Ahmed Hamdi Sakr

Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Windsor

About Me:

I am an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of Windsor, Canada. Prior to that, I was a Principal Researcher at Toyota Motor North America R&D - InfoTech Labs. I received my Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from University of Manitoba, Canada.

My current research interests span the broad areas of connected and autonomous vehicles, wireless and vehicular networks, Internet of Things (IoT), signal processing, and machine learning.

Contact Me:

• Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
  University of Windsor
  401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, Ontario N9B 3P4, Canada
• ahmed.sakr@uwindsor.ca
• ahmedsakr.com

Prospective Students:

• Ph.D. students: There is an opening for students starting in Winter 2023 or later. If you are interested in wireless and vehicular networks, with a particular focus on connected vehicles, cooperative and autonomous driving, and applications of machine learning, please email me your resume and transcript. Students with sound analytical background in research and solid academic track record are highly encouraged to apply. Prior experience in connected vehicles is not mandatory.
• M.Sc. students: There is an opening for students starting in Fall 2022 or later, subject to funding availability. If you are interested, please email me your resume and transcript as well as your topic of interest in the broad areas of wireless communications, connected vehicles, and machine learning. The following are encouraged to apply: domestic students, self-funded students, and M.Eng. students at University of Windsor who wish to transfer to an M.Sc. degree.
• Undergraduate students: I welcome current students who are interested in joining my research. You are highly encouraged to apply for the Outstanding Scholars Program at University of Windsor and ask me to support your application. If you are interested, please email me for more information and include your transcript.

News:

• May. 2022

  The following patent is issued: Edge-Assisted Alert System, U.S. Patent No. 11,282,388. Link

• Mar. 2022

  The following patent is issued: Cloud-assisted Virtual V2V Communication, U.S. Patent No. 11,284,234. Link

• Mar. 2022

  The following patent is issued: Cloud-assisted Virtual V2V Communication, U.S. Patent No. 11,284,234. Link

• Feb. 2022

  The following patent is issued: Systems and Methods for Traffic Flow Prediction, U.S. Patent No. 11,238,729. Link

• Jan. 2022

  The following patent is issued: Digital Twin Simulation-Based V2V Communication Planning, U.S. Patent No. 11,234,160. Link

• June 2021

  The following patent is issued: Generating Real-time High Definition (HD) Maps Using Wireless Vehicle Data of a Remote Vehicle, U.S. Patent No. 11,041,736. Link

• June 2021

  The following patent is issued: System and Method for Determining a Lane Change of a Preceding Vehicle, U.S. Patent No. 11,023,753. Link

• Jan. 2021

  Appointed as an Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. Link

• Nov. 2020

  Elevated to the IEEE Senior Member grade.

• Sept. 2020

  The following patent is issued: Determination of Roadway Features, U.S. Patent No. 10,782,704. Link

• May 2019

  The following patent is issued: Estimate of Geographical Position of a Vehicle Using Wireless Vehicle Data, U.S. Patent No. 10,281,925. Link

• Jan. 2019

  The following book chapter is published: Applications of Connectivity in Automated Driving, Springer International Publishing. Link

• Sept. 2018

  The following article is listed in the IEEE Communications Society Best Readings in Green Communications: Cognitive and Energy Harvesting-Based D2D Communication in Cellular Networks: Stochastic Geometry Modeling and Analysis. Link

• May 2018

  Received the 2018 IEEE Communications Society Young Author Best Paper Award. Link

• Dec. 2016

  The following article is listed in the IEEE Communications Society Best Readings in D2D Communications: Cognitive and Energy Harvesting-Based D2D Communication in Cellular Networks: Stochastic Geometry Modeling and Analysis. Link

• Nov. 2016

  The following book chapter is published: Ambient Wireless Energy Harvesting in Small Cell Networks: Performance Modeling and Analysis, Cambridge University Press. Link