Committees

Patron General Chair

• Prof Ahmed Al-Shamma’a, Chancellor, University of Khorfakkan, UAE

General Chair

• Prof Salman Rawaf, Imperial College London, UK

Local General Chair

• Prof Soliman Mahmoud, University of Khorfakkan, UAE

Local Arrangement Chair

• Dr Mona Almulla, UAE

Local Conference General Chairs/Co-Chairs

• Prof Soliman Mohamoud, University of Khorfakkan, UAE
• Dr Muna Almulla, University of Khorfakkan, UAE

Conference Senior Advisory Board

• Prof Hayder Dhahad, Ministry of Higher Education, Iraq
• Prof Dr Mushtak T. S. Al-Ouqaili, President of University of Anbar, Iraq
• Prof Ahmed Al-Ghabban, President of University of Technology, Iraq
• Prof Mazin Al-Hasany, Wasit University, Iraq
• Prof Dr Yaseen Taha Mohammed Ali Alhajar, AlNoor University College, Iraq

Conference Local Organisation Chair

• Prof Hissam Tawfik (Senior IEEE Member), University of Sharjah, UAE

Conference Hosting Chairs

• Prof Dr Engin Gülal, Vice Rector, Atlas University, Turkey 
• Prof Dr Faruk Aydin, Dean (School of Medicine), Atlas University, Turkey
• Prof Dr Durmus Tayyar SEN, Dean (Faculty of Engineering), Atlas University, Turkey
• Prof Dr Aytolam YILDIRIM, Dean (Faculty of Healthcare Sciences), Atlas University, Turkey
• Prof. Dr Sabeeh Lafta Farhan, Wasit University, Iraq
• Prof. Dr Khawla S Khashan, University of Technology, Iraq

Founding & Conference Series Chairs

• Prof Dhiya Al-Jumeily OBE (Senior IEEE Member), UK 
• Prof Hissam Tawfik (Senior IEEE Member), UAE&UK
• Prof Abir Hussain (Senior IEEE Member), UAE&UK

Local General Technical Program Committee 

• Prof Thar Baker, UK
• Dr Eqab AlMajali, University of Sharjah, UAE
• Prof Asad Khattak, Zayed University, UAE
• Prof Panos Liatsis, Khalifa University, UAE
  
• Prof Talal Yusaf , Federation University Australia, Australia
• Prof De-Shuang Huang (Fellow of IEEE), Tongji University, China

Women in Engineering Chair 

• Prof Jamila Mustafina, Kazan Federal University, Russia

Tutorial Chair

• Dr Hoshang Kolivand, Liverpool John Moores University, UK

Conference Series Technical Programme Committee Chairs 

• Prof. Duc Pham OBE (Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering), UK
• Prof. Thar Baker (Senior IEEE Member), UK  

Local Co-General Technical Program Committee

• Dr. Amged Al Ezzi, University of Technology, Iraq

Conference Publication Chair

• Dr. Hoshang Kolivand, UK (Senior IEEE Member), UK

Conference Series Publication Chair

• Dr. Jade Hind, UK

Conference Publicity Series Chair

• Prof. Maitham Ghaly Yousif, Iraq
• Dr. Jade Hind, UK
• Dr. Obinna Anya, USA
• Dr. Rawaa A-Jumeily, UAE

Conference Special Sessions and Tracks Chair 

• Dr Abdulmajeed Al-Jumaily, Spain
• Dr Aseel Hussien, UAE
• Dr Oya Akca, Istanbul  Atlas University, Faculty of Medicine, Turkey

International Steering Committee  Series Chair

• Prof Marley Vellasco, Brazil

International Steering Committee Chairs

• Prof Panos Liatsis (Senior IEEE Member), UAE & UK
• Panos Evgeni Magid (Senior IEEE member), Russia
• Prof Mohammed Al-Jumaily, UAE
• Prof Mohamed Alhamadany, Iraq
• Prof Ilshat Gafurov, Russia
• Dr Anatoliy Gorbenko, UK
• Prof Ahlian Kor, UK
• Prof Rozaida Ghazali, Malaysia
• Prof I E Ivanov, Bulgaria
• Prof Amir Atiya, Egypt
• Prof Duc Pham, UK
• Dr John Garabaldi, UK
• Prof Zarco Cucej, Slovenia
• Dr Dimitris Kalamatianos, Ireland
• Prof Marek Domański, Poland
• Prof Geoffrey Shin, Hong Kong
• Prof Aura Conci, Brazil
• Dr Fanny Klett, Germany
• Prof De-Shuang Huang, China
• Prof Paul Cristea, Romania
• Prof Ibrahim Al-Jumaili, Iraq
• Dr C Mihai Dobre, Romania
• Dr F. Gwadry-Sridhar, Canada
• Prof Richard Zobel, Thailand
• Dr V. E. Gueorguiev, Bulgaria
• Prof Roxana Radvan, Romania
• Prof Jurgen Rossman, Germany
• Prof Nizar Bouguila, Canada
• Prof Khalid Battal Najim, Iraq
• Prof B. Chandra, India

