Samir K. Safi earned a Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Scientific Computations from Al Mansour University in Egypt (1993), as well as a Master of Science in Statistics (1998) and PhD in Statistics (2004) from the American University in Washington, D.C. He is now an Associate Professor in the Department of Statistics and Business Analytics, United Arab Emirates University. His work in statistics has resulted in over 60 publications, as well as numerous presentations and research collaborations. His professional achievements include multiple awards from the United Arab Emirates University, such as from the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (2023, 2024, 2025) and the College of Business and Economics Annual Research Program (2022, 2024, 2025). He was also granted the Summer Research Collaboration Leave in 2021 and 2022. Dr. Safi previously served as a Departmental Instructor at the American University in Washington, D.C. (2000–2004) and received financial support from the Arab Student Aid International (2001–2004) and the Karim Rida Said Foundation (1997–1998). His research interests include time series analysis, econometrics, regression analysis, and the robustness of statistical models. His recent work focuses on mixed data sampling (MIDAS) regression models, exploring forecast aggregation and model selection using information criteria.