S. Dawood Sajjadi

Curriculum Vitae Email Address dawood.sajjadi @ ieee.org sajjadi @ uvic.ca Homepage Address www.sdsajjadi.ir

Personal Information Areas of Interest

l Nationality: Iranian l Date of Birth: 3/23/1982 l Marital Status: Married

• Computer Communications & Networking • Wireless Communications & Technologies • Computer Network Security & Web Security • UNIX-based Operating Systems & Embedded Systems

Education l PhD Student in Computer Science, University of Victoria (UVic), BC, Canada (2014 – Present)

Ø Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering. Ø Grade Point Average (GPA): 9/9

• M.Sc. in Communications and Network Engineering, University of Putra Malaysia (2011 – 2013) Ø Department of Computer and Communication Systems Engineering, Faculty of Engineering. Ø Thesis Title: An Adaptive Rate Allocation System to Mitigate Fairness Issues in WMNs. Ø Grade Point Average (GPA): 4/4

• B.Sc. in Computer Engineering, University of Shahid Bahonar Kerman, Iran (1999 – 2003) Ø Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering. Ø Final Project: Design & Implementation of a Speech Recognition System using AVR. Ø Grade Point Average (GPA): 3.1/4

Publications Journal & Conference Papers

1. S.Dawood Sajjadi, M. Tanha, J. Pan, “A Comparative Study of Channel Switching Latency for Conventional and SDN-based Routing in Multi-Hop Multi-Radio Wireless Mesh Networks”, Accepted paper, 13th IEEE Consumer Communications & Networking Conference (CCNC), September 2015.

2. S.Dawood Sajjadi, F. Hashim, K. H. Kwong, D. Chieng, S. C. Ng, M. Tanha, “An Adaptive Rate Allocation System to Mitigate Starvation Dilemma in Multi-Radio Multi-Hop Wireless Mesh Networks”, Published in International Journal of Wireless Personal Communications [IF: 0.979], Springer, May 2015.

3. M. Tanha, S.Dawood Sajjadi, S. Shamala, “A discrete event simulator for extensive defense mechanism for denial of service attacks analysis”, Published in American Journal of Applied Science, V9, Issue 6: 909-916, 2012.

4. S.Dawood Sajjadi, K. H. Kwong, D. Chieng, S. C. Ng, F. Hashim, “Elastic Fair Rate Allocation Scheme for Multi-Radio Wireless Mesh Networks”, Published proceeding of 24th Annual IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC), pp.2695-2700, London, England, September 2013. [DOI: 10.1109/PIMRC.2013.6666604]

5. S.Dawood Sajjadi, K. H. Kwong, F. Hashim, D. Chieng, “Design and Evaluation of a Messaging Framework for Bandwidth Allocation among End-Users in Wireless Mesh Networks”, Accepted & presented paper in IET International Conference on ICT (IETICT 2013), Beijing, China, April 2013.

6. A. Anuar, S. C. Ng, M. L. Chan, S.Dawood Sajjadi, D. Chieng, A. Ting, K. C. Lim, Y. Soo, “Effects of Rate Control, Bridging and Antenna Orientation on an IEEE 802.11n Link Performance: An Experimental Analysis”, Published proceeding of 11th IEEE Malaysia International Conference on Communications (MICC 2013), pp. 432-437, Malaysia, November 2013. [DOI: 10.1109/MICC.2013.6805868]

7. S.Dawood Sajjadi, S. Mohammadalian, F. Hashim, S. Shamala, “FLAME: a Flexible and Low-power Architecture for Wireless Mesh Networks”, Published lecture note in Qshine 2013 International conference on Heterogeneous Networking for Quality, Reliability, Security & Robustness, Greater Noida, India, January 2013. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social Informatics and Telecommunication Engineering (LNICST), Vol. 115, pp. 171, ISBN: 978-3-642-37948-2, Springer.

8. S.Dawood Sajjadi, K. K. Lo, K. H. Kwong, A. Ting, M. Abbas, F. Hashim, H. S. Lim, “An Investigation of Vegetation Effect on the Performance of IEEE 802.11n Technology at 5.18 GHz”, Published proceeding of IET International Conference on Wireless Communications and Applications (ICWCA), KL, Malaysia, October 2012. [DOI:10.1049/cp.2012.2069]

9. M. Tanha, S.Dawood Sajjadi, M. T. Abdullah, F. Hashim, “An overview of attacks against digital watermarking and their respective countermeasures”, Published proceeding of International IEEE Conference on Cyber Warfare and Digital Forensic (CyberSec), pp.265-270, KL, Malaysia, June 2012. [DOI: 10.1109/CyberSec.2012.6246095].

