Detailed Program Schedule

Venkata
Ramana
Ratnakaram

Award-winning Business &
Digital Transformation Leader

India

Venkata Ramana Ratnakaram is one of top 1000 CIOs in APAC. He is an award-winning Business & digital transformation leader with more than 23 years of experience.He majored in Computer Science Engineering from Andhra University. Venkata has vast experience in Edtech and Fintech and in developing highly scalable and reliable tech products.He is an architect of one of the largest online education platforms and he led the digital transformation journey of many organizations.

Prof. Syed
Akhter
Hossain

Dean
CUB

Bangladesh

Professor Syed Akhter Hossain has joined as the Dean, School of Science and Engineering and Head, Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Canadian University of Bangladesh on January 1, 2022. Prior to joining Canadian University of Bangladesh, Professor Hossain served as Head, Department of Computer Science and Engineering at University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), one of the top leading digital university of Bangladesh from 1st January 2021 to December 2021. Prior to joining ULAB, Professor Hossain served as the Professor and Head of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Daffodil International University from 2010 to December, 2020. Professor Hossain is a Honorary Professor of Amity University, India since 2015. Professor Hossain obtained B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Applied Physics and Electronics with Gold medal and distinction and Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering with a post doctoral research in automation and artificial intelligence.

As Erasmus Mundus post doctoral fellow he contributed in the area of Informatics and Industrial Engineering with University Lumiere Lyon 2 in France. Professor Hossain is actively engaged with OBE Accreditation process of Bangladesh Accreditation of Engineering and Technical Education (BAETE) board as the evaluator for last 5+ years and a passionate mobilizer for OBE based curriculum development along with developing software tools for simplifying OBE management. During the time period of 2010 to 2020 at Daffodil International University, he transformed the Department of Computer Science and Engineering with several mileage through regional and international co-operations.

During this timeframe from 2010 to 2020, he developed core competency of CSE students in competitive programming, developed research goal and achieved a significant ranking of the department in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and other research area engaging students in research, relentlessly worked to empower students and teachers of the department, connecting to industry including ICT division, Samsung R&D, CTO Forum Bangladesh, BHTPA, BASIS, BACCO, ISPAB all relevant industries including ITEE of Japan, created massive collaborations among other Asian and European universities and full blown vibrations in the education of CSE, achieved accreditations for the CSE program twice and perform significantly in transforming students and teachers into professionals of the 21st century.

In this timeframe he also established core concept of CSE alumni integration in the department and strong foundation of co-curricular activities of students in Computer and Programming Club (CPC) and Girls Computing Programming Club (GCPC) which helped the phenomenal growth of the department. He hosted many national programming contest and also ACM ICPC regional programming contests as contest director in 2008, 2012 and 2014 respectively. He has more than 30 years of working experience in industry, education, research and training.

He is actively involved in research guidance/ research projects/ research collaborations with Institutes/ Industries and has more than 270 publications/ presentations and his work is listed in ACM, DBLP, IEEE Explore and other research databases. He works closely with the ICT Division of the Ministry of Post, Telecommunication and IT of the Government of the Peoples Republic of Bangladesh. He received several national and international awards for his outstanding contribution in ICT education, innovative projects for the visually impaired people.

He also received other International awards for his scholastic works especially for the contribution of machine translator for Bangla Braille used by the visually impaired society in Bangladesh. He received best researcher award in the year 2019 and 2020 from Daffodil International University. His current research interests includes Machine Learning and AI with Natural Language Processing.

Engr. Abdul
Rahman

Assistant
Professor
FAST-NUCES

Pakistan

Engr. Abdul Rahman has 20+ years of experience in software development and FinTech industry, information security and consultancy. He also has 11+ years of experience in academia as Assistant Professor in software engineering. Being fully involved with both industrial and academic environments has allowed him to educate, train and mentor students and engineers in real-world engineering problem solving and bridging the gaps between academia and industry. He also has contributed in Human development, helping in improving understanding of the education and skills agenda. Motivate young engineers to complement their technical and analytical capabilities with a broad understanding of "soft" issues. He has also contributed in elaborating the importance of social, environmental, economic, cultural, and ethical aspects of a project which are often more important than the technical aspects.

Dr. Rehana
Anjum

Professor
FEC

India

Dr. Rehana AnjumFormer Principal of Farah Engineering College, is a Professor and HOD of chemistry in the department of science & humanities, she has 20 years of teaching experience of teaching national, multinational, and international students. She has two bachelor’s and two master’s degree in two different fields I,e science and education. In 2010 she has been awarded PhD from marathwala college of education, Dr Baba Sahib Ambedkar University, Aurangabad .she has published 101 papers in international and 15 papers in national journals, she has organized many workshops, seminars etc. she has attended many workshops, seminars, conferences etc.

