Last Updated Feb 2, 2005

Associate Professor, Department of Computer Science, State University of New York at Fredonia, NY 14063, USA

TELEPHONE: (WORK) (716) 673-4694

 

E-MAIL: zubairi@fredonia.edu

 

EDUCATION:  Syracuse University Ph. D. ( Computer Engineering ) Dec 1991

                              Syracuse University M.S. ( Computer Engineering ) May 1987

                              NED University B.E. ( Electrical Engineering ) Sep 1983

 

INTERESTS:    ASIC Design and Test

                              Network Protocols and Performance

 

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

 

Summer 2000

Visiting Associate Professor, ECE Department

Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia.

Offered a postgraduate course (ECE6109 Real-Time Systems) and established Network Research Group with the Head, ECE Dept. Started co-supervising 6 Masters and 2 Ph.D. students.

 

 

 

 

1999-2002              Assistant Professor

2002-*     Associate Professor

 

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science,

SUNY at Fredonia

I have offered the following courses:

· Software Engineering

· Data Communications and Networks

· Problem Solving with Visual C++ Programming

· Computer Architecture

· Introduction to Computer Science

· Computer Graphics with OpenGL

 

 

 

 

1996-99 Associate Professor, ECE Department,

Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia.

I taught the following courses:

 

· Digital Logic Design

· Microprocessors and Interfacing

· VLSI Design (With MAGIC and SPICE)

· Fault Tolerant Computing

· Hardware Systems (With Synopsys Synthesis tools)

· Computing Systems Design (With Synopsys Synthesis tools)

· Software Systems (Topic of Parallel Processing with PVM)

· Computer Graphics (With OpenGL)

 

 Organized ASIC design training workshops for students of course number 5 and 6.

 

 

 

 

1994-96 Associate Professor, CE Department

Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology (SSUET), Pakistan.

Following courses were taught by me.

· Computer Programming and Problem Solving

· Logic Design and Switching Theory

· Advanced Computer Architecture

 

I designed the full curriculum of B.S. (Computer Science/Computer Engineering) program offered by SSUET.

 

 

 

 

1993-94 Head, Computer Science Department,

Aligarh Institute of Technology (AIT), Karachi.

(AIT and SSUET are under the same management)

 

 

1984 - 85 Lecturer , Electrical and Computer Engineering Department,

NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

1999-2001

Director, Computer Labs
Department of Mathematics and Computer Science,
SUNY at Fredonia,
Fredonia, NY 14063, USA.

1996-99

Advisor Information Technology to the Rector/Member IT Advisory Committee
Computer Coordinator, Faculty of Engineering
International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM).

1993-96

In-charge Computer Engineering Department
Systems Manager, Academic Computing Services
Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan (SSUET).

Head, Computer Science Department
Aligarh Institute of Technology, Karachi. (AIT)
(AIT and SSUET are under the same management)

1985-93

Assistant Engineer 1985-92 and Senior Engineer 1992-93
Instrumentation Laboratories Division,
Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)
(NOTE: On study leave from December 1985 to November 1991)

 

1990-91

Software Analyst
SUNY Health Science Centre, Syracuse, USA. (SUNY)

I also worked briefly as Trainee Engineer in National Logistic Cell, Sales Engineer at Microcomputers Limited and Consulting Engineer with M/S Siemens on a project to resolve operational problems in an on-board computer on a vehicle.

 

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

 

I have approximately 4-5 years of experience serving as

· Director, Computer Labs

· Computer Coordinator

· Systems Manager

· Assistant Engineer/Senior Engineer

· Software Analyst

 

 

 

ASIC Related Experience

Knowledgeable about ASIC design with front-end and back-end tools. I am using Altera Max+PlusII for RTL and logic design using VHDL. I used layout tools for several VLSI layouts and front-end tools for synthesis. I developed an integrated package (IDFA) to analyze the chip for delay faults during PhD dissertation work. I planned and established ASIC design facilities based on front-end design tools from Synopsys, FPGA tools from Altera and back-end layout tools consisting of MAGIC and SPICE. I also organized a 6-module training course for ASIC design. Before the start of this training course, I spent 2 weeks on introduction to VHDL in the relevant courses. I also offered VLSI Design course to senior and Masters students covering the topics of fabrication and layout, combinational logic design, sequential machines, sub-systems design, floor planning, architecture design, chip design and testing.

