Professor Abbas Jamalipour

Biography

Abbas Jamalipour is the Professor of Ubiquitous Mobile Networking at the University of Sydney, Australia, and holds a PhD in Electrical Engineering from Nagoya University, Japan. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical, Information, and Communication Engineers (IEICE) and a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers Australia, an ACM Professional Member, and an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer. He is the Deputy Director for the Centre of Excellence in Telecommunications, and leads the Wireless Networking Group (WiNG) at the University of Sydney. He is the author of six technical books, nine book chapters, and over 350 technical papers in scholarly journals and international conferences, as well as five patents, all in the area of wireless communications. He is the recipient of many prestigious awards including the 2010 IEEE ComSoc Harold Sobol Award, the 2010 Royal Academy of Engineering UK Distinguished Fellowship, the 2006 IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Contribution to Satellite Communications Award, the 2006 IEEE ComSoc Best Tutorial Paper Award, and ten best paper awards. He is one of the most cited researchers in the field of mobile, cellular, and satellite networks with over 8500 citations (h-index: 40, i10-index: 135). He was the Editor-in-Chief IEEE Wireless Communications and currently he is an editor for several scholarly journals, including IEEE Trans. on Vehicular Technology. He has served in many IEEE positions including ComSoc Vice President for Conferences; Member ComSoc Finance Committee; Member ComSoc On-Line Contents Committee; Member ComSoc Education Board; Member ComSoc Conference Boards; Member IEEE TAB/PSPB Products & Services Committee; Chair Communication Switching and Routing TC; Chair Satellite and Space Communications TC; Vice-Director Asia Pacific Board. He has been a General Chair/Technical Program Chair/Vice Chair of major IEEE conferences (e.g., RWS’08, RWS’09, WCNC’10, GLOBECOM’10, ICC’11, GLOBECOM’12, PIMRC’12; ICC’14; ICT’15). Professor Jamalipour is an elected and voting member of the Board of Governors since 2014, and currently the Executive Vice President of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society.

Research Interest

Most of us now find it almost impossible to imagine our lives without the mobile phone and internet access we all take for granted. Professor Abbas Jamalipour's research in the field of wireless and mobile networking has contributed to the ubiquity of these kinds of devices, but as far as he is concerned, the applications of these technologies are still in their infancy. "Wireless technology is now part of life for almost everybody, regardless of location, age, gender or occupation. For most people it is impossible to think of a life without our smartphone and mobile devices, and that's what I am proud to be part of. Without the kind of research that my colleagues and I do, many of the advancements and comforts we now enjoy wouldn't be possible. "My research is about developing techniques and protocols that simplify and enhance the use of handheld mobile devices, including mobile phones, smartphones, tablets and laptop computers on the move. I want to enable people to use these devices not only for their everyday purposes, but also for applications in cases of an emergency or natural disaster, like an earthquake, bushfire or tsunami, where the telecommunications infrastructure is damaged or partially available. "We still have problems accessing good communications after natural disasters, which unfortunately happen on a regular basis in all parts of the world, so I am working on more resilient communications technologies for such situations. "My work covers applications from simple everyday telephone conversations to wirelessly sensing temperature and humidity in remote areas, to constantly monitoring a patient's heartbeat and blood pressure and feeding this information to a hospital database, to assessing road and bridge safety, to communicating information among aircraft and other moving vehicles, to connecting people across the world to entertainment via satellites in the sky. "Ultimately I would like to make human life easier and more comfortable by developing the best possible mobile communications technologies. "I've been working in this field for the past 30 years, and I joined the University of Sydney in 1998. I am grateful that here I have been able to contribute significantly to my profession, as well as to curriculum development and faculty leadership, while also serving the community by chairing international conferences, organising special issues of journals, and presenting short courses and keynote talks."