Publications by A. El Saddik at the DISCOVER Laboratory

Journals

R. Iqbal, S. Shirmohammadi, A. El Saddik, J. Zhao, "Compressed Domain Video Processing for Adaptation, Encryption, and Authentication", IEEE Multimedia, Vol. 15, No. 2, pp. 38-50, April 2008
A. Alamri, M. Eid, R. Iglesias, S. Shirmohammadi, A. El Saddik, "Haptic Virtual Rehabilitation Exercises for Post-stroke Diagnosis", IEEE Trans. On Instrumentation and Measurement, accepted, 2007
Q. Chen, A.M. Rahman, X. Shen, A. El Saddik, N.D. Georganas, "Navigating a 3D virtual environment of learning objects by hand gestures", Int. J. Advanced Media and Communication, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp. 351-368, 2007
A. El Saddik, M. Orozco, Y. Asfaw, S. Shirmohammadi, A. Adler, "A Novel Biometric System for Identification and Verification of Haptic Users", IEEE Trans. on Instrumentation and Measurement, accepted, to appear, 2006
M. Orozco, M. Graydon, S. Shirmohammadi, A. El Saddik, "Experiments in Haptic-Based Authentication of Humans", Journal of Multimedia Tools and Applications, accepted, to appear, 2006
A. El Saddik, D. Yang, N.D. Georganas, "Tools for Transparent Synchronous Collaborative Environments", J. Multimedia Tools and Applications, 2005
J.C. Oliveira, M. Hosseini, S. Shirmohammadi, A. El Saddik, F. Malric, S. Nourian, N.D. Georganas, "Java Multimedia Telecollaboration", IEEE Multimedia, Vol. 10, Issue 3, pp. 18-29, July 2003
S. Shirmohammadi, A. El Saddik, N.D. Georganas, R. Steinmetz, "JASMINE: A Java Tool for Multimedia Collaboration on the Internet", J. Multimedia Tools and Applications, Vol. 18, No. 3, 2002

Guest Editorials

A. El Saddik, S. Shirmohammadi, "Haptics: Touching Beyond Audio and Video", Multimedia Tools and Applications, Springer, Vol. 37, No. 1, pp. 1-4, 2008

