IEEE HONET CONFERENCEIEEE HONET KONFERANSI13.

International Symposium on ‘Smart MicroGrids forSustainable Energy Sources enabled by Photonics and IoT Sensors’.

Hosted By

CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

In collaboration with/İşbirliği ile:

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Gold Sponsor/Altın Sponsor:

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CYPRUS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

13th October 2016, Thursday09:00–10:15 Openning Ceremony, Academia Hall

10:15–10:30 Coffee Break, Foyer

10:30–11:30 Key Note Speaker: Prof. Dr. Mohammad Shahidehpour, Academia Hall

11:30–12:45 Parallel Sessions, Conference Halls 1 & 2

12:45–13:45 Lunch Break

13:45–14:45 Key Note Speaker: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Na (Luna) Lu, Academia Hall

14:45–15:45 Parallel Sessions, Conference Halls 1 & 2

15:45–16:00 Coffee Break, Foyer

16:00–16:45 Invited Speaker: Prof. Dr. Gunnur KOCAR, Academia Hall

16:45–17:30 Invited Speaker: Prof. Dr. Ashiq Anjum, Academia Hall

14th October 2016, Friday09:00–10:00 Key Note Speaker: Prof. Dr. Mary Ann Weitnauer, Academia Hall

10:00–11:00 Parallel Sessions, Conference Halls 1 & 2

11:00–11:15 Coffee Break, Foyer

11:15–12:00 Invited Speaker: Prof. Dr. Abasifreke Ebong, Academia Hall

11:15–12:00 Invited Speaker: Prof. Dr. Ahmed E. Kamal, Conference Hall 1

12:00–12:30 Invited Speaker: Dr. Sibabrata Ray, Conference Hall 2

12:30–13:45 Lunch Break

13:45–14:30 Invited Speaker: Mr. Ammar Jafri, Conference Hall 1

14:30–15:15 Invited Speaker: Assist. Prof. Dr. Dennice F. Gayme, Academia Hall

15:15–15:30 Coffee Break, Foyer

15:30–16:15 Regular Session, Conference Hall 1

16:15–17:00 Invited Speaker: Dr. M. Manshad Satti, Academia Hall

19:45–22:30 Gala Dinner, Academia Hall

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Honorary Chair

Streering Committee Chairs

General Chairs

Conference Chairs

• Prof. Dr. Halil Nadiri Rector Cyprus International University Nicosia, North-Cyprus

• Dr. M. Yasin Akhtar Raja Prof. Physics & Optical Science Optoelectronics & Optical Communication UNC Charlotte, NC, USA

• Dr. S M H Zaidi Principal and Dean NUST School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science H-12, Islamabad, Pakistan

• Dr. Ziya Arnavut Prof. Computer Science Dept., SUNY Fredonia, NY, USA

• Dr. Ziya Arnavut Prof. Computer Science Dept., SUNY Fredonia, NY, USA

• Dr. Ian T. Ferguson, IEEE Fellow

Prof and Former Vice Provost & Dean COE & Computing Missouri University of Sci. & Tech. Rolla, MO, USA

• Dr. Tahir Çelik Prof. Dean of Engineering Faculty, Cyprus International University, North- Cyprus

Dr. Mehmet TOYCAN, Assoc. Prof. Advisor to the Rector Cyprus International University North-Cyprus

Technical Program Committee Chairs

Finance Chairs

Publication Chairs

• Dr. Junaid Zubairi Prof., Computer Science SUNY Fredonia, NY, USA

• Dr. Erbuğ ÇELEBİ Assoc. Prof,General Secretary Cyprus International University Nicosia, North-Cyprus

• Dr. Mehmet KUŞAF Chair EEE Dept., Cyprus International University Nicosia, North-Cyprus

• Dr. Serkan ABBASOĞLU Assoc. Prof. and Vice-Rector, Cyprus International University, Nicosia, North-Cyprus

• Dr. Ahmed E. Kamal, IEEE Fellow

Prof., ECE Iowa State University, Ames, IA, USA

• Dr. Burçin ÖZMENAssist. Prof., Cyprus International UniversityNicosia, North-Cyprus

• Dr. Abasifreke Ebong EPIC Professor, ECE Department UNC Charlotte, NC, USA

• Dr. Syed Ali Haider NUST School of EE&CS H-12, Islamabad, Pakistan

Publicity Chairs

Industry Liaison

Advisory Board

• Dr. Ahmet Adalier Assoc. Prof. and Vice-Rector, Cyprus International University, Nicosia, North-Cyprus

• Mr. Görkem CELIK Bookkeeper, Chamber of Electrical Engineers Chambers of Cyprus Turkish Engineers and Architects

• Dr. Manshad Satti CEO IT Butler Dubai, UAE

• Mr. Mert GIRGEN President, Chamber of Electrical Engineers Chambers of Cyprus Turkish Engineers and Architects

• Dr. Glenn D. Boreman Prof. and Chair Physics & Optical Science Dir., Center for Optoelectronics & Optical Commun., UNC Charlotte, USA

• Dr. Burak Kantarci Electrical and Computer Engineering Clarkson University, Potsdam NY, USA

• Dr Mehmet TOYCAN Advisor to Rector Cyprus International University Cyprus

• Dr. Mirasd Hadzikadic Prof. CCI Director Complex Systems UNC Charlotte, NC, USA

• Dr. Kamal Alameh Prof. & Dir., Electron Science Research Institute, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, Australia

• Dr. Hussein Mouftah Distinguished Prof. and Director SITE University of Ottawa, Canada

• Dr. Khurram Kazi Principle Member of Technical Staff Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, MA, USA

• Dr. M. Ashraf Gondal Distinguished Prof. Physics Department, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

• Dr. Huseyin Kocak, Professor, Computer Science, University of Miami, USA

• Dr. Hasan Dag, Chair & Professor, Electrical Eng., Kadir Has University, Turkey

• Dr. Salahuddin Qazi Prof. Emeritus, ECE SUNY, Utica, NY, USA

• Dr. Mohammad Ilyas Prof. & Dean Electrical Engineering Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, USA

• Dr. Sahar Idwan Associate Dean, School of Engineering American University of Ras Al Khaimah,

• Dr. Badrul Choudhry Prof. ECE and EPIC Implementation Member, UNC Charlotte, NC, USA

• Engr. Shaftab Ahmed Chair Computer and Software Engineering (CSE), Bahria University Islamabad, Pakistan

• Dr. Abdullah Aldawayyan Prof and Associate Dean, Phys. and Nanosci. KSU, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE

• Dr. Elinwa Ugochukwu Kenechi, Assist. Professor, Architecture Department, CIU, North-Cyprus, Mersin 10 via Turkey

• Dr. Vali Bashiry, Professor, Electric & Electronic Engineering Department, CIU, North-Cyprus, Mersin 10 via Turkey

• Dr. Devrim Seral, Assist. Professor, Computer Engineering Department, CIU, North-Cyprus, Mersin 10 via Turkey

• Dr. Mehtap Köse Ulukok, Assist. Professor, Computer Engineering Department, CIU, C North-Cyprus, Mersin 10 via Turkey

• Dr. Oyku Akaydin, Assist. Professor, Computer Engineering Department, CIU, North-Cyprus, Mersin 10 via Turkey

• Dr. Zehra Boratas Sensoy, Assist. Professor, Electric & Electronic Engineering Department, CIU, North-Cyprus, Mersin 10 via Turkey

• Dr. Hüseyin Oztoprak, Assist. Professor, Electric & Electronic Engineering Department, CIU, North-Cyprus, Mersin 10 via Turkey

• Dr. Müesser NAT, Assist. Professor, Management Information Systems Department, CIU, North-Cyprus, Mersin 10 via Turkey

• Dr. Neyre Tekbiyik Ersoy, Assist. Professor, Energy Systems Engineering Department, CIU, North-Cyprus, Mersin 10 via Turkey

• Dr. Ziya Dereboylu, Assit. Assist. Professor, Electric & Electronic Engineering Department, CIU, North-Cyprus, Mersin 10 via Turkey

• Dr. Kamil Yurtkan, Assist. Professor, Computer Engineering Department, CIU, North-Cyprus, Mersin 10 via Turkey

• Dr. Reza Sirjani, Assist. Professor, Electric & Electronic Engineering Department, CIU, North-Cyprus, Mersin 10 via Turkey

• Dr. Halil Gezer, Assist. Professor, Electric & Electronic Engineering Department, CIU, North-Cyprus, Mersin 10 via Turkey

• Dr. Mary Iyabo Agoyi, Assist. Professor, Management Information Systems Department, CIU, North-Cyprus, Mersin 10 via Turkey

• Dr. Meryem Erbilek, Assist. Professor, Computer Engineering Department, CIU, North-Cyprus, Mersin 10 via Turkey

• Dr. Hasan Dag, Chair & Professor, Electrical Eng., Kadir Has University, Turkey• Dr. Taner Arsan, Asst. Professor, Electrical Eng., Kadir Has University, Turkey• Dr. Anthony Testse, Asst. Professor, Computer Science, SUNY Fredonia, USA• Dr. Junaid Zubairi, Professor, Computer Science, SUNY Fredonia, USA• Dr. Aykut Hocanin, Dean & Professor, Electrical Eng., Eastern Mediterranean

