Bessam Abdulrazak
Professeur, Faculté des sciences
FSCI Département d'informatique
Présentation
Sujets, disciplines ou intérêts de recherche
Internet of things (IoT), Ambient Intelligence, Assistive Technology, Ambient Intelligence, Healthy Aging, Well being
Diplômes
- (2000-2004). PhD. University of Evry & Institut National des Télécommunications. Evry, France.
- (1999-2000). DEA (~MSc). Robotics. Pierre and Marie Curie University. Paris, Île-de-France, France.
- (1992-1997). State Engineer (~Bachelor of Engineering). Electronics. University of Sciences and Technology Houari Boumediene. Algiers, Algiers, Algérie.
Expériences académiques
- Full Professor. (2023-). Université de Sherbrooke. Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
- Associate Professor. (2013-2023). Université de Sherbrooke. Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
- Assistant Professor. (2007-2013). Université de Sherbrooke. Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada.
- Post-Doc. (2005-2007). University of Florida. Gainesville, Florida, États-Unis.
- Post-Doc. (2004). Telecom SudParis. Évry-Courcouronnes, Île-de-France, France.
Publications
Articles
- Innocent Tujyinama, Bessam Abdulrazak, Rachid Hedjam. (2026). Multimodal Hybrid CNN-Transformer with Attention Mechanism for Sleep Stages and Disorders Classification Using Bio-Signal Images. Signals. DOI
- Benoit Cossette, Patrick Boissy, Marie-Hélène Milot, Sarah N Hilmer, Lisa Kouladjian O’Donnell, Danijela Gnjidic, Caroline Sirois, Dee Mangin, Geneviève Ricard, Jennifer E. Isenor, Jacynthe Roy-Petit, Bessam Abdulrazak, Marilyn Tousignant, Karina Lebel. (2025). Feasibility of Measuring Physical Function by Wearable Devices During Deprescribing of Anticholinergic and Sedative Medications. Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement. DOI
- Bessam Abdulrazak, Hassan Mostafa Ahmed, Hamdi Aloulou, Mounir Mokhtari, F. Guillaume Blanchet. (2023). IoT in medical diagnosis: detecting excretory functional disorders for Older adults via bathroom activity change using unobtrusive IoT technology. Frontiers in Public Health. DOI
- Mohamad Sadegh Ghasemi, Morteza Siadat, Bessam Abdulrazak, Naser Dehghan, Gabriel Ibarra-Mejia, Bijan Forogh. (2023). Design and ergonomic evaluation of a new adapted endoscope holder to reduce muscle pressure and discomfort during endoscopy. Work. DOI
- Ibrahim Sadek, Bessam Abdulrazak. (2023). Contactless remote monitoring of sleep: evaluating the feasibility of an under-mattress sensor mat in a real-life deployment. Health Systems. DOI
- Sahar Tahir, Bessam Abdulrazak, Dany Baillargeon, Catherine Girard, Véronique Provencher. (2023). Adapting Transportation Planning e-Tools to Older Adults’ Needs: Scoping Review. JMIR Aging. DOI
- Houssem Aloulou, Hamdi Aloulou, Bessam Abdulrazak, Ahmed Hadj Kacem. (2023). Personalized, context-aware, and adaptable persuasive approach for encouraging physical activity among older adults. Entertainment Computing. DOI
- Susan E. Reid, Bessam Abdulrazak, Tianqi Xiao. (2022). An Exploratory Study of How Mobile Devices are Used by Older Adults. OBM Geriatrics. DOI
- Veronique Provencher, Dany Baillargeon, Bessam Abdulrazak, Patrick Boissy, Mélanie Levasseur, Nathalie Delli-Colli, Hélène Pigot, Mélisa Audet, Sara Bahrampoor Givi, Catherine Girard. (2022). Developing a One-Stop Platform Transportation Planning Service to Help Older Adults Move Around in Their Community Where, When, and How They Wish: Protocol for a Living Lab Study. JMIR Research Protocols. DOI
