Rao Naveed Bin Rais

Organization:	Ajman Univesity
Affiliation:	ALAC, Fellowship Program, GNSO, RSSAC
Region:	Asia
Country:	Pakistan
Email:	naveedbinrais[at]gmail.com
Website:	Ajman University
LinkedIn:	Rao Naveed Bin Rais
Featured in the ICANN 52 - Singapore playing card deck

Rao Naveed Bin Rais is working as Professor in the Computer Engineering Department at College of Engineering and Information Technology, Ajman University, Ajman since August 2016. He has been previously employed at Capital University of Science & Technology, in Islamabad, and at the COMSATS Institute of Information Technology in Lahore, Pakistan. He completed Bachelors of Engineering in Computer Systems from National University of Science & Technology, Pakistan in 2002. Later, he received MS in Networks and Distributed Systems and Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from the University of Nice, Sophia Antipolis, France.

He has been an ICANN Fellow in different capacities as ICANN Fellow, ICANN Fellow Coach, ICANN Fellowship Lead, Community Mentor, ICANN Fellowship Community Mentor, and as a member of Community Onboarding Pilot Program. He was first selected as an ICANN Fellow for ICANN50 in London held in June 2014. Since then, Rais has participated in a number of ICANN meetings including, ICANN52 in Singapore, ICANN53 in Buenos Aires, ICANN54 in Dublin, ICANN55 in Marrakech, ICANN 56 in Helsinki, ICANN59 in Johannesburg, ICANN60 in Abu Dhabi, ICANN62 in Panama City, ICANN63 in Barcelona, ICANN64 in Kobe, ICANN65 in Marrakech and ICANN 66 held in Montreal.

At ICANN, Rais is a member of NCUC/NCSG, associated with APRALO, and is closely working with the SSR team at ICANN for DNSSEC related issues. Moreover, he is also a member of the RSSAC Caucus at ICANN. Rais has also served as a member of the Second Security, Stability and Resilience Review Team (SSR2-RT) at ICANN as a representative of gNSO. He has also drafted the Coaching Guidelines for ICANN Fellowship and lead the working party to finalize the coaching guidelines. Rais also helped in designing the ICANN Learn Course for Fellowship Coaches. Starting with ICANN72, Rais will assume the duties of member of At-Large Advisory Committee (ALAC) representing Asia, Australia and Pacific Islands as appointed by 2021 ICANN Nominating Committee.

Rais has previously served as President of Internet Society Islamabad Chapter and a board member of PK-NOG. He has also been a fellow of Internet Society for Internet Engineering Task Force for IETF92 and IETF100.

At-Large Advisory Committee. Considers and provides advice on the activities of ICANN related to the interests of individual Internet users (ICANN Bylaws). Not to be confused with the Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group.

Generic Names Supporting Organization. Develops and recommends to the Board substantive policies relating to generic top-level domains and other responsibilities set forth in the Bylaws (ICANN Bylaws).

Root Server System Advisory Committee. Advises the ICANN community and Board on matters relating to the operation, administration, security, and integrity of the Internet's Root Server System (ICANN Bylaws).

Non-Commercial Users Constituency

Non-Commercial Stakeholder Group. Represents the full range of non-commercial entities of the Internet (ICANN Bylaws). Not to be confused with the At-Large Advisory Committee.