Dr. Hatem Almazarqi
Summary
Experienced academic and IT professional with a strong background in computer science, cybersecurity, and networking. Skilled in curriculum development, training, and educational leadership, with extensive experience in supervising projects and developing course content aligned with current industry standards. Adept at delivering engaging training sessions and supporting learning initiatives, making complex technical concepts accessible to diverse audiences. Well-suited to roles that require technical expertise, training delivery, and curriculum design in the field of information technology.
Overview
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Language
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Certification
8
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years of post-secondary education
14
14
years of professional experience
Work history
Head of Department (Computer Science)
King Abdulaziz University – Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, Rabigh
Rabigh
2025.01 - 2026.07
- Providing academic and administrative leadership for the Computer Science Department.
- Overseeing curriculum planning, course scheduling, and faculty workload distribution.
- Leading departmental committees related to quality assurance, accreditation, and academic development.
- Coordinating with college administration to support strategic planning and program enhancement.
- Supporting faculty development, student academic progress, and departmental initiatives.
Assistant professor
King Abdulaziz University– Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, Rabigh
Rabigh
2024.10 - 2026.07
- Contributing to academic development and research within the fields of Computer Networks and Cybersecurity.
- Supervising undergraduate student projects and supporting curriculum enhancement.
- Engaging in departmental and university-level committees to support academic planning and quality assurance.
- Developing and refining course content, including syllabi, hands-on labs, and research-driven lectures, to align with current industry and academic trends.
Lecturer
King Abdulaziz University– Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, Rabigh
Rabigh
2016.08 - 2024.11
- Preparing course materials such as lectures, syllabus, assignments and handouts.
- Delivering lectures to students enrolled in Computer Networks subject and Computer Security subjects.
- Designing exam papers and assigning grades.
- Monitoring the progress of the students and providing feedback to them.
- Manage online discussion forum for students queries.
- Assigning projects to the students.
Account Manager
Saudi Telecom Company, Jeddah
Jeddah
2014.05 - 2016.08
- Promote range of IT and Telecoms Solutions such as MPLS, VPN, VOIP, SIP Trunking, Cloud based PBX, and dedicated internet access to customers.
- Ensure the timely and successful delivery of our solutions according to customer needs and objectives.
- Work closely with the in-house Operations staff, Network Services and the Engineers to meet customers’ requirements.
- Work with the Sales team to onboard and integrate new clients and developing existing client relationships.
Network Systems Administrator
National Commercial Bank, Jeddah
Jeddah
2012.10 - 2014.05
- Document all network activities, diagrams, backup, configurations procedures and troubleshooting steps.
- Respond to network related incidents - level 3/3 - and service requests within agreed SLA.
- Follow up on network cases, outages, issues with different providers, asking for Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
- Conduct proactive role with users and customers in resolving system issues.
- Maintain relations with service providers as NCB’s single point of contact for data services.
- Generate service providers reports monthly or on demand for higher management.
Management Trainee
National Commercial Bank, Jeddah
Jeddah
2012.04 - 2012.09
- Completed IT Associated Program- designed to equip its members with all necessary tools for success both on technical and personal levels.
- Attended various courses including Project Management, Quality Management, Teamwork Management.
- Trained IN different technologies such as Networking and Database.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy – PhD - Computer Science, Cybersecurity
University of Glasgow
Glasgow, Scotland, UK 2020.01 - 2024.01
Master Degree of Information Technology -
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
Sydney, Australia /2010 - /2012
Bachelor Degree of Computer - undefined
King Abdulaziz University (KAU)
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia 2004.01 - 2008.01
Skills
- Shell scripting and Perl
- C/C programming
- Java and Visual Basic
- Networking: LAN and WAN
- Protocols: IP, OSPF, IGRP, TCP/IP
- Database management: relational systems
- SQL and MS Access expertise
- MySQL and SQL Server 2016 proficiency
- Course design and curriculum development
- Training delivery and lab facilitation
Certification
- ITIL Expert in IT Service Management (ITIL v3) – EXIN / APM Group, September 2012
- Successfully completed the full ITIL v3 certification path (Foundation, Service Strategy, Service Design, Service Transition, Service Operation, Continual Service Improvement, and Managing Across the Lifecycle).
- Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) – Cisco Systems, January 2012
Training Course
- Academic Leadership Fellowship king Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA (2026)
- Professional Development Fellowship for University Teachers king Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA (2025)
- Machine Learning - Anomaly Detection via PyCaret Online course, Coursera (12 December 2023)
- Machine learning Online course, Coursera (12 December 2020)
- NVivo program king Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA (12 December 2017)
- Introduction to Massive Online Courses (MOOCs) king Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA (1st Nov 2017)
- Effective communication skills Gelame Training Center, Jeddah, KSA (30 Nov 2014 – 4 Dec 2014)
- ITIL Foundation for IT Service Management HP-Education Services, Jeddah, KSA (8 Apr 2012- 12 Apr 2012)
- ITIL Service Strategy HP-Education Services, Jeddah, KSA (14 Apr 2012- 17 Apr 2012)
- ITIL Service Design HP-Education Services, Jeddah, KSA (18 Apr 2012- 23 Apr 2012)
- ITIL Service Operation HP-Education Services, Jeddah, KSA (1 May 2012- 9 May 2012)
- ITIL Continual Service Improvement (CSI) HP-Education Services, Jeddah, KSA (18 May 2012- 22 May 2012)
- ITIL Managing Across Life Cycle (MALC) HP-Education Services, Jeddah, KSA (23 May 2012- 27 May 2012)
- Project Management HP-Education Services, Jeddah, KSA (28 May 2012- 29 May 2012)
- IT Risk Management HP-Education Services, Jeddah, KSA (30 May 2012- 4 June 2012)
- Quality Management Methods & Techniques HP-Education Services, Jeddah, KSA (13 June 2012- 18 June 2012)
- Security and IT Technology HP-Education Services, Jeddah, KSA (9 July 2012- 10 July 2012)
- Overview of New Technology (Cloud Technology) HP-Education Services, Jeddah, KSA (11 July 2012- 15 July 2012)
- Oracle Database HP-Education Services, Jeddah, KSA (24 July 2012- 1 Aug 2012)
- VMware vSphere 5.0 (ICM) HP-Education Services, Jeddah, KSA (11 Aug 2012- 14 Aug 2012)
- Implementing Forefront Threat Management Gateway 2010 HP-Education Services, Jeddah, KSA (10 Sept 2012 – 15 Sept 2012)
- Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration ITIC Training Center, Sydney, Australia (16 Oct 2011- 6 Nov 2011)
Languages
Fluent in Arabic and English
Awards and Honors
- Certification of Appreciation, King Abdullah University of Science & Technology for participation in the fall enrichment program, 2017.
- Letter of Appreciation, Saudi Arabian Cultural Mission in Australia for excellent performance in English, 2010.
Affiliations
- Technical Program Committee (TPC) Member, IEEE GLOBECOM conference, 2026.
- IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Member, since 2018.
- Member, Australian Computer Society (ACS) for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) professionals, since 2012.
Publications
- "Machine-Learning-Derived, Mechanistically Informed Transcriptomic Signature to Diagnose Active Tuberculosis and Guide Host-Directed Therapy." Diagnostics 16.5 (2026): 693.
- "BotPro: Data-Driven Tracking & Profiling of IoT Botnets in the Wild," Computers & Security, Elsevier, 2026.
- "Stratification and Profiling of IoT Botnet Variants," IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC), 2025.
- "Dynamics of Large-Scale DDoS Attacks Orchestrated by IoT Botnets," IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC), 2025.
- "Macroscopic Insights of IoT Botnet Dynamics via AS-Level Tolerance Assessment," IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), 2024.
- "Tracking IoT P2P Botnet Loaders in the Wild," IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC), Rome, Italy, 2023.
- "Macroscopic Analysis of IoT Botnets," IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2022, pp. 2674–2678.
- "Profiling IoT Botnet Activity in the Wild," IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), Madrid, Spain, 2021.
Editorial and Reviewing Activities
- Reviewer for International Journals:
- ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR)
- IEEE Communications Letters
- IEEE Transactions on Network and Service Management
- Reviewer for International Conferences:
- IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM)
- IEEE International Conference on Communications (ICC)
- IEEE International Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC)
- IFIP Networking Conference (IFIP Networking)
Timeline
Head of Department (Computer Science)
King Abdulaziz University – Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, Rabigh
2025.01 - 2026.07
Assistant professor
King Abdulaziz University– Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, Rabigh
2024.10 - 2026.07
Doctor of Philosophy – PhD - Computer Science, Cybersecurity
University of Glasgow
2020.01 - 2024.01
Lecturer
King Abdulaziz University– Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, Rabigh
2016.08 - 2024.11
Account Manager
Saudi Telecom Company, Jeddah
2014.05 - 2016.08
Network Systems Administrator
National Commercial Bank, Jeddah
2012.10 - 2014.05
Management Trainee
National Commercial Bank, Jeddah
2012.04 - 2012.09
Bachelor Degree of Computer - undefined
King Abdulaziz University (KAU)
2004.01 - 2008.01
Master Degree of Information Technology -
University of Technology Sydney (UTS)
/2010 - /2012