Faculty + Staff

Nabih Jaber is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and also serves as the Chair.

His research interests focus on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), wireless communications, coding and information theory, Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) vehicular systems, smart grid power line communications, sensor networks, and Advanced Driver Assistance Systems/Autonomous Vehicles (ADAS/AV).  He is also interested in test-bed implementations, and innovative simulation system designs.

He constantly participates in the teaching community.  Some examples include the following: obtaining the University Teaching Certification (UTC) by SEDA for promoting innovation and good practice in higher education, Leading Effective Discussions, Instructional Skills, Teaching Dossier and Millennial Student: Myths and Realities certificates.

Dr. Jaber is currently the Director of the Innovative Smart Wireless Networking Lab (ISWiNLab), and serves as the IEEE Student Branch Advisor at LTU.  He has also served as the Director of the Master of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering (MSECE) Graduate Program.

Research Interests

• Most recently, “Advanced Driver Assistance System/Autonomous Vehicles, ADAS/AV,” which include research in object detection/tracking algorithms (ODTA), telemetry, remote communication, autonomous platform implementation, and controller area network (CAN)
• In-vehicular speech environment, and digital signal processing
• Smart grid communications systems
• Development of a practical, self-configuring, sampling and forwarding scheme for smart grid transmission line monitoring, and
• Design of Home Energy Management System (HEMS)
• Dedicated Short Range Communication (DSRC) Systems, for enabling the most reliable, high speed vehicle-based technology for crash prevention safety applications. This research area will be used in my current ADAS/AV work

Education

• Doctorate, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Windsor
• Master of Applied Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Windsor

Selected Teaching Certificates

• University Teaching Certificate from SEDA
• Teaching Dossier Academy Certificate
• Leading Effective Discussions Certificate
• Instructional Skills Certificate
• Entrepreneurially Minded Learning (EML 2) for Engineers
• Active and Collaborative Learning (ACL) and Teamwork
• Problem Based Learning (PBL)
• Entrepreneurial Mindset (EML 1)
• Summer eLearning Teaching and Learning workshop

Courses Taught

• EEE 3011 — Capstone Intro to ECE Projects
• EEE 4811 — EE Capstone Projects I
• EEE 4822 — EE Capstone Projects II
• EEE 4831 — CmpE Capstone Projects I
• EEE 4842 — CmpE Capstone Projects II
• EEE 3233 — Microprocessors
• EEE 3231 — Microprocessors lab
• EEE 2214 — Digital Electronics
• EEE 4515 — Control Systems
• EEE 5114 — Engineering Analysis
• EEE 4423 — Communication Systems
• EEE 5654 — Digital Signal Processing
• EEE 4323 — Advanced Electronics
• EEE 6144 — Smart Grid Communication

Selected Grants (Most Recent)

• Mansoor Nasir (PI), Nabih Jaber (Co-PI), Dr. James Kerns (Co-PI), Franco Delogu (Co-PI), and Dr. Eric Meyer (Co-PI), “Advanced Haptics for Automation and Control Systems,” DENSO North America Company, $50,000 US, 2016-2017
• PI: Nabih Jaber (PI), Kun Hua (Co-PI), Umasankar Kandaswamy (Co-PI), Phillip Olivier (Co-PI), “Improvement of Built-in Hands-free Cell Phone Performance,” an industry-funded project. Phase I (completed successfully): $237,316 US; 2015-2016
  • Best submitted research, out of more than 100 submitted papers

