About

Fahmi Khalifa, PhD, received his BS and MS degrees in Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering from Mansoura University, Egypt in 2003 and 2007, respectively. He received his PhD degree in 2014 in Electrical Engineering from Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Louisville, USA. Dr. Khalifa has more than 11 years of hands-on experience in the fields of medical image analysis and computer-aided diagnosis. Particularly, he has extensive experience in analyzing contrast-enhanced and diffusion-weighted abdominal magnetic resonance images. He has developed new probabilistic models and learning techniques for accurate segmentation of diffusion and contrast-enhanced MR images, and new registration techniques for motion correction of abdominal MR images, all of which have been reported in more than 120 peer-reviewed publications appearing in prestigious international journals, book chapters, and conference proceedings. Dr. Khalifa was the recipient of the Mansoura University scholarship for distinctive undergraduate students for four consecutive years. He was also the recipient of the Theobald Scholarship Award in 2013 and the ECE Outstanding Student award for two years in 2012 and 2014 from Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Louisville. In 2014, he was the recipient of the John M. Houchens award for the outstanding dissertation and the second place Postdoctoral Fellow award in Research! Louisville.

Education

  • 2009–2014 PhD in Electrical Engineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY , USA. PhD Dissertation: "Analysis of

Contrast-Enhanced Medical Images" Dr. Ayman S. El-Baz and Dr. Karla Conn Welch, Dissertation Co-advisors.

  • 2004–2007 MSc in Electrical and Communications Engineering, Mansoura University, Mansoura , Egypt. MSc Thesis: "A

Study of Interference in Mobile Multitier CDMA Communication Systems" Dr. Fayez W. Zaki and Dr. Sherif Kishk,

Thesis Co-advisors.


  • 1998–2003 B.S. in Electronics and Communications Engineering, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt. Sr. Project: "Design

of a Slow Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum Communications System (FH/SS)"

Work Experience

1/17–Present Assistant Professor, Electronics and Communication Engineering Department, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Dkahlyiah 35516, Egypt.

5/18–Present Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Bioengineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.

8/17-4/2018 Vice director of the Scientific Computing Center (SCC), Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt.

8/14–12/16 Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Bioengineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.

5/09–5/14 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Bioengineering, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40292, USA.

8/08–4/09 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Tennessee Technological

University, Cookeville, TN 38505, USA.

3/04–7/08 Teaching Assistant, Department of Electronics and Communications Engineering, Mansoura University, Mansoura

35516, Egypt.

Professional Affiliations

  • National Postdoc Association – Membership #: 54728178

  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) - Member.

  • Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)- Membership ID: 4012467

  • IEEE Signal Processing Society - Member.

  • IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society- Member

  • Egyptian Engineers Syndicate, Electrical Engineering, License #07552/50- Member.