Speakers

Keynote Speakers

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  Danilo Pelusi

  Professor, University of Teramo, Italy.

  Research field: Artificial intelligence; coding theory; implementation of signal processing and pattern recognition algorithms; fuzzy logic; neural networks and genetic algorithms.

  He is a Full Professor of Information Processing Systems (IINF-05/A) in the Department of Communication Sciences. His research fields include artificial intelligence and coding theory. He also works on the implementation of signal processing and pattern recognition algorithms, fuzzy logic, neural networks, and genetic algorithms. He has obtained the national qualification as Full Professor in Computer Science (INFO-01/A). Previously, he served as an Associate Professor (November 2019–October 2024) and as a Fixed-Term Researcher under Art. 24 c.3-b L. 240/10 (2016–2019) and L. 230/2005 (2009–2012) in Computer Science (INF/01) at the University of Teramo. He conducted research on optimization of control systems and database design at the Collurania "V. Cerulli" Astronomical Observatory in Teramo. He is Editor of volumes published by Springer, Elsevier, CRC Press, and Wiley, and serves as Associate Editor for several journals, including IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems, IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning Systems, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computational Intelligence, IEEE Access, Array (Elsevier), and the International Journal of Machine Learning and Cybernetics (Springer). He is also a member of the Machine Intelligence Research Labs (MIR Labs). He serves as Honorary Professor at the Ramco Institute of Technology, Rajapalayam (Anna University), and at the Rathinam Technical Campus, Coimbatore (Anna University), Tamil Nadu, India, and as Adjunct Professor of Computer Science at the School of Engineering and Technology of Shobhit University, Gangoh, India. He is also Honorary Professor at the Department of Computer Science & Engineering of Galgotias University, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. Recognized as a World's Top 2% Scientist (2021–2024) and among the Top 0.5% in the 2024 ScholarGPS rankings, he is frequently invited as a Keynote Speaker and Guest of Honor at IEEE conferences, and he serves as Guest Editor for Special Issues of journals published by Elsevier, Springer, MDPI, AIMS Press, and Inderscience. He has been Chair of IEEE conferences, a member of editorial boards of various international journals, and a member of scientific committees of international conferences. He is the inventor of several patents in artificial intelligence, a member of the Doctoral College in Economic and Social Sciences at the University of Teramo, and holds a Ph.D. in Computational Astrophysics. He earned his degree in Physics from the University of Bologna.

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  MOHAMED-SLIM ALOUINI

  Al-Khawarzmi Distinguished Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia.

  Research field: MIMO techniques; multi-hop and cooperative communications; optical wireless communication systems; cognitive radio systems; green communication systems; underwater/maritime communication systems and integrated ground-airborne-space networks.

  Throughout his 30-year academic career, Professor Mohamed-Slim Alouini, an IEEE and OPTICA Fellow, has developed analytical and simulation tools for evaluating the performance of radio-frequency and optical wireless communication systems. He has also designed and optimized innovative technologies for emerging wireless networks.

  Professor Alouini, a co-founder of KAUST's ECE program, inspires future engineers through his pioneering work in wireless communications. His integrated space-air-ground networks, spectrum sharing schemes, and optical wireless communication systems research shape connectivity's future and embody KAUST's scientific excellence and global impact. Professor Alouini has published numerous conference and journal papers and co-authored the textbook Digital Communication over Fading Channels, published by Wiley Interscience. A former editor of IEEE Transactions on Communications and IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communication, he also served as an editor for IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing and the Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing journal. He was also a series editor for the IEEE Communication Magazine's Optical Communication and Networks Special Series and the founding field chief editor for the Frontiers in Communications and Networks journal. He is now the Founding Editor-in-Chief for the Nature Partnership Journal (NPJ) on Wireless Technologies (since 2025) and an editor for the IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronics Systems (since 2022).

  Professor Alouini has been an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer for the IEEE Communication Society (2016-2017), the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society(2018-2022), the IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society (2023-2024), and the IEEE Photonics Society (2025).