Advisory Board
Archie Johnston - Executive Honorary Chair
Archie Johnston is an Australian engineering academic, entrepreneur, and university leader. He is an Emeritus Professor at the University of Sydney and the University of Technology Sydney, and a former Dean of Engineering at the University of Sydney. His work spans engineering education, water and environmental systems, smart grids, and future energy technologies. He is the Founder and Managing Director of the Johnston Institute and has received numerous honours, including appointment as a Changjiang (Yangtze River) Scholar Chair Professor, one of China's highest academic distinctions. He is recognised for strengthening links between universities, industry, and international partners.
Shakil Akhtar - Honorary Chair
Dr. Shakil Akhtar is a Professor of IT and Computer Science at Clayton State University, USA, with over two decades of leadership in academia and industry, including appointments at UAE University, Central Michigan University, the University of Toledo, and Lucent Technologies. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Engineering from Wayne State University and is recognized internationally for his contributions to reliability and performance modeling, mobile systems security, and computer science education. He currently serves as Editor-in-Chief of the ANSI Information Technology Journal and sits on the editorial and technical boards of several international journals and conferences. Since 2010, he has served as an ABET program evaluator, having assessed more than thirteen computer science programs worldwide, reflecting his standing as a respected authority in the field.
Andreas Koch - Honorary Chair
Andreas Koch brings over two decades of leadership spanning both industry and academia. He held senior industry roles including board member of Dr. Koch Computertechnik AG, Managing Director of tripleStor GmbH in Tübingen, Vice President of the Competence Center at transtec AG, and board member (Chief Customer Officer) of A3M AG – Tsunami Institute. He holds a doctorate in Physics, and since 2007 has taught and researched Telecommunications Engineering, Electronics, Computer Engineering, and Artificial Intelligence at the Hochschule der Medien (Stuttgart Media University), Germany. He has served as Program Director (Studiendekan) of the Master's program in Audiovisual Media, and was elected Vice Dean of the Faculty of Electronic Media at HdM Stuttgart for the 2023–2027 term. He is also affiliated with HdM's Institute for Applied Artificial Intelligence (IAAI), contributing to the university's research initiatives on AI applications.
Conference Committee
Chandana Withana - International Advisory Committee Chair
Abeer Alsadoon - Technical Program Chair
Amr Elchouemi - Editor in Chief
Indra Seher - Technical Program Co-Chair
Luke Bozzetto - Publication Co-Chair
Ivan Alexander - Virtual Platform & Systems Chair
Binod Syangtan - Web Service Chair
Angelika Maag - Program Chair
Daniel Patricko - Program Co - Chair
Md Shohel Sayeed - General Chair
Trung Hung VO - Publication Chair
Joice Yulinda - General Co-Chair
International Advisory Committee
Wesam Almobaideen, The University of Jordan, Jordan
Nedhal A. Al-Saiyd, Applied Science Private University, Amman, Jordan
Mohammad AL-Zobbi, Australian Institute of Higher Education, Australia
Hazem Amer, Intel Corporation, USA
Muhammad Arif, Um-Alqura University, Saudi Arabia
John Ayoda, Crown Institute of Higher Education, Australia
Antoinette Cevenini, Western Sydney University, Australia
Tom Danigon, Churchill Institute of Higher Education, Australia
Emadeldin Elgamal, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA
Nguyen Long Giang, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Vietnam
Athula Ginige, Western Sydney University, Australia
Pham Van Hai, Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam
Ali Sabea Hammood, University of Kufa, Iraq
Huynh Xuan Hiep, Can Tho University, Vietnam
Lau Siong Hoe, Multimedia University, Malaysia
Zahid Islam, Charles Sturt University, Australia
Amara Khan, Victoria University, Australia
Mirjana Ivanovic, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Davorka Radaković, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Mark Morrison, Charles Sturt University, Australia
Duc-Man Nguyen, Duy Tan University, Vietnam
Man Nguyen Duc, Duy Tan University, Vietnam
Minh Tien Nguyen, Da Nang University, Vietnam
Philip Ogunbona, University of Wollongong, Australia
Mehmet Orgun, Macquarie University, Australia
Manoranjan Paul, Charles Sturt University, Australia
Linh Pham, Western Sydney University, Australia
P.W. C. Prasad, Victoria University, Australia
Abdul Monem S. Rahma, University of Technology, Iraq
Mahsa Razavi, Western Sydney University, Australia
Simeon Simoff, Western Sydney University, Australia
Ashutosh Kumar Singh, National Institute of Technology, India
Le Hoang Son, Vietnam National University, Vietnam
Raina Thakkar, Canterbury Institute of Management, Australia
Tanveer Zia, Charles Sturt University, Australia
Jovana Vidaković, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Milinko Mandić, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Aleksandra Klasnja-Milicevic, University of Novi Sad, Serbia
Conference Committee
Honorary & Advisory Board
Archie Johnston —Executive Honorary Chair
Shakil Akhtar—Honorary Chair
Andreas Koch—Honorary Chair
Chandana Withana—International Advisory Committee Chair
Executive Committee
Md Shohel Sayeed—Conference Chair
Joice Yulinda—Conference Co-Chair
Amr Elchouemi —Editor-in-Chief
Trung Hung Vo—Publication Chair
Luke Bozzetto—Publication Co-Chair
Technical & Program Committee
Abeer Alsadoon —Technical Program Chair
Nguyen Gia Nhu—Technical Program Co-Chair
Daniel Patricko Hutabarat—Program Chair
Angelika Maag—Program Co-Chair
Digital & Systems Committee
Ivan Alexander—Virtual Platform & Systems Chair
Binod Syangtan—Web Services Chair
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