About

Khalil Mershad

Assistant Professor of Computer Science
Program Coordinator, Computer Science and Bioinformatics, Beirut

Khaleel Mershad is currently an assistant professor of computer science at LAU. He received his BE in Computer Engineering and Informatics in 2004 from the Beirut Arab University (BAU), Lebanon, in addition to his ME and PhD in Computer and Communications Engineering from the American University of Beirut (AUB) in 2007 and 2012. He worked as a Research Director at Qatar University between 2013 and 2016.

Dr. Mershad served as the chairperson of the Computer Science Department at the Modern University for Business and Science (MUBS) between 2020 and 2022. He has also been an IEEE member since 2018, where he became involved in many research projects in the fields of mobile computing, cybersecurity, blockchain and wireless networks. He published more than 50 scientific papers in highly reputed journals and conferences related to computer science and engineering.

Research Interests

His research interests include ad hoc networks, vehicular communications, Internet of Things, data management and availability, parallel and distributed computing, cloud computing, blockchain and educational technology.

SDGs Research Mapping

Dr. Khaleel Mershad conducts research relevant to the following SDGs:

Selected Publications

Journal

  1. K. Mershad, “PROACT: Parallel multi-miner proof of accumulated trust protocol for Internet of Drones,” Vehicular Communications, Elsevier, Vol. 36, 100495, 2022. DOI: 10.1016/j.vehcom.2022.100495
  2. K. Mershad and B. Said, “DIAMOND: A tool for monitoring the participation of students in online lectures,” Education and Information Technologies, Springer, Vol. 27, 2022. DOI: 10.1007/s10639-021-10801-y
  3. K. Mershad, “SURFER: A Secure SDN-Based Routing Protocol for Internet of Vehicles,” IEEE Internet of Things Journal, Vol. 8, No. 9, May. 2021, pp. 7407-7422. DOI: 10.1109/JIOT.2020.3038465
  4. K. Mershad, O. Cheikhrouhou, and L. Ismail, “Proof of accumulated trust: A new consensus protocol for the security of the IoV,” Vehicular Communications, Elsevier, Vol. 32, 100392, 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.vehcom.2021.100392
  5. K. Mershad, H. Dahrouj, H. Sarieddeen, B. Shihada, T. Al-Naffouri, and M. S. Alouini, “Cloud-Enabled High-Altitude Platform Systems: Challenges and Opportunities,” Frontiers in Communications and Networks, Vol. 2:716265, 2021. DOI: 10.3389/frcmn.2021.716265
  6. K. Mershad, A. Damaj, P. Wakim, and A. Hamieh, “LearnSmart: A framework for integrating internet of things functionalities in learning management systems,” Education and Information Technologies, Springer, Vol. 25, 2020, pp. 1-34. DOI: 10.1007/s10639-019-10090-6.
  7. K. Mershad, “A framework for controlling the operations of sensor networks from the cloud,” International Journal of Wireless and Mobile Computing, Inderscience, Vol. 18, No. 2, 2019, pp. 132-152.
  8. K. Mershad and P. Wakim, “A Learning Management System Enhanced with Internet of Things Applications,” Journal of Education and Learning, Canadian Center of Science and Education (CCSE), Vol.7, No.3, July 2018, pp. 23-40.
  9. K. Mershad, Q. M. Malluhi, M. Ouzzani, M. Tang, M. Gribskov, and W. G. Aref, “AUDIT: approving and tracking updates with dependencies in collaborative databases,” Distributed and Parallel Databases, Springer, Vol. 36, No. 1, Nov. 2017, pp. 81-119.
  10. K. Mershad, Q. M. Malluhi, M. Ouzzani, M. Tang, M. Gribskov, and W. G. Aref, “COACT: a query interface language for collaborative databases,” Distributed and Parallel Databases, Springer, Vol. 36, No. 1, Nov. 2017, pp. 121-151.
  11. K. Mershad, H. Artail, M. Saghir, H. Hajj, and M. Awad, “A Study of the Performance of a Cloud Datacenter Server,” IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, Vol. 5, No. 4, Oct. 2017, pp. 590 – 603.
  12. K. Mershad, H. Artail, M. Saghir, H. Hajj, and M. Awad, “A mathematical model to analyze the utilization of a cloud datacenter middleware,” Journal of Network and Computer Applications, Elsevier, Vol. 59, 2016, pp. 399-415.
  13. Kaitoua, H. Hajj, M. Saghir, H. Artail, H. Akkary, M. Awad, M. Sharafeddine, and K. Mershad, “Hadoop Extensions for Distributed Computing on Reconfigurable Active SSD Clusters,” ACM Transactions on Architecture and Code Optimization (TACO), Vol. 11, Issue 2, June 2014.
  14. K. Mershad and H. Artail, “Finding a STAR in a Vehicular Cloud,” IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine (ITSM), Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 55 - 68.
  15. K. Mershad and H. Artail, “A Framework for Secure and Efficient Data Acquisition in Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (TVT), Vol. 62, No. 2, pp. 536 – 551.
  16. K. Mershad, H. Artail, and M. Gerla, “ROAMER: Roadside Units as message routers in VANETs,” Ad Hoc Networks Journal (Ad Hoc Netw), Elsevier, Vol. 10 (2012), pp. 479-496.
  17. K. Mershad, H. Artail, and M. Gerla, “We Can Deliver Messages to Far Vehicles,” IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (T-ITS), Vol. 13, No. 3, Sep 2012, pp. 1099 – 1115.
  18. K. Mershad and H. Artail, “CODISC: Collaborative and distributed semantic caching for maximizing cache effectiveness in wireless networks,” Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing (JPDC), Vol. 71 (2011), pp. 495 -511.
  19. K. Mershad and H. Artail, “SSUM: Smart Server Update Mechanism for Maintaining Cache Consistency in Mobile Environments,” IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC), Vol. 9, No. 6, June 2010, pp. 778-795.
  20. H. Artail and K. Mershad, “MDPF: Minimum Distance Packet Forwarding for Search Applications in Mobile Ad Hoc Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC), Vol. 8, No. 10, Oct. 2009, pp. 1412-1426.
  21. H. Artail, H. Safa, K. Mershad, N. Sulieman, and Z. Abou-Atme, “COACS: A Cooperative and Adaptive Caching System for MANETs,” IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC), Vol. 7, No. 8, Aug. 2008, pp. 961-977.
  22. H. Safa, H. Artail, H. Hamze, and K. Mershad, “A Collaborative Service Discovery and Service Sharing Framework for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks,” NPC 2007, Lecture Notes on Computer Science (LNCS 4672), pp. 151–160.
  23. H. Artail, K. Mershad, and H. Hamze, “DSDM: A Distributed Service Discovery Model for Manets,”, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems (TPDS), Vol. 19, No. 9, Sep. 2008, pp. 1224-1236.

