Prof. Muhammad Khurram Khan Wins the Cybersecurity Innovator of the Year Award

Prof. Muhammad Khurram Khan of the Center of Excellence in Information Assurance (CoEIA) at King Saud University received the Cybersecurity Innovator of the Year Award at the fifth edition of the MENA Cybersecurity Conference 2026 in Riyadh.

The award recognizes his pioneering research contributions, which exceed 550 scientific papers, and his ranking as second among the top computer scientists in Saudi Arabia according to Research.com.

The achievement reflects the Center's role in supporting research and innovation and in building a secure digital future in line with Saudi Vision 2030.