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Dr. Abdellatif KOBBANE
Associate Professor
Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Informatique et d'Analyse des Systemes (ENSIAS)
Mohammed V-Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco
Member of MISE Lab in MIS Research Group
Address: ENSIAS, Avenue Mohammed Ben Abdellah Regragui, Madinat Al Irfane,
BP 713, Agdal Rabat MAROC.
Tel: +212 537777317
Fax: +212537777230
Mobile +212 661606313
emails: kobbane[at]ensias.ma, kobbane[at]gmail.com
http://www.ensias.ma/mis/site/kobbane/index.html
Brief Biography
Doctor Abdellatif KOBBANE is currently an Associate Professor at the Ecole Nationale
Suprieure d'Informatique et d'Analyse des Systemes (ENSIAS), Mohammed V-Souissi
University, Morocco since 2009. He received his PhD degree in computer science from the
Mohammed V-Agdal University (Morocco) and the University of Avignon (France) in
September 2008. He received his research MS degree in computer science,
Telecommunication and Multimedia from the Mohammed V-Agdal University (Morocco) in
2003. His research interests lie with the field of wireless networking, performance evaluation
in wireless network and NGN, Ad-hoc networks , DTNs, Mesh networks, cognitive radio,
Mobile
computing,
Mobile
Social
networks,
Future
networks...
Doctor Kobbane is a member of SIME Lab in MIS research group leader.
+10 years of computer sciences and Telecom experience, in Europe (France) and in
Morocco, in the areas of Performances evaluation in wireless Mobile networks, Mobile Cloud
Networking,
Cognitive
radio,
Ad-hoc
networks
and
Future
network.
Author of several scientific publications in top IEEE conferenecs and journals.
He served as a reviewer for many international journals and conferences such COMCOM,
ICC, Globecom, IWCMC, ICNC, WCNC, …. Dr Kobbane is Membre ComSoc IEEE and
Founder & President of Association of Research in Mobile Wireless networks and
embedded systems (MobiTic) in Morocco.
Dr Kobbane is Co-Chair: Wireless Networking Symposium of the 10th International
Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC’14),
August 4-8, 2014 - Nicosia, Cyprus.
Working History
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Sept. 2009 - Present: Associate Professor at the communication networks
department of Ecole Nationale Suprieure d'Informatique et d'Analyse des Systemes
(ENSIAS), Mohammed V-Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco.
Sept. 2013 – Present in charge of Diploma of University (DU) in SRS
Sept. 2007 - Agu. 2009: Assistant Professor (ATER) at University of
Avignon, France
Sep. 2003 - Agu. 2005: Assistant in computer sciences at Mohammed VAgdal University, Rabat, Morocco
May. 2013 - Present: President of Association of Research in Mobile Wireless
networks and embedded systems (MobiTic) in Morocco.
Mar. 2002- 2004: President of Association of student’s research’s in
information technology, Faculty of Science, Mohammed V-Agdal University,
Rabat, Morocco.
2003- : Elected as a representative of student researchers to the Board of the
Faculty of Science, Mohammed V-Agdal University, Rabat, Morocco.
May 23-30, 2012: in charge for the exam center of preparatory classes, in School
Almassira, Goulmim, Morocco.
Education
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April 2005 - Sep 2008: Doctoral Courses at University of Avignon, France
and Mohammed V-Agdal University, Rabat, Morocco.
Ph. D Thesis: "Evaluation of performance in WCDMA cellular networks with
multimedia applications"
Advisors: Prof. Rachid El-Azouzi , Prof. Abderrahim Benslimane and ElHoussine Bouyakhf
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April 2001 - March 2003: Master Course in Informatics, Telecommunications
and Multimedia at Faculty of Science , Mohammed V-Agdal University,
Rabat, Morocco.
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Master Thesis: "Performance Evaluation in 3G systems."
Advisors: Prof. Mohammed Cherif Chefchaouni (INPT, Morocco)
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2001: Undergraduate studies Licence of Science at Faculty of Science, at
Mohammed V-Agdal University, Rabat, Morocco
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June 1995: Baccalaureate from Al Ayoubi school, Salé, Morocco
Research Interests
Performance
Evaluation
Throughput,
Sojourn time,
Packets dropping..
Radio flexible
Cognitive radio
Detection,
auto
configuration..
Lab SIME
MISMIS
Team
ENSIAS
Modelization
MDP, queue
games theory
NS2, Matlab,
Maple,…
Ad Hoc
Sensors
networks ,
DTNs, VANET
connectivity,
Energy
…..essources
Summary of Professional Activities
Conference/Workshop Founded
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Founder & Chair, “RAWSN ’13”, the First International Workshop on RFID
and Adaptive Wireless Sensor Networks: Mobility, Security, Localization and
Applications, , Marrakech, Morocoo, May 2013,
http://www.netys.net/rawsn2013/
Founder : Premières Journées Doctorales en Systèmes d’Information, Réseaux
et Télécommunication (JDSIRT 2012-2013)
Founder & Chair : Tutorial Distributed strategic learning, 5 days course, 27h,
ENSIAS, December 2012, ENSIAS, Professor H. Tembine, Supelec France.
Conference/Workshop Organization Activities
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Symposium Co-Chair: Wireless Networking Symposium, The 10th
International Wireless Communications & Mobile Computing Conference
(IWCMC’14), August 4-8, 2014 - Nicosia, Cyprus.
Local Chair: 5th IEEE International Conference on Wireless and Mobile
Computing, Networking and Communication (WIMOB 09 ) Marrakech,
Octobre 2009.
Technical Program Committee chair, 4th Workshop on Codes,
Cryptography and Communication Systems (WCCCS), 07-08 November 2013,
Meknes, Morocco
Organizing Committee: Workshop on Codes, Cryptography and
Communication Systems (WCCCS), 2011-2013
Organizing Committee: Premières Journées Doctorales en Systèmes
d’Information, Réseaux et Télécommunication (JDSIRT 2012-2013)
Organizing Committee: Workshop Innovation-Week 2013, May 20 – 25,
ENSIAS, Rabat Morocco.
Organizing Committee: Competition in development of mobile applications,
Faculty of Sciences, Fès May 14 -15, 2013, Morocco.
Organizing Committee: Tutorial Distributed strategic learning, 5 days course,
27h, ENSIAS, December 2012, ENSIAS, Professor H. Tembine, Supelec
France.
Conference/Workshop/ Technical Program Committee
1. IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology 2012
2. Security and Communication Networks SCN, Journal 2011-2012
3. Journal of Network and Computer Applications, Elseiver 2012
4. IEEE international Conference on Communications (ICC 2009-2014)
5. IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM 2009-2014)
6. IEEE international Conference on Computing, Networking and Communications
(ICNC 2011-2014, Maui, Hawaii, USA )
7. IWCMC (2010-2014)
8. IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC 2009-2014)
9. MSWIM 2013, PIMRC 2013, IIT'13, WOCC 2013, ComManTel-2013, ICT 2013
10. CNIT 2013, iCOST'2012, ICCVE 2012,WCSP'12 – WNS, WD'11,P2MNET 2011
11. IEEE International Conference on Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and
Communication (WIMOB 09, 10 )
Special Skills
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+10 years of computer sciences and Telecom experience, in Europe (France)
and in Morocco, in the areas of Performances evaluation in wireless Mobile
networks, Mobile Cloud Networking, Cognitive radio, Ad-hoc networks and
Future network.
Author of several scientific publications in top IEEE conferenecs and
journals.
Written and verbal communications in several languages: Arabic (Native),
English (Full professional proficiency), French (Full professional proficiency),
Ability to identify needs for future mobile communications technologies,
create relevant intellectual property, and identify, plan and lead relevant shortterm and long-term research strategies.
Ability to learn and implement corporate business philosophies and
strategies.
Ability to identify, establish and lead collaborative research work with
academic & industrial partners.
Excellent understanding of the 3GPP’s core network architecture,
functions, and protocols.
Research Topics
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Mobile cloud networking
Cognitive radio networks
Performance evaluation of mobile networks
Interconnection of heterogeneous wireless networks
Architecture enhancements for Futur networks
Machine type communications
Network resiliency and self organization
Mobile networks: multimedia streaming, cross layer design, handoff/mobility
management, resource management, dynamic QoS negotiation, and adaptive
scheduling.
Integrated terrestrial/satellite communications systems for Internet use:
TCP performance, load balancing, and handover management.
Context aware mobile applications and internet services
E-health
Network security.
Sensor networks, ad-hoc networks, DTNs and vehicle ad-hoc networks:
routing and energy efficiency.
Teachings
For training: Engineer, Master degree and Licenses of sciences in computer sciences,
telecommunications and networks.
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Computer Network Management
Multimedia networks
Voice over IP
IPv6 Protocol
Radio engineering and telecommunications
Performances evaluation
Mobile IP
Local area networks
Wireless local area and adhoc networks,
Network interconnection (Cisco)
Routing technology (Cisco)
Switching (Cisco)
Multicast networks
Networks administration
Quality of Service (QoS) and Performance Evaluation
Unix administration
Telecommunication Evolution (2G, 3G, 4G, 5G, …)
Access techniques
Cloud and virtualization systems
Undergraduate Seminars Supervision
Practical application and projects
Publications
Book :
[1]- A. KOBBANE « Evaluation de performances dans les réseaux sans fil », Book,
Publisher: Editions universitaires europeennes (March 9, 2011), ISBN-13: 978-6131560699.
Journal Papers
[2]- Mohammed Amine KOULALI, Abdellatif KOBBANE, Mohammed EL KOUTBI,
Hamidou TEMBINE and Jalel BEN-OTHMAN, “Dynamic Power Control for Energy
Harvesting Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks”, EURASIP Journal on Wireless
Communications and Networking, 2012 , 2012:158
[3]- T. Hamidou, A. Kobbane, M. Elkoutbi " Dynamic robust power allocation games under
channel uncertainty and time delays" Journal Computer Communications, Elsevier 2011,
Volume 34, Issue 12, 2 August 2011, Pages 1529–1537.
[4]- A. Kobbane, T. Hamidou "Interacting network dynamics under noisy, delayed
measurement and random updates" Journal Applied Mathematical Sciences, 2011.
[5]-M.A. KOULALI, M. El KOUTBI, A. KOBBANE and M. AZIZI “QGRP: A Novel QoSGeographic Routing Protocol for Multimedia Wireless Sensor Networks”, International
Journal of Computer Science Issues, 8(6): 51-66, 2011.
[6]- A. Kobbane R. El-Azouzi, K. Ibrahimi, Sujit K. Samanta and E.H. Bouyakhf “The
Uplink Capacity Evaluation of Wireless Networks: Spectral Analysis Approach” Journal of
Computing and Information Technology volume 18, Number 1 (March, 2010), Pages 1-17.
2010.
International Conferences:
[7] A. KOBBANE, J. BENOTHMAN, M. El KOUTBI 'Packet dropping for Real-Time
Applications in Wireless Networks, 61ème edition IEEE ICC 2013 Ad-hoc and Sensor
Networking Symposium. Budapest Hungry, ICC 2013.
[8] Essaid Sabir, Abdellatif Kobbane, Mohammed-Amine Koulali and Mohammed Erradi
“Design of an Annular Ring Ferry-Assisted Topology for Wireless Sensor Networks”, IFIP,
Wireless and Mobile Networking Conference, WMNC, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
WMNC 2013.
[9] Ahmed Harbouche, Mohammed Erradi, Abdellatif Kobbane, « A Flexible Wireless Body
Sensor Network System for Health Monitoring”, IEEE WETITCE/AROSA Conference,
Hammamet, Tunisia 2013.
[10] A. KOBBANE, M.A. KOULALI, M. El KOUTBI, and J. BENOTHMANE. “Optimal
Distributed Relay Selection for Duty-Cycling Wireless Sensor Networks”, IEEE Globecom
2012, Page(s): 145 – 150, ISSN : 1930-529X , Print ISBN: 978-1-4673-0920-2
[11] A. KOBBANE, M.A. KOULALI, M. El KOUTBI, H. TEMBINE and J.
BENOTHMANE. “Dynamic Power Control with Energy Constraint for Multimedia Wireless
Sensor Networks”, IEEE ICC 2012 Ad-hoc and Sensor Networking Symposium. Ottawa,
Canada 2012, Page(s): 518 – 522, ISSN : 1550-3607 , Print ISBN: 978-1-4577-2052-9 .
[12] M. Elmachkour, A. Kobbane , M. Elkoutbi “New Insights from a Delay Analysis for
Cognitive Radio Networks with and without Reservation” Wireless Communications and
Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC), 2012 8th International (IWCMC), Chypre 2012,
Page(s): 65 – 70, Print ISBN: 978-1-4577-1378-1.
[13] Y. Belkasmi, A. Kobbane , M. Elkoutbi and J. Benothman, “Channel Allocation
Strategies in Opportunistic-based Cognitive Networks” Wireless Communications and Mobile
Computing Conference (IWCMC), 2012 8th International (IWCMC), Chypre 2012, Page(s):
872 – 877, Print ISBN: 978-1-4577-1378-1
[14] Mohammed-Amine Koulali, Abdellatif Kobbane, Mohammed El Koutbi and Mostafa
AZIZI, QDGRP : “A Hybrid QoS Distributed Genetic Routing Protocol for Wireless Sensor
Networks”, The 3rd International Conference on Multimedia Computing and Systems,
ICMCS Tanger 2012, Page(s): 47 – 52, Print ISBN: 978-1-4673-1518-0
[15] Abdelali Essahraouy, Mohamed Baslam, Abdellatif Kobbane and Mourad Gharbi, “Price
and QoS Ware Between Telecommunication Service Providers : A Non-Cooperative Game
Analysis”, ICMCS, Tanger 2012
[16] T. Hamidou, A. Kobbane and M. Elkoutbi"Robust power allocation games under channel
uncertainty and time delays" Page(s): 1 – 5, ISSN: 2156-9711, Print ISBN: 978-1-4244-92305, IFIP Wireless Days 2010, Venise Italy.
[17]- M.A. KOULALI, M. El KOUTBI, M. AZIZI and A. KOBBANE. A QoS-Geographic
and Energy-aware routing protocol for Wireless Sensor Networks.In the proceedings of the
5th International Symposium on Image/Video Communications and Mobile Networks,
(ISIVC),Rabat, September 30-October 1-2, 2010, page 1-4 , Print ISBN: 978-1-4244-5996-4
[18]- A. Benslimane, A. Ali, A. Kobbane, T. Taleb, "A new opportunistic MAC layer
protocol for cognitive IEEE 802.11-based wireless networks", published in conference
PIMRC 2009, page(s): 2181 – 2185, paper appear in: personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio
Communications, 2009 IEEE.
[19]- R. El Azouzi, R. El Khoury, A. Kobbane, E. Sabir, "On extending the coverage of
UMTS networks using an ad hoc network with weighted fair queueing", 2008 accepted in
IFIP Networking conference, 5-9 May 2008, Singapore.
[20]- A. Kobbane, R. El Azouzi and E.H Bouyakhf, "A queuing analysis of packet dropping
for Real-Time Applications", 2008 Accepted in 13th IEEE Symposium on Computers and
Communications (ISCC\'08), Marrakech, Morocco.
[21]- A. Kobbane, R. El-Azouzi, K. Ibrahimi and E.H. Bouyakhf, "Capacity Evaluation of
multi-service W-CDMA : A Spectral Analysis Approach", The Sixth IASTED International
Conference on Communication Systems and Networks, CSN, August 29-31, 2007, Palma De
Mallorca, Spain.
Workshop papers:
[22]- H. Tembine, A. Kobbane, K. Ibrahimi, "Jeu de minorité appliqué au routage dans les
réseaux", 2007 JOSTIC 07 JOurnées Scientifiques en Technologie de l’Information et de la
Communication, 24 février 2007, Rabat, Maroc.
[23]- A. Kobbane, R. Ezzahir, E.H. Bouyakhf, "Etudes des performances du CDMA dans le
cas de l’UMTS", 2005 WOTIC 05, Kénitra, Maroc.
Technical reports:
[1]- A. Kobbane, R. El-Azouzi, Khalil Ibrahimi, and E.H. Bouyakhf, "Evaluation of WCDMA
Capacity Network, April 2007", "MAROC TELECOM" (Projet R&D Maroc Telecom).
[2]- K. Ibrahimi, R. El-Azouzi, A. Kobbane, and E.H. Bouyakhf, "Capacity of CDMA
Cellular Network in Multi-service Environments; October 2007", "MAROC TELECOM"
(Projet R&D Maroc Telecom).
Research projects
Project 1: « REseaux DTN Pour les envirONnements à circonStances critiquES : Cas des
évènements culturels de type festival »
Volubilis Project : Action Intégrée
Partners:
• Mohammed V-Souissi University
• ENSIAS
• Mohammed V-Agdal University
• INPT
• University of Avignon France
• INRIA Sophia Antipolis
Project 2: « Adaptation des protocoles de routage Ad hoc avec QoS aux environnements de
réseaux de capteurs »
Project funded by Mohammed V-Souissi University
Team : MIS, ENSIAS
Project 3: “Projet Ready for IPv6”
Project funded by Maroc-Telecom (R&D)
Project 4: “Multiservices RFID Middleware (M-RFID-M)”
Project funded by Mohammed V-Souissi University
Project 5: “AWSN: Auto-adaptivity in Wireless Sensor Networks, A project of the
euromediterranean program”
Paternes :
– ENSIAS (Morocco)
– INRIA (France)
– ENSI (Tunis)
– Université de Catane (Italy)
Invited Talks at Project Meetings:
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ENSI (Tunis) “games theory applied to wireless networks”, November 13, 2013,
Hammamat, Tunis.
ENSI (Tunis) “Adaptive wireless sensor networks”, November 2012, Hammamat,
Tunis.
INRIA (France) “Performances evaluations in wireless communications networks”,
September 19, INRIA, Paris 2013.
Faculty of sciences Rabat, “Delay tolerant networks”, October 23, Rabat 2013.
Grants & Awards
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Best award publication of Mohammed V-Souissi University, 2011
Best award Team of Mohammed V-Souissi University, 2012
Best award Doctorat (Koulali) of Mohammed V-Souissi University, 2012 (My
student)
Students Supervision
o Koulali Mohammed-Amine (Ph.D. graduated in 2012, from ENSIAS, Mohammed
V-Souissi University), now Assistant Professor at ENSAO, Oujda, Morocco
Thesis title « Réseaux de capteurs sans fil : protocoles de routage géographique avec
qualité de service et sensibles à l’énergie»
o Omar Ait Oulhaj, PhD Student, started in november 2012.
« Gestion de ressources dans les réseaux de capteurs et DTNs »
o Hassan Bennani, PhD Student, started in november 2012.
« Réseaux flexibles : concepts et challenges»
o Yassine Elkhanboubi, PhD Student, started in november 2012.
« Evaluation de performances dans les réseaux à petites cellules »
Co-supervised with Professor Mohammed ELKOUTBI
o Mouna ELMACHKOUR, PhD Student, started in november 2010.
"Gestion efficace des ressources dans les réseaux cognitif ".
o Walid Abdelaziz, PhD Student, started in november 2011.
« Gestion de la mobilité et QoS dans les réseaux sans fil mobiles»
Co-supervised with Professor Mohammed ELKOUTBI
o Mabrouk Abdelafettah, PhD Student, started in november 2011.
«Localisation hybride WiFi/RFID et GPS/RFID»
Master students
1. Walid Abdellaziz et Yassir Rochd « Impact de la mobilité sur le protocole IPv6 »
ENSIAS 2010
2. Hajar hiyadi " Evaluation de performance dans les réseaux flexibles ", 2ème année
Master ITSI, FSR, ENSIAS, 2012
3. Hicham Ouchitachen " Evaluation de performance dans les réseaux de capteurs sans
fil ", 2ème année Master ITSI, FSR, ENSIAS, 2012
4. Abdelhadi Tachfine "Distributed strategic learning for cloud computing", 2ème
année Master ITSI, FSR, ENSIAS, 2012
5. EZZAHIDI Sidi Ahmed " Dimensionnement d’un réseau de transmission pour le
réseau GSM-R ", 2ème année Master ITSI, FSR, ONCF Rabat, 2012
Internship offer
1. Imane Daha, PhD Student at Faculty of sciences Fes, " Performances evaluation in
cognitive radio ". Sep. 2012- October 2013.
2. Essahraouy Abdelali, PhD Student at Faculty of sciences Rabat, " Games theory
applied to cognitive radio". Sept. 2012- Jaune 2014.
3. Hajar Lhamidi, Student, « plateforme in software engineers » October 2013 (one
month)
4. Khaoula Lyahyaoui, Student, « plateforme in software engineers » October 2013 (six
month)
Social Activities
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May. 2013 - Present: Founder & President of Association of Research in Mobile
Wireless networks and embedded systems (MobiTic) in Morocco.
May. 2013 - Present: Founder & President of Thinktank
Mar. 2002- 2004: Founder & President of Association of student’s research’s in
information technology, Faculty of Science, Mohammed V-Agdal University, Rabat,
Morocco.
2002-2004: Elected as a representative of student researchers to the Board of the
Faculty of Science, Mohammed V-Agdal University, Rabat, Morocco.
Membre CIS (ICC and Globecom)
Membre ComSoc IEEE