Saif Islam is an American scientist and a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of California, Davis. His research focuses on fabricating and incorporating low-dimensional nanostructures and devices with conventional integrated circuit (IC) elements and systems. Potential applications of his research include ultra-fast optoelectronics, data center communication, computing, quantum sensing, and energy harvesting. He received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from UCLA and worked for Hewlett Packard Labs and JDS Uniphase Corp before joining UC Davis. He is a Fellow of numerous professional societies: the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Optical Society of America (OSA), International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE), and National Academy of Inventors (NAI).