MELECON 2014 - 2014 17th

IEEE Mediterranean

Electrotechnical Conference

Beirut, Lebanon

13-16 April 2014

IEEE IEEE Catalog Number: CFP14MEL-POD

ISBN: 978-1-4799-2338-0

Reception

Registration

Registration

Opening Ceremony

Industry Sponsored Session 1

Dar Al-Handasah Shair and Partners.

Honeywell/Chip

Coffee Break

Key Note: Dr. Ibrahim Gedeon (Title: The Connected Society - Technology

Disruptions)

This keynote will share the insights of the latest technology opportunities and challenges facing the telecommunications industry.The race for higher Internet access 5G wireless and Fibre to the Home, and the major change with the delivery of SDN and NFV.

Being connected has redefined the definition of a service provider and fact over the top players are the norm in a lot of domains,leaves the identity and personalization as the new domain for innovation; this will be discussed in light of IMS and RCS. Concludingwill be the innovation ecosystem which is no longerjust product but the blend of service, delivery and user experience.

Industry Sponsored Session 2

ABB/HARB ELECTRIC

ISN Technologies'

TERRANET

Schneider Electric

Lunch

SS: Advanced Power Electronics for Power Quality Improvement in

Distributed Generation Systems

Three-Level Neutral-Point-Clamped Inverters in Transformerless PV Systems - State of the Art

Fadia Sebaaly (Saint-Joseph University, Lebanon); Hadi Y. Kanaan (Saint-Joseph University,

Lebanon); Nazih Moubayed (Lebanese University, Lebanon)pp. 1-7

Generating Power From Speed-Bump. Prototype Developement and Experimental StudyMohamad Ramadan (Lebanes International University, Lebanon); Mahmoud Khaled (LebaneseInternational University, Lebanon); Mostafa El kady (LIU, Lebanon); Hicham El hage (LebaneseInternational University, Lebanon)pp. 8-11

SEPIC AC-DC Converter for Aircraft ApplicationBassim Jassim (University of Baghdad, Iraq)pp. 12-16

Evaluation of Modulation Techniques for 5-Level Inverter Based on Multicarrier Level Shift

P.W.M

Mohamed Tamasas (University of Benghazi, Libya); Mohammed Buamud (University of Benghazi,

Libya); Mahmoud Nasr (University of Babylon, Iraq); Ahmed Hammoda (University of Benghazi,

Libya)pp. 17-23

Fuzzy Logic Based Switching State Selection for Virtual Flux DPC of Shunt Active Filter

Salem Saidi (Department of Electrical Engineering Higher School of Sciences and Technologies of

Tunis Tunisia, Tunisia); Souad Chebbi (Higher School of Sciences and Technologies of Tunis &

University of Tunis, Tunisia)pp. 24-28

Wireless Communications

Compact Low Frequency Six-Port Design for Wireless Communication Devices

Rifaqat Hussain (KFUPM, Saudi Arabia); Mohammad S. Sharawi (King Fahd University of Petroleum

and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia)

pp. 29-32

An Advanced Modulation Scheme for Mobile Broadcasting

Abdullah S. Almuttiri (De Montfort University, United Kingdom); Scott L Linfoot (None, United

Kingdom)pp. 33-38

Resource Allocation with Differentiation Between RT and NRT Traffic in IEEE 802.15.5

Samar Sindian (INSA & IETR, France); Ayman Khali) (Institute of Electronics and

Telecommunications of Rennes - IETR & INSA, France); Abed Ellatif Samhat (Lebanese University,

Lebanon); Matthieu Crussiere (IETR - Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute of

Rennes (IETR) & INSA - National Institute of Applied Sciences, France); Jean-Francois Helard

(IETR, France)pp. 39-44

Robust Interference Suppression Using a New LMS-Based Adaptive Beamforming AlgorithmAli Hakam (UAE University, UAE); Raed Shubair (Khalifa University, UAE); Shihab Jimaa (KhalifaUniversity, UAE); Ehab Salahat (Khalifa University, UAE)pp. 45-48

Towards a Fair and Efficient Downlink Bandwidth Distribution in XG-PON Frameworks

Panagiotis Sarigiannidis (University of Western Macedonia, Greece); Georgios Papadimitriou(Aristotle University, Greece); Petros Nicopolitidis (Aristotle University, Greece); Emmanouel

Varvarigos (University of Patras & Computer Technology Institute, Greece); Kostas Yiannopoulos(University of Patras, Greece)pp. 49-53

