Zouheir Rezki
Assistant Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of California Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA, USA
I am an Assistant Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at the University of California Santa Cruz (UCSC). Before joining UCSC in July 2020, I have been an Assistant Professor at the University of Idaho (August 2016 - June 2020). I received my PhD from University of Montreal, Polytechnique Engineering School in 2008. My thesis was nominated for ``Best Thesis of the Year''. I am a 2020 (2021 - 2026) NSF CAREER Awardee. During my appointment at UBC, I received the ``Fonds Quebecois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies'' Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Grant for research on Cognitive Radio Networks. I am a Senior Member of IEEE (2013 - present). I have been an Editor of IEEE Wireless Communications Letters (2014 - 2017) and served as a Symposium Chair/Co-Chair of many IEEE flagship conferences in communication, signal processing, and networking. My current research covers security and privacy of data networks, Machine-Learning-Based Design of communication, classification and forecasting systems and quantum secret key sharing.
Awards & Distinctions:
2020 NSF CAREER Award, 2021 – 2026.
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship Grant: For research on Cognitive Radio Networks, funded by The “Fonds québécois de la recherche sur la nature et les technologies”, Canada, 2009.
Best Paper Award in Fundamentals and PHY Track at the 2008 International Symposium on Personal, Indoor and Mobile Radio Communications (PIMRC’2008).
PhD in Electrical Engineering: Nominated for the best thesis of the ECE Department, Polytechnique Mntreal, Canada, 2008.
M. Eng in Electrical Engineering: Graduated with the highest distinction, Ecole de technologie superieure, Montreal, Canada, 2003.