Hakim Ghazzai

About me:

As a research scholar in the fields of smart cities, smart mobility, the IoT, and UAVs, I have a passion for exploring how technology can improve the quality of life in urban and rural areas. With a rich background in computer science, electrical engineering, and mathematics, I am very passionate about tackling novel challenges to design smart, connected, and sustainable cities and services. My research interests focus on the development and design of innovative solutions for urban mobility, utilizing the IoT, artificial intelligence, and UAVs to create safer, cleaner, and more efficient cities for all. Through my work, I aim to contribute to the advancement of smart city technologies and enhance the understanding of how they can be effectively integrated into urban environments to improve citizens' lives. I am essentially focusing on smart mobility, intelligent transportation systems, IoT services, UAV applications, and mobile crowdsourcing.

These technologies involve a wide range of technical tools that I utilize to design frameworks and solve smart city-related problems. The list includes optimization, metaheuristics, machine/deep learning, computer vision, natural language processing, and big data analysis.

Experience:

I am currently a Research Scientist at the Computer, Electrical and Mathematical Science and Engineering (CEMSE) Division at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia, a renowned destination for scientific and technological education and research. Prior to joining KAUST, I worked as a research scholar at multiple institutions:

Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ, USA
Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden
Qatar Mobility Innovation Center, Doha, Qatar

I am a Senior Member of IEEE (since 2020).

Education and Research Interests:

I received my PhD degree in Electrical Engineering from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia under the supervision of Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini. I received my Diplome d'Ingenieur and Master of Science degrees in telecommunication engineering with the highest distinction from the Ecole Superieure des Communications de Tunis (SUP’COM), Tunisia, in 2010 and 2011, respectively. I am the author and co-author of more than 170 publications. My general research interests include:

Mobile and wireless communications and networks
The Internet of Things (IoT),
Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) and smart mobility
Smart energy
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
Applied Artificial intelligence

More information about my research outcomes and publications can be found in Google Scholar and ResearchGate.