Prof. Emad E. Abdallah earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Concordia University in 2008, with a research focus on multimedia security, pattern recognition, and 3D object recognition. He also holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Yarmouk University (2000) and an M.S. in Computer Science from the University of Jordan (2004). Before his academic career, he worked as a Software Developer at SAP Labs in Montreal. His current research interests include machine learning, multimedia security, cyber forensics, and data privacy.