Keynote Speakers

Professor Ashiq ANJUM

Physics Informed Machine Learning Models for Self-adapting Network of Digital Twins  

This talk will provide insights about the current advancements in Physics informed AI that are leading us to a future where self-adapting network of digital twins will become the mainstream cyber-physical systems. Digital Twins will bring together the cyber and physical systems in a single platform that will evolve as the underlying physical systems change over time. Example projects and applications will highlight advancements in systems, models and algorithms that have contributed to self-adapting digital twins and how emerging applications will necessitate networks of digital twins that evolve as individual physical components within the system change and learn from the system behaviour. The talk will conclude with the challenges and opportunities that are driving the evolution towards distributed AI and its applications for network of digital twins.

Profile: I am a professor of Distributed Systems at the University of Leicester and have been an active member of the international research community in this area for almost two decades now. I am the director of enterprise and impact and previously have been the director of the data science research centre. My areas of research include data intensive distributed systems, distributed machine learning models, self-adapting digital twins and physics informed machine models for digital twins to emulate the real time behaviour of (bio)mechanical and cyber-physical systems. I am an associate editor of IEEE Transactions on parallel and distributed systems (TPDS).

My research work has been funded through a number of research grants including the EPSRC projects in AI driven digital twins for net zero and clinical care and the EU funded projects on distributed clinical intelligence, modelling and iterative genome analytics. I have been investigating distributed analytics platforms for the LHC data in collaboration with CERN Geneva Switzerland for the last twenty years. I also closely work with telecom, aerospace, rail and automobile companies to investigate self-learning digital twins and distributed machine learning platforms for intelligently analyzing IoT data streams for accuracy, reliability, safety and capacity. I am also actively collaborating with leading VR providers to commoditise AI driven digital twins and enable real time physics informed and distributed machine learning algorithms for augmented and virtual reality environments with applications in health, aerospace and telecom.

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Professor Isam SHAHROUR

 Professor Isam Shahrour is an emeritus professor at Lille University and member of the French Water Academy. He acted as the vice president “Research” of Lille1 University and as the director of the “Civil and Geo-Environment Engineering Laboratory”. In the last 15 years, he focused his activity on smart cities with emphasis on smart urban infrastructures (water, energy,..) and smart buildings. His activity resulted in around 200 journal papers and the supervision of around 100 PhD dissertations. 

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Dr François-Pascal WAMBERGUE

 Dr. François-Pascal WAMBERGUE's remarkable life and career stand as a testament to extraordinary achievements that have made an indelible mark in the fields of medicine and logistics. From his early days in medicine, he showcased exceptional talent, emerging as the youngest and top-ranked graduate in his class, earning his Doctor of Medicine degree. His exceptionalism extends to possessing seven medical specialties, a rare feat among peers. In 1967, he led a pioneering French medical team in one of the world's first successful living kidney transplants, saving numerous lives. Beyond medicine, his leadership is evident as he was elected President of the Academy of Logistics in France (ALF) in January 2020. Dr. WAMBERGUE's unwavering commitment to innovation shines through his projects in artificial intelligence for healthcare and mobility, aiming to reduce financial waste and enhance patient care. He established the first Hemodialysis Center at the Bois Clinic, expanding access to vital medical services. Driven by a dedication to improve human lives, he actively engages in academic events and initiatives that align with his mission. An accomplished entrepreneur, he presides over Fkh Immo and holds key positions in multiple organizations. Additionally, he manages SCI MOLIERE, specializing in real estate and land leasing. Dr. François-Pascal WAMBERGUE's story epitomizes excellence, determination, and an enduring commitment to advancing healthcare, logistics, and humanitarian causes, serving as an inspiration for generations to come. 

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Professor Mohamed Essaaidi

 Professor Mohamed Essaaidi, IEEE Senior Member, received the “Licence de Physique” degree, the “Doctorat de Troisième Cycle” degree and the “Doctorat d’Etat” degree in Electrical Engineering and with honors, respectively, in 1988, 1992 and 1997 from Abdelmalek Essaadi University in Tetuan, Morocco. He is a professor of Electrical Engineering in Abdelmalek Essaadi University since 1993.

He is the founder and the current Chair of the IEEE Morocco Section since November 2004. He is the founder and the General Chair of Mediterranean Microwave Symposium (MMS) since the year 2000, the co-founder and the General Chair of Information and Communication technologies International Symposium (ICTIS) since 2005, and NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Information Security Assurance Co-director, Tetuan, June 3-6, 2005. He is the Chairmen of the Scientific Committees of SETIT’07, SETIT’09 (Tunisia) and e-MEDISYS’07 (Morocco) and e-MEDISYS’09 (Tunisia) as well. He was also a member of the Organizing and the Scientific Committees of several international symposia and conferences dealing with topics related with RF, microwaves and Information and Communication technologies and their applications. Furthermore, he is a referee of the IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, Advanced Computational Electromagnetics Society Journal, European Microwave Association Proceedings, Serbian Journal of Electrical Engineering and Korean Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute Journal.

Professor Essaaidi is a member of IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society, IEEE Communications Society and European Microwave Association. His biography was listed in Who’s Who in The World in 1999. He is also the co-founder and the current coordinator of the Arab Science and Technology Foundation (ASTF) RD&I network on Electrotechology. His research interests focus mainly on RF and microwave passive and active circuits and antennas for wireless communications and medical systems.

He was the editor of the MS2000 Proceedings, the co-editor of the MMS’2002, ICTIS’05 and ICTIS’07 Proceedings and MMS’2006 special issue of the European Microwave Association Proceedings. He is the author and co-author of more than 80 papers which appeared in refereed specialized journals and symposia. He was the co-editor of the book “Information Assurance and Computer Security”, IOS Press, 2007. He was also the co-editor of the book "New Trends in Biomedical Engineering", AEU Publications, 2004 and the author of 3 book chapters. He was a Guest-Editor of special issues of European Microwave Journal (2007), International Journal Of Computer Science Applications (2007,2008) and International Journal on Computer Science and Information Systems (2008). He is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal on Information and Communication Technologies (Serials Publications, India) since November 2007.

Prof. Essaaidi holds four patents on antennas for very high data rate UWB and multiband wireless communication networks (OMPIC 2006, 2007, 2008). He has also co-organized several competitions aiming at fostering research, development innovation in Morocco and in the Arab World (Moroccan Engineers Week 2006, 2007 and “Made in Morocco” and ASTF “Made in Arabia” Competitions in 2007 and 2009).

Moreover, he has supervised several Ph D and Masters Theses and has been the principal investigator and the project manager for several research projects dealing with different research topics concerned with his research interests mentioned above.