Al Kingsley

CEO
NetSupport

UK

As well as his CEO and Chair roles Al is chair of his region’s Governors' Leadership Group and chairs the regional SEND Board. With 20+ years of governance experience, Al also sits on the Regional Schools Commissioner's Advisory Board for the East of England and North London. He is an FED Co-chair of two groups, Chair of the BESA EdTech Group and chairs his regional Employment and Skills Board. He’s a well-known face in EdTech around the world; author of My Secret #EdTech Diary and co-author of A Guide to Creating a Digital Strategy in Education. Al writes and speaks internationally on the effective use of Educational Technology and is a Forbes Technology Council Member. He continues to support schools and EdTech vendors with consulting and mentoring – as well as writing for the wider education community and speaking at events.

Darwin
Robert
Gutierrez

Quality Assurance
Team Member
UOP

Philippines

Darwin Robert Gutierrez is a academe and corporate experienced individual with 15 years of solid experience in delivering quality education. He has significant experience in different colleges & universities and collaborated with various people.

Currently, he is a content manager for Information and Communications Technology at Philippine College of Criminology, a IT faculty and Quality Assurance Team member at Lyceum of the Philippines - Manila

Dr. Amy
Catalan

Professional Education
UPV

Philippines

Dr. Amy Catalan is currently teaching in the Division of Professional Education at the University of the Philippines Visayas. Amy earned a bachelor's degree in Literature with a minor in Political Science from De La Salle University. For her undergraduate thesis, "Isang Semiyotikang Pagbasa kina Ligaya at Perla ng Sa Mga Kuko ng Liwanag ni Edgardo M. Reyes," (trans: A Semiotic Reading of Ligaya and Perla in “On the Nails of Light by Edgardo M. Reyes) she was awarded the best thesis in Literature.

At the University of St. La Salle-Bacolod, she earned a Master of Arts in Teaching with a major in Reading, Language, and Literature, as well as a Doctorate in Applied Linguistics. She has been in the field of education for almost 30 years, both having experienced teaching in the Philippines and in the Middle East. Her work has been published in print and online here and abroad. She also works as a translator from English to Tagalog and Hiligaynon for non-literary (and eventually literary) materials.

She currently runs a blog called Infinite Possibilities. Her most recent effort is a compilation of recorded poetry, which she wrote and reads on her YouTube channel, Love and Light. She recently published a research-based article called NO SOCIAL DISTANCING: Challenges and Collaboration in the Use of Computer-mediated Learning (CML) Experienced by Selected Master of Education in English as Second Language Students during the Time of the Coronavirus to highlight the challenges and learnings in computer mediated computation during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mr. Ganesh K

Assistant Professor
BIET

India

Ganesh K is working as Assistant Professor in the department of Electronics and Communication at Bapuji Institute of Engineering and Technology (BIET), Davanagere, India. His engineering interests include Image and Video processing, Embedded Systems, Digital Signal Processing, Speech Processing.

He believes in practical oriented engineering teaching - learning and is interested in Arduino, Microcontroller, Raspberry Pi, Quadcopter and robotics.

He is the main driving force behind Project Aavishkaar, an initiative by e-Aavishkaar Foundation(R), which aims to educate the rural Indian students of different age groups about science, technology, electronics and robotics.

Meghan
Kohler

Learning Designer

Megan Kohler is a learning designer and speaker focused on supporting neurodivergent learners and establishing collaborative design dynamics. She is passionate about helping higher education professionals understand the skills and abilities of neurodivergent learners and supports educators in designing neuroinclusive learning environments.

She established the Collaborative Content Design Model, which has transformed the faculty/designer relationship leading to higher quality online courses. In 2021, she was awarded the G. Montgomery and Marion Mitchell Award for Innovative Teaching by the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences at Penn State University.

A dedicated volunteer with the Online Learning Consortium, she has served in various leadership roles with the Accelerate Conference including Conference Co-Chair, Program Co-chair, and Chair of Presenter Services. She has also served as the Director of Networking for the eDesign Collaborative with the University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA).

