المعهد التقني/ بابل
Wafaa Mohammed Ridah Shakir , Ph.D.
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Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University, Computer Systems Department,
Bebel, Iraq wafaamrs11@gmail.com, inb.wfa@atu.edu.iq (+964) 7802428213 |
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Research Interests |
Optical Communications Signal Processing Sensor Networks Blind Source Separation Independent Component Analysis Blind Equalization Space-Time Processing Technology for Education |
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Academic Positions |
Assistance Professor Director of Scientific Affairs Unit Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University/ Iraq
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2018- Present
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| Post-doctoral Fellow,
University of Queensland/ Australia |
2017-2018 | |
| Head of Computer Systems Department,
Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University/ Iraq
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2015-2017 |
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| H. Herbert Humphrey Fellow,
Pennsylvania State University / USA |
2014- 2015 |
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| Head of Electronic Department
Foundation of Technical Education/ Iraq |
2011- 2014 |
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Lecturer Foundation of Technical Education/ Iraq Technical Institution of Babylon / Department of Electronic, Iraq |
2012-2018 |
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Assistant Lecturer Foundation of Technical Education/ Iraq Technical Institution of Babylon / Department of Electronic, Iraq |
2005- 2012 |
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Researcher University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq |
1998-2002 |
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Education |
University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Wireless Communication Engineering, awarded in July 2011 Dissertation: Multi-Mode Wireless Receiver Based On Independent Component Analysis Supervisor: Prof. Sattar B. Sadkhan, Chairman of IEEE Iraq Section |
2007- 2011 |
| University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Communication Engineering, awarded in October 2004
Thesis: Performance Study and Simulation of TCM and Distributed Space Time Coding Supervisor: Prof. Mahmoud, Waleed Ameen, IEEE Senior |
2002- 2004 | |
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Bachelor of Engineering (B. Eng.) in Electrical and Electronics Engineering, awarded in July 1998 University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq |
1994- 1998 |
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Honors & Awards |
Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Pennsylvania State University, University of California, Davis |
2014-2015 |
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Honor degree in Master Program University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq |
2004 |
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Relevant Trainings &Qualifications |
World Bank Group Internship Washington, D.C., USA |
2015 |
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Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education training, Foundation of Technical Education, |
2014 |
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Education Leadership Program, University of Baghdad
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2012
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| Training Program for Teaching Assistants, Foundation of Technical Education | 2004 | |
| Memberships of
Professional Bodies |
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) |
| Teaching | Analog and Digital Communications Visual & Audio Equipment Computers Applications (I &II)
Maintenance of Electronic Equipment Maintenance of Electrical Equipment and Applications of Computers Microcomputers Design |
1998-2002
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| Optical Systems Design
Electronic Circuits (I &II) Analogue and Digital Communications Computer Skills &Applications of Computers MATLAB and Applications of Computers |
2003-2018 | |
| Administrative
Duties |
Director of Scientific Affairs Unit
Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University/ Iraq
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2018-Present |
| Head of Computer Systems Department,
Al-Furat Al-Awsat Technical University/ Iraq |
2015-2017 | |
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Head of Electronic Department/ Technical Institution of Babylon/ Foundation of Technical Education/ Iraq. |
2011-2014 |
| Examinations Officer
Foundation of Technical Education/ Iraq
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2000-2014
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| Member, Departmental Management Board,Departments of Electronic & Communication
Engineering |
2011-2014 | |
| Member, Research Committee, Department of
Electrical Engineering and Electronics |
2011-2014 |
| Publications |
| Shakir, W. M. R. (2019). On performance analysis of hybrid FSO/RF systems. IET Communications, 13 (11), 1677-1684. |
| Shakir, W. M. R. (2019). Errors Rate Analysis of the Hybrid FSO/RF Systems over Foggy-Weather Fading-Induced Channel. IEEE 4th Scientific International Conference-Najaf (4th-SICN-2019), Najaf, Iraq. |
| Shakir, W. M. R. (2018). Performance evaluation of a selection combining scheme for the hybrid FSO/RF system. IEEE Photonics Journal, 10 (1), 1-10. |
| Shakir, W. M. R. (2017). Performance evaluation of diversity combining scheme for the hybrid FSO/RF system. 2017 IEEE 2nd Information Technology, Networking, Electronic and Automation Control Conference (ITNEC), China, 984-989. |
| Shakir, W. M. R. (2017). Performance Evaluation of Diversity Combining Scheme for the Hybrid FSO/RF System. 2017 21st Conference on Open Innovations Association (FRUCT 2017), Helsinki, Finland, 204-213. |
| Shakir, W. M. R. (2017). Performance Analysis of FSO Modulation Schemes with Diversity Reception over Atmospheric Turbulence Channel. Journal of Kerbala University, 15(2), 104-113. |
| Shakir, W. M. R. (2017). A Spatial Diversity for Free Space Optical over Atmospheric Turbulence Channel: A Performance Analysis. Journal of Babylon University, 1,(25). |
| Shakir, W. M. R. (2016). Performance Analysis of Free Space Optical with Diversity Reception over Atmospheric Turbulence Channel. Research & Reviews: Journal of Engineering and Technology, 5(3), 83-89. |
| Shakir, W. M. R. (2014). Blind estimation of cdma systems based on ica. Journal of Babylon University, Pure and Applied Sciences, 9 (22), 2255-2265 |
| Shakir, W. M. R. (2014). Blind detection method of mimo – space time coded wireless systems based on ica. Engineering &Technical Journal, 32(4)-A, 842-854. |
| Shakir, W. M. R. (2013). Blind interference cancellation for mimo wireless systems based on ica algorithm. Scientific Journal of Kerbala University, 11(3), 173-183. |
| Shakir, W. M. R., Sadkhan, S., Akkar, H., (2013). The wlan/ wcdma blind multimode wireless receiving system. Journal of Engineering &Technical, 31(3), 386-399. |
| Shakir, W. M. R. (2012). Blind channel estimation for MIMO wireless systems. Al- Taqani
Journal, 25(5). |
| Shakir, W. M. R., Sadkhan, S., Akkar, H., (2012). BPSK receiver based on independent component analysis. In IEEE First International Conference on Future Communication Networks, Baghdad, Iraq, 105 –110. |
| Shakir, W. M. R., Sadkhan, S., Akkar, H., (2010). Blind receiver of ofdm system based on ica for single-input single-output systems. In International Arab Conference On Information Technology (ACIT’2010), University of Garyounis, Benghazi, Libya. |
| Shakir, W. M. R., Sadkhan, S., Akkar, H., (2009). Blind multiuser detection for ds- cdma downlink based on independent component analysis (ica). In First Conference on Computer Techniques Applications, Babylon University, Babylon, Iraq. |
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Review Studies |
| The World Bank Publishers (2015), Education in Federal States, Lessons from Selected
Countries. |
Professional activities
Elsevier Data in Brief Journal Scientific Reviewer (2018-present).
IEEE 4th Scientific International Conference-Najaf (4th-SICN-2019), Najaf, Iraq.
IEEE 3rd Australian Microwave Symposium, Brisbane, Australia, 6-7 February, 2018.
IEEE 2nd Information Technology, Networking, Electronic and Automation Control Conference (ITNEC), China, 2017.
IEEE 21st Conference on Open Innovations Association (FRUCT 2017), Helsinki, Finland, 2017
Scientific Reviewer Committee, Al-Sadiq International Conference on Multidisciplinary in IT, 2016.
Teaching and Learning Technology (TLT) Symposium, Penn State University, PA, USA, March,
2015
AMA’s Comprehensive Project Management Workshop, N.Y., USA, 2015.
The Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference (PETE&C), Hershey, PA, USA, February, 2015
3rd International Conference on e-Learning, e-education and e-Government Systems (ICEEES’15), January, 2015
Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE), Washington, D.C., USA, November, 2014
IEEE International Conference on Electrical, Communication, Computer, Power and Control Engineering (ICECCPCE), 2013
IEEE International Conference on Advanced Research in Engineering and Technology (ICARET),
2013.
Workshop for Developing the Curriculum of Technical Departments, Foundation of Technical
Education, Iraq, 2013.
IEEE First International Conference on Future Communication Networks, Baghdad, Iraq, 2012
The First Conference on Computer Techniques Applications, Babylon University, Babylon, Iraq,
2009.
Workshop for Developing the Curriculum of Technical Departments, Ministry of Higher
Education and Scientific Research, Baghdad, Iraq, 2000
