Curriculum Vitae - Princess Sumaya University for Technology

Curriculum VitaeAyman Z. FazaContact InformationElectronics Engineering DepartmentPrincess Sumaya University of TechnologyP.O.Box 1438, Amman, 11941JordanE-mail: a.faza@psut.edu.joEducation8/2007–12/2010 PhD in Computer EngineeringMissouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T), Rolla, MOResearch Area: Dependability Modeling for Critical InfrastructuresAdvisors: Dr. Sahra Sedigh Sarvestani and Dr. Bruce McMillinDissertation: A Case Study in Quantitative Analysis of Cyber-Physical Systems:Reliability of the Smart GridGraduation date: Dec. 2010GPA: 4.008/2005–05/2007 M.Sc. in Computer EngineeringUniversity of Missouri - Rolla (now Missouri S&T), Rolla, MOThesis: Reliability Modeling for the Advanced Electric Power GridAdvisor: Dr. Sahra Sedigh SarvestaniGraduation date: May 2007GPA: 4.0010/1999–9/2003 B.Sc. in Electrical EngineeringUniversity of Jordan, Amman, JordanSenior Project: Using GSM Tele-Services for Detection of Heart AbnormalitiesGPA: 3.72Research InterestsReliability and Security, Smart Grids, PV-penetration, Cyber-Physical Systems,Signal Processing, Audio Processing and Acoustics

Ayman Z. Faza Page 2Experience06/2012–present Assistant ProfessorPrincess Sumaya University of TechnologyDepartment of Electronic Engineering1/2012–05/2012 LecturerMissouri S&TDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering1/2011–12/2011 Postdoctoral Fellow - Acoustics and Audio Signal ProcessingMissouri S&TDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering1/2011–12/2011 Instructor (Fall 2011)Missouri S&TDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering.8/2005–12/2010 Graduate Research AssistantMissouri S&TDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering6/2008–12/2010 Graduate InstructorMissouri S&TDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering.10/2003–7/2005 Teaching and Research AssistantUniversity of JordanDepartment of Computer Engineering06/2003–08/2003 InternZain-Jordan Mobile Telephone ServicesHonors and Awards9/2009 Best Paper Award, The International Conference on Computer Safety, Reliabilityand Security (SAFECOMP’09)8/2009 Student Travel Grant for the International Computer Software and ApplicationsSoftware (COMPSAC’09), Seattle, WA1/2008–12/2008 National University Transportation Center (NUTC) Fellowship, US Departmentof Transportation. (Full tuition, in addition to a monthly stipend)9/2006 Best Student Paper Award, (COMPSAC’06)

Ayman Z. Faza Page 38/2005–7/2007 Fulbright Foreign Student Program Fellowship, US Department of State. (Fulltuition, in addition to a monthly stipend)PublicationsJournal Papers[1] Pratik Shah, Ayman Faza, Raghavendra Nimmala, Steven Grant, Robert Montgomery, andWilliam Chapin. The immersive audio environment - implementation, subjective tests andresults. International Journal of Multemedia Technology (To Appear), 2012.[2] Ayman Faza, Sahra Sedigh, and Bruce McMillin. An integrated cyber-physical reliabilitymodel for the smart grid. Submitted to Reliability Engineering & System Safety Journal,2011.[3] Ayman Faza, Sahra Sedigh, and Bruce McMillin. A case study in quantitative analysis ofcyber-physical systems: Reliability of the smart grid. Submitted to IEEE Transactions onReliability, 2011.[4] Ayman Faza, Jing Lin, Pratik Maheshwary, and Sahra Sedigh. Cyber physical systems: Asurvey. Submitted to ACM Computing Survey, 2011.Refereed Conference Papers[1] Ayman Faza, Steven Grant, and Jacob Benesty. Adaptive regularization in frequency domainnlms filters. In The 20th European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO’12) (Toappear), 2012.[2] Pratik Shah, Ayman Faza, Raghavendra Nimmala, Steven Grant, William Chapin, andRobert Montgomery. On infrared tracking, tests, and results in the immersive audio environment.In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo(ICME2012), 2012.[3] Pratik Shah, Ayman Faza, Raghavendra Nimmala, Steven Grant, and William Chapin. Theimmersive audio environment - implementation, subjective tests and results. In The 17thInternational Conference on Auditory Displays (ICAD’11), June 2011.[4] Ayman Faza, Sahra Sedigh, and Bruce McMillin. Integrated cyber-physical fault injectionfor reliability analysis of the smart grid. In Proc. of the Int’l Conf. on Computer Safety,Reliability and Security (SAFECOMP ’10), 2010.[5] Ayman Faza, Sahra Sedigh, and Bruce McMillin. Reliability modeling for the advancedelectric power grid: A proposal for doctoral research. In Proc. of the 33rd Annual Int’lComputer Software and Applications Conf. (COMPSAC ’09), pages 672–675, July 2009.[6] Ayman Faza, Sahra Sedigh, and Bruce McMillin. Reliability analysis for the power grid;from cyber control and communication to physical manifestations of failure. In The Int’lConf. on Computer Safety, Reliability and Security (SAFECOMP’09) (Winner of BestPaper Award), pages 257–269, Sept. 2009.

