Dr. Mazen O. Hasna (Senior Member, IEEE) holds a B.S. degree from Qatar University (1994), an M.Sc. from the University of Southern California (1998), and a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities (2003), all in electrical engineering. With more than twenty years of academic experience, he excels in research, teaching, and educational leadership.
At Qatar University, Dr. Hasna held roles including Head of Electrical Engineering Department, Dean of College of Engineering, and VP/Chief Academic Officer. Throughout his tenure at Qatar University, he was a founding member of the Society of Qatari Engineers, IEEE Qatar section, and co-established the Qatar Mobility Innovation Center, advancing wireless communication at Qatar Science and Technology Park.
As a prolific researcher, he has published 250+ publications with more than 10000 citations. He was the first from Qatar to be included in Thomson Reuter’s highly cited list of researchers in 2015. His research focuses on wireless communication, including a project with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to establish an affordable network connecting the Comoros Islands.
Dr. Hasna serves on senior committees like the Education Excellence Award’s Board of Trustees and the Energy and Industry Qatarization Awards Advisory Committee. He represents Qatar on the Arabian Gulf University’s Board of Trustees since 2014. Since October 2022, he has been the founding chair of the National Committee for Qualifications and Academic Accreditation in the State of Qatar, working on establishing a national entity to govern the national qualification framework, and to manage the national quality assurance framework through academic accreditation (institutional and programmatic).
