Keynote Speakers

Prof. Mehrdad Saif  (IEEE Fellow)

Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Access 

Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Windsor, Canada

Talk Title: Strengthening the Resiliency of Cyber-Physical Systems through AI, Systems, and Control Engineering

Prof. Mehrdad Saif is a distinguished professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Windsor and serves as the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Access. A Fellow of IEEE (FIEEE), the Canadian Academy of Engineering (FCAE), the Engineering Institute of Canada (FEIC), the Institution of Engineering and Technology (FIET), the Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (FAAIA), and the Africa Artificial Intelligence Association (FAIIA), he has made significant contributions to control systems, fault diagnosis, and intelligent systems. With extensive experience in academia and research, Dr. Saif is recognized for his leadership and impact in advancing engineering and technology on a global scale.

Prof. KHALID M. HOSNY (Senior Member, IEEE) 

Professor of information technology, Zagazig University, Egypt

Talk Title: Smart IoT sensing Applications in Agriculture: Challenges and Research Opportunities

Dr. Hosny received his B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. from Zagazig University, Egypt, in 1988, 1994, and 2000. From 1997 to 1999, he was a visiting scholar at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and the University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, USA. Dr. Hosny is a senior member of ACM and IEEE. His research interests include image processing, pattern recognition, multimedia, and computer vision. Dr. Hosny published four edited books and over 180 papers in international journals. He is an editor and scientific reviewer for more than 90 international journals. Prof. Hosny was among the top 2% of scientists according to the Stanford ranking 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. Prof. Hosny is the raptor of the Computer Science and Information-Supreme Council of Egyptian Universities' promotion committee from Sept. 4, 2023, to the Present.

Special Talk: IEEE UAE Section

Dr. Amjad Gawanmeh

IEEE UAE section to give a brief talk about IEEE activities during the opening ceremony of the conference.