ALI MUFAREH A MEREE
Khamis Mushait,Saudi Arabia
Summary
Accomplished professional with extensive expertise in cloud security and data security, specializing in the implementation of robust security controls and management strategies. Proficient in cloud architecture, infrastructure, and migration, with a strong focus on scalability and enterprise architecture. Adept at utilizing the TOGAF Framework and the TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition to drive successful cloud services integration. Committed to advancing secure DevOps practices and enhancing organizational security posture.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
2025
2025
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Assistant Professor (cooperator)
King Khalid University
Abha
2025.01 - 2025.05
- Teaching various undergraduate courses, including:
- Introduction to Information Systems
- Systems Analysis and Design
- Content Management
- Algorithms and Data Structures
- Multimedia and Computer Graphics
- Electronic Commerce
- Object-Oriented Programming
- Application Security
- Website and Commercial Application Design and Management
- Cooperating
Lecturer (cooperator)
King Khalid University
Abha
2023.08 - 2024.12
- Taught multiple undergraduate courses, including:
- Introduction to Computing
- Database Systems Management
- Control and Audit in Information Technology
- Project 1 & Project 2
IT Supervisor
DynCorp International Co.
Riyadh
2013.03 - 2014.12
- Supervised employees and monitored the implementation of I-20, a newly introduced software in the department.
- Provided training on new software and hardware solutions.
- Providing consultation to the Ministry of Defense and the headquarters in Riyadh regarding all matters related to Information Technology.
Project Manager
Arab Soft Company
Riyadh
2012.10 - 2013.03
- Led several projects, including serving as the main project manager for the National Information Center (NIC) and overseeing seven additional projects.
- Providing consultation to the Ministry of Interior and the Information Security Center for all requirements of the Center's security and protection project, and upon request, providing any additional consultations for the National Information Security (NIC) Center.
- Gained expertise in project management, including:
- Resource Planning
- Time Management
- Quality and Satisfaction Assurance
- Risk and Issue Management
- Reporting and Documentation
IT Administrator
Mimar International Ltd.
Abha
2012.04 - 2012.10
- Managed and oversaw IT department operations, troubleshooting issues, and implementing solutions.
Teacher & Trainer
Ma'arif for Education and Training
Abha
2011.03 - 2012.01
- Provided instructional support and training in:
- Introduction to Linux and Open-Source Software
- Website Design and Management
- Programming Fundamentals using Python
Education
PhD - Computer Science
University of Warwick
UKMaster's Degree - Computer Science
Bowie State University
USABachelor's Degree - Computer Science
King Khalid University
Abha, KSASkills
- Cloud Security
- Data Security
- Security Controls
- Security Management
- Cloud Architecture
- Cloud Infrastructure
- Cloud Migration
- Cloud Services
- Cloud Security
- DevOps
- Scalability
- Security
- Enterprise Architecture
- TOGAF Framework
- TOGAF Standard, 10th Edition
Research Projects
Improve the performance of the IoT devices in distributed environment (Granite no: RGP1-241-43, Funded by King Khalid University,2022) Total fund: 250K SR, Fault Tolerance with IoT devices computational offloading in Edge Networks (Granite no: RGP1-243-45, Funded by King Khalid University,2025) Total fund: 250K SR
Volunteer Projects
- ESALNI, I am the Co-founder of a volunteer establishment, which is “esalnei.com” to help all Saudi students abroad in different countries. We have started from UK in 2017, and we are still working as volunteers’ groups to help students abroad.
- WIS Associations on Warwick University, I am an executive member on the WIS society on Warwick University to help students and do very interested activities from time to time.
- COVSSUK
Affiliations
- Member: IEEE Membership
- Member: Cyber Maryland (student).
- Member: SPRINGER.
- Member: WARWICK ACADEMY
- Member: HPC RESEARCH GROUP AT KKU
- Member: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AT KKU
- Member: Saudi Club in Coventry, United Kingdom
Publications
- Meree, A., Maray, M., & Jhumka, A. Fault-Tolerant Offloading Algorithm of Independent Tasks in Edge Networks. Available at SSRN 4881914.
- Meree, A., Magay, M., Mesfer Alshahrani, H., Al Aissa, K., Alotaibi, N., Gaddah, A., ... & Ahmed Hamza, M. (2022). Optimal deep learning driven intrusion detection in SDN-Enabled IoT environment. Computers, Materials & Continua, 74(3), 6587-6604.
- Meree, A, Sahibzada Muhammad Rizwan, Junaid Shuja.(2025). A Microservices Architecture based two-way Fault tolerant strategy for Internet of Things Data Management and Scheduling. Journal of healthcare engineering. (under review)
- Meree, A, Alghamdi, M., & Alazzam, M. B. (2025). Diagnosing of Breast Cancer Using Computational Intelligence Models and IOT Applications. Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience, 2022. (under review)
- Meree, A, Arshad Jhumka, Adam Chester and Mohamed Younis.Mobility-Aware Scheduling of Dependent Tasks in Mobile Edge Computing.Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing (JPDC). (under review)
- Meree, A and Arshad Jhumka.A Fully Distributed Computational Offloading Algorithm for Mobile Edge Computing.Future Generation Computer Systems (FGCS). (under review)
Languages
Arabic
Native
English
Advanced
Certification
- Badge Title: AWS Certified Security – Specialty Issuing Organization
Issuing Date: 2/14/2026
Expiration Date: 2/14/2029
Credential ID: 2601c9bf-26e2-45dd-abb1-508c67faa028
- Badge Title: AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
Issuing Date: 2/10/2026
Expiration Date: 2/10/2029
Credential ID: 18a6f861-6c79-441d-a22e-5bf32e6be8dc
- Badge Title: CompTIA Cloud+ ce Certification
Issuing Date: 2/17/2026
Expiration Date: 2/17/2029
Credential ID: 72594c1b-5523-45b2-bf7f-8c8ff944b441
- Badge Title: The Open Group Certified: TOGAF® Enterprise Architecture Foundation
Issuing Date: 2/23/2026
Expiration Date: This credential does not expire
Credential ID: ccc8a19c-c2ae-4d36-8064-a9dca5eaaf1c
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Assistant Professor (cooperator)
King Khalid University
2025.01 - 2025.05
Lecturer (cooperator)
King Khalid University
2023.08 - 2024.12
IT Supervisor
DynCorp International Co.
2013.03 - 2014.12
Project Manager
Arab Soft Company
2012.10 - 2013.03
IT Administrator
Mimar International Ltd.
2012.04 - 2012.10
Teacher & Trainer
Ma'arif for Education and Training
2011.03 - 2012.01
Master's Degree - Computer Science
Bowie State University
Bachelor's Degree - Computer Science
King Khalid University
PhD - Computer Science
University of Warwick