Assoc. Prof. Song-Kyoo Kim, Macao Polytechnic University, China
Dr. Song-Kyoo (Amang) Kim received an M.S. degree in computer engineering and a Ph.D. degree in operations research from the Florida Institute of Technology in 1999 and 2002, respectively. He is currently an Associate Professor of the computing program at the Macao Polytechnic University, Macau, and a Research Scholar at Khalifa University, Abu Dhabi. He used to be an Associate Professor at several United Arab Emirates universities. Before moving to the Gulf Region, he was a Core Faculty Member of the Asian Institute of Management, providing courses in technology, innovation, and operations. Before his academic career, he was a Technical Manager with the Mobile Communications Division, Samsung Electronics, for more than ten years and mainly dealt with technology management in the information technology industry. He is the author of more than 70 research articles and ten patents relating to the mobile technology industries. He has been an Invited Speaker at many international conferences concerning technology management, innovation processes, operations research, and data sciences. He is also an external reviewer of various prestige journals including IEEE Access; ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications; and the Journal of Information Security and Applications.
Assoc. Prof. Tianyu Li, Sanjiang University, China
Li Tianyu, Associate Professor of Sanjiang University, holds a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering and a postdoctoral degree in Hydraulic Engineering from Hohai University. He has published over 60 academic papers in core domestic and international journals, seven educational reform papers, and holds more than 30 authorized invention patents (including two international patents) and over ten computer software copyrights. He has authored two monographs, commercialized six research outcomes, led the drafting of one group standard, and participated in the formulation of one national standard and one group standard. He has delivered over ten academic presentations both domestically and internationally. He is the selected candidate for the 2023 Jiangsu Outstanding Postdoctoral Program and the 2025 Jiangsu Young Scientific and Technological Talent Support Project. Additionally, he serves as a review expert for the Academic Degrees & Graduate Education Development Center of the Ministry of Education, the Science and Technology Vice President of Jiangsu Wanstar New Materials Technology Co., Ltd., a peer reviewer for Engineering Structures, an expert committee member of the Ready-Mixed Concrete Branch of the China Concrete and Cement Products Association, a council member of the UHPC Branch of the China Concrete and Cement Products Association, a youth committee member of the Solid Waste and Ecological Materials Branch of the Chinese Ceramic Society, a member of the China Association for Standardization, a guest mentor at the Macau Science Publishing House - Strong Nation Youth Center, and a committee member of Youth Innovation and Exploration.