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(ASME fellow, Past IFToMM President, Dr Honoris Causa) LARM: Laboratory of Robotics and Mechatronics DICIME; University of Cassino and South Latium Via Di Biasio 43, 03043 Cassino (Fr), Italy Phone +39-0776-2993663 email: [email protected]

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Mechatronics and Intelligent Robotics

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Lecturer in Corporate Finance, School of Management, University of Bath, UK.

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Decision Science & Management

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Editor-in-Chief,
International Journal of Behavioural Accounting and Finance (www.inderscience.com/ijbaf)
Series Editor Routledge Advances in Behavioural Economics and Finance:
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International Visiting Professor in Global Business Management Regent's Business School Regent's College Inner Circle Regent's Park London NW1 4NS

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Decision Science & Management

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Jonathan joined Regent’s College in 2008 as International Visiting Professor in Global Business Management. He teaches and researches in Entrepreneurship and Venture Management. Jonathan commenced his academic career as lecturer at Aston University and moved to Middlesex University as a senior lecturer in Accounting and Finance.  After a decade at Middlesex he became their Professor of Chinese Management, and researched in performance management and managerial development. He joined Newport University in 2006 and was the Associate Dean for Research and Enterprise. In 2010 Jonathan became the Academic Director of the London College of Advanced Management where he led a team of academic professionals in the development of professional courses.  Jonathan supervises PhD students at the London School of Commence in the area of Marketing Finance and Business Management.  He is a Faculty member of Global Marketing Network and a member of its membership committee.

Jonathan is the Executive Editor of the International Journal of Business Performance Management with Inderscience Publishers.  He is on the editorial board of the Journal of Training and Management Development Methods, Editorial Committee for Management at Foxwell and Davis Publishers and, book review editor of the Journal of Technology Management in China. He has published extensively and has over a hundred articles and eight books published in subject areas relating to Business and Management. Jonathan is on the Council of the National Conference of Universities Professors, Council member of the Universities China Committee in London, and a Board Member of the Directors of Ming-Ai (London) Education Institute. Jonathan is a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute and a Fellow of Global Marketing Network.

Associate Professor Nanyang Technological University School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering Nanyang Avenue Singapore 639798 SINGAPORE E-mail: [email protected]

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Information Technologies and Electrical Engineering

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Assistant Professor, Electronics & Computer Engineering Technology, Indiana State University. E-mail: [email protected]

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Information and Communication Technology

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Xiaolong Li has done his Ph.D in Electrical & Computer Engineering, in the year 2006 from University of Cincinnati, He did his M.S. in Electronics & Information Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, in the year 2002 and did his B.A. in Electronics & Electronics & Information Engineering, from the same University of Science and Technology, China in 1999. Presently he is working as Assistant Professor, Department of Electronics and Computer Engineering Technology, Indiana State University since 2008 till date. He has specialized in the area of Electronic Fundamentals, Computer Design Technology, Digital Computer Logic, Computer Network Management Technology, Analog Integrated Precision Circuits, Introduction to Data Communications and Networking etc. He has served various reputed educational institutions including Dept. of Electronics, Computer & Mechanical Engineering Technology, Indiana State Univ. Dept. of Industrial and Engineering Technology Morehead State Univ. Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science Univ. of Cincinnati along with the Dept. of Electronics and Information Engineering Huazhong Univ. of Sci. & Tech. Research.

His major research includes:
Wireless and Mobile Networks, Wireless Ad Hoc Networks, Wireless Internet, Modeling and Performance Analysis, QoS in Communication Networks, Wireless Mesh Network, Microcontroller-based Applications, Security in Wireless Networks

He has more than 7 International publications in International Journals of repute and also has around 20 publications in the conference proceedings. He has also contributed to a Book Chapter as follows: . Li, Xiaolong and Zeng, Qing-An, "Impact of Mobility on the Performance of Mobile Ad Hoc Networks," Performance Analysis of Mobile and Ad Hoc Networks, published by NOVA Publishers, Editors: Chansu Yu, Chita R. Das, and Yi Pan, ISBN: 1-60021-277-8, 2006.
He has been honoured as the General chair, The IEEE International Conference on Electric Information and Control Engineering, Wuhan, China, April, 2011, MAC Track chair, The 2011 Wireless Telecommunication System, New York, April, 2011, Academic Affair Chair, College of Technology, Indiana State University, 2008 – present, Information Technology Advisory Committee Member, Indiana State University, 2009 – present, Guest Professor at the Wuhan Institute of Technology (2009 to 2012), TPC Member, IEEE International Conference on Electrical and Control Engineering, Wuhan, China, June 26-28, 2010 and many more.

He has association with the following INDUSTRY WORKING GROUPS:
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (IEEE), American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), Association of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering (ATMAE),Epsilon Pi Tau (EPT)

Department Chair, Associate Professor (Processing & Packaging) Department of Industrial technology Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology Fresno State University, California 2255 East Barstow Avenue, M/S IT9 Fresno, CA 93740-8002 Email: [email protected]

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Industry 4.0

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Dr. Mahalik has expertise in the field of Distributed Control Systems (DCS). He applies DCS in Processing and Packaging areas. His research work includes smart sensors and actuators, applications of soft-computing to FDI, Life-Cycle Data Acquisition, sensor network, and DCS simulation software. He teaches Industrial Process Control, Automated Systems, Electricity and Electronics, Signal Processing, and Research Methodology. He has authored and edited 5 Books and 12 Book Chapters. Dr. Mahalik is the co-editor of the International Journal of Automation and Control (IJAAC). He was the recipient of National Overseas and Brain Korea-21 Fellowships for Ph.D. and Postdoctoral research abroad, respectively. Dr. Mahalik has visited labs and research centers in various universities around the world. He was a member of several professional societies including ATMAE, ISA, ASABE, IAE, and ISTE.

