Dr. Maytham M. Hammood is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Tikrit University, specializing in computer science, information security, and data science. He has authored numerous research papers, including works on steganography in colored images based on biometrics. Dr. Hammood's research interests encompass authentication, encryption, and cloud computing security. He has an h-index of 11, with his work cited over 378 times. Dr. Hammood is actively engaged in advancing the fields of information security and data science through both his teaching and research endeavors.