CONFERENCE CHAIRPERSONS

Honorary Chairs

Eric Harley, Ryerson University, Canada
Makoto Takizawa, Hosei University, Japan

General Co-Chairs

Leonard Barolli, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan
Isaac Woungang, Ryerson University, Canada

Program Co-Chairs

Hiroyoshi Miwa, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan
Omar Hussain, UNSW Canberra, Australia
Kin Fun Li, University of Victoria, Canada

International Advisory Committee

Santi Caballé, Open University of Catalonia, Spain
Ana Azevedo, Polytechnic Institute of Porto/ISCAP, Portugal
Anabela Mesquita, Polytechnic Institute of Porto/ISCAP, Portugal
Vincenzo Loia, University of Salerno, Italy
Masato Tsuru, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan
Albert Zomaya, University of Sydney, Australia
Christine Strauss, University of Vienna, Austria

Workshops Co-Chairs

Xu An Wang, Engineering University of CAPF P.R. China
Kin Fun Li, University of Victoria, Canada

Special Issues Co-Chairs

Flora Amato, University of Naples, Italy
Farookh Hussain, Univ. of Technology Sydney, Australia

International Liaison Co-Chairs

Mehrdad Torandazian, Ryerson University, Canada
Natalia Kryvinska, University of Vienna, Austria
Pavel Kromer, Technical Univ. of Ostrava, Czech Republic

Award Co-Chairs

Glaucio Carvalho, Ryerson University, Canada
Marek Ogiela, AGH Univ. of Science and Technology, Poland
Fang-Yie Leu, Tunghai University, Taiwan

Web Administrators

Shinji Sakamoto, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan
Donald Elmazi, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan
Yi Liu, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan
Miralda Cuka, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan

Local Arrangement Co-Chairs

Mehrdad Tirandazian, Ryerson University, Canada
Glaucio Carvalho, Ryerson University, Canada

Finance Chair

Makoto Ikeda, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan

Steering Committee

Leonard Barolli, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan

Track 1: DATA MINING, MACHINE LEARNING AND COLLECTIVE INTELLIGENCE

Track Co-Chairs:

Richi Nayak, Queensland University of Technology
Carson K Leung, University of Manitoba, Canada

TPC members:

Carson LeungUniversity of Manitoba, Canada
Alfredo Cuzzocrea, University of Trieste, Italy
Fan Jiang, University of Manitoba, Canada
Wookey Lee, Inha University, Korea
Adam Pazdor, University of Manitoba, Canada
Syed Tanbeer, University of Manitoba, Canada
Yvegen Biletskiy, University of New Brunswick, Canada

Track 2: FUZZY SYSTEMS AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT

Track Co-Chairs:

Marek Ogiela, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland
Morteza Saberi, UNSW Canberra, Australia
Chang Choi, Chosun University, South Korea

TPC members:

Farookh Khadeer Hussain, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Hae-Duck JoshuaJeong, Korean Bible University, Korea
Hoon Ko, Sungkyunkwan University, Korea
Natalia Krzyworzeka, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland
Libor Mesicek, J. E. Purkinje University, Czech Republic
Lidia Ogiela, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland
Su Xin, Hohai University, China
Ali, Azadeh, University of Tehran, Iran
Jin Hee, Yoon, Sejong University, South Korea
Hamed, Shakouri, University of Tehran, Iran
Jee-Hyong Lee, Sungkyunkwan Univ., South Korea
Jung Sik JEONG,  Mokpo National Maritime University, South Korea
Junho Choi, Chosun University, South Korea

Track 3: GRID AND P2P DISTRIBUTED INFRASTRUCTURE FOR INTELLIGENT NETWORKING AND COLLABORATIVE SYSTEMS

Track Co-Chairs:

Florin Pop, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Romania
Ciprian Dobre, University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest

TPC members:

