Team
At Spark Lab, I lead a team of researchers and students focused on advancing wireless networks. My training philosophy centers around clear communication, breaking barriers, and open sharing of knowledge. I believe these principles create a collaborative and inclusive environment where all students can contribute and learn. The name Spark honors the technology used by Marconi for the first transatlantic radio transmission in 1902, which connected Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, to Poldhu, UK.
Team Members¶
Faculty¶
Samer Lahoud - Associate Professor
Lab Director
Lab Director
Kinda Khawam - Associate Professor
Paris-Saclay University
Paris-Saclay University
Graduate Students¶
Jingxiang Huang - Ph.D. Student
Coexistence of Low Power Wide Area Networks
Coexistence of Low Power Wide Area Networks
Juliana El Rayess - Ph.D. Student
Reliability of Low Power Wide Area Networks
Reliability of Low Power Wide Area Networks
Zeina Awada - Ph.D. Student
Slicing in Radio Access Networks
Slicing in Radio Access Networks
Xinyi Li - Master’s Student
Federated Learning for Jamming and Anti-Jamming Wireless Networks
Federated Learning for Jamming and Anti-Jamming Wireless Networks
Alexis Delplace - Master’s Student
Measurement Campaign for LR-FHSS in LoRaWAN
Measurement Campaign for LR-FHSS in LoRaWAN
Undergraduate Students¶
Juliette Savard - Undergraduate Research Assistant
Platform for Measuring Wireless Interference Rejection
Platform for Measuring Wireless Interference Rejection
Anas Alhadi - Honor's Student
Static Context Header Compression for Wireless IoT
Static Context Header Compression for Wireless IoT
Kenzo Froger - Summer Intern
WiFi Fingerprinting
WiFi Fingerprinting
Morgan Mootoosamy - Summer Intern
WiFi Fingerprinting
WiFi Fingerprinting
Maëva Donatien - Summer Intern
Open Radio Access Network Security
Open Radio Access Network Security
Alumni¶
PhD Students¶
| Student | Subject | Defense Date | Current Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Loubany | Wireless Communications for the Internet of Things | June 2023 | Research Associate, American University of Beirut, Lebanon |
| Farah Yassine | Radio Resource Management in NB-IoT Networks | July 2023 | Postdoctoral Fellow, Paris-Saclay University, France |
| Hussein Taleb | Clustering Optimization in Cloud Radio Access Networks | July 2023 | Instructor, Lebanese International University, Lebanon |
| Bachir Lahad | Joint Uplink and Downlink Radio Resource Allocation for Heterogeneous TDD Cellular Networks | December 2020 | Senior Network Consultant, Lutessa, France |
| Hassan Fawaz | Radio Resource Allocation in Full-Duplex Cellular OFDMA Networks | November 2019 | Researcher, Constellation Global, France |
| Rabah Guedrez | Traffic Engineering for Segment Routing | December 2018 | CEO, namla.cloud, France |
| Soha Farhat | Access Selection and Pricing in Multi-Operator Wireless Networks | July 2016 | Assistant Professor, Lebanese International University, Lebanon |
| Mohamad Yassin | Interference Coordination in Wireless Cellular Networks | November 2015 | Project Manager AI/ML RAN & 5G RAN Architecture, Orange, France |
| Farah Moety | Joint Minimization of Power and Delay in Wireless Access Networks | December 2014 | Technical Program Manager, Google, EU Headquarters |
| Melhem El Helou | Radio Access Technology Selection in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks | November 2014 | Assistant Professor, Saint Joseph University, Lebanon |
| Emna Salhi | Detection and Localization of Link-Level Network Anomalies Using End-to-End Path Monitoring | February 2013 | — |
| Ahmed Frikha | QoS and Reliability for Next-Generation Networks: Multi-Domain QoS Routing and Multicast Reliability | September 2012 | Senior Product Manager, Huawei, France |
| Nabil Djarallah | Network Architectures for Inter-Carrier QoS-Capable Services | November 2011 | Director, Senior Consulting Partner for Strategic Clients, Kyndryl, France |
| Alia Bellabas | Quality of Service Multicast Routing Subject to Multiple Constraints | October 2011 | End-to-End Architect for Connected Vehicles, Renault Group, France |
Master's Students¶
| Student | Subject | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Ayoub | Machine Learning for Low Power Wide Area Networks | 2021 |
| Zahraa El Attar | Comparison of Resource Abstraction Methods in Network Virtualization | 2021 |
| Juliana El Rayess | Irregular Repetition in Aloha for LoRaWAN | 2021 |
| Ali Loubany | Adaptive Algorithm for Spreading Factor Selection in LoRaWAN Network with Multiple Gateways | 2019 |
| Wissam Eid | Capacity and Coverage Planning for IoT Access Networks Based on LoRaWAN | 2018 |
| Mahdi Yaakoub | Low Power Wide Area Wireless Networks for IoT: Performance Comparison between LoRaWAN and NB-IoT | 2017 |
| Joe Saad | Power Control in 5G Full-Duplex Cellular Networks | 2016 |
| Hassan Fawaz | Scheduling in 5G Full-Duplex Cellular Networks | 2016 |
| Karen Boulos | Dynamic Clustering for Cloud Radio Access Networks | 2015 |
| Mohamad Yassin | Dynamic and Distributed Radio Resource Allocation in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks | 2012 |
| Farah Moety | Distributed Heuristics for Radio Access Technology Selection | 2011 |
| Kamel Moad | Stability of QoS Routing | 2011 |
| Siwar Said | Monitoring Multi-Domain Communications | 2010 |
| Ahmed Frikha | QoS Path Computation in Multi-Domain Networks | 2009 |
| Nabil Djarallah | Traffic Engineering in MPLS Multi-Domain Networks | 2008 |
| Rasha Hasan | Toolbox for Traffic Engineering in MPLS Networks | 2008 |