Mohsen Guizani is currently a Full Professor and the Chair of the Computer Science Department at Western Michigan University. He served as the Chair of the Computer Science Department at the University of West Florida from 1999 to 2003. He was an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the director of graduate studies at the University of Missouri-Columbia from 1997 to 1999. Prior to joining the University of Missouri, he was a Research Fellow at the University of Colorado-Boulder. From 1989 to 1996, he held academic positions at the Computer Engineering Department at the University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. He was also a Visiting Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York during academic year 1988-1989. He received his B.S. (with distinction) and M.S. degrees in Electrical Engineering; M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Engineering in 1984, 1986, 1987, and 1990, respectively, all from Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York.

His research interests include Wireless Communications and Computing, Computer Networks, Design and Analysis of Computer Systems, and Optical Networking. He currently serves on the editorial boards of many national and international journals, such as the IEEE Transaction on Communications, IEEE Transaction on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Communications Magazine, the Journal of Parallel and Distributed Systems and Networks, and the International Journal of Computer Research. He served as a guest editor in the IEEE Communication Magazine, IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications, IEEE Network Magazine, Journal of Communications and Networks, The Simulation Transaction, International Journal of Computer Systems and Networks, International Journal of Communication Systems, International Journal of Computing Research, and Journal of Cluster Computing. Dr. Guizani is the founder and Editor-In-Chief of “Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing,” Journal published by John Wiley (http://www.interscience.wiley.com/jpages/1530-8669/). He is also the Founder and General Chair of the IEEE International Conference of Wireless Networks, Communications, and Mobile Computing (IEEE WirelessCom). He is the author of four books: Designing ATM Switching Networks, by McGraw-Hill—1999 (http://www.pbg.mcgraw-hill.com/computing/authors/guizani.html), Wireless Systems and Mobile Computing, by Nova Science Publishers—2001, Optical Networking and Computing for Multimedia Systems, by Marcel Dekker, June 2002, and Wireless Communications Systems and Networks, by Kluwer, June 2004. He served as a Keynote Speaker for many international conferences as well as presented a number of Tutorials and Workshops. He served as the General Chair for the Parallel and Distributed Computer Systems (PDCS 2002), IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference 2003 (VTC’03), PDCS 2003, IEEE WirelessCom 2005, ACS/IEEE AICCSA 2006, and IEEE IWCMC 2006. He also served as the program and Symposia chair for many conferences and Symposia in IEEE Globecom and IEEE ICC. He has more than 140 publications in refereed journals and conferences in the areas of High-Speed networking, Wireless networking and Communications, Optical Networking and Network Security.

Dr. Guizani is the Co-Chair of the IEEE Communications Society Technical Committee on Transmissions, Access, and Optical Systems (IEEE TAOS), Conference Coordinator of the IEEE Communications Society Technical Committee on Computer Communications (IEEE TCCC), a member of the IEEE Communications Society of Optical Networking (IEEE ONTC), the Secretary for the IEEE Communications Society of Personal Communications (IEEE TCPC), and a member of the Computer Network Security Sub-Committee. Dr. Guizani is designated by the IEEE Computer Society as Distinguished National Speaker until 2005. He is also ABET Accreditation Evaluator for Computer Science and Information Technology Programs.

Dr. Guizani received both the Best Teaching Award and the Excellence in Research Award from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1999 (a college wide competition). He won the best Research Award from KFUPM in 1995 (a university wide competition). He was selected as the Best Teaching Assistant for two consecutive years at Syracuse University, 1988 and 1989.

Dr. Guizani is a senior member of IEEE, member of IEEE Communication Society, IEEE Computer Society, ASEE, ACM, OSA, SCS, and Tau Beta Pi.

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