Dr.

Abid Yahya

Email Address : yahyabid@gmail.com

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 1. ACADEMIC RECORD

Degree University Major Graduation

PhD Universiti Sains Malaysia Wireless and Mobile Systems 2010

(USM)
Master Universiti Sains Malaysia Wireless and Mobile Systems 2007
(USM)
B.Sc UET Peshawar Pakistan Electrical & Electronic 2000
Engineering

2. RESEARCH AREAS

1. Long Term Evolution (LTE)

2. Cooperative Communication
3. MEMS
4. Bioengineering
5. Networking
6. OFDM
7. Control System
8. Steganography and Cryptography
9. Image & Signal Processing
10. Spread Spectrum Techniques
11. Forward Error Correction Coding

3. GRADUATED PhD CANDIDATES

NAME TITLE DEGREE YEAR

1. Naghm Hamid Abdul- Robust and Secured Data Hiding PhD 2013
Mahdi Schemes Using Digital Image
Steganography
2. Layth Abdulkareem Designing New Motorway PhD 2013
Hassnawi Wireless Ad-Hoc Camera
Network (WAHCN)
3. Muataz Hameed Salih Designing and Implementation of PhD 2013
Embedded Concurrent Computer
Architecture Using FPGA

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4. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1B

 Current Job: Professor at Chinhoyi University of Technology

Zimbabwe (CUT).

 Worked as Senior Lecturer, at Universiti Malaysia Perlis, May 2010

to Sep 2013.

 Visiting Lecturer at Agilent Malaysia , 2010 to 2012

 Worked as a Lecturer, May 2007 to February 2008 at Multimedia

University Malaysia.

 Worked as a Teaching Assistant, June 2005 to April 2007 at Universiti

Sains Malaysia (USM).

5. INVITED SPEAKER

 Guest Lecture on “A New Trend Toward 4G” at UPH Karawaci

Campus, Indonesia, 26 Oct 2011.

 Talk on “Modulation Techniques and New Generation” at Agilent

Malaysia, 17 June 2011.

 Workshop on “Scientific Writing & Publishing” at Universiti

Malaysia Perlis, 29 July 2011.

 Invited Speaker at “International Seminar on Learning,

Community and Technology, 8-9 June, 2011. Organized by Faculty
of Engineering Universitas Negeri Jakarta, Indonesia.

6. RESEARCH GRANTS & AWARDS

 Approved Project Titles

FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH GRANT SCHEME (FRGS)
Excellence Planning Division, Department of Higher Education, Federal Government
Administrative Centre,62505 Putrajaya, Malaysia

1. FUNDAMENTAL STUDIES FOR OFDM COMMUNICATION OVER

SYNCHRONIZED CHANNELS
2. SYNTHESIS OF MULTI-LEVEL SEQUENCES WITH GOOD CORRELATION
PROPERTIES

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7. RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS

 BOOK
Abid Yahya, Farid Ghani, Ahmad R. B and Othman Sidek “Wireless Communication Systems:
Theory and Applications” First Edition. Publisher UniMAP Perlis Malaysia.

 BOOK CHAPTERS

1. Zaid G. Ali, R. B. Ahmad, Abid Yahya, L. A. Hassnawi (2014) “Mobile WiMAX Resource
Allocation Design Goals: Key Features/Factors/Issues (2014)” Advanced in Computer Science and
its Applications Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering Volume 279, 2014, pp 661-667
springerlink.com.
http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-642-41674-3_95

2. Syuhada, A., Yahya, A., Malek, M. F., & Omar, N. (2012) “Developing Wireless Network
Design in 4G Long Term Evolution for Healthcare.” Handbook of Research on ICTs for
Healthcare and Social Services: Developments and Applications, (2012). DOI: 10.4018/978-1-
4666-3990-4.ch026, pp.503
http://www.igi-global.com/chapter/developing-wireless-network-design-long/78040

3. Abid Yahya, Farid Ghani, Othman Sidek, Ahmad R. B, M. F. M. Salleh and Khawaja M.
Yahya, (2011) “Computational Intelligence In Future Wireless And Mobile Communications By
Employing Channel Prediction Technology” NEXT GENERATION DATA TECHNOLOGIES
FOR COLLECTIVE COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE Studies in Computational
Intelligence, Springer Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2011, Volume 352/2011, pp. 225-
250, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-20344-2_9. springerlink.com.
http://www.springerlink.com/content/j486k1g626371233/

4. Abid Yahya, Farid Ghani, Othman Sidek, Ahmad R. B, and M. F. M. Salleh “Adaptive
Multicarrier Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum Combined With Channel Coding”
Handbook of Research on Mobility and Computing: Evolving Technologies and Ubiquitous
Impacts, Pp.157-174, DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-042-6.ch010,ISBN13: 9781609600426,
ISBN10: 1609600428,EISBN13: 9781609600433
http://www.igi-global.com/bookstore/chapter.aspx?titleid=50585

5. Abid Yahya, Farid Ghani, Othman Sidek, Ahmad R. B, and M. F. M. Salleh "Development of
an Efficient and Secure Mobile Communication System with New Future Directions”
Handbook of Research on Computational Science and Engineering.

http://www.irma-international.org/viewtitle/60362/

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 INTERNATIONAL JOURNALS

6. Jaafar A.AL-Dhaibani, A. Yahya, R.B. Ahmed (2014). Coverage Extension and Balancing the
Transmitted Power of the Moving Relay Node at LTE-A Cellular Network, The Scientific World
Journal Hindawi. Impact factor (1.730)
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/tswj/2014/815720/

7. Jaafar A.Aldhaibani , A. Yahya, R.B. Ahmed, Rashid A. Fayadh and Ameer H. Abbas. (2014).
Reducing Transmitted Power of Moving Relay Node in LTE-A Cellular Networks. Journal of
Computer Science. 10(6): 1051-1061. Science Publications (Impact Factor: 1.34) and SCOPUS.

