This document is a resume for Ben Jabeur Taoufik, a research scientist living in Qatar. It summarizes his educational and professional background. He holds a PhD in signal processing from Paris Descartes University and has worked as a postdoctoral fellow at Qatar University and the University of Reims. Currently he is a research scientist at the Qatar Mobility Innovations Center focusing on signal processing applications like passive RFID systems and analyzing physiological signals.

1. BEN JABEUR Taouk, PhD
Civil status, born on February 11th, 1978, Married, Tunisian Citizenship
RESEARCH SCIENTIST
Qatar Mobility Innovations Center (QMIC), Qatar Science Technology Park, P.O. Box: 210531, Doha, Qatar
Phone: (+974) 4459 2718 | Mobile: (+974) 3303 2036 | taoufikb@qmic.com
Fields of Interest
Signal and image processing, applied mathematics, Optimization, Detection, Pattern
recognition. De-noising algorithms, Wavelet and time-frequency analysis, Short Time-
Fourier transform (STFT). OFDM systems, IR-UWB, equalization, Channel shortening,
Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN), Passive RFID system. MIMO systems, Filtering,
Blind source separation, Adaptive algorithms. Non-stationary physiological signals: Fetal
Movement signals, EEG signals, HRV signals, etc.
Education
20052009 Ph.D. in Signal Processing and computer Sciences granted with honours.
Thesis title : Channel shortening techniques in OFDM system
Institution: LIPADE, Paris Descartes University, France
Advisors: Pr. Madeleine BONNET and Dr Karim ABED-MERAIM
20042005 M.Sc. Research Master Degree on Mathematical and Computer Sciences. Specialization
in Signal Processing. Paris Descartes University, France
20032004 M.Sc. Professional Master Degree on Statistical and Computer Sciences. Bretagne-Sud
University, France
20022003 M.Sc. Professional Master Degree on Applied Mathematics. Bretagne-Sud University,
France
1998-2001 Bachelor Degree on Applied Mathematics and Computer Sciences. Paris Descartes
University, France
Languages
Arabic uent (mother tongue)
French uent
English good level
Computers
Operating systems Linux and Windows
Programming languages Matlab, C/C++, Scilab, Pascal, Splus, SAS, SQL
Software Latex, Megawave2, CATIAV5, DELMIA, Hygens

2. Work Experience
Research Scientist
06/2014present Research Scientist at QMIC, Qatar
Analysis of the eect of the multi-path channel on the continuous waves in the passive
RFID system
On The Use Of Pre-equalization To Enhance The Passive UHF RFID Communication
Under Multipath Channel Fading
PostDoctoral Fellow
201105/2014 PostDoctoral Fellow at Qatar University, Qatar
Time-Frequency analysis, Wavelet de-noising Algorithm and Matching Pursuit
Fetal Movement signals, EEG signals and HRV signals
Filtering, TFD designing and Detection algorithms
20102011 PostDoctoral Fellow at Reims University, France
Wireless Sensor Networks, IR-UWB
MB-OFDM, non-coherent and coherent codes, Detection algorithms
Teaching:
20082010 Associate Lecturer at Paris Descartes University, France
Signal Processing
Mathematics for engineering
Fundamental Mathematics
Algorithms and Programming
Microsoft Oce: Word, Excel PowerPoint
20062008 Lecturer (Part time), Paris Descartes University
Algorithms and Programming
Microsoft Oce: Word, Excel PowerPoint
Master's Internship:
2005 (5 months) Research Master (Telecom-ParisTech, Paris, France)
Channel shortening in OFDM system. Supervised by: Pr. Karim ABED-MERAIM
2004 (6 months) Professional Master on Statistical and computer sciences (Institut Français de
Recherche pour l'Exploitation de la Mer (IFREMER) et ACTIMAR, BREST)
Modeling the state of wind from west Africa. Supervised by: Pr. Marc PREVOSTO
2003 (6 months) Professional Master Degree on Applied Mathematics (Geoservices at Blanc-
Mesnil)
Development of an observation prototype of drilled cuttings
International organization
Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).
References
Dr. Abdullah Kadri, Dr. Abdullah Kadri, Senior RD Expert, Qatar Mobility
Innovations Center (QMIC), Qatar, abdullahk@qmic.com, phone: (+974) 4459 2711
Pr. Madeleine BONNET, Pr. Madeleine BONNET, UFR de Mathématiques et
Informatique, Paris Descartes University 45, rue des Saints Pères 75270 PARIS cedex 06
bonnet@math-info.univ-paris5.fr, phone: (+33) 1 4455 3524
Pr. Karim Abed-Meraim, Electrical Engineering, Polytech Orléans, France,
karim.abed-meraim@univ-orleans.fr, phone: (+33) 2 3849 4537
Dr. Alban Goupil, CReSTIC, UFR Sciences Exactes et Naturelles, Moulin de la Housse,
BP 1039, 51687 Reims CEDEX, alban.goupil@univ-reims.fr, phone: (+33) 3 26 91 84 22,
Fax: (+33) 3 26 91 31 06

