Referencing the letter from the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research / Scientific Supervision and Evaluation Authority on the standards of scholarly publishing aimed at enhancing scientific research, and as part of the second semester activities of the Department of Computer Science under the direct supervision of the Head of the Department, Professor Dr. Alaa Kazem Farhan, the Department of Computer Science organized a workshop titled "Scholarly Publishing". The workshop was delivered by the department head, Professor Dr. Alaa Kazem Farhan, and Assistant Professor Dr. Khalil Ibrahim Ghithwan in the late Dr. Imad Kazem hall on Sunday, 2024/2/18, attended by a large number of faculty members and students. The workshop covered the essential criteria that must be considered in scientific research to meet the publication requirements in prestigious international repositories. This includes following specific procedures to ensure the research quality, documentation, and dissemination within the scientific community. Among these mechanisms are choosing an appropriate scientific journal in their research field, scrutinizing the selected journals for their integrity, ensuring research documentation, and focusing on copyright issues, which researchers must be knowledgeable about. Some research should not be published, including those that do not receive scientific interest, contain outdated content, or are repetitive. The workshop also discussed the publication timelines that a published research might undergo, including an acceptance period from 5 to 25 weeks, an electronic publication period from 8 to 31 weeks, and actual publication from 13 to 50 weeks. At the end of the workshop, the Head of the Department, Professor Dr. Alaa Kazem Farhan, awarded a certificate of appreciation to the lecturer, Assistant Professor Dr. Khalil Ibrahim, in recognition of his efforts in delivering this workshop, and a commemorative photo was taken for the occasion.

The President of the University of Technology, Professor Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Hassan Al-Ghabban, expresses gratitude and appreciation to the editorial board member of the Journal of Engineering and Technology and faculty member, Professor Dr. Rana Ghani Farid from the Department of Computer Science. This acknowledgment is in recognition and appreciation of her dedicated efforts in completing the tasks assigned to her in the journal at our university, reflecting a high sense of responsibility. Wishing her continuous success and achievements.

The President of the University of Technology, Professor Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Hassan Al-Ghabban, extended his thanks and appreciation to the faculty member, Professor Dr. Iqbas Azaldeen from the Department of Computer Science, for her exceptional efforts in publishing scientific research in scientific journals indexed within Scopus databases, specifically titled: "Machine Learning Approach For Facial Image Detection System." "Tesseract OpenCV Versus CNN: A Comparative Study on the Recognition Of Unified Modern License Plates." He expressed his hope for her continued contribution to the service of our beloved university and our dear Iraq.

Lecturers (Assistant Lecturer Dina Kazem, Assistant Lecturer Mohammed Thamer Abdulhadi, Assistant Lecturer Noor Haider) and Researcher Ru'a Younis Hassan from the Department of Computer Science participated in the training course titled (The Mechanism of Accrediting Research Submitted for Academic Promotion and for Postgraduate Students), which was held by the Center for Continuing Education from January 28, 2024, to February 1, 2024.

Under the supervision of the Head of the Department of Computer Science, Professor Dr. Alaa Kazem Farhan, and in collaboration with Assistant Professor Dr. Abdul Khaliq Fawzi from the Department of Production and Metallurgy Engineering, the Department of Computer Science organized a workshop titled "The Importance of Academic Program Description" on Thursday, 2024/2/15, in the late Dr. Imad Kazem Hall, attended by faculty and students of the department and university. The lecturer began by defining the concept of the academic program description as a concise summary of the key characteristics of the course and the expected learning outcomes that students are to achieve by maximizing the opportunities available. This is accompanied by a description for each course within the program. The academic program is defined as a distinct and organized set of courses that, upon completion, lead to the awarding of the academic degree associated with this program for studies (Bachelor's, Master's, PhD). At the end of the workshop, Professor Dr. Alaa Kazem Farhan, the Head of the Department, awarded a certificate of appreciation to the lecturer in recognition of his efforts in delivering the lecture, and a commemorative photo was taken for the occasion.