He was invited (unsolicited) for inclusion in 30 international biographies with over 80 citations, as well as honorary membership on boards of three biographical institutions. Furthermore, he has 25 national, regional, and international awards as well as scholarships. These take the form of prizes, recognitions by professional organizations, and academic distinctions. They include two international research awards, three international research scholarships, two fellowships (IEE and IEAust) and Senior membership (IEEE), two prizes at the regional and national levels, an AUB research award, and academic distinctions during his studies in the UK.
Honors:
- The Dictionary of International Biography, 39th Edition,2018-2019, International Biographical Centre, Great Britain
- Who’s Who in the Arab World, 2017- 2018, Volume 1, Asia Pacific InfoServ Pty Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
- Who’s Who in the World, Marquis Who’s Who, New Jersey, USA.
• 26th Edition, 2009.
• 25th Edition, 2008 (Silver Anniversary Ed.).
• 24th Edition, 2007.
• 23rd Edition, 2006.
• 22nd Edition, 2005.
• 21st Edition, 2004.
• 20th Edition, 2003.
• 19th Edition, 2002.
• 18th Edition, January 2001.
• Millennium (17th) Edition, January 2000.
• 16th Edition, January 1999.
- Who’s Who in Science & Engineering, Marquis Who’s Who, New Jersey, USA.
• 10th Edition, 2008-2009.
• 9th Edition, 2006-2007.
• 8th Edition, 2004-2005.
• 7th Edition, 2003-2004.
• 6th Edition, 2002-2003.
• Millennium (5th) Edition, 2000-01.
- Who’s Who in America, 2009 Edition, Marquis Who’s Who, New Jersey, USA.
- Strathmore’s Who’s Who Worldwide, 2007-2008, Strathmore Directories, New York, USA
- International Who’s Who of Professionals, International Who’s Who Historical Society, Washington DC, USA.
• 2011 Edition.
• 2005-2006.
• 2004-2005.
- Dictionary of International Biography, International Biographical Center (IBC), Cambridge, UK.
• 34th Edition, 2008.
• 32nd Edition, 2005.
• 31st Edition, 2004.
• 29th Edition, 2002.
• 28th Edition, April 2000.
- Who’s Who in Finance and Industry, Marquis Who’s Who, New Jersey, USA.
• 34th Edition, 2004.
• 33rd Edition, December 2002.
• 32nd Edition, 2001-2002.
- Outstanding People of the 21st Century, International Biographical Center, Cambridge, UK.
• 2nd Edition, 2003.
• 1st Edition, 2001.
- Outstanding People of the 20th Century, International Biographical Center, Cambridge, UK.
• 2nd Edition, 2000.
• Grand Edition, 1999.
- Who’s Who in the 21st Century, 1st Edition, 2001, International Biographical Center, Cambridge, UK.
- 2000 Outstanding People, Dec. 2003, International Biographical Center, Cambridge, UK.
- 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century, International Biographical Center, Cambridge, UK.
- 2018.
- 4th Edition, 2005.
- 3rd Edition, 2004.
- 2nd Edition, 2003.
- 1st Edition, 2001.
- 2000 Outstanding Academics of the 21st Century, 2004, International Biographical Center, Cambridge, UK.
- 2000 Outstanding Scholars of the 21st Century, 1st Edition, 2001, International Biographical Center, Cambridge, UK.
- 2000 Outstanding Scientists of the 21st Century, International Biographical Center, Cambridge, UK.
- 2014.
- 1st Edition, 2001.
- 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 20th Century, 2000, International Biographical Center, Cambridge, UK.
- 2000 Outstanding Scientists of the 20th Century, 2nd Edition, 2000, International Biographical Center, Cambridge, UK.
- Biography Fame International, Special Issue (Vol. VII), 2004, Biography International, Delhi, India.
- Asian Admirable Achievers, Rifacimento International, Delhi, India.
- Vol. VIII, 2014.
- Vol. VII, 2012.
- Vol. VI, 2011.
- Vol. V, 2010.
- Vol. IV, 2009.
- Vol. III, 2008.
- Asian/American Who’s Who, Rifacimento International, Delhi, India.
- Vol. V, 2007.
- Vol. IV, 2004.
- Vol. III, 2003.
- Vol. II, 2001.
- Asia/Pacific Who’s Who, Rifacimento International, New Delhi, India.
- Vol. XII, 2012.
- Vol. XI, 2011.
- Vol. X, 2010.
- Vol. IX, 2009.
- Vol. VIII, 2008.
- Vol. VII, 2006.
- Vol. VI, 2005.
- Vol. V, 2004.
- Afro-Asian Who’s Who, 2006, Rifacimento International, Delhi, India.
- Reference Asia: Asia’s Who’s Who of Men & Women of Achievement, December 2003, Rifacimento International, Delhi, India.
- Distinguished & Admirable Achievers, 2nd Edition, 2005, South Asia (Intl.) Publication Co., Delhi, India.
- The Cambridge Blue Book of Foremost International Scientists, 2008, International Biographical Center, Cambridge, UK.
- ABI Fellow, 1999-present, The American Biographical Institute Research Association, USA.
- Honorary Appointment,Research Board of Advisors, 1999-present, The American Biographical Institute Research Association, USA.