- Juwonlo Siyanbade, Bessam Abdulrazak, Ibrahim Sadek. (2022). Unobtrusive Monitoring of Sleep Cycles: A Technical Review. BioMedInformatics. DOI
- Victor Ponce, Bessam Abdulrazak. (2022). Ambient intelligence governance review: from service-oriented to self-service. PeerJ Computer Science. DOI
- Victor Ponce, Bessam Abdulrazak. (2022). Context-Aware End-User Development Review. Applied Sciences. DOI
- Hassan M. Ahmed, Bessam Abdulrazak, F. Guillaume Blanchet, Hamdi Aloulou, Mounir Mokhtari. (2022). Long Gaps Missing IoT Sensors Time Series Data Imputation: A Bayesian Gaussian Approach. IEEE Access. DOI
- Ibrahim Sadek, Josué Codjo, Shafiq Ul Rehman, Bessam Abdulrazak. (2022). Security and privacy in the internet of things healthcare systems: Toward a robust solution in real-life deployment. Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine Update. DOI
- Ibrahim Sadek, Bessam Abdulrazak. (2021). A comparison of three heart rate detection algorithms over ballistocardiogram signals. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control. DOI
- Mohamed Chiheb Ben Nasr, Sofia Ben Jebara, Samuel Otis, Bessam Abdulrazak, Neila Mezghani. (2021). A Spectral-Based Approach for BCG Signal Content Classification. Sensors. DOI
- Victor Ponce, Bessam Abdulrazak. (2021). Intention as a Context: An Activity Intention Model for Adaptable Development of Applications in the Internet of Things. IEEE Access. DOI
- Hassan M. Ahmed, Bessam Abdulrazak. (2021). Monitoring Indoor Activity of Daily Living Using Thermal Imaging: A Case Study. DOI
- Ibrahim Sadek, Terry Tan Soon Heng, Edwin Seet, Bessam Abdulrazak. (2020). A New Approach for Detecting Sleep Apnea Using a Contactless Bed Sensor: Comparison Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. DOI
- Hamdi Aloulou, Mounir Mokhtari, Bessam Abdulrazak. (2020). Pilot Site Deployment of an IoT Solution for Older Adults’ Early Behavior Change Detection. Sensors. DOI
- Ibrahim Sadek, Jit Biswas, Bessam Abdulrazak. (2019). Ballistocardiogram signal processing: a review. Health Information Science and Systems. DOI
- Firas Kaddachi, Hamdi Aloulou, Bessam Abdulrazak, Philippe Fraisse, Mounir Mokhtari. (2018). Long-term behavior change detection approach through objective technological observations toward better adaptation of services for elderly people. Health and Technology. DOI
- Susan E. Reid, Bessam Abdulrazak, Monica Alas. (2018). Modelling Willingness-to-Adopt an Intelligent Oven: Capturing the Seniors Perspective. J. of Health Science. DOI
- Rami Yared, Bessam Abdulrazak. (2018). Errata to “Adaptable Context-Aware Cooking-Safe System”. IEEE Transactions on Services Computing. DOI
- Rami Yared, Bessam Abdulrazak. (2018). Adaptable Context-Aware Cooking-Safe System. IEEE Transactions on Services Computing. DOI
- Rami Yared, Bessam Abdulrazak. (2018). Risk Analysis and Assessment to Enhance Safety in a Smart Kitchen. Fire Technology. DOI
- Ibrahim Sadek, Edwin Seet, Jit Biswas, Bessam Abdulrazak, Mounir Mokhtari. (2018). Nonintrusive Vital Signs Monitoring for Sleep Apnea Patients: A Preliminary Study. IEEE Access. DOI
- Susan E. Reid, Bessam Abdulrazak, Monica Alas. (2017). The Underlying Motivations for Mobile Device Use by Seniors. J. of Health Science. DOI
- (2016). Ambient Technology to Assist Elderly People in Indoor Risks. Computers. DOI
- Saad Abdessettar, Bessam Abdulrazak. (2016). Modeling and Simulating Persuasion Strategies: Domain Specific Language for Persuasive Systems’ Design Productivity. Journal of Modern Education Review. DOI
