Khalid HussainProfessor Dr. Khalid Hussain is working as a professor in the School of Computing and Informatics at Albukhary International University, Alor Setar Kedah Malaysia. In addition to this, he is also a member of the Senate and a member of the Board of Goernor at Albukhary International University. Before this, he was working as a Professor of Cyber Security at Superior University Lahore and Campus Director at the National Superior Institute of Science and Technology (NSIST) in Islamabad; previously, he had served as Dean of the Faculty of Computer Science and Campus Director at Barani Institute of Sciences, ARID Agriculture University, for the last one and a half years. He also served at the University of Lahore as Dean of the of the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology for three years. Dr. Khalid has vast university and industry experience. During his tenure in the industry, he served on defense-related projects, and in recognition of his services, he has been awarded commendation certificates by multiple government agencies. He joined academia in 2008 as a full-time faculty member. In addition to his teaching role, he has been involved in numerous research projects, ICT training, seminars, and workshops, especially in the domain of cybersecurity. He helps set up a pioneering setup for information and network security certification in Pakistan. He also introduced EC Council certification under the first academia-industry partnership. That project started in a one-room office and has grown into a fully functional campus at RIPHAH University. He did his Ph.D. in Malaysia under a fully funded UTM/HHEC scholarship. Up until now, he has published 141 papers, of which 98 are ISI-indexed impact factors, 23 are in HEC-approved journals, and 20 are in IEEE and ACM conferences. Except for this, he also has 17 book chapters and three books to his credit. His cumulative impact factor is 83.032. He has completed six applied research projects in the domain of information security, funded by NESCOM and other funding agencies. Currently, he has won three projects: one from the Fundamental Research Grants Scheme (FRGS), one from the Matching Grant, and one from the Selangor Research Grant. Up until now, 21 MS and 3 Ph.D. students have completed their research theses under his supervision. Currently, he is supervising 13 MS and five Ph.D. students. In reward for his contribution towards information security, SATHA awarded him the Gold Medal in 2015. Read More Read Less