KYUDAI NEWS KYUSHU UNIVERSITY CAMPUS MAGAZINE Spring 2013 No.24

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I thoroughly enjoyed my stay in Fukuoka, and at Kyushu University where I had many wonderful friends.Ogata : Thank you for your time today, it is my pleasure to have this opportunity to interview you, I would like to ask you some questions to introduce you to everyone related with Kyushu University. First of all, what did you study at Kyushu University? What was your research topic at that time? El-Sharkawi : I studied Computer Science, at that time it was called Computer Science and Communication Engineering. I studied computer science and database systems, this was my main research area during my time as a Master and Doctor course student.El-Qady : I studied Geophysics, in the Department of Engineering. At that time I studied geophysical data inversion and the interpretation of different applications starting from archaeology, groundwater, and landmines detections. And I spent six years in Kyushu University.Ogata : Why did you choose to study at Kyushu University?El-Sharkawi : I applied for a scholarship to study under Prof. Yahiko Kambayashi who was in Kyoto University and moving to Kyushu University at that time. I was interested in studying with him because he was very well known in his area. He moved to Kyushu so I came to Kyushu University.El-Qady : I got to know 2 professors during my application process, one was Prof. Toru Mogi, now at Hokkaido University, who introduced me to Prof. Keisuke Ushijima whom I followed to Kyushu University. Ogata : What did you like about your student life in Japan while at Kyushu University? El-Sharkawi : My supervisor was a very kind person and I liked him very much. I also learned a lot from him, a real good gentleman. And it’s easy to live in Fukuoka, people are nice and kind, and there was not much traffic. So life in general was very nice. Though, admittedly I did have some ups and downs. I arrived on October 8th, and took the Master’s course entrance exam for foreign students in January. Unfortunately, I didn’t pass the examination. So I decided to take the Master’s course entrance exam for Japanese students. That was in August and it was a tough exam. Exams for foreign6Kyudai News No.24

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