Dr. Giacomo Morabito

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Giacomo Morabito is professor of telecommunications at the Department of Electrical, Electronics, and Computer Engineering of the University of Catania (Italy).

He received the laurea degree with laudem and the PhD from the University of Catania in 1996 and 2000. From 1999 to 2001 he was research engineer at the Broadband Wireless Networking Laboratory of the Georgia Institute of Technology (USA).

He has been involved in the organization of several conferences. For example, he was one of the founders and steering committee member of the ACM Information-Centric Networking conference and has been General Chair of ACM NanoCom 2016 and IFIP Networking 2022. Also, he has served in the editorial board of scientific journals such as Computer Networks and IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine.

He has coordinated a large number of research projects including the European Project COG-LO and is currently leading the project COHERENT which is responsible of defining the architecture of the network of the future in the context of the RESTART program funded by the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR).

His current research interests include Digital Twins for networks, distributed AI, and sustainability in communications and networking.

Dr. Iacovos Ioannou

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Dr. Iacovos Ioannou is a renowned computer scientist with an illustrious academic background and over two decades of IT industry experience. He boasts a robust understanding of systems, specializing in security and privacy protocols for modern IT platforms. A PhD holder in Computer Science from the University of Cyprus, his research was pivotal in pioneering a distributed artificial intelligence (DAI) framework tailored for 5G/6G communication.

Currently, as a researcher at CYENS and the University of Cyprus's Networks Research Laboratory, Dr. Ioannou focuses on the integration of AI and machine learning into device to-device (D2D) communications. He has made significant contributions to understanding security in mobile and IoT networks, the intricacies of 5G and 6G wireless communications, and the application of distributed AI frameworks in these areas. This has been further validated through his numerous publications in esteemed journals and conferences. In the academic realm, Dr. Ioannou has been instrumental in shaping minds at institutions like Ledra College, University of Cyprus, UCLAN, and European Universities. His teaching portfolio covers courses on Java programming, wireless and mobile networks, and advanced object-oriented principles.

Fluent in both Greek and English, Dr. Ioannou continues to propel the frontiers of computer science, merging his rich experience, research prowess, and passion for academia to drive innovation in AI, machine learning, and telecommunications.

Dr. S. Sakthivel Murugan - Underwater Sensors and Its Applications

Dr. S. Sakthivel Murugan

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Dr. Sakthivel Murugan Santhanam obtained his B.E., degree from Madras University and M.Tech, degree from Pondicherry University. He received his PhD degree from Anna University for his research work on Underwater Signal Processing. He currently serves as a professor in the department of ECE, NITTTR, India. Before he join NITTTR, He was an Associate Professor in the Department of ECE, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering (SSN) since June 2001. His research area of interest is in underground wireless communication and underwater–acoustic communication, underwater signal processing, acoustic wireless sensor networks, Green Energy Harvesting, and Deep Learning. He has established an exclusive research lab for underwater namely “Underwater Acoustic Research Lab” by 2014. (https://sites.google.com/prod/view/uwarlssn). He is a Life Member of Indian Society for technical education, Ocean Society of India, and member of Acoustic Society of America. He has acquired projects worth Rs. 111.31 Lakh from various agencies including MoES, DST-SSTP, TNSCST, NIOT, and SSN Trust. He has authored five books. To his credit, he has authored and co-authored 50+ research articles on Underwater Communication in leading International Journals including JASA, Sea Technology, Geo Marine Science, etc. He has also presented and published his research papers in 80+ proceedings of International and National conferences. He has supervised 5 PhD dissertations and supervising 3 PhD scholars.

The UWARLab was established with the support of SSN management with a seed money of 7 Lakhs. At present, this lab is equipped with various underwater sensors like Hydrophone array, Acoustic transmitter, Side Scan Sonar, Sound

Velocity Profiler, Underwater drone and Cameras with accessories for real-time data collection worth close to 60 Lakhs through various funded projects worth Rupees 111.31 Lakhs. Recently the lab is equipped with the underwater testing facility by the establishment of Underwater test tank (12' L x 8' W x 4' H) with capacity of 10,874 litres.

The lab currently focuses its research on Underwater ambient noise analysis, Study on Coral classifications, Underwater Image processing, localization of Autonomous Underwater Vehicle, Animal bio-acoustics, testing and implementation of MIMO transmission in underwater channel, etc. The lab has developed an energy harvesting system using seawater as an electrolyte and an inspection class Remotely Operatable Vehicle named “ORCA”. The lab also provides consultancy services to industry, academic, research and PG/UG students interested in underwater domain by providing its facilities and technical support.

Dr. Somprakash Bandyopadhyay - Post-Disaster Situation Analysis and Resource Management Using Delay-Tolerant Peer-to-Peer Wireless Networks

Dr. Somprakash Bandyopadhyay

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Prof (Dr.) Somprakash Bandyopadhyay is an internationally acclaimed academician and researcher in the domain of Computer and Management Science, having more than 40 years of diverse experience spanning across multiple disciplines, both in academia and industry, combining teaching, research, consultancy and technology development in several organizations of international repute. His journey includes a rewarding tenure of 21 years (2001-2022) as a Professor of Management Information Systems at the prestigious Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, where he also founded and directed the Social Informatics Research Group, a multi-disciplinary initiative exploring the impact of Internet-enabled Social Technologies on various facets of society. He was also a former faculty member in the Computer Science Dept. of Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (1994-95) and Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (1986-94).

As a part of his entrepreneurial initiative, Prof (Dr.) Somprakash Bandyopadhyay was Co-founder-Director of Pervcom Consulting (2005-2015), the first Indian company to design, develop and productize devices and system solutions for remote tracking, monitoring and management of objects, human beings and environment using RFID tags, sensors and actuators with wireless mesh networking technologies.

The presentation will highlight the outcome of a five-year long multi-institutional project in India, funded by Information Technology Research Academy, Ministry of Communications & Information Technology, Govt of India.

Dr. Sarinya Pasakawee - 5G Antenna Test Measurement in National Institute of Metrology, Thailand

Dr. Sarinya Pasakawee

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Prof. Ala' Khalifeh - Artificial Intelligence Generative Tools, technology, challenges and its Applications in Education

Prof. Ala' Khalifeh

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Dr. Ala’Khalifeh currently holds the position of President's Advisor for University Campus Life at the German Jordanian University, where he also works as a Professor of Electrical Engineering holding the position of Department Head. Dr. Khalifeh received the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship in 2005, which enabled him to pursue his doctoral degree from the University of California-Irvine in the United States of America. In September 2021, Dr. Khalifeh became a Fellow of the Innovation Leaders Fellowship (LIF) Program run by the Royal Academy of Engineering - UK. Dr. Khalifeh's research focuses on emerging technologies including the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, datal analytics, cloud computing and wireless sensor networks.