Acting Department Chair and Professor, Department of Computer Vision, MBZUAI
Professor Abdulmotaleb El Saddik is the Acting Department Chair and Professor in the Computer Vision Department at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI).
Biography
Before joining MBZUAI, Professor Abdulmotaleb El Saddik served as a Distinguished University Professor and University Research Chair in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Ottawa. He is an internationally recognized scholar who has made strong contributions to the knowledge and understanding of intelligent multimedia computing, communications, and applications. His research focus is on the establishment of digital twins to enhance the quality of life of citizens using artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), SN, augmented reality (AR)/virtual reality (VR), haptics and 5G to allow people to interact in real-time with one another as well as with their smart digital representations in a secure manner.
He is the designated Editor-in-Chief of the ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications and Applications (ACM TOMM), Senior Associate Editor of IEEE Multimedia (IEEE MM), and Guest Editor for several transactions and journals. He has co-authored 10 books and more than 600 publications as well as chaired more than 50 conferences and workshops. He has supervised more than 150 researchers. Prof. El Saddik has received research grants and contracts totaling more than $20 million. He is the author of the book Haptics Technologies: Bringing Touch to Multimedia.
El Saddik is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Fellow of IEEE, Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada. He is an ACM Distinguished Scientist and has received several awards, including the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Award from the German Humboldt Foundation, the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society Technical Achievement Award. He also received IEEE Canada C.C. Gotlieb (Computer) Medal and A.G.L. McNaughton Gold Medal for important contributions to the field of computer engineering and science and the IEEE TCSC Achievement Award for Excellence in Scalable Computing.
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About Abdulmotaleb El Saddik
Professor Abdulmotaleb El Saddik is the Acting Department Chair and Professor in the Computer Vision Department at Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI).
Biography
Before joining MBZUAI, Professor Abdulmotaleb El Saddik served as a Distinguished University Professor and University Research Chair in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Ottawa. He is an internationally recognized scholar who has made strong contributions to the knowledge and understanding of intelligent multimedia computing, communications, and applications. His research focus is on the establishment of digital twins to enhance the quality of life of citizens using artificial intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), SN, augmented reality (AR)/virtual reality (VR), haptics and 5G to allow people to interact in real-time with one another as well as with their smart digital representations in a secure manner.
He is the designated Editor-in-Chief of the ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications and Applications (ACM TOMM), Senior Associate Editor of IEEE Multimedia (IEEE MM), and Guest Editor for several transactions and journals. He has co-authored 10 books and more than 600 publications as well as chaired more than 50 conferences and workshops. He has supervised more than 150 researchers. Prof. El Saddik has received research grants and contracts totaling more than $20 million. He is the author of the book Haptics Technologies: Bringing Touch to Multimedia.
El Saddik is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, Fellow of IEEE, Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada. He is an ACM Distinguished Scientist and has received several awards, including the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Award from the German Humboldt Foundation, the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society Technical Achievement Award. He also received IEEE Canada C.C. Gotlieb (Computer) Medal and A.G.L. McNaughton Gold Medal for important contributions to the field of computer engineering and science and the IEEE TCSC Achievement Award for Excellence in Scalable Computing.
| Present | Acting Department Chair and Professor, Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence ‐ Department of Computer Vision | |
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Professional Service and Affiliations
| Present | Editor-in-Chief, ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications and Applications (ACM TOMM) | Present | Senior Associate Editor, IEEE Multimedia (IEEE MM) |
Honors and Awards
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Award from the German Humboldt Foundation
- The IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society Technical Achievement Award
- The IEEE Canada C.C. Gotlieb (Computer) Medal
- A.G.L. McNaughton Gold Medal for important contributions to the field of computer engineering and science
- The IEEE TCSC Achievement Award for Excellence in Scalable Computing
