The role of Artificial Intelligence for distributed systems

Prof Dhiya Al-Jumeily OBE, (DA) is a professor of artificial intelligence (AI) at Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU) and visiting professor at the HO Collaborating Centre for Public Health Education and Training at Imperial College London, UK. DA has 30+ experience in the field of AI and its applications in fulfilling the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs). DA’s research is focused on using AI alongside technological tools for improving the world and making it a better place for everyone everywhere. This has been featured in the advancements he has made in the field of healthcare, environment, safety and security, and education at a global level. Though based in the UK, DA has been collaborating with researchers from 20+ countries with a special focus on improving the situation in developing countries including countries from the MENA region.

Professor M-Tahar Kechadi was awarded PhD and Masters degree - in Computer Science from University of Lille 1, France. He joined the UCD School of Computer Science (CS) in 1999. He is currently Professor of Computer Science at CS, UCD. His research interests span the areas of Data Mining, distributed data mining heterogeneous distributed systems, Grid and Cloud Computing, and digital forensics and cyber-crime investigations. Prof Kechadi has published over 260 research articles in refereed journals and conferences. He serves on the scientific committees for a number of international conferences and he organised and hosted one of the leading conferences in his area. He is currently an editorial board member of the Journal of Future Generation of Computer Systems and of IST Transactions of Applied Mathematics-Modelling and Simulation. He is a member of the communication of the ACM journal and IEEE computer society. He is regularly invited as a keynote speaker in international conferences or to give a seminar series in some Universities worldwide. The core and central focus of his research for the last decade is how to manage and analyse data quickly and efficiently. Nowadays we live in digital world, we produce more data than we can analyse and exploit. This `big data' will continue to grow at rapid pace, will underpin new waves of innovation in nearly every sector of the world economy, and will reshape the way we build and use computers (hardware and software). Currently, his research interests are primarily in · Data Mining techniques and models and their execution environments and applications (Forensic data, Medical data, distributed, cloud/Grid type services, etc.) · Medical Data Mining: from knowledge to infrastructure. · Digital Forensics and cybercrime investigations. Data-intensive (or driven) real-world applications are all behind what we call today `big data'. The problem then is how to manage and process all these huge volumes of data. Both the analysis of large datasets and the computing environments created new problems and challenges for efficient execution and optimal system performance. This brought him to look at the challenges of the data mining in the heterogeneous, complex, distributed environment. For more effective and efficient analysis of large datasets we now recognise that data mining (DM) is a multi-step process and the user is at the centre of some steps.

Alexander Rogan is a cybersecurity executive and operational technology (OT) specialist with over 15 years of leadership experience in critical infrastructure protection across the energy, defense, aviation, and financial sectors. As CEO of Abatis Security Innovations and Platinum High Integrity Technologies, he led the multi-million-dollar acquisition and transformation of Abatis into a world-leading, proactive endpoint protection solution—capable of securing SCADA, ICS, and safety-critical systems against zero-day threats and malware persistence. Alexander has extensive international experience, including engagements in Saudi Arabia, where he has aligned Abatis with Saudi Vision 2030 objectives. The technology has been presented to Aramco and recognized as a unique solution capable of securing all endpoints, including those within OT environments. With deep expertise in cybersecurity commercialization, regulatory alignment, and threat prevention, Alexander continues to advance cyber resilience strategies for critical national infrastructure through cutting-edge, compliant, and lightweight technologies.

The Power of Data and The Things It Empowers

Professor Huseyin Seker is a research-oriented and enterprise-focused academic and manager with both academic and industry experiences in data-driven digital transformation, data science, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and emerging & disruptive technologies & systems. He completed his PhD in Biomedical Computing at Coventry University (UK) in 2005. He has published well over 100 peer-reviewed articles, and developed and deployed several data-driven AI/ML tools in academia and industry, and has been involved with a portfolio of collaborative research, enterprise and teaching & learning projects of over £25M as PI, Co-I and international researcher in collaboration with universities and companies in the UK and abroad. He is recognised among the top 1% of global researchers in Bioinformatics for productivity by ScolarGPS. He was one of the founding members of the UK’s flagship project “The Institute of Coding”, under which the activities he developed and organised led to the successful training program for the next generation of digital transformation leaders, and were supported, attended, and highly commented by several organisations, including Members of Parliament in the UK. In the United Kingdom, in addition to his successful research & knowledge exchange and teaching & learning activities, he has had an extensive successful leadership career in the UK Higher Education sector, serving as the Head of Enterprise and Engagement, the Faculty Head of Research Operations & Research Students and Associate Dean for Research and Enterprise at several UK-based institutes. Under his leadership, he has established several strategic partnerships with institutes and companies around the world, which have resulted in increased income and notable impacts on the economy, society, and environment. Professor Seker has actively got involved with enterprise organisations, contributing to regional and national developments as an advisory board member. He has also served as a member of the judging panel for industry excellence awards in digitech. He is currently a member of UK-based AI Forge’s AI start-up selection committee. He has also co-founded BuboAI, an AI Startup with a focus on fintech in the UK. Professor Seker has recently joined the University of Sharjah (UAE) working as a Professor and Head of the Department of Information Systems of the College of Computing and Informatics.