Issa Abboud is a computer science professional, university instructor, and digital-transformation specialist. He currently serves as Head of the Digital Transformation Unit at the Lebanese Ministry of Interior and Municipalities. He holds a Master's degree in Computer Science from the Lebanese University and Universite Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, and is pursuing a PhD in Computer Science at Saint Joseph University of Beirut. His doctoral research focuses on Natural Language Processing and reliable, fair bilingual Automatic Short Answer Grading in English and French. His interests include artificial intelligence, machine learning, educational technology, data science, and digital transformation.