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| Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering |
Bessam AbdulRazak, Ph. D.,
Postdoctoral Research Scholar
| Office location: | E459 CSE Building |
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CISE Department, E301, |
| Email address: | babdulra [ @ ] cise.ufl.edu |
| Office phone: | +1 (352) 392 - 2863 |
| Departmental FAX: | +1 (352) 392 - 1220 |
| Website: | www.cise.ufl.edu/~babdulra/ |
Active areas of research
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Pervasive Computing / Smart Environment |
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Assistive Robotic / Assistive Technology |
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Human Machine Interaction |
Education
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Ph.D. in Computer Sciences, Institut National des Télécommunications and University of Evry, France, May 2004. |
Dissertation: Human-Machine Interaction dedicated to motor handicap
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M.S. in Robotics, University of Pierre & Marie Curie, France, July 2000. |
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B.S. of engineering in Electronics – Control (Engineering Diploma), University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene, Algeria, September 1997. |
Recent Research Projects
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TeCaRob Project, Tele-Care using Tele-presence and Robotic Technology for Assisting People with Special Needs. |
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Programming Models and Middleware for pervasive environments, at Mobile and Pervasive Computing Laboratory. |
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Gator Tech Smart House, a real house to demonstrate successful aging applications. |
Honors
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Al-Iqtissadiya newspaper, April 28, 2006, covering research on ICT application for people with disabilities & aging people. |
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CanalSUP TV channel, April 23, 2003, covering research on Assistive Robotic. |
Recent Synergistic Activities
Editorial Appointments and Committees
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Editorial Board member, International Journal of Smart Home (2006~Present). |
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Reviewer, International Journal of Assistive Robotics and Mechatronics (2006~Present). |
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Reviewer, Pervasive and Mobile Computing, Elsevier Editorial System (2006~Present). |
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Reviewer, Mathematical and Computer Modelling, Elsevier Editorial System (2006~Present) |
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Program Committee, Health care and ubiquitous computing on WiMob 2007. |
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Reviewer, LCN 2007. |
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Program Committee, IWSH 2007. |
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Committee Member, IEEE CASE 2007. |
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Program Committee, SMPE 2007. |
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Program Committee, ICOST 2007. |
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Executive Committee, FCRAR 2007. |
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Program Committee, UIC 2007. |
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Program Committee, IWSH 2006. |
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Program Committee, UIC 2006. |
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Program Committee, International Workshop on Smart Home. |
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Executive Committee, FCRAR 2006. |
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Program Committee, ICOST 2006. |
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Program Committee, ICTTA 2006. |
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Reviewer, ICADI 2006. |
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Program Committee, ICOST 2005. |
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Program Committee, ICOST 2004. |
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Reviewer, Handicap 2004. |
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Executive Committee, ICOST 2003. |
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Executive Committee, First, Second and Third Smart House Workshop. |
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Executive Committee, ICORR 2001. |
Conference Organizations
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Co-Chair of the track on Home Automation for the third IEEE Conference on Automation Science and Engineering (IEEE CASE), 22 to 25, 2007 in Scottsdale, Arizona. |
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Chairman of the satellite workshop “ICT application for people with disabilities & aging people, “held in conjunction with IEEE-ICTTA’2006. Damascus, Syria. |
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Local arrangement member, Seventh International Conference On Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR) "Integration of Assistive Technology in the Information Age, “April 25~27, 2001, Evry, France. |
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Local arrangement member, First International Conference On Smart homes and health Telematics (ICOST), September 24~26, 2003, Paris, France. |
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Local arrangements member, First, second and third Workshop on "Smart house & dependency. ” Institut National des Télécommunications, France, 2002, 2003 and 2004. |
Session Chair
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Second International Conference on Information & Communication Technologies: From Theory to Application (IEEE-ICTTA). Damascus, Syria April, 2006. |
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Third International Conference On Smart homes and health Telematics (ICOST), Canada, July 2005. |
Lectures and Invited Talks
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“Smart House,” University of Alep, Alep, Syria, August 14, 2006. |
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“Tele-Nursing Concept,” Institut National des Télécommunications, Evry, France, August 31, 2005. |
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“Gator Tech Smart House: Mobile and Pervasive Technologies for Successful Aging,” Institut National des Télécommunications, Paris, France, June 16, 2005. |
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“Assistive Technologies for People with Motor Disability,” University of Lebanon, Beirut, Lebanon, April 15, 2004. |
Recent and Selected Publications
Books
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A. Helal, M. Mokhtari & B. Abdulrazak, "The Engineering Handbook on Smart Technology for Aging, Disability and Independence," John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0471711551, Computer Engineering Series, 2007. |
Book Chapters
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A. Helal, M. Mokhtari, B. Abdulrazak & M. Schmaltz, “Introduction to the book,” ” "The Engineering Handbook on Smart Technology for Aging, Disability and Independence," John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0471711551, Computer Engineering Series, 2007. |
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B. Abdulrazak, M. Mokhtari, “Assistive Robotics for Independent Living,” in "The Engineering Handbook on Smart Technology for Aging, Disability and Independence," John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0471711551, Computer Engineering Series, 2007. |
Journal Papers
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A. Helal and B. Abdulrazak, “TeCaRob: Tele-Care using Telepresence and Robotic Technology for Assisting People with Special Needs," International Journal of Assistive Robotics and Mechatronics, VOL. 7, NO. 3, September 2006, pp 46-53.(pdf) |
Refereed Conference Articles
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A. Helal, and B. Abdulrazak, “Toward a Scalable Home-Care Delivery for Frail Elders and People with Special Needs.” 10th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics (ICORR), Noordwijk aan Zee, Netherlands, July 2007. |
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B. Abdulrazak, A. Helal, “Gator Tech Smart House: Enabling an easy integration and management of assistive environments.” Proceedings of the second International Conference on Information & Communication Technologies: From Theory to Application (IEEE-ICTTA). Damascus, Syria April, 2006. |
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H. Elzabadani, A. Helal, B. Abdulrazak, E. Jansen, “Self-Sensing Spaces: Smart Plugs For Smart Environments .” In "From Smart Homes to Smart Care.” Ed. S. Giroux & H. Pigot, IOS Press, pp.91-98. Proceedings of the third International Conference On Smart homes and health Telematics (ICOST), Canada, July 2005.(pdf) |
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