Professor Alex Zelinsky AO is Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Newcastle. Prior to joining the University, Professor Zelinsky was Chief Defence Scientist, leading Defence Science and Technology. Prior to this, Professor Zelinsky was Group Executive for Information Sciences at CSIRO and was CEO and co-founder of Seeing Machines, a technology company focused on computer vision. Seeing Machines was a startup from ANU where he was a Professor of Systems Engineering. Professor Zelinsky’s career spans innovation, science and technology, research and commercial start-ups and education. Professor Zelinsky has a Bachelor of Mathematical Sciences (Honours), Doctor of Philosophy and Honorary Doctor of Science from the University of Wollongong, and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and has completed the Advanced Management Program from Harvard University. Professor Zelinsky has received numerous national and international awards, including being appointed an Officer in the Order of Australia (AO) in 2017.
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Professor Ari Visa
Ari is a professor of Tampere University, Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences. In January 2000 Ari joined Tampere University where he had been Head of Department and Vice-Dean. Before that he held positions at the Lappeenranta University of Technology (Associated Professor, Professor, Dean) and the Helsinki University of Technology (Assistant Professor). Ari is a professor in signal processing. He has supervised over 200 research students and 16 postdocs, published over 200 papers and books with over 3,800 citations, given tens of invited talks worldwide.. During his career he has consulted for various companies including ABB, Agco, Nokia, and RapidScan. He has advised organisations such as the EU, and Finnish government agencies. Ari was awarded a Knight SVR R I for services to higher education in the 2015.
Professor Ir Dr Zainuddin Abdul Manan
Zainuddin A. Manan is a professor of chemical engineering and the Deputy Vice Chancellor of Academics and International of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM). He is the founding director of UTM Process Systems Engineering Centre (PROSPECT) and the founding Dean of UTM Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering. He started his career as an process engineer and has since then been an academic leader, educator, researcher, consultant and professional coach for more than 25 years. As the UTM Deputy Vice Chancellor (Academic and International), Prof Zain founded the UTM Synergy 4.0 transformation program to advance the mission of widening access to UTM quality engineering education. UTM Synergy 4.0 involved the historic consolidation of 18 UTM subdiscipline-based faculties into 7 faculties based on UTM key thrust areas; advancing flexible & 4IR-ready curriculum, future-ready educators and life-ready graduates; and providing access to UTM lifelong education programs delivered through various digital and distance learning modes such as MOOCS, blended, fully online as well as remote supervision, apart from residential modes. Zain has been the chair of global/regional committees such as the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) Global Award for Computer Aided Process Design, the Board of judges for ASEAN Energy Awards for commercial and industrial sectors, and the Chair of Energy Efficiency and Conservation Act Drafting committee under the Malaysian Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources. He has delivered over 400 invited talks in professional courses, conferences and seminars across the world and has coached professionals from more than 500 national and multi-national companies.
Professor Vincent Chang
Prof. Vincent Chang is Vice-Chancellor and President of Brac University in Bangladesh. Previously he was founding an American style university in Oman. He was also the executive dean of Peking University’s HSBC Business School in China, a new full-English international business school; he was instrumental in building the school from scratch. His industry experiences span over engineering, energy, investment, marketing, and management consulting, with both top-Fortune multinational firms and startups in the US. Those institutions include Siemens, JP Morgan, McKinsey, ExxonMobil and the Federal Reserve. Prof. Chang holds advanced degrees from MIT (PhD Economics), Harvard (Government), Yale (Management), and Berkeley (PhD EECS). He received his bachelor degree from National Taiwan University.
