Prof. Tanzila Saba holds a Ph.D. in Document Information Security and Management from the Faculty of Computing, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), conferred in 2012. She currently serves as the Associate Director of the Research and Initiatives Center at Prince Sultan University (PSU), Riyadh, where she has been instrumental in advancing the university’s research ecosystem. Her primary research interests encompass medical imaging, pattern recognition, the Internet of Things (IoT), and information security. Prof. Saba has an extensive publication record, with over 400 articles in high-impact journals. She is an esteemed editor and reviewer for several leading academic journals and an active member of technical program committees for internationally recognized conferences. Prof. Saba is a senior member of IEEE and maintains professional memberships with ACM, AIS, and IAENG. She leads the Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics Research Lab at PSU, driving innovation and collaboration in artificial intelligence research. Additionally, she serves as the WiDS (Women in Data Science) Ambassador for PSU in collaboration with Stanford University, fostering the advancement of women in data science globally. Her contributions to research excellence have earned her the Best Researcher Award at PSU for four consecutive years. She has also been recognized among the world’s top 2% scientists for five consecutive years (2020–2024). Notably, she is the only female researcher in Saudi Arabia to feature in Guide2Research rankings consistently since 2019, underscoring her leadership and influence in the global research community.