Daniel Benevides da Costa

Prof. Daniel B. da Costa, born in Fortaleza, Brazil, in 1981, has made significant contributions to telecommunications. He earned his B.Sc. from the Military Institute of Engineering, Rio de Janeiro, in 2003, and his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the University of Campinas in 2006 and 2008, respectively. His Ph.D. thesis received the Best Ph.D. Thesis Award in Electrical Engineering from Brazil’s CAPES. Prof. da Costa held positions at INRS-EMT (Canada), Federal University of Ceará (Brazil), National Yunlin University of Science and Technology (Taiwan), and Technology Innovation Institute (UAE) before joining King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia, as Distinguished University Professor.​ ​ Renowned for his leadership, Prof. da Costa is Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Communications Letters and Specialty Chief Editor of the Frontiers in Communications and Networks – Wireless Communications Section. He was the Coordinator for Latin American Chapters of IEEE Vehicular Technology Society. His global contributions span research, editorial leadership, and technical committees. Prof. da Costa has received seven conference paper awards, numerous exemplary reviewer and editor accolades, and recognition as a Top 2% Scientist by Stanford University (2021–2024). He is a Distinguished Speaker of IEEE Vehicular Technology Society. He is an influential researcher in wireless communications, with high-impact publications, glo