Prof. Guo Song, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Bio: Song Guo received his Ph.D. in computer science from
University of Ottawa. He is currently a full professor at Department of
Computing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Prior to joining PolyU, he was
a full professor with the University of Aizu, Japan. His research interests are
mainly in the areas of cloud and green computing, big data, wireless networks,
and cyber-physical systems. He has published over 300 conference and journal
papers in these areas and received multiple best paper awards from IEEE/ACM
conferences. His research has been sponsored by JSPS, JST, MIC, NSF, NSFC, and
industrial companies. Dr. Guo has served as an editor of several journals,
including IEEE Transactions on Parallel and Distributed Systems (2011-2015),
IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing (2013-), IEEE Transactions on
Green Communications and Networking (2016-), IEEE Communications Magazine
(2015-), and Wireless Networks (2013-). He has been actively participating in
international conferences as general chair and TPC chair. He is a senior member
of IEEE, a senior member of ACM, and an IEEE Communications Society
Distinguished Lecturer.
Prof. Girija Chetty, University of Canberra, Australia
Bio: Dr. Girija Chetty has a Bachelors and Masters
degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, and PhD in Information
Sciences and Engineering from Australia. She has more than 25 years of
experience in Industry, Research and Teaching from Universities and Research and
Development Companies from India and Australia, and has held several leadership
positions including Head of Software Engineering and Computer Science, and
Course Director for Master of Computing Course. Currently, she is the Head of
Multimodal Systems and Information Fusion Group in University of Canberra,
Australia, and leads a research group with several PhD students, Post Docs,
research assistants and regular International and National visiting researchers.
She is a Senior Member of IEEE, USA, and senior member of Australian Computer
Society, and her research interests are in the area of multimodal systems,
computer vision, pattern recognition and image processing. She has published
extensively with more than 120 fully refereed publications in several invited
book chapters, edited books, high quality conference and journals, and she is in
the editorial boards, technical review committees and regular reviewer for
several IEEE, Elsevier and IET journals in Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition
and Image Processing.
Prof. Harumi Watanabe, Tokai University, Japan
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Prof. Dong Hwa Kim, Hanbat National University, South Korea
Bio: Dr. Dong Hwa Kim received Ph.D from Ajou University in
Korea and also got Ph.D from Dept. of Computational Intelligence and Systems
Science, TIT (Tokyo Institute of Technology, K. Hirota Lab.), Tokyo, Japan.
He has experience in many areas such as Visiting Professor, Mechanical, Optic,
Engineering Informatics, Budapest University of Technology and Economic (March
20, 2012-2013), President, Korea Institute HuCARE (President of Hu-CARE
(Human-Centered Advanced Technology Research/Education, 2009 – ), EU-FP NCP
(ICT) in Korea (Nov. 2009-), Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (Nov.,
1977-March, 1993), President, Daedeok Korea-India Forum (March 1, 2010 – ),
Vice-president of the recognition board of the world congress of arts, sciences
and communications, IBC (Sept. 1, 2007, UK), Co-editor, Japan Society for Fuzzy
Theory and Intelligent Informatics, executive committees (June 2, 2007 -2009),
Co-editor, Journal of Advanced Computational Intelligence and Intelligent
Informatics (JACIII, Fujii press, Japan (2006-), Director of National Science
Foundation (2006-2008).
He wrote many columns about science & technology strategy and policy in major
newspaper in Korea. He also had ever have lecture and keynote speaker in over
100 University and conference or forum over the world. He was Book Author in
Hybrid Evolutionary Algorithms (Computational Intelligence 75), Springer,
Germany, 2007, and published 200 papers in international Journal and awards 2000
Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century, Top 100 Engineers 2008 (UK),
International Einstein Award for Scientific achievement.
He got also best innovation award from Hankook Illbo (Korea major daily
newspaper) on 2009. He is now working at Hanbat National University (2009 – ).