About the author
Haruna Chiroma is an Assistant Professor at the University of Hafr Al Batin, College of Computer Science and Engineering, Saudi Arabia. He received B.Tech., M.Sc., and Ph.D. in computer science and Artificial Intelligence from Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bayero University Kano and University of Malaya, respectively. He is ranked in the Top 2% most influential scientists by Stanford University. He is an academic editor for 3 ISI Wo S/Scopus Indexed journals, organized special issues and editor of 3 books published by Springer. His research interest includes: Artificial neural networks, machine learning with emphasis on deep learning, nature inspired algorithms. He has published over 155 academic articles relevant to his research interest in different SI Wo S/Scopus indexed venues. He is an invited reviewer for over 60 ISI Wo S/Scopus indexed journals such as IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems. He has been a technical programme committee member for more than 50 international conferences, workshops and symposium. Presently, chiroma is supervising 15 M.Sc. students and 4 Ph.Ds., He graduated 10 M.Sc. and 2 Ph.D.
Jemal H. Abawajy is a Full Professor with the School of Information Technology, Faculty of Science, Engineering, and Built Environment, Deakin University, Australia. He is currently the Director of the Parallel and Distributing Computing Laboratory. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE Technical Committee on Scalable Computing, the IEEE Technical Committee on Dependable Computing and Fault Tolerance, and the IEEE Communication Society. His leadership is extensive, spanning industrial, academic, and professional areas. He has served on the Academic Board, Faculty Board, the IEEE Technical Committee on Scalable Computing Performance Track Coordinator, Research Integrity Advisory Group, Research Committee, Teaching and Learning Committee, and Expert of International Standing Grant and External Ph.D. Thesis Assessor. He has delivered over 70 keynote addresses, invited seminars, and media briefings and has been actively involved in the organization of numerous national and international conferences in various capacities. He has also served on the editorial-board of numerous international journals and currently serving as an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing, International Journal of Big Data Intelligence, and International Journal of Parallel, Emergent and Distributed Systems. Prof. Abawajy has also guest edited over 20 special issues. He is actively involved in funded research supervising large number of Ph.D. students, postdoctoral, research assistants, and visiting scholars in the area of cloud computing, big data, network and system security, decision support system, and e-healthcare. He is the author/co-author of 30 books published by Springer, Elsevier, Taylor & Francis, etc, more than 350 papers in conferences, book chapters, and journals. He also edited 20 conference volumes.
