Hussein Jaddu is a Professor of Control Systems in the Department of Electrical Engineering. He joined Al-Quds University in 1992 as a lecturer and served the university in a number of academic and administrative roles, including: head of Electronics Engineering Department (2002-2005), Dean of Najjad Zeenni Faculty of Engineering (2005-2009), Assistant Vice president for Academic Affairs (2009-2012) and Vice President of Administrative and Financial Affairs (2012 to date). In this position, Prof. Jaddu has been responsible for the design and implementation of the financial sustainability strategic plan of the University.
Prof. Jaddu obtained his BSc in Electrical Engineering with distinction from Birzeit University in 1987 and his MSc in Digital Systems with distinction from Hertfordshire University in England and he obtained the PhD in Information Systems with distinction from Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in 1998. In 2004 he was promoted to the grade of Associate Professor and in 2014 promoted to the grade of Professor.
Prof. Jaddu contributed to the evaluation of the Electrical Engineering Programs in the Palestinian Universities and in evaluating many new programs submitted to the National Accreditation and Quality Assurance Commission (AQAC). He has many academic activities. He reviewed many research papers submitted for publication in specialized international journals and international conferences, and served as a member of the International Program Committee for a number of international conferences.
His research interests include control theory, computational methods, optimal control, wavelets. He published more than 40 papers.