Montasir Qasymeh, Ph.D.

, IEEE SM
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, 59911
Phone Number: +971-050948410
E-mail: montasir.qasymeh@adu.ac.ae

HIGHLIGHTS
 Published several peer-reviewed
papers in prestigious journals,
including recent sole-authored
IEEE journals.
 Taught 16 different electrical
engineering courses.
 Developed the graduate research
scholarships process at Abu Dhabi
University.
 Developed three advanced graduate
electrical engineering courses.
 Contributed to the development of the Master
of Electrical and Computer Engineering
program at Abu Dhabi University and co-
authored a self-study report.
 IEEE Senior Member.
 Contributed to the ABET accreditation
process at Abu Dhabi University, and co-
authored a self-study report.
 Developed solid theoretical and experimental
research skills.

OBJECTIVES
To define and supervise cutting-edge research projects in the field of optics and photonics, supervise postgraduate
students, teach electrical engineering courses and establish the Advanced Photonics Laboratory (APL).

RESEARCH INTERESTS
Terahertz and Microwave photonics, plasmonic devices and nano-optics.

EDUCATION
September, 2005 – June, 2010
PhD in Electrical Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
Thesis: Applications of Kerr Electro-Optical and All-Optical Effects in Photonic Structures
Supervisors: Prof. Michael Cada and Dr. Sergey A. Ponomarenko

September, 2004 – September, 2005

Masters Degree in Optical Communication and Photonic Technologies, Politecnico di Torino, Turin Italy

September, 1998 – June, 2003

Bachelor of Electrical and Communication Engineering, Mutah University, Jordan

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
September, 2016 – Present
Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Abu Dhabi University, UAE
Responsible for teaching, researching and providing academic services. Teaching activities include
preparing and delivering courses according to ABET criteria. Research activities include producing original
research and supervising student projects. Academic services include participating in department, college
and university committees, contributing to new programs, such as the Masters in Electrical Engineering,
contributing to ABET accreditation and reviewing technical manuscripts, conferences and grants.

October, 2011 – August, 2016

Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, Abu Dhabi University, UAE
The responsibilities of this position were similar to those elaborated above for the associate professor position.

September, 2010 – September

2011

Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Ottawa, Canada

Responsibilities included experimental and theoretical research. The research mainly focused on modeling
and generating experimental microwave signals using optical techniques. Tunable and low phase noise
microwave signals were generated and the findings were published in reputable scientific journals.

September, 2005 – June,

2010

Research and Teaching Assistant, Dalhousie University, Canada

Responsibilities included supporting graduate and undergraduate students, supervising the photonics
applications laboratory at Dalhousie University, performing original research in the area of nonlinear
photonics and providing tutorials for electrical engineering undergraduate students.

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Hardware
 Femtosecond laser systems, pulse analyzers, optical vector analyzer, optical spectrum
analyzers and the Fiber Bragg grating fabrication system (Innova 300C frequency-doubled
ion laser), in addition to all other fundamental optical laboratory equipment and operations.
 Atomic force microscopy (AFM), nanonics imaging systems (dry cell/ liquid cell),
near field microscopy (NSOM).

Programming languages and CAD

 MATLAB, FORTRAN, Assembly, OptSim (optical transmission system simulator),
microwave office.

SCHOLARSHIPS, GRANTS AND INTERNSHIPS

 Received the Center of Excellence ADU research fund for two projects with a sum of AED
150000, Abu Dhabi University, 2015.

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  Received a seed funding internal research grant while studying at Abu Dhabi University in
September 2014.
 Included in the inventory of approved candidates for the Visiting Fellowship in Canadian
Government Laboratories with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council
of Canada (NSERC), 2010.
 MITACS Elevate Postdoctoral Fellowship, School of Information Technology and
Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, 2010.
 Received five successive research scholarships from the Electrical and Computer
Engineering Department at Dalhousie University from 2005–2009, especially more than
$100,000 in support of my research.
 MITACS Accelerate Internship, in collaboration with the IC Litewaves Inc., Halifax, Canada, 2006.
 Research Internship to Dalhousie University, in collaboration with Politecnico di Torino,
Halifax, Canada, 2005.
 TopMid Scholarship, Politecnico di Torino, Turin Italy, 2004.

