Mohammad Abu Shattal

Mobile Phone: +1 (269)779-8145 Business Email: abushattal.1@osu.edu

Address: 2015 Neil Avenue Personal Email: abushattal@ieee.org
Columbus, OH 43210 Website: http://www.abushattal.com

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Wireless Communications, Vehicular Networks, Cognitive Radio Networks,
Dynamic Spectrum Access, and Internet-of-Things.

EDUCATION
Dec 2017 Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering - Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI, USA.
Dissertation Title: Bio-Socially Inspired Strategies in Support of Dynamic Spectrum Access:
An Evolutionary Game Theory Perspective

Jun 2011 MS. in Communications Engineering - Mutah University

AlKarak, Jordan.
Thesis title: Bluetooth Data Exchange over WLAN 802.11b: Analysis and Simulation of
Bluetooth WLAN Integrated Network

Jun 2006 B.Sc. in Computer Engineering - Yarmouk University

Irbid, Jordan.

WORK EXPERIENCE
Aug 2019 - The Ohio State University - Columbus, OH
Present Senior Lecturer - Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Mar 2018 - The Ohio State University - Columbus, OH

Aug 2019 Post Doctoral Researcher - Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (1 12 year)

Oct 2014 - Western Michigan University - Kalamazoo, MI

Dec 2017 Research Assistant - Computer Science Department (+3 years)

Sep 2011 - Al-Hussein Bin Talal University - Ma’an, Jordan

Sep 2013 Lecturer - Communications Engineering Department (2 years)

Feb 2007 - Al-Hussein Bin Talal University - Ma’an, Jordan

Sep 2011 Lab Supervisor and Technician - Computer Engineering Department (5 years)

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REFEREED JOURNAL ARTICLES
1. J. Delong, J. T. Johnson, M. Abu Shattal, “A Method for Terminating Radar Integrations When Observing
Clutter Targets," Submitted, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters (IEEE GRSL), August 2020.

2. D. Thuan Do, M. S. VAN Nguyun, A. Silva, G. Manogaran, M. Abu Shattal, “Performance Analysis of
Clustering Car-Following V2X Communication System with Wireless Powered Non-Orthogonal Multiple
Access," Submitted, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, July 2020.

3. D. Thuan Do, Anh-Tu Le, A. Silva, R. Kharel, M. Abu Shattal, “Hybrid Satellite-Terrestrial Relay Net-
work: Proposed Model and Application of Power Splitting Multiple Access", Accepted, MDPI Sensors, July
2020.

4. M. Abu Shattal, A. Wisniewska, B. Khan, A. Al-Fuqaha, K. Dombrowski, “Bio-Socially Inspired Dynamic

Spectrum Access in Support of Infotainment Applications in VANETs,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular
Technology, 2018.

5. M. Abu Shattal, A. Wisniewska, A. Al-Fuqaha, B. Khan, K. Dombrowski, “Evolutionary Game Theory

Perspective on Dynamic Spectrum Access Etiquette,” IEEE Access, 2018.

6. A. Wisniewska, M. Abu Shattal, B. Khan, A. Al-Fuqaha, K. Dombrowski, “From Blindness to Foraging

to Sensing to Sociality: An Evolutionary Perspective on Cognitive Radio Networks,” Springer–Mobile
Networks and Applications, 2017.

7. M. Abu Shattal, A. Al-Qawasmi, “The Effect of Interference on Bluetooth Data Exchange over WLAN,"
WSEAS Transactions on Communications, 2012.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS
1. J. Delong, M. Abu Shattal, A. O’Brien, C. D. Ball, J. T. Johnson, G. E. Smith, “Fully Adaptive Cloud Pro-
filing Radar Simulation,” IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium 2019 (IEEE
IGARSS 2019), Yokohama, Japan, July 28 - August 2, 2019.

2. A. O’Brien, G. E. Smith, C. Ball, J. DeLong, R. Linnabary, M. Abu Shattal, J. T. Johnson, “Multiplatform

Mission Planning and Operations Simulation Environment for Next Generation Small Satellite Missions,”,
33rd Annual Conference on Small Satellites, AIAA/Utah State University, August 3-8, 2019.

3. C. D. Ball, G. E. Smith, A. O’Brien, J. T. Johnson, J. Delong, M. Abu Shattal, R. Linnabary, “Simula-

tion Toolset for Adaptive Remote Sensing,” IEEE National Aerospace and Electronics Conference (IEEE
NAECON 2019), Dayton, OH, USA, July 15 - 19, 2019.

