Nader F. Mir

 

Biography

 

 

Nader F. Mir is currently a Professor, and served as the Department Associate Chairman, at the Electrical Engineering Department of San Jose State University, California . He is also the Director of MSE Program in optical sensors and networks for Lockheed-Martin Space Systems Corporation. He is also an expert in intellectual property development and a consultant for patent litigation cases in the areas of electrical circuits, communications, telecommunications and computer networks both in protocol and hardware levels.

 

He received the B.Sc. degree (with honors) in electrical engineering in 1985, and the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees both in electrical engineering from Washington University in St. Louis, MO, in 1990 and 1995 respectively.

 

Prior to his current position, he was an associate professor at his current school, and assistant professor at University of Kentucky in Lexington. From 1994 to 1996, he was a research scientist at the Advanced Telecommunications Institute, Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey working on design of advanced telecommunication networks. From 1990 to 1994 he was with the Computer and Communications Research Center at Washington University in St.Louis and worked as a research assistant on design and analysis of high-speed switching systems project. From 1985 to 1988, he was with Telecommunication Research & Development Center (TRDC), Surrey, and as a telecommunications system research & development engineer participated in design of a high-speed digital telephone Private Branch Exchange" (PBX), and received the best “design/idea” award.

 

Professor Mir is internationally known through his research, journal editorial positions, and his books in the areas of: Analysis of Computer Communication Networks, Internet Applications of Voice over IP and Multimedia Networks, Design and Analysis of Networking Devices and High-Speed Routers, Wireless and Mobile Networks and Wireless Sensor Networks, Applications of Integrated Circuits in Computer Communications.

 

He is a senior member of the IEEE and has served as the member of technical program committee and steering committee for a number of major IEEE communications and networking conferences such as WCNC, GLOBECOM, and ICC. 

 

He has several journal editorial positions such as: the Editor of Journal of Computing and Information Technology, a Guest Editor for Computer Networking at CIT Journal (in 2008),  the Editorial Board Member of the International Journal of Internet Technology and Secured Transactions ( in 2005), and the technical Editor of IEEE Communication Magazine. 

 

He was granted a successful U.S. Patent, Patent 7,012,895 B1,  in 2006, claiming an invention related to hardware/protocol for use in high-speed computer communication networks.

 

Dr. Mir has received a number of prestigious national and university awards and research grants.  He is also the recipient of a university teaching recognition award and a research excellence award. He is also the recipient of a number of outstanding presentation awards from leading international conferences.  

 

Dr. Mir has published two successful books, one of which is a world-wide adopted university text-book entitled “Computer & Communication Networks” published by Prentice Hall Publishing Co.  He has also published numerous refereed technical journal and conference papers all in the field of communications and networking.

 

 

Education:

 

Ph.D Degree: May 1995 (completion: Dec. 1994), Electrical Engineering, Washington University .

·    Dissertation: Analysis & Design of High-Speed Switching Systems and Networks

·    Educational Award: 4-years Research Assistantship

·    Research Sponsors: National Science Foundation, Ascom Timplex, Bell Communications Research, Bell Northern Research, DEC, Ital-Tel SIT, NEC America, NTT, Nortel Networks, and Tektronix.

 

M.Sc. Degree: Dec.1990 (completion: Dec. 1990), Electrical Engineering, Washington University .

·    Specialization: Design and Analysis of Computer Systems and Communication Networks.

·    Educational Award: 1-Year Research Assistantship

 

B.Sc. Degree: May 1985 (completion: May 1985), Electrical Engineering .

·    Concentration: Electronic Circuits.

·    Educational Award: 4-Year Undergraduate Scholarship.

·     Rank: top 5%.

 

 

Areas of Specialization:

 

·     Analysis of  Computer Communication Networks and TCP/IP

·     Internet Applications: Client-Server, WEB, Voice over IP, and Multimedia Networks

·     Design and Analysis of Networking Devices and  High-Speed Routers

·     Wireless and Mobile Networks, WiMAX, WiFi, and Wireless Sensor Networks

·     Applications of Integrated Circuits in Computer Communications

 

 

Professional Career Summary:

 

·     August 2005 to Present: Professor (the Department Associate Chairman, 2006 – 2008),  Department of Electrical Engineering, San Jose State University, CA, Also, Director, Lockheed Martin Space Co MSESJSU Sensor Networks Program (since 2006). Also, Patent Litigation Consultant with substantial patent litigation and development experience in: intellectual property development, patent infringement and patent invalidation expert-report preparation, deposition, and testimony (since 1989).

