Lina Karam, an award-winning IEEE Fellow and esteemed professor, has made a name for herself in the fields of signal processing, computer vision, and intellectual property. Currently serving as the Dean of the School of Engineering at Lebanese American University and Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing, Karam has an extensive background, including serving as the Computer Engineering Chair and Director of Industry Engagement at Arizona State University. She is an expert consultant in patent litigation and has been featured in various news outlets, including FOX 10 News and the Phoenix Business Review Journal. With over 230 technical publications and seven issued US patents, Karam has been recognized for her contributions with numerous awards, including the NSF CAREER Award in Visual Processing and the IEEE Phoenix Section Outstanding Faculty Award.

Her research areas include machine learning, deep learning, image, and video processing, compression, transmission, signal processing, and intellectual property. Karam has led several research projects in robust deep learning and image and video compression and participated in the Intel-ASU Initiative on Automated Mobility and DoE EcoCAR projects. She has also spearheaded research in remote sensing and SAR change detection and co-founded QoMEX, an organization that promotes and emphasizes quality of experience in multimedia systems.