Hussein T. Mouftah

Hussein Mouftah joined the School of Information Technology and Engineering (SITE) of the University of Ottawa in 2002 as a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair Professor, where he became a University Distinguished Professor in 2006. He has been with the ECE Department at Queen's University, 1979–2002, where he was, prior to his departure, a Full Professor and the department Associate Head. He has six years of industrial experience mainly at Bell Northern Research of Ottawa (now Nortel Networks). He served as Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Communications Magazine, 1995–1997, and IEEE ComSoc Director of Magazines, 1998-1999. He is the author or coauthor of five books and more than 800 technical papers and 9 patents in this area of broadband packet switching networks, optical and mobile wireless networks, and quality of service over the Internet. He is the joint holder of 5 Best Paper and/or Outstanding Paper Awards. He has received numerous prestigious awards, such as the 2007 RSC Thomas W. Eadie Medal, the 2006 IEEE Canada McNaughton Gold Medal, the 2006 EIC Julian Smith Medal, the 2004 IEEE ComSoc Edwin Howard Armstrong Achievement Award, the 2004 George S. Glinski Award for Excellence in Research of the U of O Faculty of Engineering, the 1989 Engineering Medal for Research and Development of the Association of Professional Engineers of Ontario (PEO), and the Ontario Distinguished Researcher Award of the Ontario Innovation Trust. Dr. Mouftah is a Fellow of the IEEE, 1990, the Canadian Academy of Engineering, 2003, and the Engineering Institute of Canada, 2005.

Biography Updated on 24 June 2007

Personal Home Page

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Articles in Scholarly Journals [Incomplete List]

