Research

Research Assistantship:

Research Assistant at the University of British Columbia (Sep. 2007-present)

Visiting Researcher at Qatar University (Sep. 2009-Aug. 2010)

Visiting Researcher at Qatar University (Jun. 2008-May 2009)

Research Interests:

Energy Harvesting in Underlay and Overlay Cognitive Radio and Wireless Relay Networks

Energy and Bandwidth Efficient Collaborative Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radio

Resource Allocation in Cognitive Radio

Power Optimization and Lifetime Maximization of Wireless Relay Networks

Numerical Analysis and Minimization of Outage in Wireless Relay Networks

Relaying Strategies to Maximize the Lifetime of WSN and Wireless Relay Networks

Publication(s):

To be Submitted:

[J6] S. Li, S. A. Mousavifar, C. Leung, “Lifetime Distribution of an Amplify-and-Forward Wireless Relay Network,”.

Under Review:

[J5] S. A. Mousavifar and C. Leung, “Trust-based Spectrum and Energy Efficient Collaborative Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radio Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, under review.

Published (or Accepted for Publication):

[C10] L. Elmorshedy, C. Leung, and S. A. Mousavifar, “RF Energy Harvesting in DF Relay Networks in thePresence of an Interfering Signal”, IEEE ICC, Kuala Lampur May 2016, Accepted.

[J4] Y. Liu , S. A. Mousavifar, Y. Deng, C. Leung , and M. Elkashlan, “Wireless Energy Harvesting in Cognitive relay Network”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Jan. 2016.

[C9] D.J. Su, S. A. Mousavifar, and C. Leung , “Secrecy capacity and wireless energy harvesting in amplify-and-forward relay networks”, In Proc. IEEE PAC RIM, Victoria, Canada, Aug. 2015.

[J3]  S. A. Mousavifar and C. Leung , “Exact Transient Analysis in Cognitive Radio Collaborative Spectrum Sensing,” IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, Aug. 2015.

[J2] S. A. Mousavifar and C. Leung, “Energy Efficient Collaborative Spectrum Sensing Based on Trust Management in Cognitive Radio Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Apr. 2015.

[C8] S. A. Mousavifar, Y. Liu, T. Q. Duong, M. Elkashlan, and C. Leung , “Wireless Energy Harvesting and Spectrum Sharing in Cognitive Radio”, In Proc. IEEE VTC Fall 2014, Vancouver, Canada, Sep. 2014.

[C7] S. A. Mousavifar and C. Leung , “Centralized Collusion Attack in Cognitive Radio Collaborative Spectrum Sensing”, In Proc. IEEE VTC Fall 2014, Vancouver, Canada, Sep. 2014.

[C6] S. A. Mousavifar and C. Leung , “Transient Analysis in Cognitive Radio Collaborative Spectrum Sensing”, In Proc. IEEE WCNC 2014, Istanbul, Turkey, Apr. 2014- Presented.

[C5] S. A. Mousavifar and C. Leung, “Energy Efficient Collaborative Spectrum Sensing Based on Trust Management in Cognitive Radio Networks,” in Proc. IEEE VTC Fall 2013, Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A., Sep 2013.

[J1] S. A. Mousavifar and C. Leung, “Lifetime Analysis of a Two-Hop Amplify-and-Forward Opportunistic Wireless Relay Network, ” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 1186-1195, Mar. 2013.

[C4] S. A. Mousavifar, T. Khattab, and M. Hasna, “Sequential Random Selection Relaying for Energy Efficient Wireless Sensor Networks,” in Proc. IEEE GLOBECOM, Miami, FL, U.S.A., December 2010.

[C3] S. A. Mousavifar, T. Khattab, and C. Leung, “Lifetime maximization with predictive power management in selective relay networks”. in Proc. of the Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications Symposium (PIMRC), Tokyo, Japan, Sep. 2009.

[C2] Seyed A. Mousavifar, Tamer M. Khattab, Cyril Leung, "A Predictive Strategy for Lifetime Maximization in Selective Relay Networks," in Proc. IEEE Sarnoff, Princeton, New Jersey, Apr. 2009.

[C1] Seyed A. Mousavifar, Cyril Leung, Tamer M. Khattab, "Lifetime Maximization for Greedy Selective Relay Strategies," in Proc. IEEE-2009 GCC, Mar. 2009.