Dr. Isam Ishaq

Isam Ishaq is Director of Computer Engineering, Computer Science, and Information Technology Departments at Al-Quds University. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science Engineering from Ghent University in 2015 with a VLIR scholarship and obtained his graduation degree in Electrical Engineering from the Technical University of Berlin in 1996 with a DAAD scholarship. He was technical director of the Palestinian Academic Network (PLANET) and one of the biggest Palestinian ISPs (Palestine Online) and was the director of the Said Khoury IT Center of Excellence and later the Dean of Dual Studies and Assistant President for Research, Development, and Innovation at Al-Quds University. He is a previous member of the Palestinian Higher Council for Innovation & Excellence. His research interests include mobile and wireless networks and the realization of the Internet of Things. He has authored or coauthored more than 15 publications including four international journal articles, five articles in international conferences, two Internet drafts, and one patent. Among other colleagues, he won the Best Demo Award at the Future Internet Assembly 2013.