Prof. Maode MA, Qatar University, Doha 

IET Fellow, H-index: 54 

Prof. Maode Ma, a Fellow of IET, received his Ph.D. degree from the Department of Computer Science at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology in 1999. Now, Prof. Ma is a Research Professor in the College of Engineering at Qatar University in Qatar. Before joining Qatar University, he has been a faculty member at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore for over 20 years. He has extensive research interests including network security and wireless networking. He has led 26 research projects funded by government, industry, military, and universities in various countries. Prof. Ma has more than 500 international academic publications including over 250 journal papers and about 250 conference papers. He has edited a few technical books and produced over 28 book chapters. His publication has received over 10,000 citations in Google Scholar. He has delivered over 90 keynote speeches and 10 tutorials at various international conferences. Prof. Ma currently serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Computer and Communication Engineering and the Journal of Communications. He also serves as a Senior Editor for IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials, and an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing and International Journal of Communication Systems. Prof. Ma is a senior member of the IEEE Communication Society and a member of ACM. He is now the Chair of the ACM, Singapore Chapter. He has been serving as an IEEE Communication Society Distinguished Lecturer from 2013 to 2016 and from 2023 to 2024.

Assoc. Prof. Mohd Khair Bin Hassan, University Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

Mohd Khair Hassan was born in Melaka, Malaysia in Nov 1974. He received his BEng (Hons) degree in Electrical and Electronics from University of Portsmouth, United Kingdom in 1998 and MEng degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Technology Malaysia (UTM). He later completed his Ph.D. degree specializing in Automotive Engineering from University Putra Malaysia (UPM) in 2010. Currently, he is the Deputy Dean of Research and Innovation, Faculty of Engineering, University Putra Malaysia and a registered Professional Engineer in the field of Electronic under the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM). Additionally, he is a Malaysian Board of Technology (MBOT) -certified Professional Technologist. He is currently serving as vice-president of the Malaysian Society for Automatic and Control Engineers (MACE), also known as IFAC-MACE Malaysia, and is an IEEE senior member. Control systems, battery system and AI applications, are among his areas of interest. His research team focuses on RUL prediction, energy management, battery balancing, and battery modelling. In journals, he has authored over 78 publications and authored 5 book chapters. Currently mentoring 16 PhD and 5 MSc students, he has graduated 12 PhD and 15 MSc students. He also serves on the Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC) and Engineering Technology Accreditation Council (ETAC) panels that accredit Electrical and Electronic (EE) programmes appointed by the Malaysian Board of Engineers. He also serves as an external examiner for PhD and MSc students from Malaysian and international universities. Additionally, he serves as an evaluator and expert panel member for a variety of grant applications.