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`CURRICULUM VITAE
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`Dr. Khaled B. Letaief
`Dean of Engineering and Chair Professor
`The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
`Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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`Phone: +852 2358 6952. Email: eekhaled@ust.hk
`Internet: http://www.ece.ust.hk/~eekhaled
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`Table of Content
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`Highlights of Major Achievements and Experience
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`1. Profile
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`Academic Summary
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`Employment
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`Professional Appointment and Experience
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`Research Interests
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`Professional Honors and Distinctions
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`Teaching Awards
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`Best Paper Awards
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`Keynote Talks
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`2. Professional and Community Activities
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`Government Bodies and Organization Advisory Board
`Membership in Professional and Technical Organizations
`Journal Editorial
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`Scholarly and Professional Activities
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`3. University Administration, Experience, and Leadership
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`6. Technology Consulting
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`7. Teaching and Development Grants
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`9. Research Supervision and Graduate Students Training
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`10. Research Publications Output
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`HIGHLIGHTS OF MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS AND EXPERIENCE
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`EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
`Education
`Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, W-Lafayette, Indiana, USA (1990).
`M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Purdue University, W-Lafayette, Indiana, USA (1986).
`B.S. in Electrical Engineering with Distinction, Purdue University, W-Lafayette, Indiana, USA (1984).
`Current Employment
`Dean of Engineering and Chair Professor (Since 2009)
`The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST).
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`RECOGNITION AND SCHOLARSHIP
`Distinction and Awards
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`ISI HIGHLY CITED RESEARCHER (Thomson Reuters).
`- Among the top 250 preeminent individual researchers in the field of Computer Science and
`Engineering. ISI Highly Cited Researchers are individuals that are the most highly cited within each
`category (21 fields in total), and comprise less than one-half of one percent of all publishing authors.
`IEEE Fellow since 2003.
`- For any single year, elected fellows cannot exceed one-tenth of 1 percent of the voting membership,
`which numbers more than 425,000 professionals in more than 160 countries
` Fellow, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), since 2013
` Recipient, 2007 IEEE Communications Society Joseph LoCicero Publications Exemplary Award
` Winner, prestigious 2009 IEEE Marconi Prize Award in Wireless Communications
` Recipient, 2010 Purdue University Outstanding Electrical and Computer Engineer Award
` Recipient, 2011 IEEE Communications Society Harold Sobol Award
` Recipient, 2011 IEEE Wireless Communications Technical Committee Recognition Award.
`International Recognition, Reputation, and Leadership
` 16,472 citations with an h-index of 60 (as of November 18, 2014).
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`Invited Speaker at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, January 2015.
`- The meeting brings together top business, political leaders, and head of states, as well as,
`selected intellectuals, and journalists to discuss the most pressing issues facing the world.
`IEEE Vice-President for Conferences, IEEE Communications Society, through worldwide
`voting of all members (about 50,000 members).
`IEEE Vice-President for Technical Activities, the IEEE Communications Society, through
`worldwide voting of all members (about 50,000 members).
` Founding Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications – Currently one
`of the largest IEEE journals.
` Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Journal Selected Areas in Communications – Wireless Series.
` Ranked # 1 Outside North America and Ranked #2 in the world in terms of total # papers
`published in top 3 journals in the field (Since Launch of journals – 2013).
` 34 keynote and plenary talks around the world.
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`IEEE Distinguished Lecturer
` Member, IEEE Fellow Evaluation Committee.
` Elected Board Member, IEEE Publication Services and Products Board (IEEE wide).
` Elected Member, IEEE Communications Society Board of Governors.
` Chair, IEEE Committee on Wireless Communications.
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`Major Conference Organization
` General Chair, IEEE International Conference on Communications in China (ICCC’12 Beijing, China)
` General Co-Chair of the IEEE Technology Time Machine (TTM’11, Hong Kong)
` Vice General-Chair of the IEEE flagship conference on Communications (ICC’10, South Africa)
` Technical Program Co-Chair of the IEEE flagship conference on Communications (ICC’08, Beijing)
` General Co-Chair of the IEEE flagship conference on Wireless Communications (WCNC’07, Hong Kong).
`Publication Record and Scholarship
` Over 500 peer-reviewed publications
` 64 supervised graduate students (30 PhD students, 31 MPhil students, and 3 MSc students)
` 11 IEEE Best Paper Awards.
`Industry Contributions, Collaborations, and Impact
` 6 technical contributions to industry standard (IEEE 802.22 WRAN Standard).
