Prof. Ir. Dr. Sharifah Hafizah Binti Syed Ariffin

Professor at Department of Electrical Engineering,
Prof. Ir. Dr. Sharifah Hafizah Binti Syed Ariffin is an accomplished academic and researcher specializing in electrical and computer engineering. She earned her Bachelor of Engineering (Hons.) in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the University of North London, UK, in 1997. She further pursued her Master's degree in Mobility Management in Wireless Telecommunications at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in 2001 and completed her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Queen Mary University of London, UK, in 2006. Currently serving as an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, UTM, her research focuses on wireless sensor networks, IPv6 networks, mobile computing systems, handoff management in WiMAX, low-rate transmission protocols using 6LoWPAN, network modeling and performance analysis, and priority scheduling in packet networks. Her contributions have significantly advanced wireless communication and networking technologies, supported by numerous publications and research projects.

Prof. Adel Ben Mnaouer

Professor at Department of Scientific Research
Prof. Adel Ben Mnaouer (Senior Member, IEEE) is a Professor of Computer Science at Prince Sultan University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. He received his B.Sc. from SUP’COM Tunisia (1985), M.Eng. from University of Fukui (1993), and Ph.D. from Yokohama National University (1997), all in electrical and computer engineering. He was previously Dean and Vice-Dean of Research at Dar Al Uloom University. His research interests span applied AI, IoT, VANETs, FANETs, blockchain, cybersecurity, and edge/fog computing. He has secured $3.7 million in research funding, focusing on IoT-based health, air quality, and infrastructure monitoring. Prof. Mnaouer actively contributes as conference chair, editorial board member, and technical committee participant in major international events.

Prof. Brian Kurkoski

Professor at Department of Information Science
Prof. Brian Kurkoski is a Professor at the School of Information Science, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST) in Nomi, Japan, specializing in communication and network engineering. He received his B.S. from California Institute of Technology (1993), M.S. from University of California San Diego (2000), and Ph.D. from University of California San Diego (2004), all in electrical and computer engineering. He previously served as Associate Professor at University of Electro-Communications (UEC) in Tokyo (2007-2012), Research Associate at UEC (2006-2007), and Postdoctoral Researcher at UEC (2004-2006). His research focuses on coding theory and information theory for information transmission and storage, with particular expertise in coding for data storage, efficient algorithms for error correction, and applications to non-volatile memories including flash memory systems. Prof. Kurkoski has published extensively with 97+ papers and has been recognized by IEICE for his editorial service. He is a member of IEEE and IEICE, and actively contributes to international conferences and workshops in coding theory and information storage.