ESYSTEMS ENGINEERING SOCIETY - Key Persons

Dr. Eesa Bastaki received his Bachelor's & Master's degrees in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, San Diego and Ph.D. from the University of California, Irvine. he worked as a Teaching Assistant in UAE University from 1981 until 1989, and has been a faculty member in the EE Department at UAE University since 1989. He was the Chairman of the Energy Section during 1990-1991, and Chairman of the Technology Section during 1991-1992 at the Technology & Energy Research Center, UAEU. He was the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs from 1992 to 1996 and from 1998 and 2000 was the Director of the IT Center at UAEU. He was the Director of Education & Technology to DSOA. Additionally, he is one of the founders of DSO & RIT-Dubai, and the founder of the IT Center in Al-Ain Municipality. Until Sept 2012, he was the CEO of ICT Fund. He was the Chairman of IEEE, UAE Section and now is the Honorary Chair. Dr Bastaki is a member of Advisory Board of many universities (AUD, AUST, AUS, UWoD, UoS, RIT-Dubai and AURAK), and is a board member of UQAIB (University Quality Assurance International Board) at KHDA. He is the Chairman of the Technical Committee of Emirates Energy Awards. He is a board member of Cultural & Scientific Association and the Chairman of the Board of Emirates Science Club. Dr Bastaki is the recipient of Emirates Excellence Award for Arts, Literature & Science in the science category in 2009 which is the highest award in UAE. His research interests are Digital Communications, Coding, Spread Spectrum Communications and Synchronisation.

Dr. Fanny Klett

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Member of the International Steering Committee
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Dr. Farath Arshad

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Faycal Bouhafs

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Fiaz Hussain

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Geoff Staniford

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. George A. Papadopoulos

Dr. George A. Papadopoulos holds the (tenured) rank of Full Professor in the Department of Computer Science, University of Cyprus. His research interests include Advanced Software Engineering, Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing, Cloud Computing, Open, Distance and E-Learning, Distributed and High Performance Computing, E-Business, E-Health, Internet Technologies and Service Oriented Computing. He has published over 150 papers as book chapters or in internationally refereed journals and conferences, he serves in the Editorial Board of 5 international journals and has served as a Chair or Program Committee member in more than 100 international conferences. Professor Papadopoulos is a recipient of an 1995 ERCIM-HCM scholarship award. He has been involved or is currently participating, as coordinator or partner, in over 40 internationally and nationally funded projects (total budget for his participation more than 5 MEURO) and he has been invited by the E.U. as an Expert Evaluator or Reviewer more than 50 times. He is the Director of the Software Engineering and Internet Technologies (SEIT) Laboratory (http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/seit). More information can be found in his personal web site at: http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/ George.

Dr. Hadeel Al-Obeidy

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Hasan Ali

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Henry Forsyth

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Huda Al Jobori

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Husam Al

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Member of the Steering Committee

Dr. Jennifer Jenson

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Jian J Zhang

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. John Haggerty

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Jon Timmis

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Kalman Fazekas

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Khaled Shaalan

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Khalid Battal Najim

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Member of the International Steering Committee
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Dr. Kusum Deep

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Lean Yu

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Member of the International Steering Committee
Member of the Steering Committee
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Dr. Leandro Balladares

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
Computer Research Center of the IPN, Mexico
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Dr. Majeed Sofian

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Member of the International Steering Committee
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Dr. Majeed Soufian

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Local General Chair
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Dr. Marek Domanski

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Mark Barrett-Baxendale

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Mark Taylor

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Martin Randles

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Member of the Local Arrangements Committee
Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Publicity Chair

Dr. Masaud Jahromi

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Meenu Prya

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Michael Francis

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Millie Pant

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Mohammed Al-Jumaily

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Mohanned Ahmad

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Mourad Oussalah

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Mudhafar Al-Jarrah

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Member of the International Steering Committee
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Dr. Mushtaq Al-shaibani

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. N.K. Tiwari

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Patricia Trujillo

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Paul Fergus

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Paul Strickland

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Philip Denton

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Philippe Palanque

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Rafael Bidarra

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Raj Bali

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Member of the Local Arrangements Committee

Dr. Rasha Shaker

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Robert S. Laramee

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Rozaida Ghazali

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Member of the International Steering Committee
Member of the Steering Committee

Dr. Rubem Pereira

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Saad Ali Amin

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Member of the International Steering Committee
Member of the Local Arrangements Committee
Member of the Steering Committee
Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Sattar Sadkhan

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Member of the International Steering Committee
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Dr. Stephen Jacobs

