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Mustafa Ayad

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Associate Professor

Contact Information

430 Shineman Center
315-312-6494
[email protected]

Mustafa Ayad received his Ph.D. degree in Department of Electric and Computer Engineering from the University of Denver in 2013. He received the M. S. from Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University Putra Malaysia, 2002 and the B.S. from Department of computer Engineering, Tripoli University Libya, 1993.

Dr. Ayad is currently an Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at State University of New York (SUNY) at Oswego, Oswego, NY, USA. He worked as a lecturer at Al Zawia University, Tripoli-Libya from 2003 until 2008, his role was to teach and supervise Electrical and Computer Engineering students. He worked as a research assistant in the Advanced Mechatronics Lab (AML), Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Denver from 2011 to 2013. He joined Purdue University, ECET, as a Post-Doc and Research Scientist in November 2013-July 2018. His role was researching, teaching and assisting to supervise students in the Collaborative Robotic Laboratory (Polytech).

Research

  • RF Mapping for obstacle detection and avoidance
  • Routing Protocols for Ad-hoc Sensor Networks
  • Internet Security
  • Robotic Networks Connectivity Maintenance for Urban Search and Rescue (USAR)
  • Cooperative robotic communication
  • Polymer Electronics and 3D printing of electronics
  • AI and Machine Learning
  • PLC Hardware and programming

Publications

  • M. Ayad and R. Voyles, “Meta-Routing Paradigm for Robotic Ad-hoc Networks,” AJSET, Apr. 2023.
  • M. Ayad, R. Voyles, and Mo. Ayad, “Robotic Ad-hoc Networks Connectivity Maintenance based on RF Signal Strength Mapping,” IJACSA, vol. 13, no. 2, 2022.
  • M. Ayad et al.,” MegRetract Robot Implementation and Applications" in the Future of Information and Communication Conference (FICC) 2024, on April 4-5 in Berlin, Germany.
  • M. Ayad et al.,” Implementation of a Tag Playing Robot for Entertainment,” in Future of Information and Communication Conference, FICC2023 on 2-3 March 2023.
  • M. Ayad et al.,” Implementation of a Smart House using a Programmable Logical Controller (PLC),” in Computing Conference, 2023 on 22-23 June 2023 in London, UK.
  • M. Ayad et al.,” Semi-Autonomous Gas Detecting Robot (Hazmat Robot),” in Future Technologies Conference (FTC) 2023 in San Francisco, United States.
  • M. Ayad et al., “Amphibious Rover for Search and Rescue Applications,” in 2022 IEEE 2nd International Maghreb Meeting of the Conference on Sciences and Techniques of Automatic Control and Computer Engineering (MI-STA), Sabratha, Libya: IEEE, May 2022, pp. 64–69. 
  • M. Ayad et al., "Implementation of a balanced and fluid movement six-legged Spider Robot," in Computing Conference 2022, London, United Kingdom, July 2022.
  • M.  Ayad et al. "Connectivity Maintenance for Robotic Ad-Hoc Networks" in the American Journal of Science and Engineering,  2021.
  • M.  Ayad, and Mo. Ayad, " Investigates the Radio Frequency Obstacle Effects on Wireless Signal for Robot Communication "in FTC 2021 - Future Technologies Conference 2021 28-29 October 2021.
  • M. Ayad, and R. Voyles, "RF Mapping for Sensor Nodes Connectivity and Communication Signal Recovery," in Computing Conference 2021, London, United Kingdom, 15-16 July 2021.
  • M. Ayad, and Mo, Ayad, “Experimental Characterization of Wireless Signal Interference for Robot Communication” in CECNet2021 Conference, CECNet2021, 16, Beijing, China, Nov. 2021.
  • M. Ayad, and R. Voyles, "Message Routing and Link Maintenance Integration for Robotic Network Connectivity," in Future Technology Conference (FTC- 2020), Vancouver, Canada, Nov. 2020.
  • M. Ayad, and R. Voyles, "Physical Link Maintenance and Logical Message Routing Integration for Robotic Network Connectivity," in IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC-Fall 2019), Hawaii, Sep. 2019.
  • M. Ayad, N.R. Aghamohammadi, R. Nawrocki, R.M. Voyles, and D. Kusuma, "Designer Polymers: Additive Manufacturing of Smart Materials as a Complement to Injection Molding," in SPE Annual Technical Conference (ANTEC 2019), Detroit, MI, Mar. 2019.
  • M. Ayad, Robert Nawrocki, Richard Voyles, Junseok Lee, Hyowon Lee, and Daniel Leon-Salas "NUCLEOS: Towards Rapid-Prototyping Of Robotic Materials That Can Sense, THINK AND ACT," in SMASIS2018, Sep 2018.<
  • M.  Ayad, R.M. Voyles, and M. M. Ayad." Robotic Ad-hoc Networks Connectivity Maintenance based on RF Signal Strength Mapping," in (IJACSA) International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, in Jan. 2021.
  • M. Ayad, M. Ayad, R.M. Voyles "Connectivity Maintenance for Robotic Ad-Hoc Networks," in American Journal of Science and Engineering, 2021.
  • M. Vsmbalakuntala, M. Ayad, R. M. Voyles, R. WHITE, R. Nawrocki, S. Sundaram, S. Priya, G. Chiu, S. Donkin, B.C. Min and K. Daniels" Global Sustainability through Closed-Loop Precision Animal Agriculture," in ASME Magazine, June 2018.
  • M. Ayad, R.M. Voyles "Locally Selectable Protocol for Sparse, Highly Volatile, Robotic Wireless Video Sensor Networks," in International Journal of Sensor Networks (IJSNet), April 2016.
  • M. Ayad, J.J. Zhang, R. Voyles, and M.H. Mahoor, "Mobile Robot Communication Connectivity Maintenance for Electromagnetic Field Recognition," in IROS. Nov. 2013.
  • M. Ayad, J.J. Zhang, R. Voyles, and M.H. Mahoor, "Electromagnetic Field Recognition for Proactive Robot Communication Connectivity Maintenance," in Asilomar Conference on Signals, Systems, and Computers. Nov. 2012.
  • R.M. Voyles, J. Bae, A.C. Larson, and M.  Ayad, "Wireless Video Sensor Networks for Sparse, Resource-Constrained, multi-robot teams," in Journal of Intelligent Service Robots, v. 2, n.4, 2009, pp. 235-246.
  • M., Ayad, V. Prakash, Wan Azizun, Nor Kamaria Norden. "New Authentication Methods for Secure Internet Transaction," in IEM journal, Malaysia, 2003.

Education

Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Denver, 2013
M.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, University Putra Malaysia, 2002
B. S., Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tripoli, Libya University, 1993

Classes Taught

  • ECE 455 Communication Systems (Currently)
  • ECE375 Microprocessor Applications (Embedded Systems) (Currently)
  • ECE 101 Introduction to Engineering
  • ECE 233 Signals and Systems
  • ECE 365 Control Systems
  • ECE 270 C/C++ Programming Language
  • ECE 271 Digital Systems
  • ECE464 Introduction to Mechatronics
  • ECE 401 ECE seminar
  • ECE 491 Capstone Presentation
  • ECE 492 Capstone Design
  • Programming Methodology
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Software Engineering
  • Data Networks
  • Mobile and satellite Communication
  • Network Security
  • Computer organization and systems
  • Digital Electronics
  • Operating Systems
  • Wireless communication systems