Recognition and Awards

  • IEEE WCNC 2016 best paper award: Abdelmohsen Ali and Walaa Hamouda "Cell Search Evaluation: A Step Towards the Next Generation LTE-MTC Systems," IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2016), Qatar, April 2016.
  • Adjunct Professor in the School of Electrical and Information Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa (Nov. 2013-Oct. 2016).
  • Appointed for second term as a Concordia University Research Chair (CURC Tier II) in Communications and Networks (June 2011-June 2016).
  • ICC 2009 best paper award: Hassan Abou Saleh and Walaa Hamouda "Cross-Layer Design for MIMO Spatial Multiplexing in Correlated Ricean Fading. Dresden, Germany, June 2009.
  • Appointed as a Concordia University Research Chair (CURC Tier II) in Communications and Networks (June 2006-June 2011).
  • Senior Member of the IEEE.
  • IEEE LCN 2008 Service Award, Montreal, October 2008.
  • IEEE Canada Certificate of Appreciation, Montreal, November 2008.
  • IEEE Canada Certificate of Appreciation, Montreal, December 2007.
  • IEEE VTS Certificate of Appreciation, Boston, October 2000.
  • IEEE WirelessCom 2005 Certificate of Appreciation.