Conferences and Workshops

A.S.M. Rahman, N. Azmi, S. Shirmohammadi, A. El Saddik, "A Novel Haptic Jacket based Alerting Scheme in a Driver Fatigue Monitoring System", Proc. IEEE Symposium on Haptic Audio Visual Environments and Games, Nanchang, Jiangxi, China, October 14-17, 2011
N. Azmi, A.S.M. Rahman, S. Shirmohammadi, A. Nayak, A. El Saddik, "LBP-based Driver Fatigue Monitoring System with the Adoption of Haptic Warning Scheme", Proc. IEEE Conference on Virtual Environments, Human-Computer Interfaces, and Measurement Systems, Ottawa, ON, Canada, September 19-21, 2011
A. Javadtalab, L. Abbadi, M. Omidyeganeh, C. Adams, S. Shirmohammadi, A. El Saddik, "Transparent Non-Intrusive Multimodal Biometric System For Video Conference Using The Fusion of Face and Ear Recognition", Proc. Annual Conference on Privacy, Security and Trust, Montreal, QC, Canada, July 19-21, 2011
N. Sakr, F.A. Alsulaiman, J.J. Valdés, A. El Saddik, N.D. Georganas, "Feature Selection in Haptic-based Handwritten Signatures Using Rough Sets", IEEE Congress on Computational Intelligence, IEEE Conference on Fuzzy Systems, Barcelona, Spain, July 2010
N. Sakr, F.A. Alsulaiman, J.J. Valdés, A. El Saddik, N.D. Georganas, "Exploring the Underlying Structure of Haptic-based Handwritten Signatures using Visual Data Mining Techniques", IEEE Haptics Symposium, Boston, MA, USA, March 2010
F.A. Alsulaiman, N. Sakr, J.J. Valdés, A. El Saddik, N.D. Georganas, "Feature Selection and Classification in Genetic Programming: Application to Haptic-based Biometric data", IEEE Symposium on Computational Intelligence for Security and Defence Applications, Ottawa, ON, Canada, July 2009
N. Sakr, F.A. Alsulaiman, J.J. Valdés, A. El Saddik, N.D. Georganas, "Relevant Feature Selection and Generation in High Dimensional Haptic-based Biometric Data", Proc. International Conference on Data Mining (DMIN'09), CSREA Press, Las Vegas, NV, USA, July 2009
F. Malric, A. El Saddik, N.D. Georganas, "Artificial Neural Networks for Real-Time Optical Hand Posture Recognition Using a Color-Coded Glove", Proc. IEEE Conference on Computational Intelligence for Measurement Systems and Applications (CIMSA08), Istanbul, Turkey, July 2008
A. Hamam, M. Eid, A. El Saddik, N.D. Georganas, "A Fuzzy Logic System for Evaluating Quality of Experience of Haptic-based Applications", Proc. Eurohaptics2008 (also, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Volume 5024/2008, June 2008, pp. 129-138), Madrid, Spain, June 2008
R. Kayyali, S. Shirmohammadi, A. El Saddik, "Measurement of Progress for Haptic Motor Rehabilitation", Proc. IEEE Workshop on Medical Measurement and Applications, Ottawa, ON, Canada, May 2008
A. Hamam, M. Eid, A. El Saddik, N.D. Georganas, "A Quality of Experience Model for Haptic User Interfaces", Haptic User Interfaces in Ambient Media System, Quebec, QC, Canada, 2008
N.R. El-Far, N.D. Georganas, A. El Saddik, "Collision Detection and Force Response in Highly-Detailed Point-Based Hapto-Visual Virtual Environments", Proceedings of the 11-th IEEE International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications, Chania, Crete Island, Greece, October 2007
J. Zhou, X. Shen, A. El Saddik, N.D. Georganas, "Design and Implementation of Haptic Tele-mentoring over the Internet", The 11-th IEEE International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications (DS-RT), pp. 201-208, Chania, Crete Island, Greece, October 2007
S. Andrews, M. Eid, A. Alamri, A. El Saddik, "Extending Blender: Development of a Haptic Authoring Tool", The 6th IEEE International Workshop on Haptic Audio Visual Environments and their Applications (HAVE), Ottawa, ON, Canada, October 2007
K. Liu, X. Shen, A. El Saddik, A. Boukerche, N.D. Georganas, "SimSITE: The HLA/RTI Based Emergency Preparedness and Response Training Simulation", The 11-th IEEE International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications (DS-RT), Chania, Crete Island, Greece, October 2007
R. Kayyali, S. Shirmohammadi, A. El Saddik, E. Lemaire, "Daily-Life Exercises for Haptic Motor Rehabilitation", Proc. IEEE Workshop on Haptic Audio Visual Environments and their Applications, Ottawa, ON, Canada, October 2007
R. Kayyali, A. Alamri, M. Eid, R. Iglesias, S. Shirmohammadi, A. El Saddik, E. Lemaire, "Occupational Therapists’ Evaluation of Haptic Motor Rehabilitation", Proc. IEEE Conference of Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Lyon, France, August 2007
D.T. Ahmed, S. Shirmohammadi, A. El Saddik, "A Dominating Set Based Peer-to-Peer Protocol for Real-Time Multi-Source Collaboration", Proc. IEEE Workshop on Collaborative P2P Information Systems, Paris, France, June 2007 *(Best Paper Award)*
F. El-Far, M. Orozco, A. El Saddik, "A Haptic Data Repository Framework", Proc. VECIMS 2007, IEEE Intl. Conference on Virtual Environments, Human-Computer Interfaces and Measurement System, Ostuni, Japan, June 2007
