Mounir Hamdi is the founding Dean of the College of Science and Engineering at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (HBKU). He is an IEEE Fellow for contributions to design and analysis of high-speed packet switching, which is the highest research distinction bestowed by IEEE.
As founding Dean of the College of Science and Engineering, Dr. Hamdi led the foundation of 15 graduate programs and 1 undergraduate program and all the associated research labs and activities. In particular, 6 of these programs are the first PhD programs in HBKU. Currently, the College has more than 350 students including 150 PhD students, and has already graduated MS and PhD students.
Before joining HBKU, he was Chair Professor at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST), and the Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.
He received the B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering - Computer Engineering minor (with distinction) from the University of Louisiana in 1985, and the MS and the PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in 1987 and 1991, respectively.
He was a faculty member in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology since 1991, where he was a founding member of the University. He became the Head and Chair Professor of the Department. Under his Headship tenure, his Department was ranked 13th in the world by QS World Ranking (2013) and 21st in the world by the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) in 2013. He was the Director of the Computer Engineering Program, Director of the Master of Science in Information Technology, and Director of the Computer Networking Research Lab. He was involved with HKUST administration such as the University Senate, University Council, and University Administration Committee. In 1999 to 2000 he held visiting professor positions at Stanford University, USA, and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne, Switzerland as well as Honorary Professor in various Chinese Universities such Nanjing University and Chinese Southeast University. His general area of research is in high-speed wired/wireless networking in which he has published more than 350 research publications, received numerous research grants, and graduated more 50 MS/PhD students. 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 on matters related to cutting-edge research and education.
Prof. Hamdi is/was on the Editorial Board of various prestigious journals and magazines including IEEE Transactions on Communications, IEEE Communication Magazine, Computer Networks, Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, and Parallel Computing as well as a guest editor of IEEE Communications Magazine, guest editor-in-chief of two special issues of IEEE Journal on Selected Areas of Communications, and a guest editor of Optical Networks Magazine. He has chaired more than 20 international conferences and workshops including The IEEE International High Performance Switching and Routing Conference, the IEEE GLOBECOM/ICC Optical networking workshop, and the IEEE ICC High-speed Access Workshop, and has been on the program committees of more than 200 international conferences and workshops. He was the Chair of IEEE Communications Society Technical Committee on Transmissions, Access and Optical Systems, and Vice-Chair of the Optical Networking Technical Committee, as well as member of the ComSoc technical activities council. He received the best paper award at the IEEE International Conference on Communications in 2009 and the IEEE International Conference on Information and Networking in 1998. He also supervised the best PhD paper award amongst all universities in Hong Kong.
In addition to his commitment to research and professional service, he is also a dedicated teacher and renowned quality-assurance educator. He received the best 10 lecturers award (through university-wide student voting for all university faculty held once a year), the distinguished engineering teaching appreciation award from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and various grants targeted towards the improvement of teaching methodologies, delivery and technology. He is frequently involved in higher education quality assurance activities as well as engineering programs accreditation all over the world.
College of Science and Engineering, Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Qatar
2013 – PresentDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
2015 – PresentHong Kong University of Science and Technology; Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
2008 – 2013Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
2010 – 2015Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
2003 - 2010Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
1996 - 2003Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology; Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
1991 - 1996Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Stanford University, USA
1999 – 2000Department of Computer Science, The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Switzerland
1999Southeast University, Nanjing – China
2009 – PresentNanjing University, Nanjing – China
2009 – PresentComputer Engineering Program, HKUST, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
1998 - 2006Master of Science in Information Technology, HKUST, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
2005 - 2008Computer Engineering Lab, CSE Department, HKUST, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
1994 - 2013Hong Kong Institute of Engineers Accreditation Council of Computer Science Programs
2011 - 2013IEEE Communications Society Technical Committee on “Transmissions, Access, and Optical Systems”
2002 - 2004IEEE Communications Society Technical Committee on “Optical, Networking”
2002 - 2003University of Pittsburgh, USA
1991University of Pittsburgh, USA
1987University of Louisiana, USA
1985“Unified Statistical Channel Model for Turbulence-Induced Fading in Underwater Wireless Optical Communication Systems”, IEEE Transactions on Communications
2019“Achieving Energy Efficiency in Data Centers Using an Artificial Intelligence Abstraction Model”, IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, Vol. PP, No. 99
2017"Exploring Smart Pilot for Wireless Rate Adaptation" IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Vol. 15, No. 7
2016“Rethinking the Data Center Networking: Architecture, Network Protocols, and Resource Sharing”, Journal of IEEE Access
2014“Attachment-Learning for Multi-Channel Allocation in Distributed OFDMA-Based Networks”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Vol. 12, No. 4, pp. 1712-1721
2013“Practical Rate Adaptation for Very High Throughput WLANs”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 908-916
2013“Attached-RTS: Eliminating Exposed Terminal Problem in Wireless Networks”, IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems, Vol. 24, No. 7
2013“Combating Hidden and Exposed Terminal Problems in Wireless Networks”, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, Vol. 11, No. 11, pp. 4204-4213
2012“Revenue Improvement for Wireless Service Provider in Hybrid Macrocell-Femtocell Networks”, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, Vol. 61, No. 9, pp. 4109-4117
2012"Dynamic Spectrum Sharing with Multiple Primary and Secondary Users", IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology. Vol. 60, No. 4, pp. 1756-1765
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