·     August 2001 to July 2005: Associate Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering, San Jose State University, CA .

·     August 1996 to July 2001: Assistant Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington , KY.

·     Dec. 1994 to June 1996: Research Scientist (and Adjunct Faculty Member), Advanced Telecommunications Institute, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, New Jersey.

·     Sep. 1989 to Dec. 1994: Research Assistant, Computer & Communications Research Center, Washington University, St. Louis , Missouri.

·     May 1985 to Dec. 1988: Senior Telecomm R&D Engineer, Telecommunication Research &

Development Center (TRDC), Surrey .

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Teaching

 

 

Teaching Interest:

EE110 Network Analysis (Undergraduate Course)
EE160 Digital Communications (Undergraduate Course)
EE181 Computer Networks and Internetworking (Undergraduate Course)  (See Textbook)

EE250 Probability and Stochastic Processes (Graduate Course)
EE281 Internetworking (Graduate Course) 

EE283 High-Speed Computer Communication Networks (Graduate Course) (See Textbook)

EE284 Convergent Voice over IP Networks (VoIP) (handouts)

EE286 Wireless Networks (Graduate Course Being Developed)


 

Thesis/Project Supervision and Student Advising

 

·         Supervised Thesis/Project/Independent Research: 83.

·         Served as the Member of other Master’s and PhD Thesis Defense Committees: 24

·         Graduate Student Advising (Computer Communication Networking): Approx. 25 per year.

·         Supervised Undergraduate Senior Design Projects: 19.

·         Undergraduate Student Advising: Approximately 30 per year.

 

 

Teaching Awards and Honors:

Honor, Accomplished Tutorial Award, “Wireless Networks, Mesh Networks, Mobile IP, and WiMAX  Technology,” International Conference on Communication Systems and Networks (CSN 2008), Langkawi , Malaysia , April 2-4, 2008.

Honor, Outstanding Tutorial Performance Award, “Wireless Mobile Ad-Hoc Network Technology,’’ Invited Tutorial Talk, International Conference on Communications, Internet and Information Technology (CIIT 2005), Cambridge, Massachusetts, Oct30-November 3, 2005.

Honor, Outstanding Tutorial Performance Award, “Wireless Sensor Network Technology,’’ International Conference on Communications, Internet and Information Technology (CIIT 2004), St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, November 22-24, 2004.

Honor, Most Effective Professor Award, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)-SJSU Society, San Jose State University, May 14, 2004.

Honor, Golden-Key International Honor Society, San Jose State University, Outstanding Faculty Member Award, April 6, 2004.

Award, College of Engineering Teaching Excellence Award (College Instructional Recognition Grant) , Agency: College of Engineering, SJSU, January 2003.

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Research and Publications

 

 

Books Published:

  1. N. F.Mir, "Computer and Communication Networks," text-book, Pearson Prentice Hall Publishing CO.(also available at most online book stors as www.amazon.com.),  656 pages,  ISBN: 131747991, 1st Edition in November 2006. (see Table of Contents), (see Instructor's Supplements: Solution Manual and Power-Point Slides),

  2. N. F. Mir, “Video Systems and Circuits,” Academic & Engineering Publisher Inc., 296 pages, 1st edition 1986, 2nd edition 1990.

 

 

U.S. Patent Awarded:

  1. US Patent 7,012,895 B1, Inventor: N. F. Mir, "Packet-Switching Network with Symmetrical Topology and Method of Routing Packets" Petitioner: Intellectual Properties Office, application no. 09/715,693, disclosure no. 907, invention approved: March 15, 2006.
     

