Invited Speakers of 2024

Prof. Pascal Lorenz, University of Haute-Alsace, France

Bio: Pascal Lorenz (lorenz@ieee.org) received his M.Sc. (1990) and Ph.D. (1994) from the University of Nancy, France. Between 1990 and 1995 he was a research engineer at WorldFIP Europe and at Alcatel-Alsthom. He is a professor at the University of Haute-Alsace, France, since 1995. His research interests include QoS, wireless networks and high-speed networks. He is the author/co-author of 3 books, 3 patents and 200 international publications in refereed journals and conferences. He was Technical Editor of the IEEE Communications Magazine Editorial Board (2000-2006), IEEE Networks Magazine since 2015, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology since 2017, Chair of IEEE ComSoc France (2014-2020), Financial chair of IEEE France (2017-2022), Chair of Vertical Issues in Communication Systems Technical Committee Cluster (2008-2009), Chair of the Communications Systems Integration and Modeling Technical Committee (2003-2009), Chair of the Communications Software Technical Committee (2008-2010) and Chair of the Technical Committee on Information Infrastructure and Networking (2016-2017), Chair of IEEE/ComSoc Satellite and Space Communications Technical (2022-2023), IEEE R8 Finance Committee (2022-2023), IEEE R8 Conference Coordination Committee (2023). He has served as Co-Program Chair of IEEE WCNC'2012 and ICC'2004, Executive Vice-Chair of ICC'2017, TPC Vice Chair of Globecom'2018, Panel sessions co-chair for Globecom'16, tutorial chair of VTC'2013 Spring and WCNC'2010, track chair of PIMRC'2012 and WCNC'2014, symposium Co-Chair at Globecom 2007-2011, Globecom'2019, ICC 2008-2010, ICC'2014 and '2016. He has served as Co-Guest Editor for special issues of IEEE Communications Magazine, Networks Magazine, Wireless Communications Magazine, Telecommunications Systems and LNCS. He is associate Editor for International Journal of Communication Systems (IJCS-Wiley), Journal on Security and Communication Networks (SCN-Wiley) and International Journal of Business Data Communications and Networking, Journal of Network and Computer Applications (JNCA-Elsevier). He is senior member of the IEEE, IARIA fellow and member of many international program committees. He has organized many conferences, chaired several technical sessions and gave tutorials at major international conferences. He was IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer Tour during 2013-2014.

 

Prof. Abdellatif KOBBANE, Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco

Bio: Dr. Abdellatif KOBBANE is currently serving as a Full Professor at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Informatique et d'Analyse des Systèmes (ENSIAS), Mohammed V University in Rabat, Morocco, since 2009. He received his PhD degree in computer science from the Mohammed V-Agdal University (Morocco) and the University of Avignon (France) in September 2008.

He received his research MS degree in computer science, Telecommunication and Multimedia from the Mohammed V-Agdal University (Morocco) in 2003. Doctor Kobbane is Adjunct Professor at L2TI laboratory, Paris 13 University, France.

His research interests primarily revolve around wireless mobile networking, performance evaluation, flexible resource management, and distributed AI in 5G/6G networks utilizing AI and advanced techniques in distributed mean-field game theory. He is the author of numerous scientific publications in prestigious IEEE conferences and journals such as IEEE ICC, IEEE Globecom, IWCMC, ICNC, IEEE WCNC…

Dr. Kobbane's research also delves into the application of artificial intelligence , Generative AI mean-field game theory in modeling and evaluating the performance of various systems, including Digital Twins and Internet of Things, SDN and NFV, Use cases of 5G networks, flexible resource management in wireless mobile networks, emerging technologies, Blockchain, Trust and cybersecurity issues, Mobile cloud computing, Mobile Social networks, Caching and backhaul problems, Heterogeneous networks, 6G and Future networks. He is the author of numerous scientific publications in prestigious IEEE conferences and journals such as IEEE ICC, IEEE Globecom, IWCMC, ICNC, IEEE WCNC…

Dr. Kobbane's research extends beyond technical domains, aiming to apply AI and Generative AI to address real-world challenges in various fields, including: Agriculture, Healthcare, Natural resource management (water, energy, climate change), Societal well-being,…

Furthermore, Dr. Kobbane He actively participates in the research community and holds the distinction of being a Senior Member of ComSoc IEEE, an Ex-Chair of the IEEE Communication Software Technical Committee, and the Ex-President and Founder of the Association of Research in Mobile Wireless Networks and Embedded Systems (MobiTic) in Morocco. He is also the founder of the WINCOM conference and has previously served as the responsible for the Master (MS) of Internet of Things and Mobile Services (IOSM). Dr Kobbane, involved in multiple IEEE activities, including being an active reviewer for multiple journals and IEEE Comsoc conferences.

 

Prof. Mohd Nazri Bin Ismail, National Defence University of Malaysia, Malaysia

Bio: Prof. Dr. Mohd Nazri became Lecturer at National Defence University of Malaysia. Prof. Dr. Mohd Nazri Ismail had a deep involvement in computer network research and was awarded the prestigious “Educator Award 2009 – R&D/Education category” by MARA (Malaysia Agency). He has supervised Ph.D. and Master Students and teaching at undergraduate and post graduate level. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd Nazri Ismail has published more than 100 papers in national and international journals (indexed ISI, SCOPUS, IET) and IEEE conferences.
He has attended many international conferences throughout the world and has chaired many technical sessions. He has appointed as Technical Program Committee and organized more than 60 national and international conferences. He has appointed as Editorial Board member more than 90 international journals and 40 international reviewer panels (journal/proceeding). Awards and laurels won by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd Nazri Ismail run into volumes and he has received 28 awards in R&D/Education. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohd Nazri Ismail is an International Association of Engineers (IAENG), IEEE Cloud Computing Community, Society of Digital Information and Wireless Communications (SDIWC), International Association of Engineers and Scientists (IAEST), Universal Association of Computer & Electronics Engineers (UACEE).

