Khurram Aziz

Dr. Khurram Aziz is a Senior Instructor in the Faculty of Computer Science at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada. He is actively engaged in teaching and research, with a focus on optical networks, data center interconnects, and network performance modeling.

Education:

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Vienna University of Technology, Austria (2008)
• MSc in Electrical Engineering, National University of Singapore (2003)
• BSc (Hons) in Electrical Engineering, University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan (1998)

His research interests include optical packet and burst switched networks, optical interconnects for data centers, analytical modeling and simulation, and network routing and switching. He has contributed extensively to the design and performance evaluation of scalable optical switches and hybrid switching systems.

The recent publications reflect a strong trend in data center optical networks, focusing on performance, blocking probability, signal degradation, and architectural classification. His work bridges theoretical modeling with practical simulation frameworks, such as CloudNetSim++ in OMNeT++, contributing to cloud and high-capacity network research.

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He teaches several core computer science courses including CSCI 2141: Intro to Database Systems, CSCI 3171: Network Computing, CSCI 3132: Object Orientation and Generic Programming, and CSCI 3120: Operating Systems. There is no mention of graduate student supervision or external research grants. He has co-authored book chapters in major handbooks on data centers and switched systems.

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