Biography:

Yousry El-Gamal, Chairman, Board of Trustees, Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST); also chairs the Computer Science Society (CSS), Alexandria, Egypt. He served as the Minister of Education of Egypt, 2005-2010. He is a Professor of Computer Engineering, and the Senior Consultant at the National Institute of Communications.
El-Gamal has also served in a number of capacities at the Arab Academy for Science and 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 obtained 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 Merwin Award, 1984. He is an active member of the Civil Society of Alexandria as a Chairman of the Society of Friends of Music and Arts, and Advisor to the Governor of Alexandria for Development.

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