Selected Publications/Patent

• Ali M.; Chaban R.; Bones S.; Lu M.; Zhou X.; Jaber N.; Hua K.; “New Critical Point Wiener Filter (CPWF) for Improved Hands-Free Cell Phone Performance,” Patent No. 20160400018 (IPISM), 2017 (Patent Pending).
• Meihui Lu, Xuan Zhou, Nabih Jaber, and Kun Hua, “Speech Enhancement Using a New Critical Point Based Wiener Filter,” International Symposium on Advances in Wireless and Optical Communications (RTUWO), Riga, Latvia, 2018
• Tahmina gouhar, Nabih Jaber, Shanti Garimilla, Mahdi Ali, “A Dynamic Object Oriented GUI for vehicular Hands-Free Speech Applications,” SAE conference Paper on Infotainment System, Michigan, USA, 2018
• Tahmina Gouhar, Nabih Jaber, and Pallavi Kuntumalla, “Speech Enhancement Using New Iterative Minimum Statistics Approach,” 30th IEEE CCECE International Symposium on Signal Theory & Signal Processing, 2017
• Mahdi Ali, Rakan Chabaan, Scott Bone, and Nabih Jaber, “Bluetooth Audio Quality Improvement Based on Quantitative SNR Analysis of Wiener Filter,” Hyundai Kia Motors (published internally, HATCI-organized) global conference, (accepted, and received the best submitted research award, out of more than 100 submitted papers), 2016
• Sai P. Gadde, Sam Tabaja, Philip Olivier, Nabih Jaber, Mahdi Ali, Rakan Chabaan, and Scott Bones, “A Quantitative Real Time Data Analysis In-Vehicular Speech Environment with Varying SNR,” IEEE Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing (MMSP), 2016
• Sam Tabaja, Sai P. Gadde, Nabih Jaber, Philip Olivier, Mahdi Ali, Rakan Chabaan, and Scott Bones, “A Quantitative Analysis of Hands-Free Speech Enhancement Using Real Automobile Data,” IEEE Global Conference on Signal and Information Processing (GlobalSIP), 2016
• Nabih Jaber, William Cassidy, Kemal Tepe, Esam Abdel-Raheem, “Passive Cooperative Collision Warning (PCCW) MAC Design for Reliable Vehicular Safety Messaging Vehicular Communications,” Vehicular Communications International Journal (Elsevier), Volume 12, Issue 2, Pages 95-109, April 2015
• William Cassidy, Nabih Jaber, Kemal Tepe, “Collision Correction Using a Cross Layer Architecture for Dedicated Short Range Communications Vehicle Safety Messaging,” Ad Hoc Networks International Journal (Elsevier), Volume 15, Pages 14-24, April 2014
• Nabih Jaber, “Efficient Home Energy Management System,” IEEE/IFIP International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security (NMTS), Pages 1-4, April 2014
• William Cassidy, Nabih Jaber, Kemal Tepe, “Cross Layer MAC and PHY Architecture for Collision Correction of DSRC Safety Messages,” IEEE/IFIP International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security (NMTS), 2012
• Nabih Jaber, William Cassidy, Esam Abdel-Raheem, Kemal Tepe, “Vehicular Broadcast Messaging Reliability Enhancement Protocol for Emergency Vehicle Communication,” IEEE/IFIP International Conference on New Technologies, Mobility and Security (NMTS), 2012
• William Cassidy, Nabih Jaber, Kemal Tepe, “Cross Layer Consideration for Improved Reliability of Vehicular Safety Messaging,” 25th Queen’s University Biennial Symposium on Communications (QBSC), 2012
• William Cassidy, Nabih Jaber, Shawn Ruppert, Jahangir Toimoor, Kemal Tepe, Esam Abdel-Raheem, “Interference Modelling and SNR Threshold Study for Use in Vehicular Safety Messaging Simulation,” 25th Queen’s University Biennial Symposium on Communications (QBSC), 2012
• Nabih Jaber, Kazi Rahman, William Cassidy, Kemal Tepe, “Reliable MAC Layer Designs for Vehicular Networks,” 26th Biennial Symposium on Communications (QBSC), 2012
• El Baba, S. A. Ruppert, Nabih Jaber, Kemal Tepe, “AODV Adaptation for Semi-Static Smart Grid Monitoring Systems,” International Conference on Smart Grid Engineering (SGE’12), August 2012
• Nabih Jaber, Nicholas Doyle, Kemal Tepe, “New Combined WiMAX-DSRC Infrastructure Design for Efficient Vehicular Networking,” International Journal on Wireless Communications and Networking (EURASIP), 2012
• Nabih Jaber, Kemal Tepe, Esam Abdel-Raheem, “Reconfigurable Simulator Using Graphical User Interface (GUI) and Object-Oriented Design for OFDM Systems,” International Journal of Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory (SIMPAT), Elsevier, 2011. doi: 10.1016/j.aeue.2011.03.001
• Nabih Jaber, Kemal Tepe, Esam Abdel-Raheem, “Performance Enhancement of the DSRC System Using Frequency-Domain MAP Equalization,” AEÜ International Journal of Electronics and Communications, Elsevier, vol. 19, no. 5, pp. 1294-1317, 2011
• Nicholas Doyle, Nabih Jaber, Kemal Tepe, “New Combined WiMAX and DSRC Network Layer Design with Demonstration System for Evaluation and Testing,” Ad Hoc Networks International Journal (Elsevier), 2011
• Nabih Jaber, Kazi Rahman, Esam Abdel-Raheem, Kemal Tepe, “A Quantitative Analysis of Improved DSRC System Using Repetition Based Broadcast Safety Messaging with Hidden Terminals,” IEEE IWCMC – Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference 7th International Symposium on Vehicular Communications, 1772 – 1777, August 2011
• Nabih Jaber, Kemal Tepe, Esam Abdel-Raheem, “Improved Performance at High Code Rates of DSRC PHY Systems Using a Linear Demapper,” 24th IEEE CCECE International Symposium on Vehicular Communications, 2011
• Kazi Rahman, Nabih Jaber, Kemal Tepe, “Markov analysis of the mobile hidden station problem in MANET,” 7^th International Symposium on Vehicular Networking Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), pp 2186 – 2191, 2011
• Patrick Casey, Nabih Jaber, Kemal Tepe, “Design and Implementation of a Cross-Platform Sensor Network for Smart Grid Transmission Line Monitoring,” IEEE SmartGridComm International Symposium on Communication networks for Smart Grid, 2011
• Nicholas Doyle, Nabih Jaber, Kemal Tepe, “Improvement in Vehicular Networking Efficiency Using a New Combined WiMAX and DSRC System Design,” IEEE Pacific Rim International Conference on Communications, Computers and Signal Processing (IEEE PacRim), 2011