M.Sc.Thesis Final DefenseAs part of the academic activities of our college and the department of Computer Science, Shamil Izzuldeen Najimsuccessfullypassed hisM.Sc. final defense of a thesis entitled “Blowfish Algorithm forSecuringData in Cloud Storage”onDecember27, 2022.Shamil has implemented the Blowfish algorithm and involved it to be adequate in securing data in cloud storage. The algorithm was implemented to be efficient in terms of speed of calculation and security level in the cloud. The implementation was performed using Python programming language. The results showed its efficiency compared to the other algorithms in the literature.The scientific committee included the following members:

• Dr. Dujan Basheer Taha (University of Mosul)/ Chief
• Associate Prof. Dr. Rawa Butrus Bolos (University of Mosul)/ Member
• Associate Prof. Dr. Sufian Salim Mahmood (University of Mosul)/ Member
• Auday Hashim Saied (University of Mosul)/ Advisor and MemberCongratulations Shamil, we hope you all the best in your career