Dr. Worku Abebe Degife is an Assistant Professor and Dean of the College of Informatics at the University of Gondar, Ethiopia. With over seven years of progressive academic and administrative experience, he has demonstrated leadership continuity—serving as department head, acting dean, and now dean—while advancing academic excellence through program expansion, high-quality teaching, and capacity-building trainings. He teaches and designs courses in Artificial Intelligence, Project Management, and Machine Learning, and has supervised numerous undergraduate and postgraduate research works. Dr. Worku is a dedicated researcher with publications in reputable journals indexed in Scopus and SCIE, focusing on deep learning, recommender systems, and sentiment analysis. A graduate of National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (PhD), he is also actively engaged in community service, technology transfer initiatives, and international academic collaborations. His contributions to institutional leadership and student empowerment, including his tenure as student union president, reflect his commitment to holistic educational development.