PROGRAM

Program At a Glance:

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Day2

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Day3

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Technical Program

Monday, May 1

Monday, May 1, 08:30 – 09:00

A1 – Opening: Opening Session

Room: Augustus I

Monday, May 1, 09:00 – 10:00

A1 – Keynote Speaker 1: Dr. Mohamad Sawan

Are Brain-microsystems Interfaces Ready for Efficient Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurodegenerative Diseases?

Room: Augustus I

Implantable Brain-Microsystem Interfaces intended for diagnosis and subsequent treatment of neurodegenerative diseases are promising alternative to study neural activities underlying cognitive functions and pathologies, and eventually to recover lost neural vital functions. This keynote talk covers circuit techniques and emerging wearable and implantable brain-microsystems interfaces intended for neurorecording and neurostimulation. The implementation of custom SoC-based devices requires dealing with multidimensional design challenges such as low-power circuit and system architecture techniques, advanced power management methods, reliable energy harvesters and high-data rate full-duplex wireless communication interfaces, etc. Case studies of continuous neurorecording intended for learning about the intracortical vision mechanism, and for spike onset detection of epileptic seizure focus localization and treatment will be described. In addition, microstimulation in the primary visual cortex intended to recover vision for the blind through multisite large arrays of microelectrodes will be reported. Finally, Lab-on-chip (LoC) based neuro-transmitters detection, manipulation and characterization intended to locate dysfunctions at the level of neural cells synaptic interconnections will be summarized.

Monday, May 1, 10:20 – 11:00

A2 -Industry Keynote Speaker: Industry Keynote

Room: Augustus I

Monday, May 1, 11:00 – 12:30

BIO-A1: Bioengineering

Room: Augustus III

Chair: Ana Luisa Trejos (Western University, Canada)
11:00 A Sensorized Glove for Therapist Skill Performance Assessment During Neck Manipulation
Abelardo Escoto (The University of Western Ontario, Canada); Ana Luisa Trejos, David Walton and Jackie Sadi (Western University, Canada)
11:18 Development and Evaluation of a Sensorized Shoulder Simulator
Behnaz Poursartip (Western University & Canadian Surgical Technologies & Advanced Robotics (CSTAR), Canada); Laura McCracken (Western University, Canada); Abelardo Escoto (The University of Western Ontario, Canada); Rajni Patel (Canadian Surgical Technologies & Advanced Robotics, Canada); Marie-Eve LeBel and Ana Luisa Trejos (Western University, Canada); Michael D Naish (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
11:36 Tracking of the Internal Jugular Vein in Ultrasound Images Using Optical Flow
Ebrahim Karami and Mohamed S Shehata (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada); Andrew Smith (Memorial University, Canada)
11:54 Time-Domain Monitoring of EM Exposure During Medical Device Testing
Ali Attaran and William Handler (University of Western Ontario); Ravi Menon (University of Western Ontario, Canada); Blaine Chronik (University of Western Ontario)
12:12 Portable High-Frequency Device for Cosmetic and Clinical Fingernail Assessment
Rares Vacarescu (University of Windsor & Institute for Diagnostic Imaging Research, Canada); Bartosz Slak and Anna Maeva (Coworker, Canada); Roman Gr. Maev (University of Windsor, Canada)

IOT-A1: Mini-conference

Room: Augustus IV

Chair: Ahmed Refaey (Manhattan College, USA & Western University, Canada)
11:00 IOT: Advance Physical Signaling Methods for Power Line Networking System
Jason Falbo (Mircom Group, Canada); Ahmed Refaey (Manhattan College, USA & Western University, Canada); Raveendra Kolarramakrishna Rao (University of Western Ontario, Canada); Khaled Loukhaoukha (Laval University, Canada)

SP-A1: Signal Theory & Signal Processing

Room: Luna

Chair: Anh Dinh (University of Saskatchewan, Canada)
11:00 An Approach to Detect Branches and Seedpods Based on 3D Image in Low-Cost Plant Phenotyping Platform
Anh Dinh, Thang Cao, Karim Panjvani and Khan A Wahid (University of Saskatchewan, Canada); Pankaj Bhowmik (National Research Council Canada, Canada)
11:18 Detection of Potato Diseases Using Image Segmentation and Multiclass Support Vector Machine
Anh Dinh, Monzurul Islam and Khan A Wahid (University of Saskatchewan, Canada); Pankaj Bhowmik (National Research Council Canada, Canada)
11:36 Spatially Constrained Non-Gaussian Mixture Model for Image Segmentation
Jai Puneet Singh and Nizar Bouguila (Concordia University, Canada)
11:54 Data-driven Image Stylization Using Graph-based Filtering
Hamidreza Sadreazami, Amir Asif and Arash Mohammadi (Concordia University, Canada)
12:12 A Video Processing System for Automated Traffic Data Collection of Gap Size for Roundabouts
Hai Dinh (University of Alabama in Huntsville, USA); Hua Tang (University of Minnesota Duluth, USA)

POW-A1: Power & Energy Circuits & Systems

Room: Martis

Chair: Ahmed Awad (University of Arkansas at Little rock & University of Arkansas at Little rock, USA)
11:00 Impact of Distributed Generation on the Operation of Load Tap Changers in Canadian Suburban Benchmark Distribution Network
Ahmed Awad (CanmetENERGY, Natural Resources Canada, Canada & Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Egypt); Dave Turcotte (CanmetENERGY, Natural Resources Canada, Canada); Tarek El Fouly (Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates (UAE)); Alexandre Prieur (CanmetENERGY, Natural Resources Canada, Canada)
11:18 Performance Evaluation of Yaw and Stall Control for Small-Scale Variable Speed Wind Turbines
Ebrahim Mohammadi (Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Iran); Roohollah Fadaeinedjad (Gaduate University of Advanced Technology, Iran); Hamid Shariatpanah (Graduate University of Advanced Technology); Gerry Moschopoulos (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
11:36 Linearized Power Flow for Stochastic Optimization
Dawit Teshome (National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan); Melkamsew Enyew (University of Brescia, Italy)
11:54 Practical Method of Power Network Topology Analysis Based on Switch Classification
Cheng Long, Dahai You, Li Dai and Zhen Mei (Huazhong University of Science and Technology, P.R. China); Guoyan Chen, Guojun Lu and Yong Wang (Guangzhou Power Supply Co., Ltd, P.R. China)

COM-A1: Communications and Networks

Room: Mercuri

Chair: Saneeha Ahmed (University of Windsor, Canada & NED University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan)
COM-A1.1 11:00 An Efficient Solution to the Socialist Millionaires’ Problem
Maryam Hezaveh and Carlisle Adams (University of Ottawa, Canada)
COM-A1.2 11:18 A Stochastic Gamer’s Model for On-Line Games
Youry Khmelevsky and Hassan Mahasneh (Okanagan College, Canada); Gaétan J. D. R. Hains (Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd., France)
COM-A1.3 11:36 A Probabilistic Process Learning Approach for Service Composition in Cloud Networks
Ismaeel Al Ridhawi (American University of the Middle East & University of Ottawa, Kuwait); Yehia Kotb (American University of the Middle east, Kuwait); Moayad Aloqaily (Carleton University, Canada); Burak Kantarci (University of Ottawa, Canada)
COM-A1.4 11:54 Iterative Multicast Scheduling Algorithm for Input-Queued Switch with Variable Packet Size
Jie Xiao and Lawrence Kwan Yeung (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
COM-A1.5 12:12 Analysis and Design of Serial Error Correction Code with Crosstalk Avoidance Technique
Ge Chen (University of new South Wales, Australia); Saeid Nooshabadi (Michigan Technological University, USA)

SS4-A1: Special Session 4

Computer Aided EM Based High Frequency Modeling and Design Optimization

Room: Saturni

Chair: Vijay Devabhaktuni (The University of Toledo, USA)
11:00 Investigating the Effect of Arc Perturabtion on SIW Cavity Backed Slot Antenna
Elham Baghernia (Concordia University, Canada); Mohammad Reza Chaharmir (Communications Research Centre, Canada); Abdel R. Sebak (Concordia University, Canada)
11:18 A Slow-Wave Substrate Integrated Waveguide Dual-band Filter
Abhishek Sahu (University of Toledo, USA); Vijay Devabhaktuni (The University of Toledo, USA); Osama Hussein and Blen Keneni (University of Toledo, USA); Khair Al shamaileh (Purdue University, Northwest, USA)
11:36 Optimization of Miniaturized Single- And Multiband CPW-based Matching Transformers for RF Circuitry on LCP Substrates Transformers for RF Circuitry on LCP Substrates
Abhishek Sahu, Osama Hussein and Blen Keneni (University of Toledo, USA); Khair Al shamaileh (Purdue University, Northwest, USA); Vijay Devabhaktuni (The University of Toledo, USA)
11:54 Maxwellian Formulation of Adjoint Sensitivity AnalysisUsing the FDTD Method
Mohamed Bakr (McMaster University, Canada); Atef Elsherbeni (Colorado School of Mines, USA); Veysel Demir (Northern Illinois University, USA)
12:12 Second-Order Adjoint Sensitivities: An Alternative Formulation
Mohamed Bakr (McMaster University, Canada); Atef Elsherbeni (Colorado School of Mines, USA); Veysel Demir (Northern Illinois University, USA)

