Speakers

Keynote Speakers

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  Feifei Gao

  Professor, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.

  Research field: signal processing for communications, array signal processing, convex optimizations, and artificial intelligence assisted communications.

  Feifei Gao (Fellow, IEEE) received the B.Eng. degree from Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China in 2002, the M.Sc. degree from McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada in 2004, and the Ph.D. degree from National University of Singapore, Singapore in 2007. Since 2011, he joined the Department of Automation, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, where he is currently a tenured full professor.

  He has authored/coauthored more than 200 refereed IEEE journal papers and more than 150 IEEE conference proceeding papers that are cited more than 18000 times in Google Scholar. Prof. Gao has served as an Editor of IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Signal Processing (Lead Guest Editor), IEEE Transactions on Cognitive Communications and Networking, IEEE Signal Processing Letters (Senior Editor), IEEE Communications Letters (Senior Editor), IEEE Wireless Communications Letters, and China Communications. He has also served as the symposium co-chair for 2019 IEEE Conference on Communications (ICC), 2018 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference Spring (VTC), 2015 IEEE Conference on Communications (ICC), 2014 IEEE Global Communications Conference (GLOBECOM), 2014 IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference Fall (VTC), as well as Technical Committee Members for more than 50 IEEE conferences.

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  Danilo Pelusi

  Professor, University of Teramo, Italy.

  Research field: Artificial intelligence; coding theory; implementation of signal processing and pattern recognition algorithms; fuzzy logic; neural networks and genetic algorithms.

  He is a Full Professor of Information Processing Systems (IINF-05/A) in the Department of Communication Sciences. His research fields include artificial intelligence and coding theory. He also works on the implementation of signal processing and pattern recognition algorithms, fuzzy logic, neural networks, and genetic algorithms. He has obtained the national qualification as Full Professor in Computer Science (INFO-01/A). Previously, he served as an Associate Professor (November 2019–October 2024) and as a Fixed-Term Researcher under Art. 24 c.3-b L. 240/10 (2016–2019) and L. 230/2005 (2009–2012) in Computer Science (INF/01) at the University of Teramo. He conducted research on optimization of control systems and database design at the Collurania "V. Cerulli" Astronomical Observatory in Teramo. He is Editor of volumes published by Springer, Elsevier, CRC Press, and Wiley, and serves as Associate Editor for several journals, including IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence, IEEE Access, Array (Elsevier), and the International Journal of Machine Learning and Cybernetics (Springer). He is also a member of the Machine Intelligence Research Labs (MIR Labs). He serves as Honorary Professor at the Ramco Institute of Technology, Rajapalayam (Anna University), and at the Rathinam Technical Campus, Coimbatore (Anna University), Tamil Nadu, India, and as Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at the School of Engineering and Technology of Shobhit University, Gangoh, India. He is also Honorary Professor at the Department of Computer Science & Engineering of Galgotias University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. Recognized as a World's Top 2% Scientist (2021–2024) and among the Top 0.5% in the 2024 ScholarGPS rankings, he is frequently invited as a Keynote Speaker and Guest of Honor at IEEE conferences, and he serves as Guest Editor for Special Issues of journals published by Elsevier, Springer, MDPI, AIMS Press, and Inderscience. He has been Chair of IEEE conferences, a member of editorial boards of various international journals, and a member of scientific committees of international conferences. He is the inventor of several patents in artificial intelligence, a member of the Doctoral College in Economic and Social Sciences at the University of Teramo, and holds a Ph.D. in Computational Astrophysics. He earned his degree in Physics from the University of Bologna.

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  Marwa Chafii

  Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, NYU Abu Dhabi, UAE; Global Network Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, NYU Tandon, USA.

  Research field: Wireless Communications; Integrated Sensing and Communication; Waveform Design; Localization.

