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World Class Dissertation by a Wordly Man - 01.11.2009
Kaveh Ghaboosi
– Born 1979 Teheran, Iran
– Done research at Centre for Wireless Communications on the subject “Intelligent Medium Access Control for the Future Wireless Networks”
– Public defence of doctoral dissertation 29th October 2009
– The dissertation compares existing wireless device MACs in simulations and by mathematical analyses. Based on the results, several enhancements for the protocols are proposed and also a completely novel MAC is developed
– The proposed scheme can be used for future single- and multi-channel systems to achieve higher throughput and lower delay compared to the existing solution
– Moreover, the added features in the proposed mechanisms are relatively easy to implement on top of the existing standard, therefore, a new product can be made out of it with small effort
Lively, even shrill laughter reaches far from the coffee room. It is not hard to make research scientist Kaveh Ghaboosi smile. And there’s a good reason for that: The suit to wear in the public defence has been acquired, the preparations for the doctoral dinner have been made and congratulations are raining from all the researcher colleagues. The worldwide scientific community is interested in Kaveh’s brainchilds.
'A month ago I visited Japan to tell about my research. For some reason beyond me I fell madly in love with Spanish language there and started studying it right away! I must’ve spoken a bit too much with Spanish researchers.' It is apparent that Ghaboosi is likewise interested in the worldwide scientific community – and the world itself. 'The best thing about this job is experiencing new, exciting cultures. I have had the privilege of visiting fifteen different countries in the course of my research, from France to Thailand. But in my opinion Finland is the best country to live in.'
Many Iranian technical students apply for a job or studies in United States, since Iran and the neighboring areas do not offer enough opportunities in that field of study. Over five million Iranian immigrants actually live in the United States. Some end up elsewhere, too: Ghaboosi switched the forty-degree-celcius-plus summers of Teheran mountainside to the pancake flats of Oulu partly because of practical reasons, partly because of the sense of adventure. 'I thought about going there myself, but I also remembered Oulu. During my studies one of my scientific papers had been accepted for a conference by CWC. I e-mailed a job application half-seriously, to which prof. Latva-aho replied ‘Welcome! Finland is nice, but the finnish ladies are really beautiful!’ That was pretty much all I knew about Finland at the time, but then again – did I really have to know more?'
Professor Matti Latva-aho developed into not only the supervisor of Ghaboosi’s doctoral studies, but also a close friend. 'The Persian character goes together really well with the Finnish mentality for some reason', says Latva-aho, who has in addition to supervising the research, spent time with the young Iranian on ski tracks. 'Unlike many western countries, in which acquaintances are so often based only on potential benefit and need, Kaveh’s culture cultivates lifelong friendships. This has had a definite impact on the high quality of Kaveh’s dissertation, since our cooperation has functioned just brilliantly'. Latva-aho commends especially both the analytical part of his protegé’s thesis and the research done on cognitive MAC techniques. 'These chapters truly make Kaveh's dissertation world class work.'
The cosmopolitan Ghaboosi does not have to mull over the challenges in his dissertation any more, but is now facing another kind of problem to solve. 'My family is scattered, since my sister studies in Sweden, I’m here and my parents live alone back home. This is not typical in Iran, where close family relations are cherished. I miss home, but I’d still also like to see new cultures, travel, get to know new people.' Whatever happens, the man has a clear view of what is a researcher’s life: 'Without collaboration ph.D. doesn’t make sense. Communicating is worth your time… always.'
Wireless Network Researcher Kaveh Ghaboosi Got the Doctor’s Hat in Three Years
The Facts:Kaveh Ghaboosi
– Born 1979 Teheran, Iran
– Done research at Centre for Wireless Communications on the subject “Intelligent Medium Access Control for the Future Wireless Networks”
– Public defence of doctoral dissertation 29th October 2009
– The dissertation compares existing wireless device MACs in simulations and by mathematical analyses. Based on the results, several enhancements for the protocols are proposed and also a completely novel MAC is developed
– The proposed scheme can be used for future single- and multi-channel systems to achieve higher throughput and lower delay compared to the existing solution
– Moreover, the added features in the proposed mechanisms are relatively easy to implement on top of the existing standard, therefore, a new product can be made out of it with small effort
Lively, even shrill laughter reaches far from the coffee room. It is not hard to make research scientist Kaveh Ghaboosi smile. And there’s a good reason for that: The suit to wear in the public defence has been acquired, the preparations for the doctoral dinner have been made and congratulations are raining from all the researcher colleagues. The worldwide scientific community is interested in Kaveh’s brainchilds.
'A month ago I visited Japan to tell about my research. For some reason beyond me I fell madly in love with Spanish language there and started studying it right away! I must’ve spoken a bit too much with Spanish researchers.' It is apparent that Ghaboosi is likewise interested in the worldwide scientific community – and the world itself. 'The best thing about this job is experiencing new, exciting cultures. I have had the privilege of visiting fifteen different countries in the course of my research, from France to Thailand. But in my opinion Finland is the best country to live in.'
Many Iranian technical students apply for a job or studies in United States, since Iran and the neighboring areas do not offer enough opportunities in that field of study. Over five million Iranian immigrants actually live in the United States. Some end up elsewhere, too: Ghaboosi switched the forty-degree-celcius-plus summers of Teheran mountainside to the pancake flats of Oulu partly because of practical reasons, partly because of the sense of adventure. 'I thought about going there myself, but I also remembered Oulu. During my studies one of my scientific papers had been accepted for a conference by CWC. I e-mailed a job application half-seriously, to which prof. Latva-aho replied ‘Welcome! Finland is nice, but the finnish ladies are really beautiful!’ That was pretty much all I knew about Finland at the time, but then again – did I really have to know more?'
Professor Matti Latva-aho developed into not only the supervisor of Ghaboosi’s doctoral studies, but also a close friend. 'The Persian character goes together really well with the Finnish mentality for some reason', says Latva-aho, who has in addition to supervising the research, spent time with the young Iranian on ski tracks. 'Unlike many western countries, in which acquaintances are so often based only on potential benefit and need, Kaveh’s culture cultivates lifelong friendships. This has had a definite impact on the high quality of Kaveh’s dissertation, since our cooperation has functioned just brilliantly'. Latva-aho commends especially both the analytical part of his protegé’s thesis and the research done on cognitive MAC techniques. 'These chapters truly make Kaveh's dissertation world class work.'
The cosmopolitan Ghaboosi does not have to mull over the challenges in his dissertation any more, but is now facing another kind of problem to solve. 'My family is scattered, since my sister studies in Sweden, I’m here and my parents live alone back home. This is not typical in Iran, where close family relations are cherished. I miss home, but I’d still also like to see new cultures, travel, get to know new people.' Whatever happens, the man has a clear view of what is a researcher’s life: 'Without collaboration ph.D. doesn’t make sense. Communicating is worth your time… always.'
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