معرفی
Houssam Abbas is an Assistant Professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Oregon State University. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Arizona State University and has professional experience in SoC verification at Intel and postdoctoral research at the University of Pennsylvania. His work focuses on computational ethics for AI agents, design/verification of cyber-physical systems, and autonomous systems like self-driving cars and drones.
- Education:
- Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University (2015)
- M.Sc., Electrical Engineering, Arizona State University (2006)
- B.Eng., Computer and Communications Engineering, American University of Beirut (2004)
Abbas' research integrates deontic logic for ethical obligations in AI, distributed verification techniques for autonomous systems, and fair control algorithms for aerial missions. He co-leads the F1/10 autonomous racing initiative and teaches hands-on courses on self-driving cars.
Awards:
- 2022 NSF CAREER Award
- 2022 Grainger Foundation Frontiers of Engineering Symposium Participant
Grants & Projects:
- NSF CCRI Grant for F1/10 Racecar platforms (with Penn and Clemson)
- FAA ASSURE project on UAV cybersecurity
Lab/Teams: His work involves the Autonomous Systems Lab, focusing on ethical AI, robotics, and formal verification tools like the F1/10 platform.
