Prof. Joseph Okon Esin

MBBS (Sydney), FRACS (Paediatric Surgery)

Prof. Joseph Esin is a professor of computer information systems/cybersecurity, Fellow at the Washington Center for Cybersecurity Research and Development (FWCCRD), and a Fellow at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas (FBRIT), with thirty-nine years of experience in educational research and publishing, thirty years of academic instruction in computer information systems, networking technologies, management information systems, information security, defensive security, physical security, windows digital forensic investigations, windows digital forensic evidence, and principles of networking cybersecurity at undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels. Furthermore, Prof. Esin has ten years of experience in higher education accreditation processes in accordance with the guidelines set forth by the Southern Association of Schools and Colleges Commission on Colleges, five years of experience in accreditation processes in accordance with the standards set forth by the council for business schools and program, fifteen years of experience in supervising of doctoral dissertations, masters theses, and undergraduate senior class project. Also, Prof. Esin has acquired fifteen years of cognate experience in academic and administrative computing, twelve years of experience as a publishing editor of the Journal of Educational Research and Technology, and five years of experience in grant writing via the National Science Foundation. He was elected Vice-Chairman of Faculty Senate between 2017-2018 and 2019-2020 academic sessions. He joined the services of the University of Calabar in 2020 as a Professor in the Department of Computer Sciences. Professor Esin holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, Missouri; a Master of Arts in Theology from the Society of Jesus College of Divinity, Saint Louis, Missouri; and a Doctorate in Computer Information Systems from the United States International University, San Diego, California. The State of California awarded him a Lifetime Collegiate Instructor’s Credential in 1989, and in 1996, the United States Department of Justice approved and conferred on him the honor of “Outstanding Professor of Research” in recognition of his contributions to academic excellence. He met the selection criteria for inclusion in the 1992–93, 1994–95, 1996–97, and 2015–2016 editions of Who’s Who in American Education for demonstration of achievement and outstanding academic leadership in computer information technology, thereby contributing significantly to the betterment of contemporary society. Furthermore, he met the selection criteria for inclusion in the 1993–94 editions of the Directory of International Biography, Cambridge, England, for demonstration of achievement and outstanding academic leadership in computer information technology, thereby contributing significantly to the betterment of contemporary society. He served as a member of Doctoral Dissertation Committees at Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas (1998–2000); Jackson State University, Jackson, Mississippi (2010–2011); and the University of Calabar, Nigeria (2014–Current). He served as associate dean of academic affairs and deputy provost at Paul Quinn College, Dallas, Texas, from 1997 to 2000; visiting professor of cybersecurity at Thomas Edition State University, New Jersey; and visiting professor of cybersecurity at University of the Cumberlands, Kentucky, Prof. Esin has authored and co-authored over seven books and twenty-nine articles in both local and international high impact factor journals. He is a highly (14) certified computer scientist. .