Research Funding and Contracts

     
  • Project title:Scalable Interconnection Networks for Massive Data Centers
    • Investigators:    Mounir Hamdi (PM/PI)
    • Funding agency:      RGC (CERG)
    • Amount:           $1,260,000 Requested for 2011-2014
      
  • Project title:Distributed High-Speed Memory Design for Internet Switches and Routers
    • Investigators:    Jogesh Muppala and Mounir Hamdi
    • Funding agency:      RGC (CERG)
    • Amount:           $1,020,000 Requested for 2011-2014
      
  • Project title:Scalable Switch Technology
    • Investigators:    Mounir Hamdi (PM/PI), Jogesh Muppala, and CY Tsui
    • Funding agency:      Huawei
    • Amount:           $1,878,240 Granted for 2011-2013
      
  • Project title:Windows Core/Cloud Computing Curriculum Development
    • Investigators:    Mounir Hamdi (PM/PI), Lei Chen, and Lin Gu
    • Funding agency:      Microsoft
    • Amount:           $194,300 Granted for 2011-2012
     
  • Project title:Search Your University
    • Investigators:    Lei Chen (PI) and Mounir Hamdi
    • Funding agency:      SSRI Software/Business Development
    • Amount:           $200,000 Granted for 2011-2012
     
  • Project title:HP Catalyst Initiative
    • Investigators:    Mounir Hamdi and Lei Chen
    • Funding agency:      HP Corporation
    • Amount:           $1,167,000 Granted in 2010
     
  • Project title:Wireless Networking for Vehicular Environments
    • Investigators:    Mounir Hamdi (PM/PI), Ross Murch, and Qian Zhang
    • Funding agency:      PRC
    • Amount:           $298,000 Granted for 2010-2011
     
  • Project title:Computational Science and Visualization Lab
    • Investigators:    Mounir Hamdi (PM/PI), Huamin Qu, and Others
    • Funding agency:      HKUST
    • Amount:           $1,533,768 Granted for 2009-2010
     
  • Project title:Dynamic Spectrum Access for Cognitive Radio Networks
    • Investigators:    Qian Zhang (PM/PI) and Mounir Hamdi
    • Funding agency:      Huawei
    • Amount:           $1,590,650 Granted for 2009-2010
     
  • Project title:Multi-stage High-Speed Internet Routers and Switches
    • Investigators:    Mounir Hamdi (PM/PI), Danny Tsang, and Qian Zhang
    • Funding agency:      PRC
    • Amount:           $400,000 Granted for 2008-2010
     
  • Project title:RFID Benchmarking Methodology, Report and Tool Support
    • Investigators:    Prof. S.C. Cheung (PI/PM), Mounir Hamdi (Co-I), and many others
    • Funding agency:      ITF
    • Amount:           HK$10,462,438  Granted for 2008-2010
     
  • Project title:Research on the quality of service (QoS) and quality of protection (QoP, indicating some security mechanisms) in pervasive computing environment Networks
    • Investigators:    Prof. Daoxu Chen (PI/PM), Mounir Hamdi (Co-I), and many others
    • Funding agency:      China 973
    • Amount:           RMB3,300,000 Granted for 2009-2013 (Just for our Group)
     
  • Project title:Traffic Scheduling and Rate Adaptation for IEEE 802.11n MIMO Wireless Networks
    • Investigators:    Mounir Hamdi and K. B. Letaief (PM/PI)
    • Funding agency:      RGC (CERG)
    • Amount:           $420,000 Granted for 2007-2009
     
  • Project title:Cognitive Networking for Spectrum Management in Open Spectrum
    • Investigators:    Mounir Hamdi, Ross Murch, and Qian Zhang (PM/PI)
    • Funding agency:      PRC
    • Amount:           $620,000 Granted for 2007-2009
     
  • Project title:RFID Benchmarking: Methodology and Practice
    • Investigators:    Prof. S.C. Cheung (PI/PM), Mounir Hamdi (Co-I), and many others
    • Funding agency:      ITF
    • Amount:           HK$2,218,465  Granted for 2007-2009
     
