Dr. Ibrahim Haddad is a seasoned mobile telecommunications expert with over a decade of multinational experience in infrastructure, Carrier Grade Linux, Linux mobile platforms, software development and open source software in global, multicultural settings. After graduating from the Lebanese American University (Byblos, Lebanon) in 1998, Ibrahim pursued a PhD in Computer Science degree at Concordia University (Montreal, Canada), and was awarded both the J. W. McConnell Memorial Graduate Fellowship and the Concordia University 25th Anniversary Fellowship for academic excellence. His professional experience includes Ericsson Inc. (Montreal, Canada), The Linux Foundation (Portland, OR, USA), and Motorola Inc. (Chicago, IL, USA). He is presently Director of Open Source for Palm Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA, USA).

Ibrahim is the co-author of two books on Red Hat Linux and the Technical Editor for four other books. He is also a Contributing Editor for Linux Journal and a frequent panelist and keynote speaker. Ibrahim has over one hundred business, research and technical publications, and served on numerous conference and review committees. Starting Summer 2009, he will begin lecturing at the UC Berkeley Extension on topics related to Open Source.