Kashif Saleem is Professor of Cybersecurity at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia, Honorary Associate Professor at Macquarie University, Australia, and Adjunct Professor at Whitecliffe College, New Zealand. He received his PhD from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. His research interests include cybersecurity, trustworthy AI, IoT security, cyber-physical systems, post-quantum cryptography, digital forensics, cloud security, healthcare cybersecurity, and critical infrastructure protection. He has published more than 180 peer-reviewed papers, attracting over 8,000 citations with an h-index of 45. Professor Saleem has secured competitive research fundings as Principal Investigator and has supervised numerous PhD and Master's students. He established the Master of Cybersecurity program at King Saud University and has contributed extensively to postgraduate education, research leadership, and international collaborations. He serves the research community through editorial leadership, conference organization, and peer review activities, having completed more than 600 reviews for leading international publishers. Since 2021, he has been included in the Stanford/Elsevier Top 2% Scientists List. His current research focuses on developing secure, intelligent, and privacy-preserving solutions for next-generation digital ecosystems.