Dr. Ahmed M. Alwakeel, born in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, received his B.S. degree from Taibah University, Medina, Saudi Arabia. He then pursued his higher education at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, where he obtained both his Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science. Dr. Alwakeel began his academic career as a faculty member at the University of Tabuk and later became an Assistant Professor there. He is currently an Associate Professor at the College of Computers and Information Technology. Additionally. He presently chairs the Computer Science Department. His research interests span cloud computing, network function virtualization, fog computing, edge computing, 5G/6G technology, and IoT. Email: aalwakeel@ut.edu.sahttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1394-7159