Prof. Zhiqi Huang

Sun Yat-sen University, China

Director of the Department of Astronomy

Biography:

My primary interests are theoretical and observational cosmology, specifically the cosmic microwave background (CMB), early cosmological physics, dark energy, and modified gravity. I have been a core team member of the Planck collaboration and have contributed to a few legacy papers in the 2015 and 2018 releases. Currently, I am working in AliCPT collaboration and aim to measure the primordial gravitational waves from CMB data.

Prof. Yang Yue

Xi’an Jiaotong University, China

SPIE Fellow

Biography:

Yang Yue is a professor and doctoral advisor at the School of Information and Communication Engineering, Xi'an Jiaotong University. He is a member of the National Talent Program for Young Scholars, a senior IEEE member, and the founder of the Intelligent Photonic Application Technology Laboratory (iPatLab). His research focuses on optical communication, optical sensing, and optical chips. He earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Nankai University in 2004 and 2007, respectively, and his Ph.D. from the University of Southern California in 2012. After graduation, he worked in Silicon Valley's semiconductor and networking industries. In 2021, he was selected for the “Youth Top Talent Support Program” at Xi'an Jiaotong University. Yue Yang has published over 200 papers, including in prestigious journals, and holds over 50 patents. He has delivered more than 100 invited talks and led various national and corporate research projects with funding exceeding 10 million RMB. Currently, he is an associate editor for IEEE Access and serves on the editorial boards of several academic journals while actively participating in international conferences as a chair and reviewer.

Prof. Kannimuthu Subramanian

Karpagam College of Engineering, India

Biography:

Kannimuthu Subramaniyam is currently working as a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Karpagam College of Engineering, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. He is also Head of the Center of Excellence in Algorithms. He is an IBM Certified Cybersecurity Analyst. He received his PhD degree in Computer Science and Engineering at Anna University, Chennai. He received his M.E (CSE) and B.Tech (IT) degrees at Anna University, Chennai. He has more than 16 years of teaching and industrial experience. He is a recognized supervisor of Anna University, Chennai. Three PhD candidates completed their research under his guidance. He is now guiding seven PhD students. He has published 59 research articles in various International Journals. He published 2 books ("Artificial Intelligence" & “LinkedList Demystified-A Placement Perspective” and 3 Book Chapters (WOS / Scopus Indexed). He is acting as a mentor/consultant for DeepLearning.AI, Hubino, MaxByte Technologies, and Dhanvi Info Tech, Coimbatore. He is an expert member of the AICTE Student Learning Assessment Project (ASLAP). He has presented many papers at various national and international conferences. He has visited more than 100 Engineering colleges and delivered more than 150 Guest Lectures on various topics. He is the reviewer for 50 Journals and 3 Books. He has completed the consultancy project through Industry-Institute Interaction for ZF Wind Power Antwerpen Ltd., Belgium. He has received funds from CSIR, DRDO, and ISRO to conduct workshops and seminars. He has completed more than 610 Certifications (41 Specializations and 4 Professional Certifications) in Coursera, Hackerrank, and NPTEL on various domains. He has guided many research-oriented as well as application-oriented projects organized by well-known companies like IBM. He is actively involved in setting up labs for Cloud Computing, Big Data Analytics, Open-Source Software, Internet Technologies, etc. His research interests include Artificial Intelligence, Data Structures and Algorithms, Machine Learning, Big Data Analytics, Virtual Reality & Blockchain.