  • Project title:Scalable Packet Switching Architectures based on Shared Memory
    • Investigators:    Mounir Hamdi (PM/PI)
    • Funding agency:      RGC (DAG)
    • Amount:           $55,000 Granted for 2006-2007
     
  • Project title:Resource Allocation in IEEE 802.11 Wireless Local Area Networks
    • Investigators:    Mounir Hamdi (PM/PI)
    • Funding agency:      RGC (DAG)
    • Amount:           $77,000 Granted for 2005-2006
     
  • Project title:New Control-Plane Architecture for QoS IP Networks
    • Investigators:    Mounir Hamdi (PI), C.T. Lea (PI/PM)
    • Funding agency:      ITF
    • Amount:           HK$3,475,970  Granted for 2005-2007
     
  • Project title:Scalable Scheduling Architectures for High-Performance Packet Switches
    • Investigators:    Mounir Hamdi (PM/PI)
    • Funding agency:      RGC (CERG)
    • Amount:           $339,414 Granted for 2004-2007
     
  • Project title:Cross-layer Design and Optimization in Wireless Networks
    • Investigators:    Mounir Hamdi and K. B. Letaief (PM/PI)
    • Funding agency:      RGC (CERG) \
    • Amount:           $859,000 Granted for 2004-2007
     
  • Project title:Scheduling Optical Switches With Reconfiguration Delay
    • Investigators:    Mounir Hamdi (PM/PI)
    • Funding agency:      RGC (CERG)
    • Amount:           $324,000 Granted for 2003-2006
     
  • Project title:Scalable and High-Performance Packet Switches Based on the Clos-Network Architecture
    • Investigators:    Mounir Hamdi (PM/PI)
    • Funding agency:      RGC (CERG)
    • Amount:           $857,404 Granted for 2002-2005
     
  • Project title:Wireless Multimedia Networks
    • Investigators:    O. Au, B. Bensaou, M. Hamdi, R. Murch, and D. Tsang (PI)
    • Funding agency:      High Impact Area Grant, HKUST
    • Amount:           $800,000 Granted for 2002-2004
     
  • Project title:Low Power Wireless System Design
    • Investigators:    R. Cheng, M. Hamdi, J. Lau, K.B. Letaief, and C. Y. Tsui (PI)
    • Funding agency:      High Impact Area Grant, HKUST
    • Amount:           $405,000 Granted for 2002-2004
     
  • Project title:Design and Analysis of High-Performance Internet Routers and Switches with QoS
    • Investigators:    M. Hamdi (PM/PI)
    • Funding agency:      RGC (DAG)
    • Amount:           $90,000 Granted for 2002-2004
     
  • Project title:An Area of Excellence in Information Technology
    • Investigators:    I was an active investigator out of a multiple University team
    • Funding agency:      Hong Kong University Grant Committee
    • Amount:           $50,000,000 Granted for 2001-2005
     
  • Project title:Providing Quality-of-Service Guarantees for High-Speed Switches
    • Investigators:    M. Hamdi (PM/PI)
    • Funding agency:      RGC (CERG)
    • Amount:           $405,000 Granted for 2000-2003
     
  • Project title:Design, Analysis, and Scheduling of High-Speed Switches with
    • Quality-of-Service Support
    • Investigators:    Mounir Hamdi (PM/PI)
    • Funding agency:      RGC (CERG)
    • Amount:           $387,000 Granted for 1999-2001
     
  • Project title:Design, Analysis, and Scheduling of High-Speed Switches/Routers with Quality-of-Service Support
    • Investigators:    Mounir Hamdi (PM/PI)
    • Funding agency:      HKUST Postdoctoral Fellowship Matching Fund
    • Amount:           $199,500 Granted for 2001-2003
     
  • Project title:Differentiated Services Support in High-Speed Packet Switches
    • Investigators:    Mounir Hamdi and J. K. Muppala (PI/PM)
    • Funding agency:      RGC (DAG)
    • Amount:           $65,000 Granted for 1999-00
     
  • Project title:Quality of Service Assessment of Non-Blocking ATM Switches with Multiple Input Queues
    • Investigators:    Mounir Hamdi and J. K. Muppala (PI/PM)
    • Funding agency:      RGC (CERG)
    • Amount:           $786,000 Granted for 1999-2002
     