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Steve Presland

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Sufyan Faraj

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Tatjana Družovec

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Member of the International Steering Committee
Member of the Steering Committee
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Dr. Thamir Ismail

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Tim Roden

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Umi Kalsom

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Member of Committee

Dr. V. E. Gueorguiev

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Member of the International Steering Committee
Member of the Steering Committee
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Dr. V. P. Singh

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Vijay Kukreja

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Wadood Hamad

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Wail Omar

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Dr. Yousif A. Mansoor

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Member of Committee

Emma Hart

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Member of Committee

Geraint Florida-James

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Member of Committee

Laurentiu Angheluta

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Designer
Member of the International Steering Committee

Liz Adamson

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Member of Committee

Lourdes Alwis

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Member of Committee

Mark Deakin

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Member of Committee

Martin Prince

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Member of the Local Arrangements Committee

Mary Mayall

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Member of the Local Arrangements Committee

Miss Jade Hind

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Member of Committee
Publicity Chair

Miss Natasa Orphanidou

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Academia Exposed Chair
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Mr. Andrew Michaelson

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Member of the International Steering Committee
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Mr. Andy Laws

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Mr. Belal Al-Khateeb

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Mr. David Folksman

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Member of the International Steering Committee
Member of the Local Arrangements Committee
Web Designer

Mr. Glyn Hughes

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Mr. Jawad Ridha

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Member of Committee

Mr. Khalid Majed Lootah

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Member of the International Steering Committee

Mr. Mohamed Mousa

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Mr. Naeem Radi

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Member of the International Steering Committee
Member of the Technical Program Committee
2014 International Steering Committee Chair - Cyprus
CEO of the Al Khawarizmi University College in the UAE
Member of Committee

Dr. Naeem Radi is the CEO of the Al Khawarizmi University College in the UAE. His main area of research involves the design of image processing algorithms for image compression. Dr Radi has published many journal and conference papers and reports on many aspects of this research and has also acted as Session Chair and on program committees for many international conferences. He serves as professional fellowship for BCS and as a Professional Member for IEEE.

Mr. Obinna Anya

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Mr. Stephen Tang

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Member of the International Steering Committee
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Graphical Designer
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Mrs. Hiba Al-Smadi

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Member of Committee
Publicity Co - Chair

Ms. Jan Lunn

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Naren Gupta

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Member of Committee

Nick Wheelhouse

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Member of Committee

Omar Abuelmaatti

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Member of the Local Arrangements Committee

Prof. Abdulla Al-Ani

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Member of the International Steering Committee
Member of the Steering Committee
Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Prof. Abdulla Alshamsi

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Member of the Steering Committee

Prof. Abdullah M Alshamsi

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Member of the Local Arrangements Committee

Prof. Abdullah M Alshamsi, was appointed Vice Chancellor of The British University in Dubai (BUiD) in February 2007. Under his leadership, BUiD has expanded its offering of postgraduate programmes, recruited additional specialized faculty staff and experienced increased enrolments. In 1980 Alshamsi graduated from Eckerd College, St Petersburg, USA with a Bachelor of Science (Mathematics), followed by a Bachelor of Civil Engineering with Honors in 1982 and a Masters in Civil Engineering in 1983 from Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta. Alshamsi went on to complete his PhD at Leeds University (UK) in the area of Concrete Properties in Hot Climates in 1988.Prof. lshamsi has published numerous journals world wide in the areas of effectively using concrete materials and developing sustainable structures, and has presented at international educational and specialized industry forums around the world.A Member and Chair of numerous committees and task teams at UAE university level, Prof. Alshamsi is also serving on various committees nationally and internationally including The Rashid Bin Humaid Award. He is also an Associate Member of ACI 305 Hot Weather Concreting Committee and the head of the UAE Building Materials Specification.With over 20 years experience in academia as well as practice in the design and construction of reinforced concrete structures, Alshamsi brings to BUiD a wealth of expertise and direction to a highly regarded institution that holds unlimited scope for growth. In i 1989 prior to his appointment at BUiD, Alshamsi joined the UAE University College of Engineering where he was promoted to the role of Professor of Civil Engineering in 2002. In 1989 prior to his appointment at BUiD, Alshamsi joined the UAE University College of Engineering where he was promoted to the role of Professor of Civil Engineering in 2002.

