ICENIT 2026

Ljiljana Trajkovic

Professor, Simon Fraser University, Canada.

Research field: Communication networks; Dynamical Systems.

Ljiljana Trajkovic received the Dipl. Ing. degree from University of Pristina, Yugoslavia, the M.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering and computer engineering from Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from University of California at Los Angeles. She is currently a professor in the School of Engineering Science, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Her research interests include communication networks and dynamical systems. Dr. Trajkovic served as IEEE Division X Delegate/Director, President of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society, and President of the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society. She serves as Editor-in-Chief of the IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems. She is a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society and was a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Circuits and System Society. She is a Fellow of the IEEE.

Pascal Lorenz

Professor, University of Haute-Alsace, France.

Research field: QoS; Wireless Networks and High-speed Networks.

Pascal Lorenz (lorenz@ieee.org) received his M.Sc. (1990) and Ph.D. (1994) from the University of Nancy, France. Between 1990 and 1995 he was a research engineer at WorldFIP Europe and at Alcatel-Alsthom. He is a professor at the University of Haute-Alsace, France, since 1995. His research interests include QoS, wireless networks and high-speed networks. He is the author/co-author of 3 books, 3 patents and 200 international publications in refereed journals and conferences. He was Technical Editor of the IEEE Communications Magazine Editorial Board (2000-2006), IEEE Networks Magazine since 2015, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology since 2017, Chair of IEEE ComSoc France (2014-2020), Financial chair of IEEE France (2017-2022), Chair of Vertical Issues in Communication Systems Technical Committee Cluster (2008-2009), Chair of the Communications Systems Integration and Modeling Technical Committee (2003-2009), Chair of the Communications Software Technical Committee (2008-2010) and Chair of the Technical Committee on Information Infrastructure and Networking (2016-2017), Chair of IEEE/ComSoc Satellite and Space Communications Technical (2022-2023), IEEE R8 Finance Committee (2022-2023), IEEE R8 Conference Coordination Committee (2023). He has served as Co-Program Chair of IEEE WCNC'2012 and ICC'2004, Executive Vice-Chair of ICC'2017, TPC Vice Chair of Globecom'2018, Panel sessions co-chair for Globecom'16, tutorial chair of VTC'2013 Spring and WCNC'2010, track chair of PIMRC'2012 and WCNC'2014, symposium Co-Chair at Globecom 2007-2011, Globecom'2019, ICC 2008-2010, ICC'2014 and '2016. He has served as Co-Guest Editor for special issues of IEEE Communications Magazine, Networks Magazine, Wireless Communications Magazine, Telecommunications Systems and LNCS. He is associate Editor for International Journal of Communication Systems (IJCS-Wiley), Journal on Security and Communication Networks (SCN-Wiley) and International Journal of Business Data Communications and Networking, Journal of Network and Computer Applications (JNCA-Elsevier). He is senior member of the IEEE, IARIA fellow and member of many international program committees. He has organized many conferences, chaired several technical sessions and gave tutorials at major international conferences. He was IEEE ComSoc Distinguished Lecturer Tour during 2013-2014.

Neil Gordon

Professor, University of Hull, UK.

Research field: Finite Geometry and Applications; HCI, Gamification and Computer-based Instruction; Computer Algebra; Safety and Reliability Analysis; Telehealth; Technology Enhanced Learning and Information Systems.

Neil is a Professor in Computer Science, a National Teaching Fellow, and a Principal Fellow of AdvanceHE. He has produced a number of reports for AdvanceHE, in particular on how technology enhanced learning can enable flexible pedagogy, on the role of assessment in education, and on ways to address issues in retention and attainment in computing education. His research interests include applications of computer science to enable true technology enhanced learning, issues around sustainable development, as well as more discipline specific work on applications of computer algebra and formal methods.

Vladan Devedzic

Professor, University of Belgrade, Serbia.

Research field: Artificial Intelligence; Programming Education; Software Engineering; Intelligent Software Systems; Technology-Enhanced Learning (TEL).

Vladan Devedzic is a Professor of Computer Science and Software Engineering at the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Organizational Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia. He also used to teach several Computer Science and software Engineering courses at other universities, including University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Since 2021, he is a Corresponding Member of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (SASA). He is the founder and the chair of the GOOD OLD AI research network. He is also the founder of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory at his home faculty. Vladan Devedzic has authored/co-authored more than 380 research papers, published in international and national journals or presented at international and national conferences, as well as six books on intelligent systems and software engineering. So far, he has given more than 20 Keynote and Plenary talks at international conferences, as well as more than 20 tutorials. His long-term professional objective is to bring close together ideas from the broad fields of Artificial Intelligence/ Intelligent Systems and Software Engineering.

Boddu Raja Sarath Kumar

Professor, Raghu Engineering College, India.

Research field: Machine Learning; Big Data.

Prof. Raja Sarath Kumar Boddu is working as a professor at the Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering, Raghu Engineering College, Visakhapatnam, India, with 25 years of experience in Engineering Education.  Dr. Boddu has travelled to several countries on research, and as part of that, He has been invited to the Engineering Leaders Conference on Engineering Education, which was held in Doha, organised by Texas A&M University. Dr. Boddu has authored five books, twenty-three book chapters and invented seven patents on Computer Science and published Ninety-two Research papers so far. Dr. Boddu is a Fellow of IEI(India), a Senior Member of IEEE and ACM, and a Life Member of IETE, ISCA, and CSI. So far, Dr. Boddu has reviewed over a hundred research papers and is still a reviewer for IEEE, Springer, Hindawi and Scopus journals.