  Marwa Chafii received her PhD degree in electrical engineering in 2016, and her Master's degree in the field of advanced wireless communication systems (SAR) in 2013, both from CentraleSupélec, France. Between 2014 and 2016, she has been a visiting researcher at Poznan University of Technology (Poland), University of York (UK), Yokohama National University (Japan), and University of Oxford (UK). She joined the Technical University of Dresden, Germany, in 2018 as a research group leader, and ENSEA, France, in 2019 as an associate professor where she held a Chair of Excellence on Artificial Intelligence from CY Initiative. Since September 2021, she has been an associate professor at New York University (NYU) Abu Dhabi, and NYU WIRELESS, NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Her research interests include advanced waveform design, integrated sensing and communication, and machine learning for wireless communications.
  She received the IEEE ComSoc Best Young Researcher Award for Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region, the prize of the best PhD in France in the fields of Signal, Image & Vision, and she has been nominated in the top 10 Rising Stars in Computer Networking and Communications by N2Women in 2020. She served as Associate Editor at IEEE Communications Letters 2019-2021, where she received the Best Editor Award in 2020. Between 2018 and 2021, she was the research lead of the Women in AI organization. She is currently Associate Editor at IEEE Transactions on Communications, serving as vice-chair of the IEEE ComSoc ETI on Machine Learning for Communications and leading the Education working group of the IEEE ComSoc ETI on Integrated Sensing and Communications.

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  Vladimir G Chigrinov

  Professor Emeritus, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, HK, China.

  Research field: Computer modeling of various electrooptical effects in Liquid Crystals (LC); Photo-aligning technique for LCD applications; LC devices in fiber optics; Fast multistable ferroelectric liquid crystal devices.

  Professor Vladimir G. Chigrinov is Professor of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology since 1999. He is an Expert in Flat Panel Technology in Russia, recognized by the World Technology Evaluation Centre, 1994, and SID Fellow since 2008. He is an author of 6 books, 31 reviews and book chapters, about 333 journal papers, more than 718 Conference presentations, and 121 patents and patent applications including 50 US patents in the field of liquid crystals since 1974. He got Excellent Research Award of HKUST School of Engineering in 2012. He obtained Gold Medal and The Best Award in the Invention & Innovation Awards 2014 held at the Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE) 2014, which was hosted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 20-22 Feb 2014. He is a Member of EU Academy of Sciences (EUAS) since July 2017. He got A Slottow Owaki Prize of SID in 2018. He is 2019 Distinguished Fellow of IETI (International Engineering and Technology Institute). Since 2018 until 2020 he works as Professor in the School of Physics and Optoelectronics Engineering in Foshan University, Foshan, China. 2020-2024 Vice President of Fellow of Institute of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (IDSAI) Since 2021 distinguished Fellow of Institute of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence. He is IETI Fellow since 2019. Since March 2022 he is A Fellow of National Academy of Technology for his contributions to Information Electrical and Electronic Research. He is a Editor in Chief of Liquid Crystal section in Crystals journal since 2023.

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  Junhui Zhao

  Professor, Beijing Jiaotong University, China.

  Research field: Broadband mobile communication systems and dedicated mobile communications, Wireless communications and AI engineering application development, Artificial intelligence (AI) application research.

  Professor Zhao is Professor of Beijing Jiaotong University. He previously worked and studied at ZTE Corporation, Yonsei University in South Korea, Macau University of Science and Technology, and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He has been selected for the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University (NCET) of the Ministry of Education. He has received honors such as Outstanding Scientific and Technological Worker of the Chinese Institute of Electronics (CIE), Outstanding Society Worker of the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence (CAAI), and Best Editor of China Communications for the years 2020 and 2023. He has won the First Prize of Scientific and Technological Progress Award from the CIE and the First Prize of Natural Science Award from the China Institute of Communications (CIC). He is currently a Fellow of the CIC, a Fellow of the IET and a member of its review committee, a Distinguished Member of the China Computer Federation (CCF), a Senior Member of the IEEE, a Senior Member of the CAAI, a Senior Member of the CIE, the Deputy Director of the Intelligent Transportation Systems Technical Committee of the CCF, and an evaluation expert for relevant industry associations.

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  Xizheng Ke

  Professor, Xi’an University of Technology,China.

  Research field: Wireless Laser Communication Theory and Technology, Advanced Navigation Theory and Technology.

