Dr. Hani Alshahrani is an Associate Professor and the Vice Dean of Academic Affairs at the Department of Computer Science, College of Computer Science and Information Systems, Najran University, Saudi Arabia. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from King Khaled University, Saudi Arabia in 2008, his Master’s degree in Computer Science from California Lutheran University, USA in 2011, and his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Informatics from Oakland University, USA in 2018. He worked as a Lecturer at Najran University from 2012–2019, as an Assistant Professor from 2019 to 2023, and became an Associate Professor in February 2023. Dr. Alshahrani’s research interests include cybersecurity, privacy, IoT, collaborative deep learning, transfer learning, histopathology, telemedicine security, COVID-19 patients treatment, model verification, service-oriented architecture (SOA), and model-driven development (MDD). He is also a member of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), the IEEE Computer Society, the Golden Key International Honour Society, and the American Academy of Environmental Engineers and Scientists (AAEES).