H.E. Prof. Yousry El-Gamal

Biography:

Prof. Yousry El-Gamal, Professor of Computer Engineering, Senior Consultant at The Arab Academy for Science and Technology, and Chairman of The Computer Scientific Society (CSS), Alexandria, Egypt. He served as The Minister of Education of Egypt, 2005-2010, Chairman, Board of Trustees, Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST) 2010-2014, and Senior Consultant of the National Telecommunications Institute of Egypt.

Prof. El-Gamal has also served in a number of capacities at The Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport; including Vice-President for Education and Research; Founding Dean of College of Engineering and Technology, Founding Chairman of Electronics and Communication Department, and Assistant to the President for Informatics. He served also as a Lecturer of Nuclear Electronics at The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

He received his BSc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alexandria (1968), his MSc from Ain-Shams University, 1977. Prof. El-Gamal holds a DSc in Computer Science from the George Washington University, 1985; and a recipient of Richard E. Merwin Award, 1984. He is a board member of the Center for Special Studies and Programs (CSSP) and the Center of Science and Planetarium, Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Dr. El-Gamal is an active member of the Civil Society of Alexandria as a Chairman of The Society of Friends of Music and Arts, and President of The Yacht Club of Egypt in Alexandria.


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