Hichem Guerboukha, PhD

FRQNT Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Engineering, Brown University

I'm Hichem Guerboukha, a FRQNT Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Brown University, School of Engineering. I completed Ph.D and M.A.Sc. Degrees in Engineering Physics (Polytechnique Montreal, Canada) with Prof. Maksim Skorobogatiy, for which I obtained both the Best Master's and Ph.D. Thesis Awards. I now work as a Postdoctoral researcher at Brown University (USA) with Prof. Daniel Mittleman.

My primary research interest is in the science and technology of the terahertz spectrum for real-life practical applications. During my time at Polytechnique Montreal, I worked on THz imaging, THz sensing, THz spectroscopy and related enabling instrumentation. I now work on terahertz communications which is envisioned as the next frontier for high-bandwidth wireless communications.

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Education

Ph. D. – Engineering Physics · 2019

Polytechnique Montreal, Canada

Thesis: Enabling Real-Time Terahertz Imaging with Advanced Optics and Computational Imaging

Advisor: Prof. Maksim Skorobogatiy 

Award of the Best 2019 Ph.D. Thesis from Polytechnique Montreal

 

M. A. Sc. – Engineering Physics · 2015

Polytechnique Montreal, Canada

Thesis: Advanced Instrumentation for Practical Applications of Terahertz Spectroscopy and Imaging

Advisor: Prof. Maksim Skorobogatiy 

Award of the Best 2015 Master’s Thesis from Polytechnique Montreal

 

B. Eng. – Engineering Physics · 2014

Polytechnique Montreal, Canada

Graduated with Honors (Dean’s List)

Scholarship & Awards

  • Award of the Best 2019 Ph.D. Thesis
  • POLYMTL · 2020
  • FRQNT Postdoctoral Fellowship
  • FRQNT · 2020
  • Best Paper Award (Finalist)
  • IEEE IWAT · 2019
  • Alexander Graham Bell Ph.D. Scholarship
  • NSERC · 2019
  • NSERC Ph.D. Scholarship
  • NSERC · 2016
  • Award of the Best 2015 Master's Thesis
  • POLYMTL · 2016
  • FRQNT Ph.D. Scholarship
  • FRQNT · 2015
  • Ph.D. Entrance Scholarship
  • POLYMTL · 2015
  • Young Researcher Relève Étoile Louis-Berlinguet Award
  • FRQNT · 2015
  • Scientific Photo Competition
  • POLYMTL · 2015
  • FRQNT M.A.Sc. Scholarship
  • FRQNT · 2014
  • NSERC Undergraduate Research Award
  • NSERC · 2013
  • NSERC Undergraduate Research Award
  • NSERC · 2012
  • NSERC Undergraduate Research Award
  • NSERC · 2011
  • B. Eng. Entrance Scholarship
  • POLYMTL · 2009