Oussama Damen
Biography
Mohamed Oussama Damen is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the University of Waterloo.
Dr. Damen has an extensive background in research positions at multiple academic institutions including École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications in Paris, France; the University of Minnesota and the University of Alberta. In June of 2004, he joined the University of Waterloo, where he then became the Nortel Networks Associate Chair in Advanced Telecommunications from April 2005 to April 2010.
His current research interests include coding theory (particularly regarding lattices, coding and decoding algorithms), cross-layer optimization, multiple-input multiple-output and space time communications, multiuser detection, and wireless communications.
Dr. Damen has received several awards including the University of Waterloo ECE Research Excellence Award in 2007, Early Researcher Award in the Province of Ontario for 2007 to 2010 and the Junior Research Fellowship from the French Research Ministry in 1996 to 1999. Dr. Damen has published numerous articles and journals with, and is currently a senior level member of, IEEE.
Dr. Damen has an extensive background in research positions at multiple academic institutions including École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications in Paris, France; the University of Minnesota and the University of Alberta. In June of 2004, he joined the University of Waterloo, where he then became the Nortel Networks Associate Chair in Advanced Telecommunications from April 2005 to April 2010.
His current research interests include coding theory (particularly regarding lattices, coding and decoding algorithms), cross-layer optimization, multiple-input multiple-output and space time communications, multiuser detection, and wireless communications.
Dr. Damen has received several awards including the University of Waterloo ECE Research Excellence Award in 2007, Early Researcher Award in the Province of Ontario for 2007 to 2010 and the Junior Research Fellowship from the French Research Ministry in 1996 to 1999. Dr. Damen has published numerous articles and journals with, and is currently a senior level member of, IEEE.
Research Interests
- Coding theory, Cross-layer optimization, Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO), Space-time communications, Multiuser detection, Wireless Communications, Communication & Information Systems, Connectivity and Internet of Things, IoT, Communications and Access
Education
- 1999, Doctorate Electronics and Communications, Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications de Bretagne, France
- 1996, Master's Digital Communications, Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications Paris, France
- 1995, Bachelor's Mathematics, University of Paris, France
Teaching*
- ECE 307 - Probability Theory and Statistics 2
- Taught in 2022
- ECE 318 - Communication Systems
- Taught in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
- ECE 414 - Communication Systems 2
- Taught in 2019, 2020
- ECE 603 - Statistical Signal Processing
- Taught in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2023
* Only courses taught in the past 5 years are displayed.
Selected/Recent Publications
- Najafi, Hossein and Damen, Mohamed Oussama, Lattice-Reduction-Aided Conditional Detection for MIMO Systems, IEEE Transactions on Communications, 3864, 2014
- Torbatian, Mehdi and Damen, Mohamed Oussama, Diversity--Multiplexing Tradeoff of Asynchronous Decode-and-Forward Cooperative Networks, IEEE Transactions on Communications, 2340, 2014
- Najafi, Hossein and Damen, Mohamed Oussama and Hjorungnes, Are, Asynchronous Compute-and-Forward, IEEE Transactions on Communications, 2704, 2013
- Torbatian, Mehdi and Najafi, Hossein and Damen, Mohamed Oussama, Asynchronous interference alignment, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 3148, 2012
- Najafi, Hossein and Jafari, Mohammad Erfan Danesh and Damen, Mohamed Oussama, On adaptive lattice reduction over correlated fading channels, IEEE transactions on communications, 1224, 2011
Graduate studies
- Currently considering applications from graduate students. A completed online application is required for admission; start the application process now.