University, North-Cyprus, Mersin 10 via Turkey• Dr. Muhammed Salmah, Professor, Computer Eng., Eastern Mediterranean

University, North-Cyprus, Mersin 10 via Turkey• Dr. Ferat Sahin, Professor, Electrical Eng., Rochester Institute of Technology, USA• Dr. Huseyin Kocak, Professor, Computer Science, University of Miami, USA• Dr. Ilker Korkmaz, Asst. Professor, Computer Engineering, Izmir University of

Economics, Turkey• Dr. Senem K. Metin, Asst.Professor, Computer Engineering, Izmir University of

Economics, Turkey

• Dr. Jamie Payton, College of Computing & Informatics, UNC Charlotte, NC, USA• Dr. Michael A. Fiddy, Phys & OSc. and ECE, UNC Charlotte, NC, USA• Dr. Jiang (Linda) Xie, College of Engineering, UNC Charlotte, NC, USA• Dr. Abasifreke Ebong, ECE & EPIC, UNC Charlotte, USA• Dr. Thomas Suleski, Ctr. for Optoelectronics & Optical Comm., UNC Charlotte, NC,

USA• Dr. Patrick Moyer, Physics and Optical Science, UNC Charlotte, NC, USA• Dr. Vasily Astrotov, Physics and Optical Science, UNC Charlotte, NC, USA• Dr. Nathaniel Fried, Physics and Optical Science, UNC Charlotte, NC, USA• Dr. Hasan Demirel, Eastern Mediterranean University, North-Cyprus, Mersin 10 via

Turkey• Dr. Erhan Ince, Eastern Mediterranean University, North-Cyprus, Mersin 10 via

Turkey• Dr. Runyi Yu, Eastern Mediterranean University, North-Cyprus, Mersin 10 via Turkey• Dr. Osman Kukrer, Eastern Mediterranean University, North-Cyprus, Mersin 10 via

Turkey• Dr. Huseyin Ozkaraman, Eastern Mediterranean University, North-Cyprus, Mersin

10 via Turkey• Dr. Hasan Demirel, Eastern Mediterranean University, Magosa, North-Cyprus,

Mersin 10 via Turkey• Dr. Erhan Ince, Eastern Mediterranean University, Magosa, North-Cyprus, Mersin 10

via Turkey• Dr. Runyi Yu (Prof.), Eastern Mediterranean University, Magosa, North-Cyprus,

Mersin 10 via Turkey• Dr. Osman Kukrer, Eastern Mediterranean University, Magosa, North-Cyprus,

Mersin 10 via Turkey• Dr. Huseyin Ozkaramanli, Eastern Mediterranean Univ, Magosa, North-Cyprus,

Mersin 10 via Turkey• Dr. Nasir Ghani, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, USA• Dr. Burak Kantarci, SITE, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada• Dr. Khaled Harfoush, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA• Dr. Hakki Cankaya, Computer Sc. and Engineering, SMU Campus, Dallas, TX, USA• Dr. Filippo Cugini, (CNIT) Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna and University of Pisa, Italy• Dr. Dogu Arifler. Eastern Mediteranean University, North-Cyprus, Mersin 10 via

Turkey• Dr. Ahmet Unveren, Eastern Mediteranean University, North-Cyprus, Mersin 10 via

Turkey• Dr. Gurcu Oz, Eastern Mediteranean University, North-Cyprus, Mersin 10 via Turkey• Dr. Jala El-Azab, NILES, Cairo University, Egypt• Dr. Habib Fathallah (Optical access network) King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi

Arabia• Dr. Koji Kamakura, Info & CS., Chiba Institute of Technology, Chiba, Japan• Dr. Ahmed Kamal, Iowa State University, Ames IA, USA• Dr. Zafar Taqvi, NASA, Houston, USA• Dr. Bulent Orencik, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey

• Dr. Sema Oktug, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey• Dr. Murat Manguoglu, Middle East Technical University, Turkey• Dr. Deniz Dal, Ataturk University, Turkey• Dr. Taner Arsan, Kadir Has University, Turkey• Dr. Tamer Dqg, Kadir Has University, Turkey• Dr. M Ashraf Gondal, KFUPM, Saudi Arabia• Dr. Berk Canberk, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey• Dr. A Coskun Sonmez, Yildiz Technical University, Turkey• Dr. Ali Gokhan Yavuz, Yildiz Technical University, Turkey• Dr. Fahrettin Yakuphanoglu, Prof. and Chair Physics Dept, Firat University Elizig,

Turkey• Dr. Boon S. Ooi, KAUST, Thuwal, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia• Dr. Byrav Ramamurthy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA• Dr. Zeyad Alahmed (Photonics) King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia• Dr. Mohammed Alduraibi (Microelectronics & Nanofabrication) KSU, Riyadh, Saudi

Arabia• Dr. Saleh Alshobaili (Wireless & Sensor network) King Saud University, Riyadh,

Saudi Arabia• Dr. Mohammad Alsunaidi, KFUPM, Dhahran Saudi Arabia • Dr. Clara Dimas, Masdar Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE• Dr. Mahmoud Rasras, Masdar Institute, Abu Dhabi, UAE• Dr. Hakan Bagci, KAUST, Thuwal Saudi Arabia• Dr. Yaping Zhang, KAUST, Thuwal Saudi Arabia • Dr. Ajay K. Sharma, NIT Jalandhar, India• Dr. Andre Girard, EXFO Optical Systems, Montreal, Canada• Dr. Admela Jukan, Technische Universitat Carolo-Wilhelmina zu Braunschweig• Dr. Mahmood H. Nagrial, Univ. of Western Sydney, Australia• Dr. Mostafa H. Aly, Prof., ECED, AAST, Alexandria, Egypt• Dr. William Liu, University of Auckland, New Zealand• Dr. Nikolas Tziritas, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China• Dr. Zhihui Du, Tsinghua University, China• Dr. Raihan-ur-Rasool, King Faisal University, Saudi Arabia• Dr. Ibrahim Baggili, University of New Haven USA.• Dr. Andrew Marrington, Zayed University UAE.• Dr. Shahid Raza, The Swedish Institute of Computer Science, Sweden• Dr. Quaiser Saleem, Department of Information Technology, Al-Baha University,

KSA• Dr. Murat Fahrioglu, Assoc. Professor, Electric & Electronic Engineering Department,

Middle East Technical University, North-Cyprus, Mersin 10 via Turkey

Welcome Note,

On behalf of the IEEE HONET 2016 organizing committee, we are honored and delighted to welcome you to the 13th HONET International Symposium at Northern Cyprus. Especially our warm welcome is extended to the International delegates from United States, South Asia, Middle East and North Africa region, Pakistan, United Kingdom, Canada as well as participants from the host nation Cyprus. HONET conferences is recognized as a junction and convergence point for delegates for PfE (Photonics for Energy), Smart- and Microgrids, Big-Data as well as HONET legacy areas (Communication Technologies and Enabling & Emerging fields, e-Applications and Nanophotonics). In today’s world Photonics, Energy and especially Information & Communication Technologies (ICT), which enables the global internet, intelligent electronic media, social networks, and variety of communications, have permeated all walks of life. This year along with the multi-topics, the focus is on Smart MicroGrids for Sustainable Energy Sources enabled by Photonics and IoT Sensors.

We believe that we have chosen a venue that guarantees a successful technical conference amid the culture and scenery of Northern Cyprus. Our technical program is rich and varied with 3 keynote speech and 8 invited talks and around 40 technical papers split between 2 parallel sessions each day.

We also expect to provide numerous opportunities for informal networking. As conference chairs of IEEE HONET 2016, we know that the success of the conference depends ultimately on the many people who have worked with us in planning and organizing both the technical program and other arrangements. In particular, we thank to the Prof. Dr. Halil Nadiri, Respected Rector of Cyprus International University, Organizing Committee Chairs and UCCTEA Chamber of Electrical Engineers for their wise advice and brilliant suggestions on organizing the technical program; the Program Committee for their thorough and timely reviewing of the papers, and our sponsors who have helped us during the preparation period. Recognition should go to the Local Organizing Committee members who have all worked extremely hard for the details of important aspects of the conference programs.

We all are confident that HONET 2016 will build upon the strengths and experiences of past events and will grow in its strength, quality, prestige and contributions in technology, education, and economic development. In the end, we would like to acknowledge the hard work and support of our HONET team. We also recognize the leading global role of UNC Charlotte and the other International co-organizers; NUST along with all other participating institutions, nationals and international participants universities. Sincerely,

Prof. Dr. Ziya Arnavut/Assoc. Prof. Dr. Serkan Abbasoğlu/Assoc.Prof.Dr.Mehmet ToycanIEEE HONET Conference Chairs

KEY-NOTE SPEAKERS

Prof. Dr. Mohammad Shahidehpour, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USATitle-Microgrids for Promoting Higher Resilience, Security, Reliability and Economics in Smart Cities

Abstract - Microgrids represent a small-scale version of centralized electric power systems which are established by local communities in smart cities. Microgrids also promote the use of real-time pricing and demand response for optimizing the distributed control of electric power systems. In addition, microgrids achieve specific goals pertaining to distributed power systems which include higher reliability and fewer outages, higher resilience with self-healing capabilities, higher sustainability with more diversification of energy resources, a more comprehensive control of wireless devices for managing the cyber security, and higher energy efficiency and lower operating costs. Microgrids provide a more robust control of integrated renewable resources at a community level and allow customer participations in the operation of an electricity infrastructure. This presentation will highlight some of the key issues in the design and the operation of microgrids and discuss the role of recent innovations and, in particular, the significance of smart grid applications to power system operations and control. The presentation will also discuss the design and the operation of a hybrid AC/DC nanogrid, and a green data center, which are sponsored by the U.S. funding agencies and implemented at Illinois Institute of Technology.

