The Team

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Ehab A. Abozinadah

HPCC Director


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Ehab A. Abozinadah

HPCC Director

عمل اكثر من خمس سنوات في أبحاث مدعومة من شركات عالمية (قوقل – فيس بوك – تويتر) والتي تختص في إصطياد الحسابات المخادعة والوهمية في مواقع التواصل الإجتماعي بإستخدام تقنيات الذكاء الإصطناعي. ونشر عدة أبحاث في الأمن السيبراني الذكي. حصل على عدة شهادات عليا من الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية. دكتوراه في الأمن السيبراني الذكي, ماجستير في نظم المعلومات, ماجستير في تقنية المعلومات, دبلوم دراسات عليا في أمن المعلومات, دبلوم دراسات عليا في التجارة الإلكترونية. الإهتمامات: الأمن السيبراني – الذكاء الإصطناعي – البيانات الضخمة – الحاسوبات العملاقة.

Rayan Mosli

HPCC Deputy Director for Technical and Administrative Affairs


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Rayan Mosli

HPCC Deputy Director for Technical and Administrative Affairs

Rayan Mosli is an Assistant Professor with the Information Technology Department in King Abdulaziz University (KAU) and is the current Deputy Director for Technical and Administrative Affairs of the High-Performance Computing Center in KAU. He received his Ph.D. in Computing and Information Sciences and his MS degree in Computing Security from the Rochester Institute of Technology in 2015 and 2020, respectively. Rayan received his BS degree in Information Technology from KAU in 2012. His current research interests include Adversarial Machine Learning, Malware Analysis and Detection, and Natural Language Processing.

Sanaa A. Sharaf

HPCC Deputy Director for Academic Affairs


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Sanaa A. Sharaf

HPCC Deputy Director for Academic Affairs

Sanaa Sharaf is an Assistant Professor in Computer Science Department at FCIT, KAU. She got her Bsc with first honor degree from King Abdulaziz University and Msc with Distinction from University of Bradford, UK in Information Security. Sanaa finished her PhD in Grid Computing from University of Leeds, UK in 2012. Since then she started some administrative assignments includes: Supervisor of Information System department - Sulaymniah branch, FCIT vice-dean in both Faisliyah branch and University of Jeddah. In addition to administrative experience, she has a teaching experience since she got her bachelor degree teaching most of undergraduate’s courses and some postgraduate course recently.

Rashid I. Mehmood

Director of Research, Training, and Consultancy


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Rashid I. Mehmood

Director of Research, Training, and Consultancy

Rashid Mehmood is the Research Professor of Big Data Systems and the Director of Research, Training, and Consultancy at the High Performance Computing Centre, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia. He has gained qualifications and academic work experience from universities in the UK including Swansea, Cambridge, Birmingham, and Oxford. Rashid has over 20 years of research experience in computational modelling and simulation systems coupled with his expertise in high performance computing. His broad research aim is to develop multi-disciplinary science and technology to enable a better quality of life and Smart Economy with a focus on real-time intelligence and dynamic system management. He has published over 150 research papers including 5 edited books. He has organised and chaired several international conferences and workshops including EuropeComm, Nets4Car, SCE, SCITA, and HPC Saudi. He has led and contributed to academia-industry collaborative projects funded by EPSRC, EU, UK regional funds, and Technology Strategy Board UK with the value over £50 million. He is a founding member of the Future Cities and Community Resilience (FCCR) Network. He is a member of ACM, OSA, Senior Member IEEE and former Vice-Chairman of IET Wales SW Network.