Category of Study: Network Security and DSP

Office: Room 315, Essex Hall

Email: erfani@uwindsor.ca

Telephone: (519) 253-3000 extension 4797

Fax: (519) 971-3695

Education:
M.Sc. (University of Tehran), M.Sc. (Southern Methodist University), Ph.D. (Southern Methodist University)

Research Interests:
Computer and Network Security 
Data Networking 
Communication Network Management
Multidimensional Digital Filter Realization

Selected Recent Publications:
"Evaluation and Realization of Continued-Fraction Expansion Revisited," Int. J. Computers Elect. Engng, Vol. 28, No. 4, pp. 311-316, July 2002.

"The Management Paradigm Shift: Challenges from element Management to Service Management," (with V. B. Lawrence, and M. Malek), Bell Labs Technical Journal, Vol. 5, No. 4, pp. 3- 20, Oct.-Dec. 2000.

"Network Management: Emerging Trends and Challenges," (with V. B. Lawrence, M. Malek, and B. Sugla), Bell Labs Technical Journal, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 3- 22, Oct.-Dec. 1999.

"Data Security: A Walk on the Wild Side of the Internet," (Guest Editorial with L. Harn), Int. J. Computers Elect. Engng, Vol. 25, No. 4, pp. 219-223, July 1999.

"Multimedia communication Services Are At Our Door Step," (with T. Saadawi," Journal of Network and Systems Management, Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 223-228, September 1997.

"Structured Approach to Network Management: Is TMN the Answer?" (with V. Sahin," Journal of Network and Systems Management, Vol. 3, No. 1, pp. 3-8, March 1995.

"A New Look at Digital Filter Realization by Conformal Mapping," (with M. Ahmadi), Int. J. Computers Elect. Engng, Vol. 22, No. 5, pp. 353-356, 199