Biography-Dr. Mohammad Shahidehpour is the Bodine Chair Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Director of the Robert W. Galvin Center for Electricity Innovation at IIT. He has recently initiated CSMART (Center for Smart Grid Applications, Research, and Technology) at IIT for promoting the smart grid cybersecurity research and implementation and enhancing the resilience of wireless networked communication and control systems in smart cities. He is the 2009 recipient of the honorary doctorate from the Polytechnic University of Bucharest. He is currently a Research Professor at King Abdulaziz University (Saudi Arabia), Sharif University of Technology (Iran), as well as several universities in China including Tsinghua University, Xian Jiaotong University, Nanjing University, North China Electric Power University, and Hunan University. He was the recipient of the IEEE Burke Hayes Award for his research on hydrokinetics, the Edison Electric Institute’s Power Engineering Educator Award, the Innovation Award from the Association of Electrical Engineering Department Heads, and the IEEE/PES Outstanding Power Engineering Educator Award in 2012. He has co-authored 6 books and 500 papers on electric power system operation and planning, and served as the founding Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid. Dr. Shahidehpour was a member of the United Nations Commission on Microgrid Studies. He is a Fellow of IEEE and member of the US National Academy of Engineering.

INVITED SPEAKERS

1) Self-Healing in 5G Wireless Networks Prof. Dr. Ahmed E. Kamal, Iowa State University, USA5G networks promise to offer 1000 times the aggregate throughput of 4G networks, and provide users with throughput levels on the order of gigabits per second, with sub-millisecond delays and with high reliability. To achieve this promise, different technologies are used in 5G networks including Cloud-based Radio Access Networks (C-RAN), Software Defined Networks (SDN). Massive MIMO, millimeter waves, small cells and device-to-device communications. With the increase in number, diversity and complexity of the network and its components, the likelihood of failures of devices and network elements in 5G networks increases. 3GPP has therefore included Self-Healing as a fundamental functionality of the Self Organizing Networks (SON) concept in order to address this increasing failure rate. Under Self-Healing, network elements should automatically detect, classify and mitigate failures without human intervention. This talk will overview the state-of-the-art in Self-Healing in wireless networks in general, and cellular networks in particular. The talk will also introduce some of the latest developments made by our group for implementing the Self-Healing functionality in 5G wireless networks. These include Self-Healing of backhaul and fronthaul network failures, Self-Healing of small cell failures and Self-Healing using proximity services and device-to-device communications.

BIO: Ahmed E. Kamal is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University. His research interests include Cognitive Radio Networks, Wireless Sensor Networks and Optical Networks.

2) Big Data Analytics: An In-Memory Platform for High Performance Analytics in CloudsProf. Dr. Ashiq Anjum, University of Derby, UKWith an unstoppable growth in data collection, new platforms and approaches are needed that can process the huge amounts of data in relatively short spans of time. To achieve this objective, we have produced an In-Memory Analytics platform that can process large volumes of data by exploiting state of the art analytical engines. The platform offers a scalable, robust and high throughput cloud computing environment for performing automated analysis of thousands of datasets. The platform exploits a spark based in-memory environment and makes use of GPU mounted servers in a cloud environment. This cloud based solution offers the capability for an on-demand and on-the- fly analysis of datasets. We evaluate the platform by storing and processing the video stream data that we have collected from a large deployment of video monitoring cameras. The following are the main points of my talk: Firstly, I will summarize the architectural challenges to build a scalable, robust and high throughput cloud computing based solution that can perform quick analysis on thousands of stored/recorded video streams. Secondly, I will explain the steps carried out to automate the video analysis process so that no or minimal manual intervention is needed. Thirdly, I will present our findings

so far to achieve high accuracy and performance in object detection and classification during the video analytics process.

BIO: I am a Professor of Distributed Systems in the School of Computing and Mathematics at the University of Derby, UK. Before this I worked at the Department of Computing, Imperial College London as a Research Associate. I have been working on various collaborative projects with CERN Geneva Switzerland for the last twelve years. My areas of research include Distributed and Parallel Systems, Cloud Computing and scalable methods to mine large and complex datasets. I have been part of the EC funded projects in Grids/Clouds such as Health-e- Child (IP, FP6), neuGrid (STREP, FP7) and TRANSFORM (IP, FP7) where I have been dealing with resource management of large scale systems, performance monitoring and optimization, data mining and service orchestration. I have been granted a three year project (two plus one year) from Technology Strategy Board, UK which will capture video streams from live cameras and then using machine learning algorithms will process these images in a cloud environment for security and surveillance domains. I recently got funding from RCUK to provide a large scale cloud computing based Video Analytics (VaaS) platform for surveillance and object tracking. I have been working with a leading Pharma company to develop a large scale In-Memory clinical trial management system across distributed data centres for optimizing the drug discovery processes and reducing the operational costs. I am a European Grid Infrastructure (EGI) Champion, the general chair for the 8th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Utility and Cloud Computing (UCC 2015) and the programme chair for the ACM/IEEE International Symposium on Big Data Computing, Applications and Technologies (BDCAT) being held in Shanghai, china in December 2016.

3) Power Grid beyond Twenty First Century: The ChallengesProf. Dr. Abasifreke (Aba) Ebong, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, USAElectric or power grid is a term describing an electricity system which supports (i) generation, (ii) transmission, (iii) distribution and (iv) control. The power grid of beyond the 21st century is expected to be smart to overcome the challenges of ever increase demand for electricity and growing need to reduce carbon foot print. Thus, a smart grid will be endowed with two-way communication power and information flows as well as information collection and power management. It must the resilient, secure, self-healing, self-monitoring, adaptive and islanding, and reliable. It must encompass distributed generation to accommodate the most needed renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, geothermal. The high penetration of renewable energy and storage, which could be incorporated at any location is a more compelling need to build a strong and smart grid of beyond the 21st century. The grid of the beyond 21st century must be dispatchable to circumvent security bridge and the dependence of all businesses on central electricity utility. This talk focuses on the review of what the beyond 21st grid should be address some of the challenges.

BIO: Dr. Aba Ebong, a Professor and Director of Graduate Program in Electrical and Computer Engineering at University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He holds a PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering with specialty in Photovoltaic Devices

and Technologies. He obtained his PhD from the University of New South Wales, obtained his post-doctoral experience at Samsung Electronics in South Korea before joining the University Center of Excellence for Photovoltaic Research (UCEP) at Georgia Tech. Professor Ebong joined GE Global Research Center as engineer, working on LED, for three years after which he returned to UCEP as the Assistant Director. He joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at full Professor in 2011. He has more than 26 years’ experience in PV field and has collaborated with several companies worldwide to develop photovoltaic materials, equipment and processes. He has developed highly efficient crystalline silicon solar cells in the lab and guided technology transfer to manufacturing lines. He is directing the Photovoltaic Research Laboratory (PVRL) infrastructure at UNC Charlotte to promote the science, technology and education in photovoltaic. He also teaches semiconductor devices and electronics courses to lay foundation for broader participation in semiconductor devices and systems design. He has published more than 130 journal and conference papers with over 130 co-authors worldwide.

4) The Role of Biogas in the Sustainable Energy Supply in Turkey Grid InstallationProf. Dr. Gunnur Kocar, Ege University, TurkeyAs well as all over the world, the concept of sustainability has a great importance in Turkey. “Sustainability” term refers improving social, economic, and environmental conditions while preserving existing situations. Accordingly, depending on wide range of renewable resources, Turkey has to decrease using fossil fuels and start utilize renewables. When viewed from this aspect, energy plants have been started to build up and set into operation, energy production and utilization have been carrying out according to Turkey’s geographical area, flora, cultural wealth, and underground treasures. Renewable energy sources in Turkey are the second largest source after coal in terms of energy production, and a significant portion of renewable energy production is met by biomass. Also, Turkey’s intense agricultural activities, forestry and enable lands for plant growing are take into account, biomass energy becomes prominent. Especially, biogas production and utilization is one of the main topic of biomass energy utilization in Turkey. When viewed from this aspect; biogas is an alternative to natural gas which can be produced from organic materials by anaerobic fermentation. Biogas can be used as natural gas and LPG; such as combi boiler, ovens, gas lamps, transportation vehicles, and internal combustion engine with some modifications. Also, process of biogas production has a secondary product named organic fertilizer. In comparison with other renewables, biogas production and utilization do not depend on geographical conditions and not need for extreme technological devices. This makes the biogas in rural area very important and worth to widespread for Turkey, as well as the whole world.

