Anwar Haque

Dr. Haque’s primary research areas of interest include 5G/6G/LEOS networks resources and performance management/optimization, IoT, cyber security, applied AI, smart/intelligent systems and their applications.

Selected Recent Journal Publications:

The Impact Factor (IF) of the journals listed below reflects the IF of each journal at the time the article was published

1. Nusrat Samia, Sajal Saha, Anwar Haque, “Predicting and mitigating cyber threats through data mining and machine learning”, Elsevier Computer Communications, 2024, 107949, ISSN 0140-3664, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.comcom.2024.107949. [Impact Factor 4.5]
2. Ibrahim Mohammed Sayem, Moinul Islam Syed, Sajal Saha, and Anwar Haque, “ENIDS: A Deep Learning-Based Ensemble Framework for Network Intrusion Detection Systems”, IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management. PP. 1-1. 10.1109/TNSM.2024.3414305. [Impact Factor: 4.7]
3. Strickland, C.; Zakar, M.; Saha, C.; Soltani Nejad, S.; Tasnim, N.; Lizotte, D.J.; Haque, A. DRL-GAN: A Hybrid Approach for Binary and Multiclass Network Intrusion Detection. Sensors2024, 24, 2746. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24092746 [Impact Factor: 4.1]
4. Sadia Yeasmin, Anwar Haque, Amir Sayegh, “A novel and failsafe blockchain framework for secure OTA updates in connected autonomous vehicles”, Elsevier Vehicular Communications, Volume 43,2023, 100658, ISSN 2214-2096, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vehcom.2023.100658. [Impact Factor 8.59]
5. Jaradat, Abdelkareem, Muhamed Alarbi, Anwar Haque, and Hanan Lutfiyya. 2024. "HYDROSAFE: A Hybrid Deterministic-Probabilistic Model for Synthetic Appliance Profiles Generation" Sensors24, no. 17: 5619. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24175619  [Impact Factor: 3.7]
6. Alarbi, A. Jaradat, H. Lutfiyya and A. Haque, "SCOPE: Smart Cooperative Parking Environment," in IEEE Access, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3328233. [Impact Factor 4.640]
7. Ibrahim Shaer, Anwar Haque, Abdallah Shami, “Availability-aware multi-component V2X application placement,” Elsevier Vehicular Communications, Volume 43, 2023, 100653, ISSN 2214-2096, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vehcom.2023.100653. [Impact Factor 8.59]
8. Saha, S.; Priyoti, A.T.; Sharma, A.; Haque, A. Towards an Optimized Ensemble Feature Selection for DDoS Detection Using Both Supervised and Unsupervised Method. Sensors 2022, 22, 9144. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22239144, MDPI Sensors [Impact Factor 3.847]
9. Saha, A. Haque and G. Sidebottom, “Analyzing the Impact of Outlier Data Points on Multi-Step Internet Traffic Prediction Using Deep Sequence Models,” IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 1345-1362, June 2023, doi: 10.1109/TNSM.2023.3262406. [Impact Factor 5.3]
10. Gugan, G.; Haque, A. Path Planning for Autonomous Drones: Challenges and Future Directions. Drones2023, 7, 169. https://doi.org/10.3390/drones7030169 [Impact Factor 5.532]
11. Al Mtawa, A. Haque, and H. Lutfiyya, “Migrating from Legacy to Software Defined Networks: A Network Reliability Perspective,” IEEE Transactions on Reliability, doi: 10.1109/TR.2021.3066526. [Impact Factor 4.424]
12. Chen, A. Haque, and K. Sedig, “Design of Interactive Visualizations for Next-Generation Ultra-Large Communication Networks,” IEEE Access, vol. 9, pp. 26968-26982, 2021, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2021.3057803. [Impact Factor 4.640]
13. Shaer, G. Sidebottom, A. Haque, and A. Shami “Safely Executing Egress Traffic Engineering Changes”, Elsevier Computer Networks, Volume 190, 2021, doi: 10.1016/j.comnet.2021.107938. [Impact Factor 4.474]
14. Das, S. Saha, A. Priyoti, E. Roy, F. Sheldon, A. Haque, and S. Shiva, “Network Intrusion Detection and Comparative Analysis using Ensemble Machine Learning and Feature Selection,” in IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, doi: 10.1109/TNSM.2021.3138457. [Impact Factor: 5.3]
15. Al Mtawa, A. Haque, and B. Bitar, “The Mammoth Internet: Are We Ready?”, IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 132894-132908, 2019. [Impact Factor 4.640]

Selected Recent Peer-reviewed Conference Publications

Note: Given the rapid progress in my field of research, peer-reviewed conference publications are considered equivalent to journal articles. All my conference articles are published in peer-reviewed reputed venues and have strict acceptance rates.

