Fakhri Karray, PEng

Dr. Fakhri Karray is an Adjunct Professor Emeritus in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Karray held the Loblaws Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence and was the co-Director of the University of Waterloo Artificial Intelligence Institute.

Professor Karray’s research interests are in the areas of operational artificial intelligence, cognitive machines, natural human-machine interaction, autonomous and intelligent systems. Applications of Karray’s research include cognitive and self-aware machines/robots/vehicles, predictive analytics in supply chain management and intelligent transportation systems. He is a Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering, Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada and a Fellow of the IEEE. He has been an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer.

• Operational Artificial Intelligence
• Computational intelligence
• Natural Human-machine interaction
• Cognitive Robotics
• Autonomous and self aware machines
• AI Based Supply Chain

• 1989, Doctorate Systems and Control, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States
• 1984, Ing. Dip (M.Sc) Electrical Engineering, Universite de Tunis, Ecole Nationale d'Ingénieurs, Tunisia

• 2007 Keynote Speaker at the 2007 Fourth International Conference on Computational Intelligence, Robotics and Autonomous Systems
• 2008 The University of Waterloo's Outstanding Performance Award
• 2008 Keynote Speaker at the 2008 International Congress of Arab Expatriate Engineers
• 2008 Keynote Speaker at the 2008 International Conference on Technology, Communication and Education
• 2009 Plenary Speaker at 2009 IEEE International Symposium on Computational Intelligence in Robotics and Automation (CIRA 2009)
• 2009 Honorary Professorship, De La Salle University, Philippines
• 2009 Plenary Speaker at the 5th International Conference on Humanoid, Nanotechnology and Information Technology