Dr. M. Jamal Deen, professor and Canada Research Chair in Information Technology at McMaster University in Ontario, is regarded the world’s foremost authority in modeling and noise of electronic and optoelectronic devices for communication systems. He has successfully transferred powerful engineering and circuit models for designing communication circuits to numerous companies. His practical models for high-performance optical detectors and experimental innovations for reliability prediction have contributed to the design and manufacture of reliable photodetectors for fiber optic communications. Dr. Deen was with Lehigh University as a research engineer from 1983 to 1985 and an assistant professor in computer science and electrical engineering from 1985 to 1986.