Omar Maraqa has received his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from Palestine Polytechnic University, Palestine, in 2011, and his M.S. degree in Computer Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, in 2016. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering at KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. His research interests include performance analysis and optimization of wireless communications systems.
	Umair F. Siddiqi was born in Karachi, Pakistan, in 1979. He received the B.E. degree in electrical engineering from the NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi, in 2002, the M.Sc. degree in computer engineering from the King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, in 2007, and the Dr.Eng. degree from Gunma University, Japan, in 2013. He is currently a Research Engineer with the Center of Communications and Information Technology Research, Research Institute, KFUPM. He is also currently studying at the University of California San Diego Extension, U.S. in the machine learning certificate program. He has authored over 40 research papers in international journals and conferences. He holds five U.S. patents. His research interests include machine/deep learning, metaheuristics, soft computing, and optimization.
	Saad Al-Ahmadi has received his M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM), Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, in 2002 and his Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Ottawa-Carleton Institute for ECE (OCIECE), Ottawa, Canada, in 2010. He is currently with the Department of Electrical Engineering at KFUPM as an Associate Professor. His past and current research interests include channel characterization, design, and performance analysis of wireless communications systems and networks.
	Sadiq M. Sait was born in Bengaluru. He received the bachelor’s degree in electronics engineering from Bangalore University in 1981, and the master’s and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) in 1983 and 1987, respectively. He is currently a Professor of Computer Engineering and the Director of the Center for Communications and IT Research, Research Institute, KFUPM. He has authored over 200 research papers, contributed chapters to technical books, and lectured in over 25 countries. He is also the Principle Author of two books. He received the Best Electronic Engineer Award from the Indian Institute of Electrical Engineers, Bengaluru, in 1981.