Ayman Z. Faza Page 4[7] Ayman Faza, Sahra Sedigh, and Bruce McMillin. The advanced electric power grid: Complexityreduction techniques for reliability modeling. In Proc. of the Int’l Conf. on ComputerSafety, Reliability and Security (SAFECOMP’08), pages 429–439, Sept. 2008.[8] Ayman Faza, Sahra Sedigh, and Bruce McMillin. Reliability modeling for the advancedelectric power grid. In Proc. of the Int’l Conf. on Computer Safety, Reliability and Security(SAFECOMP’07), pages 370–383, Sept. 2007.[9] Ayman Faza and Sahra Sedigh. General purpose framework for wireless sensor networkapplications. In Proc. of the 30th Annual Int’l Computer Software and Applications Conf.(COMPSAC ’06)(Winner of Best Student Paper Award), pages 356–358, Sept. 2006.Technical Reports[1] Ayman Faza, Pratik Shah, Steven Grant, and Robert Montgomery. Validation of trainingenhancement in an immersive audio environment. Technical Report LWI-101-128, MissouriUniversity of Science and Technology, 2011.[2] Pratik Shah, Steven Grant, William Chapin, Raghavendra Nimmala, Ayman Faza, andRaghavendra Raavikumar. Audio immersion for accessible and realistic training to enhancehuman performance in operational environments. Technical Report 191-078, Missouri Universityof Science and Technology, 2010.Invited LecturesOctober 2012July 2011August 2010August 2010The Smart Grid: Concepts, Challenges, and Research Trends, Graduate Seminar,Princess Sumaya University of Technology, Amman, JordanThe Immersive Audio Environments, Implementation, Subjective Tests, Results,and Further Enhancements, International Audio Laboratories Erlangen,Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits (IIS), Erlangen, GermanyA Case Study in Quantitative Analysis of Cyber-Physical Systems: Reliabilityof the Smart Grid, HP Labs, Palo Alto, CAA Case Study in Quantitative Analysis of Cyber-Physical Systems: Reliabilityof the Smart Grid, Meeting of the Electronic Crimes Task Force (ECTF) ofthe St. Louis Branch of the US Secret Service, Rolla, MOPresentationsJune 2010April 2010Quantitative Analysis of Cyber-Physical Systems: Reliability of the SmartGrid, presented at the Georgia Tech Summer School on Cyber-Physical Systems(Poster)Integrated Cyber-Physical Fault Injection for Reliability Analysis of the SmartGrid, presented at the Missouri S&T Intelligent Systems Center ResearchSymposium, Rolla, MO (Presentation)

Ayman Z. Faza Page 5October 2009July 2009April 2009October 2008October 2007April 2007October 2006Analysis of Physical Manifestations of Software Failures in the Smart Grid,presented at the Missouri S&T Intelligent Systems Center Poster Presentation,Rolla, MO.Reliability Modelling for the Advanced Electric Power Grid: A Proposal forDoctoral Research, presented at International Computer Software and ApplicationsConference (COMPSAC 2006), the Doctoral Symposium Category,Seattle, WA (Poster and Presentation).Reliability Analysis for the Advanced Electric Power Grid: From Cyber Controland Communication to Physical Manifestations of Failure, presented atthe Missouri S&T Intelligent Systems Center Research Symposium, Rolla,MO (Presentation).Reliability Modeling for Cyber-Physical Systems, presented at the MissouriS&T Intelligent Systems Center Poster Presentation, Rolla, MO.Reliability Modeling for the Advanced Electric Power Grid, presented at theMissouri S&T Intelligent Systems Center Poster Presentation, Rolla, MO.Reliability Modeling for the Advanced electric Power Grid, presented at theMissouri S&T Intelligent Systems Center Research Symposium, Rolla, MO(Presentation).Dependability Modeling for the FACTS Power System, presented at the MissouriS&T Intelligent Systems Center Poster Presentation, Rolla, MO.September 2006 General Purpose Framework for Wireless Sensor Network Applications, presentedat the International Computer Software and Applications Conference(COMPSAC 2006), the Doctoral Symposium Category, Chicago, IL (Posterand Presentation).Professional Service and AffiliationsPublicity Co-chair for the 12th IEEE International High Assurance SystemsEngineering Symposium (HASE 2010)Student volunteer for the 48th annual IEEE Global Telecommunications Conference(GLOBECOM 2005)Professional Affiliations• Member of Jordan Engineers Association since 2003.• Student Member of IEEE since 2005.Peer Reviewer for Journals and Conferences• European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO 2012)• International Conference on Computers and Their Applications (CATA2012)

Ayman Z. Faza Page 6• International High Assurance Systems Engineering Symposium (HASE2010)• International Computer Software and Applications Conference (COMP-SAC 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)• IEEE Consumer Communication and Networking Conference (CCNC2009)• Second IEEE Conference on Secure System Integration and ReliabilityImprovement (SSIRI 2008)• Fourth International Workshop on Wireless Ad hoc and Sensor Networks(WWASN 2007)• Journal of Zhejiang University - Science A• 3rd International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks(MSN 2007)Professional DevelopmentSeptember 2011 National Instruments Labview Training and Certification Course, at MissouriS&T, Rolla, MO.June 2010March 2010March 2007Georgia Tech Summer School on Cyber-Physical Systems, Atlanta, Georgia.Teaching and Learning Technology Conference, at Missouri S&T, Rolla, MO.2007 AMIDEAST Fulbright Departing Student Workshop.June 2006 Science and Technology Seminar in San Jose, California. Seminar theme:From Lab to Market.March 2006August 2005Chicago Fulbright Enrichment Seminar. Seminar theme: Building Trust inDiverse Communities.Gateway new Fulbright Student Orientation, New York, USALanguage KnowledgeArabicEnglishMacedonianFrenchNative - fluentFluentSecond native: reading and speakingBasic reading, writing and speaking