Ph.D in Electrical Engineering, The University of Kansas, U.S.A. Received Honors, GPA 3.88/4.0

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1 Abdul Jabbar 400 Blake St, Apt 3201 New Haven, CT, U.S.A. Phone: Fax: url: Objective To obtain a position which challenges me to innovate new and unique solutions as well as provides the research environment to further my knowledge and career. Education 05/2010 Ph.D in Electrical Engineering, The University of Kansas, U.S.A. Received Honors, GPA 3.88/4.0 05/2004 MS in Electrical Engineering, The University of Kansas, U.S.A. Received Honors, GPA 3.82/4.0 Winner of Richard K. Moore Best Thesis award 05/2001 BS in Electrical Engineering, Osmania University, India. Received Distinction Ranked second in the University Research Interests Resilience and survivability, quantitative resilience framework, fault and challenging modeling, performance analysis, network algorithms, design and analysis of network architectures, topologies, and protocols, mobile wireless networks, highly dynamic ad hoc networks, tactical networks, wireless access, future networks Experience Research Assistant (01/ /2010) Achievements Conducted sponsored research for Sprint, US DoD, NSF, European Union Led a team of researchers on several networking projects Collaborated research with several national and international partner institutes Prepared reports and published papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences Wrote technical proposals and secured grants from industry and government 1

2 Network Resilience and Survivability Developed a metrics based state-space framework to quantify network resilience Developed strategies and principles to improve resilience against failures Conducted multilayer resilience analysis of level-1 ISP networks and MANETs Designed simulation models of faults & challenges using C++ in ns-3 environment Designed and implemented a realistic topology generator in MATLAB Generated extensive MATLAB libraries for graph theory algorithms Highly-Dynamic Airborne Ad Hoc Networking Developed network architecture and protocols for aeronautical telemetry Designed gateways to translate between TCP/IP and custom protocol stack Developed a geo-location aware opportunistic multi-modal routing protocols Designed multi-modal TCP-friendly resilient transport protocol Conducted simulations in ns-3 network simulator 3G CDMA Access and Backhaul Networks Conducted analysis of bottleneck issues in CDMA (3G) backhaul network Designed context based selection between T1, WiMAX, and Ethernet links on EVDO Rev A. network using Nortel equipment Evaluated the performance of backhaul selection and queuing algorithm Analyzed pcap traces tapped at BTS, RNC, PDSN, HA using wireshark EECS Department, The University of Kansas, KS Teaching Assistant (08/ /2007) Graduate Course on Mobile Wireless Networking Set up lab by installing linux on systems and configuring Cisco routers Designed lab experiments on wireless QoS, TCP performance, MANET routing Lectured class on selected topics along with grading and evaluation Research Assistant, CSN Laboratory (01/ /2007) Achievements Technical lead on projects sponsored by Sprint, NASA, NSF Prepared annual reports and published papers in journals and conferences Guided and supervised graduate theses Weather Disruption-Tolerant Mesh Networking, Designed fixed-wireless mesh networks for access networks and cellular backhaul Developed robust mesh routing algorithms: XL-OSPF and P-WARP Integrated weather modeling, link measurements with ns-2 simulations Conducted reliability and performance analysis Postmodern Internetwork Architecture Designed a multi-path selection algorithm for inter-realm connectivity Implemented path diversity algorithms in MATLAB Evaluated the topological diversity and flow robustness in ISP networks Characterized the impact of fiber link-cuts on end-to-end IP flows Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL Researcher, Sponsored research (08/ /2003) 2

3 Developed a unique point-to-point field communication system Evaluated antenna array configurations to optimize weight and space occupied Developed software for autonomous satellite system operation Trained field engineers and provided network support during operations Research Assistant, PRISM group (02/ /2003) Designed a multi-channel satellite communication system using Iridium modems Increased link capacity by inverse multiplexing satellite channels using MLPPP Programmed automated link monitoring and management module in Bash Developed a rugged stand alone integrated system using single board linux system Integrated long range wireless LAN with satellite WAN Designed an IP network with remote subnets and satellite PPP links Conducted field tests & managed network ops. in Greenland and Antarctica Benchmarked system performance using tcpdump, tcptrace, Iperf and tcpreplay Grants, Honors & Awards Collaborated on several successful research grants from NSF, DoD, Sprint, EU Best Graduate Research, Capitol Research Summit, Kansas Bio. Best Presentation, Graduate Engineering Association Competition, University of Kansas Contribution to Research Community, Graduate and Professional Association, KU Antarctic Service Medal, National Science Foundation (pending) Moore s Best M.S Thesis Award, University of Kansas FCC Licensed Amateur Radio Operator Publications 2010a 2010b 2010c 2009a 2009b James P.G. Sterbenz, David Hutchison, Egemen K. Çetinkaya, Abdul Jabbar, Justin Rohrer, Marcus Schöller, Paul Smith, Resilience and Survivability in Communication Networks: Strategies, Principles, and Survey of Disciplines, Computer Networks, Vol. 54, Issue 8, June 2010, pp Justin P. Rohrer, Abdul Jabbar, Egemen K. Çetinkaya, James P.G. Sterbenz, Airborne Telemetry Networks: Challenges and Solutions in the ANTP Suite, Proceedings of IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM 10), San Jose, Nov. 2010, To appear Justin P. Rohrer, Abdul Jabbar, Egemen K. Çetinkaya, Erik Perrins, and James P.G. Sterbenz, Highly-Dynamic Cross-Layered Aeronautical Network Architecture, IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems, In review. Abdul Jabbar, Justin P. Rohrer, Victor S. Frost, and James P.G. Sterbenz, Survivable Millimeter-Wave Mesh Networks, Computer Communications, Elsevier, In review. Abdul Jabbar, Justin P. Rohrer, Andrew Oberthaler, Egemen K. Çetinkaya, Victor S. Frost, and James P.G. Sterbenz, Performance Comparison of Weather Disruption- Tolerant Cross-Layer Routing Algorithm, The 28th IEEE Conference on Computer Communications (INFOCOM 09), Rio de Janeiro, April 2009, pp

