The 13^th International
Conference on Wireless Networks and Mobile Communications

Biography: Professor Ali bin Mohammed Alshahraniis the President of the Arab Open University – Saudi Arabia , a position he has held since 2018. He leads six branches across the Kingdom and oversees comprehensive academic development and institutional digital transformation initiatives that have significantly enhanced educational outcomes and operational excellence. A Full Professor of Computer Science, Prof. Alshahrani specializes in cybersecurity, information security, encryption systems, and network technologies. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from University of Essex, United Kingdom. With over a decade of academic and research experience, he has published more than 35 peer-reviewed papers in reputable international journals and conferences. His research interests include artificial intelligence applications, blockchain systems, encryption algorithms, image processing, mobile payment systems, and e-learning technologies. At the executive level, Prof. Alshahrani has led major strategic digital transformation projects that have significantly enhanced institutional efficiency and stakeholder experience. These initiatives include the MyAOU Self-Service Student System, the Teaching Management System (TMS), the My Classes E-Attendance System, and full online payment integration within the Student Information System (SIS). Throughout his career, Prof. Alshahrani has held several senior leadership positions, including Vice President for Academic Affairs, Branch Director in Riyadh, and Supervisor General of Academic Affairs. He currently serves as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Arab Open University – Saudi Arabia. In 2026, Prof. Alshahrani received the Diamond Executive Innovation Award from Harvard Business Council (HBC) in recognition of his distinguished executive leadership and measurable institutional impact in digital transformation and organizational excellence. During the same ceremony, the Arab Open University received the Gold Award from HBC, affirming the maturity of its governance practices and sustainable academic and societal impact. Prof. Alshahrani has represented Saudi academia at major international conferences in the United Kingdom, the United States, France, China, Malaysia, and Thailand.

Biography: Rachid El-Azouzi is a Full Professor of Computer Science at the University of Avignon, affiliated with the Laboratoire Informatique d’Avignon (LIA). He earned his Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics and Computational Sciences in 2000 from Mohamed V University in Rabat, Morocco, before joining INRIA as a postdoctoral researcher and later as a research engineer. In 2003, he was appointed Assistant Professor at the University of Avignon, where he was promoted to Full Professor in 2013. His academic career has also included prestigious research stays at the University of California, Berkeley (2012–2013) and Carnegie Mellon University (2023–2024). His research interests cover game theory applied to computer networks, optimal control, wireless networks, and complex systems. More recently, his focus has expanded to emerging topics such as federated learning, blockchain, machine learning, and algorithmic foundations of distributed systems. He has authored numerous publications and has been recognized with several Best Paper Awards, including at Networking 2006, MSN 2007, Netcoop 2016, Globecom 2017, and Unet 2017. Beyond research, he has contributed to scientific community building, notably as co-director of the Agorantic federation (2016–2023), which brought together eight French laboratories for interdisciplinary collaboration. He has also held significant editorial roles: Associate Editor for IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking (2016–2020), Associate Editor for IEEE TNSE (2022–2023), and, since 2024, Area Editor of IEEE TNSE.

Biography: Essaid Sabir (Senior Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D. (Hons.) in Networking and Computer Engineering from Avignon University, France, in 2010. From 2009 to 2024, he held academic positions at Avignon University, Hassan II University of Casablanca, and Université du Québec à Montréal. Since 2024, he has been a full Professor at TÉLUQ, Université du Québec. His research focuses on 5G/6G, Internet of Things (IoT) and Internet of Everything (IoE), ubiquitous networking, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, and game theory. He has led several national and international projects and received multiple awards. He actively contributes to the research community as the founder of the UNet conference, a co-founder of WINCOM, an area/associate/guest editor for many top-tier journals, and an organizer of major venues.