1. Saha, S. Baral, and A. Haque, “An Adaptive End-To-End IoT Security Framework Using Explainable AI and LLMs”, Accepted, 2024 IEEE 10th World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT 2024), Ottawa, Canada, 10^th – 13^th November, 2024 [Acceptance Rate 37%]
2. Yeasmin and A. Haque, “DDoS Attack Prevention in Autonomous Vehicle’s OTA Updates: Combining PBFT Consensus and Distributed Firewall in Hyperledger Fabric Blockchain,” 2024 IEEE 20^th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing (IWCMC), Ayia Napa, Cyprus, 2024, pp. 1197-1202, doi: 10.1109/IWCMC61514.2024.10592450. [Acceptance Rate 37%]
3. Samia, S. Saha and A. Haque, “Advancing Network Resilience Through Data Mining and Machine Learning in Cybersecurity,” 2024 IEEE 20th International Conference on the Design of Reliable Communication Networks (DRCN), Montreal, QC, Canada, 2024, pp. 100-106, doi: 10.1109/DRCN60692.2024.10539157. [Acceptance Rate 42%]
4. Mai and A. Haque, “MavSec: A safer version of MavLink,” 2024 IEEE 20^th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing (IWCMC), Ayia Napa, Cyprus, 2024, pp. 768-773, doi: 10.1109/IWCMC61514.2024.10592382. [Acceptance Rate 37%]
5. Mai and A. Haque, “Developing A Smart Home Surveillance System Using Autonomous Drones,” 2023 IEEE 9th World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT), Aveiro, Portugal, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/WF-IoT58464.2023.10539449. [Acceptance Rate 37%]
6. Saha, S. Baral and A. Haque, “Optimizing Internet Traffic Predictions with a Novel Deep Learning EMD-KNN Framework,” 2024 IEEE 20^th International Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing (IWCMC), Ayia Napa, Cyprus, 2024, pp. 1382-1387, doi: 10.1109/IWCMC61514.2024.10592534. [Acceptance Rate 37%]
7. Jaradat, H. Lutfiyya and A. Haque, “Synthetic Power Consumption Data Generation For Appliance Operation Modes,” 2024 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC), Big Island, HI, USA, 2024, pp. 689-694, doi: 10.1109/ICNC59896.2024.10556254. [Acceptance Rate 24.1%]
8. Jaradat, H. Lutfiyya, A. Haque, and M. Alarbi, “Appliances Operation Modes Identification Using States Clustering”, Best Paper Award: 2023 International Conference on Smart Applications, Communications and Networking (SmartNets), Istanbul, Turkiye, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/SmartNets58706.2023.10215762. [Acceptance Rate 44%]
9. I. Sayed, S. Saha and A. Haque, "Deep Learning Based Malapps Detection in Android Powered Mobile Cyber-Physical System," 2023 International Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications (ICNC), Honolulu, HI, USA, 2023, pp. 443-449, doi: 10.1109/ICNC57223.2023.10074208. [Acceptance Rate 28%]
10. I. Nekvi, S. Saha, Y. A. Mtawa and A. Haque, “Examining Generative Adversarial Network for Smart Home DDoS Traffic Generation,” 2023 International Symposium on Networks, Computers and Communications (ISNCC), Doha, Qatar, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ISNCC58260.2023.10323616. [Acceptance Rate 37%]
11. Saha and A. Haque, “Wavelet-Based Hybrid Machine Learning Model for Out-of-distribution Internet Traffic Prediction,” NOMS 2023-2023 IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium, Miami, FL, USA, 2023, pp. 1-8, doi: 10.1109/NOMS56928.2023.10154337 [Acceptance Rate 25%]
12. Saha and A. Haque, “Out-of-Distribution Internet Traffic Prediction Generalization Using Deep Sequence Model,” ICC 2023 - IEEE International Conference on Communications, Rome, Italy, 2023, pp. 3830-3835, doi: 10.1109/ICC45041.2023.10279740. [Acceptance Rate 39%]
13. I. Sayed and A. Haque, "A Real-time Vehicle–Pedestrian Collision Avoidance System Exploiting Lightweight Smartphone App," 2023 IEEE 98th Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC2023-Fall), Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2023, pp. 1-5, doi: 10.1109/VTC2023-Fall60731.2023.10333777. [Acceptance Rate 46%]
14. Yeasmin and A. Haque, “Collaborative DDoS Attack Defense for OTA Updates in CAVs using Hyperledger Fabric Blockchain,” 2023 International Conference on Smart Applications, Communications and Networking (SmartNets), Istanbul, Turkiye, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/SmartNets58706.2023.10215881. [Acceptance Rate 44%]
15. Saha, M. I. Sayed and A. Haque, "Empirical Mode Decomposition and Stationary Wavelet Transformation in Internet Traffic Prediction," IEEE INFOCOM 2023 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops (INFOCOM WKSHPS), Hoboken, NJ, USA, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/INFOCOMWKSHPS57453.2023.10226162.
16. R. Iqbal Nekvi and A. Haque, “Evaluating Contact Tracing Apps for Privacy Preservation and Effectiveness,” IEEE 40^th INFOCOM 2021 - IEEE Conference on Computer Communications Workshops (INFOCOM WKSHPS), 2021, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/INFOCOMWKSHPS51825.2021.9484522. [Acceptance Rate ~33%]
17. C. Chen, G. Gugan, R. Solis-Oba, and A. Haque, “Simple and Efficient Algorithm for Drone Path Planning,” ICC 2021 - IEEE International Conference on Communications, 2021, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/ICC42927.2021.9500370. [Acceptance Rate 39%]
18. Ali, A. Haque and B. Bitar, “Towards the Development of a Novel Service Cost Modeling: An ISP Perspective,” Best Paper Award: 2020 IEEE 7^th International Symposium on Networks, Computers and Communications (ISNCC), Montreal, QC, Canada, 2020, pp. 1-7, doi: 10.1109/ISNCC49221.2020.9297261. [Acceptance Rate 37%]

