Meet the Computer Scientist, New Emir of Gumel Dr. Lawan Ahmed Muhammad Sani II
Meet the Computer Scientist, New Emir of Gumel Dr. Lawan Ahmed Muhammad Sani II
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His Royal Highness Dr. Lawan Ahmed Muhammad Sani II is the Director, Cyber Security, NITDA. He holds a PhD degree in Computer and Communication Systems Engineering from Universiti Putra, Malaysia, and an MSc degree in Computing from De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. His BSc degree was from Ahmadu Bello University, ABU, Zaria, Nigeria.
Dr. Lawan has gained considerable experience in academia, administration and research. He served as the Chairman of the Computer Science and Engineering Department at the University of Hafr Al-Batin, Saudi Arabia, formerly King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Affiliated Colleges at Hafr Al-Batin, for more than 12 years, from 2006 to 2019. He has supervised and examined PhD and MSc students. He was also a lecturer and the Head of the Smartcard Research Group at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, Sarawak Campus, from 2004 to 2006.
Dr. Lawan is active in research and has written numerous research papers in internationally recognized journals and conferences, as well as many book chapters in various fields of computer and network security, smart card security, cloud computing, and wireless and mobile communication systems. He is also a reviewer for several international journals as well as a member of several professional bodies.
Dr. Lawan has successfully completed several funded research projects in his career.
Congratulations on your appointment, HRH, Dr. Lawan.