Signal Processing

Empirical Evaluation ofAcoustical Signals for Leakage Detection in Underground Plastic PipesAbdullah Kadri (Qatar Mobility Innovations Center, Qatar); Elias Yaacoub (Qatar MobilityInnovations Center (QMIC), Qatar); Mohammed Mushtaha (Qatar University, Qatar)pp. 54-58

Investigation of Speech Masking Process Using White Gaussian Noise

Boushra Kanj (Technische Universitat Munchen, Germany); Onsy Abdel Alim Aly (Beirut Arab

University, Lebanon)pp. 59-63

Testing of Non-Traditional Acoustical Materials

Onsy Abdel Alim Aly (Beirut Arab University, Lebanon); Salam Doumiati (American University of

Beirut, Lebanon); Mohamed Moselhy (Beirut Arab University, Lebanon)pp. 64-67

Adaptive Estimation of Time-Varying Parameters in AR Models with Variable Forgetting Factor

Goran Kvascev (University of Belgrade, School of Electrical Engineering, Serbia); Ivana Kostic

Kovacevic (Singidunum University, Department of Informatics and Computing, Serbia); Zeljko

Djurovic (University of Belgrade, Serbia); Branko Kovacevic (University of Belgrade, School of

Electrical Engineering, Serbia)

pp. 68-73

Ferrite Bead Effect on Class-D Amplifier Audio QualityKevin El Haddad (ST Microelectronics, France); Roberto Mrad (ST Microelectronics & AMS, France);

Florent Morel (Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France); Gael Pillonnet (Lyon Institut of NanoTechnology -

CPE Lyon, France); Christian Vollaire (Ampere Lab, France); Angelo Nagari (ST Microelectronics,France)pp. 74-78

R8 Student Paper Competition

Analysis and Design of Complex Structures with an Eigencurrent Expansion Method

Nick Janssen (Eindhoven University of Technology & Shapeways BV, The Netherlands)pp. 79-84

Zero-Moment Point on a Bipedal Robot Under Bio-Inspired Walking Control

Nicolas Van der Noot (Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium); Allan Barrea (UCLouvain,

Belgium)pp. 85-90

Small Balanced Antennas for Bluetooth ApplicationsSava B. Grkovic (University of Belgrade, Serbia)pp. 91-96

Coffee Break

Hybrid and Electric Vehicles

Optimized Energy Management System for Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicles

Rafika Dinnawi (American University of Beirut, Lebanon); Dima Fares (American University of

Beirut, Lebanon); Riad Chedid (American University of Beirut, Lebanon); Sami Karaki (AmeicanUniversity of Beirut, Lebanon); Rabih Jabr (AUB, Lebanon)pp. 97-102

Study on Power Converters Used in Hybrid Vehicles with Monitoring and DiagnosticsTechniques

Hiba Al-Sheikh (IRSEEM ESIGELEC, Lebanon); Nazih Moubayed (Lebanese University, Lebanon);Ghaleb Hoblos (IRSEEM, France); Ouadie Bennouna (IRSEEM ESIGELEC, France)pp. 103-107

Probabilistic Optimal Placement of EV Parking Considering Different Operation StrategiesMohammad R. Aghaebrahimi (University of Birjand, Iran); Mohammad mahdi Ghasemipour(University of Birjand, Iran); Abolfazl Sedghi (University of Birjand, Iran)pp. 108-114

A Method for Modeling the Power Flow in Train Auxiliaries Fed by Two Inverters Set in Parallel

Daniel Garralda (Public University of Navarra, Spain); Luis Marroyo (Public University of Navarra,

Spain); Eugenio Gubfa (Public University of Navarra, Spain)pp. 115-121

Power Electronics Interface Configurations for Hybrid Energy Storage in Hybrid Electric

Vehicles

Hiba Al-Sheikh (IRSEEM ESIGELEC, Lebanon); Ouadie Bennouna (IRSEEM ESIGELEC, France);Ghaleb Hoblos (IRSEEM, France); Nazih Moubayed (Lebanese University, Lebanon)

pp. 122-126

Cloud Computing & Platforms

An Analytical Method ofAssessment of RemoteFX as a Cloud Gaming Platform

Etienne-Victor Depasquale (University of Malta & iMovo, Malta); Saviour Zammit (University of

Malta, Malta); Audrey Zammit (University of Malta, Malta); Adrian Muscat (University of Malta,

Malta); Pierre Mallia (iMovo, Malta); Stefan Scerri (iMovo, Malta); Michael Camilleri (University of

