Babak Sokouti has over 17 years IT technical management and consulting experience, including managing and maintaining sophisticated network infrastructures. He has obtained Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with a specialization in Control from Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran; a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering with a specialization in Electronics (with background of biomedical engineering) from Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran; a Master of Science in Information Security with Distinction from Royal Holloway University of London, London, UK; and obtained PhD in Bioinformatics from Biotechnology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. In addition, he has obtained IT industry certifications including MCP, MCSA 2003, MCDBA 2000, MCSE 2003, and MCTS 2008. His research interests include cryptographic algorithms, information security, network security and protocols, image processing, protein structure prediction, and hybrid intelligent neural network systems based on genetic algorithms.