20. Al Mtawa, H. Singh, A. Haque and A. Refaey, “Smart Home Networks: Security Perspective and ML-based DDoS Detection,” Nominated for Best Paper Award, 33^rd IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE), London, ON, Canada, 2020, pp. 1-8, doi: 10.1109/CCECE47787.2020.9255756. [Acceptance Rate ~50%]

Course Instructor: Operating Systems CS 3305; Computer Networks II CS4457 / CS9657; Networks Security CS 4434 / 4458 / CS 9636 (new course development).

Instructor, Dept. of Computer Science, Western University (W: Winter, F: Fall, *: Core, **: Elective): 

• Undergraduate Course:
• *Operating Systems CS 3305: W17, F17, F18, F19, F20, F21, F22, F23
• **Computer Networks II CS 4457: F17, F18, F19, F20, F21
• **New course development: Networks Security CS 4434 / 4458: F21, F22, F23, F24, F25

• Graduate Course:

• **Computer Networks II CS 9657: F17, F18, F19, F20, F21.
• **New course development: Networks Security CS 9636: F21, F22, F23, F24, F25

HQP (highly qualified Personnel) / Students Supervision 

• academic supervision (2016 – present): Supervised / co-supervised 112 HQPs since 07/2016. (3 PDF + 3 Research Associates + 10 PhD + 28 MSc Thesis + 29 MSc non-thesis + 39 UG thesis/USRA).

• 2005-2016: As an industry supervisor at Bell Canada, I co-supervised 10 HQPs (5 PhDs, 5 Masters) in various academia-industry research collaboration projects.
• Almost all of my graduated HQPs are now serving in well-reputed corporations/organizations in technical / management roles in North America. Three of my HQPs recently joined as tenure-track Assistant Professors in Canadian Universities. In addition, several of my former and current students contribute to my startup, Bamboo Innovations Inc.
• Since July 2016, I have served on 65+ thesis examination committees as the internal/external examiner for Master’s and PhD students.

