Dr. Waleed Ejaz is a Lakehead University Research Chair and Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Barrie Campus of Lakehead University, Ontario, Canada. He received the Lakehead Research Excellence Award for significant contributions from 2022 to 2024. Before joining Lakehead University, Dr. Ejaz was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering & Applied Science at Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, British Columbia (2018–2020). He has also held academic and research positions at Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), Carleton University, and Queen’s University in Canada.
Dr. Ejaz earned his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Computer Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila, and the National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan, respectively. He received his Ph.D. in Information and Communication Engineering from Sejong University, South Korea. His research focuses on communication and networking technologies for the Internet of Things (IoT), 6G and beyond wireless networks, machine learning and artificial intelligence for wireless systems, and mobile edge computing. Dr. Ejaz has co-authored over 150 peer-reviewed journal and conference papers and 3 books in these areas. He is an Associate Editor for the IEEE Open Journal of the Communications Society and Springer Wireless Personal Communications. He has previously served as Associate Editor for IEEE Communications Magazine and the IEEE Canadian Journal of Electrical and Computer Engineering. In addition to his research and editorial contributions, Dr. Ejaz has completed certificate training in “Teaching and Learning in Higher Education” from the Chang School at Toronto Metropolitan University. He is a registered Professional Engineer (P.Eng.) in Ontario and a Senior Member of IEEE.