Prof. Tanzila Saba

Senior Administrative
Prince Sultan University

Saudi Arabia

Prof. Tanzila Saba has over 20 years of experience in academia, ten years of which involve holding a senior administrative position at Prince Sultan University. She earned her PhD in document information security and management from the Faculty of Computing, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Malaysia, in 2012. She won the Best Student Chancellor Award in the Faculty of Computing UTM in 2012. Currently, she is serving as an Associate Chair of the Information Systems Department in the College of Computer and Information Sciences at Prince Sultan University Riyadh KSA. In recent years, her primary research focus is medical imaging, pattern recognition, data mining, Soft-computing and tech innovation. She has above 200 hundred publications that have around 10933 citations with an h-index of 63. Her most publications are in AI and Data Science research domains, published in ISI/SCIE indexed. Due to her excellent research achievements, she was included in Marquis Who's Who (S & T) 2012." She is the editor and reviewer of high reputed journals and on the panel of TPC of international indexed conferences. She is skilled with ABET & NCAAA quality assurance on the accreditation side. She is a member of the PSU Institutional Strategic Planning Committee, Research Committee and SDGs Committee. She is the senior member of the college's quality and curriculum committees and actively participated in designing the new undergraduate and master programs. In addition, she actively participated in the PSU TLC team and worked on OBE initiatives.

She is a senior member of IEEE and UK HEA Fellow. Prof.Tanzila is the leader of the Artificial Intelligence & Data Analytics Research Lab and the Students' Data Science Club at Prince Sultan University. She is an active professional member of ACM, AIS and IAENG organizations and the PSU WiDS (Women in Data Science) ambassador at Stanford University. She received the Best Researcher award for four consecutive years at Prince Sultan University and has been nominated as a Research Professor since September 2019. She has been invited as a keynote speaker at numerous international forums and conferences. She has been listed among the world's top 2% of scientists for the consecutive two years (2020 & 2021), by a research study conducted by Stanford University and Elsevier. She is the only female researcher in KSA, who has been listed in Guide2research since 2019-2022.

Dr. Jianghao
Wang

Al Academic Liaison

USA

Jianghao Wang leads the AI Education initiatives at MathWorks. In her role, Jianghao collaborates with educators and researchers and supports their AI projects. Before joining MathWorks, Jianghao obtained her Ph.D. in Statistical Climatology from the University of Southern California and B.S. in Applied Mathematics from Nankai University.

Dr. V
Naganjaneyulu

Associate Professor
LIET

India

Dr V Naganjaneyulu was born in Tadipatri and had his early education at Govt school and did his intermediate and graduation from Govt college ; M.Sc degree in Mathematics from SKU Campus,SKU University. He awarded his PhD from the JNTUH University in the year 2019 and his area of research work is Leering Tools of Open Technologies in Mathematics Perspectives. He is actively engaged in research work and published 16 papers in national and international journals/conferences . He has total 17 years of teaching experience and presently he is working as BOS chair person, Associate Professor Department of Mathematics in Lords Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad. He has organized and attended many Workshops, Seminars and FDP’s .

Dr. Shahid
Naseem

Information Security

Pakistan

Dr. Shahid Naseem has a Ph.D in Computer Sciences from National College of Business Administration & Economics, Lahore, Pakistan. His specialization is in Information Security in Neuroscience using Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). His Thesis title was,"Self-Organizing Information Protection in Memory using Cognitive Correlates". Dr. Shahid's reserach interests include Artificial Neural Networks, Artificial Intelligence and Algorithms, Behavioural Science, Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Science. He is part of the editorial team of the Journal Titled, Social Sciences Review.

Ken Hubbell

Chief Product Officer
Soffos.Ai

USA

A pragmatic futurist, Ken’s philosophy is “design for tomorrow, build for today.” He started his career in interactive video and animation and made the move into serious games and simulations. He enjoys the challenge of bringing diverse team members and functional units together to achieve alignment, drawing on their experiences, and bringing them together to design and build AR/VR/XR, AI and other engaging learning solutions.

He currently leads strategy and innovation for Wells Fargo Bank’s Learning & Development organization and is Chief Product Officer for Soffos.ai where they are building low-code AI solutions for next-gen NLP applications. Across the span of his career, he has worked with some incredible people and amazing organizations including Tom Clancy while at Red Storm Entertainment, Michael Crichton at Timeline Entertainment, the United Nations, NASA, the FAA, and Caterpillar to name a few. Ken is a passionate coach, mentor, writer, and speaker who enjoys sharing and giving back to others.

Jeff
Alderson

Product Manager MathWorks

USA

Jeff Alderson has spent his entire career working on technology that empowers students, families, and educators to further their education and career, including those with special needs.

