Keynote Speakers
Prof. Qun Jin
Waseda University, Japan
Qun Jin is a professor in the Department of Human Informatics and Cognitive Sciences, Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University, Japan. He has been extensively engaged in research works in the fields of computer science, information systems, and human informatics, with a focus on understanding and supporting humans through technologies. His recent research interests cover computing for human well-being, behavior and cognitive informatics, big data, personal analytics and individual modeling, digital twin, cyber security, blockchain, metaverse, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and applications in healthcare and learning support. He authored or co-authored several monographs and more than 350 refereed papers published in academic journals and international conference proceedings. He served as a general chair, program chair, and keynote speaker for numerous IEEE sponsored international conferences. He served as a guest editor in recent years for IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, IEEE Transactions on Computational Social Systems, IEEE/ACM Transactions on Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing, IEEE MultiMedia, and IEEE Cloud Computing. He is a foreign member of the Engineering Academy of Japan (EAJ). More information can be found at https://researchmap.jp/jinqun/?lang=en.
Prof. Chin-Chen Chang (IEEE Fellow/ IEE Fellow)
Feng Chia University, Taiwan
Professor C.C. Chang obtained his Ph.D. degree in computer
engineering from National Chiao Tung University. He's first degree
is Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics and master degree is
Master of Science in computer and decision sciences. Both were
awarded in National Tsing Hua University. Dr. Chang served in
National Chung Cheng University from 1989 to 2005. His current title
is Chair Professor in Department of Information Engineering and
Computer Science, Feng Chia University, from Feb. 2005.
Prior to joining Feng Chia University, Professor Chang was an
associate professor in Chiao Tung University, professor in National
Chung Hsing University, chair professor in National Chung Cheng
University. He had also been Visiting Researcher and Visiting
Scientist to Tokyo University and Kyoto University, Japan. During
his service in Chung Cheng, Professor Chang served as Chairman of
the Institute of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Dean
of College of Engineering, Provost and then Acting President of
Chung Cheng University and Director of Advisory Office in Ministry
of Education, Taiwan.
Professor Chang's specialties include, but not limited to, data
engineering, database systems, computer cryptography and information
security. A researcher of acclaimed and distinguished services and
contributions to his country and advancing human knowledge in the
field of information science, Professor Chang has won many research
awards and honorary positions by and in prestigious organizations
both nationally and internationally. He is currently a Fellow of
IEEE and a Fellow of IEE, UK. On numerous occasions, he was invited
to serve as Visiting Professor, Chair Professor, Honorary Professor,
Honorary Director, Honorary Chairman, Distinguished Alumnus,
Distinguished Researcher, Research Fellow by universities and
research institutes. He also published over 1,100 papers in
Information Sciences. In the meantime, he participates actively in
international academic organizations and performs advisory work to
government agencies and academic organizations.
Prof.
Juan Manuel Corchado
University of Salamanca, Spain
Juan Manuel Corchado (corchado.netborn May 15, 1971, Salamanca, Spain). He is Full Professor with Chair at the University of Salamanca. He was Vice President for Research from December 2013 to December 2017 and the Director of the Science Park of the University of Salamanca. Chosen twice as the Dean of the Faculty of Science, he holds a PhD in Computer Sciences from the University of Salamanca and a PhD in Artificial Intelligence from the University of the West of Scotland. He is the Director of BISITE (Bioinformatics, Intelligent Systems and Educational Technology), which was created in the year 2000 and also the director of the IOT Digital Innovation Hub and a Member of the AIR Institute. J.M. Corchado is a Visiting Professor at the Osaka Institute of Technology since January 2015 and Visiting Professor at the Universiti Malaysia Kelantan. He has also been President of the IEEE Systems, Man and Cybernetics Spanish Chapter and the academic coordinator of the Institute of Digital Art and Animation of the University of Salamanca. Juan M. Corchado has also been a researcher at the Universities of Paisley (UK), Vigo (Spain) and at the Plymouth Marine Laboratory (UK). Juan M. Corchad has been member of the Advisory group on Online Terrorist Propaganda of the European Counter Terrorism Centre (EUROPOL). He also oversees Master's Degrees in: Security, Digital Animation, Mobile Telephony, Information Systems Management, Internet of Things, Social Media, 3D Design and Printing, Blockchain, Z Systems, Industry 4.0, Agile Project Management and Smart Cities & Intelligent Buildings, at the University of Salamanca. J.M Corchado is Editor-in-Chief of Specialized Journals like ADCAIJ (Advances in Distributed Computing and Artificial Intelligence Journal), OJCST (Oriental Journal of Computer Science and Technology) or Electronics MDPI (Computer Science & Engineering section).