8. Jaafar A.Aldhaibani , R.B.Ahmad, A.Yahya, Suzan A. Azeez and Ameer H. Abbas. (2014).
Performance Analysis of Amplify and Forward Relay during Uplink and Downlink in LTE-A
Cellular Networks. Journal of Next Generation Technology, (Accepted), Indexed by Elsevier
SCOPUS.

9. Jaafar A.Aldhaibani , A. Yahya, R.B. Ahmed. Design Optimum Number of Relays and Allocating
Transmission Power in LTE-A Cellular networks. China Communication (Accepted), Publisher:
IEEE Xplore Digital Library (Impact Factor 0.36).

10. Jaafar A.Aldhaibani , A. Yahya, R.B. Ahmed. Optimizing Power and Mitigating Interference in
LTE-A Cellular Networks through Optimum Relay Location. Electronics and Electrical
Engineering. (Accepted) Publisher: Springer Link (Impact Factor: 0.44).

11. Aini Syuhada Md Zain, Abid Yahya, Mohd Fareq Abd. Malek, Normaliza Omar, J. A. Al-
Dhaibani (2013). Improving Performance-limited Interference System with Coordinated
Multipoint Transmision. Journal of Engineering and Technology, Vol. 4, No. 1 2013, pp.1-12.
http://jet.utem.edu.my/index.php?option=com_docman&task=cat_view&gid=66&Itemid=47

12. Aini Syuhada Md Zain, Abid Yahya, Mohd Fareq Abd. Malek, Normaliza Omar (2013).
Improving Performance-limited Interference System with Coordinated Multipoint Transmission.
Procedia Engineering Journal, Elsevier Vol. 53, 2013, pp.428-434.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877705813009077

13. Nagham Hamid, Abid Yahya, R. Badlishah Ahmad, Dheiaa Najim, Lubna Kanaan (2013).
Steganography in image files: A survey. Australian Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, Vol. 7,
No. 1: 2013, pp.35-55.
http://www.ajbasweb.com/ajbas/2013/January/35-55.pdf

14. Jaafar A.AL-Dhaibani, A. Yahya, R.B. Ahmed, and A.S. Md Zain (2013). “Performance
Analysis of Two-Way Multi-User with Balance Transmitted Power of Relay in LTE-A Cellular
Networks”, Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology May 2013. Vol. 51 No.1
2013 Scopus, pp. 182-190.
http://www.jatit.org/volumes/Vol51No2/3Vol51No2.pdf
15. Jaafar A.AL-Dhaibani, A. Yahya, R.B. Ahmed, A.S. Md Zain, M.K.Salman (2013). “On
Coverage Analysis for LTE-A Cellular Networks” International Journal of Engineering and
Technology (IJET) Scopus May 2013. Vol. 5 No.1 2013 Scopus, pp. 492-497.
http://www.enggjournals.com/ijet/docs/IJET13-05-01-033.pdf
16. Jaafar A.AL-Dhaibani, A. Yahya, R.B. Ahmed (2013). “Improvement of Relay Link Capacity in a
Multi-hop System by using a Directional Antenna in LTE-A Cellular Network” Przegląd
Elektrotechniczny, 89(11), 195-2013. Indexed by ISI and SCOPUS (Impact Factor 0.244)

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17. Mostafijur Rahman, R. Badlishah Ahmad, Zahereel Ishwar Abdul Khalib, Abid Yahya, Md.
Mijanur Rahman, Manjur Ahmed and Naufal Alee (2013). An Embedded Network Traffic
Monitoring System for Portable Applications. Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol.
8, No. 1: 2013, pp.1-8.
http://docsdrive.com/pdfs/medwelljournals/jeasci/2013/1-8.pdf

18. Nagham Hamid, Abid Yahya, R. Badlishah Ahmad, Dheiaa Najim, Lubna Kanaan (2013).
Enhancing the Robustness of Digital Image Steganography Using ECC and Redundancy.
WULFENIA Journal, Vol. 20, No. 4: 2013. Indexed by SCOPUS (Impact factor: 0.267).

19. N.H.Abdul-mahdi, Abid Yahya, R.B.Ahmad and O.M.Al-Qershi (2013). Secured and Robust
Information Hiding Scheme. Procedia Engineering Journal, Elsevier Vol. 53. 2013, pp.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877705813001793

20. L. A. Hassnawi, R. B. Ahmad, Abid Yahya, S. A. Aljunid, Z. G. Ali, Zeyid T. Ibraheem (2013)
“A New Design for a Motorway Surveillance System Using a Wireless Ad-Hoc Camera Network
to Improve Safety” The Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (AJSE) publish under
Springer with impact factor (0.35).
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13369-013-0914-5
21. Tariq Adnan Fadil, Shahrul Nizam Yaakob, R. Badlishah Ahmad, Abid Yahya (2013) “A chaotic
neural network-based encryption algorithm for MPEG-2 encoded video signal” IJAISC 3(4): 360-
371 (2013)
http://www.inderscience.com/offer.php?id=56841
22. Jaafar A.Aldhaibani, A. Yahya, R.B. Ahmed, and A.S. Md Zain. (2012). Effect of Relay Location
on Two-Way DF and AF Relay in LTE-A Cellular Networks. Ukrainian Journal of Physical
Optics, 3(2), 385-399. Publisher: © IAEME (Impact Factor: 0. 8).

