Ahmed Aljughaiman received a Ph.D. degree in security engineering from the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in 2021. He received his B.S. degree in computer and information technology specialized in computer networks and information security from Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis in 2011, a master’s degree in network security from DePaul University in 2013, and a master’s degree in information assurance from University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in 2019. He is currently an assistant professor at the College of Computer Sciences and Information Technology at King Faisal University. His research interests include underwater wireless sensor networks, underwater communications, software-defined networks, cybersecurity, computer networks, terrestrial wireless sensor networks, network protocols, network security, Internet of Things, blockchain, and unmanned aerial vehicles.