Distinctions, Honors and Awards

  • Distinguished Lecturer

    IEEE CASS Distinguished Lecturer IEEE CASS Distinguished Lecturer (2026-2027)

    Selected as a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS) for the 2026-2027 term. This prestigious appointment was officially approved by the IEEE CASS Board of Governors in recognition of outstanding contributions to the field. Through this program, Prof. Ben Abdallah will share advanced research insights—particularly in neuromorphic engineering, 3D-ICs, and brain-inspired computing—with IEEE chapters, academic institutions, and industry professionals around the globe.

    ベン・アブダラ・アブデラゼク教授は、2026–2027年度のIEEE回路とシステムソサイエティ(CASS)Distinguished Lecturerに選出されました。 本任命は、同教授の卓越した研究業績がIEEE CASS理事会によって正式に認められたものです。 本プログラムを通じて、教授はニューロモルフィック工学、3D-IC、脳型コンピューティングなどの 最先端研究を世界中のIEEEチャプター、大学、産業界に向けて発信していきます。

    🔗 Official University Announcement (English)
    🔗 IEEE CASS Official Announcement
    🔗 大学公式発表(日本語)

  • Books & Achievements

    "Neuromorphic Computing Principles and Organization" by Abderazek Ben Abdallah, Khanh N. Dang made it to BookAuthority's Best Neuromorphic Computing Books of All Time.
    Link: BookAuthority Award Page
    Book Award
  • Society Memberships

    Elected Full member of the Sigma Xi, July 8, 2025
    Elected as a full member of Sigma Xi (The Scientific Research Honor Society). Membership is by invitation for researchers making significant contributions to science.
    Sigma Xi Award
    Senior Member, IEEE since 2014
    IEEE Senior Member
    Senior Member, ACM since 2016
    ACM Senior Member
  • National Honors and Strategic Appointments

    National President Award for Best Tunisian Researcher Living Abroad, 2010
    This highly prestigious national prize is awarded annually to the best researcher living abroad. The award was presented by the Prime Minister, on behalf of the President of the Republic of Tunisia, at a formal ceremony following a rigorous selection process by a national committee. Prof. Ben Abdallah received this top honor in recognition of his outstanding contributions to science and technology, specifically for his research in information systems and biomedical applications.
    Tunisia Award Ceremony Tunisia Award TV Coverage
    Member, Prime Minister's High-Level Committee for Science and Technology (2009-2011)
    Responsible for the ICT Working Group under the Prime Minister’s Office. Prof. Ben Abdallah provided high-level guidance and policy recommendations to strengthen Tunisia’s science and technology ecosystem. The committee focused on shaping national strategies to foster innovation and digital transformation to drive sustainable economic growth.
    [Read more details at Leaders Magazine (in French)]
    Nomination Document
    Letters of Appreciation
  • Invited Lecturer / Professor

    Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (2024-), Kyoto Institute of Technology (2022-), HUST China (2011-2016), African University of Science and Technology (2008-2016), HKUST (2010-2013).
    Teaching
  • Conference & Best Paper Awards

    Best Student Paper Award (ICET 2023) J. Wang, K. N. Dang, A. Ben Abdallah, “Scaling Deep-Learning Pneumonia Detection Inference on a Reconfigurable Self-Contained Hardware Platform”, May 12-15, 2023. ICET 2023
    Best Paper Award (ETLTC 2021) S. Phea et al., "Optimization and Implementation of a Collaborative Learning Algorithm for an AI-Enabled Real-time Biomedical System," Jan 27-30, 2021. ETLTC 2021
    Best Student Paper Award (UNET 2021) O. M. Ikechukwu et al., “Energy-efficient Spike-based Scalable Architecture for Next-generation Cognitive AI Computing Systems,” May 19–22, 2021. UNET 2021
    Best Paper Award (IEEE BigComp 2019) T. H. Vu, A. Ben Abdallah, "A Low-latency K-means based Multicast Routing Algorithm for 3D Spiking Neuromorphic Chips," Feb 28 - Mar 2, 2019. BigComp 2019
    Best Presentation Award (FAN 2009) M. Masuda, A. Canedo, A. Ben Abdallah, ”Efficient Code Generation Algorithm for Natural Instruction Level Parallelism-aware Queue Architecture”, Sept. 2009. FAN 2009
    Best Paper Award (PDCAT 2007) A. Canedo, A. Ben Abdallah, M. Sowa, "New Code Generation Algorithm for QueueCore - An Embedded Processor with High ILP," Dec. 3-6, 2007. PDCAT 2007