Prof. Dr. Anand Nayyar, Duy Tan University, Vietnam

Associate Editor, Computer Communications (Elsevier), IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence, Human Centric Computing and Information Sciences, and 10+ journals;

Managing Editor, International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science (IGI-Global, USA)

Senior Member of IEEE and ACM

H Index: 60

Areas of Expertise: Wireless Sensor Networks; Internet of Things; Artificial Intelligence; Cloud Computing; Blockchain; Cyber Security; Drones; Big Data; Wireless Communications

Brief Introduction: Dr. Anand Nayyar, Ph.D. (Computer Science, 2017), Professor, Vice-Chairman (Research) and Director of IoT and Intelligent Systems Lab, School of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, Duy Tan University, Vietnam. He holds 280+ professional certifications (CISCO, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Oracle, etc.). He has published 300+ SCI/SCIE/SSCI/Scopus journal papers, 80+ IEEE/ACM/Springer conference papers, 60+ book chapters, and authored/edited 70+ books. Citations: 23,500+ (Google Scholar, h-index: 77); 13,100+ (Scopus, h-index: 60). Senior Member of IEEE and ACM. He holds 96 patents and 5 copyrights. He has completed 4 research grants and guided 200+ undergraduates, 37 postgraduates, and 4 Ph.D. students. He has received 58 awards including Obada Prize 2023, Lifetime Achievement Awards (2023, 2024), and Distinguished Scientist Award (NUS). Listed in Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University (2020–2025).

Prof. Gautam Srivastava, Brandon University, Canada

Editor of IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems, and IEEE Internet of Things Journal, etc.

Senior Member of IEEE

H Index: 75

Areas of Expertise: Internet Of Things, Federated Learning, Convolutional Neural Network, Deep Learning, Global Model, Internet Of Things Devices, Data Privacy, Long Short-term Memory, Neural Network, Federated Learning Framework

Brief Introduction: Gautam Srivastava (Senior Member, IEEE) received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from the University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada, in 2006 and 2012, respectively. He is a Professor of computer science at Brandon University, Brandon, MB, Canada. In his eight-year academic career, he has published a total of 400 papers in high-impact conferences and high-status journals (SCI and SCIE). He is an Editor of several international scientific research journals.

Prof. D. T. Pham, University of Birmingham, UK

Member of the editorial boards of IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics (2005-2006), IMechE Proceedings Part C (1999 - to date), etc.

H Index: 59

Areas of Expertise: Automation, Robotics, IT and Intelligent Systems, Rapid manufacturing, Micro manufacturing

Brief Introduction: He has lectured extensively abroad on his research and has delivered more than fifty keynote presentations at international conferences. He was Professeur Invité at École Centrale de Paris, Consulting Professor at HUST (China), Erskine Visiting Fellow at the University of Canterbury (New Zealand), Visiting Professor at the Université Paul Verlaine (France), Visiting Professor at King Saud University (Saudi Arabia), Strategic Scientist at Wuhan University of Technology and Honorary Professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University (China). He has received several prizes including the Sir Joseph Whitworth prize from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in 1996 and 2000 and the Institution's Thomas Stephens Group Prize in 2001 and 2003 and Donald Julius Groen Prize in 2004, and the 5th ICMR Best Paper Prize in 2007. He is also a recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award (2016, World Automation Congress) and a Distinguished International Academic Contribution Award (IEEE SMC Society TC on Enterprise Info Sys and IFIP TC8 WG8.9, 2017). He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Learned Society of Wales, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Institution of Engineering and Technology, and Institution of Mechanical Engineers. He was made an OBE in the 2003 New Year's Honours List for his services to Engineering.

Prof. Haji Bourdoucen, Sultan Qaboos University, Oman

Dean, College of Engineering

Areas of Expertise: Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks and applications, Embedded Electronic systems, Optical and radio wireless Data networks, Industrial Control Systems and Industrial Internet of Things, Industrial Applications of Undammed Autonomous vehicles, Data Analytics, Computer Vision supported by Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Deep Learning

Brief Introduction: Hadj Bourdoucen is a Professor at ECE Department, Sultan Qaboos University. Obtained his PhD degree from Ecole Centrale de Lyon, France. Worked at a number of universities and joined Sultan Qaboos University in 1998 where he served as Head of Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (2002-2007), Director of communication and information research center (2009-2017) and then Dean of College of Engineering (2017-2020). In addition to his teaching and research activities, he is managing the strategic project "Cooperation and Partnerships with Educational Institutions and National and International Organizations” that is part of Sultan Qaboos University’s Long-Term Strategic Plan 2016-2040. He published over 145 publications and edited several books and conference proceedings in addition to supervision of BEng projects, MSc and PhDs.