Far East Publicity Chair

• Prof Rosni Abdullah, Malaysia
• Prof Umi Kalsom, Malaysia

Publicity Chair

• Dr Jade Hind, UK

Early Career Researchers Committee Chair

• Dr. Oday A. Ahmed, Iraq
• Dr. Mohammed Mahyoub, UK

Technical Program Committee

• Dr. Ali Arya, Carleton University, Canada
• Dr Ali Al Ataby, University of Liverpool, UK.
• Prof. Tingwen Huang (IEEE Fellow), Texas A&M University, Qatar
• Prof. Zhijun Li (IEEE Fellow), University of Science and Technology of China, China
• Prof Kai Qin (IEEE Fellow), Swinburne University, Australia 
• Prof Barbara Hammer (Senior IEEE), Bielefeld University, Germany
• Prof Tan Ah Hwee, Singapore Management University, Singapore 
• Dr Mostafa Shaaban, American University of Sharjah, UAE
• Prof Dr Engin GULAL, Vice Rector, Atlas University, Turkey 
• Prof Dr Fanuk Aydin, Dean (School of Medicine), Atlas University, Turkey
• Prof Dr Durmus Tayyar SEN, Dean (Faculty of Engineering), Atlas University, Turkey
• Prof Dr Aytolam YILDIRIM, Dean (Faculty of Healthcare Sciences), Atlas University, Turkey
• Prof Mohmmad Hammoudeh, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
• Dr. Abdesselem Boulkroune, Jijel University, Algeria
• Dr. Aura Conci, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil
• Dr. Andrew Davison, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
• Dr. Ashkan Sami, Shiraz University, Iran
• Dr. Wafaa M. Salish Abedi, City University College Ajman, Ajman, UAE
• Dr. Anne Venables, Victoria University, Australia
• Dr. Alma Whitfield, Liverpool Hope University, UK
• Prof Azad Ali, Eberly College of Business and Information Technology, USA
• 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 Reid, Liverpool Hope University, UK
• Dr. David Llewellyn-Jones, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
• Prof. David Al-Dabass, Nottingham Trent 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. 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
• Dr. Huda Al Jobori, Ahlia University, Bahrain
• Dr. Hadeel Al-Obeidy, Bahrain
• 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
• Prof Mohammed Al-Jumaily, France
• 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 J. Katchabaw, University of Western Ontario, Canada
• 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. Nabil El Kadhi, Ahlia University, Bahrain
• Dr. Nikolaos Harkiolakis, Hellenic American University, Greece
• Dr. N.K. Tiwari, India
• Dr. Naeem Radi, UAE
• Prof. Nicholas Graham, Queen’s University, Canada
• Prof. Nabil Moussa, Ahlia University, Bahrain
• Prof. Mustafa Alshawi,  UK
• Prof. Majid Al-Taee, Liverpool University, UK
• Prof. Mislav Grgic, University of Zagreb, Croatia
• Dr. Omar K. Jasim, University of Fallujah, Iraq
• Dr. Olaf Wolkenhauer, University of Rostock, Germany
• Dr. Philippe Palanque, University Paul Sabatier, France
• Dr. Patricia Trujillo, Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá, Colombia
• Prof. P. Thangavel, University of Madras, India
• 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, Qatar
• Dr. Rasha Shaker, Ahlia University, Bahrain
• Dr. Saad Amin, University of Dubai, UAE
• Dr.Oday Ali Ahmed, University of Technology, Iraq
• 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. Stephen Tang, UK
• 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, Japan
• Prof. Zarko Cucej, University of Maribor, Slovenia
• Dr. Aida Hameed Al-Obaidi, University of Wasit, Iraq.
• Dr. Haider A. Abdulhameed, University of Technology, Iraq.
• Dr. Mahmoud Kh Yaseen, University of Baghdad, Iraq

International Steering Committee

• Prof. Amir Atiya, Egypt
• Prof. Andrey Ronzhin, Russia
• Mr. Andrew Michaelson, UK
• Mr. Riahin Chalabi, UK
• Dr. Jasim Mohammed Al-Halboosi, Iraq
• 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. 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

