Dr. Iqbal H. Sarker received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Swinburne University of Technology, Australia, and is currently a Research Fellow at Edith Cowan University (ECU). He also holds Adjunct positions at the DigiSAS Lab, University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Australia, and the Institute of Computer Science and Digital Innovation, UCSI University, Malaysia. His research focuses on AI, data-driven technologies, cybersecurity, business analytics, and AI adoption in SMEs. Dr. Sarker has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications in leading journals and conferences published by Nature, Elsevier, Springer, IEEE, and ACM. He is the lead author of two Springer books and has been listed among the world's top 2% most-cited scientists by Elsevier and Stanford University.