Smart Systems, Next-Generation Networks, ML/AI, Industrial Internet of Things, Network Softwarization, Network Security.
Awards and Recognition
Fellow, Western Academy for Advanced Research, Western University, Smart City Research Theme, Jan. 2024 - Dec. 2024 [workload: 100% Research, 0% Service, 0% Teaching]
Fellow, Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC), Class of 2023.
Fellow, Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE), Class of 2023.
Fellow, Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA), Class of 2023.
IEEE-HKN Member (Eta Chapter), Class of 2023.
2023 "Tanner Industry Leadership Award" by IEEE Region 7 (Canada) for his exceptional leadership in technology transfer to Industry.
2023 “Technical Achievement Award” by the IEEE Communications Society, Information Infrastructure and Networking Technichal Committee.
2022 “B. Broughton Canada Merit Medal” by IEEE Region 7 (Canada) for his leadership in serving the IEEE Canada, and the IEEE Communications Society.
2017 “Technical Achievement Award” for Outstanding Contributions to Network Softwarization, IEEE Communications Society, Communications Software Technical Committee.
Best paper award at the 2022 IEEE Fifth International Conference on Communications, Signal Processing, and their Applications.
Best paper award in the category of "Industrial Automation and Control Systems Technology" 11th Annual IEEE Information Technology, Electronics and Mobile Communication Conference, IEMCON 2020.
Best Paper Award in the category of "Image Processing and Multimedia Technology and Artificial Intelligence" 11th Annual IEEE Information Technology, Electronics and Mobile Communication Conference, 2020.
Leadership and Technical Achievement Award in Machine Learning and Network Virtualization, IEEE Canada, November 2019, London, Canada.
AI-based Cybersecurity Research work by Dr. Shami has been highlighted at IEEE Innovations Hub website in June 2022.
2017 Premier Academic Partner Research Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mircom Technologies Inc.
IEEE Distinguished Lecturer Award in the area of Network Virtualization and Software Defined Networks – (2016-2017)
Best paper award at IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC Spring), 2015.
Recipient of the Best Paper Award at IWCMC 2014, 2017, and 2011.
2013 Samsung Global Research Award.
Professional Activities
Editor, IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security (2023 - )
Editor, IEEE Communications Survey and Tutorials, (2012 - )
Associate Editor, IEEE Internet of Things Journal (2019 - )
Guest Editor, IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management, “Networks, Systems and Services Operations and Management through Intelligence,” (2022-2024)
Lead Editor, IEEE Communications Magazine, “Machine Learning-Enabled Zero Touch Networks” (2022-2023)
Editor, IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (2018 - 2023)
Tutorial Co-Chair, IEEE International Conference on Communications, Montreal, Canada, 2025
Best paper Awards Committee Member, IEEE GlobeCom, 2023.
Technical Program Committee (TPC) Co-Chair of the International Conference on 6G Networking (6GNet'23), France.
General Chair, IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering, London Ontario, May 2020
General Co-Chair, IEEE International Conference on Imaging Systems and Techniques, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 2019
Workshop Chair, Smart Connected Infrastructure and Digital Services Workshop, London Ontario, November 2018.
Symposium Chair, IEEE GlobeCom, Mobile and Wireless Networks, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 2023.
Symposium Chair, IEEE International Conference on Communications, Mobile and Wireless Networks, Seoul, South Korea, May 2022.
Symposium co-Chair, IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference, Wireless Networks, Morocco, April 2019
Symposium Chair: IEEE GlobeCom, Communications Software, Services and Multimedia Applications, Abu Dhabi, December 2018
Symposium co-Chair: IEEE ICC, Communications Software, Services and Multimedia Applications, Paris, May 2017
Track Chair, IEEE GlobeCom 2015, Green Communications Symposium, San Diego December 2015. Technical Program co-Chair, IEEE MoWNet'2013, Montreal, August 2013
Symposium co-Chair: IEEE ICC, Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks Symposium, Budapest, June 2013
Symposium Chair: IEEE ICNC, Optical and Grid Networking Symposium, San Diego, 2013
Symposium Chair: IEEE GlobeCom, Next Generation Networking and Internet Symposium, California, December 2012
Symposium co-Chair: IEEE ComCompAp, Computing Systems and Software Symposium, Hong Kong, 2012
