Ramzi A. Haraty is an Associate Professor of Computer Science in the Department of Computer Science and Mathematics at the Lebanese American University in Beirut, Lebanon. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science from Minnesota State University - Mankato, Minnesota, and his Ph.D. in Computer Science from North Dakota State University - Fargo, North Dakota. His research interests include database management systems, machine learning, and information security. He has well over 110 books, book chapters, journal, and conference paper publications. He supervised over 110 dissertations, theses, and graduate projects. He serves as the Secretary General of the Syndicate of Computer Sciences in Lebanon. He is a member of the Association of Computing Machinery, Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers, and the International Society for Computers and Their Applications.