Committee
Conference Honorary Chair
Professor Yuanting Zhang
Conference Chairs
Professor Ir Denny Ng Kok Sum
Professor Ir Denny Ng Kok Sum is Dean, School of Engineering and Technology, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ University Malaysia. Prof Ng has published over 250 papers with an h-index of 44. He is active in various professional bodies, which include IChemE, Young Scientist Network - Academy of Sciences Malaysia (YSN-ASM), etc. He is a fellow of IChemE, UK and The Higher Education Academy, UK; Chartered Engineer, Engineering Council, UK; Professional Engineer, Board of Engineers Malaysia; ASEAN Professional Engineer; Vice Chair of YSN-ASM, Chair of Academic Research on Palm Oil Sustainability, etc. With his excellent contributions, he received various international and national recognitions.
- Deputy Dean (Employability & Alumni)
- Professor
Professor Angela Lee Siew Hoong
Professor Dr Angela Lee Siew Hoong is an Deputy Dean (Employability & Alumni) at the School of Engineering and Technology, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ University, Malaysia. Prof Angela Lee has been developing data science curriculum more than 10 years and she is the key person to introduce Data Science degree at ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ University. She was recently awarded the National Outstanding Educator Award and SAS Global Forum Distinguished Educator Award for Asia Pacific Category. She regularly speaks at data science conferences. Angela has developed many innovative ways to use analytics and data science tools from the most elementary level to advanced analytics. She teaches Social Media Analytics, Visual Analytics, Advanced Analytics and Business Intelligence and has authored many published international journals in the area of churn analytics, sentiment analysis and predictive analytics.Ìý
Professor Hongen Liao
Professor Xueli Chen
Professor Chengyu Liu
Technical Program Committee Chairs
Professor Ker Pin Jern
Dr. Ker, Pin Jern is a Professor in the School of Engineering & Technology, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ University, Malaysia. He is a project leader or member of various government and industrial research projects, with a total amount of > RM 20 million. He has published >110 journal papers (WoS-indexed Q1 & Q2) and >60 Scopus / WoS (Q3 & Q4) indexed journal papers. His research interests are the application of artificial intelligence and development of intelligent system for energy-related applications, such as renewable energy and energy storage system. He is a Chartered Engineer (CEng.) and is awarded as the World’s Top 2% most-cited scientists for the years 2022 and 2023.
- Professor
- Programme Leader of:
- 1. Master of Science in Computer Science
- 2. Master of Science in Information Systems
- 3. Doctor of Philosophy (Computing)
Professor Chua Hui Na
Prof. Dr. Chua Hui Na received her MSc and Ph.D. from the University of Hertfordshire and the University of Nottingham, UK, respectively. She has managed and contributed to various Malaysian national research projects such as the FRGS and MDEC funds. Before joining academia, she worked in the industry for over ten years and had managed industry-based funded R&D projects when she was a full-time technical lead, filing more than ten patents. She is currently an Associate Editor for the Asia Pacific Journal of Information Systems and an Associate Professor at the Department of Computing and Information Systems, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ University.
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Professor Hongliang Ren
Professor Zeyang Xia
Professor Lisheng Xu
Professor Qiang He
Professor Mohamad Fawzi Mahomoodally
Organizing Committee Chairs
Professor Xiaoou Li
- Associate Professor
Associate Professor Ts. Dr Aslina Baharum
Ts. Dr Aslina Baharum is an Associate Professor and UX Researcher at the School of Engineering and Technology, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ University. Previously, she was a Senior Lecturer at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), and Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). She also has industry experiences where she worked as an IT Officer for the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM). She had experienced more than 20 years in the IT field.
She received a PhD in Visual Informatics (UKM), a Master Science degree in IT (UiTM) and graduated Bachelor of Science (Hons.) in E-Commerce from UMS. She is a member of the Young Scientists Network - Academy of Science Malaysia, Senior Member IEEE, and certified Professional Technologist from MBOT, and served as MBOT/MQA auditor.
She won several medals in research and innovation showcases and was awarded several publication awards, teaching awards, Excellence Service award, and UMS Researchers Awards. She has co-authored and editor books, published several books of chapters (>20), technical papers in conferences and peer-reviewed and indexed journals (>60) papers. She also served as editor for several journals, scholarly contributed as a committee, editorial team and reviewers, and given several invited/ plenary talks at conferences.
Her research interests include UX/UI, HCI/Interaction Design, Product & Service Design, Software Engineering & Mobile Development, Information Visualization & Analytics, Multimedia, ICT, IS and Entre/Technopreneurship. Her workshops and talks covered Entrepreneurship, Video/Image Editing, E-Commerce/Digital Marketing, AR/VR/MR/XR in STEM, Design Thinking and etc.
