Keynote Speakers
Prof. Kemal Akkaya (IEEE Fellow)
Virginia Commonwealth University, USA
Dr. Kemal Akkaya is the Professor
and Chair of the Computer Science Department at
Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU). He received
his PhD in Computer Science from University of
Maryland Baltimore County in 2005. Prior to VCU, he
was the Eminent Chaired Scholar Professor in the
School of Computer and Information Sciences and
Director for Center for Integrated Security, Privacy
and Trustworthy AI (CIERTA) at Florida International
University (FIU). He held several other positions
before FIU. He was a faculty in the department of
Computer Science at Southern Illinois University
until 2014. Dr. Akkaya was also a visiting professor
at The George Washington University in 2013, a
Faculty Fellow at Airforce Research Lab in Summer
2020, visiting faculty at the University of Florida
Nelms Institute of Connected World in 2021. He was
also affiliated with Florida Institute of
Cybersecurity.
At FIU, Dr. Akkaya was the director of the Advanced
Wireless and Security Lab (ADWISE) where he
conducted research on security and privacy, IoT,
cyber-physical systems and blockchain. His research
was funded by many federal and state agencies and
industries including NSF, DoE, AFRL, DHS, DoT, DoL,
NSA, INL, CyberFlorida, Cisco, and TrendMicro. He
helped bring more than $20M in research funding to
FIU. His hands-on research resulted in 10 patents
some of which are jointly developed by local
startups and government.
Prof. Chin-Chen Chang (IEEE Fellow/ IEE Fellow)
Feng Chia University, Taiwan
Professor C.C. Chang obtained his Ph.D. degree in computer
engineering from National Chiao Tung University. He's first degree
is Bachelor of Science in Applied Mathematics and master degree is
Master of Science in computer and decision sciences. Both were
awarded in National Tsing Hua University. Dr. Chang served in
National Chung Cheng University from 1989 to 2005. His current title
is Chair Professor in Department of Information Engineering and
Computer Science, Feng Chia University, from Feb. 2005.
Prior to joining Feng Chia University, Professor Chang was an
associate professor in Chiao Tung University, professor in National
Chung Hsing University, chair professor in National Chung Cheng
University. He had also been Visiting Researcher and Visiting
Scientist to Tokyo University and Kyoto University, Japan. During
his service in Chung Cheng, Professor Chang served as Chairman of
the Institute of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Dean
of College of Engineering, Provost and then Acting President of
Chung Cheng University and Director of Advisory Office in Ministry
of Education, Taiwan.
Professor Chang's specialties include, but not limited to, data
engineering, database systems, computer cryptography and information
security. A researcher of acclaimed and distinguished services and
contributions to his country and advancing human knowledge in the
field of information science, Professor Chang has won many research
awards and honorary positions by and in prestigious organizations
both nationally and internationally. He is currently a Fellow of
IEEE and a Fellow of IEE, UK. On numerous occasions, he was invited
to serve as Visiting Professor, Chair Professor, Honorary Professor,
Honorary Director, Honorary Chairman, Distinguished Alumnus,
Distinguished Researcher, Research Fellow by universities and
research institutes. He also published over 1,100 papers in
Information Sciences. In the meantime, he participates actively in
international academic organizations and performs advisory work to
government agencies and academic organizations.
Invited Speaker
Dr.
Ching-Chun Chang
National Institute of Informatics, Japan
CHING-CHUN CHANG received his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Warwick, UK, in 2019. He participated in a short-term scientific mission supported by European Coop- eration in Science and Technology Actions at the Faculty of Computer Science, Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg, Germany, in 2016. He was granted the Marie-Curie fellowship and participated in a research and innovation staff exchange scheme supported by Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA, in 2017. He was a Visiting Scholar with the School of Computer and Mathematics, Charles Sturt University, Australia, in 2018, and with the School of Information Technology, Deakin University, Australia, in 2019. He was a Research Fellow with the Department of Electronic Engineering, Tsinghua University, China, in 2020. He is currently a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the National Institute of Informatics, Japan. His research interests include steganography, forensics, biometrics, cybersecurity, computer vision, computational linguistics and artificial intelligence.