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`EXHIBIT 2027
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`UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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`BEFORE THE PATENT TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD
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`BROADCOM CORPORATION
`Petitioner
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`v.
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`WI-FI ONE, LLC
`Patent Owner
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`Case IPR2013-00636
`Patent 6,424,625
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`____________________
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`REPLY DECLARATION BY ROBERT AKL, D.Sc.,
`IN SUPPORT OF PATENT OWNER’S MOTION TO AMEND
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`REPLY DECLARATION BY ROBERT AKL, D.Sc.,
`IN SUPPORT OF PATENT OWNER’S MOTION TO AMEND
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`I, Robert Akl, D.Sc., hereby declare, affirm, and state the following:
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`INTRODUCTION
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`1.
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`The facts set forth below are known to me personally and I have
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`firsthand knowledge of them. I am a U.S. citizen over eighteen years of age. I am
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`fully competent to testify as to the matters addressed in this Declaration. I
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`understand that this Declaration is being submitted along with Patent Owner’s
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`Reply to Petitioner's Opposition to Motion to Amend US Patent No. No. 6,424,625
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`(“the ’625 Patent”).
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`QUALIFICATIONS AND COMPENSATION
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`2.
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`I have summarized in this section my educational background, work
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`experience, and other relevant qualifications. A true and accurate copy of my
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`curriculum vitae is attached hereto as Attachment A.
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`3.
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`I earned my Bachelor of Science degrees in Electrical Engineering
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`and Computer Science summa cum laude with a ranking of first in my
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`undergraduate class from Washington University in Saint Louis in 1994. In 1996 I
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`earned my Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Washington
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`University in Saint Louis. I earned my Doctorate of Science in Electrical
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`Engineering from Washington University in Saint Louis in 2000, with my
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`dissertation on “Cell Design to Maximize Capacity in Cellular Code Division
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`Multiple Access (CDMA) Networks.”
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`4.
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`After obtaining my Doctorate of Science degree, I worked as a Senior
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`Systems Engineer at Comspace Corporation from October of 2000 to December of
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`2001. In this position, I designed, and developed advanced data coding and
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`modulation systems for improving the reliability and increasing the available data
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`rates for cellular communications.
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`5.
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`In January of 2002, I joined the faculty of the University of New
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`Orleans in Louisiana as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical
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`Engineering. While on this faculty, I designed and taught two new courses called
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`“Computer Systems Design I and II.” I also developed a Computer Engineering
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`Curriculum with strong hardware-design emphasis, formed a wireless research
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`group, and advised graduate and undergraduate students.
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`6.
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`In September of 2002, I received an appointment as an Assistant
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`Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the
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`University of North Texas, in Denton, Texas. In May of 2008, I became a tenured
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`Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. As a
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`faculty member, I have taught courses and directed research in wireless
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`communications, including 2G, 3G, 4G, CDMA/WCDMA, GSM, UMTS, LTE,
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`wireless sensors, Bluetooth, VoIP, multi-cell network optimization, call admission
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`control, channel coding, ad-hoc networks, and computer architecture.
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`7.
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`I have authored and co-authored approximately 65
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`journal
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`publications, conference proceedings, technical articles, technical papers, book
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`chapters, and technical presentations, in a broad array of communications-related
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`technology, including networking and wireless communication. I have also
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`developed and taught over 70 courses related to communications and computer
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`system designs, including a number of courses on wireless communication,
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`communications systems, computer systems design, and computer architecture.
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`These courses have included introductory courses on communication systems and
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`sensor networks, as well as more advanced courses on wireless communications.
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`A complete list of my publications and the courses I have developed and/or taught
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`is also contained in my curriculum vitae.
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`8.
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`I am being compensated at the rate of $550 per hour for my work in
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`connection with this matter. My compensation is not dependent in any way on the
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`contents of this Declaration, the substance of any further opinions or testimony that
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`I may provide, or the ultimate outcome of this matter.
