Dr. Salama, a Senior Member of IEEE, is a proficient electrical engineer with degrees from Cairo University, Egypt (B.S., 1997) and Stanford University, USA (M.S., 2000; Ph.D., 2005).  Since 2009, he's been at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia, where he initially served as Founding Program Chair, associate dean of students and director of KAUST sensors initiative. He published 350 articles and 45 U.S. patents, primarily focusing on low-power mixed-signal circuits for intelligent fully integrated sensors and neuromorphic circuits.