10. K. H. Kwong, K. K. Lo, S.Dawood Sajjadi, A. Ting, D. Chieng, M. Abbas, “Mesh Network in Tropical Rural Areas: A Feasibility Study”, Accepted & presented paper in International Conference on Electronics, Communication and Computer Science (ICECCS), Nanning, China, May 2012.

11. S.Dawood Sajjadi, S. Rostampour, M. Tanha, “New Secure and Low-cost Design for Defense in Depth Implementation Using Open Source Software”, Published proceeding of 9th IEEE Student Conference on Research and Development (SCOReD 2011), pp. 459-464, Malaysia, December 2011. [DOI: 10.1109/SCOReD.2011.6148781]

12. S.Dawood Sajjadi, M. Tanha, “Implementing a secure high visited web site by using open source softwares”, Published proceeding of First Iranian Students Scientific Conference in Malaysia, April 2011.

13. S.Dawood Sajjadi, M. Alaei, “Designing Speech Recognition System with ATmega chips“, Proc. of 7th Annual Conference on Intelligent Systems, Tehran, Iran, December 2005.

Books

1. S.Dawood Sajjadi, Ali Fathi, Mahdi Motaghi, “Linux, Network, Security“, ISBN: 978-964-377-268-0, Naghoos Press, 2014 (3rd Edition).

2. S.Dawood Sajjadi, “GNU/Linux Boot loaders Management“, ISBN: 964-96752-0-5, Ardalan Press, 2006.

Patent

1. System and Method for Providing Real-Time User Information Broadcast based on the User’s Location (Malaysia PI 2014003141), Issued in November 2014. Inventors: K.H. Kwong, S.Dawood Sajjadi, Maryam Tanha.

Passed Academic Courses (Postgraduate) 1. Research Methodology 2. Performance Modeling of Communication Networks 3. Advanced Computer Networks 4. Data Networks 5. Multimedia Information Security 6. Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) 7. Switching, Network Traffic and Quality of Service 8. Broadband and Wireless Networks 9. Overlay and Peer-to-Peer Networking 10. Computational Geometry

Grade: A (M.Sc. at UPM, Malaysia) Grade: A (M.Sc. at UPM, Malaysia) Grade: A (M.Sc. at UPM, Malaysia) Grade: A (M.Sc. at UPM, Malaysia) Grade: A (M.Sc. at UPM, Malaysia) Grade: A (M.Sc. at UPM, Malaysia) Grade: A+ (Ph.D. at UVic, Canada) Grade: A+ (Ph.D. at UVic, Canada) Grade: A+ (Ph.D. at UVic, Canada) Grade: A+ (Ph.D. at UVic, Canada)

Taught Courses • Patent and Innovation 1-day Workshop held by Mr. Robest Yong, EV-Dynamic, Malaysia, 2014. • LATEX Software, 1-day Workshop on Paper and Thesis Writing by using LATEX, UPM, March 2013. • MATLAB Workshop on Telecommunications held by IEEE, 5-day, UKM, Malaysia, 2012. • Publish and Flourish 2-day Workshop on Academic Writing and Publishing, UPM, Malaysia, 2012. • Antenna Design Principles, 3-day Workshop in MIMOS Berhad, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2011.

• Implementing Cisco Data Center Application Services (DCASI) in Fast Lane, DUBAI, 2010. • Project Management Professional (PMP) Course held by PMPIran, DPI Co., Tehran, Iran, 2010. • Information Security Management System (ISMS) Workshop held by Halcom Co., Tehran, Iran, 2010. • Astaro Certified Engineer Course (Firewall Appliance) held by Shabakeh Gostar Co., Tehran, Iran, 2010. • Cisco Certified Security Professional (CCSP) in Noora Institute, Tehran, Iran, 2009. • Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH v6) in Nanonet Institute, Tehran, Iran, 2009. • GNU/Linux System Disaster Recovery & Troubleshooting in DPI Co., Tehran, Iran, 2005-2006. • GNU/Linux Server Security Administration in DPI Co., Tehran, Iran, 2005-2006. • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) in ITC Center, Mashhad, Iran, 2004.

Skills l Operating System

Ø Experienced in Administration of UNIX Based Operating Systems (Linux – BSD – Solaris) Ø Teaching Standard Courses of Linux Operating System in Preliminary and Advanced Levels.

l Networking & Services

Ø Good Knowledge in Networking and Wi-Fi Communication Technologies (802.11[a,b,g,n,s,e]) Ø Familiar with Latest Wireless Technologies (SDR, Cognitive Radio, LTE, TVWS, 802.11ac/ad) Ø Full Experience in Installation and Configuration of Primary Network Services under Linux.

Qmail, Apache, MySQL, Samba, Squid, BIND, NTP, Iptables, OpenVPN, OpenLDAP, FreeRADIUS, Nagios, Cacti Ø Experience in Embedded Systems Configuration (Alix, Compex, Ubiquiti, Mikrotik, Gatework) Ø Experience in Design and Implementation of Wi-Fi Hotspots and Wireless Mesh Networks. Ø Experience in Configuration of Network/Security Products. (Appliance and Software) Ø Experience in Penetration Testing and Network Security Analysis. Ø Teaching Network Security Concepts and Instruments in Preliminary and Advanced Levels.

l Programming

Ø Experienced in C/C++ Programming in Linux-based environments (Eclipse, gcc, g++). Ø Professional Experience in Shell Programming & Scripting in GNU/Linux Shells. Ø Familiar with Perl/Python Programming in UNIX Based Operating Systems.

l Database

Ø Installation & Maintenance for Oracle Servers in Linux Operating Systems. Ø Installation & Maintenance of My-SQL Back-Ends in Linux Operating Systems.

• Language Ø Fluent in English (IBT TOEFL, Overall Score: 96, Exam Date: December 2013).

Reading: 23/30, Listening: 26/30, Speaking: 24/30, Writing: 23/30 Ø Persian as Mother Tongue.

• Others Ø Experienced in Research Tools and Software (LATEX, Mendeley, MS Office & MATLAB). Ø Familiar with Project Management Principals and Methodologies based on PMBOK Standard. Ø Work Effectively Independent or as Part of a Team. Ø Strong Troubleshooting and Problem Solving Skills. Ø Leadership Skills in Technical Project Planning & Scheduling.

Awards & International Certificates

• Fellowship Award for Graduate Program in Computer Science, UVic, BC, Canada, September 2014. • Outstanding Graduate Entrance Award (OGEA), University of Victoria, BC, Canada, September 2014. • UVic Graduate Award, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Victoria, BC, Canada, May 2015. • Best Technical Talk Award by popular vote of students (CSC 426/526) Class, UVic, July 2015. • Gold Award in 25th International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition (ITEX) 2014 for

invention of "RecoWave" as an Intelligent Emergency Roadside Telephone System, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2014.

• Silver Award in 25th International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition (ITEX) 2014 for invention of "UniSecure" as a Smart Policing and Security Surveillance System, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 2014.

• Ethical Hacking and Countermeasure Certification (CEH-v5) Ø Membership ID: ECC930324 Ø Exam Date: March 17, 2009 Ø Score: 93% (Passing Score: 70%)

• Linux Professional Institute Certification, (LPIC-1 & LPIC-2) Ø LPI ID: LPI000175055 Ø Verification Code (LPIC-1): gm2ge4qzwk Ø Verification Code (LPIC-2): 53bseu7kka Ø Exam Date: [LPIC-1, September 9, 2009], [LPIC2, January 8, 2010] Ø Score: 101 Exam 710 – 102 Exam 730 / 201 Exam 620 – 202 Exam 670 (Passing Score: 500)

• Astaro Firewall Certified Engineer (ACE-v7.5) Ø Exam Date: April 10, 2010

• Acknowledged by Siemens RuggedCom for Identification of an Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Vulnerability (Approved by US ICS-CERT & Siemens Ruggedcom in February 2014)

• http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-14-051-03 • Member of IEEE (MIEEE)

Membership ID: 91306121 (December 2011- Present)

Work Experience

l University of Victoria (UVic), Victoria, BC, Canada (September 2014 - Present) PhD Student/Researcher Ø PhD Student/Researcher in PANDA Lab, Department of Computer Science. Ø Teaching Assistant (TA) and Lab Instructor for Computer Science Subjects.

o Security Engineering (SENG 360), Fall 2014. o Multimedia Systems (CSC 461), Spring 2015. o Operating Systems (CSC 360), Summer 2015.