  1. Power-aware ad hoc networks with directional antennas: Models and analysis
    Ad Hoc Networks, 2008
  2. Vertical handoffs as a radio resource management tool
    Computer Communications, vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 950–961, 2008
  3. Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 26, no. 13, pp. 1744–1751, 2008
  4. IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, 2008
  5. IEEE Network, vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 58–65, 2008
  6. A scalable multicast routing protocol for building shortest path trees
    International Journal of Communication Systems, vol. 20, no. 8, pp. 993–1009, 2007
  7. Limited-perimeter vector matching fault-localisation protocol for transparent all-optical communication networks
    IET Communications, vol. 1, no. 3, p. 472, 2007
  8. Fast bandwidth-constrained quality of service routing via bidirectional search
    IET Communications, vol. 1, no. 4, p. 784, 2007
  9. Energy-aware on-demand routing protocols for wireless ad hoc networks
    Wireless Networks, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 481–494, 2006
  10. Fast bandwidth-constrained shortest path routing algorithm
    IEE Proceedings - Communications, vol. 153, no. 5, p. 671, 2006
  11. A fast class-of-service oriented packet scheduling scheme for EPON access networks
    IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 396–398, 2006
  12. Tunneling techniques for end-to-end VPNs: generic deployment in an optical testbed environment
    IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 44, no. 5, pp. 124–132, 2006
  13. Interconnect and fabric technology standards
    IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 44, no. 7, pp. 22–23, 2006
  14. Toward automated provisioning of advance reservation service in next-generation optical internet
    IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 44, no. 12, pp. 68–74, 2006
  15. A Joint-ONU Interval-Based Dynamic Scheduling Algorithm for Ethernet Passive Optical Networks
    IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 889–899, 2006
  16. Mechanisms for achieving steerability at an optical switching node: architectures and cost models
    Journal of Optical Networking, vol. 5, no. 12, p. 901, 2006
  17. 4G network technologies for mobile telecommunications
    IEEE Network, vol. 19, no. 5, pp. 3–4, 2005
  18. QoS Control Schemes for Two-Stage Ethernet Passive Optical Access Networks
    IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 23, no. 8, pp. 1467–1478, 2005
  19. Providing multicast through recursive unicast
    IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 43, no. 1, pp. 115–121, 2005
  20. Media access control for ethernet passive optical networks: an overview
    IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 145–150, 2005
  21. Topics in iternet technology - Extensions for internet QoS paradigms to mobile IP: a survey
    IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 43, no. 5, pp. 132–139, 2005
  22. QoS routing for wireless ad hoc networks: problems, algorithms, and protocols
    IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 43, no. 10, pp. 110–117, 2005
  23. A Novel Signaling Nested Reservation Protocol for All-Optical Networks
    IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 277–282, 2005
  24. A new reconfiguration protocol for mesh optical networks
    IEEE Communications Letters, vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 558–560, 2005
  25. Adaptive scheduling algorithms for Ethernet passive optical networks
    IEE Proceedings - Communications, vol. 152, no. 5, p. 643, 2005
  26. Average Waiting Time of Clusterhead Controlled Token for Virtual Base Station On-Demand in MANETs
    Cluster Computing, vol. 8, no. 2-3, pp. 157–165, 2005
  27. Infrastructure-based MAC in wireless mobile ad-hoc networks
    Ad Hoc Networks, vol. 3, no. 6, pp. 717–743, 2005
  28. Recovery from control plane failures in the LDP signalling protocol
    Optical Switching and Networking, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 148–162, 2005
  29. Virtual Topology Design and Reconfiguration of Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) over All-Optical WDM Networks
    Photonic Network Communications, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 255–266, 2004
  30. A computer aided tool for the performance evaluation of next generation WDM wavelength-routed optical networks
    Computer Communications, vol. 27, no. 12, pp. 1197–1205, 2004
  31. Frame-level performance measurement in an ATM test-bed environment: methodologies and experiences
    International Journal of Network Management, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 279–286, 2004
  32. A hop-by-hop delay-constrained routing algorithm with explicit loop avoidance and backup routing information
    International Journal of Communication Systems, vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 459–478, 2004
  33. QoS routing through alternate paths in wirelessad hoc networks
    International Journal of Communication Systems, vol. 17, no. 3, pp. 233–252, 2004
  34. Congestion Control and Contention Elimination in Optical Burst Switching
    Telecommunication Systems, vol. 27, no. 2-4, pp. 115–131, 2004
  35. A Multilayer Differentiated Protection Services Architecture
    IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 22, no. 8, pp. 1539–1547, 2004
  36. A Novel Survivable Routing Algorithm for Shared Segment Protection in Mesh WDM Networks With Partial Wavelength Conversion
    IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 22, no. 8, pp. 1548–1560, 2004
  37. Shared protection in mesh WDM networks
    IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 70–76, 2004
  38. Management of optical networks and services
    IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. 34–35, 2004
  39. Reconfiguration of Spare Capacity for MPLS-Based Recovery in the Internet Backbone Networks
    IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, vol. 12, no. 1, pp. 73–84, 2004
  40. On Achieving Optimal Survivable Routing for Shared Protection in Survivable Next-Generation Internet
    IEEE Transactions on Reliability, vol. 53, no. 2, pp. 216–225, 2004
  41. A scalable design of multigranularity optical cross-connects for the next-generation optical internet
    IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 21, no. 7, pp. 1133–1142, 2003
  42. Forwarding stat scalability for a multicast provisioning in ip networks
    IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 41, no. 6, pp. 46–51, 2003
  43. Dynamic lightpath restoration based on bidirectional initiation for wavelength-routed WDM networks
    IEE Proceedings - Communications, vol. 150, no. 6, p. 409, 2003
  44. Power-aware virtual base stations for wireless mobile ad hoc communications
    Computer Networks, vol. 41, no. 3, pp. 331–346, 2003
  45. Photonic Network Communications, vol. 5, no. 1, pp. 23–32, 2003
  46. Wireless access to the global Internet: mobile radio networks and satellite systems
    International Journal of Communication Systems, vol. 16, no. 1, pp. 1–4, 2003
  47. A service model for guaranteeing packet loss bounds in differentiated services architectures
    Computer Communications, vol. 26, no. 10, pp. 1083–1094, 2003
  48. Recovery from control plane failures in GMPLS-controlled optical networks
    International Journal of Communication Systems, vol. 15, no. 7, pp. 573–592, 2002
  49. QUIPS-II: a simulation tool for the design and performance evaluation of Diffserv-based networks
    Computer Communications, vol. 25, no. 11-12, pp. 1125–1131, 2002
  50. Destination-initiating path restoration protocol for wavelength-routed WDM networks
