Bashar Ibrahim is a Professor of Mathematical Systems Biology at the Gulf University of Science and Technology (GUST). He is also affiliate professor with the University of Jena in Germany and the European Virus Bioinformatics Center. Dr. Ibrahim was the co-founder and coordinator of the European Virus Bioinformatics Center. He completed his PhD with honors (summa cum laude) in Bioinformatics in 2008 and DSc (PD Dr. habil) in Systems Biology in 2013 from the University of Jena. Before joining GUST in 2019, Dr. Ibrahim held various positions at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), University of Jena, and University of Bonn.