He received his Ph.D. in Artificial Intelligence from the Faculty of Computer Information Systems, University of Banking and Financial Sciences. He has published in the areas of artificial intelligence; simulation modelling; data mining and software engineering. His research focuses on artificial intelligence areas as well as simulation and data mining. He has a wealth of expertise gained from his work experiences in Jordan and Saudi Arabia, ranging from systems programming to computer network design and administration. His email address is yosefjbara@yahoo.com