Samee Khan

Department Head and Professor

George J. and Alice D. Fiedler Distinguished Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering

Contact information

3109 Engineering Hall
785-532-5600
sameekhan@k-state.edu

Education

Ph.D., Computer Science, University of Texas Arlington, 2007
B.S., Computer System Engineering, GIK Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, 1999

Professional experience

Samee U. Khan received a doctorate in 2007 from the University of Texas Arlington. He is professor and head of the Mike Wiegers Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Kansas State University. Before joining K-State, he was a faculty member at Mississippi State University (MSU), serving as department head and the James W. Bagley chair from 2020 to 2024. He started his career at North Dakota State University (NDSU) in 2008 and rose through the ranks to become the Walter B. Booth professor. While at NDSU, he was assigned to the National Science Foundation (2016-2020) as cluster lead for computer systems research within the computer and network systems division, where he managed a portfolio of more than: 500 active projects, 700 distinct investigators and $160 million.

Research

His research interests include computer system optimization, robustness and security. His work has appeared in more than 475 publications, including nine books, and has been cited more than 28,000 times (h-index of 79). He has graduated 17 doctoral and 12 master's students, supported by grants/contracts totaling more than $13.1 million from the National Science Foundation, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Aviation Authority, Department of Energy, State Department, foundations and industries. Three postdoctoral researchers also worked with him on various topics related to computer systems.

He is the associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing and the Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing. He is a fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and British Computer Society (BCS), a distinguished member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).

Academic highlights

Best Paper Award (Systems Track), IEEE Cloud Summit, 2024.
IEEE Region 3 Outstanding Engineer Award, 2024.
Inducted in IEEE Eta Kappa Nu (IEEE-HKN), the Honor Society of IEEE, 2022.
IEEE Computer Society Distinguished Contributor Award, 2021. (Inducted in the inaugural class.)
IEEE ComSoc Technical Committee on Big Data Best Journal Paper Award, 2019.
IEEE-USA Professional Achievement Award, 2016.
IEEE Golden Core Member Award, 2016.
IEEE TCSC Award for Excellence in Scalable Computing Research (Middle Career Researcher), 2016.
IEEE Distinguished Lecturer, 2016.
IEEE Computer Society Meritorious Service Certificate, 2016.
Tapestry of Diverse Talents Award, North Dakota State University (NDSU), 2016.
ACM Distinguished Speaker, 2015.
Exemplary Editor, IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, IEEE Communications Society, 2014.
Outstanding Summer Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor Award, NDSU, 2013.
Best Paper Award, IEEE International Conference on Scalable Computing and Communications (ScalCom), 2012.
Sudhir Mehta Memorial International Faculty Award, NDSU, 2012.
Researcher of the Year Award, College of Engineering, NDSU, 2011.
Best Paper Award, ACM/IEEE Intl. Conf. on Green Computing & Communications (GreenCom), 2010.
Nortel Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, University of Texas, Arlington, 2008.
John S. Schuchman Outstanding Doctoral Student Award, University of Texas, 2007.
Inducted in Upsilon Pi Epsilon, the Computer Science Honors Society, 2007.