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`9.
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`A complete list of cases in which I have testified at trial, hearing, or
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`by deposition within the preceding four years is provided in my curriculum vitae,
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`which is attached hereto as Attachment A . In the listed cases, I have represented
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`both patent owners as well as accused infringers.
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`OPINIONS
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`A.
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`The Proposed Amendment is Supported by the ‘625 Patent
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`10. Broadcom’s argument that the ’625 patent allegedly does not support
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`the proposed amendment is premised on the faulty assumption that the receiver and
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`transmitter windows must be of identical size W, where W=2k-1. (Paper No. 44 at
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`4.) The ’625 patent has no such requirement. In a Go-Back-N Scheme, the
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`receiver window includes “just one position” (’625 pat. at 2:61-63), whereas in the
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`Selective Reject Scheme, the receiver window “can include up to 2k-1 positions,”
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`(id. at 2:61-62; Akl Tr. (Ex. 1021) at 114:21-115:2). In either scheme, the
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`transmitter window is “an arbitrary window size W” in the general case, or “[i]n
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`the special case, the window size is W=2k-1.” (’625 pat. at 5:58-63.) In an
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`embodiment of the ’625 patent, “the receiver and the transmitter must both use the
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`same arbitrary value for W.” (Id. at 7:21-22.) But that does not require identical
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`transmitter and receiver window size. Because the receiver window size in a Go-
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`Back-N Scheme is “just one position” (id. at 2:61-63), the size of the receiver
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`window cannot be limited to 2k-1 as Broadcom erroneously suggests (Paper No.
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`44 at 4.) W refers to the transmitter, not receiver window size.
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`11.
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`The receiver and the transmitter must use the same arbitrary value for
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`W so that the receiver knows which packets to properly receive. “If the difference
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`between N(S) and ESN . . . is less than 2k-1 and RPEB=TRUE at a packet
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`reception, then the packet will be accepted and forwarded to higher layer as long as
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`the data carried in the packet is also correct.” (‘625 pat. at 6:31-35.) Furthermore,
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`in a Selective Reject Scheme, “A packet shall be accepted, apart from the normal
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`Go-Back-N function, when N(S)-ESN<2k-W, RPEB=TRUE and the data in the
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`packet are correct.” (Id. at 7:23-25.) These calculations occur so that the receiver
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`knows whether the received packet was within the transmitter window – if so, the
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`packet is accepted, otherwise rejected, including a packet whose sequence number
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`is outside the receiver window. (Akl Tr. (Ex. 1021) at 116:3-118:19; ’625 pat.
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`at 6:36-43.)
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`B. Claim 20 is not anticipated by Vornefeld
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`12. Vornefeld creates, rather than releases, expectations of cells having a
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`lower sequence number. (Paper No. 36 at 10-11; Ex. 2022 at ¶ 26.) When packets
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`are accepted outside a receiver window in Vornefeld, the receiver window is
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`adjusted so that the last sequence number (not the first sequence number) in the
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`receiver window is sequence number of the just received packet, and continues to
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`wait for outstanding packets before releasing the received packets to the higher
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`layer. (Vornefeld Fig. 5.3, 5.6; Paper No. 36 at 11; Ex. 2022 at ¶ 26.) And as
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`Vornefeld receiver in Fig. 5.3 continues to wait for SN2, expectations for all
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`outstanding packets are not released. (Paper No. 44 at 9.)
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`13. Broadcom argues that the “releasing expectation” limitation is met
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`when the receiver receives SN5 with only SN1 outstanding in Fig. 5.3 of
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`Vornefeld. (Paper No. 44 at 9.) I disagree. The Vornefeld receiver cannot
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`distinguish between cells discarded and incorrectly received: “However, the
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`recipient cannot differentiate between I-Frames discarded and
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`incorrectly
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`[received] outside of the reception window so that in the worst cases, there may be
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`a doubling or exchanging of ATM-cells.” (Vornefeld at 42; Akl Tr. (Ex. 1021) at
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`147:12-18.) The Vornefeld receiver cannot release expectations for outstanding
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`cells because the upper layers in the receiver may require those outstanding cells.
