د. عبدالله بن رحيّل حامد الشمري

Dr. Abdullah Alshammari (Member, IEEE) received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Howard University, Washington, DC, USA, in 2020 under the supervision of Prof. Danda B. Rawat. He also earned his M.S. in Computer Science from Howard University and his B.S. degree from Tennessee State University, Nashville, USA. He is currently an Associte Professor at the College of Computer Science and Engineering (CCSE), University of Hafr Al-Batin (UHB), Saudi Arabia, where he also serves as Dean of Deanship of E-learning & Digital Transformation also previsoly serves as Vice Dean for Administrative Affairs, Development, and Quality, and General Supervisor of UHB’s Chief Information Security Office (CISO). Dr. Alshammari has delivered keynote and invited talks at international conferences and workshops. His research and teaching interests include cybersecurity, machine learning, big data analytics, wireless networking, cyber–physical systems, Internet of Things (IoT), smart cities, edge computing, mobile computing, network security, renewable energy, robots and artificial intelligence (AI). He is the recipient of the Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission (SACM) Award for academic excellence in 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016. During his Ph.D., he conducted research with the Cybersecurity and Wireless Networking Innovations (CWiNs) Lab and the Howard University Data Science & Cybersecurity Center (DSC2). Professionally, he has held leadership roles in cybersecurity innovation, research, and development at NEOM and the NEOM Authority, and has served as an Assistant Professor of Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence at the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu.