COMMITTEE

Honorary Chair

Prof.Dr. Lakhmi C. Jain

PhD  | ME | BE(Hons)| Fellow (Engineers Aust), 

Founder, KES International

Professor Lakhmi C. Jain, PhD, Dr H.C., ME, BE(Hons), Fellow (Engineers Australia), is with the Liverpool Hope University and the University of Arad. He was formerly with the University of Technology Sydney, the University of Canberra and Bournemouth University.

Professor Jain founded the KES International for providing a professional community the opportunities for publications, knowledge exchange, cooperation and teaming. Involving around 5,000 researchers drawn from universities and companies world-wide, KES facilitates international cooperation and generate synergy in teaching and research. KES regularly provides networking opportunities for professional community through one of the largest conferences of its kind in the area of KES. 

General Chair

Prof.Dr. Kazumi Nakamatsu

University of Hyogo,Japan

Kazumi Nakamatsu received the Ms. Eng. and Dr. Sci. from Shizuoka University and Kyushu University, Japan, respectively. He is a full Professor at School of Human Science and Environment, University of Hyogo, Japan. His research interests encompass various kinds of logic and their applications to Computer Science, especially paraconsistent annotated logic programs and their applications. He has developed some paraconsistent annotated logic programs called ALPSN(Annotated Logic Program with Strong Negation), VALPSN(Vector ALPSN), EVALPSN(Extended VALPSN) and bf-EVALPSN (before-after EVALPSN) recently, and applied them to various intelligent systems such as a safety verification based railway interlocking control system and process order control. He is an author of over 150 papers and 20 book chapters, and 10 edited books published by prominent publishers. Kazumi Nakamatsu has chaired various international conferences, workshops and invited sessions, and he has been a member of numerous international program committees of workshops and conferences in the area of Computer Science. He serves as Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Reasoning-based Intelligent Systems(IJRIS) by Inderscience Publisher(UK) and an editorial board member of many international journals. He has contributed numerous invited lectures at international workshops, conferences, and academic organizations. He also is a recipient of some conference and paper awards. He is a member of ACM, etc.

Prof.Adil Baykasoglu

Dokuz Eylul University, Turkey

Adil Baykasoglu received his B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Mechanical and Industrial Engineering areas in Turkey (Gaziantep) and England (Nottingham). He is presently a full Professor at the Industrial Engineering Department at the Dokuz Eylul University. He has organized many academic conferences and published numerous academic papers, 3 books and edited several conference books on operational research, computational intelligence, engineering management, and manufacturing systems design. He is an active editor and editorial member for many scientific journals. He is also an active member of many academic and professional institutions including the International Society of Agile Manufacturing, Turkish Chamber of Mechanical Engineers, Turkish Operational Research Association, etc. He has received awards from Turkish Academy of Sciences (TUBA), Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK), Middle East Technical University (METU), and several other institutions for his scientific contributions.

Publication Chair

Prof. Dr.Srikanta Patnaik

I.I.M.T., Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Prof. Srikanta Patnaik is Director of I.I.M.T., Bhubaneswar, India. He has received his Ph. D. (Engineering) on Computational Intelligence from Jadavpur University, India in 1999. He has supervised more than 30 Ph. D. Theses and 100 Master theses in the area of Computational Intelligence, Machine Learning, Soft Computing Applications and Re-Engineering. Dr. Patnaik has published around 100 research papers in international journals and conference proceedings. He is author of 2 text books and 55 edited volumes and few invited book chapters, published by leading international publisher like IEEE, Elsevier, Springer-Verlag, Kluwer Academic, etc..

Dr. SrikantaPatnaik is the Editors-in-Chief of International Journal of Information and Communication Technology and International Journal of Computational Vision and Robotics published from Inderscience Publishing House, England and, Editor of Journal of Information and Communication Convegence Engineering and Associate Editor of Journal of Intelligent and Fuzzy Systems (JIFS), which are all Scopus Index journals.  

He is also Editors-in-Chief of Book Series on “Modeling and Optimization in Science and Technology” published from Springer, Germany and Advances in Computer and Electrical Engineering (ACEE) and Advances in Medical Technologies and Clinical Practice (AMTCP), published by IGI Global, USA.

He is a member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) and Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). He is also Fellow of IETE, Life Member of ISTE, and CSI. Dr. Patnaik has visited more than 20 countries across the globe and visiting professors to some of the universities.

