Research interests

• Neuromorphic computing
• Spiking Neural Network (SNN) FPGA acceleration
• Computer architecture and hardware design
• Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation (DBA) for Passive Optical Networks (PON)

Selected publications

Refereed Journals Articles:

1. E. Inaty, C. Maroun, G. Akkad, A. Mansour and M. Maier “Multiclass Power Efficient Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation (MPE-DBA) Scheme for 6G Driven Passive Optical Network (PON)” Accepted in IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, April 2026
2. G. Akkad, E. Inaty, J. Abou Chaaya and M. Maier “FL-DBA: Fuzzy Logic Based Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation Algorithm for Next Generation Passive Optical Network”, Journal of Network and Systems Management 33, 24, January 2025
3. E. Inaty, G. Akkad and M. Maier “ANFIS-DBA: ANFIS Based Dynamic Bandwidth Allocation Scheme for Latency Driven Cost Effective Next Generation PON” in IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, vol. 21, no. 3, pp. 2854-2865, June 2024
4. G. Akkad, A. Mansour and E. Inaty “Embedded Deep Learning Accelerators: A Survey on Recent Advances”, in IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence, vol. 5, no. 5, pp. 1954-1972, May 2024
5. G. Akkad, A. Mansour, B. A. ElHassan, E. Inaty, R. Ayoubi, and J. A. Srar, “A Pipelined Reduced Complexity Two-Stages Parallel LMS Structure for Adaptive Beamforming”, IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I: Regular Papers, pp. 1–13, 2020

Book Chapters:

1. G. Akkad, V.D. Nguyen and A. Mansour, “GpLMS: Generalized Parallel Least Mean Square Algorithm for Partial Observations,” (Invited) in Intelligent Decision Technologies (KES-IDT), (Rhodes, Greece), June 2022
2. G. Akkad, A. Mansour, B. ElHassan, E. Inaty, and R. Ayoubi, “A Self Referencing Technique for RC-pLMS Adaptive Beamformers,” International Conference on Applications in Electronics Pervading Industry, Environment and Society (APPLEPIES), (Piza, Italy), September 2021
3. G. Akkad, R. Ayoubi, A. Mansour, and B. ElHassan, “Hardware Architecture For a Bit-Serial Odd-Even Transposition Sort Network”, Applications in Electronics Pervading Industry, Environment and Society (APPLEPIES), (Pisa, Italy) vol. 627, p. 145, Sept. 2020
4. G. Akkad, A. Mansour, B. Elhassan, J. Srar, M. Najem, and F. Leroy, “An Efficient Non-Blind Steering Vector Estimation Technique For Robust Adaptive Beamforming With Multistage Error Feedback”, in Intelligent Decision Technologies 2019, (Malta), June 2019
5. G. Akkad, A. Mansour, B. ElHassan, F. L. Roy, and M. Najem, “Twiddle Factor Generation Using Chebyshev Polynomials and HDL for Frequency Domain Beamforming”, in Applications in Electronics Pervading Industry, Environment and Society: APPLEPIES, (Pisa, Italy), Sep. 2018

Selected Conference Proceedings:

1. Y. Fradi, M. Rasamuel, A. Pegatoquet, G. Akkad, B. Miramond, “Parallelization strategies of Neuromorphic Architecture: trade-offs between Latency and Resource Usage “. In 2026 IEEE World Congress on  Computational Intelligence (WCCI 2026), p. 8, June, 2026.
2. G. Akkad, A. Mansour, B. ElHassan and E. Inaty, “A Modified RC-pLMS Adaptive Beamformer for Secure Digital Communication”, 3rd IEEE International Multidisciplinary Conference on Engineering Technology  (IMCET21), (Beirut, Lebanon), December 2021
3. G. Akkad, A. Mansour, B. ElHassan, and E. Inaty, “Stability Analysis of the RC-pLMS Adaptive Beamformer Using a Simple Transfer Function Approximation”, 46th International Conference on Acoustics, Speech and Signal Processing (ICASSP), (Toronto, Canada), June 2021
4. G. Akkad, A. Mansour, B. ElHassan, and E. Inaty, “A Multi-Stage Parallel LMS Structure and its Stability Analysis Using Transfer Function Approximation”, in 28th European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), (Amsterdam, Netherlands), August 2020
5. G. Akkad, A. Mansour, B. ElHassan, E. Inaty, and R. Ayoubi, “Two Stages Parallel LMS Structure A Pipelined Hardware Architecture”, in 28th European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), (Amsterdam, Netherlands), August 2020
6. G. Akkad, A. Mansour, B. ElHassan, J. Srar, M. Najem, and F. LeRoy, “Low Complexity Robust Adaptive Beamformer Based On Parallel RLMS and Kalman RLMS”, in 27th European Signal Processing Conference (EUSIPCO), (A Coruna, Spain), Sep. 2019
7. G. Akkad, R. Ayoubi, and A. Abche, “Constant Time Hardware Architecture for a Gaussian Smoothing Filter”, in 2018 International Conference on Signal Processing and Information Security (ICSPIS), (Dubai, United Arab Emirates), Nov. 2018

Academic degrees

Ph.D., Electronics and Electrical Engineering, ENSTA Bretagne, France, 2020
M.Sc., Computer Engineering, University of Balamand, Lebanon, 2014
B.Sc., Computer Engineering, University of Balamand, Lebanon, 2012