Khalid Abualsaud, Ph. D., SMIEEE

Khalid Abualsaud [M’14 and SM’15] received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the School of Computing, Universiti Utara Malaysia in 2009 and 2015, respectively. He is currently a Lecturer of CE with the College of Engineering at Qatar University. His research work has been presented at international conferences and journals. His research interests include health systems, wireless sensors for IoT applications, cybersecurity, cloud computing, and computer networks. He is actively involved in many international research and industry-funded projects (over 2.2 million USD) encompassing contemporary issues related to his research interests. He has authored more than 115 publications in referred conferences and journals. He received several awards, one from the College of Engineering for his achievements and leadership, 4 best paper awards from IEEE conferences in 2019 and 2020, and two best papers in 2023. He has served as a TPC member and Chair for various reputable IEEE conferences such as GLOBCOM’20-22, ICC’21, 22, ICICT’21, ICIoT’20, and IWCMC’20-24. He served as a technical reviewer for many international IEEE, ACM, and Elsevier journals until December 2025. Dr. Abualsaud is active in getting research funding from various sources, including the QNRF, SCDL (FIFA’2022), and some other organizations inside Qatar. He also served as a Guest Editor in the Connected Healthcare special issue of IEEE Network Magazine. Currently, Dr. Abualsaud is an Associate Editor at the IET Quantum Communication Journal. Professional Certificates: Industry: CCNA Industry, MCSE Win 2003, MCSA, and MCP. As Trainer: ICDL, CCNA 1&2 Trainer, CTP, and Train The Trainer.