Program for IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering 2009

Sunday, May 3

09:00 - 12:00

Tutorial: Cooperative Communication in Wireless Networks

Md. H. Ahmed

14:00 - 17:00

Tutorial: Advanced Techniques for Spectrum Sensing and Awareness in Cognitive Radio Systems

O. A. Dobre

Tutorial: Building a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) for your Project

C. Desmond

19:00 - 21:00

Opening reception

Monday, May 4

08:30 - 09:30

Monday Plenary Speaker

Rajni Patel -- Robotics in Minimally Invasive Surgery and Therapy
Minimally invasive (endoscopic) surgery is a less invasive alternative to traditional open procedures, in which the instruments (surgical tools and an endoscope) are inserted into the body cavity through small incisions. With minimally invasive surgery (MIS), the trauma to the body, the post-operative pain and the length of hospital stay are reduced significantly compared to open surgery. However, MIS has inherent drawbacks arising from such issues as hand-eye coordination, ergonomics, magnification of hand tremors, loss of dexterity, and limited tactile or kinesthetic feedback. Most of these drawbacks can be overcome by using robotics-based systems for minimally invasive surgery. This talk will first give an overview of the research being conducted on robotics-assisted minimally invasive surgery and therapy at Canadian Surgical Technologies & Advanced Robotics (CSTAR). It will then focus on several specific issues related to the use of robotic systems in minimally invasive surgery and therapy. In particular, problems associated with the incorporation of haptics (sense of touch) in robotics-assisted MIS and the development of robotic systems for percutaneous interventions will be discussed.
Chair: John Quaicoe (Professor, Canada)

09:40 - 10:20

Software Process

Chair: Mark Lawford (McMaster University, Canada)
9:40 Uncertainty Management in Software Engineering: Past, Present, and Future
Hamdy A. Ibrahim (University of Calgary, Canada); Behrouz Homayoun Far (University of Calgary, Canada); Armin Eberlein (American University of Sharjah, UAE)
10:00 Classifying Software Visualization Tools Using the Bloom's Taxonomy of Cognitive Domain
Shaochun Simon Xu (Algoma University, Canada); Xuhui Chen (Lanzhou University of Technology, P.R. China); Dapeng Liu (Wayne State University, USA)

High Frequency Ocean Radar

Chair: Mal Heron (James Cook University, Australia)
9:40 The Second-order Monostatic HF Radar Cross Section Incorporating Antenna Barge Motion
John Walsh (Memorial University and Northern Radar Inc., Canada); Weimin Huang (Rutter Technologies, Canada); Eric W Gill (Memorial University, Canada)
10:00 The Australian Coastal Ocean Radar Network Facility
Mal Heron (James Cook University, Australia)

Image Processing I

Chair: Amy Hsiao (Memorial University, Canada)
9:40 Discriminative SIFT Features for Face Recognition
Angshul Majumdar (University of British Columbia, Canada); Rabab Ward (University of British Columbia, Canada)
10:00 Face Verification with Changeable Templates
Yongjin Wang (University of Toronto, Canada); Dimitrios Hatzinakos (University of Toronto, Canada)

Power Systems I

Chair: Mohamed E. El-Hawary (Dalhousie University, Canada)
9:40 A Load Controller for Wind/Hydrogen/Diesel Weak Grid
Yaosuo Xue (Siemens Corporate Research, USA); Liuchen Chang (University of New Brunswick, Canada); Zhenhong Guo (University of New Brunswick, Canada)
10:00 Evaluation and Comparison of Economical Effeciency of HDVC and AC Transmission
Hae-il Jung (University of New Brunswick, Canada); Yevgen Biletskiy (University of New Brunswick, Canada)

Broadband Communications I

Chair: Marwan Fayed (University of Stirling, United Kingdom)
9:40 Signal Construction for High-Speed Access Over Copper Wiring
Ali Enteshari (Pennsylvania State University, USA); Mohsen Kavehrad (The Pennsylvania State University -- Univ. Park, USA); Jarir M. Fadlullah (Pennsylvania State University, USA)
10:00 Channel Equalization for Multi-Gigabit Ethernet over Copper
Jarir M. Fadlullah (Pennsylvania State University, USA); Ali Enteshari (Pennsylvania State University, USA); Mohsen Kavehrad (The Pennsylvania State University -- Univ. Park, USA)

Ocean Applications

Chair: Ralf Bachmayer (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
9:40 VSC HVDC Transmission and Offshore Grid Design for a Linear Generator Based Wave Farm
Jonathan Robinson (McGill University, Canada); Geza Joos (McGill University, Canada)
10:00 Development of a low cost instructional platform for submersible design
Brian Claus (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Neil Riggs (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Hari Sekeran (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Ralf Bachmayer (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)

Microwave Devices I

Chair: Cheng Li (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
9:40 Design of an E-Band High Power Amplifier for Wireless High Data Rate Communications
Shahrooz Asadi (University of Ottawa, Canada); Mustapha C.E. Yagoub (University of Ottawa, Canada)
10:00 A Novel Low Power Static Frequency Divider Based on the GDI Technique
Alireza Saberkari (IUST, Iran); Shahriar Baradaran Shokouhi (IUST, Iran); Azadeh Kiani (University of Guilan, Iran); Fereshteh Poorahangaryan (University of Guilan, Iran)

10:40 - 11:40

Computer Security

Chair: Amy Hsiao (Memorial University, Canada)
10:40 A Framework For Implementing IPSec Functional Architecture
Shervin Erfani (University of Windsor, Canada); Michelle Bondy (University of Windsor, Canada); Mehdi Fahandezh Fahandezh (University of Windsor, Canada)
11:00 A Measurement Model for Secure and Usable e-commerce Web-sites
Ricardo Mendoza (Universidad Autonoma de Aguascalientes, Mexico); Miguel Vargas Martin (University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada); Jaime Muñoz (Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes, Mexico); Francisco Alvarez-Rodriguez (Autonomous University of Aguascalientes, Mexico); Miguel A. Garcia-Ruiz (University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada)

Signal Processing for Wireless Communications

Chair: Francois Chan (Royal Military College, Canada)
10:40 Design of adaptive MIMO system using linear dispersion code
Mabruk M. Gheryani (Concordia University, Canada); Zhiyuan Wu (Concordia University, Canada); Yousef R. Shayan (Concordia University, Canada)
11:00 Evaluation of Union Bounds for Space-Time Codes based on a Common Function
William S. W. Cheung (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong); Zhi Zhang (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong); Ti Yuk (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong); Xiaoguang Dai (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
11:20 Downlink Transmitter Adaptation Based on Greedy SINR Maximization
Dimitrie C. Popescu (Old Dominion University, USA); Shiny Abraham (Old Dominion University, USA); Otilia Popescu (Old Dominion University, USA)

Image Processing II

Chair: Yifeng Zhou (Communications Research Centre, Canada)
10:40 GLCM Texture Based Fractal Method for Evaluating Fabric Surface Roughness
Xin Wang (University of Ottawa, Canada); Nicolas D. Georganas (University of Ottawa, SITE, Canada)
11:00 Segmentation of the Effective Area of Images of Renal Biopsy Samples
Sansira Seminowich (University of Calgary, Schulich School of Engineering, Canada); Aylin Sar (University of Calgary, Canada); Serdar Yilmaz (University of Calgary, Canada); Rangaraj M. Rangayyan (University of Calgary, Schulich School of Engineering, Canada)
11:20 An Empirical Assessment of the Structural Similarity Index
Richard W. Dosselmann (University of Regina, Canada); Xue Dong Yang (University of Regina, Canada)

Renewable Energy I

Chair: Howard Li (University of New Brunswick, Canada)
10:40 A Novel Dynamic Voltage Regulator Compensation Scheme for a Standalone Village Electricity Wind Energy Conversion System
Tarek A. K. Aboul-Seoud (University of New Brunswick, Canada); Adel Sharaf (University of New Brunswick, Canada)
11:00 Detection and Classification of Incipient Faults in Underground Cables in Distribution Systems
Tarlochan Sidhu (University of Western Ontario, Canada); Zhihan Xu (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
11:20 Single-Pase Grid-Synchronization Algorithms for Converter Interfaced Distribted Generation Systems
Davood Yazdani (Queen's University, Canada); Majid Pahlevaninezhad (Queen's university, Canada); Alireza Bakhshai (Queen's University, Canada)

Broadband Communications II

Chair: Hussein Mouftah (University of Ottawa, Canada)
10:40 Dynamic Admission Control and Path Allocation for SLAs in DiffServ Networks
Hichem Ayed Harhira (École polytechnique de Montreal, Canada); Samuel Pierre (Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada)
11:00 Detection Of Anomalous Packet Traffic Via Entropy
Anna T. Lawniczak (University of Guelph, Canada); Hao Wu (University of Guelph, Canada); Bruno Nicola Di Stefano (Nuptek Systems Ltd, Canada)
11:20 Receiver Window Modified Random Early Detection Queues With Rechoke
Visvasuresh Victor Govindaswamy (Texas A&M University-Texarkana, USA); Gergely Zaruba (University of Texas at Arlington, USA); Balasekaran G (Nanyang Technology University, Singapore)

