Dr. Kamal Harb

Biography:
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Dr. Harb completed B.A.Sc. from Beirut Arab University (BAU), Lebanon. He graduated in the top 2% of his class in 1996. He joined the faculty of BAU in 1996 and taught in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Departments and became the head of Computer Lab until 1999. He also worked as an Electrical Engineer in a consulting company. Subsequently, Dr. Harb moved to Canada and completed his M.A.Sc. degree in Electronics Engineering from Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada, in 2003 where he also worked as a researcher and a teacher at Computer Aided Design (CAD) group. After graduation, his research focused on modeling and simulation of low and high-speed interconnect networks, as well as Model-reduction techniques where he supervised several undergrads projects.

In 2005, Dr. Harb joined Carleton University as a Ph.D. student in the Systems and Computer Engineering Department and worked at the same time with EION Inc. as a researcher engineer in Intelligent Satellite Service (ISS) Project in collaboration with Telesat Inc., Carleton University, Waterloo University, and Algonquin College. Dr. Harb graduated in the field of satellite networks and their interactions with weather and climatic conditions.

Dr. Harb was the recipient of the Dean of Graduate Studies Academic Excellence Scholarship, Graduate Scholarship, Lewar Graduate Scholarship in Arts and Social Sciences from Carleton University, and Ontario Graduate Scholarship in Science and Technology (OGSST) during the period of graduate studies.

In 2011, Dr. Harb joined KFUPM as a faculty member. His current research is focused on Satellite Communications and Model-reduction techniques.