Miss Sumittra Vichaikammart
Sumittra Vichaikammart obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Ecotourism and Hospitality Management in 2006 from the International College for Sustainability Studies, Srinakharinwirot University, and a Master of Arts in Industrial and Organisational Psychology in 2011 from Chulalongkorn University, Thailand. Her Master Degree research was titled “Successfully research, independent study, Relationships among the five-factor personality, family-work conflict and service orientation”. In 2006, she began her career in hospitality business in Mandarin Oriental Bangkok Hotel. While she studied Master Degree, she worked at BMW (Thailand) Co., Ltd., between 2008 and 2011, as a receptionist, which is subordinate of Human Resources. That’s make her have an experiences in some tasks in Human Resources field. Then in 2011, after completed her Master Degree, she started working in Human Resources field as a Human Resources Coordinator at Sofitel Bangkok Sukhumvit Hotel. Currently, she is a general administrative officer of the Center for International Affairs. Also she is a doctoral candidate in Cooperative Education Management.
Dr. Mullika Sungsanit
Dr. Mullika Sungsanit is the Head of the Center of Excellence for Entrepreneurship. With extensive experience in entrepreneurship development and innovation management, Dr. Mullika has led key initiatives to support students and researchers. She founded the Student Entrepreneurship Development Academy (SEDA) to instill an entrepreneurial mindset through practical training and mentorship. Her work is dedicated to connecting academic research with community needs, fostering sustainable business models, and promoting economic growth with a positive social and environmental impact.
Holding a Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota, Dr. Mullika’s expertise is recognized internationally through her roles as the National Coordinator for ASEA-UNINET in Thailand and past operational chair for the World Technology Universities Network (WTUN). She has also served as a consultant for World Bank programs, focusing on capacity-building for women entrepreneurs. Dr. Mullika is a committed advocate for cross-regional collaboration and sustainable development, actively building partnerships with European institutions to advance shared goals in areas like the blue economy.
Assistant Professor Adisak Suvittawat
Adisak is working at School of Management Technology, Suranaree University of Technology.
Associate Professor Dr. Sirapat Boonkrong
Sirapat Boonkrong obtained a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science in 2002 and a Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science in 2006 from the Univesity of Bath, UK. His Ph.D. thesis was titled “Authenticaion, Pre-Handoff and Handoff in Pure MANET”, for which he received the Dissertation Award from the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT). He began his career by being a researcher at the National Electronics and Computer Technology Centre, Thailand. Between August 2009 and August 2017, he was a full-time lecturer at the Faculty of Information Technology, King Mongkuts University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB) mainly teaching in the field of information and computer network security to both Master and Ph.D. students. His final management position at KMUTNB was an Assistant to the President for Research Affairs and Information Technology. Currently, he is a full-time lecturer at the School of Information Technology at Suranaree University of Technology (SUT) and is still teaching and researching in the area of information security. Also he is holding a position of Deputy Director of the Centre for International Affairs.
Dr. Panarat Rattanaphanee
Assistant Professor Dr. Panarat Rattanaphanee is currently Assistant to the Rector for Teaching and Learning Development and Internationalisation of Suranaree University of Technology (SUT). She took this position in Octorber 2017. Her main responsibility lies in strategic planning and supporting SUT’s academic institutes and centers in transforming teaching and learning strategies toward 21st Century education and the university’s ultimate goals of academic excellence. By background, Panarat is chemical engineer. She is an Assistant Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering, Institute of Engineering at SUT. Her research interests center around reaction kinetics and reactor design as well as chemical and biotechnological process intensification.
Dr Ramya Mathanagopal
Dr. M. M. Ramya is currently a Professor in Centre for Automation and Robotics (ANRO) at the Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science. She has over 20 years of teaching experience. Her research activities focus on artificial intelligence and soft computing techniques, with particular emphasis on artificial intelligence and image processing applications. She has over 35 publications in academic journals and conference proceedings. She has received funds worth Rs. 150 lakhs for her research projects from different agencies like DRDO, UGC etc. She is frequently invited as a resource person to deliver lectures, to conduct training workshops, and chair track sessions at conferences. She regularly reviews manuscripts submitted to peer review journals and conferences. She is also an associate editor of an international journal “Image Analysis & Stereology”.