Assist. Prof. Dr. Tamer Elkhatib | Electrical Properties of Materials | Research Excellence Award

Faculty of Engineering | Cairo University | Egypt

Assist. Prof. Dr. Tamer Elkhatib is a distinguished researcher and academic specializing in the electrical properties of materials, with a strong focus on semiconductor devices, optoelectronics, and advanced sensor technologies. He serves as an Assistant Professor in the Engineering Physics Department at the Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, where he is actively engaged in teaching, research supervision, and curriculum development in solid-state physics and semiconductor engineering. Dr. Elkhatib’s expertise lies in the design, modeling, and characterization of electronic and optoelectronic materials and devices, particularly CMOS image sensors, time-of-flight (ToF) sensors, terahertz and sub-terahertz detectors, and mixed-signal circuits. His research bridges fundamental electrical material behavior with device-level innovation, enabling high-performance sensing and imaging systems used in applications such as 3D vision, smart biosensing, digital microscopy, and augmented and virtual reality technologies. He has held senior scientific and leadership roles in global industrial research environments, contributing to the development of state-of-the-art ToF pixel technologies and semiconductor device architectures that combine high quantum efficiency, modulation contrast, and scalable fabrication. Dr. Elkhatib is also highly skilled in semiconductor device simulation, leveraging TCAD tools, circuit design platforms, and multiphysics modeling to optimize material–device interactions and electrical performance. In addition to his industrial impact, he remains deeply committed to academic research, interdisciplinary collaboration, and graduate mentorship, fostering innovation at the intersection of materials science, physics, and electrical engineering. His work is further reflected in a strong portfolio of patented technologies and scholarly contributions that demonstrate both originality and practical relevance. Through his sustained contributions to understanding and exploiting the electrical properties of materials for advanced electronic and sensing systems, Assist. Prof. Dr. Tamer Elkhatib exemplifies scientific excellence and is a highly deserving recipient of the Research Excellence Award.

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