Al Faruque Elevated to IEEE Fellow

Dec. 17, 2026 – UC Irvine electrical engineering and computer science professor Mohammad Al Faruque has been named a 2026 IEEE Fellow in recognition of his outstanding research achievements.  

The fellow designation is awarded by the IEEE board of directors to no more than one-tenth of one percent of the organization’s voting membership – those considered to have extraordinary records of accomplishment. 

The IEEE recognized Al Faruque for his “contributions to design automation of energy-efficient, secure embedded, and cyber-physical systems.”

Al Faruque’s research focuses on the system-level design of embedded and cyber-physical systems with special interests in design automation methodologies and data-driven modeling techniques, including machine learning for design, CPS security, etc. His work involves novel hardware and software design for various CPS application areas, including robotics and autonomous vehicles. He has built a strong program at UCI in the area of cyber-physical systems design and pioneered a new concept called “secure-by-design.” His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the U.S. Department of Defense and industry.

Al Faruque is a recipient of the 2017 IEEE Council on Electronic Design Automation Ernest S. Kuh Early Career Award, 2018 IEEE Technical Committee on Cyber-Physical Systems Early Career Award, and the Thomas Alva Edison Patent Award. Among many other awards, he has received best paper awards from the 2022 ACSAC, the 2016 DATE, the 2015 DAC, and the 2009 ICCAD.

Al Faruque was honored by the recognition. “I want to take this opportunity to thank all my current and former students, collaborators, colleagues and advisors with whom I have worked at various stages of my career, as well as my family and the well-wishers who have supported me along the way,” he said.

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