  Dr. Xizheng Ke is a Professor at Xi'an University of Technology, a Distinguished Teacher of Shaanxi Province, and a Foreign Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences. He is a Life Senior Member of the Chinese Institute of Electronics and the Chinese Optical Society, a Senior Member of the China Instrument and Control Society, the Chinese Society for Vibration Engineering, and the Chinese Society for Optical Engineering. He serves as a Council Member of the Chinese Society for Optical Engineering and as Vice Chairman of the New Energy and Materials Division of the China Industrial Cooperation Association. He is also a Member of the Optical Society of America and a Life Member of SPIE (the International Society for Optical Engineering).In 1983, he received his Bachelor's degree from Shaanxi Institute of Technology, and in 1996, he obtained his Ph.D. in Science from the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. From 1997 to 2002, he conducted postdoctoral research at Xidian University and the Second Artillery Engineering College. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Optical Wireless Communication, and serves as an editorial board member for several journals, including the Journal of Atmospheric Science Research and the Journal of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering. In 2000, he was awarded the Outstanding Young Scholar Award by the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He founded the "Wireless Optical Communication Theory and Networking Technology Forum," which has been successfully held for five sessions. He serves as the Honorary Chairman and Conference Chairman of the forum

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  Yajuan Xue

  Professor, Chengdu University of Information Technology, China.

  Research field: Artificial intelligence and intelligent information processing, vibration signal processing and information extraction, Earth Exploration and Information Technology, and related algorithms and applications.

  Prof. Xue currently working as a professor at the College of Communication Engineering (College of Microelectronics), Chengdu University of Information Technology, China. She is recognized as an Outstanding Expert with Prominent Contributions of Sichuan Province, a reserve candidate for the Academic and Technology Leadership Program of Sichuan Province, and a recipient of the Sichuan Provincial Outstanding Young Academic and Technology Leaders Funding Program. She is also designated as a High-Level Overseas Returnee of Sichuan Province. In 2018, she was a visiting scholar at the Department of Exploration Geophysics, Curtin University, Australia, funded by the China Scholarship Council (CSC). She was nominated for the International Eni Award in 2016. In recent years, Professor Xue has published over 120 papers in high-level domestic and international journals and major academic conferences. Among these, 48 are indexed by SCI (including 13 in SCI TOP journals) and 63 are indexed by EI. Professor Xue is a Senior Member of IEEE, an Active Member of SEG, a Lifetime Member of the Chinese Geophysical Society, and a member of the China Institute of Communications. She is an editorial board member of the international SCI journal Frontiers in Earth Science and a young editorial board member of the EI journal Petroleum and Natural Gas Geology. She also serves as an academic committee member of the Key Laboratory of Rock Physics, PetroChina Southwest Oil and Gas Field Branch. She has served as a reviewer for more than 40 international SCI journals. Her research primarily focuses on algorithms and applications related to signal processing and information extraction, as well as earth exploration and information technology.

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  MOHAMED-SLIM ALOUINI

  Al-Khawarzmi Distinguished Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia.

  Research field: MIMO techniques; multi-hop and cooperative communications; optical wireless communication systems; cognitive radio systems; green communication systems; underwater/maritime communication systems and integrated ground-airborne-space networks.

  Throughout his 30-year academic career, Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini, an IEEE and OPTICA Fellow, has developed analytical and simulation tools for evaluating the performance of radio-frequency and optical wireless communication systems. He has also designed and optimized innovative technologies for emerging wireless networks.

  Professor Alouini, a co-founder of KAUST's ECE program, inspires future engineers through his pioneering work in wireless communications. His integrated space-air-ground networks, spectrum sharing schemes, and optical wireless communication systems research shape connectivity's future and embody KAUST's scientific excellence and global impact. Professor Alouini has published numerous conference and journal papers and co-authored the textbook Digital Communication over Fading Channels, published by Wiley Interscience. A former editor of IEEE Transactions on Communications and IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communication, he also served as an editor for IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing and the Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing journal. He was also a series editor for the IEEE Communication Magazine's Optical Communication and Networks Special Series and the founding field chief editor for the Frontiers in Communications and Networks journal. He is now the Founding Editor-in-Chief for the Nature Partnership Journal (NPJ) on Wireless Technologies (since 2025) and an editor for the IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronics Systems (since 2022).

  Professor Alouini has been an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer for the IEEE Communication Society (2016-2017), the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society(2018-2022), the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (2023-2024), and the IEEE Photonics Society (2025).