ECCE Research

Books

• J. Costantine, Y. Tawk, and C. G. Christodoulou, “Reconfigurable Antennas: Design, Optimization and Analysis using Graph Models,” Morgan Claypool Publishers, 2013.

Journal Papers

• J. Costantine, Y. Tawk, and C. G. Christodoulou, “Complexity versus reliability in arrays of reconfigurable antennas,” IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, vol. 60, no. 11, pp. 5436-5441, Nov. 2012.
• Al-Samaneh, A., Bou Sanayeh, M., Miah, M.J, Schwarz, W., Wahl, D., Kern, A., and Michalzik, R., (2012) Polarization-stable vertical-cavity surface-emitting lasers with inverted grating relief for use in microscale atomic clocks, Appl. Phys. Lett. 101, 171104.
• F. Keyrouz, “A Fast-Multiplying PSO Algorithm for Real-Time Multiple Object Tracking,” International Journal of Computer Applications (IJCA), 60(3):1-6, December 2012.
• F. H. Slaoui, S. Georges and F. Erchiqui, “Soil Parameter Estimation in a Vertical N-Layer Structure Using the Inversion Method”. Journal of Electrical and Control Engineering, Vol. 2, Iss. 4, PP. 13 – 19, August 2012.

Conference Papers

• Alwan, E.A., Balasubramanian, S., Atallah, J.G., Larue, M., Sertel, K., Khalil, W. & Volakis, J.L. (2013). Ultra-wideband Digital Beamformer with Significant SWAP-C Reduction. Wireless Innovation Forum Conference on Communications Technologies and Software Defined Radio, SDR-WInnComm, Best Paper Award.
• Alwan, E.A., Balasubramanian, S., Atallah, J.G., Larue, M., Khalil, W., Sertel, K. & Volakis, J.L. (2012) Coding-Based Transceiver for Phased Array with Significant Hardware Reduction. IEEE International Conference on Wireless Information Technology and Systems, ICWITS.
• F. Keyrouz, M. Hamad, S Georges, “ A novel unified maximum power point tracker for controlling a hybrid wind-solar and fuel-cell system,” in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference and Exhibition on Ecological Vehicles and Renewable Energies(EVER), Monaco, March 2013, pp.1 – 6.
• Y. Tawk, J. Costantine, E. Al-Zuraiqi, and C. G. Christodoulou, “Cognitive radio antennas that learn and adapt using neural networks,” U.S. National Committee (USNC) of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI) Conference, Boulder, Colorado, USA, Jan. 2013.
• J. Costantine, Y. Tawk, and C. G. Christodoulou, “Software controlled mechanically reconfigurable antennas for cognitive radio,” U.S. National Committee (USNC) of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI) Conference, Boulder, Colorado, USA, Jan. 2013.
• F. Ayoub, S. Hemmady, C. G. Christodoulou, and Y. Tawk, “Chaotic oscillator at 100 MHz,” U.S. National Committee (USNC) of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI) Conference, Boulder, Colorado, USA, Jan. 2013.
• Y. Tawk, J. Costantine, and C. G. Christodoulou, “A reconfigurable band-reject MIMO for cognitive radio,” 7th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, Gothenburg, Sweden, 8-12 April 2013, pp. 1996-1998.
• J. Costantine, Y. Tawk, and C. G. Christodoulou, “Tuning a cognitive radio antenna system with motion detection,” 7th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, Gothenburg, Sweden, 8-12 April 2013, pp. 855-858.
• Y. Tawk, C. G. Christodoulou, and J. Costantine, “Radiation and frequency reconfiguration using tilted printed monopoles,” IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (APS-URSI), Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA, 7-12 July 2013.
• Y. Tawk, F. Ayoub, C. G. Christodoulou, and J. Costantine, “A MIMO cognitive radio antenna system,” IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (APS-URSI), Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA, 7-12 July 2013.
• Y. Tawk, E. Al-Zuraiqi, C. G. Christodoulou, and J. Costantine, “Using neural networks for switch failure correction in frequency reconfigurable antenna arrays,” IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (APS-URSI), Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA, 7-12 July 2013.
• Y. Tawk, M. E. Zamudio, C. G. Christodoulou, E. Nassar, and J. Costantine, “The integration of reconfigurable filters for the matching of wideband antennas,” IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (APS-URSI), Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA, 7-12 July 2013.
• J. Costantine, Y. Tawk, and C. G. Christodoulou, “A reconfigurable antenna with a controllable ground,” IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (APS-URSI), Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA, 7-12 July 2013.
• J. Costantine, Y. Tawk, and C. G. Christodoulou, “A new quadrifilar helix antenna for space communications,” IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (APS-URSI), Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA, 7-12 July 2013.
• J. Costantine, K. Y. Kabalan, Y. Tawk, and C. G. Christodoulou, “A reconfigurable/deployable helical antenna for small satellites,” IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (APS-URSI), Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA, 7-12 July 2013.
• J. Costantine, S. Saeed, Y. Tawk, F. Ayoub, and C. G. Christodoulou, “A new reconfigurable meander line antenna,” IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (APS-URSI), Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA, 7-12 July 2013.
• G. Daou, A. Kassem, M. Hamad and C. El-Moucary, "FPGA Implementation of a Three-Way Asynchronous DDR2 Memory Controller," 2nd International Conference on Advances in Computational Tools for Engineering Applications (ACTEA), 2012, pp.334-337, Dec. 2012.
• C. El Moucary, B. El Hassan, A. Kassem, S. Mitri, J. Rehban, Y. Nemer, "Multiplexing stereo signals using digital watermarking," 2nd International Conference on Advances in Computational Tools for Engineering Applications (ACTEA), 2012, pp.24-28, Dec. 2012.
• I. Mougharbel, Z. Chehab and S. Georges, “Simulation of a Hybrid Renewable Energy System in Rural Regions”. Proceedings of the IEEE Industrial Electronics Conference (IECON 2012), Montreal, Canada, October 25 – 28, 2012.
• P. Hajje, N. Kanbar and S. Georges, “Case Study of Using LED Lamps As Energy Efficient Components”. The International Conference on Renewable Energies for Developing Countries (REDEC 2012), Beirut, November 28 – 29, 2012.
• FH. Sarieddeen, R. El Berbari, S. Imad, J. Abdel Baki, M. Hamad, R. Blanc, A. Nakib, and Y. Chenoune, “Image Clustering Framework for BAVM Segmentation in 3DRA Images: Performance Analysis”, WASET 2013 International Conference program, Dubai, UAE, 2013.