Malta, Malta)pp. 127-133

Providing Local Cloud Services to Mobile Devices with Inter-cloudlet Communication

JeanMarc Rawadi (American University of Beirut, Lebanon); Hassan A. Artail (American University

of Beirut, Lebanon); Haidar Safa (American University of Beirut, Lebanon)pp. 134-138

Identifying the Linkability Between Web Servers for Enhanced Internet ComputingAmmar El Halabi (American University of Beirut, Lebanon); Ali Hachem (Amercian University of

Beirut, Lebanon); Louay Al-Akhrass (American University of Beirut, Lebanon); Hassan A. Artail

(American University of Beirut, Lebanon); Habib Ullah Khan (Qatar University, Qatar)pp. 139-143

Secure Cloud Storage and Search Scheme for Mobile Devices

Abir Awad (Athlone Institute of Technology, Ireland); Adrian Matthews (Athlone Institute of

Technology, Ireland); Brian Lee (Athlone Institute of Technology, Ireland)

pp. 144-150

Single-Sign-On in Operator Centric Mobile Cloud Architecture

Jacques Bou Abdo (Notre Dame University, Lebanon); Jacques Demerjian (Antonine University -

UPA, Lebanon); Hakima Chaouchi (Paris, France); Kablan Barbar (Lebanese University, Lebanon);

Guy Pujolle (University Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6, France)

pp. 151-155

Multimedia and Communication Applications

On Real-Time Smart Meter Reading Using OFDMA-Based Random Access

Elias Yaacoub (Qatar Mobility Innovations Center (QMIC), Qatar)pp. 156-162

A Real-Time Merging Process for Multi-view Video CodingPaul Akiki (Notre Dame University-Louaize, Lebanon); Hoda Maalouf (Notre Dame University, Zouk

Mosbeh, Lebanon)pp. 163-169

Energy Analysis of HEVC Compression with Stochastic ProcessingFarah Saab (American University of Beirut, Lebanon); Imad H Elhajj (American University of Beirut,Lebanon); Ayman Kayssi (American University of Beirut, Lebanon); Ali Chehab (AmericanUniversity of Beirut, Lebanon)pp. 170-176

Firoxio: Forest Fire Detection and Alerting SystemMichel J Owayjan (American University of Science & Technology, Lebanon); George Freiha

(American University of Science and Technology, Lebanon); Roger Achkar (American University of

Science and Technology, Lebanon); Elie Abdo (American University of Science & Technology,Lebanon); Samy Mallah (American University of Science & Technology, Lebanon)pp. 177-181

An Intelligent and Fair GA Carpooling Scheduler as a Social Solution for Greener TransportationCarl BouKhater (American University of Beirut, Lebanon); Oussama Dakroub (American Universityof Beirut, Lebanon); Fayez Lahoud (American University of Beirut, Lebanon); Mariette Awad (AUB,Lebanon); Hassan A. Artail (American University of Beirut, Lebanon)pp. 182-186

R8 Student Paper Competition

Homometric Sets in Diameter-two and Outerplanar GraphsSlobodan Mitrovic (Ecole Polytechnique Federate de Lausanne, Switzerland)pp. 187-192

Key Note: Dr. Mohamad Sawan (Title: Implantable Brain-Machine Interfacesfor the Recovery of Neuromuscular Vital Functions)

Emerging Brain-Machine Interfaces for diagnostic and recovery of neural vital functions are promising alternative to study neuralactivities underlying cognitive functions and pathologies. This talk covers circuit techniques and Microsystems intended forintracortical neurorecording and neurostimulation. Special attention will be paid to multidimensional design and implementationchallenges such as power management, low-power circuit design* high-data rate communication modules, small-size and low-weightdevices, and reliable short distance wireless energy and data. Case studies of recording neural spikes and neurotransmitters Intendedfor learning about the intracortical vision mechanism, and onset detection of epileptic seizures will be described.

