Hussein T. Mouftah is an internationally-acclaimed scholar who has made significant contributions to the understanding and knowledge of telecommunication networks, particularly in regard to high-speed networks, optical networks, network switching architectures, wireless cellular as well as ad hoc and sensor networks, smart grid, connected and autonomous electric vehicles, among other technical areas related to the next-generation Internet – the so-called Internet-of-Things. Born in Alexandria, Egypt, he received the BSc in Electrical Engineering and MSc in Computer Science from the University of Alexandria, Egypt, in 1969 and 1972, respectively, and the PhD in Electrical Engineering from Laval University, Canada, in 1975. He joined the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (was School of Information Technology and Engineering) of the University of Ottawa in 2002 as a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair Professor, where he became a University Distinguished Professor in 2006. He has been with the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Queen's University (1979-2002), where he was prior to his departure a Full Professor and the Department Associate Head.
He has six years of industrial experience mainly at Bell Northern Research of Ottawa (Nortel Networks). He served as Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Communications Magazine (1995-97) and IEEE ComSoc Director of Magazines (1998-99), Chair of the Awards Committee (2002-03), Director of Education (2006-07), and Member of the Board of Governors (1997-99 and 2006-07). He has been a Distinguished Speaker of the IEEE Communications Society (2000-2007). He is the author or coauthor of 12 books, 73 book chapters and more than 1500 technical papers, 16 patents, 6 invention disclosures and 148 industrial reports. He is the joint holder of 24 Best/Outstanding Paper Awards.