Conference Chair

Prof.Dr. Jair Minoro Abe

Paulista University,Brazil

Jair Minoro Abe received B.A. and MSc in Pure Mathematics - University of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Also received the Doctor degree and Livre-Docente title from the same University. He is currently coordinator of Logic Area of Institute of Advanced Studies - University of Sao Paulo Brazil and Full Professor at Paulista University - Brazil. His research interest topics include Paraconsistent Annotated Logics and AI, ANN in Biomedicine and Automation, among others. He is Senior Member of IEEE.

Professor Abe is a studious of a family of Paraconsistent Annotated Logic which is used to solve many complex problems in engineering. He has authored/edited books on Paraconsistent and related logic published by Springer Germany and other reputed publishers.

He is the recipient of many awards including medals for his academic performance and also received many best papers awards. Professor Abe was the Editor-in-Chief of Publicações da Sociedade Paranaense de Matemática de 1990 - 1994. Presently, Professor Abe serves as Associate Editor and member of the Editorial Board of some journals related to the intelligent systems and applications.

Professor Abe has supervised a number of PhD candidates successfully and presented a number of keynote addresses.

He has authored/co-authored around 300+ publications including books, research papers, research reports, etc.

Professor Abe’s research interests include System design using conventional and Artificial Intelligence techniques, Paraconsistent Annotated Logic, Human factors in Aviation, Intelligent Decision Making, Teaching &Learning practices, and Cognitive Studies.

Assoc.Prof. Ari Aharari

Sojo University, Japan

Funder and Board member of FusionTech Inc., Japan

He received M.E. and PhD in Industrial Science and Technology Engineering and Robotics from Niigata University and Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan in 2004 and 2007, respectively. In 2004, he joined GMD-JAPAN as a Research Assistant. He was Research Scientist and Coordinator at FAIS- Robotics Development Support Office from 2004 to 2007. He was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) at Waseda University, Japan from 2007 to 2008. He served as a Senior Researcher of Fukuoka IST involved in the Japan Cluster Project from 2008 to 2010. In 2010, he became an Assistant Professor at the faculty of Informatics of Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science. Since 2012, he has been Associate Professor at the department of Computer and Information Science, Sojo University, Japan. His research interests are IoT, Robotics, IT Agriculture, Image Processing and Data Analysis (Big Data) and their applications. He is a member of IEEE (Robotics and Automation Society), RSJ (Robotics Society of Japan), IEICE (Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers), IIEEJ (Institute of Image Electronics Engineers of Japan).

Program Chair

Prof.Dr. Xiaogang Qi

Xidian University, China

Qi Xiaogang, born in December 1973, Ph.D., professor and doctoral supervisor of Xidian University, and the head of Complex System Modeling and Engineering Optimization Laboratory. his interests include network optimization theory and method, complex system modeling, algorithm design and analysis. He has published more than 100 academic papers in important academic journals and conferences.

Organising Chair

Prof. Xu Yuelin

Xidian University, China

Professor Xu is the Director of the Science and Technology of Near-Surface Detection  Laboratory.He is engaged in the research of near-surface location and detection technology. He has won the first prize of science and technology progress for 3 times and the second prize for 6 times. He has more than 10 national invention patents and published more than 20 papers.  

Dr. Noman Sohail

University of East London, UK

Dr. Noman Sohail has established a strong foundation in Computer Science and Technology, with research interests in areas such as Data Mining, Public and Environmental Health, Infectious Diseases, Bioinformatics, and Technology Management. He has received a Doctorate (PhD, 2016–2020) in Computer Science and Technology from Yanshan University in China. In addition, he holds an M.Sc. (2012–2013) in Technology Management and a B.Sc. with honors (2009–2012) in Computer Sciences from the University of East London, UK. His knowledge on bigdata for data analysis methods, including filtering, featuring, classification, and clustering, has allowed him to make significant contributions to the field of scientific research. His Public health experience involves the study of infectious diseases like Diabetes and Cancer. Furthermore, for Environmental health, he has worked on wastewater and plant research projects such as Antimicrobial Resistance, Antibiotic Resistance Genes, and Mobile Genetic Elements. His skills, experience, and accomplishments, together with his ability to drive innovation and dedication to produce exceptional results, make him a valuable asset for any organization.