Currently, he is the product manager for MATLAB's autograding solution, MATLAB Grader, at MathWorks in Natick, MA, and leads the company’s marketing efforts in online teaching and learning. Prior to joining MathWorks, Jeff was Principal Analyst for Technology at Eduventures, covering the emerging EdTech market in higher ed. Additionally, Jeff worked as Lead Architect for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (formerly Choice P20 Solutions) in the education technology sector, supporting architecture and security engineering for clients such as the New York State Education Department. Previously, while at ConnectEDU for 10 years in a fast-paced education technology startup environment, Jeff held multiple technology and leadership roles in the organization, helping to grow the business from four to over 150 employees.

Jeff has over 20 years of experience in deploying secure, standards-based, data solutions for education and government, as well as five years of service as a commissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Alderson received his B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from WPI in Massachusetts and his M.Ed. in Education Policy, Organization & Leadership from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His recent graduate level research in the Learning Design & Leadership (LDL) program focused on design of learning assessments for STEM education and program evaluation of online courses.

Dr Sunil
V K Gaddam

Associate Professor
LIET

India

Dr Sunil Vijaya Kumar Gaddam is currently working as a Professor in the Department of Computer Science & Engineering at Lords Institute of Engineering & Technology (A), Hyderabad, T.S. Earlier he worked as Professor & Principal at Global College of Engineering & Technology, Kadapa, A.P. Also he worked in many esteemed Engineering Colleges as a Professor & HOD, Dean, Director etc. He has completed his Bachelor Degree (B. Tech. - ECE) from KSRM College of Engineering (KSRMCE), Kadapa, affiliated to Sri Venkateswara University (SVU), Tirupati, (A. P.) – India in the year of 1993. Post Graduate Diploma (PGDCE) in Computer Engineering from School of Computer Science, Institute of Post Graduate Studies & Research (IPGSR), Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad, (A. P.) – India in the year of 1994. Masters Degree (M. Tech.) in Computer Science & Technology from School of Computer & Systems Sciences (SC & SS), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi – India .

Ph.D. in Computer Science from School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS), Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi – India in the year of 2012. He has supervised one PhD Scholar and currently supervising 2 PhD scholars. He has supervised more than 80 M. Tech. projects. He has been reviewer many international journals, also he has attended and organized 38 national and international conferences and seminars. He has published 19 papers in peer reviewed international journals, and authored one Book and 03 edited books. He has published 43 papers in international conference and national conferences and seminars.

Dr. Sumeet
Hangargi

Associate Professor
LIET

India

Currently Working as, a PG Coordinator (Central) at Lords Institute of Engineering and Technology (Autonomous) from July 2021 to February 2022. Worked as an Asst Professor in Mechanical Engineering Department at Lords Institute of Engineering and Technology (Autonomous) from August 2018 to Feb 2022. Previously Worked as an Asst Professor at CMR Engineering College in Mechanical Engineering from Dec 2015 to July 2018. He has completed his B.E (Mechanical Engineering), Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum. June 2013, M-tech (Computer Integrated Manufacturing), Visvesvaraya Technologial University, Belgaum. Oct 2015, PhD (Development and Performance Evaluation of Bimetallic Piston), Sri Satya Sai University of Technology and Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Jan-2021. He has presented and published 6 journals and 3 international conferences. He has total 6.5 years of experience in teaching. He has attended and organized many seminars, conferences, workshops etc

Prof. T V
Gopal

Professor
Anna University

India

Prof. Dr. T V Gopal is presently teaching Computer Science and Engineering at CEG Campus, Anna University. One of his research areas includes "Science and Spirituality". Dr. T V Gopal has published around 80+ Research Papers. He has writtn FOUR books and Co-Edited TEN Conference Proceedings. He is actively associated with many professional societies such as CSI, ICANN, IFIP WG 9.2, IEEE and ACM India Council. He is an Expert Member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the International Review of Information Ethics: [IRIE] - the official journal of the International Center for Information Ethics [ICIE].

Dr. Sadid Muneer

Assistant Professor
UIU

Bangladesh

Dr. Sadid Muneer is an Assistant Professor & the Undergraduate Program Coordinator in the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, United International University (UIU). He did his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (Nanoelectronics) from the University of Connecticut (UConn), Storrs, CT, USA in March 2019. He has published 8 journal articles, 6 conference proceedings, and delivered 36 conference talks. His research interest includes Thermoelectric Effects in Nanoscale Transport, Phase Change Memory: Novel Device Structures and Electrothermal Finite Element Simulation, and Material Parameter Extraction from Nanoscale Device Measurements. The courses he teaches include Electronics, Signals & Linear Systems, and Electrical Properties of Materials. He is a member of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) since 2007. He worked as a reviewer of national and international technical conferences.