Dr Aiman Erbad

Speaker Bio

Prof. Aiman Erbad is the VP of Research and Graduate Studies and Professor of Computer  Engineering at the College of Engineering in Qatar University. Dr. Erbad obtained an MSc in Embedded Systems and Robotics from the University of Essex (United Kingdom) and PhD in Computer Science from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver (Canada). Dr Erbad served as the Head of the Information and Computing Technology Division at HBKU’s College of Science and Engineering from Sept 2021 to May 2024. Prior to this, he was the Director of Research Planning and Development and Director of Research Support (2016-2020) at Qatar University. Dr. Aiman Erbad has extensive academic and technical experience in the areas of edge intelligence, cloud computing, Internet of Things (IoT), blockchain, and private and secure networks. Dr. Erbad received the Platinum award from HH The Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani at Education Excellence Day 2013 (PhD category). He received four international best paper awards and more than 14 major research grants from Qatar National Research Fund programs at Qatar Research, Development, and Innovation Council. He was an editorial board member in four international journals and published more than 220 papers in top conferences and journals and helped organize many international IEEE and ACM conferences. Dr. Erbad obtained a Master in Business Administration (MBA) in 2023 and currently serves as a board member in Qatar Mobility Innovations Center (QMIC)."

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