I am a Ph.D. candidate and lecturer in the Computer Network Department at Sulaimani Polytechnic University (SPU), Iraq, where I have been teaching since 2013. I hold a bachelor's degree in Mathematics and Computer Science (2007) and a master's degree (2009) from the University of Science and Technology of Oran (USTO), Algeria.

Since 2016, I have also served as the editorial manager of the Kurdistan Journal of Applied Research (KJAR), contributing to the advancement of scholarly publication in the region.

My research interests span a range of interdisciplinary topics, with a particular focus on:

• Fake News Detection

• Fact-Checking and Verification

• Natural Language Processing (NLP)

• Sentiment Analysis

• Machine Learning

• Network Management and Security

I welcome academic collaboration and inquiries  on : rania.azad@spu.edu.iq