DeSE2020 Committees

DeSE2020 General Chairs

  • Prof Albert Zomaya, University of Sydney, Australia.
  • Prof. Ahmed Al-Shamma’a, UAE & UK

DeSE2020 Local General Chair

  • Prof Ai Qingsong, Wuhan University of Technology, China

  • Prof. Maamar Bettayeb, University of Sharjah, UAE

DeSE2020 TPC Chair

  • Sergio Toral Marín, University of Sevilla, Spain

  • Dr. Thar Baker, UK & UAE

Local General Technical Program Committee

  • Prof. Qutayba Hamid Al Heialy, UAE
  • Prof. Abdallah Shanableh, UAE
  • Prof. Duc Pham, UK

Conference Series Chairs

  • Prof Dhiya Al-Jumeily, UK
    • d.aljumeily@ljmu.ac.uk (Senior IEEE Member)
  • Prof Abir Hussain, UK
    • a.hussain@ljmu.ac.uk
  • Prof Hissam Tawfik, UK
    • H.Tawfik@leedsbeckett.ac.uk

Conference Publication Chair

  • Dr. Hoshang Kolivand,  UK

Conference Series Publication Chair

  • Dr. Jade Hind, UK
  • Dr. Manoj Jayabalan, UK

Publicity Series Chair

  • Dr. Jade Hind, UK

Conference Publicity Chair

  • Miss Tara Mckeown, UK
    • tara.mckeown@ieee.org

International Steering Committee  Series Chair

  • Prof Jamila Mustafina, Russia

International Steering Committee Chair

  • Prof Marley Vellasco, Brazil
  • Prof Evgeni Magid, Russia

International Steering Committee

Mr. Andrew Michaelson, UK
Prof. Abdulla Al Ani, Canada
Prof. Amir Atiya, Egypt

Prof Dr. Ibrahim A. Al-Jumaili, Iraq

Prof. Andrey Ronzhin, Russia
Prof. Atulya Nagar, UK
Prof. Aura Conci, Brazil
Dr. Ayrat Khasyanov, Russia
Dr. C. Mihai Dobre, Romania
Prof. Chan Gook Park, Korea
Prof. Danis Nurgaliev, Russia
Prof. Duc Pham, UK
Dr. Dimitris Kalamatianos, Ireland
Prof. Edgar A. Martínez-García, Mexico
Dr. Fanny Klett, Germany
Prof. Fumitoshi Matsuno, Japan
Dr. F. Gwadry-Sridhar, Canada
Prof. Geoffrey Shin, Hong Kong
Dr. Husam Al-Ulama, UAE
Prof. Hussain Al-Ahmad, UAE
Prof. Ivan Ermolov, Russia
Prof. Isa Qamber, IEEE, Bahrain
Prof. Ilshat Gafurov, Russia
Prof. I. E. Ivanov, Bulgaria
Prof. Ibrahim Al-Jumaili, Iraq
Prof. John Garabaldi, UK
Prof. Jurgen Rossman, Germany
Prof. Khalid Battal Najim, Iraq
Prof. Kuo-Lan Su, Taiwan
Prof. Kuo-Hsien Hsia, Taiwan
Dr. Lean Yu, China
Prof. Mahmut Ganiev, Russia
Prof. Mikhail Svinin, Japan
Dr. Masanori Sugisaka, Japan
Prof. Mohamed Alhamadany, Iraq
Prof. Madjid Merabti, UAE
Prof. Mudhafar Al-Jarrah, Jordan
Prof. Marek Domański, Poland
Dr. Majeed Sofian, UK
Prof. Marley Maria B.R. Vellasco, Brazil
Prof. Nail Kasahapov, Russia
Dr. Naeem Radi, UAE
Prof. Nizar Bouguila, Canada
Prof. Paulo Lisboa, UK
Prof. Paul Cristea, Romania
Prof. Roman Meshcheryakov, Russia
Prof. Rozaida Ghazali, Malaysia
Prof. Richard Bayford, UK
Dr Rahat Iqbal, UK
Prof. Richard Zobel, Thailand
Prof. Roxana Radvan, Romania
Prof. Raouf Naguib, UK
Prof. Stuart Fairclough, UK
Prof. Subir Kumar Saha, India
Prof. Takao Ito, Japan
Dr. Tatjana Družovec, Slovenia
Dr V. E. Gueorguiev, Bulgaria
Prof. Wathiq Mansoor, UAE
Prof. Zarko Cucej, Slovenia