Coffee Break

Power Management

Reduction of Electric-Field Intensification and Hot-Spot Formation Inside Cable TerminationsIbrahim Metwally (Sultan Qaboos University, College of Engineering, Oman); Abdullah Al-Badi(Sultan Qaboos University, Oman); Amer S. Al-Hinai (Sultan Qaboos University, Oman);Mohammed Al-Mayasi (Sultan Qaboos University, Oman); Anwar Al-Harthi (Sultan QaboosUniversity, Oman); Khalid Al-Hashmi (Sultan Qaboos University, Oman); Idris Al-Zaabi (SultanQaboos University, Oman)pp. 193-197

Adaptive Power Supply Unit: a Solution for Efficient 4G Macro-Cell Base StationJean-Marie Retrouvey (LaMIPS & NXP Semiconductors, France); Philippe Descamps (LaMIPS,European Union); Philippe Maugars (NXP Semiconductors, European Union); Luan Le (NXPSemiconductors, European Union)pp. 198-202

Noise Detection on the Low Voltage Network PLC Channel for Direct and Indirect ConnectionsAllan Ashraf Emleh (University of Johannesburg, South Africa); Arnold De Beer (University ofJohannesburg, South Africa); Hendrik C Ferreira (University of Johannesburg, South Africa); HanVinck (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany)pp. 203-207

Effect of Aggregation Level and Sampling Time on Load Variation Profile - A Statistical AnalysisMalik Intisar Ali Sajjad (Politecnico di Torino, Italy); Gianfranco Chicco (Politecnico di Torino, Italy);Roberto Napoli (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)pp. 208-212

Load Control Implementation in the Energy Intensive IndustryPriit Uuemaa (Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia); Allan Puusepp (Eesti Energia, Estonia);Imre Drovtar (Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia); Jako Kilter (Tallinn University ofTechnology, Estonia); Argo Rosin (Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia); Juhan Valtin (TallinnUniversity of Technology, Estonia)pp. 213-218

Distribution Network Technical Losses Evaluation. Case Study for a Real 110 kV ElectricalNetwork

Ovidiu Fati (Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania); Constantin Barbulescu (PolitehnicaUniversity of Timisoara, Romania); Stefan Kilyeni (Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania);Andrei Ceclan (Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania)pp. 219-223

A Novel Approach for Maximum Power Point Tracking of a PV Generator with Partial ShadingFarah Kazan (American University of Beirut, Lebanon); Sami Karaki (Ameican University of Beirut,

Lebanon); Rabih Jabr (AUB, Lebanon)pp. 224-230

Pattern Recognition

Review of Features and Metafeatures Allowing Recognition of Abnormalities in the Images of

GIT

Dmitry Mikhaylov (National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Russia); Igor Zhukov (NationalResearch Nuclear University MEPhI, Russia); Vladimir Konev (National Research Nuclear UniversityMEPhI, Russia); Andrey Starikovski (National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Russia); Timur

Khabibullin (National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Russia); Anastasia Tolstaya (NationalResearch Nuclear University MEPhI, Russia); Alexander Kukushkin (National Research Nuclear

University MEPhI, Russia)pp. 231-235

Saudi License Plate Localization Using Hybrid MethodRached Zantout (Beirut Arab University, Mathematics and Computer Science Department,Lebanon); Khaled Almustafa (Prince Sultan University, Saudi Arabia)pp. 236-241

A Robust Edge Based Corner Detector

Rabih Al Nachar (University of Balamand & Universite de Versailles, Lebanon); Elie Nairn Inaty(University of Balamand, Lebanon); Patrick J. Bonnin (University of Versailles, France); Yasser

A/ay/i (University of Versailles, France)pp. 242-246

3D Face Recognition Using Stereo ImagesMohammad Dawi (American University of Beirut, Lebanon); Mohammed Baydoun (AmericanUniversity of Beirut, Lebanon); Adnan Al-Alaoui (American University of Beirut, Lebanon)pp. 247-251

King-Kopetzky Syndrome: An Approach for a Solution

Wissam Nawfal (Rafik Hariri University, Lebanon); Nizar Awar (RHU, Lebanon); Bassam Moslem

(Rafik Hariri University & RHU, Lebanon)pp. 252-256

Face2Mus: A Facial Emotion Based Internet Radio Tuner ApplicationMariette Awad (AUB, Lebanon); Yara Rizk (AUB, Lebanon); Maya Safieddine (AUB, Lebanon); David

Matchoulian (AUB, Lebanon)pp. 257-261

Nano & Micro-Electronics Systems

Fabrication of Nanotextured Porous Polymer Using Porous Silicon ScaffoldsHassan Wehbe (Lebanese International University, Lebanon); Sara Mally (Lebanese University,Lebanon); Hussein Hajj-Hassan (Lebanese International University, Lebanon); Hassan Khachfe(LIU, Lebanon); Jamal Charara (Lebanese University, Lebanon); Mohamad Hajj-Hassan (LebaneseInternational University, Lebanon)pp. 262-265

An ADPLL with a MASH 1-1-1 AZ Time-Digital Converter

Zixuan Wang (Southeast University, P.R. China); Cheng Huang (Southeast University, P.R. China);Jianhui Wu (Southeast University, P.R. China)pp. 266-270

A Novel Temperature Compensating Method of Logarithmic Amplifier in RSSIChunfeng Bai (Southeast University, P.R. China); Jianhui Wu (Southeast University, P.R. China)pp. 271-275

A 12-bit, 200MS/S Digitally Calibrated Pipeline ADC with Embedded Sample and Hold

Mohamed Radwan Abdelhamid (Cairo University & Cairo Circuits and Systems Lab, Egypt); Karim

Megawer (Cairo University, Egypt); Faisal Hussien (Cairo University & Vidatronic, inc., USA);Mohamed Aboudina (Cairo University, Egypt)pp. 276-280

A sub-2dB Noise Figure, 200-3700 MHz Receiver for LTE-A ApplicationsMostafa Radwan Abdelhamid (Cairo University, Egypt); Mohamed Hossam (Cairo University,

Egypt); Mohamed Aboudina (Cairo University, Egypt); Faisal Hussien (Cairo University & Vidatronic,

inc., USA)pp. 281-286

Equation-Based Phase-Noise Optimization Technique for MOS LC-VCOs

Bassem Fans (Lebanese International University (LIU), France); Hussein Kassem (LebaneseInternational University (LIU), Lebanon); Adnan Harb (Lebanese International University, Lebanon)pp. 287-291

Lunch

Control and Optimization

Comparison Between Integer Order and Fractional Order Controllers

Roy Abi Zeid Daou (Lebanese German University, Lebanon); Xavier Moreau (University of Bordeaux

I, France)pp. 292-297

Energy-Efficient Routing for Electric Vehicles Using Metaheuristic Optimization Frameworks

Rami Abousleiman (Oakland University, USA); Osamah Rawashdeh (Oakland University, USA)pp. 298-304

Real-time Optimisation-Based Planning and Scheduling of Vehicle TrajectoriesJan Maciejowski (University of Cambridge, United Kingdom); Alison Eele (University of Cambridge,United Kingdom)pp. 305-309

Linear and Non Linear Control of a Flexible Arm

Patrick Jodouin (UQAT, Canada); Mohamad Saad (Universite du Quebec en Abitibi-Temiscamingue,Canada); Rene Wamkeue (Universite du Quebec en Abitibi-Temiscamingue, Canada)pp. 310-314

On-Chip Safety System for Embedded Control ApplicationsAli Hayek (University of Kassel, Germany); Josef Boercsoek (University of Kassel, Germany)pp. 315-319

Cellular Network Planning & Optimization

A Generic Simulation-Based Dimensioning Approach for Planning Heterogeneous LTE Cellular

Networks

Elias Yaacoub (Qatar Mobility Innovations Center (QMIC), Qatar); Ali Imran (University of

Oklahoma, USA); Zaher Dawy (American University of Beirut, Lebanon)pp. 320-326

LTE Radio Network Planning with HetNets: BS Placement Optimization Using Simulated

AnnealingElias Yaacoub (Qatar Mobility Innovations Center (QMIC), Qatar); Zaher Dawy (American University

of Beirut, Lebanon)pp. 327-333

A Mathematical Modeling Approach and a Novel Solution for Sector Azimuth Angle PlanningAli Imran (University of Oklahoma, USA); Elias Yaacoub (Qatar Mobility Innovations Center (QMIC),

Qatar); Zaher Dawy (American University of Beirut, Lebanon); Adnan Abu-Dayya (QMIC, Qatar)pp. 334-338

Advances in LTE Network Monitoring: a Step Towards an SDN Solution

Lisa Donatini (University of Pisa, Italy); Rosario G. Garroppo (University of Pisa, Italy); Stefano

Giordano (University of Pisa, Italy); Gregorio Procissi (University of Pisa, Italy); Simone Roma

(University of Pisa, Italy); Gianluca Foddis (Telecom Italia LAB, Italy); Simone Topazzi (Telecom

Italia Lab, Italy)pp. 339-343

On the Coherent Precoding Performance for Downlink CoMP-MIMO Networks

Abdullah Haskou (IETR UMR CNRS 6164, Universite de Rennesl, France); Youssef Jaffal (AmericanUniversity of Beirut, Lebanon); Ursula Challita (American University of Beirut (AUB), Lebanon);

Youssef Nasser (American University of Beirut, Lebanon)pp. 344-349

Wireless Security and Localization

Quantum Cryptography and Chaos for the Transmission of Security Keys in 802.11 Networks

