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Ridha OUNI

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Professor

كلية علوم الحاسب والمعلومات
CCIS, Building 31, Office No 2193, P. O. Box 51178, Riyadh 11543

(+966) 011/4698671
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السيرة الذاتية

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مختصر السيرة الذاتية
Professor Ridha Ouni is a Full Professor in the Department of Computer Engineering at the College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University (KSU), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He joined KSU in February 2009 as an Assistant Professor and was promoted to Associate Professor in December 2012.
Prior to his tenure at KSU, Dr. Ouni served as an Assistant Professor at the Institut Préparatoire aux Études d'Ingénieurs de Monastir (IPEIM), Tunisia, from 1999 to 2009. ​
Dr. Ouni earned his Ph.D. in Communication Networks in 2002 from the University of Monastir, Tunisia, in collaboration with the Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG), France. He later obtained his Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDr) in Networking and Wireless Networks from the University of Monastir in 2015.
His research interests encompass wireless sensor networks, mobility management, Quality of Service (QoS), network interoperability, and the Internet of Things (IoT). Dr. Ouni has contributed to numerous research projects, including collaborations with institutions in France and Spain, focusing on areas such as energy-efficient protocols for wireless sensor networks and adaptive medium access control protocols.
In addition to his research, Dr. Ouni is actively involved in academic service, having served on various committees at KSU, including the higher studies committee and the practical training committee.
نص السيرة الذاتية

Name: Ridha Ouni, Professor, CEN department, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University. 



Qualifications



HU. Networking, Wireless Networks

Title: Gestion de mobilité, ressources et QoS dans les réseaux mobiles et de capteurs sans fil (Mobility, resources and QoS managment in mobile & wireless sensor networks)

University of Monastir, Tunisia, June 2015.



Ph.D. Computer Engineering, Networks

Title: Design of an interfacing system for adaptation of communication protocols between heterogeneous networks: Application for an Ethernet-ATM gateway.

University of Monastir, Tunisia / cooperation INPG, France, Feb 2002.



Master (DEA). Computer Engineering, Communication systems

Title: Implementation of a module for data link control and management.

University of Monastir, Tunisia, 1997.



B.S. Micro-electronics, University of Monastir, Tunisia, 1995.



Academic experience



 Full Professor, King Saud University, 2024 – present

Associate Professor, King Saud University, 2012 – 2024

Assistant Professor, King Saud University, 2009 – 2012

Assistant Professor, University of Monastir, 2002 – 2009

Assistant, University of Monastir, 1997 – 2002



Non-academic experience:



King Saud University, Senior Researcher, M.S research advisor, 2009 – present.

University of Monastir, Senior Researcher, Ph.D & M.S research advisor, 2002 – 2009.

University of Monastir Researcher Networking1995 – 2002.

INPG, Grenoble, France Senior Researcher Networking/co-design Summer 2006.

INPG, Grenoble, France Researcher Networking/co-design1999 – 2002.

University of Monastir, Research advisor, (4 Ph.D, 6 Masters, 2 Grad. Projects), 2001 – present.

King Saud University, Research advisor, (6 Masters, 6 Grad. Projects), 2009 – present.

 

Service activities 

  1. Member, committee of higher studies, Computer engineering department, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University. 2009 – 2011.
  2. Member, committee of practical training, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University. 2010 – Present.
  3. Member, committee of NCAAA, Computer engineering department, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University. 2013 – 2014.
  4. Conference reviewer/organizer, 4th KSU Students Scientific Symposium, KSU, 2013.
  5. Conference reviewer/organizer, 5th KSU Students Scientific Symposium, KSU, 2014.

 



 Recent professional development activities  

  1. Research project, Research Center, College of Computer and Information Sciences, KSU, title: Enhanced multi-hop LEACH-based clustering protocol for energy efficiency in WSNs (RC131012). 2013 – 2014.
  2. Research project, Research Center, College of Computer and Information Sciences, KSU, title: Adaptive medium access control protocol for mobile sensor networks (RC131037). 2013 – 2014.
  3. Research project, Research Center, College of Computer and Information Sciences, KSU, title: Traffic differentiation and scheduling for QoS support in vehicular sensor networks (VSN) (RC130396). 2013 – 2014.
  4. Research project, NPST, KACST (King AbdelAziz City for Science and Technology), Title: Adaptive Thresholding CFAR Signal Detection for Wireless Wideband Communication Systems Using Smart Antennas/Antenna Diversity, 2012.
  5. Research project, MIRA, cooperation between FSM (University of Monastir) and INPG, Grenoble, France. Title: Gestion optimale de ressources et intégration de services a contrainte multiple dans les systèmes distribués : Application pour les réseaux sans fil et embarques, 2007 – 2008.
  6. Research project, cooperation between FSM (University of Monastir, Tunisia) and University of Seville, Spain. Title: Hardware implementation of algorithms for image compression and transmission in wireless sensor networks, 2007 – 2009.
  7. Research project, cooperation between FSM (University of Monastir, Tunisia) and University of Nancy 1, France. Title: Etude et spécification du routage des métriques de QoS dans les systèmes temps réel: Application pour les réseaux sans fil et les réseaux sur puce (NoC). 2007 – 2008.