Hybrid Coding Scheme for HDTV and
Digital Video Sequences", IEEE Trans. on Consumer Electronics, Vol.41,
No.3, pp.926-936, August 1995.
21.
Awad Kh. al-Asmari, Abobakr S. Ahmed, and Abdullah A. al-Doweesh,
"Image Compression Schemes using Improved Basic-LAVQ and Optimized
VLC," The Journal of King Saud University [Engineering Sciences], Vol.8
(2), 1416 H.
22.
Awad Kh. Al-Asmari and Rana Ejaz Ahmed, "VLSI Architecture for HDTV
Sub-Band Coding Using GQMF's Filter Banks", IEEE Trans. on Consumer
Electronics, Vol. 41, No. 1, PP. 1-11, Feb. 1995.
23.
Awad Kh. Al-Asmari and Rana Ejaz Ahmed, "VLSI Architecture for a Low
Complexity Algorithm for Intraframe Sub-Band Coding of HDTV Images," IEEE
Proceeding of the International Conference on Consumer Electronics, pp.206-207,
June 21-23, 1994, U.S.A.
24.
Awad Kh. Al-Asmari and Syed Abid A. Naqvi, "Human Factor in
Digitized HDTV using Sub-Band Image Coding System," Symposium on Image
Document Processing in Office Systems, Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Nov.
16-17, 1993.
25.
Awad Kh. Al-Asmari, "Optimum Bit Rate Pyramid Coding with Low
Computational and Memory Requirements", IEEE Trans. on Circuits Syst. for
Video Technol., Vol. 5, No. 3, PP. 182-192, June 1995, U.S.A.
26.
Awad Kh. Al-Asmari, "Pyramid Coding with an Optimum Bit Rate, Low
Computational and Low Memory requirements," Proceeding of the 13th National
Computer Conference, pp. 907-923, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 28 Nov. 2
Dec., 1992.
27.
Naresh Coppisetti, Subhash C. Kwatra, and Awad Kh. Al-Asmari,
"Low-Complexity Subband Encoding for HDTV Images", IEEE Journal on
Selected Areas in Commun., Vol. 11, No. 1, PP. 77-87, Jan. 1993, U.S.A.
28.
Awad Kh. Al-Asmari and S.C. Kwatra, "Bandwidth Compression at the
Digitized HDTV Images for Transmission via Satellites", AIAA Journal at
Spacecraft and Rockets, 1993, U.S.A.
29.
Awad Kh. Al-Asmari, "Sub-Band Coding of HDTV Images Using
GQMF", IEE Electron. Lett. Vol. 28, No. 14, PP. 1335-1337, July 1992, UK.
30.
N. Coppisetti, S.C. Kwatra and Awad Kh. Al-Asmari, "Low Complexity
Subband Encoding for HDTV Images," IEEE Proceeding on the Data Compression
Conference, Snowbird, Utah, March 23-26, 1992, U.S.A.
31.
Awad Kh. Al-Asmari and S.C. Kwatra, "Bandwidth Compression of the
Digitized HDTV Images for Transmission Via Satellites", AIAA 14th Int'l
Communications Satellite Systems Conference, Washington, D.C., U.S.A., March
22-26, 1992.
32.
S.C. Kwatra and Awad Kh. Al-Asmari, "Compressing the Composite
Digital Television Signal by Encoding the Sub-Bands", IEEE Region 10 Inter.
Conf., New Delhi, India, pp. 261-264, Aug. 1991.
33.
Awad Kh. Al-Asmari, "Digital Coding of the NTSC Composite
Signal", Graduate Symposium at the University of Toledo, Ohio, U.S.A.,
March 1991.
34.
Awad Kh. Al-Asmari and S.C. Kwatra, "Sub-Band Coding of
Images", The 12th National Conference, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia,
pp.417-426, Oct. 1990.
Technical Books
1.
Digital Image Processing (Transform, Enhancement, Restoration, and
Compression) (Arabic).
2.
An Introduction to Digital Communication (English).
3.
Wireless Network and its Applications into Internet (Arabic).
Art & Science Books
1.
Trip to U.S.A.: Memorandums and Experience.
2.
A Historical Book about Asser (Balassmar) in the Last 300 years (Science
and Political).
3.
Eyaa Valley study of the archeology
Presentations
1.
Internet (Present and Future) In Saudi Arabia (Arabic) (will be
presented in Abha art Club).
2.
Digital Signal Processing "Multi-rate" using wavelets, a short
Course presented to the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST),
2000.
3.
Image Processing (Enhancement & Restoration), Public (Arabic), 1999.
4.
Wireless Internet, Public (Arabic), 1999.
5.
“Progressive Digital Image Transmission”, A Seminar presented at the
Electrical Engineering Department, King Saud University, May 28, 1996.
6.
“Digital Signal Processing Algorithms and its Application”, A Short
Course presented to the National Information Center (Research and Development
Center), Ministry of Interior, 1994.
