Abderazek Ben Abdallah is Regent, Dean, and Full Professor in the School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Aizu. He has served on the university’s Education and Research Council since 2014 and previously led the Computer Engineering Division from 2014 to 2022. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the National University of Electro‑Communications (UEC) in Tokyo in 2002.
With more than two decades of academic leadership, Dr. Ben Abdallah’s research focuses on high-performance, energy-efficient computing systems, spanning computer architecture, neuromorphic circuits and systems, fault-tolerant on-chip networks, and embedded systems. He is the author of four books, including Neuromorphic Computing: Principles and Organization—recognized by BookAuthority in 2025 as the best neuromorphic computing book of all time—and Multicore Systems on Chip: Practical Software/Hardware Design, which has been translated into Chinese. His scholarly record includes more than 160 peer-reviewed publications, 17 competitive research grants, and 17 patents (9 registered, 8 provisional). His recent innovations include leading the development of the world’s first AI-powered off-grid solar carport for renewable energy storage (2023–2025) and directing a full-cycle parallel processor design project spanning ISA design, hardware prototyping, and cycle-accurate simulation (2020–2025).
Dr. Ben Abdallah, a dedicated educator, has taught a broad range of undergraduate and graduate courses, including Computer Architecture, Logic Circuit Design, Computer Systems, and Neuromorphic Computing. He has supervised four postdoctoral fellows, eleven Ph.D. candidates, twenty-four master’s students, and more than forty bachelor’s theses. He has also served as an external Ph.D. examiner for institutions such as the University of Otago (New Zealand), Murdoch University (Australia), and the University of Aizu (Japan). In total, he has mentored more than seventy-five graduate students and postdoctoral researchers worldwide.
He is the founding and standing chair of the IEEE MCSoC Forum (2004–present) and served as General Chair in 2017 and 2021. He serves as Associate Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Computer (2026–present) and as an Associate Editor for IEEE Network Magazine (2025–2027) and Frontiers in Neuroscience: Neuromorphic Engineering (2025–present). He previously served on the editorial boards of IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing (2014) and the Journal of Embedded Systems (2015–2020). He was appointed Topic Editor for Computational Neuromorphic Imaging within Frontiers in Neuroscience (2025–present). He is a contributor to the IEEE P3722 Standard on Responsible AI in Higher Education (2024–2026) and a member of the IEEE CASS Technical Committee on Circuits and Systems Education and Outreach (CASEO, 2025–present). His professional service also includes membership in the IEEE Systems Council, the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society, and several IEEE Computer Society Technical Communities. He regularly reviews for leading journals such as IEEE TC, IEEE JSSC, and IEEE TVLSI, and serves on program committees for IEEE ISCAS, IEEE COOLChips, and IEEE MCSoC. He also reviews for major international funding agencies, including the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong and the Austrian Science Fund. His service record includes participation in high-level committees, such as the Tunisian Prime Minister’s High-Level Committee for Science and Technology (2009–2011).
Dr. Ben Abdallah has delivered invited lectures at institutions including Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Kyoto Institute of Technology, and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. His international academic engagements also include visiting professorships at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (2018–2020), the African University of Science and Technology in Abuja (2008–2013), and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2024). He has given more than 23 keynote addresses and invited talks worldwide.
His honors include selection as an IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS) Distinguished Lecturer (2026–2027), the Tunisian President Award for Scientific Research and Technology (2010), Outstanding Achievement Awards from HUST (1995, 1998), and multiple Best Paper and Best Presentation Awards at international conferences. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and ACM and was elected a Full Member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society (Class of 2025).