1. Current Research & Activities - King Saud University
Design and Integration of MP-SoC Automatic Censoring System for Radar (with Dr. Al-Shebeili and Dr. Al-Suwailem)
With the new generation of system on Chip, the bottleneck in the design process does not concern only the functional part, but also it addresses the effectiveness of the interconnection mechanisms between the internal virtual components. The ‘ad-hoc’ interconnection architectures' named Bus-based designs are not able to cope with the heterogeneous and demanding communication requirements of MPSoCs. So, Networks-on-Chip (NoCs) have been suggested as a promising solution to the aforementioned scalability problem of forthcoming MPSoCs. NoCs build on top of the latest evolutions of bus architectures in terms of advanced protocols and topology design, and, by bringing packet-based communication paradigms to the on-chip domain, they address many of the upcoming issues of interconnect fabric design better than buses. It is architecture for high-speed communication networks based interconnection to implement point-to-point and routers. The router can be defined with a specific communication protocol with or without Quality of Service support regarding the nature of the SoC.
In this project we investigate the Design and Integration solution of Radar System as a Multi-Processor System on Chip (MPSoC). This work requires many complementary steps covering: System Specification of Censoring Techniques related to Radar, based on mathematical model, Design methodology, IP-based Design with formal Verification approach, Communication and Interfacing between Virtual Components, Co-simulation and Validation, and finally CFAR Radar System Prototyping using our Generic proposed architecture organization which can be used for a family of CFAR Algorithms.
Image and Video Encryption Project (with Dr. Al-Suwailem)
The objective of the project is to study the available cryptographic techniques that can make digital images and video more secure without losing original features. This activity has two major purposes:
· The first is to define some of the terms and concepts behind basic cryptographic methods, and to offer a way to compare the myriad cryptographic schemes in use today.
· The second is to provide an example of cryptographic scheme related to digital images video and to implement onto a prototyping board.
So we have to investigate the Design and integration solution of Encryption System as a System on Chip (SoC) which can integrates: core processors, memory, hardware part and software parts. This work requires many complementary steps covering: system specification of image and video encryption, Design methodology, IP-based design, Design of communication system with interfacing between the different virtual components (IPs) of the system architecture and finally simulation, validation and prototyping of the system.
2. Supervised Undergraduate Projects
- M. Alluhaidan, “Irrigation System Based on FPGA Controller” (6/2008)
- M. Alharthi, “FPGA-Based Image Encryption”, (6/2008)
- A. F. Al-Zenaidi, “Irrigation System Based on Microcontroller PIC16F877” (6/2008)
3. Committees
· Coordinator of the Automation & Artificial Intelligence Group, Electrical Engineering Department, King Saud University, 2008-present.
· Member of the students’ registration committee, Electrical Engineering Department, King Saud University, 2008-present.
· Member of the scientific committee of the Science and Technology Unit related to the National Plan for Sciences and Technology King Saud University, 2008-present.