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Syed Faisal Hasan: Brief Bio
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He is currently working as an associate professor at the department of Computer Science 
and Engineering, Dhaka University, Bangladesh. He has a passion for improving lives by 
spreading the benefits of Information and Communication Technology at the grass roots 
level. With this vision, he has been actively involved with a number of projects which 
aim to improve Internet access, ICT literacy and promote use of the Internet for the 
benefit of people in Bangladesh.

Currently, as the president of Internet Society Bangladesh Dhaka Chapter, he is working 
towards advancing the mission of the Internet Society. He believes that in many Asian 
countries like Bangladesh, proper education and use of an open and affordable Internet 
can not only remove a lot of obstacles but also has the possibility to change the lives 
of people by raising awareness, improving connectivity and facilitating freedom of 
expression. In order to improve the openness of Internet, he is collaborating on a 
project titled open Internet with the Internet Society Netherlands chapter. Besides 
this, he participated at the 7th Internet Governance Forum (IGF) where he contributed 
in different sessions which brought in a developing country's perspective into the 
discussions. Faisal is playing a very important role in Internet Governance capacity 
building in Bangladesh.

Faisal has been well connected with a number of International groups. He participated 
in workshops organized and funded by Asia New Zealand Young Leaders Network, and Network 
Start up Resource Center (NSRC) and Asia Pacific Network Information Center (APNIC). 
He holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Otago, New Zealand. 

This year he is participating at TIP 2013 as an APAN-NSRC fellow.



Contact Informaton:

Syed Faisal Hasan, Associate Professor, CSE, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, 
Bangladesh, 8801714175718, hasansf@gmail.com