4 2009c 2009d 2008a 2008b 2008c 2008d a 2004b 2003 Justin P. Rohrer, Abdul Jabbar, and James P.G. Sterbenz, Path Diversification: A Multipath Resilience Mechanism, The 7th IEEE International Workshop on the Design of Reliable Communication Networks (DRCN 09),Washington, DC October Abdul Jabbar and James P.G. Sterbenz, AeroRP: A Geolocation Assisted Aeronautical Routing Protocol for Highly Dynamic Telemetry Environments, International Telemetering Conference (ITC 09), Las Vegas, NV, October Abdul Jabbar, Bharatwajan Raman, Victor S. Frost, and James P.G. Sterbenz, Weather Disruption-Tolerant Self-Optimising Millimeter Mesh Networks, Third International IFIP/IEEE Workshop on Self-Organizing Systems (IWSOS 08), Vienna, December 2008, LNCS 5343, Springer, Heidelberg, pp Justin P. Rohrer, Abdul Jabbar, Erik Perrins, James P.G. Sterbenz, Cross-Layer Architectural Framework for Highly-Mobile Multihop Airborne Telemetry Networks, Proceedings of IEEE Military Communications Conference (MILCOM 08), San Diego, California, November Abdul Jabbar, Erik Perrins, and James P.G. Sterbenz, A Cross-Layered Protocol Architecture for Highly-Dynamic Multihop Airborne Telemetry Networks, International Telemetering Conference (ITC 08), San Diego, October Linlin Xie, Paul Smith, David Hutchison, Mark Banfield, Helmut Leopold, Abdul Jabbar, James P.G. Sterbenz, From Detection to Remediation: A Self-Organized System for Addressing Flash Crowd Problems, IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 08), Beijing, May 2008 pp Thomas Schäfer, Paul Smith, Marcus Schöller, Abdul Jabbar, Justin P. Rohrer, David Hutchison, and James P.G. Sterbenz, Poster: Towards a Decision Engine for Self- Remediating Resilient Networks, 2nd International Workshop on Self-Organizing Systems (IWSOS 07), English Lakes, UK, September Abdul Jabbar, David Hutchison, and James P.G. Sterbenz, Poster: Towards Quantifying Metrics for Resilient and Survivable Networks, 14th IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP 06), Santa Barbara, November, pp Said Zaghloul, Victor Frost, and Abdul Jabbar, Modeling TCP Long File Transfer Latency over Long Delay Wireless Multilink PPP, IEEE Communications Letters, Vol. 9 Iss. 11, pp , November Abdul Jabbar, Victor Frost, Said Zaghloul, Glenn Prescott, and David Braaten, Multichannel Iridium communication system for polar field experiments, The IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS 04), Anchorage, September 2004, pp Abdul Jabbar, Nandish Chalishazar, Victor Frost, and Glenn Prescott, Alternative Communication Networking in Polar Regions International Symposium on Advanced Radio Technologies (ISART 04), Boulder, Colorado, March Abdul Jabbar, Victor Frost and David Braaten, Results of an Iridium-Based Data Communication System Providing Internet Access to Polar Expeditions, AGU Fall Conference, December 8-12, San Francisco, CA,

5 Technical Skills Programming in C, C++, MATLAB, and scripting languages such as Perl and BASH Development in open source network simulators: ns-2 and ns-3 Strong expertise in MAC, network, routing, transport, application level protocols Standards: (Wi-Fi), 802.3(Ethernet), IS-856A(CDMA 1xEV-DO), SIP, (WiMAX) Experienced in local area, metropolitan area, cellular, wide area, and satellite networks Network hardware and software experience: switches, routers, clusters, and test-beds Advanced skills in professional publication tools: L A TEX, BibTEX, gnuplot Expertise in common productivity packages for Windows, Linux, Mac OS X platforms Highly experienced in writing papers, grants, specifications and technical reports Service to the profession Member, IEEE Member, IEEE Communications Society Member, IEEE Computer Society Member, ACM Member, ACM Communications Special Interest Group (SIGCOMM) Member, EECS Faculty Search Committee 5