Monday, May 1, 14:00 – 15:30

BIO-A2: Bioengineering

Room: Augustus III

Chair: Rashid Rashidzadeh (University of Windsor, Canada)
14:00 Two-Electrode ECG Measurement Circuit Using a Feed Forward CMRR Enhancement Method
Esrafil Jedari, Rashid Rashidzadeh, Mitra Mirhassani and Majid Ahmadi (University of Windsor, Canada)
14:18 Weighted Informative Inverse Active Class Selection for Motor Imagery Brain Computer Interface
Ibrahim Hossain, Abbas Khosravi and Saeid Nahavandi (Deakin University, Australia)
14:36 Small Footprint High Gain and Low Noise Figure Preamplifier for 7T MRI Scanner
Ali Attaran, Kyle Gilbert and Blaine Chronik (University of Western Ontario); Ravi Menon (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
14:54 A Comprehensive Filter to Reduce Drift from Euler Angles, Velocity, and Position Using an IMU
S. Amir Mousavi Lajimi and John McPhee (University of Waterloo, Canada)
15:12 Design, Fabrication, and Test of Flexible Thin-Film Microelectrode Arrays for Neural Interfaces
Mohammad Sadegh Nahvi (K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran); Farhad Akbari Boroumand (KNTU, Iran); Mohammad Hossein Maghami (Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Iran); Amir Sodagar (York University, Canada); Amir Shojaei and Javad Mirnajafi-Zadeh (Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran)

IOT-A2: Mini-conference

Room: Augustus IV

Chair: Ahmed Refaey (Manhattan College, USA & Western University, Canada)
14:00 Robust Rank Aggregation Method for Case-Base Effort Estimation
Ali Bou Nassif (University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE)); Mohammad Azzeh (Applied Science University, Jordan); Shadi Banitaan (University of Detroit Mercy, USA)
14:18 IoT-Based Multifunctional Scalable Real-Time Enhanced Road Side Unit for Intelligent Transportation Systems
Arafat Al-Dweik (Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates (UAE)); Radu Muresan, Matthew Mayhew and Mark Lieberman (University of Guelph, Canada)

SP-A2: Signal Theory & Signal Processing

Room: Luna

Chair: Esam Abdel-Raheem (University of Windsor, Canada)
14:00 Time-Delay Lifts for Physiological Signal Exploration: An Application to ECG Analysis
Benjamin A Fraser, Mark Wachowiak and Renata Wachowiak-Smolikova (Nipissing University, Canada)
14:18 Regression Based Algorithms for Predicting Age of an Arabidopsis Plant
Anh Dinh, Karim Panjvani and Khan A Wahid (University of Saskatchewan, Canada); Pankaj Bhowmik (National Research Council Canada, Canada)
14:36 Robust Adaptive Beamforming Using Convex Optimization
Ahmad Khan (The University of Toronto, Canada); Zahid Ali (Centennial College, Toronto, Canada)
14:54 A Null Space Approach for Complete and Over-Complete Blind Source Separation of Autoregressive Source Signals
Luay Yassin Taha and Esam Abdel-Raheem (University of Windsor, Canada)
15:12 Multi-track 2D Joint Signal Detection and Decoding for TDMR System Using Single Parity-check Coding
Mohammed Almustapha (Plymouth University, United Kingdom)

POW-A2: Power & Energy Circuits & Systems

Room: Martis

Chair: Mohamed E. El-Hawary (Dalhousie University, Canada)
14:00 A New Technique to Locate Faults in Distribution Networks Based on Optimal Coordination of Numerical Directional Overcurrent Relays
Ali Al-Roomi and Mohamed E. El-Hawary (Dalhousie University, Canada)
14:18 Optimal Coordination of Directional Overcurrent Relays Using Hybrid BBO-LP Algorithm with the Best Extracted Time-Current Characteristic Curve
Ali Al-Roomi and Mohamed E. El-Hawary (Dalhousie University, Canada)
14:36 A New Realistic Optimization-Free Economic Load Dispatch Method Based on Maps Gathered from Sliced Fuel-Cost Curves
Ali Al-Roomi and Mohamed E. El-Hawary (Dalhousie University, Canada)
14:54 Bus Differential Protection Scheme Using Real-time Synchrophasor Data
Yujie Yin and Zhiying Zhang (GE Grid Solutions, Canada); Yong Fu (Mississippi State University, USA)
15:12 GENTPJ Model Dynamic Performance
Wang and John Zong (Powertech Labs Inc., Canada)

COM-A2: Communications and Networks

Room: Mercuri

Chair: Kasun T. Hemachandra (University of Calgary, Canada)
14:00 Power Control Schemes for Full-Duplex Device-to-Device Networks Underlaying a Primary Full-Duplex Network
Kasun T. Hemachandra and Abraham O Fapojuwo (University of Calgary, Canada)
14:18 Joint Resource Allocation and Dynamic Base Station Activation in Energy Harvesting HetNets
Sudha Lohani (The University of British Columbia, Canada); Ekram Hossain (University of Manitoba, Canada); Vijay Bhargava (University of British Columbia, Canada)
14:36 User-Centric Network Selection in Wireless Heterogeneous Networks
Hanaa AlNashwan and Anjali Agarwal (Concordia University, Canada)
14:54 Mobility Management for D4D in HetNet
Allafi Omran (University of Quebec & Ecole de Technologie Supérieure, Canada); Abderrahmane BenMimoune (University of Quebec – ETS, Canada); Kadoch Michel (ETS University of Quebec, Canada)
15:12 An Efficient Flow Monitoring Scheme for SDN Networks
Ze Yang and Lawrence Kwan Yeung (The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong)

IF: Industrial Forum

Room: Saturni

Monday, May 1, 15:50 – 17:20

DEV-A3: Devices, Circuits, and Systems

Room: Augustus IV

Chair: Lei Zhang (University of Regina, Canada)
15:50 Design of a Neural Network Based Power System Stabilizer in Reduced Order Power System
Mohamed Masrob (Memorial University, Canada); Aziz Rahman (IEMD – Chair, Canada); Glyn George (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
16:08 Artificial Neural Network Model Design and Topology Analysis for FPGA Implementation of Lorenz Chaotic Generator
Lei Zhang (University of Regina, Canada)
16:26 Nonlinear Time-Domain Macromodeling Using Proper Orthogonal Decomposition and Feedforward Neural Networks
Marwan Kanaan and Roni Khazaka (McGill University, Canada)
16:44 Cognitive Domain Ontologies in Lookup Tables Stored in a Memristor String Matching Architecture
Nayim Rahman, Chris Yakopcic, Tanvir Atahary, Raqibul Hasan and Tarek Taha (University of Dayton, USA); Scott Douglass (Air Force Research Laboratory, USA)
17:02 Reconfigurable Self-Calibrated Multi-Sensing RFID-based Platform
Mohamed Zgaren (Polytechnique Montreal, Canada); Abbes Amira (Qatar University, Qatar); Mohamad Sawan (Polytechnique Montréal, Canada)

BIO-A3: Bioengineering

Room: Luna

Chair: Mitra Mirhassani (University of Windsor, Canada)
15:50 Wearable Device for Increasing the Slow Wave Sleep Stage by Electrocutaneous Stimulation
Francia Dauz, Emil Strumban and Roman Gr. Maev (University of Windsor, Canada)
16:08 Wearable Bio-instrument for Detecting Body Movement Based on Strain Gauges
Cherif Zizoua (Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal & University of Sciences and Technololy Houari Boumediene, Canada); Sofiane Achiche (Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada); Samir Boukhenous and Mokhtar Attari (Houari Boumediene University, Algeria); Maxime Raison (École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada)
16:26 A PCA Based Feature Reduction in Intracranial Hypertension Analysis
Parisa Naraei and Alireza Sadeghian (Ryerson University, Canada)
16:44 Using Daubechies Wavelet Functions to Generate Masks for Accurate QRS Detection
Mike Eklund and Xinqi Wang (University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada)

SP-A3: Signal Theory & Signal Processing

Room: Luna

Chair: Mounir Boukadoum (Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada)
15:50 Feature Fusion Techniques Based Training MLP for Speaker Identification System
Najiya Omar (Dalhousie UNversity, Canada); Mohamed E. El-Hawary (Dalhousie University, Canada)
16:08 HMM/MLP Speech Recognition System Using a Novel Data Clustering Approach
Lilia Lazli (École de Technologie Supérieure, Montreal, Canada); Mounir Boukadoum (Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada); Otmane Ait Mohamed (Concordia University, Canada)
16:26 Performance Evaluation of Mixtures of PLDA and Conventional PLDA for a Small-Set Speaker Verification System
Qianhui Wan and Martin Bouchard (University of Ottawa, Canada)
16:44 Acoustic Environment Classification Using Discrete Hartley Transform Features
Hitham Jleed and Martin Bouchard (University of Ottawa, Canada)
17:02 Speech Enhancement Using Both Spectral and Spectral Modulation Domains
Julien Bosco (University of Sherbrooke, Canada); Eric Plourde (Université de Sherbrooke, Canada)

