Prof. Atta ur Rehman Khan is currently affiliated with the College of Engineering and Information Technology at Ajman University, UAE. With a Ph.D. in Mobile Cloud Computing and Security from the University of Malaya (ranked 60th globally by QS), Prof. Khan has a prolific academic and research portfolio spanning nearly two decades. He has held pivotal roles, including as Postgraduate Program Coordinator at Sohar University in Oman, Founding Director of Pakistan’s National Cybercrime Forensics Lab, Head of the Air University Cybersecurity Center in Pakistan, Research Committee Chair at King Saud University in Saudi Arabia, and IEEE Conferences Chair of Islamabad Section, Pakistan. His career reflects a commitment to advancing the fields of cybersecurity, mobile cloud computing, IoT, blockchain, and ad hoc networks. Prof. Khan has developed multiple degree programs, published research articles in reputed journals and conferences, and edited/co-authored multiple books. Some of his publications have appeared among the most popular articles of the IEEE ComSoc Society, and are among the top 1% highly cited papers in the academic field of computer science (citations received with respect to publication year) as per Web of Science. According to a Stanford University report, Dr. Khan is among the World's Top 2% Scientists. Currently, he is serving on the editorial boards of Springer Journal of Cluster Computing, IEEE Communications Magazine, Elsevier Journal of Network and Computer Applications, Oxford Computer Journal, IEEE SDN Newsletter, IEEE Access, KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Systems, and Ad hoc & Sensor Wireless Networks. Moreover, he is a Program Evaluator at Pakistan’s National Computing Education Accreditation Council (NCEAC), Steering Committee Member/PC Chair/Track Chair/Technical Program Committee (TPC) member of over 85 international conferences, and a Higher Education Commission Pakistan approved PhD supervisor. He is a Senior Member of ACM and IEEE. He has been invited as a field expert to multiple forums to discuss the latest technological developments. He has also delivered keynote talks at international conferences and universities. Moreover, he has headed research groups at multiple universities, chaired national-level academic events, and served as a domain expert for international funding bodies. Dr. Khan has been honored with multiple awards for his achievements. He has received the Ajman University Long-term Research Award, VisionICT Best Project Award, IEEE International Conference on Frontiers of Information Technology Best Project Award, SPECTS Best Paper Award, Technomoot Best Research Poster Award, University of Malaya GoT Award, and multiple COMSATS University Research Productivity Awards. His areas of research interest include cybersecurity, mobile cloud computing, ad hoc networks, and IoT.