Confirmed Speakers & Keynote Lectures
 Prof. V. Sundarapandian (India) was born near Madurai, India on July 15, 1967. He obtained his D.Sc. degree in Electrical and Systems Engineering from Washington University, St. Louis, USA in
May 1996. He has specialized in the areas – Linear and Nonlinear
Control Systems, Chaos and Control, Fuzzy Logic Control, and
Computational Science. Presently, Dr. V. Sundarapandian is serving as
Professor and Dean of the Research and Development Centre at Vel Tech Dr. RR & Dr. SR Technical University, Chennai, India.
Earlier, he has served as Professor and Acting Director of the Indian
Institute of Information Technology and Management-Kerala at
Trivandrum, India (IIITM-K). Dr. V. Sundarapandian has over 20 years of teaching and research experience. He has authored 3 books on Science subjects, viz. Numerical Linear Algebra (PHI Learning,
India), Probability, Statistics and Queuing Theory (PHI Learning,
India), and Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations (McGraw Hill
Education, India). He has guided 3 doctorate students in Computer
Science and Electrical Engineering. He has authored over 290 papers in refereed international journals and over 80 papers in International Conferences. He has served as General Chair and
Conference Chair of many International Conferences, and delivered many
Keynote addresses on Chaos and Control Systems. He is the
Editor-in-Chief of over ten International Journals on Control Systems,
Information Technology, Electrical Engineering, Computational Biology
and Soft Computing. He is also in the Editorial Boards of many
International Journals on Computer Science, Information Technology and
Computational Science.
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 Dr. Nidhal Bouaynaya (USA) received the B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Ecole Nationale Superieure de L’Electronique et de ses Applications (ENSEA), France, in 2002, the MS degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, in 2022, the Diplome d’Etudes Approfondies in Signal and Image processing from ENSEA, France, in 2003, the M.S. degree in Mathematics and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago, in 2007. From 2007-2013, she was an Assistant then Associate Professor with the Department of Systems Engineering at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, USA. In 2013, Dr. Bouaynaya won the UALR Faculty Excellence Award in Research. Starting fall 2013, Dr. Bouaynaya will join Rowan University as an Associate Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Dr. Bouaynaya won the Best Student Paper Award in Visual Communication and Image Processing 2006. She is currently serving as a Review Editor of Frontiers in Systems Biology. Her current research interests are in genomic signal processing, medical imaging, mathematical biology and dynamical systems.
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 Dr. Ahmad Taher Azar (Egypt) has received the M.Sc. degree (2006) in System Dynamics and Ph.D degree (2009) in Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Systems from Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University (Egypt). He is currently assistant professor, Faculty of computers and information, Benha University, Egypt.
Dr Ahmad Azar is currently the Vice chair of IEEE Computational Intelligence Society (CIS) Egypt Chapter and Vice President Of Egypt System Dynamics Chapter. He is an Academic Member of IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society Technical Committee on Computational Collective Intelligence and also a member in KES Focus Group on Agent and Multi-agent Systems.
His research interests include: Soft computing, Data mining, Machine learning, Rough set, Mathematical Modeling and Computer Simulation, Modeling of Biomedical Systems, Bioinformatics, Automatic Control Systems, Systems Engineering, System Dynamics, Process Control, Robotics and Systems, Intelligent control systems, Computational intelligence like artificial neural network, fuzzy logic and Genetic algorithms, Hybrid Intelligent Systems like Neuro-Fuzzy systems, and Genetic-Fuzzy systems, Signals and Systems, Digital Signal Processing, System thinking, Probability and Statistical Analysis, Decision Support systems, Computer Aided Diagnosis, Urea Kinetic Modeling, Biofeedback systems.
http://www.bu.edu.eg/staff/ahmadazar14
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 Prof. Quanmin Zhu (United Kingdom) is Professor in control systems at Faculty of Environment and Technology, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK. He obtained his MSc in Harbin Institute of Technology, China in 1983 and PhD in Faculty of Engineering, University of Warwick, UK in 1989. His main research interest is in the area of nonlinear system modelling, identification, and control. His other research interest is in investigating electrodynamics of acupuncture points and sensory stimulation effects in human body, modelling of human meridian systems, and building up electro-acupuncture instruments. He has published over 170 papers on these topics and provided consultancy to various industries. Currently Professor Zhu is acting as Member of Editorial Committee of Chinese Journal of Scientific Instruments, Editor (and Founder) of International Journal of Modelling, Identification and Control, and Editor of International Journal of Computer Applications in Technology.