Ø Lab Administrator and Meeting Coordinator of PANDA Lab.

www.uvic.ca

l EV-Dynamic Sdn Bhd, Selangor, Malaysia. (June 2013 – August 2014) Senior Engineer [Head of Research and Applications (R&A)]

Ø Research on Design and Implementation of Communication Networks. Ø Deployment of Customized Applications for Multi-purpose Access Points. Ø Design and Implementation of Emergency Roadside Telephones (ERT) by using

ARM Processors and Open Source Software (Ubuntu Linux, Asterisk, Python, Bash) Ø Design and Implementation of Unified Security Surveillance Systems (UniSecure). Ø Teaching Linux and Open Source Foundations to Network Technical Team.

www.evd.com.my

l MIMOS Berhad, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (September 2011- June 2013) Research Assistant at Wireless Communication Cluster

Ø Research on Deployment of Wireless Mesh Networks in Rural Areas of Malaysia (Investigation of vegetation effect on IEEE 802.11n standard).

Ø Design and Configuration of Wireless Equipment (Router/AP) through Embedded Hardware Systems (Alix, Compex, Ubiquiti, Mikrotik, Gatework).

Ø Research on Construction of Wireless Mesh Networks by using IEEE 802.11n. Ø Design and Implementation of Dynamic Multi-Channel Access Point. Ø Investigation of Mesh Routing Protocols (Open11s, BATMAN, OLSR). Ø Design and Implementation of a Management Messaging Framework for WMNs.

www.mimos.my

www.dpi.ir

l Data Processing of Iran (DPI) Co. [ex-IBM], Tehran, Iran. (December 2007 – December 2010) IDC Design and Implementation Manager

Ø Technical Manager of various IT Projects. Ø Installation & Configuration of Extended Internet Data Center (IDC) Services. Ø Responsible for Design & Documentation of Internet Services. Ø Design and Implementation of Security Solutions for IDC Customers. Ø Network Services Solution Provision for IT Tenders and Customers. Ø Service Manager of DPI Internet Services (DNS/Mail/DC Monitoring).

l Pars online Co., Tehran, Iran. (June 2007 – December 2007) Senior UNIX Administrator

Ø Installation & Configuration of UNIX Servers (Linux-Solaris-BSD). Ø Maintenance of different UNIX Services Consist of

Qmail, BIND, ISC-DHCP, LAMP Servers, Plesk Web Hosting, Monitoring. Ø Support of more than 20,000 Email Customers & 1000 Domains Hosting. Ø Maintenance of Pars online IPS System in Internet Data Center. Ø Maintenance of Pars online Cache Appliances (BlueCoat products).

www.parsonline.net

l Data Processing of Iran (DPI) Co. [ex-IBM], Tehran, Iran. (March 2005 – June 2007) Designer of Network Services Ø Design & Implementation of Network Services for Internet Data Center (IDC). Ø Hardening of GNU/Linux Servers & Tuning Kernel parameters. Ø Research & Documentation of Network Services in GNU/Linux Operating Systems. Ø Gathering Subjects of GNU/Linux Educational Courses.

www.dpi.ir

l Iran Telecommunication Research Center (ITRC), Tehran, Iran (April 2006 – April 2007) Linux Technical Expert Ø Research & Documentation for Open Source Software & Databases. Ø GNU/Linux Migration Solution Provision (Migration from Windows to Linux).

l Poshtiban Niroo Co., Mashhad, Iran (June 2003 – September 2003) Technical Assistant (Degree Internship) Ø Programming Microcontroller Circuit Boards & Designing PCB Boards.

www.pnkrec.ir

Professional Research Projects • Projects done in EV-Dynamic/Recogine Technology.

Ø Design and Implementation of an Intelligent Emergency Roadside Telephone System (RecoWave) for Highways and Smart Cities to Provide latest Traffic/Roads Information for Drivers/Passengers.

Ø Design and Implementation of a Smart Policing and Security Surveillance System (UniSecure). • Projects done in MIMOS Berhad/UPM.