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`Vornefeld creates, rather than releases expectations for these cells, because the
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`receiver cannot differentiate between old and new cells. For these reasons, it is
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`my opinion that Vornefeld does not anticipate claim 20.
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`ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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`14.
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`I further declare that all statements made herein of my own
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`knowledge are true and that all statements made on information and belief are
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`believed to be true, and further that these statements were made with the
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`knowledge that willful false statements and the like so made are punishable by fine
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`or imprisonment, or both, under Section 1001 of Title 18 of the United States Code
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`and that willful false statements or the like may jeopardize the validity of the
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`patent or any patent issuing thereon.
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`Signed in Denton, Texas on November __, 2014
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`By ________________________________
`Dr. Robert Akl, D.Sc.
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`Robert Akl, D.Sc.
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`Professional Summary
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`Dr. Akl has over 20 years of industry and academic experience. He is
`currently a Tenured Associate Professor at the University of North Texas
`and a Senior Member of IEEE. He has designed, implemented, and
`optimized both hardware and software aspects of several wireless communication systems for
`CDMA, Wi-Fi, and sensor networks. He has broad expertise in wireless communication,
`Bluetooth, CDMA/WCDMA network optimization, GSM, LTE, VoIP, computer architecture,
`and computer networks. He is a very active researcher and is well published and cited. He has
`given depositions, trial testimony, and has prepared expert reports on claim construction, claim
`invalidity, infringement, and non-infringement. He has handled both ITC and district court
`cases. Dr. Akl was the 2008 recipient of the IEEE Professionalism Award and winner of the
`2010 Tech Titan of the Future Award.
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`Areas of Expertise
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`Wireless Communication, 2G, 3G, 4G, CDMA/WCDMA, GSM, UMTS, LTE, Wireless
`Sensors, Bluetooth, VoIP, Multi-cell Network Optimization, Call Admission Control, Channel
`Coding, Ad-hoc Networks, Computer Architecture.
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`Employment History
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`University of North Texas
`5/2008
`Present Denton, TX
`Position: Associate Professor Department of Computer Science and Engineering
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`Conducting research on cellular networks and wireless sensor networks.
`Teaching wireless communication courses. Advising graduate and
`undergraduate students.
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`University of North Texas
`9/2002
`Denton, TX
`5/2008
`Position: Assistant Professor Department of Computer Science and Engineering
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`Conducting research on WCDMA/UMTS wireless networks. Teaching
`wireless communication and computer architecture courses. Advising
`graduate and undergraduate students.
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`University of New Orleans
`1/2002
`New Orleans, LA
`8/2002
`Position: Assistant Professor Department of Electrical Engineering
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`Designed and taught two new courses “Computer Systems Design I and
`II”. Developed a Computer Engineering Curriculum with strong
`hardware-design emphasis. Formed a wireless research group. Advised
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`10/2000 Comspace Corporation
`12/2001 Coppell, TX
`Position: Senior Systems Engineer
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`Designed, coded (in Matlab), and simulated Viterbi decoding, Turbo coding,
`trellis coded modulation (TCM), and Reed-Muller codes. Optimized soft
`decision parameters and interleavers for additive white Gaussian and
`Rayleigh faded channels. Extended the control and trunking of push-to-talk
`Logic Trunked Radio (LTR) to include one-to-one and one-to-many voice
`and data messaging.
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`8/1996 MinMax Corporation
`8/2000
`Saint Louis, MO
`Position: Research Associate
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`Designed software packages that provide the tools to flexibly allocate
`capacity in a CDMA network and maximize the number of subscribers.
`Validated, simulated (logical and timing), and developed the hardware
`architecture for an ATM switch capable of channel group switching.