TEACHING AND COURSES

Taught the following graduate Courses at Abu Dhabi University
 ECE 682 Nano-Optics and its Application (Developed)
 ECE 634 Optoelectronic Devices and Circuits (Developed)
 ECE 510 Advanced Communication Systems (Developed and taught for the first time)
Taught the following undergraduate courses at Abu Dhabi University
 EEN338 Electromagnetic Fields and Waves
 EEN 430 Radiowave Propagation
 EEN336 Communication Systems
 EEN 435 Wireless Communication
 EEN335 Introduction to Communication
 CEN 304 Electronic Devices and Components
 EEN 360 Electronics
 CEN 201 Electric Circuit I
 CEN 220 Electric Circuit II
 CEN 200 Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering
 EEN 210 Digital Circuits
 EEN 450 Project Design
 EEN330 Random Signals and Noise
 CIV 402 Engineering Ethics
 CEN 320 Signals and Systems
 GEN 200 Engineering Economy
Taught the following courses at Dalhousie University as a teaching assistant
 Optical Communications
 Analog Communications

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  Optoelectronics
 Electromagnetism
 Antenna and Wave Propagations

Supervised of the following masters’ Theses

 Neelam Riaz, “Graphene Applications for Tunable Photonic Devices,” in progress.
 Mohammad Khuya, “Electromagnetic properties of graphene platforms,” in progress.
Committee member of the following masters’ Theses
 Samr Ali “Early Detection of Diabetic Retinopathy in Optical Coherence Tomography
Images with Convolutional Neural Networks,” Defended June, 2017.
 Yasmina Al Kalil “A Gamification Framework for Skill-based Learning Outcomes with Feedback
using Problem Solving as a Service and Augmented Reality,” Defended June, 2017.
 Ihsan Melhem “Robust Global Motion Segmentation using Deep Learning for Outliers
Elimination,” Defended June, 2017.
 Ahmed Sweleh, “RSSI Verification based Smart Parking System for Indoor and
Outdoor Lots, ” Defended June, 2017.
Supervised the following undergraduate projects
 Non-destructive microwave evaluation systems (three undergraduate students). This
project won the first place in the category of Industrial and Mechanical Systems of Think
Science 2017 competition, Dubai, April 20, 2017.
 Location-based advertising using Li-Fi technology (four undergraduate students). This
project won the third place of Smart Systems category of the Think Science 2017
Competition, Dubai, April 20, 2017.
 Piezoelectric energy harvester (three undergraduate students)
 Metal detector robot (four undergraduate students)
 Jamming device with interface (four undergraduate students)
 Reconfigurable smart antenna (three undergraduate students)
 Pulse oximeter (three undergraduate students)
 Smart cell phone detector (three undergraduate students)
 Remote monitoring of vital signs without body instrumentation (three students)
 Li-fi (five undergraduate students)

PUBLICATIONS
Journal articles
1. Montasir Qasymeh, “Giant Amplification of Terahertz Waves in Nonlinear Graphene
Layered Medium, IEEE Photonic Technology Letters, under reversion.
2. Montasir Qasymeh, “Phase-Matched Coupling and Frequency Conversion of Terahertz
Waves in a Nonlinear Graphene Waveguides,” IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology,
vol.35, no.9, pp.1654- 1662, 2017.
3. Montasir Qasymeh, “Terahertz Waves Generation in Nonlinear Plasmonic Waveguides,”
IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, vol. 52, no. 4, 2016.

