Graduate Program Faculty – Information Technology

Biography

Dr. Salam A. Hoshang, is a German citizen, was born in Kuwait, and received his Master of Applied Computer Science in Medicine from the University of Heidelberg and his Ph.D. in Economics, Specialization Information Technology from the University of Stettin.

He has over 20 years of international business and IT consulting including 10 years of university lecturing experience in Germany and seven year of academic activities and lecturing experience in Thailand. He was Head of the Computer Science Department at the Academy for International Management in Germany. Dr. Hoshang worked as an international IT consultant at T-Systems in Darmstadt, Germany, and was involved in international consulting and development of IS projects with major enterprises in Europe.

Dr. Hoshang joined the Graduate Studies & Research as a Faculty member in the IT Master Program at the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) in January 2012.

Before joining HCT, he was at Asian University as Acting Dean of the Business Faculty, Head of the MIS Department, and MBA Thesis and PhD advisor.

His objective is “To utilize his German education and discipline and The Gulf aspiration, to transform the students into successful and outstanding leaders of the future.”

Education

• Ph.D. in Economy, Specialisation Information Technology, University of Stettin
• M.Sc. in Applied Computer Science in Medicine, University of Heidelberg
• B.Sc. in Applied Computer Science in Medicine, University of Heidelberg/University of Applied Science of Heilbronn

Industry Experience

• IT Consultant at debis Systemhaus, Germany
• IT Consultant at T-System / Deutsche Telekom, Germany
• IT Consultant diAx/Sunrise,  Switzerland
• System Analyst / Project Manager at Krol Medizinische Informationssysteme Karlsruhe, Germany

Teaching Experience

• Enterprise Project Management
• IT Global Strategies
• Management of Innovation & Change
• Management of Technology
• System Analysis & Design
• E-Commerce
• Management Information Systems & IT
• Thesis Advisor

Research Interests

• RFID Technologies and Applications
• Applied Information Technology
• Innovation & Technology Management

Recent Publications & Conferences

“RFID Technology – Challenges and Opportunities in the Emerging Economies”, keynote speech on December 17, 2011 at the International Conference on Computer Science and Information Technology (ICCSIT’2011), December 17-18, 2011, Pattaya, Thailand.

RFID Technology Opportunities and Challenges in Thailand, research paper, 2011

Integrated Scientific Engineering and Management’s (ISEM) Planetary Scientific Research Centre (PSRC), participation at the Conference on Management, Behavioral Sciences and Economics (ICMBSE’2011), October 8-9 2011, Pattaya, Thailand

Cryotherapy in Medicine and Sport Science Symposium Participation on 20 March, 2011, Pattaya, Thailand