Naima Kaabouch
- Professor, SEECS
- Director of Artificial Intelligence Research (AIR) Center, College of Engineering & Mines
Contact Info
- Email: naima.kaabouch@UND.edu
- Office: 701.777.4460
Office Address
Upson II Room 366D
243 Centennial Drive Stop 7165
Grand Forks, ND 58202-7165
Websites
Biography
Dr. Naima Kaabouch, Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor, is currently Director of the Artificial Intelligence Research (AIR) Center and Lead of Cybersecurity & Data Chain within the Research Institute For Autonomous Systems (RIAS) at the University of North Dakota. Her main research interests include artificial intelligence, wireless communication & networking, cybersecurity, sensing, and autonomous systems. She is the PI/CoPI/CoI of numerous grants funded by federal agencies and state sources, including the National Science Foundation (NSF), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), ND Chamber of Commerce, EPSCoR/NSF, and EPSCoR NASA. She is the author and co-author of over 200 peer-reviewed journal and proceeding papers, 3 pending patents, and the author of 4 research books and handbooks. She is also the recipient of numerous awards in research, education, and service, including the Chester Fritz Distinguished Professor Award (The highest award at UND), the UND Outstanding Faculty Scholar in Research, Teaching, and Service awarded in 2016; the Presidential Scholars Star Faculty awarded in 2010; and the Outstanding Reviewer awarded in 2018 by an international publisher. Dr. Kaabouch has advised numerous graduate and undergraduate students in her projects. These projects have resulted in several local, regional, and national awards. These awards include Several NASA Robotics Competition awards (NASA Joe Kosmo Award of Excellence in 2011, Second Place in 2013, 1st Place in the Outreach Component in 2016, 2d Place in the Presentation & Demonstration Component in 2016, 4th Place in the overall competition in 2016, 4th Place in the Mining Component in 2015), 4 IEEE Contest Awards (2006, 2010, 2011, 2012), 4 “Outstanding Senior Design Prototype Project” Awards (2010, 2011, 2013, college-level award), and Andrew Freeman Award (2012, college-level award).
Dr. Kaabouch's research was highlighted in several national, regional, and local news including:
- http://www.assureuas.org/newsStory.php?d=71
- https://www.uasvision.com/2017/10/26/university-of-north-dakota-uas-counter-measures-research/
- https://generalaviationnews.com/2012/08/20/creating-an-unmanned-aircraft-that-can-sense-and-avoid/
- http://blogs.und.edu/und-today/2017/11/on-the-forefront/
- http://engineering.und.edu/news/2016/08/early-detection-kaabouch.cfm
- http://blogs.und.edu/uletter/2016/05/engineering-students-score-at-nasa-robotics-competition/
- http://und.edu/news/2016/01/kaabouch-fulbright.cfm
- http://blogs.und.edu/uletter/category/honors/page/34/
- http://engineering.und.edu/news/2015/11/joint-wnv-study.cfm
- http://blogs.und.edu/uletter/2011/06/engineering-team-wins-nasa-joe-kosmo-excellence-award-in-lunar-mining-competition/
- http://engineering.und.edu/news/2015/09/robotics-mining-nasa.cfm
- http://blogs.und.edu/uletter/2015/11/und-ndsu-land-funding-for-west-nile-research/
Past courses:
Computer Hardware Organization - EE 451
Embedded Systems - EE 452/EE590
Advanced Embedded System Design - EE 552
Computer Networks Communications - EE 540
Secure Protocols - EE640
Robotics Fundamentals - EE428
Digital Image Processing - EE 456
Bioinformatics - EE 490/590
Linear Electric Circuits II - EE 313
Linear Electric Circuits II Laboratory - EE 307
Nanoscience and Nanoengineering - EE490/590
Sensing the Radio Spectrum - EE490/590
Artificial Intelligence
Wireless Communications & Networking
Autonomous
Cybersecurity
Sensing
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=LiyavFwAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
Books: 5
- El Bhiri, B., Saidi, R., Essaaidi, M. and Kaabouch, N., Smart Mobility and Industrial Technologies, Springer, 2024
- Energy-Aware Systems and Networking for Sustainable Initiatives
Editors: Naima Kaabouch and Wen Chen Hu, IGI Publisher, Hershey, PA, USA, 2012.
ISBN13: 9781466618428, ISBN10: 1466618426, EISBN13: 9781466618435 - Sustainable ICTs and Management Systems for Green Computing
Edited by Wen Chen Hu and Naima Kaabouch, IGI Publisher, Hershey, PA, USA, 2012
ISBN13: 9781466618398, ISBN10: 1466618396, EISBN13: 9781466618404 - Big Data Management, Technologies, and Applications
Editors: Wen Chen Hu and Naima Kaabouch, IGI Publisher, Hershey, PA, USA, 2013.
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-4699-5, ISBN13: 9781466646995, ISBN10: 1466646993, EISBN13: 9781466647008 - Handbook of Research on Software-Defined and Cognitive Radio Technologies for Dynamic Spectrum Management
IGI Global, 2 Volumes,by Naima Kaabouch and Wen Chen Hu, October 2014.
ISBN-13: 978-1466665712; ISBN-10: 1466665718
1 Patent and 2 Provisional Patents
Peer-reviewed Journal, Proceedings, and Book Papers: Over 230
Awards
- Chester Fritz Distinquished Professor Award, 2024
- UND Outstanding Faculty Scholar (Research, Teaching, and Service) Award, 2016
- UND Faculty Star, 2010
- Outstanding Reviewer, 2018
- Several Best Paper awards
- 1st Place in the Outreach Component, NASA Robotics Mining Competition, May 2016
- 2d Place in the Presentation & Demonstration Component, NASA Robotics Mining Competition, May 2016
- 4th Place in the overall in the NASA Robotics Mining Competition, May 2016
- 4th Place in the Mining Component, NASA Robotics Mining Competition, May 2015
- 2d Place in the NASA Lunabotics Mining Competition, May 2013
- 1st Place in Andrew Freeman Competition, Project “Dynamic Thresholds for an Airborne Sense and Avoid System,” May 2012
- NASA Joe Kosmo Award of Excellence, NASA Lunabotics Mining Competition, May 2011 (international competition)
- 2d Place in the Mining Competition (international competition), NASA Lunabotics Mining Competition, May 2011
- 5 IEEE Regional Contest Awards, Undergraduate Senior Design projects, 2015, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2006, (Competition Between Selected Projects from NDSU and UND
- 4 “Outstanding Senior Design Prototype Project” Awards, CEM Design Expo
- 2 Best Papers Awards
- Featured in numerous national and regional news and articles
- Women’s Institute in Summer Enrichment (WISE) Fellow, 2010
- Included in Who’s Who in America
- 2 Acknowledgements for the Advancement of Intellectual Property Commercialization and Economic Development,” UND Division of Research, University of North Dakota, March 11, 2008 and 2014.