Kainizhamal Iklassova, PhD, is the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Digital Technologies at Kozybayev University, Kazakhstan. She holds a PhD in Informatics, Computer Engineering and Control, a Master’s degree in Information Systems, and an academic background in Physics and Computer Science Education. Her professional experience includes teaching, research, academic administration, curriculum development, and management of interdisciplinary engineering and digital education initiatives. Her research interests focus on artificial intelligence in education, adaptive digital learning, recommender systems, multi-agent systems, explainable AI, and the integration of educational data. She is the principal investigator of a research project on developing an AI-based digital learning model to improve the flexibility and accessibility of education and is actively involved in international academic collaboration, scientific reviewing, and editorial activities.