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.
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How Evolutionary Algorithms Can Efficiently Explore and Exploit the Search Space
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. 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. Minoru Sasaki
Gifu University
Japan
Prof. Minoru Sasaki
Gifu UniversityJapan
Biography
Prof. Minoru Sasaki is an Emeritus Professor of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering at Gifu University, Japan. With over 25 years of experience, he has made significant contributions in actuator control, flexible manipulators, bio‑signal interfaces, and autonomous flying robots. In 1997, he was a Visiting Professor at the University of California. He has played a key role in international engineering education and collaboration, notably with Dedan Kimathi University of Technology in Kenya. Prof. Sasaki has earned several honors, including the Japan AEM Society Distinguished Service Award and an Honorary Doctorate from DKUT.
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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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Invited Speakers
Dr. Pavel Y. Leonov
National Research Nuclear University MEPhI
Russia
Dr. Pavel Y. Leonov
National Research Nuclear University MEPhIRussia
Biography
Leonov Pavel Y. is an Associate Professor in the Department of Financial Monitoring at NRNU MEPhI (National Research Nuclear University), where he has been a faculty member since 2012. He holds a Candidate of Sciences (PhD) in Economics and specializes in economic security, financial monitoring, anti-money laundering, and the application of artificial intelligence in fraud detection.
Prof. Leonov teaches courses such as Economic Security, Financial Monitoring with Internal Control, and Global Information Resources. He is an expert in Agile and Scrum methodologies for project management and contributes actively to academic development through guiding research work and pedagogical practice.
He has a strong publication record, with multiple articles in Studies in Computational Intelligence and proceedings of IEEE conferences. Notable works include studies on cryptocurrency monitoring, AI-driven tools for anti-money laundering, Bayesian network-based fraud risk assessment, and the application of Benford’s Law in financial audits. His h-index is 4 in both Scopus and Web of Science
Speech Title
The use of artificial intelligence in decision-making in the financial audit process