She is also a Certified Professional Entrepreneurial Educator, Executive Entrepreneurial Leaders and HRDF Professional Trainer.
- Head​ of Department
- Associate Professor
Associate Professor Dr Anwar P.P. Abdul Majeed
Anwar P.P. Abdul Majeed is an Associate Professor at the School of Engineering and Technology with an experience in transnational education. He is a Chartered Engineer with IMechE, a member of IET, and a Senior Member of IEEE.With over 200 publications and editorial roles in prestigious journals and book series, Dr. Anwar is committed to advancing knowledge in the application of machine learning and deep learning in different domains. He is also actively engaged in professional societies, alumni networks, and contributes to the scientific community through his involvement in the Young Scientists Network of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia.
Publication Chairs
Associate Professor Wanqing Wu
- Associate Professor
Associate Professor Ts. Dr Aslina Baharum
Ts. Dr Aslina Baharum is an Associate Professor and UX Researcher at the School of Engineering and Technology, ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ University. Previously, she was a Senior Lecturer at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), and Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). She also has industry experiences where she worked as an IT Officer for the Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM). She had experienced more than 20 years in the IT field.
She received a PhD in Visual Informatics (UKM), a Master Science degree in IT (UiTM) and graduated Bachelor of Science (Hons.) in E-Commerce from UMS. She is a member of the Young Scientists Network - Academy of Science Malaysia, Senior Member IEEE, and certified Professional Technologist from MBOT, and served as MBOT/MQA auditor.
She won several medals in research and innovation showcases and was awarded several publication awards, teaching awards, Excellence Service award, and UMS Researchers Awards. She has co-authored and editor books, published several books of chapters (>20), technical papers in conferences and peer-reviewed and indexed journals (>60) papers. She also served as editor for several journals, scholarly contributed as a committee, editorial team and reviewers, and given several invited/ plenary talks at conferences.
Her research interests include UX/UI, HCI/Interaction Design, Product & Service Design, Software Engineering & Mobile Development, Information Visualization & Analytics, Multimedia, ICT, IS and Entre/Technopreneurship. Her workshops and talks covered Entrepreneurship, Video/Image Editing, E-Commerce/Digital Marketing, AR/VR/MR/XR in STEM, Design Thinking and etc.
She is also a Certified Professional Entrepreneurial Educator, Executive Entrepreneurial Leaders and HRDF Professional Trainer.
- Head​ of School
- Head of Department
Associate Professor Dr Saad Aslam
Dr Saad Aslam is an accomplished academic and researcher with over fourteen years of experience. With a robust background in teaching at both undergraduate and graduate levels, Dr Saad plans to elevate academic excellence by revising and introducing courses that reflect cutting-edge advancements in various computing and engineering disciplines. Dr Saad spearheaded the design and development of new courses and curricula, successfully navigating the approval process with standardization and academic bodies. Simultaneously, his research focus on wireless communication, cellular networks, machine learning, green machine learning, and smart systems has been propelled through publications and international collaborations. In this process, Dr Saad has produced several peer-reviewed journal articles as well as conference papers. His publications have received research awards as well. He is currently reviewing numerous academic journals as well as research proposals submitted to various international universities. Leveraging industry exposure, Dr Saad seeks to integrate practical knowledge into academia, fostering a bridge between theory and real-world applications.
During his career, Dr Saad Aslam has been a recipient of the best Lecturer award, teaching excellence award, student appreciation of teaching award, and honorariums.
Publicity Chairs
- Senior Lecturer
- Programme Leader of Bachelor of Science (Honours) Information Technology
Dr Javid Iqbal Thirupattur
Dr Javid Iqbal, a Ph.D. graduate with nearly a decade of experience, specializes in augmented reality, virtual reality, mixed reality, motion detection, gesture detection, and gamification. His extensive career includes serving as an Assistant Professor and Head of Department at UCSI University's Institute of Computer Science & Digital Innovation.
Dr Javid's research experience includes a project at Universiti Tenaga Nasional involving a Natural User Interface (NUI) to control virtual objects with hand and voice commands, resulting in conference papers and book chapters. He has also published several manuscripts on human expression and motion analysis monitoring systems with interactive NUIs.
Ts. Dr Nor Akmar Binti Mohd Yahya
Ts. Dr. Nor Akmar is a senior lecturer at ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ University's School of Engineering and Technology. With years of experience teaching Electrical/Electronic and Telecommunication courses, she also spent 3 years as a Project Engineer at Telekom Malaysia Berhad, specializing in network and infrastructure development. Her research interests include optical fiber devices, optoelectronics, optical chemical sensors, fiber optic communications, nanomaterials, and sensors.