Ahmed Y. Mahmoud was born in Gaza, Palestine, in 1975. He received  BSc. in Computer Science from Al-Zaytoonah University, Amman, Jordan in 1997, an MSc. in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science and PhD in Computer Engineering from Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus, in 2001 and 2012, respectively. From 2001 to 2006 he was a Lecturer in the Computer Science Department at Al-Azhar University, Gaza Strip, Palestine. From September 2006 to September 2011 he was with the Computer Engineering Department at Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, North Cyprus. Since January 2012 he has been an Assistant Professor in the Information Technology Department at Al-Azhar University, Gaza Strip, Palestine, and, since 2017, he has been an Associate Professor of the department of Information Technology Department, Al-Azhar University, Gaza Strip, Palestine. His research interests are in the areas of information security, parallel programming, and management information systems.