Organizing Committee
Honorary Chair
Khaled Alhammadi, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
Makoto Takizawa, Hosei University, Japan
Hamad Odhabi, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
General Co-Chairs
Nasser Nassiri, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
Tomoya Enokido, Rissho University, Japan
Zahoor Khan, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
Program Co-Chairs
Saif Alqaydi, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
Juggapong Natwichai, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Nadeem Javaid, COMSATS Institute of IT, Pakistan
International Advisory Committee
Adel Zairi, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
Janusz Kacprzyk, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Vincenzo Loia, University of Salerno, Italy
Arjan Durresi, IUPUI, USA
Hiroaki Nishino, Oita University, Japan
Publicity Co-Chairs
Santi Caballé, Open University of Catalonia, Spain
Pruet Boonma, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Elis Kulla, Okayama University of Science, Japan
Farookh Hussain, Univ. of Technology Sydney, Australia
International Liaison Co-Chairs
Ossama Embarak, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
Flora Amato, Naples University Frederico II, Italy
Admir Barolli, Alexander Moisiu Univ. of Durres, Albania
Omar Hussain, University of New South Wales, Australia
Akio Koyama, Yamagata University, Japan
Local Organizing Committee Co-Chairs
Mona Almteiri, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
Ivana Ercegovac, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
Web Administrators
Kevin Bylykbashi, FIT, Japan
Donald Elmazi, FIT, Japan
Yi Liu, FIT, Japan
Miralda Cuka, FIT, Japan
Kosuke Ozera, FIT, Japan
Finance Chair
Makoto Ikeda, Fukuoka Institute of Technology (FIT), Japan
Steering Committee Co-Chairs
Leonard Barolli, Fukuoka Institute of Technology (FIT), Japan
Fatos Xhafa, Technical University of Catalonia, Spain
PC Members
Akimitsu Kanzaki, Shimane University, Japan
Akio Koyama, Yamagata University, Japan
Akira Uejima, Okayama University of Science, Japan
Akshay Uttama Nambi S.N, Microsoft Research India
Alba Amato, National Research Council (CNR) - Institute for High-Performance Computing and Networking (ICAR), Italy
Alberto Scionti, ISMB, Turin, Italy
Albin Ahmeti, TU Wien, Austria
Alex Pongpech, National Institute of Development Administration, Thailand
Ali Rodan, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
Alfred Miller, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
Amelie Chi Zhou, ShenZhen University, China
Amin M. Khan, Pentaho, Hitachi Data Systems, Japan
Ana Azevedo, ISCAP, Porto, Portugal
Andrea Araldo, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Animesh Dutta, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, India
Anirban Mondal, Shiv Nadar University, India
Anis Yazidi, Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences, Norway
Antonella Di Stefano, University of Catania, Italy
Arcangelo Castiglione, University of Salerno, Italy
Beniamino Di Martino, Università della Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Italy
Benson Raj, Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates
Bhed Bista, Iwate Prefectural University, Japan
Bowonsak Srisungsittisunti, University of Phayao, Thailand
Carmen de Maio, University of Salerno, Italy
Chang Yung-Chun Teipei Medical University, Italy
Chonho Lee, Osaka University, Japan
Chotipat Pornavalai, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand
Christoph Hochreiner, TU Wien, Austria
Congduc Pham, University of Pau, France
Dalvan Griebler, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Dana Petcu, West University of Timisoara, Romania
Danda B. Rawat, Howard University, USA
Debashis Nandi, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, India
Diego Kreutz, Universidade Federal do Pampa, Brazil
Dimitri Pertin, INRIA Nantes, France
Dipankar Das, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
Douglas D.J. de Macedo, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brasil
Dr Georgios Kontonatsios, Edge Hill University, UK
Dr Mohsen Farid, University of Derby, Japan
Dumitru Burdescu, University of Craiova, Romania
Dusit Niyato, NTU, Singapore
Elis Kulla, Okayama University of Science, Japan
Eric Pardede, La Trobe University, Australia
Fabrizio Marozzo, University of Calabria, Italy
Fabrizio Messina, University of Catania, Italy
Farookh Hussain, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Feng Xia, Dalian University of Technology, China
Francesco Orciuoli, University of Salerno, Italy
Francesco Palmieri, University of Salerno, Italy
Fumiaki Sato, Toho University, Japan
Gabriele Mencagli, University of Pisa, Italy
Gen Kitagata, Tohoku University, Japan
Ghazi Ben Ayed, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
Giovanni Masala, Plymouth University, UK
Giovanni Morana, C3DNA, USA
Giuseppe Caragnano, ISMB, Turin, Italy
Giuseppe Fenza, University of Salerno, Italy
Gongjun Yan, University of Southern Indiana, USA
Guangquan Xu, Tianjing University, China
Gustavo Medeiros de Araujo, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil
Harold Castro, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
Hiroaki Nishino, Oita University, Japan
Hiroaki Yamamoto, Shinshu University, Japan
Hiroshi Shigeno, Keio University, Japan
Houssem Chihoub, Grenoble Institue of Technology, France
Ilias Savvas, TEI of Larissa, Greece
Inna Skarga-Bandurova, East Ukrainian National University, Ukraine
Isaac Woungang, Ryerson University, Canada
Ja’far Alqatawna, Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates
Jamal Alsakran, Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates
Jamshaid Ashraf, Data Processing Services, Kuwait
Jaydeep Howlader, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, India
Jeffrey Ray, Edge Hill University
Ji, Zhang, The University of Southern Queensland, Australia
Jiahong Wang, Iwate Prefectural University, Japan
Jugappong Natwichai, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Kazuyoshi Kojima, Saitama University, Japan
