Keynote Speakers

Prof. H. Herbert Song

University of Maryland, USA

IEEE Fellow

Houbing Herbert Song, Ph.D., is a professor whose research interests include cyber-physical systems/internet of things, cybersecurity and privacy, and AI/machine learning/big data analytics. His research has been sponsored by federal agencies (including National Science Foundation, US Department of Transportation, and Federal Aviation Administration, among others.) He is the Director of the NSF Center for Aviation Big Data Analytics (Planning), the Associate Director for Leadership of the DOT Transportation Cybersecurity Center for Advanced Research and Education (Tier 1 Center) and the Director of the Security and Optimization for Networked Globe Laboratory, SONG Lab, at UMBC. He serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence, IEEE Internet of Things Journal, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, and IEEE Journal on Miniaturization for Air and Space Systems. He received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of Virginia.

Prof. Lei Shu

Nanjing Agricultural University

IEEE Senior Member, China

Lei Shu is currently a Professor with Nanjing Agricultural University, China, and a Lincoln Professor with the University of Lincoln, U.K. He is also the Director of the NAU–Lincoln Joint Research Center of Intelligent Engineering. He has published over 500 papers in related conferences, journals, and books in the area of Internet of Things. He has been serving as the Editor-in-Chief for Journal of Sensor and Actuator Networks, the Specialty Chief Editor for Frontiers in Plant Science—Sustainable and Intelligent Phytoprotection Section, the Section Editor-in-Chief for Sensors Cross Data Section, and (or was) an associate editor for IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL INFORMATICS, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL CYBER-PHYSICAL SYSTEMS, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONSUMER ELECTRONICS, IEEE Communications Magazine, IEEE Network Magazine, IEEE SYSTEMS JOURNAL, IEEE ACCESS, IEEE/CAA JOURNAL OF AUTOMATICA SINICA, and IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine. He has served as more than 60 various Co-Chair for international conferences/workshops, e.g., IWCMC, ICC, ISCC, ICNC, Chinacom, IECON, INDIN, ISIE, and ICIT, General Co-Chair for Chinacom, Qshine, and Collaboratecom, and Steering and TPC Chair for InisCom; and a TPC Member of more than 160 conferences, e.g., ICDCS, DCOSS, MASS, ICC, Globecom, ICCCN, WCNC, ISCC, IECON, INDIN, ISIE, and ICIT. His paper has been cited more than 27,000 times, with an H-index value of 84. Included in Research.com’s list of the world’s top computer scientists and Stanford University’s list of the World’s Top2% scientists.

Title: The Revolution in Plant Disease Detection Applications of Emerging Technologies and Intelligent Analysis

报告题目：植物病害检测的革命：新兴技术和智能分析的应用

Abstract: 

Plant diseases cause significant losses to global agriculture, making precise and efficient disease detection technologies crucial for ensuring food security and enhancing agricultural productivity. This report breaks away from traditional approaches and offers a novel perspective by thoroughly considering key factors such as detection devices, data collection time, cost, and efficiency across different agricultural scales. It provides a comprehensive review of the latest advancements and applications of emerging sensor technologies and intelligent analysis techniques, while pioneering a comparative analysis of human disease detection and plant disease detection across multiple dimensions. This unique comparison highlights the similarities and differences between the two fields, offering new insights for optimizing and innovating plant disease detection technologies. Additionally, the report delves into the role and advantages of new sensor technologies and intelligent analysis techniques in plant disease detection, providing fresh support and a critical theoretical foundation for disease detection in industrial agriculture.

Prof. Longsheng Fu

Northwest A&F University, China

Dr. Longsheng FU is a professor at Northwest A&F University, China. He received his Ph.D. degree from Hokkaido University in Japan in 2012 and his M.S. and B.S. degrees from China Agricultural University in 2009 and 2006, and was a postdoc researcher at Washington State University from 2017 to 2019. Prof. FU is Editor-in-Chief of the journal Computers and Electronics in Agriculture (IF₅: 8.4), Associate Editor of Precision Agriculture (IF₅: 6.1) and Editorial Board of Biosystems Engineering (IF₅: 5.2). His research interests include smart agricultural technology and equipment, agricultural automation and robotics. He published more than 50 peer-reviewed journal papers, including 7 Highly Cited Papers from Essential Science Indicators, which have more than 3700 citations in the past 5 years and was named in Stanford/Elsevier's Top 2% Scientist Rankings.

Researcher Yushan Lei

Senior Researcher and “Sanqin Scholar” of Shaanxi Province. He currently serves as the Director of the Shaanxi Provincial Rural Science and Technology Development Center and the Chief Scientist of the Bai Rui Research Institute. He also holds concurrent positions as the President of the China Kiwi Industry Technology Innovation Strategy Alliance and the Director of the Shaanxi Provincial Kiwi Engineering Technology Research Center.

Title: Recent Research Advances in Kiwi Fruit and the Concept of an Industry Brain

报告题目：猕猴桃最新研究成果与产业大脑构想

Prof. Yong Joo Kim

Chungnam National University, Korea

Dr. Yong Joo Kim is affiliated to Department of Biosystems Machinery Engineering, Chungnam National University. Dr. Yong Joo Kim is currently providing services as Assistant Professor. Dr. Yong Joo Kim has authored and co-authored multiple peer-reviewed scientific papers and presented works at many national and International conferences. Dr. Yong Joo Kim contributions have acclaimed recognition from honourable subject experts around the world. Dr. Yong Joo Kim is actively associated with different societies and academies. Dr. Yong Joo Kim academic career is decorated with several reputed awards and funding. Dr. Yong Joo Kim research interests include Biosystems Machinery Engineering.

Assoc. Prof. Tofael Ahamed

University of Tsukuba, Japan

Tofael Ahamed is an Associate Professor, Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, which is one of the leading universities in Japan relocated at the Tsukuba Science City in 1973 from Tokyo University of Education. Dr. Ahamed has also teaching and research experiences as Lecturer, Assistant, and Associate Professor in the Department of Farm Power and Machinery, Bangladesh Agricultural University, established with academic support from the Texas A&M University during 1961. He received PhD from the University of Tsukuba and conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA.

Dr. Ahamed performs research in the field of precision agriculture technology, agricultural robotics and decision support systems using GIS and satellite remote sensing. In the sensing system development, Dr. Ahamed focuses on enabling smart application of IoT in agriculture, where crop production varies spatially and temporally within the field boundaries depending on the soil and environmental conditions. Besides teaching and research activities, Dr. Ahamed supervises graduate students in the field of precision agriculture technology, agricultural robotics and decision support systems.