Cooperative Diversity I

Chair: Weixiao Meng (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China)
10:40 Switching Rates of Two-Branch Selection Diversity in Correlated Rayleigh Doppler Fading Channels
Xin Wang (University of Alberta, Canada); Norman C. Beaulieu (University of Alberta, Canada)
11:00 Spectrally Efficient Cooperative Coded Schemes for Next Generation Wireless Networks
Mahmood Mohassel Feghhi (Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST), Iran); Bahman Abolhassani (Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran)
11:20 Base Station Cooperation Based on Location-Aided in Cellular System
Weilin Jiang (Communication Research Center of Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Zhongzhao Zhang (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Xuejun Sha (Communication Research Center, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Linan Sun (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China)

Sensor Networks I

Chair: Peter D King (Memorial University of Newfoundland & Marine Environmental Labratory for Intelligent Vehicles, Canada)
10:40 Synchronous Sleep and Wake in IP-enabled Wireless Sensor Networks
Deyun Gao (Beijing Jiaotong University, P.R. China); Niu Yanchao (Beijing jiaotong University, P.R. China); Oliver Yang (University of Ottawa, Canada)
11:00 Virtual MIMO-based Wireless Sensor Networks Using LDPC Codes
Elham Rezayi (IUST, Iran); Bahman Abolhassani (Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran)
11:20 Multirate Distributed Source Coding in Wireless Sensor Network Using LDPC Codes
Elham Rezayi (IUST, Iran); Bahman Abolhassani (Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran)

11:45 - 13:30

Monday Keynote

Dr. Chris Loomis -- From Entrepreneurs to Oceans
Dr. Chris Loomis, Vice-president (Academic), pro-tempore, provides an overview of Memorial University with a special emphasis on entrepreneurship and the university's expertise in oceans.

13:40 - 15:20

Computer Hardware

Chair: Ramachandran Venkatesan (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
13:40 On Using FPGAs to Accelerate the Emulation of Quantum Computing
Tamer Mohamed (University of Calgary, Canada); Wael Badawy (Calgary, Canada); Graham Jullien (ATIPS, Canada)
14:00 Throughput-Based Network-On-Chip Topology Generation and Analysis
Gul N. Khan (Ryerson University, Canada); Victor A. Dumitriu (Ryerson University, Canada)
14:20 Extracting Interconnect Capacitance Sensitivity to Linewidth Variation
Nick K. H. Huang (University of British Columbia Okanagan, Canada); Andrew Labun (University of British Columbia Okanagan, Canada)
14:40 Fair-Priority-Expression-Based Burst Scheduling to Enhance Performance and Fairness of Shared DRAM Systems
Lei Shi (Institute of Acoustics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China); Jun Pang (Chiese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China); Lei Yang (Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China); Tiejun Zhang (Institute of Acoustics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China); Donghui Wang (Institute of Acoustics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China)
15:00 Cooperative Caching in Power-Aware Chip-Multiprocessors
Rana Ahmed (American University of Sharjah, UAE)

Special Session on Cognitive Radio Systems

Chair: Octavia A. Dobre (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
13:40 Framework for performance evaluation of cognitive radio networks in heterogeneous environments
Tricia J. Willink (Communications Research Centre, Canada)
14:00 On the Second-Order Cyclostationarity for Joint Signal Detection and Classification in Cognitive Radio Systems
Qiyun Zhang (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Octavia A. Dobre (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Sreeraman Rajan (DRDC-Ottawa, Canada); Robert J. Inkol (DRDC-Ottawa, Canada)
14:20 Spectrum Sensing Using Multiple Antenna-Aided Energy Detectors For Cognitive Radio
Seung-Hoon Hwang (Dongguk University, Korea); Junho Baek (Dongguk University, Korea); Octavia A. Dobre (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
14:40 On The Effects Of Random Timing Jitter On Spectrum Sensing Algorithms Based On Cyclostationarity (Invited Paper)
Menguc Oner (Isik University, Turkey)
15:00 Sensing and Suppression of Impulsive Interference
Jeebak Mitra (University of British Columbia, Canada); Lutz Lampe (University of British Columbia, Canada)

Image Processing III

Chair: Yifeng Zhou (Communications Research Centre, Canada)
13:40 Colour Logo and Trademark Retrieval and Tracking in Unconstrained Image Sequences using Colour Edge Gradient Co-occurrence Histograms
Raymond Phan (Ryerson University, Canada); Dimitri Androutsos (Ryerson University, Canada)
14:00 A new image watermarking algorithm based on wavelet transform
Khaled Loukhaoukha (Laval University, Canada); Jean-Yves Chouinard (Laval University, Canada)
14:20 PCA-whitening CSS shape descriptor for affine invariant image retrieval
Ye Mei (Ryerson University, Canada); Dimitri Androutsos (Ryerson University, Canada)
14:40 Pipelined Minutiae Extraction From Fingerprint Images
Eman Alibeigi (Isfahan University of Technology, Iran); Majid Toghiani (Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran); Parisa Behnamfar (University of British Columbia, Canada)
15:00 Noise Reduction to Enhance Classification of Images Using Textural Information
Wilson Harron (University of Guelph, Canada); Robert D. Dony (University of Guelph, Canada); Stephen Miller (University of Guelph, Canada)

Power Converters and Drives I

Chair: Wanmin Fei (Nanjing Normal University, P.R. China)
13:40 Dynamic leakage aware power management with procrastination method
Yongwen Pan (St. Francis Xavier University, Canada); Man Lin (St. Francis Xavier University, Canada)
14:00 Development of an Efficient IGBT Simulation Model
Loïc Michel (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada); Ahmed Chériti (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada); Pierre Sicard (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada)
14:20 A Novel Topology of Bridge-Type Superconducting Fault Current Limiter
Wanmin Fei (Nanjing Normal University, P.R. China); Bin Wu (ELCERU, Canada)
14:40 Web based Remote Operations on Inverters
Tirtho Dutta Gupta (University of New Brunswick, Canada); Liuchen Chang (University of New Brunswick, Canada)
15:00 A Unified Scalable Multi-input Multi-level Voltage Sourced Converter
Abdelrahman Abbas (University of Toronto, Canada); Peter Lehn (University of Toronto, Canada)

Broadband Communications III

Chair: Cheng Li (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
13:40 Prohibitive-link Detection and Routing Protocol
Marwan Fayed (University of Stirling, United Kingdom); Hussein Mouftah (University of Ottawa, Canada)
14:00 A Power Analysis of Input-Queued and Crosspoint-Queued Crossbar Switches
Jian Wang (McMaster University, Canada); Ted H. Szymanski (Mcmaster University, Canada)
14:20 PWCE design in survivable WDM Networks using unrestricted shape p-structure patterns
Samir Sebbah (Concordia University, Canada); Brigitte Jaumard (Concordia University, Canada)
14:40 Is it Worth to Keep an All Optical OBS Data Plane?
Thomas Coutelen (Concordia University, Canada); Gerard Hebuterne (Telecom & Management-SudParis, France); Brigitte Jaumard (Concordia University, Canada)
15:00 QoS Evaluation of a Voice over IP Network with Video: A Case Study
Nick De Cristofaro (Carleton University, Canada); Afrim Sallahi (Carleton university, Canada); Geoff Mcgill (Carleton University, Canada); Matt Davis (Carleton University, Canada); Alla Alsibai (Carleton Uniersity, Canada); Marc St-Hilaire (Carleton University, Canada)

Cooperative Diversity II

Chair: Prasanna Kalansuriya (University of Alberta, Canada)
13:40 The Impact of Noise on Switching Rates in Dual Selection Combining Diversity
Xin Wang (University of Alberta, Canada); Norman C. Beaulieu (University of Alberta, Canada)
14:00 Capacity Analysis of a Decode-and-Forward Cooperative Network under Adaptive Transmission
Prasanna Kalansuriya (University of Alberta, Canada); Chintha Tellambura (University of Alberta, Canada)
14:20 Implementation of Coded Cooperation Using A Kind of Convolutional Codes
Linan Sun (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Zhongzhao Zhang (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Xuejun Sha (Communication Research Center, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Jingning Wang (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China)
14:40 Receive Antenna Diversity Results for Mobile Channel
Assia Semmar (Laval University, Canada); Jean-Yves Chouinard (Laval University, Canada); Viet-Ha Pham (Laval University, Canada)
15:00 A New Family of Linear Dispersion Code For Fast Sphere Decoding
Xiaoguang Dai (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong); William S. W. Cheung (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong); Ti Yuk (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)

