Browsing by Type "Conference Paper"
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A combined Cognitive Multimedia Model for children with intellectual disabilities
( IEEE , 2013 , Conference Paper)Children with Down syndrome and other developmental disabilities are often faced with intellectual disorders ranging from mild to severe. This study proposes a multimedia-based learning model which combines Mayer's Cognitive ... -
A Combined Decision for Secure Cloud Computing Based on Machine Learning and Past Information
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2019 , Conference Paper)Cloud computing has been presented as one of the most efficient techniques for hosting and delivering services over the internet. However, even with its wide areas of application, cloud security is still a major concern ... -
A comparative analysis of BLE and 6LoWPAN for U-HealthCare applications
( IEEE , 2013 , Conference Paper)For decades, there exist a variety of low-power wireless technologies deployed for healthcare applications such as Zigbee/IEEE802.15.4, Bluetooth, ANT, NFC, IrDA. However, the recently announced Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) ... -
A comparative analysis of thermal acceptability in offices in India and Japan
( NCEUB 2016 , 2016 , Conference Paper)India's building energy consumption is increasing rapidly. Fukushima disaster reshaped Japan's energy perspective. Adaptive comfort standards need to be developed for these countries. We conducted a fourteen-month thermal ... -
A Comparative Secrecy Study of Flying and Ground Eavesdropping in UAV Based Communication Systems
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2019 , Conference Paper)In this paper, we study the strictly positive secrecy outage probability (SOP) and the ergodic secrecy capacity of a wiretap unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system where a UAV transmitter (Alice) is trying to send a message ... -
A Comparative Study of Machine Learning Approaches for Handwriter Identification
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2019 , Conference Paper)During the past few years, writer identification has attracted significant interest due to its real-life applications including document analysis, forensics etc. Machine learning algorithms have played an important role ... -
A Comparative Study of the Role of the Nation-State Building Process in the Middle East Crises; a Case Study of the Crisis in Bahrain, Iraq and Yemen
( Gulf Studies center - College of Arts & Sciences - Qatar University , 2021 , Conference Paper)Political stability has always been the most important concern of the states. Political stability is equal with lack of serious threats and challenges that can put country in danger. Due to multiple reasons like; the lack ... -
A Comparative Study on Pandemic Response and Their Impact on Economic Growth: Evidence From COVID-19 Outbreak In Scandanavia
( IEOM Society , 2021 , Conference Paper)Coronavirus strikes again with the delta variant and puts the world in a phase 3 pandemic state. Countries all over the world have adopted different response mechanisms to contain the virus's spread. Health officials call ... -
A Comparative Study on Punching Shear Strength Statistics for Ferrocement Slabs
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference Paper)Ferrocement is a modern material that is considered composite as it is made of cement mortar and tightly packed layers of wire mesh. Recent ferrocement applications include prefabricated rooftop elements, load-bearing ... -
A Comparison between Natural Pozzolana and Fly Ash Replacements on the Mechanical Properties of Concrete
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference Paper)This study investigates the effect of Natural Pozzolana (NP) and Fly Ash (FA) substitutes on concrete's mechanical and microstructural properties. Mixes containing 10 - 50 % cement substitute ratios were prepared and tested ... -
A comprehensive rheological study for a flowing polymer-based drilling fluid used for wellbore strengthening
( Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) , 2020 , Conference Paper)Loss circulation encountered in highly fractured formations, depleted reservoir, or HP/HT intervals is the root cause of many problems plaguing the oil and gas sector for many years. High pore pressure narrows the window ... -
A cooperative Q-learning approach for distributed resource allocation in multi-user femtocell networks
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2016 , Conference Paper)This paper studies distributed interference management for femtocells that share the same frequency band with macrocells. We propose a multi-agent learning technique based on distributed Q-learning, called subcarrier-based ... -
A cooperative Q-learning approach for online power allocation in femtocell networks
( IEEE , 2013 , Conference Paper)In this paper, we address the problem of distributed interference management of cognitive femtocells that share the same frequency range with macrocells using distributed multiagent Q-learning. We formulate and solve three ... -
A cost-aware model for risk mitigation in Cloud computing systems
( IEEE Computer Society , 2016 , Conference Paper)Security is an important element in Cloud computing. Intruders may exploit clouds for their advantage. This paper presents a cost-aware model for risk mitigation in cloud computing systems. The proposed model is integrated ... -
A cost-effective 3d acquisition and visualization framework for cultural heritage
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2021 , Conference Paper)Museums and cultural institutions, in general, are in a constant challenge of adding more value to their collections. The attractiveness of assets is practically tightly related to their value obeying the offer and demand ... -
A Cost-Effective Immersive Telexistence Platform for Generic Telemanipulation Tasks
( Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH , 2021 , Conference Paper)Robots are expected to become an essential part in tackling the global corona virus pandemic. However, acquiring robotic technology in economically-challenged nations is very difficult for a variety of factors. This work ... -
A Coupled Vector-scalar Potential Method For Permanent Magnet Modeling in Large-scale 3d-Fe Magnetic Field Computations
( IEEE , 1993 , Conference Paper)This paper introduces a magnetic scalar potential (MSP) formulation of permanent magnet (PM) modeling. This formulation is suited for use in coupled (combined) vector-scalar magnetic potential (CMVP-MSP) 3D-FE algorithms ... -
A cross-terms geometry based method for components instantaneous frequency estimation using the Cross Wigner-Ville distribution
(2012 , Conference Paper)A novel method for the signal components instantaneous frequency (IF) estimation based on the CrossWigner-Ville distribution (XWVD) is presented. The cross-terms in the XWVD are deliberately formed between the analyzed ... -
A customized PV performance monitoring system in Qatar's harsh environment
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Conference Paper)A customized PV panel monitoring system is proposed. It is based on available hardware, as well as easily configurable Arduino?? software which does not require high specific programming skills. The configuration of hardware ... -
A DC autotransformer design for medium and high voltage DC transmission systems
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2018 , Conference Paper)This paper studies a dc-dc converter topology dual to the ac autotransformer for medium and high voltage dc-dc conversion. Operation with trapezoidal modulation is analyzed where the dc autotransformer is built of ...