Amer Kotb received his PhD and MSc in Electronics in 2012 and 2006, respectively, completing his doctoral research in the Department of Physics at the University of Connecticut (UCONN), USA. In 2023, he joined Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) as an Associate Professor in the School of Chips. He is also a Professor of Physics at the Faculty of Science, Fayoum University, Egypt.

Previously, Amer served as an Associate Professor at the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) from 2017 to 2023, and as Assistant Professor and Vice Head of the Physics Department at Northern Border University, Saudi Arabia (2012–2015). His research focuses on investigating and simulating all-optical logic devices using various optical waveguides.

Amer has published over 90 peer-reviewed journal papers as a first author in leading journals, including Optics Letters, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, Optics and Laser Technology, Optics Communications, Physica Scripta, Applied Physics, Optical and Quantum Electronics, Nanomaterials, Micromachines, Optik, Photonics, and Electronics. He actively serves as a reviewer for numerous scientific optics journals and has examined master’s and doctoral theses from India, Pakistan, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia.

His honors include the Talent Young Scientist Program (TYSP: 2019 and 2020) and the CAS President’s International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI: 2019, 2022, and 2023). He has secured the Research Development Fund (RDF: 2023–2026) and Postgraduate Research Scholarship (PGRS: 2026–2030) at XJTLU. In 2024, he received the XJTLU Research Excellence Award and has been recognized among the world’s top 2% scientists by Stanford University for SIX consecutive years (2020–2025).

For more details, visit his Google Scholar profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=sJKAT6YAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate

I see modeling and simulation as tools that help scientists and engineers in guiding experiments, understanding deeply their experimental findings, and envisioning new device applications. My current research activities include the investigation and simulation of all-optical logic devices using different optical waveguides, such as silicon waveguides, metamaterials waveguides, and different SOAs technologies.

For prospective PhD students:

https://www.xjtlu.edu.cn/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/FOSA2412006_Amer_Kotb_School_of_Chips.pdf

Teaching Assistant - Fayoum University - 2002 - 2006

Lecturer - Fayoum University - 2006 - 2012

PhD Researcher - Connecticut University - 2009 - 2011

Assistant Professor - Northern Borders University - 2012 - 2015

Assistant Professor - Fayoum University - 2012-2018

Associate Professor - Chinese Academy of Sciences - 2017 - 2023

Associate Professor - Fayoum University - 2018 - 2023

Full Professor - Fayoum University - 2023 - Present

Associate Professor - XJTLU - 2023 - Present

Optical Amplifiers (EDFAs, SOAs)

Optical Fibers

Communications Systems

Electricity and Magnetism

Digital Electronics

Electronics

Electric Circuits

Classical Mechanics

MES209TC: Electromagnetism and Electromechanics - XJTLU

MES201TC: Advanced Power Eectronics and Electric Ciruits

• Listed in the Top 2% Scientists Worldwide (2020–Present) – Recognized by PLOS-Elsevier-Stanford University.
• XJTLU Research Excellence Award (2024).
• Excellence Award in International Scientific Publication (2010–Present) – Fayoum University, Egypt.
• Best Researcher Award (2021) – VDGOOD Professional Association, India.
• CAS President’s International Fellowship Initiative (PIFI) (2019–2023) – Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), Beijing, China.
• Talented Young Scientist Program (TYSP) (2019–2021) – Supported by the China Science and Technology Exchange Center, Ministry of Science and Technology of China.
• Full Joint Scholarship (2009–2011) – University of Connecticut, Department of Physics, USA, under Prof. Niloy Dutta.