M. Reza Akhavan

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 Last updated: Oct. 11, 2008

 

PERSONAL                 First name:        Mohammad-Reza (Reza)

INFORMATION          Last name:        Akhavan               

                                    Marital status:   Married with no children

                                    Disabilities:       None

 

CONTACT                   Address:           Centre for Telecommunication Research (CTR), King’s College

INFORMATION                                   London, University of London, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS, UK

                                    Phone:              (+44) (20) 784 828 89

                                    E-mail:              reza (dot) akhavan(at)kcl (dot) ac (dot) uk

                                    Web:                http://www.kcl.ac.uk/schools/pse/diveng/research/ctr/mra.html

Homepage:       www.ludd.ltu.se/~akhavan

 

RESEARCH                 Wireless Networks, Wireless Sensor Networks, Computer Networks, and 3G

INTERESTS                mobile systems with focus on HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access)

 

 

EDUCATION           1) PhD Candidate, Centre for Telecommunications Research    In Progress

King’s College London, University of London, UK

 

                                2) Master of Science in Computer Science and Engineering     Aug. 04 - Jun. 06

Lulea University of Technology (LTU), Lulea, Sweden

Passed Courses: Computer Communications, Software Engineering, Computer System Performance Analysis, Antennas and Propagation, Network Algorithms, Networking Projects,

Real -Time Systems

 

                                3)    Bachelor of Science in Electrical-Electronic Engineering      Oct. 96 - Sep. 00

Azad University in Tabriz (AUT), Tabriz, Iran

                                    Rank: Top %5 Graduate students of Electrical Engineering Dept. in 2000

 

                                4)    Diploma in Mathematics & Physics                                              Oct. 92 - May 96

                                    Abouzar High School, Tabriz, Iran

                                    GPA: 17.39 out of 20

 

 

PROFESSIONAL   1)   MIEEE (Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers)

REGISTRATIONS  2)   MIET (Member of Institution of Engineering & Technology)

 

 

CONFERENCE      K. Phanse, Mohammad-Reza Akhavan and Ulf Olsson, Study of IEEE 802.11 Wireless Networks

PAPERS                 in Harsh Environments, The 19th International Congress and Exhibition on Condition Monitoring

                        Diagnostic Engineering Management (COMADEM 06), LTU, Sweden, 12–15 June 2006

                                 

 

CERTIFICATION   1)   MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional)

DIPLOMAS             2)  IELTS (International English Language Testing System) 6.5 Academic

                                 3)   Cisco Systems Diploma, Tabriz Institute of Technology (TIT)

 

PROJECTS             1) Performance Limits of IEEE 802.11 Wireless Technologies              Jan. - Jun. 06

                   2) Validation of EURANE model for HSDPA (Offered by Ericsson)       Feb. - May 05

                   3) 8051 Microcontroller Programmer                                                            May - Sep. 00

                   4) Hardware Lock Device                                                                           Oct. - Nov. 99

 

CO-CURRICULAR 1)   Laboratory demonstrator for “Computer Engineering II” module (C++ programming) at King's ACTIVITIES                College London, UK     

                               2)  Member of Lulea Academic Computer Society (LUDD) at LTU, Sweden

3) Member of organizing committee of 1st and 2nd “Intelligent Mice Robotic Competitionsat

     IEEE branch, Azad University of Tabriz, Iran

 

PROFESSIONAL    1)  IT Engineer (PT)                                                                       Apr. 07 - Present

EXPERIENCE             Azad University in Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom

Responsibilities:

·         Direct responsibility for meeting the internal IT needs of the University

·         Provide technical plan for computer network infrastructure

 

                                2) Technical Expert of Computer Networks, (FT)                                Jun. 01 - Aug. 04

ICT Centre, East Azerbaijan Science & Technology Park, Tabriz, Iran

Responsibilities:

·         Installations, maintenance, administration, repairs, upgrades & troubleshooting of  wireless and wired large office network

·         Server installation, configuration and troubleshooting

·         Network virus inoculation strategies

·         Installing and defining customized backup and restoration solutions

·         Installing DNS, WINS, AD, DHCP, Firewalls, proxy switches and routers

·         Performance monitoring and network and Internet support.

·         Daily system checks, user accounts, permissions, file/print/ workstation

 

                                3) Computer Networking Teacher, (PT)                                         Aug. 03 - Aug.04

                                    Tabriz Institute of Technology (TIT), Tabriz, Iran

                                    Teaching Subjects:

·         Microsoft Certified Professional Preparation and Computer Networks

 

                                4) Network Administrator, (PT)                                                         Feb. 00 - Apr. 01

                                    Helpdesk, Azad University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran

                                    Responsibilities:

·         Support hardware and operating system software

·         Configuring and Troubleshooting Microsoft based Network

·         Performing routine LAN administrative tasks

 

COMPUTER            1) Software

SKILLS                       NS-2, OPNET, Matlab, MS Visio, Gnuplot, NANS2, TraceGraph, NTTac-Plus, MDaemon, Whatsup Gold, Checkpoint Firewall, MS Office

 

                    2) Operating Systems

MS-DOS, Windows 3.x / 9x / NT / 2000 / XP / Vista / Advanced Server 2000/03 (Active Directory), QNX Real - Time Operating System (RTOS)

                                   

LANGUAGES              English: Fluent

Azerbaijani (Azeri-Turkish): Mother tongue

Farsi: Native

Arabic: Good (Reading/Writing), Basic (Conversation)

 

 

GENERAL                   Technically minded, eye for details

SKILLS                       Team player, capable of leadership, good communicator and teacher

Organised and disciplined (punctual, can work under pressure)

Ability to rapidly self teach a subject

Writing manuals/technical instructions/documentation

                                    Having spent in several countries and lived with many different nationalities of people,

                                    I feel confident about "fitting in" with any culture.

 

 

REFEREES                  Available on demand

 

 

 

 

Last updated: Oct. 11, 2008 by M-Reza