Following are some relevant projects that I worked on:

· Implementation of GLITTER, a gridless channel router in VLSI chips

· Design of a scan test generator for LSSD VLSI chips in C

· Design of an expert system for circuit drawing in PROLOG

· VLSI design of several combinational logic circuits

· Design of IDFA, a VLSI chip fault analysis tool for delay fault analysis

· Design of digital systems using Altera Max+PlusII system

 

 

 

Network Related Experience

Currently I am working on several projects in network performance and protocols. These projects include the following:

· Voice over MPLS architecture

· Dealing with bandwidth allocation issues for mobile IP nodes

· Inter-domain tunneling issues for ISP's using MPLS domains

· Shaping VBR traffic for diffserv domains to reduce congestion

· Simulation of departmental and campus networks for performance analysis

· Design of TE-compliant LSP selection scheme for MPLS domains

 

Well experienced in designing, advising, managing and supervising local area networks and campus wide networks including shared Ethernet, switched Ethernet and Ethernet-ATM networks in lead positions. I am a founder member of the Network Research Group in IIUM that won a research grant. Currently we are working on interworking of MPLS, Diffserv and RSVP, bandwidth allocation and inter-domain issues. We are using NS-2 and Opnet simulators for network study and research. I have organized a special session in PDCS'2000 on " Interworking of Diffserv, RSVP and MPLS for achieving QoS in the Internet".

I am responsible for planning and smooth implementation of computing environment in my department in SUNY Fredonia as chair of Computing Systems and Facilities Committee. I have broad experience of planning, commissioning and managing of computer clusters and campus computing facilities. I have configured various Windows NT, Novell, Linux and HP-UX servers with applications, domain controlling, WWW, X-windows, NIS and NFS etc.

I have offered "Data Communications and Networking" course at the senior level multiple times. I covered the data communication fundamentals, architectures of LAN, MAN and WAN, OSI and TCP/IP models, link , network and transport layer protocols and issues, network security and sockets programming. Students developed client-server applications using sockets under my supervision.

 

Other Professional Skills and Expertise

Worked on a variety of computing platforms including supercomputers and parallel processors. I have a rich background of programming languages including C++/C, Pascal, PROLOG, LISP, VHDL, FORTH and C*. I have also worked on Labview,Synopsys, PVM, GLUT, X-Windows, Latex, MAGIC, SPICE, NS and OPNET.

Other projects that I have worked on:

· Design and development of a microprogrammed computer and a moving LED display

· Simulation of a task scheduling algorithm in Pascal

· Development of a simulator of a SIMD machine in C

· Implementation of range image segmentation schemes in C

· Enhancing Performance of LU decomposition on hypercube

· Designing computer interface and its software for telemetry system

· Worked on IEEE 488 (GPIB) interface for antenna positioner system & enabling its software control

· Revitalizing the servo system of specialized optical tracking equipment

· Consultancy for M/S Siemens to resolve operational problems in an on-board computer on a vehicle

· Software to acquire and process data in real time for applications in clinical research (C/Labview)

 

HONOURS, MEMBERSHIPS, REVIEWS AND AWARDS

 

Certificate of merit and award for Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and Government Scholarship for Ph.D. in Computer Engineering.

A member of Alpha Sigma Chapter of PHI BETA DELTA, Honor Society for International Scholars in USA, PEC ( Pakistan Engineering Council) and IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) USA.

Referee/reviewer for IEEE IPPS’90, Informatica Journal, IEEE Communications Magazine, International Journal of Communication Systems, CCSCNE’2000, International Journal of Modeling and Simulation, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Imaging, ATS'2001, SCI'2001, ANSS’2002, PDCS’2002, ATS’2003, IEEE GLOBECOM’2003, HP&LSC’2003, IEEE VTC’2003, IEEE ICC 2004, FIT 2003, FIT2004, HONET 2004, CTS2005.

