Dr. Nidal Zarifeh is a Germany-based technology researcher, digital education expert, and corporate trainer. He earned his PhD (Summa cum laude) from the University of Duisburg-Essen, an MSc in Advanced Telecommunication Engineering from IMT Atlantique and Damascus University (graduating first in his class), and a BSc from Damascus University. With extensive practical experience in mobile networks, his expertise spans 5G/6G, signal processing, AI, Digital Twins, and digital security. Committed to knowledge transfer to Syria, he serves on the boards of the German Syrian Scientific Research Foundation, the Syrian Assembly in Germany, and the Niuversity Educational Foundation. He is also a board member of the Syrian German Council, where he is responsible for education, training, and technology.

Dr. Hani Harb is an Assistant Professor of Infectious Immunology at TU Dresden. He studies how environmental exposures, infections and metabolism reshape immune regulation across organs, focusing on regulatory T cells, epigenetics and extracellular vesicles. He builds collaborations and science-diplomacy initiatives linking researchers, training scientists and translating discoveries into impact.

Dr. Ali Alloush is a technology expert with a PhD in Laser Engineering from Ruhr University, Germany. He specializes in advanced technologies, optical communications, and fiber-optic sensing. He is the founder of a Germany-based engineering consultancy focused on technology, communications, and digital transformation.

Bashar Halawa is a engineer and technology operations professional serving as Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Future Technology Foundation. He contributes to digital transformation initiatives, technical event management, and youth empowerment programs. Within SAFIERR TECH, he supports logistics, operational coordination, and supervises the SAFIERR TECH technology competition, fostering collaboration between academic and technology sectors.

Bassam Alrifaee is Professor at UniBw Munich and Lecturer at RWTH Aachen. At RWTH, he founded the CPM group and lab and was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Delaware. His research focuses on intelligent control. He is a Senior Member, IEEE; Board of Governors, IEEE ITSS.

Dr. Fadi Alshalabi is a higher education and digital transformation expert based in Germany. He is the co-founder of Niuversity and works on educational technology, capacity building, and university reform and development, focusing on digital learning, academic innovation, and international partnerships.

I am Dr. Muhammad Akroush from Aleppo Governorate, born in 1964. I obtained my degree from the Faculty of Economics, University of Aleppo, and I am currently a professor at the Faculty of Economics at Latakia University. I teach a number of courses and supervise a number of postgraduate students (Master's and PhD) in the Statistics Department, in addition to my work as Vice President of the University for Open Education Affairs.

Dr. Mothanna Ali ALKUBEILY is a Professor at Latakia University, Syria, and Dean of informatics Engineering. He holds a Ph.D. in Application-Level Multicast Protocols from the University of Technology of Compiègne (UTC), France. His research focuses on network protocols, VANETs, WSNs, and SDN, with over 40 published papers and numerous supervised theses.

Bassam Alrifaee is Professor at UniBw Munich and Lecturer at RWTH Aachen. At RWTH, he founded the CPM group and lab and was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Delaware. His research focuses on intelligent control. He is a Senior Member, IEEE; Board of Governors, IEEE ITSS.

Dr. Fadi Alshalabi is a higher education and digital transformation expert based in Germany. He is the co-founder of Niuversity and works on educational technology, capacity building, and university reform and development, focusing on digital learning, academic innovation, and international partnerships.

Dr. Ali Alloush is a technology expert with a PhD in Laser Engineering from Ruhr University, Germany. He specializes in advanced technologies, optical communications, and fiber-optic sensing. He is the founder of a Germany-based engineering consultancy focused on technology, communications, and digital transformation.

A Ph.D. in Telecommunications (Germany, 1996) with 25+ years of global experience in technical consulting, project management, and business development. An expert in AI-driven digital transformation, has a proven record in academia and leading multinational teams across Syria and Germany to deliver complex, data-centric strategic solutions.

Professor in Computer and Automatic Control Engineering department, in faculty of mechanical and Electrical Engineering. She worked in many Syrian and Arab universities, and supervised several master and doctorate dissertations. She has more than 60 scientific research published in refereed and indexed journals. She served as dean of faculty of Mechanical Electrical Engineering in Tishreen university, vice dean of faculty of Engineering in university of Kalamon, head of Information Technology department in university of Kalamon, head of Computer and Automatic Control Engineering department in Latakia university, She is interested in research on computer vision, artificial intelligence, pattern recognition, medical image processing, image retrieval, deep learning, machine learning, and automatic diagnosis.

Mazen Soufi has served as an Assistant Professor at Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) in Japan since 2018. In 2025, he began his tenure as a Special Assistant Professor at the University of Miyazaki. He has published and contributed to more than 27 peer-reviewed journal papers focusing on medical image analysis and artificial intelligence applications across various medical fields.

Dr. Mothanna Ali ALKUBEILY is a Professor at Latakia University, Syria, and Dean of informatics Engineering. He holds a Ph.D. in Application-Level Multicast Protocols from the University of Technology of Compiègne (UTC), France. His research focuses on network protocols, VANETs, WSNs, and SDN, with over 40 published papers and numerous supervised theses.

