General Chair
Prof. Dr.Roumen Kountchev
Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria
Roumen Kountchev, Ph.D., D. Sc. is a professor at the Faculty of Telecommunications, Department of Radio Communications and Video Technologies at the Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria.
His scientific areas of interest are: digital signal and image processing, image compression, multimedia watermarking, video communications, pattern recognition and neural networks. Prof. Kountchev has 341 papers published in magazines and conference proceedings (71 international); 15 books; 46 book chapters; 20 patents (3 international). He had been principle investigator of 38 research projects (6 international).
At present he is a member of Euro Mediterranean Academy of Arts and Sciences (EMAAS) and President of Bulgarian Association for Pattern Recognition (member of Intern. Association for Pattern Recognition). Editorial board member of: Intern. Journal of Reasoning-based Intelligent Systems; Intern. Journal Broad Research in Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience; KES Focus Group on Intelligent Decision Technologies; Egyptian Computer Science Journal; Intern. Journal of Bio-Medical Informatics and e-Health, and Intern. Journal Intelligent Decision Technologies. He has been a plenary speaker at: WSEAS Intern. Conf. on Signal Processing 2009, Istanbul; WSEAS Intern. Conf. on Signal Processing, Robotics and Automation, University of Cambridge 2010, UK; WSEAS Intern. Conf. on Signal Processing, Computational Geometry and Artificial Vision 2012, Istanbul, Turkey; Intern. Workshop on Bioinformatics, Medical Informatics and e-Health 2013, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt; Workshop SCCIBOV 2015, Djillali Liabès University, Sidi Bel Abbès, Algérie; Intern. Conf. on Information Technology 2015 and 2017, Al Zayatoonah University, Amman, Jordan; WSEAS European Conf. of Computer Science 2016, Rome, Italy.
Prof. Dr. Junsheng Shi
Yunnan Normal University, China
Prof. Junsheng Shi is a professor in the School of Physics and Electronic Information, Yunnan Normal University, Kunming, China and also member of China Illuminating Engineering Society-Image Technology Specialized Committee. Since 2001, he has been a Ph.D. in School of Optics and Photonics, Beijing Institute of Technology.
He in charge of Yunnan Province key disciplines "Optical Engineering" and leader for Technology innovation team in color and optical imaging technology of Colleges and universities in Yunnan. He is a member of the Professional Committee of China Optical Technology Optical Society, Chinese Society of Image and Graphics Technical Committee stereoscopic image, foreign journals "Optical Engineering", "Journal of Display Technology" and the present domestic main disciplines journal "Acta Optica Sinica", "Chinese Optics Letters","Acta Photonica Sinica" and other reviewers. In 2004 and 2008, respectively, awards of scientific and technological progress and natural science in Yunnan Province. Three projects of the National Natural Science Fund and two projects of the Yunnan Natural Science Fund have been completed. In past five years, the two major projects in Yunnan Province Department of Education were presided over, more than 50 papers have been published, fifteen invention patents have been applied for, and authorized two. His research interests include color appearance models, the color management systems, characteristics of the human visual system and application for color imaging and digital image processing.
Prof. Yingkai Liu
Yunnan Normal University, China
Yingkai Liu is the dean of the Institute of Physics and Electronic Information, Yunnan Normal University. He obtained his MS degree in condensed matter physics from Yunnan University in 1998 and PhD in condensed matter physics in 2002 from Nanjing University. He then did his postdoctoral research in the Center of Super-Diamond and Advanced Films (COSDAF) at City University of Hong Kong before joining Yunnan Normal University. He visited City University of Hong Kong from Sep. to Jun, 2019 and Rice University from February to December, 2018. His research interests include nanomaterial synthesis & characterization, and Nano device fabrication for photodetectors, gas sensors, environment and biomedical applications. Up to now, he has published 78 articles in the world famous journals such as Advanced Materials, Advanced Optical Materials，Sensors and Actuators B, Applied Physics Letters, and Nanomaterials etc. His papers were cited 1800 times by other people.
Programme Chair
Ali Raza
Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan
Ali Raza received the Ph.D. degree in Electromagnetics from Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu, China in 2020. M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Faisalabad, Pakistan, in 2015 and bachelor’s in telecommunication engineering from COMSATS University Lahore in 2008. He is currently working as Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Technology, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan. He is with wireless communication research group. He has authored and co-authored 20 international technical journals and peer-reviewed conference papers. His research interest includes imaging systems, ground penetrating radars, arrays, metamaterials, and 5G applications.
Dr. Najam Ul Hassan
University of Education, Pakistan
Dr. Hassan is working as Assistant Professor at division of Science & Technology, University of Education, Lahore, Pakistan. Before this he has worked as Assistant Professor of Physics at department of Physics, University of Central Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan. He has published several research papers in well-known International journals of Physics & Materials Science. He has also served as committee member, reviewer and keynote speaker in various International Conferences/Symposiums.
Dr. Hassan did his Ph.D in Materials Science & Engineering from Nanjing University of Science & Technology, Nanjing, China. Before commencing his doctoral degree, he has worked as subject specialist in Higher Education Department, Punjab Province, Pakistan. He has also worked as master trainer in the department of directorate of staff development (DSD) to train the teacher in education department, Punjab, Pakistan. He received his master degree in Physics from Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.
Dr. Anas Bilal
Beijing University of Technology，China
Dr. Anas Bilal (Member, IEEE) received the Ph.D degree in Electronic Science and Technology from Beijing University of Technology. Before commencing his doctoral research, he worked as a lecturer in University of Sargodha. He received his M.S. degree in electrical and electronic systems from the University of Lahore, Pakistan, in 2016.He published several research papers in image processing, medical imaging, disease diagnosis and computer vision domain in reputed journals and conferences. He served as a reviewer with several journals including IEEE ACCESS, Artificial Intelligence Review, Journal of Neural Engineering, Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Image & Visualization ,Smart Material and Structures, International Journal of Biomathematics, Journal of Applied Science and Engineering, IGI Global, Advances in Science, Technology and Engineering System Journal, and Progress in Biomedical Engineering .His research interests include medical image analysis, computer vision, machine learning, sentiment analysis, pattern recognition, and signal & image processing.
Dr. Alok Kumar
Ericsson-Tallinn, Estonia
ALOK KUMAR is Ph.D in Information and Communication Engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, China in 2021. He has received the bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electronics and communication engineering from Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar, India, in 2012 and 2016. Currently he is working as Antenna Engineer in Ericsson-Tallinn, Estonia, Europe. He has been awarded with ERICM Fellowship-2022, EuMA Internship Award-2021 and Outstanding International Students-2020 organized by CSC, China. Dr. Alok was a recipient of MHRD awarded CSC scholarship in 2017. He has been selected for a CSC scholarship by the ministry of India. He has published 14 scientific journal papers and 3 international conference papers. He also served as a reviewer for different journals and conferences. His research interest primarily includes microwave biosensor, substrate integrated waveguide (SIW) based gas sensor, microwave antenna, integrated passive components for microwave applications.
Dr. SANTHOSH KRISHNA B V
New Horizon College of Engineering, India
Dr.Santhosh Krishna B V is working as a Senior Assistant professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at New Horizon College of Engineering, Bangalore. He received his doctoral degree from Anna University – A state Government University in Tamilnadu, India in the area of Biomedical Image Processing. He has 11 years of experience in teaching and research. He has authored 9 textbooks in the area of communication and networking. He has published around 14 papers in Scopus/SCI indexed journals and conferences. He is an active reviewer in many reputed SCI indexed journals. His area of interest includes Medical Image Processing, Communication Network and Security.
Dr. Muhammad Khuram Shahzad
Khawaja Fareed University, Pakistan
I was born in Chiniot, Pakistan in 1986. I received the B.Sc degree in Physics from the University of the Punjab, Pakistan in 2006, and got the Master degree from the GCU, Faisalabad, Pakistan, in 2011. I completed doctoral degree in Physics from Harbin Institute of Technology, China on 2019. Now, i am working as Assistant Professor in the department of physics in Khawaja Fareed University of Engineering and Information Technology, Pakistan. My research interests include up-conversion nanomaterials doped rare earth ions for thermal sensors application, and lanthanide-doped luminescent materials, and current research are mainly focused on the photocatalysis and their applications. Till now, more than 20 SCI papers have been published in different international journals.
Dr. Muddassir Iqbal
Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology,China
Prof. Dr. Muddassir Iqbal has more than 30 years of Academia and industry experience. He is a graduate of Pakistan Air Force Academy and Beijing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics. He has been working as a Research Engineer, Associate professor, and Director of Research in the Pakistan Air Force. Since January 2019, he is performing teaching, and research duties at NUIST school of Physics & Optoelectronic Engineering. His research interests include Optical waveguides usage in forming sensor systems, optical fiber networks, and laser systems.
Publication Chair
Prof. Shengqing Li
Hunan University of Technology,China
Shengqing Li was born in 1961 in Hunan province, China. He is a Doctor of Engineering, professor, doctoral supervisor and the expert entitled to government special allowance（GSA）. Professor Li is the dean in the School of Electrical and Information Engineering at Hunan University of Technology. Meanwhile, he is serving as the Chairman of Hunan Engineering Research Center, the academic leader of provincial key discipline as well as the permanent member of Hunan Electrotechnical Society and Hunan Electrical Engineering Society.
Professor Li's extensive experiences with electricity and engineering lead to his broader interest in Power Quality Control Strategy for Distribution Network, New Energy Grid-Connected System Power and Electrical Energy-saving Technology. He currently hosted and participated in 20 important research projects of the Provincial Natural Science Foundation, the National Natural Science Foundation and National Key R&D Program of China etc. He received 9 ministerial Second Prizes and honored prizes of Progress in Science and Technology, Science and Technology Award of China Electrotechnical Society etc. with his papers, researches, 14 Authorized Patents and Software Copyright.
Professor Li is the author of 6 book including 2 of them were published by China Science Press. He has published numerous papers, 45 of which are included by SCI/EI consisting of Proceedings of the CSEE and International Journal of Robotics and Automation etc.
Organizing Chair
Dr. Yonghang Tai
Yunnan Normal University, China
YONGHANG TAI, is a Professor in Yunnan Key Laboratory of Opto-electronic Information Technology of the Yunnan Normal University. He is also an Associate Researcher in the Cybersecurity Lab and the Digital Research & Innovation Capability Platform of the Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. He received the Ph.D. Degree in Computer Science in 2019 from Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia. His research interests include physics-based simulation, AI-based medical implementations, Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality, the Internet of Medical Things and big data. He has published more than 60 research papers in many international journals and conferences (e.g., IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, IEEE Transactions on Haptics, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, IEEE Journal of Biomedical and Health Informatics and IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics) and conferences (e.g., IEEE INFOCOM, IEEE IECON, IEEE SECON). He gave nine keynotes at international conferences. He is widely regarded as one of the most active and influential young scientist and expert in VR/AR/IoT/Data Science/AI, as he has the experience to develop ten different services for multiple disciplines.
Dr. Shoulin Yin
Shenyang Normal University, China
Shoulin Yin is a PhD. Currently he is a lecture in Shenyang Normal University, Shenyang, China and the Deputy Director of Intelligent Information Processing Laboratory in Shenyang Normal University. He has published more than 100 technical articles in scientific journals and conference proceedings. His current research interests include Software Engineering, AI, Cloud Computing, Network Security, Image processing, Remote Sensing, Pattern Recognition. Dr. Yin's research work focuses on various image processing and computation communication methods through technology, developing new and innovative approaches for industrial control, remote sensing image, medical imaging. He has worked with hospitals, education groups in China and internationally on a number of projects. Dr. Yin has worked with a number of engineers, educator. Projects included work with images, sensors, web applications, and HIPAA compliant cloud servers. His experience extends to working with military institution in China. Dr Yin is an associate editor of International Journal of Imaging and Sensing Technologies and Applications (IJISTA), associate editor of Journal of Applied Science and Engineering (JASE) is included in Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), COMPENDEX PLUS (EI) and SCOPUS, associate editor of International Journal of Image Processing and Vision Science (IJIPVS), editor member of International Journal of Image, Graphics and Signal Processing(IJIGSP), a mentor of Interscience Research Network (https://www.interscience.in/mentors/80/), Lead Guest editor of SN Applied Sciences (indexed by EI and ESCI), Lead guest editor of Computer Science and Information Systems (ComSIS) (SCI indexed, IF=1.167), Lead Guest editor of Current Medical Imaging, (SCI indexed, IF=0.85), Lead Guest editor of Electronics.
Dr. Prof. Hang Li
Shenyang Normal University, China
Director of Intelligent Information Processing Laboratory in Shenyang Normal University. President of Software College, Shenyang Normal University. Editors-in-Chief of International Journal of Imaging and Sensing Technologies and Applications (IJISTA). Lead Guest editor of SN Applied Sciences (indexed by EI and ESCI).
