Kamal Jambi received an M.S. degree in computer science from Michigan State University, East Lansing, in 1986, and a Ph.D. degree in computer science from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, in 1991. He was a PI on many research projects from KACST and KAU. He was the former vice dean of graduate studies and scientific research with FCIT and was the chairperson of the CS Department. He is currently a professor of computer science with King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. His research interests include AI, deep learning, blockchain, resilience, and big data