9th International Conference on Innovations in Information Technology
March 17-19, 2013. Al Ain, UAE
Technically Co-Sponsored by:
IEEE
IEEE



Summary Program

Day 1: Sunday, March 17, 2013

Time

Program Details

08:00  –  10:00

Registration & Extended Breakfast

10:00  –  11:00

Opening Ceremony and Keynote by Dr. Michael Gould

11:00  –  11:45

Distinguished Lecture by Dr. Ahmed Kamal

11:45  –  12:00

Break

12:00  –  13:00

Student Poster Session (Continues after Lunch 2:15 – 4:00)

13:00  –  14:15

Lunch

14:15  –  16:00

Breakout Session 1 (D1S1), ITBM'13 Workshop (D1), and Tutorial I by Mr. Hossam Sayed

16:00  –  16:15

Coffee Break

16:15  –  18:00

Breakout Session 2 (D1S2)

Day 2: Monday, March 18, 2013

08:00  –  09:00

Registration & Extended Breakfast

09:00  –  09:45

Keynote by Dr. Joao Schwarz Dasilva

09:45  –  10:30

Distinguished Lecture by Dr. Latif Ladid

10:30  –  11:00

Break

11:00  –  13:00

Breakout Session 3 (D2S1), and Tutorial II by Dr. Hamid Sharif and Dr. Mahmoud Alahmad

13:00  –  14:15

Lunch

14:15  –  16:15

Breakout Session 4 (D2S2), and Breakout Session 5 (D2S3)

16:15  –  16:30

Coffee Break

16:30  –  18:15

Breakout Session 6 (D2S4)

 

 

20:00  –  22:30

Gala Dinner

Day 3: Tuesday, March 19, 2013

08:00  –  09:00

Registration & Light Breakfast

09:00  –  10:00

Industrial lecture by Michelle Ziegmann

10:00  –  12:00

Breakout Session 7 (D3S1), Industrial lecture by Emirates ID, and Tutorial III by Dr. Boumediene Belkhouche

12:00  –  13:30

Lunch

14:00  –  20:00

Social Event

 

TECHNICAL SESSIONS

  • D1S1 Communication Networks
  • D1S2 Information Security
  • D2S1 Computing and Embedded Systems
  • D2S2 Intelligent and Software Systems
  • D2S3 Communication Networks
  • D2S4 Intelligent and Software Systems
  • D3S1 Applications and Web Service

WORKSHOP

  • D1     Workshop on IT in Biology and Medicine (ITBM'13)

TUTORIALS

  • Tutorial I:
    GIS in Information Technology: Development of Applications and Deployment. Mr. Hossam Sayed (Esri, Senior Solutions Engineer, Dubai, UAE)
  • Tutorial II:
    Challenges and Directions for Integration of Advanced Energy Conservation and Management Approaches for Remote Structures and Buildings utilizing the Smart Grid. Dr. Mahmoud Alahmad & Dr. Hamid Sharif (University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), USA)
  • Tutorial III:
    Design and Implementation of Video Games. Dr. Boumediene Belkhouche (College of Information Technology, UAEU)

DISTINGUISHED LECTURERS

INDUSTRIAL LECTURERS

 

Breakout Sessions:

 

Day 1: Sunday 17 March 2013

Opening Ceremony: 10:00 – 10:30
Auditorium- Crescent Building

 

Keynote I:  An IT Platform for Geo-enabling Government, Citizens and Education
Presenter: Dr. Michael Gould, Global Education Manager, ESRI, Redlands, California, USA
Time:          10:30 - 11:00
Room:         Auditorium- Crescent Building

 

Distinguished Lecture:  Multicasting in Cognitive Radio Networks
Presenter: Dr. Ahmed E. Kamal, Iowa State University in the USA
Time:          11:00 - 11:45
Room:         Auditorium- Crescent Building

 

Poster Session: 
Time:          12:00 - 16:00
Room:         Exhibition Room, Ground Floor, CIT Building.

 

Tutorial I:  GIS in Information Technology: Development of Applications and Deployments
Presenter: Mr. Hossam Sayed, Esri, Senior Solutions Engineer, Dubai, UAE
Time:          14:15 - 16:00
Room:         1060, first floor, CIT Building.

 

D1S1:  Communication Networks
Time:   14:15 – 16:00
Room: 1003, first floor, CIT Building.
Caching in Information-Centric Networking: from a content delivery path perspective Xiaohu Chen (Tsinghua University, P.R. China); Qilin Fan (Tsinghua University, P.R. China); Hao Yin (Tsinghua University, P.R. China)
Information Technology and the Smart Grid - A Pathway to Conserve Energy in Buildings Mahmoud Alahmad (University of Nebraska - Lincoln, USA); Yuye Peng (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA); Lana R El Chaar (GE Energy, UAE); Nasser Aljuhaishi (Kuwait University, USA); Hamid Sharif (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA); Evans Sordiashie (University of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA)
An Efficient Broadcasting Scheme in Support of Military Ad Hoc Communications in Battle Field Ahmed Karam (United Arab Emirates University, UAE); Liren Zhang (United Arab Emirates University, UAE); Abderrahmane Lakas (UAEU, UAE)
Impact of Filtering Chaotic Signals on Secure Wireless Communication Systems Based Chua's Circuit Walid Al-Hussaibi (Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Iraq)
A Path Generation Algorithm for Mobile Sinks in Wireless Sensor Networks Eyad Taqieddin (Jordan University of Science and Technology, USA); Omar Banimelhem (Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan); Ibrahim Anwar Shatnawi (Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan)

 

D1:  ITBM (Workshop)
Time:   14:15 – 17:45
Room: 1005, first floor, CIT Building
Modeling and Simulation of Epidemic Spread: Recent Advances Maad Shatnawi (United Arab Emirates University, UAE); Sanja Lazarova-Molnar (United Arab Emirates University, UAE); Nazar Zaki (UAE University, UAE)
Detection of overlapping protein complexes using a protein ranking algorithm Eileen Marie Hanna (United Arab Emirates University, UAE)
Prediction of Inter-Domain Linker Regions in Protein Sequences: A Survey Maad Shatnawi (United Arab Emirates University, UAE); Nazar Zaki (UAE University, UAE)
Protein-protein Interaction Prediction using Arabic Semantic Analysis Nazar Zaki (UAE University, UAE); Kalthoom Alawar (UAEU, UAE); Amna Al Dhaheri (UAEU, UAE); Saad Harous (UAE University, UAE)

 

 

D1S2:  Information Security
Time:  16:15 – 18:00
Room: 1003, first floor, CIT Building.
Identity Management Framework for Cloud Networking Infrastructure Rajya Dhungana (Fraunhofer AISEC, Germany); Alam Mohammad (Fraunhofer AISEC, Germany); Sathyanarayanan Rangarajan (Fraunhofer AISEC, Germany); Ayush Sharma (Fraunhofer Research Institution AISEC, Germany); Ingmar Schoen (Fraunhofer Research Institution AISEC, Germany)
Multi Watermarking Algorithm based on DCT and Hash Functions for Color Satellite Images Alavi Kunhu (Khalifa University, UAE); Hussain Al-Ahmad (Khalifa University, UAE)
Modeling Packet Rate Covert Timing Channels Pradhumna L Shrestha (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA); Michael Hempel (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA); Mahmoud Alahmad (University of Nebraska - Lincoln, USA); Hamid Sharif (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA)
Cloud forensics: A research perspective Sameera A. Al mulla (KUSTAR, UAE); Youssef Iraqi (Khalifa University, UAE); Andrew Jones (KUSTAR, UAE)
A software router based predictive honeypot roaming scheme for network security and attack analysis Asit More (ABV- Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management, Gwalior, India); Shashikala Tapaswi (Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, India)

 

 

Day 2: Monday 18 March 2013

 

 

Keynote II: From Ubiquitous networks to Ubiquitous Information
Presenter: Dr. Joao Schwarz Dasilva, Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Security, Reliability and Trust, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Time:          09:00 - 09:45
Room:        1060, first floor, CIT Building

 

Distinguished Lecture:  Prime Time to The Big Shift to the IPv6 Internet
Presenter: Dr. Latif Ladid, President, IPv6 FORUM
Time:          09:45 - 10:30
Room:        1060, first floor, CIT Building

 

Tutorial II:  Challenges and Directions for Integration of Advanced Energy Conservation and Management Approaches for Remote Structures and Buildings utilizing the Smart Grid
Presenter:  Dr. Mahmoud Alahmad & Dr. Hamid Sharif, University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), USA
Time:          11:00 - 13:00
Room:        1060, first floor, CIT Building

 

D2S1:  Computing and Embedded Systems
Time:   11:00 – 13:00
Room: 1003, first floor, CIT Building.
Performance and Power Comparisons of MPI vs Pthread Implementations on Multicore Systems Abu S Asaduzzaman (Wichita State University, USA); Fadi Sibai (Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia); Hesham Elsayed (UAE University, UAE)
Study and Analysis of Image In-Painting Techniques Ravi Subban (Pondicherry University, Pondicherry, India)
Portable Wireless Biomedical Temperature Monitoring System: Architecture and Implementation Baker Mohammad (Khalifa University, UAE); Hazem Elgabra (Khalifa University, UAE); Reem Ashoor (Khalifa University, UAE); Hani Saleh (Khalifa University of Sciente, Technology & Research, UAE)
Comparative Analysis of Middleware for Multi-Processor System-on-Chip (MPSoC) Abdul-Halim Jallad (Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Jordan); Lubna Badri Mohammed (AL-Zaytoonah University of Jordan, Jordan)
Optimized Waveform Relaxation Solution of RLCG Transmission Line Type Circuits Mohammad Al-Khaleel (Yarmouk University, Jordan); Martin Gander (University of Geneva, Switzerland); Albert Ruehli (Missouri University of Science and Tech, Jordan)
PNOC: Implementation on Verilog for FPGA Osman Hasan (National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan); Uzma Mushtaq (National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan); Falah Awwad (UAE University, UAE)

 

 

D2S2:  Intelligent and Software Systems
Time:   14:15 – 16:15
Room: 1005, first floor CIT building
Therapy Central: On the Development of Computer Games for Physiotherapy Mohammad Fraiwan (Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan); Natheer Khasawneh (Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan); Ahmed Malkawi (Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan); Muhammed Al-Jarrah (Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan); Ruba Alsa'di (Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan); Suzan Al-Momani (Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan)
A Novel Approach Combining Recurrent Neural Network and Support Vector Machines For Time Series Classification Abdulrahman Alalshekmubarak (University of Stirling, United Kingdom); Leslie S Smith (University of Stirling, United Kingdom)
Mind-Controlled Augmentative and Alternative Communication for People with Severe Motor disabilities Aljawharah Al-Abdullatif (King Saud University, Saudi Arabia); Hadeel Al-Negheimish (King Saud University, Saudi Arabia); Latifah Al-Mofeez (King Saud University, Saudi Arabia); Nuha Al-Khalifah (King Saud University, Saudi Arabia); Lama Al-Andas (King Saud University, Saudi Arabia); Areej Al-Wabil (King Saud University, Saudi Arabia)
Recent Trends in Solving the Deterministic Resource Constrained Project Scheduling Problem Ahmed Karam (United Arab Emirates University, UAE); Sanja Lazarova-Molnar (United Arab Emirates University, UAE)
Developing Visual Haptic Application For Learning Jawi Handwriting Skills Maizan Mat Amin (Institute of Visual Informatics, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia); Halimah Badioze Zaman (UKM, Malaysia); Azlina Ahmad (Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia)
Predicting Hypoglycemia in Diabetic Patients Using Data Mining Techniques Khouloud Safi Eljil (American University of Sharjah, UAE); Ghassan Qadah (American University of Sharjah, UAE); Michel Pasquier (American University of Sharjah, UAE)

 

 

D2S3:  Communication Networks
Time:   14:15 – 16:15
Room: 1003, first floor CIT building
A Comparative Analysis of Mobile WiMAX 2.5 GHz and 3.65 GHz for Freight Railroad Applications Pradhumna L Shrestha (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA); Michael Hempel (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA); Hamid Sharif (University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA); Shahram Mehrvarzi (United States Federal Railroad Administration, Department of Transportation, USA)
A Study on Group Head Election for Detecting Phenomena in Mobile WSN Amany Abu Safia (University of Sharjah, UAE); Zaher Aghbari (University of Sharjah, UAE); Ibrahim Kamel (University of Sharjah, UAE)
Design Aspects for a Reference M2M Communication Platform for Smart Cities Asma Elmangoush (Technical University Berlin, Germany); Hakan Coskun (Technische Universität Berlin, Germany); Thomas Magedanz (TU Berlin / Fraunhofer FOKUS, Germany); Sebastian Wahle (Fraunhofer FOKUS, Germany)
Network "Memory" System for Enhanced Network Services Bassem Mokhtar (Virginia Tech, USA); Mohamed Eltoweissy (Virginia Tech, USA); Hesham Elsayed (UAE University, UAE)
Efficient implementation of Itoh's algorithm in 3D shape measurement using Digital Fringe Projection Technique Nasru Minallah (University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan); Muniba Ashfaq (University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan); Khuwaja Muhammad Yahya (University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan); Irfanud Din (University of Incheon, Korea); Akhtar Ali (Szabist University Dubai, UAE)
Ubiquitous Computing Platform via Hardware Assisted ISA Virtualization Mazen Ezzeddine (American University of Beirut, Lebanon); Hussein Karaki (American University of Beirut, Lebanon); Haitham Akkary (American University of Beirut, Lebanon)

 

D2S4:  Intelligent and Software Systems
Time:   16:30 – 18:15
Room: 1005, first floor CIT building
Key Issues in Conducting Sentiment Analysis on Arabic Social Media Text Soha Ahmed (American University of Sharjah, UAE); Michel Pasquier (American University of Sharjah, UAE); Ghassan Qadah (American University of Sharjah, UAE)
Combining Semantic Techniques to Enhance Arabic Web Content Retrieval Anfal AlAwajy (King Saud University, Saudi Arabia); Jawad Berri (King Saud University, Saudi Arabia)
News Auto-tagging using Wikipedia Shaimaa Shams eldin (Nile University, Egypt); Samhaa El-Beltagy (Nile University, Egypt)
A System for Assessing the Quality of Web Pages Walaa Ibrahim (Nile University, Egypt); Samhaa El-Beltagy (Nile University, Egypt)
Open Issues in the Sentiment Analysis of Arabic Social Media: A Case Study Samhaa El-Beltagy (Nile University, Egypt); Ahmed Ali (Cairo University, Egypt)
Linguistics Tools to Develop an Arabic Syntax Analyzer Mohamed El Hannach (Arabic Linguistics Engineering Society in Morocco, Morocco)

 

Gala Dinner: 20:00 – 22:30
Rotana Hotel, Al Ain

 

 

Day 3: Tuesday 19 March 2013

 

 

Industrial Lecture:  Opencast Matterhorn: Open Source Lecture Capture and Beyond
Presenter: Michelle Ziegmann, Technical Project Manager at the University of California Berkeley, USA
Time:          09:00 - 10:00
Room:         1058, first floor, CIT Building

 

Industrial Lecturer:   UAE ID card features and Services
Presenters:  Mr. Yousef Salem Aljaberi & Mr. AbdulRahman Fawzi, Emirates Identity Authority, UAE
Time:          10:00 - 11:00
Room:         1058, first floor, CIT Building

 

Tutorial III: Design and Implementation of Video Games
Presenter:   Dr. Boumediene Belkhouche, College of Information Technology, UAEU
Time:          10:00 - 12:00
Room:         1060, first floor, CIT Building060

 

D3S1:  Applications and Web Service
Time:   10:00 – 12:00
Room: 1003, first floor, CIT Building
The Changing Face of Government: The Trends and a Solution Architecture for Citizen Services Sandipan Sarkar (IBM, India)
Supporting environmental awareness using mobile clients Azza Al Houqani (EBTIC, UAE); Hanno Hildmann (Etisalat BT Innovation Centre, UAE); Sebastien Nicolas (EBTIC, UAE); Fabrice Saffre (ETISALAT BT Innovation Centre, UAE)
A Novel Approach to Develop Large-Scale Virtual Environment Applications Using Script-Language Anis Zarrad (University of Ottawa, Canada); Ameur Bensefia (Al-Imam Mohamed Ibn Saud Islamic University, Saudi Arabia)
Attitude towards Robot Assisted Surgery: UAE context Mhamed Zineddine (AlHosnu University, UAE)
An Empirical Study on the Robustness of a Fragile Watermark for Relational Databases Ibrahim Kamel (University of Sharjah, UAE); Waheeb Yaqub (University of Sharjah, UAE); Kareem Kamel (University of Sharjah, UAE)
Graphical description of WS-CDL Ibrahim Yahmadi (Sultan Qaboos University, Oman); Youcef Baghdadi (Sultan Qaboos University, Oman); Zuhoor Al-Khanjari (Sultan Qaboos University, Oman)

 

Social Event: 14:00 – 20:00
Dubai City Tour and Dhow Cruise Dinner