Dr Falah Ali

Biography

Dr. F. H. Ali

BSc, MSc (Wales), PhD (Warwick)

Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the IET, Senior member of the IEEE

Reader in Digital Communications (University of Sussex)

Lecturer and Senior Lecturer in Electronics Engineering (University of Sussex)

PostDoctoral Research Associate (Lancaster University)

Teaching and Research Associate (Warwick University)

Role

Reader in Digital Communications

Director of the Communications Research Group

Chair of the Engineeing and Design MSc Examination Board

Convenor of the MSc in Digital Communication Systems

Convenor of the MSc in Embedded Digital Systems

Convenor of the MSc in Digital Communication Systems with Business Management

Mobile communications and wireless sensor networks.

Advanced digital communication techniques for mobile and wireless communication systems;  Multiuser communications, Multiple access techniques, Collaborative and cooperative communications, Multiantenna systems (MIMO), Error correction coding, Adaptive and multicarrier modulation, Physical layer network coding, Relay networks, Distributed video coding.

Communication protocols and applications of wireless sensor networks and adhoc networks.

Communications research group: http://wwwnewdev.sussex.ac.uk/crg

Digital Communications (Level 6, Year 3 BEng/MEng)
Advanced Digital Communications (Level 7, MSc and MEng)
Mobile Communications (Level 7, MSc and MEng)

Student Consultation

Students are welcome to email me to arrange a suitable date and time.

I am available Thursday 10am-12.

Zheng, Min and Ali, Falah H (2012) Exploration and exploitation of reference frames in distributed video coding. IEEE Signal Processing Letters, 19 (7). pp. 411-414. ISSN 1070-9908

Ali, Falah H and Al-Hussaibi, Walid A (2012) Fast receive antenna selection for spatial multiplexing MIMO over correlated Rayleigh fading channels. Wireless Personal Communications. pp. 1-17. ISSN 0929-6212

Al-Hussaibi, Walid A and Ali, Falah H (2012) Generation of correlated Rayleigh fading channels for accurate simulationof promising wireless communication systems. Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 25. pp. 56-72. ISSN 1569-190X

Shakya, I L, Ali, F H and Stipidis, E (2011) High user capacity collaborative code-division multiple access. IET Communications, 5 (3). 307 - 319. ISSN 1751-8628

Khan, Bilal Muhammad and Ali, Falah H (2011) Collision Free Mobility Adaptive (CFMA) MAC for Wireless sensor networks. Telecommunication Systems. ISSN 1018-4864

Khan, Bilal Muhammad and Ali, Falah H (2011) Mobility Adaptive CSMA/CA MAC for Wireless Sensor Networks. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 6782. pp. 573-587. ISSN 0302-9743

Khan, Bilal Muhammed, Ali, Falah H and Stipidis, Elias (2010) Improved backoff algorithm for IEEE 802.15.4 wireless sensor networks. In: IFIP Wireless Days 2010, October 20-22, 2010, Venice.

Ali, Falah and Shakya, Indu (2010) Collaborative spreading for the downlink of overloaded CDMA. Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, 10 (3). pp. 383-393. ISSN 1530-8669

Cai, Xiaodong, Ali, Falah H and Stipidis, Elias (2010) Object-based video coding with dynamic quality control. Image and Vision Computing, 28 (3). pp. 285-297. ISSN 0262-8856

Gheitanchi, Shahin, Ali, Falah and Stipidis, Elias (2010) Particle Swarm Optimization for Adaptive Resource Allocation in Communication Networks. EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking. 1-13 . ISSN 1687-1499

Cai, Xiaodong, Ali, F H and Stipidis, E (2009) Robust dual-model object tracking with camera in motion. In: 3rd International Conference on Imaging for Crime Detection and Prevention (ICDP 2009), London, UK.

Al-Hussaibi, W, Ali, F and Stipidis, E (2009) A simple 2-user multiple access technique using fading signatures and space diversity. In: Antennas & Propagation Conference, LAPC 2009, Loughborough, UK.

