Dr. Abul Bashar, Assistant Professor

Dr. Abul Bashar

Assistant Professor

Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University

Location
Saudi Arabia - Khobar
Education
Doctorate, Computer Science
Experience
27 years, 2 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :27 years, 2 Months

Assistant Professor at Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
  • Saudi Arabia - Khobar
  • My current job since October 2011

Responsible for teaching BS courses in the area of Computer Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology, supervising Senior Projects, Summer Training and Co-op Training, developing lab experiments and manuals, serving on department and college committees, developing MS program in Computer Networks, performing research in the area of Telecommunications and Machine Learning


Courses taught: Digital Signal Processing, Signals & Systems, Microprocessors, Circuits II, Circuits I, Network Management, Network Theory, Computer Organization, Computer Science I and Introduction to Computing

PhD Student and PG Demonstrator at University of Ulster
  • United Kingdom
  • March 2008 to June 2011

Performing research and publications in the area of application of Machine Learning for Autonomic Network Management. Working towards PhD degree as a full time research student. Responsible for assisting and supervising lab work for BSc 2nd & 3rd year courses.

Lecturer at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM)
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • September 1999 to January 2008

Responsible for teaching 3rd and 4th year BS courses, supervising final year projects, developing lab experiments and manuals, serving on department committees, executing university funded e-learning projects, assisting in industry funded research projects

Unix System Administrator at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM)
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • January 2001 to December 2003

Responsible for administration of university Unix servers and applications. Supporting academic software license procurement, installation and maintenance.

Research Assistant at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM)
  • Saudi Arabia - Dammam
  • September 1996 to June 1999

Performing research and publications in the area of wireless and mobile communications. Working towards a MS degree. Responsible for teaching labs and grading work for 2nd and 3rd year BS courses.

Education

Doctorate, Computer Science
  • at University of Ulster
  • June 2011

PhD Thesis: On the Application of Bayesian Networks for Autonomic Network Management (Investigating the application of Machine Learning and Data Mining to enhance the network management functions in the Next Generation Networks) Supervisors: Prof. Gerard Parr, Prof. Sally McClean, Prof. Bryan Scotney and Dr. Detlef Nauck Received Vice Chancellor’s Research Scholarship including research internship at British Telecom Research Centre, Ipswich (UK) and research exchange program at IIT Madras, Chennai (India)

Master's degree, Electrical Engineering
  • at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
  • June 1999

MS Thesis: On the Performance of Turbo Codes over Rayleigh Fading Channels Courses studied: Communication Theory, Data Communication, Information Theory and Coding, Computer Networks, Detection & Estimation and Mobile Communications Was awarded Research Assistantship for pursuing MS degree

Bachelor's degree, Electronics and Communication Engineering
  • at Osmania University
  • June 1995

BE Project: Microcontroller-based High Speed Serial Communication System Courses studied: Electronic Devices and Circuits, Electromagnetics, Signal Processing, Control Theory, Digital and Analog Communication, Satellite and Radar communication, Microprocessors, Assembly and C Programming Osmania University Gold Medalist with 91% aggregate in B.E. Received 6 gold medals from various educational institutions in India (‘95) Received scholarship from Jindal Trust, India to support my BE tuition fees.

High school or equivalent, Maths and Science
  • at AISSCE
  • June 1991

School topper with 88 % marks and was awarded National Merit Scholarship.

High school or equivalent, Maths and Science
  • at AISSE
  • June 1989

I was in top 10 in the school by scoring 82 % marks.

Specialties & Skills

Cloud Computing
Machine Learning
Data Mining
Computer Science
Computer Engineering
Communication, Team work and Hardwork
Management
Research
Softwares
Simulation Tools
Programming
Administration
Operating Systems
Applications
Teaching

Languages

Arabic
Beginner
Urdu
Intermediate
English
Expert
Hindi
Expert

Memberships

IEEE
  • Active member
  • April 2008
ACM
  • Active member
  • November 2010
IEEE Communication Society
  • Member
  • April 2008
IEEE Computer Society
  • Ex-member
  • January 2011
Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge, UK
  • Active member
  • June 2008
International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology (IACSIT)
  • Active member
  • June 2009
Society of Digital Information and Wireless Communications (SDIWC)
  • Active member
  • January 2010

Training and Certifications

Advanced Diploma in Software Applications (Certificate)
Date Attended:
September 1995
Valid Until:
October 1996

Hobbies

  • Organizing social events and conducting games like quizzes, dumb charades
  • Watching movies, listening to music and travelling with family
  • Playing sports (Volleyball and Table Tennis)
    Medal winner for university team
  • Studying religious literature