Mohammad Abdul Awal

Affiliation:	BdREN
Country:	Bangladesh
Blog:	[www.v6lab.org www.v6lab.org]
Twitter:	@awalece

Mohammad Abdul Awal works for BdREN which is the National Research and Education Network of Bangladesh. He is the coordinator of Bangladesh Youth Internet Governance Forum (bdYIGF) and is one of the chapter leaders of Internet Society Bangladesh Dhaka Chapter.

Awal is a Multi-stakeholder Steering Group (MSG) member of Asia Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum (APrIGF). He actively participates in local and regional Internet Governance dialogues. He is actively involved with Bangladesh Network Operators Group (bdNOG).

Awal founded Network Development Learning Center (NDLC), a not-for-profit initiative that aims to raise internet awareness and technical knowledge development among the youngsters and students. He is a former fellow of APIGA, IETF, ICANN, APNIC, ISOC, APAN and inSIG. He is a NextGen@ICANN57 and a Youth IGF Ambassador.

Interests

Awal's areas of expertise and major interests include IPv6 and Internet of Things, Privacy and Cybersecurity, Internet Governance and ICT for Development.