Dr. Akram Gasmelseed earned his B.Sc. Degree in Electrical Engineering and Informatics – major in Computer Engineering – and M.Sc. Degree in Electrical Engineering and Informatics – major in Biomedical Engineering – (all with honors) from Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), Budapest, Hungary, in 1993 and 1999, respectively. He received the Ph.D. Degree in Electrical Engineering – major in Biomedical Engineering – from Universiti Teknologi Malasysia (UTM), Malaysia, in 2009. He received the Best Student Award and Pro-Chancellor Award in 2010.
His research is in the areas of computational algorithms, electromagnetic biological effects, health informatics, biophotonics, and computer signal / image processing application to biomedical engineering.
Dr. Akram is a member of The Scientific Research Society (Sigma Xi), the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), European Bioelectromagnetics Association (EBEA), Bioelectromagnetics Society (BMES), The Rosacea Research & Development Institute (RRDi), an Associate Editor of International Journal of Advances in Engineering & Technology, and is on the reviewer boards of of various technical journals, including IEEE Transaction on Cybernetics, the International Journal of Biomedical Engineering Technology (IJBET), IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation & Measurement (TIM), Wireless Networks, Journal of Electromagnetic Waves & Applications (JEMWA), Progress in Electromagnetic Research (PIER, PIER B, C, M, PIER letters), IEEE Microwave & Wireless Components Letter, IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, and IEEE Transaction in Education.
He is the Founder and Director of the Wide Health Informatics Network (WHiN), Biomilitary Science Research Group (BSrG), and the Malaysian Arab Scientific Association (MASA). He also the Chair of the Asia-Pacific Chapter in Biomedical Wireless Technology (APC-BWT) since 2008.
Dr. Akram is presently an associate professor at the College of Public Health & Health Informatics, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. He is the Founder and chair of IEEE EMBS Malaysia section since 2008. His biography has listed in the 25th Silver Anniversary Edition of Who’s Who in the World 2009 and 2013.