Yehia Massoud is a Fellow of IEEE, OPTICA, IOP, and IET. He holds a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, USA. He was awarded the DAC Fellowship and the Rising Star of Texas Medal. He received the US National Science Foundation CAREER Award, and the Synopsys Engineering Award. He was selected by the MIT as a featured EECS alumni. He was also one of the fastest faculty to be granted tenure in Rice university.

Massoud has held several leading positions at renowned institutions of higher education and respected industry names including Rice University, Stevens