Sensor Networks II

Chair: Peter D King (Memorial University of Newfoundland & Marine Environmental Labratory for Intelligent Vehicles, Canada)
13:40 Analytical Modelling and Performance Analysis for wireless Ad-Hoc Networks using Four-way Handshaking Mechanism
Khalid M. Jamil Khayyat (University of Victoria, Canada); Fayez Gebali (The University of Victoria, Canada)
14:00 Sensor Beamforming with Distributed Mobile Elements in a Wireless Sensor Network
William Lintz (Naval Postgraduate School, USA); John C. McEachen (Naval Postgraduate School, USA); Murali Tummala (Naval Postgraduate School, Canada)
14:20 Adaptive MAC Protocols for Forest Fire Detection Using Wireless Sensor Networks
Al-Abbass Al-Habashneh (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Mohamed Hossam Ahmed (Memorial University, Canada); Tahir Husain (Memorial University,, Canada)
14:40 Cluster Head Selection using RF Signal Strength
Scott Fazackerley (UBC Okanagan, Canada); Alan Paeth (UBC Okanagan, Canada); Ramon Lawrence (University of British Columbia Okanagan, Canada)
15:00 Wireless Network Channel Quality Estimation Inside Reactor Building Using RSSI Measurement of Wireless Sensor Network
Wahab Almuhtadi (Algonquin College, Canada); Soorena Merat (AREVA NP Canada, Canada)

15:40 - 17:00

Education and Software

Chair: Howard Li (University of New Brunswick, Canada)
15:40 Education in Electrical Engineering through A Robotics Project
Howard Li (University of New Brunswick, Canada)
16:00 The ROV Pontus - A Winning Design
Jonathan Howse (Memorial University, Canada)
16:20 Qbot: An Educational Mobile Robot Controlled in MATLAB Simulink Environment
Rajibul Huq (Quanser Inc., Canada); Hervé Lacheray (Quanser Inc., Canada); Cameron D. Fulford (Quanser Inc., Canada); Derek Wight (Quanser Inc, Canada); Jacob Apkarian (Quanser Inc., Canada)
16:40 Teaching Opportunities for Graduate Assistants (TOGA)
Elaine Crocker (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Ramachandran Venkatesan (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Steve Shorlin (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Nabil Dawood (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)

Special Session on Cognitive Radio Systems (cont'd)

Chair: Octavia A. Dobre (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
15:40 Robust Lp-Norm Metric for BICM-OFDM Cognitive Radio Systems
Amir Nasri (University of British Columbia, Canada); Robert Schober (University of British Columbia, Canada)
16:00 Reducing the Probability of Network Overload by Spectrum Trading
Dennis M Burgkhardt (University of Karlsruhe, Germany); Ivan Cosovic (DOCOMO Euro-Labs, Germany); Gunther Auer (DOCOMO Euro-Labs, Germany); Friedrich K. Jondral (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany)

Speech and Audio Processing

Chair: Aleksandar Jeremic (McMaster University, Canada)
15:40 Filtering and Removal of the Effects of the Transducers on the Acoustical Impulse Response of Concert Halls
Douglas Frey (University of Calgary, Canada); Victor Coelho (Boston University, USA); Rangaraj M. Rangayyan (University of Calgary, Schulich School of Engineering, Canada)
16:00 Distributed Automatic Text-Independent Speaker Identification Using GMM-UBM Speaker Models
Md Foezur Rahman Chowdhury (INRS-EMT, Université du Québec, Canada); Sid-Ahmed Selouani (Université de Moncton, campus of Shippagan, Canada); Douglas O'Shaughnessy (INRS-Énergie-Matériaux-Télécommunications, Canada)
16:20 Low-complexity encoding of speech LSF parameters using multistage tree-structured vector quantization: application to the MELP coder
Mouloud Djamah (INRS-EMT, University of Quebec, Canada); Douglas O'Shaughnessy (INRS-Énergie-Matériaux-Télécommunications, Canada)
16:40 Estimation of Boundary Properties Using Stochastic Differential Equations
Ashraf Said Mohamed (McMaster University, Canada); Aleksandar Jeremic (McMaster University, Canada)

Renewable Energy II

Chair: Tariq Iqbal (Associate Professor & Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
15:40 A Novel Modulated Power Filter Compensator Scheme for Standalone Wind Energy Utilization Systems
Tarek A. K. Aboul-Seoud (University of New Brunswick, Canada); Adel Sharaf (University of New Brunswick, Canada)
16:00 A Comparative Study of the Reliability of the Power Electronics in Grid Connected Small Wind Turbine Systems
Md. Arifujjaman (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Mohammad Iqbal (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); John Quaicoe (Professor, Canada)
16:20 Novel Predictive Voltage Controlled UPS Inverter For An Improved Stand-alone Wind Turbine System
Bo Cao (University of New Brunswick, Canada); Liuchen Chang (University of New Brunswick, Canada)

Performance Evaluation

Chair: Ron Lewis (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
15:40 Performance Modeling on Dynamic Authentication Data Management in Heterogeneous Interworking Networks
Li Wang (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China); Mei Song (Professor, P.R. China); Ping Wang (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunations, P.R. China); Jie Li (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China); Junde Song (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Taiwan)
16:00 Performance of ZigBee Networks in the Presence of Broadband Electromagnetic Noise
Ken Ferens (University of Manitoba, Canada); Lily Woo (University of Manitoba, Canada); Witold Kinsner (University of Manitoba, Canada)
16:20 Error Performance of 8-QAM Trellis-Coded MC-CDMA with Controlled Equalization over Wireless Channels
Osama M. Hussain (Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan); Imran A Tasadduq (FAST-National University, Pakistan)
16:40 Classification of English Phrases and SMS Text Messages Using Bayes and Support Vector Machine Classifiers
Jörg Maier (University of Applied Sciences Ravensburg-Weingarten, Germany); Ken Ferens (University of Manitoba, Canada)

Wireless Communications I

Chair: Cheng Li (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
15:40 Content-Based Blind Compensation And Shaping
Jun Huang (University of Ottawa, Canada); Oliver Yang (University of Ottawa, Canada); Funmilayo Lawal (University of Ottawa, Canada); Lei Jin (Genieview Inc, Canada)
16:00 Fractional Fourier Domain Communication System (FrFDCS)：Analytic, Modeling and Simulation Results
Jun Shi (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Yonggang Chi (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Xuejun Sha (Communication Research Center, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Naitong Zhang (Communication Research Center, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China)
16:20 Efficient Access Scheme using Fuzzy Controlled Sliding Backoff Window for Wireless Networks
Mohamed Rizk (University of Alexandria, Egypt)
16:40 a subchip multipath search method for DSSS system based on fractional fourier transform
Xun Tang (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Xuejun Sha (Communication Research Center, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Ronghui Wen (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China)

Sensor Networks III

Chair: Peter D King (Memorial University of Newfoundland & Marine Environmental Labratory for Intelligent Vehicles, Canada)
15:40 Analysis of GPS Accuracy for Relative Location Discovery in Wireless Sensor Networks
Yifeng Zhou (Communications Research Centre, Canada); Jeremy Schembri (Carleton University, Canada); Louise Lamont (Communications Research Centre Canada, Canada); Jeff Bird (Defence R&D Canada, Canada)
16:00 Active Mobility Control in IPv6 Mobile Sensor Networks
Deyun Gao (Beijing Jiaotong University, P.R. China); Niu Yanchao (Beijing jiaotong University, P.R. China); Oliver Yang (University of Ottawa, Canada)
16:20 On the Relevance of Alpha-Hulls to the Boundary Detection Problem in Sensor Networks
Marwan Fayed (University of Stirling, United Kingdom); Hussein Mouftah (University of Ottawa, Canada)

16:20 - 17:00

Cognitive Radio

Chair: Octavia A. Dobre (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
16:20 A Dynamic Spectrum Access Scheme for Cognitive Radio Networks
K.-L. Du (Concordia University, Canada); M. N. S. Swamy (Concordia University, Canada); Qiang Ni (Brunel University, United Kingdom)
16:40 A Narrowband Interference Suppression Method In Cognitive Ultra-Wide Band Radio
Xiaoyan Ning (Harbin Intstitute of Technology, P.R. China); Xuejun Sha (Communication Research Center, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Lin Mei (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China)

18:00 - 22:00

Awards Banquet

Tuesday, May 5

08:30 - 09:30

Tuesday plenary

John C. Cartledge -- Optical Signal Processing for Fiber-Optic Communications
Currently, there is a substantial research effort directed toward optical signal processing for high bit rate fiber-optic communications. Much of the work is aimed at mitigating the effects of transmission impairments that arise on the link between a transmitter and receiver. It is being pursued in the presence of a need to increase the per-channel bit rate and spectral efficiency of practical systems in order to meet the growing demand for telecommunication services. This talk presents a brief overview of optical signal processing technology and considers all-optical 3R regeneration (re-amplification, re-shaping, and re-timing) as a specific example to illustrate what can be achieved by processing optical signals in the optical domain.

