Athman Bouguettaya

Professor Athman Bouguettaya is a Professor and former Head of the School of Computer Science at The University of Sydney. He holds prestigious titles including IEEE Fellow and ACM Distinguished Scientist. His research focuses on service computing, IoT, and cloud computing, with notable contributions to energy crowdsourcing, drone delivery systems, and trust management in IoT environments.

• Education: PhD in Computer Science (University of Colorado, 1992)
• Previous roles: Head of School at RMIT University, Science Leader at CSIRO, and faculty member at Virginia Tech

Research Interests:

• IoT Energy Crowdsourcing: Leveraging wireless energy sharing between devices
• Drone Delivery Systems: Optimizing aerial routes and swarm coordination
• Trust in Crowdsourced Services: Blockchain-based frameworks for IoT trust

Awards and Honors: IEEE TCSVC Research Innovation Award (2019), ACM Distinguished Speaker (2012), and IEEE Fellow (2010).

Grants and Funding: Multiple competitive grants from Australia, USA, EU, China, Qatar, and industry partnerships with HP and Sun Microsystems.