Tamer Abdelkader received the B.Sc. degree in electrical and computer engineering and the M.Sc. degree in computer and information sciences from Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, in 2003. He received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada, in 2012. After graduation, he worked at the University of Waterloo as a postdoctoral researcher and visiting researcher. He subsequently served as the Manager of the Information and Technology Research Consultancy Center at Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. He has also worked as an information technology consultant for several governmental and private organizations, including the Information and Communication Technology Project in Egypt and the Ministry of Electricity. In addition, he served as Vice Dean for Community Services and Environmental Affairs at the Faculty of Computer and Information Sciences, Ain Shams University. He is currently a professor and the Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering at Galala University, Egypt. He has authored numerous publications in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings. His current research interests include network and information security, delay-tolerant networks, resource allocation in wireless networks, vehicular networks, and energy-efficient protocols.