Curriculum vitae (C.V.)

Dr. Masoud Asghari

Personal Information:
Name: Masoud Asghari (مسعود اصغری) .
Born on March 1987 in Tabriz, Iran.

Links:

E-mail addresses:

  • Primary     e-mail: masoudir [at] gmail [dot] com
  • University e-mail: mas.asghari [at] maragheh [dot] ac [dot] ir

Education:

  • 2014-2019: Ph.D. in Information Technology (Computer Networks) at the Computer Engineering Department, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.
    GPA: 19.45 / 20.
  • 2012-2014: M.Sc. in Information Technology (Computer Networks) at the Electrical Engineering Department, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran.
    GPA: 19.22 / 20.
  • 2005-2010: B.Sc. in Computer Engineering (Software Engineering) at Payame Noor University, Tabriz, Iran.
    GPA: 16.36 / 20.
  • 2001-2005: Diploma, Math and Physics, Saadi selective high school, Tabriz, Iran.
    GPA: 18.31 / 20.

Research Interests:
Computer Networks, Nanonetworks, Game Theory, Network economics and pricing, Internet of things (IoT), Optical networks.

Taught Courses (see them):
MSc courses:
1. Network Management, 2. Advanced Topics in Networking, 3. Web Software Development, 4. Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
BSc courses:
1.Computer Networks; 2.Internet Engineering; 3.Database design and basics; 4.Computer Programming (C and C++); 5.Advanced programming (Java and C++); 6.Secure Computing; 7.English for Computer Science and Engineering; 8.Scientific Writing and Presentations; 9.Object–oriented programming; 10.Engineering Economics; 11.Data structures and algorithms; 12.Automata theory; 13.Computer Basics; 14.Strategic Management in IT; 15.Networks Lab; 16.Database Lab. 17. Introduction to Electrical Engineering, 18. Electrical Engineering Lab., 19. Electrical Engineering 1, 20. Electrical Engineering 2

Teaching experiences:
5 Semesters in the University of Maragheh, Maragheh, Iran.
1 Semesters in University of Bonab, Bonab, Iran.
3 Semester in Tabriz Islamic Art University, Tabriz, Iran.
11 Semesters in Nabi Akram University (UCNA), Tabriz, Iran.
4 Semesters in Azarbaijan Shahid Madani University, Tabriz, Iran.
4 Semesters in Urmia University, Urmia, Iran.
1 Semester in Sahand University, Varzegan, Iran.

Languages:
Azari(native),  Farsi(excellent),  English(good), Turkish(good).

Journal  Papers:

Citation Publisher JCR(IF) JCR(Q)
[10]  Xin-Wei Yao, Lang Lin, Masoud Asghari, Yiwei Chen, Md Mehedi Hassan Dorjoy and Qiang Li, “CHLR: Central High-Speed Lane Routing Protocol for Intra-Body Flow-Guided Nanonetworks in Terahertz Band Communication”, Nano Communication Networks, 2024. Elsevier 2.9 Q2
[9]  Masoud Asghari, “Integration of Semi-Permanent Wired Clusters into Intrabody Wireless Perpetual Nanonetworks”, Telecommunication Systems, vol. 84, no. 3, pp. 285–301, 2023. Springer 2.5 Q3
[8]  Masoud Asghari, “Intrabody Hybrid Perpetual Nanonetworks Based on Simultaneous Wired and Wireless Nanocommunications”, Nano Communication Networks, vol. 32–33, pp. 100406, 2022. Elsevier 2.9 Q2
[7]  Masoud Asghari, Saleh Yousefi and Dusit Niyato, “An Analysis of Service Bundles of Mobile Network Operators with Free Services Included”, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing, vol. 19, no. 8, pp. 1789 – 1803, 2020. IEEE 5.577 Q1
[6]  Masoud Asghari, Saleh Yousefi and Dusit Niyato, “Pricing Strategies of IoT Wide Area Network Service Providers with Complementary Services Included”, Journal of Network and Computer Applications, vol. 147, no. 8, pp. 102426, 2019. Elsevier 5.570 Q1
[5]   Masoud Asghari and Saleh Yousefi, “Zero-rating Internet Platforms Formation: A Game Theoretic Analysis”, Telecommunication Systems, vol. 71, no. 1, pp. 93 – 109, 2019. Springer 1.734 Q3
[4]   Masoud Asghari, Jamshid Bagherzadeh and Saleh Yousefi, “Loss estimation and control mechanism in bufferless optical packet switched networks based on multilayer perceptron”, Photonic Network Communications, vol. 35, no. 2, pp. 274 – 286, 2018. Springer 1.328 Q3
[3]   Masoud Asghari and Saleh Yousefi, “Pricing mechanism for interconnection between phone operators and virtual mobile VoIP operators”, Telecommunication Systems, vol. 67, no. 1, pp. 133 – 147, 2018. Springer 1.707 Q3
[2]   Masoud Asghari and Akbar Ghaffarpour Rahbar, “Contentionless transmission in buffer-less slotted optical packet switched networks”, Optical Fiber Technology, vol. 30, pp. 134 – 146, 2016. Elsevier 1.678 Q2
[1]   Masoud Asghari and Akbar Ghaffarpour Rahbar, “Contention avoidance in bufferless slotted optical packet switched networks with egress switch coordination”, Optical Switching and Networking, vol. 18, Part 1, pp. 104 – 119, 2015. Elsevier 1.137 Q2

