Hamada Rizk

Associate Professor (IEEE Senior Member)
Osaka University, Japan

ABOUT ME

My primary research interests lie in spatial systems, intelligent systems, and mobile/ubiquitous computing. I am dedicated to designing and implementing real-world systems that profoundly impact society and humanity. By leveraging advanced AI solutions, edge computing, and cutting-edge technologies, I aim to solve critical challenges in healthcare, indoor/outdoor localization for emergency services and transportation, disaster management and assessment, and energy, among other areas. My vision is to promote sustainability and eco-friendly practices, driving digital transformation and urban planning to create smart cities and an intelligent society for the betterment of humanity.

NEWS

ACM Mobisys2024 in Tokyo

From June 3 to 7, 2024, I participated in the 22nd ACM International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications, and... read more

NSF-JST Workshop

I am thrilled to share my experience of participating in the NSF (USA) and JST (Japan) joint workshop. The... read more

Presentation at IEEE Spartcomp Conference

I’m excited to share my experience at the IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing in Osaka from June 29th-July... read more

Tutorial on 3D Point Cloud at SmartComp

I had the pleasure of presenting a tutorial at the IEEE International Conference on Smart Computing held in Japan,... read more

IEEE MDM Conference at Brussels

I’m excited to share my experience at the IEEE Mobile Data Management Conference in Brussels from June 24th-27th! 🌟 I... read more

Research Visit to Bremen University

I recently had the pleasure of visiting the Department of Communication Engineering at Bremen University. It was a fantastic... read more

Tutorial at IE2024 in Slovenia

At the 20th International Conference on Intelligent Environments(IE2024) held on June 18th, 2024, I delived a tutorial with my... read more

Participation in IEEE ABC2024 Conference

Prof. Hamada Rizk participated in the IEEE Activity and Behavior Computing (ABC) conference held in Nakatsu and Kitakyushu, Kyushu,... read more

Welcome Party for Newcomers

As we embark on the 2024 academic year, our laboratory is excited to welcome 11 new members to our... read more

Research Visit to Columbia University

I recently had the privilege of visiting Columbia University for a research collaboration, focusing on indoor localization using Graph... read more

Publications

Selected Journal Papers

2022

Hamada Rizk, Tatsuya Amano, Hirozumi Yamaguchi and Moustafa Youssef. 2022. “Cross-Subject Activity Detection for COVID-19 Infection Avoidance Based on Automatically Annotated IMU Data”  in IEEE Sensors Journal.

DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2022.3176291

2022

Hamada Rizk, Ahmed Elmogy, and Hirozumi Yamaguchi. 2022. “A Robust and Accurate Indoor Localization Using Learning-Based Fusion of Wi-Fi RTT and RSSI” Sensors 22, no. 7: 2700.

DOI: 10.3390/s22072700

2021

Hamada Rizk, Moustafa Abbas, and Moustafa Youssef. 2021. Device-independent cellular-based indoor location tracking using deep learning. Pervasive Mob. Comput. 75, C (Aug 2021).

DOI: 10.1016/j.pmcj.2021.101420

2019

Hamada Rizk, Marwan Torki, and Moustafa Youssef. “CellinDeep: Robust and accurate cellular-based indoor localization via deep learning”. IEEE Sensors Journal 19.6 (2019): 2305-2312.

DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2018.2885958

Selected Conference Papers

2020

The 17th IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications . OmniCells: Cross-Device Cellular-based Indoor Location Tracking Using Deep Neural Networks. Hamada Rizk, Moustafa Abbas, Moustafa Youssef..

DOI: http://10.1109/PerCom45495.2020.9127366

2019

27th ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems (ACM SIGSPATIAL 2019) . MonoDCell: A Ubiquitous and Low-Overhead Deep Learning-based Indoor Localization with Limited Cellular Information. Hamada Rizk, Moustafa Youssef.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3347146.3359065

2019

The 17th IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications. WiDeep: WiFi-based accurate and robust indoor localization system using deep learning. Moustafa Abbas, Moustafa Elhamshary, Hamada Rizk, Marwan Torki, and Moustafa Youssef. March 2019.

DOI: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8767421

2019

The IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC). Effectiveness of data augmentation in cellular-based localization using deep learning. Hamada Rizk, Ahmed Shokry, Moustafa Youssef. April 2019.

DOI: http://10.1109/WCNC.2019.8886005

SELECTED PATENTS

- Cellular-based Indoor Localization Using Deep Learning

Filed a patent with the Egyptian Academy of Scientific Research and Technology titled “Cellular-based Indoor Localization Using Deep Learning”. Patent ID: 1531/2018, Date of filing: 27/9/2018, Time of filing: 10:24 AM.

