Dr. Daniel Fokum is a Senior Lecturer and Head of the Department of Computing, Faculty of Science and Technology, The University of the West Indies, Mona. He joined the Department in 2011 after obtaining his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the University of Kansas in 2010. Dr. Fokum has a B.A. and a M.S. degree in computer science from Park University and the University of Missouri - Kansas City, respectively, and six years IT industry experience. His research interests include computer networking, computer science education, sensor and wireless networks, and information security. In 2024, he was appointed as a co-opted member of the Information, Communication, and Technology (ICT) Committee of the National Compliance and Regulatory Authority (NCRA), Jamaica.