Prof. Dr. Mohsen Nouri Hamza, Head of the Mechanical Engineering Department, extended his thanks and appreciation to Prof. Dr. Iyad Roudan Abbas from the Department of Computer Science for his valuable efforts and diligent work in teaching the course "Artificial Intelligence" to doctoral students specializing in Applied Mechanics for the academic year 2023-2024. He wished him continued success and prosperity.

The Department of Computer Science discussed the PhD dissertation titled "Robust Watermarking Technique to Reduce Deepfake Threats for Digital Video" by Ms. Ibtihal Taleb Khudair, in the field of Computer Science. The discussion took place on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, in the Dr. Imad Kazem Hall, located in the Computer Science Department building. The dissertation aims to present a system that uses a watermark encrypted with a new proposed algorithm and a new intelligent proposed algorithm to determine the best locations for watermark insertion. It is distinguished by being imperceptible through the suggestion of an innovative and robust equation to reduce deepfake threats targeting video. The proposed methods demonstrated good results, and the system proved to be secure, intelligent, and robust. The discussion committee consisted of: Prof. Dr. Aliyah Kareem Abdulhussain (Chair) Prof. Dr. Firas Abdulhamid Abdullatif (Member) Assoc. Prof. Jean Jalil Estephan (Member) Assoc. Prof. Rihab Faleh Hassan (Member) Assoc. Prof. Nuha Jameel Ibrahim (Member) Prof. Dr. Nadia Faleh Hassan (Member and Supervisor) Assoc. Prof. Abeer Salem Jameel (Member and Supervisor)