Ø Design and Implementation of a Wi-Fi Mesh (802.11n/e) Network for Video-Streaming (Video-Mesh). Ø Conducting Literature Survey on Implementation of Wireless Mesh Networks (WMN) based on

IEEE 802.11 Standards in non-Urban and Rural Areas. Ø Performing Field Measurement to Explore the Vegetation Effect on Operation of WMNs (802.11n) in

Tropical Rural Areas of Malaysia (Jelebu, UPM Bukit Expo, TPM). Ø Configuration of different Embedded Systems (Alix, Compex, Ubiquiti, Mikrotik, Gatework) for

Implementation of Wi-Fi Equipment e.g. AP and Mesh Router using OpenWRT Linux. Ø Research and Investigation of Popular Mesh Routing Protocols in Multi-hop Test-bed Environment to Evaluate their Features and Functionalities e.g. Open802.11s, BATMAN-advanced, OLSR. Ø Investigation of Latency Improvement in Multi-hop WMNs by Dynamic Manipulation of Queue Size. Ø Design and Development of a Dynamic Multi-Channel System for Simultaneous Switching of Access

Point and Wi-Fi Stations to a Less-Congested Channel by using Voyage Linux and Bash Scripting. Ø Design and Development of a Centralized Management & Messaging Framework by using ICMP

Protocol, Ubuntu Linux (Server Edition) and C Programming on a Multi-Hop/Multi-Radio Wi-Fi Mesh which was presented in MIMOS RMTR, December 2012.

Ø Research works on Multicast Video Streaming in Wireless Mesh Networking. Ø Customizing IEEE 802.11e (WMM) Parameters through Standard Linux Kernel to Improve Video

Quality. Ø Knowledge Transfer Workshop on Configuration of Wireless Mesh Networks by using OpenWRT

Linux in UTAR University, Kampar, Malaysia (November 2012). Ø Preparation of One Journal and Three Conference Papers on Deployment of Wireless Mesh Networks.

Teaching & Seminars Experiences 1. Linux Foundation & Open Source Network Services Course, Recogine Technology Sdn Bhd, 2013. 2. Technical Expert in Live TV Programs, Tehran/Education TV Network, 2010. 3. Linux Administration & Networking Course, Tebyan Internet Data Center, Tehran, Iran, 2010. 4. Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) Course, Noora Security Institute, Tehran, Iran, 2010. 5. Linux Administration & Networking Course, National South Oil Corporation, Ahwaz, Iran, 2009. 6. Linux Administration & Networking Course, Khouzestan ICT Corporation, Ahwaz, Iran, 2009. 7. Linux Administration & Networking Course, Sina Bank, Tehran, Iran, 2008. 8. Linux Concepts & Administration Course, Rahyaft Fanavari Institute, Tehran, Iran, 2007. 9. Linux Fundamentals for Lecturers of University of Applied Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2007. 10. Linux Administration & Networking Course, BIPC Petrochemical Company, Mahshahr, Iran, 2006. 11. Linux Networking Course, DPI University, Tehran, Iran, 2006. 12. Linux Concepts & Administration Course, DPI University, Tehran, Iran, 2005. 13. Speech in E-Government Seminar on Open Source Network Security, Sharif University, Tehran, Iran, 2006. 14. Speech in National Conference on Information and Communications Security, Iran, Ahwaz, 2010. 15. Speech in Iran Telecommunication Research Center on Open Source Network Services, Tehran, Iran, 2006. 16. Speech in COMEX 2007 Festival on Roles of Open Source Software in IT, Mashhad, Iran, 2007. 17. Speech in IT Cultural Center of Tehran Municipality on Linux and Open Source, Tehran, Iran, 2007. 18. Speech in IT Cultural Center of Tehran Municipality on Data Center Security, Tehran, Iran, 2009. 19. Speech in Iran Computer Association on Open Source Software, Tehran, Iran, 2008. 20. Speech in Telecom Co. of Khuzestan Province on Data Center Security, Ahwaz, Iran, 2009. 21. Linux Workshop, Technical & Vocational Training Organization of Khouzestan, Ahwaz, Iran, 2008. 22. Linux Seminar & Workshop, Elecomp Festival in IT, Tehran, Iran, 2006. 23. Linux Seminar & Workshop, Business Room of Kerman, Kerman, Iran, 2006-2007. 24. Linux Seminar for Computer Engineering Students, Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran, 2008. 25. Teaching Assistantship for Microprocessor & Internet Engineering, Shahid Bahonar University, Iran, 2003-

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References

• Dr. Jianping Pan, Full Professor at University of Victoria, BC, Canada. pan@uvic.ca • Dr. Fazirulhisyam Hashim, Senior Lecturer at University of Putra Malaysia. fazirul@eng.upm.edu.my • Dr. K. H. Kwong, Senior Manager at EV-Dynamic Sdn Bhd, Malaysia. khkwong@evd.com.my • Dr. David Chieng, Head of Smart Dev. Research at MIMOS Berhad, Malaysia. ht.chieng@mimos.my