7.
“Digital Coding of the Waveform”, An Advance Topic for the Graduate
Student of Elect. Eng. Department, 1994.
8.
“Encoding of the HDTV and Video Image”, A seminar presented to the Electrical Engineering Department,
King Saud University, 1992.
9.
“Digital Coding of the NTSC Composite Signal”, Graduate Symposium at
the University of Toledo, 1991, U.S.A.
10.
“Image Compression Algorithms”, A seminar presented to the
Engineering Science, University of Toledo, 1990, U.S.A.
Current Research Activities
·
Image Compression using a low complexity encoder.
·
Digital Filter Design for multirate signal processing.
·
Design phone for hardly hearing and deaf people (Visual phone).
·
Human factor effect on the image resolution.
·
Wavelet and its application to the image coding.
·
Arabic sign language over multimedia.
·
ISDN and its application for high data rate.
·
Fast algorithms for DCT using wavelet technique.
·
Transmission of digital image on a mobile channels (GSM, IS-95, IS-54,
IS-136, and DECT).
·
Low-bit rate for speech coding with good performance and lower
complexity encoder.
·
Progressive image transmission
·
The effect of compression on Arabic spoken language.
·
A fast image classification and interpretation for remote sensing
images.
Research Grant
“Progressive Digital Image Transmission using Pyramid Coding,”
Project supported by the College of Engineering research Center, King Saud
University, Grant No. 413/8.
M.Sc. Thesis under Supervision
1.
Pyramid coding for IS-54 environment (one student at The University
of Toledo, U.S.A.)
2.
Block Truncation Coding - Vector Quantization (BTC-VQ) Hybrid Coding of Digital Images. (one student at
King Saud University, Saudi Arabia).
3.
Pyramid Coding for image sequences to be transmitted on mobile channels
(two students at The University of Toledo, U. S. A.).
4.
Pyramid Coding with Low Entropy (one student at King Saud University,
Saudi Arabia).
5.
Binary filter design for Lossless image compression (one student at
the University of Toledo, U. S. A.).
6.
Edge detection for image compression (one student at King Saud
University, Saudi Arabia).
7.
3-D video coding using multiresolution decomposition (one student at
king Saud University, Saudi Arabia).
8.
Low complexity video encoder with high performance (one student at
King Saud University, Saudi Arabia).
Supervised the following B.Sc. Projects:
1.
Quadrature Mirror filters Design, June 1992.
2.
Different Schemes for Image Coding, July 1992.
3.
Image Decomposition Using Sub-Band Coding and Wavelet Techniques, July
1993.
4.
Hybrid Image Compression Schemes Using Improved Basic-LAVQ and Optimum
VLC, January 1994.
5.
Speech Coding Using GQMF Filters, June 1994.
6.
Image Compression Techniques, January 1995.
7.
Digital Speech Compression Using Multi-Rate Technique and Block
Truncation Code, June 1995.
8.
Telephone Circuit Design (Implementation), June 1995.
9.
Progressive Image Compression.
10.
Image
Enhancement Techniques (In Arabic).
11.
Image
Restoration Technique.
12.
Wireless
Network for Internet.
13.
MPEG
over the King Saud University ATM.
14.
Image
Restoration (Arabic).
15.
Finger
Print Compression with Higher Performance than the FBI Standard.
16.
An
Optimum Binary Filter Design for the Bit-Map of AMBTC algorithm.
Papers Under Review
1.
A Low Bit Rate Encoder for Speech Signal.
2.
Image Encryption for Mobile Channel.
3.
Image coding using new BTC algorithm for Video Sequences.
4.
Image Transmission over an IS-54/136 Channel.
University and Community Services
1.
Participated in the National TV of Saudi Arabia in the program named
“What is the Youth Said”. Three
sessions have been recorded and presented.
These sessions are registration in the Universities, independent reading,
and noncredit activity of the pre-college students.
2.
Participated and preparing some of the sessions of the program named
“Just an Opinion” for the TV of Saudi Arabia.
3.
Writing some articles in King Saud University magazine “Resalh
Al-Jamat”. These articles are an
opinion about the university activity, and the relation between the students and
the employee of the university.
4.
Writing some articles in the Riyadh magazine. I have a monthly column in this magazine discussing the new
technology and its effects; such as GSM, Internet, computer, ..., etc.
Also writing some ideas and opinion regarding the education.
What is the best way that it could be adopted for the next century (21st
century). How can the youth adopted
with it.
5.
Referee for National and International Journals and Conferences.
Memberships
1.
President of the IEEE Section at King Saud University.
2.
Institute of Electronic and Electrical Engineering (IEEE) Senior Member
since 1996.
3.
Communication society of the IEEE ( See the enclosed letter)
4.
Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE).
5.
Digital an Acoustic Signal Processing Group (DASP-L).
6.
Image Processing Group (IMAGE-L).