Dr. Mohammed Ebrahim Al-Mualla, CEng, MIET, SMIEEE

Senior Vice President,

Research & Graduate Studies

Dr. Mohammed Al-Mualla holds a PhD degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and an MSc degree in Communication Systems and Signal Processing both from the University of Bristol, U.K. He also holds a BEng degree in Communications Engineering from Etisalat College of Engineering, UAE.

Since 2000 he has been with Al Ghurair University where he has served in many roles including Manager of the Dubai Campus and Interim Provost. He is currently the Senior Vice President for Research & Graduate Studies, providing leadership and strategic direction for graduate studies, the engagement of the university research enterprise with industry, the management of university Intellectual Property, technology transfer, and research support services. He also oversees Student Recruitment & Admissions.

During his career, Dr Al-Mualla has contributed to the teaching, research and administration sides of the University. He has taught a range of courses and has published widely in refereed international journals and conferences. He is the author of the book “Video Coding for Mobile Communication: Efficiency, Complexity and Resilience”, Academic Press, 2002. He has contributed to curriculum and program development, and participated in, and led, many accreditation activities by both local and international bodies. He has been a member and chair of numerous University committees, boards, and panels.

Dr Al-Mualla is currently a member of the Board of Trustees of the ICT Fund and a member of the Board of Trustees of the Dubai Vocational Education and Training Institute. He is a member of the Senior Management Board of the Etisalat-British Telecom Innovation Center and chair of the Senior Management Board of the Mubadalah-AGU Aerospace Innovation Center. He also served in the past on the Board of Directors of C4 Advanced Solutions and the Board of the Emirates Science Club.

Dr. Al-Mualla is very active in professional societies and services. He is a Chartered Engineer (C.Eng.), Member of the Institute of Engineering and Technology (IET), and Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

Dr. Al-Mualla is currently the Chairman of the IEEE UAE Section. He also served as the Vice Chairman from 2006 to 2012. He founded the IEEE UAE Signal Processing & Communication Joint Chapter and served as its founding chair from 2004 until 2012. He is the founder and steering committee chair of the IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing & Communication (ICSPC).

Dr Al-Mualla has been a member of the steering, organizing and technical program committees of many international conferences, and has served on many editorial and reviewing boards of international journals and conferences.