Dr. Eesa Bastaki is President of the University of Dubai and former CEO of the ICT Fund where he actively led the effort to create an eco-system in the UAE ICT industry, by encouraging entrepreneurship, funding R&D projects and University scholarships and implementing ICT initiatives at the school level.

During his distinguished career he held many senior posts including Director of Education & Technology at the Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority (DSOA), Chairman of the Energy Section at the UAE University (UAEU) and Chairman of the Technology Section at the Technology & Energy Research Center of the UAEU. Dr. Bastaki is a founder of DSO and RIT-Dubai, and he is the founder of the IT Center in Al-Al Municipality.

Dr. Bastaki’s current professional activities include Chairman of the Technical Committee for the Emirates Energy Awards, Chairman of the Higher Committee of the Global Education Forum, Chairman & Partner at Barajeel Engineering Consultants, Chairman Technical Committee and Chairman of the Board of the Emirates Science Club, and Member of the Board of the Cultural & Science Association.

Born in Dubai, Dr. Bastaki is a UAE national scientist and researcher, he studied abroad where he received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, San Diego and Ph.D. from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests are Multiple Access Communications, Coding and Synchronization.

Dr Bastaki is the recipient of Sheikh Rashid’s Award for Scientific Excellence. In 2009, he received the UAE’s highest award “The Emirates Awards for Science, Arts and Literature” in sciences.