 

Journal Publications, Refereed:

  1. N. F. Mir, “Recent Advances in Computer and Communication Networks Technology,” Guest Editor Column, Journal of Computing and Information Technology (CIT), Special Topics in Computer Networks, Volume 2, pp 1-3, June 2008.
  2. S. M. Musa, C. M. Akujoubi, and N. F. Mir, “VoDSL Information Management for Broadband Communication Network Access,” Journal of Computing and Information Technology (CIT),  Reference: No.802, Volume 1, pp 1-8, March 2007.
  3. S. M. Musa, E. Opara, C. M. Akujuobi, and N. F. Mir," Utilization of Buffers for Performance Evaluation of Local Area Network Protocols,”, Communications Journal of the International Information Management Association (CJ-IIMA), Volume 6, Issue 4, pp. 19-32, September 2006.
  4. M. Veyseh, B. W. Wei, and N. F. Mir, “Clustering and Synchronization Protocol in a Wireless Sensor Networks,”
    5. Transactions on Communications, Ref. No.129, Issue 6, Volume 5, pp 1093-1100, June 2006.
  5. M. Veyseh, B. W. Wei and N. F. Mir, “An Information Management Protocol to Control Routing and Clustering in Sensor Networks,”
    6. Journal of Computing and Information Technology, Reference: No.587, No. 1Volume 1, pp 53-68, April 2005.

  6. N. F. Mir, “Performance Analysis of Efficient Multi-path Crossbars,”
    7. Journal of Computer Communications, Reference: COMCOM2420, Volume 27/3, pp 306-314, February 2004.

  7. N. F. Mir, “An Efficient Switching System for Next-Generation Large-Scale Computer Networking,”
    8. Journal of Computer Networks, Volume 40, Issue 2, Page 305-315, October 2002.

  8. N. F. Mir, “Analysis of A High-Speed Interconnection Network,”
    9. Journal of Interconnection Networks (JOIN), Volume 3, No. 1&2, Page 49-65, June 2002.

  9. N. F. Mir, “Architectures of Fast Internet Switches for SoC Technology,”
    10. IEEE Can Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Invited Article, Vol. 26, No. 3/4, p.p. 147-151, December 2001.

  10. N. F. Mir, K. D. Donohue, and Y. M. Matcheswala, “Efficient Architectures and Algorithms for Multicasting Data in Computer Communication Networks,”
    11. Journal of Computer Communications, Vol. 24/15-16, p.p. 1618-1625, Sep. 2001.

  11. N. F. Mir, “Data Multicast Techniques, Architectures and Algorithms,”
    12. IEEE Communications Magazine, Volume 39, Number 9, p.p. 164-170, Sep. 2001.

  12. J. Lu and N. F. Mir, “Applications of a New ABR Traffic Controller in Communication Systems,”
    13. International Journal of Communication Systems, Vol. 3, No. 2001:14633- 642, DOI: 10.1002/Dac.493, June 2001.

  13. N. F. Mir, “MPLS Technology for IP Voice Communications,”
    14. Journal of Communication Systems Design, Vol. 14, No.2, pp. 16-19, Feb 2001.

  14. C.-K. Mok and N. F. Mir, “An Efficient Interconnection Network for Large-Scale Computer Communications Applications,”
    15. Journal of Network and Computer Applications, Vol. 23, no. 2, p.p. 59-75, July 2000.

  15. N. F. Mir, “AM Switching Architectures for Wafer-Scale Integration,”
    16. IEEE Transactions on VLSI Systems, Vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 465-471, Dec. 1996.

  16. N. F. Mir, “Design of a CMOS Buffered Switch for a Gigabit ATM Switching Network,”
    17. IEEE Journal of Solid-State Circuits, Vol. 30, no. 1, pp. 11-18, Jan. 1995.

  17. N. F. Mir, “Evaluation of an ATM LAN Constructed With a Cyclic De Network,”
    18. Journal of Computer Communications, Vol. 21, no. 7, pp. 661-669, June 1998.

  18. N. F. Mir, “Efficient Multicast Approach in an ATM Switching Network for Multimedia Applications,”
    19. Journal of Network and Computer Applications, Vol. 21, pp. 31-39, January 1998.

  19. M. Y. Choy and N. F. Mir, “Performance Evaluation of Queueing Models for Handoff in Mobile Wireless Networks,”
    20. Journal of Performance Evaluation, (in review).

  20. N. F. Mir and Sudha Swamy “Performance of Multicast Protocols on Fault-Tolerance,”
    21. IEEE Transactions on Networking (in review Manuscript No. TNET-00026).

