Islam Tharwat Abdel HalimIslam Tharwat Abdel Halim received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees and his Ph.D. degree in computer and systems engineering from the Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. His Ph.D. thesis was granted the best thesis award. He is curently an Assistant Professor in the School of Information Technology and Computer Science, Nile University (NU), Giza, Egypt. He has authored many research articles in various refereed conferences and journals, including IEEE Intelligent Transportation Systems Magazine, Computer Networks (Elsevier), and Wireless Networks (Springer). His current research interests include IoT, Fog/Edge computing, mobile and wireless networks, with emphasis on security and performance evaluation in vehicular communication, and 5G networks. He is a senior member of the IEEE and is currently appointed as IEEE Computer Society Coordinator for Region 8 (Europe, Africa, and the Middle East) as well as the chair of the awareness and customer advocacy committee in the Distinguished Visitor Program (DVP). Also, he is the founder and currently recorded as the chair of the IEEE Egypt Section Consultants Network and the vice-chair of ACM Cairo Chapter Besides, he has over 20 years of experience in the field of information technology and digital transformation. He is a member of the Digital Transformation Committee at Nile University and participated in the development of the digital transformation training plan for the Egyptian government. He has also participated in numerous national projects in the Ministry of Finance, the Tax and Customs authorities, and the government certificate authority. Furthermore, he has obtained several accredited certifications from major global IT companies such as Cisco, Microsoft, VMware, and IBM. He contributed to the establishment and organization of several local and international conferences in the field of computer engineering and sciences, serving as a session chair, invited speaker, program committee member, and editor for various international conferences and journals. In addition, he is a member of several specialized technical committees, including the IEEE computer Society special technical community on Blockchain. Read More Read Less