N.R. El-Far, A. El Saddik, N.D. Georganas, "A Collision Detection Algorithm for Point-Like Haptic Interactions in Highly Detailed Virtual Environments", Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE International Conference on Virtual Environments, Human-Computer Interfaces, and Measurement Systems, Italy, June 2007
A. Alamri, R. Iglesias, M. Eid, A. El Saddik, S. Shirmohammadi, E. Lemaire, "Haptic-based Exercises for Post-Stroke Patient Rehabilitation", Proc. IEEE Workshop on Medical Measurement and Applications, Warsaw, Poland, May 2007
R. Iqbal, S. Shirmohammadi, A. El Saddik, "A Framework for MPEG-21 DIA Based Adaptation and Perceptual Encryption of H.264 Video", Proc. SPIE/ACM Multimedia Computing and Networking Conference, San Jose, CA, USA, January 2007
R. Iqbal, S. Shirmohammadi, A. El Saddik, "Compressed-domain Encryption of Adapted H.264 Video", Proc. IEEE Workshop on Security and Pervasive Multimedia Environments, San Diego, CA, USA, December 2006
M. Orozco, B. Malek, M. Eid, A. El Saddik, "Haptic-Based Sensible Graphical Password", Proceedings of Virtual Concept 2006, Playa Del Carmen, Mexico, November 2006
J. Mora, W.S. Lee, G. Comeau, S. Shirmohammadi, A. El Saddik, "Assisted Piano Pedagogy through 3D Visualization of Piano Playing", Proc. IEEE Workshop on Haptic Audio Visual Environments and their Applications, Ottawa, ON, Canada, November 2006
Q. Chen, A.M. Rahman, A. El-Sawah, X. Shen, A. El Saddik, N.D. Georganas, "Access Learning Objects in Virtual Environment by Hand Gestures and Voice", Proc. Of the 3rd annual e-learning conference on Intelligent Interactive Learning Object Repositories (I2LOR 2006), Montreal, Quebec, Canada, November 2006
R. Iqbal, S. Shirmohammadi, A. El Saddik, "Secured MPEG-21 Digital Item Adaptation for H.264 Video", Proc. IEEE International Conference on Multimedia and Expo, Toronto, ON, Canada, July 2006
M. Graydon, M. Orozco, S. Shirmohammadi, A. El Saddik, "Using Haptic Interfaces for User Verification in Virtual Environments", Proc. IEEE Conference on Virtual Environments, Human-Computer Interfaces, and Measurement Systems, La Coruna, Spain, July 2006
B. Malek, M. Orozco, A. El Saddik, "Novel Shoulder-Surfing Resistant Haptic-based Graphical Password", Proceedings of the Eurohaptics 2006 conference, Paris, France, July 2006
I. Shakra, M. Orozco, A. El Saddik, S. Shirmohammadi, E. Lemaire, "VR-Based Hand Rehabilitation Using A Haptic-Based Framework", Proc. IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Conference, Sorrento, Italy, April 2006
I. Shakra, M. Orozco, A. El Saddik, S. Shirmohammadi, E. Lemaire, "Haptic Instrumentation for Physical Rehabilitation of Stroke Patients", Proc. IEEE Workshop on Medical Measurement and Applications, Benevento, Italy, April 2006
Y. Asfaw, M. Orozco, S. Shirmohammadi, A. Adler, A. El Saddik, "Haptic-Based Biometrics: A Feasibility Study", IEEE Haptic Symposium, Proc. IEEE Virtual Reality Conference, Alexandria, VA, USA, March 2006
Y. Asfaw, M. Orozco, S. Shirmohammadi, A. El Saddik, A. Adler, "Participant Identification in Haptic systems using Hidden Markov Model", Proc. IEEE Workshop on Haptic Audio Visual Environments and their Applications, Ottawa, ON, Canada, October 2005
J. Zhou, X. Shen, I. Shakra, A. El Saddik, N.D. Georganas, "XML-based Representation of Haptic Information", Proc. HAVE 2005 - IEEE Intl. Workshop on Haptic, Audio and Visual Environments and their Applications, pp. 116-120, Ottawa, ON, Canada, October 2005
M. Orozco, A. El Saddik, I. Shakra, "Adaptive Haptic Framework", Proc. VECIMS 2005, IEEE Intl. Conference on Virtual Environments, Human-Computer Interfaces and Measurement System, Giardini Naxos, Italy, July 2005
M. Orozco, Y. Asfaw, A. Adler, S. Shirmohammadi, A. El Saddik, "Automatic Identification of Participants in Haptic Systems", Proc. IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (IEEE IMTC '05), Ottawa, ON, Canada, May 2005
Y. Zhong, S. Shirmohammadi, A. El Saddik, "Measurement of the Effectiveness of Application-Layer Multicasting", Proc. IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (IEEE IMTC '05), Ottawa, ON, Canada, May 2005
X. Shen, J. Zhou, A. El Saddik, N.D. Georganas, "Architecture and Evaluation of Tele-Haptic Environments", Proc. 8th IEEE International Symposium on Distributed Simulation and Real Time Applications (IEEE DS-RT 2004), Budapest, Hungary, October 2004
X. Liu, A. El Saddik, N.D. Georganas, " An implementable architecture of an e-learning system", Proc. Can. Conf. in Electrical and Comp. Engg (CCECE03), Montreal, QC, Canada, May 2003
D. Yang, A. El Saddik, N.D. Georganas, "Latecomer Support and Client Synchronization for Synchronous Multimedia Collaborative Environments", Proc. 4th Intern. Workshop on Collaborative Editing, ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, New Orleans, LA, USA, November 2002