Dr. Abdallah Shami, Ph.D., P.Eng., FIEEE, FCAE, FEIC, is an award-winning Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He leads the Optimized Computing and Communications Research Laboratory, where his team has gained an international reputation for its strong contributions to both academic and industrial research. Dr. Shami is currently the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Chair.

Dr. Shami, who is also a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and Engineering Institute of Canada, has made several notable contributions to technology transfer that have been integrated into the products of major international companies. His ability to bridge the gap between academic theory and practical industry application has been a marker of his leadership in technology transfer. He has made significant improvements in managing virtual networks, creating new ways to place and manage virtual network functions (VNFs) that meet high standards. His simple method uses a graph to model the system, considering all resources and VNF instances, and works in real-time. This method is now used by cellular companies for core network management.

He has also developed a framework for sharing wireless resources among multiple mobile network operators (MNOs). This framework keeps MNOs separate and allows for specific scheduling policies, improving throughput, fault-resilience, high-availability and compliance with geo-restrictions. His solutions are practical and ready for use in real networks, making them very important in the wireless network field.