Dr. Abu-Bakarr Sesay
Positions
Professor
Schulich School of Engineering, Department of Electrical and Software Engineering
Contact information
Phone number
Office: +1 (403) 220-6163
Location
Information and Communications Technology Building : ICT314
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Background
Educational Background
Doctor of Philosophy Electrical Engineering, McMaster University, 1988
M.S. Electrical Engineering, Leningrad Polytechnic Inst, 1973
Biography
Dr. Sesay is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He worked on various ITU (International Telecommunications Union) projects before joining the University of Calgary. He was an Adjunct Scientist with TRLabs, Canada, for over 2 decades. He was department head in the period July 2005 – June 2010. Dr. Sesay is the recipient of the IEEE 1996 Neal Shepherd Memorial Best Propagation Paper Award. He is also the recipient of the Departmental Research Excellence Award for 2002 and the 2005 Schulich School of Engineering Graduate Education Award. His students have also received three IEEE conference best paper awards.
Research
Areas of Research
Dr. Sesay’s current research activities include cooperative cellular wireless networks, orthogonal frequency division multiple-access and code-division multiple-access systems, multiple-input-multiple-output systems, equalization, adaptive signal processing, and heterogeneous wireless network resource and mobility management.
Courses
| Course number | Course title | Semester |
|---|---|---|
| ENEL 419 LEC 01 01 | Probability & Random Variables | 2021 |
| ENEL 419 TUT 01 T01 | Probability & Random Variables | 2021 |
| ENEL 571 LAB 01 B01 | Digital Communications | 2020 |
| ENEL 571 LEC 01 01 | Digital Communications | 2021 |
| ENEL 671 LEC 01 01 | Adaptive Signal Processing | 2020 |
Awards
- 2018-2019 Schulich School of Engineering Teaching Performance Award, Schulich School of Engineering. 2019
- Outstanding Teaching Performance, 2014
- Fellow Geoscientists Canada (Honorary), 2013
- Fellow Engineers Canada, 2011
- Fellow of Engineers Canada, 2011
- Faculty Graduate Education Award, 2005
- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering Research Excellence Award, 2002
- The IEEE Neal Shepherd Memorial Best Propagation Paper Award, 1996
- Clifton Sherman Fellowship, 1986
- Berkley-Avonmore Fellowship, 1985
- McMaster University Graduate Scholarship, 1984
Publications
- Modelling of stochastic errors for low-cost inertial/GNSS fully integrated architecture systems. Naser El-Sheimy; Ahmed Radi; Abu-Bakarr B Sesay. Aeronaut Aerospace Engineering. Proceedings of the 4th International Conference and Exhibition on Satellite & Space Missions on Satellite and Space Missions. (2018)
- ENHANCEMENT OF REAL-TIME SCAN MATCHING FOR UAV INDOOR NAVIGATION USING VEHICLE MODEL. Abu-Bakarr B Sesay; Naser El-Sheimy; Shady Zahran; Adel Moussa. International Society of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing. 171-178. (2018)
- CUSTOMIZED KEY DERIVATION FUNCTION FOR NEW TIME STAMP IDENTITY AUTHENTICATION PROTOCOL ON WIMAX. Radi Radi; Ahmed Awadalla; Abu-Bakarr B Sesay. IASTEM. 47-52. (2018)
- Inter-Cell Interference Coordination using Fractional Frequency Reuse Scheme in Multi-Relay Multi-Cell OFDMA Systems. Abu-Bakarr B Sesay; Ali M Saleh; Ngong T Le. IEEE. 1-5. (2018)
- New UAV Velocity Estimation Using Array of Hall Effect Sensors for Indoor Navigation. Adel Moussa; Naser El-Sheimy; Abu-Bakarr B Sesay; Shady Zahran. Institute of Navigation. 413 - 423. (2019)
- Fractional Frequency Reuse (FFR) Scheme for Inter-Cell Interference (ICI) Mitigation in Multi-Relay Multi-Cell OFDMA Systems. Ngong T Le; Ali M Saleh; Abu-Bakarr B Sesay. IEEE. 358 - 364. (2018)
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