Prof. Abir Hussain

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Member of the International Steering Committee
Member of the Steering Committee
Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Senior Lecturer at the School of Computing and Mathematical

Dr. Abir Hussain is a senior lecturer at the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. She completed her PhD study at The University of Manchester, UK in 2000 with a thesis title Polynomial Neural Networks for Image and Signal Processing. She has published numerous referred research papers in conferences and Journal in the research areas of Neural Networks, Signal Prediction, Telecommunication Fraud Detection and Image Compression. She is a PhD supervisor and an external examiner for research degrees including PhD and MPhill.Contact Details: School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, L3 3AF, UK Tel: +44 151 231 2458 Email: A.Hussain@ljmu.ac.uk

Prof. Aboul Ella Hassanien

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Member of the Steering Committee

Prof. Ahmed Al-Shamma

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Member of the International Steering Committee
Member of the Steering Committee

Prof. Ahmed Jameel

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Prof. Amir Atiya

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Member of the International Steering Committee
Member of the Steering Committee
Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Prof. Atulya Nagar - Chairman

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Chairman
Member of the International Steering Committee
Member of the Steering Committee
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Professor Hissam Tawfik is a Professor of Computer Science with research expertise and interests in the areas of Biologically Inspired Computing, Health Informatics and Technology Acceptance. Hissam has a research track record of more than 100 refereed journal and conference publications and he is a visiting Professor at the University of Seville. Hissam Tawfik holds a PhD in Computer Engineering from the University of Manchester (then UMIST) and has been actively publishing since 1997. His main research areas include Neural and Evolutionary Computing, ICT for Active Ageing, Technology Acceptance and Intelligent Systems and Simulation applications. Some of the projects that Hissam is currently working on include the use of various neural network paradigms for time-series prediction, designing E-Health solutions to support active ageing and people with Dementia, and investigating cultural factors that influence the adoption of E-Health technologies. Hissam has previously worked on a number of EU funded research projects applying Virtual Reality Technology for construction and urban planning and led a British Council funded project on user-centred Health Informatics. Hissam serves on various editorial boards and review committees for international journals and conferences and is a chair and organiser of the International Conference Series on Developments in eSystems Engineering (DESE). e-mail: H.Tawfik@leedsbeckett.ac.uk Prof. Atulya Nagar holds the Foundation Chair as Professor of Computer and Mathematical Sciences at Liverpool Hope University where He is the Head of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science. A mathematician by training, He possesses multi-disciplinary expertise in Non-linear Mathematics, Natural Computing, Bio-Mathematics and Computational Biology, Operations Research, and Control Systems Engineering. He has an extensive background and experience of working in Universities in the UK and India. He has been an expert reviewer for the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) grants peer-review committees for Bioinformatics Panel; Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) for High Performance Computing Panel; and serve on the Peer-Review College of the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) as a scientific expert member.He has edited volumes on Intelligent Systems, and Applied Mathematics; he is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Artificial Intelligence and Soft Computing (IJAISC) and serve on editorial boards for a number of prestigious journals such as the Journal of Universal Computer Science (JUCS). He has been Conference General Chair and member of the International Programme Committee (IPC) for several international conferences and have been invited to deliver keynote lectures at a number of such forums. He is well published with over 200 publications in prestigious publishing outlets and journals such as the Journal of Applied Mathematics and Stochastic Analysis; the International Journal of Advances in Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics; the International Journal of Foundations of Computer Science; the IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics; Discrete Applied Mathematics; Fundamenta Informaticae; IET Control Theory & Applications, to name a few.He received a prestigious Commonwealth Fellowship for pursuing my Doctorate (DPhil) in Applied Non-Linear Mathematics, which I earned from the University of York in 1996. He holds BSc (Hons.), MSc, and MPhil (with Distinction) from the MDS University of Ajmer, India. Prior to joining Liverpool Hope, I was with the Department of Mathematical Sciences, and later at the Department of Systems Engineering, at Brunel University, London. Earlier He lectured at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR, Applied Mathematics, Bangalore), BITS Pilani and the Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) in India.Contact Details:Computer Sciences Department, Faculty of Sciences and Social Sciences, Liverpool Hope University, Hope Park, Liverpool, L16 9JD, UKTel: +44 0151 291 3930 Email: NAGARA@hope.ac.uk

Prof. Aura Conci

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Member of the International Steering Committee
Member of the Steering Committee
Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Prof. Azad Ali

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Prof. Bassam Abdel-Karim Abu-Hijleh

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Member of the Local Arrangements Committee

Prof. Bill Kapralos

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Prof. Bruce R. Maxim

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Prof. Dhiya Al-Jumeily

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Professor of Software Engineering
Senior Member of the IEEE

