Professor of Computer Science
Founding Director, Wireless Sensor and Mobile
Autonomous Networks (WiSeMAN) Research Lab
Former Graduate Computer Science Program Director
Education
- Ph.D., Computer Science and Engineering, the University of Texas at Arlington, TX, USA, May 2008
- Ph.D., Computer Science, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, Tunisia, December 1996
- M.S., Computer Science, Southern Methodist University, TX, USA, December 2004
- M.S., Computer Science, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, Tunisia, June 1992
Research Interest
- Wireless sensor networks
- Autonomous vehicle networks
- Cyber-physical systems
- Internet of things
- Applied cryptography
- Physical security
- Computational geometry
Teaching Interests
- Cryptography
- Computer security
- Algorithm analysis
- Data structures
- Discrete structures for computer science
Selected Publications
- Habib M. Ammari (Sole Author), Theory and Practice of Wireless Sensor Networks: Cover, Sense, and Inform, Springer, January 2023.
- Habib M. Ammari, "A computational geometry-based approach for planar k-coverage in wireless sensor networks," ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks (ACM TOSN), August 2022.
- Habib M. Ammari, "Connected k-coverage in two-dimensional wireless sensor networks using hexagonal slicing and area stretching," Elsevier Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing (Elsevier JPDC), pp. 89-109, 2021.
- Habib M. Ammari, "Achieving physical security through k-barrier coverage in three-dimensional stealthy lattice wireless sensor networks," Proc. The 18th IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-Hoc and Smart Systems (IEEE MASS), pp. 306-314, 2021.
- Habib M. Ammari (Sole Editor), Mission-Oriented Sensor Networks and Systems: Art and Science, Volume 1: Foundations, Springer, December 2019
- Habib M. Ammari (Sole Editor), Mission-Oriented Sensor Networks and Systems: Art and Science, Volume 2: Advances, Springer, December 2019
- Habib M. Ammari, "Investigating physical security in stealthy lattice wireless sensor networks using k-barrier coverage," Elsevier Ad Hoc Networks (Elsevier ADHOC), 89(1), pp. 142-160, June 2019.
- Habib M. Ammari, "3D-kCov-ComFor: An energy-efficient framework for composite forwarding in duty-cycled k-covered three-dimensional wireless sensor networks," ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks (ACM TOSN), 12(4), Article 35, November 2016.
- Habib M. Ammari, "A unified framework for k-coverage and data collection in heterogeneous wireless sensor networks," Elsevier Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing (Elsevier JPDC), 89, pp. 37-49, 2016.
- Habib M. Ammari (Author and Sole Editor), The Art of Wireless Sensor Networks, Volume 1: Fundamentals, Springer, January 2014
- Habib M. Ammari (Author and Sole Editor), The Art of Wireless Sensor Networks, Volume 2: Advanced Topics and Applications, Springer, January 2014
- Habib M. Ammari, "Investigating the energy sink-hole problem in connected k-covered wireless sensor networks," IEEE Transactions on Computers (IEEE TC), 63(11), pp. 2729-2742, November 2014 (Accepted from the first round of review)
- Habib M. Ammari, "Joint k-coverage and data gathering in sparsely deployed sensor networks – Impact of purposeful mobility and heterogeneity," ACM Transactions on Sensor Networks (ACM TOSN), 10(1), Article No. 8, November 2013.
- Habib M. Ammari (Sole Author), Challenges and Opportunities of Connected k-Covered Wireless Sensor Networks: From Sensor Deployment to Data Gathering, Springer, August 2009
Research and Teaching Awards and Honors
- Professor of the Year Award, TAMUK, 2023 (College of Engineering).
- Professor of the Year Award, TAMUK, 2022 (College of Engineering).
- Professor of the Year Award, TAMUK, 2021 (Computer Science, EECS Department).
- Professor of the Year Award, TAMUK, 2020 (Computer Science, EECS Department).
- Outstanding Graduate Instructor Teaching Award, TAMUK, 2021 (University Award).
- Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award, 2018.
- Marquis Who’s Who in the World, 2018.
- Who's Who in America, 2017.
- AcademicKeys Who's Who in Sciences Higher Education, 2011, 2017.
- Distinguished Research Award, University of Michigan-Dearborn, 2014.
- IEEE Senior Member, 2014.
- AcademicKeys Who's Who in Engineering Higher Education, 2012.
- NSF CAREER Award, 2011.
- Lawrence A. Stessin Prize for Outstanding Scholarly Publication (Distinguished Research Award), Hofstra University, 2010.
- Nortel Outstanding CSE Doctoral Dissertation Award, the University of Texas at Arlington, 2009.
- John Steven Schuchman Award for 2006-2007 Outstanding Research by a Ph.D. Student, The University of Texas at Arlington, 2008
- Best Paper Award, The Sixth Annual IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (IEEE PerCom), Google Ph.D. Forum, 2008.
- Best Paper Award, The 5th European Conference on Wireless Sensor Networks (EWSN), 2008.
Contact Information:
MSC 192, 700 University Blvd,
Kingsville, TX 78363
Voice: 361-593-4219
Fax: 361-593-4026
Email: Habib.Ammari@tamuk.edu