Co-Chair Symposium on IP Mobility, IEEE VTC’2003 Conference, Panel Co-Chair FIT’05, Co-Chair NSF Sponsored F.I.T. Workshop, Dec 2003, Member Organizing Committee FIT’04, HONET’04, CTS’04, and PDCS’04, Technical Program Committee for several refereed conferences, Organizer Mini-Symposium on Efficient Techniques fir Multimedia Communications, NSSPS Faculty Research Expo, SUNY at Fredonia, Feb 2004.

Room, Supplies grant Biomechanics Research Lab Sir Syed University Pakistan awarded in 1995.

Research grant RM 6,000 in IIUM, Malaysia (Image Processing) awarded in 1997.

Research grant RM237,412 IRPA Malaysia (approx. US$ 62,000 @ RM 3.8 = US $1) (Performance Optimization of Ethernet-ATM Interconnectivity) awarded in 1999.

Research grant $600 SUNY Scholarly Incentive Award (Development and Analysis of a Dynamic Link Coloring Scheme for MPLS domains) awarded in 2001.

NSF Grant 05-506 award $400,000, 2004 (CSEMS-CS ENG-MATH Sch) as Co-PI

Session/Track Chair

Collaborative Networking Infrastructure in CTS’05, The 2005 International Symposium on Collaborative Technologies and Systems, May 15-19, 2005, St Louis, Missouri, USA

Traffic Engineering With Protocols and Devices Track in ATS’2005 Applied Telecommunications Symposium, Advanced Simulation Technologies Conference, April 2005, San Diego CA, USA

Traffic Engineering With Protocols and Devices Track in ATS’2004 Applied Telecommunications Symposium, Advanced Simulation Technologies Conference, April 2004, Arlington, VA, USA

Collaborative Networking Infrastructure in CTS’04 Collaborative Technologies Symposium, Western Simulation MultiConference, January 2004, San Diego, CA, USA

Traffic Engineering With Protocols and Devices Track in ATS’2003 Applied Telecommunications Symposium, Advanced Simulation Technologies Conference, March 2003, Orlando, USA

Special Session in PDCS’2002 on “Traffic Engineering for the Next Generation Networks”, PDCS’2002 conference in September 2002, Louisville, USA

Invited session in SCI'2001 on "Bandwidth and Service Quality Management in the Internet", SCI'2001 conference in July 2001, Orlando, USA

Special session in PDCS'2000 on "Interworking of Diffserv, RSVP and MPLS for achieving QoS in the Internet", PDCS'2000 conference in November 2000, Las Vegas, USA.

REFERENCES

 

Dr. G. Craig, President, Superlative Solutions, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Email: craig@cat.syr.edu
homepage: http://www.cat.syr.edu/~craig

Dr. B. Bodnar
Distinguished Member of Technical Staff,
Systems Requirements and Architecture Department,
Motorola, Inc., 1475 W. Shure Dr.
Arlington Heights, IL
(Tel) 847-632-5403
Email: bbodnar1@motorola.com

Dr. A. Ghafoor, Professor and Fellow IEEE,
School of EE, Purdue University, Lafayette Indiana
Email: ghafoor@ecn.purdue.edu

Dr. S. E. Haque, Dean Faculty of Engineering
Sir Syed University of Engineering and Technology, University Road
Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi-75300, Pakistan.

Dr. M. Guizani,
Professor and Chair, Computer Science Department,
Western Michigan University,
4601 Campus Dr. (B-264 Parkview), Kalamazoo MI, USA
Voice: 269-276-3103
Fax: 296-276-3122
Email: mguizani@cs.wmich.edu

Dr. A. Khokhar, Associate Professor, EE & CIS Department
University of Illinois at Chicago,
Email: ashfaq@eecs.uic.edu

Dr. A. Ahmad, Professor,
Department of Computer Science, Norfolk State University,
700 Park Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23504
Voice: 757-823-8311Facsimile: 757-823-9229,
Email: aftab@nsu.edu

Dr. W. Smari, Asst. Professor,
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Dayton, 300 College Park Dayton, OH 45469-0226
Phone: (937)229-2795
Fax: (805)229-4529
Email: waleed.smari@notes.udayton.edu

Dr. M. Jaseemuddin
Associate Professor,
Departement of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Ryerson University, 350 Victoria Street
Toronto, ON M5B 2K3
Tel: +1 416 979-5000x6073
Fax: +1 416 979-5280
Email: jaseem@ee.ryerson.ca

PUBLICATIONS

JOURNALS AND CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

· J. Zubairi, “Traffic Engineering Fault Management for Optical Networks” invited paper in NSF-sponsored International Workshop on High Speed Optical Networks and Enabling Technologies (HONET’04)

· N. Bahbooh and J. Zubairi, “An Algorithm for DF Trunk Splitting to Enhance Bandwidth Utilization” in Proc. HONET’04.