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 4. Montasir Qasymeh “Photorefractive Effect in Plasmonic Waveguides,” IEEE Journal of
Quantum Electronics, vol. 50, no. 5, pp.327–333, 2014.
5. Montasir Qasymeh “Terahertz Generation in an Electrically Biased Optical Fiber: A Theoretical
Investigation,” International Journal of Optics, vol. 2012, pp. 486–849, 2012.
6. Montasir Qasymeh, Wangzhe Li, and Jianping Yao, “Frequency-Tunable Microwave
Generation Based on Time-Delayed Optical Combs,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave
Theory and Techniques, vol. 59, no.11, pp.298–2993, 2011.
7. Michael Cada and Montasir Qasymeh, “Nonlinear Periodic Structures with Spatially-Modulated
Electric Field,” Adv. Sci. Eng. Med. Vol.3, pp. 26–29, 2011.
8. Shadi Shehadeh, Michael Cada, Montasir Qasymeh, and Yuan Ma, “Multi-Stable Cascaded
Optical Resonators for Deflection Sensors,” IEEE Sensors Journal, vol.9, no. 99, pp. 1, 2011.
9. Montasir Qasymeh, Sergey Ponomarenko, and Michael Cada, “Ultrashort Pulse Polarization
Control in Silicon Waveguides,” Optics Express, vol. 17, no. 2, pp. 1795–1805, 2009.
10. Montasir Qasymeh, Michael Cada, and Sergey Ponomarenko “Quadratic Electric-Optic
Kerr Effect: Applications to Photonic Devices,” IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics, vol.
44, no. 8, pp. 740–747, 2008. (Featured in the vertical news, Oct 15, 2008).
11. Michael Cada, Montasir Qasymeh, and Jaromir Pistora “Electrically and Optically Controlled
Cross-polarized Wave Conversion,” Optics Express, vol. 16, no. 5, pp. 3083–3100, 2008.
12. Mengdi Li, Sergey Ponomarenk, Montasir Qasymeh, and Michael Cada, “Electronic
Control of Soliton Power Transfer in Silicon Nanocrystal Waveguides,” Optics Express,
vol.16, no. 13, pp. 9587– 9594, 2008.
Book chapters
13. Montasir Qasymeh, “Nanoplasmonic Waveguides Filled with Electo-Optical Materials:
Theory and Applications” in book entitled Nanoplasmonics - Fundamentals and Applications
In Tech, ISBN 978-953-51-5231-6, June 21, 2017.
14. Michael Cada, Montasir Qasymeh, and Jarmomir Pistora, “Optical Wave Propagation in
Kerr media,” in the book entitled Wave Propagation Theories and Applications InTech, ISBN
978-953-51-0979-2, Feb 13, 2013.
Conference proceedings
15. Montasir Qasymeh, “Graphene Terahertz Waveguide Filled with LiNbO3,” Nonlinear Optics,
Optical Society of America Topical Meeting, Hawaii, USA, July 2017.
16. Montasir Qasymeh, “Terahertz Generation in Metal-LiNbO3-Metal Plasmonic Nanostructure,”
Advanced Photonics, Optical Society of America topical meeting, Vancouver, Canada, 2016.
17. Montasir Qasymeh, “Doped Metal-LiNbO3-Metal Plasmonic Waveguides,” 5th International
Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, Singapore, May 2014.
18. Montasir Qasymeh, “Terahertz Generation in an Electrically Assisted Optical Fiber,” International
Conference on Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Shanghai China, August 2012.
19. Montasir Qasymeh, Sergey Ponomarenko, and Michael Cada, “Photorefractive Silicon Waveguides:
A Theoretical Investigation,” Nonlinear Photonics, Optical Society of America, Karlsruhe,
Germany, July 2010.
20. Shadi Shehadeh, Michael Cada, Yuan Ma, and Montasir Qasymeh, “Application of Optical Multi-
Stability to Deflection Sensors,” Proceeding of the World Congress on Engineering and
Computer Science, WCECS 2009, San Francisco, USA, Oct. 2009.