Jordi Mongay Batalla, National Institute of Telecommunications, Poland
Nik Bessis, University of Derby, UK
Aniello CastiglioneDipartimento di Informatica, University of Salerno, Italy
Naveen Chilamkurti, La Trobe University, Australia
Radu-Ioan Ciobanu, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
Alexandru Costan, IRISA / INSA Rennes, France
Vladimir-IoanCiobanuretu, University Politehnica of Timisoara, Romania
Valentin Cristea, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
Marc Frincu, West University of Timisoara, Romania
Rossitza Ivanova Goleva, Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria
Dorian Gorgan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Mauro Iacono, Seconda Universita' degli Studi di Napoli, Italy
George Mastorakis, Technological Educational Institute of Crete, Greece
Constandinos X. Mavromoustakis, University of Nicosia, Cyprus
Gabriel NeaguNational Institute for Research and Development in Informatics, Romania
Rodica PotoleaTechnical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Radu Prodan, University of Innsbruck, Austria
Ioan Salomie, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania
George Suciu, BEIA International, Romania
Nicolae Tapus, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
Sergio L. Toral Marín, University of Seville, Spain
Radu Tudoran, European Research Center, Huawei Technologies Duesseldorf GmbH, Germany
Lucian Vintan, Lucian Blaga University Romania
Mohammad Younas, Oxford Brookes University, UK

Track 4: NATURE'S INSPIRED PARALLEL COLLABORATIVE SYSTEMS

Track Co-Chairs:

Enrique Alba, University of Malaga, Spain
Gabriel Luque University of Malaga, Spain

TPC members:

Francisco Luna, University of Málaga, Spain
Sergio Nesmachnow, University La Republica, Guyana
Nouredine Melab, University of Lille 1, France
Julio Ortega, University of Granada, Spain
Domingo Giménez, University of Murcia, Spain
Gregoire Danoy, University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Carolina Salto, University of La Pampa, Argentina
Stefka Fidanova, IICT-BAS
Michael Affenzeller, Upper Austria University, Austria
Hernan Aguirre, Shinshu University, Japan
Francisco Chicano, University of Malaga, Spain
Javid Tahery, Karlstad University, Switzerland
Enrique Domínguez, University of Málaga, Spain
Guillermo Leguizamón, Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Argentina
Konstantinos, Parsopoulos, University of Ioannina, Germany
Carlos Segura, CIMAT, Mexico
Eduardo Segredo, Edinburgh Napier University, UK
Javier Arellano, University of Málaga, Spain

Track 5: SECURITY, ORGANIZATION, MANAGEMENT AND AUTONOMIC COMPUTING FOR INTELLIGENT NETWORKING AND COLLABORATIVE SYSTEMS

Track Co-Chairs:

Dr. Mingwu Zhang, Hubei University of Technology
Dr Sudhakar Ganti, University of Victoria, Canada

TPC members:

MarekOgiela, AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland
Chang, Choi, Chosun University, Korea
Hsing-Chung (Jack), ChenAsia University, Taiwan
Been-ChianChien, National University of Tainan, Taiwan
Junho, ChoiChosun University, Korea
Hae-Duck JoshuaJeongeong, Korean Bible University, Korea

Track 6: SOFTWARE ENGINEERING, SEMANTICS AND ONTOLOGIES FOR INTELLIGENT NETWORKING AND COLLABORATIVE SYSTEMS

Track Co-Chairs:

Enrahim Bagheri, Ryerson University
Asil Gill, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

TPC members:

Tsutomu Kinoshita, Fukui University of Technology, Japan
Kouji Kozaki, Osaka University, Japan
Hiroyoshi Miwa, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan
Burin Rujjanapan, Nation University, Taiwan
Hiroshi Kanasugi, Tokyo University, Japan
Takayuki Shimotomai, Advanced Simulation Technology Of Mechanics R&D, Japan
Jinattaporn Khumsri, Fukui University of Technology, Japan
Rene Witte, Concordia University, Canada
Amal Zouaq, University of Ottawa, Canada
Jelena Jovanovic, University of Belgrade, Republic of Serbia
Zeinab Noorian, Ryerson University, Czech Republic
Faezeh Ensan, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
Alireza Vazifedoost, Sun Life Financial, Canada
Morteza Mashayekhi, Royal Bank of Canada
Atif Qureshi, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Abdul Babar, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Georges BouUniversity of Technology Sydney, Australia
Ghassan Beydoun, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Mahmood Niazi, KFUMP, Saudi Arabia
Yehia Alzoubi, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Yvegen Biletskiy, University of New Brunswick, Canada
Akihiro Fujihara, Fukui University of Technology, Japan

