Professor and Chair, IT Department Clayton State University 2000 Clayton State Blvd Morrow, GA 30260 Some of my favorite sites: · Asian Network for Scientific Information · Internet Computing Magazine · Dubai Knowledge Village · IEEE URLs · Research URLs · CBS Market Watch · Yahoo Finance

Dr. Shakil Akhtar Office: UC 340  Phone : (678) 466-4444  Fax : (678) 466-4459 Email: sakhtar@clayton.edu Website: http://cims.clayton.edu/sakhtar Current CV (Updated August 30^th, 2007)

Networks Textbook: “Networks for Computer Scientists and Engineers,” Oxford University Press, 2002; coauthor: Y. Zheng Book resources Recent Paper: “2G-4G Networks: Evolution of Technologies, Standards, and Deployment,” in Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking, Ideas Group Publisher, Expected 2005 (Edited by Margherita Pagani) See More Recent Research: "Performance and Simulation Modeling of UAEU Campus Computer Network," With K. Shuaib, F. Sallabi, M. J. Khawaja, and M. Javeed See More

Spring 2008 Courses	Class Times and Locations
ITFN 1501 Communications and Network Fundamentals (Current Syllabus) Links to CSU WebCT	Mon, Wed 4:30 pm-5:45 pm UC 311
OFFICE HOURS Mon, Wed 10:30 am-12:30 pm or By Appointment

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Professional Interests

Network Performance	System Reliability	CS/IT Education
Mobile 3G systems Multimedia networks Wireless LANs Simulation methodologies	K-out-of-n:G systems Markov and other stochastic systems Multiple channel/bus systems	Computer networks and security concepts Digital systems design Computer architecture

Career Highlights

Academic Administration	Academic (General)	Industry
Interim Dean, College of Information Technology, UAE University Program Coordinator, Network Engineering, College of Information Technology, UAE University Chair, Computer Science, Central Michigan University Graduate Program Chair, Computer Science, Central Michigan University	Professor, Associate and Assistant Professor, Computer Science, Central Michigan University, MI Visiting Professor, Michigan State University, MI Visiting Research Scholar, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI Associate Professor, Computer Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia Assistant Professor, CSE Department, University of Toledo, OH	Member of Technical Staff, AMPS/PCS Switch Performance and Applications, Lucent Technologies, Naperville, IL Member of Technical Staff, Switching Solutions Group, Lucent Technologies, Naperville, Illinois Epcom Corporation, Troy, MI

Education

• Ph.D., Computer Engineering, Wayne State University, MI.
• M.S., Electrical Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
• B. S., Electrical Engineering, University of Peshawar, Pakistan

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Last updated: Shakil Akhtar, December 9^th, 2007

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