Researcher Scientists
 

Mr. Siamak Azodolmolky, Research Scientist
 

Researcher at AIT

 

 


Siamak Azodolmolky
AIT-Athens Information Technology
P.O.Box 68, 0.8km Markopoulo Ave.,Peania, 19002,
Athens, Greece
Office: +30-210-6682792
Fax: +30-210-6682729
Mobile: +30-693-6321374
E-mail: sazo@ait.edu.gr
 

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth: 26/08/1971
Marital Status: Married

OBJECTIVES INTERESTS

  • Design and planning of optical-bypass networks

  • Physical impairment aware lightpath routing algorithms (IA-RWA)

  • Resilience and protection in optical-bypass and transparent optical networks

  • Regenerator placement in optical-bypass networks

  • Converged optical networks and cross-layer optimization in computer networks

  • Optical Flow Switching

  • Performance evaluation of computer networks

  • Techno-economic evaluation of broadband access networks

EDUCATION

PhD in Computer Engineering (Computer Networks Major)
01/08+
Polytechnic University of Catalonia (UPC) www.upc.edu
PhD Research topic: “Impairment Aware Lightpath Routing and Network Planning in Transparent Optical Networks”
Advisor: Prof. Ioannis Tomkos (itom@ait.edu.gr)
Supervisor, Co-Advisor: Prof. Josep Sole Pareta (pareta@ac.upc.edu)

09/04-02/06
M.Sc. in Information Networking (MSIN)
Information Networking Institute, Carnegie Mellon University (www.ini.cmu.edu) Jointly offered by Athens Information Technology (AIT) (www.ait.edu.gr)
Thesis: “A Simulation Study for Performance Evaluation of Optical Burst Switched Networks”
Supervisors:
Prof. Anna Tzanakaki (atza@ait.edu.gr),
Prof. Ioannis Tomkos (itom@ait.edu.gr)
Cumulative QPA: 3.86/4.00

09/95-02/98
M.Eng. in Computer Engineering (Computer Architecture)
Islamic Azad University (IAU)- Science & Research Campus,
Tehran-Iran
GPA: 19.23/20.00
Thesis: “An Approach in Congestion Control mechanisms for LAN interconnection across high-speed networks”
Supervisor: Dr. Ali Movaghar Rahimabadi

09/89-07/94
B.Eng. in Computer Engineering (Hardware)
University of Tehran, Tehran-Iran(www.ut.ac.ir)
GPA: 16.10/20.00

EXPERIENCES

08/07+
Athens Information Technology (AIT)
High-speed Networks and Optical Communications Research group Researcher Athens, Greece

03/06-06/07
ParsCyberian Consulting Co.
(www.parscyberian.com)
Systems Integrator, Tehran-Iran Participation in preparation of
Design and Technical Documents

07/06-02/07
Data Processing Iran Co. (ex-IBM)
Systems Integrator, Tehran-Iran
Sub-Contractor for preparation of ‘Network Management’
design and Technical documents

09/01-08/04
IT & Networking Advisor/Website design and development
Bangkok- Thailand

03/00-08/01
Islamic Azad University (IAU)
Research & Science campus, Tehran-Iran
• Network Simulation Lab. Research Assistant

06/99-08/01
Data Processing Iran Co. (ex-IBM)
(HTUhttp://www.dpi.ir/UTH)
R&D Department, Tehran-Iran
Part-time employee
• Thin Client and Modern Embedded Systems Engineering
– Senior Designer and Developer
• SCO® UNIX Support group – Senior Administrator
• Member of Computer Networks Design Group

09/99-06/01
Islamic Azad University (IAU)
Faculty of Computer Engineering, North Dept., Tehran-Iran
• Computer Networks and Internet Programming Instructor

10/99-12/99
Khajeh Nassir-e-Toosi University (KNTU)
(HTUwww.kntu.ac.irUTH)
Computer Center, Tehran-Iran
• Internet and Networking services consultant

08/92-04/99
Data Processing Iran Co. (ex-IBM)
(HTUhttp://www.dpi.irUTH)
Software Support Department, Tehran-Iran
Part-time employee
• Member of TN3270 Bilingual Terminal Emulation Project
• Member of IBM 3270 Terminal Emulation Project
• Member of Bilingual Persian-English Conceptual Model project
• Member of Internetworking team (Heterogeneous Networks)

10/93-02/95
Data Processing Iran Co., (ex-IBM)
Education Center, Tehran-Iran
• Unix Operating System courseware design and presentation
• Internet and its applications courseware design
and presentation

05/98-08/98
Bit Afarin Co., Tehran-Iran
• Co-Founder and Systems Engineer

IMPORTANT PROJECTS

 01/08+
EU FP7 ICT STREP DICONET
Dynamic Impairment Constraint Optical NETwork for transparent mesh optical networks Main objective : Focusing on the development of a dynamic network planning tool for core optical networks
Project Type: STREP
Role: Technical investigator
Athens Information Technology (AIT) (www.ait.edu.gr),
Athens, Greece

01/08+
EU FP7 ICT NOE BONE
Building the Future Optical Network in EuropeMain objective: To unite optical networks related research efforts across Europe
Project type : NoE (Network of Excellence)
Role: Technical investigator
Athens information Technology (AIT) (www.ait.edu.gr),
Athens, Greece

03/07-04/07
“ParsCyberian’s Solution for Mobile Satellite Communication”
Design and Implementation of Training Material ParsCyberian Consulting Co. (www.parscyberian.com) , Tehran-Iran

02/07-03/07
Wide Area Network of ‘Bonyand Financial and Credit Association’
Instructor of “Implementing CiscoWorks LAN Management Solutions (LMS) 2.5.1 Training Course”, 32 Hours
Training Course and Workshop
Data Porcessing Iran Co. (www.dpi.net.ir), Tehran-Iran

09/06-02/07
Wide Area Network of ‘Bonyand Financial and Credit Association’
Participation in design of Integrated network management solution using CiscoWorks and IBM Tivoli management suites Data Processing Iran Co. (www.dpi.net.ir), Tehran-Iran

07/06-09/06
Wide Area Network of the I.R. of Iran Customs Authority
Participation in design and implementation of VSAT networking and IP routing strategy ParsCyberian Co. (www.parscyberian.com), Tehran-Iran

04/06-05/06
Multimedia Network of new building of Ministry of Energy
Participation in preparing design documents for IP Telephony, Quality of service (QoS) and Video Conferencing systems ParsCyberian Co(www.parscyberian.com), Tehran-Iran

09/05-1/06
Re-implementation of a commercial web-based portal
A web portal based on J2EE (Servlet/JSPs) with ORACEL DBMS (PL/SQLs)
Designer & Developer
Athens Information Technology (AIT), Athens-Greece

03/05-08/05
A Simulation Framework for Performance Evaluation of OBS Networks Part of my M.Sc. Thesis
Design and Implementation of the Framework using OPNET Modeler®
Athens Information Technology (AIT), Athens-Greece

05/05-08/05
Middleware Framework for Resource Management in Smart Spaces (http://chil.server.de) Using C, Java, JNI; JADE Middleware and CHIL Knowledge-Base Server,An Independent Study
Athens Information Technology (AIT), Athens-Greece

01/05-04/05
PolyOmaton: A Distributed Multi-Camera Selection System (www.geocities.com/ait_frappe) Distributed Systems course project using ‘C’ and Matlab based on NIST “Smart Flow” Middleware
Designer & Developer
Athens Information Technology (AIT), Athens-Greece

09/04-11/04
Intensive ‘C’ development using ARM Developer Suite and ADI’s BRH Xscale Reference Platform
Introduction to Embedded Systems Course
Athens Information Technology (AIT), Athens-Greece

11/03- 02/04
Design and Implementation of the official website of the Embassy of Iran in Bangkok
Designer and Developer
www.iranembassy.or.th Bangkok – Thailand