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`8/1994 Washington University
`8/2000
`Saint Louis, MO
`Position: Research and Teaching Assistant
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`Taught, consulted, and graded Circuit Analysis at the undergraduate
`level and Network Design at the graduate level.
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`Litigation Support and Expert Witness Experience
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`Securus Technologies, Inc. v. Global Tel*Link Corporation
`IPR2015-00153, IPR2015-00155, IPR2015-00156
`Inter Partes Review, VoIP call monitoring and recording
`Three declarations to support 3 IPR petitions
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`Andrews Kurth LLP
`Sony Mobile Communications (USA) v. Adaptix Inc.
`IPR2014-01524, IPR2014-01525
`Inter Partes Review, subcarrier selection in LTE
`Two declarations to support 2 IPR petitions
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`Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Baker & McKenzie LLP
`VTech Communications, Inc. and Uniden America Corporations v.
`Spherix Incorporated
`IPR2014-01432
`Inter Partes Review, IP telephony
`Declaration to support IPR petition
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`CV of Robert Akl, D.Sc.
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`Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Baker & McKenzie LLP
`Spherix Inc. v. VTech Telecommunications Ltd., et al.
`Spherix Inc. v. Uniden Corp, et al.
`Northern District of Texas, Dallas Division, Case No. 3:13-cv-3494
`and 3:13-cv-3496
`Patent infringement, IP telephony
`Claim construction, declaration, deposition
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`McKool Smith
`Good Technology Corp. v. MobileIron, Inc.
`Good Technology Corp. v. AirWatch LLC
`Northern District of California, Case No. 5:12-cv-05826-PSG and
`5:12-cv-05827-EJD
`Patent infringement, software management in wireless devices
`Claim construction, 2 declarations
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`Lee & Hayes
`Broadcom Corp. v. Ericsson, Inc.
`IPR2013-00601, IPR2013-00602, and IPR2013-00636
`Inter Partes Review, ARQ protocols
`Three declarations to support Patent Owner’s Response, two
`declarations to support Patent Owner’s Motion to Amend, deposition,
`two reply declarations, deposition
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`Sidley Austin LLP
`Adaptix, Inc. v. Huawei Technologies Co., et al.
`Eastern District of Texas, Case No. 6:13-cv-00438, 439, 440 and 441
`Patent infringement, subcarrier selection in LTE
`Non-infringement consulting, source code review
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`Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner LLP
`Cell and Network Selection LLC v. Huawei Technologies Co., et al.
`Eastern District of Texas, Case No. 6:13-cv-00404-LED-JDL
`Patent infringement, base station selection in LTE
`Non-infringement consulting
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`Lott & Fischer
`Zenith Electronics, LLC, et al. v. Craig Electronics, Inc.
`Southern District of Florida, Case No. 9:13-cv-80567-DMM/DLB
`Patent infringement, HDTV transmission and reception
`Opening expert report regarding nonessentiality
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`CV of Robert Akl, D.Sc.
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`Zenith Electronics, LLC, et al. v. Curtis International Ltd.
`Southern District of Florida, Case No. 9:13-cv-80568-DMM/DLB
`Patent infringement, HDTV transmission and reception
`Claim construction, declaration
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`Gibson Dunn
`Straight Path IP Group v. Sharp Corp. and Sharp Electronics Corp.
`In the Matter of Certain Point-to-Point Network Communication
`Devices and Products Containing Same, ITC Investigation No. 337-
`TA-892
`Patent infringement, point-to-point network communication
`Non-infringement consulting
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`Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
`Monec Holding AG v. Motorola Mobility LLC, et al.
`District of Delaware, Case No. 1:11-cv-798-LPS-SRF
`Patent infringement, displaying books on tablets
`Non-infringement expert report for Motorola, non-infringement expert
`report for HTC, deposition
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`Gartman Law Group
`Lone Star WiFi LLC v. Legacy Stonebriar Hotel, Ltd; et al.
