ASHEQ KHAN
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Department of Computer Science & Engineering Email: *****.****@*****.***
State University of New York W ebpage: www.cse.buffalo.edu/~akhan6
Buffalo, NY 14260
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Computer Science, September, 2010
University at Buffalo (SUNY)
Thesis: Modeling & Augmenting Searchable Online Communities
Advisor: Dr. Satish K. Tripathi
M.S. in Computer Engineering, August, 2003 (GPA: 4.0)
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Thesis: Solving the network operation problem of a WDM network using Synchronous Parallel
Simulated Annealing
Advisor: Dr. Dale R. Thompson
B.S. in Computer Engineering, May, 2002 (GPA: 3.81)
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
RESEARCH INTEREST
My research interests are primarily in the area of networking. Specifically, I am interested in social
networks, service providing enterprises and mobile networks.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant
University at Buffalo (SUNY)
August, 2004 Present
Advisors: Dr. Satish K. Tripathi, Dr. Chunming Qiao, Dr. Hung Ngo
Modeling and augmenting searchable social networks.
Designing energy-efficient coverage algorithms for wireless sensor networks.
Research Intern
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Hawthorne, NY
October, 2009 December, 2009
Mentor/Manager: Dr. Hani Jamjoom
Designing efficient expertise recommender system.
Research Intern
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Hawthorne, NY
May, 2007 December, 2007
Mentor: Dr. Hani Jamjoom
Modeling & augmenting incident management system.
Graduate Assistant
University of California, Riverside
September, 2003 June, 2004
Teaching assistant for undergraduate assembly language course.
Collaborated on a project on power adaptive broadcasting in wireless Ad hoc networks.
Graduate Assistant
University of Arkansas
August, 2002 August, 2003
Teaching assistant for undergraduate assembly language course.
Mathematics Tutor
University of Arkansas
December, 1998 December, 2003
Department of Mathematics & Men s Athletics
Assisted students in Calculus, Differential Equation, Linear Algebra and Statistics
PUBLICATIONS
Book Chapter
A. Khan and S. K. Tripathi (2006). Wireless Protocols in 3D Online Multimedia: Processing, Transmission and
Visualization (pp. 57-88). World Scientific Press (Book Chapter).
Journal
A. Khan, H. Jamjoom and J. Sun, AIM-HI: A Framework for Request Routing in Large-Scale IT Global Service
Delivery, IBM Systems Journal, (2009).
A. Khan, C. Qiao and S. K. Tripathi, Mobile Traversal Scheme based on Triangulation Coverage, Mobile
Networks and Applications (MONET), 14, No. 5, 422-437 (2007).
Conference
A. Khan, H. Q. Ngo and S. K. Tripathi, Finding Answers: What s the Best Search Policy?, under submission.
A. Khan and H. Jamjoom, Modeling & Augmenting Incident Management Process in IT Support Organizations,
in preparation.
A. Khan, C. Qiao and S. K. Tripathi, A Framework for Rank Computation and Aggregation in Fuzzy
Environments, Proceeding of 1st IEEE Int l Workshop on Network Science for Communications Network
(NetSciCom), 2009.
A. Khan and H. Jamjoom, SOAR: SOcially-Aware Routing for Request Matching in Enterprise Environments,
Proceeding of IEEE Intl Conference on Services Computing (SCC), pp. 637-638, 2008.
A. Khan, C. Qiao and S. K. Tripathi, A Failure-tolerant Mobile Traversal Scheme based on Triangulation
Coverage, Proceeding of QShine: International Conference on Heterogeneous Networking in Quality,
Reliability, Security and Robustness, 2007.
A. Khan, C. Qiao, P. Sharma and S. K. Tripathi, An Energy-Efficient Mobile Triangulation-based Coverage
Scheme, Proceeding of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), pp. 3527-3534, 2007.
P. Sharma, A. Khan, A. Narasimhan, R. Sridhar and S. K. Tripathi, Energy Conservation in Sensor Networks
through Selective Activation of Nodes using Thresholding, Proceeding of IEEE WoWMoM, pp. 115-124, 2006.
K. Karenos, A. Khan, S. V. Krishnamurthy, M. Faloutsos and X. Chen, Local versus Global Power Adaptive
Broadcasting in Ad Hoc Networks, Proceeding of IEEE WCNC, pp. 2069-2075, 2005.
A. Khan and D. R. Thompson, Solving the WDM Network Operation Problem using Dynamic Synchronous
Parallel Simulated Annealing, Proceeding of IEEE SoutheastCon, pp. 296-301, 2005.
PATENT
A. Bose, H. Jamjoom, A. Khan, D. Saha and Z. Shae, System and Method for Social Networking Routing
for Request Matching in Enterprise Environment, filed with IBM.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Reviewer: INFOCOM, GLOBECOM, WCNC, Transaction on Vehicular Network.
AWARDS & HONORS
Dean s Fellowship, University of California, Riverside (2003-2005)
Magna Cum Laude, B.S. in Computer Engineering, University of Arkansas, May 2002.
Member, Golden Key National Honors Society, August 1999.
Chancellor s Scholarship, University of Arkansas (1998-2002).
PERSONAL
Nationality: Bangladesh
Visa Status: F-1 (applied for OPT)
REFERENCES
Dr. Satish K. Tripathi
Provost & Executive VP for Academic Affairs
University at Buffalo
Email: ********@*******.***
Dr. Hani Jamjoom
Manager, Operations Insight
IBM T. J. Watson Research Center
Email: *******@**.***.***
Dr. Chunming Qiao
Professor, Department of Computer Science & Engineering
University at Buffalo
Email: ****@********.***