  •  Project title:Performance Characterization and Analysis of ATM Networks
    • Investigators:    M. Hamdi, X. Cao, and K. Ben Letaief (PI)
    • Funding agency:      RGC (CERG)
    • Amount:           $435,600 Granted for 1997-99
     
  •  Project title:Wireless Multimedia Communications
    • Investigators:    O. Au, R. S. Cheng, M. Hamdi, J. Lau, K. Ben Letaief (PI/PM),  M. Liou,
      C. Ling, R. Murch, and C. Y. Tsui
    • Funding agency:      Hong Kong Telecom Institute of Information Technology
    • Amount:           $6,709,000 Granted for 1997-2000
     
  • Project title:Wireless channel access in multimedia personal communication systems
    • Investigators:    M. Hamdi (PM/PI) and K. Ben Letaief
    • Funding agency:      HKUST Internal Funding
    • Amount:           $100,000 Granted for 1997-98
     
  • Project title:Wireless channel access in multimedia personal communication systems
    • Investigators:    M. Hamdi (PM/PI) and K. Ben Letaief
    • Funding agency:      RGC (DAG)
    • Amount:           $49,000 Granted for 1997-98
     
  • Project title:Animated Lecture Notes
    • Investigators:    M. Hamdi (PM/PI)
    • Funding agency:      Teaching Development Grant (TDG)
    • Amount:           $102,000 Granted for 1996-98
     
  • Project title:A Practical SAT Solver
    • Investigators:    J. Gu (PI) and Mounir Hamdi
    • Funding agency:      RGC (CERG)
    • Amount:           $362,000 Granted for 1996-1998
     
  • Project title:Research on High-Speed Networks at HKUST
    • Investigators:    X. Cao, S. Chanson, K. F. Cheung, M. Hamdi, J. Lau, J. Muppala,
      T. M. Ko, T. F. Ngai, D. Tsang (PI), and M. Yau
    • Funding agency:      Hong Kong Telecom Institute of Information Technology
    • Amount:           $5,5000,000 Granted for 1993-1996
     
  • Project title:A Framework for Realizing Distributed Heterogeneous Supercom­puting Systems
    • Investigators:    Mounir Hamdi (PI) and I. Ahmad (PI)
    • Funding agency:      RGC (CERG)
    • Amount:           $303,000 Granted for 1994-1996
     
  • Project title:A Load-Balanced Distributed Virtual Machine Approach to Dis­tributed and Parallel Processing
    • Investigators:    S. Chanson (PI), Mounir Hamdi, J. K. Muppala and I. Ahmad
    • Funding agency:      RGC (CERG)
    • Amount:           $583,000 Granted for 1994-1996
     
  • Project title:Parallel Computation in Solid and Fluid Mechanics
    • Investigators:    P. Chang, Mounir Hamdi, and J. Tong (PI)
    • Funding agency:      Research Infrastructure Grant (RIG)
    • Amount:           $4,762,500 Granted for 1992-1994
     
  • Project title:Architectures for High-Speed Fiber-Optic Networks
    • Investigators:    Mounir Hamdi (PM/PI)
    • Funding agency:      RGC (CERG)
    • Amount:           $282,000 Granted for 1992-1995
     
  • Project title:Architectures for Metropolitan Area Networks
    • Investigators:    Mounir Hamdi (PM/PI)
    • Funding agency:      RGC (DAG)
    • Amount:           $55,000 Granted for 1991-1992
     
  •  Research Travel Grant, UPGC
    • Beneficiary:    Mounir Hamdi
    • Funding:         $8,178 (Sept. 1995)
     
  • Research Travel Grant, UPGC
    • Beneficiary:    Mounir Hamdi
    • Funding:         $9,186 (June 1995)
     
  • Research Travel Grant, UPGC
    • Beneficiary:    Mounir Hamdi
    • Funding:      $7,588 (November 1994)
     
  • Research Travel Grant, UPGC
    • Beneficiary:    Mounir Hamdi
    • Funding:        $4,634 (October 1994)