Rabiha Rostom (Engineer, Lebanon); Bacem Bakhache (Lebanese University, Lebanon); Hassan

Bassam Salami (Engineer, Lebanon); Abir Awad (Athlone Institute of Technology, Ireland)pp. 350-356

On the Evaluation of Geometric Localization Using Recursive Maximum Likelihood Estimation

Ali Yassin (AUB, Lebanon); Youssef Jaffal (American University of Beirut, Lebanon); Youssef Nasser

(American University of Beirut, Lebanon)pp. 357-361

Defending Packet Dropping Attacks Based on Dynamic Trust Model in Wireless Ad Hoc

Networks

Mohammad Taqi Soleimani (Qazvin Azad University, Iran); Mahboubeh Kahvand (Qazvin Azad

University, Iran)pp. 362-366

Authentication Schemes for Wireless Sensor Networks

Ayman Tajeddine (American University of Beirut, Lebanon); Ayman Kayssi (American University of

Beirut, Lebanon); Ali Chehab (American University of Beirut, Lebanon); Imad H Elhajj (AmericanUniversity of Beirut, Lebanon)pp. 367-372

Coffee Break

Mechatronics and Robotics Systems

Modeling and Simulation of a Complex Mechanical Load Using the Multi-Mass ApproachAntoine Boutros (Power Industry & Electricite De France Company, France); Philippe El-Jurdi

(Saint-Joseph University, Lebanon); Hadi Y. Kanaan (Saint-Joseph University, Lebanon); Kamal Al-

Haddad (Ecole de Technologie Superieure, Canada)pp. 373-379

Vision and Locomotion Control Systems on a Bio-Inspired Humanoid Robot

Giovanni Gerardo Muscolo (University of Genova & Humanot Company, Italy); Carmine Tommaso

Recchiuto (Humanot Company, Italy); Rezia Molfino (University of Genoa, Italy)pp. 380-385

High Energy Efficiency Biped Robot Controlled by the Human Brain for People with ALS Disease

Pasquale Fedele (Liquidweb Company, Italy); Pamela Federighi (University of Siena, Italy); Rezia

Molfino (University of Genoa, Italy); Giovanni Gerardo Muscolo (University of Genova & Humanot

Company, Italy); Carmine Tommaso Recchiuto (Humanot Company, Italy); Alessandra Rufa

(University of Siena, Italy)pp. 386-392

Power Line Inspection Via an Unmanned Aerial System Based on the Quadrotor HelicopterLuis F. Luque-Vega (Cinvestav del IPN Campus Guadalajara, Mexico); Bernardino Castillo-Toledo

(CINVESTAV, Mexico); Alexander Loukianov (CINVESTAV, Unidad Guadalajara, Mexico); Luis

Enrique Gonzalez-Jimenez (CINVESTAV, Unidad Gdl., Mexico)pp. 393-397

Communication Analysis and Impact

Delay Analysis for Multiple Channel Access in Cognitive Radio NetworksAbdullah Masrub (Al-Mergib University, Canada)pp. 398-402

Analysis of WRR Scheduling Algorithm Frame Size Impact on CQ Switch Performance

Igor Radusinovic (University of Montenegro, Montenegro); Soko Divanovic (University of

Montenegro, Montenegro); Milutin Radonjic (University of Montenegro, Montenegro)pp. 403-407

The Effect of Cell Phone Antennas' Radiations on the Life Cycle of HoneybeesNashaat El Halabi (AUST, Lebanon); Roger Achkar (American University of Science and Technology,Lebanon); Gaby H Abou Haidar (American University of Science and Technology, Lebanon)pp. 408-414

Comparative Analysis of Different Hardware Decoder Architectures for IEEE 802. Had LDPC

Code

Andrey Shevchenko (The University of Nizhny Novgorod & RadioGigabit, LLC, Russia); Roman

Maslennikov (The University of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia); Alexander Maltsev (Intel A/O, Russia)pp. 415-420

Networking and Security

Preserving Anonymity and Quality of Service for VoIP Applications Over Hybrid NetworksZahraa Sabra (American University of Beirut, Lebanon); Hassan A. Artail (American University of

Beirut, Lebanon)pp. 421-425

An Improved Authenticated Key Agreement Protocol for Low Power Networks

Elie El-Hamawi (Engineer, Lebanon); Bacem Bakhache (Lebanese University, Lebanon); Rabiha

Rostom (Engineer, Lebanon)pp. 426-431

SCADA Intrusion Detection System Based on Temporal Behavior of Frequent Patterns

Naoum Sayegh (American University of Beirut, Lebanon); Imad H Elhajj (American University of

