Abderazek Ben Abdallah is Regent, Dean, and Full Professor in the
School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Aizu,
Japan. He has served on the university’s Education and Research Council
since 2014 and previously led its Computer Engineering Division from
2014 to 2022. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the
University of Electro‑Communications (UEC), Tokyo, in 2002.
With more than two decades of academic leadership, Dr. Ben Abdallah’s research focuses on high‑performance and energy‑efficient computing systems, spanning computer architecture, neuromorphic circuits and systems, fault‑tolerant on‑chip networks, and embedded systems. He is the author of four books, including Neuromorphic Computing: Principles and Organization—recognized by BookAuthority in June 2025 as the best neuromorphic computing book of all time—and Multicore Systems‑on‑Chip: Practical Software/Hardware Design, which has been translated into Chinese. His scholarly record includes over 160 peer‑reviewed publications, 17 competitive research grants, and 14 patents (9 registered, 5 provisional). His recent innovations include leading the development of the world’s first AI‑powered off‑grid solar carport for renewable energy storage (2022–2023) and directing a full‑cycle parallel processor design project (2002–2007) covering ISA design, hardware prototyping, and cycle‑accurate simulation.
A dedicated educator, Dr. Ben Abdallah has taught a broad range of undergraduate and graduate courses, including Computer Architecture, Logic Circuit Design, Computer Systems, and Neuromorphic Computing. He has supervised four postdoctoral fellows, eleven Ph.D. candidates, twenty‑four master’s students, and more than forty bachelor’s theses, and has served as an external Ph.D. examiner for institutions such as the University of Otago (New Zealand) and the University of Aizu (Japan). In total, he has mentored over seventy‑five graduate students and postdoctoral researchers worldwide.
He is the founder and standing chair of the IEEE MCSoC Forum (International Symposium on Embedded Multicore/Manycore Systems‑on‑Chip), providing strategic leadership since its inception and serving as General Chair in 2017 and 2021. He currently serves as Associate Editor‑in‑Chief of IEEE Computer Magazine, and as Associate Editor for IEEE Network Magazine and Frontiers in Neuroscience: Neuromorphic Engineering. He has previously served on the editorial boards of IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing and the Journal of Embedded Systems, and in 2025 was appointed Topic Editor for Computational Neuromorphic Imaging within Frontiers in Neuroscience. He has been a member of the IEEE CASS Technical Committee on Circuits and Systems Education and Outreach (CASEO) since 2025, and regularly reviews for leading journals and major funding agencies, including the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong and the Austrian Science Fund. His service record also includes participation in high‑level academic and governmental committees, such as the Distinguished University Professor Committee at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (2024) and the Tunisian Prime Minister’s High‑Level Committee for Science and Technology (2009–2011).
Dr. Ben Abdallah has delivered invited lectures at institutions including the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (2024–2025), the Kyoto Institute of Technology (2022–present), and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2010–2013). His international academic engagements also include visiting professorships at Huazhong University of Science and Technology (2011–2015), the African University of Science and Technology in Abuja (2008–2015), and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (2010–2013). He has presented more than twenty‑three keynote addresses and invited talks worldwide, with recent appearances at the Kyoto Institute of Technology, the University of Electro‑Communications, and the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.
His honors include the Tunisian President Award for Scientific Research and Technology (2010), Outstanding Achievement Awards from HUST (1993, 1994), and multiple Best Paper and Best Presentation Awards at international conferences. He is a Senior Member of both IEEE and ACM and was elected a Full Member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society, in July 2025.