`Eastern Dist. Of Texas, Tyler, Case No. 6:12-cv-957
`Patent infringement, levels of access in Wi-Fi networks
`Claim validity consulting
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`White & Case, LLP
`Nokia Corp and Nokia, Inc. v. HTC Corp and HTC America, Inc.
`In the Matter of Certain Portable Electronic Communication Devices,
`Including Mobile Phones and Components Thereof, ITC Investigation
`No. 337-TA-885
`Patent infringement, App download and installation
`Non-infringement consulting
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`Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP
`Rembrandt Wireless v. Samsung; and RIM/Blackberry
`Eastern Dist. of Texas, Marshal, Case No. 2:13-cv-213-JRG-RSP
`Patent infringement, Bluetooth
`Expert report regarding validity
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`Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
`Comcast v. Sprint; and Nextel Inc.
`Eastern Dist. of Pennsylvania, Case No. 2:12-cv-00859-JD
`Patent infringement, SMS in Cellular Networks
`Infringement consulting
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`CV of Robert Akl, D.Sc.
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`Samsung Electronics America v. Ericsson Inc.
`In the Matter of Certain Wireless Communications Equipment and
`Articles Therein, ITC Investigation No. 337-TA-866
`Patent infringement, LTE uplink and downlink
`Prior art research, source code review, claim construction, claim
`invalidity expert report, non-infringement expert report, hearing
`testimony
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`DLA Piper US LLP
`CSR Technology Inc. v. Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
`USDC-San Francisco, Case No. 3:12-cv-02619-RS
`Patent infringement, radio transceivers
`Claim construction, declaration
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`Fish & Richardson PC
`GPNE Corp. v. Apple, Inc.; et al.
`USDC-ND California, Case No. 5:12-cv-02885-LHK
`Patent infringement, resource allocation in wireless networks
`Prior art research consulting
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`Polsinelli Shughart PC
`Single Touch Interactive, Inc. v. Zoove Corporation
`Northern Dist. of California, Case No. 3:12-cv-00831-JSC
`Patent infringement, abbreviated dialing, information delivery
`Claim construction, Markman hearing tutorial, declaration
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`K & L Gates
`EON Corp. IP Holdings, LLC v. Novatel Wireless, Inc.; et al.
`DC-Tyler, Texas, Case No. 6:11-cv-00015-LED-JDL
`Patent infringement, wireless modem and 3G services
`Non-infringement expert report, deposition
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`Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
`CSR Technology, Inc. v. Bandspeed, Inc.
`Western Dist. of Texas, Case No. 1:12-cv-297-LY
`Patent infringement, packet identification in 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz
`Source code review, Markman hearing tutorial, infringement expert
`report
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`Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
`Wi-LAN v. HTC America, Inc.
`Eastern Dist. of Texas, Case No. 6:10-cv-521-LED
`Patent infringement, CDMA, Orthogonal Codes
`Source code review, non-infringement expert report, deposition, trial
`testimony
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`CV of Robert Akl, D.Sc.
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`Hitachi v. TPV and Vizio, Inc.; and Vizio v. Hitachi, LTD.
`Eastern Dist. of Texas, Case No. 2:10-cv-260
`Patent infringement, HD television transmission and reception
`Prior art research, claim invalidity consulting
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`Fish & Richardson PC
`InterDigital Commc’n, LLC v. Huawei Tech. Co. LTD; LG
`Electronics, Inc.; Nokia, Inc.; and ZTE (USA) Inc.
`Certain Wireless Devices With 3G Capabilities and Components
`Thereof, ITC Investigation No. 337-TA-800
`Patent infringement, channel coding in UMTS, HSDPA
`Non-infringement consulting
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`Fish & Richardson PC
`InterDigital Commc’n, LLC v. Huawei Tech. Co. LTD; LG
`Electronics, Inc.; Nokia, Inc.; and ZTE (USA) Inc.
