Abdullah Saad AL-Malaise AL-Ghamdi is a Professor of Software and Systems Engineering and AI and is associated with the Faculty of Computing and Information Technology (FCIT), King Abdulaziz University (KAU), Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from George Washington University, USA, in 2003. He is the Secretary General of the Scientific Council, KAU. In addition, he works at the Head of Consultants' Unit at the Vice-President for Development Office, as a Consultant to the Vice-President for Graduate Studies & Scientific Research, KAU. Previously, he has worked as the Head of the IS department, Vice Dean for Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, and Head of the Computer Skills department at FCIT. His main research areas are software engineering and systems, artificial intelligence, data analytics, business intelligence, and decision support systems.