Keynote Speakes

Prof. Björn W. Schuller

Björn W. Schuller received his diploma, doctoral degree, habilitation, and Adjunct Teaching Professor in Machine Intelligence and Signal Processing all in EE/IT from TUM in Munich/Germany. He is Full Professor of Artificial Intelligence and the Head of GLAM at Imperial College London/UK, Full Professor and Chair of Embedded Intelligence for Health Care and Wellbeing at the University of Augsburg/Germany, co-founding CEO and current CSO of audEERING – an Audio Intelligence company based near Munich and in Berlin/Germany, and permanent Visiting Professor at HIT/China amongst other Professorships and Affiliations. Previous stays include Full Professor at the University of Passau/Germany, and Researcher at Joanneum Research in Graz/Austria, and the CNRS-LIMSI in Orsay/France. He is a Fellow of the IEEE and Golden Core Awardee of the IEEE Computer Society, Fellow of the BCS, Fellow of the ISCA, President-Emeritus of the AAAC, and Senior Member of the ACM. He (co-)authored 900+ publications (30k+ citations, h-index=83), is Field Chief Editor of Frontiers in Digital Health and was Editor in Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Affective Computing amongst manifold further commitments and service to the community. His 30+ awards include having been honoured as one of 40 extraordinary scientists under the age of 40 by the WEF in 2015. He served as Coordinator/PI in 15+ European Projects, is an ERC Starting and DFG Reinhart-Koselleck Grantee, and consultant of companies such as Barclays, GN, Huawei, or Samsung.

Prof. Alain Trémeau

Alain Trémeau is a professor in computer vision at the Jean Monnet University, Saint-Etienne, France. He conducts research at the Hubert Curien Laboratory (UMR CNRS 5516) in the Computer Science Department. His research activities are mainly focused on mathematical imaging and color science with reference to human vision and perception. He wrote numerous scientific papers and book chapters, especially in the fields of color imaging and processing and in computer vision. His research activities cover a large set of applications, with a recent focus on color in cultural heritage applications.

Dr. Boris M. Putrya

Dr.Boris Mikhailovich Putrya is an associate professor and senior engineer at the Institute of Biomedical Systems, National Research University of Electronic Technology, Zelenograd, Russia. He holds a PhD in biomedical engineering, awarded in 2018, with his dissertation focusing on the development of a spent dialysate regeneration method for wearable artificial blood purification devices. His research interests include biomedical engineering, artificial kidney technology, and dialysate regeneration. Dr. Putrya has an extensive academic and research portfolio, having authored numerous publications in IEEE conferences and peer-reviewed journals. He has actively participated in international conferences, including the Russian-German Conference on Biomedical Engineering and IEEE-sponsored events, and has received multiple Best Paper awards. In addition to his academic contributions, he has been involved in significant R&D projects related to wearable blood purification systems and implantable electronic monitoring technologies. His contributions to biomedical engineering are further recognized through patents on advanced nanostructured and electroconductive materials for medical applications.

Prof. Mahasweta Sarkar

Dr. Mahasweta Sarkar is a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at San Diego State University (SDSU). She earned her Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego. Her research focuses on wireless networks, with a particular emphasis on developing artificial intelligence-driven MAC layer algorithms for applications spanning precision agriculture, healthcare, and brain-computer interfaces. Dr. Sarkar has authored over 120 research articles, several of which have received best-paper awards, and holds one patent. She has contributed to more than $100 million in federally funded grant projects. Her research lab, the Wireless Networks and Communication (WINC) Lab, hosts undergraduate and graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and visiting faculty members from across the globe. She serves as the Chair of the Technical Program Committees for multiple Tier-1 IEEE conferences and as a guest editor for several leading technical journals. Among her numerous accolades, Dr. Sarkar received the President’s Leadership Award at SDSU (2010), the Faculty Excellence Award in Diversity and Inclusion (2021), and the Distinguished Faculty Award (2023–2024), one of the university’s highest honors recognizing extensive contributions to her discipline. Dr. Sarkar is deeply committed to outreach programs that inspire and support the next generation of women scientists and individuals from underrepresented communities. She founded and chaired the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee in SDSU’s College of Engineering and served as the College’s liaison to both the University’s and Senate’s Diversity Councils. She is a recipient of a Fulbright Specialist Fellowship (2021–2024), awarded by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, which has allowed her to expand her international academic and outreach collaborations. Currently, Dr. Sarkar serves as the Senior Associate Dean of SDSU Global Campus (formerly the College of Extended Studies), where she is spearheading efforts to bring SDSU’s degree programs to a global audience and establish a significant international presence for the university.

Kandarpa Kumar Sarma

Prof. Kandarpa Kumar Sarmah is a Professor and Head of the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at the Gauhati University Institute of Science and Technology (GUIST), Gauhati University. He holds an M.Tech in Signal Processing and a PhD in Mobile Communication from the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG). Additionally, he completed postdoctoral research at the Technical University Sofia in Bulgaria during 2014-2015. Dr. Sarma's research interests encompass Mobile Communication, Artificial Intelligence and its applications, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Software Defined Radio, Cognitive Radio, Speech Processing, and Antenna Design. He has been involved in teaching courses such as Cognitive Radio, Learning Aided System Design, Communication Engineering, Signals and Systems, Digital Communication, Mobile Communication, and Soft Computing over the past five years. In 2019, Dr. Sarma participated in a Leadership Development Programme under AICTE-UKIERI, which included a visit to the UK. He also earned a CMI Level 5 Diploma in Management and Leadership from the Chartered Management Institute (CMI), UK. Beyond his academic and research roles, Dr. Sarma serves as the Controller of Examinations at Gauhati University. He has guided several research projects, including those recognized by the Assam Science Technology and Environment Council (ASTEC) under the Students' Science Project Scheme in 2022.

Prof. Manas Kamal Bhuyan

Prof. Manas Kamal Bhuyan is a Professor in the Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering at IIT Guwahati and serves as the Dean of Infrastructure Planning and Management. He is also a Visiting Professor at Chubu University, Japan. Holding a Ph.D. in Electronics and Communication Engineering from IIT Guwahati, he has conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Queensland and worked with NICTA in Brisbane. His research interests include Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, Image and Video Processing, Computer Vision, Human-Computer Interactions, Virtual and Augmented Reality, and Biomedical Signal Processing. With over 300 research publications, he has significantly contributed to medical image analysis, video surveillance, and HCI. He authored the textbook *Computer Vision and Image Processing: Fundamentals and Applications* and developed multiple NPTEL courses. He has received several prestigious awards, including the National Award for Best Applied Research, the Fulbright-Nehru Fellowship, and the BOYSCAST Fellowship. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and a Fellow of IETE.

Prof. Richard Roe

Prof. A.A. Bazil Raj is a professor at the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT), Pune, specializing in radar systems, signal processing, RF-photonics, FPGA development, and free-space optical communication. With a background in Electronics and Communication Engineering, he has made significant contributions to digital system design, real-time signal processing, and quantum key distribution. Recognized among the world's top 2% scientists in 2022 by Stanford University, Dr. Bazil Raj continues to advance research in defense and communication technologies.