Dr. Brigitte Jaumard

Brigitte Jaumard holds a Concordia University Research Chair, Tier 1, on the Optimization of Communication Networks in the Computer Science and Software Engineering (CSE) Department at Concordia University. Her research focuses on mathematical modeling and algorithm design for large-scale optimization problems arising in communication networks, transportation and logistics networks and artificial intelligence. Recent studies include the design of efficient algorithms for network design, dimensioning and provisioning, scheduling algorithms in optical grids or clouds, in broadband wireless networks and in passive optical networks. In Artificial Intelligence, contributions include the development of efficient optimization algorithms for probabilistic logic (reasoning under uncertainty) and for automated mechanical design in social networks (design of trust estimator tools). In transportation, her recent contributions include new algorithms for freight train scheduling and locomotive assignment subject to energy minimization, as well as machine learning frameworks for efficient cross-docking. B. Jaumard has published over 300 papers in international journals in Operations Research and in Telecommunications.

Topic of Keynote: Towards Efficient, Scalable and Reliable Network Functions Virtualization in Distributed Cloud Environments

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Dr. Qiyin Fang

Qiyin Fang is currently an Associate Professor at EECSSaster University and holds the Canada Research Chair in Biophotonics. Prior to joining EECSSaster, Dr. Fang was with the Minimally Invasive Surgical Technology Institute of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. Dr. Fang obtained his BSc (Physics) from Nankai University, his MSc (applied physics) and PhD (Biomedical Physics) from East Carolina University. His current research interests include optical spectroscopy and image guided minimally invasive diagnostic and therapeutic devices, micro/nanobio-sensing and imaging devices, and advanced optical microscopy and their emerging applications.

Topic of Keynote: Multiplexing FLIM for High Content Screening Applications

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Dr. Yu Haoyong

Dr. Yu received his Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s Degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 1988 and 1991 respectively. He obtained his PhD from Massachusetts institute of Technology in 2002. He was the Principal Member of Technical Staff in DSO National Laboratories of Singapore before he joined Department of Biomedical Engineering of NUS in September 2010. He is also a Principal Investigator of the Singapore Institute of Neurotechnology (SiNAPSE) and the Advanced Robotic Center of NUS (ARC) of NUS. His current research focuses on rehabilitation and assistive robotics. http://www.bioeng.nus.edu.sg/biorob/

Topic of Keynote: Robotics for Healthcare Productivity Improvement

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Dr. P.A.M. Kommers

Dr. Piet Kommers is an early pioneer in media for cognitive- and social support. His doctoral research explored methods for hypertext and concept mapping in learning. Since 1982 he developed educational technology as an engineering approach for learning and teaching. His main thesis is that technology is catalytic for human ambition and awareness. His main function is associate professor in the University in Twente, The Netherlands and adjunct/visiting professor in various countries. He taught more than fifteen bachelor-, master- and PhD courses and supervised more than 30 PhD students.

He instigated and coordinated the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Cognitive Technologies in 1990 and a large series of Joint European Research Projects in: authoring multimedia, web-based learning, teacher education, virtual 3d worlds, constructivist learning, social media, web-based communities and international student exchange.

UNESCO awarded his work in ICT for Education in Eastern Europe with the title of Honorary Professor. The Capital Normal University in Beijing awarded his work with the title of Honorary Doctor. He is member of advisory boards in ministries of education and academia of sciences in Singapore, Finland and Russia.

Piet Kommers is the initiator of the international journal for web-based communities and overall chair of the IADIS conferences on societal applications of ICT. Since the late nineties he gave more than 40 invited and keynote lectures at main conferences in the fields of education, media and communication.

His books and journal articles address the social and intellectual transformations at each transition from "traditional" into the "new" media. Instead of regarding media as extrapolating, supplanting, vicarious or even disruptive, Piet's view is that new media elicit and seduce both individuals and organizations to reconsider human nature and challenge existential awareness at that very moment.

Topic of Keynote: Virtual and Vicarious as Game Changers in the 21st Century

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