PROGRAM GUIDE 20-21 March 2017 Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates
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مؤتمر أبحاث طلبة الدراسات العليا في اﻻمارات العربية المتحدة PROGRAM GUIDE 20-21 March 2017 Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Organizer & Host by Supporting Partners UAEGSRC Table of Contents About UAE GSRC 5 Message from the Steering Committee Chair & the General 7 Chair Message from the Executive Chair 9 Message from the Organizing Committee & Technical 11 Program Committee Chair Conference Committees 13 Organizer 17 Conference Venue 19 Keynotes 21 Conference Program 25 Author-Session Index 70 3 4 About UAE GSRC Under the patronage of His Excellency Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education, the Graduate Students Research Conference (UAE GSRC) is an exciting interdisciplinary academic event that will share graduate level research being conducted at universities across the UAE and internationally. The main purpose of this conference is to provide opportunities for graduate students to share their research work and initiatives with each other, receive scholarly feedback and network professionally. The event will also enable graduate students to showcase their innovative scholarship to various sectors of industry and government, and get feedback on practical aspects that may enhance the value of their research. Prospective graduate students will be able to learn about the various research opportunities available at the participating academic institutions. www.uaegsrc.ae 5 Conference Chairs & Committees 6 Message from the Steering Committee Chair and the General Chair On behalf of the Steering Committee of the 2017 UAE Graduate Students Research Conference (GSRC), we would like to welcome our guests, speakers and participants to have a fruitful, successful and enjoyable conference. Furthermore, we would like to express our gratitude and thanks to His Excellency Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education, UAE for accepting to hold the conference under his patronage. The GSRC is an exciting interdisciplinary academic event to share the graduate level research being conducted at universities across the UAE, in particular, as well as internationally. The main purpose of this conference is to provide opportunities for graduate students to share their research work with each other, receive scholarly feedback and network professionally. The event will also enable graduate students to showcase their innovative scholarship and get feedback on practical aspects that may enhance the value of their research. Prospective graduate students will be able to learn about the various research opportunities available at the participating academic institutions. The GSRC provided an opportunity to graduate students to share their research results in specific areas under the following major tracks: - Engineering and Physical Sciences - Clinical, Pre-Clinical and Health - Life Sciences - Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences In addition to the research papers under the above tracks, the conference has keynote speakers who will address current and future issues related to challenges in various fields. The UAE GSRC is endorsed by the UAE Council of Scientists. This valuable endorsement will undoubtedly ensure the conference builds on the success it achieved to date and expand further in the future. The success of this conference is attributed to those individuals who have worked hard to ensure smooth operations before and during the event. Hence, we would like to thank the members of the Steering Committee, the Organizing Committee and Students Organizing sub- committee, the Technical Program Committee, the reviewers of the papers and session chairs. We trust you will professionally benefit from the Conference as well as enjoy it socially. Dr. Arif Al-Hammadi, Steering Committee Chair and General Chair 7 Dr. Arif Sultan Al Hammadi is currently serving in Khalifa University of Science and Technology as the Interim Executive Vice President. Dr. Arif is the chairman of the board of trustees of Emirates College of Advanced Education, a trustee at UAE water aid foundation and a board member and chair of the technology committee at Strata (Mubadala’s composite aero-structures manufacturing facility). He is also the chair of the steering committee of the UAE graduate research conference (UAE_GRC), chairman of the executive committee of the UAE advanced network for research and education (ANKABUT), the chairman of Gulf Nuclear Infrastructure Institute, the founding chair of the UAE Mobile Application Contest (UAE_MAC), Member of the Academic Committee at Zayed University and the founding chair of the UAE ICT Research Forum (UAE_ICTRF). Also he is a member of The Emirates Scientists Council, a member of The Hamdan bin Mohammed Award for Innovation in Project Management and the Minister of Interior’s Award for Scientific Research. Dr. Arif is a holder of a PhD Degree in Telecommunications which he obtained from the Queen Mary, University of London (2000 and a holder of a Bachelor Degree in Telecommunications Engineering with Honors from Etisalat University College- UAE (1994). Message from the Executive Chair On behalf of the Conference Organizing and Technical Committees, I would like to welcome you all to the 2017 UAE Graduate Students Research Conference (UAE GSRC 2017). This is the third time the annual UAE GSRC, which is dedicated to graduate students, is being held. I would like to express our gratitude and thanks to His Excellency Hussain bin Ibrahim Al Hammadi, Minister of Education, UAE for accepting to hold the conference under his patronage. I would like to take this opportunity to thank the UAE Council of Scientists for endorsing the conference. I would also like to express our gratitude to the members of the Steering Committee for their valuable support and guidance. We would like to thank Khalifa University for accepting to lead the organization of the UAE GSRC 2017. Organizing a conference brings with it many challenges particularly when it tries to cover different disciplines and involves coordination between different institutions. Therefore, the Steering, Organizing and Technical Committees were designed to include representatives from different institutions and different disciplines. We also made sure that student representatives from different levels and disciplines are involved in the organization. In order to recognize this collaborative and all-inclusive effort, we would like to express our special thanks to Khalifa University, UAE University, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, The Petroleum Institute, American University of Sharjah, Zayed University and University of Sharjah for actively engaging in the various committees and for encouraging their graduate students to participate in the UAE GSRC 2017. Special thanks go to the keynote speakers for enhancing the technical program with their expertise. We would also like to thank the graduate students who contributed by submitting papers to the conference, the Technical Program Committee members, the track chairs, and the reviewers for putting together a very interesting and stimulating technical program. I would like to express my deepest appreciation to the members of the Organizing Committee and the various volunteers for their professionalism and valuable efforts in making the 2017 UAE GSRC a success. In particular, I would like to thank the Office of Communications & Business Development as well as other entities at Khalifa University for their support. Finally, I hope that your participation in the conference will be enjoyable and rewarding. Dr. Mohammed Al-Mualla, Executive Chair 9 H.E. Dr. Mohammed Al-Mualla, Undersecretary for Higher Education Academic Affairs at the Ministry of Education, (CEng, MIET, SMIEEE) holds a PhD degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and an MSc degree in Communication Systems and Signal Processing both from the University of Bristol, U.K. He also holds a BEng degree in Communications Engineering from Etisalat College of Engineering, United Arab Emirates. Since 2000 he has been with Khalifa University where he has served in many roles including Manager of the Abu Dhabi Campus and Interim Provost and Senior Associate Provost. He is currently the Senior Vice President for Research & Graduate Studies providing leadership and strategic direction for graduate programs and for university research and its engagement with industry, and in the management of university Intellectual Property, technology transfer, and research support services. During his career, Dr Al-Mualla has contributed to the teaching, research and administration sides of the University. He has taught a range of courses and has published widely in refereed international journals and conferences. He is the author of the book “Video Coding for Mobile Communication: Efficiency, Complexity and Resilience”, Academic Press, 2002. He has contributed to curriculum and program development, and participated in, and led, many accreditation activities by both local and international bodies. He has been a member and chair of numerous University committees, boards, and panels. Dr. Al-Mualla is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of the ICT Fund and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Abu Dhabi Vocational Education and Training Institute. He is a member of the Senior Management Board of the Etisalat-British Telecom Innovation Center and chair of the Senior Management Board of the Mubadalah-KU Aerospace Innovation Center. He also served in the past on the Board of Directors of C4 Advanced Solutions and the Board of the Emirates Science