Safa Riyadh Waheed was born in Iraq. He received the master’s degree in computer science from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia. He is currently a Computer Science Lecturer with the Department of Computer Technology Engineering, UTM. He is also a computer science teacher, an author, and a researcher. His work spans several sub-fields of computer science, including computer vision, digital image processing, medical image processing, data and image security, computer networking, real-time applications, and the public understanding of computer science.