Zakaria Maamar is a Professor of Computer Science and Dean of the College of Computing and IT at the University of Doha for Science and Technology in Doha, Qatar. His research interests are primarily related to Digital Rights Management, Internet of Cognitive Things, and Cloud/Edge computing. Dr. Maamar has published multiple peer-reviewed papers in journals and conferences and regularly serves on the program and organizing committees of international conferences. Dr. Maamar holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Laval University in Quebec City, Canada in 1998.