Dr. Yojna Bansal is Program Director – BSc Finance and Faculty of Finance & Accounting at Plekhanov University of Economics, UAE. She holds a PhD in Management (Finance & Accounting), along with MBA, M.Com, MCA, and Chartered Accountancy qualifications. With over a decade of international teaching and research experience, she has taught at the University of Wollongong Dubai, Middlesex University Dubai, and Curtin University Dubai. Her research focuses on AI in Finance and Accounting, FinTech, behavioural finance, predictive analytics, and risk management. She has published extensively in Scopus-indexed journals, received Best Paper Awards, and actively contributes to curriculum development, academic collaborations, and research excellence.

Dr. Evgenia Theodotou is a senior academic, higher education leader, and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy with extensive experience in programme leadership, curriculum development, academic quality assurance, and research supervision. She has led undergraduate and postgraduate programmes since 2012 and served as an external examiner across several universities since 2016. Holding advanced qualifications from leading UK and Greek institutions, including a PhD with Distinction, her expertise spans literacy, creativity, digital innovation, and technology-enhanced learning. Dr Theodotou has contributed to international research projects and published widely in academic journals, conferences, edited books, and monographs, supporting excellence and innovation in contemporary education.

Dr. Ahmed Hamed is a Lecturer in Computer Sciences and an IEEE Senior Member with over ten years of experience in higher education, research, and industry collaboration. He currently serves at Plekhanov Russian University in Dubai, specialising in Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Analytics. His research interests include trustworthy machine learning, AI-driven optimisation, Industry 4.0 systems, and cybersecurity for smart manufacturing and smart cities. Dr. Hamed has published in leading Q1 and Q2 journals and presented award-winning research at international conferences. He is actively involved in curriculum development, academic quality assurance, and ABET-aligned accreditation processes.

Dr. Mohamed Tahoun is an Associate Professor of Computer Science at the Faculty of Computers and Informatics, Suez Canal University, Egypt. He currently teaches in the Cybersecurity Department at Buraydah Private Colleges, Saudi Arabia, and has served as an Adjunct Professor at University of Hertfordshire (Cairo Campus, Egypt). He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science through a DAAD-supported joint program with Humboldt University of Berlin and completed doctoral studies at Saarland University. His teaching spans computer vision, software engineering, data mining, Python programming, and cybersecurity. His research focuses on computer vision, image processing, remote sensing, and deep learning applications.

Professor Tarek Gaber is a senior academic leader with over twenty-five years of experience in higher education across the UK, Europe, and the Middle East. He holds a PhD in Computer Science (Cybersecurity) from the University of Manchester (UK) and has held academic appointments at the University of Salford (UK), the University of Liverpool (UK), VSB–Technical University of Ostrava (Czech), and Suez Canal University (Egypt). His expertise includes online and blended programme design in AI, Cybersecurity, and Software Engineering, UK quality assurance and accreditation frameworks, and postgraduate supervision. Professor Gaber is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and an IEEE Senior Member, specialising in digital learning strategy and curriculum leadership for online higher-education provision.

Dr. Eng. Eid Ashry is a civil engineer, management consultant, and corporate trainer with over twenty years of international experience in engineering, strategic leadership, and project management. A graduate of Cairo University, he holds a doctorate in Strategic Direction and Leadership (UK) and multiple master’s degrees in business, engineering, project management, and law. Dr. Ashry is a Fellow of OTHM Qualifications and a member of leading professional bodies, including CIOB, CMI, ICE, and RICS. He is a registered engineer in the UK, GCC, and Egypt and currently leads training and consultancy services at the London College of International Education, specialising in project controls, strategic planning, and leadership development.

Dr. Mohamed Abdelwahab is a robotics engineer and academic specialising in autonomous systems, robotic vision, and artificial intelligence. He holds a PhD in Robotics from a joint programme between Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology and Osaka University, with research focused on visual SLAM, and an MSc in Robotics from E-JUST. Dr. Abdelwahab currently leads the Marine Robotics Autonomy Research team at Khalifa University, working on underwater navigation and deep learning for environmental monitoring. He has taught robotics and AI at several UK universities, including the University of Surrey, University of Lincoln, and UWE Bristol, and has published widely in leading peer-reviewed journals and international conferences.