Ken Newman, Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates
Kenzi Watanabe, Hiroshima University, Japan
Kiyoshi Ueda, Nihon University, Japan
Klodiana Goga, ISMB, Italy
Leila Sharifi, Urmia University, Iran
Leyou Zhang, Xidian University, China
Lidia Fotia, Università Mediterranea di Reggio Calabria (DIIES), Italy
Ling Chen, Yangtze University, China
Long Cheng, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherland
Lucian, Prodan, Polytechnic University Timisoara, Romania
Luiz Fernando Bittencourt, UNICAMP - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Brazil
Makoto Fujimura, Nagasaki University, Japan
Makoto Nakashima, Oita University, Japan
Mansaf Alam, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, India
Marcello Trovati, Edge Hill University, UK
Mariacristina Gal, University of Salerno, Italy
Marina Ribaudo, University of Genoa, Italy
Markos Kyritsis, Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates
Marwan Hassani, TU Eindhoven, The Netherlands
Massimo Torquati, University of Pisa, Italy
Matthias Steinbauer, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
Matthieu Dorier, Argonne National Laboratory, USA
Mauro Marcelo Mattos, FURB Universidade Regional de Blumenau, Brazil
Mazin Abuharaz, Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates
Minghu Wu, Hubei University of Technology,China
Mingwu Zhang, Hubei University of Technology, China
Minoru Uehara, Toyo University, Japan
Mirang Park, Kanagawa Institute of Technology, Japan
Monther Tarawneh, Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates
Morteza Saberi, UNSW Canberra, Australia
Motoi Yamagiwa, University of Yamanashi, Japan
Mouza Alshemaili, Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates
Muawya Aldalaien, Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates
Mukesh Prasad, University of Technology, Australia
Muhammad Iqbal, Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates
Naeem Janjua, Edith Cowan University, Australia
Naohiro Hayashibara, Kyoto Sangyo University, Japan
Naonobu Okazaki, University of Miyazaki, Japan
Neha Warikoo, Academia Sinica, Taiwan
Nobukazu Iguchi, Kindai University, Japan
Nobuo Funabiki, Okayama University, Japan
Olivier Terzo, ISMB, Turin, Italy
Omar Al Amiri, Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates
Omar Hussain, UNSW Canberra, Australia
Osama Alfarraj, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
Osama Rahmeh, Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates
P. Sakthivel, Anna University, Chennai, India
Panachit Kittipanya-ngam, Electronic Government Agency, Thailand
Paolo Bellavista, University of Bologna, Italy
Pavel Smrž, Brno University of Technology, Cezk Republic
Peer Shah, Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates
Pelle Jakovits, University of Tartu, Estonia
Per Ola Kristensson, University of Cambridge, UK
Philip Moore, Lanzhou University, China
Pietro Ruiu, ISMB, Turin, Italy
Pornthep Rojanavasu, University of Phayao, Thailand
Pruet Boonma, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Raffaele Pizzolante, University of Salerno, Italy
Ragib, Hasan, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
Rao Mikkilineni, C3dna, USA
Richard Conniss, University of Derby, UK
Ruben Mayer, University of Stuttgart, Germany
Sachin Shetty, Old Dominion University, USA
Sajal Mukhopadhyay, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, India
Salem Alkhalaf, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia
Salvatore Ventiqincue, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Italy
Samia Kouki, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE
Saqib Ali, Sultan Qaboos University, Australia
Sayyed Maisikeli, Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates
Sazia Parvin, Deakin University, Australia
Sergio Ricciardi, Barcelonatech, Spain
Shadi Ibrahim, Inria Rennes, France
Shigetomo Kimura, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Shinji Sugawara, Chiba Institute of Technology, Japan
Sivadon Chaisiri, University of Waikato, New Zealand
Sofian Maabout, Bordeaux University, France
Sotirios Kontogiannis, University of Ioannina, Greece
Stefan Bosse, University of Bremen
Stefania Boffa, Università dell'Insubria, Italy
Stefania Tomasiello, University of Salerno, Italy
Stefano Forti, University of Pisa, Italy
Stefano Secci, LIP6, University Paris 6, France
Suayb Arslan, MEF University, Istanbul, Turkey
Subhrabrata Choudhury, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, India
Suleiman Al Masri, Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates
Tatiana A. Gavrilova, St. Petersburg University, Russia
Teodor Florin Fortis, West University of Timisoara, Romania
Thamer AlHussain, Saudi Electronic University, Saudi Arabia
Titela Vilceanu, University of Craiova, Romania
Tomoki Yoshihisa, Osaka University, Japan
Tomoya Enokido, Rissho University, Japan
Tomoya Kawakami, NAIST, Japan
Toshihiro Yamauchi, Okayama University, Japan
Toshiya Takami, Oita University, Japan
Ugo Fiore, Federico II University of Napoli, Italy
Venkatesha Prasad, Delft University of Technology, Netherland
Victor Kardeby, RISE Acreo, Sweden
Vlado Stankovski, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Walayat Hussain, University of Technology, Australia
Xiaoou Song, Engineering University of CAPF, China
Xingzhi Sun, IBM Research, Australia
Xu An Wang, Engineering University of CAPF, China
Xuan Guo, Officer's University of CAPF, China
Xue Li, The University of Queensland, Australia
Yang Lei, Engineering University of CAPF, China
Yongqiang Li, Xi'an High Technology Research Institute, China
Yoshihiro Okada, Kyushu University, Japan
Yoshinobu Tamura, Tokyo City University, Japan
Yue Zhao, National Institutes of Health, USA
Yuechuan Wei, Engineering University of CAPF, China
Yunbo Li, IMT Atlantique, France
Zasheen Hameed, Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates
Zhenhua Chen, Xi'an University of Technology, China
Zhiqiang Gao, Engineering University of CAPF, China
Zia Rehman, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT), Pakistan