Prof. Dr. Nidhal Bouaynaya
http://users.rowan.edu/~bouaynaya/
Rowan University, United States
NIDHAL CARLA BOUAYNAYA, Ph.D. Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering Rowan University EDUCATION Ph.D. Electrical & Computer Engineering, 2007 University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Multimedia Communication Lab Advisor: Dan Schonfeld M.S. Mathematics, 2007 University of Illinois at Chicago Department of Mathematics M.S. Electrical & Computer Engineering, 2003 Diplome d'Etude Approfondie (DEA) in Signal and Image Processing ENSEA & Universite de Cergy Pontoise Illinois Institute of Technology Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering B.S. Electrical & Computer Engineering, 2002 Ecole Nationale Superieure de l'Electronique et de ses Applications (ENSEA) RESEARCH INTERESTS Signal, Image and Video Processing; Genomic and Proteomic Signal Processing and Communications; Bioinformatics; Dynamical Systems; Mathematical and Stochastic Modelling of Signals and Systems; Mathematical Morphology; Biomedical Image Processing. ANNOUNCEMENTS & PRESS RELEASES • Ph.D. student Dimah Dera is chosen to be a 2019 STEM Innovator to Watch honoree. She will be recognized on the evening of May 7 at the STEM Awards Reception on the rooftop of Bell Works, Trenton. • Ph.D. student Dimah Dera received the 2017 Rowan University Graduate Research Excellence Award. • Ph.D. student Dimah Dera received the 2017 iREDEFINE Professional Development Award: iREDEFINE ECE iREDEFINE ECE is a project, supported by the National Science Foundation, designed to help select graduate students nationwide to best prepare for an academic career. • Ph.D. student Dimah Dera received the SIGHPC/Intel Fellowship (2016 - 2019). See the press release: 2016 ACM SIGHPC/Intel Computational and Data Science Fellowship Winners Announced 14 Students Awarded SIGHPC/Intel Computational and Data Science Fellowships • M.S. student Abraham Oyewole received the 2016 Advanced Institute for Transportation Education Graduate Scholarship. See press release: University Transportation Research center Annual report • Multiple M.S. and Ph.D research assistant positions are available for the 2016-2017 academic year. Please email a CV if interested. HONORS AND AWARDS • National Science Foundation Award EECS-1903466 (2019 - 2021) ShiRAS: Towards Safe and Reliable Autonomy in Sensor-Driven Systems • US Department of Education Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need Award (2018-2021). GAANN Flyer • The 2017 Rowan University Research Achievement Award • National Science Foundation Award I-Corps-1811323 (2017 - 2019) I-Corps: Coordinates and Volumetrics in MRI Imaging • National Science Foundation Award DUE-1610911 (2016 - 2019) Engaging in Stem Education With Big Data Analytics and Technologies: A Rowan-Cove Initiative • National Science Foundation Award CCF-1527822 (2015 - 2019) Theoretical and Algorithmic Foundations of Constrained Particle Filtering • National Science Foundation Award ACI-1429467 (2014 - 2017) Acquisition of a High Performance Computer to Integrate Data Intensive Research and Education: Bringing HPC to South Jersey • United States Department of Agriculture Award (2016-2017). • National Institutes of Health Award (R01GM096191: 2010-2015) • Runner-up Best Paper Award at the 2015 IEEE International Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedicine (BIBM 2015) • Best Paper Award at the 2013 IEEE International Workshop on Genomic Signal Processing and Statistics (GENSIPS 2013) • UALR Faculty Excellence Award in Research, 2013 • University of Illinois Fellowship, 2006-2007 • University of Illinois Provost Award for Research, 2006 • Best Student Paper Award at SPIE Conference on Visual Communications and Image Processing, 2006 • Vice-Chairwoman of the IEEE Signal Processing Society, Chicago Chapter, 2006-2007 • Gold Medal in Expo Poster session for UIC College of Engineering Advisory Board Meeting, 2005 • Runner-up Best Student Paper Award at SPIE Conference on Image and Video Communications and Processing III, 2005