Professor, Department of Information Management National Chi Nan University, Taiwan

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Information Technologies and Electrical Engineering

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Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Applied Metaheuristic Computing (IJAMC)
IGI Global
Editor, International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems (IJARS)
ARS Publishing
Advisory Editor, Journal of Education, Informatics and Cybernetics (JEIC)
IIIC Publishing Book Editor, Pattern Recognition: Techniques, Technology and Applications

Peng-Yeng Yin received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan. From 1993 to 1994, he was a visiting scholar at the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, and the Department of Radiology, Georgetown University, Washington D.C. In 2000, he was a visiting Professor in the Visualization and Intelligent Systems Laboratory (VISLab) at the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California, Riverside (UCR). From 2006 to 2007, he was a visiting Professor at Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado. From 2001 to 2003, he was a Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Ming Chuan University, Taoyuan, Taiwan. Since 2003, he has been a Professor of the Department of Information Management, National Chi Nan University, Nantou, Taiwan, and is currently the Dean of Research and Development. He is a member of the Phi Tau Phi Scholastic Honor Society and listed in Who’s Who in the World, Who’s Who in Science and Engineering, and Who’s Who in Asia. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Applied Metaheuristic Computing and is on the Editorial Board of International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, Journal of Education, Informatics and Cybernetics, Journal of Pattern Recognition Research, Artificial Intelligence Research, ISRN Signal Processing, The Open Artificial Intelligence Journal, The Open Signal Processing Journal and served as a program committee member in many international conferences. He has also edited two books in the pattern recognition area.

School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Guangzhou University, No.230 Wai Huan Xi Road, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, P.R. China.

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Information Technologies and Electrical Engineering

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Prof Chunliang Zhang received his BSc in 1984 and MEng in 1987 from Xi’an Jiaotong University. China, and then his PhD in 2004 from Zhejiang University China. Prof Chunliang Zhang is currently a Professor and Dean of School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering at the Guangzhou University China. He is also Honorary Professor at the University of South China. Prior to Guangzhou University, he has worked in the University of Sydney. He has been the Dean of School of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South China. His main research interests contain vibration control and dynamics, condition monitoring and fault diagnosis, computer numerical control technology, and micro-manufacturing technology. He is the inventor of 4 patented technologies, and has published 3 books, edited 6 books and about 150 papers. He is editor, associate editor and editorial board member of many journals. He has received more than 10 awards, such as second Prize and third Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award of State Commission of Science, Technology and Industry, third Prize of Science and Technology Progress Award of Hunan Province, and first Prize of Teaching Achievements Award of Hunan Province. He was named a national model teacher.

Dept. of Operations Management, American International University - Bangladesh (AIUB) Editor-in-Chief, International Journal of Supply Chain Management (IJSCM)

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Decision Science & Management

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Dr. Md. Mamun Habib, is an Assistant Professor at the Dept. of Operations Management, Faculty of Business Administration, American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB) since January 2010. He has developed a Supply Chain Management model entitled ITESCM (Integrated Tertiary Educational Supply Chain Management) model for Tertiary Educational Institutions at his doctoral degree level. Furthermore, he has a 11-year experience in the field of teaching for graduate and postgraduate students, as well as in training, consultancy and research. He is GSB (Graduate School of Business) Thesis/Dissertation Committee member of Assumption University of Thailand in Ph.D. level and Ph.D. External examiner (Evaluator of Ph.D. Dissertation) of Birla Institute of Technology (BIT) – Deemed University, India. Also, he serves as the Editor-in-Chief/Editor/Editorial Board Member/Reviewer of books/journals/conferences and recently, he joined as Editor-in-Chief in International Journal of Supply Chain Management (IJSCM) published by Exceling Tech Publisher, London, UK. Among the Journals Dr. Habib collaborates to, included are the Journal of Supply Chain Management (JSCM)-Wiley Blackwell, the Journal of Operations Management (JOM)-Elsevier, Problem and Perspectives in Management (PPM), Scientific Journals International (SJI), and the International Journal of Business Research and Management (IJBRM).
His core research areas are supply chain management, production & operations management, operations research, engineering management, technology management, and educational management. Finally, Dr. Habib is an active member of different professional organizations, including IEEE (Senior Member Grade), IEB, AIMS, INFOMS, just to name a few.

International Data Center CTBTO Preparatory Commission Vienna, Austria Email: [email protected]

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Data Science and Informatics

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Mr. Paul M Polich is an Analyst at the International Data Center, Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty Organization. From 2000 to 2007, he served as Staff Sergeant in the United States Air Force, and received his degree in Applied Science from Air University. He worked as an operational geophysics analyst at the United States National Center. He is a member of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). Current research interests include infrasound analysis, data mining, and artificial intelligence.

Department of Health Informatics School of Health Related professions University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey 65 Bergen Street, Room 345, Third Floor Newark, NJ-07001

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Data Science and Informatics

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Technology University of Darmstadt 64289 Darmstadt GERMANY

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Information and Communication Technology

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