09:40 - 10:20

Computer Vision I

Chair: Michael D Naish (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
9:40 Vision-Based Obstacle Detection Using a Support Vector Machine
Timothy W Ubbens (Redeemer University College, Canada); Derek C. Schuurman (Redeemer University College, Canada)
10:00 A Compact Modular Active Vision System for Multi-Target Surveillance
Christopher Ward (University of Western Ontario, Canada); Michael D Naish (University of Western Ontario, Canada)

Image and Video Processing I

Chair: Tricia J. Willink (Communications Research Centre, Canada)
9:40 Region Based Searching for Early Terminated Motion Estimation Algorithm of H.264/AVC Video Coding Standard
Mohammed Golam Sarwer (University of Windsor, Canada); Jonathan Wu (University of Windsor, Canada)
10:00 Error Concealment for JPEG-Coded Image Transmission over Wireless Links
Alireza Kenarsari Anhari (Dyaptive Systems, Canada); Lutz Lampe (University of British Columbia, Canada)

Biomedical Signal Processing I

Chair: Rangaraj M. Rangayyan (University of Calgary, Schulich School of Engineering, Canada)
9:40 Clinical Analysis for Cardiovascular Disease by Calculating Stiffness Index, Cardiac Output from Pulse Wave
Zhaopeng Fan (University of Winnipeg, Canada); Simon X. Liao (University of Winnipeg, Canada); Gong Zhang (University of Winnipeg, Canada)
10:00 Principal Component Analysis Based Backpropagation Algorithm For Diagnosis of Peripheral Arterial Occlusive Diseases
Sunil Hiro Karamchandani (Indian Institute of Technology, India)

Power Systems II

Chair: Amin Khodabakhshian (University of Isfahan, Iran)
9:40 Selective Iinitial State Criteria To Enhance Convergence Rate Of Q-Learning Algorithm In Power System Stability Application
Ramtin Hadidi (Memorial University, Canada); Benjamin Jeyasurya (Memorial University, Canada)
10:00 Load and Locational Marginal Pricing Prediction in Competitive Electrical Power Environment Using Computational Intelligence
Zidan Al taher Bashir (Dalhousie University, Canada); Mohamed E. El-Hawary (Dalhousie University, Canada)

Ultra-wideband

Chair: Weixiao Meng (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China)
9:40 Orthogonal Hermite Functions Based Orthogonal Pulse Shaping Method
Xuanli Wu (Communication Research Center, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Xin Qiu (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Xiaoyan Ning (Harbin Intstitute of Technology, P.R. China); Di Lin (McGill University, Canada)
10:00 Harnessing Simultaneously the Benefits of UWB and MBWA: A Practical Scenario
Mouhamed Abdulla (Concordia University, Canada); Yousef R. Shayan (Concordia University, Canada)

Communication Networks

Chair: Howard Heys (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
9:40 Architecture itérative de faible complexité d'égalisation, d'estimation, et de décodage pour les canaux multi trajets à évanouissements rapides
Berdai Abdellah (Université Laval - Québec-Canada, Canada); Jean-Yves Chouinard (Laval University, Canada)

Microwave Devices II

Chair: Gerard Dunphy (Newfoundland Hydro, Canada)
9:40 Etude des lignes coplanaires asymétriques en mode dispersif: cas particulier des lignes quasi-symétriques
Abdelhamid Khodja (U.S.T.H.B university, Algeria); Henry Baudrand (ENSEEIHT, 2 rue Charles Camichel 31071, Toulouse, France); Mustapha C.E. Yagoub (University of Ottawa, Canada); Rachida Touhami (Université des Sciences et de La Technologie HOUARI BOUMEDIENE, Algeria)
10:00 A Wideband 360° Analog Phase Shifter Design
Xiao MingXiang (The univerisy of Hong Kong, Hong Kong); William S. W. Cheung (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong); Ti Yuk (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)

10:40 - 11:40

Computer Vision II

Chair: Nicholas Krouglicof (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
10:40 Scheduling Active Camera Resources for Multiple Moving Targets
Christopher Ward (University of Western Ontario, Canada); Michael D Naish (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
11:00 Modeling of Top-down Object-based Attention Using Probabilistic Neural Network
Yuanlong Yu (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); George Mann (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Ray Gosine (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
11:20 The Question of Accuracy with Geometric Camera Calibration
Swapna Puthukkudichalil (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Nicholas Krouglicof (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Ray Gosine (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)

Multimedia and Signal Processing Algorithms I

Chair: Robert J. Inkol (DRDC-Ottawa, Canada)
10:40 Estimation of Symbol Rate from the Autocorrelation Function
Y. t. Chan (Royal Military College of Canada, Canada); Bernard Haynes Lee (Royal Military College of Canada, Canada); Robert J. Inkol (DRDC-Ottawa, Canada); Francois Chan (Royal Military College, Canada)
11:00 Scale-Space Random Walks
Richard J Rzeszutek (Ryerson University, Canada); Thomas El-Maraghi (Ryerson University, Canada); Dimitri Androutsos (Ryerson University, Canada)
11:20 Novel Nearly Tridiagonal Commuting Matrix and Fractionalizations of Generalized DFT Matrix
Qi-Wen Ran (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Zhongzhao Zhang (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Deyun Wei (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Xuejun Sha (Communication Research Center, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China)

Biomedical Signal Processing II

Chair: Rangaraj M. Rangayyan (University of Calgary, Schulich School of Engineering, Canada)
10:40 Estimating Respiratory Parameters Using Intra-Arterial Partial Pressure Measurements and Stochastic Differential Equations
Aleksandar Jeremic (McMaster University, Canada); Kenneth Tan (McMaster University, Canada)
11:00 Signal Denoising Using Neighbouring Dual-tree Complex Wavelet Coefficients
Guangyi Chen (Concordia University, Canada); Wei-Ping Zhu (Concordia University, Canada)
11:20 Compound dynamic and static effects from wind turbines on the reception of television signals
Mohamed Haj Taieb (Laval University, Canada); Jean-Yves Chouinard (Laval University, Canada); Assia Semmar (Laval University, Canada)

Power Systems III

Chair: Benjamin Jeyasurya (Memorial University, Canada)
10:40 Damping inter-area oscillations using a static phase shifter
Nehad E. El-Kharbawe (University of Saskatchewan, Canada); Sherif Faried (University of Saskatchewan, Canada)
11:00 Power System Stability Enhancement By Designing PSS and SVC Parameters Using RCGA
Amin Khodabakhshian (University of Isfahan, Iran); Rahmatollah Hooshmand (University of Isfahan, Iran)

Cooperative Diversity III

Chair: Xuanli Wu (Communication Research Center, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China)
10:40 Analysis of Relay Handoff Algorithms in Cooperative Diversity Systems Using Absolute and Relative Measurements of Energy Gain
Weidang Lu (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Xuejun Sha (Communication Research Center, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Jingning Wang (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Naitong Zhang (Communication Research Center, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China)
11:00 A Computational Method for Outage Probability Exploiting Spatial Diversity without Channel State Information at Transmitter
Ning Hu (Tsinghua University, P.R. China)
11:20 On the Achievable Outage Probability of Opportunistic Relaying with Decode-and-Forward
Ning Hu (Tsinghua University, P.R. China)

Ad Hoc Networks

Chair: Ron Lewis (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
10:40 Video Multicast Based Multiple Description Coding and Multi-paths in Wireless Ad Hoc Networks
Osamah Badarneh (Ecole de Technologie Superieur, Canada); Kadoch Michel (Ecole de technologie superieure, Canada); Ahmed Elhakeem (Concordia University, Canada)
11:00 Reducing TE_LSP Setup Time by Minimizing Blockage with the use of Pre-Reservations during the Path Computation Process
Meral Shirazipour (Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada); Samuel Pierre (Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada)
11:20 Fonction de Wigner des états de fock à plusieurs photons:Choix des contours dans l'espace des phases
Chiheb Karaborni (PhD. Student, Tunisia)
11:40 A Comprehensive Simulation Study of SWAN QoS Model in MANETs with Proactive and Reactive Routing
Ning Zhang (Ryerson University, Canada); Alagan Anpalagan (Ryerson University, Canada)

Physical Layer Issues

Chair: Xin Wang (University of Alberta, Canada)
10:40 ATSC Multipath Channel Characterization for Fixed and Mobile Reception
Limeng Song (Laval University, Canada); Assia Semmar (Laval University, Canada); Jean-Yves Chouinard (Laval University, Canada); Viet-Ha Pham (Laval University, Canada); Xianbin Wang (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
11:00 Improved Layered Space Time Architecture with Unequal Power Allocation and Multistage Decoding over Quasi-Static Fading Channels
Dherar Rezk (Concordia university, Canada); Xiaofeng Wang (Concordia University, Canada)
11:20 Simulation of Rain Fading and Scintillation on Ka-band Earth-LEO Satellite Links
David G. Michelson (University of British Columbia, Canada); Weiwen Liu (University of British Columbia, Canada)

11:45 - 13:30

McNaughton Lecture

Wolfgang J. R. Hoefer -- Advanced Multi-Level Electromagnetic Modeling and Design using Time Domain Simulators
Time domain electromagnetic simulators based on the Transmission Line Matrix (TLM) method provide advanced features for multi-level modeling of analog and high-speed circuits. These features include sophisticated boundary models for diakoptics and coupled field/circuit and multi-physics simulations, import/export and external control capabilities enabling Space Mapping and surrogate generation for fast optimization, and inter-cell models of complex materials, such as metamaterials and frequency-dispersive media. The underlying principles of these features will be explained, and typical application scenarios will be demonstrated during the presentation.