`Dist. of Delaware, Case No. 1:11-cv-00654-UNA
`Patent infringement, channel coding in UMTS, HSDPA
`Non-infringement consulting
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`O’Melveny & Myers LLP
`MobileMedia Ideas, LLC v. Apple, Inc.
`Dist. of Delaware, Case No. 1:10-cv-00258-SLR-MPT
`Patent infringement, voice control, call rejection in mobile phones
`Source code review, prior art research, declaration, claim invalidity
`expert report, non-infringement expert report, deposition, trial
`testimony
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`Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr
`Apple, Inc. v. Samsung Electronics Co.
`Northern Dist. of California, Case No. 5:11-cv-01846-LHK
`Patent infringement, channel coding in CDMA, E-AGCH, TFCI
`Prior art research, claim construction consulting
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`Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
`Vizio, Inc. v. Renesas Electronics America, Inc.
`ITC Investigation No. 337-TA-789
`Patent infringement, HD television transmission and reception
`Claim invalidity consulting
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`Shapiro Cohen
`TenXc Wireless Inc. v. Andrew LLC
`TenXc Wireless Inc. v. Mobi Antenna Technologies Ltd.
`Patent infringement, antenna design, sectorized cellular network
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`Vizio, Inc., v. LG Electronics, Inc.
`ITC Investigation No. 337-TA-733
`Patent infringement, HD television transmission and reception
`Claim charts, claim construction expert report, deposition
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`Fish & Richardson PC
`Vizio, Inc., v. LG Electronics, Inc.
`Dist. of Maryland, Case No. 1:09-cv-1481-BEL
`Patent infringement, HD television transmission and reception
`Claim charts, claim construction expert report, deposition
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`Kaye Scholer LLP
`eBay Inc. v. IDT.
`Western Dist. of Arkansas, Case No. 4:08-cv-4015-HFB
`Patent infringement, long distance communication using Internet
`Prior art research, claim construction consulting
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`Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
`Commil USA, LLC v. Cisco Systems, Inc.
`Eastern Dist. of Texas, Case No. 2:07-cv-00341-DF-CE
`Patent infringement, two-level wireless protocol
`Prior art research
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`Woodfill and Pressler
`Charles Russell v. Interinsurance Exchange of the Auto Club
`Harris County, Texas, Case No. 2005-19706
`House fire and insurance claim
`Determining user location using cellular phone records, expert report,
`deposition, trial testimony
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`Heim, Payne & Chorush, LLP
`Houston, TX
`Analyze patents on wireless technologies.
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`Collin County Sheriff’s Office
`McKinney, TX
`Analyzed cellular record data and determined user location in a double-
`homicide investigation.
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`Consulting History
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`Fort Worth, TX
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`Designed and developed an integrated set of tools for fast deployment
`of wireless networks. The tools optimize the placement of Access
`Points and determine their respective channel allocations to minimize
`interference and maximize capacity.
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`Input/Output Incorporated
`New Orleans, LA
`Designed and implemented an algorithm in MATLAB for optimizing
`the frequency selection process used by sonar for scanning the bottom
`of the ocean.
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`Teleware Corporation
`Seoul, South Korea
`Designed and developed a software package for analyzing the capacity
`in a CDMA network to maximize the number of subscribers.
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`2000 Washington University in Saint Louis D.Sc. in Electrical Engineering 4.0 / 4.0
`4.0 / 4.0
`1996 Washington University in Saint Louis M.S. in Electrical Engineering
`4.0 / 4.0
`1994 Washington University in Saint Louis B.S. in Electrical Engineering
`4.0 / 4.0
`1994 Washington University in Saint Louis B.S. in Computer Science
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`Graduated summa cum laude and ranked first in undergraduate class.
`Dissertation: “Cell Design to Maximize Capacity in Cellular Code Division Multiple Access
`(CDMA) Networks.” Advisors: Dr. Manju Hegde and Dr. Paul Min.