Prof. Dhiya Al-Jumeily is a Professor of Software Engineering and the Associate Dean of External Engagement for the Faculty of Engineering and Technology. He has extensive research interests covering a wide variety of interdisciplinary perspectives concerning the theory and practice of Applied Computing in medicine, human biology, and health care. He has published well over 170 peer reviewed scientific publications, 6 books and 5 book chapters, in multidisciplinary research areas including: Technology Enhanced Learning, Applied Artificial Intelligence, Neural Networks, Signal Prediction, Telecommunication Fraud Detection, AI-based clinical decision-making, medical knowledge engineering, Human-Machine Interaction, intelligent medical information systems, wearable and intelligent devices and instruments. But his current research passion is decision support systems for self-management of health and disease. Dhiya has successfully supervised 16 PhD students' studies and has been an external examiner to various UK and overseas Universities for undergraduate, postgraduate and research degrees. He has been actively involved as a member of editorial board and review committee for a number peer reviewed international journals, and is on program committee or as a general chair for a number of international conferences. Prof. Al-Jumeily is a Senior Member of the IEEE and has achieved his Chartered IT Professional status in 2007. He is also a fellow of the UK Higher Education Academy.

Prof. Diane Meehan

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
2013 International Steering Committee Chair - UAE
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Prof. Dr. Abdulkader Ismail Al-Hadithi

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Member of Committee

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Roßmann

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Member of the Steering Committee

Prof. Duc Pham

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Member of the International Steering Committee
Member of the Steering Committee
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Prof. Faiz Alawi

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Prof. Farid Meziane

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Member of the Steering Committee

Prof. Fawzi Al-Naima

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Prof. Geoffrey Shin

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Member of the International Steering Committee
Member of the Steering Committee
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Prof. Hissam Tawfik

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Member of the International Steering Committee
Member of the Steering Committee
Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Prof. Hussain Al-Ahmad - Chairman

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Chairman
Member of the International Steering Committee
Member of the Local Arrangements Committee
Member of the Steering Committee
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Prof. I. E. Ivanov

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Member of the International Steering Committee
Member of the Steering Committee
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Prof. Ibrahim Al-Jumaili

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Member of the International Steering Committee
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Prof. Isa Qamber

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Member of the International Steering Committee
Member of the Steering Committee
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Prof. Ivan Ivanov

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Technical

Prof. John Garabaldi

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Member of the International Steering Committee
Member of the Steering Committee

Prof. Jurgen Rossman

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Member of the International Steering Committee
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Prof. Khalil Al

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Member of the International Steering Committee
Member of the Steering Committee

Prof. Konar Amit

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Prof. Madjid Merabti

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Member of the Steering Committee

Prof. Majid Al-Taee

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Member of the International Steering Committee
Member of the Steering Committee
Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Prof. Marek Domański

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Member of the International Steering Committee
Member of the Steering Committee
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Prof. Marley Maria B.

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Member of the International Steering Committee
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Prof. Mohammed Saeed

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Member of the International Steering Committee
Member of the Steering Committee
Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Prof. Muhammad Arshad

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Member of the Local Arrangements Committee

Prof. Mustafa Alshawi

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Prof. Nabil Moussa

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Prof. Nicholas Graham

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
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Prof. Panos liatsis

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Member of the International Steering Committee
Member of the Steering Committee
2016 International Steering Committee Chair - Liverpool, UK

Prof. Panos Liatsis graduated with the Diploma degree in Electrical Engineering from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the Democritus University of Thrace, Greece. He received the PhD degree in Electrical Engineering and Electronics from the Control Systems Centre at the University of Manchester (UMIST). Prior to joining the School of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences at City University London in 2003 as a Senior Lecturer and Director of the Information and Biomedical Engineering Centre (IBEC), he was a Lecturer in the Control Systems Centre at UMIST. Professor Liatsis's research interests include pattern recognition, image processing and computer vision, neural and evolutionary systems with applications in biomedical image and signal processing, intelligent transportation systems and cultural heritage. His research is funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, the European Commission, the Department of Trade and Industry, and the Royal Society as well as hospitals and industry. He has published over 100 research contributions in high-impact factor journals, books and international conference proceeding. He was the Editor of two international conference proceedings and a guest editor for leading journals in his field. He is in the International Program Committee of various international conferences, including the European Signal Processing Conference (EURIPCO), the International Conference on Systems, Signals and Image Processing (IWSSIP), the EURASIP Conference on Speech and Image Processing, Multimedia Communications and Services (EC-SIPMCS), and the International Workshop on Inductive Modelling (IWIM).