23. Sameer K. Salih, S. A. Aljunid, and Abid Yahya (2012) “A Novel Approach for Detecting QRS
Complex of ECG signal” IJCSI International Journal of Computer Science Issues, Vol. 9, No 6,
Nov 2012. Impact factor (0.248).
http://ijcsi.org/papers/IJCSI-9-6-3-205-215.pdf

24. Nagham Hamid, Abid Yahya, R. Badlishah Ahmad and Osamah M. Al-Qershi, (2012) “An
Improved Robust and Secured Image Steganographic Scheme”, International Journal of
Electronics And Communication Engineering & Technology (IJECET) Volume 3, Issue 3,
October- December (2012), pp. 22-33. Impact Factor (2012): 3.5930
http://iaeme.com/MasterAdmin/UploadFolder/AN%20IMPROVED%20ROBUST%20AND%20SECU
RED%20IMAGE%20STEGANOGRAPHIC%20SCHEME%5CAN%20IMPROVED%20ROBUST%
20AND%20SECURED%20IMAGE%20STEGANOGRAPHIC%20SCHEME.pdf

25. Nagham Hamid, Abid Yahya, R. Badlishah Ahmad and Osamah M. Al-Qershi, (2012) “Image
Steganography Techniques: An Overview”, International Journal of Computer Science and
Security (IJCSS), Vol. 6, No. 3, 2012.
http://www.cscjournals.org/csc/manuscript/Journals/IJCSS/volume6/Issue3/IJCSS-670.pdf

26. Fasahat Ullah Siddiqui, Nor Ashidi Mat Isa, Abid Yahya, (2012) “Outlier rejection fuzzy c-means
(ORFCM) algorithm for image segmentation,” Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering &
Computer Sciences (Tubitak).
DOI: 10.3906/elk-1111-29. Impact Factor (0.4)
http://mistug.tubitak.gov.tr/bdyim/kabul.php?dergi=elk

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27. Jaafar A.AL-Dhaibani, A. Yahya, R.B. Ahmed, and A.S. Md Zain (2012)“Performance
Enhancement of LTE-A, a Multi-Hop Relay Node, by Employing Half-Duplex Mode” (IJCSI
International Journal of Computer Science Issues, Vol. 9, Issue 3, No 3, Elsevier (impact factor
0.34)
http://www.ijcsi.org/papers/IJCSI-9-3-3-73-78.pdf

28. Nagham Hamid, Abid Yahya, R. Badlishah Ahmad and Osamah M. Al-Qershi, (2012) “A
Comparison between Using SIFT and SURF for Characteristic Region Based Image
Steganography”, IJCSI International Journal of Computer Science Issues, Vol. 9, No 3, May
2012. (Impact Factor 0.248)
http://www.ijcsi.org/papers/IJCSI-9-3-3-110-116.pdf

29. L. A. Hassnawi, R.B Ahmad, Abid Yahya,, M. Elshaikh (2012),”Performance Analysis of

Motorway Surveillance System Based on Wireless Ad Hoc Camera Network (WAHCN)” Journal
of Communications and Information Sciences(JCIS) ,Vol.2. Issue 1.6, No.1. April. 2012, doi:
10.4156/jcis.vol2.issue1.6.
http://www.aicit.org/JCIS/ppl/06_JCISS1-004%20.pdf

30. L. A. Hassnawi, R.B Ahmad, Abid Yahya, (2012), S. A. Aljunid,, M. Elshaikh, “Performance
Analysis of Various Routing Protocols for Motorway Surveillance System Cameras’ Network,”
IJCSI International Journal of Computer Science Issues, Vol. 9, Issue 2, No 1, March 2012 ,ISSN
(Online): 1694-0814 impact factor (0.248).
http://www.ijcsi.org/papers/IJCSI-9-2-1-7-21.pdf

31. L. A. Hassnawi, R.B Ahmad, Abid Yahya (2012), “Modify AODV Routing Protocol to Improve
Motorway Surveillance System Performance ,” IJCSI International Journal of Computer Science
Issues, Vol. 9, Issue 2, No 3, March 2012 ,ISSN (Online): 1694-0814, impact factor (0.248).
http://www.ijcsi.org/papers/IJCSI-9-2-3-52-62.pdf

32. Abid Yahya, Farid Ghani and R. Badlishah (2011), “Newly developed quasi-cyclic low density
parity check codes for hard disks record data” Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials – Rapid
Communications, Volume 5, No. 7. Pp.745-750. Impact factor (0.41).
http://oam-rc.inoe.ro/download.php?idu=1620

33. Abid Yahya, Farid Ghani, R. Badlishah and Raj Malook (2010), “An Overview of Low Density
Parity Check Codes” International Journal of Applied Science, Volume 10, No. 15. Pp.1910-1915.
http://docsdrive.com/pdfs/ansinet/jas/2010/1910-1915.pdf

34. Abid Yahya, Othman Sidek, and Mohd Fadzli Bin Mohd Salleh“Communication Systems
Melioration by Employing FFH-SS with LDPC Codes” ASM Sc. J., 4(1) 2010.