Shakya, I, Ali, F H and Stipidis, E (2009) Collaborative space-time spreading scheme for higher than unity rate CDMA downlink. IET Electronic Letters, 45 (22). pp. 1129-1130. ISSN 0013-5194

Fowler, M R, Stipidis, E and Ali, F H (2009) A network-centric approach to space-restricted distributed processing. Microprocessors and Microsystems, 33 (5-6). pp. 356-364. ISSN 0141-9331

Goonewardene, R T, Ali, F H and Stipidis, E (2009) Robust mobility adaptive clustering scheme with support for geographic routing for vehicular ad hoc networks. IET Intelligent Transport Systems, 3 (2). pp. 148-158. ISSN 1751-956X

Cai, Xiaodong, Ali, Falah and Stipidis, E (2009) Background modeling for detecting move-then-stop arbitrary-long time video objects. In: 10th Workshop on Image Analysis for Multimedia Interactive Services forMultimedia Interactive Services (WIAMIS), 2009, London, England.

Shakya, Indu, Ali, Falah and Stipidis, Elias (2009) Robust blind PIC with adaptive despreader and improved interference estimator. International Journal of Communication Systems, 22 (1). pp. 1-23. ISSN 1074-5351

Gheitanchi, S, Ali, F and Stipidis, E (2008) Adaptive Multi-Carrier Cooperative Communication Technique. In: 5th International Conference on Broadband Communications Networks and Systems, SEP 08-11, 2008, London, ENGLAND.

Cai, Xiaodong, Ali, F H and Stipidis, E (2008) Robust online video background reconstruction using optical flow and pixel intensity distribution. In: IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC 2008), Beijing, China.

Gheitanchi, Shahin, Ali, Falah and Stipidis, Elias (2008) Trained Particle Swarm Optimization for Ad-Hoc Collaborative Computing Networks. In: AISB 2008 Convention, Symposium on Swarm Intelligence Algorithms and Applications, Aberdeen, UK.

Shakya, I, Ali, F H and Stipidis, E (2008) Improved Cooperative CDMA Using Blind Adaptive Interference Cancellation. In: 5th International Conference on Broadband Communications Networks and Systems, SEP 08-11, 2008, London, ENGLAND.

Shakya, I, Ali, F H and Stipidis, E (2008) Performance of Cooperative CDMA with Successive Interference Cancellation. In: 5th International Conference on Broadband Communications Networks and Systems SEP 08-11, 2008, London, ENGLAND.

Obi, O O, Ali, F H and Stipidis, E (2007) Explicit expression for decryption in a generalisation of the Paillier scheme. IET Information Security, 1 (4). pp. 163-166. ISSN 1751-8709

Shakya, I, Ali, F H and Stipidis, E (2007) Performance of Joint User Cooperation Diversity and Successive Interference Cancellation for CDMA. In: Smart Antennas and Cooperative Communications, IET, Savoy Place, London, UK.

Ali, F H, Shakya, I and Stipidis, E (2007) User Cooperative Diversity for Multiuser CCMA. In: IEEE International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio communications (PIMRC'07), Athens, Greece.

Bozantzis, V, Ali, F H and Stipidis, E (2007) Joint Source-Adaptive Vector Quantisation and Index Assignment with Embedded Redundancy. IET Communications, 1 (5). pp. 1023-1030. ISSN 1751-8636

Shakya, I, Ali, F H and Stipidis, E (2007) Improved Successive Interference Cancellation for DS CDMA using constant modulus algorithm. In: Ninth International Symposium on Communications Theory and Application (ISCTA'07), Ambleside, UK.

Gheitanchi, S, Ali, F and Stipidis, E (2007) Particle Swarm Optimization for Resource Allocation in OFDMA. In: 15th International Conference on Digital Signal Processing (DSP 2007), Cardiff University, Wales, UK..

