District of Columbia Council of Engineering and Architectural Societies (DCCEAS) honors Dr. Kafi Hassan

Each year, the District of Columbia Council of Engineering and Architectural Societies (DCCEAS) honors its most outstanding engineer. For 2023, DCCEAS honored Dr. Kafi Hassan as the recipient of the “Engineer of the Year Award”.  Kafi, a Principal Technology Development Strategist at the Advanced and Emerging Technologies at T-Mobile USA, and an adjunct professor at George Mason University (GMU) Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) department was recognized for his achievements in industry, academia, and professional services to the community. The “Engineer of the Year” Award was given to him “In recognition of his contributions in the field of electrical engineering, distinguished accomplishment as Technology Development Strategist, significant engineering contributions in the design, development, and deployment of several wireless network systems, and for his volunteerism and services to the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE).” Kafi was nominated by the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Northern Virginia section and selected from a pool of members across thirty-six professional societies belonging to DCCEAS.  “IEEE is one of the world’s largest technical professional organizations dedicated to advancing technology for the benefit of humanity, it is humbling and honestly exciting to be selected and recognized by my peers and fellow engineers for the DCCEAS 2023 Engineer of the year award.” Said Kafi, who has been involved with the IEEE organization since he was undergraduate student at University of North Carolina (UNC) Charlotte.  

Kafi’s distinguished engineering accomplishments in 1G, 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G wireless network systems were recognized with many professional engineering awards. He has authored/co-authored 18 USPTO patents in communications systems. He is an IEEE Communications Society (ComSoC) Distinguished Lecturer (DL) for 2022-2023 term and promotes STEM and engineering education. He is the chair of the IEEE communication society (COMSOC) Northern Virginia chapter. He contributes and serves in organizing committees of local and international COMSOC conferences.  Also, Kafi has been an adjunct professor at George Mason University since 2007 teaching graduate and undergraduate courses.  Dr. Hassan’s education background includes a Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Graduate Center of the City University of New York, New York City, and BS and MS degrees majoring in electrical engineering from University of North Carolina at Charlotte, North Carolina.