STAFF PROFILE
Dr Akram Hourani
Position:
Senior Lecturer
College / Portfolio:
STEM College
School / Department:
STEM|School of Engineering
Phone:
+61399259640
Email:
akram.hourani@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
City Campus
Contact me about:
Research supervision
Dr Akram Hourani's main research areas are: wireless communications, stochastic geometry, aerial networks, and radar systems.
View more at Dr Hourani’s: Google Scholar | Personal webpage- Al Homssi, B.,Hourani, A.,Krusevac, Z.,Rowe, W. (2021). Machine Learning Framework for Sensing and Modeling Interference in IoT Frequency Bands In: IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 8, 4461 - 4471
- Hourani, A.,Guvenc, I. (2021). On Modeling Satellite-to-Ground Path-Loss in Urban Environments In: IEEE Communications Letters, 25, 1 - 5
- Al Homssi, B.,Hourani, A.,Magowe, K.,Delaney, J.,Tom, N.,Ying, J.,Wolf, H.,Maselli, S.,Sithamparanathan, K.,Wang, K.,Gomez Chavez, K. (2021). A Framework for the Design and Deployment of Large-Scale LPWAN Network for Smart Cities Applications In: IEEE Internet of Things Magazine, 4, 53 - 59
- Hourani, A. (2021). (In Press) Optimal Satellite Constellation Altitude for Maximal Coverage In: IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, , 1 - 5
- Al Homssi, B.,Dakic, K.,Maselli, S.,Wolf, H.,Sithamparanathan, K.,Hourani, A. (2021). IoT Network Design using Open-Source LoRa Coverage Emulator In: IEEE Access, 9, 53636 - 53646
- Balarezo Serrano, J.,Wang, S.,Gomez Chavez, K.,Hourani, A.,Fu, J.,Sithamparanathan, K. (2021). Low-rate TCP DDoS Attack Model in the Southbound Channel of Software Defined Networks In: 2020 14th International Conference on Signal Processing and Communication Systems, ICSPCS 2020 - Proceedings 9310040, Adelaide, SA, Australia , 14-16 December, 2020
- Hourani, A. (2021). A Tractable Approach for Predicting Pass Duration in Dense Satellite Networks In: IEEE Communications Letters, , 1 - 5
- Chan, C.,Hourani, A.,Choi, J.,Gomez Chavez, K.,Sithamparanathan, K. (2020). Performance modeling framework for IoT-over-satellite using shared radio spectrum In: Remote Sensing, 12, 1 - 18
- Manzoor, B.,Hourani, A.,Al Homssi, B.,Magowe, K.,Sithamparanathan, K.,Gomez Chavez, K. (2020). Evaluating Coverage Performance of NB-IoT in the ISM-band In: Proceedings of the 27th International Conference on Telecommunications (ICT 2020), Bali, Indonesia , 5 – 7 October 2020
- Skaria, S.,Huang, D.,Hourani, A.,Evans, R.,Lech, M. (2020). Deep-Learning for Hand-Gesture Recognition with Simultaneous Thermal and Radar Sensors In: Proceedings of the 2020 IEEE Sensors Conference (SENSORS 2020), Rotterdam, Netherlands , 25-28 October 2020
Wireless communications, Stochastic geometry, Aerial networks (UAV Communications), Radar systems, Satellite communications, Millimeter-wave technology, Quantum Communications.
15 PhD Current Supervisions and 1 Masters by Research Current Supervisions5 PhD Completions and 1 Masters by Research Completions
- Hybrid Terrestrial-Satellite Access System for IoT Applications. Funded by: SmartSat CRC from (2021 to 2021)
- Distributed Autonomous Spectrum Management (DUST). Funded by: Defence CRC in Trusted Autonomous Systems - Contract from (2019 to 2023)
- Wireless systems for vehicular access, security and safety. Funded by: Automotive Engineering Graduate Program from (2019 to 2021)
- Northern Melbourne Smart Cities Network, enabling data to drive change (administered by City of Whittlesea). Funded by: Smart Cities and Suburbs Program - 2017 onwards from (2019 to 2020)
- Intelligent asset management in community partnership. Funded by: Smart Cities and Suburbs Program - 2017 onwards from (2018 to 2019)