13:40 - 15:20

Mobile Robots

Chair: Nicholas Krouglicof (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
13:40 A backstepping approach for the design of a nonlinear controller for a two-wheeled autonomous vehicle
Francis Aim Okou (Royal Military College of Canada, Canada); Donatien Nganga-Kouya (ENSET of Gabon, Democratic Republic of the Congo); Mohammed Tarbouchi (Royal Military College of canada, Canada)
14:00 Non-Time Based Motion Control for Multiple Intelligent Vehicles
Howard Li (University of New Brunswick, Canada); Brandon C. Brown (University of New Brunswick, Canada)
14:20 Dynamic Model-Based Augmented Extended Kalman Filter for Real Time Simulation of Mobile Robots
Iraj Hassanzadeh (University of Tabriz, Iran); Mehdi Abedinpour Fallah (University of Tabriz, Iran)
14:40 Globally Consistent Mapping Of Large-Scale Passageway Environments
Unal Artan (Carleton University, Canada); N. James Lavigne (Carleton University, Canada); Joshua Marshall (Carleton University, Canada)
15:00 A Hybrid Control Strategy for Multiple Mobile Robots with Nonholonomic Constraints
Gayan Gamage (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); George Mann (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Ray Gosine (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)

Image and Video Processing II

Chair: Michael D Naish (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
13:40 A Study on Bias-Based Speech Signal Conditioning Techniques for Improving The Robustness of Automatic Speech Recognition
Md Foezur Rahman Chowdhury (INRS-EMT, Université du Québec, Canada); Sid-Ahmed Selouani (Université de Moncton, campus of Shippagan, Canada); Douglas O'Shaughnessy (INRS-Énergie-Matériaux-Télécommunications, Canada)
14:00 Blind Speech Separation using High Order Statistics
Yasmina Benabderrahmane (Université du Québec, Canada); A Bensalem (Université de Moncton, Canada); Sid-Ahmed Selouani (Université de Moncton, campus of Shippagan, Canada); Douglas O'Shaughnessy (INRS-Énergie-Matériaux-Télécommunications, Canada)
14:20 DC-Guided Compression Scheme for Distributed Video Coding
Grégory Huchet (Laval University, Canada); Jean-Yves Chouinard (Laval University, Canada); Demin Wang (Communications Research Center, Canada); Andre Vincent (Communications Research Centre Canada, Canada)
14:40 Joint Optimization of Run-Length Coding, Context-Based Arithmetic Coding and Quantization Step Sizes
En-hui Yang (University of Waterloo, Canada); Longji Wang (Research In Motion, Canada)
15:00 On Line Signature Verification Using Global Features
Muhammad Talal Ibrahim (Ryerson University, Canada); Matthew J Kyan (Ryerson University, Canada); Ling Guan (Ryerson University, Canada)

General Interest

Chair: Benjamin Jeyasurya (Memorial University, Canada)
13:40 Experimental Validation of Statistical Algorithm for Diagnosis of Damage Fault
Amar Kumar (University of Ottawa, Canada); Amiya Nayak (University of Ottawa, Canada); Alka Srivastava (Tecsis Corporation, Canada); Nita Goel (Cistel technology, Canada)
14:00 An Optimal Bivariate Poisson Field Chart for Monitoring Defects
Surath Aebtarm (Concordia University, Canada); Nizar Bouguila (Concordia University, Canada)
14:20 A Software Simulator for Geomagnetically Induced Currents in Electrical Power Systems
Jon Berge (University of Western Ontario, Canada); Rajiv Varma (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
14:40 Modeling Tryptic Digestion On The Cell BE Processor
James R Green (Carleton University, Canada); Hanan Mahmoud (Carleton University, Canada); Michel Dumontier (Carleton University, Canada)
15:00 Interoperability across Implementation: the libdrdc Data Standards Library
Dave Erickson (DRDC, Canada)

Renewable Energy III

Chair: Alireza Jalilian (Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran)
13:40 Dynamic Modeling And Simulation of Alkaline Type Electrolyzers
Md. Maruf-ul- Karim (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Mohammad Iqbal (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
14:00 Experimental evaluation of PEM fuel cell systems efficiency
Kokou Mattewu Adegnon (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada); Yves Dubé (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières, Canada); Kodjo Agbossou (Universite du Quebec à Trois-Rivieres, Canada)
14:20 An Optimized Sensorless MPPT Method for PV Generation System
Sang-Soo Park (University of Manitoba, Korea); Amit K Jindal (Electranix Corporation, Canada); Ani Gole (University of Manitoba, Canada); Minwon Park (9 Sarim-dong Changwon, Gyeongnam, Korea, Korea); In-Keun Yu (9 Sarim-dong Changwon, Gyeongnam, Korea, Korea)
14:40 A Water Heater Model for Increased Power System Efficiency
Liam D Paull (University of New Brunswick, Canada); Derek MacKay (University of New Brunswick, Canada); Howard Li (University of New Brunswick, Canada); Liuchen Chang (University of New Brunswick, Canada)

Coding for Wireless Communications

Chair: Mohamed Hossam Ahmed (Memorial University, Canada)
13:40 Improved V-BLAST Symbol Detection Using Short Block Codes
Michael Higuchi (Royal Military College of Canada, Canada); Francois Chan (Royal Military College, Canada)
14:00 A Quasi-Orthogonal Space-Frequency Coded OFDM System with Time Spreading and Constellation Rotation
Sivasothy Senthuran (Ryerson University, Canada); Alagan Anpalagan (Ryerson University, Canada); Olivia Das (Ryerson University, Canada)
14:20 On the Energy Detection of Unknown Deterministic Signal over Nakagami Channels with Selection Combining
Sanjeewa Priyadarshana Herath (McGill University, Canada); Nandana Rajatheva (Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand); Chintha Tellambura (University of Alberta, Canada)
14:40 A Mobility-Based Channel Model for Wireless Systems with Adaptive Modulation
Miguel Lopez-Guerrero (Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico); Javier Gomez (National University of Mexico, Mexico)

MIMO and Physical Layer

Chair: Xuanli Wu (Communication Research Center, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China)
13:40 Power Allocation Strategy for MIMO System Based on Beam-Nulling
Mabruk M. Gheryani (Concordia University, Canada); Zhiyuan Wu (Concordia University, Canada); Yousef R. Shayan (Concordia University, Canada)
14:00 Doubly-selective mimo-ofdm channel identification using superimposed training
Weixiao Meng (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Junyi Zhao (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Shilou Jia (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China)
14:20 Frequency-Time Scheduling Algorithm for OFDMA Systems
Rabie K. Almatarneh (Memorial University, Canada); Mohamed Hossam Ahmed (Memorial University, Canada); Octavia A. Dobre (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
14:40 Enhanced ATSC DTV Channel Estimation
Viet-Ha Pham (Laval University, Canada); Jean-Yves Chouinard (Laval University, Canada); Assia Semmar (Laval University, Canada); Xianbin Wang (University of Western Ontario, Canada); Yiyan Wu (Communications Research Centre, Canada)

Access Technology

Chair: Gerard Dunphy (Newfoundland Hydro, Canada)
13:40 Performance Analysis of Best Effort Support in Broadband IEEE 802.16 Networks
Victor Rangel (National University of Mexico, Mexico); Javier Gomez (National University of Mexico, Mexico); Javier Chapa (Universidad Nacional Atónoma de México, Mexico); Miguel Lopez-Guerrero (Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana, Mexico); Raul Santos (University of Colima, Mexico)
14:00 Cross-Layer Design Analysis in Wireless Local Area Network for Backoff Strategies Investigation and Error Control Protocol
Abdelsalam Amer (University of Victoria, Canada); Fayez Gebali (The University of Victoria, Canada)
14:20 Application Layer Optimization for Efficient Video Streaming over IEEE 802.11 based Wireless Networks
Azfar Moid (University of Calgary, Canada); Abraham O Fapojuwo (University of Calgary, Canada)
14:40 An Optimal Interworking Authentication Scheme based on EAP-AKA for Heterogeneous Access Networks
Mei Song (Professor, P.R. China); Li Wang (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China); Jianwen Huang (China Mobile Group Guangdong Co.,Ltd.Guangzhou Branch, P.R. China); Junde Song (Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Taiwan)
15:00 A New Mutual Authentication Protocol for GSM Networks
Ali Fanian (PhD Student (isfahana university of technlogy), Iran); T. Aaron Gulliver (University of Victoria, Canada); Mehdi Berenjkoub (IUT, Iran)

15:30 - 15:45

Sponsor Presentation

Chair: Eric Gill (Memorial University, Canada)

15:45 - 17:30

Tour: Computing, Simulation and Landmark Visualization Facility

This Facility provides researchers with access to a variety of computing engines for imaging, modeling and simulation, together with a 3D immersive large-screen visualization room, and associated large format plotters. The laboratory seats 20 people, and consists of a 7.5 m wide-screen PanoramTech immersive 3D facility, including 3 rear-mounted projectors and associated graphics pipes and controllers. The graphics are driven from 4 nodes of the IBM A Pro cluster. For petroleum-related research, Landmark products such as GeoProbe can be used to display 3D images with active stereo. The Laboratory can be used to display any graphics output based on OpenGL software.

