Dr. Hatem Abou Zeid

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Hatem Abou-Zeid is an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Electrical and Software Engineering at the University of Calgary. His research expertise lies in communication networks, focusing on developing intelligent methods to design and optimize future networks while enabling low latency immersive communication experiences. He has spent 7 years in the industry working with companies such as Ericsson and Cisco, where he was involved in researching novel communication methods and developing production-grade software implementations of networking solutions. His industry roles have afforded him the opportunity to see those techniques deployed in service provider networks worldwide. He has led long-term research and development projects resulting in 15 patent filings, while also providing guidance to product teams on future networking innovations. His work includes intelligent scheduling for virtual reality, reinforcement learning algorithms, interference mitigation, spectrum sharing management, RF power control, and link adaptation.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of Calgary

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:97
GRE General
Verbal
Required:150
Quantitative
Required:159
Analytical Writing
Required:5.5
Overall
Required:5.5
Prerequisites
4-year Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent 3rd or 4th year course in Theory of Computation 3rd or 4th year course in Software Engineering 3rd or 4th year course in Systems (OS, Compilers, Networking) 3rd or 4th year course in Application (AI, Graphics, Databases)
Application Checklist
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  • Two Letters of Reference
Specialization Notes

Department of Computer Science Master's program. GRE scores are expected for international students.