35. Abid Yahya, Othman Sidek, Mohd Fadzli Bin Mohd Salleh and Farid Ghani (2009). Lower
Computation and Storage Complexity of QC-LDPC Codes in Rayleigh Fading Channel.
International Journal of Computer Theory and Engineering (IJCTE) Vol. 1 No. 2, June 2009,
pp.115-118. ISSN: 1793-821X (Online Version); 1793-8201 (Print Version)
http://www.ijcte.org/abstract/017.htm

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36. Abid Yahya, Othman Sidek, and Mohd Fadzli Bin Mohd Salleh and Sardar Ali, (2009). An
Efficient Encoding-Decoding of Large Girth LDPC Codes Based on Quasi-Cyclic. Australian
Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences, ISSN 1991-8178, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 1734-1739.
http://www.insipub.com/ajbas/2009/1734-1739.pdf

37. Sardar Ali, Abid Yahya, Othman Sidek, and Mohd Fadzli Bin Mohd Salleh (2009). Bit Error
Rate of Large Girth QC-LDPC Codes over Flat Rayleigh Fading Channels. European Journal of
Scientific Research, Vol 27, No. 2, 2009.
http://www.eurojournals.com/ejsr_27_2_14.pdf

38. Othman Sidek and Abid Yahya (2008). Reed Solomon Coding for Frequency Hopping Spread
Spectrum in Jamming Environment. American Journal of Applied Sciences 5 (10): 2008 ISSN
1546-9239© 2007 Science Publications, pp.1281-1284.
http://www.akademik.unsri.ac.id/download/journal/files/scipub/ajas5101281-1284.pdf

39. Abid Yahya, Othman Sidek, Junita Mohamad-Saleh (2008). Performance Analyses of Fast
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum And Jamming Systems. The International Arab Journal of
Information Technology, Vol. 5, No. 2, April 2008. pp. 162-166. Impact Factor (0.39)
http://www.ccis2k.org/iajit/PDF/vol.5,no.2/2-102.pdf

40. Abid Yahya, Othman Sidek, Farid Ghani, and M. F. M. Salleh (2007). ESTIMATION OF BIT
ERROR PROBABILITY IN UNCODED FHSS. Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
(AMT). Vol.1 No.1 Nov-Dec 2007 ISSN: 1985-3157.

41. Muhammad Asif, Mohd Rizal Arshad, Muh. Yousuf Irfan Zia and Abid Yayha (2007). An
Implementation of Active Contour and Kalman Filter for Road Tracking. IAENG International
Journal of Applied Mathematics, 37:2, IJAM_37_2_01.

42. Abid Yahya, Othman Sidek, and Junita Mohamad-Saleh (2006). Design and Develop Wireless
System Using Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum. International Journal Engineering Letters,
Nov. 2006, ISSN 1816-0948, Vol. 13 No.3, pp.260-267.
http://www.engineeringletters.com/issues_v13/issue_3/EL_13_3_6.pdf

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 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES

43. Jaafar A.Aldhaibani , A. Yahya, R.B. Ahmed, Suzan A. Azeez. (2014). Increasing the Coverage
Area through Relay Node Deployment in Long Term Evolution Advanced (LTE-A) Cellular
Networks, International Conference on Mathematics, Engineering & Industrial Applications 2014,
(Indexed by ISI and SCOPUS).

44. Jaafar A.Aldhaibani , A. Yahya, R.B. Ahmed, Zaid G. Ali, Rashid A. Fayadh. (2014).Enhancing
Link Quality in a Multi-hop Relay in LTE-A Employing Directional Antenna. IEEE International
RF and Microwave Conference, (Indexed by IEEE SCOPUS).

45. Jaafar A.Aldhaibani, A. Yahya, R.B. Ahmed. (2014). Performance Enhancement of Moving
Relay Node in LTE-ACellular Networks, International Postgraduate Conference on Engineering
and Management2014 (Indexed by UniMAP).

46. Jaafar A.Aldhaibani , A. Yahya, R.B. Ahmed, N. Omar, Zaid G. Ali (2013). Effect of relay
location on two-way DF and AF relay for Multi-Users System in LTE-A cellular networks.
Business Engineering and Industrial Applications Colloquium (BEIAC), 2013 IEEE International
Conference (Indexed by IEEE SCOPUS).

47. Zain, A.S.M., Abid Yahya.; Malek, M.F.A.; Omar, N (2012). 3GPP Long Term Evolution and
its application for healthcare services. IEEE Proceeding International Conference on Computer
and Communication Engineering (ICCCE), 3-5 July 2012, Malaysia, Page(s): 239- 243.

