IFIP President Elect to Speak at #NCSAbuja2016

Mike Hinchey, the President Elect, International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP), will be speaking at the 26th National Conference of Nigeria Computer Society tagged "Information Technology for National Safety and Security".

This was announced by NCS on Friday stressing that the National Conference will take place at the NAF Conference Centre, Abuja-FCT, Nigeria from July 19th to 21st, 2016.

Nigeria CommunicationsWeek gathered that Mike Hinchey will deliver the Goodwill Message during the Opening Ceremony and serve as Keynote Speaker during a Plenary Session on "Innovation in National Safety and Security".

He will give a technical presentation on the topic "Enhancing National Security using Software Systems"

Mike Hinchey is Director of Lero-the Irish Software Research Centre, a multi-location national research centre funded by Science Foundation Ireland and with a footprint in all of Ireland's universities. He is also Professor of Software Engineering at University of Limerick.

Hinchey holds a B.Sc. in Computer Science from University of Limerick, an M.Sc. in Computation (Mathematics) from University of Oxford, UK and PhD in Computer Science from University of Cambridge, UK.

He is a Member of Academia Europaea, Fellow of the British Computer Society, Irish Computer Society, Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications, Institute of Engineering Technology and Engineers Australia and Engineers Ireland.

Prior to leading Lero, Hinchey was Director of the NASA Software Engineering Laboratory at NASA Goddard Space Flight Centre, Greenbelt, MD. Hinchey has been previously full professor or visiting professor in UK, Ireland, Sweden, Germany, USA, Japan and Australia.

The President Elect of IFIP (International Federation for Information Processing) is also Vice President of the Irish Computer Society and Vice Chair of IEEE UK and Ireland.

Established in 1960 under the auspices of UNESCO, IFIP is the leading global organization in Information and Communications Technologies and Sciences.

IFIP is recognized by the UN, as the body representing IT societies from all over the world. The Nigeria Computer Society is a member of IFIP.

An Outstanding Academic, Thought Leader and Global Authority, the conference will benefit from his knowledge and insights.

The 26th NCS National Conference - #NCSAbuja2016

Security as one of the most critical issues in Nigeria will form topical issues for discussion at the conference.

In the 21st century, nations invest in Information Technology as the key enabler for National Security.

Mr Jide Awe, chairman, Conferences Committee, Nigeria Computer Society (NCS)‎, said recently in a blog post, that the 26th National Conference will provide a multi-stakeholder forum to examine pertinent considerations in achieving IT enabled Security to advance and achieve Sustainable Development.

'Engagement opportunities will be explored during the Conference to present and develop effective strategies, creative approaches and practical solutions. The Conference intends to bring together academics, innovators, researchers, entrepreneurs, IT practitioners, policy makers in government and business people,' Awe said.

Theme for this year's conference is: 'Information Technology for National Safety and Security', while the sub themes are National Database – Integral to National Security; Information Technology and the National Security Strategy; Universal Broadband Access – the Security Imperative Information Technology as an Indispensable Security Tool – Terrorism in Focus and Smart Governance and Anti-Corruption through Information Technology.

Others National Security Dimension of Youth Innovation and Software Development; Cybercrime, Cyberwarfare and Cybersecurity; Digital Human Capital Requirements in the 21st Century; Social, Mobile, Analytics (Big Data) and Cloud Computing (SMAC).

IFIP InterYIT is collaborating with NCS to present the Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Platform (YIEP) at the upcoming NCS 26th National Conference.