Dr Ahmad Taha received his BSc with Honours from October University for Modern Sciences and Arts (MSA) in Egypt in 2012. He was a recipient of two scholarships to pursue his MSc, after ranking first during his BSc and PhD studies, after a successful Vice-Chancellor award application, in 2013 and 2016, respectively, at the University of Greenwich. Ahmad completed his MSc degree, with a distinction, in Embedded Systems in 2014 and his PhD in 2020, which was partially funded and in collaboration with Medway NHS Foundation Trust in Kent, UK. He is currently a Research Associate at the University of Glasgow (UofG) working in collaboration with several industrial and academic partners including Cisco and the University of Strathclyde, on the 5G New Thinking project, funded by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport (DCMS). His research interests include the utilisation of the IoT in energy management applications, non-invasive wireless activity monitoring, and the applications of persuasive technology in various sectors of society. He was nominated for the Energy Institute award in 2019 due to his contributions to technology-based energy-saving systems in the NHS.