` 13 patents (2 China patents and 11 US patents)
` Led and managed large projects with industry along with funding agencies.
`- Secured a total of 59 competitive grants with a total budget of over $56 Millions from
`funding agencies and major industry.
` Consulting for various organizations.
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`TEACHING EXCELLENCE
` Received the Michael G. Gale Medal (highest university-wide teaching award and a maximum
`of one award is given every year) at HKUST.
` Received 4 teaching excellence awards from the School of Engineering at HKUST.
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`UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION AND ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP
`Significant and Extensive University Administrative Experience and Management
`Dean of Engineering, HKUST
`The Dean is a senior academic administrator of HKUST. He/She assumes full responsibility for all
`substantive academic and administrative matters of the School, including formulating the Engineering School
`development plans and annual work plans, and ensuring their implementation; producing annual budgets and
`accounts for the School; taking charge of the administration and management of the School’s human
`resources and operations, establishing and consolidating the School’s management and organizational units,
`and building up the academic and management culture of the School.
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`He/She is also responsible for external publicity for the School, maintaining relations and linkages with
`alumni and all relevant parties including governments, institutions and industries.
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`School of Engineering Facts and Figures
` HKUST Engineering Ranked # 15 worldwide in 2014 according to QS World University Rankings
` HKUST Engineering Ranked # 21 worldwide in 2014 according to Times Higher Education World
`University Rankings
` HKUST Ranked # 1 in Asia in 2013 according to QS (Overall).
` The largest school at HKUST with major engineering departments, including
`- Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
`- Civil and Enviromental Engineering
`- Electronic and Computer Engineering
`- Computer Science and Engineering
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` As of October 30, 2014, the School has
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`3,170 FTE undergraduate students
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`2,031 graduate students, including 855 PhD students
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`213 faculty members (178 regular faculty and 35 visiting faculty members)
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`220 technical and clerical staff (75 Admin Staff, 48 Clerical Staff, and 95 Technical Staff).
`Major Achievements during Dean’s Tenure (2009 – Present)
` Positioned HKUST as one of the leading engineering schools in the world.
`- Led HKUST School of Engineering to new heights through world-class achievements and
`impact in Research and Education
`- Led HKUST School of Engineering from # 26 in 2009 to # 15 in the world in 2014 in QS World
`University Rankings
`- Completed a large number of faculty recruitment from leading schools including Berkeley, Cal Tech,
`MIT, Cambridge, Michigan, U Penn, etc. The total number of regular aculty hired in the School
`since 2009 is 46.
`- Established the Engineering Education Innovation Center to position HKUST Engineering as a
`center of excellence and world leader in Engineering Education innovation and scholarship.
`- Significantly increased the diversity and in particular the internationalization of the engineering
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`Introduced a new Aerospace research and education program in September 2013.
`- Promoted an entrepreneurship environment in the School of Engineering
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`Introduced a new Master of Philosophy in Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship in
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`Introduced a new Minor program (jointly with the School of Business and Management) in
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`Introduced with School of Business and Management a One-Million Dollars
`Entrepreneurship Competition.
`o The School of Engineering has a large number of start-up companies along with the largest
`number of patents at HKUST (a total of 1303, which represents 77% of HKUST total).
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`Introduced school signature courses on Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
` Undergradate Education Revamp
`- Transformed HKUST Engineering education by introducing an innovative enquiry-driven
`curriculum (Engineering PLUS) that aims at producing the next-generation of leaders with a
`whole-person education and a global outlook.
`- Established the Global and Community Engagement Center to broaden HKUST students’
`international exposure, engage them in making contributions to the community as well as create
`and facilitate educational and leadership opportunities.
`- Established the Center for Industry Engagement and Internship to serve as the official interface
`between industry and the School. The Center's goal is also to cultivate SENG students' early
`exposure to professional and industrial work experience through internship and industrial training
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`- Significantly increased the student outbound overseas exchange program from 21% at the beginning
`of Dean’s tenure (2009) to 47% in 2014.
`Introduced innovative pedagogies, including,
`o Experiential Learning and practicum-oriented experiences
`o Blended learning
`o Online education and a number of MOOC courses.
`- Developed the first ever assessed and accredited Outcome Based Education
`engineering curriculum in Hong Kong.
`- Extablished an Overseas Research Exchange Program with Princeton University
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`Introduced a realm of new programs, including
`o Engineering Management and Law
`o Art and Design
`o Entrepreneurship
`o Technology Management
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`Sustainable Energy
`o Aeronautical Engineering.
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` Research and Graduate Education
`- Fostered the growth of new high-impact, large-scale, and multidisciplinary research areas,
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`o Big Data
`o Autonomous Systems and Robotics
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`Smart Green Cities
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`Sustainable Energy
`- Helped establish the HKUST-MIT Alliance (http://hkust-mit.consortium.ust.hk)
`o A research collaborative alliance between HKUST and MIT to conduct
`industry-driven pre-competitive research
`Significantly increased the number of graduate students in the School of Engineering
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`PhD students number increased by 79% (855 students in 2014 vs 478 in 2008/09)
`o MPhil students number increased by 16% (264 students in 2014 vs 219 in 2008/09)
`o MSc students number increased by 47% (943 in 2014 vs 643 in 2008/09)
`- Significantly improved the internationalization of graduate students
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`Percentage of international PhD students increased to 17% in 2014 vs 3.1% in 2008/09
`- Developed programs to broaden graduate research experience and international outlook.
`- Established the School of Engineering Research Excellence Awards (for faculty)
`- Established the Schold of Engineering PhD Research Excellence Awards
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`Introduced professional development courses (communication and presentation skills, research
`management, professional conduct, career development and other related professional
`knowledge).
`- Established multiple joint degrees with leading universities.
`- Played a key role in establishing major research institutes at HKUST. These include
`o Robotics Institute
`o Energy Institute.
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`Head, Electronic and Computer Engineering Department, HKUST
`The Head is a senior academic administrator in the School. He/She assumes full responsibility for all
`substantive academic and administrative matters of the Department, including formulating the Department
`development plans and annual operating plans, and ensuring their implementation; producing annual
`budgets and accounts for the Department; and taking charge of the administration and management of the
`Department’s human resources and operations.
`Department Facts and Figures
`- Department Ranked # 11 worldwide in 2014 according to QS.
`- The largest academic department at HKUST with a total of
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`592 undergraduate students and 514 graduate students (Headcount)
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`43 faculty members (40 tenured track and 3 visiting faculty members)
`RESEARCH INSTITUTE LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
` Director, Center for Wireless Information Technology. This is a research center who has attracted
`major funding from mobile service providers and wireless infrastructure companies. Its mission is to
`o Perform high caliber research and development;
`o Offer excellent training and education for undergraduate and graduate students;
`o Provide technology transfer and consultant services for industry and government; and
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`o Addresse unique issues confronting the Asia Pacific region and China
` Director, The Hong Kong Telecom Institute of Information Technology. This is a research institute
`founded based upon a generous donation from the PCCW Foundation ($100 Millions Dollars). Its
`mission is to
`o Contribute to a dramatic advancement in the way people of Hong Kong and the region work, learn,
`and communicate through research and development in a broad spectrum of information technologies
`o Formulate, sponsor, and execute research and development programmes in information technology.
` Founding Director, Huawei Innovation Laboratory. This is a laboratory funded by Huawei, a leader
`in providing advanced telecommunications networks. It is the first Huawei R&D lab in Hong Kong to
`support mid-to-short term as well as long-term research and development (R&D) projects starting in the
`area of wireless communications and networks and eventually moving into new areas in Engineering and
`beyond. It has full-time research staff and engineers and is the first Huawei R&D lab in Hong Kong. Its
`major aims are to
`o Support HKUST's pursuit in academic excellence in the area of wireless communications
`o Enhance industrial collaboration
`o Provide training to leaders of the next generation.
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`PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT
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`IEEE Vice-President for Conferences, IEEE Communications Society. Manages a portfolio of over 80
`conferences. Also works with Directors and volunteer leaders to ensure profitability, growth, quality,
`and the delivery of value to members.
`IEEE Treasurer, IEEE Communications Society. Responsible for maintaining accurate and timely
`financial records of the Society. Also provides leadership and a general supervision of the fiscal affairs
`of the Society and budget (over 17 Million US Dollars annual budget).
`IEEE Vice-President for Technical Activities, IEEE Communications Society (2014-15). Provides
`leadership for all technical activities. Also works with Directors and volunteer leaders to ensure
`bourgeoning of the Society current technical fields and activities for high-quality innovative and timely
`knowledge, as well as develop, interdisciplinarity and new technical areas.
` Board Member, IEEE Publication Services and Products Board. This is one of the major IEEE boards.