POW-A3: Power & Energy Circuits & Systems

Room: Martis

Chair: Gerry Moschopoulos (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
15:50 An Electrical Model for Energy Efficiency Evaluation of NiMH Batteries
Ahmed Zurfi and Jing Zhang (University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA)
16:08 A Novel High Gain DC-DC Full-Bridge Converter for Low Voltage Renewable Energy Applications
Adel Alganidi and Adel Ali Abosnina (Western University, Canada); Gerry Moschopoulos (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
16:26 A Novel Gray System Theory Based Core Loss Estimation Method for VSI Fed Induction Machines
Min Zhu, Wensong Hu, Jimi Tjong and Narayan Kar (University of Windsor, Canada)
16:44 A Seamless Control Scheme for a Microgrid with Renewable Energy Sources
Hamed Taheri (École de Technologie Stupérieure, Canada); Shamsodin Taheri (Université du Québec en Outaouais, Canada); Edris Pouresmaeil (Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain)

COM-A3: Communications and Networks

Room: Mercuri

Chair: Qusay Mahmoud (University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada)
15:50 Normal and Anomalous Traffic Flow Pattern Analysis for Organizational Networks
Safia Rahmat, Quamar Niyaz, Ahmad Y Javaid and Weiqing Sun (University of Toledo, USA)
16:08 A Comparison of Low Cost Wireless Communication Methods for Remote Control of Grid-Tied Converters
Terashmila Kumbalatara Arachchige Lasagani, Tariq Iqbal and George Mann (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
16:26 An Intrusion Detection Framework for the Smart Grid
Imtiaz Ullah (UOIT, Canada); Qusay Mahmoud (University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada)
16:44 A Comparative Analysis of AES Common Modes of Operation
Sultan Almuhammadi (King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals, Saudi Arabia); Ibraheem Al-Hejri (King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia)
17:02 Optimization of Secrecy Rate in Cooperative Device to Device Communication
Maryam Alibeigi and Abbas Taherpour (Imam Khomeini International University, Iran); Saeed Gazor (Queen’s University, Canada)

WIE: Women in Engineering

Room: Saturni
19:00 – 22:00  Banquet and IEEE Canada award and gala dinner in Augustus II

Tuesday, May 2

Tuesday, May 2, 09:00 – 10:00

B1 – Keynote Speaker2: Dr. Kamal Sarabandi

Recent Research Trends in Applied Electromagnetics

Electromagnetic theory is one of the greatest achievements of physics in the 19th century. Despite its long history of development, due to its fundamental nature and broad base, research in applied electromagnetics is still vital and going strong. In recent years electromagnetic has played a major role in wide range of disciplines, including communications, remote sensing of environment, defense, medicine, etc., with significant societal impact. To transform ideas into reality in many of these disciplines, the fundamental understanding of electromagnetic wave generation, propagation, and interaction with their environment over a wide spectrum is needed. The growth and vitality in EM research has been fueled by an increasing demand for anytime/anywhere information and data, security, and global monitoring of the environment, as well as significant advancements in other related science and engineering disciplines particularly in computers and materials. This lecture will provide an overview of recent research trends in applied electromagnetics. Many of the examples of research applications will be presented, all drawn from Professor Sarabandi’s research activities.

Tuesday, May 2, 10:20 – 12:10

CMP-B1: Computer & Software Techniques

Room: Augustus III

Chair: Ebrahim Ghafar-Zadeh (York University, Canada)
10:20 A Context-Aware Authentication Framework for Smart Homes
Yosef Ashibani (UOIT, Canada); Dylan Kauling and Qusay Mahmoud (University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada)
10:38 Low-Cost and Open Source SCADA Options for Remote Control and Monitoring of Inverters
Sarinda Lahiru Jayasinghe (Memorial University of Newfoundland); Tariq Iqbal and George Mann (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
10:56 SAPPP: The Software-Aware Power and Performance Profiler
Saman Khoshbakht and Nikitas Dimopoulos (University of Victoria, Canada)
11:14 Toward Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Big Data: Hardware and Software Design and Implementation
Navid Mohaghegh, Ebrahim Ghafar-Zadeh and Sebastian Magierowski (York University, Canada)
11:32 A Content-Based Data Masking Technique for A Built-In Framework in Business Intelligence Platform
Abdelkader Ouda and Osama Ali (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
11:50 A Framework for Extending Resources of Embedded Systems Using the Cloud
Mohammad Jassas, Jortin Mathew and Akramul Azim (UOIT, Canada); Qusay Mahmoud (University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada)

DEV-B1: Devices, Circuits, and Systems

Room: Augustus IV

Chair: Mitra Mirhassani (University of Windsor, Canada)
10:20 A CMOS Differential DCO with Amplitude Stabilization for 24GHz Automotive Radars
Iman Taha and Mitra Mirhassani (University of Windsor, Canada)
10:38 Are Standalone Gate Size and VT Optimization Tools Useful?
Anitha Kumari Yella (University of Texas at Dallas & Maxlinear, USA); Srivatsa Gunturi and Carl Sechen (University of Texas at Dallas, USA)
10:56 A New Scheme for High Frequency Ultrasound Generation
Sazzadur Chowdhury and Varshitha Yashvanth (University of Windsor, Canada)
11:14 An Efficient Optimal Clock Network Buffer Sizing with Slew Consideration
Ali Farshidi (University of Calgary & University of Calgary, Canada); Logan Rakai and Laleh Behjat (University of Calgary, Canada)
11:32 A Study of Maximum Frequency in FPGA Chips Using Mesh and Toroid Circuit Topologies
Naraig Manjikian (Queen’s University, Canada)
11:50 Surface Micromachined RF MEMS SP9T Switch for 60 GHz ISM Band Antenna Sectoring Applications
Anushruti Jaiswal (CARE, IIT Delhi, India); Sukomal Dey (Indian Istitute of Technology, Delhi, India); Mahesh Abegaonkar (IIT Delhi, India); Shiban K Koul (Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India)

SP-B1: Signal Theory & Signal Processing

Room: Luna

Chair: Aryaz Baradarani (University of Windsor, Canada)
10:20 Implementation of Advanced Signal Processing Techniques on Line-Scan Thermography Data
Fariba Khodayar, Fernando Lopez and Clemente Castanedo (Laval University, Canada); Xavier Maldague (Université Laval, Canada)
10:38 Efficient Feature Extraction in Ultrasonic Spot Weld Inspection
Aryaz Baradarani (University of Windsor, Canada); Leili Mohammad Khanli (University of Tabriz); Andriy Chertov, W. P. Regalado and Roman Gr. Maev (University of Windsor, Canada)
10:56 Joint Power Control and Beamformer Design with Antenna Selection
Faika Hoque (Ecole de Polytechnique, Canada)
11:14 Realtime Implementation of an Internal-Model-Principle Signal Identifier
Edris Mohsen and Lyndon J Brown (Western University, Canada)
11:32 Performance Analysis of Adaptive Widely Linear Beamformers
Walter Orozco and Arturo Peralta-Sevilla (Universidad Politécnica Salesiana); Hector Perez-Meana (National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico, Mexico); Mariko Nakano-Miyatake (National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico & Mechanical-Electrical Engineering School, Mexico)
11:50 Detection of Unknown Applications in Smartphones: A Signal Processing Perspective
Robin Joe Prabhahar Soundar Raja James (University Of Waterloo, Canada); Abdurhman Albasir, Kshirasagar Naik, Mohamed-Yahia Dabbagh and Prajna Dash (University of Waterloo, Canada); Marzia Zaman (Cistel Technology Inc., Canada); Nishith Goel (Cistel, Canada)

POW-B1: Power & Energy Circuits & Systems

Room: Martis

Chair: Magdy Salama (University of Waterloo, Canada)
10:20 A Study of Capacitor Element Failures in High Voltage Shunt Capacitor Banks
Hessamoddin Jouybari-Moghaddam (Western Unuversity, Canada); Tarlochan Sidhu (University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada)
10:38 Review and Development of MMC Employed in VSC-HVDC Systems
Hadi Alyami and Yasser Mohamed (University of Alberta, Canada)
10:56 A Stochastic-Based Algorithm for Optimal Feeder Routing of Smart Distribution Systems
Haytham Ahmed, Ayman B. Eltantawy and Magdy Salama (University of Waterloo, Canada)
11:14 A Three-Phase AC-DC Converter with Transformer Isolation and Reduced Number of Switches
Javad Khodabakhsh (University of Western Ontario); Gerry Moschopoulos (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
11:32 Adaptive Internal Model Control Based Ripple Rejection for Improved Response of PFC Rectifiers
Zhenyu Zhao (Mohawk College, Canada)
11:50 The Effect of Alternative Power Distribution Supply to Reliability Indexes at Mahasawat Water Treatment Plant
Soraphon Kigsirisin and Sirawit Pussawiro (Metropolitan Waterworks Authority, Thailand); Onurai Noohawm (Kasetsart University, Thailand)

