Ahmad Kamal is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Cultural Sciences at Linnaeus University, Sweden, where he teaches in both the Library and Information Science programme and the Digital Humanities programme. Ahmad's current research explore the uses of controlled vocabulary in information retrieval and the role of digital platforms in promoting social engagement in Italian academic libraries. His earlier work includes the study of migrants' digital space in Europe, the circulation of information in post-2011 Egypt, and the interventions of NGO-led libraries in India.