08/03-09/03
Design and Implementation of the Website of Pars Intelligent Communication Co. (PIC Co.)
Designer and Developer (www.parsray.com)
Bangkok – Thailand

06/99-08/01
Chief Research and Development Engineer for the DPI’s DNT-14xx family of ‘Thin Clients’ with bilingual (Persian-English) support
PC R&D Department, Data Processing Iran Co. (Ex-IBM)
Senior Designer and Developer www.dpi.ir
Tehran – Iran

10/98-07/99
Member of Internetworking project for Design and Implementation of the Khajeh Nasir-e-Toosi University (inter-campus Network and connection to the Internet ‘www.kntu.ac.ir’)
Consisting of five campus internetwork and Internet connectivity
Software Support Department, Data Processing Iran Co. (Ex-IBM)
Member of Design and Implementation team
www.dpi.ir Tehran – Iran

04/98-04/99
Member of IBM 3270 Bilingual Terminal Emulation project Software Support Department, Data Processing Iran Co. (Ex-IBM)
Team Member
www.dpi.ir
Tehran – Iran

02/97-04/99
Member of bilingual (Persian-English) conceptual model project
Software Support Department, Data Processing Iran Co. (Ex-IBM)
Team Member www.dpi.ir
Tehran – Iran

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS

  • I. Tomkos, S. Azodolmolky, M. Angelou, D. Klonidis, Y. Ye,
    C. Saradhi, E. Salvadori, A. Zanardi, “Impairment Aware Networking and
    Relevant Resilience Issues in All-Optical Networks,” ECOC 2008, Brussels, Belgium.

  • S.Azodolmolky, and I. Tomkos, “A Techno-Economic Evaluation of FTTB Deployments”, CSNDSP08, Austria, 2008.

  • I.Tomkos, S. Azodolmolky, D. Klonidis, M. Aggelou, K. Margariti,
     “Dynamic Impairment Aware Networking for Transparent Mesh Optical Networks: Activities of EU Project DICONET,” vol.1, pp. 6-12, ICTON 2008, Athens, Greece, June 2008.

  • S. Azodolmolky, I. Tomkos, “A Techno-Economic Model for FTTH Deployments,” Journal of Telecommunication Management,

  • G.Zervas, R. Nejabati, D.Simeonidou, A.Tzanakaki, S.Azodolmolky, and I. Tomkos, “A Hybrid Optical Burst/Circuit Switched Ingress Edge Router for Grid-Enabled Optical Networks”, GridNets 2006, San Jose, California, USA, Oct. 2006.

  • S.Azodolmolky, A.Tzanakaki, I. Tomkos, “A Simulation Study of Adaptive Burst Assembly Algorithms in Optical Burst Switched Networks with Self-Similar Traffic Sources”, International Journal (ISI Indexed) Annals of Telecommunications, Special issue on Simulation Techniques for Optical Networks, Vol. 62, No. 5-6, pp.584-603, May-June 2007.

  • S. Azodolmolky, A. Tzanakaki, I. Tomkos, “Study of the Impact of
    Burst Assembly Algorithms in Optical Burst Switched Networks with
    Self-Similar Input Traffic”, 8PthP International IEEE Conference on
    Transparent Optical Networks (ICTON2006), Nottingham,
    United Kingdom, 18-22 June 2006.

  • S. Azodolmolky, A. Tzanakaki, I. Tomkos, “On the Impact of Burst
    Assembly on Self-Similarity at the Edge Router in Optical Burst
    Switched Networks”, 5PthP International Symposium on Communication
    Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing (6), Patras, Greece, 19-21 July 2006.

  • J. Soldatos, K. Stamatis, S. Azodolmolky, I. Pandis, L. C. Polymenakos,
    “Semantic Web Technologies for Ubiquitous Computing Resource
    Management in Smart Spaces,” in International Journal of Web Engineering
    and Technology (IJWET), Vol. 3, No.4, 2007, pp. 353 – 373.