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 Prof. Mohamad Djemaï (France) is currently full Professor at the University of Valenciennes, France since 2008. He is with LAMIH–Laboratory of Industrial and Human Automation, Mechanics and Computer Science, CNRS. ULMR-8201. He received his PhD degree in Control Systems Engineering from the University of Paris XI (France) in 1996. He was assistant professor with University of Versailles and CNAM (Conservatoire National des Arts et Metiers)—Paris. He then joined the ENSEA (Ecole National Supérieure de l’Eléctronique et ses Aplications) at Cergy Pontoise, France where he took the role of Associate Professor from 2000 until 2008.
Prof. Djemaï research interests are in nonlinear control systems theory in general, with principal interest in variable structure systems, and sliding mode approach: in control, observation, fault detection and the analysis and modelling of hybrid dynamical systems, which is the topic of the present research. He has applied his research to various industrial applications including power systems, chaotic and communication systems, biomechanical systems, robotics and vehicle. He is member of IFAC TC 2.1 control system, IFAC TC. 1.3 on Discrete Event and Hybrid Systems, and IEEE.
He has published more than 120 papers in his area of research. He was the co-editor of IFAC’CHAOS’06 Conference, co-author 02 book and 02 special issues. He has supervised 12 successful PhD students and is currently supervising 04 students. He has also secured several grants and participate in National and European Projects.
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 Dr. Chalee Vorakulpipat (Thailand) received his B.Eng. in electronics engineering from King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand in 1997 and M.S. in information technology from Kasetsart University, Thailand in 2000. He was awarded a scholarship from the Royal Thai Government to pursue a doctoral study. He earned his PhD in information systems from the University of Salford, UK in 2008. He has worked as an information security researcher at the National Electronics and Computer Technology Center of Thailand. He has been involved in several projects in information security, social networking sites, ubiquitous computing, e-health, construction IT and information systems development. He has over 20-refereed publications in these areas, which appeared in conference proceedings and international journals such as Computers & Security, Advanced Engineering Informatics, Automation in Construction, and Knowledge Engineering Review. He also serves as subcommittee on national information security of Thailand. In the academic role, he works as a lecturer for Information Systems courses at several universities in Thailand.
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 Dr. Christos Volos (Greece) received his Physics Diploma, his M.Sc. in Electronics and his Ph.D. in Chaotic Electronics in 1999, 2002 and 2008, respectively; all from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has worked, from 2004 to 2008, as a temporary Scientific Associate at the Technological Educational Institutes of Thessaloniki and Serres.
He currently serves as an Instructor at the Laboratory of Electronics and Telecommunications of the Hellenic Army Academy. In June 2011 he was elected as a Lecturer in the Physics Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and waits for the nomination.
His research interests include, among others, the design of analog and mixed-signal electronic circuits, chaotic electronics and their applications (secure communications, cryptography, robotics), experimental chaotic synchronization, chaotic UWB communications as well as, measurement and instrumentation systems. Dr. Volos has authored or co-authored more than 50 journal and conference papers. He has participated, as a researcher, in several (Greek-) national and international (EU) funded projects.
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Eng. Ahmed Rhif (Tunisia) is a Researcher Engineer; he has worked as a Technical Responsible in LEONI (International Leader of Wiring Fibers Companies) and he occuped also the task of Project Manager and Method Engineer in both SMSI (electronic development industry) and CABLITEC (Engineering automobile company). Then he was a Lecturer at the Private University of Sousah (UPS) and now in the High Institute of Applied Sciences and Technologies of Sousah (ISSAT). His research interests include Modelling, Control and Systems Engineering held on the "Laboratory for Advanced Systems" at the Polytechnic School of Tunisia, La Marsa. His work interests include also the conception and realisation of embedded systems and electronic cards as well as the implantation of the international standard of quality (ISO-TS 16949). He has published several papers in International Conferences and International Journals. He is currently serving as an editorial board member and reviewer of 05 International Journals such as: IJICS – IJITCA – IJCTCM – CEEE – IJSET – PET, and he is also serving as a reviewer with the IEEE Conference on Control, Systems & Industrial Informatics, the Energy Conversion and Management journal (Elsevier) and the International Journal of Control (Taylor & Francis). He is also a member of steering committees of some international conferences such as: CEIT – ITCA – CMCA – CIER – ACECS.
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