Tour: Centre for Marine Simulation

The Centre for Marine Simulation (CMS) possesses the most comprehensive suite of marine simulation capabilities in North America. Its marine simulation facilities cover an entire range of training, educational, and research and development capabilities ranging from computer based part-task simulators to large and complex full mission simulators. Particular areas of expertise include the modeling and simulation of harsh maritime environments; human performance in moving environments, small craft simulation, simulation of offshore oil and gas operations, and waterway risk analysis. CMS is dedicated to solving the toughest simulation problems for its clients.

Tour: NRC Institute for Ocean Technology

NRC-IOT is an internationally recognized leader in ocean engineering research and a catalyst for advancing Canadian ocean technology. The Institute's facilities include the world's longest ice tank (90 metres), an offshore engineering basin, and a 200-metre towing tank. NRC-IOT's specialized equipment includes a marine dynamic test facility to evaluate vessel manoeuvring characteristics, a yacht dynamometer and a cavitation tunnel.

Tour: Virtual Marine Technology

Wednesday, May 6

08:30 - 09:30

Wednesday Plenary

Randy Gillespie -- An Eye on Poseidon: Ocean Observing System Challenges and Opportunities
The goal of all ocean observing systems is to improve access to data and information to improve decision-making by a broad range of stakeholders – “The benefits accrue at the levels of individual companies and entities; at the levels of countries and government agencies; and internationally or globally in the form of better understanding and management of the marine environment, forecasting the global climate system, exploitation of marine resources, and improved management of safety at sea and mitigation of disasters such as coastal floods.” (Global Ocean Observing System Prospectus, 1998). Technologies and systems to gather ocean data are manifold. From surface buoys and cabled seabed networks, to satellite, airborne and ship borne sensors, a flood of data is gathered each day – with more to be generated by new systems already being planned. Some systems and initiatives are led by government agencies, while others reflect academic and commercial interest. For those in the ‘business’ of ocean observation this level of activity and investment is both exciting and challenging. Local interest, combined with an awareness of the importance of open, extensible and interoperable systems is the key to success. By designing local systems around a common high-level architecture they can ultimately coalesce to form a sustainable, global infrastructure (the Global Earth Observing System of Systems). Each system should include a minimum level of service that is common to all (for the benefit of mariners who are, by nature, global creatures), but each must also have its own identity, character and functionality that best serves the priorities of the local community. This step-wise, incremental approach is practical in both fiscal and operational terms. The infrastructure grows according to local needs and priorities. Expenditures are made according to local economics and agendas. Investments accrue over time. Innovation is encouraged and rewarded. This talk will give an overview of international, regional and local ocean observing activities, plans and frameworks in the context of a future global ocean observing system (integrated, interoperable system of systems).

09:40 - 10:20

Parallel Processing

Chair: Mark Lawford (McMaster University, Canada)
9:40 Performance Optimization and Parallelization of Turbo Decoding for Software-defined Radio
Jonathan Roth (Queen's University, Canada); Naraig Manjikian (Queen's University, Canada); Subramania Sudharsanan (Digeo, Inc., USA)
10:00 A Grainless Semantics for the HARPO/L Language
Theodore S. Norvell (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)

Multimedia and Signal Processing Algorithms II

Chair: Sichun Wang (Communications Research Centre, Industry Canada, Canada)
9:40 Improved Hybrid Demosaicing and Color Super-Resolution Implementation Using Quasi-Newton Algorithms
Diego Sorrentino (University of Victoria, Canada); Andreas Antoniou (University of Victoria, Canada)
10:00 The Hardware Architecture of A Novel Motion Estimator With Adaptive Crossed Quarter Polar Search Patterns for H.264 Encoding
Yifeng Qiu (University of Calgary, Canada); Wael Badawy (Calgary, Canada)

Robot Manipulators

Chair: Migara Liyanage (Memorial University, Canada)
9:40 Sampling-based Path Planning for Robust Feature-based Visual Servoing
Farid Arvani (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); George Mann (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Andrew Fisher (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Ray Gosine (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
10:00 Design and Control of a High Performance SCARA Type Robotic Arm
Migara Liyanage (Memorial University, Canada); Nicholas Krouglicof (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Ray Gosine (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)

Permanent Magnet Motor Drives

Chair: Liuchen Chang (University of New Brunswick, Canada)
9:40 Intelligent Speed Controllers for IPM Motor Drives
Md Abdesh S. K. Khan (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Glyn George (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); M. a. Rahman (Memroial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
10:00 Development of a Model Based Efficiency Optimization for IPMSM Drive
Fasil Abera (Lakehead University, Canada); Mohammad Nasir Uddin (Lakehead University, Canada)

Protection

Chair: Amy Hsiao (Memorial University, Canada)
9:40 Noisy Password Scheme: A New One Time Password System
Hanan Abd ala (Center of Excellence in Information Assurance,, Saudi Arabia)
10:00 A Virtual Node-based Shared Restoration Scheme in Multi-domain Networks
Hassan Naser (Lakehead University, Canada); Zhiying Gao (Lakehead University, Canada)

Special Session on Communication for Systems of Sensor Networks

Chair: Lisa A Osadciw (Syracuse University, USA)
9:40 Partner selection strategy for users with high speed in cooperative diversity systems
Jingning Wang (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Xuejun Sha (Communication Research Center, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Weidang Lu (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Zhongzhao Zhang (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China)
10:00 a new multiple-access method based on fractional fourier transform
Xuejun Sha (Communication Research Center, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Ronghui Wen (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Xin Qiu (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China)

Sensor and Microsystem Design I

Chair: Howard Heys (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
9:40 The Possible Use of Fiber Bragg Grating based Accelerometers for Seismic Measurements
Jack Wu (Dalhousie University, Canada); Vlastimil Masek (Memorial University, Canada); Michael Cada (Dalhousie University, Canada)
10:00 Apparatus for Detecting Advanced Glycation Endproducts Fluorescence of Skin
Simon X. Liao (University of Winnipeg, Canada); Gong Zhang (University of Winnipeg, Canada); Liangyuan Xu (Anhui Agricultural University, P.R. China); Yong Liu (Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China); Ling Zhu (Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China); Long Zhang (Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China); Xiaolin Kong (Anhui Agricultural University, P.R. China); Lusheng Wu (Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China); Yikun Wang (Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, P.R. China)

10:40 - 11:40

Computer Systems

Chair: Derek C. Schuurman (Redeemer University College, Canada)
10:40 Satellite Ground Station Emulator: An Architecture and Implementation Proposal
Dario Schor (University of Manitoba, Canada); Witold Kinsner (University of Manitoba, Canada); Alan Thoren (Winnipeg Amateur Radio Club, Canada)
11:00 A Command and Data Handling Unit for Pico-Satellite Missions
Dario Schor (University of Manitoba, Canada); Jane Scowcroft (University of Manitoba, Canada); Christopher Nichols (University of Manitoba, Canada); Witold Kinsner (University of Manitoba, Canada)
11:20 Design and Implementation of a Low-Power Workstation
Y. W. Bai (Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan); Chun-Yang Tsai (Fu Jen Catholic University, Taiwan)

Multimedia and Signal Processing Algorithms III

Chair: Amar Kumar (University of Ottawa, Canada)
10:40 A Watermarking Scheme for GIS Map Using Polygon Area
Hye-Jung Chang (Pukyong National University, Korea); Bong-Ju Jang (Pukyong National University, Korea); Suk-Hwan Lee (Tongmyong University, Korea); Seung-Seob Park (Pukyong National University, Korea); Seong-Geun Kwon (Samsung Electronics Co., Korea); Ki-Ryong Kwon (Pukyong National University, Korea)
11:00 Efficient Partial Distortion Search Algorithm for Block based Motion Estimation
Mohammed Golam Sarwer (University of Windsor, Canada); Jonathan Wu (University of Windsor, Canada)
11:20 A Set-Membership Affine Projection algorithm with Adaptive Error Bound
Md. Zulfiquar Bhotto (University of Victoria, Canada); Andreas Antoniou (University of Victoria, Canada)

Analog Circuits

Chair: Amy Hsiao (Memorial University, Canada)
10:40 A New 90nm CMOS Current Feedback Operational Amplifier
Fahmi Elsayed (University of Calgary, Canada); Mohamed Farhat Ibrahim (University of Calgary, Canada); Yehya Ghallab (University of Calgary, Canada); Wael Badawy (Calgary, Canada); Brent Maundy (University of Calgary, Canada)
11:00 RF power harvesting front-end circuit for implants
Haizheng Guo (Caleton University, Canada); Robert Sobot (The University of Western Ontario, Canada)
11:20 Modeling of step-up dc-dc converters to formulate design guidelines for optimization
Stefano Gregori (University of Guelph, Canada); Ayaz Hasan (University of Guelph, Canada)

Power Converters and Drives II

Chair: Ashoka Bhat (University of Victoria, Canada)
10:40 A Novel Power Supply Configuration For GCT Gate Drivers
Jahangir Afsharian (Ryerson University, Canada); Bin Wu (ELCERU, Canada); Navid Reza Zargari (Rockwell Automation Canada, Canada)
11:00 Self-Powered Supplies for SCR, IGBT, GTO and IGCT Devices: A Review of The State of The Art
Jahangir Afsharian (Ryerson University, Canada); Bin Wu (ELCERU, Canada); Navid Reza Zargari (Rockwell Automation Canada, Canada)
11:20 Harmonic resonance and over-voltage assessment during switching of high voltage shunt capacitors in E.R.E.C. network
Amin Khodabakhshian (University of Isfahan, Iran); Rahmatollah Hooshmand (University of Isfahan, Iran)

Wireless Networks I

Chair: Theodore S. Norvell (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
10:40 Effect of Mobile Terminal Heterogeneity on Connection-Level QoS in Next Generation Wireless Networks
Olabisi Emmanuel Falowo (University of Cape Town, South Africa); H Anthony Chan (Huawei Technologies, USA); Neco Ventura (University of Cape Town, South Africa)
11:00 On the Capacity of 60 GHz Wireless Communications
Hao Zhang (Ocean University of China, P.R. China); T. Aaron Gulliver (University of Victoria, Canada)
11:20 Microstrip Patch Antenna For Rfid Applications
Raied A.R. Ibrahim (Carleton University, Canada); Mustapha C.E. Yagoub (University of Ottawa, Canada); Riadh Habash (University of Ottawa, Canada)

Special Session on Communication for Systems of Sensor Networks (cont'd)

Chair: Lisa A Osadciw (Syracuse University, USA)
10:40 Inverse Data Transformation for Change Detection in Wind Turbine Diagnostics
Yanjun Yan (Syracuse University, USA); Lisa A Osadciw (Syracuse University, USA); Glen Benson (AWS Truewind, LLC, USA); Eric White (AWS Truewind, LLC, USA)
11:00 A Particle Swarm Optimization Based Multilateration Algorithm for UWB Sensor Network
Gao Weihua (Syracuse University, USA); Ganapathi H Kamath (Syracuse University, USA); Kalyan Kumar Veeramachaneni (MIT, USA); Lisa A Osadciw (Syracuse University, USA)

Sensor and Microsystem Design II

Chair: Stefano Gregori (University of Guelph, Canada)
10:40 Artificial Neural Network Application in Analog Layout Placement Design
Rui He (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Lihong Zhang (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
11:00 Gas Flow Rate Effects from a Z-pinch Discharge Plasma on Extreme Ultraviolet Emission
Chaohai Zhang (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China)
11:20 High Performance Synchronized Dual Elliptic Curve Crypto-Processor
Abdulah Abdulah Zadeh (University of Beheshti, Iran)

11:45 - 13:40

Best Paper Awards

13:40 - 15:40

Software Models & Algorithms

Chair: Mark Lawford (McMaster University, Canada)
13:40 Development Of Multi Ca Model Of 4-Way Road Intersection
Anna T. Lawniczak (University of Guelph, Canada); Bruno Nicola Di Stefano (Nuptek Systems Ltd, Canada)
14:00 Automata-based approach for kernel trace analysis
Gabriel Matni (Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada); Michel R. Dagenais (Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal, Canada)
14:20 Formal semantics of UML state diagram and automatic verification Based on Kripke structure
Yefei Zhao (East China Normal University, P.R. China); Zongyuan Yang (East China Normal University, P.R. China); Jinkui Xie (East China Normal University, P.R. China)
14:40 The Analysis of the Discrete Fractional Fourier Transform Algorithms
Haiying Zhang (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Qi-Wen Ran (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Zhongzhao Zhang (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China); Xuejun Sha (Communication Research Center, Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China)
15:00 New Efficient Fractal based Compression Method for Electrocardiogram Signals
Ali Khalaj (NIT, Iran); Hossein Miar Naimi (Babol University of Technology, Iran)

Image and Video Processing III

Chair: Amar Kumar (University of Ottawa, Canada)
13:40 A Region Based Predictor for Lossless Compression of RNAI Images
Nader Karimi (Isfahan University of Technology, Iran); Shadrokh Samavi (McMaster University, Canada); Shahram Shirani (McMaster University, Canada); Somaieh Amraee (Isfahan University of Technology, Iran); Zahra Saffaryazdi (Isfahan University of Technology, Iran); Elham Mahmoudzadeh (Isfahan University of Technology, Iran)
14:00 Contourlet Based Image Compression Using Controlled Modification of Coefficients
Nader Karimi (Isfahan University of Technology, Iran); Shadrokh Samavi (McMaster University, Canada); Shahram Shirani (McMaster University, Canada); Hossein Talebi (Isfahan University of Technology, Iran); Seyed Mohammad Ali Zeinolabedin (Isfahan University of Technology, Iran)
14:20 Motion Estimation by Affine Transforms Based on Co-directionality of Movements
Majid Mohrekesh (Isfahan University of Technology, Iran); Shadrokh Samavi (McMaster University, Canada); Nader Karimi (Isfahan University of Technology, Iran); Shahram Shirani (McMaster University, Canada); Parisa Behnamfar (University of British Colombia, Canada)
14:40 Content based image retrieval using the knowledge of texture and color in binary tree structure
Zahra Mansoori (Sharif University of Technology, Iran); Mansour Jamzad (Sharif University of Technology, Iran)
15:00 From Images to Maps
Ron Appel (University of Toronto, Canada); Parham Aarabi (University of Toronto, Canada)

Control Systems I

Chair: Vlastimil Masek (Memorial University, Canada)
13:40 Remote Control of Power Fed to the Grid in a Small Distributed Generation System
Farhana Lina (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Tariq Iqbal (Associate Professor, Canada)
14:00 Multivariable Controller Design in the Face of Sensor Delays: A Separation Principle Approach
Wilfred Kwok (University of Waterloo, Canada); Darrell Gaudette (University of Waterloo, Canada); Daniel E. Davison (University of Waterloo, Canada)
14:20 Sensor Calibrator: PC Based Multi-phase Flow Loop Instrumentation
Javier Ortiz (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Arpan Karwal (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Vlastimil Masek (Memorial University, Canada)
14:40 A Distributed and Cooperative Supervisory Estimation of Multi-Agent Systems - Part II: Verification and Case Study
Mani M. Tousi (Concordia University, Canada); Seyyedmohsen Azizi (Concordia University, Canada); Kash Khorasani (Concordia University, Canada)
15:00 A Distributed and Cooperative Supervisory Estimation of Multi-Agent Systems - Part I: Framework
Seyyedmohsen Azizi (Concordia University, Canada); Mani M. Tousi (Concordia University, Canada); Kash Khorasani (Concordia University, Canada)

Power Converters and Drives III

Chair: Martin Ordonez (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
13:40 A Novel SHE-PWM Method for Five-Level Voltage Inverters with Quarter-Wave Symmetry
Wanmin Fei (Nanjing Normal University, P.R. China); Bin Wu (ELCERU, Canada); Qin Wu (Nanjing Normal University, P.R. China)
14:00 Small Signal Analysis and Closed Loop Control Design of L-L Type Active-Clamped ZVS Current-Fed Isolated DC-DC Converter
Akshay K Rathore (University of Victoria, Canada); Ashoka Bhat (University of Victoria, Canada); Ramesh Oruganti (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
14:20 Performance Testing of a Single-Phase Voltage-Source Wavelet Modulated AC-DC Converter
Saleh Saleh (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); M. a. Rahman (Memroial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
14:40 Research and Development of Fast Field Tester for Characteristics of Solar Array
Meiqin Mao (Hefei University of Technology, P.R. China); Jianhui Su (Hefei University of Technology, P.R. China); Liuchen Chang (University of New Brunswick, Canada); Kai Peng (Hefei University of Technology, P.R. China); Guorong Zhang (Hefei University of Technology, P.R. China); Ming Ding (Hefei University of Technology, P.R. China)
15:00 Comparison of Compensation Strategies for Shunt Active Power Filter Control in Unbalanced Three-Phase Four-Wire Systems
Alireza Jalilian (Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran)

Wireless Networks II

Chair: Ramachandran Venkatesan (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
13:40 High Throughput Relay Selection and Resource Allocation in Multihop Cellular Networks
Hadi Meshgi (Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran); Behzad Kasiri (University of Manitoba, Canada); Bahman Abolhassani (Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran)
14:00 Microwave Scatters evaluation for Indoor/Outdoor Broadband coverage and Data Transmission
Mohamad Ghaddar (Universite du quebec en outaouais (UQO), Canada)

Digital Circuits

Chair: Lihong Zhang (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
13:40 An Ultra Low Power Fault Tolerant SRAM Design in 90nm CMOS
Kuande Wang (University of Saskatchewan, Canada); Li Chen (University of Saskatchewan, Canada); Jinsheng Yang (Tianjin University, P.R. China)
14:00 Design and FPGA Implementation of Iterative Decoders for Codes on Graphs
Bharathram Sivasubramanian (McGill University, Canada); Warren Gross (McGill University, Canada); Harry Leib (McGill University, Canada)
14:20 An Ultra Compact Block Cipher For Serialized Architecture Implementations
Cheng Wang (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Howard Heys (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
14:40 MOSFET Model Assessment for Submicron and Nanometer Bulk-Driven Applications
Shaoxi Wang (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Rui He (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Lihong Zhang (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
15:00 New Geometry for Improving Q-Factor of Spiral Integrated Inductor on Low Cost Integrated Circuit Process
Nima Hosseini (Sadjad University, Iran); Hooman Nabovati (Sadjad University, Iran)

Signal and Multimedia Processing

Chair: Richard J Rzeszutek (Ryerson University, Canada)
13:40 Suppression du signal en trajet direct par analyse propre dans un système de détection passive cohérente
Louis-Philippe Gill (Université Laval, Canada); Dominic Grenier (Universit Laval, Canada); Jean-Yves Chouinard (Laval University, Canada)
14:00 Comparison of Two Angle of Arrival Averaging Strategies
Sichun Wang (Communications Research Centre, Industry Canada, Canada); Robert J. Inkol (DRDC-Ottawa, Canada); Sreeraman Rajan (DRDC-Ottawa, Canada); François Patenaude (Communications Research Centre, Canada)
14:20 Impact of a Finite Ground Plane on the Accuracy of Conventional Wideband Direction Finding Systems for Signals of Unknown Polarization
Simon Henault (Royal Military College of Canada, Canada); Yahia Antar (Royal Military College of Canada, Canada); Sreeraman Rajan (DRDC-Ottawa, Canada); Robert J. Inkol (DRDC-Ottawa, Canada); Sichun Wang (Communications Research Centre, Industry Canada, Canada)
14:40 Numerical Computation of the Normalized Detection Threshold for the FFT J-out-of-L Detector
Sichun Wang (Communications Research Centre, Industry Canada, Canada); Robert J. Inkol (DRDC-Ottawa, Canada); Sreeraman Rajan (DRDC-Ottawa, Canada); François Patenaude (Communications Research Centre, Canada)
15:00 Impact of Experimental Calibration on the Performance of Conventional Direction Finders
Simon Henault (Royal Military College of Canada, Canada); Yahia Antar (Royal Military College of Canada, Canada); Sreeraman Rajan (DRDC-Ottawa, Canada); Robert J. Inkol (DRDC-Ottawa, Canada); Sichun Wang (Communications Research Centre, Industry Canada, Canada)

15:40 - 17:00

Soft Computing

Chair: Howard Li (University of New Brunswick, Canada)
15:40 Path Planning for Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Using Genetic Algorithms
Howard Li (University of New Brunswick, Canada); Liam D Paull (University of New Brunswick, Canada)
16:00 Commande neuronale inverse d’une soufflerie de séchage
Houneida Homri (Ecole sueprieur de sciences Technologie de tunis Tunisia, Tunisia); Radhi M'hiri (INSAT Tunisie, Tunisia)
16:20 Méthodes et normes de sécurité des systèmes
Tarik Beldjilali (Université de Moncton, Campus de Shippagan,, Canada)
16:40 A Centralized Fuzzy Controller for Aggregated Control of Domestic Water Heaters
Howard Li (University of New Brunswick, Canada); Liuchen Chang (University of New Brunswick, Canada); Khalid Elgazzar (Queen's University, Canada)
17:00 Supervisory Control of Fuzzy Discrete Event Systems and its Application to Mobile Robot Navigation
Awantha Jayasiri (Memorial University, Canada); George Mann (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Ray Gosine (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)

Control Systems II

Chair: Jim Millan (National Research Council, Canada--Institute for Ocean Technology, Canada)
15:40 SDG model-based analysis of fault propagation in control systems
Fan Yang (University of Alberta, Canada); Sirish Shah (University of Alberta, Canada); Deyun Xiao (Tsinghua Univ, P.R. China)
16:00 Toward A General Control Design Paradigm for Hybrid Systems: Ideas, Concepts, And Formulations
Mehdi Fatemi (Memorial University, Canada); Jim Millan (National Research Council, Canada--Institute for Ocean Technology, Canada); Tina Yu (Memorial University (MUN), Canada); Siu O'Young (Mun, Canada)
16:20 Application of Robust Design of a PI Controller Using Guardian Maps
Patrick Jodouin (UQAT, Canada); Mohamad Saad (Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue,, Canada); Azeddine Kaddouri (Université de Moncton, Canada)

Renewable Energy IV

Chair: Meiqin Mao (Hefei University of Technology, P.R. China)
15:40 A New Approach To Minimize The Cogging Torque Of Axial Flux PMG For Under Water Applications
Sanjida Moury (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Mohammad Iqbal (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
16:00 Coggint Torque of Permanent Magnet Electric Mchines: An Overview
Zhenhong Guo (University of New Brunswick, Canada); Liuchen Chang (University of New Brunswick, Canada); Yaosuo Xue (Siemens Corporate Research, USA)
16:20 Design and Development of Hybrid Vertical Axis Turbine
Md. Jahangir Alam (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Mohammad Iqbal (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
16:40 A Novel Fuzzy Logic Tansigmoid Controller for Wave Energy Converter-Grid Interface dc Energy Utilization Farm
Emre Ozkop (Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey); Ismail H Altas (Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey); Adel Sharaf (University of New Brunswick, Canada); Tarek A. K. Aboul-Seoud (University of New Brunswick, Canada)

Optimization Techniques for VLSI

Chair: Howard Heys (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
15:40 HW/SW Co-Design Architecture Exploration for VLSI Maze Routing
Mahdi Elghazali (Universtiy of Guelph, Canada); Ahmed Elhossini (University of Guelph, Canada); Shawki Areibi (University of Guelph, Canada)
16:00 Performance-Constrained Parasitic-Aware Retargeting And Optimization Of Analog Layouts
Zheng Liu (Memorial University Of Newfoundland, Canada); Lihong Zhang (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
16:20 Near-Linear Wirelength Estimation for FPGA Placement
Ming Xu (University of Guelph, Canada); Gary Grewal (University of Guelph, Canada); Shawki Areibi (University of Guelph, Canada); Charlie Obimbo (University of Guelph, Canada); Dilip Banerji (University of Guelph, Canada)
16:40 Analog Placement Design with Constraints of Multiple Symmetry Groups
Rui He (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Lihong Zhang (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)

Circuits for Communications

Chair: Lihong Zhang (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
15:40 A Full-RateTruly Monolithic CMOS CDR for Low-Cost Applications
Bangli Liang (Carleton University, Canada); Zhigong Wang (Southeast University, P.R. China); Dianyong Chen (Carleton University, Canada); Bo Wang (Carleton University, Canada); Guohui Situ (Carleton University, Canada); Tad Kwasniewski (Carleton Univ., Canada)
16:00 A 10-Gb/s backplane transmitter with a FIR pre-emphasis equalizer to suppress ISI at data centers and edges simultaneously
Dianyong Chen (Carleton University, Canada)
16:20 Efficiency Optimization of WCDMA Driven Two-Way Doherty Power Amplifiers Over Wide Power Range
Oualid Hammi (Schulich School of Engineering, Univ. of Calgary, Canada); Fadhel Ghannouchi (University of Calgary, Canada)
16:40 A Programmable Pre-cursor ISI Equalization Circuit for High-speed Serial Link over Highly Lossy Backplane Channel
Bo Wang (Carleton University, Canada); Dianyong Chen (Carleton University, Canada); Bangli Liang (Carleton University, Canada); Jinguang Jiang (Wuhan University, P.R. China); Tad Kwasniewski (Carleton Univ., Canada)