Khondkar Islam

Khondkar Islam is a Professor in the Department of Information Sciences and Technology (IST) of the College of Engineering and Computing. He is also the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Studies and Director of the Virtual Academy and Cisco Academy at George Mason University. His 30 years of work experience have been in Information Technology and Telecommunications, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and Department of Homeland Security government agencies, as well as academia at Mason, University of Maryland College Park, and American University. He is an expert in cyber security and networking with Prometric. He has reviewed technical book chapters from Prentice Hall, McGraw-Hill, John Wiley & Sons, and Addison-Wesley, and has published several peer-reviewed articles. He received his PhD and BS from Mason and MS from American University. 

Research

2014 - 2016: A Framework to Expand Outreach via the Virtual Learning Model. Funded by Cisco Systems.

2014 - 2016 : TILES: Trajectories of Informal Learning among Engineering Students. Funded by the National Science Foundation.

Degrees

• PhD, Information Technology, George Mason University
• MS, American University
• BS, George Mason University