About

Nasir Faruk is a Professor of Telecommunications and Information Technology, Director Directorate of ICT and the Dean Faculty of Computing and Information Technology at Sule Lamido University Kafin Hausa Jigawa State Nigeria. He received the Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronics Engineering at University of Ilorin, Nigeria in 2015, Masters of Science in Mobile & High-Speed Telecommunication Networks with distinction from Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK in 2010 and Bachelor of Science in Physics with first class honours from Kano University of Science and Technology (KUST) Wudil, Kano State, Nigeria in 2007 and a certificate in project management from University of Virginia, Darden School of Business, USA. He received numerous merit and recognition awards. In 2018, he was awarded the best researcher of the year in the University of Ilorin with a prize of brand vehicle, in the same year, 2018; he was listed among the 100 leading Telecom & ICT personalities in Nigeria by the ATCON. He received numerous research grants and fellowships. From 2013-2020, he attracted 36 different grants from various funding sources. Prof Faruk has served as Technical Program Committee Chair and member of numerous local and international conferences. He was a fellow of the AFRNIC. He was also 2013 FIRE (Fund for Internet Research and Education) grant award winner. Prof Faruk has been very active in the Internet policy making process of AFRNIC, ICANN, IETF, ISOC and other players in the internet eco system. He is very active member of the open Internet Policy Development Process (PDP). Prof Faruk is currently Chair IEEE ComSoc, Nigeria and co-chair Infrastructure, Access and Connectivity of ISOC, Nigeria. He has author/co-author of over 160 scientific publications. He was listed among top 2% researcher by AD scientific.