1. Faculty of Science Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring 2024: This distinguished honor recognizes individuals who demonstrate exemplary and sustained achievements in graduate student supervision and mentoring. This award highlights my significant contributions to the training of my graduate students, supporting their success in graduate studies at Western and their subsequent careers in academia and industry.
2. Faculty of Science Distinguished Research Professorship 2024: This prestigious award is based on the basis of a distinguished record in research impact, and a special opportunity. This award supports the expansion of my research through a major industry consortium partnership aimed at enhancing Western’s innovation ecosystem in cybersecurity and smart systems.
3. Best Paper Awards: (i) Jaradat, H. Lutfiyya, A. Haque, and M. Alarbi, “Appliances Operation Modes Identification Using States Clustering”, 2023 International Conference on Smart Applications, Communications and Networking (SmartNets), Istanbul, Turkiye, 2023, pp. 1-6, doi: 10.1109/SmartNets58706.2023.10215762 (ii) Y. Ali, A. Haque and B. Bitar, “Towards the Development of a Novel Service Cost Modeling: An ISP Perspective”, IEEE 7^th International Symposium on Networks, Computers and Communications (ISNCC), Montreal, QC, Canada, Oct 20-22, 2020 (ii) Y. Al Mtawa, H. Singh, A. Haque and A. Refaey, “Smart Home Networks: Security Perspective and ML-based DDoS Detection”, IEEE 33^rd CCECE 2020, London, ON, Canada, Aug 30 – Sept 2, 2020 (nominated).
4. Western Newsmaker Award 2022: As a subject matter expert in 5G, cybersecurity, and smart systems, I have shared my innovations and insights globally through various national and international media outlets, including BBC Earth. My contributions were formally recognized by Western University's president, Dr. Alan Shepard, during a reception on October 17, 2022.
5. IEEE CCECE 2021 Leadership Recognition: IEEE 34^th CCECE 2021, Sept 12– Sept. 17, 2021 (for securing significant industry support/partnership to 34^th Canadian Annual IEEE Conference in Electrical and Computer Engineering 2021).
6. IEEE CCECE 2020 Leadership Award: IEEE 33^rd CCECE 2020, London, ON, August 30 – Sept. 2, 2020 (for securing significant industry support/partnership to 33^rd Canadian Annual IEEE Conference in Electrical and Computer Engineering 2020).
7. Industry (Bell Canada) Leadership Achievements (prior joining to Western): Bell Extra Mile Award (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) – BCE Inc.: For providing outstanding support to the technology development team, product team, regulatory team, and finance team for various network costing studies that resulted in multi-million $$ strategic benefits/cost-saving/revenue gain to the company. Bell Excellence Award (2012, 2013, 2014) – BCE Inc.: (1) For developing a detailed and advanced IP cloud cost model that plays a critical role in many business case evaluations. (2) For developing service cost models for some of Bell`s most successful new services in the Canadian market, such as IPTV (i.e., Bell Fibe TV). Bell top management employee leadership track (2007) – BCE Inc.

8. Awards/achievements of my Supervised HQP: My supervised HQPs have received more than 25 awards, scholarships, and recognitions for their academic and research achievements, including Governor General's Gold Medal nominations, OGS, NSERC PDF, and several Western internal awards.

• Associate Editor, Elsevier Vehicular Communications, 2020 – present

• One of the leading journals in Transportation Science & Technology (Impact Factor 5.8)

• Associate Editor, IEEE Canadian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2021 – 2024
• Guest Editor, MDPI Drones (Special Issue: Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Routing Problem: Solutions and Challenges), 2022 (Impact Factor: 5.532).
• Guest Editor, Elsevier Vehicular Communications (Special Issue: Secure and Privacy-Preserving Communications in Autonomous Vehicle Networks), 2017 (Impact Factor: 5.8)

 Research Grant Committee:

• Member, Ontario Research Fund – Research Excellence (ORF-RE) Program, Round 11, 2022
• Member, Tri-agency NFRF-T (New Frontiers in Research Fund) Committee, 2022
• Member, Tri-agency NFRF (New Frontiers in Research Fund) Committee, 2021

Industry Chair:

• Smart Infrastructure and Services (SIS) Consortium Chair (2018 - present)
• Industry Relations Chair - IEEE ComSoc IoT, Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks Technical Committee (2021 – 2024)
• IEEE London (ON, Canada) Section Industry Chair (2018 - 2020)

 Advisory Board Member:

• OCE/RTDS Advisory board member for provincial initiative in the autonomous vehicle for southwestern Ontario (2017-2018)
• School of Computing, Queen’s University, ON (2013 - 2015)

Selected Conference / Workshop Chairs:

o   Conference Patron Co-Chair: IEEE CNSM 2023, Niagara Fallas, Canada, Oct 30 – Nov 2, 2023

o   Conference Industry Chair: IEEE 34^th CCECE 2021 (virtual), Sept 21 - 27, 2021

o   Conference Industry Chair: IEEE 33^rd CCECE 2020, London, ON, Canada

o   Conference Patron Co-Chair: IEEE 15^th CNSM 2019, Halifax, Canada

• Workshop Chair, Smart Infrastructure and Services (SIS), Western University, Nov 14-15 2018

o   Conference Session Chair: IEEE 89^th VTC 2019 (Track: Security I), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Conference Session Chair (Track: Fault & Performance Management), IFIP/IEEE 16^th IM 2015, Ottawa, Canada

Research Grant Reviewer:

• National Cybersecurity Consortium NCC (2024)
• NSERC Idea to Innovation (I2I) grant proposal (2022, 2023)
• NSERC Discovery Grant (2019 - 2024)

• MITACS Accelerate (2017 - 2024)
• NSERC CRD ((2019)
• MITACS Elevate (2019)

Media and Interviews:

As a subject matter expert in applied AI, 5G and beyond, cyber security, and smart systems, I have been sharing my innovations, knowledge, insight, and experience with Western and the world in recent years through numerous national and international news media outlets, including BBC Earth channel. These media activities include 4 panel moderator, 20 media interviews (including live broadcast) in many major media outlets including BBC Earth, CBC, Global News, CTV, and The Canadian Press.

International Journal Reviewer:

I served as a journal reviewer for more than forty Journal issues. Some of the top tier journal include IEEE Trans. on Reliability, Elsevier Computer Networks, IEEE TNSM, IEEE Communications Letters; IEEE Trans. on Mobile Computing; IEEE JSAC.

International Conference Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member:

I served as a TPC member for more than fifty peer-reviewed conferences. Some of the top tier IEEE Conferences include: WiMob, CNSM, Globecom, NOMS, ICC, IM, RNDM, COMPSAC.

Entrepreneurship Activities:

• Founder and CEO – Bamboo Innovations Inc.: An AI company I launched in 2023 as a Western spin-off, Bamboo Innovations Inc. has experienced rapid growth by securing major contracts in automation and smart technology market. The company offers internships and experiential learning opportunities to Western undergraduate and graduate students, fostering a culture of entrepreneurship on campus and promoting the use of emerging technologies for research and innovation.

Since July 2016, I have administered a total of twenty-six research grants as PI (eighteen grants) and co-PI (eight grants) which are funded through NSERC Discovery, NSERC Discovery Supplement, NSERC Alliance, NSERC CRD, NSERC Strategic Project, NSERC Connect, OCE/SOSCIP Accelerator, MITACS Accelerate, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC), National Cybersecurity Consortium (NCC), and Western grants (such as BW5G, Carbon Emission, Western IDI). The following is a summary of my funded research projects:

1. NSERC Alliance (PI, 2024-2025, $50,000): “Developing a novel PPP-RTK location accuracy technique for the Android platform” (with NovAtel, Ericsson, and Bell Canada)
2. MITACS Accelerate Grant (PI, 2024-2025, $50,000): “Developing a novel PPP-RTK location accuracy technique for the Android platform” (with NovAtel, Ericsson, and Bell Canada)
3. National Cybersecurity Consortium (NCC) Grant (co-PI, 2023-2026, $300,000): “Mitigating security, privacy, and ethical impacts in advanced driver assistance systems”.
4. Western Carbon Emission Research Grant (co-PI, 2023-2024, $100,000): “Drone based Multispectral Imager for Monitoring Methane Emissions from Landfills”.
5. Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) Grant (co-PI, 2023-2025, $245,000): “Multi-scale Monitoring of Methane Emission from the City of London W12A Landfill”
6. Bell – Western 5G Research grant (PI, 2022-2023, $65,000): “Towards a Novel 5G-MEC-enabled Zero-client (ultra-thin) Green Computing Framework”.
7. Bell – Western 5G Research grant (PI, 2021-2022, $46,000): “Towards a cost-effective Image-Sensing-Smart-Parking Systems (ISenSmaP)”.
8. Bell – Western 5G Research grant (PI, 2021-2022, $45,500): “Smart Traffic-Aware Signaling at Intersections using 5G-V2X Technology”.
9. MITACS Accelerate Grant (PI, 2021-2022, $30,000): “Some studies on anomalous ISP traffic prediction using AI techniques”, (with Juniper Networks).
10. MITACS Accelerate Grant (PI, 2021-2022, $15,000): “Reinforcement Learning (RL) for QoS-centric routing in end-to-end IP network”, (with Juniper Networks).
11. MITACS Accelerate Grant (PI, 2021-2022, $15,000): “A Novel Network Failure Forecast Model Using Machine Learning”, (with Juniper Networks).
12. Western Interdisciplinary Development Initiatives - IDI (co-PI, PI: Laurie Donelle, 2021-2022, $25,000): “Drones for Health: Mapping the successes and challenges of Drones for Health at the intersection of social, ethical, and technological considerations.”
13. MITACS Accelerate Grant (PI, 2020-2021, $60,000): “Disjoint-Path Segment Routing: Network Reliability Perspective”, (with Juniper Networks).
14. Western WIN 4.0 Research Grant (PI, 2020-2021, $8500): “Anomaly detection in water lines using acoustic-based smart sensing”.
15. Western WIN 4.0 Research Grant (co-PI, PI: Dr. Hanan Lutfiyya, 2020-2021, $8500): “Classifying Appliances Operation Modes Using Machine Learning”.
16. MITACS Accelerate Grant (PI, 2019-2020, $45,000): “Safely Engineering Egress Traffic Changes”, (with Juniper Networks).
17. MITACS Accelerate Grant (PI, 2019-2020, $30,000): “Efficient execution plan for egress traffic engineering”, (with Juniper Networks).
18. NSERC Discovery Grant (PI, 2019-2024, $140,000): “Towards a cost-effective, software-centric, and Quality of Service (QoS) friendly framework for next generation networks”.
19. NSERC Discovery Launch Supplement Grant (PI, 2019, $12,500): “Towards a cost-effective, software-centric, and Quality of Service (QoS) friendly framework for next generation networks”.
20. OCE/SOSCIP Accelerator HQP Grant (PI, 2018-2019, $15,000): “Fault localization and resiliency in Smart Grid”, (with Tillsonburg Hydro Inc., and IBM).
21. NSERC Strategic Project Grant (co-PI with 2 others, PI: Abdallah Shami, 2018-2021, $486,000): “Smart Virtualized Platform for Cloud Management Systems”, (with TELUS, Ericsson).
22. NSERC CONNECT Grant (collaborator, PI: Abdallah Shami, 2018, $5,000): “Smart connected Infrastructure and digital Services (SIS) Workshop”, (with multiple companies).
23. Bell Canada Research Grant (PI, 2017-2018, $10,000): “Internet Traffic Growth, its impact, associated network economics in ISPs”, (with Bell Canada)”.
24. OCE/SOSCIP Talentedge Grant (PI, 2017-2019, $135,000): “Fault localization and resiliency in Smart Grid”, (with Tillsonburg Hydro Inc., and IBM).
25. NSERC Strategic Project Grant (co-PI with 7 others, PI: Kostas Kontogiannis, 2017-2019, $1,055,000): “Middleware framework and programming infrastructure for IoT Services”, (with Bell Canada, IBM, and Tillsonburg Hydro Inc.).
26. TELUS Research Grant (PI, 2016-2021, $300,000): “Network QoS Impact on Customer Experience (NiCE)”, (with TELUS).

Past funded grants   $10M+  (2005 – 05/2016): My role as an Industry Sponsor /Collaborator at Bell)

hese were the grants that I participated in as an industry sponsor and collaborator while I was at Bell Canada. As an industry collaborator, funds could not flow to me or Bell; but I served as an industry sponsor/partner; and contributed subject matter expertise and contributed to the supervision of HQP to these funded academia – industry projects.

