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    Performance Analysis of Flooding-based Broadcasting in Wireless Networks

    , Ph.D. Dissertation Sharif University of Technology Shah-Mansouri, Hamed (Author) ; Hossein Khalaj, Babak (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    Broadcasting in wireless ad hoc networks serves many important tasks such as data dissemination and route establishment in which one node sends its data to all other network nodes. The most popular form of broadcasting adopted by many ad-hoc protocols is flooding. In flooding, each node receiving a packet from a neighboring node rebroadcasts it exactly once. Wide adoption of flooding for broadcasting traffic is mainly due to its simplicity. The importance of performance analysis of flooding lies on its aforementioned popularity. The parameters of interest in analysis of flooding are network coverage, energy consumption and broadcast throughput while network coverage is the average percentage... 

    Energy Efficient Concurrent Test of Switches and Links for Networks-On-Chip

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Alamian, Sanaz (Author) ; Hessabi, Shahin (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    Nowadays by increasing the number of processing cores in system-on-chip, using networks-on-chip, as an optimized interconnection foundation for transferring data between processing cores is inevitable .Based on this, the necessity of designing and implementing an optimized structure for testing network-on-chip, considering various overheads such as power consumption, latency, bandwidth and area, becomes an important issue in designing network-on-chip. The purpose of this project is to design an optimized structure for testing routers and connecting links in network, which considers power consumption overhead, latency and area overhead on one hand, and fault coverage on the other hand.... 

    Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of AA6061-T6/Ti6Al4V Joints by Resistance Spot Welding

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Hamrah, Mahdi (Author) ; Kokabi, Amir Hossein (Supervisor) ; Pouranvari, Majid (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    Titanium alloy and aluminum alloy 6061-T6 were successfully joined by resistance spot welding. The microstructure and mechanical properties of the lap joint were investigated. The microstructure of joints was inspected by OM, XRD, and SEM. The results reveal that the reaction between liquid aluminum and solid titanium were caused welding-brazing joints, which restricts the formation of IMCs. The microstructure in the aluminum side is a type of transition structure, which is considered to be the same microstructure that connects the columnar dendrite and Equiaxed dendrite in similar aluminum alloy RSW. The welding current has the most significant influence upon the tensile shear and cross... 

    A Heuristic Method for Optimization of Node Placement in Wireless Sensor Network

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Esfandeh, Sepideh (Author) ; Hemmatyar, Ali Mohammad Afshin (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    As the applications of wireless sensor networks are expanding at an increasing rate, design of these networks so that they conform to the requirements of a specific application is considered to be a major challenge. Regarding to the specific application, network designers consider various suitable parameters to improve and then to enhance the efficiency of the network. Parameters included are such as area coverage, lifetime, reliability and etc which can significantly improve with the precise placement of nodes. Node localization problem in wireless sensor networks aiming at improvement of the performance parameters has been solved by different methods. In this thesis, in order to solve this... 

    Coverage, Capacity and Load Balance Optimization in Mobile Networks

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Yaghoobianzadeh Sardroudi, Amir Mohammad (Author) ; Hossein Khalaj, Babak (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    For several years, self-organizing networks have been introduced by 3GPP to reduce the costs of mobile operators. Self-organizing networks, by introducing a kind of intelligence to the mobile network, will cause optimal performance and, as a result, reduce the operating costs of operators. Improving network coverage and increasing user data rates are always among the priorities of operators to increase profits and customer satisfaction. Coverage and capacity optimization is one of the most important functions introduced in self-organized networks. In this study, in addition to the coverage and capacity optimization function, the load balance optimization and the contradictory interaction of... 

    Simultaneous Coverage and Capacity Optimization and Load Balancing in Cellular Self-Organizing Networks

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Azarbahram, Amir Hossein (Author) ; Hossein Khalaj, Babak (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    Network dynamics, environmental changes, increasing number of users and their demand have made it necessary to continuously evaluate and optimize the network performance. Self organizing networks (SON) were introduced to add this capability to cellular networks. Among the SON functions, Coverage and Capacity Optimization (CCO) and Load Balancing (LB) are the most important ones. These two functions working collaboratively allows the operator to improve the network performance in terms of coverage and capacity while minimizing cell saturation and user dissatisfaction across the network. In this Thesis, a Two-Stage Optimization Approach has been proposed that enables the network to consider... 

