Prof. João Manuel R. S. Tavares
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do
Porto, Portugal
Email: tavares@fe.up.pt
url: www.fe.up.pt/~tavares
ORCID:
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7603-6526
Biography:
João Manuel R. S. Tavares
graduated in Mechanical Engineering at the
Universidade do Porto, Portugal in 1992. He
also earned his M.Sc. degree and Ph.D.
degree in Electrical and Computer
Engineering from the Universidade do Porto
in 1995 and 2001, and attained his
Habilitation in Mechanical Engineering in
2015 from the same University. He is a
senior researcher at the Instituto de
Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e
Engenharia Industrial (INEGI) and a Full
Professor at the Department of Mechanical
Engineering (DEMec) of the Faculdade de
Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FEUP).
He has been the Head of DEMec since June
2023.
João Tavares is co-editor of more than 80
books, co-author of more than 50 book
chapters, 650 articles in international and
national journals and conferences, and 3
international and 3 national patents. He has
been a committee member of several
international and national journals and
conferences, is co-founder and co-editor of
the book series “Lecture Notes in
Computational Vision and Biomechanics”
published by Springer, founder and
Editor-in-Chief of the journal “Computer
Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical
Engineering: Imaging & Visualization”
published by Taylor & Francis,
Editor-in-Chief of the journal “Computer
Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical
Engineering” published by Taylor & Francis,
and co-founder and co-chair of the
international conference series:
International Symposium on Computational
Modeling of Objects Presented in Images,
ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational
Vision and Medical Image Processing,
International Conference on Computational
and Experimental Biomedical Sciences and
International Conference on Biodental
Engineering. Additionally, he has been
(co-)supervisor of several MSc and PhD
theses and supervisor of several post-doc
projects and has participated in many
scientific projects both as a researcher and
as scientific coordinator.
His main research areas include
computational vision, medical imaging,
biomechanics, biomedical engineering, and
new product development.
(More information can be found at
www.fe.up.pt/~tavares)
Prof. Nashwa El-Bendary
Arab Academy for Science, Technology, and
Maritime Transport (AASTMT), Egypt
Title: Unlocking the Medical Metaverse:
Generative AI for Diagnosis, Discovery, and
Personalized Medicine (Read
more)
Biography:
Prof. Nashwa El-Bendary received her Ph.D.
in information technology from the Faculty
of Computers and Artificial Intelligence,
Cairo University - Egypt in 2008. Since
October 2020, Prof. El-Bendary has served as
the Dean of the College of Computing and
Information Technology (South Valley –
Aswan) at the Arab Academy for Science,
Technology, and Maritime Transport (AASTMT)
in Egypt. In addition, she holds the
position of Director of the China-Arab
States Technology Transfer Center (CASTTC)
at AASTMT since 2016, a testament to her
leadership and expertise in fostering
technology transfer and collaborations
between China and Arab countries. Prof.
El-Bendary actively contributes to the
academic community as a committee member of
various international journals and
conferences. She has been a member of the
Organization for Women in Science for the
Developing World (OWSD) since 2016,
showcasing her dedication to promoting
gender equality and empowering women in the
scientific domain. Additionally, she serves
as an associate editor for the Elsevier
Applied Soft Computing Journal since 2017,
further establishing her expertise and
reputation in the field. Also, Prof.
El-Bendary's accomplishments extend beyond
her academic and research roles as she is a
member of the ICT committee of the Egyptian
Academy of Scientific Research and
Technology (ASRT) since October 2019 and an
IEEE Senior membership since in June 2019.
Acknowledging her exceptional contributions,
Prof. El-Bendary has received several
notable accolades. In 2014, she was honored
with the UNESCO-ALECSO Award for creativity
and technical innovation, recognizing her
groundbreaking work as a young researcher.
In 2015, she was awarded the L'Oréal-UNESCO
for Women in Science Fellowship, a
prestigious distinction that highlights her
significant contributions to scientific
research.
Prof. El-Bendary is the author of more than
100 scientific articles published in
prestigious indexed and highly ranked
international journals and conferences, with
main research interests include Artificial
Intelligence, Machine Learning, Pattern
Recognition, Image and Signal Processing,
and Data Analytics. Moreover, she has served
as a co-supervisor for several MSc and PhD
theses, guiding and inspiring students in
their academic pursuits. Additionally, she
has actively participated in both
internationally and locally funded
scientific research projects, as well as
mobility projects, further enhancing her
collaborative efforts and expanding her
global network.
Associate Professor Ts. Dr. Aslina Baharum
Sunway University,Malaysia
Title: Elevating Design Leadership
through User Experience (UX) (Read
more)
Biography:
Associate Professor Ts. Dr. Aslina Baharum
(Dr. Ask) holds the esteemed position of
Associate Professor at the School of
Engineering and Technology within Sunway
Universi-ty. Previously, she has served as a
Senior Lecture at the Faculty of Computer
and Mathe-matical Sciences in Universiti
Teknologi MARA (UiTM), and as a Senior
Lecturer at the Faculty of Computing and
Informatics in Universiti Malaysia Sabah
(UMS), where she led the User Experience
(UX) research group. Completing her academic
journey, she also brings valuable industry
experiences as a former IT Officer at the
Forest Research Institute of Malaysia
(FRIM). She had experienced more than 20
years in the IT field.
She earned her PhD in Visual Informatics
from UKM, a Master Science degree in IT from
UiTM, and Bachelor of Science (Hons.) in
E-Commerce from UMS. Dr. Ask is an active
member of the Young Scientists Network -
Academy of Science Malaysia, a Senior
Mem-ber IEEE, and a certified Professional
Technologist recognized by MBOT. She has
further contributed to the field by serving
as an auditor for MBOT/MQA.
She has received medals at research and
innovation showcases and has been honored
with awards for her teaching, excellence in
service, and outstanding contributions as a
re-searcher. Her bibliography showcases her
prolific output, including co-authored and
co-edited books, over 20 book chapters,
technical papers presented at conferences,
and more than 60 peer-reviewed and indexed
journals publications. She has also taken on
editorial roles for several journals and
actively participated as a committee member,
session chair, and part of editorial teams
while actively participating as a reviewer.
Dr. Ask has graced numerous conferences with
her wisdom, delivering keynote, invited and
plenary talks.
Her research interests span a wide spectrum,
encompassing UX/UI, HCI/Interaction De-sign,
Product & Service Design, Software
Engineering & Mobile Development,
Information Visualization & Analytics,
Multimedia, ICT, IS and
Entre/Technopreneurship. Dr. Ask’s
ex-pertise extends beyond the academic
realm; she imparts her knowledge through
workshops and talks on various subjects,
including UI/UX, Entrepreneurship,
Video/Image Editing, E-Commerce/Digital
Marketing, STEM, Design Thinking and etc.
Furthermore, she is certified as a
Professional Entrepreneurial Educator,
Executive Entre-preneurial Leader, and HRDF
Professional Trainer, which highlights her
strong commitment to education and
entrepreneurship. Dr. Ask is highly regard
in her field, dedicated and con-sistently
pushing the boundaries of knowledge and
sharing her wealth of expertise with others.
Prof. Hui-Wen Huang
Shaoguan University, Guangdong, China
Biography:
Dr. Hui-Wen Huang is a
professor in the College of Education at
Shaoguan University, Guangdong, China. She
completed her Ph.D. degree in curriculum and
instruction with a focus on online education
from the University of Idaho, U.S.A. Prior
to her current position, she had worked in
various universities, including Taiwan, the
U.S., and Mainland China, as a faculty
member in teaching and research over the
past two decades. Her recent work involves
immersive learning using 360 VR videos
across disciplines and artificial
intelligence (AI) in education.
Dr. Huang has published more than 20 SSCI-indexed journal articles and international conference proceedings indexed by EI Compendex on educational technology and foreign language learning. She has actively served the academic communities, either as an invited speaker or technical committee member, in different international conferences over the past five years. She has been working with different scholars in Japan, Turkey, and the U.S. to help EFL learners develop cross-cultural competence since Spring 2020. Recently, she is working on applying AI chatbots in education and mental health.
Asst. Prof. Shilei Li
Naval University of Engineering, China
Biography:
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