Technical Program Committee

Dr. Ali Arya, Carleton University, Canada
Dr. Abdesselem Boulkroune, Jijel University, Algeria
Dr. Aura Conci, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil
Dr. Andrew Davison, Prince of Songkla University, TH
Dr. Ashkan Sami, Shiraz University, Iran
Dr. Anne Venables, Victoria University, Australia
Dr. Alma Whitfield, Liverpool Hope University, UK
Mr. Andy Laws, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Prof. Azad Ali, Eberly College of Business and Information Technology, USA
Prof. Abdennour El Rhalibi, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Prof. Ahmed Jameel, Ahlia University, Bahrain
Prof. A.K. Lal, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
Prof. A. Taleb-Bendiab, Curtin University, Australia
Dr. Bala M. Balachandran, University of Canberra, Australia
Dr. Brian Farrimond, Liverpool Hope University, UK
Dr. Belal Al-Khateeb, University of Anbar, Iraq
Dr. Brian Winn, Michigan State University, USA
Dr. Belgacem Ben Youssef, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Prof. Bill Kapralos, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada
Prof. Bruce R. Maxim, University of Michigan-Dearborn, USA
Dr. Cinly Ooi, Cambridge University, UK
Dr. Christian Reimann, University of Paderborn, Germany
Dr. David England, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Dr. Des Klass, Curtin University of Technology, Australia
Dr. David Lamb, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Dr. David Reid, Liverpool Hope University, UK
Dr. David Llewellyn-Jones, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Dr. Denis Reilly, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Prof. David Al-Dabass, Nottingham Trent University, UK
Prof. Diane Meehan, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Dr. Dilbag Sokhi, Liverpool Hope University, UK
Prof. Darlington Onojaefe, Cape Peninsula Uni. of Technology, South Africa
Dr. Ebrahim Rajab, Ahlia University, Bahrain
Dr. Farath Arshad, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Dr. Faycal Bouhafs, University of Edinburgh, UK
Dr. Fiaz Hussain, University of Bedfordshire, UK
Prof. Fawzi Al-Naima, Nahrain University, Iraq
Prof. Faiz Alawi, USA
Dr. Gurvinder-Singh Baicher, University of Wales Newport, UK
Dr. Gregor Rozinaj, Slovak University of Technology, Slovakia
Mr. Glyn Hughes, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Dr. Geoff Staniford, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Dr. Huda Al Jobori, Ahlia University, Bahrain
Dr. Hadeel Al-Obeidy, Bahrain
Dr. Henry Forsyth, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Dr. Hasan Ali Muter, University of Anbar, Iraq
Prof. Ioannis Lygouras, Democritus University of Thrace, Greece
Prof. Isam Khudhair Hamzah, University of Anbar, Iraq
Dr. Jian J Zhang, Bournemouth University, UK
Dr. Jean Vanderdonckt, Université catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Dr. John Haggerty, Salford University, UK
Dr. Jennifer Jenson, York University, Canada
Dr. Jon Timmis, University of York, UK
Ms. Jan Lunn, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Dr. Kusum Deep, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
Dr. Kalman Fazekas, Technical University of Budapest, Hungary
Dr. Khaled Shaalan, The British University in Dubai (BUiD), UAE
Prof. Komla Folly, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Prof. Konar Amit, India
Dr. K. G. Subramanian, Universiti Sains Malaysia
Dr. Leandro Balladares, Computer Research Center of the IPN, Mexico
Dr. Lilia Kakaradova, Zayed University, UAE
Dr. Manar Amayri, Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble (INPG), France
Dr. Mohammed Al-Jumaily, France
Dr. Martin Hanneghan, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Dr. Mark Barrett-Baxendale, Liverpool Hope University, UK
Dr. Marek Domanski, Poland
Dr. Masaud Jahromi, Ahlia University, Bahrain
Dr. Millie Pant, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, India
Dr. Mohamed Mousa Alzawi, AlKwarizmi International College, UAE
Dr. Michael Francis, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Dr. Michael J. Katchabaw, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Dr. Martin Randles, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Dr. Manolya Kavakli, Macquarie University, Australia
Dr. Mourad Oussalah, University of Birmingham, UK
Dr. Meenu Prya, R.N. Shetty Institute of Technology, India

Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim Khalalf, AlMaarif University College, Iraq