COM-B1: Communications and Networks

Room: Mercuri

Chair: Farah Mohammadi (Ryerson University, Canada)
10:20 Three-Dimensional Path Planning Model for Mobile Anchor-Assisted Localization in Wireless Sensor Networks
Abdullah Alomari (Dalhousie Uinversity, Canada & Albaha University, Saudi Arabia); Nauman Aslam (Northumbria University, United Kingdom); William Phillips (Dalhousie University, Canada); Frank D Comeau (St. Francis Xavier University, Canada)
10:38 EAM: Energy Aware Mobility over Wireless Sensor Networks
Amine Boubekri (Unievrsité du Québec à Montréal, Canada); Wessam Ajib and Mounir Boukadoum (Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada)
10:56 IMRP: Interference-aware Multicast Routing for Wireless Mesh Networks
Behzad Farmani and Muhammad Jaseemuddin (Ryerson University, Canada); Omar Batarfi (Kau, Saudi Arabia)
11:14 Using Friendly Jamming to Improve Route Security and Quality in Ad Hoc Networks
Mark Adams and Vijay Bhargava (University of British Columbia, Canada)
11:32 A Energy-efficient Routing Algorithm in ZigBee-Based Cluster Tree Wireless Sensor Networks
Furat Al-Obaidy (Ryerson University, Canada); Hossien Zereshkian (Circuit Plus Inc., Canada); Farah Mohammadi (Ryerson University, Canada)

CTL-B1: Controls & Robotics

Room: Saturni

Chair: Roozbeh Razavi-Far (University of Windsor, Canada)
10:20 Microcontroller Based Supervisory Control of a Solar Tracker
Kevin Searle and Shahin Hashtrudi-Zad (Concordia University, Canada)
10:38 Design of an Adaptable Tooling System for Part to Part Variation Processing
Boris Novakovic (University of Windsor, Canada); Waguih ElMaraghy (University of windsor, Canada); Hoda El-Maraghy (, Canada)
10:56 Adaptive State-Space Model Approximation for Quadcopter Using Fast Orthogonal Search
Peter Travis Jardine (Queen’s University, Canada); Sidney Givigi (Royal Millitary College of Canada, Canada); Shahram Yousefi and Michael Korenberg (Queen’s University, Canada)
11:14 Modeling and Analysis of an HVAC System for the S.J. Carew Building at Memorial University
Almahdi Abdo-Allah (Memorial University, Canada); Tariq Iqbal and Kevin Pope (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
11:32 Prediction Interval-based Controller for Chemical Reactor
Mohammad Anwar Hosen (Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation (IISRI), Deakin University, Australia); Saeid Nahavandi and Abbas Khosravi (Deakin University, Australia); Peng Shi (University of Adelaide, Indonesia); Lachlan Sinnott (HPS Engineering, VIC, Australia)
11:50 Distinguishing Levels of Challenge from Physiological Signals for the Robot-Assisted Rehabilitation System, RehabRoby
Yunus Palaska (Yeditepe University, Turkey); Huseyin Erdogan (Middle East Technical University, Turkey); Hazim Ekenel (Istanbul Technical University, Turkey); Engin Masazade and Duygun Erol Barkana (Yeditepe University, Turkey)

Tuesday, May 2, 13:30 – 15:00

CMP-B2: Computer & Software Techniques

Room: Augustus III

Chair: Rashid Rashidzadeh (University of Windsor, Canada)
13:30 Decimal Floating-Point Multiplier With Binary-Decimal Compression Based Fixed-Point Multiplier
Dhamin Al-Khalili (Royal Military College of Canada, Canada); Pierre Langlois (École Polytechnique de Montréal, Canada); Noureddine Chabini (Royal Military College of Canada, Canada)
13:48 Fast Estimation of Tridiagonal Matrices Largest Eigenvalue
Diego F G Coelho and Vassil Dimitrov (University of Calgary, Canada)
14:06 Utilizing Minecraft Bots to Optimize Game Server Performance and Deployment
Matt Cocar, Reneisha Harris and Youry Khmelevsky (Okanagan College, Canada)
14:24 EYE on HMI: A Framework for Monitoring Human Machine Interfaces in Control Rooms
Harsh Singh (UOIT, Canada); Qusay Mahmoud (University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada)
14:42 Continuous Integration Platform for Arduino Embedded Software
Wade Penson (University of British Columbia, Canada); Eric Huang, Dana Klamut, Eliana Wardle and Graeme Douglas (University of British Columbia Okanagan, Canada); Scott Fazackerley (University of British Columbia, Canada); Ramon Lawrence (University of British Columbia Okanagan, Canada)

BIO-B2: Bioengineering

Room: Augustus IV

Chair: Arash Ahmadi (University of Windsor, Canada & University of Southampton, United Kingdom)
13:30 Optimizing Classifier Performance for Parkinson’s Disease Detection
Najiya Omar (Dalhousie UNversity, Canada); Mohamed E. El-Hawary (Dalhousie University, Canada)
13:48 Performance Evaluation of Denoising Based Approximate Message Passing (D-AMP) Algorithm from Noisy Under-sampled CT Images
Ahmed Hasan, Khan A Wahid and Paul Babyn (University of Saskatchewan, Canada)
14:06 Using GA to Optimize the Explicitly Defined Skin Regions for Human SkinColor Detection
Eman Hassan, Allaa R. Hilal and Otman Basir (University of Waterloo, Canada)
14:24 Lung Cancer Classification Using Deep Learned Features on Low Population Dataset
Syed Moshfeq Salaken and Abbas Khosravi (Deakin University, Australia); Amin Khatami (Islamic Azad University, Parand Branch, Iran); Saeid Nahavandi (Deakin University, Australia); Mohammad Anwar Hosen (Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation (IISRI), Deakin University, Australia)

SP-B2: Signal Theory & Signal Processing

Room: Luna

Chair: Roberto Muscedere (University of Windsor, Canada)
13:30 Sparse Representation and Low-Rank Approximation for Sensor Signal Processing
Yanping Zhu (Changzhou University, P.R. China); Aimin Jiang and Xiaofeng Liu (Hohai University, P.R. China); Hon Keung Kwan (University of Windsor, Canada)
13:48 Variable Tap-Length Algorithm Using Lattice Structured LMS Adaptive Filters
Salem Alsaid, Esam Abdel-Raheem and Mohammed Khalid (University of Windsor, Canada); Khaled A Mayyas (Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan)
14:06 FIR Filter Design Using Multiobjective Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm
Hon Keung Kwan and Rija Raju (University of Windsor, Canada)
14:24 Fusion of Structure Adaptive Filtering and Mathematical Morphology for Vessel Segmentation in Fundus Images of Infants with Retinopathy of Prematurity
K. L. Nisha (National Institute of Technology Calicut, India); Sreelekha G (National Institute Of Technology, India); Sathidevi Puthumangalathu Savithri (National Institute of Technology Calicut, India); Poornima Mohanachandran (i2iTeleSolutions and TeleMedicine Pvt Ltd, Bangalore, India); Anand Vinekar (Narayana Nethralaya Postgraduate Institute of Ophthalmology, India)
14:42 Automated Epileptic Seizure Detection in EEGs Using Increment Entropy
Xiaofeng Liu, Aimin Jiang and Ning Xu (Hohai University, P.R. China)

POW-B2: Power & Energy Circuits & Systems

Room: Martis

Chair: Vince Green (Stantec Consultant Company, Canada)
13:30 A Novel Approach in Smart Ventilation Using Wirelessly Controllable Dampers
Anthony Forest (George Brown College, Canada); Amir Shabani (George Brown College & University of Waterloo, Canada)
13:48 BESS Connection Impact Assessment
Mehrdad Boloorchi and Mehrdad Rostami (Stantec Consultant Company); Vince Green (Stantec Consultant Company, Canada)
14:06 Two-Stage Cooperative Modular-Based Approach for Solving Online Optimal Power Flow Problems
Jamal Busnaina and Ramadan ElShatshat (University of Waterloo, Canada)

COM-B2: Communications and Networks

Room: Mercuri

Chair: Kemal Tepe (University of Windsor, Canada)
13:30 Energy Efficiency Analysis of a C-RAN with Distance-Based Power Control
Fatemeh Ghods, Abraham O Fapojuwo and Fadhel Ghannouchi (University of Calgary, Canada)
13:48 Evaluating Trust Models for Improved Event Learning in VANETs
Saneeha Ahmed (University of Windsor, Canada & NED University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan); Kemal Tepe (University of Windsor, Canada)
14:06 Energy Aware Resource Allocation for Optical Grid Networks
Jay Raichandani, Saja Al Mamoori and Arunita Jaekel (University of Windsor, Canada)
14:24 Minimizing Attack Radius of Scheduled Connections in WDM Networks
Meenakshi Nizampatnam, Saja Al Mamoori and Arunita Jaekel (University of Windsor, Canada)
14:42 Dynamic Provisioning of Fault Tolerant Optical Networks for Data Centers
Ruchisree Das, Subir Bandyopadhyay, Saja Al Mamoori and Arunita Jaekel (University of Windsor, Canada)