Dr. Nidal Zarifeh is a Germany-based technology researcher, digital education expert, and corporate trainer. He earned his PhD (Summa cum laude) from the University of Duisburg-Essen, an MSc in Advanced Telecommunication Engineering from IMT Atlantique and Damascus University (graduating first in his class), and a BSc from Damascus University. With extensive practical experience in mobile networks, his expertise spans 5G/6G, signal processing, AI, Digital Twins, and digital security. Committed to knowledge transfer to Syria, he serves on the boards of the German Syrian Scientific Research Foundation, the Syrian Assembly in Germany, and the Niuversity Educational Foundation. He is also a board member of the Syrian German Council, where he is responsible for education, training, and technology.

I am a Professor of Geomatics Engineering at the University of Lattakia. I hold a BSc in Surveying Engineering from Damascus University and an MSc/PhD from France. With over 60 publications and 12 authored books, I currently serve as the Director of the Postgraduate Studies and Scientific Research Directorate at my university.

Muhammet Hevesli (Member, IEEE) received his M.Sc. degree in Telecommunication Engineering from Kocaeli University, Türkiye, in 2019, and the Ph.D. degree in Information and Computing Technology from Hamad Bin Khalifa University, Doha, Qatar, in 2025. He is currently a postdoctoral researcher with the College of Science and Engineering at Hamad Bin Khalifa University. His research interests include unmanned aerial vehicles, wireless communication systems, deep reinforcement learning, edge computing, and the Internet of Things with applications in 5G/6G networks.

Dr. Mothanna Ali ALKUBEILY is a Professor at Latakia University, Syria, and Dean of informatics Engineering. He holds a Ph.D. in Application-Level Multicast Protocols from the University of Technology of Compiègne (UTC), France. His research focuses on network protocols, VANETs, WSNs, and SDN, with over 40 published papers and numerous supervised theses.

Dr. Ali Alloush is a technology expert with a PhD in Laser Engineering from Ruhr University, Germany. He specializes in advanced technologies, optical communications, and fiber-optic sensing. He is the founder of a Germany-based engineering consultancy focused on technology, communications, and digital transformation.

Dr. Hani Harb is an Assistant Professor of Infectious Immunology at TU Dresden. He studies how environmental exposures, infections and metabolism reshape immune regulation across organs, focusing on regulatory T cells, epigenetics and extracellular vesicles. He builds collaborations and science-diplomacy initiatives linking researchers, training scientists and translating discoveries into impact.

Dr. Nidal Zarifeh is a Germany-based technology researcher, digital education expert, and corporate trainer. He earned his PhD (Summa cum laude) from the University of Duisburg-Essen, an MSc in Advanced Telecommunication Engineering from IMT Atlantique and Damascus University (graduating first in his class), and a BSc from Damascus University. With extensive practical experience in mobile networks, his expertise spans 5G/6G, signal processing, AI, Digital Twins, and digital security. Committed to knowledge transfer to Syria, he serves on the boards of the German Syrian Scientific Research Foundation, the Syrian Assembly in Germany, and the Niuversity Educational Foundation. He is also a board member of the Syrian German Council, where he is responsible for education, training, and technology.

Dr. Hani Harb is an Assistant Professor of Infectious Immunology at TU Dresden. He studies how environmental exposures, infections and metabolism reshape immune regulation across organs, focusing on regulatory T cells, epigenetics and extracellular vesicles. He builds collaborations and science-diplomacy initiatives linking researchers, training scientists and translating discoveries into impact.

Bassam Alrifaee is Professor at UniBw Munich and Lecturer at RWTH Aachen. At RWTH, he founded the CPM group and lab and was a Visiting Scholar at the University of Delaware. His research focuses on intelligent control. He is a Senior Member, IEEE; Board of Governors, IEEE ITSS.

Dr. Fadi Alshalabi is a higher education and digital transformation expert based in Germany. He is the co-founder of Niuversity and works on educational technology, capacity building, and university reform and development, focusing on digital learning, academic innovation, and international partnerships.

Dr. Nidal Zarifeh is a Germany-based technology researcher, digital education expert, and corporate trainer. He earned his PhD (Summa cum laude) from the University of Duisburg-Essen, an MSc in Advanced Telecommunication Engineering from IMT Atlantique and Damascus University (graduating first in his class), and a BSc from Damascus University. With extensive practical experience in mobile networks, his expertise spans 5G/6G, signal processing, AI, Digital Twins, and digital security. Committed to knowledge transfer to Syria, he serves on the boards of the German Syrian Scientific Research Foundation, the Syrian Assembly in Germany, and the Niuversity Educational Foundation. He is also a board member of the Syrian German Council, where he is responsible for education, training, and technology.

Bashar Halawa is a engineer and technology operations professional serving as Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Future Technology Foundation. He contributes to digital transformation initiatives, technical event management, and youth empowerment programs. Within SAFIERR TECH, he supports logistics, operational coordination, and supervises the SAFIERR TECH technology competition, fostering collaboration between academic and technology sectors.

Bashar Halawa is a engineer and technology operations professional serving as Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Future Technology Foundation. He contributes to digital transformation initiatives, technical event management, and youth empowerment programs. Within SAFIERR TECH, he supports logistics, operational coordination, and supervises the SAFIERR TECH technology competition, fostering collaboration between academic and technology sectors.