    Text Summarization Using Deep Neural Networks

    , M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology Sarkhani, Saeedeh (Author) ; Sameti, Hossein (Supervisor)
    Abstract
    In recent years, deep neural networks have achieved significant improvements in the field of automatic text summarization by using neural sequence architectures. However,the results of these improvements are more tangible in the production of short summaries (a few words or single sentences). In the field of producing long (multisentence) abstracts, the presented models suffer from several issues; These models produce the details of the events incorrectly and tend to generate the phrases been produced before repeatedly. The wording from the output of these models is very close to the original text. Also, the metrics used to evaluate the quality of produced summaries do not have the ability... 

    Reliable concurrent error detection architectures for extended euclidean-based division over (2m)

    , Article IEEE Transactions on Very Large Scale Integration (VLSI) Systems ; Vol. 22, Issue. 5 , 2014 , pp. 995-1003 Mozaffari-Kermani, M ; Azarderakhsh, R ; Lee, C. Y ; Bayat-Sarmadi, S ; Sharif University of Technology
    Abstract
    The extended Euclidean algorithm (EEA) is an important scheme for performing the division operation in finite fields. Many sensitive and security-constrained applications such as those using the elliptic curve cryptography for establishing key agreement schemes, augmented encryption approaches, and digital signature algorithms utilize this operation in their structures. Although much study is performed to realize the EEA in hardware efficiently, research on its reliable implementations needs to be done to achieve fault-immune reliable structures. In this regard, this paper presents a new concurrent error detection (CED) scheme to provide reliability for the aforementioned sensitive and... 

    A novel test strategy and fault-tolerant routing algorithm for NoC routers

    , Article Proceedings - 17th CSI International Symposium on Computer Architecture and Digital Systems ; 2013 , Pages 133-136 ; 9781479905621 (ISBN) Alamian, S. S ; Fallahzadeh, R ; Hessabi, S ; Alirezaie, J ; Computer Society of Iran; IPM ; Sharif University of Technology
    IEEE Computer Society  2013
    Abstract
    In this paper, we present a novel routing algorithm in order to avoid deadlock and packet dropping. In our proposed algorithm the network-on-chip (NoC) is capable of tolerating faults in presence of control faults in combinational parts of routers. In addition, by modifying the functionality of the router, the router is enabled to test its own, as well as the preceding router's functionality based on the routing algorithm, destination address and previous router's situation. Each router recognizes the faulty neighbor and announces it to successive routers. In this scheme no extra packets will be generated. We analyze the effects of our method on latency, power consumption and drop rate. Our... 

    Using cubic B-spline interpolation for efficient ray-tracing-based ultrawideband propagation modeling

    , Article Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Ultra-Wideband, 14 September 2011 through 16 September 2011, Bologna ; 2011 , Pages 12-15 ; 21626588 (ISSN) ; 9781457717642 (ISBN) Mohtashami, V ; Shishegar, A. A ; Sharif University of Technology
    Abstract
    Site-specific ultrawideband propagation modeling involves dealing with frequency variations of the propagation mechanisms and antenna patterns in the ray tracing program. Typically, electromagnetic field calculations have to be performed in a lot of frequencies to accurately construct the frequency response of the channel at a receiving point. This imposes a heavy computational burden on ray tracing specially in calculating the coverage map or finding the statistics of channel parameters where the number of receiving locations is large. In this paper, the computational complexity of ray tracing in ultrawideband propagation modeling is reduced by using cubic B-spline interpolation. The... 

    A low cost circuit level fault detection technique to full adder design

    , Article 2011 18th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits, and Systems, ICECS 2011, 11 December 2011 through 14 December 2011, Beirut ; 2011 , Pages 446-450 ; 9781457718458 (ISBN) Mozafari, S. H ; Fazeli, M ; Hessabi, S ; Miremadi, S. G ; Sharif University of Technology
    2011
    Abstract
    This paper proposes a Low Cost circuit level Fault Detection technique called LCFD for a one-bit Full Adder (FA) as the basic element of adder circuits. To measure the fault detection coverage of the proposed technique, we conduct an exhaustive circuit level fault injection experiment on all susceptible nodes of a FA. Experimental results show that the LCDF technique can detect about 83% of injected faults while having only about 40% area and 22% power consumption overheads. In the LCDF technique, the fault detection latency does not affect the latency of the FA, since the error detection is done in parallel with the addition  

