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. 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.

Prof. Bin Liu

Northwest A&F University, China

Professor Bin Liu is a distinguished scholar holding multiple prestigious titles and affiliations. He is recognized as a Regional Development Talent under Shaanxi Province's "Sanqin Talent Special Support Program" (a provincial/ministerial-level talent program) and a Leading Scientific and Technological Innovation Talent of Shaanxi Province (provincial/ministerial-level talent). He serves as Chief Scientist for the "Scientist+Engineer" Team Construction in Qinchuangyuan, a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at Northwest A&F University.

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Prof. Junhu Ruan

Northwest A&F University, China

Junhu Ruan is professor and PhD Supervisor at Northwest A&F University, and a Hong Kong Scholar. He serves as the Deputy Director of the Science and Technology Promotion Office at Northwest A&F University and concurrently as the Deputy Director of the University's Poverty Alleviation Office. He is recognized as a New Academic Talent by the Ministry of Education, a Hong Kong Scholar, a Distinguished Young Scholar of Shaanxi Province, and a Zhongying Scholar of Northwest A&F University. Additionally, he holds the position of Deputy Director and Secretary-General of the Jingdong Digital Agriculture Northwest Research Institute and is a specially appointed expert in e-commerce development for the Department of Commerce of the Tibet Autonomous Region. He has been honored with the Shaanxi Distinguished Young Scientist Fund and the Second Prize of Science and Technology awarded by the China Commercial Federation, among other accolades.

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.