Conference

  1. K. Mershad and B. Said, (2020, November). “A Blockchain Model for Secure Communications in Internet of Vehicles,” ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA), Antalya, Turkey, November 1 – 5, 2020.
  2. K. Mershad and B. Said, (2020, November). “Utilizing Roadside Units and Software Defined Networking to Route Packets Efficiently in Internet of Vehicles,” ACS/IEEE International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA), Antalya, Turkey, November 1 – 5, 2020.
  3. K. Mershad and A. Hamieh, (2019, October). “Using Internet of Things to Enhance Remote Experiments in Learning Management Systems,” IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2), Casablanca, Morocco, October 2019.
  4. K. Mershad, A. Damaj, and A. Hamieh, (2019, October). “Using Internet of Things for Automatic Student Assessment during Laboratory Experiments,” IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2), Casablanca, Morocco, October 2019.
  5. K. Mershad, “MQL: Mixed Query Language for Querying MySQL and HBase Databases,” IEEE International Conference on Innovative Trends in Computer Engineering (ITCE 2019), Aswan, Egypt, February 2019.
  6. P. Wakim and K. Mershad, “Using Internet of Things in a Learning Management System for Campus Access Control,” IEEE International Conference on Computer and applications (ICCA 2018), Beirut, Lebanon, July 2018.
  7. K. Mershad, Q. M. Malluhi, M. Ouzzani, M. Tang, and W. G. Aref, “Approving Updates in Collaborative Databases,” IEEE International Conference on Cloud Engineering (IC2E 2015), Tempe, AZ, USA, March 2015.
  8. K. Mershad, A. Kaitoua, H. Artail, M. Saghir, and H. Hajj, “Cloud providers collaboration for a higher service level in cloud computing,” 3rd International Conference on Communications and Information Technology (ICCIT 2013), Beirut, Lebanon, June 2013.
  9. K. Mershad and H. Artail, “CROWN: Discovering and consuming services in vehicular clouds,” 3rd International Conference on Communications and Information Technology (ICCIT 2013), Beirut, Lebanon, June 2013.
  10. M. Jomaa, K. Mershad, N. Abbani, Y. Sharaf-Dabbagh, B. Romanous, H. Artail, M. Saghir, H. Hajj, H. Akkary, M. Awad, “A Mediation Layer for Connecting Data-Intensive Applications to Reconfigurable Data Nodes,” International Conference on Computer Communications and Networks (ICCCN 2013), Nassau, Bahamas, July 2013.
  11. K. Mershad and H. Artail, “A Framework for Implementing Mobile Cloud Services in VANETs,” IEEE 6th International Conference on Cloud Computing (CLOUD 2013), Santa Clara, CA, June 2013.
  12. K. Mershad, A. Kaitoua, H. Artail, M. Saghir, and H. Hajj, “A Framework for Multi-cloud Cooperation with Hardware Reconfiguration Support,” IEEE 9th World Congress on Services (SERVICES 2013), Santa Clara, CA, June 2013.
  13. K. Mershad and H. Artail, “SCORE: Data Scheduling at roadside units in vehicle ad hoc networks,” IEEE International Conference on Telecommunications (ICT 2012), Jounieh, Lebanon, April 2012.
  14. K. Mershad and H. Artail “Using RSUs as delegates for pervasive access to services in vehicle ad hoc networks,”, IEEE International Conference on Telecommunications (ICT 2010), Doha, Qatar, April 2010.
  15. K. Mershad, H. Artail, and H. Safa “Routing packets to distant locations in VANETs,” 11th International Conference on ITS Telecommunications (ITST 2011), St. Petersburg, Russia, August 2011.
  16. K. Mershad and H. Artail, “Performance analysis of routing in VANETs using the RSU network,” Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications Conference (WiMob 2011), Shanghai, China, October 2011.
  17. K. Mershad and H. Artail, “REACT: Secure and efficient data acquisition in VANETs,” Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications Conference (WiMob 2011), Shanghai, China, October 2011.
  18. K. Mershad and H. Artail, “Semantic Caching for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks,” International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Networks (MSN 2009).
  19. H. Artail, H. Safa, H. Hamze, and K. Mershad, “A Cluster Based Service Discovery Model for Mobile Ad Hoc Networks,” Wireless and Mobile Computing, Networking and Communications Conference (WiMob 2007).

Academic Degrees

  • PhD in Computer and Communications Engineering, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 2012.
  • MSc in Computer and Communications Engineering, American University of Beirut, Lebanon, 2007.
  • BS in Computer Engineering, Beirut Arab University, Lebanon, 2004.