Abbas Assaf received a Bachelor's degree in computer science from Mosul University, Iraq, in 2002, and a Master's degree in computer science from Osmania University, India, in 2015. He is currently studying for a PhD degree at the Faculty of Engineering, School of Computing, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor Bahru, Malaysia, under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Habibolah Haron. His work focuses on forecasting PV power. His research interests include artificial intelligence, deep learning, and PV power.