
Prof. Fakhri Karray
IEEE Fellow
University of Waterloo, Canada & The Mohamed ben Zayed University of AI, UAE
Fakhri Karray is the inaugural co-director of the
University of Waterloo Artificial Intelligence
Institute and served as the Loblaws Research Chair
in Artificial Intelligence in the department of
electrical and computer engineering at the
University of Waterloo, Canada. He is also Professor
of Machine Learning and held the position of Provost
at the Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial
Intelligence (MBZUAI), in the UAE. Fakhri's research
focuses on operational and generative AI, cognitive
machines, natural human-machine interaction, and
autonomous and intelligent systems, with
applications to virtual care systems, cognitive and
self-aware devices, and predictive analytics in
supply chain management and intelligent
transportation systems. He aholds editorial roles in
major publications related to intelligent systems
and information fusion. Fakhri's latest textbook,
"Elements of Dimensionality Reduction and Manifold
Learning," was published by Springer Nature in early
2023. In 2021, he was honored by the IEEE Vehicular
Technology Society (VTS) with the IEEE VTS Best Land
Transportation Paper Award for his pioneering
research on enhancing traffic flow prediction using
deep learning and AI. Furthermore, his research on
federated learning in communication systems earned
him and his co-authors the 2022 IEEE Communication
Society's MeditCom Conference Best Paper Award.
Fakhri is also the co-founder and Chief Scientist of
Yourika.ai, a provider of AI-based online learning
systems. He holds fellowship status in the IEEE, the
Canadian Academy of Engineering, and the Engineering
Institute of Canada. Additionally, he has served as
a Distinguished Lecturer for the IEEE and is a
Fellow of the Kavli Frontiers of Science. Fakhri
earned his Ph.D. from the University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign, USA.