Prof. Dr. Hang Li is a Professor and master supervisor in the Software College, Shenyang Normal University. His research interests include Software Engineering, AI, Cloud Computing, Network Security, Network Protocol Design and Verification, Distributed Systems, cloud and edge computing, blockchain, Image processing. He is the president of Software College, Shenyang Normal University. He is the director of Intelligent Information Processing Laboratory. His research has been funded by NSFC, and Provincial Natural Science Foundation. He is a Senior Member of CCF, a member of IEEE. He had published more than 50 papers related to the research area. He had been awarded by Outstanding Young Backbone Teacher of Colleges and Universities in Liaoning Province (Education Department of Liaoning province 200612225), Second prize of National Defense Science and Technology Award of Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense (Commission of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense 2005GFJ2126-6), First Prize of Science and Technology Award of China North Industries Group (China North Industries Group 2005-BQJ-1-0019-6).
International Advisory Chair
Dr. Roumiana Koutcheva, S.R.
TK Engineering, Bulgaria
Roumiana Kountcheva is Vice President of TK Engineering. She got her MSc and PhD at the Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria, and became Senior Researcher (SR) at TIE, in 1993.
R. Kountcheva had two post-doc trainings in Japan (Fujitsu, 1977 and Fanuc, 1980). She has more than 200 publications (including 28 book chapters and 5 patents, and presented 22 plenary speeches at international conferences and workshops. She is a member of IRIEM, IDSAI, IJBST Journal Group, and Bulgarian Association for Pattern Recognition.
R. Kountcheva participated as PI, Co-PI and team member of 47 scientific research projects, from which - 14 international. She is a reviewer of WSEAS conferences and journals, and edited several books for Springer SIST series. Her scientific areas of interest are in image processing and analysis, image watermarking and data hiding, multidimensional image representation, tensor representation, pyramidal image decompositions, image and video compression, CNC and programmable controllers, etc. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Roumiana-Kountcheva;
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=18037722400; https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7735-8375.
Contacting Chair
Eng. Bin Hu
Changsha Normal University
Bin Hu engineer and a counselor at Changsha Normal University, ACM Member, IEEE Member, he is the guest editor of EI-indexed journals: International Journal of Reasoning-based Intelligent Systems (IJRIS) and International Journal of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management (IJISSCM), the editorial board member of International Journal of Enterprise Information Systems (IJEIS) and International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences (IJSDS), and the technical editor of International Journal of Computer and Communication Technology (IJCCT). He published many articles in high standard journals like Knowledge-based System(KS), Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Control (JIFS), Enterprise Information System(EIS), Financial Innovation(FI) and etc. He worked for China Mobile，Hunan Branch as a senior manager both in marketing and Technology. Which makes him a youth expert both in Education and Administration.
Prof. Dorian Cojocaru, University of Craiova, Romania
Prof. Antonios Andreatos, Hellenic Air Force Academy, Greece
Prof. Vladicescu Popentiu, Florin, City University, UK
Prof. Guangzhi Qu, Oakland University, USA
Prof. Dr. Zhengtao Yu,Kunming University of Science and Technology
Prof. V.S.S. Yadavalli, University of Pretoria, South Africa
Prof. Bruno Apolloni, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
Prof. Harry Bouwman, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Prof. Shyi-Ming Chen, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Prof. Yahaya Coulibaly, University Technology Malaysia, Malaysia
Prof. Ing Kong, RMIT University, Australia
Prof. Gerald Midgley, Centre for Systems Studies, Business School, University of Hull, UK
Prof. Khubaib Ahmed, Hamdard University, Pakistan
Prof. Moustafa Mohammed Eissa, Faculty of Engineering-Helwan University, Egypt
Dr. Fernando Boronat Seguí, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
Dr. Alexandros Fragkiadakis, Institute of Computer Science (FORTH-ICS), Greece
Dr. Cristina Alcaraz, University of Malaga, Spain
Dr. Mohamed Atef, Assiut University, Egypt
Dr. Weilin Wang , University of Georgia, USA
Dr. Bensafi Abd-Ei-Hamid, World Islamic Sciences and Education University, Jordan
Dr. Yudi Gondokaryono, Institute of Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
Dr. Hadi Arabshahi, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
Dr. Qian Lv , Western Digital, USA
Dr. Alojz Poredo, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Dr. Mohamed F. El-Santawy, Cairo University, Egypt
Dr. Tongpin Liu, University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA
Dr. Seema Verma, Banasthali University, India
Dr. Imran Memon, Zhejiang University, Pakistan
Dr. Hao Fu, Facebook Inc., USA
Dr. Maryam Zahid, Capital University of Science and Technolog, Pakistan
Dr. Corneliu Doroftei, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania
Professor. Dr. Md. Shamim Anower, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Bangladesh