    IEE Proceedings - Communications, vol. 149, no. 1, p. 18, 2002
  51. A framework for service-guaranteed shared protection in WDM mesh networks
    IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 40, no. 2, pp. 97–103, 2002
  52. Framework of spare capacity re-allocation with S-SLSP for mesh WDM networks
    Computer Networks, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 167–179, 2002
  53. Multimedia Tools and Applications, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 115–135, 2002
  54. Routing and wavelength assignment with multigranularity traffic in optical networks
    Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 20, no. 8, pp. 1292–1303, 2002
  55. A novel distributed control protocol in dynamic wavelength-routed optical networks
    IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 40, no. 11, pp. 38–45, 2002
  56. A framework of scalable optical metropolitan networks for improving survivability and class of service
    IEEE Network, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 29–35, 2002
  57. Design and Modeling of an Interval-based ABR Flow Control Protocol
    SIMULATION, vol. 78, no. 3, pp. 185–195, 2002
  58. Journal of Network and Systems Management, vol. 9, no. 2, pp. 223–242, 2001
  59. The distributed robust traffic controller for ATM networks
    International Journal of Communication Systems, vol. 14, no. 7, pp. 643–661, 2001
  60. A hop-by-hop flow controller for a virtual path
    Computer Networks, vol. 32, no. 1, pp. 99–119, 2000
  61. Technologies and architectures for scalable dynamic dense WDM networks
    IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 58–66, 2000
  62. All-optical wavelength conversion: technologies and applications in DWDM networks
    IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 38, no. 3, pp. 86–92, 2000
  63. Design of link-state alternative path routing protocols for connection-oriented networks
    IEE Proceedings - Communications, vol. 146, no. 3, p. 163, 1999
  64. Investigation of premium service using differentiated services IP
    Computer Communications, vol. 22, no. 14, pp. 1283–1295, 1999
  65. QUARTS-II: a routing simulator for ATM networks
    IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 36, no. 5, pp. 80–87, 1998
  66. High performance copy network design for multicast ATM switching
    Computer Communications, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 89–96, 1997
  67. Queueing performance of copy networks with dynamic cell splitting for multicast ATM switching
    IEEE Transactions on Communications, vol. 45, no. 4, pp. 464–472, 1997
  68. Multiple access control protocols for wireless ATM: problems definition and design objectives
    IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 35, no. 11, pp. 93–99, 1997
  69. Handover mechanism and speed considerations in personal communication systems
    International Journal of Wireless Information Networks, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 79–88, 1996
  70. MS4 — a high performance output buffering ATM switch
    Computer Communications, vol. 18, no. 9, pp. 631–644, 1995
  71. Improving the performance of delta networks
    Computers & Electrical Engineering, vol. 21, no. 5, pp. 321–340, 1995
  72. Performance of adaptive token allocation in the leaky bucket
    International Journal of Communication Systems, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 203–218, 1995
  73. The split-switching network (SSN): A high-performance multicast ATM switch
    International Journal of Communication Systems, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 191–202, 1995
  74. Survey of ATM switch architectures
    Computer Networks and ISDN Systems, vol. 27, no. 12, pp. 1567–1613, 1995
  75. Tree-type photonic switching networks
    IEEE Network, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 10–16, 1995
  76. ATM switch architectures with input-output-buffering: effect of input traffic correlation, contention resolution policies, buffer allocation strategies and delay in backpressure signal
    Computer Networks and ISDN Systems, vol. 26, no. 9, pp. 1187–1213, 1994
  77. A contention resolution algorithm for input-buffered batcher-banyan networks
    International Journal of Communication Systems, vol. 7, no. 1, pp. 33–38, 1994
  78. Design of a high performance nonblocking copy network for multicast ATM switching
    IEE Proceedings - Communications, vol. 141, no. 5, p. 317, 1994
  79. Approach for comparing delta-based networks with the crossbar switch
    Electronics Letters, vol. 30, no. 3, p. 201, 1994
  80. Design and performance analysis of input-output buffering delta-based ATM switch with backpressure mechanism
    IEE Proceedings - Communications, vol. 141, no. 4, p. 255, 1994
  81. The effect of cut-through switching on the performance of buffered banyan networks
    Computer Networks and ISDN Systems, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 139–159, 1993
  82. Analysis of a new multiaccess/switching technique for multibeam satellites in a prioritized ISDN environment
    IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 378–390, 1992
  83. Congestion control methods for BISDN
    IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 30, no. 7, pp. 42–47, 1992
  84. Realization of a three-valued logic built-in testing structure
    IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 814–820, 1990
  85. Distributed discrete event simulation for communication networks
    IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 8, no. 9, pp. 1723–1734, 1990
  86. Computer-aided modeling, analysis, and design of communication networks
    IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 130–145, 1988
  87. Test pattern generation for CMOS ternary logic
    International Journal of Electronics, vol. 65, no. 2, pp. 155–163, 1988
  88. Computer-aided design and performance evaluation of communications controllers with mixed traffic
    IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 180–189, 1988
  89. On the design of CMOS ternary logic circuits using T-gates
    International Journal of Electronics, vol. 63, no. 2, pp. 229–239, 1987
  90. A distributed energy management and security system
    Journal of Microcomputer Applications, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 29–39, 1987
  91. Collision detection technique for multiple access protocols on radio channels
    Computer Communications, vol. 10, no. 5, pp. 227–233, 1987
  92. Computer aided techniques for communications systems engineering
    IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 25, no. 7, pp. 48–54, 1987
  93. Towards performance improvement of cut-through switching in computer networks,
    Performance Evaluation, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 125–133, 1986
  94. CMOS integrated circuits for multivalued logic
    International Journal of Electronics, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 43–50, 1985
  95. Performance evaluation of computer communications networks
    IEEE Communications Magazine, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 18–29, 1985
  96. Design Tradeoffs for Local Access Systems in Computer Networks
    IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 264–277, 1984
  97. An all-CMOS ternary identity cell for VLSI implementation
    Electronics Letters, vol. 20, no. 5, p. 221, 1984
  98. IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol. C-29, no. 10, pp. 929–931, 1980
  99. Three-valued c.m.o.s. cycling gates
    Electronics Letters, vol. 14, no. 2, p. 36, 1978
  100. IEEE Transactions on Computers, vol. C-26, no. 3, pp. 281–288, 1977
  101. Implementation of 3-valued logic with c.o.s.m.o.s. integrated circuits
    Electronics Letters, vol. 10, no. 21, p. 441, 1974