Hatem Abou-Zeid

Hatem Abou-Zeid is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Electrical and Software Engineering in the Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary. He holds Adjunct Professor appointments at Queen’s University, Carleton University, and Ontario Tech University, Canada. With a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Queen’s University (2014), his academic journey includes 7 years of industry research at Ericsson and Cisco, where he led R&D projects resulting in 15+ patents.

• Queen's University (Ph.D., Electrical and Computer Engineering)
• Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport (B.Sc. and M.Sc., Electronics and Communications Engineering)

His research focuses on 5G/6G wireless networking, immersive communications, and robust machine learning for networks. Recent projects explore trustworthy AI, joint sensing and communication, and pediatric brain-computer interfaces (BCI). He has published extensively in top venues like IEEE JSAC, GLOBECOM, and IEEE Transactions on Networking, with over 60 publications and 19 patent filings.

His scientific awards include the Research Excellence Award 2023 (UCalgary), Early Research Excellence Award 2023 (Schulich), and Best Paper Awards at EMBC 2024 (as advisor) and IEEE ICC 2022. He leads the WAVES Research Group, mentoring 10+ graduate students and postdocs. Collaborations span institutions like the Hotchkiss Brain Institute and industry partners such as Ericsson and European Space Agency.