BIO: Günnur KOÇAR is a Professor at Ege University and the Director of Solar Energy Institute (EU-ISE), also project manager of Biomass Energy Systems and Technology Center (BESTMER). She graduated from Ege University; Faculty of Agriculture in 1985. She received her MSc Degree in 1989 and PhD in 1993 from Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences, Ege University, Turkey. Profession fields are use of energy in agriculture, renewable energy systems, biomass energy, energy and environment. She has a reward

called TTGV, Dr. Akın Çakmakçı The Best Thesis and Founding Reward In University-Industry Co-operation and has a Useful Model named “Gas-Purification Functioned Gasometer for Biogas Systems”. She has authored/co-authored 7 book and more than 150 papers on a national and international basis.

5) Managing Energy Resources for Flexible and Efficient Power SystemsAssist. Prof. Dr. Dennice F. Gayme, Johns Hopkins University, USADemand growth, new demand-side technologies and the desire to integrate more renewable energy sources are driving rapid changes to the power grid. These changes pose operational challenges because the existing paradigm is not designed to deal with the added uncertainty from inherently variable and intermittent renewable energy sources or the changes in the system behavior that will arise from replacing synchronous generators with new asynchronous power sources. This talk illustrates the use of control and optimization based methods to provide insight into the analysis, design, and operation of the envisioned new power system through case studies of conventional and wind integrated power grids. First, we discuss algorithms for optimizing storage dispatch and allocation throughout the network as a means of providing greater system flexibility and efficiency. Our analysis exploits convex relaxations and model reduction techniques to understand the factors that drive optimal storage integration strategies. In the second part of the talk, we examine how increasingly distributed generation resources affects power system efficiency.

BIO: Dennice F. Gayme received a B. Eng & Society from McMaster University in 1997 and an M.S. from the University of California at Berkeley in 1998, both in Mechanical Engineering. In 2010, she received her Ph.D. in Control and Dynamical Systems from the California Institute of Technology, where she was a recipient of the P.E.O. scholar award in 2007 and the James Irvine Foundation Graduate Fellowship in 2003. Prior to her doctoral work (1999-2003) she was a Senior Research Scientist in the Systems and Control Technology and Vehicle Health Monitoring Groups at Honeywell Laboratories in Minneapolis, MN. She joined the Mechanical Engineering Department at Johns Hopkins University in 2012, where she is currently an Assistant Professor. In 2015 she was awarded a JHU Catalyst Award. Prof. Gayme’s research interests are in the study of large-scale networked and spatially distributed systems in applications such as power networks, wind farms and wall-turbulence.

6) Next Gen SOC and Correlation Techniques for Security Info. And Events Management (SEIM)Dr. Muhammad Manshad, CEO, ITButler, Dubai Internet City, UAEThe System which would serve next generation Internet security will work along the guidelines of common platform and enhance the ability of common security product like firewall, Intrusion Detection systems, anti-virus, Virtual Private Network (VPN) PKI and systems access control in order to differentiate between real anomaly events and the false alarms on a full time basis. This prolific solution based on 3-Tiers technology requires minimum onsite deployment modification and has the ability to correlate security incidents. It works by using revolutionary inference technology that understands

the different protocols used by the numerous security products in the market. It should however not impact on the speed of the network core functions. Basically it will not replace any previous Security hardware and software but just fit into existing security infrastructure and provide addition management console as a single point of response and interaction. Managing from single point would be lot easier and quicker in response, rather tracing attacks from different log files and even from multiple GUI Interfaces. The Correlation Engine is an ultimate solution of these tedious processes and these complex subtleties of Security monitoring. In this presentation I would like to highlight the need of 24X7X365 monitoring of Security Information and Events Management (SIEM) and establishing SOCs.

BIO: Dr. Muhammad Manshad Satti has received B.E (Elec.) and M Eng. (Telecom) from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) Sydney, and PhD (Comp Engr) from Deakin University Melbourne Australia. He has over twenty five years of industrial experience in Electronics, IT and Telecoms. He was chief information security officer (CISO) of Australia’s largest corporate telecom where he developed telecom security policies, risk assessment, security strategies, Innovation and Leadership and complex design for Dedicated hosting, co-location, e-commerce and online businesses. During this tenure he has contributed at number of forums and worked on Information Security Management System (ISMS). He has been engaged in research and development at leading R & D Security research Laboratory, studying on Deep Packet Inspection (DPI), Lawful Interception (LI), monitoring and Analysis,(LIMA) Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) and Data mining techniques for 3-tier security architecture. He has authored more than twenty five publications on ICT Security, Risk Analysis, and GRC and conducted over thirty international lectures and seminars. He is a member of IEEE, the Institute of Engineers Australia (MIE Aust.) and earned Chartered Engineer (CEng.) recognition. Dr. Satti is enlisted at National Professional Register (NPR) Australia in IT, Telecom and Electrical Engineering chapters. His research interests are on Data mining, DPI, LIMA, Mobile Location Tracking, LBS Data Analytics and advance Detection systems used for mitigating future DOS / DDOS attacks at Internet and Corporate networks, where ISPs are most victims of such attacks.

7) Career Choices for Computer Science GraduateDr. Sibabrata Ray, Google Research, USAThis talk is a general discussion about career choices available to a Computer Science graduate student with emphasis on PhD students. Sibu Ray will discuss several issues including choice of coursework, publication, choice of employer, importance of applied and theoretical skill sets etc. He will try to illustrate his points from real life examples.

BIO: Sibabrata Ray did his MS in Statistics and Computer Science from the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata. He completed his PhD from the University of Nebraska - Lincoln. After PhD, he taught in Universities for many years. Currently, he is working at Google, Los Angeles, USA. His areas of investigation includes Parallel and Distributed Computation, Algorithms, Analysis of Large Data Sets.

8) E-Ummaha (E-Pakistan Vision-2025: A Case Study)Mr. Ammar Jafri, Chief Executive Pakistan Institute of ICTs for DevelopmentMr. Ammar Jaffri is going to discuss international initiatives on ICTs for development in Pakistan.

BIO: Mr. Ammar Jaffri is Former Additional Director General of Federal Investigation Agency-Government of Pakistan and currently Chief Executive Pakistan Institute of ICTs for Development (PIID) and Director General Center of Information Technology (CIT) Islamabad. Having strong educational background and hands on experience in implementation of latest technologies (ICTs) during his stay in Government Service and after leading Mega IT Projects, Mr Jaffri is now contributing at National and International Level in use ICTs in development sector of Pakistan. He is pioneering lead of many International initiatives on ICTs for development in Pakistan and Cyber Security and now representing Pakistan in these Initiatives. He has special passion to promote the use of information & Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Health, Education, Agriculture &, Governance. To convert his vision into reality Mr Jaffri started (In 2010) from a project ‘ E-Village ‘ from the platform of a country level NGO Pakistan Social Association which was established by his late father Syed Yasir Hussain Jaffri on the desire of Quaid Azam in 1947. Project E-Village aimed to take the power of ICTs to rural parts of Pakistan. After learning from E-Village Project he established partnerships with leading NGOs of Pakistan, public & private sector universities, Relevant Government organizations, technology partners and scaled up his concept at district level and established the required ecosystem under ‘ E-District ‘ to enable the working of development sector Public & Private stakeholders in a District to work together on one page to utilize the potentials of ICTs collectively for the benefit of gross root communities. Based on his established network of Human Resource and Partner Organizations at National and International level Mr. Jaffri is currently leading the initiative ‘E-Pakistan Vision-2025’ which is strictly aligned with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To engage all relevant stake holders, sector-wise Special Interest Groups (SIGs) have been constituted having representation from Public & Private sector organizations. Mr Jaffri intends to proceed further to promote Entrepreneurship and Innovations in Pakistan to build the future leaders of Pakistan and to achieve the goals of SDGs in best possible form with inclusive approach and Partnership Model under the Project ‘ E-Skills Centers ‘ which aims to bridge the existing Gaps between Trainings and Placements ( Jobs or Self Employed workforce ). Also to link our Gross Root level Entrepreneurs with National & International Markets (Through E-Shop Initiatives).