 

Assoc. Prof. Liwei Yang, China Agricultural University, China (Personal Page)

Bio: She received the B.E. degree in Telecommunication Engineering from Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China, and the Ph.D. degree in Information and Communications Engineering from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China. From 2009 to 2011, she was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, China. In 2015, she joined the faculty of the College of Information and Electrical Engineering, China Agricultural University. Her research interests include optical networks, optical wireless communications and visible light communication. She participated in a number of national projects and published more than 100 papers. She served as a TPC member of several international academic conferences and a reviewer for several international journals.

 

Assoc. Prof. Tian Pan, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

Bio: Tian Pan is an associate professor and PhD supervisor at the School of Information and Communication Engineering, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications. His research focuses on public cloud networks, data center networks, high-performance programmable network devices, and satellite Internet. In the field of computer networks, he has published over 100 papers in prestigious conferences and journals such as SIGCOMM, NSDI, CoNEXT, INFOCOM, ICNP, ICDCS, ToN, TPDS, and JSAC, including 32 CCF-A papers, 20 CCF-B papers, and holds more than 60 invention patents. His related achievements have been recognized with the 2021 Innovation Team Award from the China Electronics Society, the first prize of the 2017 Science and Technology Award from the China Institute of Communications, and the second prize of the 2023 Science and Technology Award from the China Institute of Communications. He also serves as a member of the CCF Internet Committee and as a TPC member for various international conferences.

 

Assoc. Prof. Xiaoxuan Wang, Beijing Jiaotong University, China

Bio: Dr. Xiaoxuan Wang received his Ph.D. degree in traffic control and information engineering from Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China, in 2020. From 2017 to 2018, he was a Visiting Scholar with Dr. Lingjia Liu in Wireless@VT, Virginia Tech, VA, USA. He is currently an Associate Professor at the School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, and the Associate Director at the Cyber-Physical Systems & Industrial Software Lab. His main research interests are in dependability and security for wireless communications and communication networks in smart city, intelligent transportation and railway transportation. He has published more than 30 research papers in top international conferences and journals, such as IEEE T-ITS, T-VT, IoT-J, IET-ITS, ICC, WCNC, Globecom, VTC, etc. He has been the recipients of the 2018 International Conference on Intelligent Rail Transportation Best Paper Award.

Assoc. Prof. Hoshang Kolivand, Liverpool John Moores University, UK (IEEE Senior Member)

Bio: Dr. Hoshang Kolivand is an accomplished researcher in the field of computer science, specializing in AI and Mixed Reality. He received his MS degree in applied mathematics and computer from Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran, in 1999. He went on to pursue his PhD at the Media and Games Innovation Centre of Excellence (MaGIC-X) in Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, completing it in 2013. Dr. Kolivand further honed his expertise in Augmented Reality through a Post Doctoral program at UTM in 2014. With a rich academic background, Hoshang has previously served as a lecturer at Shahid Beheshti University, Iran, and later as a Senior Lecturer at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Currently, he holds the position of Reader(Associate Professor) in AI and Mixed Reality at Liverpool John Moores University and is also a Visiting Professor at Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research: BIHER, Chennai, India. Throughout his career, Hoshang has made significant contributions to the academic community. He has authored numerous articles in international journals, conference proceedings, and technical papers, including book chapters. Additionally, he has published several books on object-oriented programming and mathematics.
Dr. Kolivand is recognized as a Senior member of IEEE and actively contributes to various conferences and international journals as a Technical Program Committee (TCP) member. His dedication to advancing the field of computer science and his passion for research continue to drive his pursuit of knowledge and innovation.

 

Dr. Amjad Ali Amjad, Zhejiang University, China

Bio: Amjad Ali Amjad received his B.S. degree (Hons.) in Computer Systems Engineering from the University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Peshawar, Pakistan, in 2014, his M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Lahore, Islamabad, Pakistan, in 2017, and his Ph.D. from Zhejiang University in 2021. He was a Post-Doctoral Research Associate with the School of Electronic and Computer Engineering at Peking University from 20121 to 2013. He is currently engaged in his second postdoctoral research at the Donghai Laboratory in collaboration with Zhejiang University. He has participated in several projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He has also served as a TPC member for several conferences and as a reviewer for many IEEE and Optica journals and conferences. His research interests include wireless optical communications, underwater wireless optical communication, solid-state lighting, and visible light communication. He has co-authored one book chapter and several papers on these subjects, published in refereed journals and conference proceedings.


Invited Speakers of ICCSN2023

 

Prof. Bin Lin, Dalian Maritime University, China
SMIEEE, Dean of Communication Engineering with the College of Information Science and Technology


Dr. Dongdong Wang, The 54th Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corporation, China

 

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Assoc. Prof. Xuebo Zhang, Northwest Normal University, China

Assoc. Prof. Jie Gong, Sun Yat-sen University, China

Assoc. Prof. Shu Fu, Chongqing University, China

Invited Speaker in Sepcial Session 2: Key Technologies for Mobile Phones directly connect to Satellites

Assoc. Prof. Ke Wang, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

Invited Speaker in Sepcial Session 2: Key Technologies for Mobile Phones directly connect to Satellites

Assoc. Prof. Danshi Wang, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

Invited Speaker in Sepcial Session 2: Key Technologies for Mobile Phones directly connect to Satellites

Assoc. Prof. Mingwu Yao, Xidian University, China

 

Assoc. Prof. Chen Zhang, Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China

Invited Speaker in Sepcial Session 2: Key Technologies for Mobile Phones directly connect to Satellites