Siham Abdel-Naby is a Software Engineer who has more than 20 years of experience as an applications designer and developer.
She received her M.C.S degree in Computer Science and Engineering in 1999 from Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona.
She received her M.S. degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering in 1985 from Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
She received her B.S. with honors in Electronics and Communications Engineering in 1981 from Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Samir M. El-Ghazaly is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Arkansas.
Dr. El-Ghazaly received his Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering in 1988 from The University of Texas, Austin. After graduation, he joined Arizona State University as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, where he became Associate Professor in 1993 and Professor in 1998. From August 2002 to July 2007, he served as the Head of Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Tennessee, Knoxville. From August 2007 to June 2013, he was the Head of Department of Electrical Engineering and holder of the Twenty-First Century Leadership endowed Chair in Electrical Engineering at University of Arkansas. He received the Distinguished Educator Award from the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society in 2015.
Dr. El-Ghazaly has completed two detail assignments at the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF): From August 2013 to August 2016, he served as the Director of the Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems at NSF. This Division supports research in advanced areas of critical importance for the U.S. economy and defense. From September 2009 to August 2012, he served as a Program Director for Electronics, Photonics and Magnetic Devices in the Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems.
He trained and worked at several universities and research centers including Cairo University; the Centre Hyperfrequences et Semiconducteurs at Université de Lille I in France; NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, California; CST-Motorola, Inc.; iemn, Université de Lille, France; and the Swiss Federal Research Institute (ETH). His research interests include microwave and millimeter-wave semiconductor devices and circuits, semiconductor device simulations, electromagnetics, antennas, and numerical techniques applied to monolithic microwave integrated circuits.
Dr. El-Ghazaly is a Fellow of IEEE. He served twice as the Vice President of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) and the Chair of the Publication Services and Products Board (2017 and 2018). He was the President of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (2010). He also served as the Chair of the IEEE Technical Activities Board’s Periodicals Committee (2012-13), the Vice Chair of the IEEE Publications Services and Products Board (2013), and the Chair of the IEEE-TAB Periodical Review and Advisory Committee (2014-15). ). He was the chair of MTT-15 Committee on Field Theory. He was the General Chairman of the IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Symposium, Phoenix, Arizona, May 2001. He was the Chair of the IEEE MTT-S Publications Committee (2004-08). He was an elected member of the Administrative Committee of the IEEE Microwave Theory & Techniques Society (2001-13). He was the Editor-in-Chief for the IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters (2001-03). He was the chair of Commission A (1999-2002) and Commission D (2002-2005) of the U.S. National Committee of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI).
Currently, Dr. El-Ghazaly is the chair of the Awards Committee of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques, the chair of the Nominations and Appointment Committee of the IEEE Publication Services and Products Board, Vice Chair of the IEEE Elections Oversight Committee, and member of the IEEE Awards Board and the IEEE Nominations and Appointment Committee.