Prof. Nathan Clarke
University of Plymouth, United Kingdom
Biography: Nathan Clarke is a Professor of Cyber Security and Digital Forensics at the University of Plymouth. He is also an adjunct Professor at Edith Cowan University, Western Australia.
His research interests reside in the area of information security, biometrics, forensics and intrusion detection and has over 200 journal papers, conference papers, books, edited books, book chapters and patents.
He is the recent past Chair of the IFIP TC11.12 Working Group on the Human Aspects of Information Security & Assurance (2013-2019). Prof Clarke is a chartered engineer, a fellow of the British Computing Society (BCS), a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Information Security, a senior member of the IEEE and the author of Transparent Authentication: Biometrics, RFID and Behavioural Profiling published by Springer and Computer Forensics: A Pocket Guide published by IT Governance.
Shuliang Li
PhD, Life Fellow of the British Computer Society,
Reader in Business Information Management & Systems,
University of Westminster, United Kingdom
(Also Sichuan 100-Talent Scheme Visiting Professor at Southwest Jiaotong University, China)
Biography: Dr Shuliang Li is a Reader in Business Information Management at Westminster Business School, University of Westminster. He acted as BIM&O departmental Research Leader from January 2010 to July 2013. Prof. Li is also Sichuan 100-Talent Scheme Visiting Professor in China for research collaboration purposes. He is a life Fellow of the British Computer Society (FBCS).
(Official Web page: https://www.westminster.ac.uk/about-us/our-people/directory/li-shuliang )
Prof. William Hurst
Wageningen University & Research, Netherlands
Biography: Dr Hurst is an Associate Professor in Data Science and eXtended Realities in the Information Technology Group. He has over 100 international publications in the areas of data science, creative technologies, critical infrastructures, simulation and 3D graphics.
He has held several grants as Principal/Co-Investigator; some of which include EPSRC-funded 'Data Analytics for Health-Care Profiling using Smart Meters' (EP/R020922/1) and InnovateUK-funded Productivity Accelerator (https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=971582).
Prior to working at WUR, he was an award-winning Reader (Associate Professor) in Creative Technologies in the Department of Computer Science at Liverpool John Moores University, where he worked for 6 years. During this time he taught a variety of subjects including Data Visualisation, Digital Games Content Production, Internet and Web Technologies, Research Skills, Interactive Multimedia Systems, Advanced Multimedia, Digital Storytelling and Interactive media and games development.
His education includes a PGCert (Distinction) in Higher Education, a PhD in Computer Science (scholarship - focusing on Critical Infrastructures), an MSc with Distinction in Web Computing and a BSc(Hons) in Product Design.
Prof. Joanne Roberts
University of Southampton, United Kingdom
Biography: Professor Joanne Roberts is Professor in Arts and Cultural Management at Winchester School of Art, University of Southampton, UK, where she is also Director of the Winchester Luxury Research Group. Joanne gained her PhD at the Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies, Newcastle University, UK, and she has held academic posts at the Universities of Durham, Newcastle, and Northumbria, UK. Her areas of expertise include, creativity and innovation, luxury, knowledge management and international business. Joanne has written extensively in the fields of business and management. She has published widely in leading international academic journals including the Journal of Management Studies, Journal of Business Ethics, International Business Review, and Research Policy. Joanne is author of Multinational Business Services Firms (Ashgate, 1998; reissued by Routledge, 2018) and co-editor of: Knowledge and Innovation in the New Service Economy, with A. Andersen, J. Howells, R. Hull and I. Miles (Edward Elgar, 2000); Living with Cyberspace, with J. Armitage (Continuum, 2002); and, Community, Economic Creativity and Organization, with A. Amin (Oxford University Press, 2008). Her most recent sole authored book is A Very Short, Fairly Interesting and Reasonably Cheap Book About Knowledge Management (Sage Publications, 2015). Additionally, she is the co-editor, with J. Armitage, of Critical Luxury Studies: Art, Design, Media (Edinburgh University Press, 2016) and The Third Realm of Luxury, (Bloomsbury Academic Press, 2019). Joanne is an editor of the academic journal Prometheus: Critical Studies in Innovation (Pluto Journals), and, an editorial board member of several journals including: Luxury: History, Culture, Consumption (Taylor & Francis), and critical perspectives on international business (Emerald).
Dr. Yu-Wang Chen
University of Manchester, United Kingdom
Biography: Dr. Yu-Wang Chen is currently Senior Lecturer in Decision Sciences at Alliance Manchester Business School (AMBS), The University of Manchester. Prior to his current appointment, he was a Postdoctoral Research Associate, and then appointed as a Lecturer in 2011 at the Decision and Cognitive Sciences (DCS) research centre of AMBS, and a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Computer Science, Hong Kong Baptist University. He has served as the Programme Director for MSc Business Analytics at AMBS from 2014 to 2018, which led to a high QS ranking of 8th in the world. He received the PhD degree in Control and System Engineering from Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2008. His research interests are mainly in the areas of Decision and System Sciences, Operational Research and Data Analytics. He has published over 50 research articles in leading journals, such as EJOR, IS, C&OR, KBS, IEEE T-FS and IEEE T-SMC, 5 books or book chapters and 30 publications in conference proceedings. He has completed as PI/Co-I several research projects funded by ERC, EPSRC, Innovate UK, NSFC, etc. He acted as Associate Editor or Editorial Board Member of several international journals.
Invited Speaker
Dr. Evgeny Pyshkin
University of Aizu, Japan
Biography: Dr. Evgeny Pyshkin is a senior associate professor in the School of Computer Science and Engineering at the University of Aizu, where he primarily teaches courses on programming, software design, and data management. His professional background in digital systems design, software engineering, and human-centric computing formed a firm foundation for his current research in digital humanities. His contribution to a number of cross-disciplinary projects includes developing intelligent computer-assisted language learning environments, applying linguistic and computational approaches to modeling music perception and understanding, 3D modeling connected to traditional arts and crafts, as well as natural language and speech modeling. These projects explore the rich possibilities for fusion of the technology disciplines with arts-inspired knowledge and techniques. Beyond his academic pursuits, Dr. Pyshkin has delivered numerous cross-cultural invited talks to share his passion for music, visual arts, and architecture.