News & Events

Dr. Mohammed-Slim Alouini and Dr. Khalid Qaraqe, both Electrical Engineering faculty, with Texas A&M graduate students Seyeong Choi and Sung Nam, published the following papers from September 2006 through March 2007 in IEEE and other international conferences.
1- K. A. Qaraqe and M.-S. Alouini, "Performance Simulation of 3G Closed Loop Transmit Diversity Systems", 4th World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society (WSEAS) International Conference on Applied Electromagnetic, Wireless and Optical Communications (ELECTROSCIENCE'06) WSEAS International Conferences, Venice, Italy, Nov. 2006
2- S. Choi, M.-S. Alouini, K. A. Qaraqe, and H.-C. Yang, "Finger Assignment Schemes for RAKE Receivers with Multi-way Soft Handover," in Proc. IEEE Wireless Communications & Networking Conference (WCNC'07), Hong Kong, Mar. 2007.
3- S. Choi, M.-S. Alouini, K. A.Qaraqe, H.-C. Yang, and Y.-C. Ko "A Practical Study of Adaptive Finger Reassignment and Replacement in the Soft Handover Region," in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Signal Processing and its Applications (ISSPA'07), Sharjah, U.A.E., Feb. 2007.
4- S. Choi, M.-S. Alouini, K. A. Qaraqe, and H.-C.  Yang, "Performance Analysis of RAKE Receivers with Finger Reassignment," in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communication Systems (ICCS'06), Singapore, Oct. 2006.
5- S. Choi, M.-S. Alouini, K. A. Qaraqe, and H.-C. Yang, "Soft Handover Overhead Reduction by RAKE Reception with Finger Replacement," in Proc. IEEE International Conference on Communication Systems (ICCS'06), Singapore, Oct. 2006.
6- S. S. Nam, M.-S. Alouini, and K. A. Qaraqe, "Diversity Combining with Up-Link Power Control," in Proc. IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC'06), Helsinki, Finland, Sept. 2006

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QF research fund unveils $25mn awards

September 7, 2007 - Gulf Times - Doha, Qatar (English)

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IEEE GCC 07

Under the sponsorship of IEEE Qatar Section, three Electrical Engineering students from Texas A&M University at Qatar (TAMUQ) attended the 4th IEEE GCC Conference held at the Gulf International Convention and Exhibition Center, Manama, Bahrain. The students, Abdulla Al-Fehani, Hamad Al-Suwaidi and Mohammed Laram, attended the three day long conference, from November 11-14th held annually in this region.

There were many delegates and keynote speakers who presented their technical papers or represented their companies or organizations. This was also an event where the IEEE branches of GCC gathered to strengthen their ties and plan new events. IEEE student chapter in TAMUQ was represented by Abdulla Al-Fehani, current president of the student chapter.

IEEE GCC Conference presented several technical papers in different fields of Electrical Engineering including communication, power, microprocessor and control. This really benefited the students and helped them to gain an insight about future technologies like WiMAX, Next Generation/4G technology, nanotechnology, etc. It was a great opportunity to meet different organizations and companies leading in the Gulf region and other people from other parts of the world as well.

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Texas A&M at Qatar and National Instruments introduce Virtual Instrumentation Center for Excellence

Texas A&M University at Qatar and National Instruments (NI) marked their longstanding partnership on November 20, 2007 by introducing the Virtual Instrumentation Center for Excellence at Texas A&M at Qatar. Named after the approach to test and measurement pioneered by NI, the Virtual Instrumentation Center of Excellence award recognizes Texas A&M at Qatar's innovative use of NI software and hardware to provide students and faculty in the mechanical and electrical engineering programs with the technology to design, test and deploy projects. Victor Mieres, NI Vice President of Sales for Asia, presented the award.

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RasGas and TAMUQ Sign Research Project Deal

September 10, 2007 - Gulf Times - Doha, Qatar (English)
September 10, 2007 - The Peninsula - Doha, Qatar (English)

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Engineering staff from RasGas provide training to TAMUQ engineering students and faculty:

Engineering staff from the subsurface department at RasGas Company Ltd. (RasGas) provided training to a group of 43 TAMUQ engineering students and faculty on April 25. This was an opportunity for RasGas, a principal developer of Qatar's natural gas resources, to share technical knowledge covering a wide range of topics such as basic well design, installation of equipment and well testing. These technologies are important to the efficient production of natural gas reserves from North Field wells being developed by RasGas.

Students and faculty gained a practical understanding of how applied  engineering is used in the design of oil and gas wells. Dr. Khalid Qaraqe and Dr. Mohamed-Slim Alouini, electrical engineering faculty at TAMUQ, and Dr. Scott Miller, electrical engineering faculty at Texas A&M University in College Station, are exploring research opportunities with RasGas on advanced techniques for wireless downhole communications systems. These opportunities will help nurture additional collaboration relationships with RasGas in the area of wireless sensors and will provide TAMUQ students with opportunities to understand practical implementation of the basic completions engineering process. Engineering staff from RasGas provide training to TAMUQ engineering students and faculty TAMUQ Professor Khalid Qaraqe (right) invited fellow Texas A&M graduate Harris Swartz to give a lecture to TAMUQ students and faculty on behalf of RasGas.

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Electrical engineering program technical development training:

The Electrical Engineering Program held technical trainings April 17-25. The training provided two professional workshops for the various faculty and staff members at TAMUQ, in particular EE staff. The first training, held April 17-18, was offered by EMONA TIMS Systems, a company specialized in telecommunication equipment for educational purposes. The second training, held April 19th - 25th, was offered by National Instrument (NI). It covered hands-on practical skills using LabVIEW, a graphical programming software to create user-defined solutions. A total of six staff members attended both trainings.

In addition, one faculty member and one staff member from the Electrical Engineering Department at Qatar University attended the training. The trainings were organized and supported by the EE program. To conclude the event, Dr. Khalid Qaraqe presented training certificates to attendees who participated in the training and passed the LabVIEW Fundamentals Exam. Because of the overwhelming success of the trainings, the Electrical Engineering program has committed to sponsor such trainings in the future. This event reflects Texas A&M University's commitment to provide the best resources available to faculty and staff at TAMUQ as they undertake the process of innovation and the creation of knowledge.

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Congratulations to Dr. Seyeong Choi for successfully passing his Ph.D. dissertation defense! As previously reported in The Aggie Platform, Dr. Choi conducted his research at TAMUQ and completed his defense via video conference with his committee on the main campus. The title of his dissertation is "Design and Performance Evaluation of RAKE Finger Management Schemes in the Soft Handover Region." Mabrook, Dr. Choi!