4. A. Wisniewska, M. Abu Shattal, B. Khan, A. Al-Fuqaha, K. Dombrowski, “Emergence of pecking order in

social Cognitive Radio societies,” The 3rd IEEE INFOCOM Workshop on Advances in Software Defined
and Context-Aware Cognitive Networks 2018 (IEEE SCAN 2018), Honolulu, Hawaii, April 15-19, 2018

5. M. Abu Shattal, A. Al-Fuqaha, B. Khan, A. Wisniewska, K. Dombrowski, “Evolution of Bio-Socially

Inspired Strategies in Support of Dynamic Spectrum Access ,” IEEE International Conference on Commu-
nications (ICC) 2017, Workshop on Flexible Networks (FlexNets), Paris, France, May 21-25, 2017.

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 6. A. Wisniewska, B. Khan, A. Al-Fuqaha, K. Dombrowski, M. Abu Shattal, “When Brands fight over
Bands: Sociality in the Cognitive Radio Ecosystem,” IEEE International Conference on Communications
(ICC) 2017, Cognitive Radio and Networks Symposium, Paris, France, May 21-25, 2017.

7. A. Wisniewska, B. Khan, A. Al-Fuqaha, K. Dombrowski, M. Abu Shattal, “Evolutionary pressures in

emerging societies of secondary users in cognitive radio networks,” Best Paper, 10th EAI International
Conference on Bio-inspired Information and Communications Technologies (BICT), Hoboken, New
Jersey, March 15-16, 2017.

8. A. Wisniewska, B. Khan, A. Al-Fuqaha, K. Dombrowski, M. Abu Shattal, “Social Deference and Hunger
as Mechanisms for Starvation Avoidance in Cognitive Radio Societies,” The 12th International Wireless
Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IEEE IWCMC 2016), Machine-to-Machine Com-
munications (M2M) & Internet of Things (IoT) Workshop, Paphos, Cyprus, September 5–9, 2016.

UNDER-REVIEW ARTICLES
1. M. Abu Shattal, A. Al-Fuqaha, B. Khan, A. Wisniewska, K. Dombrowski, “A Commodity WiFi Testbed for
Exploring Bio-Socially Inspired Spectrum Access Schemes in Cognitive Radio Networks,” To be submitted,
IEEE Communications Magazine.

2. A. Wisniewska, M. Abu Shattal, B. Khan, A. Al-Fuqaha, K. Dombrowski, “The Evolution of Inter-Brand

Dynamics in the Cognitive Radio Ecosystem” To be submitted, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing.

3. M. Abu Shattal, A. Wisniewska, A. Al-Fuqaha, B. Khan, K. Dombrowski, “Dominance Hierarchy in

Support of Dynamic Spectrum Access for the Internet of Things Communities” To be submitted, IEEE
Internet of Things Journal

POSTERS
1. G. E. Smith, C. Ball, J. Delong, M. Abu Shattal, R. Linnabary, J. Johnson, “Multi-platform Mission Plan-
ning and Operations Simulation Environment for Next Generation Small Satellite Missions," American
Meteorologist Meeting (AMS) Annual Meeting, Boston, 12-20 January, 2020.

2. G. Smith, C. Ball, J. Delong, M. Abu Shattal, R. Linnabary, J. T. Johnson, “Multiplatform Mission

Planning and Operations Simulation Environment for Next Generation Small Satellite Missions,” Pre-
Conference Posters Session I, Small Satellite Conference, Utah State University, Logan, UT, 2019.

3. J. Delong, M. Abu Shattal, G. E. Smith, “STARS: A Software Simulation Toolkit for Adaptive Sensing,”
Consortium on Electromagnetics and Radio Frequencies (CERF 2018), The Ohio State University, Elec-
troScience Laboratory, Columbus, Ohio, August 7, 2018.

4. G. E. Smith, Victor Raviart, M. Abu Shattal, A. E. Mitchell, “Radar Aided Yield Mapping,” Consortium
on Electromagnetics and Radio Frequencies (CERF 2018), The Ohio State University, ElectroScience
Laboratory, Columbus, Ohio, August 7, 2018.

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ACADEMIC SERVICE
Editor

1. Executive Guest Editor, The Open Transportation Journal, 2020.

Special Issue:“Recent Advances in Cognitive and Learning systems for Intelligent Transportation Systems."

