Digital Underworld and Cybercrime: A Technical and Legal Perspective DE

Dr. (Habil.) Mohamed Chawki is an associate professor of Criminal Law and Cybercrime at Naif Arab University for Security Sciences in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. With over 19 years of academic and research experience and 25 years of legal practice, Dr. Chawki has become a leading authority in cybercrime and cybersecurity. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Lyon III in France, where he conducted a comparative study of English, French, and American legal systems in addressing cybercrime, earning the highest distinction. Furthering his academic journey, he completed postdoctoral studies and earned his Habilitation à Diriger des Recherches (HDR) from Aix-Marseille University in 2023. Dr. Chawki has taught at prestigious institutions worldwide, including Aix-Marseille University, the University of Paris I Sorbonne, and German University in Cairo (GUC) instructing in English and French.

Professor Mohammad Ayoub Khan received his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India, and his Master of Technology (M. Tech.) in Computer Science and Engineering from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi, India. He is currently serving as a research professor at the University of Bisha, Saudi Arabia, where he is actively involved in teaching, research, and academic leadership.

Dr. Khan has more than fourteen years of extensive academic and research experience in the areas of Internet of Things (IoT), RFID systems, Wireless Sensor Networks, Ad Hoc and Vehicular Networks, Smart Cities, Industrial IoT, NFC technologies, signal processing, routing in Network-on-Chip (NoC), real-time systems, and embedded systems. His research focuses on building secure, scalable, and intelligent cyber-physical systems that address real-world challenges in smart infrastructure, transportation, healthcare, and industrial automation.