 

Book Chapters:

Citation Publisher
[1]   Masoud Asghari, Saleh Yousefi and Dusit Niyato, “Game Theoretic Modeling of Zero-Rating Internet Provisioning,” in Encyclopedia of Wireless Networks, X. (Sherman) Shen, X. Lin, and K. Zhang, Eds. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2020, pp. 517 – 525. Springer

 

Conference Papers:

Citation Publisher
[8]   مسعود اصغری و رضوان غفارزاده درخشان، 1402، شیوه های مسیریابی و تشخیص موقعیت نانوروبات‌ها در بدن انسان به‌کمک الگوریتم‌های یادگیری ماشین و داده‌های سنسور، پنجمین کنفرانس بین‌المللی محاسبات نرم، گیلان، ایران. Civilica
[7]   Xin-Wei Yao, Lang Lin and Masoud Asghari, “A Central High-speed Lane Routing Protocol for Flow-Guided Intra-body Nanonetworks“, 2023 8th International Conference on Computer and Communication Systems (ICCCS), Guangzhou, China, April 2023, pp. 247 – 252. IEEE
[6]   Eugen Dedu and Masoud Asghari, “Time-based ray tracing forwarding in dense nanonetworks“, 37th International Conference on Advanced Information Networking and Applications (AINA-2023), Juiz de Fora, Brazil, March 2023, pp. 497 – 508. Springer
[5]   Masoud Asghari, Saleh Yousefi and Dusit Niyato, “A Mobile Network Operator’s Decision for Partnership with Zero-rating Internet Platforms“, 2017 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Singapore, December 2017, pp. 1 – 6. IEEE
[4]   Saleh Yousefi, Jamshid Bagherzadeh and Masoud Asghari, “An Artificial Neural Network Approach for Loss Estimation in Bufferless Optical Packet Switched Networks”, 2017 IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Paris, France, May 2017, pp. 1 – 6. IEEE
[3]   مسعود اصغری و صالح یوسفی، 1396، تحلیل شکل گیری پلتفرم های تسهیل کننده ارایه سرویس های وب رایگان zero-rating,سومین کنفرانس ملی محاسبات توزیعی و پردازش داده های بزرگ,تبریز,ایران. Civilica
[2]   ماریه محمودی، صالح یوسفی و مسعود اصغری، 1395، تحلیل اقتصادی تعامل اپراتورهای تلفن و اپراتورهای VoIP نرم افزاری، هشتمین کنفرانس بین المللی فناوری اطلاعات ودانش، همدان، ایران. Civilica
[1]   مسعود اصغری و صالح یوسفی، 1394، ارائه یک مکانیزم قیمت گذاری با استفاده از نظریه بازی‌ها جهت اتصال اپراتورهای VoIP نرم افزاری و اپراتورهای تلفن، بیست و یکمین کنفرانس ملی سالانه انجمن کامپیوتر، تهران، ایران. Computer Society of Iran

 

Research Theses:

  • Masoud Asghari, “Economic incentives for telecommunication operators to interact with content-service providers aiming at provisioning innovative services for users”, Ph.D. Thesis, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran, January 2019.
    Supervisor: Dr. Saleh Yousefi
    Advisor: Dr. Dusit Niyato
  • Masoud Asghari, “Novel contention avoidance approaches in buffer-less optical packet switched networks”, M.Sc. Thesis, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran, May 2014.
    Supervisor: Dr. Akbar Ghaffarpour Rahbar
  • Masoud Asghari, “Web-based forum maker written in PHP”, B.Sc. Thesis, Payame Noor University, Tabriz, Iran, April 2010.
    Supervisor: Dr. Manouchehr Zadahmad

Professional Activities:

Graduate Students Supervised:

    Title of Thesis Student Name Supervisor/Advisor Defense Date University
1. MSc of Computer Networks A novel OSPF based routing protocol for improving SDN performance
To watch the presentation (click here!)		 Mohsen Fadaeian Supervisor 26 Dec 2020 Nabi Akram University (UCNA)

Skills:

  1. Academical: Network Simulation using NS-3, OPNET, MATLAB, Maple.
  2. Network management: Cisco, MikroTik, Linux and Windows servers.
  3. Programming: PHP, C++, JAVA, Android, HTML, Javascript, CSS.
  4. Micro-controller  programming (Arduino), digital circuit design and prototyping (Fritzing) focused on IoT and networking.
  5. Office tools: Latex and Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
  6. Graphics editing: Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.
  7. Operating systems: Microsoft Windows, Linux.

 

Some of The Web Projects:

I used the following skills in my web project:

  • PHP programming with/without CodeIgniter framework, MySQL database design, JavaScript with/without jQuery framework, CSS and HTML.
  • Linux based web-servers and network applications install and config.
  • Graphic editor software: Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator.

Most of my webdesign projects (for customers) are no longer online and you can see a saved copy of them at archive.org as: