Invited Speakers

Title of Talk: Engineering Education Beyond 2030: A Future Engineering Competency Framework for the AI, Green and Digital Era”

Short Bio: Prof. Dr. Osman Yıldırım is a professor and department head at Istanbul Aydin University, Türkiye. An IEEE member, his research focuses on electromagnetic fields, microwave/antenna technologies, and power systems. He holds two Ph.D.s—a Ph.D. in Electronics-Communication Engineering from Istanbul Technical University (1994) and a second Ph.D. in Business Administration from Istanbul University (2003). He has numerous international publications and has supervised multiple M.S. and Ph.D. students in areas including AI, renewable energy, and medical imaging. He is also a nationally certified expert in occupational health and safety, energy management, and sustainability. With a background in defense electronics and operational systems, he brings a unique interdisciplinary perspective to his work.

Title of Talk: Accelerating ADAS Development: Integrating Testing, Validation, and Simulation with MATLAB

Short Bio: Dogu Cagdas ATILLA received Ph. D. degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering in 2017 from Istanbul University and was employed as an instructor in Electrical and Electronics Engineering Department and on number of Scientific Research Projects in Istanbul University between 2009-2018. Also he worked as a full-time teaching assistant in Isik University between 2012-2017. His main fields of interest are electromagnetics, wide-band antenna design, power transfer networks, ADAS and electrical vehicles. He is employed as an associate professor at Altinbas University started in 2017, Dean of Institute of Graduate Studies, head of Data Analytics Department. Atilla is currently holding six patents, conducted more than ten national and international research projects as leader/researcher, published more than fifty international research papers and conference proceedings and two book chapters. He is also founder of Qalmuq Engineering and conducting services since 2023.

Title of Talk: Intelligent Security: Navigating the Cyber Landscape with AI

Short Bio: Shehzad Ashraf Chaudhry is working as a Professor of Cybersecurity Engineering in the College of Engineering at Abu Dhabi University, United Arab Emirates. Dr. Chaudhry received the Master’s and Ph.D. degrees (with Distinction) from the International Islamic University Islamabad, Pakistan, in 2009 and 2016, respectively. He was a recipient of the Gold Medal for achieving a 4.0/4.0 CGPA in his Master’s. Prior to joining ADU, he served as an associate professor at Istanbul Gelisim University, Istanbul, Turkey, University of Sialkot, Pakistan, and as an assistant professor at International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan. He has authored over 180 scientific publications in different international journals and proceedings, including more than 155 publications in Web of Science journals with an H-index of 53, an I-10 index of 135, and an accumulated impact factor of more than 600, his work has been cited around 8000 times. He has also supervised over 40 graduate students in their research. His current research interests include lightweight cryptography, elliptic curve cryptography, multimedia security, E-payment systems, MANETs, SIP authentication, Smart Grid security, IoT and Cloud infrastructure security, and next-generation networks. He delivered several keynote speeches and holds several awards for best research papers. Considering his research, the Pakistan Council for Science and Technology granted him the Prestigious Research Productivity Award while affirming him among the Top Productive Computer Scientists in Pakistan. For the consecutive five years (i.e., 2020 to 2025), he has been listed among the top 2% of computer scientists across the world in Stanford University’s report.

Title of Talk: Applications of Pattern Recognition and Compressive Sensing in 5G/6G Communication Systems

Short Bio: Dr. Athar Waseem, a Senior Member of IEEE, currently holds the position of Faculty Member at DECE-FET-IIUI in Pakistan. Prior to this role, he has amassed experience in both telecom industry and academia. Dr. Athar’s ongoing research pursuits encompass diverse areas such as 5G and B5G Communication, Radio Communication, Pattern Recognition, Machine Learning, Signal Processing, CS-based Channel Estimation & Security Techniques for Massive MIMO Systems & D2D Communications in 5G & B5G Networks. Furthermore, Dr. Athar heads the Advanced Communication and Sensors Integration Research Lab at IIU. With a prolific scholarly output, he has authored/produced over 65+ peer-reviewed journal and conference papers, including conference proceedings. Moreover, he has provided guidance to several MS/PhD students, past and present. Dr. Athar is widely recognized internationally for his expertise in organizing IEEE conferences. Since 2014, he has successfully organized numerous conferences at international venues across various domains of Electrical Engineering and Technologies. Presently, he holds roles in several conferences and journals, including Executive Chair, Technical Chair, Founding Chair, Technical Advisor, and Editor/Associate Editor.