- Honorary Member, IBC Research Council, 2003-present, International Biographical Center, Cambridge, UK.
Awards:
1. June 2018:
He was chosen of around eighty people profiled to inspire youth and was included in Those Who Inspire LEBANON, a book produced, written, and published by Those Who Inspire Ltd. Read more about this international movement and the project on Executive Bulletin.
2. February 4, 2014:
During his term as minister of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education (MEHE), the Government of Lebanon won the GSMA 2014 Connected Government Award as a result of work carried out by the Lebanese Ministry of Telecommunications and MEHE that actively encouraged the innovative use of mobile technologies to deliver long-term and sustainable socio-economic benefit and wellbeing for citizens. Read GSMA’s letter of congratulations.
3. July 12, 2013:
The highest GPA award was named after him during the Notre Dame University (NDU) graduation ceremony on July 12, 2013, as the “Hassan Diab Best GPA Award in Engineering.”
4. June 2013:
Received the Outstanding Contribution to Education award for leadership and contribution to the field of education. Delivered at the World Education Congress held on June 28-29, 2013, at Taj Lands End, Mumbai, India. The theme for WEC2013 was “Teaching & Learning in a Globalized World.”
5. March 22, 2013:
Received the “Community Service Medal” for contribution to the community, delivered at the Fourth Arab Conference to Promote a Culture of Voluntary Work, organized by the Lebanese Center for Voluntary Work, and held from March 22 to 23, 2013, at the Adnan Kassar Building for Arab Economy, Beirut. The theme for the conference was “Volunteering in the Service of the Economy.”
6. October 2012:
Medal of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay in consideration of the special cooperation with MEHE in Lebanon, which culminated in establishing the Uruguay Public School in Beirut.
7. June 6, 2012:
He was recognized “in appreciation for valuable contribution” to research by the National Council for Scientific Research (CNSR) during its Golden Jubilee Ceremony at the Grand Serail, Beirut on Wednesday, June 6, 2012.
8. January 27, 2012:
The OSA Shield was awarded to him in celebration of his career path and achievements by Brummana High School Old Scholars Association (BHS OSA), on January 27, 2012.
9. December 24, 2008:
Certificate of Recognition awarded by The International Arab Journal of Information Technology (IAJIT) in recognition and appreciation of outstanding service in the Technical Committee of IAJIT as one of the most active reviewers during the year 2008. IAJIT is indexed in Elsevier’s A&I database SCOPUS.
10. July 23, 2004:
Recognition of Service Award in appreciation of contribution as program committee chair, IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Services (ICP2004), Beirut, Lebanon, July 19-23, 2004.
11. June 2003:
Received a Microsoft Research Innovation Excellence Awards for Embedded Systems ($25,000) for the proposal entitled: “Accelerating Next-Generation Windows CE Applications Using Run-Time Configurable Coprocessors.”
12. June 2002:
Awarded the DAAD Research Scholarship, German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst - DAAD).
13. April 25, 2002:
On 25 April, gained fellowship at the Institution of Electrical Engineers (IEE), UK, at the age of 42. Only 6.6% of the 150,000 IEE members held this grade. The average age distribution by grade in 2000 was 66 for Fellows, 55 for Members and 44 for all grades.
14. July 2000:
First Prize in the Software category at the 4th Conference and Exhibition for Lebanese Industrial Research Achievements (LIRA), UNESCO, Beirut, July 18-23, 2000, went to the project entitled, “Performance Testing and Evaluation of Refrigerators Using Fuzzy Inference methodology under LABVIEW.” The project was accomplished by I. Damaj and supervised by Profs. J. Saade, and H. Diab.
15. July–August 1999:
Awarded the DAAD Research Scholarship, German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst - DAAD). He carried out research at the University of Koblenz-Landau, Koblenz, Federal Republic of Germany.
16. November 22, 1995:
Fellowship of the Institution of Engineers, Australia (IEAust). Only 6.6% of the total IEAust members held this grade.
17. December 1993:
Senior Member in the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers). Only 8% of the over 320,000 IEEE members held this grade in 1993.
18. August 25, 1993
Awarded the 1992 Young Arab Scientists Shuman Prize in Engineering, Amman, Jordan. Eligibility for nomination for the prize included all Arab Scientists under the age of 40. It is worth noting that he is only one of two out of 35 recipients of the engineering prize during the 25-year period of 1985-2009
19. October 17, 1991:
Became a chartered professional engineer in the National Professional Engineers Register, Australia.
20. July 31, 1990:
Won a Research award in Engineering for the year 1989-1990, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.
21. July 7–September 24, 1988:
Won a Fulbright research award, from the United States Information Agency (USIA), Council for International Exchange of Scholars (CIES). He carried out research at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, USA.
22. May 1988:
Became a chartered engineer in the Engineering Council, UK.
23. October 1983–June 1985:
Received the Overseas Research Scholarship (ORS), awarded by the Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom, during his PhD studies. The award is given to a few selected “international postgraduate students of outstanding merit and research potential.”
24. September 1982
Distinction in the MSc degree in Systems Engineering (1981-1982), University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
25. June 1979:
Prize for the most outstanding student of BSc 2 (1978-1979), School of Electrical Engineering, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK.
