Youssef Gahi (Senior Member, IEEE) is currently an Associate Professor of computer science with Ibn Tofail University, Morocco. He is a passionate Data Transformation Specialist with extensive big data and data management expertise. He has more than 20 years of experience in academia, research, corporate business, and the IT industry. He has been dedicated to exploring the limitless possibilities that data offers in transforming businesses and shaping the future. His current research interests include big data management, big data quality, big data security, recommendation systems, and cloud computing models for data privacy.