  • S. Azodolmolky, A. Tzanakaki, I. Tomkos, “On the Simulation of Optical Burst Switched Networks with Self-Similar Traffic Sources,” EUROCON2005, The IEEE International Conference on “Computer as a tool”, Serbia & Montenegro, Belgrade, November 22-24, 2005.

  • S. Azodolmolky, N. Dimakis, V. Mylonakis, G. Souretis,
    J. Soldatos, A. Pnevmatikakis, and L. Polymenakos, “Middleware
    for In-door Ambient Intelligence: The PolyOmaton System”, 2PndP International Workshop on Next Generation Networking Middleware (NGNM05), Waterloo, Canada, May, 2005. (http://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/conferences/networking2005/coming/
    workshop.html

  • S. Azodolmolky, A. Movaghar, “An Approach to congestion control mechanisms for Interconnecting LANs using high-speed networks”, Proceedings of 4PthP Annual International Computer Society of Iran (CSI) Conference (CSICC’98), vol. 3, Tehran, Iran, pp. 376-382, 26-28 Jan. 1999. (http://sina.sharif.edu/~movaghar)

PUBLICATIONS

  • S. Azodolmolky, “Fundamentals of Computer Networks Management,”
    (in Persion), Computer and Communication Magazine (CCW), No.54, 55, 56, 57, Sept.-Dec. 2007.
  • S. Azodolmolky, “Mobile Communication – The EU Vision”, (in Persian), Computer and Communication Magazine (CCW), Vol. VI, No. 53, March 2007, pp. 47-48.
  • S.Azodolmolky, “Wireless LAN Switching”, (in Persian), Computer and Communication Magazine (CCW), Vol. VI, No. 52, Feb. 2007, pp. 27-30.
  • S. Azodolmolky, “What was the week day for 1/1/1?– A Review of the Iranian Calendar”, (in Persian), ‘Shabakeh’ Magazine, vol. 8, no. 59, November 2005.
  • S. Azodolmolky, A. Tzanakaki, I. Tomkos, “A Simulation Study
    for Performance Evaluation of Optical Burst Switching Networks,”
    Mini-Symposium on Optical Data Networking, The Rank Prize Funds,
    Grasmere, United Kingdom, 22-25 August 2005.
  • S. Azodolmolky, “Location-based Computing” (in Persian), Computer and Communication Magazine (CCW), Vol. IV, No. 25, September 2004.
  • S. Azodolmolky, “Gamemaker: A tool for Teaching Computer Programming” (in Persian), Computer and Communication Magazine, Vol. IV, No. 23, May 2004.
  • S. Azodolmolky, “Human or Machine, this is the question”, Computer and Communication World Magazine (CCW), Vol. IV, No. 22, March 2004.

  • S. Azodolmolky, “Intel Forecasts” (in Persian), Computer and Communication World Magazine (CCW), Vol. III, No. 21, February 2004.

  • S. Azodolmolky, “Wireless Markup Languages” (in Persian), Computer and Communication World Magazine (CCW), Vol. III, No. 20, January-February 2004.
  • S. Azodolmolky, “IEEE 802.11: Wireless LANs Standard – Part II” (in Persian), Computer and Communication World Magazine (CCW), Vol. III, No.19, November 2003.

  • S. Azodolmolky, “IEEE 802.11: Wireless LANs Standard –
    Part I” (in Persian), Computer and Communication World Magazine
     (CCW), Vol. III, No.18, October 2003, http://www.ccwmagazine.com/Issues/Issue18/Network
    /IEEE1.ASP

  • S. Azodolmolky, “Battle of Mobile Operating Systems”
    (in Persian), Computer and Communication World Magazine (CCW), Vol. III, No.16, August 2003,
    HTUhttp://www.ccwmagazine.com/Issues/Issue16/
    communication/Mobile_OSs.ASP
  • S. Azodolmolky, “Advanced Wireless Networks with Implication on Cisco ® Products”, Self-study courseware, 15 March 2003.
  • S. Azodolmolky, A.Movaghar, “On the Security Foundation for Web Transactions”, IAU Technical report, http://www.geocities.com/azods/files/SSLApr2002.pdf, April 2002.
  • S. Azodolmolky, “An Introduction to NS-2”, IAU Technical Report in Persian, http://www.geocities.com/azods/files/Persian-NS2.pdfUTH, March 2002.
  • S. Azodolmolky, “The Java Tutorial, Object Oriented Programming for the Internet”, http://www.geocities.com/azods/files/TheJavaTutorial.pdf, Nov. 2001.

