Taha E. Taha was born in Tanta, Egypt, on October 11, 1946. He received the B.Sc. degree(with distinction) in communication engineering from Menoufia University, Egypt, in June 1969, the M.Sc. degree in communication engineering from Helwan University, Egypt, in April 1978, and the Ph.D. degree (very honorable) in electronic engineering from the National Polytechnic Institute, Toulouse, France, in June 1985. From September 1969 to July 1978, he was a Demonstrator, in July 1978, he was an Assistant Lecturer, in November1985, he was a Lecturer, in February1990, he was an Assistant Professor, in September 1995,he was named Professor, all in the Faculty of Electronic Engineering, Menoufia University, Communication Department,. He was appointed Vice Dean from February 2002 to October 2005, and Head of the Communication Department, from November 2005 to July 2007. At present, he is an Emeritus Professor at the same department. His main research interests are surface acoustic wave devices, optical devices, superconductor devices, medical applications of ultrasound, and bioinformatics.