Associate Professor Akram Hourani
Discipline Leader, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Details
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College: School of Engineering
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Department: School of Engineering
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Campus: City Campus Australia
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akram.hourani@rmit.edu.au
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
- Collaborative projects
- Industry Projects
About
Is an Associate Professor, Discipline Leader (Electrical and Electronics), and the Program Manager for the Master of Engineering (Telecom. & Network Eng.). He obtained his PhD in 2016 from RMIT University. Prior to joining academia, Akram worked extensively in the telecommunications industry, where he served as an ICT Program Manager, leading large teams of engineers and managing multiple telecommunications and satellite projects. His research interests are in advanced signal processing and communications. Akram has extensive industry and government engagement in multiple research projects related to the Internet-of-Things (IoT), radar/SAR systems, neuromorphic hardware, and satellite communications with grants funded by ARC, CRC, government departments, and DSTG. He has published more than 125 articles in topics related to machine learning, signal processing, satellite communications, stochastic geometry, and radar systems. He is currently listed in Stanford University's list of top 2% scientists in both Career-Long and Single-Year Impact lists.
Research fields
- 400606 Satellite communications
- 400607 Signal processing
- 400608 Wireless communication systems and technologies (incl. microwave and millimetrewave)
- 401304 Photogrammetry and remote sensing
- 510204 Photonics, optoelectronics and optical communications
- 4611 Machine learning
UN sustainable development goals
- 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
- 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- 10 Reduced Inequalities
Academic positions
- Deputy Director Centre for Opto-electronic Materials and Sensors (COMAS)
- RMIT University
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Jun 2024 – Present
- Discipline Leader
- RMIT University
- Electrical and Electronics
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 May 2024 – Present
- Associate Professor
- RMIT University
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Jan 2023 – Present
- Program Manager (Masters)
- RMIT University
- Melbourne, Australia
- 1 Jan 2018 – Present
Non-academic positions
- R&D Engineering Program Manager
- Inteltec Emirates
- Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- 1 Aug 2006 – 1 Mar 2013
Supervisor projects
- Machine Learning and Neural Network Methods for IoT Sensing
- 23 Sep 2024
- Development of Ultrasensitive Gas Sensors Based on Two-Dimensional MoS2 Nanohybrids
- 2 Jul 2024
- Artificial neural networks for versatile applications
- 3 Apr 2024
- 5G Enabled Smart Vehicular Communications for Autonomous Driving
- 16 Feb 2024
- Flexible Lead-Free Piezoelectric Nanogenerators for Energy Harvesting and Sensing Applications
- 20 Dec 2023
- Next generation mega satellite communication networks
- 1 Dec 2023
- Advanced Strategies for Enhanced Wireless Communication: Sensing and Communication
- 3 Nov 2023
- Decentralised multi-platform search for a reactive target in a structured environment
- 4 Sep 2023
- Development of flexible antenna for body-worn biomedical application
- 16 Aug 2023
- RMIT CSIRO Masters by Research in Sensor Fusion for Improved Localisation of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs)
- 16 Mar 2023
- 5G Wireless Communications and Networks for Internet of Things (IoT)
- 8 Mar 2023
- Internet-of-Things over UAVs and Nanosatellites
- 21 Dec 2022
- AI-Powered Physical Layer Security for Internet-of-Things over UAV-Assisted Network
- 5 Aug 2022
- Internet-of-Things over UAVs and Nanosatellites
- 3 Mar 2022
- Intelligent and Reconfigurable Satellite Communications
- 3 Dec 2021
- Artificial neural networks for versatile applications
- 12 Mar 2021
- Machine Learning Approaches for Interference Modelling, Detection, and Mitigation for Improving Spaceborne SAR Performance
- 1 Mar 2021
- Optimal Networking Strategies for Multi-Access Edge Computing.
- 30 Oct 2020
- Evolved Antennas for Biomedical Implants
- 22 Sep 2020
- Wireless systems for vehicles
- 29 May 2020
- Improving Satellite Connectivity Using Artificial Intelligence and Inter-Satellite Links
- 23 Dec 2019
- Machine Learning Method for Radio Frequency Identification
- 30 Oct 2019
- Direction-of-Arrival (DoA) Estimation Performance in Next-Generation Wireless Systems (5G and Beyond)
- 1 Oct 2019
- Internet of Space: Next Generation IoT Over Nano-Satellites
- 18 Sep 2019
- Performance Evaluation of Next Generation Wireless UAV Relay with Millimeter-Wave in Access and Backhaul
- 13 Jun 2019
- Performance Optimization of Next Generation Low Power Internet of Things (IoT) Access Networks
- 30 May 2019
- DDoS Attacks in Software Defined Networks: Detection and Protection
- 30 May 2019
- DDoS Attacks Mathematical Modelling in Software Defined Networks for Enhanced Detection Systems
- 30 May 2019
- Energy Efficient Clustering and Routing Algorithm in Wireless Sensor Networks
- 30 May 2019
- Autonomous Search by a UAV for a Source of EM Radiation in an Urban Environment
- 17 Dec 2018
- Satellite-based Localization Methods for Internet-of-Things Applications: Modeling Approaches and Performance Evaluation
- 13 Dec 2018
- Next Generation IoT-over-Satellite Performance Improvement using Shared Radio Spectrum
- 1 Mar 2018
- Performance Modeling and Enhancement for Next Generation Wireless IoT Networks
- 1 Sep 2017
- Blind Localisation of Radio Emitters Using Directional Antennas
- 13 Mar 2017
- Aerial-Terrestrial Communications for Next Generation Mobile and Wireless Networks
- 1 Mar 2017
- Next Generation Miniature Radars: Performance Enhancement and Machine Learning Applications
- 1 Mar 2017
Teaching interests
Satellite Communications:
EEET1138 Satellite Communications
EEET2370/EEET2371 Wireless Sensors Networks and IoT
EEET1138 Satellite Communications
EEET2370/EEET2371 Wireless Sensors Networks and IoT
Research interests
Signal Processing, Satellite Communications, Remote Sensing, Neuromorphic processing, Non-terrestrial communication systems (Satellite and UAV communications), Radar systems and Synthetic Aperture Radar, machine learning, THz applications, Localization, Interference mitigation, Stochastic geometry.