. http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=6271187

48. Nagham Hamid, Abid Yahya, R. Badlishah Ahmad and Osamah M. Al-Qershi, (2012).
Characteristic region based image steganography using Speeded-Up Robust Features technique.
IEEE Proceeding International Conference on Future Communication Networks (ICFCN), 2-5
April, 2012, Page(s): 141 – 146.
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=6206858

49. Aznor Hanah, A.H, Ahmad, R.B.; Abid Yahya.; Ramly, N.; Kan, P.E.; Zakaria, F.F (2012)
Performance Analysis of Packet Length in Multiple Optical Channels for Local Area Network.
Intelligent Systems, IEEE Proceeding International Conference on Modelling and Simulation
(ISMS), 2012 Third, 8-10 Feb. 2012, Malaysia, Page(s): 233 - 237.
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=6169705

50. Hanah, A. Ghani, F., Norazura, N., Abid Yahya., Ahmad, R.B.; Norlydiana, N.; Hafiizh, A.;
Ehkan, P.; Faiz, F. (2011). Performance analysis of cooperative wireless communication system
with diversity scheme. IEEE Proceeding International Conference on Multimedia, Signal
Processing and Communication Technologies (IMPACT), 17-19 Dec. 2011, India, Page(s): 118-
121.
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=6150452

51. Ghani, F., Abid Yahya, Kader, M.A., Islam, M.A. (2011). A new interconnection structure
method for QC-LDPC codes. IEEE Proceeding International Conference on Multimedia, Signal
Processing and Communication Technologies (IMPACT), 17-19 Dec. 2011, India, Page(s): 114-
117.
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=6150451

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52. Ahmed, A.A., Ahmad, R.B.; Alobaidi, S.A.; Abid Yahya.; Hassnawi, L.A.; Ali, Z.G.; Tahir,
H.H. (2011). Sliding mode simulation and robustaness controller. IEEE Proceeding International
Conference on Engineering and Industries (ICEI), Nov. 29 2011-Dec. 1 2011, Page(s): 1- 6.
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/login.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6218534&url=http%3A%2F%2Fieeexplor
e.ieee.org%2Fxpls%2Fabs_all.jsp%3Farnumber%3D6218534

53. Hassnawi, L.A;. Ahmad, R.B.; Yahya, A.; Elshaikh, M.; Al-Rawi, A.; Ali, Z.G.; Aljunid, S.A.
(2011). Measurement study on the end-to-end data transmission in motorways surveillance system
using Wireless Ad Hoc Camera Networks (WAHCN). IEEE Proceeding International Conference
on Engineering and Industries (ICEI), Nov. 29 2011-Dec. 1 2011, Page(s): 1- 5

http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/login.jsp?tp=&arnumber=6218522&url=http%3A%2F%2Fieeexplor
e.ieee.org%2Fiel5%2F6213615%2F6218514%2F06218522.pdf%3Farnumber%3D6218522

54. Sabri, N. Aljunid, S.A.; Ahmad, R.B.; Malik, M.F.; Abid Yahya.; Kamaruddin, R.; Salim, M.S.
(2011). Wireless sensor actor networks. IEEE Symposium on Wireless Technology and
Applications (ISWTA), 25-28 Sept. 2011, Malaysia, Page(s): 90- 95.
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=6089387

55. Sabri, N. Aljunid, S.A.; Ahmad, R.B.; Malik, M.F.; Abid Yahya.; Kamaruddin, R.; Salim, M.S.
(2011). Towards smart wireless sensor actor networks: Design factors and applications. IEEE
Symposium on Wireless Technology and Applications (ISWTA), 25-28 Sept. 2011, Malaysia,
Page(s): 704- 708.
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=6108808

56. Nagham Hamid, Abid Yahya, R. Badlishah Ahmad, and Osamah M. Al-Qershi (2012). Secured
and Robust Information Hiding Scheme. Malaysian Technical Universities Conference on
Engineering and Technology (MUCET 2012), 20-21 November 2012, Kangar, Perlis, Malaysia.
(Indexed by SCOPUS).
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877705813001793

57. Lim Jing Huey, Abid Yahya, Lau Gim Seng; (2011). Cyclic Prefix Implementation in Uplink of
Long Term Evolution. Proc. of AKEPT’s 1st Annual Young Researchers International Conference
And Exhibition (AYRC X3 2011), 19-20th December 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

58. Md. Anamul Islam, Abid Yahya, Farid Ghani, R. Badlishah and A. H. M. Suhaizal (2011).
Peak-to-Average Power Ratio Reduction Schemes of OFDM System. Proc. of AKEPT’s 1st Annual
Young Researchers International Conference And Exhibition (AYRC X 3 2011), 19-20th December
2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

59. Mohamed Elshaikh, R. Badlishah, Abid Yahya, Norlydiana Ramly, Layth Hassnaw (2011). A
Performance Comparison between AODV, DSR and DYMO Routing Protocols for Mobile Ad-Hoc
Networks (Manent). Proc. of AKEPT’s 1st Annual Young Researchers International Conference
And Exhibition (AYRC X3 2011), 19-20th December 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

60. A. H. M. Suhaizal, Abid Yahya, Farid Ghani, Ahmad R. B., M.S.Nordiana (2011). A Study of
Pilot Base Channel Estimation for OFDM System. Proc. of AKEPT’s 1st Annual Young
Researchers International Conference And Exhibition (AYRC X3 2011), 19-20th December 2011,
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

61. Fazrul Faiz Zakaria, Abid Yahya, Phaklen Ehkan, (2011). Reconfigurable ASIP for Turbo
Decoding Flexibility. Proc. of AKEPT’s 1st Annual Young Researchers International Conference
And Exhibition (AYRC X3 2011), 19-20th December 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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62. Aznor hanah, Abid Yahya, Ahmad R.B, Farid Ghani, Norlydiana, Hasneeza Liza (2011). An
Overview of Embedded Wireless Network System Employing Cooperative Wireless
Communication System. Proc. of AKEPT’s 1st Annual Young Researchers International
Conference And Exhibition (AYRC X3 2011), 19-20th December 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

