Said Badreddine is an Information Technology Faculty member at the Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT), United Arab Emirates, and is affiliated with the School of Computing, Engineering and Digital Technologies at Teesside University, UK. He holds a Ph.D. and an Educational Specialist (Ed.S.) degree in Computing Technology in Education from Nova Southeastern University, USA, an M.S. in Computer Science from the New York Institute of Technology, and a B.S. in Telecommunications with a minor in Computer Science from the City University of New York. He has over two decades of academic and industry experience, having previously held faculty and leadership roles at DeVry University, Excelsior College, and CUNY institutions. His research interests include cybersecurity behaviour, information security policy compliance, information systems, applied artificial intelligence, machine learning, and digital transformation in higher education. Dr. Badreddine has published in peer-reviewed international journals and conferences and actively serves as a reviewer for several academic journals and conferences.