Dr. Khaled Alhashash received his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering (Data Science and Artificial Intelligence) from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia, in 2025. He earned his M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees in Computer Engineering from Yarmouk University, Irbid, Jordan, in 2013 and 2010, respectively. His research interests include swarm intelligence, metaheuristic optimization algorithms, face sketch recognition, deep learning, and machine learning applications in engineering. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan. He can be contacted via email at k_alhashash@asu.edu.jo.