- Wearable Monitoring Device.

Wearable Monitoring Device. Patent number PCT/JP2022/042987, filed on November 21, 2022, by Osaka University, developed by Hirozumi Yamaguchi, Satoshi Hiromori, and Hamada Rizk under PCT.

- Wearable Monitoring Device.

Patent number JP 2022-100902, filed on January 26, 2022, by Osaka University, developed by Hirozumi Yamaguchi, Satoshi Hiromori, and Hamada Rizk in Japan.

PROJECTS

IoT and Edge-AI for Detecting and Managing Schistosomiasis

Schistosomiasis, also known as Bilharzia, is a prevalent parasitic infection diagnosed by detecting microscopic eggs in stool, urine, or... read more

Technology for Balancing Privacy and Accuracy in Mobility

2024 JST AIP Challenge: This research aims to develop an innovative taxi-demand prediction system that prioritizes customer privacy while maintaining... read more

A tele-rehabilitation system for remote physical therapy

In the rapidly evolving landscape of tele-health, our system introduces a transformative approach to remote physical therapy for elderly patients.This... read more

Digitalizing Knowledge of Regional Communities

The concept of “Smart City” initially envisioned the enhancement of urban environments and the construction of futuristic cities. However,... read more

JSPS Kakenhi: The First Global Indoor Positioning System

The demand for ubiquitous and accurate indoor localization services is steadily increasing across various environments, including residential, commercial, and... read more

Development of Low-Power Wearable Device “Neckwear” for Supporting Safe and Secure Mobility

Purpose of Research and Development This research aims to develop a new low-power wearable device that monitors the presence,... read more

TALKS

  • Talk titled “Beyond-Tech Strategies for Energizing Our Academic Excellence” at the 22nd Information Science and Technology Forum (FIT2023), held at Osaka Metropolitan University on September 6, 2023.
  • Talk at the 1st JST CREST Workshop on Smart City Data and Platforms (CWSC2023), Hurghada, Egypt, 2023.
  • Talk at the 1st Workshop on Sensing and Intelligence for Smart Societies, Riyadh, KSA, 2023.
  • Talk at American University in Cairo, Egypt. November 2022.
  • Talk at Egypt Japan University of Science and Technology in Alexandria, Egypt. November 2022
  • Talk at Finland-Japan workshop for computing, Osaka University, Japan. August 2022.
  • Talk at Nagoya University, Japan, June 2022.
  • Talk at NSTDA – Osaka University Webinar. December 2021 (virtual).
  • Talk at NSTDA – Osaka University Webinar. December 2021 (virtual).
  • Talk at Qatar Computing Research Institute, Qatar. September 2021 (virtual).
  • Talk at Alexandria University in March 2020.
  • Talk at Tanta University in February 2020. Tanta Egypt.
  • Talk at Colombia University, November 2019, NY USA.
  • Talk at ACM Sigspatial, November 2019, Chicago USA.
  • Talk at Manheim University, Manheim Germany. September 2019.
  • Talk at Heidelberg University, Heidelberg Germany. September 2019.
  • Talk at ACM MobiSys, June 2019, Seoul, South Korea.
  • Talk at IEEE WCNC, April 2019, Marrakech Morocco.
  • Talk at Alexandria University, March 2019. Alexandria Egypt.
  • Talk at Assiut University, November 2018. Assiut Egypt.

SERVICES

EDUCATION

AWARDS AND HONORS

  • Received Nvidia gift for supporting promising research in artificial intelligence. 2022.
  • Received Google gift for excellent researcher in Africa. 2020.
  • Best paper runner-up in the 17th IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications. 2020. (Austin, USA).
  • Won the silver medal in the 4th Student Research Competition of the 27th ACM International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems (ACM SIGSPATIAL) 2019.
  • Received Google gift for excellent researcher in Africa. 2019.
  • Selected as one of ten Rising Stars in mobile systems and applications by the International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services (MOBISYS). 2019.
  • Received Romberg award as one of the top twenty promising young researchers in computer science from the HLF foundation. 2019.
  • Received the Japanese Ambassador award for my contribution. 2019.
  • Selected as Outstanding Young Researcher from the 7th Heidelberg Laureate Forum in Germany. 2019.
  • Received the Best Student award from Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST) for high-ranked publications. 2019.
  • Emerging as first place in the international BioDialog Hackathon on Biodiversity Informatics Sponsored by Friedrich-Schiller University Jena, Germany and held at Assiut University, Egypt. Nov. 2018.
  • Led a team in the international ACM programming competition (ICPC) and Emerging as the 19th place. 2018.