Tarek El-Bawab
Tarek S. El-Bawab | |
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| Born | |
| Alma mater | Ain Shams University, American University in Cairo, University of Essex, Colorado State University |
| Known for | Telecommunication and network engineering education; Program development; IEEE service; Academic publishing |
| Notable work | Telecommunication engineering education initiative and leading the IEEE Communications Society’s movement based upon it (2008–2015); Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Communications Magazine (2017–2021) |
| Honors | First recipient of the IEEE Communications Society Education Award (2015); Fellow of the IEEE (2022) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Electrical engineering, Telecommunications |
| Institutions | American University of Nigeria, Nile University, Jackson State University, Alcatel |
Tarek S. El-Bawab is an Egyptian-American engineer, academic, and researcher known for his work in telecommunications and network engineering, with contributions to education, curriculum development, research, and publishing in the field. He has held leadership roles in both industry and academia in the United States, Egypt, and Nigeria. El-Bawab served in various capacities within the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) and the IEEE Communications Society (ComSoc), including as Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Communications Magazine from December 2017 to 2021. He is the only person to have held the editor-in-chief position for more than two terms since the magazine's founding in 1963. He is also a student of history and has addressed matters of public and societal interest in some of his publications.