Afaq, Ahmad

Invited Speaker; IEEE – IDT’09 

Afaq, Ahmad  Sultan Qaboos University     

 

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About KACST King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) is an independent scientific organization administratively reporting to the Prime Minister. KACST is both the Saudi Arabian national science agency and its national laboratories. The science agency function involves science and technology policy making, data collection , funding of external research , and services such as the patent office. KACST has currently over 2500 employees. Based on is charter 31.1.2.1.985, KACST's main responsibilities can be summarized as follows :

Main Responsibilities: • Propose a national policy for the development of science and technology and develop strategies and plans necessary to implement them. • Coordinate with government agencies, scientific institutions and research centers in the Kingdom to enhance research and exchange information and expertise . • Conduct applied research and provide advice to the government on science and technology matters. • Support scientific research and technology development. • Foster national innovation and technology transfer between research institutes and the industry. • Foster international cooperation in science and technology .

Strategic Objectives • • • • • • •

A sustained planning mechanism for all scientific disciplines . Scientifically knowledgeable and capable government agencies. A developed R&D infrastructure with fully functioning centers of excellence in all scientific disciplines. Strong interaction between the private sector and research centers . Regional leaders in patent ownership and issuance . Advanced incubator systems and output. World leaders in strategic technologies including water and oil and gas. Enhanced interaction networks between all scientific agencies.

Vision: To be a world-class science and technology organization that fosters innovation and promotes knowledgebased society in the Kingdom .

KACST Mission: To develop and invest in the national science, technology, and innovation eco-system to promote know ledge-based society that serves the Kingdom ' s sustainable development, through: • Formulating national policies and plans for science, technology, and innovation • Coordinating science, technology, and innovation activities nationally • Conducting applied research and technology development • Providing support to scientific research and technology development in the kingdom • Investing in technology development and commercialization • Establishing and fostering local, regional, and international cooperation and partnerships for technology transfer, localization , and development • Promoting, fostering , cind investing in intellectual property • Providing consultation and innovative solutions

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Integrity Loyalty Value and respect employees Serve society

• Excellence • Team work • Transparency

The 4'h International Design and Test Workshop

Welcome Address by the organizing committee As a part of its role as leader in Science, Technology and Innovation, KACST is proudly organizing the 4th International Design and Test Workshop (IDT'09}. This 3 day event features a unique forum to discuss novel approaches in electronics design, design automation and test. Scientists, researchers and professionals in these areas are invited in this gathering to discuss their novel ideas and present their research outcomes. The IDT'09 is one of the very few events in its area that are held in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA} region. The organizers encourage specialists the aforementioned area to participate in this event to contribute to the design and test community and also get a glimpse of the unique history and attractions of Saudi Arabia.

4th International Design and Test workshop This event provides a unique forum for novel approaches in design, automation and test in the Middle East and Africa (MENA} region where researchers and practitioners in the areas of VLSI design, test and fault tolerance can come together to discuss new research ideas and present new research results. This event is one of only a handful of events discussing VLSI and other related Design & Test topics in the MEA region.

Workshop topics include all aspects of design, test and automation. Specific topics will include but are not limited to: System Specification and Modeling

• System Design Methods • MEMS and MOEMS systems

• SOC/NOC/MPSOC

• RF Measurement techniques • MEMS testing and characterization

• Reconfigurable Computing • Architectural and Logic synthesis

• Optical characterization techniques Architectures and Nanotechnology

• Packaging design and testing

architectures.

• Mixed-signal and RF design • Test Generation, Simulation and Diagnosis

• Emerging Technologies, Systems and Applications

• iDDQ and iDDT testing

• Design of Low Power Systems and Power analysis

• On-Wafer testing

• Design verification and Formal Methods

• Fault modeling

• IC physical design automation

• Built-In Self Test (BIST}

• Design For Test

• Memory and FPGA test and repair

• Automation & control systems

• Analog and mixed-signal test

• Defect-based test

• Test resource partitioning

• Test issues in nanotechnology

• Fault tolerance

• Design for manufacturability (DFM}

• Embedded systems

• Automatic test equipment

• Applications Design: Media, Signal Processing ,

• On-line testing

Wireless Communication and Networking,

• Failure analysis

Automotive, Military, Secure Embedded

• Economics of test • Real-time systems

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Invited Papers Afaq Ahmed Bigraphy : Dr. Ahmad is an Associate Professor of computer engineering and assistant head of department of Electrical and Computer Engineering department at Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman. He holds B.Sc. Eng ., M.Sc . Eng ., DLLR and Ph.D. degrees. Before joining Sultan Qaboos University, Dr. Ahmad was Associate Professor at Aligarh Muslim University, India. Prior to starting carrier at Aligarh, he also worked as consultant engineer with Light & Co., lecturer with REC Sri nagar and senior research fellow with CSIR, India. Dr. Ahmad is Fellow member of IETE (India), senior member of IEEE Computer Society (USA) and life member of SSI (India). He has published over 100 technical papers. At present he is associated as editors and reviewers of many reputed journals. He has delivered many extension lectures, organized conferences, short courses, and conducted tutorials at various universities of globally repute. He chaired many technical sessions of international conferences, workshops , symposiums, seminars, and short courses. He has undertaken and satisfactorily completed many highly reputed and challenging consultancy and project works. His research interests are: fault diagnosis and digital system testing , data security, graph theoretic approach , microprocessor based systems and computer programming . Dr. Ahmad's field of specialization is VLSI testing and fault-tolerant computing. Dr. Ahmad has also his research interests in the fields of coding theory and practice, data security, software development of low cost educational tools , and irreducible system model realization

Paper: How to Design an Effective Serial Input Shift Register (SISR) For Data Compression Process of Built-In Self-Test Methodology.

