Plenary Speakers
Prof. Marjan Mernik
University of Maribor
Slovenia
Prof. Marjan Mernik
University of MariborSlovenia
Biography
Marjan Mernik received the MSc and PhD degrees in Computer Science from the University of Maribor in 1994 and 1998, respectively. He is currently a professor at the University of Maribor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He was a visiting professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Computer and Information Sciences. His research interests include programming languages, domain-specific (modelling) languages, grammar and semantic inference, and evolutionary computations. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Computer Languages, as well as Associate Editors of the Applied Soft Computing Journal, and Swarm and Evolutionary Computation Journal. He has been named a Highly Cited Researcher for years 2017 and 2018.
Speech Title
How Evolutionary Algorithms Can Efficiently Explore and Exploit the Search Space
Prof. Caihua Xiong
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
China
Prof. Caihua Xiong
Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina
Biography
CAIHUA XIONG received the Ph.D. degree from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China, in 1998. From 1999 to 2003, he worked in the City University of Hong Kong, Worcester Polytechnic Institute (USA), Ford Motor Company (USA) and the Chinese University of Hong Kong, respectively. He is member of Editorial Advisory Board of the international journal-Robotic Intelligence and Automation, and a member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Bionic Engineering. He is the Changjiang Professor appointed by the Ministry of Education of China, the owner of the best Ph.D. Dissertation awards, and the owner of National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of China.
Speech Title
A Sensor-Integrated Rigid–Soft Coupled Robotic Hand for Robust Dexterous Grasping and Manipulation
Prof. Wenbin Chen
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
China
Prof. Wenbin Chen
Huazhong University of Science and TechnologyChina
Biography
State Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, School of Mechanical Science and Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Speech Title
A Sensor-Integrated Rigid–Soft Coupled Robotic Hand for Robust Dexterous Grasping and Manipulation
Dr. Abdullah Alyateem
University of Bisha
Saudi Arabia
Dr. Abdullah Alyateem
University of BishaSaudi Arabia
Biography
Data and Network Mining , Data Mining , Data Science , Decision Support Systems , Information science , Information Systems , Management
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Prof. Addison WANG Lin
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore
Prof. Addison WANG Lin
Nanyang Technological UniversitySingapore
Biography
Dr. Addison, Lin Wang is currently an Assistant Professor at the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, NTU. He is leading the Embodied Perception and Interaction (EmPACT) Lab. Before this, he was an Assistant Professor with the
Artificial Intelligence Thrust and the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of HKUST’s Guangzhou and Clear Water Bay campuses from 2021.12-2024.10. His research interests include: physics- and neuro-driven sensing and fusion,
embodied perception, multi-modal AI, embodied spatial intelligence, human-robot interaction. He received several awards and honors, including the Best Paper Award from IEEE VR conference, CVPR Oral/Highlight Paper, Tencent Best Patent Project Award, KAIST Highest Ph.D Research Award,
etc. He has been serving as the Senior Program Committee (Area Chair), the Session Chair, and Reviewer for many top-tier conferences and journals, such as AAAI, ICLR, CVPR/ICCV/ECCV, ICRA/IROS, IEEE TPAMI, IEEE RAL, IEEE T-ITS, IEEE VR, IEEE
TNNLS. He has also been serving as the Technical Committee Member for the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) on Robot Vision. He is continuously recognized as the "World's Top 2% Scientist" by Stanford University and Elsevie.
Speech Title
Physics- and neuro-driven sensing and fusion,
embodied perception, multi-modal AI, embodied spatial intelligence, human-robot interaction.
Prof. Chinthaka Premachandra
Shibaura Institute of Technology
Japan
Prof. Chinthaka Premachandra
Shibaura Institute of TechnologyJapan
Biography
Chinthaka Premachandra (Senior Member, IEEE) was born in Sri Lanka. He received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from Mie University, Tsu, Japan, in 2006 and 2008, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan, in 2011. From 2012 to 2015, he was an Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan. From 2016 to 2017, he was an Assistant Professor with the Department of Electronic Engineering, School of Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Tokyo, where he was an Associate Professor, from 2018 to 2022. In 2022, he was promoted to a Professor with the Department of Electronic Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology, where he is currently the Manager of the Image Processing and Robotic Laboratory. His research interests include AI, UAV, image processing, audio processing, intelligent transport systems (ITS), and mobile robotics.
