College of Computer Science & Information Technology King Khalid University · جامعة الملك خالد
Assistant Professor · Computer Science

Salem Alqahtani

I am an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at King Khalid University. My research focuses on distributed systems, large-scale databases, and the intersection of systems and machine learning. I am interested in building reliable, scalable, and efficient infrastructure for data-intensive applications.

Distributed Systems Databases Machine Learning Systems Research
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Salem Alqahtani
King Khalid University Dept. of Computer Science
Building 13, Floor 1, Room 45
[email protected]
conference year
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Apr 2026 Research project funded through the King Khalid University Small Research Groups Program (Grant No. RGP1/197/47).
Apr 2025 Research project funded through the King Khalid University Small Research Groups Program (Grant No. RGP1/103/46).

Before joining King Khalid University, I earned my Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from the University at Buffalo, SUNY, and my M.S. in Computer Science and Engineering from the University of Connecticut. I also completed postdoctoral research appointments at the University at Buffalo and the University of Utah, where I worked on distributed databases, cloud systems, and federated learning.

I am currently recruiting motivated graduate students interested in distributed systems, distributed databases, cloud computing, federated learning, and artificial intelligence.

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Artificial Intelligence Fundamentals
CS 0262 · Undergraduate · Non-CS Majors
Spring 2026
Advanced Operating Systems
CS 6112 · Graduate
Fall 2026
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