AMR MOHAMED (MIEEE’ 06, SMIEEE’ 14) received his M.S. and Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, in 2001, and 2006 respectively. He worked as an advisory IT specialist in IBM Innovation Centre in Vancouver from 1998 to 2007, taking a leadership role in systems development for vertical industries. He is currently a Professor and Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Qatar University. He has over 25 years of experience in wireless networking research and industrial systems development. He holds 3 awards from IBM Canada for his achievements and leadership, and 4 best paper awards from IEEE conferences. His research interests include pervasive AI & edge computing for IoT applications, and open RAN performance optimization and security. Dr. Amr Mohamed has authored or co-authored over 300 refereed journal and conference papers, textbooks, and book chapters in reputable international journals and conferences and holds 6 international patents.