Keynote speakers

Speaker 1: 

Professor Mohammad S. Obaidat
Life Fellow of IEEE, Fellow of AAIA, and Fellow of SCS


Speech Title: 
A New Learning Automata-Based Controller Placement Technique for Software-Defined Network Systems 

Abstract: 
Software-defined networking (SDN) moves the control plane of network devices like switches and routers to the controller. The controller is in charge of managing the whole network through application programming interfaces (APIs). Fault tolerance in the SDN networks can be handled by leveraging multiple controllers. Placing controllers in an SDN network can be seen as facility location problem which is an NP-hard problem. In this paper, we propose a simple heuristic algorithm for controller placement in SDN networks leveraging a learning automaton (LA) approach. The proposed algorithm can place the controllers based on a predefined propagation latency between the controllers and the switches while minimizing the overall propagation latency. We perform several simulations, from the available topologies of ToplogyZoo, and the results show the superiority of the proposed algorithm when compared to competing current state-of-the-art algorithms in terms of propagation latency.
Short Bio of The Keynote Speaker: 
Professor Mohammad S. Obaidat is an internationally known academic/researcher/scientist/ scholar. He received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Engineering with a minor in Computer Science from The Ohio State University, Columbus, USA. He has received extensive research funding and published To Date (2023) over One Thousand (1,200) refereed technical articles-About half of them are journal articles, over 100 books, and over 70 Book Chapters. He is Editor-in-Chief of 3 scholarly journals and an editor of many other international journals.  He is the founding Editor-in Chief of Wiley Security and Privacy Journal.  Moreover, he is founder or co-founder of 5 IEEE International Conferences. Among his previous positions are Advisor to the President of Philadelphia University for Research, Development and Information Technology, President and Chair of Board of Directors of the Society for Molding and Simulation International(SCS), Senior Vice President of SCS, SCS VP for Membership and SCS VP for Conferences, Dean of the College of Engineering at Prince Sultan University, Founding Dean of the College of Computing and Informatics at The University of Sharjah, Chair and tenured Professor at the Department of Computer and Information Science and Director of the MS Graduate Program in Data Analytics at Fordham university, Chair and tenured Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Director of the Graduate Program at Monmouth University, Chair and Professor of Computer Science Department at University of Texas-Permian Basin, Distinguished Professor at IIT-Dhanbad, Tenured Full Professor at King Abdullah II School of Information Technology (KASIT), University of Jordan, The PR of China Ministry of Education Distinguished Overseas Professor at the University of Science and Technology Beijing, China and an Honorary Distinguished Professor at the Amity University- A Global University. He is now a Distinguished Professor at KASIT, University of Jordan. He is also a Distinguished Professor at SRM University, India. He has chaired numerous (Over 185) international conferences and has given numerous (Over 185) keynote speeches worldwide. He has served as ABET/CSAB evaluator and on IEEE CS Fellow Evaluation Committee. He has served as IEEE CS Distinguished Speaker/Lecturer and an ACM Distinguished Lecturer. Since 2004 has been serving as an SCS Distinguished Lecturer. He received many best paper awards for his papers including ones from IEEE ICC, IEEE Globecom, AICSA, CITS, SPECTS, DCNET, IEEE ICCCA, International conferences. He also received Best Paper awards from IEEE Systems Journal in 2018 and in 2019 (2 Best Paper Awards). In 2020, he received 4 best paper awards from IEEE Systems Journal and also in 2021 received the best paper award from IEEE Systems Journal. 
During his tenure as Founding Dean of College of computing and Informatics at University of Sharjah, the Computer Sciences program has been ranked by Times for Higher Education (THE) as NUMBER 1 in UAE and for the first time in the history of the University. 
He also received many other worldwide awards for his technical contributions including: The 2018 IEEE ComSoc-Technical Committee on Communications Software 2018 Technical Achievement Award for contribution to Cybersecurity, Wireless Networks Computer Networks and Modeling and Simulation, SCS prestigious McLeod Founder's Award , Presidential Service Award, SCS Hall of Fame –Lifetime Achievement Award for his technical contribution to modeling and simulation and for his outstanding visionary leadership and dedication to increasing the effectiveness and broadening the applications of modeling and simulation worldwide. He also received the SCS Outstanding Service Award. He was awarded the IEEE CITS Hall of Fame Distinguished and Eminent Award. He also received the Nokia Distinguished Fellowship Award and Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award, among others.He was ranked recently by research.com agency as number ONE Computer Scientist and number ONE Scholar in Electronics and Electrical Engineering in Jordan.
In recognition of his significant scientific contribution, Springer published in 2022 a book honoring his contributions in Computing, Informatics, Networking and Cybersecurity. It is entitled: Advances in Computing, Informatics, Networking and Cybersecurity - A Book Honoring Professor Mohammad S. Obaidat’s Significant Scientific Contributions. Prof. Obaidat is a Life Fellow of IEEE, a Fellow of AAIA and a Fellow of SCS.

