Dr. Hazem Abbas

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Hazem M. Abbas (Senior Member, IEEE) received B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in computer engineering from Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, and a Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada. He is currently a Continuing Adjunct Professor at the School of Computing at Queen’s University. Previously, he chaired the Department of Computer and Systems Engineering at Ain Shams University and served as Dean of Media Engineering Technology at the German University in Cairo, Egypt. He has also worked at the Royal Military College in Kingston, IBM's Toronto Lab, and Mentor Graphics (now Siemens EDA). Prof. Abbas chaired the IEEE Signal Processing Chapter in Cairo and was involved with the Technical Committee of the International Association for Pattern Recognition (IAPR). His research focuses on developing theoretical foundations and fundamental results for modeling, analysis, and optimization in machine learning models, with applications in computer vision, image processing, and natural language processing.

Research Interests

Experience

Continuing Adjunct Professor

2020-01-01 — Present

Queen's University • Kingston, ON, Canada

Teaching and conducting research in the School of Computing.

Dean of Media Engineering Technology

— Present

German University in Cairo • Cairo, Egypt

Oversaw the Media Engineering Technology department and its academic programs.

Chair

— Present

Department of Computer and Systems Engineering, Ain Shams University • Cairo, Egypt

Led the department and managed academic affairs.

Researcher

— Present

Royal Military College • Kingston, ON, Canada

Conducted research in computer engineering.

Requirements for Queen's University

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.3
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:22
Writing
Required:24
Speaking
Required:22
Total
Required:88
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Honours Bachelor degree Background in Computing, Mathematics, Statistics, or Engineering
Application Checklist
  • Online application
  • Statement of Research Interest
  • Curriculum Vitae
  • Two academic references
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Specialization Notes

Department of Computing offers research-based, project-based, and course-based patterns.