Hasan Kadhem is an assistant professor at IT College, Ahlia University with 14 years of experience in IT industry (development, security, training, research, and teaching). He received the Ph.D. degree in computer science from University of Tsukuba (Japan) in 2011. He has awarded the computer science chairman award for his research in database encryption. He received the M.Sc. degrees in Information Technology and Computer Security from New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) in 2007. In 2003, he received his B.Sc. degree in computer science from University of Qatar. Hasan worked as a computer specialist, professional IT trainer and IT-Consultant for many years. He holds CEH, COBIT5, MCSE, and MCSD certifications. His research interests include data security, cryptography, database encryption, privacy preserving, big data, data mining, web & mobile application security, and E-learning.