Beirut, Lebanon); Ayman Kayssi (American University of Beirut, Lebanon); Ali Chehab (AmericanUniversity of Beirut, Lebanon)pp. 432-438

Ham or Spam? A Comparative Study of Classification Algorithms for Email FilteringSalwa Adriana Saab (American University of Beirut, Lebanon); Nicholas Mitri (American Universityof Beirut, Lebanon); Mariette Awad (AUB, Lebanon)pp. 439-443

Banquet (Welcome note, Awards, Entertainment)

Key Note: Dr. Pat Wheeler (Title: Why the More Electric Aircraft needs

Power Electronics)

fThere has recently been a major change in the design of aircraft. Electrical systems are being used in applications which have

traditionally been powered by hydraulic or pneumatic; sources.;The Boeing 787 and the Airbus A380 both have significantly largerelectrical systems than any previous aircraft. The most important enabling technology for the More Electric Aircraft is been power

electronic . Without power conversion none of the benefits of this technology would be possible. However, aerospace applications

present some challenging conditions for power electronics and there are still a number of areas where improvements must be made

in terms of the weight, volume, cost and reliability; of systems. This presentation will Introduce the More Electric Aircraft concept and

investigate the potential benefits of the technology. Typical aircraft electrical power systems and loads will be described as well as

the exciting, future challenges for the Electrical Engineering community.

Coffee Break

Computer Systems and Applications

Scatter Search Algorithm for the Cross-Dock Door Assignment Problem

Abbas Tarhini (American University of Science and Technology & Matrix Design Company,Lebanon); Jawad Makki (American University of Science and Technology, Lebanon); Mohamad

Chamseddine (Islamic University of Lebanon, Lebanon)pp. 444-450

Three-Dimensional Data Stochastic Transformation Algorithms for Hybrid SupercomputerImplementation

Ilya Chugunkov (National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Russia); Michael Ivanov (NationalResearch Nuclear University MEPhI, Russia); M Rovnyagin (National Research Nuclear UniversityMEPhI, Russia); A Skitev (National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Russia); A Spiridonov(National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Russia); Nikolay Vasilyev (National Research Nuclear

University MEPhI, Russia); Rami Muleys (National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Russia);Dmitry Mikhaylov (National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Russia)pp. 451-457

Integration of Free Spice Simulator Into the Cadence Environment

Ayssar Serhan (University of Grenoble France, France); Vipin Velayudhan (IMEP-LAHC, France);Vlad Aniculaesei (IMEP-LAHC, France)pp. 458-461

Hardware/Software Co-design in Extensible Processing Platforms for Combinatorial Search

AlgorithmsIouliia Skliarova (University of Aveiro & IEETA, Portugal); Valery Sklyarov (Aveiro University,Portugal); Artjom Rjabov (Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia); Alexander Sudnitson (TallinnUniversity of Technology, Estonia)pp. 462-466

Application of Extensible Processing Platforms for Experiments with FPGA-based Circuits

Valery Sklyarov (Aveiro University, Portugal); Iouliia Skliarova (University of Aveiro & IEETA,Portugal); Joao Silva (University of Aveiro, Portugal); Artjom Rjabov (Tallinn University of

Technology, Estonia); Alexander Sudnitson (Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia)pp. 467-471

Synchronization-Free Multithreading Architecture and Application Programming Interface

Haitham Akkary (American University of Beirut, Lebanon); Sami Ramly (American University of

Beirut, Lebanon); Karim Serhan (American University of Beirut, Lebanon)pp. 472-478

Image processing

Variable Block Wavelet Wiener Estimator in Image DenoisingIssam Dagher (University of Balamand, Lebanon); Catherine Taleb (UOB, Lebanon)pp. 479-483

The Use of Watermarking to Multiplex Stereo ImagesMoustapha El Hassan (University of Balamand, Lebanon); Bilal El Kerek (University of Balamand,Lebanon); Hani El Baba (University of Balamand, Lebanon); Bachar A. EIHassan (LebaneseUniversity, Faculty of Engineering, Branchl & order of Engineers and Architects - Tripoli, Lebanon)pp. 484-487

Design and Analysis of 2D Sub-Optimum Filters for Sharpening Interpolated Satellite ImagesSaeed Alnuaimi (Khalifa University of Science, Technology & Research, UAE); Hussain Al-Ahmad

(Khalifa University, UAE); Mohammed Al-Mualla (Khalifa University of Science, Technology and