 

Conference Papers: Refereed & Invited Talks:

  1. G. Singh, S. Prabhu, and N. F. Mir, “A High-Performance Parallel Scheduling Architecture for WiMAX Base-Stations,” The 20th International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing Systems (PDCS’08), Orlando, Florida, Paper Reference 631-073, November 16-18, 2008.

  2. N. F. Mir, “Wireless Networks, Mesh Networks, Mobile IP, and WiMAX Technology,” Invited Tutorial Talk, International Conference on Communication Systems and Networks (CSN'08), Langkawi , Malaysia , April 2-4, 2008.

  3. N. F. Mir,  “Design of an Optical Internet Switch Fabric,’’ Proceedings of 11th International Conference on Internet and Multimedia Systems and Applications (IMSA’07), Honolulu, Hawaii, August 20-22, 2007.
  4. S. M. Musa, and N. F. Mir, “Analysis of Blocking and Clipping for TDM in Satellite Communication Systems,’’ Proceedings of International Conference on Information, Communications, and Energy Systems and Technologies (ICEST’07),” Ohrid, Macedonia, June 24-25, 2007. 

  5. N. F. Mir, “A Large Scale Optical Burst Switch Architecture,’’ International Conference on Networking and Services (ICNS’07),” Athens , Greece , June 19-23, 2007.
  6. S. M. Musa, E. U. Opara, C. Akujuobi, and N. F. Mir,  “Utilization of Buffers for Performance Evaluation of Local Area Network Protocols’’, 17th Annual Conference of International Information Management Association, New Rochelle, New York, October 4-7, 2006.
  7. M. Veyseh, B. W. Wei and N. F. Mir, “An Energy-Efficient Decentralized Clustering Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks,’’ Proceedings of The 5th International Conference on Tele-Communications and Informatics (TELE-INFO'06), Istanbul, Turkey, May 27-29, 2006.

  8. N. F. Mir, “Wireless Mobile Ad-Hoc Network Technology,’’ Invited Tutorial Talk, International Conference on Communications, Internet and Information Technology, (CIIT'05), Cambridge, Massachusetts, Oct30-November 3, 2005.

  9. M. Veyseh, B. W. Wei and N. F. Mir, “A Decentralized Energy Efficient Cluster Formation Protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks,” IEEE 10th IFIP International Conference on Personal Wireless Communication, (PWC’05), manuscript#66, Colmar, France, August 25-27, 2005.

  10. N. F. Mir, “A Wireless Sensor Network to Protect Water Reservoirs,’’ Proceedings of International Conference on Networks and Communication Systems (NCS'05), Paper # 464-170, Krabi, Thailand, April 18-20, 2005.

  11. N. F. Mir, “Routing in a Wireless Sensor Network,’’ Proceedings of International Conference on Communications, Internet and Information Technology (CIIT 2004), Paper # 433-113, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, November 22-24, 2004.

  12. N. F. Mir, “Wireless Sensor Network Technology,’’ Invited Tutorial Talk, International Conference on Communications, Internet and Information Technology (CIIT'04), St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, November 22-24, 2004.

  13. N. F. Mir, “A Self-Organizing Wireless Sensor-Actuator Network,” Proceedings of International Conference on Embedded Systems and Applications, Focused Session: Sensor-Actuator Networks for Engineering (ESA’04), Paper # ESA2480 , Las Vegas, Nevada, June 21-24, 2004.

  14. N. F. Mir and Chwei K. Mok, “Performance of a Parallel-Plane Switching Network,”Proceedings of IEEE 7th International Symposium on Parallel Architectures, Algorithms and Networks (ISPN’04), Hong Kong, China, May 8-10, 2004.

  15. N. F. Mir, “Analysis of Fault-Tolerant Multi-Path Crossbars,” Proceedings of IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (GLOBECOM’03), Paper # 1568908427, San Francisco, CA, December 1-5, 2003.

  16. N. F. Mir, “Multicast Management in Presence of Node/Link Failures,” Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Software, Telecommunications and Computer Networks (SoftCom'03), Paper # 3752, Venice, Italy, Oct. 7-10, 2003.

  17. N. F. Mir, “Performance of Protocol Independent Multicasting Technique with Node/Link Failures in High-Speed Networks,” IEEE Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Orlando, Florida, July 27-30, 2003.

