Email: auhchaud@sce.carleton.ca Tel: +1 613 520-2600 ext. 5729 Fax: +1 613 520-5727 Office: ME 4463

Dr. Aizaz Chaudhry

Research Associate

Department of Systems and Computer Engineering,

Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.

PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering (July 2015),

Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.

MASc in Electrical and Computer Engineering (Aug. 2010),

Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada.

BSc in Electrical Engineering (Nov. 1998),

University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan.

Supervisor: Prof. Roshdy Hafez

Research Interests

• Multi-Radio Multi-Channel Wireless Mesh Networks (MRMC WMNs)
• Channel Assignment Algorithms
• Topology Control Algorithms
• Degree Constrained Routing
• Graph Coloring
• Cross-Layer Optimization of MRMC WMNs
• Multi-Path Routing with Constraints
• Interference Modeling in MRMC WMNs
• Minimum Coloring Heuristics
• Exact Formulation for Minimum Coloring with Constraints
• Beamforming for Channel Assignment in MRMC WMNs
• Heterogeneous MRMC WMNs

Awards

• Graduate Student Open Access Award 2014-15
• Ontario Graduate Scholarship for the academic year 2014-15 during PhD
• Ontario Graduate Scholarship for the academic year 2013-14 during PhD
• Ontario Graduate Scholarship for the academic year 2012-13 during PhD
• Ontario Graduate Scholarship for the academic year 2011-12 during PhD
• Queen Elizabeth II Scholarship for Science and Technology for the academic year 2011-12 during PhD
• Graduate Scholarship from Carleton University during PhD
• Dean of Graduate Studies Entrance Scholarship for Domestic Students from Carleton University during PhD
• Graduate Scholarship from Carleton University during MASc

Achievements

• Research Assistantship from Carleton University during PhD
• Teaching Assistantship from Carleton University during PhD
• Research Assistantship from Carleton University during MASc
• Teaching Assistantship from Carleton University during MASc
• CGPA of 11 out of 12 during PhD
• CGPA of 11.5 out of 12 during MASc
• Cumulative Percentage of 81.36 during BSc
• Lecturer, Electrical Engineering Department, National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan

PhD Thesis

• Spectrum Requirements for Interference-Free Wireless Mesh Networks.

MASc Thesis

• Channel Assignment using Topology Control based on Power Control in Wireless Mesh Networks.

Publications

• Aizaz U. Chaudhry, John W. Chinneck, and Roshdy H.M. Hafez, “Fast Heuristics for the Frequency Channel Assignment Problem in Multi-Hop Wireless Networks,” European Journal of Operational Research, December 2015. pdf
• Aizaz U. Chaudhry, Roshdy H.M. Hafez, and John W. Chinneck, “On the Performance of Beamforming-based Channel Assignment in Dense Wireless Mesh Networks,” in proc. IEEE CCECE' 2015, May 2015. (nominated for best paper award) pdf
• Aizaz U. Chaudhry, Roshdy H.M. Hafez, and John W. Chinneck, “Significantly Reducing the Number of Frequency Channels Required for Wireless Mesh Networks using Beamforming,” in proc. IEEE WCNC' 2014, April 2014. pdf
• Aizaz U. Chaudhry, Roshdy H.M. Hafez, and John W. Chinneck, “On the Impact of Interference Models on Channel Assignment in Multi-Radio Multi-Channel Wireless Mesh Networks,” Ad Hoc Networks, vol. 27, pp. 68−80, April 2015. pdf
• Aizaz U. Chaudhry, John W. Chinneck, and Roshdy H.M. Hafez, “On the Number of Channels Required for Interference-Free Wireless Mesh Networks,” EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, vol. 2013, 2013:229, September 2013. pdf
• Aizaz U. Chaudhry, John W. Chinneck, and Roshdy H.M. Hafez, “Channel Requirements for Interference-free Wireless Mesh Networks to Achieve Maximum Throughput,” in proc. ICCCN' 2013, July-August 2013. pdf
• Aizaz U. Chaudhry and Roshdy H.M. Hafez, “Channel Assignment Using Topology Control Based on Power Control in Wireless Mesh Networks,” in Wireless Mesh Networks - Efficient Link Scheduling, Channel Assignment and Network Planning Strategies, InTech, August 2012, pp. 47-78. pdf
• Aizaz U. Chaudhry, Nazia Ahmad, and Roshdy H.M. Hafez, “Improving Throughput and Fairness by Improved Channel Assignment Using Topology Control Based on Power Control for Multi-Radio Multi-Channel Wireless Mesh Networks,” EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking, Special Issue on Topology Control in Wireless Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks, vol. 2012, 2012:155, April 2012. pdf
• Nazia Ahmad, Aizaz U. Chaudhry, and Roshdy H.M. Hafez, “Enhanced Topology-Controlled Interference-Aware Channel Assignment for Multi-Radio Multi-Channel Wireless Mesh Networks,” in proc. IFIP Wireless Days' 2011, October 2011. pdf
• Aizaz U. Chaudhry, Roshdy H.M. Hafez, Osama Aboul-Magd, and Samy A. Mahmoud, “Fault-Tolerant and Scalable Channel Assignment for Multi-Radio Multi-Channel IEEE 802.11a-based Wireless Mesh Networks,” in proc. IEEE Globecom' 2010 Workshop MCECN' 2010, December 2010. pdf
• Aizaz U. Chaudhry, Roshdy H.M. Hafez, Osama Aboul-Magd, and Samy A. Mahmoud, “Throughput Improvement in Multi-Radio Multi-Channel 802.11a-based Wireless Mesh Networks,” in proc. IEEE Globecom' 2010, December 2010. pdf

Professional Membership

• Professional Engineer, Pakistan Engineering Council
• Member, IEEE

Last Update: January 21, 2016