Mohamad Elzohbi, Teaching/Research Assistant

Mohamad Elzohbi

Teaching/Research Assistant

University of Calgary

Location
Lebanon
Education
Master's degree, Computer Science
Experience
3 years, 0 Months

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Teaching/Research Assistant at University of Calgary
  • Canada
  • January 2014 to July 2016

◆ Machinery II:
◇ Digital Logic Circuits; ARM Assembly Programming on Raspberry Pi Devices; Java-based Micro-Architecture Simulation: Java assembly & micro-assembly implementing simplified Java Virtual Machine.
◇ Leader TA since Winter 2015:
-Coordinate meetings with other TAs to ensure consistency of teaching and grading and to ensure consistency between lecture and labs.
-Manage material for labs: Identify & fix problems; Set up student assignments & marking guides.
-Mentor new TAs in order to get adjusted to teaching and the responsibilities that go along with it & how to approach the students to maximize their benefits and understanding the material.

◆ Awards:
◇ I received Teaching Excellence Award in Fall 2014.

Data Analyst/Developer at CTS Forex: Winsor Global Financial Inc.
  • Canada
  • March 2014 to June 2014

◆ Data fetching & Runtime Analysis of forex data.
◆ Meta-Trader 4/5 programming using MQL4/5.

Telecommunication Engineer at Inteltec
  • Lebanon - Beirut
  • March 2013 to July 2013

◆ MOT Optical Transport Network/DWDM Project:
◇ Hands-on Ericsson’s SPO1400 & MHL3000: Commissioning, configuration, installation, integration, system testing, troubleshooting, acceptance testing & acceptance documentation.

Education

Master's degree, Computer Science
  • at University of Calgary
  • January 2015

I received Department Research Award, Department of Computer Science, University of Calgary – granted to outstanding students based on research and academic achievements. I received the Teaching Assistant Excellence Award when teaching Machinery II course and nominated as leader TA since winter 2015 due to my distinguished skills and extensive knowledge in the course material. • Thesis: “Flexible and Scalable Routing Approach for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks by Function Approximation of Q-Learning” o Enhancing AODV routing protocol by integrating intelligent process for evaluating different routing measures. o Providing network nodes with a smart soft-sensors and a brief network overview using machine learning. o New efficient and scalable algorithm that can be modified to fit given standards and adapt to a dynamic topology. o All simulations done under Java environment: Java in Simulation Time (JiST/SWANs). • Relevant Courses: o ‘A+’ in Design and Analysis Algorithms. o ‘A’ in Current Trend in Database Technology, Database Management Systems, Principles of Software Development, Recommendation Systems; Auditing: Graph Theory, Communication Networks.

Bachelor's degree, Communication and Electronics Engineer
  • at Beirut Arab University
  • January 2012

◆ Received Undergraduate Studies Scholarship from AZM & SAADE Association, Tripoli, Lebanon (covered partially my five years BSc studies at BAU) – based on my excellent achievement in the Lebanese Baccalaureate which helped me to continue my education all the past years till I graduated. ◆ I got CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate): 1, 2, 3 & 4 Certifications with Excellent Skills from Academic development Center at AZM Educational Campus. ◆ Senior Undergraduate Project: “Introducing LTE & LTE Advanced with MATLAB Simulation (Simulink)”

Specialties & Skills

Traffic Analysis
Databases
Embedded Systems
Telecommunications
Data Mining
R Project
Bro Network Security Monitor
Wireshark/tshark
ARM Assembly
Microsoft Office

Languages

Arabic
Expert
English
Expert

Memberships

ASONAM: IEEE/ACM International Conference on Advances in Social Networks Analysis and Mining
  • Program Committee Member
  • August 2013
BIDMA: International Symposium on Big Data Management and Analytics.
  • Program Committee Member
  • April 2016

Training and Certifications

Cisco Certified Network Associate (Certificate)
Date Attended:
August 2012
Valid Until:
February 2013

Hobbies

  • Gnomonics & Astronomical Tools
    • Formatted a 16th century manuscript about astronomical quadrants, added 3D visualization of the celestial sphere and supported it with mathematical proofs (Arabic).
  • Poetry writing (Arabic)
    • Won the first prize in the contest run by “The Foundation of Abdulaziz Saud Al-Babtain's Prize for Poetic Creativity” in Lebanon, 2006.