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Muhammad Jahangir Ikram

Associate Professor
Ph.D. Manchester, 1992
Computer Architecture, Simulation, DSP Algorithms, VLSI Implementation of DSP Algorithms and Multimedia Processing
Email: jikram [at] lums dot edu dot pk
Extension: 4424

Bio-Sketch


Jahanghir Ikram received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Manchester, UK in March 1992. Before joining LUMS in 2000, Dr Ikram was a consultant in Asian Development Bank assisted Technical Education Project, developing curricula for Computer Technology and Information Technology. Dr Ikram has also taught in the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore for several years where he was involved in many funded research projects by different organizations and companies, including a project by Philips TriMedia Division, USA, working on implementation of a Speech algorithm in their TrimEdia processor. In winter 2002, he visited University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) as Visiting Scholar to do research in Multimedia Communication Laboratory.


Research Interests


Dr Ikram’s current research interests include Computer Architecture, Simulation, Digital Signal Processing (DSP) algorithms using ASIC technologies, VLSI Implementation of DSP Algorithms and Multimedia Processing.



Recent Publications of Muhammad Jahangir Ikram

  • A Configurable MIPS Simulator for Teaching Computer Architecture

    Ikram, M.J., In the 10th IASTED International Conference on Computers and Advanced Technology in Education CATE 2007,  Beijing, China, October 8-10, 2007.

  • Air Pollution Monitoring through an Internet Based Network of Volunteers
    Ikram, M.J., and Akram, A.A., In Journal of Environment and Urbanization, vol. 19, pp. 225-241, ISSN: 0956-2478, April 2007.
  • A Configurable MIPS processor
    Ikram, M.J., In Proceedings of the 3rd Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan, December 2005.
  • A Low-Cost Solution for Urban Air-Pollution Monitoring Using Existing Infrastructure and Loosely Connected Ground Based Sensing Equipment

    Ikram, M.J., Akram, A.A., and Amin, M., In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies, pp 166-169, IBA, Karachi, Pakistan, August 2005.

  • Efficient Transmission of MPEG-2 Video Bit Streams over HIPERLAN/2

    Wang, J.I., Ikram, M.J., and Khokhar, A., In Journal of Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, John-Wiley, Vol. 5, No.2, pp153-164, March 2005.


Recent Courses taught by Muhammad Jahangir Ikram

Topics in MultimediaSummer 2006-07,Summer 2005-06, Summer 2004-05
Computer System Applications: Design & DevelopmentSpring 2007-08,Spring 2006-07,Spring 2006-07,Autumn 2006-07, Spring 2005-06, Autumn 2005-06, Spring 2004-05, Autumn 2004-05, Spring 2003-04, Autumn 2003-04
Computer ArchitectureWinter 2007-08, Winter 2006-07, Autumn 2006-07, Winter 2005-06, Autumn 2005-06, Winter 2004-05, Autumn 2004-05, Autumn 2003-04
Circuits and Systems IISummer 2007-08,Winter 2006-07
Computer Organisation and Assembly LanguageSpring 2007-08,Spring 2006-07,Spring 2006-07,Spring 2005-06,Summer 2004-05,Spring 2004-05
Digital LogicSpring 2003-04
Circuits and Systems ISummer 2003-04