IEEE HONET 2016 TECHNICAL PROGRAMME

13th October 2016, Thursday09:00-10:15 Opening Ceremony (Academia Conference Hall)

10:15-10:30 Coffee Break (Foyer)

10:30-11:30 Key Note Speaker: Prof. Dr. Mohammad Shahidehpour, Illinois Institute of Tehcnology, Chicago, USA Academia Conference HallMicrogrid: A new hub in smart energy infrastructure

11:30-12:45 Smart Microgrids and Energy Systems (Conference Hall 1) Session Chair: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Murat Fahrioğlu

Information Systems (Conference Hall 2) Session Chair: Assist. Prof. Dr. Müesser Nat

1. Capabilities of dynamic energy capacity planning for distributed generation in Smart Microgrids (43)Ravil Bikmetov, Yasin Raja, Khurram Kazi, Tanmay Sane and Natalya Shevchenko

2. Feasibility Study of a Grid Connected Hybrid PV-Wind Power Plant in Gwanda, Zimbabwe (33)Remember Samu, Murat Fahrioglu and Onur Taylan

3. Comparison of Components’ Replacement Models for PV/DG/Battery Systems Considering Different Operational Strategies (10)Tamer Khatib

4. The Use of ImageJ Software to Correlate the Percentage area of Ag Crystallites to Contact Resistance in Si Solar Cells (9)Kartheek Batchu and Abasifreke Ebong

5. Thermal energy storage for solar power plant applications (46)Tonderai Ruwa, Humphrey Adun and Serkan Abbasoğlu

1. Discovering Students Use of Learning Resources with Educational Data Mining (27)Larian M Nkomo and Muesser Nat

2. Readiness Assessment for the use of Cloud Computing in eHealth systems - A Field Study of Hospitals in the Capital of Azerbaijan (36)Saleh Ahmadzada, Musa Zayyad and Mehmet Toycan

3. Review of Security Issues in E-Healthcare and Solutions (32)Patience E Idoga, Elizabeth Yinka Coker-Farrell, Linda Ekeoma F. Ogazi and Mary Agoyi

4. A Literature Review of eHealth Sector and Challenges in Nigeria (37)Patience E. Idoga and Mehmet Toycan

5. The Readiness of Banks for the Application of Business Intelligence Solutions (34)Bora Tuccaroglu and Muesser Nat

12:45-13:30 Lunch Break (Acapulco Main Restaurant)

13:30-14:45 Key Note Speaker: Prof. Dr. Na (Luna) Lu, Purdue University, USA, Academia Conference HallHigh Temperature Energy Harvesting in Wide Bandgap

14:45-15:30 Renewable Energy Systems (Conference Hall 1) Session Chair: Assist. Prof. Dr. Reza Sirjani

Enabling Technologies (Conference Hall 2) Session Chair: Assist. Prof. Dr. Mary Agoyi

15:30-15:45 Coffee Break (Foyer)

15:45-16:30 Invited Speaker: Prof. Dr. Gunnur KOCAR, Ege University, TurkeyAcademia Conference HallThe Role of Biogas in the Sustainable Energy Supply in TurkeyGrid Installation

16:30-17:15 Invited Speaker: Prof. Dr. Ashiq Anjum, University of Derby, UKConference Hall 1Big Data Analytics: An In-Memort Platform for High Performance Analytics in Clouds

1. A New Wind Power Model Using the Lightning Search Algorithm (26)Reza Sirjani and Eric Chekwube Okonkwo

2. Comparison of Renewable Energy Potential In Relation To Renewable Energy Policy In Ecowas Countries (4)Ifeoluwa Wole-Osho, Humphrey Adun, Ismaila Yusuf and Olusola Bamisile

3. The Techno-Economic Comparison Of Solar Power Generation Methods For Turkish Republic Of North Cyprus (3)Mustafa Dagbasi, Olusola Bamisile and Chinedum Adii

4. Performance Analysis and Comparison Of Photovoltaic, Solar Water Heating And Photovoltaic Thermal Systems (35)Derrick Agbidi, Bamisile Olusola and Serkan Abbasoglu

1. Smart Systems: From Design to Implementation of Embedded Smart Systems (15)Taner Arsan

2. Impact of User’s Habits on Smartphones’ Sensors: An Overview (20)Fadi Al-Turjman

3. IdProF: Identity Provisioning Framework for Smart Environments (2)Fadi Al-Turjman and Islam Elgedawy

4. Student information system satisfaction in Higher Education Institutions (31)Cannur Gürkut and Müesser Nat

14th October 2016, Friday

09:00-10:00 Key Note Speaker: Prof. Dr. Prof. Mary Ann, Weitnauer, Georgia Tech, GA, USAAcademia Conference HallNetwork MIMO Meets the Smart Grid

10:00-11:15 Power Systems (Conference Hall 1) Session Chair: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Meh-met Kusaf

Wireless Networks and Applications (Conference Hall 1) Session Chair: Assist. Prof. Dr. Yonal Kirsal

Optical Systems and Applications (Salon 3) Session Chair: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Huseyin Ademgil

1. Unit Commitment in a Power Generation System Using a Modified Improved Dynamic Programming (29)Henry Ukwu and Reza Sirjani

2. Improving the performance of High Voltage Direct Current system using Fuzzy-PI controller tuned by Linearized Biogeography-Based Optimization Algorithm (1)Mahmod Sayed

3. Power Consumption Estimation using In-Memory Database Computation For Non-Experts (45)Hasan DaĞ and Mohammed Alamin

4. Optimal Design of Passive Harmonic Filters Using Bee Colony Optimization (24)Reza Sirjani and Mehmet Kusaf

1. Channel Capacity Improvement for Cooperative MIMO Wireless Sensor Networks via Adaptive MIMO-SVD (11)Diyari Hassan, Yonal Kirsal and Soydan Redif

2. Security of Dynamic Wireless Sensor Networks (17)Sanaa Said

3. A 2-hop Coloring-Based Collision Free Infrastructure Design for Wireless Sensor Networks (16)Ilker Korkmaz, Orhan Dagdeviren and Mehmet Emin Dalkilic

4. Security and Key Distribution protocol for Dynamic WSNs (18)Sanaa Said

1. Rapid Migration of VMs on a Datacenter under Cyber Attack over Optical Infrastructure (13)Ferhat Dikbıyık and Emre Karakoç

2. Photonic Crystal Fiber Based Surface Plasmon Sensor Design and Analyze with Elliptical Air Holes (21)Ahmet Yasli, Emanuel K. Akowuah, Shyqyri Haxha and Huseyin Ademgil

3. Codeword-based Data Collection Protocol for Optical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Networks (6)Nihel Ramdhan, Maha Sliti and Noureddine Boudriga

4. All-Optical VPN Platform and Authentication for VLC-based Networks (5)Meriem Salhi, Maha Sliti and Noureddine Boudriga

11:15-11:30 Coffee Break (Foyer)

11:30-12:15 Invited Speaker: Prof. Dr. Abasifreke Ebong, UNC Charlotte, USAAcademia Conference HallPower Grid beyond Twenty First Century: The Challenges

11:30-12:15 Invited Speaker: Prof. Dr. Ahmed E. Kamal, Iowa State University, USAConference Hall 1Self-healing in 5G Wireless Networks

12:15-12:45 Invited Speaker: Dr Sibabrata Ray, Google Research, CA, USA.Conference Hall 2Career Choices for Computer Science Graduate

12:45-13:45 Lunch Break (Acapulco Main Restaurant)

13:45-14:30 Invited Speaker: Mr. Ammar Jafri, Chief Exec., Pakistan Institute of ICTs for DevelopmentConference Hall 1E-Ummaha (E-Pakistan Vision-2025: A Case Study)

14:30-15:15 Invited Speaker: Prof. Dr. Dennice F. Gayme, Johns Hopkins University, USAAcademia Conference HallManaging Energy Resources for Flexible and Efficient Power Systems

15:15-15:30 Coffee Break (Foyer)

15:30-16:15 Signal Processing and Antenna Design (Conference Hall 1) Session Chair: Assist. Prof. Dr. Hüseyin Oztoprak

1. Investigation of Row and Column Permutations for Lossless Compression of Images (38)Ziya Arnavut, Meral Arnavut, Basar Koc and Huseyin Kocak

2. Palmprint Encoding for Multispectral Images by using Directional Transform (30)Burcin Ozmen and Olaleye Olayinka John

3. Comparison of Emotion Lexicons (39)Feride Tabak and Vesile Evrim

4. Design and Simulation of Microstrip Patch Antenna Array for X-Band Applications (22)Rozh Najeeb, Diyari Hassan, Dana Najeeb and Huseyin Ademgil

5. Design and Simulation of Wideband Microstrip Patch Antenna for RFID Applications (23)Dana Najeeb, Diyari Hassan, Rozh Najeeb and Huseyin Ademgil

16:15-17:00 Invited Speaker: Dr. M. Manshad Satti, CEO, ITButler, Dubai, UAEAcademia Conference HallTitle: Next Gen SOC and Correlation Techniques for Security Info. AndEvents Management (SEIM)

19:45-22:30 Gala Dinner (Academia Hall)

REGULAR PAPER ABSTRACTS

Session: Smart Microgrids and Energy Systems

1. Capabilities of dynamic energy capacity planning for distributed generation in Smart MicrogridsRavil Bikmetov, Yasin Raja, Khurram Kazi, Tanmay Sane and Natalya Shevchenko, UNC Charlotte

Abstract: The envisaged method of dynamic energy capacity planning is based on dynamic energy consumption distribution (DECD) capabilities of Smart Microgrids. Such capabilities are achieved by implementation of Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and optimized communication networks in an Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI). This method is described by mathematical model for DECD that has been developed for residential users of a Smart Microgrid (SMG) and designed in Matlab simulation software. The main approach of the envisaged method is to divide all energy loads into two groups: “dynamic” and “slowly-changing”.