Dr. Mushtaq Al-shaibani, Al-Mustansiriya University, Iraq
Prof. John Goulermas, University of Liverpool, UK
Dr. Mark Taylor, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Dr. Nabil El Kadhi, Ahlia University, Bahrain
Dr. Nikolaos Harkiolakis, Hellenic American University, Greece
Dr. N.K. Tiwari, India
Mr. Naeem Radi, Alkhawarizmi International College, UAE
Prof. Nicholas Graham, Queen’s University, Canada
Prof. Nabil Moussa, Ahlia University, Bahrain
Prof. Mustafa Alshawi, Salford University, UK
Prof. Majid Al-Taee, Liverpool University, UK
Prof. Mislav Grgic, University of Zagreb, Croatia
Dr. Obinna Anya, Liverpool Hope University, UK
Dr. Omar K. Jasim, University of Fallujah, Iraq
Dr. Olaf Wolkenhauer, University of Rostock, Germany
Dr. Philip Denton, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Dr. Philippe Palanque, University Paul Sabatier, France
Dr. Patricia Trujillo, Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Colombia
Dr. Paul Strickland, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Prof. P. Thangavel, University of Madras, India
Prof. Peter Williamson, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Dr. Rubem Pereira, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Dr. Rafael Bidarra, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands
Dr. Rentian Huang, Liverpool Hope University, UK
Dr. Robert S. Laramee, Swansea University, UK
Mr. Rawaa Jumeily, Belvedere British School, UAE
Prof. Rafid Alkhaddar, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Dr. Rasha Shaker, Ahlia University, Bahrain
Dr. Saad Amin, KIC, UAE
Dr. Stephen Jacobs, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA
Dr. Shanli Kesar, India
Dr. Salah A. Al-Iesawi, University of Anbar, Iraq
Dr. Stamatis Voliotis, Technological Educational Institute of Chalkida, Greece
Dr. Steve Presland, Liverpool Hope University, UK
Dr. Sudirman Sudirman, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Dr. Stephen Tang, Liverpool John Moores University, Malaysia
Prof. Steven Furnell, University of Plymouth, UK
Prof. Scott Goodwin, University of Windsor, Canada
Prof. Shun-Yun Hu, National Central University, Taiwan
Prof. S. D. Katebi, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
Prof. Sufyan Faraj, University of Anbar, Iraq
Prof. Sabah Mushatat, Ajman University of Science & Tech., UAE
Dr. Thamir Ismail, University of Liverpool, UK
Dr. Tim Roden, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA
Prof. Talib Damij, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Prof. Terrence Fernando, Salford University, UK
Dr. Vijay Kukreja, India
Dr. V. P. Singh, India
Dr Wael Al-Jumaily, Fallujha General Hospital, Iraq
Dr. Waleed Al-Nuaimy, University of Liverpool, UK
Dr. Wadood Hamad, Canada
Prof. Yoshihiro Okada, Kyushu University, JapanProf. Zarko Cucej, University of Maribor, Slovenia
Dr. Zaid Muhi-al-daher, University of Nottingham, UK

 

More Details About the Senior Committee 

DeSE2020 Honorary General Chair

Prof Albert Zomaya 

Prof Albert Zomaya  is currently the Chair Professor of High Performance Computing & Networking in the School of Computer Science, University of Sydney. He is also the Director of the Centre for Distributed and High Performance Computing which was established in late 2009. Professor Zomaya was an Australian Research Council Professorial Fellow during 2010-2014 and held the CISCO Systems Chair Professor of Internetworking during the period 2002–2007 and also was Head of school for 2006–2007 in the same school.

Prior to his current appointment he was a Full Professor in the Electrical and Electronic Engineering Department at the University of Western Australia, where he also led the Parallel Computing Research Laboratory during the period 1990–2002. He served as Associate–, Deputy–, and Acting–Head in the same department, and held numerous visiting positions and has extensive industry involvement.

Professor Zomaya published more than 550 scientific papers and articles and is author, co-author or editor of more than 20 books. He served as the Editor in Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Computers (2011-2014). Currently, Professor Zomaya serves as a Founding Editor in Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Computing, Founding Co-Editor in Chief of the IET Cyber-Physical Systems, and Associate Editor-in-Chief (Special Issues), Journal of Parallel and Distributed Computing. He also serves as associate editor for 22 leading journals, such as, the ACM Computing Surveys, ACM Transactions on Internet Technology, and IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing. Professor Zomaya is the Founding Editor of several book series, such as, the Wiley Book Series on Parallel and Distributed Computing, Springer Scalable Computing and Communications, and the IET Book Series on Big Data.

Professor Zomaya was the Chair of the IEEE Technical Committee on Parallel Processing (1999–2003) and currently serves on its executive committee. He is Co–Chair of the IEEE Technical Committee on Cyber-Physical Systems (IEEE Systems Council), Communication Chair of the IEEE Special Technical Community on Sustainable Computing (IEEE Computer Society), Founding Member of the Smart World Technical Committee (IEEE Computational Intelligence Society), and Founding Member of the Technical Committee on Big Data (IEEE Communications Society).

Professor Zomaya has delivered more than 180 keynote addresses, invited seminars, and media briefings and has been actively involved, in a variety of capacities, in the organization of more than 700 conferences.

Professor Zomaya is a Fellow of the IEEE, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Institution of Engineering and Technology (UK). He received the 1997 Edgeworth David Medal from the Royal Society of New South Wales for outstanding contributions to Australian Science. Professor Zomaya is the recipient of the IEEE Technical Committee on Parallel Processing Outstanding Service Award (2011), IEEE Technical Committee on Scalable Computing Medal for Excellence in Scalable Computing (2011), IEEE Computer Society Technical Achievement Award (2014), ACM MSWIM Reginald A. Fessenden Award (2017), and many best paper awards. His research interests span several areas in parallel and distributed computing and complex systems.