Samee U. Khan received a Ph.D. in 2007 from the University of Texas, Arlington, TX. Currently, he is Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering at Mississippi State University (MSU) and served as Department Head from 2020 to 2024. Before arriving at MSU, he was Cluster Lead (2016-2020) for Computer Systems Research at the National Science Foundation and the Walter B. Booth Professor at North Dakota State University. His research interests include optimization, robustness, and security of computer systems. His work has appeared in over 450 publications. He is the associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing and the Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing. He is a Fellow of the IET and BCS. He is a Distinguished Member of the ACM and a Senior Member of the IEEE. He has won several awards, including the Best Paper Award (Systems Track), IEEE Cloud Summit, 2024; IEEE R3 Outstanding Engineer Award, 2024; IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Contributor Award, 2022 (inducted in the inaugural class); IEEE ComSoc Technical Committee on Big Data Best Journal Paper Award, 2019; IEEE-USA Professional Achievement Award, 2016; IEEE Golden Core Member Award, 2016; IEEE TCSC Award for Excellence in Scalable Computing Research (Middle Career Researcher), 2016; IEEE Computer Society Meritorious Service Certificate, 2016; Tapestry of Diverse Talents Award, North Dakota State University (NDSU), ND, USA, 2016; Exemplary Editor, IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, IEEE Communications Society, 2014; Outstanding Summer Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor Award, NDSU, ND, USA, 2013; Best Paper Award, IEEE Intl. Conf. on Scalable Computing and Communications (ScalCom), 2012; Sudhir Mehta Memorial International Faculty Award, NDSU, ND, USA, 2012; Best Paper Award, ACM/IEEE Intl. Conf. on Green Computing & Communications (GreenCom), 2010.