Yousef Farhaoui is a Professor at Moulay Ismail University, Faculty of Sciences and Techniques of Errachidia, Morocco. He serves as the Director of the Research Laboratory "Computer Science, Mathematics, and Artificial Intelligence (IMIA)" and is the Chair of the IDMS Team (Decision Support Systems and Systems Modeling). He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Computer Security from Ibn Zohr University of Science.

Internationally recognized for his research contributions, Professor Farhaoui is ranked among the top 2% of the world's most influential researchers according to the 2023, 2024, and 2025 Stanford & Elsevier rankings. His research interests include machine learning, artificial intelligence, e-learning, computer security, big data analytics, and business intelligence.

Professor Farhaoui has authored 15 books and several book chapters with Springer and IGI, and has published extensively in leading international journals and conference proceedings. He has served as a Reviewer for IEEE, IET, Springer, Inderscience, and Elsevier journals, and is a Guest Editor for several journals including Wiley, Springer, and Inderscience. He has been the General Chair, Session Chair, and Panelist at numerous international conferences.

He is a Senior Member of IEEE, IET, ACM, and EAI. Professor Farhaoui has coordinated and organized several international conferences and workshops, including the International Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Smart Environment (ICAISE) held under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI. He has successfully supervised seven defended PhD theses and serves as an advisor for ongoing doctoral research projects.

Professor Farhaoui holds several academic leadership roles, including Coordinator of the Master of Science and Technology program "Decision Support Systems and Imaging (SIDI)" and Coordinator of the Engineering Cycle program in Computer Engineering at the Faculty of Sciences and Techniques of Errachidia, Moulay Ismail University. He is also a member of national thesis juries, habilitation committees, and recruitment committees for university professors.

He has participated in professional development programs internationally, including training on e-government and big data at the School of Management, Maastricht, Netherlands. He is an active member of numerous international associations, including the Association of Computing Machinery (ACM), Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA), International Association of Engineers (IAENG), and others

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