Dr. Shahab Wahhab Kareem, Erbil Polytechnic University, Iraq (shahab.kareem@epu.edu.iq). Shahab Wahhab Kareem obtained his BSc in Control and Computer Engineering from the University of Technology Baghdad in 2001, his MSc in Software Engineering from Salahadeen University in 2009, and his Ph.D. in Yasar University Izmir, Turkey, in 2020. His research interests include machine learning and big data. He is Assist. Prof. of the Information System Eng. (ISE) Department (2011–2025) and currently teaches in the Department of Artificial Intelligence and Robotic Engineering. His research interests focus on machine learning and big data, with a strong commitment to advancing intelligent, data-driven technologies.