Dr. Firas received his B.Sc. in Computer Science from Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT), Jordan, in 1996, and his PhD in Computer Science as well from Durham University, UK, in 2013. His research interests are in Software Engineering in general, and more specifically in Human-Computer Interaction, Software Safety, Secure Software Development, and Mobile Computing. He has a very good experience in the industry in managerial and operational positions. He held the position of the Chair of the Department of Software Engineering at PSUT from 2019 to 2021,Also He held the position of the Vice Dean of the School of Computing Sciences at PSUT from 2021 to 2023. Currently, he is the Dean of the School of Computing Sciences at PSUT.