Shakya, I, Ali, F H and Stipidis, E (2006) A Simple Adaptive Sigma Delta Modulators for Software Defined Radio. In: London Communications Symposium 2006, University College London, London.

Annalingam, D, Ali, F H and Stipidis, E (2006) Successive Blind Multi-Target Adaptive Antenna Array and Interference Cancellation for DS-CDMA. Electronics Letters, 42 (20). pp. 1165-1167. ISSN 0013-5194

Ali, Falah, Baburam, Arun and Stipidis, Elias (2006) Dynamic Clustering for High Speed Mobile Adhoc Networks. The Mediterranean Journal of Electronics and Communications, 2 (2). pp. 72-81. ISSN 1744-2400

Annalingam, D, Ali, F H and Stipidis, E (2005) Blind Multiuser Parallel Interference Canceller for DS-CDMA. In: Fourth IASTED International Conference on Communication Systems and Networks, September 12-14, 2005, Benidorm, Spain, Benidorm, Spain.

Shakya, I, Ali, F H and Stipidis, E (2005) Adaptive Sigma Delta Modulators for Fading Channels. In: The 5th IEE international conference on ADDA 2005 : advanced A/D and D/A conversion techniques and their applications : University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland : 25-27 July 2005, Limerick, Ireland.

Annalingam, D, Ali, F H and Stipidis, E (2005) Multiuser Successive Interference Canceller using Adaptive Block Size LS-CMA. In: 8th International Symposium on Communication Theory and Applications (ISCTA 2005), Ambleside, UK.

Gralewitz, M, Michel, A, Stipidis, E and Ali, F H (2004) Modelling and Simulation of DSL using IP and ATM: Illustrative Comparisons in COMNET III. Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 12 (5). pp. 383-395. ISSN 1569-190X

Annalingam, D, Ali, F H and Stipidis, E (2003) Adaptive Block Size for Multistage LS-CMA Beamformer. In: London Communications Symposium 2003, University College London, UK.

Cai, X, Ali, F H and Stipidis, E (2003) MPEG4 over local area mobile surveillance system. In: IEE Symposium on Intelligent Disributed Surveillance Systems, IEE, Savoy Place, London.

Cai, X, Ali, F H and Stipidis, E (2003) A Robust and Fast Change Detector for an Integrated Video Segmentation Framework. In: WIAMIS, Proceedings of the 4th European Workshop in Image Analysis for Multimedia Interactive Services, Queen Mary, University of London.

Cai, Xiaodong, Ali, F H and Stipidis, E (2002) An Integrated Framework for Robust and Fast Automatic Video Segmentation. In: London Communications Symposium, University College London, London.

Ali, F H and Soysa, S (2001) Performance Enhancement of CV-CCMA using Error Correction Coding. In: IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference 25-29 November 2001, San Antonio, Texas, USA.

Ali, F H and Soysa, S (2001) Complex-valued Collaborative Coding Multiple Access for Fading Channels. IEE Proceedings Communications, 148 (5). pp. 327-332. ISSN 1350-2425

Bozantzis, V and Ali, F H (2000) Combined Vector Quantisation and Index Assignment with Embedded Redundancy for Noisy Channels. Electronics Letters, 36 (20). pp. 1711-1713. ISSN 0013-5194

Bozantzis, V and Ali, F H (1999) Combined Source Adaptive and Channel Optimised Vector Quantisation Algorithm. Electronics Letters, 35 (17). pp. 1455-1456. ISSN 0013-5194

Dimitriou, A, Ali, F H and Chandler, S A G (1997) Timing Recovery Scheme for CV-CCMA Receiver. Electronics Letters, 33 (19). pp. 1606-1607. ISSN 00135194

Ertas, T and Ali, F H (1997) Upper Bounds on the Free Distance for Trellis Codes Combined with CPFSK Signals. Electronics Letters, 33 (17). pp. 1438-1440. ISSN 00135194