The Supervision and Scientific Evaluation Authority at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research extended thanks and appreciation to Professor Dr. Alaa Kadhom Farhan, Head of the Computer Science Department at the University of Technology, in recognition of his efforts to enhance the scientific and academic standards, and for achieving an "Excellent" rating by the committees assigned to evaluate the scientific and academic performance for the academic year (2023-2024). Wishing him continued progress and success in service to our beloved country.

The Research and Development Directorate / Entrepreneurial Project Management Department at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research commended the Journal of Soft Computing and Computer Application, published by the Computer Science Department, based on the attached performance report in the monthly performance reports of Iraqi journals participating on the Elsevier - Digital Commons platform. This recognition is for its efforts in implementing the strategic agreement signed between the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Elsevier to enhance the performance of Iraqi journals and support their inclusion in global indexing databases.

The Head of the Computer Science Department, Professor Dr. Alaa Kadhom Farhan, extended thanks and appreciation to the student Ali Nizar Sharif from the Computer Security and Cybersecurity branch, third year, for achieving first place in the university chess championship held at the University of Technology for the current academic year and for receiving the Champion's Medal.

In the presence of the Head of the Computer Science Department, Professor Dr. Alaa Kadhom Farhan, and the Scientific Assistant, Associate Professor Dr. Mustafa Jassim, the Five-Member Committees met to discuss graduate (master's) students on Monday, November 4, 2024, in the late Dr. Imad Kadhom Hall in the department building. The committee reviewed the progress rates of master's students in the research phase across all specializations and provided feedback.

All second-year students listed below must meet with Professor Ahmed Ammar in the Cybersecurity Lab to receive their email and access code within three days from the date of this announcement.

The remaining years will be announced later.