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 21. Shadi Shehadeh, Michael Cada, Montasir Qasymeh, and Yuan Ma, “Cascaded Linear and
Nonlinear Optical Resonators: Towards a Smart Deflection Sensor,” CMC Annual
Symposium 2009, Ottawa, Canada, October 2009.
22. Montasir Qasymeh and Michael Cada, “Re-Configurable All-optical Devices Based on
Electrically Controlled CPC,” International Semiconductor Device Research Symposium,
College Park, MD, USA, December 2007.
23. Montasir Qasymeh, Michael Cada and Sergey Ponomarenko, “Photonic Devices Based on
Programmable Optical Nonlinearity: Tunable Bragg Grating,” Nonlinear Photonics, Optical
Society of America, Quebec City, Canada, September 2007.
24. Jarmomir Pistora, Jaroslav Vlcek, Micheal Cada and Montasir Qasymeh, “TiRE of 2D
Binary Grating with Combined Fe-SiO2 Dots,” Nonlinear Photonics, Optical Society of
America, Quebec City, Canada, September 2007.
25. Montasir Qasymeh, M. Cada, S. Ponomarenko, J. Pistora, and J. Vleck, “Application of Dc-Electric
Field Assistance to Optical Multi-stability,” 11 th International Symposium on Microwave and
Optical Technology, Rome, Italy, December 2017. (Extended to a journal paper published in the
International Journal of Microwave and Optical Technology, vol. 3, no. 3, pp. 377–381, 2008)
Non-refereed contributions
26. Montasir Qasymeh, “Nanoplasmonic Waveguides Filled with Lithium Niobate,”Applied
Science, Management, and Technology, Dubai, UAE, April 2017.
27. Montasir Qasymeh, “Thin-Film Solar Cells Integrated with Smart Windows: Design and
implementation in UAE,” The Fourth Abu Dhabi University Annual Research Conference, Abu Dhabi
University, Abu Dhabi,UAE, 2016.
28. Montasir Qasymeh, “Plasmonics: Principles and Advances,” The Third Abu Dhabi
University Annual Research Conference, Abu Dhabi University, Abu Dhabi, UAE 2015.
29. Michael Cada, Montasir Qasymeh, and Sergey Pononarenko, “Kerr-based All-Optical and
Electro-Optical Effects,” Invited Seminar, Technical University of Valencia, Spain, January 2010.
30. Montasir Qasymeh, “Integrated Photonic Devices,” IRM General Meeting, Dalhousie University,
Halifax, Canada, June 2006.

ACADEMIC SERVICES
Contributed to the following services at Abu Dhabi University
 Developed graduate research scholarships at Abu Dhabi University for the first time and
managed the launch of the first funded batch of Masters’ students in 2016.
 Contributed to the development of a strategic plan (goals and objectives) for the College of
Engineering at Abu Dhabi University from 2017–2021, and contributed to establishing an action plan.
 Contributed to the development of the Master of Electrical and Computer Engineering
program at Abu Dhabi University and co-authored the proposal.
 Contributed to the ABET accreditation process at Abu Dhabi University and co-authored
the self-study report (accredited for 6 years).
 Involved in reviewing and interviewing new faculty candidates for the electrical and
computer engineering departments at Abu Dhabi University.

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  Contributed to the establishment of teaching laboratories in the electrical and computer
engineering department, including a teaching communication lab and teaching power system lab.

Actively participated in the following departmental, college and university committees

2016–present
University Research Council Member
The council reviews internally submitted grant applications, develops strategies to promote
research in the university and helps to organize annual research events at the university.

2014–2016
University Academic Council Member
The council held meetings on a bi-weekly bases to discuss, review and approve university-level academic tasks.

2014–2016
University Graduate Council Chair
Activities included all matters related to graduate studies at Abu Dhabi University. I specifically
carried out the following tasks:
1) Developed the “Thesis Examination Guidelines for a Master’s Degree;”
2) Developed the “Graduate Scholarship for Master’s Programs;”
3) Developed 11 different forms for the doctorate of business administration (DBA) program.

