Essaid Sabir

Essaid Sabir (Senior Member, IEEE) received the B.Sc. degree and the M.Sc. degree in ECE from Mohammed V University of Rabat in 2004 and 2007 respectively, and the Ph.D. degree (Hons.) in networking and computer engineering from Avignon University, France, in 2010. He was a lecturer and then an Assistant Professor at Avignon University, from 2009 to 2012. Then, he held a full Professor position at Hassan II University of Casablanca until late 2022. Next, he joined the Department of Computer Science, Université du Québec à Montréal as a professor until January 2024. Currently, he is a professor at the Department of Science and Technology at TÉLUQ, University of Quebec. He is/was the main investigator of many research projects and has been involved in several other (inter)national projects. His research interests include 5G/6G, IoT, ubiquitous networking, AI/ML, and networking games. His work has been awarded in many international venues. To bridge the gap between academia and industry, he founded the International Conference on Ubiquitous Networking (UNet) and co-founded the WINCOM conference series. He serves as an associate/guest editor for many journals. He organized numerous events and played executive roles for many major venues.

Education

• Ph.D. in networking and computer engineering, Avignon University, France.
• M.Sc. in electrical engineering, M5U/INPT, Rabat, Morocco.
• B.Sc. in electrical engineering, M5U, Rabat, Morocco.

Research Interests

• Wireless and mobile communications (5G/6G).
• Internet of things and ambient intelligence.
• Energy-efficient communication systems.
• Artificial intelligence and machine learning for wireless/mobile networks.
• Game theory for complex systems.
• IoT verticals: Electric/autonomous mobility, smart farming, etc.