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`Funded Proposals
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`R1. “Robotics, Game and App Programming Summer Camps” under Texas Workforce
`Commission: Summer Merit Program. Requested amount is $63,000. Submitted
`12/14/12. Robert Akl (PI), awarded $63,000.
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`R2. “Bio-Com Project,” funded by Raytheon under Net-Centric Software and Systems
`I/UCRC 2nd year. Requested amount is $30,000. Submitted 5/12/12. Krishna Kavi
`(PI), Robert Akl (co-PI), awarded $30,000.
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`R3. “Bio-Com Project,” funded by Raytheon under Net-Centric Software and Systems
`I/UCRC. Requested amount is $30,000. Submitted 5/12/11. Krishna Kavi (PI),
`Robert Akl (co-PI), awarded $30,000.
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`R4. “Game Programming for Xbox 360 Summer Camp” under Texas Higher
`Education Coordinating Board: Engineering Summer Program. Requested amount
`is $20,000. Submitted 3/21/11. Robert Akl (PI), awarded $20,000.
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`R5. “RoboCamps and Game Programming Summer Camps” under Texas Workforce
`Commission: Summer Merit Program. Requested amount is $63,000. Submitted
`2/17/11. Robert Akl (PI), awarded $63,000.
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`R6. “Game Programming for Xbox 360 Summer Camp” under Texas Higher
`Education Coordinating Board: Engineering Summer Program. Requested amount
`is $13,000. Submitted 2/22/10. Robert Akl (PI), awarded $18,000.
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`R7. “Robotics and Game Programming Summer Camps” under Texas Workforce
`Commission: Summer Merit Program. Requested amount is $63,000. Submitted
`10/16/09. Robert Akl (PI), awarded $63,000.
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`R8. “Micro Air Vehicle Design: A Collaborative Undergraduate Project for Electrical
`Engineering, Computer Engineering, and Computer Science Students,” under
`UNT Undergraduate Research Initiative. Submitted 9/25/2009. Robert Akl (co-
`PI), awarded $8,000.
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`R9. “Summer Merit Program” under Texas Workforce Commission. Requested
`amount is $42,000. Submitted 3/20/09. Robert Akl (PI), awarded $42,000.
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`R10. “Robocamp at Stewpot” under Dallas Women's Foundation. Requested amount is
`$20,000. Submitted 2/23/09. Robert Akl (PI), awarded $18,600.
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`R11. “Robocamp Jump Start” under Motorola Foundation Innovation Generation
`Grant. Requested amount is $29,852. Submitted 2/12/09. Robert Akl (PI),
`awarded $30,700.
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`R12. “Engineering Summer Program” under Texas Higher Education Coordinating
`Board. Requested amount is $7,944. Submitted 2/13/09. Robert Akl (PI), awarded
`$11,111.
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`R13. “Texas Youth in Technology” under Texas Workforce Commission. Requested
`amount is $152,393. Submitted 11/10/08. Robert Akl (PI), awarded $152,393.
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`R14. “IUCRC Center Proposal: Net-Centric Software and Systems,” under NSF-07-
`537: Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers. Requested amount is
`$349,482. Submitted 9/26/08. Krishna Kavi (PI), Robert Akl (co-PI), awarded
`$60,000 per year for 5 years.
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`R15. “Robocamp and Beyond” under Motorola Foundation Innovation Generation
`Grant. Requested amount is $30,000. Submitted 6/20/08. Robert Akl (PI),
`awarded $30,000.
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`R16. Texas Youth in Technology” under Texas Workforce Commission. Requested
`amount is $30,000. Submitted 2/27/08. Robert Akl (PI), awarded $31,500.
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`R17. “Robocamp Program for Young Women” under RGK foundation. Requested
`amount is $30,000. Submitted 11/5/07. Robert Akl (PI), awarded $15,000.