63. Nagham Hamid, Abid Yahya, R. Badlishah Ahmad (2011) Performance Analysis of Image
Steganography Techniques. Proc. of AKEPT’s 1st Annual Young Researchers International
Conference And Exhibition (AYRC X3 2011), 19-20th December 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

64. Norlydiana Ramly, Abid Yahya, R. Badlishah Ahmad, Aznor Hanah, Mohamed Elshaikh and
L. A. Hassnawi (2011). Performance Enhancement for Cooperative Communication: An
Overview. Proc. of AKEPT’s 1st Annual Young Researchers International Conference And
Exhibition (AYRC X3 2011), 19-20th December 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

65. Normaliza Omar, Abid Yahya, R.B. Ahmad, ‘Aini Syuhada, Lim Jing Huey, Abdul Hafiizh
(2011). Hybrid ARQ Functionality in Downlink of 4G Long Term Evolution. Proc. of AKEPT’s 1st
Annual Young Researchers International Conference And Exhibition (AYRC X3 2011), 19-20th
December 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

66. ‘Aini Syuhada Md Zain, Abid Yahya, Mohd Fareq Abd. Malek, Normaliza Omar (2011). An
Overview of Wireless Network Technologies for Healthcare Application: A Scenario of WiMAX
and 3GPP Long Term Evolution. Proc. of AKEPT’s 1st Annual Young Researchers International
Conference And Exhibition (AYRC X3 2011), 19-20th December 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

67. Farid Ghani, Abid Yahya and Abdul Kader (2011). New QC-LDPC Codes Implementation on
FPGA Platform in Rayleigh Fading Environment. IEEE Symposium on computer and informatics
Malaysia, March 20-22, 2011. Page(s): 206- 210.
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/articleDetails.jsp?arnumber=5958912

68. Abid Yahya and Farid Ghani (2010). Cutting Edge of Multicarrier Frequency Hopping Spread
Spectrum and Large Girth QC-LDPC Codes in PBNJ. International conference On Demand
Computing-ICODC-2010, Bangalore-560068, India.

69. Farid Ghani and Abid Yahya (2010). Performance of Fast Frequency Hopping Spread
Spectrum System over Flat Rayleigh Fading Channel in Hostile Jamming. International
conference On Demand Computing-ICODC-2010, Bangalore-560068, India.

70. Abid Yahya, Othman Sidek, M. F. M. Salleh, Farid Ghani (2009). A New Quasi-Cyclic Low
Density Parity Check Codes. IEEE Symposium on Industrial Electronics and Applications (ISIEA
2009), October 4-6, 2009, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp329-342.
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=05356472

71. Abid Yahya, Othman Sidek, M. F. M. Salleh, Farid Ghani (2009). Row Division Method to
Generate QC-LDPC Codes. IEEE Proceedings on Fifth Advanced International Conference on
Telecommunications, 2009, May 24-May 28 2009, Venice/Mestre, Italy, pp.183-187.
http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/AICT.2009.38

72. Othman Sidek, Abid Yahya, and M. F. M. Salleh (2009). System Model Performance Coupled
with DPSK Modulation over Flat Rayleigh Fading Channels. IEEE Proceedings on Fifth
Advanced International Conference on Telecommunications, 2009, May 24-May 28 2009,
Venice/Mestre, Italy, pp. 183-187.
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?tp=&arnumber=5072430

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73. Abid Yahya, Othman Sidek, and M. F. M. Salleh and Sardar Ali, (2009). Newly Designed
Quasi-Cyclic Low Density Parity Check Codes. International MultiConference of Engineers and
Computer Scientists (IMECS 2009), Hong Kong, pp. 330-332.
http://www.iaeng.org/publication/IMECS2009/IMECS2009_pp292-294.pdf

74. Othman Sidek, Abid Yahya and Mohd Fadzli Bin Mohd Salleh (2009). Robust Diversity
Technique and New MCFH-SS System. International MultiConference of Engineers and Computer
Scientists (IMECS 2009), Hong Kong, pp. 292-294.
http://www.iaeng.org/publication/IMECS2009/IMECS2009_pp292-294.pdf

75. Farid Ghani and Abid Yahya, Multi-Carrier Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum System with
Girth-Six Low-Density Parity-Check Codes. International Conference on Multimedia, Signal
Processing and Communication Technologies (IMPACT-2009) 14- 16 March 2009, India.
http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?arnumber=5164224

76. Abid Yahya, Othman Sidek, and M. F. M. Salleh (2008). Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
Combat in Noisy Environment by using Fast Fourier Transform. International Conference on
Science and: Applications in Industry and Education (ICSTIE 2008),12th – 13th December 2008,
Malaysia.

77. Muhammad Asif, Mohd Rizal Arshad and Abid Yahya (2008). Execution of Reed Solomon
Coding as Forward Error Correction in Underwater Acoustic Communication. International
Conference on Underwater System Technology: Theory and Applications USYS’08, 4 th-5th
November 2008, Bali Indonesia.

78. Abid Yahya, Othman Sidek, M. F. M. Salleh, Prof. Farid Ghani and Sardar Ali (2008).
Execution of Pseudonoise Sequences in Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum Systems.
International Conference on Micro Electromechanical Systems MEMS 08, October 22-23, 2008,
Karnataka India.

79. Abid Yahya, Othman Sidek, Prof. Farid Ghani, M. F. M. Salleh, and Umair Soori (2008).
Robustness of Fast Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum Against Jammers. International
Conference on Micro Electromechanical Systems MEMS 08, October 22-23, 2008, Karnataka
India.

