Samy El-Tawab
Get to Know Me
I first discovered my passion for this work...
when I taught Autonomous Vehicle in Spring 2018, JMU X-Labs' autonomous vehicle class was a winner of the Virginia Governor Award for innovative use of technology in educating students.
I find the most joy in my work when...
my students present their work!
My favorite quote is...
"We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don't like?" — Jean Cocteau
The best advice I ever received was...
"Dream big." — Jonathon Alger, President of JMU
Current University
James Madison University
Research Area
Intelligent Transportation, Internet of Things (IoT), Autonomous Vehicles, Cyber-Security of ITS
Research Summary
Samy El-Tawab is interested in the issues surrounding Intelligent Transportation, Mobile Development, Vehicular Ad-Hoc Networks, Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN), Network Security, Wireless Network Security, Internet of Things (IoT), Voice over IP (VoIP), Network Programming, and Cloud Computing.
Background
El-Tawab is a professor and the Information Technology Program Director in James Madison University’s College of Integrated Science and Engineering’s Department of Computer Science.
He has a Ph.D., BS, and MS in Computer Science, specializing in computer networks.
Courses he has taught range from Introduction to Programming and Data Science to Networking and Cyber Security and Intelligent Transportation.
El-Tawab has served as a reviewer, editor, and associate editor for scholarly journals and conferences, and is an active member of several professional organizations (e.g., Senior IEEE member).
Awards include the 2020 Madison Scholar from the College of Integrated Science and Engineering, the 2018 Virginia Governor's Technology Award (Innovative Use of Technology in Education), and the 2017 Outstanding Junior Faculty at The College of Integrated Science & Engineering.
Alma Maters
Alexandria University
Old Dominion University