Syed Ahson is a senior software design engineer with Microsoft. As part of the Mobile Voice and Partner Services group, he is currently engaged in research on new and exciting end-to-end mobile services and applications. Before joining Microsoft, Syed was a senior staff software engineer with Motorola, where he contributed significantly in leading roles toward the creation of several iDEN, CDMA, and GSM cellular phones. He has extensive experience with wireless data protocols, wireless data applications, and cellular telephony protocols. Before joining Motorola, Syed worked as a senior software design engineer with NetSpeak Corporation (now part of Net2Phone), a pioneer in VoIP telephony software.Dr. Mohammad Ilyas is associate dean for research and industry relations at the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida. Previously, he has served as chair of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and interim associate vice president for research and graduate studies. He received his Ph.D degree from Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada. His doctoral research was about switching and flow control techniques in computer communication networks. He received his BSc degree in electrical engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan, and his MS degree in electrical and electronic engineering at Shiraz University, Iran.

• Fixed-Mobile Convergence: the Quest for Seamless Mobility. User-centric Convergence in Telecom Networks. Femtocell Networks: Technologies and Applications. Fixed-Mobile Convergence Based on 3G Femtocell Deployments. Deployment Modes and Interference Avoidance for Next-Generation Femtocell Networks. Conversational Quality and Wireless Network Planning in Fixed Mobile Convergence. Convergence and Interworking of Heterogeneous Wireless Access Networks. Application Controlled and Power Efficient Personal Area Network Architecture for FMC. Mobility Management Protocols Design for IPv6-based Wireless and Mobile Networks. SIP based Mobility Management and Multihoming in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks. Vertical Handover System in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks. A Framework for Implementing IEEE 802.21 Media Independent Handover Services. Converged NGN based IPTV Architecture and Services. Interconnection of the NGN based IPTV systems. End-to-end QoS and policy based resource management in converged NGN. Presence User Modeling and Performance Study of Single and Multi-Throttling on Wireless Links.

Syed Ahson is a senior software design engineer with Microsoft. As part of the Mobile Voice and Partner Services group, he is currently engaged in research on new and exciting end-to-end mobile services and applications. Before joining Microsoft, Syed was a senior staff software engineer with Motorola, where he contributed significantly in leading roles toward the creation of several iDEN, CDMA, and GSM cellular phones. He has extensive experience with wireless data protocols, wireless data applications, and cellular telephony protocols. Before joining Motorola, Syed worked as a senior software design engineer with NetSpeak Corporation (now part of Net2Phone), a pioneer in VoIP telephony software.Dr. Mohammad Ilyas is associate dean for research and industry relations at the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida. Previously, he has served as chair of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and interim associate vice president for research and graduate studies. He received his Ph.D degree from Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada. His doctoral research was about switching and flow control techniques in computer communication networks. He received his BSc degree in electrical engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan, and his MS degree in electrical and electronic engineering at Shiraz University, Iran.

• Fixed-Mobile Convergence: the Quest for Seamless Mobility. User-centric Convergence in Telecom Networks. Femtocell Networks: Technologies and Applications. Fixed-Mobile Convergence Based on 3G Femtocell Deployments. Deployment Modes and Interference Avoidance for Next-Generation Femtocell Networks. Conversational Quality and Wireless Network Planning in Fixed Mobile Convergence. Convergence and Interworking of Heterogeneous Wireless Access Networks. Application Controlled and Power Efficient Personal Area Network Architecture for FMC. Mobility Management Protocols Design for IPv6-based Wireless and Mobile Networks. SIP based Mobility Management and Multihoming in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks. Vertical Handover System in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks. A Framework for Implementing IEEE 802.21 Media Independent Handover Services. Converged NGN based IPTV Architecture and Services. Interconnection of the NGN based IPTV systems. End-to-end QoS and policy based resource management in converged NGN. Presence User Modeling and Performance Study of Single and Multi-Throttling on Wireless Links.

Syed Ahson is a senior software design engineer with Microsoft. As part of the Mobile Voice and Partner Services group, he is currently engaged in research on new and exciting end-to-end mobile services and applications. Before joining Microsoft, Syed was a senior staff software engineer with Motorola, where he contributed significantly in leading roles toward the creation of several iDEN, CDMA, and GSM cellular phones. He has extensive experience with wireless data protocols, wireless data applications, and cellular telephony protocols. Before joining Motorola, Syed worked as a senior software design engineer with NetSpeak Corporation (now part of Net2Phone), a pioneer in VoIP telephony software.Dr. Mohammad Ilyas is associate dean for research and industry relations at the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida. Previously, he has served as chair of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering and interim associate vice president for research and graduate studies. He received his Ph.D degree from Queen’s University in Kingston, Canada. His doctoral research was about switching and flow control techniques in computer communication networks. He received his BSc degree in electrical engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan, and his MS degree in electrical and electronic engineering at Shiraz University, Iran.

• Fixed-Mobile Convergence: the Quest for Seamless Mobility. User-centric Convergence in Telecom Networks. Femtocell Networks: Technologies and Applications. Fixed-Mobile Convergence Based on 3G Femtocell Deployments. Deployment Modes and Interference Avoidance for Next-Generation Femtocell Networks. Conversational Quality and Wireless Network Planning in Fixed Mobile Convergence. Convergence and Interworking of Heterogeneous Wireless Access Networks. Application Controlled and Power Efficient Personal Area Network Architecture for FMC. Mobility Management Protocols Design for IPv6-based Wireless and Mobile Networks. SIP based Mobility Management and Multihoming in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks. Vertical Handover System in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks. A Framework for Implementing IEEE 802.21 Media Independent Handover Services. Converged NGN based IPTV Architecture and Services. Interconnection of the NGN based IPTV systems. End-to-end QoS and policy based resource management in converged NGN. Presence User Modeling and Performance Study of Single and Multi-Throttling on Wireless Links.