Peer Reviewer

1. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology Journal (IEEE TVT).

2. IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (IEEE T-ITS).

3. IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking (IEEE TCCN).

4. IEEE Access Journal.

5. IEEE Communications Letters.

6. IEEE Wireless Communications Letters.

7. ELSEVIER Computer Communications Journal.

8. MDPI Sensors Journal.

9. MDPI Electronics Journal.

10. MDPI Applied Sciences Journal.

11. MDPI Entropy Journal.

12. MDPI Symmetry Journal.

13. MDPI Atmosphere Journal.

14. WILEY Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Journal.

15. Journal of Communications Software and Systems.

16. International Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering (IJECE).

17. Telecommunication Computing Electronics and Control (TELKOMNIKA) Journal.

18. Advanced Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Scientific Journal.

19. The Hilltop Review Journal, Western Michigan University.

20. IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (IEEE ISCC 2017).

21. International Conference on Future Networks and Communications (FNC 2016).

TPC Member

1. IEEE Workshop on Microwave Theory and Techniques in Wireless Communications (IEEE MTTW
2020), Riga, Latvia, 1-2 October 2020.

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 2. The 3rd International Conference on Advanced Communication Technologies and Networking (Comm-
Net 2020), Virtual, September 4-6, 2020.

3. The 35th International Conference on Information Networking (ICOIN), Bangkok, Kingdom of Thai-
land, January 13–16, 2021.

4. The Second International Conference on Big Data and Advanced Wireless Technologies (BDAW 2020),
United Kingdom, July 9-10, 2020.

5. IEEE 7th International Conference on Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Informatics (EECSI
2020), Yogyakarta, Indonesia, September 23–25, 2020.

6. The 11th International Conference on Broadband Communications, Networks, and Systems (BROAD-
NETs 2020), Qingdao, People’s Republic of China, October 23–24, 2020.

7. IEEE 89th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC 2019) – Wireless Networks: Protocols, Security and
Services, Kualalampur, Malaysia, 28 April–1 May, 2019.

8. The 2nd International Conference on Computer Applications Information Security (ICCAIS 2019),
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 19–21 March, 2019.

9. The 3rd International Symposium on Electrical and Electronics Engineering (ISEE 2019), Ho Chi Minh
City, Vietnam, October 10-12, 2019

10. IEEE 88th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC 2018) – Wireless Networks: Protocols, Security and
Services, Chicago, USA, 27–30 August, 2018.

11. The 14th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC 2018)
– Smart Cities and Connected Communities Symposium, Limassol, Cyprus, June 25 – 29, 2018.

12. The 9th International Conference on Broadband Communications, Networks, and Systems (BROAD-
NETs 2018), Faro, Portugal, September 19–20, 2018.

13. The 3rd International Conference on Information Technology, Information Systems and Electrical En-
gineering (ICITISEE 2018), Yogyakarta, Indonesia, November 13–14, 2018.

14. The 7th International Conference on Information Technology and e-Services (ICITES 2018), Sousse,
Tunisia, October 9–11, 2018.

15. The International Conference on Advanced Communication Technologies and Networking (CommNet
2018) – Networking and Cloud Infrastructure Track. Marrakech, Morocco, April 2-4, 2018.

16. The International Conference on Internet of Things and Smart Manufacturing (IoTSM 2018), Imperial
College London, London, UK, September 5–6, 2018.

17. The 17th International Conference on Networks (ICN 2018), Athens, Greece, April 22–26, 2018.

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE
The Ohio State University - Senior Lecturer
- Computer Networking Course (CSE3461)
Sections I-IV Autumn 2019, Section I-II Fall 2020, and Summer 2020.
- Systems I Course (CSE2421)
Fall 2020 and Summer 2020.

Western Michigan University - Teaching Assistant

- Embedded Venture Project Course (Spring 2016).
- Advanced Computer Networks Course (Spring 2016).

Al-Hussein Bin Talal University - Lecturer

- Analog Communications (Fall 2011, Spring 2012).
- Advanced Communication Systems (Fall 2011, Spring 2012).
- Mobile Communications (Fall 2012, Summer 2012-2013, Spring 2012-2013).
- Computer Networks (Fall 2012, Summer 2012-2013, Spring 2012-2013).
- Graduation Project I & II (All Semesters, Fall 2011 - Summer 2013).
- Digital Communications Lab (Spring 2012).
- Communications Systems Lab (Spring 2012).

