Mohammed Abdulhakim Al-Absi is currently an Assistant Professor at kyungdong University, Republic of Korea. He received his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Applications from Bangalore University, India. He earned his Master’s degree (M.S.) and his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Information and Communication Engineering at Dongseo University, South Korea. Following his doctoral studies, Dr. Al-Absi worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher on a project supported by the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA). He has published more than 70 research articles in SCI/SCIE/Scopus and KCI-indexed journals and international conferences. In addition, he actively serves as a committee member, reviewer, and editor for numerous international conferences and academic journals, and has organized and edited multiple Special Issues in reputable journals. His research interests include Internet of Things (IoT), Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Computer Vision, Cryptology, Network Security, Side-Channel Attacks, Deep Learning, Cloud Computing, Computer Networks, and Digital Communications.