Prof. Pascal Lorenz, University of Haute-Alsace, France

Senior Member of IEEE

H Index: 36

Areas of Expertise: Wireless networks, Vehicular communications and connected vehicles, 5G/B5G/6G and cellular systems

Brief Introduction: He is a professor at the University of Haute-Alsace, France, since 1995. His research interests include QoS, wireless networks and high-speed networks. He is the author/co-author of 3 books, 3 patents and 200 international publications in refereed journals and conferences. He was Technical Editor of the IEEE Communications Magazine Editorial Board (2000-2006), IEEE Networks Magazine since 2015, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology since 2017, Chair of IEEE ComSoc France (2014-2020), Financial chair of IEEE France (2017-2022), Chair of Vertical Issues in Communication Systems Technical Committee Cluster (2008-2009), Chair of the Communications Systems Integration and Modeling Technical Committee (2003-2009), Chair of the Communications Software Technical Committee (2008-2010) and Chair of the Technical Committee on Information Infrastructure and Networking (2016-2017). He has served as Co-Program Chair of IEEE WCNC'2012 and ICC'2004, Executive Vice-Chair of ICC'2017, TPC Vice Chair of Globecom'2018, Panel sessions co-chair for Globecom'16, tutorial chair of VTC'2013 Spring and WCNC'2010, track chair of PIMRC'2012 and WCNC'2014, symposium Co-Chair at Globecom 2007-2011, Globecom'2019, ICC 2008-2010, ICC'2014 and '2016.

Prof. Abdul G.Ghani Al-Baali, Princess Sumaya University for Technology, Jordan

H Index: 14

Areas of Expertise: Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), Numerical Analysis, Computer Simulations, Mathematical Modelling, Mathematics and Physics Science, Environment Engineering and Technology

Prof. Dr. Anand Nayyar, Duy Tan University, Vietnam

Associate Editor, Computer Communications (Elsevier), IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence, Human Centric Computing and Information Sciences, and 10+ journals;

Managing Editor, International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science (IGI-Global, USA)

Senior Member of IEEE and ACM

H Index: 60

Areas of Expertise: Wireless Sensor Networks; Internet of Things; Artificial Intelligence; Cloud Computing; Blockchain; Cyber Security; Drones; Big Data; Wireless Communications

Brief Introduction: Dr. Anand Nayyar, Ph.D. (Computer Science, 2017), Professor, Vice-Chairman (Research) and Director of IoT and Intelligent Systems Lab, School of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence, Duy Tan University, Vietnam. He holds 280+ professional certifications (CISCO, Microsoft, Amazon, Google, Oracle, etc.). He has published 300+ SCI/SCIE/SSCI/Scopus journal papers, 80+ IEEE/ACM/Springer conference papers, 60+ book chapters, and authored/edited 70+ books. Citations: 23,500+ (Google Scholar, h-index: 77); 13,100+ (Scopus, h-index: 60). Senior Member of IEEE and ACM. He holds 96 patents and 5 copyrights. He has completed 4 research grants and guided 200+ undergraduates, 37 postgraduates, and 4 Ph.D. students. He has received 58 awards including Obada Prize 2023, Lifetime Achievement Awards (2023, 2024), and Distinguished Scientist Award (NUS). Listed in Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University (2020–2025).

Prof. Dr. Hugo Wai Leung MAK, The Chinese University of Hong Kong & The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, China

Visiting Faculty at HKUST and a Lecturer at CUHK.  

Junior Fellow of The Academy of Education Excellence (AEE).

Member of Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS)

H Index: 12

Areas of Expertise: Computational Mathematics and Data Science; Geospatial Analytics and Satellite Informatics; Machine Learning Algorithms; Modeling and Data Assimilation; Remote Sensing and Environmental Informatics; Smart and Sustainable City Development

Brief Introduction: Hugo Wai Leung MAK obtained his B.Sc. Degree in Mathematics and Physics (with minor in Liberal Studies), then his Ph.D. in Mathematics (Scientific Computation concentration). He serves as a guest editor and committee member of journals, conferences and education events, and is actively participating in international satellite missions and professional societies related to scientific computation and engineering, like GEMS, CINDI-3, Asia Computational Intelligence Society (ACIS), Admission Panel of HKSTP etc. Some of his recent highlighted awards and honors include: The 14th Epsilon Fund Award (2019); School of Science Postgraduate Research Excellence Award, HKUST (2019); Departmental Research Output Prize, HKU (2021); Young Scientist of Hong Kong Laureate Forum (2023 & 2025); Remote Sensing Outstanding Reviewer Award (2024); Internationalisation Faculty Mobility Scheme Award (2024-25); Institute of Mathematical Statistics Researcher Travel Award (2025); AEE Junior Fellow (2025); Best Oral Presentation Award of ASEC2025 (2026). He is working with top institutions and industrial partners to address real-world concerns with the aid of computational frameworks and algorithms.