    Microwave wireless orthogonal frequency division multiplexing system optimum guard interval evaluation in an urban scenario around 5 GHz

    , Article IET Communications ; Volume 5, Issue 8 , 2011 , Pages 1113-1122 ; 17518628 (ISSN) Atamanesh, M ; Farzaneh, F ; Sharif University of Technology
    2011
    Abstract
    The vertical plane launching ray tracing method has been applied for a real urban scenario and the delay characteristics of received signals in the overall coverage area have been extracted. Using these parameters, an equivalent channel impulse response (ECIR) has been introduced for the overall coverage area. For an orthogonal frequency division multiplexing system, the optimum guard interval, which maximises the number of points with symbol error rate less than a threshold, has been simulated. Using the defined ECIR, the optimum guard interval could be analytically extracted  

    Delta-based regression testing: A formal framework towards model-driven regression testing

    , Article Journal of Software: Evolution and Process ; Volume 27, Issue 12 , December , 2015 , Pages 913-952 ; 20477481 (ISSN) Nooraei Abadeh, M ; Mirian Hosseinabadi, S. H ; Sharif University of Technology
    John Wiley and Sons Ltd  2015
    Abstract
    The increase in complexity and rate of technological changes in modern software development has led to a demand for systematic methods that raise the abstraction level for system maintenance and regression testing. Model-driven development (MDD) has promised to reduce extra coding efforts in software maintenance activities using traceable change management. The research described in this paper presents a Z-notation-based framework, called delta-based regression testing (DbRT), for formal modeling of regression testing in the context of MDD. The framework proposes to propagate the changes from a software specification to testing artifacts in order to preserve consistency after system... 

    FiWi enhanced LTE-A HetNets with unreliable fiber backhaul sharing and WiFi offloading

    , Article Proceedings - IEEE INFOCOM, 26 April 2015 through 1 May 2015 ; Volume 26 , 2015 , Pages 1275-1283 ; 0743166X (ISSN) ; 9781479983810 (ISBN) Beyranvand, H ; Levesque, M ; Maier, M ; Salehi, J. A ; Sharif University of Technology
    Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc  2015
    Abstract
    To cope with the unprecedented growth of mobile data traffic, we investigate the performance gains obtained from unifying coverage-centric 4G mobile networks and capacity-centric fiber-wireless (FiWi) broadband access networks based on data-centric Ethernet technologies with resulting fiber backhaul sharing and WiFi offloading capabilities. Despite recent progress on backhaul-aware 4G studies with capacity-limited backhaul links, the performance-limiting impact of backhaul latency and reliability has not been examined in sufficient detail previously. In this paper, we evaluate the maximum aggregate throughput, offloading efficiency, and in particular the delay performance of FiWi enhanced... 

    Application and evaluation of RUSLE erosion model in JAJROOD watershed (ROODAK) with G.I.S

    , Article Proceedings of the 2nd IASTED International Conference on Environmental Management and Engineering, EME 2010, 15 July 2010 through 17 July 2010, Banff, AB ; July , 2010 , Pages 879-887 ; 9780889868526 (ISBN) Mirzai, M ; Sajadi, A ; Nazari, A ; Sharif University of Technology
    2010
    Abstract
    In this study amount of soil erosion in watershed of JAJROOD is estimated by use of the RULSE model with the help of GIS12. JAJROOD River is located in upstream of LATIAN Dam and is one of the most important water sources of Tehran. Also, this River has a big role in preventing the flood. modeling Results show that the amount of soil erosion is high due to high slope of the land, lack of plant coverage and the quality of soil and changing the land application, lead to increase in erosion potential. modeling Results have estimated the amount of erosion in this basin about 1,524,511 tons in a year. In order to evaluate Results and efficiency of the model, all of obtained results are compared... 

