Dr. Albarrak is the Dean of Development and Quality Assurance, and the Chair of the Management Information Department at King Faisal University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the University of Southampton, Southampton, UK, in 2019, the M.Sc. degree in Computer Science with Artificial Intelligence concentration from King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, in 2012, the B.Sc. degree in Computer Science from King Faisal University, Alhufof, Saudi Arabia, in 2009. His research interest is in Open Data, Data Analytics, Artificial intelligence, E-governments, and digital transformation. He contributed to several development projects including OpenDig and ArchField, Calit2, San Deigo, the US in 2012, Southampton People Panels project, Southampton City Council, UK in 2016.