1. NSERC Strategic (Bell collaborator, 2012-2015, $389,000): pWeb: A distributed Web hosting infrastructure (with Bell Canada, U Waterloo)
2. ORF (Bell collaborator, $3,347,385, 2011-2016): Ultra-large Scale Services (with Bell Canada, IBM, Blackberry, Christie Digital, Queen’s University)
3. NSERC CRD (Bell collaborator, 2010-2012, $264,000): Building and monitoring compromise resilient distributed service software (with Bell Canada, Queen’s University)
4. ORF (Bell collaborator, 2008-2013, $4,826,063,): Security and Mobility over the Global Information Transport Platform (with Bell Canada, Blackberry, U of Waterloo)
5. NSERC Strategic (Bell collaborator, 2008-2010, $420,000): Availability-Aware Survivable Routing Architecture for GMPLS Networks (with Bell Canada, U of Ottawa, U of Waterloo)
6. NSERC IRC (Bell collaborator, 2006-2010, $560,000): Network Demand and Forecast (with Bell Canada, U of Manitoba)
7. NSERC CRD (Bell collaborator, 2006-2009, $123,000): Network intrusion detection and prediction systems (with Bell Canada, Queen’s University)
8. NSERC CRD (Bell collaborator, 2006-2007, $81,000): MPLS Hybrid Survivable Routing (with Bell Canada, U of Waterloo, U of Ottawa)
9. MITACS Accelerate (Bell collaborator, 2006-2007, $15,000): A Defense System Against DDoS Attacks (with Bell Canada, Queen’s University)
10. CITO Internship (Bell collaborator, 2006-2007, $25,000): Development of Network Intrusion Forecasting Systems (with Bell Canada, Queen’s University)
11. NSERC CRD (Bell collaborator, 2005-2007, $329,000): Building and monitoring compromise resilient distributed service software (with Bell Canada, Queen’s University)
12. NSERC CRD (Bell collaborator, 2005-2006, $209,000): Survivable design and availability analysis on service-guaranteed modern overlay carrier networks (with Bell Canada, U of Waterloo)
13. CITO Internship (Bell collaborator, 2005-2006, $25,000): Availability and Survivability Analysis for Modern Communication Networks (with Bell Canada, U of Waterloo)
14. NSERC Strategic (Bell collaborator, 2005-2008, $260,000): Firestone: Anomaly discovery, and proactive security for next-generation firewalls (with Bell Canada, U of Waterloo)
15. CITO Internship (Bell collaborator, 2005-2006, $25,000): Multi-Period Demand Forecasting for Networking Planning (with Bell Canada, U of Waterloo)
16. NSERC CRD (Bell collaborator, 2004-2005, $184,000): CyberPlanner: An autonomous network planning framework (with Bell Canada, U of Waterloo)

1. Interview Topic: AI system built by Western prof transforms London job portal

Interviewer/Media: Western Media

Date: June 24^th, 2024

Media release url: https://news.westernu.ca/2024/06/ai-job-portal/

2. News: Western researchers to probe greenhouse gases at city landfill

Interviewer/Media: Western Media

Date: Sept 13^th, 2023

Media release url: https://news.westernu.ca/2023/09/western-researchers-measure-methane-landfill/

3. Interview Topic: 5G and the Smart World

Interviewer: Global News, Canada

Date: April 28^th, 2023

Media release: My interview on “Upper Tantallon residents speak out against proposed 5G tower”, broadcasted on April 28^th 2023.

https://globalnews.ca/news/9656329/upper-tantallon-residents-speak-out-5g-tower/

4. Interview Topic: London, émergence d'un nouveau pôle technologique : Reportage Julie-Anne Lamoureux

Interviewer: CBC Radio / Radio Canada

Date: Sept , 2022 21^st, 2022

Broadcast: 6:30 PM ET, Oct 4^th 2022

url: https://ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere/emissions/l-heure-du-monde/segments/reportage/417671/london-ontario-techno-entreprise-julie-anne-lamoureux

5. BBC Earth Channel Broadcast: Full-length 60 mins BBC Earth Documentary “The Future with 5G” featured my interview and drone research prototypes.

