Keynote Speakers
Keynote Speaker I
Prof.
Incheon Paik
The University of Aizu, Japan
Prof. Incheon Paik is an accomplished academic who
holds both a Master of Engineering degree and a
Ph.D. in Electronics Engineering, which he received
from Korea University in 1987 and 1992,
respectively. From 1993 to 2000, he worked as an
associate professor at Soonchunhyang University in
Korea. During this time, Dr. Paik also served as a
visiting researcher at the State Key Laboratory in
Beihang University, Beijing, China from 1996 to
1998. In 2001, Dr. Paik moved to Japan and became a
professor in the Intelligent Data Analytics Lab at
the University of Aizu. He remains in this position
to this day. Prof. Paik's research interests include
various aspects of data analytics, such as Deep
Learning Applications in Semantic Web Services
Composition, Natural Language Processing, and Web
Data Analysis. He also has expertise in Big Data
Infrastructure and Analytics. Prof. Paik has
organized several international conferences
throughout his career and has also served as a
reviewer or editor for journals such as JIPS, IEICE,
IEEE, and MDPI. He is a senior member of IEEE and is
currently the director of IEIE Japan Branch. Dr.
Paik has also been an executive committee member of
IEEE Sendai section and previously served as the
chair of IEICE Service Computing Technical
Committee.
Keynote Speaker II
Prof.
Chin-Chen Chang (IEEE Fellow)
Feng Chia University, China
Professor C.C. Chang obtained his Ph.D. degree in
computer engineering from National Chiao Tung
University. He's first degree is Bachelor of Science
in Applied Mathematics and master degree is Master
of Science in computer and decision sciences. Both
were awarded in National Tsing Hua University. Dr.
Chang served in National Chung Cheng University from
1989 to 2005. His current title is Chair Professor
in Department of Information Engineering and
Computer Science, Feng Chia University, from Feb.
2005.
Prior to joining Feng Chia University, Professor
Chang was an associate professor in Chiao Tung
University, professor in National Chung Hsing
University, chair professor in National Chung Cheng
University. He had also been Visiting Researcher and
Visiting Scientist to Tokyo University and Kyoto
University, Japan. During his service in Chung
Cheng, Professor Chang served as Chairman of the
Institute of Computer Science and Information
Engineering, Dean of College of Engineering, Provost
and then Acting President of Chung Cheng University
and Director of Advisory Office in Ministry of
Education.
Professor Chang's specialties include, but not
limited to, data engineering, database systems,
computer cryptography and information security. A
researcher of acclaimed and distinguished services
and contributions to his country and advancing human
knowledge in the field of information science,
Professor Chang has won many research awards and
honorary positions by and in prestigious
organizations both nationally and internationally.
He is currently a Fellow of IEEE and a Fellow of
IEE, UK. On numerous occasions, he was invited to
serve as Visiting Professor, Chair Professor,
Honorary Professor, Honorary Director, Honorary
Chairman, Distinguished Alumnus, Distinguished
Researcher, Research Fellow by universities and
research institutes. He also published over 1,100
papers in Information Sciences. In the meantime, he
participates actively in international academic
organizations and performs advisory work to
government agencies and academic organizations.
Invited Speaker
Assoc. Prof. HoshangKolivand
Liverpool John Moores University, UK
HoshangKolivand is an Associate Professor specializing in AI and Mixed Reality. Heholds an MS degree in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from AmirkabirUniversity of Technology, Iran, and a PhD from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia(UTM). With a Post-Doctoral background in Augmented Reality from UTM, he has awealth of expertise in the field.Previously,Dr. Kolivand worked as a lecturer at Shahid Beheshti University in Iran andlater as a Senior Lecturer at UTM. Currently, he serves as a AssociateProfessor and Head of Applied Computing Research group at Liverpool John MooresUniversity, UK.Dr.Kolivand has published extensively in international journals, conferenceproceedings, and technical papers. He is an active member of variousinternational conferences and journals as well as Senior member of IEEE.Additionally, he has authored several books on object-oriented programming andmathematics. His research interests encompass AI, AR/VR and HCI,where he explores innovative applications and advancements.