Graduate Students: In Progress

• Mohammad Reza Ataei, Ph.D., since 2010 (co-supervised by Professor T. Kunz)
• Ahmad Ali Farhoodi, Ph.D., since 2009
• Zeinab Zeinalkhani, Ph.D., since 2009
• Mehdi Karimi Dehkordi, Ph.D., since 2009
• Sina Tolouei, Ph.D., since 2008
• Anoosheh Heidarzadeh, Ph.D., since 2007
• Raheleh Niati, Ph.D., since 2007 (co-supervised by Professor T. Kunz)
• Yaser Eftekhari, Ph.D., since 2007 (co-supervised by Professor J. Lambadaris)

Associates and Visiting Scholars

Alumni and Graduates

Graduate Students: Completed

• Reza Asvadi, Ph.D., Thesis Title: ``Design and Analysis of LDPC Codes Based on Graph Liftings for Wireless Channels," 2011 (co-supervised by Prof. M. Ahmadian-Attari, K. N. T. University of Technology).
• Siarhei Yermakou, M.A.Sc., Thesis Title: ``A Method of Lowering the Complexity of the Sum-Product Algorithm Using Graph Transformations," 2011.
• Nastaran Mobini, M.A.Sc., Thesis Title: ``New Iterative Decoding Algorithms for Low-Density Parity-Check Codes," 2011.
• Haishan Wang, M.A.Sc., Thesis Title: ``Low-Complexity Distributed Source Coding," 2011.
• Emil Janulewicz, M.A.Sc., Thesis Title: ``Performance Analysis of Iterative Decoding Algorithms with Memory," 2010; University Medal for Outstanding Graduate Work, Master’s Level, Spring 2010.
• Hua Xiao, Ph.D., Thesis Title: ``Performance Estimation, Code Construction and Decoding of Finite-Length Low-Density Parity-Check Codes," 2008.
• Jinshi Qiu, M.A.Sc., Thesis Title: ``Joint Source and Channel Coding for Transmission of Embedded Bit Streams over Noisy Channels with Feedback," 2008.
• Sina Tolouei, M.A.Sc., Thesis Title: ``Design and FPGA Implementation of Min-Sum Algorithm and Its Variants," 2007.
• Hamid Saeedi, Ph.D., Thesis Title: ``Deterministic Design and Performance Analysis of Low-Density Parity-Check Codes in the Presence of Channel Estimation Error," 2007; Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement, Fall 2007.
• Xiaoning Li, M.A.Sc., Thesis Title: ``Design Automation and Layout Optimization of Analog Decoders," 2006 (co-supervised by Professor C. Plett).
• Saied Hemati, Ph.D., Thesis Title: ``Iterative decoding in analog VLSI," 2005 (co-supervised by Professor C. Plett); Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement, Fall 2005; NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow, 2005 - 2007; currently with Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
• Reza Kalbasi, Ph.D., Thesis Title: ``Frequency domain processing for multiple input multiple output channels," 2005 (co-supervised by Professor D. Falconer); currently with Arraycom Corp., CA.
• Pirouz Zarrinkhat, Ph.D., Thesis Title: ``Majority-based and hybrid iterative decoding of low-density parity-check codes," 2005; Senate Medal for Outstanding Academic Achievement, Spring 2005; Nominated for NSERC Doctoral Prize; NSERC Industrial Fellowship with Canadian Space Agency, 2005-06; currently with Airvana Inc., Chelmsford, Massachusetts.
• Xiang Pan, M.A.Sc., Thesis Title: ``Robust Image Transmission with Rate-Compatible Low-Density Parity-Check codes over Noisy Channels," 2004 (co-supervised by Professor A. Cuhadar).
• Robert Maddock, M.A.Sc., Thesis Title: ``Reliability-Based Coded Modulation for Low-Density Parity-Check Codes," 2004.
• Mohammad R. Sadeghi, Ph.D., Math., Thesis Title: ``Low-Density Parity-Check Lattices," 2003 (co-supervised by Professors D. Panario and J. D. Dixon); currently with Amirkabir Polytechnique University, Tehran, Iran.
• Jianguang Zhao, M.A.Sc., Thesis Title: ``Effects of Clipping and Quantization on Min-Sum Algorithm and Its Modifications for Decoding Low-Density Parity-Check (LDPC) Codes," 2003.
• Qi Hong, M.A.Sc., Thesis Title: ``Low-Density Parity-Check Code Optimization for Burst Error Channels at Short Block Lengths," 2003.
• Mohammad-Reza Yazdani, M.A.Sc., Thesis Title: ``Construction of Irregular Rate-Compatible Low-Density Parity-Check Codes for Hybrid-ARQ Schemes at Short Block Lengths," 2003, currently Ph.D. student, Systems & Computer Engineering, Carleton University.
• Hua Xiao, M.Sc., ISS, Thesis Title: ``New Schedules for Decoding LDPC Codes," 2002, currently Ph.D. student, Systems & Computer Engineering, Carleton University.
• Ahmed Nouh, M.A.Sc., Thesis Title: ``Reliability-Based Scheduling and Bootstrap Decoding for LDPC Codes," 2002, currently Ph.D. student at University of Ottawa.
• Farhad Zarkeshvari, M.A.Sc., Thesis Title: ``Digital Implementation of Iterative Decoding Algorithms," 2002, currently Ph.D. student at Dept. of Electronics, Carleton University.
• Jian-Lin Mu, M.Sc. Project, ``On the Performance and Complexity of Block Turbo Codes," Summer 1999.
• Yongyi Mao, Ph.D., ``Graph Representation of Codes and Iterative Decoding Algorithms," since 1998 (moved to University of Toronto in 2000).

Visiting Scholars

• Dr. Ebrahim Karami, October 2010 - March 2011.
• Prof. Hua Xu, Department of Physics and Electronic Engineering, Yancheng Teachers University, China, August 2010 - Feb. 2011.
• Dr. Cheng Tan, January 2004 - January 2005 (part-time).
• Dr. Behnam Shahrrava, Senior Research Associate, January-June 2002, currently Associate Professor at University of Windsor.

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