Khalid Ali S. Ammar

Dr. Khalid Ammar received his Ph.D degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Sherbrooke, Canada, and a Master of Engineering degree from Concordia University, Montreal Canada. Dr. Khalid Ammar worked on the design and the implementation of highly specialized computer system for biomedical applications at Sherbrook Medical Devices Research Group, Sherbrook, Canada. He previously worked with Nortel Networks, Ottawa, Canada as a senior ASIC applications Engineer, provided design guidance and expertise to Nortel design community through the ASIC design flow. Dr. Khalid Ammar affiliated with Electrical and Computer Engineering department where he taught several electrical and computer engineering courses. His areas of interest are VLSI and Embedded Systems.

Education
  • Doctor of Philosophy in Electrical Engineering. University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada. 2001
  • Master of Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada. 1986.
  • Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering. The Higher Institute of Electronics, Libya. 1980.
Experience
  • Assistant professor: Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Ajman University, UAE. Lectured several courses and supervised students projects in the area of computer engineering.
  • Senior ASIC Applications Engineer: Nortel Networks (hardware design solution group), Ottawa, Canada. Provided design guidance and expertise to Nortel ASIC design community through full COT flow to resolve any technical issue in the areas of synthesis, simulation, static timing analysis, electrical rule checking, floor planning, layout and power analysis. Developed and presented intensive professional courses for Nortel Networks employees training programs. Took action on project planning, status tracking, scheduling, and resource utilization.
Teaching Area
  • Lectured several courses in the area of computer engineering, such as: Digital logic design, Digital system design, Digital integrated circuits, Computer hardware design, Computer organization & architecture, Microprocessor systems, Embedded systems, Computer interfacing, Operating systems, Electric circuit analysis, Electronics, Computer-Based Instrumentation & Control, and Measurements & instrumentation.
Research
  • Research and Development Experience: Successfully explored, designed, implemented, and tested highly specialized computer system for medical application that introduced new features, improved the efficiency and offered significant flexibility for biomedical applications in the field of neurology.
  • Designed and implemented a full custom mixed signal RISC processor from concept to realization.
  • Designed an interface card with an FPGA to manage the data communication between a host computer and a transmitter.
  • Developed an application software that automated the microcode generation for a dedicated processor and provided the communication protocol between a host computer and a transmitter control card.
  • Innovated new algorithms, which made major enhancements to the VLSI back-end tools such as DRC and mask pattern generator. Coded the algorithms as transportable package. The package incorporated in the design flow methodology and made available to all Canadian Microelectronics Corporation (CMC) VLSI community.
Publications
Memberships, Awards and Honors
  • Member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
  • A Certificate of appreciation for the effective and distinct participation in the organization and success of University Interior and exterior activities and events, Ajman University (June, 2016).
  • A Certificate of Appreciation as a Judge in the 9th IEEE UAE Student Day. May, 2014.
  • A Certificate of Appreciation, for supervising the best scientific paper at the Ninth student scientific conference of AUST Network, June, 2013.
  • A Certificate of Appreciation, for supervising the best scientific paper at the eighth Approach student scientific conference of AUST Network, May, 2012.
  • A certificate of appreciation, for contribution as assessor at the Seventh Approach Student Scientific Conference of AUST, May 2011.
  • A certificate of appreciation, for contribution as assessor at the Sixth Approach Student Scientific Conference of AUST, May 2010.
  • A certificate of appreciation, for contribution in organizing the International Conference on “Trends in Information Technology and Applications 2010”, UAE, December 2010.