Prof. Saurabh Sinha, IEEE Fellow
University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Saurabh Sinha obtained his B.Eng, M.Eng, and Ph.D. degrees in Electronic Engineering from the University of Pretoria (UP), South Africa (ZA). Prof Sinha is also a graduate of Wharton’s Advanced Management Program, University of Pennsylvania, USA (alum status). As an established researcher rated by the National Research Foundation, ZA, he has authored or co-authored over 140 publications in peer-reviewed journals, books and proceedings of international conferences. Prof Sinha served UP and the University of Johannesburg (UJ), ZA, for over 22 years – initially as an academic (at various tiers), and then as institute director, executive dean and deputy vice-chancellor. Prof Sinha moved to New Zealand in mid-2023, retaining visiting affiliations at both UJ (Business School and Engineering) and Princeton University (Engineering), USA. At the University of Canterbury, NZ, reporting directly to the vice-chancellor and principal, Prof Sinha leads the Faculty of Engineering as Executive Dean. Among his many achievements, Prof Sinha is a Fellow of the IEEE, recipient of a prestigious U.S. Fulbright grant, and has formerly served as IEEE Board of Director and Vice-President. He is registered as a Chartered Professional Engineer with Engineering New Zealand.
Speech Title: From Connected Classrooms to Collective Intelligence: Shaping the Future of Learning
Prof. Xinguo Yu, IEEE Senior Member
The chair of Hubei Society of Artificial Intelligence in Research and Education.
Central China Normal University, China
Prof. Yu Xinguo is Professor at the National Engineering Research Center for E-Learning, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China. He also holds an adjunct professorship at the University of Wollongong, Australia. He is the Chair of the Hubei Society of Artificial Intelligence in Research and Education. Prof. Yu's research primarily focuses on intelligent educational technology, intelligent research, educational robotics, multimedia analysis, computer vision, and machine learning. With over 200 published research papers including over 30 SCI papers. Prof. Yu serves as an Associate Editor and Guest Editor for several international journals and has contributed significantly to the global academic community by serving as General Chair, Keynote Speaker, and Program Chair for more than 30 international conferences. Since 2021, he has pioneered and led the annual International Conference on Intelligent Education and Intelligent Research.
Speech Title: Mimic Problem-Solving Engine and Its Cognitive Education Services
Prof. Xuesong Zhai
Director of the Program of Science and
Technology Education at the College of Education
Zhejiang University, China
Xuesong Michael Zhai is a Distinguished Research professor and Director of the Program of Science and Technology Education at the College of Education, Zhejiang University. He also served as the director of Zhejiang Higher Education Digitalization Pilot Group. His research interests encompass Artificial Intelligence in Education, Educational Applications of the Metaverse, and Educational Data Analysis and Measurements. In 2023, he was honored with the Distinguished Researcher Award by the International Engineering and Technology Institute (IETI). Dr. Zhai currently serves as an Associate Editor on the section of Technology and Learning for the Nature Portfolio journal, Humanity and Social Science Communications(SSCI,A&HCI), and as an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies(SSCI,SCI,EI) , and the area editor of International Journal of Computational Intelligence Systems(SCI,EI) handling the area of information system in Education. He has authored over 80 research papers in indexed journals, including Humanity and Social Science Communications, Educational Technology & Society (ET&S), Educational Technology Research and Development (ETR&D), Interactive Learning Environments (ILE), Higher Education, and the Journal of Computer Assisted Learning.
Speech Title: Digital Ubiquitous Learning in the Future Education
Prof. Kam Cheong Li
Dean of the School of Open Learning at Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU);
The Director of HKMU’s Institute for Research in Open and Innovative Education.
Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong
Prof. Kam Cheong Li is the Dean of the School of Open Learning at Hong Kong Metropolitan University (HKMU) and the Director of HKMU’s Institute for Research in Open and Innovative Education. He leads the university’s research in distance education and the development of big-data analytics.
In 2023, Prof. Li received two of the highest accolades in the field of distance education: the International Council for Open and Distance Education "Prize of Excellence" and the Asian Association of Open Universities (AAOU) "Meritorious Service Award." Each of these prestigious awards is conferred to only one distinguished individual in a year.
Prof. Li served as Secretary-General of AAOU for three years and is currently an Executive Committee Member and an International Accreditation Board Member of the association. He has also been a Visiting Professor at Middlesex University in the United Kingdom for over a decade, advising the university’s Doctorate of Professional Studies programme. Additionally, he has been appointed Visiting Professor at several institutions in China, including Hebei Academy of Social Sciences and Hebei University of Economics and Business.
A prolific researcher, Prof. Li is the Editor-in-Chief of the Asian Association of Open Universities Journal and serves as an Editor for the "Innovation and Technology in Education" section of SN Computer Science.