CTL-B2: Controls & Robotics

Room: Saturni

Chair: Ali Zilouchian (Florida Atlantic University, USA)
13:30 Data-driven Fault Detection, Isolation and Estimation of Aircraft Gas Turbine Engine Actuator and Sensors
Esmaeil Naderi and Kash Khorasani (Concordia University, Canada)
13:48 Multi-Class Heteroscedastic Linear Dimensionality Reduction Scheme for Diagnosing Process Faults
Shiladitya Chakrabarti and Roozbeh Razavi-Far (University of Windsor, Canada); Mehrdad Saif (University of Windsor & Faculty of Engineering, Canada); Luis Rueda (University of Windsor, Canada)
14:06 Data Fusion for Fault Diagnosis in Smart Grid Power Systems
Mojtaba Kordestani (University of Windsor, Canada); Mehrdad Saif (University of Windsor & Faculty of Engineering, Canada)
14:24 Design and Implementation of Neuro-Fuzzy Controllers for PEM Fuel Cells
Ali Zilouchian (Florida Atlantic University, USA)
14:42 Detection of Broken Rotor Bars in Induction Motors Using One-Class Classifiers
Roozbeh Razavi-Far, Maryam Farajzadeh-Zanjani and Shokoofeh Zare (University of Windsor, Canada); Mehrdad Saif (University of Windsor & Faculty of Engineering, Canada); Jafar Zarei (Shiraz University of Technology, Iran)

Tuesday, May 2, 15:20 – 17:10

CMP-B3: Computer & Software Techniques

Room: Augustus III

Chair: Mohammed Shehata (Zagazig & Elsewedy, Egypt)
15:20 AEIPA: Docker-based System for Automated Evaluation of Image Processing Algorithms
Acil Abdel Naby, Mohamed S Shehata and Theodore S. Norvell (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
15:38 Multi-Criteria Task Scheduling in Distributed Systems Based on Fuzzy TOPSIS
Mirsaeid Hosseini Shirvani (Islamic Azad University, Sari Branch, Sari, Iran); Negin Amirsoleimani (Mazandaran Institute of Science and Technology, Iran); Saeideh Salimpour (University of Windsor, Canada); Ahmed Azab (University of windsor, Canada)
15:56 Black Ice Detection System Using Kinect
Younis Abdalla (Memorial University, Canada); Tariq Iqbal and Mohamed S Shehata (Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada)
16:14 Prediction Interval with Examples of Similar Pattern and Prediction Strength
Hussain Mohammed Dipu Kabir (The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Bangladesh); Mohammad Anwar Hosen (Institute for Intelligent Systems Research and Innovation (IISRI), Deakin University, Australia); Saeid Nahavandi and Abbas Khosravi (Deakin University, Australia)
16:32 Keyword and Keyphrase Extraction Using Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation
Nicholas Giamblanco and Prathap Siddavaatam (Ryerson University, Canada)
16:50 Bloom Filter Acceleration: A High Level Synthesis Approach
Reem Khairy, Mona Safar and M. Watheq El-Kharashi (Ain Shams University, Egypt)

DEV-B3: Devices, Circuits, and Systems

Room: Augustus IV

Chair: Farah Mohammadi (Ryerson University, Canada)
15:20 A Hardware Accelerated Proportional Text Layout and Placement Engine
Soheil Servati Beiragh and Roberto Muscedere (University of Windsor, Canada)
15:38 Exploiting Non-uniformity of Write Accesses for Designing a High-Endurance Hybrid Last Level Cache in 3D CMPs
Pooneh Safayenikoo (Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran); Arghavan Asad (Ryerson University, Canada); Mahmood Fathy (Iran University of Science & Technology, Iran); Farah Mohammadi (Ryerson University, Canada)
15:56 On On-Chip Intelligence Paradigms
Omar Eldash, Kasem Khalil and Magdy Bayoumi (University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA)
16:14 Rössler-Based Chaotic Communication System Implemented on FPGA
Jesse Schmitz and Lei Zhang (University of Regina, Canada)
16:32 Capacitive Physically Unclonable Function
Kamal Kamal and Radu Muresan (University of Guelph, Canada)
16:50 A New Traffic Compression Method for End-to-End Memory Access in 3D Chip-multiprocessors
Pooneh Safayenikoo (Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran); Arghavan Asad (Ryerson University, Canada); Mahmood Fathy (Iran University of Science & Technology, Iran); Farah Mohammadi (Ryerson University, Canada)

SP-B3: Signal Theory & Signal Processing

Room: Luna

Chair: Shervin Erfani (University of Windsor, Canada)
15:20 Low Complexity H.264 List Decoder for Enhanced Quality Real-Time Video over IP
Firouzeh Golaghazadeh (École de Technologie Supérieure, Université du Québec, Canada); Stéphane Coulombe (École de Technologie Supérieure, Canada); François-Xavier Coudoux and Patrick Corlay (University of Valenciennes, France)
15:38 Fusion of Transfer Learning Features and Its Application in Image Classification
Akilan Thangarajah, Jonathan Wu, Yimin Yang and Amin Safaei (University of Windsor, Canada)
15:56 An Efficient FPGA Implementation of Optical Character Recognition for License Plate Recognition
Yuan Jing, Bahar Youssefi, Mitra Mirhassani and Roberto Muscedere (University of Windsor, Canada)
16:14 Quantifiable Comparative Analysis of Vaccinated Versus Unvaccinated Patients in Dermatologic Applications
Vesna Zeljkovic (Lincoln University, USA); Claude Tameze (Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, USA); Christopher Druzgalski (California State University Long Beach, USA); Pedro Mayorga (Instituto Tecnologico de Mexicali, Mexico)
16:32 Improving Right Whale Recognition by Fine-tuning Alignment and Using Wide Localization Network
AbdulWahab Kabani and Mahmoud R El-Sakka (The University of Western Ontario, Canada)

POW-B3: Power & Energy Circuits & Systems

Room: Martis

Chair: Narayan Kar (University of Windsor, Canada)
15:20 Minimizing CO2 Emissions of Photovoltaic Thermal Model in North America
Shadi Shehadeh, Hamed Aly and Mohamed E. El-Hawary (Dalhousie University, Canada)
15:38 Fuzzy Logic Controller for Hybrid Renewable Energy System with Multiple Types of Storage
Majed Althubaiti (University of Alberta, Canada); Michael Bernard (University of Alberta – Edmonton, Alberta, Canada); Petr Musilek (University of Alberta, Spain)
15:56 Impact of Demand Response Management on Improving Social Welfare of Remote Communities Through Integrating Renewable Energy Resources
Elham Karimi and Mehrdad Kazerani (University of Waterloo, Canada)
16:14 Impact of Renewable Energy Deployment in Canada’s Remote Communities on Diesel Generation Carbon Footprint Reduction
Elham Karimi and Mehrdad Kazerani (University of Waterloo, Canada)
16:32 Effect of Large Solar Power Plant on Locational Marginal Prices in Oman
Mohammed Albadi (Sultan Qaboos University, Oman); Yousef El-Rayani (Can-Technologies Inc., Canada); Ehab El-Saadany (Waterloo University, Canada); Hisham Abdullah Al-Riyami (Oman Electricity Transmission Company, Oman)

COM-B3: Communications and Networks

Room: Mercuri

Chair: Vijay Parsa (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
15:20 PAPR Reduction in OFDM Systems Using Clipping Based on Symbol Statistics
Moftah Ali, Raveendra Kolarramakrishna Rao and Vijay Parsa (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
15:38 PAPR and BER Performance Analysis of OFDM System with Multi-h CPFSK Mapper
Abdulbaset Mustafa Hamed, Emammer Shafter and Raveendra Kolarramakrishna Rao (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
15:56 On the Performance of OFDM Index Modulation over Nakagami Fading Channels
Ibrahim Aboharba (University of Western Ontario, Canada); Houssein Boud (Western University, Canada); Quazi Rahman and Raveendra Kolarramakrishna Rao (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
16:14 Performance Analysis of a Low-Complexity Detection for OFDM Index Modulation over Nakagami-m Fading
Ibrahim Aboharba (University of Western Ontario, Canada); Houssein Boud (Western University, Canada); Quazi Rahman and Raveendra Kolarramakrishna Rao (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
16:32 Noise Power Estimation for Broadcasting OFDM Systems
Abid Khan (Universti Technology Petronas, Malaysia); Varun Jeoti (University Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia); Muhammad Zaka Ur Rehman and Muhammad Taha (Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia)
16:50 Energy and Spectral Efficiency in Cellular Networks Considering Fading, Path Loss, and Interference
Abdulbaset Mustafa Hamed and Raveendra Kolarramakrishna Rao (University of Western Ontario, Canada)