`It is responsible for formulating information-related, published services and products policies,
`establishing and maintaining standards and procedures for IEEE information dissemination,
`recommending policies and best practices as they relate to the IEEE website, and otherwise coordinating
`and assisting those activities of the IEEE and its various organizational units.
` General-Chair/Technical Program Chair. Led many large IEEE conferences over the past years.
` Founding Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications. This is currently one of the
`largest IEEE journals. The editor-in-Chief is in charge of leading, formulating policies, and managing
`the journal and its editorial board of about 100 editors from all over the world.
` Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Journal Selected Areas in Communications – Wireless Series. In Thomas
`Reuters Journal Citation Reports 2010 Science Edition, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in
`Communications was ranked number one in telecommunications and number five in electrical and
`electronics engineering, according to impact factor.
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`MAJOR GOVERNMENT BODIES AND ORGANIZATION ADVISORY BOARD
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` Chair, Communications Technologies Domain Advisory Committee of ASTRI, Hong Kong. The Hong
`Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute (ASTRI) was founded by the Hong Kong
`Government with a mission of enhancing Hong Kong's competitiveness in technology through applied
`research with special goals to perform leading-edge R&D for technology transfer to industry, develop
`much needed technical human resources and act as a focal point bringing together industry and university
`R&D assets.
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` Member, Advisory Board Member of the Engineering Systems and Design, Singapore University of
`Technology and Design, Singapore
` Member, International Advisory Committee Member, Elecrical and Electronic Engineering, The
`University of Melbourse, Australia
` External Expert Committee Member, Ministry of Education, Singapore
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` Member, Technical Advisory Board for the Korean Information Technology
`Research Center for Cooperative Wireless Communications, Korea
` Member, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology Scholarships Selection Panel
` External Expert Committee Member, PROMPT-Québec, Canada
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` Member of Canada Foundation for Innovation Multi-disciplinary Assessment (MAC) Committee, Canada.
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`FAMILIARITY WITH MULTIPLE EDUCATION SYSTEMS
` An extensive understanding of the academic environment in Asia, North-America,
`Middle-East, Europe, and Australia.
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` Fluent in English, French, and Arabic.
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` Experience in managing the human, financial, and capital assets of HKUST School of Engineering.
` Experience of hiring highly qualified faculty.
` Visionary leadership with highly developed people skills.
` Extensive experience, leadership, and management at IEEE (World’s largest professional organization
`with over 425,000 members in more than 160 countries).
` Experience in operating in a multi-cultural environment.
` Always ensures that plans are well-articulated, debated, and properly carried out.
` Experience of promoting a positive, collegial climate, and rewarding environment.
` Lead by example in terms pursuit of excellence and dedication to the job.
` Energetic, fair, open, and transparent.
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`CAREER OUTPUT SUMMARY AND INTERNATIONAL STANDING
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`Publications (Referred Journals &
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`No. Citations (as of Nov. 18, 2014)
`h-index (as of Nov. 15, 2014)
`ISI Highly Cited Researcher
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`Grants/Research Projects
`Keynotes and Plenary Talks
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`IEEE Best Paper Awards
`Teaching Awards
`Industry Standard Contributions
`Patents
`Worldwide Standing
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`522 Total
` 222 Journals, 300 Conference papers
`16,472 – Considered very high in the field
`60 – Considered very high in the field
`Among the top 250 preeminent individual researchers in the field
`of Computer Science and Engineering. ISI Highly Cited
`Researchers are individuals that are the most highly cited within
`each category (21 fields in total), and comprise less than one-half
`of one percent of all publishing authors.
`Total 64: 31 MPhil, 3 MSc, 30 PhD (includes 10 in progress)
`59 with a total budget of over $56 Millions
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`IEEE and HKIE
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`Ranked #1 Outside North America*
`Ranked #2 in the world
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` Based on total number of papers published in the 3 top-tier journals in my field (IEEE Transactions on Wireless
`Communications, IEEE Transactions on Communications, and IEEE Journal on Selected Areas on Communications) as of
`January 2013 and since the launch of the journals (Reference Thomson Reuters ISI Web of Knowledge®.)
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`Academic Summary
` Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Cumulative GPA Percentage: 98.00 %)
`Purdue University, W-Lafayette, Indiana, USA (Awarded May 5, 1990).
` M.S. in Electrical Engineering (Cumulative GPA Percentage: 98.33 %)
`Purdue University, W-Lafayette, Indiana, USA (Awarded August 10, 1986).
` B.S. in Electrical Engineering with Distinction (Cumulative GPA Percentage: 94.67 %)
` Purdue University, W-Lafayette, Indiana, USA (Awarded December 22, 1984).
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`Employment
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`Dean of Engineering, HKUST
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`Chair Professor, ECE Department, HKUST
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`July 2005 – Present
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`Head, ECE Department, HKUST
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`July 2003 – June 2009
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`Acting Head, EEE Department, HKUST
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`Professor, EEE Department, HKUST
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`Jan. 2001 – June 2005
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`Associate Professor, EEE Department, HKUST
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`July 1996 – Dec. 2000
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`Assistant Professor, EEE Department, HKUST
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`Lecturer/Assistant Professor
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`July 1990 - September 1993
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`Professional Appointment and Experience
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`Honorary Chair Professor, Electronic Engineering
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` Department, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
`June 2006 – 2010
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`Adjunct Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
` Concordia University, Montréal, Canada
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`Founding Director, Huawei-HKUST Innovation
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`Director, Wireless IC System Design Center
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`Director, Hong Kong Telecom Institute of
`Information Technology, Hong Kong
`Director, Center for Wireless
`Information Technology, Hong Kong
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`Wireless communications and networks, Green communications, Internet of Things, Cloud-RANs,
`Cognitive communications, Heteregenous networks, and Beyond 4G systems.
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`Professional Honors and Distinctions
` Vice-President for Technical Activities of the IEEE Communications Society, 2014-2015,
`through worldwide voting of all members
` Elevated to HKIE Fellow, 2013 (Hong Kong Institute of Engineers)
` Elected Member, IEEE Publication Services and Products Board (IEEE wide), 2012-14.
` Treasurer, IEEE Communications Society (about 50,000 members), 2012-13.
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` Vice-President for Conferences of the IEEE Communications Society, 2010-2011,
`through worldwide voting of all members
` Recipient, 2010 Outstanding Electrical and Computer Engineer Award, Purdue University , Sept. 2010
` Founding Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications - Ranked # 3 among all IEEE
`publications (Journals and Magazines) in 2007 in terms of number of downloads on IEEE Xplore®
` Winner of the prestigious 2009 IEEE Marconi Prize Award in Wireless Communications.
` Recipient of the 2007 IEEE Communications Society Publications Exemplary Award
`(Worldwide award with a maximum of one recipient/year)
` Elevated to IEEE Fellow, 2003 (The highest honor bestowed in IEEE)
` Founding Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications
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`ISI Highly Cited Researcher (Thomson Reuters) since November 2010
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`IEEE Distinguished Lecturer, 2004-2008 and 2011-2013
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` Plenary Speaker at the 2008 United States National Science Foundation/North American
`Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association Globalization Workshop
` Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Journal Selected Areas in Communications – Wireless Series
` Technical Program Chair, 2008 IEEE International Conference on Communications, the
`premier and flagship IEEE conference in telecommunications (> 3000 paper submissions)
` General Chair, 2007 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, the
`premier IEEE conference wireless communications (> 1500 paper submissions)
` Promoted to Senior Member of IEEE, 1997
` URSI Young Scientist Award, Paris, September 1992
` David Ross Fellowship at Purdue University, 1986-1988
` US AID Fellowship, 1981-1990.
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`Teaching Awards
` Recipient of the 1998 University Michael G. Gale Medal for Distinguished Teaching (Highest
`university-wide Teaching Award). This gold medal is established to recognize excellence
` in teaching and only one recipient/year is honored for his/her contributions. The award also
`requires university Senate approval, HKUST.
` Teaching Excellence Appreciation Award, School of Engineering, HKUST, Spring 1999
` Teaching Excellence Appreciation Award, School of Engineering, HKUST, Fall 1997
` Special Mention by HKUST Senate in October 1997 in recognition of dedication to teaching.
`The mention states that
` “... Dr. K. Ben Letaief is one of three “finalists” for the 1997 Michael G. Gale Award and
`that it was very difficult for the selection committee to choose among the finalists even after
`making class visits to the three finalists. The three finalists deserve the congratulations and
`gratitude of the Senate for their excellent work and dedication to teaching.”
` Teaching Excellence Appreciation Award, School of Engineering, HKUST, Fall 1996
` Teaching Excellence Appreciation Award, School of Engineering, HKUST, Spring 1995
` Special Mention by HKUST Senate in October 1995 in recognition of teaching excellence.