3. Research Projects
Member Member NPRP project: 4-726-2-272, (2011-2014), Qatar University, Department of
Electrical Qatar Mobility Innovations Center (QMIC), Qatar
Member Member NPRP project: 09 - 626 - 2 - 243, (2011-2014), Qatar University, Department of
Electrical Engineering, Doha, Qatar The University of Queensland, UQ Centre for Clinical
Research, Herston QLD 4029, Australia
Automatic Identication of Fetal Movement using Non-Stationary Signal Processing
Member CMCU Project (2007-2008), Telecom-ParisTech (France) Sup'Com (Tunisia)
Improving the QoS in 4G communication systems
Professional activities
Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).
Journal Reviews: EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, Digital Signal Processing, Elsevier
Conf. Reviews: ISSPA 2010, ISSPA 2012, WOSSPA 2011, WOSSPA 2013
Member Conference Organization Committees: Program Committee and Special DSP Forum Co-
Chairs, ISSPA'2012
Research visits
5 months Ecole d'Ingénieur de Tunis, Sup'Com, Tunisia
4 months University of Sharjah, UAE
Publications
PhD Thesis
T. Ben Jabeur Channel shortening techniques in OFDM system, 2009, Institution:
LIPADE, Paris Descartes University, France.
Journal papers
1 B. Boashash, N. Ali Khan and T.Ben-Jabeur , Designing High-Resolution Time-
Frequency Distributions and Linking Image Pattern Recognition Algorithms for Diagnosis
and Abnormality Detection: A Tutorial Review, Accepted under revision, 2014, Digital
Signal Processing
2 B. Boashash, M.S. Khlif, T.Ben-Jabeur , C.E. East, P.B. Colditz, Passive detection of
accelerometer-recorded fetal movements using a timefrequency signal processing approach,
Digital Signal Processing, Volume 25, February 2014, Pages 13-155, ISSN 1051-2004,
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dsp.2013.10.002.
3 T. Ben-Jabeur , K. Abed-Meraim, H. Boujemaa, Channel shortening techniques for
dierential encoded OFDM, Physical Communication, Volume 5, Issue 1, March 2012, Pages
47-60, ISSN 1874-4907, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.phycom.2011.04.002.
4 T. Ben-Jabeur, and A. Kadri, High-energy Concentration Quadratic TFD for detection
of the normality and abnormality of the non-stationary physiological signals, In progress,
2014, to submit to IEEE signal processing transaction.

4. Conference papers
1 T. Ben-Jabeur and A. Kadri, Enhancing Passive UHF RFID Communication in
Multipath Fading Channels using TimeVarying Continuous Wave Signals, Accepted in the
IEEE IWCNC 2015
2 T. Ben-Jabeur and A. Kadri, On The Use Of Pre-equalization To Enhance The Passive
Uhf Rd Communication Under Multipath Channel Fading, Qatar Foundation Annual
Research Forum Proceedings: Vol. 2014, DOI: 10.5339/qfarc.2014.ITPP0445, (Poster)
3 T. Ben-Jabeur and B. Boashash, Design Of A New Wavelet-Based Pre-processing Stage
For Improved Time-Frequency Detection Of Fetal Movements, Qatar Foundation Annual
Research Forum Proceedings: Vol. 2013, BIOP 068. DOI: 10.5339/qfarf.2013.BIOP-068,
(Poster)
4 B. Boashash and T. Ben-Jabeur, Design of a high-resolution separable-kernel quadratic
TFD for improving newborn health outcomes using fetal movement detection, Information
Science, Signal Processing and their Applications (ISSPA), 2012 11th International
Conference on.
5 M.S.H. Khlif, B. Boashash, S. Layeghy T. Ben-Jabeur, P.B. Colditz, , C. East, A
passive DSP approach to fetal movement detection for monitoring fetal health, Information
Science, Signal Processing and their Applications (ISSPA), 2012 11th International
Conference on , vol., no., pp.71,76, 2-5 July 2012, doi: 10.1109/ISSPA.2012.6310647
6 T. Ben-Jabeur , B. Boashash, Design of Quadratic Time Frequency Distribution and
Application to the Analysis and Detection of Fetal Movements, Qatar Foundation Annual
Research Forum Proceedings, 2012
7 M. S. Khlif, B. Boashash, S. Layeghy, T. Ben-Jabeur , M. Mesbah, , East, C.,
Colditz, P., Time-frequency characterization of tri-axial accelerometer data for fetal
movement detection, Signal Processing and Information Technology (ISSPIT), 2011 IEEE
International Symposium on , vol., no., pp.466,471, 14-17 Dec. 2011
8 T. Ben-Jabeur, B Boashash,Design of Quadratic Time Frequency Distribution and
Application to the Analysis and Detection of Fetal Movements, Qatar Foundation Annual
Research Forum Proceedings, 2011
9 T. Ben-Jabeur, A. Goupil, Gelle, G., Pre-equalization for IR-UWB system, Advanced
Technologies for Communications (ATC), 2011 International Conference on ,Vietnam, vol.,
no., pp.244,247, 2-4 Aug. 2011, doi: 10.1109/ATC.2011.6027476
10 T. Ben-Jabeur, K. Abed-Meraim, H. Boujemaa, Blind channel shortening for OFDM
system using Alamouti code, IEEE Internationa Workshop on Signal Processing Advances
in Wireless Communications, (SPAWC), 2010
11 T. Ben-Jabeur, K. Abed-Meraim, H. Boujemaa, Combined channel shortening and source
separation in MIMO-OFDM systems, Information Science and Signal Processing, ISSPA,
Kuala-Lumpur - Malaysia, 10-13 May, 2010
12 T. Ben-Jabeur, K. Abed-Meraim, H. Boujemaa, Blind channel shortening in ZP-OFDM
systems with controlled TIR quality, European Signal Processing Conference, (EUSIPCO),
Glasgow, Scotland, August 24-28, 2009
13 T. Ben-Jabeur, K. Abed-Meraim, H. Boujemaa, Blind channel shortening in MIMO-OFDM
systems using single-block dierential modulation International Wireless Communi-
cations and Mobile Computing Conference (IWCMC MIMO Systems Symposium), Leipzig,
Germany, June 21-24, 2009

5. 14 T. Ben-Jabeur, K. Abed-Meraim, H. Boujemaa, A new blind channel shortening for
dierential encoded OFDM system, IEEE International Workshop on Signal Processing
Advances in Wireless Communications, (SPAWC), Recife, Brazil, July 06-09, 2008
15 T. Ben-Jabeur, K. Abed-Meraim, H. Boujemaa, Blind channel shortening in OFDM
system using nulltones and cyclic prex, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics,
Speech, and Signal Processing (ICASSP), Las Vegas, USA, March 30 - April 4 2008
16 T. Ben-Jabeur, K. Abed-Meraim, Raccourcissement du canal dans un système OFDM
(Poster), International Summer School On Signal Processing and its Applications,
(ISSSPA) Boumerdès, Algeria, June 30 - July 04, 2007
17 T. Ben-Jabeur, K. Abed-Meraim and M. Bonnet, Channel shortening in OFDM System
with controlled TIR quality, Information Science and Signal Processing, ISSPA, Sharjah,
United Arab Emirates, February 2007