CTL-B3: Controls & Robotics

Room: Saturni

Chair: Bahram Shafai (Northeastern University, USA)
15:20 Multi-Step Parallel-Strategy for Estimating the Remaining Useful Life of Batteries
Roozbeh Razavi-Far and Shiladitya Chakrabarti (University of Windsor, Canada); Mehrdad Saif (University of Windsor & Faculty of Engineering, Canada)
15:38 EKF and UKF Localization of a Moving RF Ground Target Using a Flying Vehicle
Meysam Effati and Krzysztof Skonieczny (Concordia University, Canada)
15:56 Dynamics and Control of A Quadrotor with A Cable Suspended Payload
Longhao Qian and Hugh Liu (University of Toronto, Canada)
16:14 Accurate UWB and IMU Based Indoor Localization for Autonomous Robots
Alvin Marquez (University of Windsor, Canada); Brinda Tank (University Of Windsor, Canada); Sunil Kumar Meghani, Sabbir Ahmed and Kemal Tepe (University of Windsor, Canada)
16:32 Symmetric Positive Stabilization of Linear Time-invariant Systems
Amirreza Oghbaee and Bahram Shafai (Northeastern University, USA)
16:50 A New On-line Observer-Based Controller for Wheeled Non-holonomic Mobile Robot
Mohamed Hassan (KuwaitUniversity, Kuwait); Elham Aljuwaiser (Cairo University); Rajia Badr (Cairo University, Egypt)
17:08 Robust Observer-Based Backstepping Controller for a Quadrotor UAV
Nuradeen Fethalla (ETS, Canada); Jawhar Ghommam (Cartage University, Tunisia)

Wednesday, May 3

Wednesday, May 3, 09:00 – 10:00

C1- Keynote Speaker 3 : Dr. Kon Max Wong

Geometric Measures in Signal Processing: From Euclid to Riemann

Room: Augustus I

Power spectral density (PSD) matrices of signals are important features and have been used extensively to extract information for detection, parameter estimation, adaptive filtering, beamforming, etc., in signal processing. Structurally, PSD matrices are constrained, being Hermitian symmetric and positive semi-definite, and hence they form a manifold in the signal space. Measurements on the similarities between these matrices must therefore be made along the surface of the manifold. The commonly used Euclidean distance is neither accurate nor informative in such cases. We introduce here two recently developed Riemannian distances and their weighted versions to facilitate the measurements. The concept of lifting two points on the manifold to an isometric Euclidean subspace and the corresponding projection back onto the manifold is discussed and is illustrated by the newly developed algorithms of locating the mean and median of PSD matrices. Applications of the Riemannian measure to important problems in signal processing are presented: including robust beamforming, sonar signal detection, and MIMO radar signal design.

Wednesday, May 3, 10:20 – 12:10

SS5-C1: Special Session 5

Advances in Optimization Methods and Applications

Room: Augustus III

Chair: Ziad Kobti (University of Windsor, Canada)
10:20 Automatic IRNDT Inspection Applying Sparse PCA-based Clustering
Bardia Yousefi, Hossein Memarzadeh Sharifipour and Clemente Ibarra Castanedo (Laval University, Canada); Xavier Maldague (Université Laval, Canada)
10:38 A Deep-Structural Medical Image Classification for a Radon-Based Image Retrieval
Amin Khatami (Institute for Intelligent System Research and Innovation, Deakin University, Australia); Abbas Khosravi (Deakin University, Australia); Morteza Babaie (KIMIA Lab at the University of Waterloo, Canada); Syed Moshfeq Salaken and Saeid Nahavandi (Deakin University, Australia); Hamid R. Tizhoosh (University of Waterloo, Canada)
10:56 A Cognitive Dynamic System for Chemical Coagulation Control
Abhijit Sinha and Eric Morris (AUG Signals, Canada); Chuhong Fei (A.U.G. Signals Ltd., Canada); Xia Liu (AUG Signals Ltd, Canada); Sol Jin (AUG Signals, Canada)
11:14 Comparative Strategies for Knowledge Migration in Multi Objective Optimization Problems
Panth Parikh and Ziad Kobti (University of Windsor, Canada)
11:32 Self-Organized Neighborhood Restructuring in Social Fabric
Bahram Zaeri and Ziad Kobti (University of Windsor, Canada)

SS10-C1: Special Session 10

Engineering: Knowledge Representation, Extraction and Development

Room: Augustus IV

Chair: Lei Zhang (University of Regina, Canada)
10:20 Design of a Time Mode SerDes Using Differential Pulse Position Modulation (DPPM)
Taha Mehrabi Shahsavari and Kaamran Raahemifar (Ryerson University, Canada)
10:38 Henon Map Chaotic System Analysis and VHDL-based Fixed-point FPGA Implementation for Brain Stimulation
Lei Zhang (University of Regina, Canada)
10:56 Chu Sequence Based Phasing Scheme for Low PAPR Multicarrier Waveform for Channel Sounding
Asif Iqbal (Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia); Varun Jeoti (University Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia); Micheal Drieberg and Peng Wen Wong (Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia)
11:14 Reconfigurable Non-Maximally Decimated Filter Bank Based Wideband Channelizer for VLBI
Sudhi Sudharman (National Institute of Technology, India); Bindiya TS (National Institute of Technology Calicut, India)
11:32 Nullors in Amplifier Design for Bandwidth Using Multiple Feedbacks
Reza Hashemian (Northern Illinois University, USA)

SP-C1: Signal Theory & Signal Processing

Room: Luna

Chair: Nabih Jaber (Lawrence Technological University, USA)
10:20 A Comparative Study of Audio/Speech Steganalysis Techniques
Catherine Paulin (Université de Moncton, Canada); Sid-Ahmed Selouani (Université de Moncton, Campus de Shippagan, Canada); Eric Hervet (Université de Moncton, Canada)
10:38 Single-ended Intelligibility Prediction of Noisy Speech Based on Auditory Features
Ahmed Alghamdi and Wai-Yip Geoffrey Chan (Queen’s University, Canada)
10:56 Correlation Method Based Bio-composite Material Temperature Estimation Utilizing Ultrasound Signals
Ahmed Elseddawy (University of Windsor, Canada)
11:14 Speech Enhancement Using New Iterative Minimum Statistics Approach
Tahmina Gouhar, Nabih Jaber and Pallavi Kuntumalla (Lawrence Technological University, USA)
11:32 Disordered Speech Quality Estimation Using the Matching Pursuit Algorithm
Yousef Ali, Vijay Parsa, Phil Doyle and Soulaimane Berkane (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
11:50 Single Channel Speech Enhancement Using Adaptive Filtering and Best Correlating Noise Identification
Athulya M. s., Vinayshankar Somalara Nataraj and Sathidevi Puthumangalathu Savithri (National Institute of Technology Calicut, India)

POW-C1: Power & Energy Circuits & Systems

Room: Martis

Chair: Esam Abdel-Raheem (University of Windsor, Canada)
10:20 Analaytics of Residential Electrical Energy Profile
Shiraz Latif (George Brown College, Canada); Amir Shabani (George Brown College & University of Waterloo, Canada); Allan Esser and Alex Martkovich (George Brown College, Canada)
10:38 Optimal Placement and Sizing of STATCOMs in Power Systems Using GHS Algorithm
Michal Koltun and Kaamran Raahemifar (Ryerson University, Canada)
10:56 A Comparative Study of Different Multilevel Converter Topologies for Battery Energy Storage Application
Atieh Delavari (Laval University, Canada); Innocent Kamwa (Hydro-Québec/IREQ, Canada); Amin Zabihinejad (Laval University, Canada)
11:14 Application of Ensemble Classification Method for Power Transformers Condition Assessment
Ayman Othman (University of Waterloo, Canada); Monsef Tahir, MA (Waterloo, Canada); Ramadan A. El Shatshat (University of Waterloo, Canada); Khaled Bashir Shaban (Qatar University & College of Engineering, Qatar)
11:32 An Energy Management System for Hybrid Microgrids in Remote Communities
Sherin Helal, Rawan Najee, Maria Hanna, Mostafa Shaaban, Ahmed Osman and Mohamed Hassan (American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE))
11:50 Power Quality Analysis of a Low-voltage Grid with a Solar Photovoltaic System
Bryan Salvatierra, Diego Dominguez, Ing., Diego Chacon-Troya and Walter Orozco (Universidad Politécnica Salesiana)

COM-C1: Communications and Networks

Room: Mercuri

Chair: Kaamran Raahemifar (Ryerson University, Canada)
10:20 Reduced-Complexity Implementation Scheme for OFDM Channel Estimation
Mohammed Zourob and Raveendra Kolarramakrishna Rao (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
10:38 Low Complexity LLR Metrics for Polar Coded QAM
Alaa Hasan (University of Carleton, Canada)
10:56 Middleware for the Integration of Bluetooth LE Devices Based on MQTT and ISO/IEEE 11073
Michael Schmidt and Roman Obermaisser (University of Siegen, Germany)
11:14 Real-time Heart Attack Mobile Detection Service (RHAMDS): An IoT Use Case for Software Defined Networks
Samr Samir Ali and Mohammed Ghazal (Abu Dhabi University, United Arab Emirates (UAE))

