Ibrahim Hoteit is a Professor of Earth Science and Engineering at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). He currently serves as the Director of the Climate Change Center, a national initiative funded by the Saudi Ministry of Environment, as well as the Director of the Aramco Marine Environment Center at KAUST. Prior to joining KAUST in 2009, he was a Research Scientist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Hoteit specializes in numerical modeling, data assimilation, and uncertainty quantification for large-scale applications. His research focuses on developing integrated data-driven modeling systems to study and predict the atmospheric and oceanic circulation and climate of the Arabian Peninsula, with a keen interest in their impacts on ecosystems.