Scientific Committee

Before joining MBZUAI, Professor Guizani served in multiple administrative positions in the USA and the Gulf region, such as the Founding Associate Vice President for Graduate Studies at QU, Chair of the ECE Department at the University of Idaho, Chair of the Computer Science Department at Western Michigan University and Professor at the University of Missouri.

He was elevated to the IEEE Fellow in 2009 for his contribution to “quality of service in broadband and ad hoc wireless networks.” He is a highly cited researcher and was listed as a Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher in Computer Science in 2019, 2020 and 2021.

Professor Guizani has won several research awards including the 2015 IEEE Communications Society Best Transaction Paper Award as well as four Best Paper Awards from top conferences, such as IEEE ICC and IEEE Globecom.