Dr. Purav Shah

Lecturer

Department: Computer communications

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Qualifications

PhD. in Computing, Communications & Electronics, University of Plymouth, UK (August 2008)

MSc. in Personal & Radio Communications Engineering, Lancaster University, UK (September 2003)

B.Eng in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, S. P. University, Gujarat, India (June 2002)

Research Interests

Current areas of research include:

  • Signal processing for Telecommunications Engineering
  • Wireless Sensor Networks (Routing protocols, power management, application and programming)
  • Physical layer (radio)
  • FPGA implementation
  • Iphone/Android application SDK development
  • VoIP over heterogenous networks

Teaching Interests

2010

CCM4300 - Computer Networks, WIreless & Mobile Communication Systems - Computer Networks

CCM4810 - Data Networks & Internet Communications (Module Leader) - Telecommunications Engineering

 

2011

CCM4810 - Data Networks & Internet Communications (Module Leader) - Telecommunications Engineering

CCM4820 - Digital Transmission Systems - Telecommunications Engineering

Biography

I received my B.Eng. degree in electronics engineering from Sardar Patel University, Gujarat, India, in 2002, MSc. in radio communications from Lancaster University, UK, in 2003 and PhD. degree in multi-level magnetic recording from University of Plymouth, UK, in 2008. My doctoral research focused on read channel modelling for longitudinal and perpendicular magnetic recording, application of error correcting codes, multi-level recording and equalisation techniques. My research fellowship at the University of Exeter included work on read channel design for probe storage using phase-change media, noise modelling and signal processing. He also performed real-time experiments on phase-change media using scanning probe technology. I have experience using scanning electron microscopy tools like conduction-atomic force microscopy (C-AFM), tapping mode AFM, contact/non-contact AFM, magnetic force micrcoscopy (MFM), and force modulation for material characterisation.

Currently, I am working at Middlesex University as a Lecturer in Computer Communications. My current research within the Computer Communications Department include areas like signal processing for telecommunications engineering, wireless sensor networks, physical layer (radio), FPGA implementation.

Conference:

L. Wang, P. Shah, C. D. Wright, M. M. Aziz, A. Sebastian, H. Pozidis and A. Pauza "Ultra-High Density Scanning Electrical Probe Phase-change Memory for Archival Storage", In proceedings of ISOM 2010, Taiwan.

C. D. Wright, P. Ashawaraya, P. Ashwin, M. M. Aziz, R. J. Hicken, K. I. Kohary, A. S. H. Marmier, P. Shah, J. Vazques and L. Wang "Phase-change Technologies: from PCRAM to probe-storage to processors", In proceedings of EPCOS 2010, 13-20, Milan, Italy.

P. Shah, L. Wang, C. D. Wright and M. M. Aziz, "Towards Ultra-High Density Scanning-Probe Memory using Re-writable Phase-change Media", In proceedings of EPCOS 2010, 187-188, Milan, Italy.

C. D. Wright, L. Wang, P. Shah and M. M. Aziz, "Optimisation of the Recording and Readout Performance of Phase-change Media for Scanning Probe Applications", In proceedings of EPCOS2009, Aachen, Germany.

P. Shah, M. Z. Ahmed and Y. Kurihara, "New Method for Generalised PR Target Design for Perpendicular Magnetic Recording", In proceedings of Perpendicular Magnetic Recording Conference 2007 (PMRC 2007), Tokyo, Japan.

P. Shah, M. Z. Ahmed, M. A. Ambroze, C. J. Tjhai and P. Davey, "Novel Soft-Feedback Equalisation Technique for Multi-level Magnetic Recording", In Joint MMM-Intermag 2007, Baltimore, USA.

P. Shah, M. Z. Ahmed, M. A. Ambroze, C. J. Tjhai, P. Davey "Novel Multi-level Magnetic Recording using Modern Error Correction", In IMST-EPCOS 2006, Grenoble, France.

M. Z. Ahmed, A. Farhner, P. Shah, "Asymmetric MAP Decoding for Perpendicular Magnetic Recording", In International Symposium on Physics of Magnetic Materials 2005 (ISPMM 2005), Singapore.

Journals:

L. Wang, C. D. Wright, P. Shah, M. M. Aziz, A. Sebastian and H. Pozidis, "Ultra High Density Scanning Electrical Probe Phase-Change Memory for Archival Storage", Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, Vol. 50 (2011) 09MD04.

C. D. Wright, L. Wang, P. Shah, M. M. Aziz, E. Varesi, R. Bez, M. Moroni and F. Cazzaniga, " The Design of Re-writable Ultra-High Density Scanning-Probe Phase-Change Memories", IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology, July 2011, Vol. 10, No. 4, 900-912.

C. D. Wright, M. M. Aziz, P. Shah and L. Wang, "Scanning Probe Memories - Technology and Applications", Current Applied Physics, March 2011,Vol. 11, No. 2, e104-e109.

C. D. Wright, P. Shah, L. Wang, M. M. Aziz, A. Sebastian and H. Pozidis, "Write Strategies for Multiterabit per Square Inch Scanned-Probe Phase-Change Memories", Applied Physics Letters, October 2010, Vol. 97, No. 17.

P. Shah, M. Z. Ahmed, C. J. Tjhai, M. A. Ambroze and P. Davey, "Novel Soft-Feedback Equalisation Technique for Multi-level Magnetic Recording, IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, June 2007, Vol. 43, No. 6, 2280-2282.

Languages spoken

English, Hindi, Gujarati

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