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Dr. Uli Fahrenberg is a mathematician and computer scientist. Currently, Dr. Uli is working as a Professor at EPITA, Rennes and at LRE, and head of the Automata and applications research group at LRE. I am also associated with IRISA Rennes, where He is also a member of the SUMO group, and with the Cosynus group of LIX, École polytechnique. Dr. Uli holds a PhD in mathematics from Aalborg University and have worked at Aalborg University, IRISA Rennes, and École polytechnique, France.
Dr. Asadullah Shah, IIU, Malaysia
Dr. Asadullah Shah, IIU, Malaysia
Professor Asadullah Shah started his career as a Computer Technology lecturer in 1986. Before joining IIUM in January 2011, he worked in Pakistan as a full professor (2001-2010) at Isra, IOBM and SIBA. He earned his Ph.D in Multimedia Communication from the University of Surrey UK in 1998. During his 28 years of teaching, he has taught courses in the fields of Electronics, Computers, Multimedia Communication and Research Methodologies at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. He has held various administrative positions throughout his carreer as Head of Department, Dean, controller of examinations, member board of governors, member selection boards, and expert on various forums. He has published 180 articles in ISI and Scopus indexed publications. In addition to that, he has published 12 books.
Since 2012, he has been working as a resource person and delivering workshops on proposal writing, research methodologies and literature review at Student Learning Unit (SLeU), Faculty of Economics and KICT, International Islamic University Malaysia and consultancies to other organizations. He is the winner of many gold, silver and bronze medals in his carreer and reviewer for many ISI, and Scopus indexed journals, and other journals of high repute. Currently, he is supervising many Ph.D projects in KICT in the field of IT and CS.
Dr. Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry, MUET, Pakistan
Dr. Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry, MUET, Pakistan
Dr. Bhawani S. Chowdhry is the Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Electrical, Electronics, & Computer Engineering, and Advisor Mehran University of Engineering & Technology (MUET) Jamshoro. He has varied teaching and research experience of more than 3 decades in diversified fields such as Electronics, Telecommunication, Microprocessor Technology, Internet of Things, Telemedicine, Wireless sensor networks, ICT, Intelligent instrumentation etc. During his service, he has performed various additional responsibilities like Chairman, Director, Dean and so on. Overall, he travelled to more than 40 countries to present his research papers, attended professional development trainings and meetings. He has been actively serving national and international professional and scientific bodies in various capacities.
Dr. Tariq Rahim Soomro, IoBM, Pakistan
Dr. Tariq Rahim Soomro, IoBM, Pakistan
Dr. Tariq Rahim Soomro, Professor of Computer Science, and Rector at Institute of Business Management, has received BSc (Hons) and M.Sc degrees in Computer Science from University of Sindh, Jamshoro, Pakistan and his PhD in Computer Applications from Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China and became the first Pakistani to receive all three degrees in the field of Computer Science. He has more than 29 years of extensive and diverse experience as an administrator, computer programmer, researcher, and teacher. As an administrator, He served as Coordinator, Head of Department, Head of Faculty, Dean of Faculty, Head of Academic Affairs and having wide experience in accreditation related matters, including ABET USA, NCEAC, NBEAC & HEC Pakistan, KHDA United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MoHESR), UAE. He has published over 100 peer-reviewed papers. He has been a senior member of IEEE since 2005 and IEEE Member since 2000.
Dr. Sehrish Basir, Verginia Tech., USA
Dr. Sehrish Basir, Verginia Tech., USA
Dr. Sehrish Basir Nizamani is a Collegiate Assistant Professor of Computer Science and a Faculty Affiliate at the Center for Human-Computer Interaction at Virginia Tech. Her research focuses on the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Digital Education, and Natural Language Processing (NLP). She is particularly interested in how Large Language Models (LLMs) are reshaping both education and interaction design. Her current work explores the integration of LLMs into undergraduate computing courses to support critical thinking, ethical reflection, and collaborative problem-solving. In parallel, she investigates how LLMs can be used in HCI contexts to augment usability evaluation, improve interface design, and enhance user experiences. Her broader research enhances our understanding of cultural dynamics in HCI by bridging the gap between cultural diversity and technological innovation. She has authored and reviewed numerous research papers published in national and international journals and conferences. Additionally, she has played significant roles in organizing conferences, including her current position as chair of ACM CAPWIC 2026.
Dr. Muhammad Aslam Jarwar, SHU, UK
Dr. Muhammad Aslam Jarwar, SHU, UK
Dr. Aslam Jarwar holds the position of Senior Lecturer in Smart Computing at Sheffield Hallam University in the United Kingdom. In addition to his academic role, he also serves as a consultant in the Digital Innovation for Growth (DIfG) program, which aims to drive digital transformation in Sheffield and South Yorkshire. Furthermore, he is a member of the Editorial Board for the IASC - Intelligent Automation & Soft Computing Journal and acts as the Managing Guest Editor for an Elsevier Journal focused on Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments. Their research interests include a wide range of topics, including digital sensing and wellbeing, IoT-enabled healthcare systems, Social IoT and Trustworthy IoT Systems, Industrial IoT and Digital Twins, Context-aware IoT services and applied AI.
Dr. Shafiullah Soomro, LNU, Sweden
Dr. Shafiullah Soomro, LNU, Sweden
Dr. Shafiullah Soomro, is working as a POSTDOC FELLOW (AI Image Processing) Department of Computer Science and Media Technology, Linnaeus University, Vaxjo, Sweden. He is expertise in image processing, image segmentation, convolutional neural network, deep learning and advanced machine learning.
Dr. Salman Ahmed, GIKI University, Pakistan
Dr. Salman Ahmed, GIKI University, Pakistan
Dr. Salman Ahmed is currently working as an Associate Professor and Head of Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Department at GIKI. He has done BSc from UET Peshawar, Pakistan (2005), MSc from Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia (2007) and PhD from University of Alberta, Canada (2013). Prior to joining GIKI, he worked as the Director of IoT Cyber Security Lab at the National Center for Cyber Security. His research areas include cyber security, IoT devices and operating systems, multi-agent systems and control systems.
Dr. Salman Ahmed has received some prestigious awards in his academic career such as the university Gold Medal (UET Peshawar), Provost Doctoral Award (University of Alberta, Canada), Chancellor Emertius Scholarship (Canada), Research Assistantship (NSERC, Government of Canada), Graduate Assistantship (Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Malaysia). He was the Principle Investigator of Secured IoT Devices (SID) Project, which had a funding of Rs. 40.5 million. He also has research experience of working with the Malaysian Ministry of Science and Technology, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada and Government of Pakistan. He was a member of Syndicate (governing body) of UET Peshawar for 3 years, and also holds volunteer position as President of IEEE Peshawar Subsection.
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