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`R18. “Texas Youth in Technology” under Texas Workforce Commission. Requested
`amount is $102,514. Submitted 10/22/07. Robert Akl (PI), awarded $102,514.
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`R19. “Women Art Technology” under Hispanic and Global Studies Initiatives Fund.
`Requested amount is $14,125. Submitted 9/30/07. Jennifer Way (PI), Robert Akl
`(co-PI), awarded $12,785.
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`R20. “Robocamp Mobile Unit” under Motorola Foundation Innovation Generation
`Grant. Requested amount is $35,000. Submitted 6/20/07. Robert Akl (PI),
`awarded $30,000.
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`R21. “ICER: UNT Engineering Challenge Camps” under NSF 0547299. Requested
`amount is $35,000. Submitted 4/27/07. Oscar Garcia (PI), Robert Akl (senior
`personnel), awarded $32,792.
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`R22. “IUCRC-Planning Proposal: UNT Research Site Proposal to join Embedded
`Systems I/UCRC,” under NSF-01-116: Industry/University Cooperative Research
`Centers. Requested amount is $10,000. Submitted 3/31/07. Krishna Kavi (PI),
`Robert Akl (co-PI), awarded $10,000.
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`R23. “High-assurance NCCS: Ultra Dependability
`Integration Engineering,”
`Department of Defense. Requested amount is $20,000. Submitted 3/12/07.
`Krishna Kavi (PI), Robert Akl (co-PI), awarded $20,000.
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`R24. “Recruiting and Retention Strategies for Computer Science at UNT” under Texas
`Technology Workforce Development Grant Program – 2005. Requested amount
`is $163,322. Submitted 3/17/05. Robert Akl (PI), awarded $125,322.
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`R25. UNT Faculty Research Grant for Fall 2003, Robert Akl (PI), $5,000, awarded
`$4,000.
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`R26. UNT Junior Faculty Summer Research Fellowship for Summer 2003, Robert Akl
`(PI), $5,000, awarded $5,000.
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`Publications
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`Journal Publications
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`J1. M. Haidar, H.M. Al-Rizzo, R. Akl, and Z. Elbazzal, “The Effect of an Enhanced
`Channel Assignment Algorithm in an IEEE 802.11 WLAN,” World Scientific and
`Engineering Academy and Society Transactions on Communications, WSEAS,
`Vol. 8, Issue 12, December 2009.
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`J2. R. Akl, P. Kadiyala, and M. Haidar, “Non-Uniform Grid-Based Coordinated
`Routing in Wireless Sensor Networks”, Journal of Sensors, article ID 491349,
`volume 2009, 11 pages.
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`J3. M. Haidar, M. Al-Rizzo, Y. Chan, R. Akl, “User-Based Channel Assignment
`Algorithm in a Load-Balanced IEEE 802.11 WLAN”, International Journal of
`Interdisciplinary Telecommunications & Networking (IJITN), April-June 2009,
`1(2), pp. 66-81.
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`J4. R. Akl, D. Keathly, and R. Garlick, “Strategies for Retention and Recruitment of
`Women and Minorities in Computer Science and Engineering,” iNEER Special
`Volume: Innovations 2007- World Innovations in Engineering Education and
`Research, 9 pgs., 2007.
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`J5. R. Garlick and R. Akl, “Motivating and Retaining CS2 Students with a
`Competitive Game Programming Project,” iNEER Special Volume: Innovations
`2007- World Innovations in Engineering Education and Research, 9 pgs., 2007.
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`J6. R. Akl and S. Nguyen, “UMTS Capacity and Throughput Maximization for
`Different Spreading Factors,” Journal of Networks, July 2006, vol. 1, issue 3, pp.
`40-49. ISSN: 1796-2056
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`J7. W. Li, K. Kavi, and R. Akl, “A Non-preemptive Scheduling Algorithm for Soft
`Real-time Systems