Seizo Onoe
Director of ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB)
Title of Speech: AI Standardization in ITU - Current Activities and Future Plans
Abstract of Speech: The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), a specialized agency of the United Nations, brings together 194 member states and over 1,000 private sector and academia members to drive global standards in telecommunications and ICT. Within ITU-T (Standardization Sector), we develop key technical standards that underpin the digital world, including one of today’s most transformative technologies: Artificial Intelligence (AI). In recent years, AI has become a focal point in our work, with over 100 AI-related standards published in fields such as network management, energy efficiency, protocols, and cybersecurity. Moreover, we collaborate with other UN agencies like the WHO and FAO to lead thematic focus groups and global initiatives that explore the pre-standardization work and the societal impact of AI. ITU is also the host of the AI for Good initiative, a multi-stakeholder platform co-organized with various UN partners. This platform has gained significant attention, particularly through the annual AI for Good Global Summit held in Geneva. In this keynote, we will highlight the outcomes of the most recent summit in May 2024.
Short biography: Seizo Onoe is the Director of the Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB) at the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) since 01 January 2023, where his focus is on fostering inclusive standardization processes, promoting digital technologies to tackle global challenges, and enhancing cooperation in ICT standardization. Before his election as TSB Director, he was with Japanese mobile operator NTT DOCOMO for 30 years. In 2021, he became Executive Vice President and Chief Standardization Strategy Officer for the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) Corporation and a Fellow of NTT DOCOMO, Inc. From 2017, he served as NTT DOCOMO’s Chief Technology Architect and President of its subsidiary DOCOMO Technology. Between 2012 and 2017, he served as NTT DOCOMO’s Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President, was a Member of the Board of Directors and Managing Director of R&D Innovation Division. Earlier, he served as Senior Vice President and Managing Director of NTT DOCOMO’s R&D Strategy Department and Managing Director of the company’s Radio Network Development Department, where he was instrumental in the development of wireless broadband standards.
The President of the University of Dubai
Title of Speech: Disruptive Technology in the 4th Industrial Revolution and Beyond
Abstract of Speech: The 4th Industrial Revolution is characterized by the fusion of physical, digital, and biological technologies, leading to unprecedented changes across industries. Disruptive technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), blockchain, the Internet of Things (IoT), and quantum computing are at the forefront of this transformation. These technologies challenge traditional business models, redefine industries, and create new paradigms of interaction between humans and machines. In this rapidly evolving landscape, understanding and leveraging disruptive technology is crucial for organizations to remain competitive. This topic explores how these technologies are not just tools but catalysts for innovation that drive economic growth, enhance productivity, and address complex global challenges. Moreover, it emphasizes the importance of adaptability, continuous learning, and ethical considerations as we navigate through this era of disruption. As we look beyond the 4th Industrial Revolution, the role of disruptive technology will only become more integral. Future advancements promise to further blur the lines between the digital and physical worlds, requiring us to rethink our approach to technology adoption, workforce development, and global collaboration. Hence, by urging engineers, policymakers, and business leaders to embrace these technologies with a forward-thinking mindset, ensuring they contribute positively to society while mitigating associated risks. The future is where technologies, policies, regulations and services become flexible, adaptable and instantaneous as disruptive innovations rule the outcomes.
Short biography: Dr. Eesa Mohammed Bastaki is the President of the University of Dubai and a prominent figure in the UAE's education and technology sectors, recognized with the Emirates Excellence Award in Sciences. With a PhD from the University of California, Irvine, he has held significant roles including professor at UAE University, CEO of the ICT Fund, and Director at Dubai Silicon Oasis. A founder of DSO and RIT-Dubai, he actively promotes innovation through various awards and competitions. His vision focuses on enhancing research and business development to support industry needs, aiming for a future where products are "Made in UAE, Sold Globally".
Jawad A. Salehi
Sharif University of Technology, Sharif Quantum Center
Title of Speech: Towards All-Quantum Internet Communication Systems and Networks
Abstract of Speech:The successful emergence of various quantum communication systems, networks, computers and machine learning in the futuristic quantum internet will highly depend on developing all-quantum signal processing techniques, where every stage—from transmission to reception—is governed by quantum principles. All-quantum signal processing techniques within vast and complex networks face many challenges due to the wide range of optical and photonic devices and subsystems used in such networks. The core challenge in developing all-quantum signal processing in the aforementioned networks lies in preserving the quantumness of the state of quantum light to maintain its quantum advantage while transforming from one module (device) to another with different functionalities. In this talk, I will explore how all-quantum processing can fully exploit quantum properties like superposition, entanglement, and teleportation. Additionally, I will highlight several pioneering examples where all-quantum signal processing has already been successfully established in long-distance communication and multi-access networks, illustrating its potential in future quantum internet. We will also discuss the importance of quantum memory and other technologies, such as quantum machine learning, necessary to address the challenges of integrating quantum technology into the network infrastructures.
Short biography: Jawad A. Salehi received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from the University of California, Irvine, in 1979, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees, all in electrical engineering, from the University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, in 1980 and 1984, respectively. From 1981 to 1984, he was a full-time Research Assistant at the Communication Science Institute (CSI) at USC, where he was engaged in research in the area of spread spectrum systems. From 1984 to 1993, he was a Member of Technical Staff of the Applied Research Area, Bell Communications Research (Bellcore), Morristown, NJ. In 1990, he was with the Laboratory of Information and Decision Systems, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, as a Visiting Research Scientist researching optical multiple-access networks. H is the head of Electrical and Computer Engineering group, Iran Academy of science, 2012 – Presen, member of Iran Academy of Science, Tehran, Iran, 2009, Director of National Center of Excellence in Communications Science at the EE department of SUT, 2003-2006, Full Professor, EE Dept., Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, 2003-Now. Also he elected by the Iranian Academy of Science as a member of Hall of Fame (Chehre Mandegar) in Electrical Engineering, October 2010. He is introduced as among the 250 preeminent and most influential researchers worldwide, ISI Highly Cited, by ISI Web of Knowledge in computer science category.
Maode Ma
Qatar University
Title of Speech: Security Enhancements for 5G Wireless Networks
Abstract of Speech: The Fifth Generation (5G) wireless network has become a major carrier for wireless communications that supports the Internet of Everything and large-scale heterogeneous connections. Nowadays, the 5G wireless networks have been deployed in many countries in the world such as Qatar, where 5G commercial services are available to end-users. 5G wireless networks present some promising and advanced features. Since the introduction of new techniques and new features makes 5G wireless networks face several new security challenges, it is critical to design new security functionality to protect the operation of 5G wireless networks. The Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) has produced the Technical Specification TS 23.501 R16 to specify various functions of 5G wireless networks with corresponding security mechanisms. Some other pioneering research works have enhanced the security mechanisms specified by the 3GPP. In this talk, I would like to summarize some follow-up research work with the aim of achieving a compromise between the security functionality and the performance of the 5G wireless networks. A series of proposed solutions targets at providing security protection with high efficiency in different kinds of network scenarios will be discussed.
Short biography: Prof. Maode Ma, a Fellow of IET, received his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Computer Science at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 1999. Now, Prof. Ma is a Research Professor in the College of Engineering at Qatar University in Qatar. He has extensive research interests including network security and wireless networking. He has over 510 international academic publications including over 260 journal papers and about 250 conference papers. His publication has received over 11,000 citations in Google Scholar. Prof. Ma currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Computer and Communication Engineering and the Journal of Communications. He also serves as a Senior Editor for IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, and an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing and the International Journal of Communication Systems. Prof. Ma is a senior member of the IEEE Communication Society. Prof. Ma has been a Distinguished Lecturer for the IEEE Communication Society from 2013 to 2016 and from 2023 to 2024.
Babak Khalaj
Sharif University of Technology
Title of Speech: Role of AI and Large Language Models in Telecom Evolution
Abstract of Speech: In past few years, the world has experienced an exponential growth of AI applications in wide range of applications. In this talk, we will focus on the Telecom sector and briefly review the new Telecom ecosystem in light of recent unprecedented advancements of AI, and specifically, Large Language Models. Wide range of applications from network automation to anomaly and fraud detection are now in close attention of all key network operators and equipment vendors in this new and vibrating ecosystem, with many more new applications in sight for the coming future.
Short biography: Babak Hossein Khalaj received his B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 1989, and M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA, in 1993 and 1996, respectively. He has been with the pioneering team at Stanford University, where he was involved in the adoption of multi-antenna arrays in mobile networks and signal processing for automatic IC inspection. He was the recipient of the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship from 2007 to 2008 and Nokia Visiting Professor Scholarship in 2018. He is currently the Head of Electrical Engineering Department and Director of Sharif Data Science Center, working on different aspects of data science from both foundation side to application areas such as communications and health.
Nizamettin Aydin
Istanbul Technical University, Computer Engineering Department, Istanbul, Turkiye
Title of Speech: On the Complex Discrete Wavelet Transform of Nonstationary Complex Signals Within Stroke Research Context
Abstract of Speech: Stroke is an illness causing partial or total paralysis, or death. The most common type of stroke occurs when a blood vessel in or around the brain is blocked by emboli. Early and accurate detection of asymptomatic emboli is important in identifying patients at high risk of stroke. They can be detected by Doppler ultrasound. Most Doppler systems employ quadrature demodulation resulting in quadrature signals. Quadrature signals are based on the notion of complex numbers used in many digital signal processing applications. Quadrature signal processing is used in many fields of science and engineering. Processing of quadrature Doppler signals provides additional processing power by enabling to measure amplitude and phase of the signal simultaneously. In medicine, it is mainly used in the study of blood flow. In this talk, various processing methods including Fourier and wavelet transforms (particularly complex discrete wavelet transform) for processing quadrature embolic Doppler ultrasound signals within stroke research context will be presented.
Short biography: Prof. Aydin received BSc (1984) and MSc (1987) degrees in Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering at Yildiz Technical University, Türkiye, and PhD degree in Medical Physics (1994) at the University of Leicester, UK. He was an Assistant Professor in the Electronic Engineering Department, Gebze Technical University, Türkiye, from 1995 to 1999. He worked in the Department of Clinical Neuroscionces at Kings College London and the Division of Clinical Neuroscience at St George's Hospital Medical School as a Research Fellow between 1998 and 2001. He was a Senior Research Fellow in the Institute for Integrated Micro and Nano Systems at the University of Edinburgh from 2001 to 2004. In 2004, he was appointed as head of Computer Engineering Department and in 2006 he founded Software Engineering Department, both at Bahcesehir University, Türkiye. Between 2009 and 2023, he was professor in the Computer Engineering Department at Yildiz Technical University and served as the head of the department between 2011 and 2023. He is now with the Computer Engineering Department at Istanbul Technical University, Türkiye. His research interests and contributions cover a wide range of subjects including biomedical signal/image processing, bioinformatics, system-on-chip, wireless communication, AI, data science, and computer science. He was awarded the IEE (now IET) the Institute Premium Award for 2000/2001 for his contributions in complex wavelet transform for processing Doppler ultrasound signals. He is a senior member of IEEE and acts as IEEE Türkiye Section Chair.
Director of ITU Telecommunication Standardization Bureau (TSB)
Title of Speech: AI Standardization in ITU - Current Activities and Future Plans
The president of the University of Dubai
Title of Speech: Disruptive Technology in the 4th Industrial Revolution and Beyond
Sharif University of Technology
Title of Speech: Towards All-Quantum Internet Communication Systems and Networks
Qatar University
Title of Speech: Security Enhancements for 5G Wireless Networks
Sharif University of Technology
Title of Speech: Role of AI and Large Language Models in Telecom Evolution
Istanbul Technical University, Computer Engineering Department, Istanbul, Turkiye
Title of Speech: On the Complex Discrete Wavelet Transform of Nonstationary Complex Signals Within Stroke Research Context
Paper Submission Deadline
2024-08-15Paper Submission Deadline
2024-08-25Notification Of Acceptance
2024-09-15Early Registration Deadline
2024-09-30