PhD Student Awarded Distinction for Research on Smart Sensor Networks

On Thursday, July 6, 2017, PhD candidate Azad Badr Saeed defended his dissertation, titled “A Smart Sensor Network Based on Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA),” at the Electrical Engineering Department. The session was held in Al-Furat Hall at 9:00 AM.
The examination committee comprised:

1. Prof. Hikmat Najm Abdullah (Chair)
2. Assoc. Prof. Thamer Rasheed Saeed (Member)
3. Assoc. Prof. Munir Aboud Hashem (Member)
4. Assoc. Prof. Hasan Fahad Khazal (Member)
5. Assoc. Prof. Abbas Hussein Issa (Member)
6. Prof. Hanan Abdul Ridha Akbar (Supervisor and Member)
7. Assoc. Prof. Aied Khalaf Mohammed (Supervisor and Member)

The research presented a smart wireless sensor network for carbon monoxide detection, consisting of three main components: a smart system, a sensor interface unit, and a wireless communication system. The smart system processed input data from carbon monoxide sensors, converting analog outputs into digital data stored in FPGA units. The wireless communication system transmitted this data over long distances.
The dissertation was accepted, and the student was awarded a PhD with distinction.