  18. N. F. Mir, “A Performance Model of Regional and Cellular Handoff for Multimedia Mobile Users in Wireless Networks”, IEEE Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Orlando, Florida, July 27-30, 2003.

  19. N. F. Mir, “A 3-D Interconnection Network and Comparison with Hyper-Cubes,” IEEE Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, Orlando, Florida, July 27-30, 2003.

  20. N. F. Mir and A. Chien, “Simulation of Converging Voice over IP in High-Speed Networks”,Abstract of OPNETWORK Conference, Washington, D.C., August 26 - August 30, 2002.

  21. N. F. Mir, “Performance Evaluation of Multi-path Crossbars,”Proceedings of 8th IEEE International Conference on Communication Systems (ICCS’02), Singapore, November 24-27, 2002.

  22. N. F. Mir, “An Efficient Switch System for Next-Generation Large-Scale Computer Networking,” Proceedings of 8th IEEE International Conference on Communication Systems (ICCS’02), Singapore, November 24-27, 2002.

  23. N. F. Mir, “An Efficient Switch System for Next-Generation Large-Scale Computer Networking,” Proceedings of 8th IEEE International Conference on Communication Systems (ICCS’02), Singapore, November 24-27, 2002.

  24. N. F. Mir and I. Habib, “Architecture of a Fast Internet Switch on Chip,” joint meeting of IEEE 5th World Multi-conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics and 7th Int'l Conference on Information Systems Analysis and Synthesis (ISAS'01), Invited, Orlando, Florida, July 22-25, 2001.

  25. M. Y. Choy and N. F. Mir, “Performance Modeling of Multimedia Traffic in Mobile Wireless Networks,” Proceedings of IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM'2000), Los Angeles, CA, October 22-25, 2000.

  26. N. F. Mir, “Stochastic Evaluation of Multimedia Traffic Hand-off in Wireless Mobile Networks,” IEEE 4th World Multi-conference on Systemics, Cybernetics, and Informetics (SCI'2000), Invited, Orlando, Florida, July 23, 2000.

  27. J. Lu and N. F. Mir, “Simulation of a High-Quality ABR Traffic Control Mechanism,” Proceedings of IEEE OPNETWORK'99 Conference (poster session), Washington, DC, Aug. 30 - Sep. 2, 1999.

  28. J. Lu and N. F. Mir, “Combining CAPC and Weighted Traffic Scheduling to Achieve High Quality ABR Traffic Control," Proceedings of IEEE ATM Workshop'99, Kochi-City, Japan, May 24-27, 1999.

  29. N. F. Mir, “Traffic Performance Evaluation of High-Speed Communication Networks,” Proceedings of INFORMS Conference on Information Systems and Technology (CIST'99) Cincinnati, Ohio, May 2-5, 1999.

  30. N. F. Mir, “Analysis of Non-uniform Traffic in a Switching Network,” Proceedings of IEEE 7th International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN'98), Lafayette, Louisiana, Vol. 1, pp. 668-673, Oct. 12-15, 1998.

  31. N. F. Mir, A New Method to Guarantee Quality-of-Service in ATM Networks,” City University of New York, Invited, New York, NY, Feb. 23, 1998.

  32. Z. Zhang, I. Habib, N. F. Mir, “Supporting Multimedia Traffic over Microcellular Networks,”Proceedings of IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (GLOBCOM'97), Phoenix, Arizona, Vol. 1, pp. 145-149, Nov. 3-8, 1997.

  33. N. F. Mir, “Evaluation of a Multistage Switching Network with Broadcast Traffic,” Proceedings of IEEE Electronics Industries Conference, Boston, Massachusetts, May 6-8, 1997.

  34. N. F. Mir, “Comparison of Switching Networks on Performance and Complexity,” IEEE Electronics Industries Conference, (presentation only), Boston, Massachusetts, May 6-8, 1997.

  35. N. F. Mir, “High-performance Multicast Switching Systems: Two Architectures for ATM,” City University of New York, (Invited), New York, NY, Dec.18, 1997.

  36. N. F. Mir and Y. Tang, “Performance Evaluation of Benes Networks under Non-uniform Traffic,” Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC'96), Dallas, Texas, June 17-22, 1996.

