Dr. Shami is a renowned global leader in the fields of telecommunications network planning, orchestration, and optimization, as well as smart cyber-physical systems. His pioneering contributions to these areas have been integrated into the products of major international companies. Dr. Shami is also an outstanding academic leader and educator, serving as the Acting Associate Dean Research and led the development of the pioneering interdisciplinary Artificial Intelligence System Engineering (AISE) program at Western Engineering. He has trained over 65 graduate students and has authored over 250 publications, which have received over 9,000 citations. He is a Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada.