General Chair
Prof. Dr.Srikanta Patnaik
I.I.M.T., Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Prof. Srikanta Patnaik is Director of I.I.M.T., Bhubaneswar, India. He has received his Ph. D. (Engineering) on Computational Intelligence from Jadavpur University, India in 1999. He has supervised more than 30 Ph. D. Theses and 100 Master theses in the area of Computational Intelligence, Machine Learning, Soft Computing Applications and Re-Engineering. Dr. Patnaik has published around 100 research papers in international journals and conference proceedings. He is author of 2 text books and 55 edited volumes and few invited book chapters, published by leading international publisher like IEEE, Elsevier, Springer-Verlag, Kluwer Academic, etc..
Dr. SrikantaPatnaik is the Editors-in-Chief of International Journal of Information and Communication Technology and International Journal of Computational Vision and Robotics published from Inderscience Publishing House, England and, Editor of Journal of Information and Communication Convegence Engineering and Associate Editor of Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems (JIFS), which are all Scopus Index journals.
He is also Editors-in-Chief of Book Series on “Modeling and Optimization in Science and Technology” published from Springer, Germany and Advances in Computer and Electrical Engineering (ACEE) and Advances in Medical Technologies and Clinical Practice (AMTCP), published by IGI Global, USA.
He is a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) and Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). He is also Fellow of IETE, Life Member of ISTE, and CSI. Dr. Patnaik has visited more than 20 countries across the globe and visiting professors to some of the universities.
Programme Chair：
Madjid Tavana, Ph.D.
Professor and Distinguished Chair of Business Analytics
Chairman, Business Systems and Analytics Department
La Salle University ● Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19141 ● United States
Honorary Professor, Business Information Systems Department
University of Paderborn, D-33098 Paderborn, Germany
Editor-in-Chief
Decision Analytics Journal (Elsevier)
Healthcare Analytics (Elsevier)
Space Mission Planning and Operations
International Journal of Applied Decision Sciences
International Journal of Management and Decision Making
International Journal of Knowledge Engineering and Data Mining
International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems
Email: tavana@lasalle.edu | Phone: (215) 951-1129 | Web: http://tavana.us
Madjid Tavana is Professor and Distinguished Chair of Business Analytics at La Salle University, where he serves as Chairman of the Business Systems and Analytics Department. He also holds an Honorary Professorship in Business Information Systems at the University of Paderborn in Germany. Dr. Tavana is Distinguished Research Fellow at the Kennedy Space Center, the Johnson Space Center, the Naval Research Laboratory at Stennis Space Center, and the Air Force Research Laboratory. He was recently honored with the prestigious Space Act Award by NASA. He holds an MBA, PMIS, and PhD in Management Information Systems and received his Post-Doctoral Diploma in Strategic Information Systems from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. He has published 22 books and over 300 research papers in international scholarly academic journals. Dr. Tavana is the Editor-in-Chief of Decision Analytics Journal, Healthcare Analytics, Space Mission Planning and Operations, International Journal of Applied Decision Sciences, International Journal of Management and Decision Making, International Journal of Communication Networks and Distributed Systems, and International Journal of Knowledge Engineering and Data Mining. He is also an editor of Annals of Operations Research, Expert Systems with Applications, Computers and Industrial Engineering, Intelligent Systems with Applications, and Journal of Innovation and Knowledge.
Prof. Dr. Xilong Qu
Changsha Normal University, China
Prof. Xilong Qu is the dean of School of Information Science and Engineering, Changsha Normal University. he is also the master degree student advisor for both Xiangtan University and Hunan Institute of Engineering. Prof. Xilong Qu received his Ph.D on Southwest Jiaotong University, he finished his post-doctor study in Post-doctoral Research Center of Computer Science and Technology, South China University of Technology. Prof. Xilong Qu is the young core teacher of Hunan and a member of “121” talents program of Hunan. Prof.Xilong Qu joined 4 projects from the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China, also he led the National Natural Science Foundation of Hunan, the Research Foundation of Education Bureau of Hunan Province, China and the National Science Foundation for Post-doctoral Scientists of China for 3, 1 and 1 times respectively. Prof. Xilong Qu published 4 books 35 articles (5 articles are indexed by SCI and the rest are indexed by EI). Prof. Xilong Qu is also invited for chairs and keynote speakers of numerous conferences and forums in China.
Publications Chair:
Prof.Dr. Mehdi Toloo
Department of Systems Engineering and Informatics, VŠB-Technical University of OstravaSokolská třída 33, 702 00, Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Mehdi Toloo is a Reader in Business Analytics at Surrey Business School, UK. He also holds a Full Professor position in Systems Engineering and Informatics at the Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic. Before that, he was a Full Professor in Operations Management at Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman. Areas of interest include Operational Analytics, Operations Research/Management, Decision Analysis, Performance Evaluation, Multi-Objective Programming, and Mathematical Modelling. He has contributed to numerous international conferences as a chair, keynote speaker, presenter, track/session chair, workshop organizer, and member of the scientific committee.
Mehdi has lots of experience in leading and collaborating on many successful research projects: (1) Performance evaluation in the presence of unclassified factors, Czech Science Foundation, Czech Republic, 2019-2022. Budget: 172,000 € (Principal Investigator), (2) Economies of Scope in Network Data Envelopment Analysis Models, Czech Science Foundation, Czech Republic, 2017-2019. Budget: 126,000 €, (Principal Investigator), (3) Multiple Criteria Decision Making Modelling: Novel Weighting Methods and Hybrid Approaches, Czech Science Foundation, Czech Republic, 2017-2018. Budget: 70,000 €, (4) Selective Measures in DEA: Theory and Applications, Czech Science Foundation, Czech Republic, 2016-2018. Budget: 106,000 €, (Principal Investigator), (5) Examining Allocative Efficiency Through Network Data Envelopment Analysis, Czech Science Foundation, Czech Republic, Budget: 65,000 €, (6) Research Team for Modelling of Economic and Financial Processes at VŠB-TU Ostrava, Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava, Czech Republic. European Social Project, 2013-2015. Budget: 1,180,000 €.
Mehdi acts as an editor for Computers & Industrial Engineering (ELSEVIER), Decision Analytics (ELSEVIER), Healthcare Analytics (ELSEVIER), Journal of Business Logistics (WIELY), RAIRO-Operations Research (EDP Sciences), Mathematics (MDPI), and Central European Journal of Operations Research (SPRINGER).
He has written fifteen books and his research mainly has been published in top-tier (4*/3*) journals including European Journal of Operational Research, OMEGA, Energy, Computers & Operations Research, Journal of the Operational Research Society, and Annals of Operations Research.
Organising Chair:
Prof. Dr. Kun Zhang
Hainan Normal University, China
Hainan Normal University's School of Information Science and Technology, Department of Cybersecurity: professor, Ph.D., doctoral supervisor, Hainan Province high-level talent "Top Talent", Hainan Province " Nanhai Masters" youth project talent, Hainan Province "515" Engineering Talent Project third level candidate, Hainan Province Science and Technology expert, Guangdong Province Science and Technology expert, Guangxi Science and Technology expert, Sanya Municipal Party Committee key expert, CCF (China Computer Federation) senior member, CCF Computer Application Professional Committee executive member, CIE (Chinese Institute of Electronics) senior member, IEEE member, ACM member; presided over more than 40 vertical and horizontal projects, including National Natural Science Foundation projects, Hainan Provincial Natural Science Foundation, Hainan Provincial Key R&D Plan projects; published over 200 papers, of which more than 30 are SCI-indexed; obtained 17 national invention patents and 2 international invention patents; serves as an editorial board member of the SCI journal Physical Communication and editor-in-chief of the international journal Distributed Processing System; won 1 first prize and 1 second prize in Hainan Provincial Science and Technology Progress Awards.
Prof. Dr. E. Ertugrul Karsak
Galatasaray University, Turkey
E. Ertugrul Karsak is a Professor of Industrial Engineering, and Rector at Galatasaray University, Turkey. He is also the co-chairholder of the UNESCO Chair in Computer-Integrated Manufacturing established at Galatasaray University. He holds B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial Engineering from Istanbul Technical University, and an M.S. degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the University of Southern California. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). His areas of interest include decision analysis, performance assessment, product development, supplier selection, and technology evaluation and selection. Dr. Karsak is the author of numerous technical papers, which have appeared in leading academic journals including International Journal of Production Research, International Journal of Production Economics, Production Planning & Control, Expert Systems with Applications, Applied Mathematical Modelling, Journal of Systems and Software, Computers & Industrial Engineering, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Applied Soft Computing, International Journal of Systems Science, Software Quality Journal, and Resources, Conservation and Recycling among others. He has contributed to a number of international conferences as a keynote speaker, presenter, track chair, workshop organizer, and member of the scientific committee. He also served as the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Technology from April 2008 to April 2014, and Vice Rector for Academic Affairs from January 2008 to February 2015 at Galatasaray University.
Prof. Dr. Yusuf Joseph Ugras
Prof. Dr. Yusuf Joseph Ugras has been at La Salle University in faculty and academic leadership roles since 1987. As an academic leadership, he was Associate Provost, Dean, Associate Dean and MBA Director with focus on academic programming for working professionals and international audiences. Dr. Ugras brings over 30 years of academic experience from the world of Accounting, Finance and International Business Strategy. Dean Ugras has a strong background in corporate training and academic program design and administration.
He has published in Advances in Management Accounting, Accounting Enquiries, Southern Business and Economic Journal, Journal of Business Ethics, Health Care Financial Management, Journal of Management Systems, and Mid-American Journal of Business. His research paper on Business Ethics is among the top 50 cited articles in the field. He has provided consulting services to several organizations including Crown Cork & Seal, Subaru America, UNISYS, Binney and Smith, Albert Einstein Hospital, Triump, and Carpenter Tech. He has made presentations at various conferences including UPCEA, AACSB International, Mid Atlantic Association of Colleges of Business Administration (MAACBA), American Accounting Association, European Management Accounting Conference, Management Accounting Research Symposia, and Philadelphia Controllers Conference. He has also provided assistance to several universities in improving their adult, and graduate programming. He has served as President of the American Accounting Association – Mid-Atlantic Region, as well as several positions with the Institute of Management Accountants. Most recently, he has served in the leadership positions with University Professional Continuing Education Association and American International Recruitment Council.
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.
Prof. Dr. 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).
Co-Organising Chair:
Silai Zhou
Founder of IRNet
International Advisory Committee:
Prof. A. Ridha Mahjoub, University Paris Dauphine, France
Prof. Ali Emrouznejad, Aston University, United Kingdom
Prof. Briance Mascarenhas, Rutgers University-Camden, United States
Prof. Farookh Khadeer Hussain, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Prof. Francisco Javier Santos Arteaga, Free University of Bolzano, Italy
Prof. Gholam R. Amin, University of New Brunswick, Canada
Prof. Gregory Ulferts, University of Detroit Mercy, United States
Prof. Gül Temur, Bahcesehir University, Turkey
Prof. Hasan Bal, Gazi University, Turkey
Prof. Hür Bersam Bolat, Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
Prof. Ibrahim H. Osman, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
Prof. Imed Kacem, Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France
Prof. Jana Hančlova, VŠB-Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic
Prof. Joshua Ignatius, University of Warwick, United Kingdom
Prof. Josef Jablonský, University of Economics Prague, Czech Republic
Prof. José Luis Verdegay, University of Granada, Spain
Prof. Long Pham, University of Louisiana, United States
Prof. Luisa Tibiletti, University of Torino, Italy
Prof. Mariana Rodrigues de Almeida, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Prof. Matteo Rocca, Università degli Studi dell’Insubria, Italy
Prof. Mehtap Dursun, Galatasaray University, Turkey
Prof. Michael Patriksson, Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Prof. Mohsen Attaran, California State University-Bakersfield, United States
Prof. Rosa Lombardi, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
Prof. Sahand Daneshvar, Eastern Mediterranean University, Turkey
Prof. Simone Domenico Scagnelli, Edith Cowan University, Australia
Prof. Sungmook Lim, Dongguk University, Korea
Prof. Vincent Charles, University of Buckingham, United Kingdom
Prof. Alexandros Fragkiadakis, Institute of Computer Science, Greece
Prof. Alojz Poredo, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Prof. Biju Theruvil Sayed, Dhofar University, Oman
Prof. Cristina Alcaraz, University of Malaga, Spain
Prof. Gerald Midgley, University of Hull, United Kingdom
Prof. Harry Bouwman, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
Prof. Imran Memon, Zhejiang University, China
Prof. Ing Kong, RMIT University, Australia
Prof. Jianyi Lin, Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates
Prof. Junjie Lv, University of Wuhan Polytechnic, China
Prof. Krzysztof Koszela, Poznan University, Poland
Prof. Liang Zong, Shaoyang University, China
Prof. Loc Nguyen, Ho Chi Minh University of Science, Vietnam
Prof. Marko Krstić, University of Belgrade, Serbia
Prof. Mohamed Atef, Assiut University, Egypt
Prof. Mohamed El-Santawy, Cairo University, Egypt
Prof. Moustafa Mohammed Eissa, Helwan University, Egypt
Prof. Qiao Guo, Beijing Institute of Technology, China
Prof. Seema Verma, Banasthali University, India
Prof. Tongliang Fan, China Maritime Police Academy, China
Prof. Tongpin Liu, University of Massachusetts - Amherst, United States
Prof. Weilin Wang, University of Georgia, United States
Prof. Xinqiang Chen, Shanghai Maritime University, China
Prof. Yudi Gondokaryono, Institute of Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
Prof. Alexander Ya. Fridman, Murmansk Arctic State University, Russia
Dr. NORAN AZIZAN BIN CHOLAN, Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia, Malaysia
Dr. Md Zaheer Ansari, Cochin University of Science and Technology, India
Prof. Huaming Wu, Center for Applied Mathematics, Tianjin University, China
Prof. Alexander Gelbukh, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Spain
Dr. Fankang Li, INDIANA UNIVERSITY, Bloomington, IN, USA
Dr. Mudasir Maqbool, University Of Kashmir Hazratbal, India
Dr. Yahya Hassanzadeh Nazarabadi, Koç University, Turkey
Dr. Mohmad Amin DAR , Department of Pharmaceuticals Science, Kashmir University, India
Dr. Dalin Zhang, University of New South Wales, Australia
Dr. ZEESHAN SHAUKAT, Beijing University of Technology, Pakistan
Prof. Puneet Prakash, College of Business, Missouri State University, USA
Dr. Akbar Vaseghi, Dept of Nano-Biotechnology, Tarbiat Modares University, Iran
Prof. Rajasekharan Pillai K., School of Management, Manipal University, India
Dr. Shuangming Li, University of South Florida, China
Dr. Suresh Thanakodi, National Defence University of Malaysia, Malaysia
Prof. Chih-Hsuan Wang, National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Dr. Yanyu Chen, Zhejiang Normal University, China
Dr. Yana Yuan, Haikou College of Economics, China
Dr. Caichuan Wang, Hubei Urban Vocational College, China
Dr. Lin Yang, Hubei University of Automotive Technology, China
Prof. Dr. Baolin Li, Hubei University of Automotive Technology, China
Dr. Xuchao Bai, Xidian University, China