Middle East Technical Programme Committee

• Prof Dr Risala Hussein Allami
• Dr. Athraa H. Hassoon
• Dr. Lamiaa Fingan Nashi Al-Maliki
• Prof. Dr. Samir M Khalaf
• Dr. Wafaa abd  al wahed Jaheel
• Dr. Ali Salim Dawood
• Dr. Ahmed Chyad Ali
• Dr. Zainab Ahmad Hassan
• Dr. Aseel hamza muzher
• Dr.Ali Majeed Allami
• Dr. Asmaa Ghanim Hussein Alkhalidi
• Wasaq Jaber Naeem
• Assist Dr. Rawaa Nazar AlChalabi
• Dr. Summaya Hussein Ali
• Dr. Taqwa Rashid Juma’a

• Asst. Prof. Mona Najah Al-Terehi

University of Khorfakkan Local Support Organisation and Scientific Committee (Local)

Prof. Attaelmanan Gaffar	Dean, College of Art, Sciences & IT
Dr. Henrik Stahl	Dean, College of Marine Sciences & Aquatic Biology
Dr. Ali Haj Khalifa	Dean, College of Business Administration
Dr. Khalid Dganni	Dean, College of Sharia & Law
Dr. Issam Okleh	College of Art, Sciences & IT
Dr. Huda Hassan AlNaqbi	College of Art, Sciences & IT
Dr. Zezit Mostafa	College of Art, Sciences & IT
Dr. Hanan Suleiman Malkawi	College of Art, Sciences & IT
Dr. Nagwa Ibrahim Zouair	College of Art, Sciences & IT
Dr. Abbas Ramadani	College of Art, Sciences & IT
Dr. Mohamed Mallek	College of Art, Sciences & IT
Dr. Faten Elhaj	College of Art, Sciences & IT
Dr. Roqaya Alamiry	College of Marine Sciences & Aquatic Biology
Mr. Mohamed Al Mushtaghil	College of Marine Sciences & Aquatic Biology
Prof. Noaman Atallah	College of Sharia & Law
Dr. Nada Alfil	College of Sharia & Law
Dr. Shaikha Al Marashida	College of Sharia & Law
Dr. Fatima Hafiz	College of Sharia & Law
Dr. Mustafa Raza Rabbani	College of Business Administration
Dr. Ahmed Ali Al Hiyari	College of Business Administration
Dr. Muna Al-Mulla	PR Dep.
Mrs. Sharifa Karam	ITC
Ms. Amna Alshehhi	Procurment Dep.
Ms. Khadija Alshehhi	FMBD
Mr.Mohammed Marwan	Finance Dep.
Mr. Martin Manjala	FMBD
Mr. Ameen Saleh	Procurment Dep.
Ms. Meera Alnaqbi	ITC
Mr. Anas Alhemairy	PR Dep.
Mr. Ahmed Alhammadi	PR Dep.
Ms. Reem Alabdouli	Media Centre
Ms. Jawaher Alyafai	PR Dep.
Ms. Khawla Ablooshi	PR Dep.
Mr. Adnan Ali	ITC
Mr. Azif Sidhik	FMBD

Reviewer Committee

• Dr. Haider A. Abdulhameed, University of Technology, Iraq.
• Amer Madlool Salih, Tikrit University, Iraq.
• Ahmed Sabah Aljanabi, LJMU, UK.
• Prof. Maithm Yousi, University of A-Qadisiyah, Iraq.
• Dr. Mohamed Mahyoub, Tutor Reach, UK.
• Dr. Shatha Ghareeb, Teesside University, UK.
• Dr. Omar Aldhaibani, LJMU, UK.
• Dr. Salwa Yasen, NHS, UK.
• Dr. Mahasen Khalil El Dimassi, University of Engineering, Lebanon.
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Early Career Researchers Committee 

• Miss. Maria Mahmoud Khudhair, Iraq
• Dr. Amer Aljumaili, Iraq
• Dr. Ghassan Abdulhussein Bilal, Iraq
• Dr. Omar Aldhaibani, UK
• Dr. Haider A. Abulhameed, Iraq
• Mr. Mustafa Fayadoglu, Ankara University, Turkey.
• Mrs Elif Fayadoglu, Ankara University, Turkey.
• Dr. Shiva Asaianfam, Qom, Iran.
• Dr. Mohammed Yahaya Mohammed Al-Balwa, Jordan University, Jordan.
• Miss Wasaq Jaber Naeem, University of Kufa, Iraq.

 

Graphics Designer

• Mrs Asma Al-Kamaley, UK

Technical Support Committee 

• Mr. Mahmood Hatem (MSc), AUiB, Iraq
• Mr. Mohammed Fawzi, AUiB, Iraq
• Miss Christel Zgheib, AUiB, Iraq
• Dr.Oday Ali Ahmed, University of Technology, Iraq
• Dr. Enass Hassan Flaieh, University of Technology, Iraq 
• Mr. Ibrahim Qadir, CIBSE, Vital Energi, UK