Jelel Ezzine is Professor of Systems Theory and Control at the University of Tunis El Manar. He has more than thirty years experience in Higher Education and Research. He initiated and co-founded the “Engineering and Technology Policy (ETP)” Master Program at ENIT. He is the Chairholder of the UNESCO Chair on Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy. He is also the Founding President of the Tunisian Association for the Advancement of Science, Technology, and Innovation (TAASTI).

Prof. Ezzine is the former Director General of International Cooperation, at the Tunisian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. He is, entre autres, Senior Member of IEEE, Senior Associate at ICTP. He is listed in Who's Who in the World, and Who's Who in Science and Engineering.