Gamal Refai-Ahmed

Dr. Gamal Refai-Ahmed is a senior technical executive and internationally recognized leader in thermal management, silicon power architecture, and advanced packaging for AI, high-performance computing, telecommunications, and aerospace systems. Over more than three decades at AMD, Xilinx, GE Global Research, Cisco, and Nortel, he has pioneered solutions that define how heat, power, and data are managed in today’s most demanding platforms. Dr. Refai-Ahmed is an elected Member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of IEEE, ASME, the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and the Engineering Institute of Canada. His contributions span over 160 patents and more than 120 publications, advancing the state of the art in electronics cooling, thermal interface materials, heterogeneous integration, and system-level thermo-mechanical design. His work has earned numerous honors, including the University of Waterloo Distinguished Alumni Professional Achievement Medal and the Binghamton