Broadcast date/time: 9PM ET Aug 26^th, 2022

url: https://bbcearth.ca/shows/the-future-with-5g/

6. Western News “Innovative applications pave way for golden age of drones - From occupational safety to home security, Western researchers explore aerial vehicles’ vast industrial potential”

Date: April 8^th, 2022

url: https://news.westernu.ca/2022/04/drone-technology/

7. News: “Researchers at Western University are finding unique use cases for mini-drones”

Date: April 10^th, 2022

url: https://mobilesyrup.com/2022/04/10/researchers-at-western-university-are-finding-unique-use-cases-for-mini-drones/

8. Interview Topic: 5G and the Smart World

Interviewer: BBC Earth Channel

Date: March 10^th, 2022

Media release: My interview and the autonomous drones demos will be part of BBC’s documentary on “5G and the Smart World” that to be broadcasted on 9pm ET August 26^th 2022.

9. Western News on 5G partnership with Bell Canada

Date: Feb 16, 2022

url: https://news.westernu.ca/2022/02/bell-western-5g-network-enabling-solutions-to-real-world-challenges/

10. Interview Topic: 5G technology and its impact on the Canadian economy

Interviewer: The Canadian Press (www.thecanadianpress.com)

Date: March Nov 4^th, 2021

11. Interview Topic: 5G Networks: 5G Future: How will new networks change the way we live?

Interviewer: The Globe and Mail

On-Air / Webcast: June 28^th 2021 1:30pm – 2:30pm ET

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/events/article-5g-a-potential-game-changer-for-how-canadians-will-live-and-work-in/?cmpid=rss

12. Interview Topic: COVID-19 Research

Interviewer: Western University Media

Date: March 23^rd, 2021

Media release: Finding the Balance Through Data Science

13. Interview Topic: COVID-19 Contact Tracing App Assessment Tool

Global News Radio Interview: Global News Radio Interview

Date: Nov 16^th, 2020

14. Interview Topic: COVID-19 Contact Tracing App Privacy

CBC News Radio Interview

Date: Nov 12^th, 2020

15. Media Releases: COVID-19 Contact Tracing App Assessment tool developed by my team received nationwide media attention, including CTV, CBC, Global News, Vancouver Sun, and others. Followings are some media releases on Nov 11^th 2020:

• Western News: Digital tool assesses privacy and effectiveness of contact tracing apps

https://news.westernu.ca/2020/11/digital-tool-developed-at-western-assesses-privacy-and-effectiveness-of-contact-tracing-apps/

• CTV News: Canadian researchers develop tool to evaluate privacy and effectiveness of contact tracing apps

https://london.ctvnews.ca/canadian-researchers-develop-tool-to-evaluate-privacy-and-effectiveness-of-contact-tracing-apps-1.5185964

• Global News: Coronavirus: London, Ont., team creates tool to measure effectiveness, privacy of COVID-19 apps

https://globalnews.ca/news/7458801/coronavirus-london-ont-contact-tracing-tool/

• Vancouver Sun: Western team's new tool sizes up COVID contact tracing apps

https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/western-teams-new-tool-sizes-up-covid-contact-tracing-apps

16. Interview Topic: Impact of 5G on Canadian Technology, Business, and Economy

TV Interview taken by Fairchild TV

Date: Aug 5^th, 2020

17. Interview Topic: Cyber Security Strategy and Policy in Canada: Challenges and Directions

Interview taken by Roland Berger https://www.rolandberger.com/  (A Leading Global Consultancy Company)

Date: July 21^st, 2020

18. Interview Topic: Autonomous Drones

Interview taken by Western Science Media

Date: July 14^th, 2020

19. Western News on 5G partnership with Bell Canada

url: https://news.westernu.ca/2020/06/western-partners-with-bell-on-5g-research-initiative/

20. Western News on “Smart Power Grid and Tracing the Blackout and Reducing Downtime”

url: https://www.uwo.ca/sci/research/infinity/smart_power_grids.html

21. Interview Topic: Industry 4.0 and IoT

Interview taken by Digital Technology Supercluster Canada

Date: July 16^th, 2019

22. Interview Topic: Western University researchers to develop self-healing smart grid

Interview taken by SOSCIP, Date: Jan 30^th, 2018

url: https://www.soscip.org/stories/western-university-researchers-develop-self-healing-smart-grid/