  37. N. F. Mir, J. Bose, and D. R. Vaman, “Modeling and Traffic Evaluation of an Integrated Wireless-ATM Network,” Proceedings of IEEE ELECTRO '96 Conference Somerset, New Jersey, April 30 - May 2, 1996.

  38. N. F. Mir, “Bandwidth Allocation in a Deflection Routing Network,” IEEE ELECTRO '96 Conference (presentation only), Somerset, New Jersey, April 30 - May 2, 1996.

  39. N. F. Mir, J. Bose, and D. R. Vaman, “Simulation Study of End-to-End Communications in a Wireless Network,” Proceedings of IEEE Wireless Communication Systems Symposium (WCSS '95), (invited paper), New York, N.Y., Nov. 28 - Dec. 2, 1995.

  40. N. F. Mir, “Performance Analysis of an ATM Local Computer Network,” Proceedings of IEEE 20th Conference on Local Computer Networks (LCN '95) Minneapolis, Minnesota, no. 20, Oct. 15-18, 1995.

  41. N. F. Mir, “Evaluation of an ATM Local Computer Network,”Publication of the North Jersey Section of IEEE, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Invited, Newark, New Jersey, Oct. 27, 1995.

  42. N. F. Mir, J. Bose, and D. R. Vaman, “Performance Evaluation of an Integrated Wireless-ATM Network,” Proceedings of IEEE ATM Workshop, Washington, D.C., Oct. 30 - Nov. 1, 1995.

  43. S. Ghosh, P. Morreale, N. F. Mir, “An Identification Technique for Agent Mobility in ATM Network,” Proceedings of IEEE ATM Workshop, Washington, D.C., Oct. 30 - Nov. 1, 1995.

  44. N. F. Mir, “Simulation of a Manhattan-Street Network for High-Speed ATM Applications,” Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC'95), Seattle, Washington, Vol. 3, pp. 1937 - 1942, June 18-22, 1995.

  45. N. F. Mir, “A Wafer-Scale ATM Switching System Based on the Manhattan-Street Network,” Proceedings of IEEE 7th International Conference on Wafer-Scale Integration (ICWSI '95) San Francisco, CA, no. 7, pp. 182-190, Jan. 19-21, 1995.

  46. N. F. Mir, “Comparison and Performance Analysis of a Deflection-Routing Networks,”Proceedings of International Symposium on Communication Systems, Stockholm, Sweden, no. 12, Oct. 13-17, 1994.

  47. N. F. Mir, “Traffic Evaluation of High-Speed Multiplexing Switches Using Deterministic Queueing Analysis,” Proceedings of International Conference on Information Systems (presentation only), Tokyo, Japan, Vol. 2, pp. 1002-1008, August 24-28, 1994.

  48. N. F. Mir, “Wafer-Scale ATM Systems,” IEEE Data Acquisition Conference Poster, Invited, Fermi-lab, Illinois, Oct. 26-28, 1994.

  49. N. F. Mir, Performance, “Analysis of a Large-Scale Switching System for High-Speed ATM Networks,” Proceedings of IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference (GLOBCOM '94), San Francisco, Calif., Vol. 1, pp. 145-149, Nov. 27-Dec. 1, 1994.

  50. N. F. Mir, “Wafer-Scale Integration as a Technology Choice for High-Speed ATM Switching Systems,” Proceedings of IEEE 6th International Conference on Wafer-Scale Integration (ICWSI '94), San Francisco, CA, no. 6, pp. 282-292, Jan. 19-21, 1994.

  51. N. F. Mir, “VLSI Design of a Gigabit ATM Switch,”Proceedings of IEEE 8th Workshop on VLSI in Communications, Lake Tahoe, CA, no. 8, Sep. 14-16, 1993.

  52. N. F. Mir, “Complexity evaluation of a large communication networks,”Industrial Partnership Program Seminar (IPP '93), Washington University, St.Louis, MO, no. 9, Dec. 14-15, 1993.

  53. N. F. Mir and S. T. Jaquille, “Available Bit-Rate Traffic Flow Control in High-Speed Communication Networks,”Proceedings of International Symposium on High Speed Switching Systems, Paris, France, April 12-14, 1993.

  54. N. F. Mir, “Analysis and Bandwidth Allocation in Broadband Communication Networks with VBR Traffic,”Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Broadband Communication Networks, London, England, Vol. 1, pp. 132-138, Jan. 23-27, 1992.