2. Feasibility Study of a Grid Connected Hybrid PV-Wind Power Plant in Gwanda, ZimbabweRemember Samu, Murat Fahrioglu and Onur Taylan, Middle East Technical University Northern Cyprus Campus

Abstract: The depletion of fossil fuel resources on worldwide basis has necessitated an urgent search for alternative energy sources to meet up the present day demands. Energy demand is growing in developing nations which makes a hybrid power system, consisting of Solar PV and wind energy to be considered one of the best alternatives in renewable energy. This system can partially or fully meet Gwanda’s demand with little or no disturbance on the country’s stability. The objective of this study is to convert wind and solar resources in Gwanda into electrical energy to meet the growing demand. This system ensures a suitable utilization of resources and hence improves the efficiency as compared with their individual modes of generation. The annual energy generated by the hybrid system is calculated and energy accounting is performed according to the demand. The main goal is to have a hybrid system with a suitable Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE). Comparative analysis was made with the existing grid tariff of Zimbabwe to investigate the feasibility of such a system.

3. A Comparison of Components’ Replacement Models for PV/DG/Battery Systems Considering Different Operational StrategiesTamer Khatib, Najah National University

Abstract: This paper presents a simplified replacement model for hybrid Photovoltaic/Diesel /battery system’s components. The proposed model considers the most typical control strategies of this system namely, load following and cycle-charging. The purpose of the proposed models is to predict the required component’s replacement actions through a specific period of time. In addition to that, maintenance cost based comparison between the proposed models and other rule of thumbs is presented. . Results show that the type of the control strategy of the hybrid system has a big impact on the running and operational cost of the system.

4. The Use of ImageJ Software to Correlate the Percentage area of Ag Crystallites to Contact Resistance in Si Solar CellsKartheek Batchu and Abasifreke Ebong, UNC Charlotte

Abstract: The formation of a continuous contact in a silicon solar cell with high percentage area of Ag crystallite ensures low contact resistance. This work utilizes ImageJ open source software to measure and analyze the percentage area of Ag crystallite and other impurities in a contact of a silicon solar cell. It measures the percentage area of Ag crystallite in the contact of Si solar cells with three different Ag pastes: A, B, and C. The A-paste repeatedly shows high percentage area of Ag crystallite, fill factor (FF) and the lowest contact resistance, followed by the B-paste, and finally the C-paste. With the data collected and analyzed, an inverse correlation was shown between the percentage area of Ag crystallite and the contact resistance.

5. Thermal energy storage for solar power plant applicationsTonderai Ruwa, Humphrey Adun and Serkan Abbasoğlu, Cyprus International University

Abstract: As awareness of global warming and its adverse effects as caused by human activities increases in the world, renewable energy is fast gaining popularity as a way of combating the “energy trilemma” i.e. meeting requirements for environmental sustainability, energy security and energy equity. (WEC, 2015) The sun is the primary source of renewable energy with the exception of geothermal energy. Solar energy utilization is however limited due to intermittency of the resource. Solar thermal power plants employ solar radiation as the heat source to produce steam to drive turbines and produce electricity. Solar Thermal Energy (STE), unlike other solar energy conversion technologies, offers potential for storage of excess energy produced, for later use. This is a sure way of increasing operation hours and thus capacity to produce power. The paper reviews thermal energy storage systems and shows that the storage material is the main driving force in system design considerations.

• Session: Information Systems

1. Discovering Students Use of Learning Resources with Educational Data MiningLarian M Nkomo and Muesser Nat, Cyprus International UniversityAbstract: Educational data is in abundance due the nature of education in the 21st century where a significant amount of education occurs online through the advent of electronic learning. There is an increase in the use of Learning Management Systems (LMS) to provide education without boundaries, and these systems hold large amounts of data. Educational data mining is the process of tapping into this rich educational data with the aim of improving the education process through the knowledge that is obtained from the mining process. This paper aims to apply the association rule to a dataset that has been extracted from a Moodle system for a postgraduate course. This can lead to actionable decisions that will improve the process of teaching and learning. The results show that students mostly accessed the resources available to them last minute before the exam. As well as that students procrastinate online submissions.

2. Readiness Assessment for the use of Cloud Computing in eHealth systems - A Field Study of Hospitals in the Capital of AzerbaijanSaleh Ahmadzada, Musa Zayyad and Mehmet Toycan, Cyprus International University

Abstract: Cloud computing technology platforms could be used amongst healthcare service providers in order to provide interoperability for electronic medical records of the community. As new and emerging technologies e-health and cloud computing together provide much more efficient medical help making it possible for healthcare organization to cure its patients on distance with maximum efficiency and minimum cost for both patient and hospital. Research is conducted to investigate the readiness of implementing cloud computing together with eHealth systems in hospitals across Baku, capital of Republic of Azerbaijan. Four major attributes for readiness were considered, Core, Technology, Policy and Social. A survey was conducted using quantitative method to obtain information from 10 different hospitals using stratified random sampling method. It was investigated that the core readiness shows a good characteristics, although social and policy readiness appears weak while technology readiness also shows reasonable results.

3. Review of Security Issues in E-Healthcare and Solutions Patience E Idoga, Elizabeth Yinka Coker-Farrell, Linda Ekeoma F. Ogazi and Mary Agoyi, Cyprus International University

Abstract: Despite the comfort and ease of accessibility provided by the eHealth care system. E-health system is faced with several security challenges. This has prevented it from providing credibility, authenticity, and availability to it’s’ users, providers as well as the beneficiaries of the system. This paper intimates that attackers can hijack the e-health system; which can jeopardize the smooth operations of the eHealth system. This paper begins by introducing in brief eHealth and eHealth care systems. It further

proceeded to discuss some of the e-health security, attacks and privacy challenges. Reviews on solutions to the security issues were also discussed, and concluded with advice on future research.

4. A Literature Review of eHealth Sector and Challenges in NigeriaPatience E. Idoga and Mehmet Toycan, Cyprus International University

Abstract: Abstract- Health sector has evolved significantly in the previous years in accordance to electronic health (eHealth) deployments which utilizes health resources (e.g. information, medicine, etc.) and health care by electronic means. Provision of effective and efficient healthcare services have always been a challenge in developing countries, many factors have been identified by different researchers and other stakeholders as the reason for lack of adequate healthcare services, however, the challenges differs from one country to another. A detailed literature review was conducted to realize the currently eHealth adoption level in Federal Republic of Nigeria while considering facilitating conditions and barriers towards eHealth technologies. It was realized that a full scale implementation is required which would consider organizational structure, technology platform, policy, legislation, social benefits and change management.

5. The Readiness of Banks for the Application of Business Intelligence SolutionsBora Tuccaroglu and Muesser Nat, Cyprus International University

Abstract: In traditional information systems, there can be different inner and outer distributed data sources in existence. The data, supplied from these sources, can be managed on different mediums. Business Intelligence (BI) systems are advanced solutions for gathering this distributed business data as a whole and manage them with different analysis tools. Using or implementing BI Systems hold a considerable amount of the proportion on organizations’ investment budget. Spending money does not mean that you overcome all the challenges that you come across with the BI systems projects. The readiness of banking institutions with all the required resources is critical. Currently, banks use BI systems to add value to their decision making processes. Local banks in North Cyprus (NC) are not the exception. The Banking Industry in NC has its own dynamics, because of high political and economic isolation and small market conditions. The main aim of this paper is to evaluate the readiness of Local Banks in NC towards implementing a successful BI systems and form a base for future studies.

• Session: Renewable Energy Systems

1. A New Wind Power Model Using the Lightning Search Algorithm Reza Sirjani and Eric Chekwube Okonkwo, Cyprus International University

Abstract: Wind power as a source of renewable energy with low pollution has grown substantially in recent years. Being able to accurately predict the generated power of wind plants is very important for proper operation of the power system. This study presents a novel optimization algorithm for determining the optimal value of the

weighting factor in the wind power model, the algorithm known as the lightning search algorithm (LSA) was developed from the natural occurrence of lightning formed by thunderstorms. The model was tested using data collected from the hourly wind power output of the Zabol wind plant in Iran. The obtained wind power model from the algorithm presented an accurate fit for the entire range of the actual data and gave a lower error in comparison with the results obtained using bee colony optimization (BCO) or particle swarm optimization (PSO).

2. COMPARISON OF RENEWABLE ENERGY POTENTIAL IN RELATION TO RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY IN ECOWAS COUNTRIESIfeoluwa Wole-Osho, Humphrey Adun, Ismaila Yusuf and Olusola Bamisile, Cyprus International University

Abstract: The objectıve of this paper is to investigate the RE potential of four member countries of ECOWAS; Nigeria, Ghana, Mali and Senegal. The paper considers five RE resources Solar, Wind, Biomass, Hydro and Geothermal and compares its’ potential with the renewable energy policies of these countries. This will help to ascertain if these policies focus on improving the country’s most promising resources. Nigeria has huge Hydro, Wind, Biomass and solar potential and also has major policies to support growth of its potential. Mali and Ghana have good Wind, Biomass and solar potentials but are also limited in their Hydro resource potential. Ghana policies is focused on its potential strengths, however, Mali seems to be lacking in policies to directly improve this resource. Senegal has fantastic Solar and Wind resource potential with a good policies to improve rural electrification. None of the ECOWAS countries considered have any policy to improve the utilization of their geothermal resources, although, Nigeria and Senegal are progressing in development of this resource.

