Dr. Abdelsalam (Sumi) Helal is a computer scientist who was born in Suez, Egypt. He graduated from Alexandria University in 1982. He is best known for his work in Pervasive Computing,

Mobile computing Mobile computing is human–computer interaction in which a computer is expected to be transported during normal usage, which allows for the transmission of data, voice, and video. Mobile computing involves mobile communication, mobile hardware ...

and the Internet of Things, and their human-centric applications in the domains of aging, personal health and disability. He is a professor at the Computer and Information Science and Engineering Department
CISE
at the University of Florida and the director of it
Mobile and Pervasive Computing Laboratory
Dr. Helal currently serves as the editor-in-chief of IEEE Computer. He was an Associate Editor in Chief and an editorial board member of the IEEE Pervasive Computing magazine.Editorial Board and Staff
of IEEE Pervasive Computing He has published extensively (Google Scholar), and founded four successful startups. His detailed profile can be found her

Projects

Professor Helal has worked as a principal investigator on several projects funded by public and private research institutes including the National Science Foundation, the Department of Education, the National Institute of Health, IBM, Microsoft, Motorola, Intel,

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, and

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among others. These funded projects are mainly focused on peer to peer mobile computing models, mobile database design, access and transactions, mobile networks and commerce, power-awareness in computing, among others.

Patents

* Professor Helal has filled several patents some of which are published (available fro
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Selected bibliography

References

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Information Technologies and Electronics International Congress Digit 2007
(Conference in Puebla, Mexico). {{DEFAULTSORT:Helal, Sumi Ubiquitous computing researchers Living people University of Florida faculty Alexandria University alumni Year of birth missing (living people)