Curriculum Vitae

Mohamed A. Elmansouri, Senior Research Associate

Department of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering

University of Colorado at Boulder

Boulder, CO 80309-0425

E-mail: mohamed.elmansouri@colorado.edu

Education

University of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, Colorado, USA

Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, January 2009- May 2013

• Thesis: Joint Time/Frequency Analysis and Design of Spiral Antennas and Arrays for Ultra-Wideband Applications.

• Area of Study: Time-domain characterization, UWB antennas and applications, Antenna array design, Spiral antennas, Applied electromagnetics.

University of Tripoli (Previously Al-Fateh University), Tripoli, Libya

M.Sc., Electrical Engineering, September 2005- May 2008

• Thesis: Interaction between Human Head and Modern Communication Systems Antennas: Investigation, Modeling, and Simulation.

• Area of Study: Antenna design and engineering, Specific absorption rate (SAR), Antenna modeling, Computational electromagnetics.

University of Tripoli (Previously Al-Fateh University), Tripoli, Libya

B.Sc., Electrical Engineering, September 2000- May 2005

• Senior Project: Analysis of Planar Microstrip Structures Using 3-D Finite Difference Time Domain Method.

• Area of Study: Finite difference time-domain method, Passive microstrip circuits, Computational electromagnetics.

Academic Honor and Awards

•   Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2022.

•  University of Colorado, ECEE department, Mentor of the year, 2022. 

• Outstanding Research Associate Award, University of Colorado, Boulder Campus, 2018.

• Top 50 IEEE TAP reviewers 2018-2019.

• IEEE senior membership 2017.

• Runner-up in the student paper contest at 2013 IEEE international Symposium on Phased Array Systems and Technology, Boston, MA, USA, October 2013 (10 Finalists).

• Honorable mention with a travel grant, IEEE Antenna and Propagation Symposium (AP-S), Orlando, Florida, US, Jul. 2013 (141 entries).

• Third place winner of the student paper contest at the 2012 IEEE International Conference on Ultra-wideband (ICUWB), Syracuse, NY, Sep. 2012 (12 Finalists out of 55 entries).

• Finalist, student paper competition with a travel grant at the 2010 Antenna Applications Symposium, Monticello, IL, Sept. 2010 (6 Finalists).

• Libyan government PhD scholarship for best students to study in USA (2008).

•  Ranked first in 2008 class (M.Sc. degree).

• Ranked first in 2005 class (B.Sc. degree).

• Ranked second among all students who entered the college entrance exam (about 60,000 students) (2000).

As Co-author/ Co-advisor

• First place award - student paper competition at the 2015 ASIAEM Conference, Jeju Island, S. Korea, 2015 (first author (student): Jaegeun Ha, co-authors: Mohamed Elmansouri, and D. Filipovic).

• Honorable mention in IEEE Antenna and Propagation Symposium (AP-S), Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Jul. 2016 (first author (student): Ehab Etellisi, co-authors: Mohamed Elmansouri, and D. Filipovic).

• Honorable mention, IEEE Antenna and Propagation Symposium (AP-S), Fajardo, Puerto Rico, Jul. 2016 (first author (student): Elie Tianang, co-authors: Mohamed Elmansouri, and D. Filipovic).

• Finalist, student paper contest at 2016 IEEE International Symposium on Phased Array Systems and Technology, Boston, MA, USA, October 2016 (first author (student): Ehab Etellisi, co-authors: Mohamed Elmansouri, and D. Filipovic).

• Honorable mention, IEEE Antenna and Propagation Symposium (AP-S), San Diego, CA, Jul. 2017 (first author (student): Andrew Kee, co-authors: Mohamed Elmansouri, and D. Filipovic).

• Honorable mention, IEEE Antenna and Propagation Symposium (AP-S), San Diego, CA, Jul. 2017 (first author (student): Elie Tianang, co-authors: Mohamed Elmansouri, and D. Filipovic).

• Honorable mention, URSI General Assembly and Scientific Symposium, Montreal, Canada, August 2017 (first author (student): Prathap Valaleprasannakumar, co-authors: Mohamed Elmansouri, and D. Filipovic).

• Second place, student paper contest at 2018 IEEE Antenna and Propagation Symposium (AP-S), Boston, MA, Jul. 2018 (first author (student): Prathap Valaleprasannakumar, co-authors: Mohamed Elmansouri, and D. Filipovic).

• Honorable mention, 2020 Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Conference, Jul. 2020 (first author (student): Aman Samaiyar, co-authors: Mohamed Elmansouri, and D. Filipovic).

• Second Place, 2021 Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society Conference, Jul. 2021 (first author (student): Gaeron Friedrichs, co-authors: Mohamed Elmansouri, and D. Filipovic).

• Third Place, 2022 National Radio Science Meeting, Jan. 2022 (first author (student): Gaeron Friedrichs, co-authors: Mohamed Elmansouri, and D. Filipovic).

•  Honorable mention, IEEE Antenna and Propagation Symposium (AP-S), Denver, CO, Jul. 2022 (first author (student): Gaeron Friedrichs, co-authors: Mohamed Elmansouri, and D. Filipovic).

Professional Membership

• Senior Member, IEEE

• Senior Member, URSI

• Member, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society

• Member, IEEE Young Professionals

• Member, Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society

• Member, Antenna Measurements and Techniques Association

Professional Activities

•  Super Reviewer for the 2017 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation.

•  Reviewer for 2015-2020 European Conference on Antennas and Propagation.

• Reviewer for 2015-2020 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation.

• Reviewer for Electronic Letters.

• Reviewer for Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering.

• Reviewer for International Journal of Microwave and Wireless Technologies.

• Reviewer for International Journal of Electronics and Communications.

• Reviewer for Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications.

• Reviewer for IEEE Access Journal.

• Reviewer for IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation.

• Reviewer for IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters.

• Reviewer for IET Microwaves, Antennas and Propagation.

• Reviewer for ACES Journals.

• Reviewer for International Journal of Sensors, Wireless Communications and Control.

• Session Chair, 2014, 2016, 2017, and 2018 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation.

• Session organizer and reviewer for 2018 ACES conference.

• 2022 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation Steering Committee Member (Student Design Contest Co-Chair).

• Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 2022- present