Invited Speaker I

Prof. Yaxin Bi
Ulster University,  UK

Yaxin Bi is a Professor in Artificial Intelligence Research Centre within the School of computing at Ulster University. Yaxin’s research interests are in the fields of machine learning and ensemble learning in conjunction with the Dempster-Shafer theory of evidence. He has pioneered ensemble approaches for combining multiple classifiers using Dempster’s rule of combination, as well as measuring the diversity impact of evidential classifiers with varying metrics. His research extends to the development of deep learning-based data analytics and decision-making methods to tackle real-world challenges, such as of anomaly detection in satellite data and manufacturing process. Yaxin has over 200 peer-reviewed publications across international journals and conference proceedings. He held key roles for various international conferences, including program co-chair for The International Conference on Knowledge Science, Engineering and Management (KSEM 2010 and 2023), and general co-chair for KSEM 2022 and The 8th International Conference on Belief Functions (BELIEF 2024), etc. eight international conferences, as well as a steering committee member for both the KSEM Conferences and the Science and Information (SAI) Conferences. Yaxin also served as associate editors for the International Journal of Artificial Intelligence Review, the International Journal of Intelligent Systems and Real-Word Data Science.

Invited Speaker II

Assoc. Prof. Chenglong Shao
Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan

Dr. Chenglong Shao is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electronics and Information Communication Engineering at Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan, a position he has held since 2026. He received his B.S. in Information and Communications Engineering from Xi'an Jiaotong University, China, in 2010, and his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from Korea University, South Korea, in 2019. He previously served as a Research Professor at Korea University in 2019, a JSPS International Research Fellow at Kyushu University from 2021 to 2023, and a Visiting Scholar at the University of California, Riverside, in 2024. His research interests span wireless networking, IoT-enabled mobile computing, wireless security, and networked embedded systems. He has authored over 40 first-author papers in leading international journals and conferences, including IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing and IEEE Transactions on Networking. His work has been recognized with more than 10 international awards, such as the ISASD 2026 Best Paper Award, CANDAR 2022 Best Paper Award, the 25th Samsung Humantech Paper Award – Bronze Prize in 2019, and the 1st Place Transactions Award of 2018 Annual IEEE Consumer Electronics Society Chester W. Sall Memorial Awards in 2018. He is an active member of the research community, contributing as a TPC member at over 20 international conferences and as a reviewer for more than 40 academic journals.

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