Muhammad Anan

Assistant Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Address
Purdue University Calumet
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering
Potter 321B
2200 169th Street Hammond, IN 46323-2094
Phone: 219-989-2483
To send email: muhammad.anan@purduecal.edu
Education
- BS, Computer Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, 1997
- MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Missouri-Columbia, 1999
- MS, Computer Science, Software Engineering Emphasis, University of Kansas, 2003
- PhD, Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Missouri-Kansas City, 2008
Areas of Instruction
- Computer Networking
- Digital Systems Design and Modeling
- Microcomputer Architecture and Interfacing
- Software Engineering
Research Interests
- Next Generation Optical Internet
- Optical Burst/Packet Switching (OBS/OPS)
- High Speed Networks
- Network Modeling and Simulations
- Software Maintenance
- Requirements Engineering
Award
- Sprint Values Excellence Awards in 2001, 2002 and 2003
- Sprint Values Excellence Team Award in 2003
- Electrical Engineering Outstanding Graduate Student Award, University of Missouri, 1999
- Graduate Research Assistantship, University of Missouri, 1997-1999
Journal and Conference Papers
- M. Anan, H. Saiedian, and J. Ryoo, “An Architecture-Centric Software Maintainability Assessment Using Information Theory,” Accepted for publication in the Journal of Software Maintenance and Evolution: Research and Practice
- M. Anan and G. Chaudhry, “SWAP: A Slotted Wavelength Assignment Pipeline Scheduler for Next Generation Optical Switches,” Journal of Optical Communications, Schiele & Schon, Berlin, Germany, vol. 28, no. 2, pp. 103-111, 2007
- M. Anan and G. Chaudhry, “A Real-Time Hardware-Based Scheduler for Next-Generation Optical Burst Switches,” International Conference on Communications (ICC’07), pp. 2289-2293, Glasgow, UK, June 2007
- M. Anan, G. Chaudhry and J. Qaddour, “Performance Evaluation of An Ultra-Fast Pipeline Scheduler for Next-Generation Networks,” International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA ‘07), pp. 650-654, Amman, Jordan, May 2007
- M. Anan, G. Chaudhry and D. Benhaddou, “Promises and Challenges of Optical Burst Switching (OBS) for Next-Generation Optical Networks,” The 7th International Workshop on Optical Networking Technologies: Examining the Case for Optical Burst Switching (In conjunction with IEEE GLOBECOM 2006), San Francisco, CA, November 2006
- M. Anan, G. Chaudhry, and D. Benhaddou, “Architecture and Performance of A Next-Generation Optical Burst Switch (OBS),” 2006 International Workshop on Optical Burst/Packet Switching (WOBS’06), pp. 1-9, (In conjunction with IEEE/CreateNet BROADNETS 2006), San Jose, CA., October 2006
- H. Saiedian, P. Kumarakulasingam and M. Anan, “Scenario-Based Requirements Analysis Techniques for Real-Time Software Systems: A Comparative Evaluation”, Journal of Requirements Engineering, Springer-Verlag London Ltd, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 22-33, April 2005
- M. Anan and M. Guizani, “Fault-Tolerant ATM Switching Architectures Based on MINs: A Survey,” Journal of Informatica, vol. 25, no. 1, 2001
- M. Anan and M. Guizani, “Modeling and Simulation of A New ATM Switching Architecture”, Advanced Simulation Symposium –SS’00, pp. 42-47, Washington DC, April 2000
- M. Anan and M. Guizani, “A Fault-Tolerant ATM Switching Architecture”, 19th IEEE International Performance, Computing and Communications Conference (IPCCC’00), Phoenix, Arizona, February 2000

