Mohamed Essaiidi

Prof. Mohamed Essaaidi (IEEE Senior Member) is CEO of the Moroccan School of Engineering Science (EMSI) Group, (Since January 2023), Chief of the Party of Interactive Digital Center Morocco at UM6P (since November 2020), and a Professor and past Dean of ENSIAS School of Computer Science, Mohammed V University, Rabat, Morocco (2011-2023), Past Director of International Cooperation at the Ministry of General Affairs & Governance, Morocco (2019), and past faculty member of the of Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetuan, Morocco (1993-2011).
He was the IEEE Morocco Section Founding Chair (2004), IEEE MTT-S/AP-S Morocco Chapter Founding Chair (2008), IEEE Global Cities Alliance, Middle East & Africa Chairman (2020-2022), and he has been the IEEE Humanitarian Technologies Board Programs Committee Chair and IEEE Special Interest Group on Humanitarian Technologies Global Chair since January 2023, IEEE Public Safety Technology, Education Chair (2021-22).
In addition, Prof. Essaaidi has played a crucial role in the accreditation and quality assurance of engineering education globally as a member of the IEEE Educational Activities Board (EAB) Global Committee on Accreditation Activities (2018-2019). His contributions to the IEEE Teaching Excellence Hub Editorial Board have furthered the dissemination of best practices in engineering education (2021). As the founding chair of the IEEE Morocco Education Society Chapter (2008), Prof. Essaaidi has promoted educational excellence and innovation, creating a vibrant community of educators committed to advancing engineering education.
He is also the founder and past Chairman of the IEEE Morocco Section (2005-2016); and co-founder and chair of several IEEE Organizational Units in Morocco during the last two decades.
He has authored and co-authored 10 books and more than 200 papers in international refereed journals and conferences in the field of Electrical and Computer engineering and its diverse applications. In addition, he is the founder and the General Chair/co-chair of several IEEE technically sponsored international conferences such as the Mediterranean Microwave Symposium (since 2000), Information and Communication Technologies International Symposium (2005, 2007), NATO Advance Research Workshop on Information Security Assurance (2005), International Conference of Multimedia Computing and Systems series (2009-2016). He also co-organized and co-chaired the IEEE Smart Cities Summit in May 2020, the US National Academies 5th Arab American Science, Engineering and Medicine Frontiers Symposium in November 2017, Rabat, Morocco, US NSF sponsored workshop on Smart Cities in January 2016 in Rabat, Morocco, and International Microwave and Antennas Symposium, Marrakech, 2024. He has also served in the Organizing committees and TPC and presented keynote talks at many other international conferences worldwide.
Furthermore, Prof. Essaaidi served as an international expert on Digital Transformation and Smart Cities for several international organizations such as UN, ITU, UNESCO, EU, ICESCO, and UCLG Africa, and he is a member of the Oversight Committee of the US National Academies of Science Engineering & Medicine US – Arab and US-Africa Frontiers of Science Engineering & Medicine Symposia (since 2020).
Moreover, in the framework of his position as the Director of International Cooperation in the Ministry of General Affairs and Governance (Morocco), he was involved in the coordination of the World Bank Group Morocco Country Partnership Framework (2019-2024) and OECD Morocco Country Program (2019-2024) among other international cooperation programs.
Prof. Essaaidi is the recipient of the 2023 IEEE MGA Larry K. Wilson Transnational Award For “exemplary leadership, significant contributions, and sustained excellence in leading IEEE Technical Activities and Humanitarian programs globally”, 2024 IEEE Education Society William E. Sayle II Award For “leadership in and contributions to advancing engineering education and digital transformation”, and 2024 APEX Grand Award in the Electronic Media category as the guest co-editor of IEEE HKN THE BRIDGE, Issue 3, Volume 119, “Humanitarian Technologies for a Sustainable Society”.