Professional Service Portfolio
An overview of Dr. Ahmed Sherif's professional services, editorial roles, committee memberships, and contributions to the academic and scientific community.
Professional Membership
- Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) (April 2021 - Present)
- Member, American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
Editorial Roles
- Editor, Special Issue "Medical Imaging Using Deep Learning Intelligence Systems", Sensors Journal (MDPI) (2021 - Present)
- Editor, Special Issue "Privacy and Security in Sensor Networks", Sensors Journal, MDPI (2024 - Present)
- Editor, Special Issue "Sensors in Security and Privacy Schemes: Recent Advances and Applications", Sensors Journal, MDPI (2024 - Present)
- Editor, Special Issue "Cybersecurity in Smart Power Grids", Electronics Journal, MDPI (2024 - Present)
- Associate Editor, Springer Journal of Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications
- Associate Editor, IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IoT)
Conference Leadership Roles
- Publication Chair, The 3rd IEEE International Conference on Computing and Machine Intelligence (ICMI 2024)
- Publication Chair, The 4th IEEE International Conference on Computing and Machine Intelligence (ICMI 2025)
- Exhibition Chair, IEEE Conference on Secure and Trustworthy Cyber Infrastructure for IoT and Microelectronics (SaTC 2025)
Conference Technical Program Committee Member
- IEEE Global Communication Conference (GLOBECOM): 2017, 2018 (CISS and tracks)
- The International Conference on Wireless Networks and Mobile Communications (WINCOM'17)
- IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference (IEEE VTC): 2011, 2010, 2016
Grant Review Panels and External Reviewer
- NSF Reviewer (2023 - Present)
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Reviewer (2024 - Present)
- NSF IIS REU Panelist (2024, 2022)
- NSF CSSI Elements Panelist (2021)
- Reviewer for Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Grant proposals (2017)
Journal Reviewer
- IEEE Transaction on Vehicular Technology (TVT)
- IEEE Internet of Things Journal
- IEEE Transactions on Dependable and Secure Computing (TDSC)
- IEEE Transactions on Information Forensics and Security (IEEE TIFS)
- IEEE Systems Journal
- IEEE Access
- Springer Journal of Peer-to-Peer Networking and Applications
- Elsevier Ad Hoc Networks Journal
- Journal of Computer Networks and Communications
- Informatics Journal (MDPI)
- IEEE Journal of Indoor and Seamless Positioning and Navigation
- Applied Sciences Journal (MDPI)
- Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering
Conference Reviewer
- IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC)
- IEEE Global Communications Conference (Globecom)
- IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things
- IEEE International Conference on Computing and Machine Intelligence (ICMI)
- IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, and Internet of Things (AIBThings)
- IEEE International Conference on AI, Communications, and Computing (AICCC)
- IEEE International Symposium on Privacy and Security in Technology (PST)
University Service
- School of Computing Sciences and Computer Engineering (CSCE) Representative, Fall 2024 Faculty Commencement Lineup
- Honor Thesis Advisor, Honors Graduation Reception (2024)
- Presenter, Research Day, USM (2022, 2024)
- School of CSCE Representative, Mississippi State University, 2023 Mississippi Cybersecurity Faculty Retreat (2023)
- Judge, Undergraduate Research Symposium (2022-Present)
- School of CSCE Representative, USM, 2022 Mississippi Cybersecurity Faculty Retreat (2022, 2023)
- University Grade Review Committee, USM (2023-Present)
- School of CSCE Representative, Black & Gold events (2018-Present)
College Service
- Peer Mentor for New Faculty Member, USM
- College Awards Committee, College of Arts and Science (CAS) (2022 - Present)
- CAS Awards Reviewer, USM (2022 - Present)
- Member, School of CSCE director search committee (2020)
- Member, College Promotion and Tenure Committee (2024)
School Service
- Chair, School Promotion and Tenure Committee (2024)
- Presenter, Seminar Series School of Computing Sciences and Computer Engineering, USM (2024)
- Presenter, Academic sessions for new students (2021-Present)
- Member, School of CSCE committee to review school documents (2023-Present)
- Member, School of CSCE Undergraduate Curriculum Committee (2022 - Present)
- Member, School of CSCE Graduate Curriculum Committee (2019 - Present)
- Member, School of CSCE Cybersecurity Committee (2020 - Present)
- Member, Computer Engineering ABET accreditation committee (2020 - Present)
- Member, Computer Engineering faculty search committee (2019 and 2020)
- School of CSCE Representative, USM/University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) visit (2022)
Conference Attendance
- IEEE International Conference on Smart Applications, Communications and Networking (IEEE SmartNets'19), Egypt, December 2019
- IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications (IEEE INFOCOM)
- IEEE SoutheastCon (2020, 2022)
- IEEE International Conference on Computing and Machine Intelligence (ICMI) (2024)
- IEEE International Symposium on Embedded Multicore/Many-core Systems-on-Chip (MCSoC) (2024)