Ayman Abouraddy

Ayman Abouraddy is UCF Trustee Chair Professor of Optics & Photonics, directing the Space-Time Optics and Photonics Lab at CREOL. He holds BE from Alexandria University (1994) and PhD from Boston University (2003), both in Electrical Engineering.

His research develops space-time wave packets, omni-resonant imaging systems, and structured light for quantum information applications. Recent breakthroughs include universal propagation-invariant pulse structures, relativistic transformations of wave packets, and ultra-compact synthesis techniques using chirped volume Bragg gratings.

Abouraddy pioneered multi-material optical fibers at MIT and authored 100+ publications. Honors include OSA Fellowship and UCF Research Incentive Award. His textbook contributions and patent portfolio advance mid-infrared optics and quantum photonics implementations.