Speakers
Prof. Zulkiflee Abd Latif
IEEE GRSS Malaysia Member
Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Professor Zulkiflee Abd Latif is the Director of the Centre of Studies for Surveying Science & Geomatics at Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), where he also serves as a professor at the Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainable Development (IBSD). He has extensive experience in applied remote sensing and geospatial research and has been a Fellow of the Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM) since 2002. Since 2012, Professor Zulkiflee has been an Executive Committee Member of the IEEE Geoscience & Remote Sensing Malaysia Chapter, actively contributing to research and applications in geoinformatics. He has held editorial roles in several international publications, including "Forest Degradation Around the World" and "Deforestation Around the World." Additionally, he has published articles in various scientific journals focusing on the application of remote sensing data in ecological modeling. In terms of community engagement, Professor Zulkiflee has participated in numerous significant research projects, serving on the Steering Committee for the MoU between UiTM and the Department of Wildlife and National Parks of Malaysia. He was also the Vice-Chair of the International Conference on Geomatics & Geospatial Technology (GGT 2020). Furthermore, he led the Research Monitoring Unit at UiTM’s Research Management Centre, fostering academic research management and innovation, making notable contributions to Malaysia's remote sensing and geospatial fields.
Associate Professor Dr. Ahmad Sufril Azlan Mohamed
Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Ahmad Sufril Azlan Mohamed is an Associate Professor at the School of Computer Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). He holds a Bachelor’s in Information Technology (Hons.) from Multimedia University, a Master’s in Computing Science from the University of Manchester, and a Ph.D. from the University of Salford, UK. His research focuses on artificial intelligence, image processing, video tracking, facial recognition, and medical imaging. He actively engages in industrial and international collaborations, particularly in SMT defects detection, markerless motion capture, traffic object tracking and analysis, and developing virtual and augmented reality solutions for hazard simulations and training. His work also includes leveraging deep learning for motion capture to analyze human activity recognition and ergonomics. He supervises Ph.D. and Master by Research students from China, the Middle East, Africa, and Malaysia. Additionally, he is involved in auditing university programmes locally and internationally, ensuring academic excellence and compliance.
Associate Professor Dr. Yau Wei Chuen
Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM), Malaysia
Dr. Yau Wei Chuenis an Associate Professor with the School of Computing and Data Science at Xiamen University Malaysia (XMUM). He joined XMUM as a pioneer staff member since 2016. Yau received his BS and MS degrees from National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, and his PhD degree from Multimedia University, Malaysia. He is a Chartered Engineer (CEng), a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), and a Professional Technologist (Cyber Security). He also holds GMOB (GIAC Mobile Device Security Analyst) and GSEC (GIAC Security Essentials) certifications. Yau’s research interests include cryptography, security protocols, intrusion detection, network security, blockchain, and machine learning. He was the General Co-Chair of Mycrypt 2016. He has been invited to serve in the capacities in program committee member for international conferences and guest editor/reviewer for various journals. He was an Evaluation Panel member for MySEAL (National List of Trusted Cryptographic Algorithms). He has also worked as a principal investigator/researcher for various research projects funded by the Malaysian government, and provided research consultancy and training to the industries.
Professor Dr. Por Lip Yee
IEEE Senior Member
Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
Dr. Lip Yee, an esteemed Professor at the Department of System and Computer Technology within the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology at the Universiti Malaya, Malaysia, earned his Ph.D. from the Universiti Malaya under the mentorship of Prof. Abdullah bin Gani in 2012. He is also a senior member of the IEEE. Since then, Dr. Por has made significant contributions to academia, research, and industry.
Dr. Por's research endeavors have been at the forefront of technological advancement, particularly in the domains of security and quality assurance of information (NEC 2020: 0611) and machine learning (NEC 2020: 0613). His research interests include machine learning, support vector machines, deep learning, long-short-term memory, computer vision, AIoT, IoT, blockchain, authentication, graphic passwords, PIN-entry, cryptography, data hiding, steganography, and watermarking. His pioneering work has garnered recognition both nationally and internationally, with over 100 academic papers published in reputable journals. Notably, he was among the first few pioneers to publish in the top 1% of ISI journals, with commendable citations across platforms such as Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar. Web of Science (H-index: 18, 1343 citations), Scopus (H-index: 22, 1748 citations), and Google Scholar (H-index: 29, 2777 citations) databases (last update: July 13, 2024). https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/B-5309-2010