Fauzia Ahmad

Dr. Fauzia Ahmad is an esteemed associate professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at Temple University, where she has been contributing to the academic community since 2016. She earned her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania in 1997, marking the beginning of a distinguished career in research and education. Prior to her tenure at Temple University, Dr. Ahmad served as a Research Professor and the Director of the Radar Imaging Lab at the Center for Advanced Communications at Villanova University, where she honed her expertise in radar technologies and signal processing. Her research portfolio is both extensive and diverse, encompassing areas such as statistical signal and array processing, computational imaging, and signal processing for assisted living and remote patient monitoring. Dr. Ahmad's work in ultrasonic guided wave-structural health monitoring and passive, ground-penetrating, and through-the-wall radar applications has positioned her as a leader in these fields. Her innovative approaches to compressive sensing and sparse reconstruction have contributed significantly to advancements in radar and communication systems. Dr. Ahmad's contributions to the field have been recognized by her peers, as evidenced by her status as a Fellow of both the IEEE and SPIE. Her research endeavors have been supported by numerous grants, with total research awards surpassing $7 million, underscoring the impact and importance of her work. She has played pivotal roles as Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator on a variety of projects, further cementing her reputation as a leading researcher. In addition to her research and teaching responsibilities, Dr. Ahmad is actively involved in the academic community. She serves as an associate editor for the IEEE Transactions on Computational Imaging, where she helps shape the direction of research in this rapidly evolving field. Her involvement extends to the Computational Imaging Technical Committee of the IEEE Signal Processing Society, where she collaborates with other experts to advance the state of the art in signal processing. Dr. Ahmad is also a member of the Franklin Institute Committee on Science and the Arts, reflecting her commitment to fostering interdisciplinary collaboration and innovation. Her dedication to her field and her contributions to the scientific community make her a respected and influential figure in electrical and computer engineering.