3. The Techno-Economic Comparison of Solar Power Generation Methods for Turkish Republic of North CyprusMustafa Dagbasi, Olusola Bamisile and Chinedum Adii, Cyprus International University

Abstract: The objective of this work is to examine and compare the techno-economic and environmental feasibility of 40MW photovoltaic (PV) power plant and 40MW parabolic trough (PT) power plant to be installed in two different cities, namely Nicosia and Famagusta in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC). Long term solar radiation and sunshine data for Nicosia and Famagusta are considered and analysed. These two technologies with same rated power of 40MW will be compared with the performance of the proposed Solar Power Plant at Bari, Italy. The project viability analysis is performed using System Advisor Model (SAM). It is found that for the two cities; Nicosia and Famagusta, the PT plants produce more energy than PV plant. It is also observed that installation of PT system near an existing steam turbine power plant will make the investment more feasible if the steam produced by the PT system is used to run the steam turbine power plant. Although the initial investment of PT plant is higher, it has

higher economic return and occupies smaller area compared to PV plant of the same capacity.

4. PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS AND COMPARISON OF PHOTOVOLTAIC, SOLAR WATER HEATING AND PHOTOVOLTAIC THERMAL SYSTEMS Derrick Agbidi, Bamisile Olusola and Serkan Abbasoglu, Cyprus International University

Abstract: The aim of this study is to review photovoltaic systems, solar water heating systems and photovoltaic-thermal system, in order to understanding the principles of operation of a hybrid PVT system. The main aim of this review is to evaluate the techno-economic performance of a hybrid photovoltaic-thermal system (PVT) and compare with that of a separate performance of PV and SWH systems. A case study is carried out which considers installation of 31 kW PVT system in the climatic conditions of Cyprus. One major advantage of PVT systems over PV and SWH is the area used for installation; the PVT system produces nearly the same amount of energy on half of the area that PV and SWH covers. The economic analysis shows that the PV+T is slightly more feasible in terms of SPP, SIR and IRR respectively.

• Session: Enabling Technologies

1. Smart Systems: From Design to Implementation of Embedded Smart SystemsTaner Arsan, Kadir Has University

Abstract: This paper aims to explain the design and implementation procedure of embedded Smart Systems. The idea is supported by four different Smart Systems, as Smart Home, Smart Agriculture, Smart Campus, and Seat and Study Module of Smart Library. All designs and implementations contains technological components of embedded system, mobile application, cloud based services and client side graphical user interface. Ultimately this paper gives an overview of current state of the art concerning Smart System Design and discusses several issues and possibilities concerning the implementation of four different systems.

2. Impact of User’s Habits on Smartphones’ Sensors: An OverviewFadi Al-Turjman, Middle East Technical University Northern Cyprus Campus

Abstract: The abundance of smartphones, with their ever growing capabilities, potentiates applications in a multitude of domains. A typical smartphone now is equipped with an array of embedded sensors (e.g., GPS, accelerometers, gyroscopes, RFID readers, cameras, and microphones) along with different communication interfaces (e.g. Cellular, WiFi, Bluetooth, etc). Thus, a smartphone is a significant provider of sensory data that awaits the utilization of many critical applications. Primers of this vision have demonstrated success, both in the literature and application’s market. In this literature review we present the main motivations in carrying these smart devices, and the correlation between the user surrounding context and the application usage. We focus

on context-awareness in smart systems and space discovery paradigms; online versus offline. Furthermore, we highlight the most up-to-date open issues in this area.

3. IdProF: Identity Provisioning Framework for Smart EnvironmentsFadi Al-Turjman and Islam Elgedawy, Middle East Technical University Northern Cyprus Campus

Abstract: Inhabitants of smart environments should interact with each other in a seamless context-sensitive manner. However, every interaction requires a different identity profile and a different verification protocol. Asking inhabitants to verify themselves before every interaction is a tedious, time-consuming process that disrupts inhabitants’ activities and degrades the overall performance. To avoid such problems, we propose IdProF, a secure context-sensitive seamless multi-modal identity provisioning framework for smart environments. IdProF builds an encrypted 360-Degree Inhabitant Profile using the inhabitant’s activities history and the corresponding access and usage patterns for environment’s resources. Using the developed 360DIP, and based on the involved context, IdProF generates a Disposable Customized Virtual Inhabitant Profile on demand, then creates a customized identity proxy to handle the identity verification for the required interaction. In case of failure, warnings are sent to the inhabitant to verify the interaction.

4. STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM SATISFACTION IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONSCannur Gürkut and Müesser Nat, Cyprus International University

Abstract: The aim of this paper is to find out the satisfaction level of faculty coordinators who are managing classrooms in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) by using Student Information System (SIS). Considering the purpose of this study a questionnaire is applied to the faculty coordinators of a developing HEI in Northern Cyprus. Reliability test, factor analysis and Bartlett’s test has been applied to interpret the survey results. Findings of the study reveal that system quality has impact on decision-making satisfaction. Additionally, the findings indicate that information quality is an intervening variable between system quality and decision-making satisfaction.

• Session: Power Systems

1. Unit Commitment in a Power Generation System Using a Modified Improved Dynamic ProgrammingHenry Ukwu and Reza Sirjani, Cyprus International University

Abstract: The statement of unit commitment (UC) problem is simply that of minimization of the total cost of generating power. The formulation is made more complex by the several system constraints and reliability requirements. Dynamic programming (DP) is a very robust optimization technique that provides an optimal solution to the unit commitment problem. The focus of this paper is the application of the proposed modified

improved dynamic programming method to optimize the UC formulation, to achieve the desired objective of trimming down the convergence time of the UC problem and in the process improve or maintain the overall cost solution quality. Three test case data are used from already existing papers to compare with the new solution obtained.

2. Improving the performance of High Voltage Direct Current system using Fuzzy-PI controller tuned by Linearized Biogeography-Based Optimization AlgorithmMahmod Sayed, Cairo University.Abstract: PI controller is commonly used in High Voltage Direct Current systems as current controller at rectifier side. Tuning PI controller parameters is a very challenging problem to improve performance and stability of HVDC. This paper presents a novel method for Fuzzy-PI controller tuning problem using Linearized Biogeography-Based Optimization (LBBO) algorithm. BBO is an evolutionary optimization algorithm based on mathematical model of Biogeography; it permits of sharing the features among candidate solutions represented by emigration and immigration. By using MATLAB/SimuLink to simulate HVDC and integral square error as objective function for system simulation, the proposed algorithm is applied to the problem of Fuzzy-PI controller tuning in HVDC and is compared with traditional PI controller, fuzzy PI controller, and the improved genetic algorithm domain fuzzy PI controller. Simulation results shown that the LBBO is an effective tuning method and has better performance compared with traditional PI controller, fuzzy PI controller, and the improved GA domain fuzzy PI controller.

3. Power Consumption Estimation using In-Memory Database Computation For Non-ExpertsHasan DaĞ and Mohammed Alamin, Kadir Has University

Abstract: In order to efficiently predict electricity consumption, we need to improve both the speed and the reliability of computational environment. Concerning the speed, we use in- memory database [1], which is taught to be the best solution that allows manipulating data many times faster than the hard disk. For reliability, we use machine learning algorithms. Since the model performance and accuracy may vary depending on data each time, we test many algorithms and select the best one. In this study, we use SmartMeter Energy Consumption Data in London Households [2] to predict electricity consumption using machine learning algorithms written in Python programming language and in-memory database computation package, Aerospike. The test results show that the best algorithm for our data set is Bagging algorithm. We also prove that R-squared may not always be a good test to choose the best algorithm. Finally, we propose a graphical user interface written in Python for testing machine learning algorithms for non-experienced users.

4. Optimal Design of Passive Harmonic Filters Using Bee Colony OptimizationReza Sirjani and Mehmet Kusaf, Cyprus International University

Abstract: The harmonic problem is as a consequence of non-linear power electronic

devices in powering industrial distribution systems.A filter is a necessary equipment in the power system to reduce or eliminate harmonics.In this paper, the optimal design of filters to reduce total harmonic distortion (THD) has been investigated using the Matlab/Simulink. Bee Colony Optimization (BCO) is applied as optimization technique takes into account the total filter size due to the reduction of THD. Single tuned and double tuned filters are considered, and their passive elements are derived to obtain the strength of both filters in the reduction of distortion. The BCO results are much better than conventional harmonic filter design methods and the distortion has been decreased.

Session: Wireless Networks and Applications

1. Channel Capacity Improvement for Cooperative MIMO Wireless Sensor Networks via Adaptive MIMO-SVDDiyari Hassan, Yonal Kirsal and Soydan Redif, European University of Lefke

Abstract: Wireless sensor networks (WSNs) have gained more research attention for their potential applications.However,the limited channel capacity of sensors is the main design challenge in WSNs.The use of cooperative multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) technology is one of the most promising techniques that can enhance the channel capacity and reduce transmission energy in WSNs.In this paper,we propose an adaptive MIMO singular value decomposition (SVD) a method in order to enhance the channel capacity of WSNs,in the case of imperfect channel state information (CSI).The SVD is conditioned to provide efficient space-time precoding/decoding with the use of either least square (LS) or minimum mean-square error (MMSE) filtering.Channel capacity is improved yet further by way of optimized power allocation, via a water filling strategy.The bit error rate (BER) and channel capacity performances of the encoding methods are evaluated for Rayleigh fading channels.Our simulation results show that the adaptive MIMO-SVD the technique works best with MMSE channel estimation for cooperative MIMO in WSNs.

