Dr. Ziad Al-Sharif is an Associate Professor of Computer Science and the Director of the MSCS Program at Lewis University, Romeoville, IL. He previously led the Department of Software Engineering at the Jordan University of Science and Technology and served as Vice Director of the Computer Information Center. Dr. Al-Sharif holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Idaho and an M.S. in Computer Science from New Mexico State University. His research focuses on Information Security and Digital Forensics, Software Engineering, and Machine Learning. His work has been widely published in leading international conferences and journals.