80. Abid Yahya, Othman Sidek, and Mohd Fadzli (2008). Fading Channel Characterization over
Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum. The 12th World Multi-Conference on Systemics,
Cybernetics and Informatics: WMSCI 2008 Orlando, Florida, USA.
http://www.iiis.org/CDs2008/CD2008SCI/SCI2008/PapersPdf/S827LS.pdf

81. Othman Sidek and Abid Yahya (2008). Performance Evaluation of Pseudonoise Sequences in
Spread Spectrum Systems. Audio Engineering Society Japan Section, July 25-26, 2008 Osaka,
Japan.

82. Abid Yahya, Othman Sidek, and M. F. M. Salleh (2008). Performance Enhancement in
Transmission Signal Using FHSS with LDPC as Forward Error Correction. Audio Engineering
Society Japan Section, July 25-26, 2008 Osaka, Japan.

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83. Othman Sidek and Abid Yahya (2008). The probability of error for Frequency Hopping Spread
Spectrum in Wireless Communication Using MFSK Modulations. Proceedings of the 7th WSEAS
International Conference on Application of Electrical Engineering (AEE’08), Trondheim, Norway,
July 2-4, 2008, pp.60-64.
http://www.wseas.us/e-library/conferences/2008/hangzhou/musp/32-586-513.pdf

84. Abid Yahya, Othman Sidek, and M. F. M. Salleh (2008). Fast Fourier Transform of Frequency
Hopping Spread Spectrum in Noisy Environment. Proceedings of the 6th WSEAS International
Conference on Applied Electromagnetics, Wireless and Optical Communications (Electroscience
'08), Trondheim, Norway, July 2-4, 2008, pp.32-36.
http://www.wseas.us/e-library/conferences/2008/hangzhou/musp/32-586-513.pdf

85. Abid Yahya, Othman Sidek and Prof. Farid Ghani (2008). Bit Error Rate of Fast Frequency
Hopping Spread Spectrum System Over Flat Rayleigh Fading Channel in Hostile Jammers.
International Technical Conference on Circuits/Systems, Computers and Communications.
Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE), July 6-9, 2008,
Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi-Pref., Japan.

86. Othman Sidek and Abid Yahya (2008). Synchronized Behavior of FHSS against External
Interference. International Technical Conference on Circuits/Systems, Computers and
Communications. Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers (IEICE),
July 6-9, 2008, Shimonoseki City, Yamaguchi-Pref., Japan.

87. Abid Yahya, Othman Sidek, Farid Ghani and M. F. M. Salleh (2008). Paramount Behavior of
FHSS System in Partial Band Noise Jamming Using Soft Decision Decoding. The 4th National
Conference on Computer and Information Technology: NCCIT2008, 23-24 May 2008 Thailand.

88. Muhammad Asif, Abid Yahya, Othman Sidek, Farid Ghani and Umair Soori (2008). Frequency
Hopping Overcomes Multipath Fading using FEC. 6th International Conference on Electrical
Engineering ICEENG 2008. Military Technical College Kobry El-Kobbah, Cairo, Egypt.

89. Abid Yahya, Othman Sidek, Prof. Farid Ghani, Junita Mohamad Salleh, M. F. M. Salleh, Sardar
Ali and Muhammad Asif (2007). Uncoded Frequency Hopping Using M-ary FSK Modulation.
International conference on Engineering and ICT, ICEI’07 Malaysia.

90. Abid Yahya, Farid Ghani, Othman Sidek (2007). Bit Error Rate Measurement of Wireless
Systems Employing NCFSK Modulation with Fast Frequency Hopping and Diversity Technique.
SITIA’07 Indonesia.

91. Abid Yahya, Othman Sidek, and Junita Mohamad-Saleh (2006). BER Performance of FFH
Model for Different Values of M-ary. International Wireless and Telecommunications Symposium,
IWTS’06 Malaysia.

92. Abid Yahya, Othman Sidek, Junita Mohamad-Saleh, and Muhammad Asif (2006). Frequency
Hopping Spread Spectrum for Underwater Acoustic Communication and Doppler Frequency
Effects on BER. International Conference on Underwater System Technology: Theory and
Applications, USYS’06 Malaysia.

93. Abid Yahya, Othman Sidek, Junita Mohamad-Saleh, and Muhammad Asif (2006). Underwater
Acoustic Channels and Diversity Techniques. International Conference on Underwater System
Technology: Theory and Applications, USYS’06 Malaysia.

94. Abid Yahya, Othman Sidek, Junita Mohamad-Saleh, and Muhammad Asif (2006). Slow
Frequency Hopping Using MFSK System in Underwater Acoustic Media. International
Conference on Underwater System Technology: Theory and Applications USYS’06 Malaysia.

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95. Abid Yahya, Othman Sidek, and Junita Mohamad-Saleh (2006). Emergence of WLAN in
Telemedicine. TECHPOS’06 Malaysia.

96. Abid Yahya, Othman Sidek, Junita Mohamad-Saleh, and Zulquernain Mallick (2006). Radio
Frequency Effects on Environment. International Conference on Environment ICENV’06
Malaysia.

97. Zulquernain Mallick, Abid Yahya, Othman Sidek, and Junita Mohamad-Saleh (2006).
Computer Vision and Environment: An Overview. International Conference on Environment
ICENV’06 Malaysia.

