Profile

Mounir Hamdi: received the B.S. degree (Hons.) in electrical engineering (computer engineering) from the University of Louisiana, in 1985, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, in 1987 and 1991, respectively. He is currently the Founding Dean of the College of Science and Engineering at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU). He is a Fellow of the IEEE for his significant contributions to the “design and analysis of high-speed packet switching”. He was a Chair Professor and a Founding Member of The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), where he was the Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. From 1999 to 2000, he held visiting professor positions at Stanford University and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. His area of research is in high-speed wired/wireless networking and Artificial Intelligence, in which he has published more than 500 research publications, graduated more 80 MS/PhD. students, and awarded numerous research awards and grants. He was awarded many best research paper awards such as in ICC and Globecom. In addition, he has frequently consulted for companies and governmental organizations in the USA, Europe, and Asia. He is also a frequent keynote speaker in international conferences and forums. He is/was on the editorial board of more than ten prestigious journals and magazines. He has chaired more than 20 international conferences and workshops. In addition to his commitment to research and academic/professional service, he is also a dedicated teacher and a quality assurance educator. He received the Best 10 Lecturer Award and the Distinguished Engineering Teaching Appreciation Award from HKUST. He is frequently involved in higher education quality assurance activities as well as engineering programs accreditation all over the world.