2. Security of Dynamic Wireless Sensor NetworksSanaa Said, Pharos University

Abstract: Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) contains a lot of sensors called nodes or motes. These sensors sense the environmental data, according to the application, and then communicate with each other, and finally send these data or readings back to the base station. WSN security is an important issue, since motes are usually left to operate unattended in the environment where they were deployed. Intruder may inject false data into the network, thus strong security mechanisms are needed to be implemented in order to protect the network against malicious intruder or attacks. In this paper, we proposed a key distribution and authentication protocol designed to achieve some security requirements of WSNs. We introduce a simple protocol for shared key discovery and authentication of massage and entity. We assume mobile nodes and proposed a re-authentication protocol for nodes to re-authenticate themselves in the new location. We also ensure our protocol efficiency in terms of energy consumption, packet size and the

security requirements achieved.

3. A 2-hop Coloring-Based Collision Free Infrastructure Design for Wireless Sensor NetworksIlker Korkmaz, Orhan Dagdeviren and Mehmet Emin Dalkilic, Izmir University of Economics, Ege University

Abstract: This paper mainly proposes a design for a communication infrastructure for Wireless Sensor Networks. The proposed design prevents message collisions by arranging the time schedules to send, receive, forward and overhear packets of the nodes considering 2-hop graph coloring mechanism. The system aims to exclude the compromised nodes in the network using the overhearing mechanism, and copes with recovering the paths of the legitimate nodes using multipath redundancy. The proposed scheduling-based and overhearing supported infrastructure brings the advantage of providing the Sensor Networks with both reliable communication using backup paths and energy conservation by preventing the collisions.

4. Security and Key Distribution protocol for Dynamic WSNsSanaa Said, Pharos University

Abstract: Security of wireless sensor networks plays an essential role in the application they used. Due to resource limitations of sensor node, such as energy supply and memory size, pairwise keys establishment between nodes are considered a difficult problem. We propose a simple shared key discovery between sensor nodes in very clear steps. Our authentication protocol provides both message and entity authentication. The work assume dynamic wireless sensor network with flat structure. We show the performance of our proposed protocol in terms of message size and energy cost.

Session: Optical Systems and Applications

1. Rapid Migration of VMs on a Datacenter under Cyber Attack over Optical InfrastructureFerhat Dikbıyık and Emre Karakoç, Sakarya University

Abstract: Virtualization technologies are becoming increasingly common in recent years. One of the major problems in institutions and organizations using virtualization technology is cyber attacks to their virtual resources, e.g., VMs in clouds. In case of an attack, not only one or a few VMs are under the risk, but all datacenters in the cloud face the risk of cyber attack. In this study, we investigate an evacuation model to avoid VMs from the effects of cyber attack by migrating them to quarantine and inspection centers. Our approach minimizes the size of the damage due to cyber attack by rapidly migrating VMs under the risk of malware infection to other locations by taking the warnings provided by intrusion detection mechanisms into consideration. We formulate the problem into a mathematical model which turns out to be an Integer Linear Programming (ILP) model. The numerical examples show that our approach successfully migrates all or majority of

VMs under risk to other locations with minimum migration cost considering storage and network conditions.

2. Photonic Crystal Fiber Based Surface Plasmon Sensor Design and Analyze with Elliptical Air HolesAhmet Yasli, Emanuel K. Akowuah, Shyqyri Haxha and Huseyin Ademgil, European University of Lefke

Abstract: A photonic crystal fiber (PCF) based surface plasmon resonance (SPR) sensor has been presented at this work. The sensor sensitivity for multiple analytes depending on operating wavelength and spectral interrogation mode has been investigated thoroughly. Our numerical results indicate that the sensitivity of the x-polarized fundamental mode is 4100nm/RIU and 4400nm/RIU for the y-polarized fundamental mode with 2.4x10-5 RIU and 2.3x10-5 RIU sensor resolutions respectively.

3. Codeword-based Data Collection Protocol for Optical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle NetworksNihel Ramdhan, Maha Sliti and Noureddine Boudriga, University of Carthage

Abstract: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) are a possible future application for both civil and military use. The large amount of data generated by UAVs requires high data rate connectivity, which makes FSO communication very suitable. Thus, UAV in combination with Free Space Optics (FSO) is a new challenge and will be needed everywhere, where big amounts of data have to be delivered in real-time. In the frame of this work, we propose a data collection protocol for optical UAVs networks based on optical codewords. To this objective, we consider two trees: the first tree is an identification tree with hierarchical optical codewords allowing to globally identify nodes in the network, the second tree is the collection tree that is used to pick up data from drones and route the data to the root drone in order to be delivered to a collection node for processing and decision support.

4. All-Optical VPN Platform and Authentication for VLC-based NetworksMeriem Salhi, Maha Sliti and Noureddine Boudriga, University of Carthage

Abstract: In this work, we propose an all optical VPN platform for visible light communication (VLC)-based networks. The main advantage of VLC systems consists in providing both illumination and communication which facilitate the convergence of optical and wireless technologies. We consider an enterprise with multiple distributed sites using VLC technology for communication. In the proposed architecture, the enterprise users can have local and VPN communications. A VPN communication is when the two communicating parts belong to distant enterprise sites and are associated to a VPN tunnel established upon the core network. In this work, we implement the main VPN functionalities, which are: authentication, channel selection, traffic aggregation, quality of service (QoS) and confidentiality, on the optical layer using the Direct sequence Optical Code-Division Multiple-Access (OCDMA) technique and optical codewords.

Session: Signal Processing and Antenna Design

1. Investigation of Row and Column Permutations for Lossless Compression of ImagesZiya Arnavut, Meral Arnavut, Basar Koc and Huseyin Kocak, SUNY Fredonia, University of Miami

Abstract: The focus of our present study is on exploring the use of permutation techniques to achieve better compression gains in lossless image compression. As invertible functions, permutations are suitable for use in lossless image compression. In this study, we investigate the problem of determining an optimal permutation of rows or columns of images to improve the standard lossless compression algorithms, such as JPEG. We first recast an optimal permutation as a Hamiltonian circuit problem of an appropriate complete graph. Then we use the Lin-Kernighan heuristic algorithm for the symmetric Traveling Salesman Problem to compute the desired circuit. We include performance results of our proposed algorithm on a set of test images.

2. Palmprint Encoding for Multispectral Images by using Directional TransformBurcin Ozmen and Olaleye Olayinka John, European University of Lefke, Cyprus International University

Abstract: We present a new directional feature encoding based effective and robust multispectral palmprint recognition. Firstly, the region of interest (ROI) is extracted for non-contact based sensor. We then perform the directional feature encoding of palmprint by using the undecimated double-tree complex wavelet transform (UDT-CWT). The UDT-CWT is utilized, since it provides better shift invariance and directionality when compared to the usual undecimated discrete wavelet transform (UDWT). Encoded coefficients are binarized by applying hash table procedure for fast and efficient matching. By this way, one-to-many matching with score level fusion of multiple bands is applied. CASIA and PolyU datasets are used for comparisons with state of art methods. The results show that presented method outperforms in the blurring case and gives comparable results for non-blurring case.

3. Comparison of Emotion LexiconsFeride Tabak and Vesile Evrim, European University of Lefke

Abstract: Although the research of emotion detection from social media grows, very few research are focused on the construction of emotion lexicon which plays an important role on emotion classification. In this paper, we compared frequently used emotion lexicons EmoSenticNet (ESN), NRC and relatively newer emotion lexicons DepecheMood (DPM) and Topic based Depeche (TDPM). The comparison is done in size, type and kind of words construct the lexicons. The lexicons and some of their subset combinations are evaluated via emotion classification process on semeval-2007 dataset. Experiments provide detailed sidewise comparison of lexicons’ effect on emotion classification process.

4. Design and Simulation of Microstrip Patch Antenna Array for X-Band ApplicationsRozh Najeeb, Diyari Hassan, Dana Najeeb and Huseyin Ademgil, European University of Lefke

Abstract: This study contains theoretical analysis of a single element microstrip patch antenna model by using high frequency structural simulator (HFSS) simulation software to support XBand applications. In our simulations, FR4 epoxy was used as dielectric material with relative permittivity of 4.4. Also, in order to enhance the gain and the bandwidth of the proposed antenna, 4x1 array element is applied. Our simulation results have shown that array technique intensely improve the antenna gain and its bandwidth.

5. Design and Simulation of Wideband Microstrip Patch Antenna for RFID ApplicationsDana Najeeb, Diyari Hassan, Rozh Najeeb and Huseyin Ademgil, European University of Lefke

Abstract: This study contains theoretical analysis of wideband Microtrip slotted patch antenna with coaxial probe feed by using high frequency structural simulator (HFSS) simulation software. In our simulations, FR4 epoxy was used as dielectric material with relative permittivity of 4.4. The antenna has been designed for 2-6 GHz frequency range. Hence, the antenna is highly suitable for RFID applications at operating frequencies of 2.45 GHz and 5.8 GHz respectively. The various critical design parameters such as bandwidth, return loss, gain, directivity and VSWR have been investigated.

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