IEEE Computer Society Lebanon Chapter – CH08482

Executive Committee

Walid Karam
Chair

University professor and accomplished digital transformation expert with progressive career record spanning the full range of ICT consultancy. A visionary strategist focused on bringing value for investment to information systems, ICT projects, and business innovation. Past performances include assessing, evaluating and designing cost-effective systems and networks, knowledge management studies, and overhauling educational business processes to improve learning and teaching through the effective, embedded, innovative, and sustainable use of ICT.

Provided digital consultancy services and expertise in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, Tunisia, and Egypt for the private sector, the public sector, and regional and international organizations.

Served as a technical advisor to the Lebanese minister of telecommunications (Feb. 2014- Dec.2016. Provided intellectual and knowledge-based services (e.g. expert analysis and advice) through delivering reports, studies, assessments, recommendations, and proposals that contribute to decision or policy-making in the Ministry.

Holds a BE in Electrical Engineering from Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, and a PhD in Telecommunications (Signal Processing-Biometrics) from Télécom ParisTech, Paris, France. Research interests include Machine Learning, Computer Vision, Virtual/Augmented Reality, Biometrics.

Chair of IEEE Computer Society Lebanon Chapter (2023-2024), past secretary of IEEE Lebanon section (2019-2022.)

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Mohamad Kassab
Vice-Chair

Engr. Mohamad Kassab is a telecom engineer manager in Nour El-Hoda for trading and communication (Connext ISP). He earned his ABET accreditation Bachelor of computer and communication of engineering from Notre Dame University-Louaize. Since 2018, he work as Social Media coordination in IEEE Lebanon section. He is a member in The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers-IEEE and The Order of Engineers and Architects in tripoli-OEA. He can be reached at majkassab.official@gmail.com or majkassab@ieee.org

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Carole Bassil
Secretary

Dr. Carole Bassil is a professor at the Lebanese University – Faculty of Sciences, chair of Computer Sciences and Statistics department at Fanar branch. She holds a PhD from Telecom ParisTech (France) in the field of VoIP security and a Diploma in Higher-Education Teaching from Saint-Joseph University. Her current research interests include Cybersecurity and VANET dissemination and its security. She is IEEE senior member since 2003 and  Secretary of IEEE Computer Society – Lebanon Chapter.

Kassem Danash
Treasurer