Abstract : This paper investigates the impact of characteristic polynomial on an effective design of Serial Input Shift Register (SISR). How the use of a primitive characteristic polynomial cannot cope with the minimization of aliasing error probability. Further, the paper also, suggests about the selection of characteristic polynomial to minimize hardware, power dissipation and test data compression time. The study of this paper is based on simulation study using a suitably developed tool.

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DISCUSSION PANEL Will Arabian Countries develop microelectronics or only use its product: Challenge towards Microelectronics Ecosystem Panel Abstract The Electronics Industry has rapidly become a major economic force in the world , generating over $1 .3 T in sales and it is still growing . Analyst believes that it will be the world's largest manufacturing enterprise and the electronics complex will be the main pole around which the productive structures of advanced industrialization societies will be recognized. Others have even suggested that it will be the state of a nation's electronics industry that will determine whether or not it is a developed country . Chip manufacturing activities moved out of US markets around 15 years ago in favor of Asian Foundries, and now the backend, verification and design services have also begun their eastward march . The center of gravity of high-tech industry is steadily moving eastwards, opening the door for Asian nations, particularly India. The growing in most of these countries was based on different strategies they developed to attract US and European Chip Design companies to establish captive design centers, assembly and manufacture entities . The Government in each nation chooses its proper strategic model to develop its own contribution and determine its part in the Electronics Industry market share. As a general analysis of most of these initiatives or strategies we can compile the main elements that used to develop each nation electronics industry ecosystem . This may include the following: • Skills and Education • Polices and regulations • Government Support and fund • Infrastructure investment (private and public) • Innovation and Entrepreneurship development • SME's and local Market support

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COMMITTEES General Co-Chairs S. Alhumaidi, KACST Y. Zoria n, v·rage Log1c

Program Co-Chairs A . Obeid , KACST A . Ivanov, UBC A . Salem, Nabil AI Dabai iEEE Saudi chapter

Vice-General Co-Chairs M . Abid , ENIS H. EITahawy, Mentor Graphics

Finance Chair A. Alamoudi , KACST

Publicity Chair M. AI-Otaibi, KACST

Local Arrangements Co-Chairs H. A lsuraisry, KACST M . BenSaleh , KACST

Panels Chair H. Behairy, KACST

Industrial Liaison Chair M. Kh o rsheed, KACST

Web Chair S. K. A Lmorgi AIOtaibi, MOI,BG

Publications Chair M . Watheq , Ain Shams University

Technical Program Committee S. Alhumaidi, KACST Y. Zorian , Virage Logic A. Obeid , KACST A. Ivanov, UBC A. Salem, Mentor Graphics M . Abid , ENIS H. EITahawy, Mentor Graphics S. AI-Harbi, Kuwait University A. O sseiran , Edith Cowan University A. Alamoudi , KACST R. Makki, UAE University M. AI-Otaibi, KFUPM H. Alsuraisry, KACST A. Alghamdi, KACST H. Beh a iry, KACST M . Loulou , ENIS M. Kh o rsheed, KACST

M . Abadir, Freescale F. AI-Mugbel , MODON I. Hajj, American University of Beirut S. AIOtaibi, MOI,BG D. Alani, KACST M . Watheq , Ain Shams University S. Mohamed-Nabil, French University in Egypt jean-luc dekeyser, INRIA Guy Daniel GOGNIAl Universite de Bretagne Sud A shraf Salem, Mentor Graphics Anis Koubaa , Imam University Muhammad Abuelma ' a tti, KFUPM Adnan Nouh, KSU Muhammad Elrabaa , KFUPM Smail Niar, University of Valenciennes Abdulhadi Shoufan, Center for Advanced Security Research Diaa Khalil, Ain Shams University, Faculty of Engineering Carlos Valderrama , FPMs Ahmed Biyaban i, Imam University Leandro lndrusiak, University of York Mohammed Ben Saleh , KACST Naif Alduwaish , C & ITDM, MODA Chhanghai Wang , HWU , UK Nabil AI Dabal

Local Arrangements Committee M. BenSaleh , KACST A. Almuda ifer, KACST M . Al shareef, KACST M . Alkalifah , KACST 0 . Alaskar, KACST A. Naji, KACST Y. A ldwyan , KACST K. Aljaloud , KACST A. Alshaya , KACST N. Alshamrani, KACST I. Alzahem , KACST A . Shageer, KACST M. Alghamdi , KACST L. A lanazi, KACST A. Alabdu lsalam , KACST M . A lnafisah , KACST I. Alanazi, KACST M . A ljanoubi, KACST B. Alzahrani, KACST I. Alabdulsalam , KACST N. A lmutari, KACST