DEV-C1: Devices, Circuits, and Systems

Room: Saturni

Chair: Amir Shabani (George Brown College & University of Waterloo, Canada)
10:20 Design of a Portable Smart Connected Solar-Powered Charger for Consumer Electronics
Matthew Dallard and Anthony Forest (George Brown College, Canada); Amir Shabani (George Brown College & University of Waterloo, Canada)
10:38 A PIWM-FSK Transmitter for Implantable Wireless Neural Recording Microsystems
Amir Sodagar (York University, Canada); Sirous Farsiani (K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran)
10:56 A Memristor Based Binary Multiplier
Saeed Haghiri, Ali Nemati and Soheil Feizi (Razi University, Iran); Amirali Amirsoleimani (University of Windsor, Canada); Arash Ahmadi (University of Windsor, Canada & University of Southampton, United Kingdom); Majid Ahmadi (University of Windsor, Canada)
11:14 Analysis of PWM and PFM Control Schemes for Integrated Step-up DC-DC Converters
Ahmed H. Shaltout, Mark Lipski and Stefano Gregori (University of Guelph, Canada)
11:32 Ultra-Low Power Op-Amp Design with Memristor-based Compensation
Mohammad Rasekh Jahromi (Universität Siegen, Germany); Jafar Shamsi (Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran); Amirali Amirsoleimani (University of Windsor, Canada); Karim Mohammadi (Iran University of Science and Technology, Iran); Majid Ahmadi (University of Windsor, Canada)
11:50 Building Temperature-Insensitive Nanoscale CMOS Circuits with Adaptive Voltage Power Supplies
Ming Zhu (University of Nevada Las Vegas, USA); Yingtao Jiang and Mei Yang (University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA); Xiaohang Wang (South China University of Technology, P.R. China)

Wednesday, May 3, 12:10 – 13:30

Keynote Speaker 4 : Dr. José M. F. Moura

The DNA of a City: Humans, Infrastructure, and the Environment

Room: Augustus II

Cities are being instrumented by many diverse sensors – we focus on two very different types of data: taxi rides (over 1.3 billion in a stretch of seven years), and the video from webcams, hundreds of low resolution, low frame rate city cameras trained at different intersections and streets of a city. Our goal is to develop a holistic understanding of the city from the mobility patterns we learn, not from focusing on a particular point of the city, but across its overall extent of many square miles. In the talk, I illustrate some of what we are learning and some of the analytics we are developing.

Wednesday, May 3, 13:30 – 15:00

IOT-C2: Internet of Things

Room: Augustus III

Chair: Shervin Erfani (University of Windsor, Canada)
13:30 An IoT Environmental Data Collection System for Fungal Detection in Crop Fields
Anh Dinh, Thomas Truong and Khan A Wahid (University of Saskatchewan, Canada)
13:48 A CPU-based Algorithm for Traffic Optimization Based on Sparse Convolutional Neural Network
Zhizhou Li (University of Waterloo & Miovision Technologies, Canada); Justin Eichel, Akshaya Mishra and Andrew Achkar (MIovision Technologies, Canada); Kshirasagar Naik (University of Waterloo, Canada)
14:06 A Note on Security Management of the Internet of Things
Long Chen and Shervin Erfani (University of Windsor, Canada)
14:24 A ZigBee-Based Framework for Approximating Sensor Range and Bearing
Md Suruz Miah, Kyle Hevrdejs and Jacob Knoll (Bradley University, USA)
14:42 The Importance of Human Dynamics in the Future User Authentication
Abdelkader Ouda (University of Western Ontario, Canada); Wafaa Anani (The University of Western Ontario, Canada)

SS10-C2: Special Session 10

Engineering: Knowledge Representation, Extraction and Development

Room: Augustus IV

Chair: Roozbeh Razavi-Far (University of Windsor, Canada)
13:30 Millimeter-Wave CMOS PLL Using a Push-Push Oscillator
Sanjeev Jain, Nan Zhang and Leonid Belostotski (University of Calgary, Canada)
13:48 Automated Use Case Diagram Generation from Textual User Requirement Documents
Sandeep Vemuri, Sisay Chala and Madjid Fathi (University of Siegen, Germany)
14:06 Knowledge Extraction from Online Vacancies for Effective Job Matching
Sisay Chala, Scott Harrison and Madjid Fathi (University of Siegen, Germany)
14:24 Advanced Vehicle Dynamic Model for EV Emulation Considering Environment Conditions
Qingqing Xie (University of Windsor & D&V Electronics Ltd., Canada); Claudio H. L. Filho Filho and Guodong Feng (University of Windsor, Canada); William Clandfield (D&V Electronics Ltd., Canada); Narayan Kar (University of Windsor, Canada)

SP-C2: Signal Theory & Signal Processing

Room: Luna

Chair: Shervin Erfani (University of Windsor, Canada)
13:30 Deep Learning Fusion Algorithm for Arts Categorization
Mohamed Masoud, Saeid Belkasim and Iman Chahine (Georgia State University, USA)
13:48 HEVC/H.265 vs. VP9 State-Of-The-Art Video Coding Comparison for HD and UHD Applications
Vishal Deep (N/A, USA); Tarek Elarabi (Penn State University, USA)
14:06 Deep Algorithm Quality (DAQ): A Blind Computer Vision Algorithm Quality Assessment Technique
Han Yin (University of Waterloo, Canada); Akshaya Mishra (Miovision Technologies Inc., Canada); Kshirasagar Naik (University of Waterloo, Canada)
14:24 Hopfield Network-Based Image Retrieval Using Re-ranking and Voting
Farzad Sabahi, M. Omair Ahmad and M. N. S. Swamy (Concordia University, Canada)
14:42 Oblique Projection and Sparse Reconstruction Based DOA Estimation of Hybrid Completely and Partially Polarized Signals with Arbitrary Polarimetric Arrays
Hui-jun Hou and Xing-peng Mao (Harbin Institute of Technology, P.R. China)

SS2-C2: Special Session 2

Advances in Digital Filter Design and Applications

Room: Martis

Chair: Hon Keung Kwan (University of Windsor, Canada)
13:30 FIR Filter Design Using Multiobjective Teaching-Learning-Based Optimization
Hon Keung Kwan and Miao Zhang (University of Windsor, Canada)
13:48 Asymmetric FIR Filter Design Using Evolutionary Optimization
Hon Keung Kwan (University of Windsor, Canada)
14:06 4D Kelly-Lochbaum junction-based digital filter
Minas Kousoulis (BCC, USA); Constantine Coutras and George Antoniou (Montclair State University, USA)
14:24 Design of Reconfigurable Directional Filters Using McClellan Transformation and Spectral Approximation in 2D Space
U K Shahanas (National Institute Of Technology, India); Bindima T (National Institute of Technology Calicut, India); Elizabeth Elias (NIT Calicut, India)
14:42 Minimax Design of Orthogonal Filter Banks with Sparse Coefficients
Yuhua Yang (Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China); Weiping Zhu (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering); Jun Yan (Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China)

CMP-C2: Computer & Software Techniques

Room: Mercuri

Chair: Arunita Jaekel (University of Windsor, Canada)
13:30 Manifold 2.0 A Hardware Description Language for Microfluidic Devices
Nicholas Klassen, Michael Lyons, Michael Prysiazny, Paul Roth, Peter Socha, Murphy Berzish, Atulan Zaman and Derek Rayside (University of Waterloo, Canada)
13:48 Extreme Learning Machines and Support Vector Machines Models for Email Spam Detection
Sunday Olusanya Olatunji (University of Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia)
14:06 Cognitive Priority Model for Advanced Telemedical Support in Limited Bandwidth Applications
Thomas E. Doyle (McMaster University, Canada); David Musson (Northern Ontario School of Medicine, Canada); Taralyn Schwering (McMaster University, Canada)
14:24 DCM: A Python-Based Middleware for Parallel Processing Applications on Small Scale Devices
Michael Lescisin (UOIT, Canada); Qusay Mahmoud (University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada)
14:42 Efficient GPU Utilization in Heterogeneous Big Data Cluster Using Token-Based Scheduler
Hazem A. Abdelhafez (University of British Columbia, Canada); Mohamed Mohamed Rehan (AvidBeam Technlogies, Egypt); Hossam A. H. Fahmy (Cairo University, Egypt)

DEV-C2: Devices, Circuits, and Systems

Room: Saturni

Chair: Rashid Rashidzadeh (University of Windsor, Canada)
13:30 A Secure Scan Chain Using a Phase Locking System and a Reconfigurable LFSR
Yahia Ouahab, Rashid Rashidzadeh and Roberto Muscedere (University of Windsor, Canada)
13:48 A Software Tool for Generating Optimized Multipartite Table Parameters
Roberto Muscedere and Mitra Mirhassani (University of Windsor, Canada)
14:06 Systolic Design Space Exploration of Polynomial Division over GF(m2)
Ibrahim Hazmi and Fayez Gebali (University of Victoria, Canada)
14:24 An Improved Algorithm for IMPLY Logic Based Memristive Full-Adder
Shokat Ganjeheizadeh Rohani (Technical University of Vienna, USA); Nima TaheriNejad (TU Wien, Austria)
14:42 On the Design of Context-Aware Health Monitoring Without a Priori Knowledge; an AC-Motor Case-Study
Maximilian Götzinger (University of Turku, Finland); Nima TaheriNejad, Hedyeh A. Kholerdi and Axel Jantsch (TU Wien, Austria)