Al-Hussein Bin Talal University - Lab Supervisor

- Digital Logic Design Lab (Spring 2007–Fall 2008).
- Electrical Circuits Lab (Spring 2007–Fall 2008).
- Electronics I & II Lab (Spring 2009–Fall 2010).
- Digital Electronics Lab (Spring 2009–Fall 2010).
- Microprocessors and Assembly Programming Lab (Spring 2009–Fall 2010).
- Computer Interfacing Lab (Spring 2010–Fall 2011).
- Computer Maintenance Lab (Spring 2010–Fall 2011).

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Post Doctoral Researcher - The Ohio State University (2018-Present)
Project: Enabling Multi-Platform Mission Planning and Operations Simulation Environments for Adaptive
Remote Sensors.
A $1.2M multi-university collaborative project funded by the NASA for designing, implementing and
optimizing Cognitive Radar System and Remote Sensing open source framework. The work includes
designing and prototyping Pulse-Doppler Radar system using USRP X310 Hardware, Gnu Radio Com-
panion, Python, C++, and Ubuntu Linux Platform.

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 Research Assistant - Western Michigan University (2014-2017)
Project: Applying Behavioral-Ecological Network Models to Enhance Distributed Spectrum Access in Cog-
nitive Radio.
A $500K multi-university collaborative project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) for
analyzing systems and designing solutions for Dynamic Spectrum Access and Cognitive Radio. The
work includes theoretical analysis using Evolutionary Game Theory, network simulation using ns-3,
network emulation using Atheros WiFi and and practical experimenting of WLAN and VANET systems.

STUDENT MENTORING
Research Advisor: Victor Raviart, Visiting Scholar, The Ohio State University. B.Sc. Student, Space &
Telecommunications Systems Engineering, French Civil Aeronautic University, Toulouse, France.

Research Advisor: Nasser Taleb, Destination Ohio State University (DOSU) Program. B.Sc. Student,
Electrical Engineering, The Ohio State University.

HONORS AND AWARDS

Western Michigan University - Graduate Student Research Award, 2016.

Ministry of Higher Education, Ranked 9th in the University Achievement Exam - Computer Engineering
Class, Jordan 2006.

COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Judge, The 34rd Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum, Ohio Union, The Ohio State University,
Columbus, OH, February 28, 2020.

Judge, The 7th Annual HackOHI/O Hackathon, Ohio Union, The Ohio State University, Columbus,
OH, February 14, 2020.

Judge, The 33rd Edward F. Hayes Graduate Research Forum, Ohio Union, The Ohio State University,
Columbus, OH, March 1, 2019.

Judge, The Buckeye Science and Engineering Fair (BSEF), Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS), Colum-
bus, OH, April 6, 2019.

CERTIFICATIONS
Microsoft Certified Trainer (MCT), 2012.

Microsoft Certified System Administrator (MCSA), 2009.

Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), 2006.

MEMBERSHIPS
IEEE Member, 2018-Present.

National Postdoctoral Association, 2018-Present.

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 IEEE Student Member, 2015-2018.

ACM Student Member, SIG on Data Communication (SIGCOMM), 2017.

Teaching Assistant Union (TAU), 2016.

Jordanian Engineering Association (JEA), 2006.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Engineering Toolkits
GNU Radio and Ettus USRP: Design and implementation of Indoor Localization System, Statistical
Signal Processing, and Cognitive Radar System.
Network Simulator (ns-3): Simulation and emulation of Ethernet, WLAN and VANETs.
MATLAB: Signal Processing, Image Processing and Communications Toolboxes.
VHDL and Xilinx ISE: Digital design & prototyping using VHDL and Xilinx FPGA.

Programming Languages
Python: GUI Applications, simulation, data Analysis, and visualization.
C/C++: Developing embedded systems using Texas Instruments CC3200 microcontrollers.
Visual C# .NET: Developing desktop and web forms to enable data access.
Software Toolkits: Git, Docker, QT Creator, Visual Studio, and PyCharm.

Operating Systems and Applications

Linux Platforms: Ubuntu, Fedora, Centos
Database Systems: Oracle 10g, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL Server.
Microsoft Systems: Windows Operating Systems, Microsoft Office, and Visio.

LANGUAGES
Arabic: Native Language.

English: Fluent in reading, writing, and speaking.

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