Professor Adel Elmaghraby is the Director of Research and Innovation for the University of Louisville Digital Transformation Center, Director of Industrial Research and Innovation for Speed School of Engineering, and Winnia Professor of Computer Science and Engineering and owner of the Hive. He received his PhD and MS degrees from the University of Wisconsin –Madison and held appointments at the Software Engineering Institute - Carnegie-Mellon University and the American University in Cairo. He is a well-published author, a public speaker, member of editorial boards. He has served on multiple non-profit boards in Louisville, Kentucky including the Community Foundation, New Direction Housing, and the World Affairs Council of KY and Southern Indiana.