Wednesday, May 3, 15:20 – 17:10

IOT-C3: Internet of Things

Room: Augustus III

Chair: Shervin Erfani (University of Windsor, Canada)
15:20 Cloud-Assisted Device Clustering for Lifetime Prolongation in Wireless IoT Networks
Sabin Bhandari (Western University, Canada); Shree Krishna Sharma and Xianbin Wang (University of Western Ontario, Canada)
15:38 Indoor Visual Localization of a Wheelchair Using Shi-Tomasi and KLT
Marcus Lima and Paulo Kurka (University of Campinas, Brazil); Yuri Silva and Vicente F. Lucena, Jr. (Federal University of Amazonas, Brazil)
15:56 Tracking with a Fuzzy Logic Controller as Applied to a Pneumatic Robot for Polishing
Chandrakumar Mohan (Geometric Ltd, India); Brian Surgenor (Queen’s University, Canada); Luciana Monteiro (Instituo Federal de Educaco, Canada); Vahid Nazari (Bluewrist, Canada)
16:14 Enhancing Suricata Intrusion Detection System for Cyber Security in SCADA Networks
Kevin Wong, Craig Dillabaugh and Nabil Seddigh (Solana Networks, Canada); Biswajit Nandy (Solana Networks & Carleton University, Canada)

SS9-C3: Special Session 9

Emerging Micro and Bio-Electronics

Room: Augustus IV

Chair: Rashid Rashidzadeh (University of Windsor, Canada)
15:20 Embedded CMOS Bioinformatics for Nanopore Sequencers
Chengjie Wang, Zhongpan Wu, Ebrahim Ghafar-Zadeh and Sebastian Magierowski (York University, Canada)
15:38 Wireless Device Identification Using Oscillator Control Voltage as RF Fingerprint
Rashid Rashidzadeh, Mahzad Azarmehr and Ankit Mehta (University of Windsor, Canada)
15:56 Measuring Heat Transport in Electronic Devices over Small Length Scales
Mohammadreza Shahzadeh and Simone Pisana (York University, Canada)
16:14 Compact, Battery-Powered, Eight-Channel Micro-Electrogorticography (uECoG) System
Ali Faizi-nejad and Ali Kia (K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran); Mohammad Hossein Maghami (Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Iran); Soraya Nasiri and Reza Mohammadi (K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran); Amir Shojaei and Mahmoud Rezaei (Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran); Yousef Khazaei (K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran); Javad Mirnajafi-Zadeh (Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran); Ebrahim Nadimi (K. N. Toosi University of Technology, Iran); Amir Sodagar (York University, Canada)
16:32 A New Multidisciplinary Approach Towards Airplane Health Monitoring Using Cantilever Airflow Sensors
Abbas Panahi, Ebrahim Ghafar-Zadeh and Mohammad Sabour (York University, Canada)
16:50 Design Considerations in Development of Wireless Brain-Implantable Microsystems
Hossein Kassiri (York University, Canada)
17:08 Multimodal CMOS Based Biosenors for Lab-on-Chip Applications: A New Multidisciplinary Approach
Saghi Forouhi and Ebrahim Ghafar-Zadeh (York University, Canada); Rasoul Dehghani (Isfahan University of Technology, Iran)

SP-C3: Signal Theory & Signal Processing

Room: Luna

Chair: Luay Yassin Taha (University of Windsor, Canada)
15:20 An FPGA Implementation of a Custom JPEG Image Decoder SoC Module
George Kyrtsakas and Roberto Muscedere (University of Windsor, Canada)
15:38 Sparse Minimum-Phase FIR Filter Design by SDP
Aimin Jiang (Hohai University, P.R. China); Hon Keung Kwan (University of Windsor, Canada); Xiaofeng Liu (Hohai University, P.R. China); Yanping Zhu (Changzhou University, P.R. China)
15:56 FIR Filter Design Using Multiobjective Cuckoo Search Algorithm
Jiajun Liang and Hon Keung Kwan (University of Windsor, Canada)
16:14 A Pipelined Architecture for User-defined Floating-point Complex Division on FPGA
Shaobing Huang, Li Yu, Fang-Jian Han and Yiwen Luo (National University of Defense Technology, P.R. China)
16:32 A Hybrid-based Filtering Approach for User Authentication
Abdelkader Ouda and Anas Ibrahim (University of Western Ontario, Canada)

POW-C3: Power & Energy Circuits & Systems

Room: Martis

Chair: Narayan Kar (University of Windsor, Canada)
15:20 Towards Reliable Intelligent Occupancy Detection for Smart Building Applications
Christopher Luppe (George Brown College, Canada); Amir Shabani (George Brown College & University of Waterloo, Canada)
15:38 An Optimized Platform for Performance Evaluation of Solar Battery Chargers
Anthony Forest and Matthew Dallard (George Brown College, Canada); Amir Shabani (George Brown College & University of Waterloo, Canada)
15:56 On Optimal Scheduling for Smart Homes and Their Integration in Smart Grids
Sherin Helal, Rawan Najee, Maria Hanna, Mostafa Shaaban, Ahmed Osman and Mohamed Hassan (American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE))
16:14 Skewing of Stator Windings for Reduction of Spatial Harmonics in Concentrated Wound PMSM
Himavarsha Dhulipati, Shruthi Mukundan, Lakshmi Varaha Iyer and Narayan Kar (University of Windsor, Canada)
16:32 Comparison of Inductance Determination Methods of PMSMs for EV Application
Shruthi Mukundan, Himavarsha Dhulipati, Lakshmi Varaha Iyer and Narayan Kar (University of Windsor, Canada); Kaushik Mukherjee (Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur, India)
16:50 Khums Optimization Algorithm
Zakareya Hasan and Mohamed E. El-Hawary (Dalhousie University, Canada)

COM-C3: Communications and Networks

Room: Mercuri

Chair: Yasser M.H. Abdelhamed (Univiresity of Calgary, Canada)
15:20 Nash Equilibria of Deception Strategies in the IEEE 802.22 Cognitive Radio Networks
Ismail Ahmed and Abraham O Fapojuwo (University of Calgary, Canada)
15:38 Multi-Cycle Cyclostaionary Spectrum Sensing Using Canonical Correlation Analysis
Yasser M.H. Abdelhamed (Univiresity of Calgary, Canada); Abu B Sesay (University of Calgary, Canada)
15:56 Hierarchical Cluster-Based Cooperative Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radio Employing Soft-Hard Combination
Noor Salout, Faroq A Awin, Abeer Alqawasmeh and Esam Abdel-Raheem (University of Windsor, Canada)
16:14 Sensing TV Spectrum Using Software Defined Radio Hardware
Danilo Corral-De-Witt (University of Windsor & Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE, Canada); Aarron Younan (University of Windsor & WiCIP Lab, Canada); Arooj Fatima (University of Windsor, Canada); José Matamoros (Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas ESPE, Ecuador); Faroq A Awin, Kemal Tepe and Esam Abdel-Raheem (University of Windsor, Canada)
16:32 A Fuzzy Logic Approach for Cooperative Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radio Networks
Refga Elgadi, Allaa R. Hilal and Otman Basir (University of Waterloo, Canada)
16:50 Experimental Alamounti-STBC Using LDPC Codes for MIMO Channels over SDR Systems
Ricardo Prieto and Ana Abril (UPS, Ecuador); Andres Ortega (Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Ecuador)

CMP-C3: Computer & Software Techniques

Room: Saturni

Chair: Emdad Ahmed (Lakehead University, Canada)
15:20 Development of Augmented Reality Training Simulator Systems for Neurosurgery Using Model-Driven Software Engineering
Hamza Ghandorh (University of Western Ontario, Canada & Taibah University, Saudi Arabia); Justin Mackenzie (University of Western Ontario, Canada); Roy Eagleson (The University of Western Ontario, Canada); Sandrine de Ribaupierre (Western University, Canada)
15:38 A Reliability-Aware Framework for Service-Based Software Development
Ian Andrusiak (UOIT, Canada); Qusay Mahmoud (University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada)
15:56 Smartphone Recommendation System Using Web Data Integration Techniques
Phillip Osial, Kalle Kauranen and Emdad Ahmed (Lakehead University, Canada)
16:14 Fuzzy Mobile Expert System for Academic Advising
Khaled Eskaf (Arab Academy for Science and Technology, Egypt); Walid Aly (Egypt, Egypt); Amir Selim (Arab Academy for Science and Technology, Egypt)
16:32 Student Performance Prediction Using Support Vector Machine and K-Nearest Neighbor
Huda Al-Shehri, Amani Al-Qarni, Leena Al-Saati, Arwa Batoaq, Haifa Badukhen, Saleh Al-Rashid and Jamal Alhiyafi (University of Dammam, Saudi Arabia); Sunday Olusanya Olatunji (University of Dammam, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia)