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Prof. Ahmed Radwan

Vice President for Research

Faculty Office Ext.

1758

Faculty Building

UB2

Office Number

S21

Biography

Ahmed G. Radwan is the vice president for research at Nile University, Egypt and a professor in Mathematics and Physics department in Cairo University, Egypt. Also, he is an IEEE senior member and a member of the Applied Science Research Council, Specialized Scientific Councils (SSC), ASRT, Egypt. R Radwan was the former director of Nanoelectronics Integrated Systems Center (NISC) in Nile University, Egypt and Technical Center for Career Development (TCCD) in Cairo University, Egypt. During 2008 and 2009, He was a visiting Professor in Computational Electromagnetic Lab (CEL), in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department (ECE) in McMaster University, Canada. Then in 2009, he was selected to take part in the first foundation research teams to join King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST).

Dr. Radwan has 475+ papers, h-index 55, and more than 10,760+ citations based on the Scopus database. He is the Co-inventor of Six US patents, author/Co-author of Seven international books as well as 15-chapter books in the highly ranked publishers such as Elsevier and Springer. He received many research grants as Principle Investigator (PI), CO-PI, or Consultant from different national/international organizations. He was Invited to be Lead/Guest Editors in Journal of Circuits, Systems and Signal Processing, and Journal of Mathematical Problems in Engineering, and Complexity. He organized many special sessions, and participated as Technical Program Committee (TPC) in various international conferences. He was selected as a member of the first scientific council of Egyptian Young Academy of Sciences (EYAS) as well as in the first scientific council of the Egyptian Center for the Advancement of Science, Technology, and Innovation (ECASTI) to empower and encourage Egyptian young scientists in science and technology and build knowledge-based societies.

His research interests include interdisciplinary concepts between mathematics and engineering applications such as fractional-order systems, bifurcation, chaos, memristor, and encryption. Dr. Radwan was awarded various awards as follows: The Cairo University excellence award for research in the engineering sciences in 2016. The best researcher awards Nile University 2015 and 2016. The Abdul Hameed Shoman Award for Arab Researchers in basic sciences in 2015. The state achievements award for research in mathematical sciences in 2012. The Cairo University achievements award for research in the engineering sciences in 2013.

Recent Publications

Switched active control synchronization of three fractional order chaotic systems

This paper discusses the continuous effect of fractional order parameter on two chaotic systems. Switched synchronization of three different fractional order chaotic systems is presented as an extension for synchronizing two different systems using active control. The proposed technique, which is based on the switching parameters and the scaling factors that control the choices of master and slave

Circuit Theory and Applications
Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness

Design of Positive, Negative, and Alternating Sign Generalized Logistic Maps

The discrete logistic map is one of the most famous discrete chaotic maps which has widely spread applications. This paper investigates a set of four generalized logistic maps where the conventional map is a special case. The proposed maps have extra degrees of freedom which provide different chaotic characteristics and increase the design flexibility required for many applications such as

Circuit Theory and Applications
Software and Communications
Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Competitiveness

Memristor-based redundant binary adder

This paper introduces a memristor based redundant binary adder for canonic signed digit code, that coding eliminates the carry and provides a carry-free addition. The proposed binary adder circuit tries to achieve high addition speed that is independent on the length of the data using the accumulation property of a Nano-element called a memristor. The general block diagram of the proposed circuit

Circuit Theory and Applications

Memristor based N-bits redundant binary adder

This paper introduces a memristor based N-bits redundant binary adder architecture for canonic signed digit code CSDC as a step towards memristor based multilevel ALU. New possible solutions for multi-level logic designs can be established by utilizing the memristor dynamics as a basis in the circuit realization. The proposed memristor-based redundant binary adder circuit tries to achieve the

Circuit Theory and Applications

Multi-phase oscillator for higher-order PSK applications

Multi-phase oscillator is an essential block in digital communication systems especially phase shift keying PSK based systems. In this paper, a procedure for designing a multi-phase oscillator with any required phase shift is proposed, unlike the previous oscillator which generates equal phase shifts. This oscillator circuit is built using fractional-order elements to generate any distribution of

Circuit Theory and Applications
Software and Communications

Power dissipation of memristor-based relaxation oscillators

Recently, many reactance-less memristive relaxation oscillators were introduced, where the charging and discharging processes depend on memristors. In this paper, we investigate the power dissipation in different memristor based relaxation oscillators. General expressions for these memristive circuits as well as the power dissipation formulas for three different topologies are derived analytically