Speech Title
Cutting-Edge Innovations for Drone-Based Post-Disaster Operations
Prof. Ishfaq Ahmad
University of Texas at Arlington
United States
Prof. Ishfaq Ahmad
University of Texas at ArlingtonUnited States
Biography
Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science and his M.S. in Computer Engineering from Syracuse University, New York, U.S.A., in 1992 and 1987, respectively; and his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology, Lahore, Pakistan, in 1985. Prior to joining UTA, he was an associate professor in the Computer Science Department at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He has authored 260-plus publications that include books, papers in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, related to software for supercomputing systems, parallel optimization algorithms, digital video compression and analysis, assistive technologies and sustainable computing. Professor Ahmad has received numerous international research awards, including five best research paper awards at leading conferences and top-tier journals. Dr. Ahmad’s research, with career-wide funding exceeding $13 million, is sponsored by government agencies and several companies.
Speech Title
Emeritus Prof. Piet Kommers
University of Twente.
Netherlands
Emeritus Prof. Piet Kommers
University of Twente.Netherlands
Biography
An honorary professor and thought leader with extensive experience in teaching media theory, software engineering, social sciences, statistics, as well as developing media-supported training programmes while working as practicing teacher in the areas of primary, vocational and higher education. Instrumental in the evolution of learning, education and training in the last few decades having developed new technologies such as virtual reality, interactive video, hypermedia, expert systems, modelling and simulations. Qualified Ph.D. holder in Educational and Media Design, with Master’s in Education and Training and Bachelor’s in Educational Practitioner. Received the prestigious academic award for innovative ‘Media in Education’ and offered a research position in collaborative group problem solving wherein designed the ‘Concise Urban Planning Task’. Immense experience at management level coupled with a strong strategic appreciation and vision. Logical and methodical in achieving tasks and able to build and implement sophisticated plans. A strong work ethic with a high level of personal integrity (leading by example); able to relate to and create trust in teams.
Speech Title
AI for STEAM in Higher Education
Prof. Marios Savvides
Carnegie Mellon University
United States
Prof. Marios Savvides
Carnegie Mellon UniversityUnited States
Biography
Marios Savvides, the Bossa Nova Robotics Professor of Artificial Intelligence at Carnegie Mellon University, and Founder and Director of the CMU Biometrics Center. I received the B.Eng in Microelectronics Systems Engineering from UMIST (U.K.), MSc in Robotics and PhD in ECE at CMU. I have authored and co-authored over 250 journal and conference publications, including 22 book chapters and served as the area editor of the Springer’s Encyclopedia of Biometrics, with over 100 invention disclosures which have led to over 80 patent pending applications (many already granted). We invented the World’s 1st 40ft stand-off distance Iris recognition system capable of enrolling and matching someone’s iris anywhere from 6m-13m away. We developed robust face detection even in presence of extreme occlusions and masks which lead to receiving the Outstanding AI Award from the Secretary of the Army, Mr. Ryan McCarthy. Our work on the Boston Marathon bombing case was featured in CBS 60mins, CNN, NOVA and many other news media articles.
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Prof. Rauno Heikkilä
University of OuluFinland
Prof. Rauno Heikkilä
University of OuluFinlandBiography
Dr. Rauno Heikkilä is a professor of digitalized construction and mining operations in the Faculty of Technology at University of Oulu, Finland. He is the head of the Structures and Construction Technology Research Unit. He received his Dr. Tech in 1996 from the University of Oulu. His major research interests cover structures and and construction technology, engineering mechanics, information modelling (BIM in construction) automation and robotics in the construction of roads, railways, fairways, bridges and buildings as well as in mining.
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Prof Sasa Arsovski
Raffles University Iskandar
Malaysia
Prof Sasa Arsovski
Raffles University IskandarMalaysia
Biography
Internationally Recognized researcher in the field of AI Computer vision in the industrial quality Control, Object detection and image understanding, Genetic algorithms in the text processing for neural network chatbots, AI Computer vision, DNN Chatbots AI in fintech.
Ph.D. -Applied Computer Science and Informatics
University Professor- AI researcher, IT Developer.
-More than twenty years’ experience as an AI and IT developer.
Receive a Ph.D. from the Department of Applied Computer Science and Informatics, Faculty of Technical Science, University Novi Sad, Serbia.
Since 2004 he has been working as an independent associate for the development of ICT in the Guarantee Fund of AP Vojvodina and as a visiting Professor at the International University in Novi Pazar, Serbia, and as Visiting Professor on the Faculty for Economy and Management, Novi Sad, Serbia and Imagineering Institute, Johor as Lab Vice Director and AI researcher.
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Dr. Andrew Goldenberg
ANVIV Mechatronics IncCanada
Dr. Andrew Goldenberg
ANVIV Mechatronics IncCanadaBiography
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Dr. Hamid Khayyam
RMIT UniversityAustralia
Dr. Hamid Khayyam
RMIT UniversityAustraliaBiography
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