Dr. Yehia Massoud is an IEEE Fellow and Dean at the School of Systems and Enterprises, Stevens Institute of Technology. With a Ph.D. from MIT, he leads groundbreaking research in smart cities, autonomous systems, and IoT. His work spans academia and industry, contributing to over 350 publications. Dr. Massoud has been honored as a Fellow of IEEE, OPTICA, IOP, and IET for his contributions to electrical and computer engineering.
As the Dean of School of Systems and Enterprises, the school has seen a record increase in research awards and peer-reviewed publications. The school has also seen an unprecedented increase in graduate and undergraduate student enrollment, as well as a significant increase in research funding over the past three years. Prior to Stevens, Massoud served as the Head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) between 2012 and 2017. During that period, the ECE department saw considerable growth in research expenditures, research output, industrial partnerships, undergraduate and graduate student enrollments, unrestricted funds and gifts, and visibility and recognition. The department also rose 26 positions in the U.S. News & World Report department rankings. Massoud started his academic career as a faculty member in the both the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) and Computer Science (CS) departments at Rice University, where he was granted tenure in under four years and have chaired the ECE graduate programs.