Ismaeel Al Ridhawi

Welcome

Ismaeel Al Ridhawi (M'09, SM'19) received his BASc., MASc., and Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Ottawa, Canada, in 2007, 2009, and 2014, respectively. He is an Associate Professor of Computer Engineering at Kuwait College of Science and Technology and a researcher in the field of wireless communications and networking. He is a registered professional engineer in Ontario (P.Eng) and a senior IEEE member with many peer-reviewed publications in highly ranked magazines, journals and conference proceedings. He is an associate editor in many journals such as the Journal of Networks, Software Tools and Applications. He has served as a guest editor in a number of journals and magazines such as the IEEE Wireless Communications magazine. Dr. Al Ridhawi has organized numerous IEEE conferences and workshops over the years including IEEE GLOBECOM 2021, IEEE PEDISWESA 2021, and IEEE ITAVT 2021. He has also served as session chair for several symposiums and is part of the technical program committee for numerous journals and conferences including IEEE Access, IEEE Communication Letters, IEEE Communications Magazine, IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine, and IEEE ICC 2022. His current research interests are applications of federated learning and blockchain, autonomous systems, and service provisioning in next-generation networks.

Employment

Kuwait College of Science and Technology, Kuwait

Aug. 2019 – Present

Associate Professor

Department of Computer Science and Engineering

Intelligent Communication and Networking Technologies Research and Development Laboratory (iCNeT)

Jan. 2020 – Present

Research Associate

American University of the Middle East, Kuwait

Jan. 2014 – Apr. 2019

Assistant Professor

College of Engineering and Technology, Department of Engineering

Intelligence for Mobile Autonomic and Cognitive Networks Laboratory (IMAGINE), Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Sep. 2013 – Dec. 2013

Researcher

University of Ottawa – School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Jan. 2009 – Dec. 2013

Teaching Assistant

Jan. 2009 – Dec. 2013

Research Assistant

Sep. 2007 – Aug. 2013

Education

University of Ottawa – School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Sept. 2009 – Jan. 2014

Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Thesis Title: Simulation-Assisted QoS-Aware VHO in Wireless Heterogeneous Networks.

University of Ottawa – School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Sept. 2007 – Aug. 2009

Masters of Applied Science in Electrical Engineering and Computer Engineering

Thesis Title: Design and Implementation of a Location-Aware User Tracking System.

University of Ottawa – School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Sept. 2003 – April 2007

Bachelors of Applied Science in Computer Engineering

Project Topic: Modular Design of Multiprocessor Systems.

Licenses and Memberships

Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)

Feb. 2009 – Present

Professional Engineering (P.Eng.)

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Senior Member (2019 – Present)

IEEE Member (2009-2018)

Association of Computing Machinery

Member (2019 – Present)

Research Interests

• Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain.

• Next Generation Networks (NGN).

• Autonomous and Connected Systems.

• Cloud/Fog/Edge Computing.

• Smart Cities and Intelligent Internet of Things (IIoT).