Assistant Electrical

Behnam Abadi

Education

University of Toronto, Toronto, ON

Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2013

GPA: A 3.94/4

Thesis Title: Reliable Safety Broadcasting in Vehicular Networks using Network Coding

Related Graduate Courses:

Stochastic Processes, Mathematical Foundation of Systems, Algorithms and Data Structures, Convex Optimization, Mobile Communication Systems, Advanced Communications Systems, Bio-inspired Computing, Coding Theory.

Professional Experience

Research Assistant, WIRLAB, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON 2007-present

Stochastic modeling and analysis of wireless networks, Designing approximation algorithms for fast local content distributionPublished and presented research results in top ranking journals and conferencesConducting extensive experiments in a test-bed of several wireless nodes, implementing and testing new MAC protocols for Vehicular Networks in LinuxReal-time ad-hoc VOIP implementation in a local wireless network (delay less than 10ms)Demonstrated strong team-player skills as a member of Wireless and Internet Research Laboratory (WIRLAB)

Teaching Assistant, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON 2008-2012

Running tutorials: Probability and Random Processes (ECE302S) 2011-2013Conducted Lab and tutorial sessions on C/C++, Java, and Computer networking: Computer Networks (ECE361) 2009-2012Conducted Lab and tutorial sessions: Electrical Fundamentals (ECE110S) 2008-2011Conducted Lab sessions on C Programming: Computer Fundamentals (APS105F) 2008

Research Assistant, DSP Laboratory, Tehran University, Tehran, TE 2004-2006

Proposed and implemented (in ns-2) new wireless routing protocols

Summary of Skills

Analytical

Identified technological challenges for future mobile wireless networks; Proposed technical solutions; Designed mathematical models for performance analysis; Proposed schemes for resource allocation in wireless networks; Simple and efficient design and problem solving skills

Math

Strong background in stochastic modeling and analysis, probability and statistics theory, convex optimization, algorithm design and analysis

Communication and Interpersonal

Received excellent teaching ratings at the University of Toronto; Collaborated with and supervised multiple M.Sc. students, Supervised numerous undergraduate design projects

Software and Programming

Extensive experience with C/C++, Matlab Practical experience with Java, Python, Shell Scripting, Network and Socket Programming, Linux Server Tools Solid understanding of data networking layers and protocolsExtensive experience with ns-2

Publications

B. Hassanabadi and S. Valaee, Reliable Network Coded MAC in Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks, in Proc. of VTC'10 Fall, Ottawa, Canada, September, 2010.B. Hassanabadi, L. Zhang and S. Valaee, Index Coded Repetition-based MAC in Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks, CCNC 2009, Las Vegas, US, Jan 2009.B. Hassanabadi and S. Valaee, Reliable Safety Broadcasting in VANETs using Network Coding, Submitted to IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications.

C. Shea, B. Hassanabadi and S. Valaee, Mobility-based Clustering in VANETs using Affinity Propagation, in Proc. of IEEE Conference on Global Communications (GLOBECOM 2009), Honolulu, HI, November 2009. F. Hassanzadeh (Farnoud), B. Hassanabadi, and S. Valaee, Message Broadcast using Optical Orthogonal Codes in Vehicular Communication Systems, ICST QSHINE, Vancouver, Canada, August 2007.M. Imani, B. Hassanabadi, M. Naderi, Refinement of AODV routing algorithm for Wireless Mesh Networks (WMNs), ICEE 2011, May 2011.

Presentations

B. Hassanabadi and S. Valaee, Reliable Network Coded MAC in Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks, VTC'10 Fall, Ottawa, Canada, September, 2010.

Christine Shea, Le Zhang, Behnam Hassanabadi, and S. Valaee, Reliable Safety Message Dissemination in Vehicular Networks, AUTO21 Poster presentation, Hamilton, Ontario, June 2009.F. Farnoud, L. Zhang, B. Hassanabadi, C.shea and S. Valaee, VANET Collision-Avoidance and Platooning using reliable MAC on DSRC, AUTO21 Poster presentation, London, Ontario, June 2008.

Honors

Rogers Scholarship, Fall 2010.MITACS ACCELERATE Internship Program Award, May 2009.Received excellent teaching ratings at the University of Toronto, 2009.Edward S. Rogers Sr. Graduate Scholarship, University of Toronto, 2007-12.Dean's Doctoral Student Research Recruitment Award (DDSRRA), McGill University, 2006.

©2013 Behnam Abadi. All rights Reserved.

©2013 Behnam Abadi. All rights Reserved.

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