98. Muhammad Asif, Mohd Rizal Arshad and Abid Yahya (2006). An Active Contour for
Underwater Target Tracking and Navigation. International Conference on MAN-MACHINE
SYSTEMS, ICoMMS ’06 Malaysia.

99. Muhammad Asif, Mohd Rizal Arshad and Abid Yahya (2006). Visual Tracking System for
Underwater Pipeline Inspection and Maintenance. International Conference on Underwater
System Technology: Theory and Applications USYS’06 Malaysia.

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 8. AWARDS
1. CONSOLIDATED EXPO EXHIBITION DESIGN & RESEARCH
UniMAP 2011
Bil Project Leaders Co-Researchers
1 AKBAH - Akbah A. Khalifa
A.KALIFA - PM Dr. R Badlishah Ahmad
- Dr. Hilal Adnan Fadhil
- Dr. Shahrul Nizam
- Dr. Abid Yahya
2 MUATAZ - Muataz H. Salih
HAMEED SALIH - PM Dr. R Badlishah Ahmad
- Dr. Abid Yahya
3 FAZRUL FAIZ B. - Fazrul Faiz Zakaria
ZAKARIA - Dr. Abid Yahya
- Mohammad Nazri Md. Noor
- Phaklen Ehkan
- Sardar Ali
- Suraya Hanum Ahmad
- Khor Shu Han
4 MOHAMAD - Mohamad Suhaizal Abu Hassan
SUHAIZAL BIN - Dr. Abid Yahya
ABU HASSAN - PM. Dr. R Badlishah Ahmad
- Annamul Islam
- Erna Nordiana Zamri
5 ‘AINI SYUHADA - ‘Aini Syuhada Md Zain
BINTI MD ZAIN - Dr. Abid Yahya
- Dr. Mohd Fareq Abd Malek
- Normaliza Omar
- Jaafar Athab
6 MOHAMED - Mohamed Elshaikh Elobaid
ELSHAIKH - PM Dr. R Badlishah Ahmad
ELOBAID - Dr. Abid Yahya
- Norlydiana Ramly
- Zaid Ghanim
7 AZNOR HANAH - Aznor hanah Abdul Halim
ABDUL HALIM - PM Dr. R Badlishah Ahmad
- Dr. Abid Yahya
- Norlydiana Ramly
- Syafawati Kamarudin
8 LAYTH - Layth Abdulkareem Hassnawi
ABDULKAREEM - Dr. Abid Yahya
HASSNAWI - PM Dr. R Balishah Ahmad
Product Medal
A NOVEL DIFITAL TRAFFIC Bronze
LIGHT FOR INTELLIGENT
TRANSPORT SYSTEM
RECONFIGURABLE EMBEDDED Bronze
COMPUTING AND
CONTROLLER BOARD (RECCB)
DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT Bronze
OF AMBULATORY HEART RATE
MONITORING SYSTEM
CHANNEL ESTIMATION Bronze
TECHNIQUES BASED ON PILOT
INSERTION FOR OFDM
COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
OVER SYNCHRONIZED
CHANNEL
WIRELESS NETWORK Bronze
TECHNOLOGIES FOR
HEALTHCARE APPLICATIONS
BY EMPLOYING 3GPP LONG
TERM EVOLUTION.
NEW ENERGY CONSUMPTION Bronze
TECHNIQUE FOR MOBILE
WIMAX SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT OF AN Bronze
EMBEDDED WIRELESS
NETWORKS SYSTEM
EMPLOYING COOPERATIVE
WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS
SYSTEM
DESIGN NEW MOTORWAY Bronze
SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM USING
WIRELESS AD HOC CAMERA
NETWORK
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 2. SENARAI PRODUK YANG AKAN MENYERTAI PERSIDANGAN & CIPTAAN
INSTITUSI PENGAJIAN TINGGI ANTARABANGSA 2011 (PECIPTA 2011),
KLCC MALAYSIA.

Bil Project Leaders Co-Researchers Product Medal

1 Dr. Abid Yahya - Prof. Dr. Farid Ghani
- P.M Dr. R. Badlishah Ahmad
- Mohamad Suhaizal
- Mostafijur Rahman
AN OFDM COMMUNICATION Bronze
OVER SYNCHRONIZED
CHANNELS EMPLOYING
NOVEL
CHANNEL PREDICTION
ALGORITHM

- NEWLY DESIGNED QUASI- Bronze

CYCLIC LOW DENSITY
PARITY CHECK CODES WITH
ROBUST DECODER

3. CONSOLIDATED EXPO EXHIBITION DESIGN & RESEARCH UniMAP 2010

Bil Project Leaders Co-Researchers Product Medal

1 Dr. Abid Yahya - Prof. Dr. Farid Ghani
- P.M Dr. R. Badlishah Ahmad
- Mohamad Suhaizal
- Mostafijur Rahman
2 P.M Dr. R. - Prof. Dr. Farid Ghani
Badlishah Ahmad - Dr. Abid Yahya
- Aznor
- Ani Syhada
- Mostafijur Rahman
An OFDM Communication Silver
Over Synchronized Channels
Wireless Image Sensor Bronze
(Broadcasting) Network
(WISBN) For Highway Using
Cooperative Communication

3 Dr. Abid Yahya - Prof. Dr. Farid Ghani A Newly Design Quasi-Cyclic Bronze
- P.M Dr. R. Badlishah Ahmad Low Density parity Check
- Mostafijur Rahman Codes With Robust Decoder

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