`The mention states that
` “... In addition to high quality teaching, Dr. Ben Letaief has made a significant contribution
` to his Department's teaching program through the development and supervision of new
` laboratory courses.”
` Mangoon Award for Best Graduate Instructor, Purdue University, May 1990.
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`Best Paper Awards
`1. X. Peng, J.-C. Shen, J. Zhang, and K. B. Letaief, “Joint data assignment and beamforming for backhaul
`limited caching networks,” in Proc. IEEE Int. Symp. on Personal Indoor and Mobile Radio Comm.
`(PIMRC), Washington, DC, USA, Sept. 2014.
`2. K. Hamdi, X. N. Zeng, A. Ghrayeb, and K. B. Letaief, “Impact of Noise Power Uncertainty on
`Cooperative Spectrum Sensing in Cognitive Radio Systems,” IEEE Global Communications Conference
`(GLOBECOM’2010), Miami, Florida, USA, Dec. 2010.
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`3. Qing Wang, Pingyi Fan, M. Mckay, and K. B. Letaief, “On the Selection of Relays' Positions in
`Diamond Relay Networks” IEEE/ACM IWCMC '10, Caen, France, July 2010.
`4. Shaolei Ren and K. B. Letaief, “Minimum Sum Expected Distortion in Cooperative Networks”, IEEE
`International Communications Conference (ICC’2009), Dresden, Germany, June 2009.
`5. Wei Chen, Lin Dai, K. B. Letaief, and Zhigang Cao, “A Unified Cross-Layer Framework for Resource
`Allocation in Cooperative Networks,” IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, vol.7, no. 8, pp.
`3000-3012, August 2008.
`6. Feng Han, Pingyi Fan, Q.T. Zhang, K. B. Letaief, “On energy spreading transform based MIMO
`systems: Capacity and diversity” IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference
`(WCNC’08), Las Vegas, USA, April 2008.
`7. W. Zhang and K. B. Letaief, “Bandwidth efficient cooperative diversity for wireless networks,” IEEE
`Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM’2007), Washington, DC, USA, November 2007.
`8. W. Chen, Z. Cao, and K. B. Letaief, “Optimal delay-power tradeoff in wireless transmission with fixed
`modulation,” International Workshop Cross Layer Design, Jinan, China, September 2007.
`9. Ernest S. Lo and K. B. Letaief, “Cooperative concatenated coding for wireless systems,” IEEE
`International Conference on Communications (ICC’2007), Glasgow, Scotland, UK, June 2007.
`10. W. Chen, K. B. Letaief, and Z. Cao, “A cross-layer method for interference cancellation and network
`coding,” IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC’2006), Istanbul, Turkey, June 2006.
`11. K. K. Wong, S. K. Lai, R. S. Cheng, K. B. Letaief, and R. D. Murch, “Adaptive spatial-subcarrier
`trellis coded MQAM and power optimization for OFDM transmission,” IEEE Vehicular
`Technology Conference (VTC’2000), Tokyo, Japan, May 2000.
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`Keynote and Plenary Talks
`1. “5G Disruptive Technologies: Communications of All Things for a Connected Living,” World Economic
`Forum (WEF 2014), Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, 22-25 January, 2015.
`2. “Wireless Evolution Beyond 2020,” Wireless Days 2014, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, November 2014.
`3. “Towards Emerging 5G Wireless Broadband Systems,” 2013 IEEE International Workshop on Signal
`Processing Advances for Wireless Communications (SPAWC‘2013), Darmstadt, Germany, June 2013.
`4. “Preparing Leaders for Ultimate Success,” 2013 World Congress on Engineering Education
`(CDEE’2013), Doha, Qatar, January 2013.
` “A Look
`into Next-Generation Wireless Netowrks,” 2012 IEEE Saudi Exchange Meeting
`(STEM’2012), Dhahran, December 2012.
`6. “Wireless Networks: A Look into the Future,” International Conference on Wireless Communications
`and Signal Processing (WCSP’2012), Huangshan (Yellow Mountain), China, October 2012.
` “A Look into the Future of Wireless Communications,” 2013 International Symposium on Wireless
`Personal Multimedia Communications (WPMC’12), Taipei, Taiwan, September 2012.
`8. “Wireless Communications: A look into the Future,” 2012 Information and Communication Technology
`Research Forum (ICTRF’2012), Abu Dhabi, UAE, 20 May 2012.
`9. “The Internet of Things: The Next Wireless Revolution,” IEEE Asia-Pacific Conference on
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