Wimax standards and Security The Wimax

Syed Ahson is a senior staff software engineer with Motorola Inc. He has extensive experience with wireless data protocols (TCP/IP, UDP, HTTP, VoIP, SIP, H.323), wireless data applications (Internet browsing, multimedia mes- saging, wireless e-mail, firmware over-the-air update), and cellular telephony protocols (GSM, CDMA, 3G, UMTS, HSDPA). He has contributed signifi- cantly in leading roles toward the creation of several advanced and exciting cellular phones at Motorola. Prior to joining Motorola, he was a senior soft- ware design engineer with NetSpeak Corporation (now part of Net2Phone), a pioneer in VoIP telephony software.
Syed is a coeditor of the Handbook of Wireless Local Area Networks: Applications, Technology, Security, and Standards (CRC Press, 2005). Syed has authored “Smartphones’’ (International Engineering Consortium, April 2006), a research report that reflects on smartphone markets and technolo- gies. He has published several research articles in peer-reviewed journals and teaches computer engineering courses as adjunct faculty at Florida Atlantic University, Florida, where he introduced a course on smartphone technology and applications. Syed received his BSc in electrical engineering from Aligarh University, India in 1995 and an MS in computer engineering in July 1998 at Florida Atlantic University, Florida.


Dr. Mohammad Ilyas received his BSc in electrical engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, in 1976. From March 1977 to September 1978, he worked for the Water and Power Development Authority, Pakistan. In 1978, he was awarded a scholar- ship for his graduate studies and he completed his MS in electrical and electronic engineering in June 1980 at Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran. In September 1980, he joined the doctoral program at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. He completed his PhD in 1983. His doctoral research was about switching and flow control techniques in computer communication networks. Since September 1983, he has been with the Col- lege of Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, where he is currently associate dean for research and industry relations. From 1994 to 2000, he was chair of the Department of Com- puter Science and Engineering. From July 2004 to September 2005, he served as interim associate vice president for research and graduate studies. During the 1993–1994 academic year, he was on his sabbatical leave with the Depart- ment of Computer Engineering, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
xi
xii Editors

Dr. Ilyas has conducted successful research in various areas including traffic management and congestion control in broadband/high-speed communica- tion networks, traffic characterization, wireless communication networks, performance modeling, and simulation. He has published one book, eight handbooks, and over 150 research articles. He has supervised 11 PhD disser- tations and more than 37 MS theses to completion. He has been a consultant to several national and international organizations. Dr. Ilyas is an active participant in several IEEE technical committees and activities.

Dr. Ilyas is a senior member of IEEE and a member of ASEE.