Selected Professional Society Activities:

 

           Journal Editorial Position:

  1. Technical Editor, IEEE Communication Magazine, March 2008 to present.
  2. Associate Editor, IEEE Communication Magazine, 2005 to 2008
  3. Editor, Journal of Computing and Information Technology,since Jan. 20, 2004.

  4. Guest Editor, Special Issue of CIT Journal, “Recent Advances in Computer and Communication Networks Technology,” 2008

  5. Editorial Board Member, International Journal of Internet Technology and Secured Transactions, (in 2005).


    Professional Membership and Publicity    :

  6. 1992 to present, numerous citations in professional records worldwide

  7.  Senior Member: Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 

  8. Senior Member: IEEE Communications Society

  9. Former Member: American Management Association (AMA)

  10.  Member: California Faculty Association (CFA)

  11. In News: April 2000, “The Record of UK Research Digest,” Computer Network Research Awards

  12. Name in:  Who's Who in America , Science and Engineering, 2000, 5th and 6th Edition

  13.  Sep. 1995, IEEE Newsletter, New Jersey communications society, Invited speaker," pp. 2NJ

  14. In News, “Electronic Engineering Times Magazine,” Silicon Tricks Boost, pp. 16, Issue 821, Dec. 5, 1994Apr. 4, 1994

  15. In News, “Technology News-Letter of Electronic Design Magazine,” Wafer-Scale ATM Switches Being Forecast," pp. 30, Vol. 42, no. 7

  16.  In University News: “The Record of Washington University , The Record of Scholarly and Professional Activities, Speaking of  … ,”  pp. 7 Jan. 27, 1994.


    Member of Conference Technical Program/Steering Committees:

  17. IARIA The Second International Conference on Digital Telecommunications (ICDT’07) Silicon Valley , July 1-6, 2007
  18. IEEE Workshop on High Performance Switching and Routing (HPSR’07), Brooklyn, NY, May 30-June 1 2007.
  19. IEEE Workshop on Wireless and Sensor Networks (WSNET) under ICPP, XiAn, China, Sep. 2007
  20. IEEE Sarnoff Symposium (SARNOFF’07), Princeton, NJ, 2-6 April 30-May 2  2007.
  21. IEEE International Conference in Communications (ICC'07), Wireless Communication Symposium, June 12-16, 2007.
  22.  IEEE International Conference on Wireless Information Networks and Systems (WINSYS07), Barcelona , Spain ,  July 28-31, 2007.
  23. IEEE Sarnoff Symposium(SARNOFF’06), Princeton, NJ, 2-6 March 27-28 2006.
  24. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC’06), Las Vegas, NA, 2-6 Apr 2006.
  25. IEEE Global Communication Conference(GLOBECOM’06), Symposium: World Class Solutions: Networking the Globe, San Francisco, CA, 27 November - 1 December, 2006
  26. IEEE International Conference on Information Society (i-Society 06), Miami, Florida, USA, 7-10 August 2006.
  27. International Conference on Telecommunications and Multimedia, Heraklion, Crete, Greece, 5-7 July 2006,
  28. IEEE International Conference on E-business and Telecommunication Networks (ICETE'05), Reading, UK, October 3-7 2006.
  29. IEEE Workshop on High Performance Switching and Routing (HPSR’05), Hong Kong, May 12-14, 2005.
  30. IASTED Telecommunication Conferences, 2004-2007.
  31. IEEE International Conference in Communications (ICC'02), New York, NY, June 12-16, 2002.
  32. IEEE International Conference on Communications, Circuits and Systems (ICCCAS & WeSino Expo’02), Computer and Telecom Networks, Member of Conference General Session Committee, Chengdu, China, July 2002.
  33. IEEE International Conference on Communications, Circuits and Systems (ICCCAS & WeSino Expo’02), Computer and Telecom Networks, Member of Conference Steering Committee, Chengdu, China, July 2002.


    Conference Chairing and Book/Journal/Proposal Reviews:

    Numerous times for major academic societies and professional entities
     

Awards, Honors & Research Grants:

Received more than 20 different state, national and international grants, research excellence awards, and honors all in the fields of  Computer Networking and Wireless Communication Networks and Circuits.
 

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