HONORS, AWARDS, AFFILIATIONS

  • Ranked 1st in CMU M.Sc. in Information Networking (February 2006 Graduation)

  • Full Scholarship for MSIN2004 program, jointly offered by Information Networking Institute (INI) Carnegie Mellon University and Athens Information Technology (AIT)

  • ACM Professional Member

  • IEEE Member (Computer and Communication Societies)

  • Ranked 3rd in IAU M.Sc. Entrance Exam

CERTIFICATION

  • Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA®), Bangkok-Thailand, 28 September 2003

  • Designing MS-Windows® 2000 Networking Services Infrastructure, Dubai-UAE, February 2000

  • Telecommunication Network Management, Iran Telecommunication Company (ITC)

  • Research Center, Tehran-Iran, Nov. 1999

  • DPI’s Structured Cabling Certification, Tehran-Iran, Sept. 1999

TECHNICAL PRESENTATION

  • Hands-on session on “Introducing OPNET Modeler”, AIT’s Summer School 2008, Athens Information Technology (AIT), 8 July 2008.

  • Hands-on session on simulation of computer networks using OPNET Modeler as part of the “TCP/IP Networks and MPLS” executive course, , Athens, Iformation Technology (AIT), Athens, Greece, 3-6 Sept. 2007.

  • Instructor of “Implementing CiscoWorks LMS (LAN Management Solutions) 2.5.1” (32 Hours) Training course, Presented for Engineers of “Bonyad Financial and Credit Association”, Tehran, Iran, 14 February-14 March 2007.

  • An Introduction to OPNET Modeler® 11.0 - Executing three presentations (including two lab sessions) as part of an executive course (“Design and Performance Consideration in TCP/IP Networks”) in Athens Information Technology (AIT) (http://www.ait.edu.gr/profPrograms/) , Athens, Greece, 8-13 December 2005.

  • A Simulation Study for Performance Evaluation of Optical Burst Switching Networks, Rank Prize Funds (HTUwww.rankprize.orgUTH) Mini-Symposium in Optical Data Networking, Grasmere, UK, 22-25P PAugust 2005.

  • Thin Clients and Network Terminals, DPI Co. (ex-IBM), Tehran-Iran, 2001
    Network Infrastructure Services in Windows® 2000, DPI Co. (ex-IBM), Tehran-Iran, 2000

  • Routing in Computer networks using Cisco® Routers, DPI Co. (ex-IBM), Tehran-Iran, 1999

  • Internet and its Applications (Definition, Concepts, Applications), DPI Co. (ex-IBM), Tehran-Iran, 1998

SKILLS

Programming Languages:

  • (X86, ARM Xscale) Assembly, Basic, Pascal, C/C++, Java

Middleware

  • JADE (Java Agent Development Environment)

Client-side scripting:

  • Javascript

Server-side scripting:

  • ASP .NET, PHP, JSP

Web development:

  • Microsoft FrontPage, HTML, DHTML, XML

Relational Databases:

  • MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server

Operating Systems:

  • MS-Windows (XP, 2000), UNIX (SCO, SuSe Linux), VM/CMS, VMS

Network Simulation:

  • OPNET Modeler® 10.5 , 11.0, VPI Transmission Maker

Tools:

  • ARM Developer Suite, Microsoft Visual Studio, NetBeans IDE, Visio, Microsoft Office, VPI AccessMaker, Borland® JBuilder IDE

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

  • Persian (Mother tongue)

  • English (TOEFL Score: 247 CBT, Writing Score: 4.0, Exam. Date: 10/02)
     

REFERENCES

Available upon request



Last Updated: July  2008