Abdelkader Ouda is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Western University. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Western University, Canada. Dr. Ouda has been researching and teaching software engineering at Western University for more than 20 years. His research focuses on Information security, including cryptography, network security, and big data security and privacy. He is supervising the Information and Computer Networks Security (iCNS) Research Laboratory at Western University. Dr. Ouda was working for over 14 years in the software industry, where he has gained rich experiences in project management, system analysis, and consulting.