Prof. Paul Cristea

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Member of the International Steering Committee
Member of the Steering Committee
Member of Committee

Prof. Paulo Lisboa

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Member of the International Steering Committee
Member of the Steering Committee
Member of Committee
Professor in Industrial Mathematics in the School

Paulo Lisboa is Professor in Industrial Mathematics in the School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences. He heads the Department of Mathematics and Statistics and the Statistics & Neural Computation Research Group.He holds cross-Faculty positions as institutional link in the R&D Executive of the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust and as Research Professor in the St. Helen's and Knowsley Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. He is visiting professor in the Centre for Public Health, chairs the steering committee of the Centre for Health and Social Care Informatics and co-leads the Medicine and Therapeutics network in the Institute for Health Research.He has over 200 refereed publications and 4 edited books. Since 2001 his research has generated external funding of over £1.25m from the Research Councils, European Commission and long-standing industrial contracts.He chairs the Task Force on Medical Data Analysis of the IEEE Computational Intelligence Society Data Mining Technical Committee and co-chairs the International Neural Network Society's Special Interest Group on Computational Intelligence for the Analysis of Biopatterns, which followed leadership of the Cancer track in a FP6 funded Network of Excellence. He is associate editor for Neural Networks, IET-Science Measurement and Technology, Neural Computing Applications, Applied Soft Computing and Source Code for Biology and Medicine.He has chaired the Healthcare Technologies Professional Network of the IET and served in the Royal Academy of Engineering's UK Focus for Biomedical Engineering. He is an expert evaluator for the European Community DG-INFSO and senior consultant with global organisations in the manufacturing, medical devices and clinical research sectors.After completing a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics at Liverpool University in 1983, he was a post-doctoral fellow at Bristol University before joining the electricity generation industry to research into process control, which he taught at Liverpool University from 1987. In 1996 he was appointed to the chair of Industrial Mathematics at Liverpool John Moores University. He was Head of the Graduate School during 2002-7, which carried institutional responsibility for academic standards in postgraduate research programmes and for strengthening the research culture across the University. The role and operation of the Graduate School received a mention for good practice in the 2003 Institutional Audit by the QAA.

Prof. Peter Williamson

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
Member of Committee

Prof. Philip Gray

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Member of the Technical Program Committee
Member of Committee

Prof. Rajkumar Buyya

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Fellow of IEEE

Prof. Rajkumar Buyya is a Fellow of IEEE, Professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering and Director of the Cloud Computing and Distributed Systems (CLOUDS) Laboratory at the University of Melbourne, Australia. He is also serving as the founding CEO of Manjrasoft, a spin-off company of the University, commercializing its innovations in Cloud Computing. He has authored over 525 publications and seven text books including "Mastering Cloud Computing" published by McGraw Hill, China Machine Press, and Morgan Kaufmann for Indian, Chinese and international markets respectively. He is one of the highly cited authors in computer science and software engineering worldwide (h-index=112, g-index=230, 62,400+ citations). Recently, Dr. Buyya is recognized as "2016 Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher" by Thomson Reuters. Software technologies for Grid and Cloud computing developed under Dr. Buyya's leadership have gained rapid acceptance and are in use at several academic institutions and commercial enterprises in 40 countries around the world. Dr. Buyya has led the establishment and development of key community activities, including serving as foundation Chair of the IEEE Technical Committee on Scalable Computing and five IEEE/ACM conferences. These contributions and international research leadership of Dr. Buyya are recognized through the award of "2009 IEEE Medal for Excellence in Scalable Computing" from the IEEE Computer Society TCSC. He served as the founding Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing. He is currently serving as Co-Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Software: Practice and Experience, which was established over 45 years ago.

Prof. Raouf Naguib

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Member of the International Steering Committee
Member of the Local Arrangements Committee
Member of the Steering Committee
Member of Committee

Prof. Richard Bayford

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Member of the International Steering Committee
Member of the Steering Committee
Member of Committee

Prof. Richard Zobel

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Member of the International Steering Committee
Member of the Steering Committee
Member of Committee

Prof. Rosni Abdullah

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Far East Publicity Chair
Member of Committee

Prof. Roxana Radvan

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General Chair
Member of the International Steering Committee
Member of the Steering Committee
Member of Committee

Prof. Roxana Radvan received the BS degree in Applied Optics and Fine Mechanics in 1990 from "Politehnica" University from Bucharest and her doctoral degree on non-conventional optics in 1996 from Technical Army Academy of Bucharest. She issenior researcher at National Institute of Research & Development for Optoelectronics INOE 2000 and is working on optoelectronics application on cultural heritage investigation and restoration/conservation. Member of LACONA group since 2003, member of Balkan Archaeometry Network, chair of e-Culture Session of Developments in E-Systems Engineering Conference.She coordinated the national project for the ART4ART mobile laboratory, that implements polyvalent services on various restoration yards (monitoring, investigation, diagnosis, intervention, post -intervention monitoring, prediction). She is now involved inimplementation of IT instruments for on-line access to infrastructure.