Hamid SharifHamid Sharif is the Charles J. Vranek Distinguished Professor in the Department of Computer and Electronics Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. He is also the Director of Advanced Telecommunications Engineering Laboratory (TEL) at Univrsity of Nebraska. Professor Sharif has published a large number of research articles in international journals and conferences and has been the recipient of a number of awards and best papers. Dr. Sharif has been serving on many IEEE and other international journal editorial boards and currently is the co-editor-in-chief for the Wiley Journal of Security and Communication Networks. He has contributed to the IEEE in many roles including the elected Chair of the IEEE Nebraska Section, elected Chair of the Nebraska Computer Chapter, elected Chair of the Nebraska Communication Chapter, and the Chapter Coordinator for the IEEE Region 4 in US. He received his BS, MS, and PhD all in Electrical Engineering from University of Iowa (1982), University of Missouri-Columbia (1984), and University of Nebraska-Lincoln (1996) respectively. Read More Read Less