    Application of genetic algorithm in automatic software testing

    , Article Communications in Computer and Information Science, 7 July 2010 through 9 July 2010 ; Volume 88 CCIS, Issue PART 2 , 2010 , Pages 545-552 ; 18650929 (ISSN) ; 9783642143052 (ISBN) Babamir, F. S ; Hatamizadeh, A ; Babamir, S. M ; Dabbaghian, M ; Norouzi, A ; Sharif University of Technology
    Abstract
    One of the major challenge and time-consuming work is optimum test data generation to assure software quality. Researchers have proposed several methods over years to generate automatically solution which have different drawbacks. In this paper, we propose Genetic Algorithm (GA) based tester with different parameters to automate the structural-oriented test data generation on the basis of internal program structure. Our proposed fitness function is intended to traverse paths of the program as more as possible. This integration improves the GA performance in search space exploration and exploitation fields with faster convergence. At last, we present some results according to our experiment... 

    Shot peening coverage effect on residual stress profile by FE random impact analysis

    , Article Surface Engineering ; Volume 32, Issue 11 , 2016 , Pages 861-870 ; 02670844 (ISSN) Ghasemi, A ; Hassani Gangaraj, S. M ; Mahmoudi, A. H ; Farrahi, G. H ; Guagliano, M ; Sharif University of Technology
    Taylor and Francis Ltd  2016
    Abstract
    Shot peening is one of the most effective surface treatments for improving the fatigue strength of machine elements. In this paper, a new finite element-based model to predict the effect of coverage on the surface state is proposed and critically discussed. By this model, the effects of Rayleigh damping, mesh size, and target dimensions on residual stress profile are investigated using a random impingement simulation of shot peening. Moreover, the model enables the realistic simulation of shot peening process with an affordable computational time with respect of present approaches without reducing the number of impacts and analysis accuracy: the computational time was reduced by 25% in... 

    Technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution based predictive handoff for heterogeneous networks

    , Article IET Communications ; Volume 10, Issue 13 , 2016 , Pages 1682-1690 ; 17518628 (ISSN) Kabiri, S ; Kalbkhani, H ; Lotfollahzadeh, T ; Shayesteh, M. G ; Solouk, V ; Sharif University of Technology
    Institution of Engineering and Technology 
    Abstract
    This study presents an efficient handoff algorithm for heterogeneous networks comprising macrocells, microcells, picocells, and femtocells. The proposed algorithm is based on call admission control (CAC) for selecting target base station (BS) from a list of neighbouring candidate BSs, as well as using the technique for order of preference by similarity to ideal solution (TOPSIS) as decision method. The introduced algorithm takes into account multiple criteria including measured received signal strength (RSS) and signal-to-interference-plus noise ratio (SINR), predicted RSS and SINR, and number of free resource blocks of neighbouring BSs. With the use of TOPSIS, neighbouring BSs are ordered... 

    Stochastic geometry modeling and analysis of single- and multi-cluster wireless networks

    , Article IEEE Transactions on Communications ; Volume 66, Issue 10 , 2018 , Pages 4981-4996 ; 00906778 (ISSN) Azimi Abarghouyi, S. M ; Makki, B ; Haenggi, M ; Nasiri Kenari, M ; Svensson, T ; Sharif University of Technology
    Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc  2018
    Abstract
    This paper develops a stochastic geometry-based approach for the modeling and analysis of single- and multi-cluster wireless networks. We first define finite homogeneous Poisson point processes to model the number and locations of the transmitters in a confined region as a single-cluster wireless network. We study the coverage probability for a reference receiver for two strategies; closest-selection, where the receiver is served by the closest transmitter among all transmitters, and uniform-selection, where the serving transmitter is selected randomly with uniform distribution. Second, using Matern cluster processes, we extend our model and analysis to multi-cluster wireless networks. Here,... 

    Modelling of conventional and severe shot peening influence on properties of high carbon steel via artificial neural network

    , Article International Journal of Engineering, Transactions B: Applications ; Volume 31, Issue 2 , 2018 , Pages 382-393 ; 1728144X (ISSN) Maleki, E ; Farrahi, G. H ; Sharif University of Technology
    Materials and Energy Research Center  2018
    Abstract
    Shot peening (SP), as one of the severe plastic deformation (SPD) methods is employed for surface modification of the engineering components by improving the metallurgical and mechanical properties. Furthermore, artificial neural network (ANN) has been widely used in different science and engineering problems for predicting and optimizing in the last decade. In the present study, effects of conventional shot peening (CSP) and severe shot peening (SSP) on properties of AISI 1060 high carbon steel were modelled and compared via ANN. In order to networks training, the back propagation (BP) error algorithm is developed and data of experimental tests results are employed. Experimental data...