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Dr. Omar Alhussein, Assistant Professor
Omar Alhussein received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada, in 2020, and his Master of Applied Science (MASc.) degree in Engineering Science from Simon Fraser University, Canada, in 2025. Since Fall 2023, he has been an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates. Prior to joining Khalifa University, he worked as a senior research engineer with the advanced networking team at Huawei Technologies Canada in Ottawa from 2020 to 2023. Dr. Alhussein serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management and Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications (Springer Nature). With high-impact publications and award-winning patents, he has made significant contributions to the fields of networking and artificial intelligence. He is the recipient of multiple awards spanning both academic and industrial achievements. His research interests include network intelligence and optimization, semantic task-oriented systems, and quantum-assisted networked systems.
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