Mohammad Ashjaei, Associate Professor, Docent


About me: I am a senior lecturer with a docent diploma at Mälardalen University (MDU) working at the Networked and Embedded Systems department. I am affiliated with the Complex Real-Time Embedded Systems (CORE) and the Heterogeneous Systems - Hardware Software Co-design (HERO) research groups. I have received my PhD degree in Computer Science and Engineering from MDH in November 2016, and after that until April 2020 I was an associate researcher at MDU. My doctoral dissertation is on resource reservation for industrial switched Ethernet networks. 

Research: Since May 2020 I am a senior lecturer at MDU in the area of data communication for embedded systems. I have received my docent diploma in Dec 2021. My main focus of research is on resource reservation in communication, where the communication can be in different context, such as automation networks, automotive networks, as well as cloud and fog communication infrastructures. I am also interested in predictability analysis, design configuration, dynamic and adaptive configurations, and software development of real-time communication networks in various domains. I have worked (and still working) in several research projects in different roles that can be found in the "Projects" section. 

Co-applicant of the granted projects:

 
Teaching: Besides research I am teaching topics related to data communications in various bachelor and master courses. I am teaching distance courses in computer networks. I also have lectures in embedded systems courses, such as data communication for embedded systems, embedded systems I, embedded systems II, and distance course in IoT fundamentals. I have also given several guest lectures in Porto University, Aveiro University, Eindhoven University of Technology and Volvo Construction Equipment.

Community services: I was a visiting researcher at Aveiro University in Portugal in 2013. During that time I have also visited Porto University in Portugal. I was a reviewer and subreviewer for many prominent journals and conferences including RTS, TII, TIE, WFCS, RTCSA, RTSS, ETFA, IECON and INDIN. 

  • Co-General chair of the 26th International Symposium on Real-Time Distributed Computing (ISORC) 2023 to be held in Nashville, USA.
  • Co-chair of the Track on Real-Time (and Networked) Embedded Systems of the 27th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2023.
  • Co-chair of the Track on Real-Time (and Networked) Embedded Systems of the 26th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2022.
  • Program Committee Co-chair of the 25th International Symposium on Real-Time Distributed Computing (ISORC) 2022 to be held in Västerås, Sweden.
  • Co-chair of the Track on Real-Time (and Networked) Embedded Systems of the 26th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2021
  • Treasure chair of 26th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2021
  • Co-organizer and co-chair of the 4th Workshop on Advanced Technologies in Industrial Vehicular Systems (DIVERSE) located at the 26th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2022
  • Co-organizer and co-chair of the 3rd Workshop on Advanced Technologies in Industrial Vehicular Systems (DIVERSE) located at the 26th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2021
  • Co-chair of the Special Session on Adaptive and Reconfigurable Cyber-Physical Systems at the 25th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2020
  • Co-organizer and co-chair of the 2nd Workshop on Advanced Technologies in Industrial Vehicular Systems (DIVERSE) located at the 25th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2020
  • Co-chair of the Special Session on Adaptive and Reconfigurable Cyber-Physical Systems at the 24th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2019
  • Co-organizer and co-chair of the 1st Workshop on Advanced Technologies in Industrial Vehicular Systems (DIVERSE) located at the 24th International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory Automation (ETFA), 2019


Since May 2020 I am a senior lecturer at MDU in the area of real-time distributed embedded systems. My main focus of research is on resource reservation in communication, where the communication can be in different context, such as automation networks, automotive networks, as well as cloud and fog communication infrastructures. I am also interested in timing analysis and software development of real-time communication networks in various domains. Besides, I am interested in development of techniques and solutions to utilize edge-cloud computing architectures for industrial systems. 

[Show all publications]

[Google Scholar author page]

Latest publications:

Supporting End-to-end Data Propagation Delay Analysis for TSN-based Distributed Vehicular Embedded Systems (May 2023)
Bahar Houtan, Mohammad Ashjaei, Masoud Daneshtalab, Mikael Sjödin, Saad Mubeen
Journal of Systems Architecture, 2023 (JSA)

Investigating and Analyzing CAN-to-TSN Gateway Forwarding Techniques (May 2023)
Aldin Berisa, Mohammad Ashjaei, Masoud Daneshtalab, Mikael Sjödin, Saad Mubeen
2023 IEEE 25th International Symposium on Real Time Distributed Computing (ISORC) (ISORC'23)

End-to-end Timing Modeling and Analysis of TSN in Component-Based Vehicular Software (May 2023)
Bahar Houtan, Mehmet Onur Aybek , Mohammad Ashjaei, Masoud Daneshtalab, Mikael Sjödin, John Lundbäck , Saad Mubeen
2023 IEEE 25th International Symposium on Real Time Distributed Computing (ISORC) (ISORC'23)

Hierarchical Resource Orchestration Framework for Real-Time Containers (Apr 2023)
Václav Struhár, Silviu Craciunas , Mohammad Ashjaei, Moris Behnam, Alessandro Papadopoulos
ACM Transactions on Embedded Computing Systems (TECS 2023)

A Comprehensive Systematic Review of Integration of Time Sensitive Networking and 5G Communication (Feb 2023)
Zenepe Satka, Mohammad Ashjaei, Hossein Fotouhi, Masoud Daneshtalab, Mikael Sjödin, Saad Mubeen
Journal of Systems Architecture, 2023 (JSA)

Implementing a First CNC for Scheduling and Configuring TSN Networks (Sep 2022)
Ines Alvarez, Andreu Servera , Julián Proenza , Mohammad Ashjaei, Saad Mubeen
International Conference on Emerging Technologies and Factory (ETFA'2022)

PhD students supervised as main supervisor:

Daniel Bujosa Mateu

PhD students supervised as assistant supervisor:

Aldin Berisa
Bahar Houtan
Václav Struhár
Zenepe Satka