Dr. Riadh Belkebir, an accomplished data scientist with a Ph.D. in AI, boasts a strong background in both academia and industry, emphasizing his valuable industry experience. He has focused on Machine Learning, Deep Learning, NLP applications, Heuristics, and Metaheuristics, resulting in numerous publications in esteemed conferences and journals.Dr. Belkebir initially served as a Java EE developer for two years at ELIT-SONELGAZ, a software company, where he contributed to various projects. He further enhanced his industry experience as a Senior Data Scientist at SAAL.AI in Abu Dhabi, and currently, as a Professional Data Scientist at EGA in Dubai.Apart from his remarkable achievements in the industry, Dr. Belkebir has demonstrated a strong commitment to academia. He held a position as a computer programming lecturer at the University of Science and Technology Houari Boumediene (USTHB) in Algiers. Additionally, he contributed to a national endeavor at USTHB, focusing on the development of an Arabic Natural Language Processing toolbox. Dr. Belkebir also occupied a Postdoctoral Research role at New York University Abu Dhabi and led the Artificial Intelligence Lab at Amity University Dubai.