Ali Akbar Jalali
| Ali Akbar Jalali | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 22, 1954 Damghan, Iran |
| 🏡 Residence | Tehran, Iran  |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Fatemeh Abbasi |
| 👶 Children | Hossein, Amir Hossein, Ahson |
| 🌐 Website | www.drjalali.ir csee.wvu.edu/~jalali |
Ali Akbar Jalali (born November 22, 1954), best known as Dr. Jalali, is an Iranian professor and author. He is recognized for promoting the use of Internet and IT technology in Iran.[1]
Early life[edit]
Jalali was born in Damghan, Semnan, Iran, the son of Lili and Hossein Jalali. He grew up with six siblings and had a modest life with their father's pay as a railroad technician.
Education[edit]
Jalali received his B.Sc. in Electronics Engineering from K.N.Toosi University of Technology in May 1985. In 1985, he moved to the U.S. to pursue his education, receiving his M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma in May 1988. He earned his Ph.D. and Post Doctoral in Electrical Engineering from West Virginia University in 1993 and 1994 respectively. Jalali is an Adjunct Professor at LCSEE from April 2002 and an associate professor at the Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST).[2]
Jalali is considered a leading expert on issues in information technology and information and communications technology despite not holding a degree in computer science.[3]
Career[edit]
Currently, Jalali is a Professor at Iran University of Science and Technology where he advises many students on the Graduate and Undergraduate level. He is noted for his more than 1300 workshops, seminars, lectures, and speeches on science and technology at the National and International level and for his appearances on National Radio and Television programs since 1994.
Jalali was the director of the Electronic Research Center at IUST from 1998–2007, where he accomplished numerous research projects in e-learning, e-commerce, e-government, e-banking, and extending ICT applications to rural areas. He directed significant national ICT projects, including Electronic Cities, Electronic Villages, and the National Master Plan for Rural ICT. He also directed the first Persian-based Learning Management System (LMS) software for the Ministry of Education in Iran and is the author of numerous papers and several books in the area of science and technology.
Jalali is the founder and director of the first Internet and Electronic City in Kish, the first Rural Telecenter in Gharnabad, and the first Internet village, Shahkooh, in Iran. Shahkooh gained international attention from media outlets like Associated Press, USA Today, Yahoo, Washington Post, and CNN.[4][5]
Committees[edit]
Jalali is a member of the IEEE and Iranian Society of Instrument & Control Engineering (ISCI). He was a member of UNESCO International Center for Engineering Education (UICEE) and The Asia Pacific Center of Educational Innovation for Development (ACEID). He is an ICT consular for representative UNESCO Tehran Cluster Office and a member of the executive board for Iran Information and Communication Technology Association and Iranian Association for Studies on Information Society.
Projects[edit]
Jalali has been instrumental in many important IT and ICT projects in Iran.
Shahkooh The first Iranian Internet Village[edit]
Shahkooh is the first Internet village in Iran, gaining international attention. The vision is to increase computer knowledge among residents, converting it into the Iran IT Center. Annually, at least 400 villagers learn computer basics in Shahkooh.[6][7]
Fourth Wave of Change Theory and Rural ICT Center[edit]
Jalali is known for his theory "Virtual Age the fourth wave of change" and his work in ICT development in Iran. He received National Awards for his contributions to IT, including the best translated book of the year "Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)" in 2001 and the best researcher of the year in Information Technology in 2004. He won the eASIA Award in 2007 for his project “The First Rural ICT Center in Iran Gharnabad Village”.
Bibliography[edit]
1. MS thesis "An Algorithm For Signal Flow Graph Representation of Digital Filters," University of Oklahoma, 1988.
2. Ph.D. dissertation "Filtering, Smoothing and Deconvolution in a Discrete H-infinity Setting; A Game Theory Approach," West Virginia University, 1993.
3. Book (translated) "Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)", Iran University of Science and Technology, 2000.
4. Book (translated) "Contemporary Linear Systems, Using MATLAB (CLS)", Iran University of Science and Technology, 2001.
5. Book (edited) "Aladdin Magic Lamp and Internet", WIECC2001, IUST, 2001.
6. Book (edited) "Application Service Provider, ASP", Tadbir Co., IUST, 2002.
7. Book (edited) "Fourth Wave", IUST, 2002.
8. Book (edited) "One Year effort toward, introducing the Value of Information Technology to Public", IUST, 2002.[8]
9. Book (edited) Reduced Order Systems, Springer, 2006.
10. Book (edited) Socio-Economic Impacts of Rural ICT in Iran, UNESCO, 2006
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References[edit]
- ↑ http://www.elc.ir/?page_id=30&language=en
- ↑ "Urban Management", Iran Daily, February 15, 2007. Retrieved on 2008-06-19.
- ↑ [citation needed]
- ↑ "Remote Iranian village linked to world by Internet", USA Today, July 5, 2002. Retrieved on 2008-06-19.
- ↑ Heather McLean. "Iranian village wired up for web access", Silicon.com, CNET, July 5, 2002. Retrieved on 2008-06-19.
- ↑ http://www.csee.wvu.edu/~jalali/About.htm
- ↑ http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2002/07/05/iran-internet.htm
- ↑ http://ee.iust.ac.ir/Jalali/main.htm
External links[edit]
- http://www.drjalali.ir Official Persian Website
- http://www.csee.wvu.edu/~jalali Dr. Jalali's Homepage at WVU
- http://www.iust.ac.ir/find.php?item=35.2708.2851.fa Dr. Jalali's Homepage at IUST
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