Research, UAE)pp. 488-492

A New Multimodal Fusion Method Based on Association Rules Mining for Image Retrieval

Mounira Taileb (King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia); Raniah Al Ghamdi (King Abdulaziz

University, Saudi Arabia); Mohammad Ameen (King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia)pp. 493-499

Design Space Exploration of a Stereo Vision System Using High-Level SynthesisAffaq Qamar (Politecnico di Torino, Italy); Claudio Passerone (Politecnico di Torino, Italy); Luciano

Lavagno (Politecnico di Torino, Italy); Francesco Gregoretti (Politecnico di Torino, Italy)pp. 500-504

Power Systems Security

Transmission Lines Design to Meet Community Requirements During Constructions

Mohamad Nassereddine (University of Western Sydney, Australia); AM Hellany (University of

Western Sydney, Australia); Jamal Rizk (University of Western Sydney, Australia); Mahmood H.

Nagrial (UWS, Australia); Ghalia Nasserddine (Lebanese International University, Australia)pp. 505-509

Overhead Distribution Lightning Performance on Joint Use Concrete Poles with Transmission

Lines

Mohamad Nassereddine (University of Western Sydney, Australia); Jamal Rizk (University of

Western Sydney, Australia); Ali Hellany (University of Western Sydney, Australia); Mahmood H.

Nagrial (UWS, Australia); Ghalia Nasserddine (Lebanese International University, Australia)pp. 510-514

Fault Detection and Classification Approaches in Transmission Lines Using Artificial Neural

Networks

Ben Hessine Moez (University of Tunis, Tunisia); Houda Jouini (ESSTT & ESSTT, Tunisia); Souad

Chebbi (ESSTT, Tunisia)pp. 515-519

PSO Based Transmission Network Expansion PlanningConstantin Barbulescu (Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania); Stefan Kilyeni (Politehnica

University of Timisoara, Romania); Attila Simo (Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania);Antheia Deacu (Politehnica University of Timisoara, Romania)pp. 520-525

An Efficient Implementation of the Self-Organizing Map Algorithm for Power Network

PartitioningNivine Abou Daher (Lebanese University & Saint Joseph University, Lebanon); Imad Mougharbel(Lebanese University, Lebanon); Maarouf Saad (Ecole de technologie superieure, Canada); Hadi Y.

Kanaan (Saint-Joseph University, Lebanon)pp. 526-530

New Approach for Stability Enhancementof Superconducting Generator with High ResponseExcitation

Faiza Adjeroud (University of setif 1, Algeria); Farid Djahli (University of Ferhat Abbes - Setif -

Algeria, Algeria); Abdelhalim Mayouf (DIMMER Laboratory, University of Djelfa, Algeria); ThierryDevers (CRMD, site de Chartres, Universite d'Orleans, France)pp. 531-535

Renewable Energy Systems

Modeling and Simulation of PV Arrays Under Varying Conditions

Riad Chedid (American University of Beirut, Lebanon); Farid Chaaban (American University of

Beirut, Lebanon); Raymond Ghajar (LAU, Lebanon); Razan Tajeddine (AUB, Lebanon)pp. 536-542

Frequency Drops Mitigation At High Wind Energy Penetration by Hydro-pumped Storage -

Capacity SizingAyman Bakry Attya (Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany); Hashim Ali (DarmstadtUniversity of Technology, Germany); Thomas Hartkopf (Darmstadt University of Technology,Germany)

pp. 543-547

Improved Circuit Model of Photovoltaic Cell for Energy Harvesting ApplicationRhama Aloulou (LE2P - UFR Sciences et Technologies - Universite de la Reunion, Reunion)pp. 548-552

New Approach for Maximum Power Tracking of a Variable Speed WT At Constant Power

Generation, Under

Maria El Achkar (University of Cergy Pointoise, Lebanon); Rita Mbayed (Lebanese University,Lebanon); Georges Salloum (Lebanese University, Faculty of Engineering, Lebanon); Eric

Monmasson (Universite Cergy-Pontoise, France)pp. 553-559

Modeling of a Hybrid Domestic solar/electric Water Heater for Hardware ImplementationJawad Khoury (University of Cergy Pontoise, Lebanon); Rita Mbayed (Lebanese University,Lebanon); Georges Salloum (Lebanese University, Faculty of Engineering, Lebanon); Eric

Monmasson (Universite Cergy-Pontoise, France)pp. 560-565

Lunch

Social Event (Grotto Jeitta, Byblos (Jbeil))