2011–Present
College Curriculum Committee Member
Activities spanned all curriculum issues at the college level. New programs and pre-requisite changes
are typically subjected to this committee’s review and approval.

2012–2014
University Library Review Committee
Held meetings on a regular bases to discus, review and approve library policies and other related issues.

2013–2014
College Research Committee
Reviewed faculty research proposals for internal funding.

2011–2012
College Promotion Committee
Reviewed faculty applications for academic promotions, proposed and communicated with external
reviewers and prepared final reports.

2011–2012
College Outcome Assessment Committee
Regularly performed outcome assessments at the program level. The analyses were used to maintain
continuous improvement and to attain national and international accreditation, including the CAA and ABET.

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2011–2012
Chair of the College Laboratory Committee
Evaluated and reported on all issues related to the college’s laboratories.

2011–2013
College Scientific Travel Committee
Reviewed all scientific travel applications, including conferences, and prepares recommendation reports.

2011–2012
College Textbook Committee
Reviewed and updated all college textbooks.
2011–2012
College Website Committee
Reviewed and recommend changes for the website and other related issues.
COMMUNITY SERVICES
Editorial board member for the following international journals
 American Research Journal of Electrical Engineering
 American Research Journals
 Journal of Electrical Engineering

Reviewer for articles submitted to

 Journal of Nanophotonics
 Optics Express
 Optics Letters
 IEEE Photonics Journal
 Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications
 Progress in Electromagnetic Research
 Optics and Lasers in Engineering

Reviewer for the following programs

 MITACS-Accelerate research internship program, Canada.
 Mitacs postdoctoral proposals, Mitacs, INRS, Quebec, Canada, June, 2015
 META 2015 conference, NY, USA, December 2014

Member of the following professional societies

 IEEE Photonics Society
 Optical Society of America (OSA)
 IEEE Communications Society

OTHER ACTIVITIES
 Attended a series of Smart Learning workshops held at Abu Dhabi University, UAE, April
23rd to May 11th of 2017.
 Organized the engineering track for the 5th UAE Undergraduate Student Research
Competition, May 2017.
 Participated in the judging committee of the 4th Interschool SCRATCH Competition,
held at Abu Dhabi University, UAE, May, 2017

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  Organized the engineering track for the 4th UAE Undergraduate Student Research
Competition, May 2016.
 Industrial liaison co-chair for the 15th IEEE International Symposium on Signal
Processing and Information Technology, Abu Dhabi, UAE, December 7–10, 2015.
 Chaired the electrical engineering track at the 3rd UAE Undergraduate Student Research
Competition, May 2015.
 Chaired the electrical engineering track at the 2nd UAE Undergraduate Student Research
Competition, May 2014.
 Invited to the academic event at the World Telecommunication Standardization
Assembly 2012, Dubai, UAE, November 20, 2012.
 Enrolled in a workshop entitled “How to Qualify for ABET Accreditation” directed by the
Arab Organization for Quality Assurance in Education in cooperation with Association
of Arab Universities, Amman, Jordan, November 5–6, 2012.
 Enrolled in a series of professional training courses directed by the Elevate MITCAS
program, covering networking, communication and business etiquette, interviewing skills
and project management, Toronto, ON, Canada, December 2010—February 2011.
 Visited several multinational high-tech companies, including Pirelli Lab (Milan), Agilent
Technologies (Turin), Telecom Italia (Turin) and Oclaro (Milan), Turin and Milan, Italy, May
—June, 2005.
REFERENCES

Prof. Jiangping Yao, P. Eng, FIEEE, FOSA

Professor of Electrical Engineering and University Research Chair
University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
Email: jpyao @ eecs.uottawa.ca

Prof. Michael Cada

Professor of Electrical Engineering
Director of Photonic Applications Laboratory
Director of Advanced Science in Photonics and Innovative Research in Engineering
Program (ASPIRE)
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
Email: Michael.cada@dal.ca

Dr. Sergey Ponomarenko

Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering
Canada Research Chair in Nonlinear Optics
Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
Email: serpo@dal.ca

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