Track 7: WIRELESS AND SENSOR SYSTEMS FOR INTELLIGENT NETWORKING AND COLLABORATIVE SYSTEMS

Track Co-Chairs:

Prof. Noriki Uchida, Fukuoka Institute of Technology, Japan
Dhananjay Singh, Hankuk (Korea) University of Foreign Studies, Korea

TPC members:

Dhananjay Singh, HUFS, Korea
Shirshu Varma, IIIT-Allahabad, India
B. BALAJI Naik, NIT-Sikkim, India
Sayed Chhattan, ShahHUFS, Korea
Madhusudan Singh, Yonsei University, Korea
Irish Singh, Ajou University, Korea
Gaurav Tripathi, Bharat Electronics Limited, India
Hiroshi Yamamoto, Japan
Akira Nagata, Japan
Shinya Yamamura, Japan
Hiroyoshi Miwaiwa, Japan

Track 8: SERVICE-BASED SYSTEMS FOR ENTERPRISE ACTIVITIES PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

Track Co-Chairs:

Kryvinska Natalia, University of Vienna, Austria
Gregus Michal University of Vienna, Austria

TPC members:

Natalia Kryvinska, University of Vienna, Austria
Michal Gregus, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia
Christine Bauer, University of Vienna, Austria
Maria Bohdalova, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia
Alfredo Cuzzocrea, University of Calabria, Italy
Ivan Demydov, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine
Corinna Engelhardt-Nowitzki, University of Apllied Sciences, Austria
Dan Johansson, Umea University, Sweden
Jozef Juhar, Technical  University of Košice, Slovakia
Nikolay Kazantsev, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia
Wim Laurier, Facultés Universitaires Saint-Louis, Brussels , Belgium
Chris Ling, Monash University, Australia
Viliam Malcher, Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia
Michele Melchiori, Universita' degli Studi di Brescia, Italy
Nor Shahniza Kamal Bashah, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Eric Pardede, La Trobe University, Australia
Aneta Poniszewska-Maranda, Lodz University of Technology, Poland
Sushil, Indian Institute of Technology, India
Do van Thanh, Telenor & Norwegian University of Science & Technology,Norway
Sergey Zykov,National Research University Higher School of Economics,Russia

Track 9: NEXT GENERATION SECURE NETWORK PROTOCOLS AND COMPONENTS

Track Co-Chairs:

Xu An Wang, CAPF University China
Ben Soh, La Trobe University, Australia

TPC members:

Fushan Wei, The PLA Information Engineering University, China
HeXu Nangjing, University of Posts and Telecommunications, China
Yining Liu, Guilin University of Electronic Technology, China
Yuechuan Wei, Engineering Unviersity of CAPF, China
Weiwei Kong, Xi`an University of Posts&Telecommunications, China
Dianhua Tang, CETC 30, China
Hui Tian, Huaqiao University, China

Track 10: BIG DATA ANALYTICS FOR LEARNING, NETWORKING AND COLLABORATIVE SYSTEMS

Track Co-Chairs:

Santi Caballe Llobet, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya Spain
Jordi Conesa Caralt Universitat Oberta de Catalunya Spain

TPC members:

Soumya Barnejee, Institut national des sciences appliquées, France
David Bañeres, Open University of Catalonia, Spain
Nicola Capuano, University of Salerno, Italy
Nestor Mora, Open University of Catalonia, Spain
Jorge Moneo, University of San Jorge, Spain
David Gañán, Open University of Catalonia, Spain
Isabel Guitart, Open University of Catalonia, Spain
Elis Kulla, Okayama University of Science, Japan
Evjola Spaho, Polytechnic University of Tirana, Albania
Florin Pop, University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
Kin Fun Li, University of Victoria, Canada
Miguel Bote, University of Valladolid, Spain
Pedro Muñoz, University of Carlos III, Spain

Track 11: CLOUD COMPUTING: SERVICES, STORAGE, SECURITY AND PRIVACY

Track Co-Chairs:

Farookh Hussain University of Technology, Sydney, Australia
Samee U Khan, North Dakota State University, USA

TPC members:

Ejaz Ahmed, National Institute of Standards and Technology, US
Asad Malik, National University of Science and Technology, Pakistan
Usman Shahid, Comsats Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
Assad Abbas, North Dakota State University, UK
Nikolaos Tziritas, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Osman Khalid, Comsats Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
Kashif Bilal, Qatar University, Qatar
Javid Taheryaheri, Karlstad University, Switzerland
Sai, Rehman, Comsats Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
Inayat Babar, University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan
Thanasis Loukopoulos, Technological Educational Institute of Athens, Greece
Mazhar Ali, Comsats Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan
Tariq Umer, Comsats Institute of Information Technology, Pakistan

Track 12: INTELLIGENT COLLABORATIVE SYSTEMS FOR WORK AND LEARNING, VIRTUAL ORGANIZATION AND CAMPUSES

Track Co-Chairs:

Hitoshi Sasaki
Atanasi Daradoumis Haralabus

TPC members:

Luis Alberto, Casillas, University of Guadalajara, Mexico
Nestor, MoraUniversity of Cadiz, Spain
MichalisFeidakis, University of Aegean, Greece
Sandra Isabel, Enciso, "Fundación Universitaria Juan N. Corpas", Colombia
NicolaCapuanoapuano, University of Salerno, Italy
Rafael, Del Hoyo, Technological Center of Aragon, Spain
George, CaridakisUniversity of Aegean, Greece
KazunoriMizuno, Takushoku University , Japan
SatoshiOno, Kagoshima University, Japan
YoshiroImai, Kagawa University, Japan
Takashi, Mitsuishi, Tohoku University, Japan
Hiroyuki, Mitsuhara, Tokushima University, Japan

Track 13: SOCIAL NETWORKING AND COLLABORATIVE SYSTEMS

Track Co-Chairs:

Nicola Capuano, University of Salerno, Italy
Cherie Ding, Ryerson University, Canada

TPC members:

Santi Caballé, Open University of Catalonia, Spain
Thanasis Daradoumis, University of the Aegean, Greece
Angelo Gaeta, University of Salerno, Italy
Christian Guetl, Graz University of Technology, Austria
Miltiadis Lytras, American College of Greece
Agathe Merceron, Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin, Germany
Francis Palma, Screaming Power, Canada
Krassen Stefanov, Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Bulgaria
Daniele Toti, Roma Tre Universy, Italy
Jian Wang, Wuhan University, China
Jing Xiao, South China Normal University, China
Jian Yu, Auckland University of Technology, Australia

Track 14: INTELLIGENT SENSOR NETWORKS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING

Track Co-Chairs:

Petr Musilek, University of Alberta, Canada
Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa University of Alberta, Canada

TPC members:

TimBrown, Australian National University, Australia
MarioMarcos do Espirito Santo Universidad Stadual de Montes Claros, Brazil
JanaHeckenbergerova, University Pardubice, Czech Republic
ZdenekMatej, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
MichalMusilek, University Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic
MichalPrauzek, VSB-TU OStrava, Czech Republic
VaclavPrenosil, Masaryk University, Czech Republic
AlvinC. Valera, Singapore Management University, Singapore
Nasem Badr, El Din University of Manitoba, Canada
Emil Pelikan, Academy of Sciences, China
Joanne Nightingale, National Physical Laboratory, UK
Tomas Barton, University of Alberta, Canada