- Hongbo Ni, Shu Wu, Bessam Abdulrazak, Daqing Zhang, Xiaojuan Ma, Xingshe Zhou. (2015). Non-intrusive sleep pattern recognition with ubiquitous sensing in elderly assistive environment. Frontiers of Computer Science. DOI
- Charles Gouin-Vallerand, Patrice Roy, Bessam Abdulrazak, Sylvain Giroux, Anind Dey. (2013). Intelligible software delivery in smart environments supported by a macro and micro context awareness model. Health and Technology. DOI
- Charles Gouin-Vallerand, Bessam Abdulrazak, Sylvain Giroux, Anind K. Dey. (2013). A context-aware service provision system for smart environments based on the user interaction modalities. Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments. DOI
- Rachid Kadouche, Bessam Abdulrazak. (2012). Novel model for inhabitants prediction in smart houses. International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications. DOI
- Hongbo Ni, Bessam Abdulrazak, Shu Wu, Zhiwen Yu, Xingshe Zhou, Shengrui Wang. (2012). Towards non-intrusive sleep pattern recognition in elder assistive environment. Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing. DOI
- Bessam Abdulrazak, Yasir Malik. (2012). Review of challenges, requirements, and approaches of pervasive computing system evaluation. IETE Technical Review. DOI
- Yasir Malik, Kishwer Abdul Khaliq, Bessam Abdulrazak. (2011). Mobile Node Localization in Cellular Networks. International Journal of Wireless & Mobile Networks. DOI
- Bessam Abdulrazak, Patrice Roy, Charles Gouin-Vallerand, Yacine Belala, Sylvain Giroux. (2011). Micro Context-Awareness for Autonomic Pervasive Computing. International Journal of Business Data Communications and Networking. DOI
- Ni Hongbo, Bessam Abdulrazak, Daqing Zhang, Shu Wu. (2011). CDTOM: A Context-driven Task-oriented Middleware for Pervasive Homecare Environment. International Journal of UbiComp. DOI
- Hen‐I Yang, Chao Chen, Bessam Abdulrazak, Sumi Helal. (2010). A framework for evaluating pervasive systems. International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications. DOI
- Rachid Kadouche, Bessam Abdulrazak. (2010). User’s behavior study for smart houses occupant prediction. annals of telecommunications - annales des télécommunications. DOI
- Bessam Abdulrazak, Belkacem Chikhaoui, Charles Gouin Vallerand, Benoit Fraikin. (2010). A standard ontology for smart spaces. International Journal of Web and Grid Services. DOI
- Rachid Kadouche, Bessam Abdulrazak, Mounir Mokhtari, Sylvain Giroux, Helene Pigot. (2009). A semantic approach for accessible services delivery in a smart environment. International Journal of Web and Grid Services. DOI
- Rachid Kadouche, Mounir Mokhtari, Sylvain Giroux, Bessam Abdulrazak. (2008). Semantic Matching Framework for Personalizing ubiquitous Environment dedicated to people with special needs. 2008 Third International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Applications. DOI
Chapitres de livre
- Samuel Otis, Bessam Abdulrazak, Sofia Ben Jebara, Francois Tournoux, Neila Mezghani. (2019). Smart Mat for Respiratory Activity Detection: Study in a Clinical Setting. DOI
Autres contributions
Cours enseignés à l'UdeS
- IFT585 - Télématique. (2023, 2025-2026). (3CR).
- IFT744 - Sujets approfondis en télématique. (2025). (3CR).
Divers
- Ibrahim Sadek, Terry Tan Soon Heng, Edwin Seet, Bessam Abdulrazak. (2020). A New Approach for Detecting Sleep Apnea Using a Contactless Bed Sensor: Comparison Study (Preprint).