Circuit Theory and Applications

Memcapacitor based applications

This chapter is divided into three sections focusing on some memcapacitor-based applications. The first one discusses the mathematical analyses and design of resistive-less memcapacitor-based relaxation oscillators where different cases have been investigated and validated. Analytical expressions for the oscillation frequency, duty cycle, stored energy, and conditions of oscillation have been

Circuit Theory and Applications

Memristor-based multilevel digital systems

This chapter investigates the advantages of memristor-based digital applications using multi-level arithmetic concepts. Recently, there are huge concerns regarding the memristor in digital signal processing (DSP) circuits to enhance the performance and realize very high density, nonvolatile memories in neural networks. This can be achieved by mapping the high/low logic into the memristor high/low

Circuit Theory and Applications

Memcapacitor: Modeling, analysis, and emulators

This chapter reviews the memcapacitor, mathematical representations of time-invariant, physical realizations, and mathematical models. Moreover, the nonlinear boundary effect of the memcapacitor under step, sinusoidal, and general periodic excitation responses are discussed with analytical, numerical, and circuit simulations for different examples. The general analyses of series and parallel

Circuit Theory and Applications
Research Tracks

1) Fractional-Order Systems

2) Memristor

3) Bifurcation

4) Encryption

5) Chaos

Projects
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Research Project

Wireless Monitoring of Fruit Growth Using an Electrical BioImpedance Sensor Device

The idea of this project is to graph the quality of fruits and vegetables similar to ECG in humans. The purpose of this project is to build a prototype for a portable wireless electronic device capable of measuring live tissue with fruits or vegetables using bioimpedance and some mathematical & electrical models then transmitting data to the base station. This project will add scientific and
Chaotic
Research Project

Software Algorithm and Hardware Implementations of Information Security Using Number Theory and Chaotic Systems

The project aims at proposing novel software algorithms for information security and their hardware implementations. The algorithms will utilize different methods based on number theory and chaos theory. Cryptography and information hiding systems will be developed for different media data types such as text, image, audio and video. The project will investigate different classes of symmetric
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Research Project

Ternary Logic Gates Design

Nowadays, the demand for building CNTFET-based ternary systems has been increasing. The current two-level binary logic and MOSFET technology have been facing limitations in chip size, design complexity, and power consumption. In this proposal, the method to design Ternary logic gates based on CNTFET and Memristor is proposed. Implementing Ternary Full-Adders and Multipliers is also discussed in
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Research Project

Two Port Fractional-order Oscillators and Filters Suitable for Tissue Modeling

Objective: This project aims to study the relation between the mathematical fundamentals of fractional calculus and the concept of two-port circuit networks in the design of oscillators and filters with their analyses. These concepts will be applied to the Cole-Cole model, suitable for agriculture and biomedical applications tissue modelling. Outcomes: Literature Surveys (2 Journals + 2 Chapters)
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Research Project

Fractional order Image Processing Platform for Retinal Pigmontosa Patients

Objective/Contributions: Investigation and categorization of the different methodologies in fractional operator discretization. Investigate the effect of the number of memory samples on the performance of different discretization schemes and recommend the scheme which gives the best performance for the least number of memory samples. Discuss the stability analysis of the discretized operators and
Research Project

Multi-stage Low-cost Treatment of Dyes and Paints Wastewater by Coagulation, Adsorption, and Filtration for Reuse in Several Application

Objective/Contributions: Designing and constructing a low-cost, efficient, rapid environmentally friendly treatment system for textile and paint industries' recycling and treatment. Conducting a comprehensive literature database of all the reuse and treatment methods, in paints wastewater treatment and all the pilot plants, and treatment plants used success stories that successfully reduce the
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Research Project

Bio-Mimetic Locomotion of Soft Turtle Robot

Abstract Amphibious robots have great potential for a variety of applications, but their design can be complex and expensive. Bio-inspired soft robotics offers a promising solution, as their actuators can perform evenly on land and underwater. Our robot takes inspiration from turtle locomotion as it bridges the gap between traditional four-legged robots and swimming robots. The robot can be
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Research Project

Bio-inspired Soft Robot for Monitoring Coral Reefs

Abstract Coral reefs play a crucial role in supporting a quarter of all aquatic life, but their existence is now threatened by ongoing climate changes. Our project aims to develop an underwater soft robot that can mimic the morphology and shape of actual marine creatures and to imitate their swimming motion. This robot can play a critical role as monitoring platform to understand the reefs