Karim Djouani

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About Karim Djouani

Karim Djouani is a full Professor at University Paris Est with more than 20 years in research and Innovation. Since September 2016, he is acting as scientific and technical advisor for ATM Mobilis on Research and Innovation and Mobile Operator Transformation Strategy. Since January 2014, he is a SARChI chair in Enabled Environment for Assistive Living. A South African research excellence program. Since 2009 he is the research leader of the Telkom Centre of Excellence in Telecommunication, Pretoria South Africa. From June 2012 to July 2016, he acted as deputy director in charge of research at the Institute of Technology (IUT) of the UPEC University. Since January 2011, he has been appointed as full professor at the French South African Institute of Technology (F’SATI) at Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa. From July 2008 to December 2010, he was seconded to the F’SATI at Tshwane University of Technology (TUT), Pretoria, South Africa. He is heading the SIRIUS team of the LISSI lab, University Paris Est. Until July 2008, he was also national and European projects manager at the LISSI Lab. His current research activity focuses on the development of novel and highly efficient algorithms for reasoning systems with uncertainty as well as optimisation, for distributed systems, networked control systems, wireless and mobile communication, 5G, IoT as well as Robotics. He authored/co-authored over 200 articles in archival journals and conference proceedings as well as 4 patents, 18 chapters in edited books and 2 books. He is a member of communication, computer, robotics and automation and Artificial Intelligence societies and several National Research Task Groups (GDR-MACS, GDR-ISIS). He also acts as an expert for different public and private institutions (ANR-France, NRF- South Africa, UNU, EU, Algerian Ministry of Post, Telecommunications, Technologies and Digitalization, Majors companies in Telecommunication).