Speaker 2:

Professor Yang Yue, 
Xi'an Jiaotong University

Short Bio of The Keynote Speaker:
Yang Yue received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering and optics from Nankai University, China, in 2004 and 2007, respectively. He received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Southern California, USA, in 2012. He is a Professor with the School of Information and Communications Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China. Dr. Yue' s current research interest is intelligent photonics, including optical communications, optical perception, and optical chip. He has published over 260 journal papers (including Science) and conference proceedings with >10,000 citations, six edited books, two book chapters, >60 issued or pending patents, >200 invited presentations (including 1 tutorial, >30 plenary and >50 keynote talks). Dr. Yue is a Fellow of SPIE, a Senior Member of IEEE and Optica. He is an Associate Editor for IEEE Access and Frontiers in Physics, Editor Board Member for four other scientific journals, Guest Editor for >10 journal special issues. He also served as Chair or Committee Member for >100 international conferences, Reviewer for >70 prestigious journals.
Speaker 3:

Professor Guan Gui
Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Speech Title: Ubiquitous Sensing and Intelligent Identification for 6G Wireless Communications

Abstract:
The move to 6G brings AI and deep learning to the forefront, addressing the nonlinear complexities of next-gen networks. This talk showcases AI's transformative impact on 6G, particularly through neural networks like DNNs and CNNs. We delve into ANN-driven model parameterization and optimization, highlighting the superiority of data-driven methods over traditional systems. Focusing on the physical layer, we discuss DL's advancements in signal processing tasks, and how it reimagines baseband modules for greater efficiency and intelligence in wireless communications.

Short Bio of The Keynote Speaker:
Guan Gui received the Ph.D. degree from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China, in 2012. From 2009 to 2014, he joined the Tohoku University as a research assistant as well as a postdoctoral research fellow, respectively. From 2014 to 2015, he was an Assistant Professor in the Akita Prefectural University, Akita, Japan. Since 2015, he has been a professor with Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Nanjing, China. 
Dr. Gui has published more than 200 IEEE Journal/Conference papers and won several best paper awards, e.g., Ucom 2023, ICC 2017, ICC 2014 and VTC 2014-Spring. His current H-index is 57 and i10-index is 212 in Google Citation (Google Scholar). The total citation count of his articles raises more than 13000 times. His recent research interests include intelligence sensing and recognition, intelligent signal processing, and physical layer security. He received the IEEE Communications Society Heinrich Hertz Award in 2021, top 2% scientists of the world by  Stanford University in 2021-2023, the Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researcher in Cross-Field in 2021-2023, the Highly Cited Chinese Researchers by Elsevier in 2020-2023, the Member and Global Activities Contributions Award in 2018, the Top Editor Award of IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology in 2019, the Outstanding Journal Service Award of KSII Transactions on Internet and Information System in 2020, the Exemplary Reviewer Award of IEEE Communications Letters in 2017, the 2012 Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellowships for Foreign Researchers, and the 2018 Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) International Fellowships for Overseas Researchers. He was also selected as for the Jiangsu Distinguished Professor in 2016, the Jiangsu High-level Innovation and Entrepreneurial Talent in 2016, the Jiangsu Six Top Talent in 2018. Since 2022, he has been a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society. 
Dr. Gui is a Fellow of the IEEE (Class 2024) for contributions to intelligent signal analysis and wireless resource optimization, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, U.K. He is serving or served on the editorial boards of several journals, such as IEEE Transactions  on Vehicular Technology, Journal on Communications. In addition, he served as the IEEE VTS Ad Hoc Committee Member in AI Wireless, Executive Chair of IEEE ICCT 2023, Symposium Chair of ICCC 2023, TPC Chair of PRAI 2022, TPC Chair of ICGIP 2022, Executive Chair of VTC 2021-Fall, Vice Chair of WCNC 2021, TPC Chair of PHM 2021, Symposium Chair of WCSP 2021, General Co-Chair of Mobimedia 2020, TPC Chair of WiMob 2020, Track Chairs of EuCNC 2021 and 2022, VTC 2020 Spring, Award Chair of PIMRC 2019, and TPC member of many IEEE international conferences, including GLOBECOM, ICC, WCNC, PIRMC, VTC, and SPAWC.