Dr. Hamed Taherdoost, who possesses a Ph.D. in Computer Science and specializes in Information Technology Management, Research & Development, and the Science of Power Electricity, is an accomplished leader and R&D expert. With more than two decades of experience spanning both academic and industrial domains, he has occupied key positions such as CTO, CEO, and R&D Manager across a multitude of multinational corporations. His project portfolio spans multiple industries, including transportation, laboratory, hospital, and IT development, and he has contributed to a number of significant breakthroughs in industrial and IT projects. In addition to his extensive experience in the industry, he has amassed an impressive collection of academic accomplishments, including multiple best paper and outstanding reviewer awards. Scholarly works include a number of books and more than 160 scientific articles published in conference proceedings and peer-reviewed international journals pertaining to technology and research methodology.

His memberships include IEEE and IFIP TC 11. He has also served on the editorial, reviewer, and advisory boards of a number of peer-reviewed journals, including those published by Taylor & Francis, Elsevier, Inderscience, MDPI, EAI, and IGI Publishing.