· J. Zubairi, “Challenges and Issues in Global Collaborative Networking”, invited paper in Collaborative Technologies Symposium, part of WMC 2004, January 2004 San Diego, USA.

· N. Bahbooh and J. Zubairi, “Multipath Routing in an MPLS Domain” in Proc. ATS’04, April 2004 Arlington Virginia, USA.

· J. Zubairi, “Networking for Tomorrow”, invited paper in proceedings of NSF sponsored Information Technology Workshop, December 2003, Islamabad, Pakistan.

· J. A. Zubairi, “A Comparative Study of Constrained Routing of Label Switched Paths With Shortest Distance Algorithm and TELIC” Proc. Applied Telecommunications Symposium, pp17-22, ASTC'03 Conference , March 2003, Orlando, USA

· J. A. Zubairi, M. A. Elshaikh and O. Mahmoud, "A Study of VBR Traffic Treatment in a Diffserv Domain " International Journal of Modeling and Simulation, Vol. 23 Issue #3, 2003, Pages 187-193.

· M. Jaseemuddin, J. A. Zubairi and O. Mahmoud, "A Study of Profiled Handoff for DiffServ-Based Mobile Nodes" Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Journal, Vol 2 No. 4, June 2002 Pages 339-356

· J. A. Zubairi, "Applications of Computer Aided Rasterstereography in Spinal Deformity Detection" " Image and Vision Computing Journal, Vol. 20, Issue 4, April 2002, Pages 319-324

· J. A. Zubairi and W. Al-Khateeb, "MPLS: Managing the New Internet" Bulletin of Institution of Engineers Malaysia, BIL.2003, No.12, December 2003, Pages 30-38.

· J. A. Zubairi, "An Automated Traffic Engineering Algorithm for MPLS-Diffserv Domain" Proc. Applied Telecommunication Symposium, pp43-48, ASTC'02 Conference, San Diego, April 2002.

· J. A. Zubairi and J. Greutman, "Evaluating Deployment Of Centralized Course Server And Mobile Web Clients" in Proc. online OPNETWORK2001, Aug 2001, Washington DC.

· M. Jaseemuddin, O. Mahmoud and J. A. Zubairi, "Effect of Context Transfer during Handoff on Flow Marking in a DiffServ Edge Router" Proc. SCI'2001, Vol. XII, pp87-92, Orlando, July 2001.

· J. A. Zubairi, M. A. El-Shaikh and O. Mahmoud, "On Shaping and Handling VBR Traffic in a Diffserv Domain" ATS, Simulation Series, Vol. 33, No. 3, pp10-15, ASTC'01 Conference, April 2001, Seattle.

· S. Al-Irhayim, J. A. Zubairi, M. Qahhar and S. Abul Latif, "Issues in Voice Over MPLS/Diffserv" in Proc. PDCS'2000, Volume II, pp467-472, Novermber 2000, Las Vegas.

· J. A. Zubairi and Mike Zuber, "SUNY Fredonia Campus Network Simulation And Performance Analysis Using OPNET" in Proc. online OPNETWORK2000, Aug 2000, Washington DC.

· K. Siddiqui and J. A. Zubairi, "Distance Learning Using Web-Based Multimedia Environment" in Proc. IEEE/ACM International Conference on Next Generation Enterprises: Virtual Organizations and Mobile / Pervasive Technologies, AiWORC'00, Buffalo, NY, April 27-29, 2000.

· J. A. Zubairi and A. Jantan, "ATM-Ethernet Network Performance Analysis" in Proc. IEEE National Conference on Telecommunication Technologies, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Dec 1998, pp 25-28.

· J. A. Zubairi, S. Al-Irhayim, W. Al-Khateeb and Y. Wajdi, "Performance Analysis and Comparison of PTOP and LANE for IP Transmission Over ATM Network", in Proc. SPIE Conference on Quality of Service Issues Related to the Internet, Boston, Volume 3529, Nov 1998, pp 187-193.

