​Khalid A. Darabkh received the B.Sc.  degree in Computer Engineering from Yarmouk University in 2002 with honors. He received the M.S.E.  degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from New York Institute of Technology, USA, in 2003 with distinction. He received the PhD degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), USA, in 2007 with honors.  He was selected for inclusion in the Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges. He was honored by UAH for being not only so outstanding, but also finishing the PhD requirements along with publishing a massive number of reputable scientific articles in record time. He has joined the Computer Engineering Department at the University of Jordan as an Assistant Professor since 2007 and obtained an exceptional professorship in 2016. He authored and co-authored of at least 230 highly esteemed research articles. He is among World's Top 2% Scientists List, for various disciplines, compiled by Stanford University in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. Prof. Darabkh is the recipient of the Distinguished Researcher Award of the scientific faculties/schools at the University of Jordan for his distinctive research quality and quantity during the period 2018-2022. Prof. Darabkh is the recipient of 2020 Federation of Arab Scientific Research Councils Reward – Theme of Innovation.  Prof. Darabkh is the recipient of Ali Mango Distinguished Researcher Reward for Scientific Colleges and Research Centers in Jordan. He is further the recipient of the Most Cited Researchers Award at the University of Jordan at Scopus during 2017-2021. He is among Top 5 JU Researcher's List who published the highest number of quality manuscripts in Scopus. Not only to this extent, but rather he is Sun Certified Programmer for Java Platform (SCJP), Oracle Database Administrator Certified Associate (OCA), as well as Oracle Java Developer Certified Trainer (OJDC-T). In fact, he serves on the Editorial Board of Telecommunication Systems, published by Springer, Computer Applications in Engineering Education, published by John Wiley & Sons, and Journal of High Speed Networks, published by IOS Press.  Additionally, he serves as a TPC member of highly reputable IEEE conferences such as GLOBECOM, ICC, LCN, VTC-Fall, PIMRC, ISWCS, ATC, ICT, and IAEAC. Moreover, he is a member of many professional and honorary societies, including Eta Kappa Nu, Tau Beta Pi, Phi Kappa Phi, and Sigma XI. He was listed among those of IBC Leading Scientists of the World, Cambridge, England as well as IBC 2000 Outstanding Scientists, Cambridge, England. He was selected for inclusion in the Marquis Who's Who in the World. He supervised and examined at least 150 masters' theses in most of Jordanian and international universities. ​