Professor El Saddik was awarded the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society technical Award for his outstanding contributions to multimedia computing
Dr. El Saddik’s research focus is establishing a framework of software tools to define an ambient-based collaborative haptic audio visual environment (C-HAVE). Thereby making the exchange of data in that environment fully interactive and personalized, allowing users on the Internet to experience an enhanced telepresence, made up of images, sounds, and touch.
The I&M Society presented its Society Awards at I2MTC 2011 in Binjiang, Hangzhou, China.