Invited Speakers
Prof.
Kouichi Sakurai
Kyushu University, Japan
Kouichi Sakurai received the B.S. degree in mathematics from the Faculty of Science, Kyushu University in 1986. He received the M.S. degree in applied science in 1988, and the Doctorate in engineering in 1993 from the Faculty of Engineering, Kyushu University. He was engaged in research and development on cryptography and information security at the Computer and Information Systems Laboratory at Mitsubishi Electric Corporation from 1988 to 1994. From 1994, he worked for the Dept. of Computer Science of Kyushu University in the capacity of associate professor, and became a full professor there in 2002. He is concurrently working also with the Institute of Systems & Information Technologies and Nanotechnologies, as the chief of Information Security laboratory, for promoting research co-oporations among the industry, university and government under the theme "Enhancing IT-security in social systems". He has been successful in generating such co-operation between Japan, China and Korea for security technologies as the leader of a Cooperative International Research Project supported by the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) during 2005-2006. Moreover, in March 2006, he established research co-oporations under a Memorandum of Understanding in the field of information security with Professor Bimal Kumar Roy, the first time Japan has partnered with The Cryptology Research Society of India (CRSI). Professor Sakurai has published more than 250 academic papers around cryptography and information security.
Dr.
Rodrigo Román
University of Málaga, Spain
Rodrigo Román Castro holds a degree in Computer Engineering (2003) and a PhD in Computer Science (2008) from the University of Málaga, where he is currently an Associate Professor. Dr Román's research focuses mainly on cybersecurity for novel paradigms such as the Internet of Things, the cloud-edge continuum and interconnected industries. He also has a personal and professional interest in blockchain technologies, and has used them in various aspects of his research. With the experience he has gained over the years, and in collaboration with various colleagues at the University of Malaga, he has developed and taught various courses on blockchain technologies: from postgraduate courses to entry-level MOOC courses.
Dr.
Yaokai Feng
Kyushu University, Japan
Yaokai Feng received his B.E. and M.E. degrees in Computer Science from Tianjin University, China, in 1986 and 1992, respectively. He received his Ph.D. Degree in Information Science from Kyushu University, Japan, in 2004. Now, he is an Assistant Professor at Kyushu University. His current specific research topics: establishing effective models for detecting cyber-attacks, including effective combination of multiple single detection models (especially, two-step trigger-based detection) and lightweight attack detection system in the IoT environment. In recent years, he also works on applications of blockchain in cyber security, including the application of blockchain for the security of smart vehicles/transportation.
Dr.
Ching-Chun Chang
National Institute of Informatics, Japan
Dr. Ching-Chun Chang received his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Warwick, UK, in 2019. He participated in a short-term scientific mission supported by European Cooperation in Science and Technology Actions at the Faculty of Computer Science, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Germany, in 2016. He was granted the Marie-Curie fellowship and participated in a research and innovation staff exchange scheme supported by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA, in 2017. He was a Visiting Scholar with the School of Computer and Mathematics, Charles Sturt University, Australia, in 2018, and with the School of Information Technology, Deakin University, Australia, in 2019. He was a Research Fellow with the Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, China, in 2020. He is currently a researcher with the National Institute of Informatics, Japan. His research interests include steganography, forensics, biometrics, cybersecurity, computer vision, computational linguistics and artificial intelligence.