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Academic Year 2021 – 2022 Courses

Fall 2021 – 2022

  • Advanced Antenna Design: COME 520 (3 credits) (Comm. Eng)
  • Discrete-time Signals and Systems: COME 480 (3 credits) (Elect. Eng)
  • Signals and Systems: COME 381 (3 credits) (Comm. Eng.)
  • Linear Algebra: MATH 281 (3 credits) (General)
  • Advanced Digital Speech Signal Processing: COME 722 (3 credits) (post-graduate)

Academic Year 2020 – 2021 Courses

Spring 2020 – 2021

  • Acoustics: COME 470 (3 credits) (Comm. Eng.)
  • Antennas and Propagation II: COME 473 (3 credits) (Comm. Eng.)
  • Digital Signal Processing: COME 384 (3 credits) (Comm. and Biomedical Eng.)
  • Information Theory & Coding: COME 585 (2 credits) (Comm. Eng)

Fall 2020 – 2021

  • Signals and Systems: COME 381 (3 credits) (Comm. & Biom Eng Programs)
  • Discrete-time Signals & Systems: COME 480 (3 credits) (Power Program)
  • Advanced Antenna Design: COME 520 (3 credits) (Comm. Program)
  • Linear Algebra: MATH 281 (3 credits) (All Engineering Programs)

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Biography

Hilal M. El Misilmani was born in Beirut, Lebanon in 1987. He received the B.E degree in communications and electronics engineering from Beirut Arab University, Debbieh, Lebanon, in 2010 and the M.E and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, in 2012 and 2015 respectively.

From Aug. 2011 to Sept. 2012, he was a Telecommunications Engineer with Dar Al-Handasah Consultants (Shair and Partners). From Sept. 2012 to Aug. 2014, he was a Researcher with Beirut Research and Innovation Center. From Sept. 2014 to May 2015 he was a Lecturer with the American University of Beirut. From June 2015 to Sept 2016, he was a Research Associate with the American University of Beirut. Since Sept. 2015, he has been an Assistant Professor with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Beirut Arab University, Debbieh, Lebanon. He has more than 25 publications. His research interests include the design of high power microwave antennas, slotted waveguide antennas and vlasov antennas, the design of antennas for biomedical applications, reconfigurable antennas, and the design of antennas using machine learning.

Dr. El Misilmani was a recipient of several scholarships: Rafic Hariri Foundation Scholarship from Sept. 2005 to June 2010, the Association of Specialization and Scientific Guidance (SSG) Scholarship from Feb 2006 to June 2010, the Lebanese Association for Scientific Research (LASeR) scholarship from Sept. 2013 to May 2015, and the National Council for Scientific Research (CNRS) doctoral scholarship award from 2013 to May 2015.

Degrees

  • Ph.D. of Engineering in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the American University of Beirut – May 2015
  • Master of Engineering in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the American University of Beirut – June 2012
  • Bachelor of Engineering in Communications and Electronics Engineering from Beirut Arab University – June 2010

Publications

Journal Papers:

  1. T. Naous, A. Elmerie, S. K. Al Khatib, Raed M. Shubair, and H. M. El Misilmani, “A Machine Learning Approach for the Design of Dielectric-Filled Slotted Waveguide Antennas,” under review.
  2. K. Youssef, M. Moussa, M. Al-Husseini, H. M. El Misilmani, and K. Y. Kabalan, “Characteristic Mode Solution of Complex-Coefficient Complex-Solution Differential Equations,” Accepted.
  3. H. M. El Misilmani, M. Al-Husseini, and K. Y. Kabalan, “Design procedure for planar slotted waveguide antenna arrays with controllable sidelobe level ratio for high power microwave applications”. Engineering Reports. 2020;e12255.  https://doi.org/10.1002/eng2.12255. [pdf on RG] [pdf on Wiley]
  4. H. M. El Misilmani, T. Naous, and S. K. Al Khatib, “A Review on the Design and Optimization of Antennas Using Machine Learning Algorithms and Techniques,” International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer‐Aided Engineering 30, no. 10 (2020): e22356. [pdf on RG] [link on Wiley]
  5. H. M. El Misilmani, T. Naous, S. K. A. Khatib and K. Y. Kabalan, “A Survey on Antenna Designs for Breast Cancer Detection Using Microwave Imaging,” in IEEE Access, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2020.2999053. [pdf on RG] [pdf on IEEE]
  6. A. Damaj, H. M. El Misilmani, and S. Abou Chahine, “Miniaturized Dual Band Antennas with Frequency Tunability for Implanted Biomedical Devices”, International Journal of Engineering Research and Technology (IJERT), vol. 12, Issue 12, 2019. [pdf on RG] [pdf on IRPH]
  7. H. M. El Misilmani, M. Y. Abou-Shahine, Y. Nasser, and K. Y. Kabalan, “Recent Advances on Radio-Frequency Design in Cognitive Radio”, International Journal of Antennas and Propagation, vol. 2016, Article ID 9878475, 16 pages, 2016. doi:10.1155/2016/9878475. [pdf on RG] [pdf on Hindawi]
  8. H. M. El Misilmani, K. Y. Kabalan, M. Abou Shahine, and M. Al-Husseini, “A Method of Moment Approach in Solving Boundary Value Problems,” Journal of Electromagnetic Analysis and Applications, vol. 7, Issue 3, March 2015. [pdf on RG] [pdf on JEMAA]
  9. H. M. El Misilmani, M. Al-Husseini, and K. Y. Kabalan, “Design of Slotted Waveguide Antennas with Low Sidelobes for High Power Microwave Applications,” Progress In Electromagnetics Research C, vol. 56, 15-28, 2015. [pdf on RG] [pdf on PIER]
  10. H. M. El Misilmani, M. Al-Husseini, and K. Y. Kabalan, “Improved Vlasov Antenna with Curved Cuts and Optimized Reflector Position and Shape,” International Journal of Antennas and Propagation, vol. 2015, Article ID 193630, 12 pages, 2015. [pdf on RG] [pdf on Hindawi]
  11. H. M. El Misilmani, M. Abou Shahine, M. Al-Husseini, and K. Y. Kabalan, “A Simplified Method of Moment (MoM) Approach to solving nth Order Linear Differential Equations,” Int. Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, Vol. 5, Issue 6, June 2014. [pdf on RG] [link on IJSER]
  12. H. M. El Misilmani, M. Al-Husseini, K. Y. Kabalan and A. El-Hajj, “Compact Circularly Polarized Multi-Band Antennas for RFID Applications,” International Journal of Antennas and Propagations, April 2014. [pdf on RG] [pdf on Hindawi]

Conference Proceedings:

  1. S. K. Al Khatib, T. Naous, Raed M. Shubair, and H. M. El Misilmani, “Deep Learning for Breast Tumor Detection and Localization from Microwave Imaging Data,” 28th IEEE International Conference on Electronics, Circuits & Systems, Dubai, UAE, 2021.
  2. H. M. El Misilmani and M. Al-Husseini, “1D Slotted Waveguide Antenna with Controlled Beamwidth and Sidelobe Level Ratio,” 2019 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, Atlanta, GA, USA, 2019, pp. 1421-1422, doi: 10.1109/APUSNCURSINRSM.2019.8888549. [pdf on RG] [link on IEEE]
  3. H. M. El Misilmani and T. Naous, “Machine Learning in Antenna Design: An Overview on Machine Learning Concept and Algorithms,” 2019 International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation (HPCS), Dublin, Ireland, 2019, pp. 600-607, doi: 10.1109/HPCS48598.2019.9188224. [pdf on RG] [Link on IEEE]
  4. A. Damaj, H. M. E. Misilmani and S. A. Chahine, “Miniaturized Implantable Coplanar Waveguide Antenna for Biomedical Applications,” 2019 International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation (HPCS), Dublin, Ireland, 2019, pp. 608-611, doi: 10.1109/HPCS48598.2019.9188130. [pdf on RG] [Link on IEEE]
  5. H. El Misilmani, M. Al-Husseini and K. Kabalan, “Design Procedure of Two-Dimensional Circularly Polarized Slotted Waveguide Antenna Arrays,” 2018 International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation (HPCS), Orleans, 2018, pp. 83-86, doi: 10.1109/HPCS.2018.00028. [pdf on RG] [Link on IEEE]
  6. A. W. Damaj, H. M. El Misilmani and S. A. Chahine, “Implantable Antennas for Biomedical Applications: An Overview on Alternative Antenna Design Methods and Challenges,” 2018 International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation (HPCS), Orleans, 2018, pp. 31-37, doi: 10.1109/HPCS.2018.00019. [pdf on RG] [Link on IEEE]
  7. H. M. El Misilmani and A. M. El-Hajj, “Massive MIMO Design for 5G Networks: An Overview on Alternative Antenna Configurations and Channel Model Challenges,” 2017 International Conference on High Performance Computing & Simulation (HPCS), Genoa, 2017, pp. 288-294, doi: 10.1109/HPCS.2017.52. [pdf on RG] [Link on IEEE]
  8. H. M. El Misilmani, M. Al-Husseini, and K. Y. Kabalan, “Simple Design Procedure for 2D SWAs with Specified Sidelobe Levels and Inclined Coupling Slots,” in the 4th Advanced Electromagnetic Symposium (AES 2016), Spain, July 2016. [pdf on RG] [Proceedings in pdf]
  9. M. Al-Husseini, H. M. El Misilmani, K. Y. Kabalan, A. El-Hajj , and E. Nassar, “Simple Design Method for Dielectric-Filled Low-Sidelobe Slotted Waveguide Antennas,” in the 4th Advanced Electromagnetic Symposium (AES 2016), Spain, July 2016. [pdf on RG] [Proceedings in pdf]
  10. H. M. El Misilmani, K. Y. Kabalan, A. El-Hajj and M. Al-Husseini, “Design procedure for 2D slotted waveguide antenna with controllable sidelobe level,” 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation & USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Vancouver, BC, 2015, pp. 216-217, doi: 10.1109/APS.2015.7304494. [pdf on RG] [Link on IEEE]
  11. M. Al-Husseini, H. M. El Misilmani, K. Y. Kabalan, A. El-Hajj, X. Pan and C. G. Christodoulou, “Controllable-sidelobe slotted waveguide antennas with corrugations for frequency selectivity,” 2015 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation & USNC/URSI National Radio Science Meeting, Vancouver, BC, 2015, pp. 214-215, doi: 10.1109/APS.2015.7304493. [pdf on RG] [Link on IEEE]
  12. H. M. El Misilmani, M. Al-Husseini, and K. Y. Kabalan, “Design Procedure for 2D Slotted Waveguide Antenna with Inclined Coupling Slots for Sidelobe Level Control,” in the Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS), Prague, July 2015. [pdf on RG]
  13. H. M. El Misilmani, K. Y. Kabalan M. Abou Shahine, and M. Al-Husseini, “A Method of Moment Approach in Solving Boundary Value Problems,” in the First Irbid International Engineering Conference (IIEC), Jordan, October 2014. [pdf on RG]
  14. H. M. El Misilmani, M. Al-Husseini, K. Y. Kabalan and A. El-Hajj, “A Design Procedures for Slotted Waveguide Antennas with Specified Sidelobe Levels,” in the High Performance Computing & Simulation Conference (HPCS), Italy, July 2014. [pdf on RG] [link on IEEE]
  15. H. M. El Misilmani, M. Al-Husseini, K. Y. Kabalan and A. El-Hajj, “Improved Antennas for High Power Microwave Applications,” in the Lebanese Association for the Advancement of Science (LAAS), Lebanon, March 2014. [pdf on RG]
  16. H. M. El Misilmani, M. Al-Husseini, K. Y. Kabalan and A. El-Hajj, “Optimized Reflector Position for Vlasov Antennas,” in the Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS), Sweden, August 2013. [pdf on RG]
  17. H. M. El Misilmani, M. Al-Husseini, K. Y. Kabalan and A. El-Hajj, “Improved Vlasov Antenna with Curved Cuts for High Power Microwaves,” in the High Performance Computing & Simulation Conference (HPCS), Helsinki, Finland, July 2013. [pdf on RG] [link on IEEE]
  18. H. M. El Misilmani, M. Al-Husseini, K. Y. Kabalan and A. El-Hajj, “A Simple Miniaturized Triple-band Antenna for WLAN/WiMAX Applications,” in Progress In Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS), Moscow, Russia, August 2012. [pdf on RG]

FYP, Master’s Thesis, PhD Dissertation:

  • H. M. El Misilmani, “Development of Antennas and Sources for High Power Microwave Applications,” Ph.D. Dissertation, ECE Dept., American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, May, 2015. [pdf on AUB website] [link on AUB ScholarWorks]
  • H. M. El Misilmani, “Compact Circularly Polarized Multi-Band Antenna for RFID Applications,” M.E. thesis, ECE Dept., American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, July, 2012. [pdf on RG] [link on AUB ScholarWorks]
  • H. M. El Misilmani et al., “WiMAX Network Simulation for Beirut Area,” FYP report, ECE Dept., Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon, June, 2010

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