· J. A. Zubairi and AKM M. Kamal, "Surface Type Recognition Using Deviation Templates" in Proc. IEEE Intl’ Confernece on Intelligent Engineering Systems" Vienna, Austria, Sept. 1998.pp 375-378.

· S. Al-Irhayim, J. A. Zubairi and W. H. Hassan, "ATM Deployment Issues In A Broad-Band Heterogeneous Campus Wide Network" in Proc. IEEE Malaysia International Communication Conference (MICC) and ISPACS, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, November 1997, pp S14.3.1-S14.3.6.

· J. A. Zubairi and AKM M. Kamal, "A Methodology for Spinal Deformity Detection Using Rasterstereography" in Proc. of 1997 IEEE International Conference on Intelligent Processing Systems, Beijing, China (ICIPS’97), October 1997, Vol. 2, pp 1528-1531.

· M. A. K. YousufZai, S. A. Kamal and J. A. Zubairi, "Computer Based Analysis of Human Gait Using Moire' Fringe Topography" in Proc. Intl' Wkshp on Computer Vision and Parallel Processing, IEEE and Quaid-e-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan, January 1995, pp 60-71.

· J. A. Zubairi, "The Design and Implementation of Local Area Network in Sir Syed University" in Proc. IEEE Conference on Networking, Karachi, Pakistan, September 1994, pp 8-13.

· J. A. Zubairi, "Image Processing Algorithms to Detect Trunk Deformities"in Proc. South-East Asia Regional Computer Conference (SEARCC' 94), November 1994, Karachi, Pakistan, pp 270-279.

· J. A. Zubairi, "INTERNET : The Network of Computer Networks" in Proc. Pakistan Navy Engineering College Technical Seminar, Karachi, Pakistan, June 1993, pp 76 -85.

· J. A. Zubairi and G. L. Craig, "A Bottom Up Methodology to Characterize Delay Faults" in Proc. IEEE Intl' Wkshp on defect and Fault Tolerance on VLSI Systems, November 1991, (DFT’ 91), Pennsylvania, USA, pp 183 - 186.

 

 

PERIODICALS, CONFERENCES AND REPORTS

· K. Siddiqui and J. A. Zubairi, "Online Asynchronous Learning of Information Technology" in CIT2001, May 2001 at SUNY Geneseo.

J. A. Zubairi, "Linux in Kuala Lumpur", Linux Journal, SSC, issue 66, October 1999, pp26-28

· J. A. Zubairi, "Installing and Using OpenGL API and PVM", Technical Report No. ECE/TR-01/98, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia, December 1998.

· J. A. Zubairi, "Surface Shape Recognition and Applications Using Computer Aided Rasterstereography" Research Report, University Research Center, International Islamic University Malaysia, December 1998.

· J. A. Zubairi and T. Pervez, "Development of Industry Linked Postgraduate Education in Engineering" in RESPEC’97 (Regional Seminar on Postgraduate Education) Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia, Sept. 1997.

· J. A. Zubairi, "An Overview of Wide Area Networking in Pakistan" in Education News and Views, Oct-Dec 1995, Pakistan, pp 3-7.

· J. A. Zubairi, "Implementation and Comparison of Range Image Segmentation Schemes" in IEEE Conference on Information Technologies - Towards 2000, Karachi, Pakistan, May 1993.

· J. A. Zubairi, "A Heuristic Scheme for Guidance of Delay Fault Test Pattern Generation" in IEEP's 11th Multitopic International Symposium, Karachi, Pakistan, February 1993.

· J. A. Zubairi, "Fault Analysis" in IEEE Conference on Computers and Applications Karachi, Pakistan, May 1992.

· J. A. Zubairi, "An Investigation into the Distribution, Size and Frequency of Delay Faults in CMOS VLSI Circuits" Ph.D thesis, ECE Department, Syracuse University, Syracuse New York, USA, December 1991.

J. A. Zubairi, "Dynamic Reconfigurability and Memory Module Switchability in SM3 Architecture and its Comparison to other Schemes" M.S. project study Report, ECE Department, Syracuse University, Syracuse New York, USA April 1987.