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Academic
Dr.
Abbas A. Fairouz
Assistant Professor
Office Location:
S02D1145
Alumni
False
Education
| Degree | Discipline | Institution | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ph.D | Computer Engineering | Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA. | Aug 2019 |
| M.S. | Computer Engineering | Kuwait University, Khaldiya, Kuwait. | October 2011 |
| B.S. | Computer Engineering | Kuwait University, Khaldiya, Kuwait. | June 2006 |
Research Interests
Microarchitecture design for modern microprocessors. Circuit level design (VLSI and ASIC). Low-power digital circuit design. New technologies circuit design (ie. Memristor-based, Flash- based). Hardware acceleration (FPGA and GPU). Heterogeneous system design (CPU-FPGA, CPU-GPU). Vehicle Security. Artificial Intelligence for Robotics.
Courses Taught
CPE
201
Advance Computer Programming
CPE
262
Fundamentals of Digital Logic
CPE
363
Introduction to Embedded Systems
CPE
368
Computer Organization
CPE
468
Computer Architecture
CPE
495
Capstone Design
CPE
494
Computer Systems Engineering
CPE
434
Robotics
CPE
477
Hardware Description Language-Based Design
CPE
570
Physical Design Automation Of Digital Systems
CPE
597
Thesis
CPE
581
Special Topics In Computer Engineering Ii
CPE
505
Advanced Operating Systems
Selected Publications
- “Agriculture Monitoring System Using Machine Learning” H. AlFaisal, A. Fairouz, A. Mohammad, J. AlJuraidan. (on going).
- “Auto-labeling model based on YOLO” S. AlMutairi, J. AlJuraidan, A. Fairouz, A. Mohammad. (on going).
- “Competition Sort Algorithm (CSA): A Sorting Network Framework for Hardware Accelerators” A. Fairouz, J. AlJuraidan, A. Mohammad. Submitted to the IEEE Transactions on Computers.
- “TinyBERT for Branch Prediction in Modern Microprocessors” A. AlAjmi, B. AlSarraf, Z. Abualhassan, A. Fairouz, I. Ahmad. Accepted for publication to Neural Computing and Applications Journal, Springer Nature.
- “POSIT vs. Floating Point in Implementing IIR Notch Filter by Enhancing Radix-4 Modified Booth Multiplier” A. Esmaeel, S. Abed, B. Mohd, A. Fairouz. Electronics 2022, 11, 163.
- "Hardware Acceleration of Hash Operations in Modern Microprocessors," Fairouz, Abusultan, Fedorov and Khatri, in IEEE Transactions on Computers, July, 2020, doi: 10.1109/TC.2020.3010855.
- “Comparing Leakage Reduction Techniques for an Asynchronous NoC Router” Fairouz, Abusultan, Elshenawy, Khatri. Journal of Low Power Electronics (JOLPE) 2018, Volume 14, Number 13, Pages: 414 – 427.
- “An Enhanced Distributed Deadlock Detection and Recovery in Process Networks”, Al-Shayeji, Fairouz, Samrajesh. International Journal of Computer and Electrical Engineering 2012, Vol. 4, No. 3, Pages: 298 - 302.
- “Alternative Flow Diagram for Supply Chain: Application to Risks”, Al-Fedaghi, Fairouz. Advances in Information Sciences and Service Sciences 2011, Vol. 3, No. 8, Pages: 111 - 121.
Work Experience
Academic Experience
| Institution | Designation | Year/Period |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Engineering Department College of Engineering & Petroleum Kuwait University, Kuwait | Assistant Professor | Aug’19 - present |
| Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA. | Research Assistant | Aug’14 – Aug’19 |
| Computer Department The Public Authority for Applied Education and Training, huwaikh, Kuwait | Computer Teacher | Sept’08 – Jun’10 (Part time) |
Industry Experience
| Organization | Designation | Year/Period |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Department Ministry of Electricity & Water, Subhan, Kuwait | Head of Computer Department | Oct’12 – Aug’14 |
| Computer Department Ministry of Electricity & Water, Subhan, Kuwait | Senior Computer Engineer | Aug’09 – Oct’12 |
| Computer Department Ministry of Electricity & Water, Subhan, Kuwait | Junior Computer Engineer | Aug’06 – Aug’09 |
Community Service
| Name | Membership | Year/Period |
| Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) | Member | Sept 2016 – present |
| IEEE Computer Society | Member | Feb 2017 – present |
| Association for Computer Machinery (ACM) | Member | Feb 2017 – present |
Academic Activities
| Institution | Course No. | Course name | Details | Level | Year |
| Kuwait University | CpE-364 | Intro. to Embedded Systems Lab | Lab experiments preparation | Undergraduate | 2021/2022 |
| Texas A&M University | ECEN-248 | Intro. to Digital Design | Lab experiments preparation | Undergraduate | 2018 |
| Texas A&M University | ECEN-449 | Microprocessor System Design | Lab experiments preparation | Undergraduate | 2018 |
Professional Activities
| Designation | Details | Year/Period |
| Acting Chairman of CpE | Acting Chairman of Computer Engineering Department, College of Engineering & Petroleum, Kuwait University | Aug 21 – Sept 17, 2022 |
| Kuwait University AI & Robotics Society Advisor | AI & Robotics Summer Camps, Workshops, and Training Courses, Computer Engineering Department, Kuwait University | Jun 19 – Aug 11, 2022 |
| Team Advisor | The 6th Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) GCC Robotics Challenge | Mar 26, 2022 |
| Judge | The International Invention Fair of the Middle East (IIFME) that was held in Kuwait with the sponsorship from Kuwait Science Club | 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
| Judge | The Kuwait Science and Engineering Competition with the sponsorship from Kuwait Science Club | 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 |
Other
Honors and Awards
- KFAS (The Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences) travel grant for the Great Lakes Symposium on VLSI (GLSVLSI) conference 2017.
- KFAS (The Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences) travel grant for the 34th IEEE International Conference on Computer Design, Oct 2016.
- KFAS (The Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences) travel grant for ICSAP: 3rd International Conference on Signal Acquisition and Processing, Feb 2011.
- Kuwait’s President award for student honors, April 2012.
1st of class 2011 in MS of Computer Engineering, Oct 2011. -
3rd place in Computer Engineering projects competition - ACM, Kuwait University, April 2005.
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