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  • Vadivel A
    Vadivel A
    National Institute of Technology Trichy, India
    A. Vadivel is Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Applications, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy. He has got his Masters of Science from National Institute of Technology (NIT), Tiruchirappalli, Tamilnadu, India. He persued Masters of Technology and Philosophy in Doctorate from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur, India. He has 12 years of technical experience as Network Engineer & Instrumentation Engineer at IIT-Kharagpur and Ten years of teaching experience in Bharathidhasan and National Institute of Technology (NIT), Trichy. He has published more than 80 papers in international journals and conferences and deliverd invited Lectures in India and Abroad. His research areas are content-based image and video retrieval, multimedia information retrieval from distributed environment, medical image analysis, object tracking in motion video, data mining (association rule mining and frequent pattern analysis), and cognitive science. He is confered with Young Scientist Award by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India in 2007, Indo-US Research Fellow Award by Indo-US Science and Technology Forum in 2008 and Obama–Singh Knowledge Initiative Award in 2013. He is carrying out many research and consultancy projects sponsored by Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), Department of Science & Technology (DST) and United States & India Education Foundation(USIEF).
    • Ch 19. Moving Object Detection and Tracking Based on the Contour Extraction and Centroid Representation
  • Lalaine P. Abad
    Lalaine P. Abad
    Department of Education, Philippines
    Lalaine P. Abad holds a computer science degree from University of Perpetual Help Rizal. She finished her master's degree in information technology from Asia Pacific College. She is a senior high school teacher.
    • Ch 215. Do Usability Design Features of a Mobile Game Influence Learning?
  • Hoda Ahmed Abdelhafez
    Hoda Ahmed Abdelhafez
    Suez Canal University, Egypt
    Hoda Ahmed Abdelhafez is faculty member in Suez Canal University, faculty of Computers & Informatics. She holds PhD in Information Technology. She has over 15 publications in big data, data warehouse, decision support, data mining, e-government and e-learning. She has two book chapters published in the Encyclopedia of business analytics and Optimization by IGI Global in 2014. She also holds the IBM certificate as a Big Data Developer Mastery Award.
    • Ch 36. Mining Big Data and Streams
  • Tamer Abdou
    Tamer Abdou
    Suez Canal University, Egypt
    Tamer Abdou is a post-doctoral fellow in the department of mechanical and industrial engineering, Ryerson University. He holds a doctoral degree in software engineering from Concordia University. He has experience in various software engineering roles such as a developer, team leader, and test manager. He currently works as a team lead to a couple of industrial projects, lecturer of computer science and machine learning courses, and a lead instructor for the capstone projects. His research interests include software process development, software maintenance, data mining, and big data analysis.
    • Ch 644. Developing a Glossary for Software Projects
  • Gulnara Abdrakhmanova
    Gulnara Abdrakhmanova
    National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia
    Dr. Gulnara Abdrakhmanova is head of the Centre for Statistics and Monitoring of Information Society at the Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge (ISSEK), the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE). Dr. Abdrakhmanova has extensive experience in studies in statistics, socio-economic analyses, benchmarking, related to Information Society and Digital Economy. She authored or co-authored more than 50 publications in the field of statistics and Foresight of ICT development. During her career, Dr. Abdrakhmanova participated in several relevant projects on ICT statistics as manager, team leader, task leader and senior expert. She is a member of the Eurostat Working Group on Information Society Statistics (ISS), the OECD Working Party on Measurement and Analysis of the Digital Economy (WPMADE/WPIIS), the ITU Expert Group on Telecom/ICT Indicators, the ITU Expert Group on ICT Household Indicators. Dr. Abdrakhmanova holds PhD in Economics.
    • Ch 408. Indicators of Information and Communication Technology
  • Sattar J. Aboud
    Sattar J. Aboud
    Department of Computer Science and Technology, University of Bedfordshire, UK
    AUTHOR Sattar J Aboud is a Visiting Professor on Computer Science Department and Technology at University of Bedfordshire in UK. He received his education from United Kingdom. He worked in various academic institutions and research centres across various countries. . He has acquired high educational leadership experience for more than 26 years. During this period he has gathered wide and rich experience in teaching, researching and in quality assurance in areas of academic education. He has also worked as executive and senior management posts in various universities. He also familiar with contemporary teaching practices and he has experience in working with people from different ethnic backgrounds. Dr. Aboud has served his profession in many universities and he awarded the Quality Assurance Certificate of Philadelphia University, Faculty of Information Technology. His research interests include the areas of both symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, area of verification and validation and performance evaluation. He publishes more than 100 papers in referred journals and conferences.
    • Ch 424. Group Signature System Using Multivariate Asymmetric Cryptography
  • Arnab Adhikari
    Arnab Adhikari
    Indian Institute of Management Ranchi, India
    Arnab Adhikari is going to join Indian Institute of Management Ranchi as an Assistant Professor in March, 2017. He has recently completed his fellowship programme (equivalent to phd) in operations management from Indian institute of Management Calcutta and has been awarded the degree “Fellow of Indian Institute of management Calcutta”. The topic of his dissertation is “Essays on Textile supply Chain.” His research articles have appeared in the several reputed international journals such as Informs Transactions on Education, American Journal of Operations Research, etc. Also, his articles have been previously published as book chapters in the research handbook titled “Handbook of Research on Strategic Supply Chain Management in the Retail Industry’ and encyclopedia titled “Encyclopedia of E-Commerce Development, Implementation, and Management” published by IGI Global. His research Interest includes supply chain coordination, green supply chain, green industrial policies, macro-level policy of emerging economy countries, etc. Prior to the doctoral study, he worked in Wipro technologies for 1.5 years as a SAP consultant. He holds a bachelor of technology (B. Tech) degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from National Institute of Technology Durgapur.
    • Ch 629. Manufacturing vs. Services and the Role of Information Technology
  • Alireza Adibfar
    Alireza Adibfar
    University of Florida, USA
    I am an avid researcher in the area of advanced information technology application in construction. My concentration is on Building Information Modeling (BIM) and Project Management and Planning. I am very interested and open for any interesting research cooperation.
    • Ch 47. Advanced ICT Methodologies (AIM) in the Construction Industry
  • Shaila Agrawal
    Shaila Agrawal
    Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, India
    An Information Technology student with immense interest in research in the fields of image processing.
    • Ch 422. Digital Video Watermarking Using Diverse Watermarking Schemes
  • Renae Agrey
    Renae Agrey
    The University of Queensland, Australia
    Renae Agrey is a researcher and an academic staff member at the University of Queensland’s Business School. She has collaborated on many publications in the areas of information systems, international business, and strategic management. She is the author and inventor of Keeping the Records Straight!(TM), an innovative bookkeeping apparatus for small business and has been a management consultant with logistics experience for over sixteen years in Australia and Canada’s far north.
    • Ch 472. Major Techniques and Current Developments of Supply Chain Process Modelling
  • Estefanía Aguilar-Moreno
    Estefanía Aguilar-Moreno
    Universitat Jaume I of Castellón, Spain
    Estefanía Aguilar Moreno works at GEOTEC as project assistant for EC lifelong learning programme projects. In 2013-2014 she worked at the EC – JRC focused on emerging ethical threats triggered by ICT, but her professional background was mainly related to Competitive Intelligence and Information Management. Graduated in Information Science and Master in Information Knowledge and Society by Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (Spain), broadly speaking her interests have to do with how ICT has impacted on Society at all levels, looking for confluence points, e.g. geospatial bridges, between humanities and sciences.
    • Ch 302. Geospatial Influence in Science Mapping
  • Uruemu Agwae
    Uruemu Agwae
    Carleton University, Canada
    Uruemu (Agwae) Uzamere, MEng is a graduate of the Technology Innovation Management Engineering program at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. She also holds a Bachelor’s Degree (BSc Honours) in Electrical Electronics Engineering from University of Ibadan, Nigeria. Uruemu’s master’s project on mitigating blind spots in cybersecurity She has several years cognitive work experience in IT Management; Network and Desktop support, Quality Assurance, Research, Technical Support and Administration, having worked at different organizations including VENUS Cybersecurity Corporation. As a competent Engineer, an astute proponent of Cybersecurity and a brilliant Communicator, Uruemu has excelled in all her Educational and Professional endeavours. She is particularly exceptional in the areas of contemporary Research, proficient Time Management and organizational skills Uruemu’s experience enhances her ability to contribute towards improving Organizations’ global business outcome, by means of technical research whilst providing support through engineering best practices. She uses a well-thought-out and modern approach to synthesize her practice with the values and organizational objectives for preferred outcomes.
    • Ch 147. A Three-Vector Approach to Blind Spots in Cybersecurity
  • Mifrah Ahmad
    Mifrah Ahmad
    Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia
    Mifrah Ahmad is currently a doctor of philosophy student of information and communication technology at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia. She obtained her Masters of Science degree in modelling Educational games to understand their interconnection amongst multiple domains during the development process (2015). Hence, Mifrah has published 10 conferences and 1 Journal based on her research. Lastly, her Doctorate work is based upon designing quality Educational games, supervised by Dr. Lukman Ab Rahim at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS.
    • Ch 291. Towards Modelling Effective Educational Games Using Multi-Domain Framework
  • Bashar Shahir Ahmed
    Bashar Shahir Ahmed
    University Abdelmalek Essaadi (Computer Science and Systems Engineering Laboratory), Morocco
    Bashar shahir A.Ahmed PhD in The Intelligence of e-CRM Dept.Informatique Faculty of Science, Tétouan University of Abdelmalek Essadi Morocco
    • Ch 140. Improving Data Quality in Intelligent eCRM Applications
  • Rukhsana Ahmed
    Rukhsana Ahmed
    University at Albany, SUNY, USA
    Associate Professor in the Department of Communication at the University at Albany, SUNY.
    • Ch 528. Ethical Ambiguities in the Privacy Policies of Mobile Health and Fitness Applications
  • Reiko Akahane-Yamada
    Reiko Akahane-Yamada
    Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), Japan
    Reiko Akahane-Yamada, Ph.D. is a Principal Researcher at Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), Representative Director & CTO at ATR Learning Technology Corporation, and an Adjunct Professor at Kobe University, Japan. Her main research fields are Second Language Acquisition, Spoken Language Processing, and Learning Psychology.
    • Ch 334. A Flipped Learning Approach to University EFL Courses
  • Nazif Ekin Akalan
    Nazif Ekin Akalan
    Istanbul University, Turkey
    Ekin Akalan received the B.S. degree in 1995 from the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, and the Ph.D. degree in 2007 from Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Bosporus University, Turkey. He serves currently as an Associate Professor at the Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, and Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Istanbul University. His research areas are gait analysis, biomechanics, orthopedic biomechanics, rehabilitation and neurodegenerative diseases.
    • Ch 27. Design, Manufacture, and Selection of Ankle-Foot-Orthoses
  • Saliha Akhtar
    Saliha Akhtar
    Seton Hall University, USA
    Saliha Akhtar has held various positions in the pharmaceutical industry including Clinical Trial Manager and Strategic Development Manager. She has experience in the start-up through close-out phases of clinical trials. Saliha earned her Master of Business Administration in Pharmaceutical Management from Fairleigh Dickinson University, Master of Science in Health Sciences from Rutgers University, and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Montclair State University. She is currently pursuing a PhD in Health Sciences at Seton Hall University. Her research interests include understanding the factors that prevent clinical trials from recruiting on time and the reasons for low retention rates.
    • Ch 624. Using Social Media to Increase the Recruitment of Clinical Research Participants
  • Rajshree Tushar Akolkar
    Rajshree Tushar Akolkar
    Zeal College of Engineering and Research, India
    Mrs. Rajshree T. Akolkar is an M.E. (CSE IT) from University of Pune, India. She worked as Assistant Professor at Vishwakarma Institute of Technology (VIT), Pune. Also, she is currently pursuing research in Human Computer Interaction (HCI) - Usability of e-Governance Icons. She has about 12 years of academic experience. Her areas of interest are HCI, Data structures and Artificial Intelligence.
    • Ch 355. Usability Evaluation of Tourism Icons in India
  • Goknur Arzu Akyuz
    Goknur Arzu Akyuz
    University of Turkish Aeronautical Association, Turkey
    Assistant Prof. Dr. Goknur Arzu Akyuz is a Faculty member of University of Turkish Aeronautical Association (THK University), Department of Logistics Management in Turkey. She received her Bs degree from Industrial Engineering Department, Middle East Technical University. She has 12 years of experience in Production Planning & Control and Enterprise Resources Planning (ERP) with different projects and sectors. She also holds an MSc degree in Computer Engineering, and a PhD degree in MODES (Modelling and Design of Engineering Systems) from Atilim University. Her research interests include Production Planning and Control, Enterprise Resources Planning, Web-based Supply Chain Management, Quality Management and Cloud Computing.
    • Ch 459. Becoming Smart, Innovative, and Socially Responsible in Supply Chain Collaboration
  • Fernando Alba-Elías
    Fernando Alba-Elías
    Universidad de La Rioja, Spain
    Fernando Alba-Elías has been an Associate Professor in Project Management since 2007 and currently works at the University of La Rioja (ETSII). His research interests include project management issues, nano-coating using atmospheric plasma technology and product design.
    • Ch 168. Data Mining to Identify Project Management Strategies in Learning Environments
  • Dima Alberg
    Dima Alberg
    Shamoon College of Engineering (SCE), Israel
    I have completed a Ph.D in the Department of Information Systems Engineering at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev under the supervision of Prof. Mark Last. My current research interests concerns in various fields of finance and machine learning disciplines. My main research destinations are: data mining, finance algorithms development and business intelligence algorithms development. My future research plans are to develop new models and tools that would allow researchers and practitioners to analyze and to solve practical problems in data science research areas.
    • Ch 32. Big Data Time Series Stream Data Segmentation Methods
  • Daniel G. Alemneh
    Daniel G. Alemneh
    University of North Texas, USA
    Dr. Daniel Gelaw Alemneh is Digital Curation Coordinator for the Digital Libraries Division at the University of North Texas (UNT) libraries. He received his BS in Library and Information Science from Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia (1994), his MA in Library and Information Management from the University of Sheffield, UK (1998), and his PhD in Information Science from the University of North Texas (UNT) (2009). Dr. Alemneh is also an adjunct professor at the UNT College of Information teaching indexing, abstracting, and information retrieval courses. He publishes extensively and has participated in several national and international research projects, including the IMLS funded ETD-Lifecycle Management project and a U.S. Department of State grant to establish innovative partnerships with other universities in Ethiopia. Daniel has been actively involved in various local, national, and international professional societies and served in various capacities, including as a member of the Board of Directors of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T). Daniel can be reached at daniel.alemneh@unt.edu.
    • Ch 584. Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)
  • Ali H. Alharbi
    Ali H. Alharbi
    Qassim University, Saudi Arabia
    Ali Alharbi is an assistant professor of computer science at Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. He holds a PhD degree in computer science.His research interests include health informatics, e-learning, and computer science education.
    • Ch 108. Data Visualization Strategies for Computer Simulation in Bioelectromagnetics
    • Ch 300. Geographic Information System (GIS) Modeling Analysis and the Effects of Spatial Distribution and Environmental Factors on Breast Cancer Incidence
  • Salam Omar Ali
    Salam Omar Ali
    Brighton Collage Al Ain, UAE
    Dr. Salam Omar is a well established academic. She holds a PhD in Educational Leadership, Management and Policy. She has an extensive experience in teaching for more than twenty-five years. Her interest is mainly in developing young minds. She conducted several research studies in different educational areas, such as, Curriculum Development, Quality Management, Organizational Culture, and Academic Leadership to collect data to improve the current situation of teaching and learning in the Middle East. She has also delivered numerous seminars and training workshops to hundred of academics in the United Arab Emirates. Dr. Salam is also an active researcher in the field of moral education and has presented various papers in local and international conferences.
    • Ch 665. Role of Educational Leaders in Supporting Beginning Teachers in Al Ain Schools in the UAE
  • Hend S. Al-Khalifa
    Hend S. Al-Khalifa
    Information Technology Department, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
    Hend S. Al-Khalifa- Professor at Information Technology Department, College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She received her Ms.c degree in Information Systems from King Saud University, Riyadh, KSA, and her PhD degree in Computer Science from Southampton University, UK. Hend has participated with more than 100 research papers in national and international symposiums, workshops and major IEEE and ACM conferences; In addition she published many ISI journal articles. In 2012, Hend received the Outstanding Paper Award from Emerald Publishing, and In 2015,she won King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz International Award for Translation . She is also the principle investigator for several national and international research grants such as National Plan for Science and Technology (NPST) and Google CS4HS. Her area of interest includes web technologies (i.e. Semantic Web/Web 2.0), Technology Enhanced Learning (e.g. E-learning, Adaptive Hypermedia, etc), computers for people with special needs and Arabic natural language processing. Postal Address: Riyadh 11496 P.O. Box 26964 Saudi Arabia E-Mail: hendk@ksu.edu.sa
    • Ch 404. Haptics-Based Systems Characteristics, Classification, and Applications
  • Mohamed Al-Marzouqi
    Mohamed Al-Marzouqi
    UAE University, UAE
    Prof. Mohamed Al-Marzouqi obtained his BSc and MSc from Washington State University and PhD from Oregon State University, all in chemical engineering. His specialization is in the area of gas processing and membrane gas separation. Prof. Al Marzouqi joined Chemical & Petroleum Engineering Department at the UAE University in 1996. Prof. Al Marzouqi has several years of experience in the area of transport of gaseous specious through different types of membranes. Prof. Al Marzouqi has 3 patents, 51 international journal publications, two book chapters, and more than 50 local and international conference presentations.
    • Ch 266. Carbon Capture From Natural Gas via Polymeric Membranes
  • Fernando Almeida
    Fernando Almeida
    Polytechnic Institute of Gaya, Portugal
    Fernando Almeida is currently a Coordinator Professor for Informatics Engineering in the School of Science and Technology at Polytechnic Institute of Gaya, Portugal. He is the Director of the Master degree of Network Administration and Information Systems. He is also a consultant and R&D engineer in FP7 European Projects in the field of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT). His research interests are mainly in Information Security, Information Systems, Software Engineering and Enterprise Architectures.
    • Ch 69. Serious Games in Entrepreneurship Education
  • Gustavo de Oliveira Almeida
    Gustavo de Oliveira Almeida
    Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Graduated in Business Administration from Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Masters in Business Administration from Coppead Institute of Management and Ph.D. in Business from Getulio Vargas Foundation. Post Doctoral Fellow Federal Fluminense University. Doctoral Candidate - PhD in Informatics - Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro. Currently researcher at the Getulio Vargas, Federal Fluminense University and Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro. Reviewer of the Academy of Management Meeting. Conference ANGRAD and other periodicals. Expertise in Data Analysis and Statistical Methods of Analysis, E-Government and Open Government.
    • Ch 65. Organizational Transparency
  • Hasan Jawwad Almunawar
    Hasan Jawwad Almunawar
    P. T. Tegar Kupas Mediatama, Indonesia
    Founder and Chairman of "Kupas Merdeka", an Indonesian news outlet that publishes the bi-weekly tabloid "Kupas Merdeka" and runs the online news portal KupasMerdeka.com. Also runs HJA Systems & Designs, a website development, design and marketing service that has built web presences and conducts web advertising campaigns for a number of Indonesian companies.
    • Ch 95. From Information Systems Outsourcing to Cloud Computing
  • Mohammad Nabil Almunawar
    Mohammad Nabil Almunawar
    Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei
    Dr. Mohammad Nabil Almunawar is currently an associate professor at the School of Business and Economics, Universiti of Brunei Darussalam (UBDSBE), Brunei Darussalam. Hwe wasthe former dean of UBDSBE. He received his bachelor’s degree in 1983 from Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia, master’s degree (MSc) from the Department of Computer Science, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada in 1991, and Ph.D in Computer Science/Information Systems from the University of New South Wales in 1998. Dr. Almunawar has published more than 100 papers in refereed journals, books, book chapters, encyclopedias, and international conference proceedings. He has more than 30 years of teaching experience in the area of information systems. His overall research interests include applications of IT in management, e-business/commerce, digital marketplace/platform, digital business ecosystem, health informatics, information security, and cloud computing. Currently, he focuses his research on digital transformation, digital marketplace, digital platform, and digital business ecosystem.
    • Ch 95. From Information Systems Outsourcing to Cloud Computing
    • Ch 514. Pervasive Mobile Health
    • Ch 641. Adopting Open Source Software in Smartphone Manufacturers' Open Innovation Strategy
  • Khalid Alnowibet
    Khalid Alnowibet
    King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
    He received his B.Sc. in 1992 from the department of Statistics and Operations Research at King Saud University in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. After graduation, he worked as a planner for the Ministry of Planning for one year before he got a teaching assistant position at the department of Statistics and Operations Research at King Saud University. In 1995, King Saud University granted him a scholarship to pursue graduate studies in Operation Research abroad. He received his M.S. in 1998 from George Washington University, DC, and in 1999, he enrolled in North Carolina State University for the Ph.D. degree in Operations Research. His Ph.D. Dissertation is entitled "Nonstationary Erlang Loss Queues and Networks”. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor at King Saud University, College of Science, Department of Statistics and Operations Research.
    • Ch 136. Analysis of Two Phases Queue With Vacations and Breakdowns Under T-Policy
  • Thamer Al-Rousan
    Thamer Al-Rousan
    Isra University, Pakistan
    Thamer Al-Rousan is an Associate Professor of Software Engineering at Isra University, Jordan. He holds a PhD in Software Engineering from University Sains Malaysia (USM). His research is centered in Web Engineering, Cloud Computing, Risk Management, Design and Architectures, Software Metrics and Quality Assurance. Thamer Al-Rousan has number of published papers in different Software Engineering topics. He is also a reviewer in different software engineering journals and conferences.
    • Ch 657. Software Process Improvement for Web-Based Projects Comparative View
  • Abdulmalik Al-Salman
    Abdulmalik Al-Salman
    King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
    Ph. D. Computer and Information Sciences Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA. Aug., 1996. Prince Bander Bin Sultan Prize For Academic High Achievements. M.S. Computer Science University of Georgia, Athens, USA. July, 1992 B.Sc. Computer Science King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. May, 1988. First Class Honor Published more than 100 Publications.
    • Ch 404. Haptics-Based Systems Characteristics, Classification, and Applications
  • Arif Altun
    Arif Altun
    Hacettepe University, Turkey
    Arif Altun is a professor of computer education and instructional technologies at the College of Education at Hacettepe University, Ankara Turkey. He has completed his doctorate study at the University of Cincinnati. He has been a visiting scholar at the psychology department at University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 2011 and at the Mind, Brain, and Education program at Harvard University during 2014-2015. In the last 10 years, he has been conducting research exploring the cognitive processes in digital learning environments at OntoLAB, to develop user modeling for ontology driven personalized learning environments.
    • Ch 124. Educational Ontology Development
  • Domingos Alves
    Domingos Alves
    University of São Paulo, Brazil
    I Working mainly in the following areas: Theoretical and Computational Modeling in Health, Simulation in Healthcare Services and Health Information Systems. Since 2010 I have coordinated Information Center for Health Informatics (CIIS), whose main objective is to ensure quality gain in health information with ramifications on care management and health research. My reserch group from of Health Intelligence Laboratory (LIS) has developed methodologies, algorithms and software products to produce the technological tools needed to build regional health care systems in a proactive way, from the possibility of treating integrated databases in the same environment with data characterizing the population and its place. The mentioned group operates in the IS area for health management and involves several Biomedical Informatics students from USP, as well as postgraduate students from the Community Health program in the Social Medicine Department, plus students in the Bioengineering interunit program involving FMRP. The CIIS incorporates several projects comprising different methodologies and technologies in health. The Regional Observatory of Hospital Care (ORAH), the Information System for Mental Health (SISAM), the Monitoring Portal for Congenital Anomaly, the Health map and the SISTb are part of this set of projects. It is important to emphasize that all development is always thought to be relevant work in three axes: (1) terminologies in health, (2) interoperability between health information systems, (3) audit and data quality.
    • Ch 328. Software Evaluation From the Perspective of Patients and Healthcare Professionals
  • Francisco Amoros
    Francisco Amoros
    Miguel Hernandez University, Spain
    Francisco Amorós holds a M. Eng. in Industrial Engineering (Spain, 2010) and a PhD in Industrial and Telecommunication Technologies (Spain, 2014). Now he works at Telefonica as IT researcher and as assistant professor at Comillas Pontifical University in the Electronic, Automation and Communication department. He currently teaches subjects related to automatic control. His research is focused on topological navigation of mobile robots, omnidirectional vision and global appearance descriptors of images.
    • Ch 597. Using Global Appearance Descriptors to Solve Topological Visual SLAM
  • Fadi Amroush
    Fadi Amroush
    Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
    Dr. Amroush is a Researcher in Experimental Economic, He came from a computer science background, and then moved into the experimental economics field. He hold a Bachelor’s Degree and Master’s degree in Informatics Engineering from the University of Aleppo, Syria. Afterward, Dr. Amroush was awarded an Erasmus Mundus scholarship at the University of Granada, Spain. The scholarship enabled him to move into the economics area to concentrate on experimental economics and he completed a Master’s Degree and a Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Granada, Spain.
    • Ch 140. Improving Data Quality in Intelligent eCRM Applications
  • Caleb Okoro Amuda
    Caleb Okoro Amuda
    University of Ibadan, Nigeria
    Caleb Okoro Amuda studied B.Sc. Mathematics/Computer and recently completed his M.Ed. in Educational Evaluation; He is a school teacher.
    • Ch 200. Nigerian Undergraduate Students' Computer Competencies and Use of Information Technology Tools and Resources for Study Skills and Habits' Enhancement
  • Billie Anderson
    Billie Anderson
    Ferris State University, USA
    Dr. Billie Anderson is an Associate Professor of Data Analytics at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, MI. Her research interests are in data mining, big data, credit scoring and health informatics. She is also a SAS analytical consultant. She teaches analytical classes for SAS and consults with SAS customers on data mining projects. She is a member of the American Statistical Association and regularly presents research papers at their meetings.
    • Ch 620. Social Media Credit Scoring
  • Maria Teresa Andrade
    Maria Teresa Andrade
    University of Porto, Portugal
    Maria Teresa Andrade gained her PhD in Telecommunications, Electrical and Computing Engineering, from the University of Porto, Portugal in 2008. Her areas of expertise are multimedia networking, context-aware multimedia and content adaptation. She has authored or co-authored more than 50 scientific articles.
    • Ch 524. Context-Aware Personalization for Mobile Services
  • Rumen D. Andreev
    Rumen D. Andreev
    Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Information and Communication Technologies, Bulgaria
    1980- Engineer, Technical University, Sofia; 1987- PhD, Technical University, Sofia, Thesis in Computer Aided Design in Machinery Construction; 2002 - Assoc. Prof. at IICT-BAS, Head of Department "Communication Systems and Services", Director of Technology Transfer Office. Main research areas - complex systems, e-learning, decision support systems, computer graphics, user interface, software engineering
    • Ch 190. Preferences, Utility, and Stochastic Approximation
  • Paul Ankomah
    Paul Ankomah
    North Carolina A&T State University, USA
    Paul Ankomah is a professor in the Department of Human Performance and Leisure Studies at North Carolina A&T State University. He holds a BA degree from University of Ghana, Legon, MA from Wilfrid Laurier University, Ontario, Canada and a PhD from Texas A&M University, USA. His research interests include tourism marketing, consumer behavior, ecotourism, sustainable tourism development, and tourism development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Prior to life in academia, Dr. Ankomah worked with the Ghana Tourism Board for five years as Administrative Personnel Officer where he was responsible for administrative matters related the board’s personnel. In 1983, he proceeded to Rome, Italy to attend a one-year training program in tourism marketing at the Scuola Internazionale di Scienze Turistiche. He has published several tourism articles and book chapters and made numerous presentations at international conferences. Additionally, he was a Carnegie African Disapora Fellow-Ghana in 2014 and a Visiting Scholar at Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa in 2008.
    • Ch 356. Virtual Tourism and Its Potential for Tourism Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Muhammad Anshari
    Muhammad Anshari
    Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Brunei

    Muhammad Anshari is a researcher at Universiti Brunei Darussalam.

    • Ch 514. Pervasive Mobile Health
    • Ch 641. Adopting Open Source Software in Smartphone Manufacturers' Open Innovation Strategy
  • Jose Luis Monroy Anton
    Jose Luis Monroy Anton
    La Ribera University Hospital, Spain
    Medicine PhD, MD; Specialist in Radiation Oncology
    • Ch 503. Comprehensive E-Learning Appraisal System
  • Ardilio Antonino
    Ardilio Antonino
    Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering, Germany
    • Ch 396. Business Model Innovation-Oriented Technology Management for Emergent Technologies
  • Madoka Aragaki
    Madoka Aragaki
    Business Breakthrough University, Japan
    Madoka Aragaki got her Ph.D degree in Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo. After that, she has engaged in online education in several universities. She is interested in psychosocial aspects that internet affects on children and students.
    • Ch 430. The Protection Policy for Youth Online in Japan
  • Loredana Arana
    Loredana Arana
    University of Phoenix, USA
    Loredana Arana is a result-oriented and success-driven leader with a broad background in business, healthcare, operational, administrative and extensive project management expertise. With over 20 years of experience in providing significant experience in Multi-service Corporation, process improvement, mergers, acquisitions, systems selections and project life cycle. She has rolled out large change programmes of up to $30 millions for a major healthcare organization. She is a project management leadership coach, trainer, motivator, and exceptional team builder with highly developed sense of insight and people skills, ethical and work performance standards. She has earned both her Bachelor of Business and Professional Management and Master of Business Administration from Nova Southeastern University as well as obtaining other certificates such as Project Methodology, Project Management Qualified (PMQ), and Six Sigma Black Belt Professional (SSBBP) to mention a few that were obtained throughout her career. She is also a Member of the Project Management Institute (PMI). She has created and taught mentorship programs and classes related to Project Management and Information Technology. She has been a faculty member at University of Phoenix teaching classes related to technology. Loredana's belief is that project management success is more about guiding people as it is in relation to managing tasks and processes. In the course of her work she has helped people to become better leader; leaders that set a great personal example, that engage and inspire the team, that are excellent at challenging the status quo, and that understands how to build strong relationships with their employees as well as clients. She believes that there is still so much more to learn in life, you never cease to learn. She sees beyond today's problems toward the possibilities which are just on the other side of tomorrow.
    • Ch 490. Lack of Characteristics Management Causing Biggest Projects Failure
  • Andre L. Araujo
    Andre L. Araujo
    Texas A&M University, USA
    Dr. Araujo is a faculty member with the Information Systems and Operations Management Department of Mays Business School at Texas A&M University. Dr. Araujo serves as the MS/MIS Graduate Academic Advisor and his research focuses on trust development in computer-mediated teams, and collaborative technology adoption in teams with dispersed members. His dissertation work was recognized by the Provost's Dissertation Award at the University of Oklahoma, from where he graduated with a PhD in MIS. He has presented his work at various conferences and international journals.
    • Ch 62. Hyper-Sensitivity in Global Virtual Teams
  • Vladimir Santiago Arias
    Vladimir Santiago Arias
    Texas Tech University, USA
    I am a MA in applied Linguistics and Mass Communications, and also a PhD. student in Media and Communication at Texas Tech University.
    • Ch 613. Online Dating/Dating Apps
  • Tracy Arner
    Tracy Arner
    Kent State University, USA
    Ms. Arner is a doctoral student in Educational Psychology at Kent State University. Her current research focus is on how to prepare teachers to enter classrooms filled with diverse learners. Research includes how to best teach 21st century pre-service teachers as well as how to ensure that they are knowledgeable in the strategies they will need to teach their 21st Century students. Prior to beginning her Ph.D., Ms. Arner was an Instructional Technology Coordinator in a large K-12 school district where she worked with teachers on integrating various technologies into daily classroom instruction. Some of these included Google Apps for Education, learning management systems, and adaptive learning environments.
    • Ch 555. Mobile Learning in and out of the K-12 Classroom
  • Richa Arora
    Richa Arora
    Regenesys Institute of Management, India
    Dr. Richa Arora, Country Head of Regenesys Business School-India has completed her B.E (Environmental), M.Sc. (Environmental), MBA, M.Phil (Marketing), Phd. (Marketing), and UGC- NET and JRF. As a Professor of Marketing, Dr. Richa has more than 15 years of academic, research, institutional and administration expertise. Her experience spans four universities and multiple local and international institutions, boards and task teams. Her professional involvement in institutions has always been defined by three distinct engagements: the contest of ideas; their translation into actionable initiatives; and the building of institutions. Dr. Richa has held eminent positions in a number of premier national and international organisations such as Symbiosis International University and University of Seychelles dealing with administration and higher education in particular. She has published 2 books on Marketing, 11 papers in International Journal, 15 papers in National Journal and 3 edited books. She has served on many advisory committees and panels sponsored by governmental and professional organisations. She was the Principal Investigator in two major research projects funded by CSIR and AICTE and Co Investigator for a couple of UGC sponsored projects. She has successfully organized nine academic events which include seminars, workshops and international conferences. Besides her illustrious academic and research exposure, she gained rich experience in administration by occupying important administrative positions.
    • Ch 252. Determining Impact of Demographics on Perceived Service Quality in Online Retail
  • Noreen Izza Arshad
    Noreen Izza Arshad
    Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia
    She has been my co-supervisor throughout my Masters degree.
    • Ch 291. Towards Modelling Effective Educational Games Using Multi-Domain Framework
  • Yunus Ziya Arslan
    Yunus Ziya Arslan
    Istanbul University, Turkey
    Yunus Ziya Arslan received the B.S. degree in 2002, the M.S. degree in 2005, and the Ph.D. degree in 2009 all from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Istanbul University, Turkey. He spent six months at the University of Calgary as a Visitor Researcher. He serves currently as an Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Istanbul University. His research areas include musculoskeletal biomechanics, dental biomechanics, tissue biomechanics, computational biomechanics, and modeling and control of robotic manipulators.
    • Ch 27. Design, Manufacture, and Selection of Ankle-Foot-Orthoses
    • Ch 43. General Perspectives on Electromyography Signal Features and Classifiers Used for Control of Human Arm Prosthetics
    • Ch 650. Object-Oriented Programming in Computer Science
  • Valentino Artizzu
    Valentino Artizzu
    University of Cagliari, Italy
    Valentino Artizzu is a student enrolled in the second year of the degree in computer science at the university of Cagliari. He recently collaborated with tinyBuild and DoubleDutch Games for the Italian localization of "Speedrunn"
    • Ch 285. Leveraging the Arduino Platform to Develop Information Technology Devices
  • Sivasankar Arumugam
    Sivasankar Arumugam
    Sri Venkateswara College of Education, India
    Dr. Sivasankar, A. is the principal of Sri Venkateswara College of Education, Karaikal, India. He has 20 years of teaching experience that includes a decade as a teacher educator. He holds a Ph.D. in Education from Bharathidasan University, besides holding Post Graduation in Chemistry, Education and Psychology. He has the credit of publishing topics of contemporary interest in various journals of international repute. E-mail: sivasankar_arumugam@yahoo.com
    • Ch 227. Science Animation and Students' Attitudes
  • Davood Askarany
    Davood Askarany
    The University of Auckland, New Zealand
    Dr Askarany is a leading researcher in the area of diffusion of management accounting innovations in New Zealand. He has successfully received funding for and conducted major research projects in this area within Australia, New Zealand, UK and the Middle East. His research and professional interests primarily rest in diffusion of innovation, management accounting, organisational change, performance measurement, and diffusion theory. He has published extensively in these areas, for both academic and professional outlets. Davood has authored over 30 academic papers, including publications in International Journal of Production and Economics, Critical Perspectives on Accounting, International Journal of Accounting, Auditing and Performance, Thunderbird International Business Review, Managerial Auditing Journal, and the Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology. Among several quality assured journal papers, he has published 3 A* papers (based on – ABCD ranking). Most of his publications have been ranked among the top ten downloads by SSRN. According to SSRN, some of his papers have been downloaded more than 9000 times over the past three years. He has served as an editorial board member and a primary reviewer of more than 20 international journals such as 'International Journal of Production and Economics', ‘Group and Organization Management’ and ‘Journal of Accounting and Organizational Change’.
    • Ch 188. Managerial Tools and Techniques for Decision Making
  • Andrea Atzeni
    Andrea Atzeni
    Politecnico di Torino, Italy
    Andrea Atzeni is a Senior Research Assistant at the Dipartimento di Automatica e Informatica, Politecnico di Torino, in the TORSEC Security group. In last twelve years participated in a number of large scale European research project, even as Politecnico di Torino's technical leader. His work addresses definition of security requirements, investigation and modelisation of user expectation on security and privacy, specification of functional and security architectures, development of cross-domain usable security, risk analysis and threat modeling for complex cross-domain systems, legal and technical issues for using cross-border authentication services.
    • Ch 433. Usable Security
  • Barbara Atzori
    Barbara Atzori
    University of Florence, Italy
    Barbara Atzori has a degree in Psychology at the University of Florence. She has studied virtual reality analgesia for children and adolescents and has collaborated with Hunter Hoffman since 2012. She's a P.h.D. student (Department of Health Science, University of Florence) and she's conducing her researches in partnership with Meyer Children's Hospital of Florence and with a Private Dental Practice. Her researches are focused on children and adolescents pain management using VR analgesia during several painful procedures, in particular in odontoiatric and oncological settings.
    • Ch 518. Virtual Reality as Distraction Technique for Pain Management in Children and Adolescents
  • Verónica Inés Aubin
    Verónica Inés Aubin
    Universidad Nacional de La Matanza, Argentina
    Researcher and Professor at the Universidad Nacional de La Matanza.
    • Ch 403. Exploring New Handwriting Parameters for Writer Identification
  • Udo Richard Averweg
    Udo Richard Averweg
    eThekwini Municipality, South Africa
    Udo Richard Franz Averweg is employed as an Information Technology (IT) Project Manager at eThekwini Municipality, Durban, South Africa. He entered the IT industry during 1979 and holds a Masters Technology degree in Information Technology (cum laude), a second Masters degree in Science from the University of Natal and a third Masters degree in Commerce from the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. As an IT practitioner, he is a registered professional member of the Institute of Information Technology Professionals, South Africa. He has authored and co-authored more than 180 research outputs (80 being peer-reviewed): some research outputs have been delivered at local conferences, some have been published in accredited peer-reviewed journals and some have appeared as chapters in books. In 2012 he published a book entitled Decision-making support systems: Theory and practice. During January 2000 Udo climbed to the summit of Africa’s highest peak, Mount Kilimanjaro (5,895 metres), in Tanzania.
    • Ch 617. The Qualities and Potential of Social Media
  • Liliana Ávila
    Liliana Ávila
    University of Aveiro, Portugal
    Liliana Ávila has a Bachelor and Master degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from the University of Aveiro. Currently, she is PhD student and researcher assistant in the Department of Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering and Tourism at the same university. She has presented and published her work in some conferences at the national level and in international publications. Her current research interests include information and workflow management, as well as the operations management and strategy of hybrid organizations.
    • Ch 76. The Main Concepts Behind the Dematerialization of Business Processes
  • Danilo Avola
    Danilo Avola
    University of Udine, Italy
    Danilo Avola received the M.Sc. degree in Computer Science from Sapienza University, Rome, Italy, in 2002 and the Ph.D. degree in Molecular and Ultrastructural Imaging from University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy, in 2014. Since 2015 he is post-doc researcher at the Department of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics (DMIF), University of Udine, Udine, Italy, and member of the AVIRES Lab at the same University. Previously, he was research engineer at the Department of Computer Science, Sapienza University, at the Multimodal \& Multimedia Lab of the National Research Council, Rome, Italy. His research interests include Human Computer Interaction, Computer Vision, Signal Processing, Machine Learning, Image and Video Processing, Multimodal Systems, and Pattern Recognition. He serves on the Steering Committee of selected International Conferences and is an Editorial Board member of different International Journals. Danilo Avola is author or co-author of more than 60 papers in International Journals, refereed International Conferences and International Book Chapters. Since 2011, Danilo Avola is member of IAPR and member of IEEE.
    • Ch 538. Mobile Applications for Automatic Object Recognition
  • Laura Aymerich-Franch
    Laura Aymerich-Franch
    CNRS-AIST JRL (Joint Robotics Laboratory), AIST, Japan
    I am a Marie Curie IOF postdoctoral fellow at CNRS-AIST JRL (Joint Robotics Laboratory). Previously, I was a Fulbright postdoctoral scholar at Virtual Human Interaction Lab at Stanford University. I earned a PhD cum laude on Audiovisual Communication and Advertising (2010) from Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), where I was part of the Image, Sound, and Synthesis Research Group (GRISS). I have also been a lecturer at UAB (2006-2011) and a visiting research fellow at iCinema, Centre for Interactive Cinema Research at University of New South Wales in Sydney (2009). My area of expertise is Media Psychology. I study self-representation in artificially created environments and the consequences of mediated embodiment in virtual reality and humanoid robots.
    • Ch 367. Mediated Embodiment in New Communication Technologies
  • Ana Azevedo
    Ana Azevedo
    Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal
    Ana Azevedo is an associate professor in the Information Systems Department, ISCAP/ Polytechnic of Porto, Porto, Portugal, teaching E-Commerce, Decision Support Systems, Business Intelligence and Introduction to Databases Systems courses. She holds a PhD in Information Systems and Technologies, University of Minho, Portugal. She is a researcher in Algoritmi R&D Center, University of Minho, Portugal. She regularly supervises master students. She published several articles in journals, conferences, and book chapters, as well as edited books. She is associate editor of the International Journal of Technology and Human Interaction (IJTHI). She is a member of the Editorial Review Board of the International Journal of Decision Support System Technology (IJDSST) and of the International Journal of Business Intelligence Research (IJBIR). She also serves as a regular reviewer for several journals and conferences. Her primary areas of research interests are Decision Support Systems, Data mining, and Business Intelligence. Her research interests also include e assessment.
    • Ch 166. Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery in Databases
  • Abdul Aziz
    Abdul Aziz
    Usman Institute of Technology, Pakistan
    Abdul Aziz, an academician and researcher serving as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science, Usman Institute of Technology (UIT) – Hamdard University, Karachi. He has over a decade of experience with academia & industry in the field of Information Technology. His research interest is in the area of emerging trends in Computer Science, Education and Disaster Management. He is an expert in developing strategies for academia & industry. Additionally, he is also a member of different committees where he participates in designing policies and to look after the procedures for curriculum & faculty development and accreditation.
    • Ch 15. Dotted Raster-Stereography
  • Ihuoma Sandra Babatope
    Ihuoma Sandra Babatope
    Delta State College of Physical Education, Nigeria
    I am a Librarian in the Delta State College of Physical Education, Mosogar (DESCOPEM) in Delta State, Nigeria. I hold a Masters degree in Library and Information Science and also a Bachelors degree in Library Science both from Delta State university, Abraka. Am also a Certified Librarian In Nigeria (CLN), a member of the Nigerian Library Association (NLA) and an Associate member of Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), UK. Also an author in several scholarly publications; internationally, nationally and locally. Some of the skills I have acquired include; Research skills, Team Building Skills, Stress management skills and a very good use of the Microsoft office suite and other web applications. I am dynamic and always open to new innovative ideas as well.
    • Ch 456. Social Media Applications as Effective Service Delivery Tools for Librarians
  • Mihaela Badea
    Mihaela Badea
    Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania

    Mihaela Badea, Assoc. Prof. Ph. D., is the Head of the Teacher Training Department of the Petroleum – Gas University of Ploiesti, where she lectures on Romanian Language Teaching, English Language Teaching and Pedagogy. She also teaches Methods of Language Education Activities and the Methodology of Romanian Language and Literature for Young Children to BA students enrolled in the Pedagogy of Primary and Pre-School Education program. She holds a Ph. D. in Education Sciences from the University of Bucharest, her Ph. D. dissertation being on “Disruptive Behavior at Academic Level” and she is involved in national and international research projects, her research concerns being materialized in various studies published in Romania and abroad.

    • Ch 342. A Study on Extensive Reading in Higher Education
  • Liudmila Vladimirovna Baeva
    Liudmila Vladimirovna Baeva
    Astrakhan State University, Russia
    Full Professor, PhD of Philosophy, Dean of Department of Social Communication, Professor of Chair of Philosophy of Astrakhan State University. The Expert of Analytical Centre under the Government of the Russian Federation, Expert of Russian Academia of Science. Author of over 200 scientific articles and 6 monographs. Research interests focus on the field of axiology, philosophical anthropology, philosophy of media, e-culture and the study of the information society issues. Member of the Russian Philosophical Society and the Russian Political Science Association, member of editorial board of the international journal “Socioloska luca: Journal of Social Anthropology, Social Demography & Social Psychology” (Montenegro), the international journal “The Caspian Region: Economics, Politics and Culture” (Russian), Journal “Philosophical Problems of Information Technologies and Cyberspace” (Russia). Member of World Congress of Philosophy in Istanbul, Seoul, Athens.
    • Ch 363. Existential Aspects of the Development E-Culture
  • Surajit Bag
    Surajit Bag
    Tega Industries South Africa Pty Ltd., South Africa
    Dr Surajit Bag has completed his PhD in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from College of Management and Economic Studies, University of Petroleum & Energy Studies, Dehradun. He has attended Management Development Program in Multivariate data analysis from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He has also attended Management Development Program in Research Methodology from Banaras Hindu University. He has trained in Case Study Teaching from Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta. He has also trained in Total Qual¬ity Management from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. Presently he is working in the position of Head of Procurement with Tega Industries South Africa Pty Ltd, South Africa. He is having more than eight years of industry experience. His areas of research interest are Buyer-Supplier Relationship, Sustainable Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Risk Management, Humanitarian logistics strategy and Business excellence. He has attended several National and International conferences and has published more than 50 papers in reputed journals. He is the recipient of AIMS-IRMA Young Management Researcher Award 2016 for his significant contribution towards management research. He is an editorial board member of International Journal of Applied Logistics, IRJ Science and Amity Journal of Operations Management. He is a regular reviewer of several prestigious journals such as ANOR, JHLSCM, VISION, IJIS, IJAL and IJPM. He is a life member of professional bodies such as Indian Rubber Institute (IRI), Operational Research Society of India (ORSI), Society of Operations Management (SOM), AIMS International and Asian Council of Logistics Management (ACLM).
    • Ch 270. Identification of Green Procurement Drivers and Their Interrelationship Using Fuzzy TISM and MICMAC Analysis
  • Tony Bailetti
    Tony Bailetti
    Carleton University, Canada
    Tony Bailetti is the Director of Carleton’s Technology Innovation Management program (www.carleton.ca/it), Chair of the Lead to Win Council and Executive Director (Acting) of the VENUS Task Group. He holds a joint appointment in the Eric Sprott School of Business and the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. Tony was presented with the 2011 Ottawa Innovation Community award from the Ottawa Centre for Research and Innovation (OCRI). Tony’s research, teaching, and community contributions support the ecosystem approach to innovation for the purpose of creating technology jobs, launching and growing technology companies, and attracting investment. Tony has published in Research Policy, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Journal of Product Innovation Management, and R&D Management. He has supervised over 60 graduate level theses and projects. Tony Bailetti was born and raised in Peru. He received his M.B.A. and Ph.D. degrees in 1973 and 1976 respectively, from the University of Cincinnati. Tony joined Carleton University in 1979. Today he is a proud 34-years Carleton veteran and Ottawa resident. Tony has four children and six grand children. They are the treasures of his life.
    • Ch 147. A Three-Vector Approach to Blind Spots in Cybersecurity
  • Balamurugan B
    Balamurugan B
    VIT University, India
    Balamurugan Balusamy is associate professor in school of information technology engineering, VIT University,Vellore.
    • Ch 93. Fault Tolerant Cloud Systems
  • Kannan Balasubramanian
    Kannan Balasubramanian
    Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, India
    Dr. Kannan Balasubramanian received a Ph.D degree in Computer Science from University of California, Los Angeles, and the M.Tech degree in computer Science and Engineering from IIT Bombay India and his Msc(Tech) degree in Computer Science from BITS, Pilani, India. He is a Professor at Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi, India. His research interests include Network Security, Network protocols, applications and performance.
    • Ch 431. Security of Identity-Based Encryption Algorithms
  • Senthilarasu Balasubramanian
    Senthilarasu Balasubramanian
    National Institute of Technology, India
    Dr. B. Senthil Arasu PhD has specialized in Finance, is working as an Associate professor in Department of management studies, National Institute of Technology Trichy. His core research, focuses on stock prediction, Financial Inclusion, financing and managing SMEs. He has delivered an UKIERI funded project on Developing Management Training Materials for SMEs. He has published a lot of research articles in leading international journals.
    • Ch 4. An Extension to the Delone and Mclean Information Systems Success Model and Validation in the Internet Banking Context
  • Gianmarco Baldini
    Gianmarco Baldini
    European Commission – Joint Research Centre, Italy
    Gianmarco Baldini completed his degree in 1993 in Electronic Engineering from the University of Rome "La Sapienza" with specialization in Wireless Communications. He has worked as Senior Technical Architect and System Engineering Manager in Ericsson, Lucent Technologies, Hughes Network Systems and Selex Communications before joining the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission in 2007 as Scientific Officer. His current research activities focus on Internet of Things, navigation, wireless communications and security aspects in cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems applications. He has co-authored more than 50 research papers in the areas of wireless communications, navigation and security.
    • Ch 533. Identification of Wireless Devices From Their Physical Layer Radio-Frequency Fingerprints
  • Carlos Ballesteros
    Carlos Ballesteros
    Universidad Pontificia Comillas, Spain
    Carlos Ballesteros has been teaching at the University since 1992. His courses taught comprises Introduction to Marketing, Consumer Behavior, Marketing Ethics, Fair Trade and Responsible Consumption, among other subjects as e.g. Qualitative Methodology for doctoral research in marketing and business. He is also a voluntary Professor of International Marketing and Global Markets at “Jesuit Commons: Higher Education in the Margins”, an initiative which provides higher education at refugee camps in Africa and Asia. He has a strong international background, both as invited Professor (Böras-Sweden, TEC- Mexico) or keynote speaker (Guangzhou-China, Luanda- Angola, Paris-France). It has had several senior academic positions (Head of Studies, Academic Director). He is currently responsible for commissioning the Social Business Guidance Service, a service-learning project at the University. He has also been involved in a number of charities and fair trade and ethial banking projects in Spain: He is a recognized keynote speaker and newspaper and journal columnist. He has been appointed as an expert for advsing the European Commission Programs (including Marie Curie grants and H2020 TwiNN)
    • Ch 142. Taxonomy for “Homo Consumens” in a 3.0 Era
  • Shakuntala Banaji
    Shakuntala Banaji
    LSE, UK
    Dr. Shakuntala Banaji has published extensively on young people, children and media as well as gender, ethnicity and Hindi cinema. She has also published on creativity, the internet and civic participation. Her current research addresses the intersection between socio-political context, media, identity and participation. Her focus is on the lives of children and young people in different geographical and class contexts, with a critical take on the ways in which rhetorical conceptions of citizenship, development, engagement and digital media construct and position child and youth subjectivities.
    • Ch 318. Young People, Civic Participation, and the Internet
  • Saeed Banihashemi
    Saeed Banihashemi
    University of Technology Sydney, Australia
    PhD candidate of Built Environment
    • Ch 47. Advanced ICT Methodologies (AIM) in the Construction Industry
  • Neeta Baporikar
    Neeta Baporikar
    Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia & University of Pune, India
    Neeta Baporikar is currently Professor (Management) at Harold Pupkewitz Graduate School of Business (HP-GSB), Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia. Prior to this, she was Head of Scientific Research with the Ministry of Higher Education CAS-Salalah, Sultanate of Oman, and Professor (Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship) at IIIT Pune and BITS, India. With more than a decade of experience in the industry, consultancy, and training, she made a lateral switch to research and academics in 1995. Prof. Baporikar holds D.Sc. (Management Studies) from the USA and Ph.D. in Management from the University of Pune, India with MBA (Distinction) and Law (Hons.) degrees. Apart from this, she is also an external reviewer, Oman Academic Accreditation Authority, Accredited Management Teacher, Qualified Trainer, FDP from EDII, Doctoral Guide, and Board Member of Academics Advisory Committee in accredited B-Schools. She has to her credit many conferred doctorates, is a member of international and editorial advisory boards, reviewer for Emerald, IGI Global, Inderscience, etc. She has also published numerous refereed papers and has authored books in the area of entrepreneurship, strategy, management, and higher education.
    • Ch 261. Current Scenario of Youth Entrepreneurship in India
  • Michael Barlow
    Michael Barlow
    University of New South Wales, Australia
    Dr. Barlow is a computer scientist who has worked in the fields of computational intelligence, simulation, virtual environments and human computer interaction for the past 30 years.
    • Ch 14. Computational Intelligence Approaches to Computational Aesthetics
  • Diane Barrett
    Diane Barrett
    Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, USA
    Dr. Diane Barrett holds a PhD in business administration with an information security specialization from Northcentral University. She is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), and Digital Forensic Certified Practitioner holding many additional industry certifications including, ISSMP, NSA IAM/IEM, Paraben Certified Mobile Examiner, and many CompTIA certifications. Dr. Barrett has an extensive background and has been involved in the IT industry for over 20 years, spending 7 years in software development before becoming involved in security and forensics. She is the President of NextGard technology, LLC and has done contract forensic and security assessment work for numerous years and held positions such as manager of research and training for Kroll’s cyber division and forensic training director for Paraben Corporation. Dr. Barrett is the conference co-chair for the Conference on Digital Forensics, Security and Law as well as the President of the Digital Forensics Certification Board. Diane has been involved in collegiate-level forensic education through the development of curriculum and teaching at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, American Military University, and the University of Advancing Technology. She has been a volunteer for ISC2 since 2007 in the areas of item writing and review for the CISSP and ISSMP exams. She has co-authored several security and computer forensics books including Security + Exam Cram, Virtualization and Forensics, and Cybercrime and Cloud Forensics: Applications for Investigation Processes.
    • Ch 116. Forensic Investigations in Cloud Computing
  • Yannick Bartens
    Yannick Bartens
    University of Hamburg, Germany
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    • Ch 52. Bi-Directional Business/IT Alignment
  • Randy Basham
    Randy Basham
    University of Texas at Arlington, USA
    Dr. Randy (Randall) Basham is coauthor of two texts, one on computing and data analysis, and another on a published multi-national, mixed methods, survey research study on micro-economic development and democracy. His published dissertation examines computing and data visualization in the evaluation of therapeutic multi-group comparative outcomes, across units of analysis. He has authored, or coauthored numerous peer reviewed journal articles, book chapters, conference proceedings, encyclopedia entries and published book reviews. Along the way, has received university, or professional school, awards for scholarship, research, teaching, community services, and also several external career recognitions. He brings to his academic career twenty years of preventive education, mental health service delivery, critical incident and disaster response, professional consultation, and varied clinical and professional adjunct teaching experience. Prior to this, he has engaged in nearly ten years of direct service delivery in primary health care and trauma care. His specialty or substantive area(s) of study are concerned with emerging technologies and their application to human service delivery, or professional direct practice. He is past Member of the Board of Directors for the Human Service Information Technology Association (HUSITA) international professional association, Editorial board of the Journal of Technology in Human Services (JTHS) and Editorial Board of the International Journal on Management and Leadership Studies (IJMLS) and has completed University of Texas System, Leading for Success Training, for Chairs. He has served as a Representative for the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), Commission on Accreditation (COA), as a Site Reviewer. From, 2012 to 2015 he has served as Director and Graduate Advisor, of one of the most highly ranked (Top 10 by Graduate Programs.com/ Top 38 by US News and World Reports), and largest of public graduate programs of professional Social Work education (Above 1200), in the United States.
    • Ch 121. Information Science and Technology in Crisis Response and Management
  • Rounaq Basu
    Rounaq Basu
    Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
    Mr. Rounaq Basu is pursuing his Master of Science in Transportation degree at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and is currently a Research Assistant at the Intelligent Transportation Systems Laboratory at MIT. He works in the area of urban and transportation planning, focusing on smart mobility and associated policy implications for an integrated urban transportation system. His research interests also include web-based survey design techniques and policy issues regarding public health and travel behavior. Mr. Basu holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Civil Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. He has also worked as a Research Assistant at the Centre for Urban Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay. He holds active international collaborations with the DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, Canada and the Research Centre for Integrated Transport Innovation (rCITI), University of New South Wales, Australia.
    • Ch 682. Need for Rethinking Modern Urban Planning Strategies Through Integration of ICTs
  • Paul Bates
    Paul Bates
    University of Southern Queensland, Australia
    Paul Bates has held the positions of Chair of the Qantas Group Flight Training Research board and a consultant to Qantas Group Flight Training. He has been a member of the Industry Board of Aviation Australia. He has previously been a member of the International Advisory Board of the Singapore Association of Aviation Focused Enterprises, the Queensland Government's Aviation Reference Group and President of the Australasian University Aviation Association. He is currently a member of the Education and Research Committee and The Council of Associates of the International Air Cargo Association. Dr. Bates is the Head of Aviation at the University of Southern Queensland and Chairs the outreach committee of ICAO's Next Generation of Aviation Professionals Task Force.
    • Ch 684. Regional Development and Air Freight Service Needs for Regional Communities
  • Gaetano Battistella
    Gaetano Battistella
    ISPRA, Italy
    Born in Atessa (Chieti) on August 14th, 1957. Italian. Tel.+ 39 06 5007 4492 Mobile + 39 330 297837 Fax + 39 06 5007 4259 Degree in Mechanical Engineering (1981) University ‘La Sapienza’ Rome (cum Laude) – Specialist in Safety, Environment and Management Systems Certifications as Safety Manager, Process Safety Systems Manager, Quality Assurance Lead Auditor, Euro Consultant (EU Project Designer, Assessor, Monitor) Professional Engineers Registered.in SINAL Register of Laboratories Quality Systems Inspectors (List B). MIUR CILEA REPRISE Experts. Arbitration Experts Register for Public Works. Professional Experts Register of Ministry of Interior (L. 7/12/1984 n. 818 art.1) for certifications releases of firefighting design approval and CPI/NOP. Technical Consultant Expert of Rome Court of Justice (Civil Section) for firefighting, occupational health/safety, management engineering. Languages (Italian, English, French, Spanish) Software (Office, Internet, Outlook, Photoshop, SPSS, AutoCAD, Studio Wiz) Manager Responsible of Service since 2006. Teacher of management systems, informatics, clean up technologies, waste management and safety. Director of more than 40 environmental training courses. Author and coordinator of more than 900 papers, presentations, publications, articles and technical reports, among which 12 books (list available). Coordinator of more than 600 stages and 80 internships for graduates. Companies Profile and main functions: ENEA, Rome – National Institute for Alternative Energies (1983-1987) Project Engineer and Manager for mechanical, thermal and nuclear power plants NSSS mechanical components design, construction and testing with main supplier Firms (Westinghouse, GE, FIAT-TTG, Ansaldo, Belleli, Nuovo Pignone). ENEA-DISP – Directorate for Nuclear Safety and Health Protection (1987-1994) Quality Assurance Lead Auditor of main nuclear safety Contractors (Westinghouse, Texas Instruments, Nuovo Pignone). Staff to the General Director for nuclear safety studies, operational research and international affairs. ANPA, Rome – Italian National Agency for Environmental Protection (1994-2000) Environmental training and education Manager. ‘ACNA Training Project' Responsible and Director of training courses. Coordinator of Stages and Internships Programme for graduates. Responsible of EU ‘Leonardo Da Vinci’ Programme ‘LA21 E-Learning’ Project and Partner in ‘Growth’ Programme ‘Cascade’ Project. Responsible of contracts and agreements (SUDGEST, other Firms). APAT, Rome – Italian Agency for Environmental Protection and Technical Services (2000-2008) Manager responsible of the ‘Service for the Promotion of Environmental Capacity Building’ with 1 Sector, than of the ‘Service for Environmental Education and Capacity Building’ with 3 Sectors and 1 Website ‘Formeducambiente’. President in 2004 of ‘Green Spider’ Network of European Union Environmental Communicators. Responsible of ‘Dounya Parc’ Project with MATE (Algeria), ‘Capacity building and general training’ Project with EEAA (Egypt), ‘Capacity building and training courses’ Project with MATEE (Morocco) and MTE and EPA (Montenegro). ISPRA, Rome – Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (2008-Today) Responsible for international Networking in ‘Green Spider’ EU DGXII Network and in the Group ex Art.6 of UNFCCC, Partner in Projects for environmental information, as in Life ‘Act’ Project, ERA-NET SKEP Project, GEO Project. Coordinator of the ‘Task Force supporting the Italian Ministry of Environment for IPPC Permits release’ for Refineries and Chemical Industries. Member of Commission for Professional Register Certification in Industrial Engineering (2012-2013. Technical and management MIUR Assessor of the SILA Project for the empowerment of the University of Calabria in Arcavacata for 2012-2014.
    • Ch 275. Waste Gas End-of-Pipe Treatment Techniques in Italian IPPC Chemical Plants
  • Thami Batyashe
    Thami Batyashe
    Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
    Nomathamsanqa (Thami) Batyashe is a professional with extensive experience in the IT industry, in both private and public sectors. In the last ten years, Ms Batyashe have held several positions in the areas of software development, project management, software testing, IT governance, enterprise architecture, risk management and IT strategy. She is currently an IT strategist at a government agency in South Africa. Ms Batyashe holds two Master's degrees in IT and Business Leadership. She is a doctoral candidate at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology. Other qualifications include a National Diploma in software development and Bachelor degree in Information Systems with cum laude.
    • Ch 70. Architectural Framework for the Implementation of Information Technology Governance in Organisations
  • Levent Bayındır
    Levent Bayındır
    Ataturk University, Turkey
    Levent Bayindir received his B.Sc. degree in Computer Science from Ege University, Turkey, in 2002 and his Ph.D. degree in Swarm Robotics at the KOVAN research lab from Middle East Technical University, Turkey, in 2012. He is currently an assistant professor of Computer Engineering at Atatürk University in Erzurum, Turkey. His research interests include swarm robotics and pervasive computing.
    • Ch 547. A Survey of People Localization Techniques Utilizing Mobile Phones
  • Abeer Bayousuf
    Abeer Bayousuf
    King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
    • Ch 404. Haptics-Based Systems Characteristics, Classification, and Applications
  • Pena L. Bedesem
    Pena L. Bedesem
    Kent State University, USA
    Dr. Bedesem is an Associate Professor of Special Education in the School of Lifespan Development and Education Sciences. Her current research focuses on the use of mobile technology for teaching and learning and the use of mixed reality classrooms to prepare teacher candidates to work with students diverse learning needs in inclusive classrooms.
    • Ch 555. Mobile Learning in and out of the K-12 Classroom
  • Ghalem Belalem
    Ghalem Belalem
    University of Es Senia Oran1, Algeria
    Ghalem Belalem Graduated from Department of computer science, Faculty of exact and applied sciences, University of Oran1 Ahmed Ben Bella, Algeria, where he received PhD degree in computer science in 2007. His current research interests are distributed system; grid computing, cloud computing, replication, consistency, fault tolerance, economic models, energy consumption, Big data, IoT, mobile environment, images processing.
    • Ch 96. Improved Checkpoint Using the Effective Management of I/O in a Cloud Environment
  • Olga Belikov
    Olga Belikov
    Brigham Young University, USA
    Olga Belikov is an instructional designer and graduate student in the department of Instructional Psychology and Technology at Brigham Young University. Her research interests include open education, identity, and social media/web domains for education.
    • Ch 587. Scholarly Identity in an Increasingly Open and Digitally Connected World
  • Wendi R. Bellar
    Wendi R. Bellar
    Texas A&M University, USA
    Wendi Bellar is PhD candidate in the Department of Communication at Texas A&M University. Her research employs textual analysis and user experience methods to explore the relationship between design and use in religious mobile applications. Her work has been published in New Media & Society and Mobile Media & Communication.
    • Ch 535. The Intersection of Religion and Mobile Technology
  • Ahmed Ben Hamida
    Ahmed Ben Hamida
    University of Sfax, Tunisia
    Ahmed BEN HAMIDA, is a professor at the national shool of Engineering of Sfax, Tunisia. He is Founder and director of ATMS research group Advanced Technologies for medical and Signals ATMS – Lab LETI, from the national school of engineering ENIS University of Sfax Tunisia. http://www.atms-researchgroup.com/ His research interests are telecommunications, medical image processing, satellite image, processing, signal processing and cryptography. He is a supervisor of several thesis in different universities such as ENIS Tunisia, ENIG Tunisia etc
    • Ch 10. Artificial Intelligence Review
  • Mohammed Ben Maati
    Mohammed Ben Maati
    University Abdelmalek Essaadi, Morocco
    I’m a teacher of Computer Science at the Faculty of Science in Tetouan (University Abdelmalek Essaadi, Morocco). I completed my studies at the University Louis Pasteur of Strasbourg (in France) where I obtained my PhD in Computer Science in 1994.Right now, I’m the coordinator of the Master Software Quality at the Faculty of Sciences of Tetouan. My research topics are: Images encryption, image processing, machine learning, e-CRM (electronic customer relationship management), ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) in Web2.
    • Ch 140. Improving Data Quality in Intelligent eCRM Applications
  • Hanêne Ben-Abdallah
    Hanêne Ben-Abdallah
    King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia
    Hanêne Ben-Abdallah received a PhD in CIS from the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Between 1997 and 2012, she was at the University of Sfax, Tunisia. Since 2013, she has been Professor in the IS Department, Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, KSA. She is a member of the Mir@cl laboratory, University of Sfax, Tunisia. Her research interests include design reuse techniques and model quality assurance in software and business process modelling, Web-based applications, and data warehouses. She was a member in many international projects. She has served on technical conference committees and as reviewer in many international conferences and journals.
    • Ch 66. Social Business Process Modeling
  • Shahzada Benazeer
    Shahzada Benazeer
    University of Antwerp, Belgium
    The author is a researcher in the department of Management Information Systems, Faculty of Applied Economics, University of Antwerp, 2000 Antwerp, Belgium.
    • Ch 461. The Concept of Modularity in the Context of IS Project Outsourcing
  • Sue Bennett
    Sue Bennett
    University of Wollongong, Australia
    Sue Bennett is a Senior Lecturer in the University of Wollongong’s Faculty of Education and Deputy Coordinator of the Centre for Research in Interactive Learning Environments. Sue has over 15 years experience as a university teacher and designer of technology-supported learning. Sue’s research into learning objects and learning designs has attracted competitive grant funding and resulted in a significant body of publications. Sue’s latest project, involving the University of Wollongong, the Open University of the Netherlands and Janison Solutions, is developing The Learning Design Framework which integrates learning objects and learning designs to support effective design of online learning.
    • Ch 219. From Digital Natives to Student Experiences With Technology
  • Federico Bergenti
    Federico Bergenti
    Università degli Studi di Parma, Italy
    Federico Bergenti received his Ph.D. in Information Technology from the University of Parma in 2001. In 2007 he was hired as Research Assistant at the University of Parma and he currently teaches Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence courses for the Department of Mathematics and Informatics of the University of Parma. He writes and presents widely on many topics related to agent technologies, and he is author of more than one hundred scientific papers in international journals and proceedings of international conferences and workshops.
    • Ch 602. Agent-Based Social Networks
  • Dustin Bessette
    Dustin Bessette
    National Graduate School of Quality Management, USA
    Dustin Bessette is a doctoral candidate at the National Graduate School of Quality Management, located in Falmouth, MA. Academically, he is involved in scholarly research including publications in informatics, security, quality management, marketing and advertising, education, and career development. He currently has over 45 peer reviewed publications in scholarly journals, conference proceedings, and three published book chapters with three in review. Dustin is also a park ranger for Oregon Parks & Recreation Department, based at Fort Stevens State Park and an adjunct professor for Post University.
    • Ch 687. Massive Open Online Courses and Integrating Open Source Technology and Open Access Literature Into Technology-Based Degrees
  • Lucy R. Betts
    Lucy R. Betts
    Nottingham Trent University, UK
    Lucy R Betts is a senior lecturer in psychology with research interests in the area of social developmental psychology. Her current research examines adolescents’ experiences of cyber bullying, cyber victimisation and psychosocial adjustment. Previous research has focused on aspects of children’s social relationships with regard to psychosocial and school adjustment including predictors of centrality in best friend networks, peer liking and disliking, and trust.
    • Ch 361. Defining and Conceptualizing Cyberbullying
    • Ch 368. The Nature of Cyber Bullying Behaviours
  • Neeraj Bhanot
    Neeraj Bhanot
    Dr. B. R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, India
    Neeraj Bhanot is currently an Assistant Professor in Department of Industrial and Production Engineering, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar. He completed his graduation in Mechanical Engineering and post graduation in Industrial Engineering from Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana and has recently submitted his PhD thesis in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT Delhi. He has also been awarded with Young Scientist Award by Punjab Academy of Sciences, Patiala and Gold Medal at university level for Master’s degree. He also serves as a Reviewer in Benchmarking: An International Journal. His main research interests are sustainable supply chain management, operations management and performance enhancement using various research tools. Neeraj Bhanot is the corresponding author and can be contacted at: neerajbhanot.iitd@gmail.com
    • Ch 51. Benchmarking Performance Indicators of Indian Rail Freight by DEA Approach
  • Sonia Bharwani
    Sonia Bharwani
    Indian School of Management and Entrepreneurship, India
    Sonia Bharwani has done her Ph.D. in Business Administration from Aligarh Muslim University and received her MBA in International Business, from Manchester Business School in the U.K. She was an MBA Exchange Student at the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, North Carolina, U.S.A. A university topper in M.Com, Sonia has over fourteen years of experience teaching management in premier colleges in Mumbai, Gurgaon, Ahmedabad and Shimla and nine years industry experience in the area of finance in a Mumbai based private trading organisation. She currently the Associate Dean of the Indian School of Management and Entrepreneurship - ISME, Mumbai. She has to her credit several publications and research papers presented at international forums. Her areas of interest include General Management, Education, Hospitality Management, Human Resource Management and Marketing.
    • Ch 132. Reflection as a Process From Theory to Practice
  • Simanti Bhattacharya
    Simanti Bhattacharya
    University of Kalyani, India
    Simanti Bhattacharya is associated with Excelra Knowledge Solutions Pvt. Ltd. in Hyderabad, India in the capacity of Scientific Manager. There she is presently working in the Pharma Analytics Team focusing at computational drug repositioning. She has submitted her Ph.D. in the are of molecular modeling and docking from the University of Kalyani, WB, India. Her area of interest is in Molecular Modeling, Docking and Simulations, Protein Biochemistry, Expression Analysis, Programming and Bioinformatics. Previously she was associated with IISER-Kolkata and completed her M.Sc. in Bioinformatics and Biophysics from the University of Calcutta.
    • Ch 41. GWAS as the Detective to Find Genetic Contribution in Diseases
  • A. Bhuimali
    A. Bhuimali
    Raiganj University, India
    Prof. Dr A Bhuimali is the Vice Chancellor at the Raiganj University, Raiganj in the State of West Bengal in India. He is one of the dedicated educationist, economist in the region. Dr. Bhuimali holds MA (Economics) and PhD (Economics) from the University of North Bengal. He joined teaching profession in the University of North Bengal and held the position of Head, Department of Economics, North Bengal University from various period. He was also the coordinator of Special Assistance Program (SAP-DRS-III) in the Department of Economics for five years. He has authored several research papers, policy papers, review papers in several conferences, seminar of national and international repute. Dr. Bhuimali’s work spread over economics to development studies to Information Management. He has authored and edited several National text and research based books from time to time. At his new job he is actively engaged in infrastructure development of the Raiganj University towards a modern experience of learning from Bachelors to Doctoral level from the foundation year of the University. Till date under the Vice Chancellorship of Prof. Bhuimali 15 Department started MPhil and PhD Program and about 20 Academic Units started PG degrees leading to MA/MSc/MCom/LLM. He has striking experience in guiding Doctoral students as well. He has guided about 25 PhD students in different Interdisciplinary subjects. He is also member of several societies and organization of national and international repute. His work and administration widely appreciated and therefore in many colleges, universities and projects he has involved as an advisors, consultant and member.
    • Ch 386. Quantum Information Science Vis-à-Vis Information Schools
    • Ch 626. Community Science and Technology and Its Meaning to Potential Requirement
  • Ganesh D. Bhutkar
    Ganesh D. Bhutkar
    Vishwakarma Institute of Technology, India
    Ganesh Bhutkar is M. E. (Comp. Engg.) and MBA from University of Pune, India. He is Assistant Professor at Vishwakarma Institute of Technology (VIT), Pune. Also, he is currently pursuing PhD in Human Computer Interaction (HCI) - Medical Usability at Industrial Design Centre (IDC), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay. He has about 20 years of academic and research experience. His areas of interest are HCI, Information Systems and Healthcare Applications. He has received three Travel Grants from IFIP and TEQIP for attending International Conferences abroad. He has also received four Best Paper Awards at International Conferences. He is active member of IFIP TC 13.6 Workgroup - HWID. He is also the Faculty Coordinator of ACM Student Chapter at VIT, Pune.
    • Ch 355. Usability Evaluation of Tourism Icons in India
  • Giovanni Biancofiore
    Giovanni Biancofiore
    giovannibiancofiore.com, Italy
    Giovanni Biancofiore (giovannibiancofiore.com) is a sustainer and a designer of (IT and not) networks. He’s a Microsoft Certified System Administrator, a Microsoft Certified Professional & Technology Specialist Window Vista Configuration ID 6601323 and an EIpass Examiner. His profession comes from his passion for new technologies. He has been engaged in ICT since 1998, with professional experiences in Italy and in Australia. He’s specialised in the design, implementation and administration of systems and in the offer of flexible, efficient and aggregated web solutions for private and public concerns. Hand in hand with consultancy, in the field of applied vocational training he’s been a designer, a trainer and a tutor of flexible and tailorable eLearning paths. He was in the eTutors team of the international project Sloop2desc (2010), in the technical team of the research experiences Format QRcode (Format QRcode 2011 at Liceo Classico “T. Livio” and Format QRcode 2012 at I.T.C.G. ” L. Da Vinci”, Martina Franca, Italy) within the FIRB project Learning for All, and the technical eTutor of SSW4LL 2011. His fields of research are collective intelligence, IT networks for social and economical applications, systems for the integration of formal and informal eLearning environments, open education and OER, systems for the management of online professional communities, systems for eLearning and for networked learning, communities and knowledge sharing.
    • Ch 667. Ubiquitous Teachers' Training and Lessons Learned with the uProf! Model
  • Magdalena Bielenia-Grajewska
    Magdalena Bielenia-Grajewska
    University of Gdansk, Poland
    Magdalena Bielenia-Grajewska, PhD, is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Translation Studies and a head of the Intercultural Communication and Neurolinguistics Laboratory at the Faculty of Languages, University of Gdansk. She is a linguist, an economist and a specialist in project management. She is an author of over 120 publications on, among others, intercultural communication, translation, business discourse and neuromanagement.
    • Ch 225. Online Academia
    • Ch 441. Knowledge Management From the Metaphorical Perspective
  • Trevor J. Bihl
    Trevor J. Bihl
    Air Force Institute of Technology, USA
    Trevor J. Bihl is with the Department of Operational Sciences at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) in Dayton, OH. He is also adjunct faculty at Wright State University, Dayton, OH, in both the Department of Biomedical, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering and the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology. He earned his PhD in electrical engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology and an MS and BS in Electrical Engineering from Ohio University. In addition to his academic experience, he has practiced in industry for 10 years for firms such as the Air Force Research Laboratory, Schafer Corporation, Applied Research Solutions and Riverside Research Institute. His research interests include data mining, signal processing, pattern recognition and operations research.
    • Ch 576. Artificial Neural Networks and Their Applications in Business
  • Pankaja Bisht
    Pankaja Bisht
    B. T. Kumaon Institute of Technology, India
    Pankaja Bisht was born in a beautiful hill station of India named as Nainital. She completed her schooling from her home town in Nainital (India). She received her diploma in Computer Science from Uttarakhand board of Technical University in 2009. Later received her B.Tech degree in Computer Science (with Honors) from Rajasthan Technical University in 2012 and completed her M.Tech in Computer Science (with Honors) from Uttarakhand Technical University, Dehradun in year 2015.Her main area of research interest is Wireless telecommunication and Networking technologies. She has a great interest in computer programming like System and Web programing languages. Currently she is living in United Kingdom and doing her volunteer work from Newbury, UK. She is now the part of the code club volunteer group which is providing computer programming languages knowledge to children in UK. In her free time she likes to read books and to do painting.
    • Ch 544. Power Consumption in Wireless Access Networks
  • Sandip Bisui
    Sandip Bisui
    Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India
    Sandip Bisui is currently working as a Research Associate in Indian School of Business (ISB). He has pursued B.S and M.S degrees in Mathematics and Statistics Department and Minor in Industrial and Management Engineering Department at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur. His research interest lies in the area of Healthcare Management, E-Health, EMR, Personalized Medicine, ERP, Cloud Computing and Business Analytics/Data Analysis. He has published several papers in the area of Personalized Medicine and ERP. Currently he is working on several projects related to E-Health, ERP and Cloud Computing.
    • Ch 513. Personalized Medicine
  • Beatriz Blanco
    Beatriz Blanco
    University of Cantabria, Spain
    Beatriz Blanco Rojo holds a PhD in Economics and Management from the Universidad Autónoma of Madrid. She has been a Senior Lecturer in the Operations Management and Logistics area from the University of Cantabria since 1997. Throughout her long career, she has participated in over 24 research projects and she is coauthor of over 40 publications (18 of which are indexed). She has also supervised PhD theses defended in 2010, 2014 and two in 2016. Her areas of research focus on logistics, maritime sector and operations research (Lean Management).
    • Ch 336. Importance of Information Literacy
  • Adele Boccasini
    Adele Boccasini
    Lega del Filo d'Oro – Termini Imerese, Italy
    Adele Boccasini, MA and clinical psychologist, is a research assistant at the No-Profit Organization "Lega del Filo d'Oro", a rehabilitative center for deaf and blind persons who present multiple disabilities. Her main topics concern the assistive technologies and microswitch-based programs for promoting self-determination and independence of individuals with severe to profound developmental disabilities. Specifically, her work deals with aided-alternative and augmentative communication strategies (e.g. speech generating devices) for non verbal children (e.g. Rett syndrome and post-coma patients in a minimally conscious state and/or emerging from it), cluster technology aimed at pursuing the dual goal of enhancing an adaptive response and simultaneously decreasing a challenge behavior, microswitches and contingent stimulation for fostering locomotion, computer and microswitch-based interventions for improving leisure skills. Within this framework, she co-authored several papers on different indexed and peer-reviewed journals.
    • Ch 26. Assistive Technology for Supporting Communication, Occupation, and Leisure by Children With Severe to Profound Developmental Disabilities
  • Elena Bocci
    Elena Bocci
    Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
    Elena Bocci is Full Researcher at the Department of Developmental and Social Psychology - Faculty of Medicine and Psychology, Sapienza University, Italy. She is a team member of the European/International Joint PhD in Social Representations and Communication Research Centre and Multimedia Lab.
    • Ch 350. Destination @-Branding of Ten European Capitals Through the Institutional Stems and Commercial Logos
    • Ch 352. Evaluative Dimensions of Urban Tourism in Capital Cities by First-Time Visitors
    • Ch 383. The Impact of the Impact of Meta-Data Mining From the SoReCom “A.S. de Rosa” @-Library
    • Ch 608. From the Psychoanalyst's Couch to Social Networks
    • Ch 611. Mapping the Dissemination of the Theory of Social Representations via Academic Social Networks
  • Constanţa-Nicoleta Bodea
    Constanţa-Nicoleta Bodea
    Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
    Constanţa-Nicoleta Bodea is a professor of artificial intelligence and project management at the Academy of Economic Studies (AES), Bucharest, Romania. She directs a Masters Program in Project Management, and is the head of the Economic Research Department at AES. She managed more than 20 R&D and IT projects in the last ten years, contributor and author of 11 books and more than 50 papers on Project Management, Information Systems, and Artificial Intelligence, being Honored by IPMA with the Outstanding Research Contributions (2007).
    • Ch 448. Learning Analytics
    • Ch 571. Neural Networks and Their Accelerated Evolution From an Economic Analysis Perspective
  • Felipe Boff
    Felipe Boff
    Lutheran University of Brazil (ULBRA), Brazil
    Felipe Boff works for a credit union in Brazil as a Systems Manager. He has a bachelor degree in Computer Science from Lutheran University of Brazil (ULBRA) and is finishing a master degree in Applied Computing at Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos (UNISINOS), his research field is artificial intelligence. Also, he is enrolled at University of Pittsburgh taking an Executive Master degree in Business Administration.
    • Ch 416. A Trust Case-Based Model Applied to Agents Collaboration
  • Federica Bonaiuti
    Federica Bonaiuti
    ISPRA, Italy
    Dr. Eng. Federica Bonaiuti, Registered Professional Engineer, has an education in Chemical Engineering since 2003, specialized in Environmental Engineering, Safety Engineering, Integrated Management Systems (OHSAS18001, ISO14001, ISO9001). Independent environmental, health and safety advisor, with working experience in industrial plants engineering and environmental and safety field since 2004, Lead Environmental Auditor officially certified, RSPP officially certified for all the ATECO codes. Collaboration with ISPRA for technical support to the Italian Ministry of Environment Commission for IPPC Permits releases’ for Refineries, Chemical Industries, Thermoelectric Power Plants and Iron and Steel Production Industries.
    • Ch 275. Waste Gas End-of-Pipe Treatment Techniques in Italian IPPC Chemical Plants
  • Emma Bond
    Emma Bond
    University Campus Suffolk, UK
    Dr Emma Bond is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Arts, Business and Applied Social Science at University of Suffolk. She has over 10 years teaching experience on social science undergraduate and post-graduate courses and extensive research experience. Emma's specialist teaching and research interested focus on the everyday interactions between people, society and technology. She is especially interested in developing both innovative and accessible methodologies in research which foster participation with marginalised groups. She is internationally renowned for her work on online and social media environments. Her current research interests have a strong focus on qualitative methods, including innovative, creative and virtual methods, and include risk and everyday life; self-identity especially gendered, sexual identities; technology and higher education, and young people’s use of media. Emma recently completed a study on understanding domestic abuse and she is currently working with the Better Policing Collaborative, The College of Policing and HEFC and she is undertaking a review of domestic violence and abuse for 5 police forces in the UK as part of a project with the Police Knowledge Fund.
    • Ch 636. The Networked Effect of Children and Online Digital Technologies
  • Ahana Bose
    Ahana Bose
    Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, India
    I am a doctoral student in Finance and Control Department of IIM, Calcutta. I have done my under graduation in Economics (Presidency College, Calcutta), post graduation in quantitative economics from Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, worked in an investment bank (ICICI) for nearly 1.5 years. My research interests are corporate finance and financial economics.
    • Ch 5. Impact of Business Groups on Payout Policy in India
  • Rafik Bouaziz
    Rafik Bouaziz
    University of Sfax, Tunisia
    Rafik Bouaziz, full professor on computer science, is currently the president of Sfax University, Tunisia. He was the director of the economy, management and computer science doctoral school, in the same university. His PhD has dealt with temporal data management and historical record of data in Information Systems. The subject of his accreditation to supervise research was “A contribution for the control of versioning of data and schema in advanced information systems”. Currently, his main research topics of interest are temporal databases, real-time databases, information systems engineering, ontologies, data warehousing and workflows. Between 1979 and 1985, he was a consulting Engineer in the organization and computer science and a head of the department of computer science at CEGOS-TUNISIA.
    • Ch 177. Schema Evolution in Conventional and Emerging Databases
    • Ch 178. Schema Versioning in Conventional and Emerging Databases
  • Emily C. Bouck
    Emily C. Bouck
    Michigan State University, USA
    Dr. Emily C. Bouck is an Associate Professor in the Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education at Michigan State University. She earned her doctorate in special education at Michigan State University and then worked 8 years at Purdue University before returning to Michigan State University as a faculty member. Dr. Bouck's research includes a focus on assistive technology to support students with disabilities.
    • Ch 24. Apps as Assistive Technology
  • Noureddine Boudriga
    Noureddine Boudriga
    University of Carthage, Tunisia
    Pr. Noureddine Boudriga received his Ph.D. in Algebraic topology from University Paris XI and his Ph.D. in Computer science from University of Tunis. He is currently a full Professor of Telecommunications at the University of Carthage and the Director of the Communication Networks and Security Research Laboratory (CN&S, University of Carthage). He was involved in active research in communication networks and system security. He authored and co-authored many chapters and books on information security, security of mobiles networks, and communication networks. His research interests include networking and internetworking security, security management of electronic services, and security-related theories and formal methods.
    • Ch 420. Cost Estimation and Security Investment of Security Projects
  • Khouloud Boukadi
    Khouloud Boukadi
    University of Sfax, Tunisia
    • Ch 66. Social Business Process Modeling
  • Clint Bowers
    Clint Bowers
    University of Central Florida, USA
    Dr. Bowers holds a Ph.D in Psychology from the University of South Florida. His chief interest is in the use of technology to facilitate teamwork. This takes several forms. The first includes basic research on the nature of effective teamwork and the factors that influence it. A second research thrust involves the training of teams. He is especially interested in the use of training technologies and simulation in training team skills. Finally, he is interested in the use of technology to assist teams in their day-to-day tasks. This includes research in information visualization, groupware, and other hardware/software systems. Besides his interest in team performance, he is also involved in several student projects. These include the use of virtual reality to teach deaf children, the neuropsychology of spatial abilities, and the use of warnings to manage predictable non-compliance.
    • Ch 86. A Gamification Update to the Taxonomy of Technology and Mental Health
    • Ch 290. Serious Games Advancing the Technology of Engaging Information
  • Adriana Braga
    Adriana Braga
    Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Professor at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Adriana A. Braga is researcher of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development/CNPq. She has Bachelor degree in Psychology and Master’s and Doctorate studies in Communication Science. Her PhD dissertation entitled Computer-Mediated Femininity: social interaction in a blog-circuit was the recipient of the 2007 Media Ecology Association’s Harold A. Innis Award. Among other publications, Dr. Braga is the author of the books Corpo-Verão: jornalismo e discurso na revista feminina (2016), CMC, Identidades e Género: teoria e método (2005) and Personas Materno-Eletrônicas (2008).
    • Ch 102. Communication, Information, and Pragmatics
  • Zouhaier Brahmia
    Zouhaier Brahmia
    University of Sfax, Tunisia
    Zouhaier Brahmia is currently an Associate Professor of Computer Science in the Department of Computer Science at the Faculty of Economics and Management of the University of Sfax, Tunisia. He is a member of the Multimedia, InfoRmation systems, and Advanced Computing Laboratory (MIRACL). His scientific interests include temporal databases, schema versioning, and temporal, evolution and versioning aspects in the WWW and Semantic Web. He received his MSc degree in Computer Science, in July 2005, and a PhD in Computer Science, in December 2011, from the Faculty of Economics and Management of the University of Sfax.
    • Ch 177. Schema Evolution in Conventional and Emerging Databases
    • Ch 178. Schema Versioning in Conventional and Emerging Databases
  • Charalampos P. Bratsas
    Charalampos P. Bratsas
    Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
    Dr Charalampos Bratsas teaches at the Mathematics Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He is the founder of the Greek Chapter of the Open Knowledge Foundation and the President of its Administration Board. He is a specialist in Semantic Web with a focus on Linked Open Data Internationalization and Ontology engineering. His research interests include Data Mining algorithms, Semantic Web, Social Semantic Web, Internationalization of Linked Data, he is coordinator of Greek DBPedia, Applications of Statistical Knowledge, Data Journalism, as well as Neuroinformatics. His research has appeared in the Journal of Web Semantics: Science, Services and Agents on the World Wide Web, in IEEE Transactions on Information Technology in Biomedicine, in the Journal of Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine, in BMC Medical Education, and others.
    • Ch 103. Data Journalism
  • James C. Brewer
    James C. Brewer
    Texas Tech University, USA
    James Brewer is an Associate Librarian at Texas Tech University Libraries in Lubbock, Texas, where he is part of the Research and Development team of the Library Technology Management Services department. His background includes Communications Programming in the cellular telephone industry, Database Administration for international companies, and graduate work in mathematics, languages and linguistics and informatics. He has published in the areas of databases, 3D and librarianship.
    • Ch 129. Measuring Text Readability Using Reading Level
  • Rex Perez Bringula
    Rex Perez Bringula
    University of the East, Philippines
    Rex P. Bringula is a professor at the University of the East (UE) College of Computer Studies and Systems. He received his BS Computer Science degree from UE as a Department of Science and Technology scholar. He received his Master in Information Technology and Ph.D. in Technology Management in Technological University of the Philippines. He is active in conducting school- and government-funded research projects, and in participating in local and international conferences. His research interests are in affective computing, cyber-behavior, environmental issues, human-computer interaction, IT education, Internet studies, mobile learning, and web usability.
    • Ch 215. Do Usability Design Features of a Mobile Game Influence Learning?
  • Clementina Bruno
    Clementina Bruno
    University of Piemonte Orientale, Italy & HERMES Research Centre, Italy
    Clementina Bruno holds master degrees in Business (University of Piemonte Orientale, Novara, Italy) and Economics (Univsersité Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium) and a PhD in Economics and Management of the Technology (University of Bergamo, Italy). She currently works as a research fellow at University of Piemonte Orientale. Her research interests involve efficiency analysis, regulation, management, management of network services. This research is supported by the Associazione per lo sviluppo dell'Università nel territorio novarese
    • Ch 274. Potential Benefits and Current Limits in the Development of Demand Response
  • Giorgio Bruno
    Giorgio Bruno
    Politecnico di Torino, Italy
    Giorgio Bruno is an Associate Professor at Politecnico di Torino, where he teaches courses on software engineering and object-oriented programming. His current interests concern the operational modeling of business processes and collaborative services, and the design of information systems and workflow systems. He has authored two books and over 140 technical papers on the above-mentioned subjects.
    • Ch 68. Viewpoints on Business Process Models
  • Lisa Dotterweich Bryan
    Lisa Dotterweich Bryan
    Upper Iowa University, USA
    Lisa Dotterweich Bryan received her M.A. and Ph.D. from Kent State University in Public Policy/Political Science in 2009. Her research interests include education policy and digital government. Her research focuses on the impacts and public opinion of school choice policies, cyberbullying, e-government, and the impacts of smartphone apps on voter turnout. She has taught as an adjunct in Upper Iowa University’s MPA program for four years. She has published works in a number of journals including the Journal of Information Technology & Politics and Social Science Quarterly.
    • Ch 314. Presidential Elections Web 2.0
  • Lukasz Bryl
    Lukasz Bryl
    Poznan University of Economics and Business, Poland
    Researcher and lecturer. Assistant Professor at the Poznan University of Economics and Business, in the Department of International Economics. Holds PhD degree in International Business. Interested in new economy, ICT and intellectual capital.
    • Ch 438. Intellectual Capital Measurement
  • José de Jesús Pérez Bueno
    José de Jesús Pérez Bueno
    Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Electroquímica, Mexico
    Dr. José de Jesús Pérez Bueno was born in 1973 in Zacatecas, México. He has been developing both basic and applied research, at the CIDETEQ (Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Electroquímica, S.C.), in the following areas: Dr. Perez has been advisor in several concluded theses: 9 Bachelor, 9 Master Degree, 3 PhDs, and hosted 2 Postdoctorals. His published papers are currently 34, which up to date have 250 citations. In addition, he had published 5 papers in national journals, 5 book chapters and 3 books. His work includes a national patent granted in 2010, and 6 pending patent applications. He received thirteen awards, such as: three Alejandrina Awards granted by the Autonomous University of Querétaro – Mexico; 2010 TECNOS Award; and the prize of the Institute of Materials Research of the UNAM, both to his doctoral thesis in 2003 as well as co-advisor in 2010.
    • Ch 110. 3D Scanning and Simulation of a Hybrid Refrigerator Using Photovoltaic Energy
  • Sharon L. Burton
    Sharon L. Burton
    Grand Canyon University, USA
    Sharon L. Burton is certified in Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Human Capital Strategy, Strategic Workforce Planning, and Kirkpatrick Four Levels Evaluation. Dr. Burton’s 40 plus peer-reviewed academic writings-textbook chapters, book journal articles, and conference proceedings- are in Cyber Security, Leadership, Andragogy, QSM, Diversity and Inclusion, Engaged Learning, Social Entrepreneurship, Quality Customer Service, Engaged Scholarship, and Mentoring & Coaching. In 2015 she received a doctoral degree in Quality Systems Management from the National Graduate School of Quality Management. She holds two MBA degrees: Human Resources Management and Management from the American Intercontinental University. Her BS in Criminology is from the Florida State University. She delivers 25 years of experience in quality management, change management, and human capital initiatives. Dr. Burton has served as a faculty member for the following colleges/universities: Florida Institute of Technology, Grand Canyon University, Jones International University, Post University, and Wilmington University. Dr. Burton can be reached at sharonlburton2@comcast.net.
    • Ch 687. Massive Open Online Courses and Integrating Open Source Technology and Open Access Literature Into Technology-Based Degrees
  • Terry F. Buss
    Terry F. Buss
    Carnegie Mellon University, Australia
    Terry F. Buss, PhD, is adjunct professor of public policy and management at Carnegie Mellon University.
    • Ch 306. The Adoption and Transformation of Capability Maturity Models in Government
  • Edison Cabrera
    Edison Cabrera
    University of the East, Philippines
    Edison Cabrera received his bachelor of science in computer science from the College of Computer Studies and Systems, University of the East. He works as a software engineer.
    • Ch 215. Do Usability Design Features of a Mobile Game Influence Learning?
  • Tomas Cahlik
    Tomas Cahlik
    Charles University Prague, Czech Republic & University of Economics Prague, Czech Republic
    He received his degree in Economics from the University of Economics in Prague in 1979, where he completed his CSc. (equivalent of PhD.) in 1984. From 1979 to 1984 he worked as Assistant Professor at the Department of Econometrics of this University. From 1985 to 1992 he worked at the Institute of Computer and Information Science, Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences (CAS), where he headed the Department of Information Systems. In 1993, he became the Director of the Institute of Information Systems of the CAS. In 1994, he joined the Institute of Economic Studies at Charles University- Faculty of Social Sciences where he nowadays teaches “Ethics and Economics” and “Comparative Economics”. Since 2011, he teaches part-time “Econometrics” at the University of Economics in Prague. The main area of his expertise is comparative economics, economic development and growth and analysis of research and development activities. He has had lectures about different economic topics at Cornell University, University of Arizona, Schevtschenko University in Kyiv, University of Cairo, University of Pretoria and University of Cape Town, Waseda University, Doshisha University and Chuo University (Japan), East China Normal University and Fudan University in Shanghai (among others).
    • Ch 426. Information and Communication Technology Ethics and Social Responsibility
  • Rita Calabrese
    Rita Calabrese
    University of Salerno, Italy
    Rita Calabrese is Associate Professor of English Language and Linguistics at the University of Salerno. She has published on the use of information technologies and corpora for pedagogical purposes, and is co-editor of Theoretical and Practical Issues in Designing a Blended e-learning Course of English as a Foreign Language. She has contributed to edited volumes such as Fostering Self-Regulated Learning through ICT (with Giuliana Dettori and Donatella Persico 2011) and Variation and Change in Postcolonial Contexts (with Jack Chambers and Gerhard Leitner 2015). She is currently working on a diachronic corpus of Indian English (1835-2011), as shown by her article “Standardizing variation in a multilingual context: Insights into the past and present state of Indian English” in Regenerating Community, Territory, Voices. Memory and vision (2012).
    • Ch 104. Investigating Diachronic Variation and Change in New Varieties of English
  • Princess B. Calmerin
    Princess B. Calmerin
    University of the East, Philippines
    Princess B. Calmerin received her bachelor of science in computer science from the College of Computer Studies and Systems, University of the East.
    • Ch 215. Do Usability Design Features of a Mobile Game Influence Learning?
  • Heidi A. Campbell
    Heidi A. Campbell
    Texas A&M University, USA
    Heidi A Campbell is Associate Professor of Communication at Texas A&M University. She also directs the Network for New Media, Religion and Digital Culture Studies and co-editor of the Routledge’s Studies in Religion and Digital Culture book series. Her research focuses on how religion is translated and transformed by digital cultures and the influence of digital and mobile technologies on Christian, Jewish and Muslim communities.
    • Ch 535. The Intersection of Religion and Mobile Technology
  • Claudia Cappelli
    Claudia Cappelli
    Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Dr Claudia Cappelli is a professor and a member of the post-graduate program at Applied Informatics Department of the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She received her Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro and M.Sc. degree in Computer Science from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). She worked many years in multinational industry companies. She held a Post-Doctoral internship at Unirio (2010). She has experience in organizing workshops and conferences. She is Regional Secretary (Southeast Region) of SBC (Computer Brazilian Society) in Brazil. Over the years she has developed several partnerships and work with government entities. Her research focuses on Information Systems, especially on the following subjects: Business Process Management, Enterprise Architecture, E-Government/E-Participation and Organizational Transparency.
    • Ch 65. Organizational Transparency
  • Miriam A. Carlos-Mancilla
    Miriam A. Carlos-Mancilla
    CINVESTAV Unidad Guadalajara, Mexico
    Miriam A. Carlos-Mancilla received the B.E. degree in computer systems from the University of Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico in 2010, and the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from CINVESTAV Unidad Guadalajara, Mexico, in 2012. She is currently working towards the Ph.D. degree at CINVESTAV. Her research interests include mobile agent systems, wireless ad hoc networks, tree formation and clustering techniques, self-organization adaptive algorithms for emergent behavior, and failure recovering and load balancing strategies.
    • Ch 566. Distributed Methods for Multi-Sink Wireless Sensor Networks Formation
  • Carlo Carlucci
    Carlo Carlucci
    ISPRA, Italy
    He graduated in July 2009, in Chemical Engineering and Materials Engineering at the University of Calabria, has developed the knowledge in chemical plants. He has provided service at the Laboratory of Transport Phenomena and Biotechnology, University of Calabria, dealing with optimization of bioreactors for anaerobic digestion. Currently he lends his activities at the Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) as technical support to the IPPC (Integrated Pollution Prevent and Control) Commission for release of national IPPC Environmental Permits (AIA). In particular, its activity has dealt with the assessment procedures for the IPPC Environmental Permits of chemical plants and refineries, the comparison of plants subject to authorization with the documents adopted by the European Union for the implementation of Directives 96/61 / EC and 2010/75 / EU bearing the criteria for the identification and use of Best Available Techniques (BAT), analysis of technical solutions for the abatement and / or minimization of emissions of pollutants. It also carried out an activity of support to the IMELS (Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea) and IPPC Bureau in Seville, for reprocessing and re-adaptation to the requirements of Directive 2010/75 / EU of some European Reference Documents (BRefs) currently under revision.
    • Ch 275. Waste Gas End-of-Pipe Treatment Techniques in Italian IPPC Chemical Plants
  • Catarina Carneiro de Sousa
    Catarina Carneiro de Sousa
    Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Portugal
    Catarina Carneiro de Sousa is a portuguese artist and researcher born in 1975 at Oporto, Portugal. She is a professor at Polytechnic Institute of Viseu — School of Education, in the Comunication and Art Department, since 2007. She has devoted her artistic activity to Collaborative Virtual Environments since 2008, working individually and collaboratively, holding several solo exhibitions and collaborating with artists from different fields and nationalities. She has dedicated herself to the development of avatars and the conception of virtual environments. Together with Sameiro Oliveira Martins she is the builder of the Second Life Sim Delicatessen, that held projects like "de Maria, de Mariana, de Madalena" in 2010, "Petrified" in 2011 and the ongoing project “Meta_Body”. She explores the metaphorical nature of the art language and the problematization of gender, but she is also interested in the possibility of a new kind of shared creativity opened by new media art.
    • Ch 359. Creative Collaborative Virtual Environments
  • María Carmen Carnero
    María Carmen Carnero
    University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain & University of Lisbon, Portugal
    María Carmen Carnero has a Doctorate in Industrial Engineering from the University of Castilla-La Mancha (2001) and is a lecturer at the Technical School of Industrial Engineering at the University of Castilla-La Mancha. She has published two books, seven chapters in science books, and research articles in Omega, Decision Support System, European Journal of Operational Research, Reliability Engineering and System Safety, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, Journal of Manufacturing Systems, BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, Sustainability, European Journal of Industrial Engineering, Production Planning and Control, etc. She has 60 contributions to congress and conferences. She was the lead researcher in three projects, and has been a part of 16 other European, national, regional and local projects.
    • Ch 273. Model for Assessment of Environmental Responsibility in Health Care Organizations
    • Ch 321. Maintenance Policies Optimization of Medical Equipment in a Health Care Organization
  • Franco Caron
    Franco Caron
    Politecnico di Milano, Italy
    Franco Caron, Professor with the Management, Economics and Industrial Engineering Department at Politecnico di Milano, he is in charge of the course of “Management of Large Engineering Projects” both in the Systems Engineering and Industrial Engineering Programs. He is also in charge at MIP-Politecnico of the course of Project Risk Analysis and Management both in the Master in Project Management (MPM) and the Master in Strategic Project Management - developed jointly by MIP-Politecnico di Milano, Heriot Watt University Edimburgh and UMEA University (Sweden). Member of PMI Northern Italy Chapter.
    • Ch 493. Project Control Using a Bayesian Approach
  • Rocío Carrasco-Carrasco
    Rocío Carrasco-Carrasco
    University of Huelva, Spain
    Rocío Carrasco is Dr Philol at the Department of English, University of Huelva, Spain. Her fields of research are gender in contemporary US science fiction cinema and US cultural studies. She has published articles on gender representation in contemporary discourses. Her book New Heroes on Screen. Prototypes of Masculinity in Contemporary Science Fiction Cinema was published by Huelva University Press in 2006. Her current reseach interest is the interaction between the body, gender and computing technologies in comtemporary discourses.
    • Ch 292. Computing Technologies and Science Fiction Cinema
  • Henrique Cyrne Carvalho
    Henrique Cyrne Carvalho
    Serviço de Cardiologia, Hospital de Santo António, Centro Hospitalar do Porto, Portugal
    PhD in Medical Sciences from the University of Porto, with aggregation. ICBAS, UP.
    • Ch 87. Heart Sound Analysis for Blood Pressure Estimation
  • Valentina Castello
    Valentina Castello
    CIOFS FP, Italy
    Valentina Castello, PhD, SAVE senior researcher, has 20 years experience as trainer and as researcher and project manager of national and european projects related to: individual and organizational learning and development; learning processes enhancement, also technology based; competences and jobs demand and supply alignment; social inclusion; entrepreneurship. Trainer, consultant and researcher since 1996, Since 2000 is contract professor at the University of L'Aquila (Economics and Human Science Departments).
    • Ch 135. Self-Awareness and Motivation Contrasting ESL and NEET Using the SAVE System
  • Ana Castro
    Ana Castro
    Universidade do Porto, Portugal
    Ana Castro received her Ph.D. degree on Biomedical Engineering from the Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal, in 2012. After finishing her degree on Applied Mathematics (Faculty of Science, University of Porto, 2006), she pursued her work on the analysis and control of nociception during anesthesia, receiving the 2012 Pain Award, by the Grünenthal Portuguese Foundation. Current research interests are focused on the signal processing of biomedical signals, and patient monitoring in hospital and home-based scenarios. Main lines of work include acute and chronic pain assessment, monitoring during anesthesia, heart sound analysis for cardiovascular disease detection, and blood pressure estimation through non-invasive methods.
    • Ch 87. Heart Sound Analysis for Blood Pressure Estimation
  • Annaliza E. Catacutan
    Annaliza E. Catacutan
    National University, Philippines
    Annaliza E. Catacutan is a faculty of the College of Computer Studies, National University.
    • Ch 215. Do Usability Design Features of a Mobile Game Influence Learning?
  • Numan Celebi
    Numan Celebi
    Sakarya University, Turkey
    Numan Çelebi received his M.Sc.in electrical engineer from Istanbul Technical University, Turkey in 1989. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Sakarya University, Turkey, in 2004. He was in Auburn University, USA in 2009-2011 as a visiting scholar funded by TUBITAK, Turkey. His current research interest in in the area of data mining on rough set theory. In addition, Dr. Çelebi is interested in the area of metaheuristic algorithms and their applications in computer science.
    • Ch 477. Pricing Based on Real-Time Analysis of Forklift Utilization Using RFID in Warehouse Management
  • Francesca Cella
    Francesca Cella
    University of Cagliari, Italy
    Francesca Cella is a student enrolled in the second year of the course of studies in computer science at the University of Cagliari. Her main interests are in software development and graphics.
    • Ch 285. Leveraging the Arduino Platform to Develop Information Technology Devices
  • Aniruddha R. Chabukswar
    Aniruddha R. Chabukswar
    MAEER's Maharashtra Institute of Pharmacy, India
    Dr. A. R. Chabukswar is currently working as a Professor in Pharmaceutical Chemistry at MAEER’s Maharashtra Institute of Pharmacy, Pune 411 038. He has 15 years of teaching experience. He has done his B. Pharm from Pune University, M. Pharm from Mumbai University and completed his Ph. D. from Government college of Pharmacy, Karad. He has 03 books to his credit and contributed a chapter for International book. He has published various research articles in reputed National and International journals. He has presented his research work at various seminar and conferences. His area of research includes drug design, synthesis of compounds, analytical method development.
    • Ch 586. Research Methodology
  • Aruna Chakraborty
    Aruna Chakraborty
    Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, India
    Dr. Aruna Chakraborty is an Associate Professor in the department of Computer Science and Engineering at St. Thomas' College of Engineering and Technology, Kolkata, India.
    • Ch 422. Digital Video Watermarking Using Diverse Watermarking Schemes
    • Ch 603. Aspects of Various Community Detection Algorithms in Social Network Analysis
  • Aruna Chakraborty
    Aruna Chakraborty
    St. Thomas' College of Engineering and Technology, India
    Dr. Aruna Chakarborty is the Associate Professor at the department of Computer Science and Engineering in St. Thomas' College of Engineering and Technology, Kolkata, India.
    • Ch 422. Digital Video Watermarking Using Diverse Watermarking Schemes
    • Ch 603. Aspects of Various Community Detection Algorithms in Social Network Analysis
  • Petros Chamakiotis
    Petros Chamakiotis
    University of Sussex, UK

    Petros Chamakiotis (PhD, University of Bath) is an Associate Professor of Management at ESCP Business School in Madrid, Spain, where he is also the Scientific Director of the MSc in Digital Project Management & Consulting. Petros is also affiliated with the Digital Futures at Work (Digit) Research Centrer in the UK and he is a member of the ESCP Chair on "Reinventing Work" in collaboration with BNP Paribas. His research and teaching interests focus on the impact of Information Systems (IS) on work and society. Within this context, his research has focused on IS–mediated environments, such as hybrid work, digital platforms, online communities, and virtual teams. He publishes mainly in IS and management journals and he currently serves as an Associate Editor (AE) for the"Information Systems Journal"" and for the "International Journal of Information Management".

    • Ch 99. Understanding Cloud Computing in a Higher Education Context
  • Trilok Chand
    Trilok Chand
    PEC University of Technology, India
    Dr. Trilok Chand received his Doctorate in Computer Science. He has many years of experience in teaching and industry. Currently he is working as a Professor at PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh. His areas of interest include Computing and Networking Systems, Embedded Systems and Computational Intelligence and Bioinformatics. He is a member of various Technical societies.
    • Ch 42. RNA Interference Therapeutics and Human Diseases
  • Harish C. Chandan
    Harish C. Chandan
    Argosy University, USA
    Dr. Harish C. Chandan is Professor of Business at Argosy University, Atlanta. He was interim chair of the business program in 2011. He received President’s award for excellence in teaching in 2007, 2008 and 2009. His teaching philosophy is grounded in the learner needs and life-long learning. His research interests include research methods, leadership, marketing, and organizational behavior. He has published 20 peer-reviewed articles in business journals and five chapters in business reference books. Dr. Chandan has presented conference papers at Academy of Management, International Academy of Business and Management, Southeast Association of Information Systems, and Academy of International Business. Prior to joining Argosy, Dr. Chandan managed optical fiber and cable product qualification laboratories for Lucent Technologies, Bell Laboratories. During his career with Lucent, he had 40 technical publications, a chapter in a book and five patents.
    • Ch 378. Technology, Learning Styles, Values, and Work Ethics of Millennials
  • Ni Chang
    Ni Chang
    Indiana University – South Bend, USA
    Dr. Ni Chang is a full professor of School of Education at the Indiana University South Bend and teaches both graduate and undergraduate courses. Her research interests include online teaching and learning and how to scaffold students' learning via e-feedback on students' assignments.
    • Ch 232. The Vital Importance of Faculty Presence in an Online Learning Environment
  • D. Chatterjee
    D. Chatterjee
    Seacom Skills University, India
    Prof. Dr. Dipak Chatterjee, Vice Chancellor, Seacom Skills University is an, educationalist, social worker and Mathematician. He has several qualifications and achievements in his credit. He worked more than thirty years in one of the reputed colleges of the country, viz., St Xavier’s College, Kolkata (St. Xaviers University). He holds M.Sc., Ph.D. degrees beside post doctoral qualification from the Technical University of Vienna, Previously he worked as Principal in one of the most reputed Engineering institutes of the country i.e. IEM, Salt Lake. He has contributed more than 250 research papers in the peer reviewed, referred national as well as international journals, UGC/AICTE/IEEE sponsored national and international conferences, seminar proceedings. He has worked in diverse fields ranging from Mathematics, Computer Science, Information Science & Technology to Philosophy, Indian Literature, Moral Studies etc. He has written nearly 30 books, almost all published by International publishers of repute. He attended more than two hundred seminars and knowledge sessions. He has been honoured as Distinguished Professor by St Xavier’s College, Kolkata, Best Educationalist Award by Indian Solidarity Council, New Delhi. He has received several international awards from different bodies in different capacity.
    • Ch 386. Quantum Information Science Vis-à-Vis Information Schools
    • Ch 410. iSchools Promoting “Information Science and Technology” (IST) Domain Towards Community, Business, and Society With Contemporary Worldwide Trend and Emerging Potentialities in India
  • Somnath Chaudhuri
    Somnath Chaudhuri
    Maldives National University, Maldives
    Mr. Somnath Chaudhuri has a M. Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering, B. Tech. in Computer Science and Engineering and B. Sc. in Physics, all from the University of Calcutta, India. He is working as an International faculty, in the Department of IT, Faculty of Science, Maldives National University. Before this he was working as Lecturer and Database Advisor for Royal Thimphu College, Bhutan for 4 years. His research interest lies in the domain of GIS, Web GIS, Map Mashups, Cloud Computing, Automated System, and Application of Information Technology in Business and Industry Sectors. He has some National and International publications in these domains. He is the editor of few books published by IGI Global, USA. Mr. Chaudhuri has worked as the project guide for some real-time projects in the government and private sectors of Bhutan and Maldives. Mr. Chaudhuri has received certificate of appreciation from the Minister of Agriculture, Royal Government of Bhutan and from the Secretary of the Department of Livestock, Royal Government of Bhutan.
    • Ch 297. Application of Geospatial Mashups in Web GIS for Tourism Development
  • Marcello Fernandes Chedid
    Marcello Fernandes Chedid
    University of Aveiro, Portugal
    Marcello Chedid is a Ph.D student at the Department of Economics, Management and Industrial Engineering at the University of Aveiro (Portugal). He graduated in Economics from the Rio de Janeiro State University (Brazil), in 1980. Currently he is pursuing the Ph.D in Management and Industrial Engineering. Previously, he developed an executive career characterized by innovative actions and creativity. He accumulated great experience in implementation of computerized systems and in development of operational processes and of reengineering in large enterprises and varied segments. His current research interests include knowledge management applied to university-industry collaboration.
    • Ch 344. The University-Industry Collaboration
  • E. Jack Chen
    E. Jack Chen
    BASF Corporation, USA
    E Jack Chen is a team lead with BASF Corporation. He received a Ph.D. degree from University of Cincinnati. His research interests are in the area of computer simulation. He is an associate editor of TOP (an official journal of the Spanish society of statistics and operations research).
    • Ch 111. Uniform Random Number Generation With Jumping Facilities
    • Ch 162. Order Statistics and Applications
  • Edward T. Chen
    Edward T. Chen
    University of Massachusetts – Lowell, USA
    Dr. Edward T. Chen is a professor of Management Information Systems of Operations and Information Systems Department in the Manning School of Business at University of Massachusetts Lowell. Dr. Chen has published numerous refereed research articles in scholarly journals and refereed chapters in reference books. Dr. Chen has served as vice-president, board director, track chair, and session chair of many IS/IT professional associations and conferences. Professor Chen has also served as journal editor, editorial reviewer, and ad hoc reviewer for various academic journals. Dr. Chen has received the Irwin Distinguished Paper Award at the Southwestern Federation of Administrative Disciplines conference and the Best Paper Award at the International Conference on Accounting and Information Technology. His main research interests are in the areas of Social Media, Project Management, Knowledge Management, and Software Development.
    • Ch 269. Green IT and the Struggle for a Widespread Adoption
  • Gaowei Chen
    Gaowei Chen
    The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    Gaowei Chen is an assistant professor in the Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong. His research interests include computer supported collaborative learning, teacher-student interaction and classroom processes, technology supported teacher professional development, and educational statistics. He received his PhD in educational psychology from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
    • Ch 693. Discussion Processes in Online Forums
  • Hsin-Liang (Oliver) Chen
    Hsin-Liang (Oliver) Chen
    University of Massachusetts Boston, USA
    Dr. Hsin-liang Chen is Associate Dean in the Joseph P. Healey Library at the University of Massachusetts at Boston. His research interests center on the applications of information and communication technologies (ICTs) to assist users in accessing and using information in different environments. Prior to joining UMass Boston, he taught at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Missouri, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, and Long Island University. Dr. Chen received his Ph.D. in Library and Information Science from the University of Pittsburgh in 1999, MA in Educational Communication and Technology from New York University in 1995, and BA in Library Science from Fu-Jen Catholic University in Taiwan in 1985.
    • Ch 661. Understanding User Experience
  • Jihui Chen
    Jihui Chen
    Illinois State University, USA
    Dr. Chen received her Ph.D. in Business Economics and Public Policy from the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University – Bloomington in 2005. She joined Illinois State University in 2008 after serving as Assistant Professor in the College of Business & Public Administration at University of North Dakota. Her research interests include Industrial Organization, Applied Game Theory and Strategy, Applied Econometrics, and E-Commerce. Dr. Chen’s research work has been published in top field journals such as Journal of Industrial Economics and leading general journals such as Economic Inquiry, among other academic outlets.
    • Ch 248. Retail Prices and E-Commerce
  • Shiping Chen
    Shiping Chen
    CSIRO Data61, Australia
    Dr. Shiping Chen is an IT professional with over 20 years research experiences and combined R&D skills. From 1990 to 1999, he worked on real-time control, parallel computing and CORBA-based Internet gaming systems in research institutes and the IT industry. Since joining in CSIRO in 1999, he has worked on a number of middleware-related research and consultant projects, including software architecture, software testing, software performance modelling and trust computing. He has published extensively in these areas, ranging from academic research papers to in-depth industry reports. In the past several years, he has been working closely with the University of Sydney by teaching and co-supervising PhD/Master students. He is actively involved in research community services on web services and cloud computing, including WWW, ICSOC, ICWS, SCC and IEEE CLOUD.
    • Ch 658. A Study of Contemporary System Performance Testing Framework
  • Yangjun Chen
    Yangjun Chen
    University of Winnipeg, Canada
    Yangjun Chen received the BS degree in information system engineering from the University of the National Defense Science and Technology, China, in 1982, and the Diploma and PhD degrees in computer science from the University of Kaiserslautern, Germany, in 1990 and 1995, respectively. From 1995 to 1997, he worked as a postdoctor at the Technical University of Chemnitz-Zwickau, Germany. After that, he worked as a senior engineer at the German National Information Research Center. Since July 2000, he is a professor at the University of Winnipeg, Canada. He has published more than 180 articles in these areas.
    • Ch 391. A Fast and Space-Economical Algorithm for the Tree Inclusion Problem
    • Ch 695. An Efficient and Effective Index Structure for Query Evaluation in Search Engines
  • Ye-Sho Chen
    Ye-Sho Chen
    Louisiana State University, USA
    Dr. Ye-Sho Chen received his Ph.D. degree in Operations Research from Purdue University in 1985. He is a Professor of Management Information Systems in the Department of Information Systems and Decision Sciences, E. J. Ourso College of Business, Louisiana State University. He is the Director of Emerging Markets Initiative in the College. He also holds the Majory B. Ourso Excellence in Teaching Professorship and the Robert J. Peltier Professorship in MBA Studies in the College. He received The Tiger Athletic Foundation Tenured Faculty Teaching Award in 2011, Tenured Faculty Teaching Award in 2007, and The Erich Sternberg Foundation Excellence in Teaching Award in 1992. Dr. Chen has published more than 100 papers in journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Chen’s major interest of teaching, research, and consulting is to help companies to grow globally through the “Flying High, Landing Soft” curriculum of global entrepreneurship.
    • Ch 80. Using Business Analytics in Franchise Organizations
    • Ch 234. E-Business and Big Data Strategy in Franchising
    • Ch 418. Utilizing Information Science and Technology in Franchise Organizations
  • Yibin Chen
    Yibin Chen
    University of Winnipeg, Canada
    • Ch 391. A Fast and Space-Economical Algorithm for the Tree Inclusion Problem
  • Yueguo Chen
    Yueguo Chen
    Renmin University of China, China
    Yueguo Chen, PhD. in computer science, associate professor, PhD. candidate supervisor. His research interests include big data, semantic web, and entity search.
    • Ch 169. Database Techniques for New Hardware
  • Po-Keng Cheng
    Po-Keng Cheng
    State University of New York, Stony Brook University, USA
    Po-Keng Cheng holds a BA in Economics from National Central University, a MA in Economics from Northeastern University, and a PhD in Applied Mathematics and Statistics from SUNY-Stony Brook University. Cheng has been working on research of interactive agent models (heterogeneous agent models) investigating traders’ behaviors and their trading strategies in the financial market. Cheng currently also involves in studies related to complex systems, dynamical systems, and game theory.
    • Ch 6. Noise Trader
  • Benny C. F. Cheung
    Benny C. F. Cheung
    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
    Prof Cheung has been conducting research into knowledge and technology management (KTM) since 2004. His research in KTM encompasses a broad range of methods and tools built on a basis of Information Processing and Artificial Intelligence technologies for supporting the management of knowledge and technology catered for various industries such as manufacturing, transportation, social service, public utilities, etc. He has also conducted research on knowledge auditing, intellectual capital management (ICM), technology roadmapping and assessment for enhancing innovation and learning capability in firms and organizations. Currently, he is the programme leader of the Master of Science in Technology Management in the Department.
    • Ch 414. Performance Measurement of Technology Ventures by Science and Technology Institutions
  • H. H. Cheung
    H. H. Cheung
    The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    Dr. H.H. Cheung is a lecturer in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at the University of Hong Kong. He obtained his B.Eng., M.Phil., and Ph.D. degrees at the University of Hong Kong. Prior to joining the University of Hong Kong, he has worked in manufacturing and IT industries as a consultant for a number of years. He has gained substantial experiences in developing and managing RFID-based solutions, and the provision of consultancy services to implement RFID applications to various industries/enterprises. Dr. Cheung has also participated in a number of industrial application projects of RFID and IoT technologies, including RFID-based systems for product anti-counterfeiting, food processing management, manufacturing and logistics management of a global printing enterprise, governmental project for inventory management, and baggage management of a major international airport. His research interests include CAD/CAM, Layered Manufacturing (3D Printing), Virtual Prototyping and Virtual Manufacturing, Product Development, E-commerce, RFID, NFC and IoT applications.
    • Ch 44. The Principle and Process of Digital Fabrication of Biomedical Objects
  • Satyadhyan Chickerur
    Satyadhyan Chickerur
    KLE Technological University, India
    Satyadhyan Chickerur received his B.E degree in E&C, M.Tech in CSE and PhD in Computer and In- formation Sciences. He has served as Faculty in various engineering colleges in India. Presently he is with the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, KLE Technological University (Formerly B V Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering and Technology), Hubli as a Professor and PI of NVIDIA Cuda teaching center. He is one of the members of NVIDIA University Relations Coordination Committee. He is a member of ISTE, IEEE and ACM. He was the Execom member of IEEE signal processing society, Ban-galore chapter (2007-2009). He was a Member of Intel – IISC – VTU multicore Curriculum Development committee. He was one of the judges and problem setter for ACM ICPC programming contest of the Asia Regional’s in the year 2007 and 2008. He has received various grants from industry and other Organizations for research as well. Majority of the course offerings since 2007 are designed and developed based on the concept of outcome-based education involving modified Blooms taxonomy, Project based learning, Practice based learning in collaboration/ association with various Industries. He has published his research papers in various journals & conferences. He has also presented tutorials, Invited Talks on various occasions. Additionally, he is a referee for various international journals & conferences. His research interests include Parallel, Multicore and GPU Programming, Parallel Data Analytics, Image Processing, soft computing and Technology enhanced Learning. He has received the BOLT award from Air India for year 2008-09.His biography has been profiled in Marquis Who’s Who in Science and Engineering for year 2007,Who’s Who in the World 2008, 2012 , 2013, 2014 and 2016.
    • Ch 73. Forecasting the Demand of Agricultural Crops/Commodity Using Business Intelligence Framework
  • Innocent Chiluwa
    Innocent Chiluwa
    Covenant University OTA, Nigeria
    Innocent Chiluwa is a Professor in Language (discourse analysis) and Media/Digital Communications and Head, Department of Languages & General Studies, Covenant University, OTA, (Nigeria). He is a Research Fellow and Digital Expert of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (AvH) (Bonn) and a visiting Professor in the Department of English, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im.br. Germany. He obtained a PhD in English and Communication/Media Studies from the University of Ibadan (Nigeria) in 2005 and was a post-doctoral research scholar of the AvH at the University of Freiburg, Germany (2009/10). His research interests are (critical) discourse analysis and linguistic pragmatics focusing on the study of conflict discourse in the media and computer-mediated communications, especially discourses produced by minority groups, terrorist organizations, and militant/secessionist groups in the form of resistance, protest or activism. Digital communications that show evidence of threats, linguistic violence or hate speech are of particular interest. He is also interested in the investigation of ideology, stance, identity, and deception in political, religious and cultural discourses. He has published scholarly articles in reputable international journals such as Discourse & Society (Sage), Discourse Studies (Sage), Discourse & Communication (Sage), Journal of Multicultural Discourses (Routledge), Journal of Language and Politics (John Benjamins), Pragmatics and Society (John Benjamins), Africa Today (Indiana), Journal of Asian and African Studies (Sage), Studies in Conflict and Terrorism (Taylor & Francis) etc. He is the author of Labeling and Ideology in the Press (Peter Lang), and Language in the News: mediating sociopolitical crises in Nigeria (Peter Lang). He is co-editor, Computer-Mediated Discourse in Africa (Nova) and lead editor, Pragmatics of Nigerian English in Digital Discourse (Lincom). He is the editor of Covenant Journal of Language Studies (CJLS), an international open access journal.
    • Ch 546. SMS & Civil Unrest
  • Ming M. Chiu
    Ming M. Chiu
    The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    Ming Ming CHIU is Charles Hicks Professor of Educational Psychology and Research Methodology at Purdue University. He earned his bachelors in computer science at Columbia University, masters in interactive technology at Harvard, and PhD in Education at UC-Berkeley. He serves on the advisory board of mainland China’s Ministry of Education’s National Evaluation of Primary and Secondary Schools. He invented two statistics methods: statistical discourse analysis (SDA) and multilevel diffusion analysis (MDA). SDA models online and face-to-face conversations, showing how students’ social metacognitive skills enhance their micro-creativity. MDA shows how ideas spread through populations and detects corruption in the music industry. He also showed how economic growth, inequalities and cultural values affect nearly 500,000 students learning in 65 countries. Supported by 26 grants totaling over $4.5 million, he disseminated his research through 162 publications (including 87 journal articles), 3 television broadcasts, 17 radio broadcasts, and 148 news articles in 21 countries and regions.
    • Ch 693. Discussion Processes in Online Forums
  • Kyong James Cho
    Kyong James Cho
    Texas A&M University, USA
    Kyong James Cho is a researcher and graduate student at Texas A&M University. whose research interests are in the intersection of media and religion.
    • Ch 535. The Intersection of Religion and Mobile Technology
  • S. H. Choi
    S. H. Choi
    The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    Dr. S.H. Choi is associate professor in the Department of Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering at the University of Hong Kong. He gained both his B.Sc. and Ph.D degrees in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Birmingham in the UK. Dr. Choi worked in computer industry as CADCAM consultant before joining the University of Hong Kong. He has undertaken a number of industrial projects, and his current research interests focus mainly on computer applications in various areas, including e-commerce, CADCAM, advanced manufacturing systems, virtual prototyping, and RFID technology. Dr. Choi has extensive teaching experience at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels, as well as a wide range of publications on his research work.
    • Ch 44. The Principle and Process of Digital Fabrication of Biomedical Objects
  • Alberto Chong
    Alberto Chong
    Georgia State University, USA & Universidad del Pacifico, Peru
    Alberto Chong is a Professor in the Department of Economics at the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies and holds a joint appointment with the College of Education and Human Development. He pursued graduate studies in Economics at Cornell University and Harvard University, and received his Ph.D. degree from Cornell. His publications include more than sixty papers in peer-reviewed journals such as the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, the Review of Economics and Statistics, Economic Journal, the Journal of the European Economic Association, the Journal of Public Economics, and the Journal of International Economics, among others. He has also edited eight books. Before coming to Georgia State University he held faculty appointments with the University of Ottawa and George Washington University and spent about a dozen years working in multilateral organizations in particular, the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank. He has consulted with USAID, 3ie, the World Bank and the Government of Peru, among others. His current research interests include a broad range of areas in economic development, political economy and public policy including private sector, information technologies, and governance. He is currently an Associate Editor with Economics Bulletin.
    • Ch 627. Financial Inclusion, Content, and Information Technologies in Latin America
  • Huey-Wen Chuang
    Huey-Wen Chuang
    National Taichung University of Education, Taiwan
    I am a master student.
    • Ch 299. Exploring Tourism Cluster in the Peripheral Mountain Area Based on GIS Mapping
  • Hashim Chunpir
    Hashim Chunpir
    German Climate Computing Centre (DKRZ), Germany
    Dr. Chunpir completed his doctorate (Dr.rer.nat) in Informatics from University of Hamburg. He is a member of Scientific Computing Research Group at German Climate Computing Centre (DKRZ) in Hamburg, Germany. His interests includes topics in business computing, infrastructure management and human-computer interaction (HCI). He got his first degree Honours in Software Engineering from Staffordshire University, UK and his Masters of Science in Digital Media from University of Bremen, Germany. Dr. Chunpir also has practical industrial experience with several firms in the EU.
    • Ch 52. Bi-Directional Business/IT Alignment
  • Luigi Cinque
    Luigi Cinque
    Sapienza University, Italy
    LUIGI CINQUE received his laurea degree in Physics from the University of Napoli, in 1983. From 1984 to 1990 he was with the Laboratory of Artificial Intelligence (Alenia S.p.A), working on the development of expert systems and knowledge-based vision systems. In 1990, he joined the Department of Computer Science of the Sapienza University of Rome, where he is currently, a Full Professor. His first scientific interests cover Image Processing, Shape and Object Recognition, Analysis and Interpretation of Images and their Applications, with particular emphasis at Content-Based Retrieval in Visual Digital Archives, and Advanced Man-Machine Interaction, assisted by Computer Vision. Actually, his main interests involve Distributed Systems for Analysis and Interpretation of Video Sequences, Target Tracking, Multisensor Data and Information Fusion. Some of techniques he has proposed have found applications in field of Video-Based Surveillance Systems, Autonomous Vehicle, Road Traffic Control, Human Behaviour Understanding, and visual inspection. He is author of more than 200 papers in National and International Journals, and Conference Proceedings. He currently serves as reviewer for many International Journals (e.g., IEEE Trans. on PAMI, IEEE Trans. on Circuit and Systems, IEEE Trans. on SMC, IEEE Trans. on Vehicular Technology, IEEE Trans. on Medical Imaging, Image and Vision Computing). He served an scientific committees of International Conferences (e.g., CVPR, ICME, ICPR) and symposia. He serve as a reviewer for the European Union in different research program. He is Senior Member of IEEE, Member of ACM and Member of IAPR.
    • Ch 538. Mobile Applications for Automatic Object Recognition
  • Calin Ciufudean
    Calin Ciufudean
    Stefan cel Mare University, Romania
    Ciufudean Calin Horatiu is an Associate Professor Ph.D. Eng. “Stefan cel Mare” University of Suceava, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Department of Computers, Control Systems, and Electronics. - Courses and laboratories: Industrial Control Systems, Reliability and Diagnosis, Discrete Event Systems, Data Acquisition Systems; – Researcher in control systems field, environment and sustainable development; – Researcher in the teams and director of over 34 research projects; – Trainer of student groups for national and international student competitions; – Editor of the Romanian Journal of Ecology; – Author of over 170 scientific papers published in scientific journals and conferences proceedings abroad and in Romania; – Author of 12 books published in Romania and abroad; – Author or co-author of 32 inventions. - Technical Expert of the Romanian Ministry of Justice. - President of the Romanian Society of Electrical & Control Engineering, Suceava Branch. - He is a member of the editorial boards of several international scientific journals and conferences of control systems and electric engineering science. He was designated chairmen and/or key note speaker at 35 international conferences.
    • Ch 158. Innovative Formalism for Biological Data Analysis
  • Susan Cockrell
    Susan Cockrell
    Austin Peay State University, USA
    Susan R. Cockrell is currently an Associate Dean of the College of Business, Chair of the Department of Accounting, Finance, and Economics, and Associate professor of Accounting at Austin Peay State University. She holds a Tennessee CPA license and is a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and a Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA). She received her BSBA in Accounting and her Master of Administrative Science (MAS) from The University of Alabama in Huntsville and her PhD in Accounting from The University of Alabama. She has taught accounting for many years and published in applied and pedagogical journals.
    • Ch 476. Offshoring IT
    • Ch 479. Radio Frequency Identification Systems Within a Lean Supply Chain in a Global Environment
  • Yuval Cohen
    Yuval Cohen
    Afeka Tel Aviv College of Engineering, Israel
    Academic Background Dr. Yuval Cohen is a Senior Faculty Member at the Industrial Engineering department of the Tel-Aviv Afeka College of Engineering. Previously, he was the Head of the Industrial Engineering program at the Open University of Israel. His areas of expertise are in the intersection of: Operations management, Logistics and Operations Research. In particular he has published many papers on assembly lines design and management, project management, business decision making, and supply chain management.. Dr Cohen served several years as a Senior Operations Planner at FedEx Ground (USA) responsible for the five year plan for the 24 hubs and 400 terminals. He received several awards for his contributions to the hub and terminal network planning. In 2001 he returned to Israel to establish and manage the Industrial Engineering program, and in 2014 he moved to Afeka Tel-Aviv Academic College of Engineering. He received his PhD from the University of Pittsburgh (USA), his MSc from the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, and BSc from Ben-Gurion University. Dr Cohen is a Fellow of the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), and a Full Member of the Institute for Operations Research and Management Sciences (INFORMS). Professional Background Dr. Cohen has worked 5 years at FedEx Ground company in the USA, as a senior operations planner. He was responsible for the five year plan for the 24 hubs and 400 spokes network of FedEx Ground, and the company capacity planning. After coming back to Israel he served as a consultant for the Flying Cargo company (which operates FedEx in Israel). Dr. Cohen is a business consultant for issues related to decision making in business and operations, operations planning and operational costs of new initiatives, current practices and extended operations.
    • Ch 141. Optimizing Cloud Computing Costs of Services for Consumers
  • Geri Collins
    Geri Collins
    Mercer University, USA
    Dr. Geri S. Collins has been an educator for over 28 years. She started her career in public school teaching middle level Social Studies and Language Arts. She got her Ed. D. in Social Studies education at University of Georgia and has been teaching Teacher Education since 2005. During her time in Higher Education she has taught at the master's level with a focus in middle level and secondary education and Social Studies. Also, she is a University Supervisor for Student Teachers. She continues to help students returning to the classroom from other professions who are wishing to become educators.
    • Ch 123. Designing Engaging Instruction for the Adult Learners
  • Eduardo C. Contreras
    Eduardo C. Contreras
    Autonomous University of Coahuila, Mexico
    Eduardo C. Contreras received his MSc in Polymer Science and Technology and MSc in Information Systems he is a Professor at the Facultad de Sistemas in Autonomous University of Coahuila he is attached at the systemic science research group, his researches has been focused on Special Education, Medicine, Polymers and Computer Science principally. He has published chapters in encyclopedias such as; Encyclopedia of E-Health and Telemedicine chapter Health Information System to Identify Dermatological Diseases by Software Agent, Advancing Pharmaceutical Processes and Tools for Improved Health Outcomes chapter How to Identify Rheumatic Diseases by General Physicians, Assistive Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications chapter Criteria of Development of Adaptative Didactic Games for People with Intellectual Disability. He has received medal “Miguel Ramos Arizpe” to researchers who they have distinguished in their academic work. Membership: Association for Computing Machinery.
    • Ch 212. Development of Communication Skills through Auditory Training Software in Special Education
  • Isis I. Contreras
    Isis I. Contreras
    Saltillo Institute of Technology, Mexico
    She is a researcher at the Instituto Tecnológico de Saltillo, PhD in Science Education, she has published research: Criteria on game development for people with intellectual disabilities, Functional academic skills development in children with intellectual disabilities through educational software. Professional experience: Project “ Veracruz Integral Active” for the oil company PEMEX, Project “Rehabilitation of open pit mines” for the mining company MICARE., “Project for the exploration and production of natural gas in the Ramsar site of the Alvarado´s lagoon system and the wetlands of La Popotera´s Lake.” for the oil company PEMEX, Baseline Socio-Economic Survey “Camino Rojo” for the mining company GoldCorp. She is teaching literary analysis, research techniques and logic, try to combine art, science and humanities.
    • Ch 212. Development of Communication Skills through Auditory Training Software in Special Education
  • Robert L. Copeland Jr.
    Robert L. Copeland Jr.
    Howard University,USA
    • Ch 156. Exploratory Data Analysis on Breast Cancer Prognosis
  • Rebeca Cordero-Gutiérrez
    Rebeca Cordero-Gutiérrez
    University of Salamanca, Spain
    Rebeca Cordero Gutiérrez is an Associate Professor in the Business Administration Department at the University of Salamanca. She has given lectures in courses such as Organizational Structures and Processes and Project Management. Currently, she is writing her PhD Thesis in Horizontal Social Networks as management tools in the Doctoral Program of the University of Salamanca. She is author and coauthor of various papers published in international and national journals and book chapters.
    • Ch 293. Gender Differences in Advertising Engagement Using the Case of Facebooks Ads
  • Herbert Cornelius
    Herbert Cornelius
    Intel Corporation EMEA, Germany
    Dr. Herbert Cornelius is Technical Director Advanced Computing at Intel EMEA. Before he was Engineering Manager in Intel’s Cluster Technologies group and Technical Marketing Manager Enterprise Computing in EMEA. He joined Intel in 1993 as Senoir Computational Scientist in the Scalable Systems Division after working at Fujitsu Europe and Cray Research from 1983 to 1992. Prior he worked at the University of Karlsruhe. He received a Ph.D. degree in Mathematics and diploma degree in Mathematics and Informatics from Technical University Berlin, Germany.
    • Ch 347. The Future of High-Performance Computing (HPC)
  • Eduardo Correia
    Eduardo Correia
    Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT), New Zealand
    Eduardo Correia is a senior lecturer in the Department of Computing at the Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology (CPIT) in Christchurch, New Zealand. He worked for a number of years as a systems administrator and consultant, and his professional interests include virtualization and cloud technologies. In 2003, with a colleague, he designed and implemented TechLabs, a network based on virtualization used by the Department of Computing at CPIT for teaching. Dr Correia currently teaches courses in operating systems, networking, and cloud technologies, and besides academic qualifications holds a number of industry certifications, including the Microsoft Certified Solutions Associate (MCSA), the Microsoft Systems Engineer (MCSE), and the Microsoft Certified IT Professional (Enterprise Administration) (MCITP).
    • Ch 89. Cloud Computing
  • Linda Corrin
    Linda Corrin
    University of Melbourne, Australia
    Linda Corrin is a Senior Lecturer in the Melbourne Centre for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Her role focuses on research, curriculum development and academic development in the area of educational technology and eLearning. Linda's research interests include examining students' engagement with technology in everyday and academic contexts, learning analytics, feedback, mixed methods research, and learning design.
    • Ch 219. From Digital Natives to Student Experiences With Technology
  • Missy D. Cosby
    Missy D. Cosby
    Michigan State University, USA
    M.A. Curriculum and Teaching, 2003, Michigan State University; M.A. Educational Technology, 2011, Michigan State University; Ph.D. student in Educational Psychology/Educational Technology, Michigan State University
    • Ch 24. Apps as Assistive Technology
  • Alessandro Cotza
    Alessandro Cotza
    University of Cagliari, Italy
    Alessandro Cotza is a student enrolled in the second year of the degree in Computer Science at the University of Cagliari. His interests are Arduino programming and robotics.
    • Ch 285. Leveraging the Arduino Platform to Develop Information Technology Devices
  • Neil S. Coulson
    Neil S. Coulson
    University of Nottingham, UK
    Dr Neil Coulson is an Associate Professor of Health Psychology in the School of Medicine at the University of Nottingham, United Kingdom. As a health psychologist, he has been researching online peer support communities for over 10 years. Specifically, he has examined the impact of engagement with online support communities on psycho-social outcomes and he has considered a broad array of health problems, including HIV/AIDS, dental anxiety, Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
    • Ch 327. Peer-to-Peer Health-Related Online Support Groups
  • Sharon A. Cox
    Sharon A. Cox
    Birmingham City University, UK
    Professor Sharon Cox is Professor of Information Systems at Birmingham City University. She gained practical experience of the challenges of managing information from working in international manufacturing organizations. Her recent book, ‘Managing Information in Organizations’ published by Palgrave Macmillan, provides practical guidance to manage the information resource in a changing environment. Sharon’s research interests relate to exploring and structuring contexts within which information is given meaning. She has worked on a number of funded research projects and published in areas such as e-business and knowledge management. Sharon’s current work relates to using organizational architectures to support strategic planning of organizational transformation.
    • Ch 60. A Framework for Exploring IT-Led Change in Morphing Organizations
    • Ch 119. Uncovering Limitations of E01 Self-Verifying Files
  • Dan Craigen
    Dan Craigen
    Carleton University, Canada
    Dan Craigen is the Director of Carleton University's Global Cybersecurity Resource. Mr. Craigen was with the Government of Canada (as a science advisor) and previously was President of ORA Canada, a company that focused on High Assurance/Formal Methods and successfully distributed its technology to over 60 countries. His research interests currently lie at the intersection of cybersecurity, open source software and entrepreneurism. He was the chair of two NATO research task groups pertaining to validation, verification, and certification of embedded systems and high-assurance technologies. He received his BScH and MSc degrees in Mathematics from Carleton University.
    • Ch 147. A Three-Vector Approach to Blind Spots in Cybersecurity
  • Caroline M. Crawford
    Caroline M. Crawford
    University of Houston – Clear Lake, USA
    Caroline M. Crawford is a Professor of Instructional Technology at the University of Houston-Clear Lake in Houston, Texas, USA. Dr. Crawford has designed, developed and taught several courses during her tenure at UHCL, including the following: Trends and Issues, Advanced Applications of Technology; Multimedia design; Multimedia Development; Analyzing Emerging Technologies; Applications of Technology; Training Practicum; Advanced Grant and Proposal Writing; Applications of Java, Multimedia for Educators; Change Leadership, Creating Digital Resources; Project Management and Grant Writing; Web Development; Teaching and eLearning; Learning Theory and Instruction; and, Performance Technology. Further, she is in the process of designing and developing Systematic Design of Technology-Based Instruction. She has designed, developed, implemented and continuously redesigned no fewer than twelve online and hybrid courses over the past twelve year period, with strong formative and summative feedback from the learners within the courses and subject matter experts in the field. Crawford’s scholarly pursuits are varied, including a minimum of 60 international, national and regional refereed and non-refereed journal articles, as well as edited book chapters. Further, Crawford has presented a minimum of 160 professional conference-focused presentations and thirteen poster sessions, with several invited presentations and a keynote presentation at a regional technology-focused conference, with a history of honored positions as a Managing Editor for the Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) refereed review of conference manuscript proposals, Review Editor for six international refereed journals, and reviewer for innumerable regional, national and international refereed journals. As well, Crawford’s book chapter titled Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow’s Recognition of Industry Applications within Virtual Words: A Meta-Analysis of Distance Learning Instructional Achievements within Virtual World Architectural Environments, and Potential Implications for Higher Education, recently published in the book Distance Learning Technology, Current Instruction, and the Future of Education: Applications of Today, Practices of Tomorrow, has been nominated by the book editor for the IGI-Global’s first annual Excellence in Innovative Research Award for Outstanding Book Chapter. The book chapter was nominated, based upon the following criteria: Innovativeness; Practicality of research/results; Potential impact on the field; Thoroughness of the research; Thoroughness of the references; and, Style or clarity of prose. Further, Crawford was awarded the prestigious University of Houston-Clear Lake 2009 Outstanding Professor Award. At this point in Crawford’s professional career, her main areas of interest focus upon communities of learning and the appropriate and successful integration of technologies into the learning environment. The learning environment may be envisioned as face-to-face, hybrid and online (virtual or text-driven) environments.
    • Ch 127. Instructional Real World Community Engagement
    • Ch 447. Implicit Cognitive Vulnerability
    • Ch 689. Teacher Presence
  • Helen Crompton
    Helen Crompton
    Old Dominion University, USA
    Dr. Helen Crompton is an Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology at Old Dominion University Virginia. She is a highly experienced researcher, educator, author and presenter in the field of educational technology. She draws from 23 years in education, with 16 years as a full time K-10 classroom teacher, and she has a PhD in educational technology and mathematics education from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Crompton also works as a consultant for two United Nations Agencies (United Nations, Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization: UNESCO and International Telecommunication Union: ITU) to research and author publications on mobile learning. Dr. Crompton presents national and internationally on the topic of educational technology and publishes articles, book chapters, and papers in this field.
    • Ch 552. Learning With Mobile Devices
  • Phil Crosby
    Phil Crosby
    Curtin University, Australia
    Dr. Phil Crosby works for CSIRO Astronomy & Space Science (CASS) where he is Assistant Director: Western Australia. He manages CASS strategic planning, and is a Major Projects Specialist. He also supports the Square Kilometre Array Project (UK) as Industry Engagement Officer. Phil trained with British Telecom as electronics and communications engineer, ran his own industrial electronics firm, and then managed an environmental sensor instrumentation business. In 1994, he joined the National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia (NATA) in the field of technical management standards, rising to Business & Strategy Manager. He established offices in Korea, India, Chile, and Turkey, and led several major on-site technical studies, including an impact assessment of Antarctic science, and a review of the Australia Nuclear Science & Technology Organisation (ANSTO). In 2005, Phil was an embedded executive in Boeing, in the role of Manager, Industrial Participation Strategy for Australia. Phil has published several papers concerning mega-science project management, and is a member of numerous space-related groups, committees, and panels. His PhD concerns success drivers for science/engineering mega-projects.
    • Ch 494. Shaping Mega-Science Projects and Practical Steps for Success
  • Adam Crossan
    Adam Crossan
    Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Ireland
    Adam Crossan is a graduate of the Letterkenny Institute of Technology and completed a BSc (Hons) in Applied Computing. He is currently working as a software developer for the aviation industry.
    • Ch 540. Mobile Technologies Impact on Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Miriam Guadalupe Cruz-Jimenez
    Miriam Guadalupe Cruz-Jimenez
    Institute INAOE, Mexico
    Miriam Guadalupe Cruz Jimenez received the BS degree from the Minatitlan Institute of Technology; and the MS degree from the National Institute for Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics (INAOE), Mexico. She received the best paper award at the conference CIIECC 2013. Currently, she is a PhD student in the Institute INAOE. She is a reviewer for the journals IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems I and Circuits, Systems & Signal Processing.
    • Ch 522. Comb Filters Characteristics and Current Applications
  • Zianne Cuff
    Zianne Cuff
    City University of New York, USA
    Zianne Cuff is student at New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York. She is currently completing her AAS in Liberal Arts And Sciences.
    • Ch 685. Creating Active Learning Spaces in Virtual Worlds
  • Tamrah D. Cunningham
    Tamrah D. Cunningham
    New York University, USA
    Tamrah D. Cunningham is an adjunct professor at New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York where she earned a BTech in Computer Systems. She earned an MFA in Game Design at New York University. Her research interests include narrative studies and world-building in role-playing games, particularly Japanese RPGs. She has designed several games, including, Everlasting Unemployment, a choice-based adventure game parodying the struggles of finding employment after graduating from college.
    • Ch 685. Creating Active Learning Spaces in Virtual Worlds
  • Davide Curcio
    Davide Curcio
    University of Cagliari, Italy
    Davide Curcio is a student attending the second year of the degree in Computer Science at the University of Cagliari. His mainly interest is programming, in particular Arduino and Android programming.
    • Ch 285. Leveraging the Arduino Platform to Develop Information Technology Devices
  • Giuseppe Curcio
    Giuseppe Curcio
    University of L'Aquila, Italy
    After graduation in General and Experimental Psychology (110/110 cum laude) at University of Rome “La Sapienza”, prof. Curcio passed the licensing examination required to practice as a Psychologist in Italy. Then he obtained the Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology and Psychophysiology. He has been research consultant of Italian Air Force Aerospace Medicine Research Center (D.A.S.R.S.), within the Neuropsychophysiology Group, Pratica di Mare AFB (Rome), at the Neuroscience Unit of University “Campus Bio-Medico” of Rome, and at “San Raffaele” Research and Health Center Hospital, Cassino (Fr, Italy). He spent a period of study at the Unit for Work, Environment and Health, IPM-National Institute for Psychosocial Factors and Health - Karolinska Institute in Stockholm (Sweden), and at Department of Neurology and Neuroscience, Fatebenefratelli Hospital, Rome (Italy). In the last years his teaching activity was mainly focused on Physiological Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neurosciences, Ageing Psychology. Currently, Prof. Curcio is Director of the Cognitive and Behavioral Sciences Laboratory, at University of L’Aquila. Prof. Curcio is referee for several scientific journals as: Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine, Behavioral and Brain Functions, Bioelectromagnetics, Biological Psychology, Cerebral Cortex, Environmental Health, International Journal of Psychophysiology, Journal of Sleep Research, Neurological Sciences, Neuroscience Letters, Pediatrics, PLOS One, Scientific Reports, Sleep, Sleep Medicine, Sleep Medicine Reviews. He is also in the Editorial Board of several international scientific journals. RESEARCH INTERESTS Sleep; Consciousness; Circadian rhythms; Bioelectromagnetism; Aging; Attention; Memory; Behavioral Neuroscience; Cognitive Neuroscience; Emotions; Military Psychology; Moral judgement.
    • Ch 287. Exposure to Video Games and Decision Making
    • Ch 532. Human Psychomotor Performance Under the Exposure to Mobile Phones-Like Electromagnetic Fields
  • Kevin Curran
    Kevin Curran
    Ulster University, UK
    Kevin Curran is a Professor of Cyber Security and group leader for the Ambient Intelligence & Virtual Worlds Research Group at Ulster University. He is also a senior member of the IEEE. Prof Curran is perhaps most well-known for his work on location positioning within indoor environments and Internet security. His expertise has been acknowledged by invitations to present his work at international conferences, overseas universities and research laboratories. He is a regular contributor on TV & radio and in trade and consumer IT magazines.
    • Ch 540. Mobile Technologies Impact on Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Marcin Czajkowski
    Marcin Czajkowski
    Bialystok University of Technology, Poland
    Marcin Czajkowski received his Masters degree (2007) and his PhD with honors (2015) in Computer Science from the Bialystok University of Technology, Poland. His research activity mainly concerns machine learning and data mining, in particular, classification and regression trees and evolutionary algorithms.
    • Ch 185. Evolutionary Algorithms for Global Decision Tree Induction
  • Michelle Lee D'Abundo
    Michelle Lee D'Abundo
    Seton Hall University, USA
    Dr. Michelle Lee D’Abundo is an Associate Professor at Seton Hall University in the Department of Interprofessional Health Sciences and Health Administration. She is a certified life and leadership coach, an Energy Leadership Index™ Master Practitioner (ELI-MP) and a Certified Health Education Specialist. She currently teaches in the Ph.D. program in Health Sciences. Dr. D’Abundo earned her Ph.D. in Adult Education from the University of Georgia, Master of Health at University of North Florida, and Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from American University. Dr. D’Abundo previously served as an Associate Professor in Public Health Studies at University of North Carolina Wilmington and as School Health Education Program Director at Salisbury University. Dr. D’Abundo has published many articles and book chapters on well-being, promotion of mindfulness, online learning, and exercise motivation. Dr. D'Abundo is committed to the promotion of lifespan and well-being through leadership, individual and organizational change, community development, and social justice.
    • Ch 505. Integrating Evidence-Based Practice in Athletic Training Though Online Learning
    • Ch 506. Integrating Web-Based Technologies Into the Education and Training of Health Professionals
  • Boaventura DaCosta
    Boaventura DaCosta
    Solers Research Group, USA
    Boaventura DaCosta holds a Ph.D. in instructional technology, an M.A. in instructional technology/media, instructional systems, and a B.S. in computer science from the University of Central Florida. His research is interdisciplinary, concentrated in the fields of computer science and instructional design, with a special interest in games and learning.
    • Ch 553. Mobile Game-Based Learning
  • Jerome V. D'Agostino
    Jerome V. D'Agostino
    The Ohio State University, USA
    Jerome V. D’Agostino is Professor of Quantitative Methods in the Education and Human Ecology College at The Ohio State University. He earned his Ph.D. in 1997 from The University of Chicago in Measurement, Evaluation, and Statistical Analysis (MESA), and he specializes in applied measurement and program evaluation. He has conducted several studies on the validity of standards-based assessments, teacher certification tests, and measures of constructs in an array of fields from pharmacy to speech and hearing sciences. A primary theme in his research is the focus on developing and implementing innovative methods to collect and analyze validation evidence, especially in the areas of content and instructional sensitivity analysis. Much of his research has focused on developing measures to track student growth, and many of his published papers pertain to understanding student learning over time using hierarchical linear modeling. He also has orchestrated evaluations of literacy and science programs, and interventions targeted for underprivileged children and families. He has extensive experience working with educators to develop formative assessments to monitor learning, and he has conducted numerous workshops throughout the country on classroom grading and test score interpretation for teachers. Dr. D’Agostino also was the director of a $55 million i3 grant to scale up Reading Recovery, and he currently serves as the editor of the Journal of Education for Students Placed At Risk. His research has been funded by entities such as the National Science Foundation, United States Department of Education, and Spencer Foundation.
    • Ch 450. The Relationship Between Online Formative Assessment and State Test Scores Using Multilevel Modeling
  • Nabyla Daidj
    Nabyla Daidj
    Telecom Ecole de Management, France
    Nabyla Daidj is an Associate Professor of Strategy at Telecom Ecole de Management (Institut Mines Telecom). Her teaching and research interests are corporate and international strategy, inter-organizational relationships (strategic alliances, clusters, business ecosystems and coopetitive practices) and corporate governance. In 2008, she published a book about cooperation, game theory and strategic management. More recently in 2015, she published a book related to the sources of value creation by firms operating in the media sector within the context of ICT convergence. She has published in international journals (such as Journal of Media Business Studies, Journal of Media Economics, Communications & Strategies, Leadership, Journal of Business Ethics). She is currently researching the evolution of business models of ICT companies over the past ten years.
    • Ch 204. Uberization (or Uberification) of the Economy
  • Darren Dalcher
    Darren Dalcher
    University of Hertfordshire, UK
    Darren Dalcher is Professor of Project Management at the University of Hertfordshire and is the Founding Director of the National Centre for Project Management, an interdisciplinary center of excellence operating in collaboration with industry, government, charities, NGOs, and the learned societies. He has been named one of the top 10 “movers and shapers” in project management by the Association for Project Management and has also been voted Project Magazine’s Academic of the Year for his contribution in “integrating and weaving academic work with practice.” Dr. Dalcher has built a reputation as a leader and innovator in the area of practice-based education and reflection in project management and has worked with many major industrial, commercial, and charitable organizations and government bodies. He is active in numerous international committees, steering groups, and editorial boards. Dr. Dalcher is heavily involved in organizing international conferences and has delivered many keynote addresses and tutorials. He has written over 200 refereed papers and book chapters on project management and software engineering. He is Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Software: Evolution and Process and Editor of the Advances in Project Management and Fundamentals of Project Management book series published by Routledge. Dr. Dalcher is a Chartered Fellow of the British Computer Society and a Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute and the Royal Society of Arts. In 2011, he was awarded a prestigious Honorary Fellowship from the Association for Project Management for his outstanding contribution to project management. He can be reached at d.dalcher2@herts.ac.uk.
    • Ch 491. Making Sense of IS Project Stories
  • Terry Stringer Damron
    Terry Stringer Damron
    Austin Peay State University, USA
    Terry Damron is a marketing instructor in the Department of Management and Marketing at Austin Peay State University where she teaches social media marketing, sales management, and retailing management. A practitioner-turned instructor, she worked in nonprofit marketing for nine years before moving to academia in 2014. Her work earned recognition from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and the Tennessee College Public Relations Association. She holds an EdD in Leadership and Professional Practice from Trevecca Nazarene University in Nashville, TN.
    • Ch 476. Offshoring IT
    • Ch 479. Radio Frequency Identification Systems Within a Lean Supply Chain in a Global Environment
  • Masatake Dantsuji
    Masatake Dantsuji
    Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, Kyoto University, Japan
    Masatake Dantsuji is Professor of the Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies at Kyoto University, Japan. He is also Professor of the Department of Human Coexistence of the Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies at Kyoto University, Japan. His research interests include Phonetic Sciences, Applied Linguistics and CALL (Computer-Assisted Language Learning). He has been conducting several projects for developing multilingual CALL materials at Kyoto University. His laboratory has developed original multimedia CALL materials on English, Chinese, German, Spanish, Greek, Thai, Vietnamese, Korean and Japanese with special reference to language and cultures.
    • Ch 334. A Flipped Learning Approach to University EFL Courses
  • Jérôme Darmont
    Jérôme Darmont
    Université de Lyon, Lyon 2, ERIC EA3083, France
    Jérôme Darmont is full professor of computer science at the Université de Lyon, France, and the director of the ERIC research center. He received his Ph.D. in 1999 from the University of Clermont-Ferrand II, France, and then joined the University of Lyon 2 as an associate professor. He became full professor in 2008. His research interests mainly relate to database and data warehouse performance (performance optimization, auto-administration, benchmarking...) and cloud business intelligence (data security, query performance and cost, personal BI, big data analytics...). He is a member of several editorial boards and has served as a reviewer for numerous conferences and journals. Along with Torben Bach Pedersen, he initiated the VLDB Cloud Intelligence workshop series in 2012.
    • Ch 154. Data-Centric Benchmarking
  • Amit Das
    Amit Das
    University of Kalyani, India
    Amit Das is working as a Scientific Manager at Excelra Knowledge Solutions Pvt. Ltd. in Hyderabad, India. His present area of focus is computational drug repositioning. He has submitted his Ph.D. in the are of molecular modeling and docking from the University of Kalyani, Nadia, WB, India. His area of interest is in Molecular and Cellular Biology, Microscopy, Bioinformatics, Knowledge resource creation and programming. Previously he was associated with IISER-Kolkata and prior to that completed his M.Sc. in Biophysics and Molecular Biology from the University of Calcutta.
    • Ch 41. GWAS as the Detective to Find Genetic Contribution in Diseases
  • Maria-Iuliana Dascalu
    Maria-Iuliana Dascalu
    University Politehnica of Bucharest, Romania
    Dr. Maria-Iuliana Dascalu is a lecturer for semantic web technologies, systems engineering, management information systems, data structures and algorithms and programming languages within the Department of Engineering Taught in Foreign Languages at University POLITEHNICA of Bucharest, Romania and a researcher in the field of applied computer science. She was also a postdoctoral fellow at the same university between May 2014-October 2015, researching on computer supported collaborative learning. She has a PhD degree in economic informatics, a master degree in project management, awarded by The Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies and she is an IPMA Certified Project Management Associate since 2008. Maria-Iuliana conducted an extensive research study at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden in 2010, she participated in 7 national or international research projects, she was a program committee member in more than 20 scientific conferences, she is a member of IEEE and IEEE Education Society and she was awarded 2 national research prizes for papers published in highly relevant journals (in 2014 and 2015), as well as an Elsevier Certificate of Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing in 2015. Maria-Iuliana published 11 books and book chapters and more than 70 scientific papers.
    • Ch 448. Learning Analytics
  • Aristides Dasso
    Aristides Dasso
    Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Argentina
    Aristides Dasso is an associate professor, at the Departmento de Informática at Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Argentina. He has published more than fifty articles in international conferences and journals and has presented several papers in international conferences on software engineering and information systems. He has studied political science in Argentina and computer science in Argentina and France, and has been a fellow at the International Institute for Software Technologies of the United Nations University, Macao. He is a member of both ACM and IEEE.
    • Ch 167. Data Mining and the KDD Process
    • Ch 662. The What, How, and When of Formal Methods
  • Ambica Dattakumar
    Ambica Dattakumar
    Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
    Ambica Dattakumar is a Senior Research Fellow with the DiLiterati Group at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information. Her research interests include digital literacy, social and community informatics, and health informatics, including research in tele-health and e-health. She received the PhD in Information Systems from Monash University. Her PhD thesis was on the adoption of telemedicine in India focusing on the perspectives of decision makers and clinicians. Previously, she was a research fellow at the University of Melbourne, Australia. She has extensive experience in managing and coordinating various project activities. She has worked with teams of researchers with various expertise to bring projects to their successful fruition.
    • Ch 198. A Maturity Model for Digital Literacies and Sustainable Development
  • Olayinka David-West
    Olayinka David-West
    Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria
    Dr. Olayinka David-West is an information systems (IS) professional with over two decades experience in the Nigerian IT industry. With a passion for the effective use of IT in business, Dr. David-West not only makes IT understandable, but assists organizations seeking business value from information and related technologies through systematic decision making and managerial processes. She is currently a senior fellow in the Operations, Information Systems and Marketing Division of Lagos Business School. She is also academic director at Lagos Business School and Enterprise Development Centre (EDC) of the Pan-Atlantic University respectively. Dr. David-West holds a doctorate in Business Administration (DBA) from Manchester Business School; an MSc in Business Systems Analysis and Design from City University, London; and a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Lagos. In her doctoral thesis, Dr. David-West investigated the performance of electronic banking systems that resulted in the development of EBQUAL, a scale to measure consumer perceptions of electronic banking quality. Her research interests are centered on the managerial practices in support of information systems in business including, but not limited to systems planning, development, management, governance and effective use. Dr. David-West has authored numerous academic papers and case studies with numerous research presentation in local and international conferences. She combines her teaching and research interests with industry consulting engagements in the areas of strategic IS planning, IT personnel selection, IT assessment & review/due diligence, e-business, business planning, software selection & management, systems implementation, project & change management, business process improvement and systems design. Her research interests include information systems in organizations, performance of e-business, electronic service quality and IT governance.
    • Ch 237. Adoption and Use of Mobile Money Services in Nigeria
  • Maurice Dawson
    Maurice Dawson
    Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
    Dr. Maurice Dawson is an Assistant Professor of Information Systems (Cyber Security) at the College of Business Administration at University of Missouri- St. Louis (UMSL) with affiliation to the Cybersecurity and Information Technology Innovation Lab (CITIL). Currently a Visiting Professor at the Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, Visiting Professor at the University of Nairobi, and a Senior Research Fellow at the American Leadership & Policy Foundation (ALPF). Additionally, he was a Visiting Assistant Professor (Honorary) at the University of Tennessee in the College of Engineering within the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. Dawson has received a Fulbright Scholar Grant to South Ural State University in Chelyabinsk, Russia in 2014 under Project #5824. Dawson served a Visiting Scholar with Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM), Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 2017, and the University of The Gambia through the International Studies and Programs (ISP) Fellowship awarded from the ISP Department at UMSL in 2015. Dawson received an appointment as an International Business (IB) Research Associate in the UMSL International Business Institute (IBI) which is nationally ranked 15th in America. In December 2013 he was mentioned in Lloyds of London for cyber security attacks on critical infrastructure. He is the founding editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Hyperconnectivity and Internet of Things (IJHIoT) with IGI Global.
    • Ch 687. Massive Open Online Courses and Integrating Open Source Technology and Open Access Literature Into Technology-Based Degrees
  • Peter De Bruyn
    Peter De Bruyn
    University of Antwerp, Belgium
    Peter De Bruyn holds a B.Sc. and M.Sc. Business Engineering in Management Information Systems as well as a Ph.D. in Applied Economics. His research is focused on the evolvability of modular structures, such as information systems and business processes. In that respect, he has authored several publications on Normalized Systems Theory. He currently works as a postdoctoral researcher at the department of Management Information Systems from the Faculty of Applied Economics at the University of Antwerp.
    • Ch 461. The Concept of Modularity in the Context of IS Project Outsourcing
  • Renato de Matta
    Renato de Matta
    University of Iowa, USA
    Renato de Matta received the Ph.D. degree in decision sciences from Wharton Business School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, in 1989. He is currently an Associate Professor of Management Sciences at Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa, Iowa City. He has published in various journals including the Journal of Business Logistics, Operations Research, Naval Research Logistics, Production and Operations Management, Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) Transactions, European Journal of Operational Research, IEEE on Engineering Management, Omega and Annals of Operations Research. His current research interests include supply chain management, production and service operations, and integer programming.
    • Ch 478. Profit Maximizing Network Modeling With Inventory and Capacity Considerations
  • Cecilia de Mendoza
    Cecilia de Mendoza
    Ministry of Production of Argentina, Argentina
    Cecilia de Mendoza holds a Masters degree from Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Buenos Aires and is currently Director of Research and Market Monitoring at National Commission of Competition Defense of the Ministry of Production in Argentina.
    • Ch 627. Financial Inclusion, Content, and Information Technologies in Latin America
  • José Palazzo M. de Oliveira
    José Palazzo M. de Oliveira
    Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil
    José Palazzo Moreira de Oliveira is full professor of Computer Science at Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul – UFRGS. He as a doctor degree in Computer Science from Institut National Politechnique de Grenoble, France IMAG (1984), a M.Sc. degree in Computer Science from PPGC-UFRGS (1976) and has graduated in Electronic Engineering (1968). His research interests include information systems, e-learning, database systems and applications, conceptual modeling and ontologies, applications of database technology and distributed systems. He has published about 320 papers, has being advisor of 79 graduate students (19 Ph.D. and 60 M.Sc.). The official full CV for the Brazilian National Research Council – CNPq is available at CV Lattes. The most comprehensive site content is available in Portuguese.
    • Ch 558. Adaptive Hypermedia Systems
  • Isha DeCoito
    Isha DeCoito
    Western University, Canada
    Isha DeCoito is an Assistant Professor in Curriculum Studies, STEM Education at Western University. Her research interests include early intervention for promoting integrative STEM education, gender disparity in STEM education, digital technologies for promoting inquiry and STEM integration and project based learning, enhancing nature of science conceptions through digital games, exploring and promoting diversity and equity in science education, students' images of STEM professionals, and teacher professional development. She is also involved in comparative education and is a member of the Borderless Higher Education for Refugees project in Dadaab, Kenya. She is currently investigating inquiry frameworks and the influence of border crossing on the preparation of mathematics and science teachers in a refugee context.
    • Ch 122. Addressing Digital Competencies, Curriculum Development, and Instructional Design in Science Teacher Education
  • José Carlos Martins Delgado
    José Carlos Martins Delgado
    Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
    José C. Delgado is an Associate Professor at the Computer Science and Engineering Department of the Instituto Superior Técnico (University of Lisbon), in Lisbon, Portugal, where he earned the Ph.D. degree in 1988. He lectures courses in the areas of Computer Architecture, Information Technology and Service Engineering. He has performed several management roles in his faculty, namely Director of the Taguspark campus, near Lisbon, and Coordinator of the B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering at that campus. He has been the coordinator of and researcher in several international research projects. As an author, his publications include one book, 20 book chapters and more than 50 papers in international refereed conferences and journals.
    • Ch 570. Interoperability Frameworks for Distributed Systems
  • Pedro Delgado-Pérez
    Pedro Delgado-Pérez
    University of Cádiz, Spain
    Pedro Delgado-Pérez obtained the degree in Computer Science at the University of Cadiz (Spain) in 2010. He received a grant in 2013 to develop the PhD thesis project in Computer Science at the University of Cadiz. He is a researcher of the UCASE Software Engineering Research Group, in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering. He has mainly centered his research on testing techniques, especially in mutation testing regarding object-oriented programming languages. His ongoing thesis aims to assess the use of the Evolutionary Mutation Testing technique when applying mutation testing to C++. He has published several papers in conferences and workshops.
    • Ch 649. Mutation Testing Applied to Object-Oriented Languages
  • Ronald L. DeLong
    Ronald L. DeLong
    University of Dayton, USA
    Dr. DeLong has been involved in the evaluation and treatment of sexual offenders throughout the State of Ohio. His services to agencies and courts consist of sexual offender evaluations, risk assessments, evaluations for predator status, forensic and psychological evaluations, and individual and group treatment strategies. Dr. DeLong has over 25 years of experience working with juvenile and adult sexual offenders and other forensic populations. He has also completed advanced training with the Academy Group, Inc., (former FBI profilers and crime scene evaluators) regarding crime scene analysis, violent crime behavior, and profiling dynamics of sexually violent/deviant offenders. He has taught forensic psychology, psychosexual assessments, counseling techniques, and other psychology courses. He also has published articles regarding Internet Sex Offenders, and currently is conducting research on sexual offenders to include residency restrictions, registration, and risk-based vs. statue-based risk classifications.
    • Ch 117. Internet-Facilitated Child Sexual Exploitation Crimes
  • Shuyuan Deng
    Shuyuan Deng
    Dakota State University, USA
    Assistant professor of information systems with research interests in data mining
    • Ch 335. A Framework for Profiling Prospective Students in Higher Education
  • Nicoletta Dessì
    Nicoletta Dessì
    Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Italy
    Nicoletta Dessi is associated professor of Computer Science at University of Cagliari. From 2004-2010 she has been deputy head of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at University of Cagliari. Previously, she has been the director of the Scientific Computing Centre at University of Cagliari (94-04). Her main research interests are in the area of data mining and information systems, with current focus on bioinformatics. She is also involved in data integration research based on Cloud, Web Services, and trusted cooperation. She has published her research results in international journals and the refereed proceedings of the major conferences of the field.
    • Ch 40. Concerns and Challenges of Cloud Platforms for Bioinformatics
  • Robert L. DeWitty Jr.
    Robert L. DeWitty Jr.
    Providence Hospital, USA
    • Ch 156. Exploratory Data Analysis on Breast Cancer Prognosis
  • Giuseppe Di Marco
    Giuseppe Di Marco
    ISPRA, Italy
    I graduated in 1980 in Electronic Engineering from “La sapienza” University of Rome, I worked as an expert/researcher at private companies (Face Standard S.p.A. and Sipe Optimation S.p.A.) and public companies (ENEA, ANPA, APAT and ISPRA). I directed the ANPA IT services, the APAT studies and assessments sector and, currently, direct the ISPRA analysis of production cycles sector and coordinate the ISPRA technical support to the IPPC Commission regarding thermal power stations, steelworks integrated, platforms in the sea and gas compression stations. My areas of expertise include: data processing and transmission, information technology, electronic instrumentation, nuclear safety, environmental risk and damage - health and Integrated Environmental Authorization and on these issues I have published more than 60 papers and I organized and held several training courses. I am a fellow of Engineers of the Province of Rome since 1995.
    • Ch 275. Waste Gas End-of-Pipe Treatment Techniques in Italian IPPC Chemical Plants
  • Barbara Diana
    Barbara Diana
    Università di Milano-Bicocca, Italy
    Barbara Diana is an organizational psychologist. She got her PhD at the University of Milano-Bicocca and she currently is a research fellow for the same institution. She collaborates with CESCOM (Center for Study in Communication Sciences) and with the international research network MASI (Methodology for the Analysis of Social Interactions). She mostly deals in the observation, study and analysis of human behavior. Main topics are validation of training/assessment protocols with interactive simulations, nonverbal communication and sport performance.
    • Ch 541. Mobile Virtual Reality to Enhance Subjective Well-Being
  • Teresa Sofia Pereira Dias de Castro
    Teresa Sofia Pereira Dias de Castro
    University of Minho, Portugal
    Teresa Sofia Pereira Dias de Castro holds a European PhD in Educational Technology. Her doctoral research: "“It’s a complicated situation”. Harm in everyday experiences with technology. A qualitative study with school-aged children", developed with the supervision of António Osório, University of Minho, Institute of Education (Braga, Portugal), was funded by Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology. As part of the doctoral degree, she did a research period at University Campus Suffolk (UK) under the supervision of Doctor Emma Bond. Currently, collaborating as a researcher and training primary teachers in four counties in the North of Portugal since 2015 in an university (University of Minho)/company (Lusoinfo Multimedia) consortium project ‘MaisCidadania’ (+Citizenship), a digital platform with educational digital resources where teachers, children (aged 6-10) and families are involved in action-research and participatory learning processes. She is a associate researcher at the Research Unit in Criminology and Behavioral Sciences (UICCC) Instituto Superior da Maia (ISMAI, Portugal); and member of the Research Network "Teens and Contemporary Visual Culture" - Skins Project Steering Group (University of Oxford, UK). Member of the EU Kids Online network (Portuguese team); member of COST Action IS1410: The Digital Literacy and Multimodal Practices of Young Children (DigiLitEY), working group 5 – Methodologies and ethics for research on digital literacy. Collaborates with the Institute for Child Support (IAC). Holds a Master Degree in Child Studies - Information and Communication Technologies at University of Minho. A degree in Philosophy and Humanities from the Portuguese Catholic University. From 2009 to 2011 was a research assistant in the European Research Project "SimSafety - Flight Simulator for Internet Safety". In 2016 she did qualitative research with twenty families on how Portuguese younger children (aged 3-8) are accessing and using screens at home and how are parents mediating those practices, with the supervision of Professor Cristina Ponte, Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
    • Ch 636. The Networked Effect of Children and Online Digital Technologies
  • Camille Dickson-Deane
    Camille Dickson-Deane
    University of Melbourne, Australia
    Camille Dickson-Deane was born in the Caribbean on the island of Trinidad and Tobago. She received the B.Sc. in computer science from the University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus in 1995, the MSc. In software development and management from Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY, USA in 2000 and the Ph.D. degree in information science and learning technology from University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, MO, USA in 2013. She is an Educational/Instructional Designer with the Williams Centre for Learning Advancement at the University of Melbourne, Australia. Her research interests include the pedagogical usability [of online learning environments], quality indicators of workplace eLearning products and the influence of using individual differences to design online learning environments.
    • Ch 661. Understanding User Experience
  • Ljubica Diković
    Ljubica Diković
    Business Technical College, Serbia
    Ljubica Dikovic, Ph.D. is a professor at Business Technical College, Uzice, Serbia and assistant professor at University Business Academy in Novi Sad, Faculty of Management, Finance and Economics, Department of Information Technology, Belgrade, Serbia. Her primary research interests are teaching of mathematics at the university level supported by various Information Technologies, E-learning, software tools for mathematics, and mathematics modeling. She has numerous scientific and technical papers published in national and international journals, international congresses, symposia and conferences at home and abroad.
    • Ch 320. Internet of Things Applications for Healthcare
  • Nicole Belinda Dillen
    Nicole Belinda Dillen
    St. Thomas' College of Engineering and Technology, India
    Nicole Dillen is an undergraduate student at St. Thomas' College of Engineering and Technology, Kolkata, India. She is currently in her third year and is pursuing her B.Tech degree in Computer Science and Engineering.
    • Ch 603. Aspects of Various Community Detection Algorithms in Social Network Analysis
  • Dimitrina Dimitrova
    Dimitrina Dimitrova
    York University, Canada
    Dimitrina Dimitrova is a lecturer at York University, Toronto, and the founding project director of the NAVEL study at the University of Toronto’s NetLab Network. She has extensive experience in studying networked work and has published on networked organizations and networked work, scholarly networks, communities of practice, and telework.
    • Ch 612. The NetLab Network
  • Charalampos Dimoulas
    Charalampos Dimoulas
    Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
    Charalampos A. Dimoulas received his diploma and PhD from the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh) in 1997 and 2006, respectively. In 2008, he received scholarship on post-doctoral research at the Laboratory of Electronic Media of the School of Journalism and Mass Communications of AUTh. Both his doctoral dissertation and his post-doc research deal with advanced audio-visual processing and content management techniques for intelligent analysis of prolonged multi-channel recordings. He was elected Lecturer (November 2009) and Assistant Professor (June 2014) of Electronic Media in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications, AUTh, where he is currently serving. His current scientific interests include media technologies, signal processing, machine learning, multi-modal intelligent content analysis, multimedia semantics, audiovisual content description and management automation. Dr. Dimoulas is member of IEEE, EURASIP and AES.
    • Ch 254. Integrating Content Authentication Support in Media Services
    • Ch 562. Semantically Enhanced Authoring of Shared Media
  • Michael Dinger
    Michael Dinger
    University of South Carolina Upstate, USA
    Dr. Michael Dinger is an Assistant Professor of Management in the Johnson College of Business at the University of South Carolina Upstate. He received a doctorate in management (concentration in Information Systems) from Clemson University and a bachelor's degree in business administration from Presbyterian College. His research interests include information security, IT workforce management and absorptive capacity. His research appears in top information systems journals, such as MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, Journal of the Association for Information Systems and IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management.
    • Ch 699. Revisiting Web 2.0
  • Dalibor Dobrilovic
    Dalibor Dobrilovic
    University of Novi Sad, Serbia
    Dalibor Dobrilovic received his PhD degree in Information Technology at University of Novi Sad - Technical faculty "Mihajlo Pupin" – Zrenjanin in 2012. Since 2012 he works at department of Information technology at same Faculty as assistant professor. He is the member of IEEE, ACM and IGP societies and he has participated in several national and three international research projects. He works as reviewer for several journals and conferences. He has published over 50 articles in national and international conferences, national and international journals. His research interests are in the field of computer networks, wireless communications, computer networks security, engineering education, and evaluation and assessment methods
    • Ch 654. The Role of Feedback in Software Process Assessment
  • Vesna Radonjić Đogatović
    Vesna Radonjić Đogatović
    University of Belgrade, Serbia
    Vesna Radonjic Ðogatovic received B.Sc. (2003), M.Sc. (2006) and Ph.D. degree (2011) in technical sciences, all from the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering - University of Belgrade, Serbia. She currently works as an Associate Professor at the Department of Telecommunication Traffic and Networks at the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering. She has been lecturing different courses in the field of telecommunications at bachelor, master and doctoral level of studies. She has been the advisor of several bachelor and master theses. She has published one book (“Telecommunication Pricing Fundamentals”) and more than 90 international and national journal articles and conference papers, most of them in the field of pricing and cost analysis of telecommunication networks and quality of telecommunications services. Three of her conferences' papers were awarded as the best papers. She has participated in several research projects and she has also been a member of technical program committees of more than 10 international scientific conferences.
    • Ch 568. Improving Quality of Business in Next Generation Telecom Networks
  • Gordana Jovanovic Dolecek
    Gordana Jovanovic Dolecek
    Institute INAOE Puebla, Mexico
    Gordana Jovanovic Dolecek received a BS degree from the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Sarajevo, an MSc degree from University of Belgrade, and a PhD degree from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Sarajevo. She was professor at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Sarajevo until 1993, and 1993-1995 she was with the Institute Mihailo Pupin, Belgrade. In 1995 she joined Institute INAOE, Department for Electronics, Puebla, Mexico, where she works as a full professor. During 2001-2002 and 2006 she was with Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of California, Santa Barbara, as visiting researcher. She was with San Diego State University as visiting researcher on a sabbatical leave in 2008-2009. Currently she is on sabbatical leave at University of California, UCLA, LA, USA. She is the author of three books, editor of one book, and author/coauthor of more than 300 papers. She was the Associate Editor for IEEE TCAS:II and actually she is the Associate Editor for IEEE TCAS:I. Her research interests include digital signal processing and digital communications. She is the Senior member of IEEE, the member of Mexican Academy of Sciences, and the member of National Researcher System (SNI) Mexico.
    • Ch 412. Methods for Improving Alias Rejections in Comb Filters
    • Ch 522. Comb Filters Characteristics and Current Applications
    • Ch 525. Design of Compensators for Comb Decimation Filters
    • Ch 536. Methods for Simultaneous Improvement of Comb Pass Band and Folding Bands
    • Ch 542. Novel Methods to Design Low-Complexity Digital Finite Impulse Response (FIR) Filters
  • Juan José Domínguez-Jiménez
    Juan José Domínguez-Jiménez
    University of Cádiz, Spain
    Juan José Domínguez-Jiménez received his PhD in Computer Science at the University of Cadiz (Spain). He has been a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of the University of Cádiz (Spain) since 1996. From October 2004 to March 2012 he was Vice-Dean of the School of Engineering (ESI). Since April 2012 he is the Dean of the School of Engineering of the University. He has published numerous papers in international journals and conferences, and participated as member in several research projects. He has served in program and organizing committees at different conferences. He is a researcher of the UCASE Software Engineering Research Group.
    • Ch 649. Mutation Testing Applied to Object-Oriented Languages
  • Jorge Horacio Doorn
    Jorge Horacio Doorn
    Universidad Nacional del Oeste, Argentina & Universidad Nacional de La Matanza, Argentina
    Researcher and Professor at the Universidad Nacional del Oeste. Researcher at Universidad Nacional de La Matanza.
    • Ch 403. Exploring New Handwriting Parameters for Writer Identification
    • Ch 445. Nominalizations in Requirements Engineering Natural Language Models
    • Ch 645. Displaying Hidden Information in Glossaries
    • Ch 646. Dynamic Situational Adaptation of a Requirements Engineering Process
  • Leandro Rocha Dos Santos
    Leandro Rocha Dos Santos
    In3 Inteligência de Mercado, Brazil
    Msc in Administration, BsC in Communication, author, researcher, entrepreneur and consultant of Market intelligence.
    • Ch 83. Improving Competitiveness Through Organizational Market Intelligence
  • Georgios Dounias
    Georgios Dounias
    University of the Aegean, Greece
    George Dounias holds a Production and Management Engineering Diploma and a Doctoral Diploma both from the Technical University of Crete, Dept. of Production Engineering & Management. Since 2003 he is with the Department of Financial & Management Engineering, University of the Aegean, Chios, Greece (Full Professor since May 2010). He has served as Head of the Department (2008-2010), Head of the Postgraduate Studies in Financial and Management Engineering (2005-2008) and he is also Director of the Management and Decision Engineering Laboratory (2005-today). His research interests are related to Computational & Nature Inspired Intelligence, Management Engineering, Financial Decision Making, Medical Decision Making and Fault Diagnosis of Complex Dynamic Systems. George Dounias has participated in more than 25 national and international funded research programs in the last 20 years. He has published over 150 research reports and papers in journals, books and conferences, within 1993-2010 and he has served as editorial board member, guest editor or reviewer of 28 refereed international journals and as organizing / program committee in more than 60 international conferences, summer schools and special research events.
    • Ch 16. Hybrid Computational Intelligence and the Basic Concepts and Recent Advances
  • Margaret-Mary Sulentic Dowell
    Margaret-Mary Sulentic Dowell
    Louisiana State University, USA
    Margaret-Mary Sulentic Dowell , PhD, is Cecil “Pete” Taylor Endowed Professor of Literacy, Leadership, and Urban Education at Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, USA. She is Director of the LSU Writing Project & Coordinator of the Educational Leadership PhD program in the School of Education. Her research agenda includes three strands focused on literacy in urban settings, specifically investigating the complexities of literacy leadership, examining service-learning as a pedagogical pathway to preparing pre-service teachers to teach literacy in urban environments, and exploring ways to provide access to literature, writing, and the arts (arts integration) in urban environs. Sulentic Dowell has published widely, and she has been nationally recognized for scholarship and teaching. Sulentic Dowell is a career educator & fierce public education advocate, spending the majority of her 20-year public school teaching experience in Iowa schools, but also possessing experience in northern Minnesota and southern Mississippi. She served public education as Assistant Superintendent of 64 elementary campuses in the East Baton Rouge Parish School System in Louisiana (2002-2006).
    • Ch 202. Toward a Working Definition of Digital Literacy
  • D. John Doyle
    D. John Doyle
    Cleveland Clinic, USA
    Professor of Anesthesiology, Cleveland Clinic
    • Ch 507. Interactivity in Distance Education and Computer-Aided Learning, With Medical Education Examples
  • Alessio Drivet
    Alessio Drivet
    GeoGebra Institute of Torino, Italy
    Alessio Drivet. He obtained a degree in social sciences at the University of Trento in 1975. Since 1976 he was teacher of Mathematics, Probability and Statistics at the Commercial Institutes, retired from 2011. He has published books on mathematics and computer science at several publishing houses. He has been engaged in training activities under contract for the University of Turin and Italian Ministry of Education since 1987. It is part of the scientific organizational committee of DI.FI.MA and is a member of the GeoGebra Institute of Turin. Currently he is involved in a work of math's dissemination among secondary school students.
    • Ch 402. Eight Tips for the Theme, “Data and Forecasts”
  • Laura Dryjanska
    Laura Dryjanska
    Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
    Dr. Dryjanska is a post-doctoral research fellow at the Sapienza University of Rome. With the PhD in Social Representations and Communication (social psychology), she currently works at the Social Representations and Communication Multimedia Lab and Research Center at the Sapienza University of Rome, assisting the co-ordination of 13 early stage researchers (doctoral candidates). Her research interests include social representations, communication, migration, place identity, active aging, marketing, and work ethics.
    • Ch 350. Destination @-Branding of Ten European Capitals Through the Institutional Stems and Commercial Logos
    • Ch 352. Evaluative Dimensions of Urban Tourism in Capital Cities by First-Time Visitors
    • Ch 383. The Impact of the Impact of Meta-Data Mining From the SoReCom “A.S. de Rosa” @-Library
    • Ch 611. Mapping the Dissemination of the Theory of Social Representations via Academic Social Networks
  • Nicola Dunham
    Nicola Dunham
    Massey University, New Zealand
    Nicola Dunham is a qualified teacher in post-compulsory education and has just completed her PhD (Education) which focuses on student academic identity. Nicola has been involved in curriculum and academic development within the tertiary sector since 2010.
    • Ch 333. Experiences of Implementing a Large-Scale Blended, Flipped Learning Project
  • Linh Nguyen Khanh Duong
    Linh Nguyen Khanh Duong
    Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
    Mr Linh Nguyen Khanh Duong has conducted research projects regarding supply chain management. He has worked in Supply Chain Management field since 2007 for dairy and pharmaceutical companies in Vietnam. He also has joined many consultancy projects on distribution management systems, inventory management, and production management. He also has experienced in practical projects in Enterprise Systems such as the planning of implementing SAP and Epicor. Mr Duong can be contacted at Linh.DuongNguyenKhanh@gmail.com.
    • Ch 463. Discrete Event Simulation in Inventory Management
  • Christophe Duret
    Christophe Duret
    Université de Sherbrooke, Canada
    Christophe Duret is a PhD candidate in French studies at the Université de Sherbrooke (Quebec, Canada). His research focuses on online role-playing games, using a sociocritical approach. He is the founder and editor of the Éditions de l’Inframince.
    • Ch 372. The Trajectivity of Virtual Worlds
  • Keith F. Durkin
    Keith F. Durkin
    Ohio Northern University, USA
    Keith F. Durkin is a Professor of Sociology at Ohio Northern University. He holds a B.A. in Sociology from Marywood University, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Sociology from Virginia Tech. His work has appeared in a variety of journals such as Deviant Behavior, Sociological Spectrum, Federal Probation, Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, Journal of Sexual Aggression, Journal of Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice, and Seminars in Integrative Medicine. He has also contributed to a number of edited volumes including Extreme Deviance, Readings in Deviant Behavior, Theories of Deviance, Deviance and Social Control, Handbook of Death & Dying, and Handbook of Deviant Behavior.
    • Ch 117. Internet-Facilitated Child Sexual Exploitation Crimes
  • Sebnem H. Duzgun
    Sebnem H. Duzgun
    Middle East Technical University, Turkey
    H. Sebnem Düzgün is professor of Mining Engineering Department at Middle East Technical University (METU), Ankara Turkey. Prof. Düzgün is also affiliated to Geodetic and Geographic Information Technologies Program, Centers of Earthquake Engineering (EEC), Modeling and Simulation (MOSIMMER), Image Analysis Centre (OGAM), Institutes of Applied Mathematics and Informatics at METU. She has been performing research on earthquake and landslide hazard and risk assessment as well as integration of spatial and spatio-temporal data analysis, GIS and remote sensing in earthquake and landslide hazard and risk assessment. She is the author of the book entitled remote sensing of the mine environment. She has ten book chapters and more than 180 publications on the related topics.
    • Ch 304. Use of GIS and Remote Sensing for Landslide Susceptibility Mapping
  • Rick Edgeman
    Rick Edgeman
    Utah State University, USA
    Rick Edgeman is Shingo Institute Research Director & Professor of Management in the Jon M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University. The Shingo Institute is home of the Shingo Prize, a global excellence award widely considered to be the “Nobel Prize for Manufacturing” that has expanded its scope beyond manufacturing. Concurrently he is also Professor of Quality Management in the Quality Sciences Division at Uppsala University (Sweden); Professor of Sustainability & Enterprise Performance in the Business Development & Technology Department at Aarhus University (Denmark); and Visiting EMBA Professor of Lean Six Sigma at the University of Lugano (Switzerland). He is also a Six Sigma Black Belt. Prior posts spanned schools of business, engineering and science and include QUEST Professor & QUEST Honors Program Executive Director in the Robert H. Smith School of Business and A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland; Professor of Computer Information Systems & Director of the Center for Quality & Productivity Improvement (CQPI) at Colorado State University; and Statistical Science Department Professor & Chair and Adjunct Professor of Business & Economics at the University of Idaho. Rick’s expertise resides in Sustainable Enterprise Excellence, Six Sigma Innovation & Design, Quality Management, and Social-Ecological Innovation. He co-chaired the Performance Management Association Global Conference co-hosted by Cambridge University and Aarhus University in June 2014 & chaired the ‘Sustainable Enterprise Excellence, Innovation & Intellectual Capital’ track at the 5th European Conference on Intellectual Capital while also providing the keynote for the May 2015 IBIMA Conference on “Innovation Vision 2020: from Regional Development Sustainability to Global Economic Growth” in Amsterdam, Holland. Keynotes & invited lectures include deliveries at Oxford University, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, National University of Singapore, on behalf of the National Science Foundation, and at the Shingo European Summit. Globally, he is one of only six academics selected for inclusion among 21 Voices of Quality for the 21st Century (American Society for Quality: 2000). Rick’s research spans sustainability, enterprise excellence, quality management, social-ecological innovation & entrepreneurship, six sigma innovation & design, and statistics for quality & reliability engineering – appearing in such journals as Business Strategy & the Environment, Corporate Governance, Communications of the ACM, Total Quality Management & Business Excellence, IEEE Transactions on Reliability, Quality Progress, International Journal of Quality & Reliability Management, The TQM Journal, Journal of Management Systems, Leadership and Organizational Development Journal, and The American Statistician. He was Co-editor of Measuring Business Excellence and is Associate Editor of Total Quality Management & Business Excellence. He serves or has served on the Editorial Review Boards of The Six Sigma Forum, Quality Engineering, International Journal of Product Development, International Journal of Manufacturing Technology & Management, International Journal of Business Performance Management, International Journal of Society Systems Science, International Journal of Six Sigma & Competitive Advantage, and the Business & Entrepreneurship Journal.
    • Ch 63. Lean and Six Sigma Innovation and Design
  • John Steven Edwards
    John Steven Edwards
    Aston University, UK
    JOHN S. EDWARDS is Emeritus Professor and Professor of Knowledge Management at Aston Business School, Birmingham, U.K. He holds MA and PhD degrees from Cambridge University. His interest has always been in how people can and do (or do not) use models and systems to help them do things. At present his principal research interests include how knowledge affects risk management, investigating knowledge management strategy and its implementation; and the relevance of technology to knowledge management. He has written more than 60 peer-reviewed research papers and three books on these topics. He is consulting editor (and was founding editor) of the journal Knowledge Management Research & Practice.
    • Ch 437. Integrating Knowledge Management and Business Processes
  • Eges Egedigwe
    Eges Egedigwe
    Dallas County Community College, USA
    Dr. Eges Egedigwe is a Professor of Computer Science at Eastfield College teaching computer science courses. Eges has worked in software development, training, and systems integration for many years, during which time he acquired proficiency in implementing relational databases using client/server relational languages such as Oracle and in systems/software development. He is proficient in a full range of software/programming languages such as Visual C#, C++, Java, Objective C, PHP and Perl. His professional accomplishment include founding of ConeTech System, a systems/software integration company for small to medium sized companies, Professor of computer science for many years for colleges/universities, and board member for six years for Ability Connection of Texas - a Dallas based not-for-profit organization. He graduated with honors with a B.S. degree in Bus/Math, an MBA in Finance/Accounting, M.S. in Computer Science and a Ph.D in Computer Information Systems.
    • Ch 97. Service Quality and Perceived Value of Cloud Computing-Based Service Encounters
  • Marcelo Leandro Eichler
    Marcelo Leandro Eichler
    Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
    Professor at the Chemistry Institute of the UFRGS. PhD in Developmental Psychology.
    • Ch 554. Mobile Game-Based Learning in STEM Subjects
  • Hiroko Endo
    Hiroko Endo
    Rissho University, Japan
    Dr. Hiroko Endo (born in Miyagi, Japan) received her Ph.D. in Psychology from University of Tsukuba, Japan, in 2013. In 2013 she was hired as an Assistant Professor by University of Tsukuba. Since 2015, she is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Psychology, Rissho University, Japan. Her research interests include anger management, process of maintaining anger, expressive writing, bullying, and emotion education. She has received several academic awards as first author including the 2012 Doctoral Program in Psychology Award (University of Tsukuba, 2013) and the 2012 Comprehensive Human Sciences Award (University of Tsukuba, 2013). In addition, she won awards including the JPA 2015 Excellent Presentation Award (The Japanese Psychological Association, 2016) as a co-author.
    • Ch 691. Anger and Internet in Japan
  • Marius Erdt
    Marius Erdt
    Fraunhofer IDM@NTU, Singapore
    Dr. Marius Erdt is Deputy Director of Fraunhofer IDM@NTU and heads the Visual and Medical Computing Lab. He holds both a German Diplom and PhD in Computer Science, whereas his focus was on Computer Graphics and Medical Image Processing. Since 2007, he is conducting research at Fraunhofer. His research interests are in Medical and Visual Computing, particularly in image processing and visualisation, computer aided diagnosis, computer graphics, and augmented reality. He is co-organiser and co-chair of the international clinical image-based procedures workshop and member of various program committees of international conferences. He has been invited as a speaker to many scientific events and has published over 40 peer reviewed research articles. As a supervisor of PhD, MSc and BSc students, he has ongoing collaborations with various universities and research institutions. He has worked in and led several international projects in the field of Visual and Medical Computing.
    • Ch 34. How Visualisation and Interaction Can Optimize the Cognitive Processes Towards Big Data
  • Arzu Erener
    Arzu Erener
    Kocaeli University, Turkey
    Dr. Erener is a Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System specialist with the research interests in risk management, building detection and spatial statistics. She obtained a B.S. in Geomatics Engineering from Istanbul Technical University in 1999, M.S. in Geomatics Engineering from Black sea Technical University in 2002 and Ph.D. in Geodesy and Geographical Information Technologies from Middle East Technical University in 2009. She is currently working at Kocaeli University as a Assoc. Prof. Dr..
    • Ch 304. Use of GIS and Remote Sensing for Landslide Susceptibility Mapping
    • Ch 681. Determination of Urban Growth by the Night-Time Images
  • G. Scott Erickson
    G. Scott Erickson
    Ithaca College, USA
    Scott is Professor of Marketing in the School of Business at Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY. He holds a PhD from Lehigh University, Masters degrees from Thunderbird and SMU, and a BA from Haverford College. He has published widely in the areas of knowledge management, competitive intelligence, and big data/business analytics. He will be conducting research on knowledge exchange related to sustainability in Akureyri, Iceland in 2016/2017 as a Fulbright--National Science Foundation Arctic Scholar.
    • Ch 81. Big Data, Knowledge, and Business Intelligence
  • Mehmet Eymen Eryılmaz
    Mehmet Eymen Eryılmaz
    Uludağ University, Turkey
    Mehmet Eryilmaz is an associate professor who is working as part of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of Uludag University in Bursa/Turkey. At the same time, he served as a vice dean for his faculty. He holds a Ph.D. degree from Uludag University. His research has previously appeared in journals such as the Journal of Management Research (Yönetim Arastirmalari Dergisi), The Management Research Review, The Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, Metu Studies in Development, and The Occasional Series in Criminal Justice and International Studies. His current research is focused on the fields of organization theory, strategic management and research methodology.
    • Ch 262. Entrepreneurship
  • Akbar Esfahanipour
    Akbar Esfahanipour
    Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran
    Akbar Esfahanipour received his B.Sc in industrial engineering from Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran in 1995. His M.Sc and PhD degrees are in industrial engineering from Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran in 1998 and 2004, respectively. He is currently an Assistant Professor at Industrial Engineering Department, Amirkabir University of Technology. Prior to joining Amirkabir University, he was a Postdoctoral Fellow at DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada. He has worked as a senior consultant for over 10 years in his specialized field of expertise in various industries. His research interests are in the areas of intelligent systems in business applications, forecasting in financial markets, application of soft computing methods in financial decision making, and analysis of financial risks. Dr. Esfahanipour has published his research articles on financial decision making in journals such as European Journal of Operational Research, Journal of Management Information Systems, Expert Systems with Applications, Knowledge-Based Systems, Applied Soft Computing, Neural Computing and applications, and Resources Policy.
    • Ch 397. Cognitive Mapping in Support of Intelligent Information Systems
  • Juan Carlos Moctezuma Esparza
    Juan Carlos Moctezuma Esparza
    Universidad Politécnica Metropolitana de Hidalgo, Mexico
    Mexican.
    • Ch 110. 3D Scanning and Simulation of a Hybrid Refrigerator Using Photovoltaic Energy
  • Deborah D. Espy
    Deborah D. Espy
    Cleveland State University, USA
    • Ch 517. A Validation Study of Rehabilitation Exercise Monitoring Using Kinect
  • Jean C. Essila
    Jean C. Essila
    Northern Michigan University, USA
    Jean C. Essila, PhD, is a professor within the management department at Northern Michigan University (NMU) and the Chair of the College of Business Strategic Planning Committee. He is the recipient of the 2019 “Outstanding Research Award and the 2018 “Outstanding Graduate Faculty Award at NMU. He is also the Vice President for Planning for the Decision Sciences Institute Midwest region. Dr. Essila actively conducts research in operations management and research. He has authored several publications on a wide variety of supply chain topics. Dr. Essila has held top management positions in the oil and gas, carpet, transportation, and automotive industries, at corporations including ExxonMobil, Perenco, International Business Corporation, PWV Inc., Johnson Controls North America, and Harvard Consulting. He was the recipient of the 2004 ExxonMobil Merit Award “in Recognition of His Outstanding Contribution to the Vision and Values of the ExxonMobil Organization.” Dr. Essila earned a PhD in Business Administration from California InterContinental University, a PhD in Engineering from the George Washington University, and a Certificate in High Education Pedagogy from Harvard University.
    • Ch 464. E-Business Supply Chains Drivers, Metrics, and ERP Integration
  • Nikleia Eteokleous
    Nikleia Eteokleous
    Frederick University Cyprus, Cyprus
    Nikleia Eteokleous holds a PhD in Educational Administration with emphasis in Educational Technology (confirmed 2004), M. Ed in Instructional Systems (2003), and M. Ed in Educational Administration (2002) from the Pennsylvania State University and BA in Public and Business Administration (Specialization: Finance) (2001) from the University of Cyprus. She works as an Assistant Professor in Educational Technology at the Department of Educational Sciences, at Frederick University. She is also the coordinator of the M.Ed in Curriculum Development and Instruction (Distance learning and Conventional) and she holds the position of Planning and Timetable Coordinator for the Department of Educational Sciences. Additionally, she is a member of Frederick’s University Distance Learning Committee being responsible for policy development, strategic planning, and professional development training. Her research interests focus on technology integration in the educational practice, such as computer applications, Internet tools (Web 2.0 tools, educational networking), educational software and mobile devices; teacher education and technology, designing learning environments enhanced with technology and online learning environments. She is also involved in research activities related to open and online distance learning, and the integration of robotics in the educational practice. She is the co-founder of Frederick’ University Robotics Academy (https://www.facebook.com/AkadimiaRompotikis/), a research and educational unit that promotes and conduct research in the area of robotics education. Additionally, the Robotics Academy developed an innovative educational robotics curriculum where numerous robotics packages, visual programming environments, hands-on, web-based and unplugged activities are employed. She has published articles in established and well-known international scientific journals, book chapters as well as conference proceedings. She has presented various scientific papers in international and national conferences. In addition, her academic activities include participation in numerous research projects having different roles and responsibilities. Finally, she is an elected member of Frederick’s University Senate, and an elected member of the Board of Directors of the Cyprus Scientific Association for the Integration of Computer Technology in Education Council and registered member of several scientific organizations such as AERA (American Educational Research Association), AACE (Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education).
    • Ch 217. Employing Educational Robotics for the Development of Problem-Based Learning Skills
    • Ch 594. Robotics and Programming Integration as Cognitive-Learning Tools
  • Luís Eustáquio
    Luís Eustáquio
    Universidade do Porto, Portugal
    Luís Eustáquio is a designer and researcher, born in 1974 in Oporto, Portugal, where he lives and works. Currently working with digital interfaces and application development, his research and practice is oriented towards the integration of open and experimental hardware in experiences which are typically limited to digital media screens. Deconstructing digital technology is seen as a natural consequence of a number of works undertaken over recent years, ranging from live video performance to installation and sound works for virtual environments.
    • Ch 359. Creative Collaborative Virtual Environments
  • Fadzlina Mohd Fadzil
    Fadzlina Mohd Fadzil
    Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
    Fadzlina Mohd Fadzil is a Ph.D. student with particular interests in automotive supply chain and green supply chain management. She holds a master’s degree in sustainable development from Universiti Sains Malaysia and a B.A. in business administration from Open University Malaysia.
    • Ch 467. Exploring Drivers of Closed Loop Supply Chain in Malaysian Automotive Industry
  • Patrick J. Fahy
    Patrick J. Fahy
    Athabasca University, Canada
    Professor and Coordinator, Doctoral Program, Athabasca University
    • Ch 507. Interactivity in Distance Education and Computer-Aided Learning, With Medical Education Examples
  • Shamal Faily
    Shamal Faily
    Bournemouth University, UK
    Shamal Faily is a Senior Lecturer in Systems Security Engineering at Bournemouth University (BU). His research explores how both security and usability can be designed into software systems. In doing so, Dr Faily's work not only provides assurance that security is incorporated into the design of software, but that the software will continue to be secure when used in different physical, social, and cultural contexts of use. Before joining BU, Dr Faily was a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Oxford, where he completed his DPhil in Computer Science in 2011.
    • Ch 433. Usable Security
  • Sonda Bouattour Fakhfakh
    Sonda Bouattour Fakhfakh
    University of Tunis El-Manar, Tunisia
    Sonda Bouattour Fakhfakh: Ph.D and Information systems assistant at the University of Tunis El Manar (FSEGT). Her research focuses on the ICT use in the Arab culture, the IT outsourcing with a particular interest in how socio-psychological factors may influence the human behavior when using ICT.
    • Ch 625. Why It Is Difficult to Disengage From Facebook
  • Qiuyan Fan
    Qiuyan Fan
    Western Sydney University, Australia
    Dr. Qiuyan Fan is a researcher at Western Sydney University, Australia. Dr Fan has a particular research interest in the issues surrounding e-government, e-commerce, digital business and digital innovation. Over the last few years she has published a number of referred Journal articles, book chapter and refereed conference papers in the areas above. Her doctorate research looked at how Australian government policies influence Internet access. She has been supervising and co-supervising honours and PhD students.
    • Ch 313. A Model for Connected E-Government in the Digital Age
  • Terrill Fancott
    Terrill Fancott
    Concordia University, Canada
    Dr. Terrill Fancott is a professor in the Department of Computer Science and Software Engineering of Concordia University, Montreal. Educated in Electrical Engineering at McGill University in Montreal, he studied in Paris for his Master’s degree at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de l’Aéronautique and for his Doctorate of Science from the Faculty of Science at Paris VI. His early career in industry involved electronics and logic design with applications to communication systems and advanced scientific satellite experiments. He joined Concordia as a faculty member specializing in Computer Architecture and Digital Design. He soon migrated to software and hardware design, Software Engineering and the Software Process. His research interests include Software Process, Embedded Systems and Biomedical Engineering. His recent work is centered on aspects of the Software Process, in particular requirements modeling and its traceability across the development phases of the process. His research has been financed by NSERC, FCAC, and Health and Welfare Canada.
    • Ch 659. A Tale of Two Agile Requirements Engineering Practices
  • Edna Ho Chu Fang
    Edna Ho Chu Fang
    University of Malaya, Malaysia
    Edna Fang is a Masters student at Asia-Europe Institute, University of Malaya
    • Ch 380. The Trends and Challenges of 3D Printing
  • Hasan Farahneh
    Hasan Farahneh
    Ryerson University, Canada
    • Ch 578. Visible Light Communication Numerous Applications
  • Manuela Farinosi
    Manuela Farinosi
    University of Udine, Italy
    Manuela Farinosi is a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Udine (Italy). She received the PhD in Multimedia Communication from the same university in 2010. Her main research interests are focused on social and cultural aspects of digital technologies, with particular attention to social media and their impact on public and private spheres. Her work has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as ‘Global Media and Communication’, ‘The Journal of Community Informatics’ and ‘Telematics and Informatics’, as well as in several edited books.
    • Ch 179. Twitter Data Mining for Situational Awareness
  • Lesley S. J. Farmer
    Lesley S. J. Farmer
    California State University – Long Beach, USA
    Dr. Lesley Farmer, Professor at California State University Long Beach, coordinates the Librarianship program. She earned her M.S. in Library Science at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, and received her doctorate in Adult Education from Temple University. Dr. Farmer has worked as a teacher-librarian in K-12 school settings as well as in public, special and academic libraries. She chairs the IFLA’s School Libraries Section, and CSLA’s curriculum and research committees. A frequent presenter and writer for the profession, she won American Library Association’s 2011 Phi Beta Mu Award for library education and the 2016 International Association of School Librarianship Commendation Award. Dr. Farmer’s research interests include digital citizenship, information literacy, collaboration, assessment and data analysis; she is also a Fulbright scholar. Her most recent books are Library Improvement through Data Analytics (ALA, 2016) and Information and Digital Literacies: A Curricular Guide for Middle and High School Librarians (Rowman & Littlefield, 2015).
    • Ch 216. Educational Technology and Intellectual Property
  • Liliana Maria Favre
    Liliana Maria Favre
    Universidad Nacional Del Centro De La Provincia De Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Liliana Favre is a full professor of Computer Science at Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires in Argentina. She is also a researcher of CIC (Comisión de Investigaciones Científicas de la Provincia de Buenos Aires). Her current research interests are focused on model driven development, model driven architecture and formal approaches, mainly on the integration of algebraic techniques with MDA-based processes. She has been involved in several national research projects about formal methods and software engineering methodologies. Currently she is research leader of the Software Technology Group at Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires. She has published several book chapters, journal articles and conference papers. She has acted as editor of the book UML and the Unified Process. She is the author of the book Model Driven Architecture for Reverse Engineering Technologies: Strategic Directions and System Evolution. Contact:lfavre@exa.unicen.edu.ar
    • Ch 648. Model-Driven Software Modernization
  • Hamed Fazlollahtabar
    Hamed Fazlollahtabar
    Sharif University of Technology, Iran & National Elites Foundation, Iran
    Hamed Fazlollahtabar has been graduated in BSc and MSc of Industrial Engineering at Mazandaran University of Science and Technology, Babol, Iran at 2008 and 2010, respectively. He received PhD of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran at 2015. Currently, he has position as Postdoctoral research fellowship at Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in the area of Reliability Engineering for Complex Systems. He is in the editorial board several journals and technical committee of conferences. His research interests are mathematical modeling, optimisation in knowledge-based systems, supply chain planning, robot path planning, reliability engineering and manufacturing systems. He has published over 200 research papers in international book chapters, journals and conferences. Also he published 5 books which three of them are internationally distributed to the academicians.
    • Ch 591. Binary Decision Diagram Reliability for Multiple Robot Complex System
  • Haoxian Feng
    Haoxian Feng
    University of Ottawa, Canada
    Haoxian Feng received the B.E. degree in electronics and information engineering from the College of Engineering, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, China, in 2015. He is currently pursuing the M.Sc. degree in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Ottawa. His general research interests include machine learning, data mining and recommender systems.
    • Ch 153. Context-Aware Approach for Restaurant Recommender Systems
  • Antonio Feraco
    Antonio Feraco
    Fraunhofer IDM@NTU, Singapore
    Dr. Ing. Antonio Feraco is the Head of Business Development at the Fraunhofer IDM@NTU project centre in Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He has a PhD in Artificial Intelligence and Psychology of Programming with major in business models for Interactive Digital Media and a Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering. He managed various international projects, some of them related to Industry 4.0, Sustainability, Energy Efficiency and Embedded Systems in robotics. During his PhD he worked for the CAMTech, Centre for Advanced Media Technology, in the School of Computer Science of the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) of Singaporefor as a project officer developing business plans and project proposals. His expertise includes technical systems analysis, technology transfer strategies implementation and scientific communication. He delivers for Industry and Academia in Innovation Processes Management and Technology Transfer as well as Marketing Strategies and Research Methodologies. He published a book entitled: ‘An essay approach to marketing research’, Access Press, 2011, and several scientific papers in the field of ICT, consumer and corporate behaviours.
    • Ch 34. How Visualisation and Interaction Can Optimize the Cognitive Processes Towards Big Data
  • Xavier Fernando
    Xavier Fernando
    Ryerson University, Canada
    Xavier N. Fernando (http://www.ee.ryerson.ca/~fernando) Xavier Fernando is a Professor and Director of Ryerson Communications Lab. He was an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer and delivered over 40 invited lectures worldwide. He has (co-)authored over 150 research articles and holds three patents (one pending). He has monographed a widely selling book on Radio over Fiber systems, which is translated to Chinese. He is also a co-author of IEEE COMSOC WEBOK. He was a member in the IEEE COMSOC Education Board Working Group on Wireless Communications, 2010-2012. He was a member of Ryerson Board of Governors during 2010-2011. He is a program evaluator for ABET and has visited American Universities for accreditation. He was a finalist for the Top 25 Immigrant Award of Canada in 2012. He is the General Chair of IEEE International Humanitarian Technology Conference, 2017. He was the General Chair for IEEE Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering (CCECE) 2014 and General Chair of IEEE Toronto International Conference – Science and Technology for Humanity (TIC-STH) 2009. He was the Chair of IEEE Toronto Section and Member of IEEE Canada Board during 2012-13. His lab is well funded. He has received over $650,000 in research grants received just in 2013-2015 from industry and government (including two CRD grants and on MITACS cluster grant). He and his students have won several awards and prizes including; the First prize at the Humanitarian Initiatives Workshop of CCECE 2014; Second Prize at the 2014 IHTC Conference in Montreal; Best Paper Award at the International Conference of Smart Grid Engineering (SEGE 2014), UOIT, Canada, 2014; IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Prize in 2010, Sarnoff Symposium prize in 2009, Opto-Canada best poster prize in 2003 and CCECE best paper prize in 2001. Xavier Fernando earned his PhD from the University of Calgary, Alberta in 2001 in affiliation with TRLabs. His PhD work won the best Canadian paper award and a US patent. He joined Ryerson University in 2001, received early tenure and established Ryerson Communications Lab.
    • Ch 578. Visible Light Communication Numerous Applications
  • Yudi Fernando
    Yudi Fernando
    Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia
    Yudi Fernando holds a PhD and is the Associate Professor at the Faculty of Industrial Management, Universiti Malaysia Pahang. Currently, A/Prof. Dr. Yudi is serving society as the Vice President, The Society of Logisticians Malaysia / Pertubuhan Pakar Logistik Malaysia (LogM) (2021 - 2023) and previously served as a LogM Council Member at the national level (2014 - 2016). He is an award-winning scholar in various research competitions and exhibitions at local and international levels. A/Prof. Dr. Yudi has been involved in Malaysian Halal supply chain research projects since 2009 and has been interested in adopting Blockchain technology in his research and publication. He has been appointed as the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Industrial Management and Editor-in-Chief Journal of Governance and Integrity. He is a former Deputy Dean of Research and Postgraduate Studies (2017 - 2019) at the Faculty of Industrial Management, Universiti Malaysia Pahang. He is a Research Committee Chair and founding member of the Malaysian Association of Business and Management Scholars (MABMS).
    • Ch 244. Improving Competencies for the Courier Service Industry in Malaysia
    • Ch 460. Concept and Practices of Cyber Supply Chain in Manufacturing Context
    • Ch 462. Developing Global Supply Chain Manager for Business Expansion
    • Ch 465. Ecological Performance as a New Metric to Measure Green Supply Chain Practices
    • Ch 467. Exploring Drivers of Closed Loop Supply Chain in Malaysian Automotive Industry
    • Ch 471. Lean Logistics of the Transportation of Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) in the Palm Oil Industry
    • Ch 473. Measuring Low Carbon Supply Chain
    • Ch 474. Missing Part of Halal Supply Chain Management
    • Ch 475. Notions of Maritime Green Supply Chain Management
    • Ch 480. Reflections of the 1Malaysia Supply Chain (1MSC)
    • Ch 482. A Review of Supply Chain Risk Management in Agribusiness Industry
  • Alberto Ferrari
    Alberto Ferrari
    University of Parma, Italy
    Alberto Ferrari holds a master's degree in Computer Science from the University of Pisa, obtained in 1981. He is currently a professor in Computer Science in a high school institute and Ph.D. student in Information Technologies at University of Parma. His current research activity is focused on computational thinking with attention to development environments for educational purpose.
    • Ch 208. Computational Thinking in Innovative Computational Environments and Coding
  • Gemma García Ferrer
    Gemma García Ferrer
    Rey Juan Carlos University, Spain
    Gemma García Ferrer, Ph.D. has her doctorate in Business Sciences from UAM (Spain) and Master in Health and Social Methodology of Behavioural Science (UAM, UCM, and UNED, Spain). Gemma García Ferrer also has a Bachelor degree in Business from UAM. Dr. García Ferrer has been dedicated to decency and researching for over the last 18 years (it includes work in Business Environment and Psychology). Currently, Dr. García Ferrer is Professor of Market Research from URJC (Spain). Author of a book about Commercial Research (Last 2012, was republished its third revised and updated edition in Spain, and in 2013 was co-edited in Latin-America). García-Ferrer’s studies in the field of commercial research, retail and consumer psychology have been shown in renowned National and International congress, and published in Scientific Journals as well.
    • Ch 501. A Neuroaesthetic Approach to the Search of Beauty From the Consumer's Perspective
  • Renato Ferrero
    Renato Ferrero
    Politecnico di Torino, Italy
    Renato Ferrero received the M.S. degree in computer engineering in 2004 and the Ph.D. degree in computer engineering in 2012, both from Politecnico di Torino, Italy. He is currently a research fellow at the Dipartimento di Automatica e Informatica of Politecnico di Torino. His research interests include ubiquitous computing, wireless sensor networks and RFID systems.
    • Ch 346. Cost Evaluation of Synchronization Algorithms for Multicore Architectures
  • Boutheina A. Fessi
    Boutheina A. Fessi
    University of Carthage, Tunisia
    Dr. Boutheina A. Fessi received his PhD in Computing Applied to the Management from Higher Institute of Management (ISG) in 2012. She is a member of the Communication Networks and Security (CN&S) research Laboratory (University of Carthage, Tunisia), where she is conducting research activities in the area of intrusion detection, strategic intelligence and digital security, big data and security project management. From September 2013, she has worked as an assistant professor teacher in Computing Applied to the Management in the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management of Nabeul (FSEGN), Tunisia.
    • Ch 420. Cost Estimation and Security Investment of Security Projects
  • Candace Figg
    Candace Figg
    Brock University, Canada
    Candace Figg is currently Chair of the Department of Teacher Education at Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, where she is an associate professor specializing in instructional design and technology. Her research interests include the development of Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) in teacher candidates, the impact of tech leadership upon technology use in classrooms, the influence of mobile and emerging technologies on 21st century teaching and learning, and the use of social network media and gamification to impact professional learning.
    • Ch 282. Application of Gamification to Blended Learning in Higher Education
  • Paola Figuerola
    Paola Figuerola
    Cinvestav-IPN, Mexico
    Paola Figuerola completed her PhD in Technology and Science Development for Society at the Centre for Research and Advanced Studies, Cinvestav-IPN. Her research area involves analysing ways in which medical doctors develop cognitive schemata to transform technological artefacts in problem solving tools.
    • Ch 329. Technology Design and Routes for Tool Appropriation in Medical Practices
  • Jacob Filtenborg
    Jacob Filtenborg
    Aarhus University, Denmark
    Jacob Filtenborg is MSc in Technology-based Business Development. Jacob's key interests are IT management, IT-based business models, IT innovation. Jacob has worked with various organisations for e-business development, massive cloud services, and IT service providers efficiency improvement.
    • Ch 255. IT Service Management Architectures
  • Emanuele Fino
    Emanuele Fino
    Psychologist, Psychometrician, Italy
    Emanuele Fino is a PhD holder of the European/International Joint PhD in Social Representations & Communication, Sapienza University of Rome.
    • Ch 608. From the Psychoanalyst's Couch to Social Networks
  • Mohamed Fazil Mohamed Firdhous
    Mohamed Fazil Mohamed Firdhous
    University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
    Mohamed Fazil Mohamed Firdhous is a Senior Lecturer and the Director of Postgraduate Studies at the Faculty of Information Technology, University of Moratwua, Sri Lanka. He is engaged in undergraduate and postgraduate teaching along with cutting edge research in the areas of trust and trust management for cloud computing, Internet of Things, mobile adhoc networks, vehicular networks, computer security and rural ICT development. He has teaching, research and industry experience in many countries including Sri Lanka, Singapore, United States of America and Malaysia. In addition to his teaching and research activities at the University, he is a highly sought after ICT consultant to the government and private institutions in Sri Lanka.
    • Ch 101. Virtualization as the Enabling Technology of Cloud Computing
    • Ch 569. Information-Centric Networking
  • Joel Fisher
    Joel Fisher
    Department of State, United States Government, USA
    Joel Fisher, PhD holds BChE degree from Cooper Union, MS degree from Vanderbilt University, and PhD degree from University of Pennsylvania. He had military service as a chemical ordnance specialist at a NATO research facility under the science direction of Nobel Laureate Ilya Prigogine. He later worked for US Department of Interior and then the US Environmental Protection Agency where was a senior administrative research scientist. He transferred to the US Department of State and had a diplomatic assignment as the senior science advisor to international treaty commissions concerned with air and water pollution and related public health issues, as well as advising on the work in various countries to study archeological sites and artifacts. He is in retirement in Arizona where he does private research on topics of personal interest.
    • Ch 88. Sociological Perspectives on Improving Medical Diagnosis Emphasizing CAD
  • Robert Leslie Fisher
    Robert Leslie Fisher
    Independent Researcher, USA
    Robert Leslie Fisher was educated in New York City where he attended Stuyvesant High School, a special school for science-oriented students, and City College of New York from which he graduated cum laude with a B.A. in Sociology and the Ward Medal in Sociology. He also attended Columbia University where he received the M. Phil.in sociology and has a certificate in Evaluation Studies from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Mr. Fisher had a varied career in New York State government as a criminal justice planner, research contracts officer, and program evaluator. He is now an author and director of a nonprofit management consulting organization in the Capital District of New York. Fisher is the author of four previous nonfiction books about the gender gap in science-- the latest being Invisible Student Scientists (2013), as well as two chapters coauthored with Joel L. Fisher. in the Encyclopedia of Business Analytics and Optimization (2014) ed. by J. Wang and published by IGI Global.
    • Ch 358. Computer-Assisted Indian Matrimonial Services
  • Iztok Fister
    Iztok Fister
    University of Maribor, Slovenia
    Iztok Fister graduated in computer science from the University of Ljubljana in 1983. In 2007, he received his Ph.D. degree from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Maribor. Since 2010, he has worked as a Teaching Assistant in the Computer Architecture and Languages Laboratory at the same faculty. His research interests include computer architectures, programming languages, operational researches, artificial intelligence, and evolutionary algorithms. He is a member of IEEE.
    • Ch 639. Mining Sport Activities
  • Iztok Fister Jr.
    Iztok Fister Jr.
    University of Maribor, Slovenia
    Iztok Fister Jr. received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. from Computer Science in 2011 and 2013, respectively. Currently, he is working towards his Ph.D degree. His research activities encompasses swarm intelligence, pervasive computing and programming languages.
    • Ch 639. Mining Sport Activities
  • Margaret Fitch-Hauser
    Margaret Fitch-Hauser
    Auburn University, USA
    Margaret Fitch-Hauser is Associate Professor Emeritus of Public Relations at Auburn University. She has been involved in listening research and consulting for over 35 years. She is a life member of the International Listening Association and former editor of the International Journal of Listening. Primary areas of research include listening fidelity, the effect of schemata on listening processes, and the effect of information distortion on recall. She is a co-author of the listening text, Listening: Processes, Functions, and Competency.
    • Ch 605. Communication Privacy Management and Mediated Communication
  • Patrick Flanagan
    Patrick Flanagan
    St. John's University, USA
    Patrick Flanagan is Assistant Professor in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at St. John’s University, New York. His main research interest lies in the intersection of information technology ethics and Catholic moral theology. He co-authored Good Business: Catholic Social Teaching at Work in the Marketplace (Anselm Academic, 2014) which applies the themes of Roman Catholic Social Teaching to the corporate world. He has published in the Journal of Moral Theology, Journal of Business Ethics, Journal of Religious and Theological Information, and Chicago Studies. In addition to serving as an editor for the Journal of Religion and Business Ethics, he serves as lead editor for a special annual edition of the Journal of Business Ethics in conjunction with the International Vincentian Conference Promoting Business Ethics. An active member of academic organizations, Flanagan has presented at annual meetings of the Catholic Theological Society of America, the Society of Christian Ethics (where he serves as Treasurer), and the aforementioned IVCPBE. Presently, he is working on a book project on virtuous navigation of the Web vis-à-vis the seven deadly sins.
    • Ch 401. Digital Divide
  • Sara M. Flanagan
    Sara M. Flanagan
    University of Kentucky, USA
    Sara Flanagan is an assistant professor at the University of Kentucky in special education. Her research focuses on using educational technology and graphic organizers to support written expression in students with and without disabilities.
    • Ch 24. Apps as Assistive Technology
  • Alexander G. Flor
    Alexander G. Flor
    University of the Philippines, Philippines
    Dr. Alexander G. Flor is currently Dean, UP Scientist and Full Professor of the University of the Philippines Faculty of Information and Communication Studies (Open University). He currently holds the One UP Professorial Chair in Knowledge Management (KM4D) for teaching and research. He served as Chair of the CHED Technical Committee on Alternative Learning Systems, (2010-2013), Member of the CHED Technical Panel for Teacher Education (2010-2013), Vice Chancellor for R&D of the UP Open University (2002-04) and the first Program Manager of the SEAMEO-SEARCA Knowledge Management Program (1998-2002). He has served as technical adviser in sixteen countries under official development assistance contracts.
    • Ch 440. Knowledge Management for Development (KM4D)
  • Emmanuel Fokides
    Emmanuel Fokides
    University of the Aegean, Greece
    Dr. Emmanuel Fokides is a lecturer in the Department of Primary School Education, University of the Aegean, Greece. His courses focus on the educational uses of Virtual Reality, digital storytelling, Augmented Reality, and Serious Games. Since 1994, he is involved in a number of research projects regarding distance and lifelong learning and the educational uses of Virtual and Augmented Reality. His work is published in several conference proceedings, international volumes, and journals.
    • Ch 228. Three Cases of Unconventional Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling
  • Gian Luca Foresti
    Gian Luca Foresti
    Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Udine, Italy
    Gian Luca Foresti is Full Professor of Computer Science at the University of Udine and Director of the Dept. of Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics. Since 2006, he is visiting professor in Artificial Vision at University of Klagenfurt. From 2000 to 2009, he was the appointed Italian member of the NATO RTO Information System Technology Panel. He was Finance Chair of the 11th IEEE Conference on Image Processing (ICIP05), General Chair of the 16th Int. Conf. on Image Analysis and Processing (ICIAP11) and of the 8th IEEE Conf. on Advanced Video and Signal Based Surveillance (AVSS11). His main interests involve Computer Vision and Image Processing, Multisensor Data and Information Fusion, Pattern Recognition and Neural Networks. Prof. Foresti is author of more than 300 papers published in International Journals and International Conferences and he has been co-editor of several books in the field of Multimedia and Video surveillance. He has been Guest Editor of a Special Issue of the Proceedings of the IEEE on “Video Communications, Processing and Understanding for Third Generation Surveillance Systems”. In 2002, he has been awarded of best IEEE Vehicular Electronics paper, in 2010 of the Best paper Award at the International Conference on Distributed Smart Cameras (ICDSC 2010) and in 2016 of the Best Industry Related Paper Award (BIRPA) at the International Conference on Pattern Recognition (ICPR16). Prof. Foresti is Fellow member of IAPR and Senior member of IEEE.
    • Ch 179. Twitter Data Mining for Situational Awareness
    • Ch 538. Mobile Applications for Automatic Object Recognition
  • John Forge
    John Forge
    Independent Researcher, Australia
    John Forge is a philosopher who works in History and Philosophy of Science. His present research is about the ethics of science
    • Ch 279. Science, Ethics, and Weapons Research
  • Edward Forrest
    Edward Forrest
    University of Alaska Anchorage, USA
    Dr, Ed Forrest is Professor of Marketing and Chair of the Department of Business Administration in the College of Business & Public Policy at the University of Alaska - Anchorage. Dr. Forrest graduated from the University of Wisconsin, taught at Florida State University and Griffith University: Queensland, Australia:- where he was Head of School- Marketing (1997-2000). While at Griffith , he developed Australia's first undergraduate and graduate courses in Internet Marketing. He has edited & authored the books - Interactive Marketing-The Future Present; CyberMarketing-Your On-line Consultants; Internet Marketing Intelligence: Research Tools, Techniques & Resources; and The New York Times-Guide to Marketing; Internet Marketing Intelligence: Resources & Techniques.” His most recent research articles include 2014/ Forrest, E. & Hoanca, B., "Artificial Intelligence: Marketing's Game Changer," In- Handbook of Research on Innovations in Marketing Information Systems, Tsiakis, Theodosios, (Publisher- IGI Global , forthcoming); "Additive Digital Manufacturing: A Paradigm Shift in the Production Process and Its Socio-economic Impacts ," Forrest E. & Cao Y.,Engineering Management Research, Vol. 2, No. 2, November, 2013. And-2012/ Mobile Rising: Mobile Marketing & The Imminent Predominance of the Smartphone , Alpana M. Desai & Edward Forrest, E-Marketing in Developed and Developing Countries: Emerging Practices- edited by Hatem El-Gohary, (Publisher: IGI Global, April, 2013).
    • Ch 499. The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Personal Assistants on Marketing
  • Angela Fowler
    Angela Fowler
    Erikson Institute, USA
    Angela has worked in the field of Early Childhood Education for more than twenty years. She is engaged in many early childhood projects worldwide and supports many different progressive educational initiatives that include the Reggio Approach, STEAM education, design thinking, technology integration for the early years and undergraduate teaching in preservice teacher preparation programs.
    • Ch 663. Constructing Preservice Teachers' Knowledge of Technology Integration
  • William P. Fox
    William P. Fox
    Naval Postgraduate School, USA
    Dr. William P. Fox is a professor in the Department of Defense Analysis at the Naval Postgraduate School and currently teaches a three course sequence in mathematical modeling for decision making. He received his BS degree from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, his MS in operations research at the Naval Postgraduate School, and his Ph.D. at Clemson University. He has taught at the United States Military Academy and at Francis Marion University where he was the chair of mathematics for eight years. He has many publications and scholarly activities including sixteen books, twenty-one chapters of books & technical reports, one hundred and fifty journal articles, and about one hundred and fifty conference presentations, and workshops. He has directed several international mathematical modeling contests through COMAP: the HiMCM and the MCM. His interests include applied mathematics, optimization (linear and nonlinear), mathematical modeling, statistical models, model for decision making in business, industry, medical and government, and computer simulations. He is president-emeritus of the NPS faculty council. He is currently the current Past- President of the Military Application Society of INFORMS.
    • Ch 399. Constrained Nonlinear Optimization in Information Science
  • Antonios Fragkogios
    Antonios Fragkogios
    University of Thessaly, Greece
    Mr. Antonios Fragkogios graduated from the Engineering Department of the Hellenic Air Force Academy in 2011 with the specialty of Aircraft Engineer. In 2012, he was placed at 111 Combat Wing in Almyros, where he served as a Flight Line Officer in a Fighter Squadron. In 2013 he was moved to Quality Control Office of Intermediate Level Maintenance and in 2014 he was appointed as chief of the Phased Inspection Workshop. Since 2015 he serves as chief of the Maintenance Control Office of the Intermediate Level Maintenance. He has been trained in Aircraft Structural Integrity Programs, 3D Designing and Computational Fluid Dynamics and has significant experience in Project Management. Also, he has been trained as a CREW CHIEF – APG (Aircraft Powerplant General) inspector and as a STRUCTURE inspector at F-16C/D Block 30/50 aircrafts. In 2014, he received his Master’s degree in Production Management and Industrial Administration from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Thessaly. Nowadays he is a PhD candidate of the same department studying Operations Research and specializing in decomposition methods for problems of Mathematical Programming.
    • Ch 470. Latest Advances on Benders Decomposition
  • Benjamin Franklin
    Benjamin Franklin
    Northumbria University, UK
    A Business with Economics Graduate of Northumbria University currently working as a Software Seller at IBM
    • Ch 139. Implementing a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) System
  • Viktor Freiman
    Viktor Freiman
    Université de Moncton, Canada
    Viktor Freiman, full professor at the Faculty of Educational Sciences, Université de Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada, Ph. D. in computer science teaching. His research is focused on innovations in mathematics education, use of digital technology, problem solving, giftedness and creativity, from inter- and trans-disciplinary perspective. Since 2003 he has been running several online projects on mathematical problem solving. He has several articles and book chapters published on this topic. His recent partnership development project, funded by the Canadian Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, looks into the development of digital competencies as a lifelong continuum. He is a co-editor for the book Series Mathematics Education in the Digital Era by Springer, since 2014.
    • Ch 201. The Roles of Digital Literacy in Social Life of Youth
    • Ch 630. New Faces of Digital Divide and How to Bridge It
  • Alexander Yakovlevich Fridman
    Alexander Yakovlevich Fridman
    Institute for Informatics and Mathematical Modelling, Kola Science Centre of RAS, Russia
    Alexander Fridman graduated from Leningrad Electro-technical Institute in 1975 and worked in Baku (Azerbaijan) for Russian Ship-building Ministry until 1989, when he moved to Apatity (Murmansk region, Russia) and began working for Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS). He got his PhD in 1976, Doctor of Science (Technical) degree in 2001 and Professor degree in 2008. At present he is a Leading Scientific Researcher in the Institute for Informatics and Mathematical Modelling (IIMM) of the Kola Science Centre of RAS and a Professor of Information Systems Chair in Kola Branch of Petrozavodsk State University. He has 270 scientific publications including 5 monographs, 24 tutorials and 16 certificates for inventions. His main scientific interests are in logical intelligence systems and modelling of hierarchical systems.
    • Ch 173. N-Tuple Algebra as a Unifying System to Process Data and Knowledge
  • Antonia Frydman
    Antonia Frydman
    The University of Texas at Austin, USA
    Antonia Frydman recently received a Master's of Science in Information Science degree from the University of Texas at Austin. During her studies she specialized in library services for underserved populations.
    • Ch 579. Community Outreach
  • Matthias Fuchs
    Matthias Fuchs
    Mid-Sweden University, Sweden
    Matthias Fuchs, Ph.D. is Professor of Tourism Management and Economics at the European Tourism Research Institute (ETOUR), Mid-Sweden University, Östersund, Sweden. Prior to this he was the director of the e-Tourism Competence Centre Austria. His research areas include Electronic Tourism (i.e. mobile services, e-business readiness, online auctions, business intelligence and data mining in tourism and destinations), destination management and branding and tourism impact analysis. Matthias serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Travel Research, Annals of Tourism Research, and Tourism Analysis. He is Associate Editor of the Journal of Information Technology & Tourism. Matthias is Education Director of IFITT (International Federation for Information Technology and Travel & Tourism) and has been Research Track Chair of the ENTER Conference 2012. Website: https://www.miun.se/en/personnel/MatthiasFuchs/
    • Ch 31. Big Data Analytics for Tourism Destinations
  • Kei Fuji
    Kei Fuji
    University of Tsukuba, Japan
    Dr. Kei Fuji (born in Ishikawa, Japan) received his Ph.D. in Psychology from University of Tsukuba, Japan, in 2010. He has been a Research Fellowship of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Japan, in 2006-2008. Since 2010, he was hired as an Assistant Professor at University of Tsukuba. Since 2015, he is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Human Sciences, Division of Psychology, University of Tsukuba. His research interests include Internet, Cyber bullying, and Online gaming. He has received several academic awards as first author including the 2009 Doctoral Program in Psychology Award (University of Tsukuba, 2010), the 2009 Comprehensive Human Sciences Award (University of Tsukuba, 2010), the JCSS 2011 Presentation Award (The Japanese Cognitive Science Society, 2012), the JAEP 2014 Excellent Article Award (The Japanese Association of Educational Psychology, 2015), and the JPA 2015 Special Excellent Presentation Award (The Japanese Psychological Association, 2016).
    • Ch 691. Anger and Internet in Japan
  • Ana Funes
    Ana Funes
    Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Argentina
    Ana Funes is an assistant professor at the Departamento de Informática at the Universidad Nacional de San Luis, Argentina. She holds a Master degree in software engineering from that university. She is a researcher at the Software Engineering Group of the Universidad Nacional de San Luis.
    • Ch 167. Data Mining and the KDD Process
    • Ch 662. The What, How, and When of Formal Methods
  • Shauneen Furlong
    Shauneen Furlong
    University of Ottawa, Canada & John Moores Liverpool University, UK
    Shauneen Furlong is an independent consultant and part-time professor who lectures on eGovernment and change/project management with the University of Toronto and University of Ottawa. Over the last decade, she has presented and worked in the United Kingdom (Brunel, London), Middle East (Bahrain, Dubai), Europe (Austria, Greece, Italy, Turkey), Africa (Morocco, Tanzania), Egypt, China (Macao), Canada, and Washington, and with the United Nations, World Bank and Conference Board of Canada. Shauneen has executive level management experience in a number of Government of Canada central agencies and departments over a period of 20 years, lastly as Executive Director, Government On-Line, Government of Canada. She has published numerous articles and peer reviewed papers for international journals and conferences. She was awarded an IBM Fellowship; has a Ph.D. in Computer Science; a MBA in Project Management; a BA in Philosophy; and is a Project Manager Professional (PMP). Dr. Furlong was nominated by IT World Canada as being one of Canada's key eGovernment drivers, and was profiled by Computer World Canada.
    • Ch 315. Project Management in Government
  • Maria Nieves Lorenzo Galés
    Maria Nieves Lorenzo Galés
    The Transformation Society, Spain
    Neus Lorenzo (PhD) is an Inspector of Education in Barcelona, Spain, for the Generalitat de Catalunya (Catalan government). She is former head of the Foreign Language Service in the Departament d’Ensenyament, the local Ministry of Education in Catalonia (Spain), and she has been a trainer and advisor for the Council of Europe, Anna Lindh Foundation, Jaume Bofill Foundaition ans other institutions. She has coordinated the Lifelong Learning Project of the European Union in Catalonia and has also represented the Spanish autonomies at the Education Committee of the European Parliament. Neus Lorenzo is an author and co-author of educational material and textbooks for Oxford University Press, Richmond-Santillana, Oceano, McGraw-Hill, and IGI-Global among others. Her areas of expertise include communication, language learning, digital learning, ICT, transmedia and transliteracy, Nemetics, organizational networking, educational assessment, international collaboration, and headmaster coaching. She is currently Co-Chair of the primary and pre-primary education Research and Development Community of Association for Teacher Education in Europe. She is co-founder of The Transformation Society and teaches in Masters programmes in several Catalan universities. You can also follow her on twitter: @NewsNeus
    • Ch 563. Transmedia and Transliteracy in Nemetical Analysis
  • Crescenzio Gallo
    Crescenzio Gallo
    University of Foggia, Italy
    Crescenzio Gallo received his degree in Computer Science from the University of Bari, Italy, in 1978 and MSc in Information Science and Technology from the University of Milan, Italy, in 2007. During 1978-1980, he stayed at the Institute of Computer Science (ISI), University of Bari, Italy as a Research Assistant in Information Systems, and with Telespazio, Rome, Italy participating to Landsat satellite projects of European Space Agency (ESA). From 1993 to 2003 he has been a contract professor of Computer Science, and since January 2004 he is an Assistant Professor at the University of Foggia, Italy, Faculty of Medicine. His primary research interests include data analysis, artificial intelligence and bioinformatics.
    • Ch 39. Building Gene Networks by Analyzing Gene Expression Profiles
  • Ray Gallon
    Ray Gallon
    The Transformation Society, France
    Ray Gallon is co-founder of The Transformation Society, a research and consulting organisation oriented to social transformation, dealing with complexity and technological change for business executives, educators, and other society leaders. He is also the owner of Culturecom, a company that provides business process improvement through communication. Ray has over 40 years as a communicator, first as an award-winning radio producer and journalist (CBC, NPR, France Culture, Radio Netherlands International, Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Deutsche Welle), then in the content industries. His management experience includes a stint as programme manager of WNYC-FM, New York City’s public radio station. Ray has always been interested in the meeting point between technology and culture, and has used his broad experience to advantage with companies such as IBM, General Electric Health Care, Alcatel, 3M, and the OECD, as well as in smaller companies and startup enterprises. As an educator, Ray was associate professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, in the Film/TV/Radio department, and has led workshops and courses at institutions around the world, notably The New School Graduate Media Programme (New York), Université Paul Valéry (Montpellier, France), Centre d’Etudes Littéraires et Scientifiques Appliquées (CELSA, Paris Sorbonne), Université de Paris Diderot, Université de Toulouse Le Mirail, Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, Temasek Polytechnic (Singapore), and other institutions in Europe and North America. He is currently co-chair of the Primary and Pre-primary Education Research and Development Community of the Association of Teacher Educators in Europe (ATEE) and teaches Masters Level courses in Radio at the Universitat de Barcelona school of Belles Arts, and is developing a new Masters level course in Information Techniques for the Université de Strassbourg (France). He is a keynote speaker at events throughout the world, has contributed articles and chapters to many books and periodicals and is the editor of the recently published “Language of Technical Communication” (XML Press). Ray shares his life between the Languedoc region of France and Barcelona, Spain.
    • Ch 563. Transmedia and Transliteracy in Nemetical Analysis
  • Ruggero Galloni
    Ruggero Galloni
    Square Reply S.r.l., Italy
    Ruggero Galloni has been working in the field of usability by innovating digital services and engaging final users in design and testing. His experience ranges from coding websites to graphic design, passing along the way through usability testing of UI prototypes and project management. In his job he creates proposals for the company's customers; manages, conducts and reports on user-centered research methodologies such as usability testing and creates user experience deliverables, including usability testing reports, sitemaps, task analysis, click-through prototypes, mockups and other artifacts to describe the intended user experience.
    • Ch 433. Usable Security
  • Shabir Ahmad Ganaie
    Shabir Ahmad Ganaie
    University of Kashmir, India
    Dr. Shabir Ahmad Ganaie is presently working as Senior Assistant Professor in the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kashmir. He holds BSc, BLISc, MLISc and PhD. His field of specialization includes Foundations of Library and Information science, Library Management, Academic Librarianship etc. His research interests include information seeking behavior, academic librarianship, library and information science profession and LIS education. He had published a number of papers in national and international journals, conference proceedings etc.
    • Ch 197. Information Needs of Users in the Tech Savvy Environment and the Influencing Factors
    • Ch 392. Information Seeking Models in the Digital Age
  • Filippo Gandino
    Filippo Gandino
    Politecnico di Torino, Italy
    Filippo Gandino obtained his M.S. in 2005 and Ph.D. degree in Computer Engineering in 2010, from the Politecnico di Torino. He is currently an Assistant Professor with the Dipartimento di Automatica e Informatica, Politecnico di Torino. His research interests include ubiquitous computing, RFID, WSNs, security and privacy, network modeling and digital arithmetic.
    • Ch 346. Cost Evaluation of Synchronization Algorithms for Multicore Architectures
  • Shromona Ganguly
    Shromona Ganguly
    Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, India & Reserve Bank of India, India
    Shromona Ganguly is a Research Officer with the Department of Economic and Policy Research, Reserve Bank of India. She is also a doctoral scholar (economics) with the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. Her research interest lies in the area of industrial policy and banking. She is also keen in exploring issues related to structural changes, financial markets and institutions in developing countries.
    • Ch 599. Financing Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Indian Industry
    • Ch 629. Manufacturing vs. Services and the Role of Information Technology
  • Anisha Banu Dawood Gani
    Anisha Banu Dawood Gani
    Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
    Nisha graduated from USM Penang, with a Masters degree in Service Science, Management and Engineering (SSME) in 2014 and currently is in pursuit of her PhD in Supply Chain. Nisha has over 18 years of experience in Manufacturing Industry with Product Lifecycle Management and Supply Chain as her areas of expertise. Professionally, she holds a Technical Lead role managing several divisions and teams, providing key support in Product Life Cycle and Marketing areas. Nisha is also a certified 6-Sigma Green Belter.
    • Ch 460. Concept and Practices of Cyber Supply Chain in Manufacturing Context
  • Felix Buendia Garcia
    Felix Buendia Garcia
    Polythecnical University of Valencia, Spain
    Professor Polithecnical University of Valencia Escuela Técnica Superior de INgeniería Informática
    • Ch 503. Comprehensive E-Learning Appraisal System
  • Diego Marroquín García
    Diego Marroquín García
    Universidad Tecnológica de San Juan del Río, Mexico
    Mexican.
    • Ch 110. 3D Scanning and Simulation of a Hybrid Refrigerator Using Photovoltaic Energy
  • Patricia Martínez García de Leaniz
    Patricia Martínez García de Leaniz
    University of Cantabria, Spain
    Dr. Patricia Martínez is researcher staff at the University of Cantabria (Spain). Her current research interests include corporate social responsibility, consumer behavior and corporate marketing in the tourism sector. Her works have been published in journals of international impact such as International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Journal of Business Ethics, Service Business, International Journal of Hospitality Management, Journal of Travel and Tourism Marketing and Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management. She has held research stays at several international research centers such as the Center for Business Ethics (Bentley University, USA) and the Center for Advanced Tourism Studies (Hokkaido University, Japan).
    • Ch 277. Integrating Sustainability and CSR in the Value Chain of the Information Technology Sector
  • Víctor García-Morales
    Víctor García-Morales
    University of Granada, Spain
    Víctor J. García-Morales is Professor of Management at the Faculty of Economics and Business of the University of Granada (Spain). He received his PhD from the University of Granada and his primary research interests include the organizational capabilities of knowledge management and organizational learning. He has published in multiple journals such as Technovation, Information & Management, Journal of Business Research, Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, Industrial Marketing Management, International Journal of Technology Management, International Journal of Service Industry Management.
    • Ch 502. Social Media Use and Customer Engagement
  • Martín García-Vaquero
    Martín García-Vaquero
    Nebrija University, Spain
    PhD in Business Administration Sciences, Nebrija University (Spain). Executive MBA, IE Business School (Spain). Master in Innovation Management, Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain), and B.Sc. in Physics, Complutense University of Madrid (Spain). As top manager in different multinationals, he has accomplished specialized courses and seminars focused on top management at Harvard Business School, IESE-University of Navarre (Spain), and IE Business School (Spain). Dr. García-Vaquero is CEO at Foro de Innovación, and during his more than 25 years of working experience, he has been partner and consultant of hundreds of firms in Spain and Latin America, mainly based on technology and innovation. Now he teaches in Colombian and Spanish universities and business schools about topics related to business, entrepreneurship and the digital economy.
    • Ch 264. Entrepreneurship Concept, Theories, and New Approaches
  • Nishu Garg
    Nishu Garg
    VIT University, India
    I am Nishu Garg ,have done my B.tech from ABES Institute of Technology, Ghaziabad ,now I am persuing my M.tech from VIT University ,Vellore ,Tamil Nadu
    • Ch 393. An Insight Into Deep Learning Architectures
  • Virginia E. Garland
    Virginia E. Garland
    The University of New Hampshire, USA
    Virginia Garland is an associate professor in the College of Liberal Arts' Department of Education at the University of New Hampshire. She has international expertise in educational technology, having taught leaders in Chinese institutes of education in Beijing, Tianjin and Shanghai. She was also a visiting professor for two years in Japan, at Kobe University's cross cultural studies department. In addition to more than thirty publications, she co-authored a textbook: Garland, V. E. and Tadeja, C. (2013). Educational leadership and technology: Preparing administrators for a digital age. Simultaneous publication: United Kingdom: Routledge; New York: Taylor and Francis. virginia.garland@unh.edu ISBN: 978-0415809764http://www.routledge.com/books/details/9780415809788/ IGI Global readers might find this book of interest, and the companion website has a wealth of free resources!
    • Ch 218. From Digital Exclusion to Digital Inclusion for Adult Online Learners
  • Aurora Garrido-Moreno
    Aurora Garrido-Moreno
    University of Malaga, Spain
    Aurora Garrido-Moreno holds a Ph.D. in Business Administration and is Associate Professor of Management in the Faculty of Social Studies and Social Work at the University of Malaga (Spain). Her research interests include Innovation, Technology Management, Customer Relationship Management and Social Media. Her studies have been published in international journals such as International Journal of Information Management, Computers & Education, Information & Management, Current Issues in Tourism or International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior and Research.
    • Ch 502. Social Media Use and Customer Engagement
  • Melvin Gaskins
    Melvin Gaskins
    Howard University Hospital, USA
    • Ch 156. Exploratory Data Analysis on Breast Cancer Prognosis
  • Akram Gasmelseed
    Akram Gasmelseed
    Qassim University, Saudi Arabia

    Dr. Akram Gasmelseed earned his B.Sc. Degree in Electrical Engineering and Informatics – major in Computer Engineering – and M.Sc. Degree in Electrical Engineering and Informatics – major in Biomedical Engineering – (all with honors) from Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), Budapest, Hungary, in 1993 and 1999, respectively. He received the Ph.D. Degree in Electrical Engineering – major in Biomedical Engineering – from Universiti Teknologi Malasysia (UTM), Malaysia, in 2009. He received the Best Student Award and Pro-Chancellor Award in 2010.

    His research is in the areas of computational algorithms, electromagnetic biological effects, health informatics, biophotonics, and computer signal / image processing application to biomedical engineering.

    Dr. Akram is a member of The Scientific Research Society (Sigma Xi), the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), European Bioelectromagnetics Association (EBEA), Bioelectromagnetics Society (BMES), The Rosacea Research & Development Institute (RRDi), an Associate Editor of International Journal of Advances in Engineering & Technology, and is on the reviewer boards of of various technical journals, including IEEE Transaction on Cybernetics, the International Journal of Biomedical Engineering Technology (IJBET), IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation & Measurement (TIM), Wireless Networks, Journal of Electromagnetic Waves & Applications (JEMWA), Progress in Electromagnetic Research (PIER, PIER B, C, M, PIER letters), IEEE Microwave & Wireless Components Letter, IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, and IEEE Transaction in Education.

    He is the Founder and Director of the Wide Health Informatics Network (WHiN), Biomilitary Science Research Group (BSrG), and the Malaysian Arab Scientific Association (MASA). He also the Chair of the Asia-Pacific Chapter in Biomedical Wireless Technology (APC-BWT) since 2008.

    Dr. Akram is presently an associate professor at the College of Public Health & Health Informatics, Qassim University, Saudi Arabia. He is the Founder and chair of IEEE EMBS Malaysia section since 2008. His biography has listed in the 25th Silver Anniversary Edition of Who’s Who in the World 2009 and 2013.

    • Ch 108. Data Visualization Strategies for Computer Simulation in Bioelectromagnetics
    • Ch 300. Geographic Information System (GIS) Modeling Analysis and the Effects of Spatial Distribution and Environmental Factors on Breast Cancer Incidence
  • Akram Gasmelseed
    Akram Gasmelseed
    University of Science and Technology, Sudan

    Dr. Akram Gasmelseed earned his B.Sc. Degree in Electrical Engineering and Informatics – major in Computer Engineering – and M.Sc. Degree in Electrical Engineering and Informatics – major in Biomedical Engineering – (all with honors) from Budapest University of Technology and Economics (BME), Budapest, Hungary, in 1993 and 1999, respectively. He received the Ph.D. Degree in Electrical Engineering – major in Biomedical Engineering – from Universiti Teknologi Malasysia (UTM), Malaysia, in 2009. He received the Best Student Award and Pro-Chancellor Award in 2010.

    His research is in the areas of electromagnetic biological effects, biophotonics, and computer signal / image processing application to biomedical engineering.

    Dr. Akram is a member of The Scientific Research Society (Sigma Xi), the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), European Bioelectromagnetics Association (EBEA), Bioelectromagnetics Society (BMES), The Rosacea Research & Development Institute (RRDi), an Associate Editor of International Journal of Advances in Engineering & Technology, and is on the reviewer boards of of various technical journals, including IEEE Transaction on Cybernetics, the International Journal of Biomedical Engineering Technology (IJBET), IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation & Measurement (TIM), Wireless Networks, Journal of Electromagnetic Waves & Applications (JEMWA), Progress in Electromagnetic Research (PIER, PIER B, C, M, PIER letters), IEEE Microwave & Wireless Components Letter, IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, and IEEE Transaction in Education.

    He is the Founder and Director of the Biomilitary Science Research Group (BSrG), and the Malaysian Arab Scientific Association (MASA). He also the Chair of the Asia-Pacific Chapter in Biomedical Wireless Technology (APC-BWT) since 2008.

    Dr. Akram is presently an associate professor at the Faculty of Engineering, University of Science & Technology (UST), Omdurman, Sudan. He is the Founder and chair of IEEE EMBS Malaysia section since 2008. His biography has listed in the 25th Silver Anniversary Edition of Who’s Who in the World 2009 and 2013.

    • Ch 108. Data Visualization Strategies for Computer Simulation in Bioelectromagnetics
    • Ch 300. Geographic Information System (GIS) Modeling Analysis and the Effects of Spatial Distribution and Environmental Factors on Breast Cancer Incidence
  • Dražena Gašpar
    Dražena Gašpar
    University of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Prof. Dražena Gašpar, Ph.D. is full time Professor on Faculty of Economics, University of Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the field of Business Informatics (Databases, Data Warehouse, Programming, Accounting Information Systems, and Business Intelligence). Almost 20 years of experience in software industry as software developer, project manager and manager of software departments in several companies. Co-founder and co-owner of the software company HERA Mostar. Research interests: Information technology in education, Information technology in business, Databases, Data Warehouse, Business Intelligence, Programming, Methodology for development of Information Systems, Software development, Project management of software development.
    • Ch 220. ICT Eases Inclusion in Education
  • Isabela Gasparini
    Isabela Gasparini
    Santa Catarina State University (UDESC), Brazil
    Isabela Gasparini has Bachelor degree in Computer Science from Londrina State University (1999), Master degree in Computer Science (2003) and Doctorate degree in Computer Science from Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (2013). She is full time professor at Santa Catarina State University acting on the following subjects related to Human-Computer Interaction: adaptive systems, usability, user modeling, technology enhanced learning, context-awareness, cultural issues.
    • Ch 558. Adaptive Hypermedia Systems
  • Beáta Gavurová
    Beáta Gavurová
    Technical University of Košice, Slovakia
    Beata GAVUROVA, Assoc. Prof., PhD. MBA is an expert in finance and economics of the public sector. In her scientific and research work especially focuses on the area of performance measurement and management in the public sector, process management and process optimalization, strategic and performance benchmarking, health policy, demographic analyses and solution of regional disparities in the health system, availability of healthcare in the Slovak regions, formation of regional policy concepts – strategic aims, etc. She also participates in the formation of a strategic framework of healthcare system in Slovakia. The outputs from her analysis provide a platform to set the legislative process in the field of medical and social services. She actively coordinates the various project activities in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, as well as with the Institute of Health Policy of the Slovak Republic, National Health Information Center, and with the other institutions.
    • Ch 508. Medical Equipment and Economic Determinants of Its Structure and Regulation in the Slovak Republic
  • Mariappan Geetha
    Mariappan Geetha
    Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, India
    M. Geetha is working as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics, Kamaraj College of Engineering and Technology, Virudhunagar, Tamilnadu, India. She received her BSc, MSc, and MPhil in Mathematics from the Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India. Her area of interest is operations research. She has published three papers in international journals.
    • Ch 379. Cuckoo Search Algorithm for Solving Real Industrial Multi-Objective Scheduling Problems
  • Nayef Mohamed Ghasem
    Nayef Mohamed Ghasem
    UAE University, UAE
    Dr. Nayef Ghasem is a professor of Chemical Engineering, United Arab Emirates University, UAE Before joining UAE University he was a faculty member in the University Malaya, Malaysia for five years. He taught various chemical engineering courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels. He supervised few master and PhD students. He has more than 100 articles published in international journals and local and international conferences. He published four books, three of which are published by CRC Press, USA; “Principles of Chemical Engineering Processes”, “Principles of Chemical Engineering Processes, Material and Energy Balances” and “Computer methods in Chemical Engineering”. His area of research is modeling and simulation, polymer reaction engineering and fabrication of polymeric hollow fiber membrane and utilizing these membranes in the CO2 capture from flue gas and natural gas. http://faculty.uaeu.ac.ae/nayef/
    • Ch 266. Carbon Capture From Natural Gas via Polymeric Membranes
  • Maria Giaquinto-Cilliers
    Maria Giaquinto-Cilliers
    Kimberley Hospital Complex, South Africa
    MD, Specialist in Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery, Brazil Head of Unit, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery & Burns, Kimberley Hospital Complex Affiliated Lecturer, University of the Free-State
    • Ch 534. The Impact of Mobile Phones on Plastic Surgery and Burn Management
  • William J. Gibbs
    William J. Gibbs
    Duquesne University, USA
    William J. Gibbs is an Associate Professor in the Journalism and Multimedia Arts Department at Duquesne University where he teaches courses in Digital media production, multimedia technology, instructional design, and human-computer interaction, and interface design. He received a Ph.D. in Instructional Systems from The Pennsylvania State University. His research interests include technology-based learning environments, usability engineering, and human-computer interactions. Most recently his research has examined learning and behavioral changes that occur during human-computer interactions.
    • Ch 365. Interface Trends in Human Interaction, the Internet of Things, and Big Data
  • Mark Gierl
    Mark Gierl
    University of Alberta, Canada
    Dr. Mark J. Gierl is Professor of Educational Psychology and the Director of the Centre for Research in Applied Measurement and Evaluation (CRAME) at the University of Alberta. His specialization is educational and psychological testing, with an emphasis on the application of cognitive principles to assessment practices. Professor Gierl’s current research is focused on automatic item generation and automated essay scoring. His research is funded by the Medical Council of Canada, Elsevier, ACT Inc., and the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Dr. Gierl holds the Tier I Canada Research Chair in Educational Measurement.
    • Ch 206. Automatic Item Generation
  • Dimitrios Giomelakis
    Dimitrios Giomelakis
    Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
    Dimitrios Giomelakis is a PhD student in journalism and a researcher of Media Informatics Lab in the School of Journalism & Mass Communications at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He is a graduate of the School of Journalism & Mass Communications. In 2007, he received his Master in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for audio-visual production and education from the Polytechnic School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Among his research interests are online journalism, media technology, ICTs, SEO, Web Analytics, Web 2.0 and social media. His work has been published in scientific journals and conference proceedings.
    • Ch 700. Search Engine Optimization
  • Raimondo Giuliani
    Raimondo Giuliani
    European Commission – Joint Research Centre, Italy
    Raimondo Giuliani was born in Bologna, Italy in 1970. He received the “Laurea in Ingegneria delle Telecomunicazioni” in 1996 from the University of Bologna. From 1996 to 1999 he worked as a researcher in the field of wireless communications and radio frequency. In 1999 he joined the United Nations (ITU) as associate expert and later consultant also cooperating with other agencies (UNDP, UNIDO) in the field of human development related to information technology and radio-communications. In 2006 was nominated member of the quality assurance commission for the deployment of the digital wireless emergency communications system TETRA for the Emilia Romagna region in Italy. In 2007, he joined the Directorate General Joint Research Centre of the European Commission where he is currently conducting research on reconfigurable radio systems, cognitive radio, spectrum sensing and digital signal processing for identification of RF devices. He is also involved in MIMO-based synthetic aperture radars.
    • Ch 533. Identification of Wireless Devices From Their Physical Layer Radio-Frequency Fingerprints
  • Frank G. Giuseffi
    Frank G. Giuseffi
    Lindenwood University, USA
    Frank Giuseffi is an Adjunct Instructor in the Doctor of Education Program at Lindenwood University. He holds undergraduate degrees in Political Science and Philosophy from the University of Central Missouri, a master's degree in Liberal Arts from St. John's College and his doctorate in Education from Lindenwood University. His research interests include the history of education, philosophy of education and the relationship between classical thinking and 21st century education.
    • Ch 224. Liberating Educational Technology Through the Socratic Method
  • Leonid Gokhberg
    Leonid Gokhberg
    National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia
    Prof. Leonid Gokhberg is First Vice-Rector of the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) – one of the most prominent research universities in Russia. He is also Director of HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge (ISSEK). Prof. Gokhberg' area of expertise is statistics and indicators on science, technology and innovation as well as foresight and policy studies in this area. He authored over 400 publications in peer-reviewed journals, monographs and textbooks. Prof. Gokhberg has coordinated dozens of national and international projects and served as a consultant of OECD, Eurostat, UNESCO, World Bank and other international and national agencies. He is a member of the GIobal Innovation Index Advisory Board, OECD Government Foresight Network, OECD and Eurostat working groups and task forces on indicators and policies for science, technology and innovation, and steering committees of various prestigious international and national initiatives. Prof. Gokhberg is editor-in-chief of the Scopus-indexed scientific journal “Foresight and STI Governance" (http://foresight-journal.hse.ru/en), co-editor of the Springer academic book series "Science, Technology, and Innovation Studies" (http://www.springer.com/series/13398), and participates in editorial boards of several other influential journals. He holds PhD and Dr. of Sc. degrees in Economics.
    • Ch 408. Indicators of Information and Communication Technology
  • Lauri Goldkind
    Lauri Goldkind
    Fordham University, USA
    Dr. Goldkind has a deep commitment to social justice and a keen interest in work that focuses on creating equity and equal opportunities for all humans. As a social worker who has focused on macro practice, she is also interested in organizational development and evaluating organizational effectiveness across all areas (including use of technology, defining notions of accountability and leadership development). Dr. Goldkind’s current research has two strands: technology implementation and information and communication technologies (ICT) tools in human services and nonprofits and social justice and civic engagement in organizational life. Wherever possible she combines both ICT and social justice for a sauce of tech enhanced civic engagement and improved organizational functioning.
    • Ch 310. E-Activism Development and Growth
  • Jorge Gomes
    Jorge Gomes
    ISEG, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
    Personal information Born: March,12 1958 Adress: Rua Sousa Lopes, GH, 6ºEsq. 1600-207 Lisboa, Portugal Email: Jorge.gomes@phd.iseg.utl.pt Work at: Estereofoto Geoengenharia SA Education Graduation: Geographic Engineer Pos-graduation: Project management Master of Science: Management Phd Student 3rd year at ISEG Lisbon University Professional experience 1990-2010 Technical Director & Project Manager 2010-2014 Quality and Project Manager Professional Skills IPMA Certified Project Manager Project supervision Quality Auditor and Manager Consulting Training Specialist
    • Ch 326. Information Systems and Technology Projects in Healthcare Organisations
    • Ch 496. Sustainable Competitive Advantage With the Balanced Scorecard Approach
  • Andrés Gómez
    Andrés Gómez
    University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
    Andrés Gómez received his technical industrial engineering degree from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (Spain) and his industrial engineering degree from the University of Castilla-La Mancha. He has a Doctorate in Industrial Engineering from the University of Castilla-La Mancha (2012). He has worked in the Nuclear Power Stations of Ascó and Trillo and Repsol-YPF as maintenance engineer. He was Manager of the Maintenance Service of the Hospital Complex of Ciudad Real until 2004. Currently, he is Vice-director of the Technical Services of the General Hospital of Ciudad Real (Spain). He has published a research articles in Production Planning and Control and BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making and, has participated in several conferences and research projects supported by Regional Administration.
    • Ch 321. Maintenance Policies Optimization of Medical Equipment in a Health Care Organization
  • Antonio F. Gómez Skarmeta
    Antonio F. Gómez Skarmeta
    University of Murcia, Spain
    Antonio F. Skarmeta received the M.S. degree in Computer Science from the University of Granada, Spain, and the B.S. (Hons.) and the Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the University of Murcia. He is Full Professor at the same university. Research interests include mobile communications, artificial intelligence and home automation.
    • Ch 239. Electronic Payment Frameworks
  • Tad Gonsalves
    Tad Gonsalves
    Sophia University, Japan
    ad Gonsalves obtained the B.Sc degree in theoretical Physics in 1990 and the MSc degree in Astrophysics in 1992 from the Poona University, India. He received the PhD degree in Intelligent Systems from Sophia University, Tokyo in 2004. Currently he is an Associate Professor in the Department of Information & Communication Sciences, Sophia University, Tokyo. His research interests include design of Expert Systems, Fuzzy Systems, Web Mining and Evolutionary Computation.
    • Ch 13. Board Games AI
    • Ch 21. The Summers and Winters of Artificial Intelligence
  • Ana González-Marcos
    Ana González-Marcos
    Universidad de La Rioja, Spain
    Ana González-Marcos has been an Associate Professor of Project Management since 2010. From 2003 to 2007, Professor González-Marcos taught Project Management at the University of León. In 2007 she moved to the University of La Rioja, where she works in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The primary focus of her research is knowledge management and knowledge discovery from data.
    • Ch 168. Data Mining to Identify Project Management Strategies in Learning Environments
  • Matthew W. Gosney
    Matthew W. Gosney
    University of Colorado – Health, USA
    Dr. Matthew W. Gosney is the Vice-President of Organizational Development for UCHealth, a large multi-site academic healthcare system headquartered in Aurora, CO USA. In this role, he provides executive leadership for leadership and organizational development, talent and succession planning, learning systems, performance management, and HR analytics. Dr. Gosney is also an active writer, serving as the lead author of 'The History of Human Resource Development: Understanding the Unexplored Philosophies, Theories, and Methodologies' as well as co-editor and contributing author of 'Bridging the Scholar-Practitioner Gap in Human Resource Development.' He holds a Doctor of Education degree in Human Resource Development from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville and a Bachelors and Masters in Psychology from Brigham Young University (UT) and the University of Central Oklahoma, respectively.
    • Ch 375. Influencing People and Technology Using Human Resource Development (HRD) Philosophy
  • Sotirios K. Goudos
    Sotirios K. Goudos
    Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
    Sotirios K. Goudos received the B.Sc. degree in Physics in 1991 and the M.Sc. of Postgraduate Studies in Electronics in 1994 both from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. In 2001, he received the Ph.D. degree in Physics from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and in 2005 the Master in Information Systems from the University of Macedonia, Greece. In 2011, he obtained the Diploma degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. From 2004 to 2007, he was a part-time lecturer with the Department of Technology Management, University of Macedonia, Greece. Since 2013, he has been with the Department of Physics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. His research interests include antenna and microwave structures design, electromagnetic compatibility of communication systems, evolutionary computation algorithms, and mobile communications. Dr. Goudos is a Senior member of the IEEE, the Greek Physics Society, the Technical Chamber of Greece, and the Greek Computer Society.
    • Ch 519. Biogeography-Based Optimization Applied to Wireless Communications Problems
    • Ch 572. Optimization of Antenna Arrays and Microwave Filters Using Differential Evolution Algorithms
  • Elizabeth Goulette
    Elizabeth Goulette
    Georgia State University, USA
    Elizabeth Goulette, Ph.D. (SUNY – Buffalo) is a Lecturer of Foreign Language Education at Georgia State University (USA) where she supervises world language teacher candidates. She also teaches Spanish and Foreign Language Education courses. Her research focuses on effectively preparing teachers to meet the needs of culturally and linguistically diverse students in their classrooms.
    • Ch 668. Video Considerations for the World Language edTPA
  • M. Govindarajan
    M. Govindarajan
    Annamalai University, India
    M.Govindarajan received the B.E and M.E and Ph.D Degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India in 2001 and 2005 and 2010 respectively. He did his post-doctoral research in the Department of Computing, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, United Kingdom in 2011 and CSIR Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulation, Bangalore in 2013. He is currently an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, India. He has presented and published more than 100 papers at Conferences and Journals and also received best paper awards. He has delivered invited talks at various national and international conferences. His current Research Interests include Data Mining and its applications, Web Mining, Text Mining, and Sentiment Mining. He was the recipient of the Achievement Award for the field and to the Conference Bio-Engineering, Computer Science, Knowledge Mining (2006), Prague, Czech Republic, Career Award for Young Teachers (2006), All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi, India and Young Scientist International Travel Award (2012), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India New Delhi. He is Young Scientists awardee under Fast Track Scheme (2013), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India, New Delhi and also granted Young Scientist Fellowship (2013), Tamil Nadu State Council for Science and Technology, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai. He also received the Senior Scientist International Travel Award (2016), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. He has visited countries like Czech Republic, Austria, Thailand, United Kingdom (twice), Malaysia, U.S.A (twice), and Singapore. He is an active Member of various professional bodies and Editorial Board Member of various conferences and journals.
    • Ch 33. Challenges for Big Data Security and Privacy
  • Charles R. Graham
    Charles R. Graham
    Brigham Young University, USA
    Charles R. Graham is a Professor of Instructional Psychology and Technology at Brigham Young University with interest in technology-mediated teaching and learning. Charles studies the design and evaluation of online and blended learning environments and the use of technology to enhance teaching and learning. Charles has authored 50+ articles in over two-dozen journals and 20+ chapters related to online and blended learning in edited books. Much of his research is conducted with graduate students who he loves to work with and mentor. Charles has co-edited two books on blended learning research (Handbook of Blended Learning: Global Perspectives, Local Designs and Blended Learning: Research Perspectives, Volume 2). He has also co-authored a book for teachers and practitioners interested in designing blended learning environments (Essentials for Blended Learning: A Standards-based Guide) and a book on research methods for young researchers learning to do research in online and blended learning contexts (Conducting Research in Online and Blended Learning Environments: New Pedagogical Frontiers). In 2015 Charles became a Fellow of the Online Learning Consortium “For outstanding achievement in advancing theory, research and effective practice in online and blended learning.” Additional details about his scholarly work can be found online at: https://sites.google.com/site/charlesrgraham/
    • Ch 128. Learner Engagement in Blended Learning
  • Kaj J. Grahn
    Kaj J. Grahn
    Arcada University of Applied Sciences, Finland
    Kaj J. Grahn received his doctoral degree at Helsinki University of Technology and is presently senior lecturer in information technology at Arcada University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki, Finland. His current research interests include security of wireless and mobile networks.
    • Ch 671. Quantum Computing and Quantum Communication
  • Fabio Grandi
    Fabio Grandi
    University of Bologna, Italy
    Fabio Grandi received from the University of Bologna, Italy, a Laurea degree cum Laude in electronics engineering in 1988 and a Ph.D. in electronics engineering and computer science in 1994. From 1989 to 2002 he has worked at the CSITE center of the Italian National Research Council (CNR) in Bologna in the field of neural networks and temporal databases, initially supported by a CNR fellowship. In 1993 and 1994 he was an Adjunct Professor at the Universities of Ferrara, Italy, and Bologna. In the University of Bologna, he was with the Dept. of Electronics, Computers and Systems from 1994 to 1998 as Research Associate and as Associate Professor from 1998 to 2012, when he joined the Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering. He is currently an Associate Professor of Information Systems in the School of Engineering and Architecture of the University of Bologna. His scientific interests include temporal, evolution and versioning aspects in data management, WWW and Semantic Web, knowledge representation, storage and index structures and access cost models.
    • Ch 177. Schema Evolution in Conventional and Emerging Databases
    • Ch 178. Schema Versioning in Conventional and Emerging Databases
  • Carlos Granell-Canut
    Carlos Granell-Canut
    Universitat Jaume I of Castellón, Spain
    Carlos Granell received his PhD in Computer Science at the Universitat Jaume I of Castellón (2006). Before re-joining GEOTEC in March 2014, he worked for 3 years as a post-doc in the Digital Earth and Reference Data Unit of the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC). His research interests lie in multi-disciplinary GIS, model web, and spatial analysis & visualization
    • Ch 302. Geospatial Influence in Science Mapping
  • Sarah Gretter
    Sarah Gretter
    Michigan State University, USA
    Sarah Gretter is a doctoral student in the Educational Psychology and Educational Technology program at Michigan State University. Her research and teaching focus on the implementation of media and information literacy in classroom settings, along with teacher training through professional development in media and information literacy.
    • Ch 199. Teaching Media and Information Literacy in the 21st Century
  • Linda D. Grooms
    Linda D. Grooms
    Regent University, USA
    Dr. Linda D. Grooms currently serves as Professor and Post-Master's Program Chair in the School of Education at Regent University. With almost three decades of leadership experience and degrees in both educational and organizational leadership, she has a passion for nation building through the transformational leadership of educational systems. In addition to her university teaching and service, she conducts leadership training both nationally and internationally, while continuing her longitudinal research in online learning and pedagogy, computer-mediated communication, and virtual leadership development. Both as practitioner and theorist, through her online teaching of more than a decade, Dr. Grooms continues to explore the trends and issues that impact both the online and blended environments.
    • Ch 214. Distance Teaching and Learning Platforms
    • Ch 226. Online Learning Propelled by Constructivism
  • Rosapia Lauro Grotto
    Rosapia Lauro Grotto
    University of Florence, Italy
    Rosapia Lauro Grotto has a Degree in Physics, a Degree in Dynamic Psychology, and a Ph.D. in Cognitive Neurosciences, and she is actally Professor of Dynamic Psychology and Group Psychodynamics at the Department of Health Sciences of Florence University (Italy). She is member of the Italian Association of Psychology, of the International Sandor Ferenczi Society and of the Italian Society of Historical, Phylosophycal and Social Studies of Biology and Medecine. Her actual research interests are focused on two interrelated fields: the modellization of psychodynamic intrapsychic and groupal phenomena and the development of phenomenologic-hermeneutic research methods for action-research in the context of helth care institutions. In the context of her research activities, she also contributes to the development of the VirtHuLab (Virtual Human Dynamics Laboratory) at the Interdipartimental Center for the Study of Complex Dynamics at Florence University. In 2014 she founded, together with Prof. Fionn Murtagh (University of Derby) the Computational Psychoanalysis group (http://www.computational-psychoanalysis.eu).
    • Ch 518. Virtual Reality as Distraction Technique for Pain Management in Children and Adolescents
  • Varun Grover
    Varun Grover
    Clemson University, USA
    Varun Grover is the William S. Lee (Duke Energy) Distinguished Professor of Information Systems at Clemson University. He has published extensively in the information systems field, with over 220 publications in major refereed journals. Over ten recent articles have ranked him among the top four researchers based on number of publications in the top Information Systems journals, as well as citation impact. Dr. Grover has an h-index of 76 and over 26,000 citations in Google Scholar. Thompson Reuters recognized him as a Highly Cited research in 2013. He is Senior Editor for MISQ Executive, Section Editor of JAIS, and Senior Editor (Emeritus) for MIS Quarterly, the Journal of the AIS and Database. He is currently examining the impacts of digitalization on individuals and organizations. He is recipient of numerous awards from USC, Clemson, AIS, DSI, Anbar, PriceWaterhouse, etc. for his research and teaching. He is a Fellow of the Association for Information Systems.
    • Ch 699. Revisiting Web 2.0
  • Armin Grunwald
    Armin Grunwald
    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
    Armin Grunwald, Prof. Dr., studied physics, mathematics and philosophy at the universities of Münster and Cologne. After occupations in the industry and at DLR (German Aerospace Center) he became vice director of the European Academy Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler in 1996. In 1998 he received the venia legendi for philosophy at Marburg University. Since 1999 Armin Grunwald has been head of the institute for Technology Assessment and systems analysis (ITAS) at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), since 2002 also director of the Office of Technology Assessment at the German Bundestag (TAB) and since 2007 also full professor of philosophy of technology at KIT.
    • Ch 370. Technology Assessment of Information and Communication Technologies
  • Chong Guan
    Chong Guan
    SIM University, Singapore
    Guan Chong is currently Head of the Marketing in the School of Business at the SIM University (UniSIM), Singapore, where she has been a faculty member since 2011. Before joining UniSIM, Chong had taught marketing courses at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, for three years. Chong completed her Ph.D. in marketing at the Nanyang Business School and her undergraduate studies in marketing at Peking University, China. Her research interests lie in the area of online consumer decision making and online social media. Her publications appear in journals including Psychology & Marketing, Database and International Journal of Virtual Communities and Social Networking. She has also published several book chapters and presented her research at major conferences such as the Informs Marketing Science. She had taught courses in marketing, including research methods, multivariate analysis, marketing and case studies in marketing management. She is the co-investigator of the DiLiterati project.
    • Ch 198. A Maturity Model for Digital Literacies and Sustainable Development
  • Rui Guedes
    Rui Guedes
    Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Portugal
    Master student of medical informatics.
    • Ch 87. Heart Sound Analysis for Blood Pressure Estimation
  • Sérgio Luís Guerreiro
    Sérgio Luís Guerreiro
    University of Lisbon, Portugal
    Sérgio Guerreiro is an invited Assistant Professor at the Lusófona University, in Lisbon, Portugal, and a research member of CICANT/ULHT R&D unit. Concluded his Ph.D. degree in Information Systems and Computer Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico / University of Lisbon (IST/UL) in 2012. Before that, he concluded the Ms.C. degree in 2003 and the engineering degree in 1999. Both degrees also in Information Systems and Computer Engineering at IST/UL. His research interests are Enterprise Ontology, Enterprise Architecture and Enterprise Governance, with a specific focus in developing and applying control systems that are able to support and deliver more information for the organizational actors involved in the decision-making processes. He has professional expertise in the mobile telecommunications field.
    • Ch 56. Challenges of Meta Access Control Model Enforcement to an Increased Interoperability
    • Ch 187. Informed Decision Making With Enterprise Dynamic Systems Control
  • Sérgio Luís Guerreiro
    Sérgio Luís Guerreiro
    Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon, Portugal & INESC-ID, Portugal
    Sérgio Guerreiro is an invited Assistant Professor at the Lusófona University, in Lisbon, Portugal, and a research member of CICANT/ULHT R&D unit. Concluded his Ph.D. degree in Information Systems and Computer Engineering at Instituto Superior Técnico / University of Lisbon (IST/UL) in 2012. Before that, he concluded the Ms.C. degree in 2003 and the engineering degree in 1999. Both degrees also in Information Systems and Computer Engineering at IST/UL. His research interests are Enterprise Ontology, Enterprise Architecture and Enterprise Governance, with a specific focus in developing and applying control systems that are able to support and deliver more information for the organizational actors involved in the decision-making processes. He has professional expertise in the mobile telecommunications field.
    • Ch 56. Challenges of Meta Access Control Model Enforcement to an Increased Interoperability
    • Ch 187. Informed Decision Making With Enterprise Dynamic Systems Control
  • Eleonora Guglielman
    Eleonora Guglielman
    Learning Community, Italy
    Phd in Education Science, Degree in Philosophy, she works in the education field since 1993; is project manager at Learning Community and senior researcher in many projects and initiative at national and international level, like Equal and Leonardo da Vinci programme. Have collaborated as a contract professor with University of Roma Tre. She is an European expert in e-learning accessibility.
    • Ch 135. Self-Awareness and Motivation Contrasting ESL and NEET Using the SAVE System
  • Angelita D. Guia
    Angelita D. Guia
    University of the East, Philippines
    Angelita D. Guia is a licensed Electronics and Communications Engineer and currently serves as the College Secretary of College of Engineering, University of the East, Caloocan Campus. She received her Engineering and Masters Degree in Information Management degrees from the University of the East.
    • Ch 215. Do Usability Design Features of a Mobile Game Influence Learning?
  • Bilal Gumussoy
    Bilal Gumussoy
    Shell and Turcas Petrol Inc., Turkey
    Bilal Gumussoy has a Bachelor Industrial Engineering degree. He is an experienced professional in Procurement & Supply Chain best practices & tools with substantial change management experience. He has FMCG (Nestle 7 years) and Pharmaceutical industry (2 years) background with Supply Chain and Procurement roles. He has worked for Shell as “Country Procurement Manager” role for 5 years and now working as the “Business Development Manager” role leading the supply chain strategy of Shell in Turkey and projects on the M&A and Divestments
    • Ch 46. Acceptance of E-Reverse Auction From the Buyer Perspective
  • Cigdem Altin Gumussoy
    Cigdem Altin Gumussoy
    Istanbul Technical University, Turkey
    Cigdem Altin Gumussoy is an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at Istanbul Technical University (ITU). She graduated with a BS from Marmara University in 2001, a MS from ITU in 2003, and a PhD from ITU in 2009. Her current research interests are human computer interaction and technology acceptance. Her research papers have appeared in Technovation, International Journal of Information Management, Management Research News, Online Information Review, Personnel Review, Journal of Intellectual Capital and Computers in Human Behaviour.
    • Ch 46. Acceptance of E-Reverse Auction From the Buyer Perspective
  • Yash Gupta
    Yash Gupta
    Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, India
    A 3rd year college student who is very interested in innovating new ideas and techniques. His areas of interests are Artificial Intelligence, digital video watermarking, algorithms.
    • Ch 422. Digital Video Watermarking Using Diverse Watermarking Schemes
  • Guner Gursoy
    Guner Gursoy
    Okan University, Turkey
    Guner Gursoy is a Professor of Finance in Okan University Department of Business Administration. He has received his Ph.D. degree in Business Administration from Bilkent University, and MSc. degree in Systems Management from Naval Postgraduate School. Gursoy’s research interest areas are supply chain management practices, procurement, financial management control systems, financial policy analysis and systems management topics.
    • Ch 459. Becoming Smart, Innovative, and Socially Responsible in Supply Chain Collaboration
  • Marco Guspini
    Marco Guspini
    educommunity – Educational Community, Italy
    President of educommunity – Educational Community. Headmaster in Public school actually Executive Director for the Ministry of the education; adjunct professor of Pedagogy of work at the University Roma Tre in the faculty of Science of Education for 10 years. Senior researcher, expert in Project evaluation, in adult education, learning personalization, planning and monitoring of national and transnational Projects and Initiatives. He is Research Director and Scientific Warrantor. He is member of Technical and Scientific Steering Committee.
    • Ch 135. Self-Awareness and Motivation Contrasting ESL and NEET Using the SAVE System
  • Juncal Gutiérrez-Artacho
    Juncal Gutiérrez-Artacho
    University of Granada, Spain
    Juncal Gutiérrez-Artacho is a Doctor in Translation and Interpreting and lecturer at the Department of Translation and Interpreting at the University of Granada (Spain). She has given courses in different degrees and master’s at a number of Spanish universities. She has participated in numerous national and European research projects. Her lines of research are the multilingual Information Retrieval and new translation and interpreting technologies. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0275600X
    • Ch 388. Analysis and Assessment of Cross-Language Question Answering Systems
  • Esra Ayça Güzeldereli
    Esra Ayça Güzeldereli
    Afyon Kocatepe University, Turkey
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    • Ch 588. Fuzzy Logic Approach in Risk Assessment
  • Norman Gwangwava
    Norman Gwangwava
    Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Botswana
    Dr. Norman Gwangwava: PhD in Industrial Engineering, with proficiency in Industrial and Product Design, Concurrent Engineering, and e-Manufacturing. LECTURER at the Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST), department of Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. Has presented and published over 20 research papers at conferences and refereed journals. Research interests are in; Reconfigurable Manufacturing Systems (RMS), Cyber-Physical Production Systems (CPS), Collaborative Product Design and Closed Loop Life-Cycle Systems, and Additive Manufacturing. Delivers short training programmes and offer consultancy in areas of Advanced Manufacturing Technology and Systems, Lean Manufacturing, Modular Product Design and Computer Based Applications in Engineering.
    • Ch 229. 3D Printing Applications in STEM Education
  • Graciela Dora Susana Hadad
    Graciela Dora Susana Hadad
    Universidad Nacional del Oeste, Argentina & Universidad de Belgrano, Argentina
    Graciela D. S. Hadad is graduated in Information Systems Bachelor at Universidad de Buenos Aires (1983). She has received her Ph.D. in Computer Science at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata (2008). She has conducted software developing teams in several argentine companies during the past thirty years. She has been a teaching assistant at Universidad de Buenos Aires during 9 years and a professor at Universidad Tecnológica Nacional from 2001 to 2006. Currently, she is a full professor and researcher at Universidad Nacional del Oeste, also teaching at Universidad Nacional de La Matanza and Universidad de Belgrano in under-graduate courses on software engineering and requirements engineering. Since 2003 she is teaching requirements engineering in post-graduate courses at Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina and Universidad Nacional de La Matanza. She is director and joint director of master thesis and doctoral thesis. She has been participating in research projects in Requirements Engineering since 1995. She currently belongs to a research group at Universidad Nacional del Oeste and at Universidad de Belgrano. She has published several papers in conference proceedings, journals and book chapters along these years.
    • Ch 445. Nominalizations in Requirements Engineering Natural Language Models
    • Ch 646. Dynamic Situational Adaptation of a Requirements Engineering Process
  • P. P. Abdul Haleem
    P. P. Abdul Haleem
    Farook College, India
    Abdul Haleem P P received his B E (Computer Science and Engineering) degree from Bangalore University (1994), and MTech (Computer Science and Engineering) and PhD degrees from National Institute of Technology Calicut, India in 2005 and 2011, respectively. He has a decades of experience in academics and software development area. Currently he is working as Assistant Professor at Postgraduate Department of Computer Science & Research Centre, Farook College (Autonomous), Calicut, India. He has published papers in several national and international conferences and journals. His research interests include Mobile Computing, Data Formatting Schemes and Big Data.
    • Ch 673. Energy Conservation in the Era of Ubiquitous Computing
  • Munira Halili
    Munira Halili
    Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
    Munira received her MBA from USM in 2012 and Bachelor Degree in Business Administration from UUM in 2002. She is currently pursuing ITC’s Modular Learning System in Supply Chain Management (MLS-SCM) programme. Munira has over 13 years of experience in Manufacturing Industry with Product Lifecycle Management and Supply Chain as her areas of expertise. Profesionally, she holds a Project Lead role managing several projects and teams, providing key support in PLC and Marketing areas. Munira also holds a business Consulting role relative to Systems, Process and Data. Munira is also a certified 6-Sigma Green Belter.
    • Ch 480. Reflections of the 1Malaysia Supply Chain (1MSC)
  • Habib Hamam
    Habib Hamam
    University of Moncton, Canada
    Habib Hamam obtained the B.Eng. and M.Sc. degrees in information processing from the Technical University of Munich, Germany 1988 and 1992, and the PhD degree in Physics and applications in telecommunications from Université de Rennes I conjointly with France Telecom Graduate School, France 1995. He also obtained a postdoctoral diploma, “Accreditation to Supervise Research in Signal Processing and Telecommunications”, from Université de Rennes I in 2004. He is currently a full Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the Université de Moncton and a Canada Research Chair holder in “Optics in Information and Communication Technologies”. He is an IEEE senior member and a registered professional engineer in New-Brunswick. He is among others associate editor of the IEEE Canadian Review, member of the editorial boards of Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing - John Wiley & Sons - and of Journal of Computer Systems, Networking, and Communications - Hindawi Publishing Corporation. His research interests are in optical telecommunications,Wireless Communications, diffraction, fiber components, optics of the eye, RFID and E-Learning.
    • Ch 10. Artificial Intelligence Review
  • J. Michael Hardin
    J. Michael Hardin
    Samford University, USA
    Dr. Mike Hardin is the Provost of Samford University in Birmingham, AL. He is also the former Dean of the College of Commerce at the University of Alabama. Dr. Hardin has authored or co-authored over 80 papers in various journals. He is the author or co-author of over 150 abstracts presented at national meetings and has given over 75 invited lectures or talks. He is the author of several book chapters dealing with database design and decision support systems. Dr. Hardin often serves as a consultant to healthcare organizations in the areas of data mining, sampling, and program integrity. Additionally, he is an instructor and consultant for the SAS Institute in the areas of data mining and time series analysis.
    • Ch 620. Social Media Credit Scoring
  • Seetha Hari
    Seetha Hari
    Vellore Institute of Technology, India
    Dr Hari Seetha obtained her Master’s degree in Engineering Physics with specialization in electronics from National Institute of Technology (formerly R. E. C.)Warangal and obtained M.Phil as well as Ph.D from V.I.T University. She has research interests in the fields of pattern recognition, data mining, text mining and machine learning. She has published a few research papers in national and international journals and conferences. She is a member of editorial board for various International Journals. She is presently guiding 5 Ph.D students. She is listed in the 2014 edition of Who’s who in the world published by Marquis Who’s Who, as the biographical reference representing the world’s most accomplished individuals. She had been a co-investigator to a major research project sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India. She is currently working as Associate Professor in the School of Computer Engineering at VIT University, Vellore, India. She is also a Division Chair for Software Systems division and Program Chair for B.Tech (CSE) program, in the School of Computer Engineering at VIT University, Vellore, India.
    • Ch 159. Learning From Imbalanced Data
  • Ralph Hartsock
    Ralph Hartsock
    University of North Texas, USA
    Ralph Hartsock (B.A.--Music, MLS--Library Science), Senior Music Catalog Librarian for the University of North Texas Libraries, catalogs sheet music and audio recordings. He has published extensively on America’s avant garde composers, including the reference sources Otto Luening: a Bio-Bibliography (Greenwood Press, 1991), and Vladimir Ussachevsky: a Bio-Bibliography (Greenwood Press, 2000), the latter in collaboration with Carl Rahkonen. Hartsock has also published articles on Milton Babbitt and Edgard Varèse. He has contributed to reference sources on American history, cultural and political. These include articles in Women in the American Civil War (ABC-CLIO, 2008), American Countercultures (M.E. Sharpe, 2009), Revolts, Protests, Demonstrations, and Rebellions in American History (ABC-CLIO, 2011), Encyclopedia of Politics of the American West (CQ Press, 2013), Music in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: An Encyclopedia, (Sage, 2014), and The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia, (Sage, 2014). Topics range from people (Fanny Crosby, Josephine Griffing, Ray Charles) to topics (Anti-War Music, Woodstock, National Anthems, Brooks-Baxter War). Hartsock has collaborated with Daniel Gelaw Alemneh writing articles, conference presentations, and poster sessions, on the relationship of electronic dissertations to music. He reviews books for American Reference Books Annual, Material Culture, Music Reference Services Quarterly, and Congregational Libraries Today.
    • Ch 584. Electronic Theses and Dissertations (ETDs)
  • Osman Hasan
    Osman Hasan
    National University of Science and Technology, Pakistan
    Osman Hasan received the B.Eng. (Hons.) degree from the N-W.F.P University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan, in 1997, and the M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees from Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, in 2001 and 2008, respectively. He served as an ASIC design Engineer from 2001 to 2003 at LSI Logic Corporation in Ottawa, Canada and as a Research Associate at Concordia University, Montreal, Canada, for 18 months after his doctoral degree. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan. He is the founder and director of System Analysis and Verification (SAVe) Lab at NUST, which mainly focuses on the design and formal verification of energy, embedded and e-health related systems. He has received several awards and distinctions, including the Pakistan’s Higher Education Commission’s Best University Teacher (2010) and Best Young Researcher Award (2011) and the President’s gold medal for the best teacher of the University from NUST in 2015. Dr. Hasan is a Senior member of IEEE, member of Association for Automated Reasoning (AAR) and member of the Pakistan Engineering Council.
    • Ch 271. Load Flow Analysis in Smart Grids
    • Ch 595. State of the Art and Key Design Challenges of Telesurgical Robotics
    • Ch 596. Telesurgical Robotics and a Kinematic Perspective
  • Syed Rafay Hasan
    Syed Rafay Hasan
    Tennessee Technological University, USA
    Syed Rafay Hasan received the B.Eng degree from NED University of Engineering and Technology, Pakistan, the M.Eng and the Ph.D. degrees from Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada, all in electrical engineering. He was an adjunct faculty in Concordia University from 2006 to 2009. From 2009 to 2011, he was a research associate at École Polytechnique de Montréal. Since September 2011, he is an assistant professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN, USA. Dr. Hasan won the Post-Doctoral Fellowship award from Scholarship Regroupment Stratégigue en Microsystèmes du Québec in 2011, Sigma Xi Outstanding Research Award in 2012, Faculty Research Award from Tennessee Tech University in 2013 – 2014, and Kinslow outstanding research paper award from College of Engineering of Tennessee Tech University (2015). He has published more than 36 peer reviewed journal, and conference papers. His research interests include hardware design security, 3-D IC, and design reliability of VLSI circuits. Dr. Hasan is a member of IEEE, full member of Sigma Xi, and life member of Pakistan engineering council.
    • Ch 271. Load Flow Analysis in Smart Grids
  • Azizul Hassan
    Azizul Hassan
    Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK
    Azizul Hassan is a PhD candidate at Cardiff Metropolitan University, UK and a member of the Tourism Consultants Network of the Tourism Society, UK. His research interests concentrate on technology supported marketing in tourism,innovations in tourism marketing, heritage interpretation and sustainable marketing alternatives for heritage tourism industries. Hassan is a regular reviewer of Tourism Management Perspective, International Journal of Human Resource Management and few others.
    • Ch 349. Augmented Reality for Tourist Destination Image Formation
  • Md. Salleh Hj. Hassan
    Md. Salleh Hj. Hassan
    Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
    Md. Salleh H.Hassan is a professor at the Department of Communication, Universiti Putra Malaysia and previously served as the Director, Institute for Social Science Studies of UPM (2006-2011). His research interests are in the area of mass communication, development communication and new communication technology. He has been active at the international level presenting papers at conferences and publishing in international journals. Currently he serves as the Vice President of the World Communication Association (WCA). He is also a member of the Asian Mass Communication Research and Information Centre (AMIC), International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD), life member Society for International Development and Malaysian Association of Social Sciences. His current research is on the use ICT for agricultural and rural development.
    • Ch 149. Cyberbullying Among Malaysian Children Based on Research Evidence
    • Ch 240. Factors Determining E-Shopping Compliance by Nigerians
  • Donna Patterson Hawkins
    Donna Patterson Hawkins
    University of Phoenix, USA
    Dr. Donna Patterson Hawkins is a native of North Carolina. She is the Director of Academic Affairs at the University of Phoenix - Raleigh, NC campus and the 'Acting' Director at the University of Phoenix, Richmond - Virginia Beach campus. Her higher education consists of a BS in Computer Information Systems from NC Wesleyan College (Rocky Mount, NC); a MBA from Regis University (Denver, CO) and a Ph.D. in Organizational Leadership from Regent University (Virginia Beach, VA). Dr. Hawkins enjoys teaching, singing, reading, watching movies and spending time with family and friends. She is a woman of faith and truly believes in Phillipians 4:13, "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me".
    • Ch 126. Increasing Student Engagement and Participation Through Course Methodology
    • Ch 330. Trends in Health Care Information Technology and Informatics
  • Ciara Heavin
    Ciara Heavin
    University College Cork, Ireland
    Ciara Heavin is a College Lecturer in Business Information Systems at University College Cork, Ireland. She also holds a BSc and MSc in Information Systems from UCC. Her main research interests include the development of the ICT industry, primarily focusing on Ireland’s software industry and knowledge management in software SMEs. She is the Managing Editor of the Journal of Decision Systems since 2011.
    • Ch 223. Leveraging Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning for Future IS Security Professionals
    • Ch 510. Defining and Characterising the Landscape of eHealth
  • Nolan Hemmatazad
    Nolan Hemmatazad
    University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA
    Nolan Hemmatazad received his Ph.D. in Information Technology from the University of Nebraska at Omaha in 2015. While pursuing his degree, he contributed to the university's teaching mission for several years while engaging in cross-disciplinary research involving the fields of machine learning, social computing, and user experience. He has been involved in the development and exploration of new technologies for more than 15 years, with practical experience that runs the gamut from hobbyist to industry executive. He currently lives in Omaha, Nebraska with his wife and daughter.
    • Ch 678. Social Computing
  • Masoud Hemmatpour
    Masoud Hemmatpour
    Politecnico di Torino, Italy
    Masoud Hemmatpour received the M.S. degree in computer and communication network engineering in 2015 from Politecnico di Torino, Italy. He is currently a PhD student at the Dipartimento di Automatica e Informatica of Politecnico di Torino. He focuses on high performance computing in the context of designing novel concurrent data structure and (parallel) algorithms and utilizing modern hardware advancements, especially many-core processors.
    • Ch 346. Cost Evaluation of Synchronization Algorithms for Multicore Architectures
  • Martha Henckell
    Martha Henckell
    Southeast Missouri State University, USA
    Dr. Martha Henckell is the Information Technology (IT) Director of User Services and an adjunct faculty member at Southeast Missouri State University for both the College of Business and College of Education. In her role as IT Director, Martha is responsible for the IT training program, comprised of both online and face-to-face courses and presentations. Martha has published a number of articles, book chapters, and book, Evaluation of Distance Education: The Student Perspective.
    • Ch 125. Factors Contributing to the Effectiveness of Online Students and Instructors
  • Ratih Hendayani
    Ratih Hendayani
    Telkom University, Indonesia
    School of Economics and Business Lecture with research focus in Supply chain management topic
    • Ch 474. Missing Part of Halal Supply Chain Management
  • Ángel Hernando-Gómez
    Ángel Hernando-Gómez
    University of Huelva, Spain
    Ángel Hernando-Gómez, PhD, is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and Education at the University of Huelva, Spain. He is the author of many publications in the field of school counseling, psychology, intervention on risk behaviors, promoting positive adolescent development, communication and education.
    • Ch 345. Using Communities of Inquiry Online to Perform Tasks of Higher Order Learning
  • Fabrício Herpich
    Fabrício Herpich
    Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
    Fabricio Herpich is researcher with studies aimed at the development of immersive virtual environments and virtual worlds in 3D, with emphasis on ubiquitous and pervasive computing, context-aware computing of users, with artificial intelligence techniques and uses of intelligent agent. Ph.D. in Graduate Program in Informatics in Education (in progress) in Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Master’s in Computer Science (2015) and Graduation in Tecnologia em Sistemas para Internet (2013), both in Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM).
    • Ch 690. Virtual Worlds in the Educational Context
  • Gabriel Herrera-Pérez
    Gabriel Herrera-Pérez
    Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Irapuato, Mexico
    Dr. Gabriel Herrera-Pérez was born in Mexico; D.F. Your basic level education conducted in the state of Guanajuato. Obtained in 1994 the title of Chemical in the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Guanajuato (UGto), Guanajuato; Gto. At the Department of Chemistry, Division of Basic Science and Engineering at the Autonomous Metropolitan University-Iztapalapa (UAM-I), Mexico; D.F. postgraduate course at Masters Level, specializing in quantum chemistry was completed in 1998. In 2002 it bestowed the Degree of Doctor in Materials Science at the Center for Research in Advanced Materials (CIMAV) in Chihuahua; Chih. work done in the issue of Heterogeneous Catalysis. In 2003 he participated in a postdoctoral fellowship at the Faculty of Sciences of the Autonomous University of Morelos (UAEM), Cuernavaca; Mor. in the field of Theoretical Physichemistry. The Dr. Herrera was a professor different subjects in Materials Engineering in the Institute Technologic Superior of Irapuato (ITESI) from 2004 to 2006 and since 2009 is Research Professor in Materials Engineering.
    • Ch 253. The Impact of Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene on Electronics Industry
  • Richard T. Herschel
    Richard T. Herschel
    Saint Joseph's University, USA
    Richard Herschel is Chair of the Decision & System Sciences Department in the Haub School of Business at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. His research has appeared in the International Journal of Knowledge Management, Knowledge Management Review, the Journal of Knowledge Management, Decision Support Systems, the International Journal of Information Knowledge, Culture, and Change, Information Strategy: The Executive’s Journal, Small Group Research, the Journal of End User Computing, the Journal of Data Warehousing, the Journal of Information and Management Sciences, Technology Studies, and Sex Roles: A Journal of Research. Dr. Herschel received his PhD from Indiana University in management information systems. Prior to academia, he worked as a systems analyst at Johnson & Johnson, Columbia Pictures, Schering-Plough Corporation, and Maryland National Bank. He has initiated innovative programs in business intelligence at both the undergraduate and graduate levels at Saint Joseph’s University.
    • Ch 82. Business Intelligence
  • Sue Ann Highland
    Sue Ann Highland
    Grand Canyon University, USA
    Sue Ann Highland is the owner of Highland Business Innovations and is an Organizational Development Consultant. In her current role, she does training for schools and small businesses. She also does marketing for small businesses who cannot access the services of a large marketing company. Other services her company offers are business development, training, on-boarding, evaluation, and leadership development. She is a third year doctoral student in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at Grand Canyon University and has over 25 years in the field of education serving in roles from teacher, principal and central office.
    • Ch 450. The Relationship Between Online Formative Assessment and State Test Scores Using Multilevel Modeling
  • Craig Hight
    Craig Hight
    University of Newcastle, Australia
    Dr Craig Hight is an Associate Professor in Creative Industries at the University of Newcastle, Australia. His current research focuses on the relationships between digital media technologies and documentary practice, especially the variety of factors shaping online documentary cultures.
    • Ch 656. Software Literacy
  • Fadi Hirzalla
    Fadi Hirzalla
    Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands
    Dr Fadi Hirzalla is a political and communication scientist, specializing in citizenship and media, particularly in regard to young people and multiculturalism. He is currently a senior researcher and lecturer at Erasmus University Rotterdam and a visiting fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
    • Ch 318. Young People, Civic Participation, and the Internet
  • Catherine Hlahla
    Catherine Hlahla
    National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe
    Catherine Hlahla is young woman who graduated from the National University of Science and Technology (Zimbabwe) with a Bachelor of Engineering Honours Degree in Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering. In her final year at University, she did a project entitled " Anthropometric Research for the Design of Educational Toys for Early Aged Children" in which the toys models were made using 3D Printing. She is currently looking for employment as she has just graduated from University this year (2016).
    • Ch 229. 3D Printing Applications in STEM Education
  • Bogdan Hoanca
    Bogdan Hoanca
    University of Alaska Anchorage, USA
    Dr. Bogdan Hoanca is a professor of Management Information Systems at the University of Alaska Anchorage.
    • Ch 499. The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Personal Assistants on Marketing
  • Hunter G. Hoffman
    Hunter G. Hoffman
    University of Washington, USA
    Hunter Hoffman, Ph.D., is Director of the Virtual Reality Research Center at the University of Washington in Seattle. Hoffman is research scientist in Mechanical Engineering, and affiliate faculty in Radiology and Psychology. He conducts research at the University of Washington, Seattle Shriners Hospitals for Children Galveston, and Effat University in Jeddah Saudi Arabia. His graduate education was in Cognitive Psychologist specializing in human learning/memory and attention, and is one of the early pioneers applying virtual reality technology to difficult medical and psychological problems such as pain, phobias, and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Hoffman and Patterson co-originated the technique of using virtual reality pain distraction for severe burn patients. Hoffman has designed several virtual worlds (e.g, SnowWorld pain distraction, part of the Smithsonian Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum Triennial), and he has designed and developed a number of custom original hardware technologies, such as photonic fiberoptic magnet-friendly VR goggles that can be used during fMRI brain scans. Hunter Hoffman was named one of the top “fast 50” innovators of the next 10 years (http://www.fastcompany.com/fast50_06/index.html.
    • Ch 518. Virtual Reality as Distraction Technique for Pain Management in Children and Adolescents
  • Barbara Jane Holland
    Barbara Jane Holland
    Brooklyn Public Library, USA (retired) & Independent Researcher, USA
    Born and raised in New York City, beginning from my youth and extending to adulthood there has been an ongoing quest for knowledge and information stemming from a variety of disciplines.. I received my Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology from the City College Of New York. After discovering profound interest several disciplines, I decided to embark on a journey of Library and Information Studies. I eventually obtained a masters degree in Library Science from Queens College of New York. I currently work at the Brooklyn Public Library as a Senior Librarian. Now counting it has been fourteen years. My quest for knowledge and information continues to be ongoing. I have presented at the Georgia Conference On Information Literacy, and the Brooklyn Reading Council. Previous works includes a chapter titled “On the Demands of Mobile Technology and Virtual Collection Development: A Case Study.” Published in the International Journal of Digital Library Systems (IJDLS). I also continue to keep up with and write about the latest technological trends on my weblog. New trends develop and happen every moment across the globe. As a librarian and Information Professional it is imperative to keep up with library research and technological trends trends and provide the information on an ongoing basis. I can truly say my profession never gets boring.
    • Ch 77. Scanning for Blind Spots
  • Christopher Holmberg
    Christopher Holmberg
    University of Gothenburg, Sweden
    Christopher Holmberg is a PhD candidate in Food and Nutrition with a focus on online food communication utilizing an epidemiological and health promotion perspective. Mr. Holmberg has an interdisciplinary background with an MSc in Public administration, and is also a registered psychiatric-mental health nurse. Christopher has worked as a ward manager overseeing an acute psychiatric ward at, and was previously a consultant for the World Health Organization department of Mental Health Policy and Service Development. Christopher is a member of Japan Society for the promotion of Science (JSPS), the European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO), and International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA).
    • Ch 601. Adolescents' Food Communication in Social Media
  • John K. Hope
    John K. Hope
    University of Auckland, New Zealand
    Dr John Hope PhD in Education, MA(Hons), DipEd, TTC. Associate Dean (International), Faculty of Education and Social Work, University of Auckland, New Zealand. j.hope@auckland.ac.nz John’s background is teaching in New Zealand primary, intermediate and secondary schools. Early in his career John was seconded by the Ministry of Education to develop programmes for gifted students in New Zealand schools and when he became a principal, established the first fully dedicated and permanently staffed gifted education unit in a New Zealand school. He left school teaching after some years as the principal of New Zealand’s largest primary school, a school featuring nationally recognised programmes for gifted students and an international reputation for use of ICT. Later in his career John became a school inspector and curriculum writer, and was seconded to the University of Auckland as Director Primary Teacher Education to establish initial teacher education programmes. Following successful establishment of teacher education programmes, other University of Auckland appointments followed, including Director of the University of Auckland Principals Centre, and Associate Dean (International) positions in two faculties. He currently directs several overseas twinning degree teacher education preparation programmes, coordinates international activity within the Faculty of Education and has university-wide international responsibilities. Teaching and supervision interests include pedagogical applications of ICT in learning, educational leadership and gifted education. Research activities and publications focus on educational leadership and internationalisation.
    • Ch 211. Could Educational Technology Replace Traditional Schools in the Future?
  • Wolfram Höpken
    Wolfram Höpken
    University of Applied Sciences Ravensburg-Weingarten, Germany
    Wolfram Höpken is professor for Business Informatics and eBusiness at the University of Applied Sciences Ravensburg-Weingarten and director of the eBusiness Competence Centre eBLSIG. His main fields of interest are business intelligence and data mining, semantic web & interoperability and mobile services. He has been involved in several research projects in the area of semantic web and seamless data interchange in tourism (EU-funded projects Harmonise, Harmo-TEN, Euromuse, HarmoSearch) as well as in the area of knowledge discovery and management within tourism destinations. Wolfram Höpken has been vice president and commercial director of IFITT for 10 years. He has been research track chair of the ENTER conference 2009 and overall chair of ENTER 2014. He has chaired the CEN/ISSS workshop eTOUR dealing with harmonization in the field of tourism.
    • Ch 31. Big Data Analytics for Tourism Destinations
  • Jeremy Horne
    Jeremy Horne
    The International Institute of Informatics and Systemics, USA
    Jeremy Horne received his Ph.D. in philosophy from Florida State University in 1988, concentrating in political philosophy, logic, the history of philosophy, and philosophy of education. He also holds a Masters in political science from Southern Connecticut State University and a bachelors from the Johns Hopkins University. Horne's current research interests are • Cosmological and quantum semantics of binary logic • Modeling and Simulation – autonomous hybrid systems, and states of life and consciousness, with emphasis on dynamic validation • Relationship of first and second order logic to modeling theories, such as IDEF • Effect of millimeter wave radiation on transitional states of consciousness • Consciousness studies, particularly the structure, role, and philosophy of bi-valued logic in consciousness. with peer-reviewed publications and presentations in each. He is president emeritus of the Southwest Area Meeting (division) of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. His professional associations, past and present include the International Institute for Informatics and Systemics, the International Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), and the Bioelectromagnetics Society. Currently, he is CEO, science advisor, and curriculum coordinator of the Inventors Assistance League. His document repository may be accessed at: https://sites.google.com/site/yourmindshomepage/ .
    • Ch 161. The Ontology of Randomness
  • M. Reza Hosseini
    M. Reza Hosseini
    Deakin University, Australia
    M. Reza Hosseini is currently a lecturer in Construction Management at Deakin University. He is a Civil Engineer and has an MSc in Construction Management. He completed his PhD at the University of South Australia and his main research fields are virtual design and construction, virtual team working, and collaboration in Building Information Modelling (BIM). He has been a member of the board of directors for Project Management Institute (PMI) Adelaide chapter and a member of Australian Institute of Building (AIB), Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM) and buildingSMART Australia.
    • Ch 47. Advanced ICT Methodologies (AIM) in the Construction Industry
  • Michelle Hough
    Michelle Hough
    Pennsylvania State University, USA
    Michelle Hough is an Associate Professor of Business Administration at Penn State. Her teaching interests include management, strategy, and organizational behavior. Dr. Hough's research is multi-disciplinary, emphasizing the examination of the intersection of technology and society. She is a two-time Fulbright recipient (Denmark - 2005 and Malta - 2009).
    • Ch 609. The Internet Behavior of Older Adults
  • Wan-Chiang Hsieh
    Wan-Chiang Hsieh
    National Taichung Girls' Senior High School, Taiwan
    • Ch 299. Exploring Tourism Cluster in the Peripheral Mountain Area Based on GIS Mapping
  • Jeffrey Hsu
    Jeffrey Hsu
    Fairleigh Dickinson University, USA
    Jeffrey Hsu is an Associate Professor of Information Systems and Decision Sciences at the Silberman College of Business, Fairleigh Dickinson University. He is the author of numerous papers, chapters, and books, and has previous business experience in the software, telecommunications, and financial industries. His research interests include supply chain management, human-computer interaction, e-commerce, IS education, and mobile/ubiquitous computing. He is Managing Editor of the International Journal of Data Analysis and Information Systems (IJDAIS), Associate Editor of the International Journal of Information and Communication Technology Education (IJICTE), and is on the editorial board of several other journals. Dr. Hsu received his Ph.D. in Information Systems from Rutgers University, a M.S. in Computer Science from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and an M.B.A. from the Rutgers Graduate School of Management.
    • Ch 468. From Business-to-Business Software Startup to SAP's Acquisition
  • Ya-Hui Hsueh
    Ya-Hui Hsueh
    National Taichung University of Education, Taiwan
    I am a senior high school student. I am interested in geography.
    • Ch 299. Exploring Tourism Cluster in the Peripheral Mountain Area Based on GIS Mapping
  • Nan Hu
    Nan Hu
    University of Utah, USA
    Dr. Hu is an assistant professor of Medicine and Statistics at the University of Utah. His research interests include statistical methods in cancer diagnosis and prognosis, cancer clinical studies, epidemiological studies, health economics, medical decision making, and big data and its application in medical informatics.
    • Ch 192. Using Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) Analysis to Evaluate Information -Based Decision-Making
  • Wen-Chen Hu
    Wen-Chen Hu
    University of North Dakota, USA
    Wen-Chen Hu received a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Florida. He is currently an associate professor in the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science of the University of North Dakota. He is the general chairs of about 20 international conferences and has been the editor-in-chiefs of the Journal of Information Technology Research (JITR) since 2023 and International Journal of Handheld Computing Research (IJHCR) from 2010 to 2017. In addition, he has acted as more than 200 positions like editors and editorial board members of international journals/books and program committee members of international conferences. Dr. Hu has been teaching for more than 25 years at the US universities and about 20 different computer/IT-related courses and advising/consulting more than 100 graduate students. He has published about 200 articles in refereed journals, conference proceedings, books, and encyclopedias, edited more than 10 books and conference proceedings, and solely authored a book. His current research interests include (mobile) data research and applications.
    • Ch 526. An Empirical Study of Mobile/Handheld App Development Using Android Platforms
  • Rahul U. Hude
    Rahul U. Hude
    MAEER's Maharashtra Institute of Pharmacy, India
    Mr. Rahul U. Hude was completed M. Pharmacy in Quality assurance Techniques from University of Pune, Maharashtra, India with distinction. He published one research article in current drug delivery journal. Presently he is a Ph.D. research scholar in MAEER's Maharashtra Institute of Pharmacy, Pune (University of Pune). His area of research is design and development of controlled drug delivery systems.
    • Ch 586. Research Methodology
  • Claretha Hughes
    Claretha Hughes
    University of Arkansas, USA

    Claretha Hughes, Ph.D. Professor, teaches Human Resource Development at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Arkansas. She has over 31 years of extensive professional experience in business and industry and continues to serve as a consultant to international, national, and state organizations. Her research interests include valuing people and technology in the workplace, technology development, diversity intelligence, learning technologies, and ethical and legal issues. She has published numerous articles in peer-reviewed journals and books and has authored or co-authored 15 books. She is a book proposal reviewer for SAGE, Emerald, IGI Global, and Palgrave Macmillan. She has completed National Science Foundation Research in Formation of Engineers grant as a Co-PI. She is the 2021 recipient of the Academy of Human Resource Development’s FORWARD Award, and the 2009 University Council of Workforce and Human Resource Education Outstanding Assistant Professor. Dr. Hughes has a Ph.D. in Career & Technical Education from Virginia Tech, a MT degree in Textile Technology Management from NC State University, a BA in Chemistry from Clemson University, and an MBA from the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas. She has publications in journals such as Human Resource Development Review, Advances in Developing Human Resources, New Horizons in Adult Education and Human Resource Development, Human Resource Development International, theInternational Journal of Human Resource Development and Managementt, and the Journal of the North American Management Society.(43f4ffe3-b39f-4748-a1b0-7cc7342911dd)

    • Ch 375. Influencing People and Technology Using Human Resource Development (HRD) Philosophy
  • Hoo Yee Hui
    Hoo Yee Hui
    Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
    Ms Hoo Yee Hui is a lecturer in Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR). She is a PHD candidate in the Graduate School of Business, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). She served as a council member, young professional section chairman and Perak state section chairman of The Society of Logisticians, Malaysia/Pertubuhan Pakar Logistik Malaysia (LogM).
    • Ch 244. Improving Competencies for the Courier Service Industry in Malaysia
  • Shabir Hussain
    Shabir Hussain
    University of Kashmir, India
    The author is NET/JRF In Libary Science.
    • Ch 457. Web 2.0 From Evolution to Revolutionary Impact in Library and Information Centers
  • Philip Huysmans
    Philip Huysmans
    University of Antwerp, Belgium
    • Ch 461. The Concept of Modularity in the Context of IS Project Outsourcing
  • Adamkolo Mohammed Mohammed Ibrahim
    Adamkolo Mohammed Mohammed Ibrahim
    Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia & University of Maiduguri, Nigeria
    Adamkolo Mohammed Ibrahim did his Master degree programme in Development Communication at Universiti Putra Malaysia in 2017 and received his BA Mass Communication certificate from University of Maiduguri, Nigeria in 2007. He is a lecturer at his Alma Mata department and university where he teaches Mass Communication studies. He conducts research and writes in ICT adoption/e-adoption for socio-economic development and social media. He has published book chapters and journal articles.
    • Ch 149. Cyberbullying Among Malaysian Children Based on Research Evidence
    • Ch 240. Factors Determining E-Shopping Compliance by Nigerians
  • Giorgio Amedeo Iengo
    Giorgio Amedeo Iengo
    University of Cagliari, Italy
    Giorgio Iengo is a student enrolled in the second year of the degree in Computer Science at the University of Cagliari. His main interests rely within the software development domain.
    • Ch 285. Leveraging the Arduino Platform to Develop Information Technology Devices
  • Osaro Rawlings Igbinomwanhia
    Osaro Rawlings Igbinomwanhia
    University of Benin, Nigeria
    Dr. Osaro Rawlings IGBINOMWANHIA is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Human Resource Management, Faculty of Management Sciences, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria. He teaches human resource management, behavioural sciences, organizational analysis and behavior, and industrial relations. Dr. Igbinomwanhia’s research work, which has appeared in both national and international journals focuses on the human side of organisations. Dr. Igbinomwanhia is a member of the Academy of Management Nigeria.
    • Ch 436. Indigenous Knowledge Systems
  • Osarumwense Iguisi
    Osarumwense Iguisi
    University of Benin, Nigeria
    Osarumwense IGUISI received his BSc degree in Building Construction, MSc degree in Industrial Development and MA degree in General Management from the Free University of Brussels in Belgium. An MPhil degree in Applied Science of Economics with research focus on ‘International Management’ from the Universite Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium and a PhD degree in ‘Management and Organisation’ with research focusing on ‘Cultural Dynamics in Management Practice from University of Stirling, UK. Osarumwense Iguisi joined the University of Benin in 2013. For the past 25 years, he has been involved in basic and applied research, training and consultancy in the fields of Culture, Organization and Management. He was a Research Fellow at the Institute for Research on Intercultural Cooperation (IRIC), University of Maastricht-Netherlands, and Researched and lectured at Free University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Stirling Management School, University of Stirling, UK, and a Vising Fellow to University of Nairobi-Kenya, University of Dar Es Salaam-Tanzania, and University of Zimbabwe. He also held the positions of Executive Director, Euro-African Management Research Centre, Brussels-Belgium; Cross-Cultural Research and Training Consultant to Scottish Enterprise; UK; Course Development Consultant, Maastricht School of Management, Holland; Human Capacity Development Adviser, European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM) Maastricht, Holland.
    • Ch 436. Indigenous Knowledge Systems
  • Tarah B. Ikahihifo
    Tarah B. Ikahihifo
    Brigham Young University, USA
    Tarah B. Kerr is a doctoral student in the Instructional Psychology & Technology program at Brigham Young University. Her research interests include student engagement in higher education, blended and online learning environments, and open educational resources. www.tarahkerr.com
    • Ch 128. Learner Engagement in Blended Learning
  • Violet E. Ikolo
    Violet E. Ikolo
    Delta State University Library, Nigeria
    Violet Elohor Ikolo is the Medical Librarian at College of Health Sciences of the Delta State University Library, Abraka Campus. She holds a Bachelor of Library Science Degree (B.L.S.) and a Masters Degree in Library and Information Science (MSc) from Delta State University Abraka, Delta State, where she is also currently doing a PhD. Programme. She is also involved in meeting the research needs of medical students and staff of the College of Health Sciences. Through the provision of relevant information resources and services. . She is a member of the Nigerian library Association (NLA) and a Certified Librarian in Nigeria (CLN). Her area of research interest includes gender and ICT Usage, ICTs and Rural Development, and Information Literacy, and Library Administration.
    • Ch 497. Transformational Leadership for Academic Libraries in Nigeria
  • Shigeru Ikuta
    Shigeru Ikuta
    Otsuma Women's University, Japan
    Shigeru Ikuta is a Professor at Otsuma Women’s University, Japan. He is an education technologist, teacher educator in Science, and special educator with a focus on student learning and development on the basis of communication aids. He completed his graduate work and earned a doctorate in science at Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan. He had been working as a Professor of Computation Chemistry at Tokyo Metropolitan University for twenty-nine years and is honored to be an Emeritus Professor. He moved to University of Tsukuba and has started collaborative works with schoolteachers, affiliated with the University. He has been conducting many school activities in cooperation with the schoolteachers all over the world for more than ten years using original handmade teaching materials with dot codes, e-books with Media Overlays, and Augmented Reality in supporting the students’ learning both at the special needs and general schools.
    • Ch 561. Multimedia-Enabled Dot Codes as Communication Technologies
  • P. Vigneswara Ilavarasan
    P. Vigneswara Ilavarasan
    Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
    P. Vigneswara Ilavarasan (PhD – IIT Kanpur) is Associate Professor at the Dept. of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. He researches and teaches about production and consumption of information and communication technologies (ICTs) with a special focus on India. His publications and other details are available at: http://web.iitd.ac.in/~vignes/
    • Ch 619. Social Media and Business Practices
  • Badar Alam Iqbal
    Badar Alam Iqbal
    Aligarh Muslim University, India
    Prof. Badar Alam Iqbal; Ph.D has been the DAAD, Fellow at German Institute of Economic Research; Berlin, Kiel Institute of World Economics; Kiel, South Asia Institute, University of Heidelberg; Germany; Ford Foundation, USA; Fulbright Visiting Professor; US; Institute of Developing Economies; Tokyo; Fulbright Visiting Professor; (SIR) 2004-05 USA. In 2016-17, the Fulbright Commission Washington has again nominated for SIR at Kentucky State University; USA. Adjunct Professor; Monarch Business School; Monarch University; Switzerland; Visiting Professor at University of Rennes1; France; University of South Africa; Jonesburg; Extra Ordinary Professor, School of Economic Sciences; North-West University; South Africa; International Islamic University; Malaysia AIMA Accredited Management Professor; New Delhi; International Accredited Organization’s Professor; USA; Recently, International University of Business, Agriculture and Technology has conferred Visiting Emeritus Professor at College of Business Administration, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Brazilian Government has awarded a Two Months Fellowship to teach a course on International Economics and Business at Graduate Program from September 15 2013 to November 14, 2013. Special Advisor, Transnational Corporation Review; Ottawa, Canada; Guest Editor; Special Issues (Global trade, Transnational Tourism and Global FDI); Transnational Corporation Review; Canada. Second best Speech at BRICS Forum; University of Guangzhou; China; Member; Editorial Review Board; IGI; Global USA; EU Commission; Denmark; has awarded Three month Scholarship to teach a course at University of Warsaw; Poland in 2014.Chinese Government has given One Month Fellowship for research at Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT); Beijing, China. The Society of Emerging Economies, Guangzhou, China has invited Prof. Iqbal for the International Conference, China for 2015 and 2016.BRICS Think Tank has also invited Prof. Iqbal to their Roundtable, at Guangzhou on December 3, 2015and 16. External Evaluator of Ph.D. thesis at Latrobe University; Australia; RMIT University; Australia; Natal University; North-West University; South Africa. University Putra Malaysia; University of Malaya; Malaysia; University of Khartoum; Trabhune University; Nepal MBA Dissertations Examiner; Natal University, South Africa; North West University, South Arica. Makerere University Business School; Ghana. External Examiner for Graduate Programme. Open University West Indies Chief Associate Editor-in-Chief; International Journal of Management and Innovation; Taiwan; Member Advisory Board, Africa and Brazilian Studies; Editor-in-Chief, Advances in Arts and Social Sciences; Nigeria; Member, Global Council of Peer Reviewers; USA; Chief Reviewer, Global Journal of Strategy and Governance; Canada; Member;Served as a Reviewer for World Finance Congress; Brazil. Member, International Advisory Board; Ellta; Malaysia; Editor; Global Review of Economics; USA; Member Editorial Board; European Scientific Journal;; European Scientific Institute; UK; Published 138 papers in Foreign Journals in Switzerland; Canada; UK; Mexico; Brazil; Romania; USA; and 81 in Indian Journal of Repute. Author of 12 books based on research conducted at different Institutes/ Universities around the world.
    • Ch 582. Public Policies for Providing Cloud Computing Services to SMEs of Latin America
  • Mehree Iqbal
    Mehree Iqbal
    North South University, Bangladesh
    Ms. Mehree Iqbal is a Senior Lecturer in the department of Marketing and International Business at North South University. She has been teaching here since 2012. Ms. Iqbal received her Bachelor’s Degree from North South University, Bangladesh and Master’s Degree in International Business and Entrepreneurship from University of Glasgow, UK. She usually teaches the courses of International Business, International Competitiveness, International Strategy, Entrepreneurship and International Marketing. In addition to teaching, Ms. Iqbal has published a book and many research papers in local and international journals. Her research interest is in the area of Consumer Behaviour, Halal Ecosystem, Islamic Entrepreneurship, and Technology Acceptance Model. She is a regular writer on issues of current international affairs in Business Asia Magazine. She is the founder of Synergy: Personal Development and Counselling, which provides counselling to the people in need as a part of social responsibility and sustainability of the society.
    • Ch 311. E-Government Service Adoption and the Impact of Privacy and Trust
  • Yasushige Ishikawa
    Yasushige Ishikawa
    Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Japan
    Yasushige Ishikawa , Ph.D. is Professor of English Education at Kyoto University of Foreign Studies. His research interests include CALL (Computer-Assisted Language Learning), MALL (Mobile-Assisted Language Learning) and corpus linguistics. He has designed and implemented innovative methodologies for CALL/MALL blended learning approaches to language teaching in EFL (English as a Foreign Language) courses.
    • Ch 334. A Flipped Learning Approach to University EFL Courses
  • Giuseppe Iurato
    Giuseppe Iurato
    University of Palermo, Italy
    Giuseppe Iurato, BA in Mathematics (Pisa, IT), MA in Mathematics (Catania, IT), PhD in Applied Physics (with curriculum in History and Science Education) (Palermo, IT), collaborates with the International Centre for Mathematical Modeling (ICMM) directed by Professor Andrei Khrennikov (Linnaeus University at Växjo, SW), and with the International Research Group on Computational Psychoanalysis directed by Professor Rosapia Lauro Grotto (University of Florence, IT) and by Professor Fionn Murtagh (Goldsmiths University of London, London, and University of Derby, Derby, UK). He is also a member of the Language & Mind Research Network of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences of the University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK, of the Editorial Review Board of the International Journal of Software Science and Computational Intelligence (IGI Global Publishing House, USA), and of the International Advisory Review Board of the CyberTech Publishing (an imprint of MKP Technologies, USA). His research interests mainly are in the intersection between humanities and exact/natural sciences.
    • Ch 670. An Essay on Denotational Mathematics
  • Arslan Ivashov
    Arslan Ivashov
    Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages, USA
    Dr. Arslan Ivashov is an Associate Professor of Regional Studies at the Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages in Kazakhstan. He has extensive experience in teaching the courses Technologies of Political Leadership, Sociology, etc. Dr. Ivashov is a licensed expert of Independent Agency of Accreditation and Rating, Astana, Kazakhstan.
    • Ch 488. Contemporary Leadership Development in Kazakhstan
  • Tiko Iyamu
    Tiko Iyamu
    Cape Peninsula University of Technology, South Africa
    Tiko Iyamu holds a PhD in Information Systems. He is currently a Professor of Information Technology at Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa. He was a Professor of Informatics Tshwane University of Technology. Thereafter, he was a Professor of Informatics, Chair of Health Informatics at the Namibia University of Science and Technology, Windhoek, Namibia. He also serves as a Professor Extraordinaire at the Department of Computer Science, University of the Western Cape, South Africa. In 2013 and 2014, he was a visiting professor at Flensburg University of Applied Sciences, Germany.

    Prior to his fulltime appointment in academic in 2009, Professor Iyamu held several positions in both Public and Private Institutions in South Africa. He was System Analyst and Technologist at both Nedcor Investment Bank and Metropolitan Life, respectively. He became the Chief Architect at the City of Cape Town in 1999. Thereafter, he joined Old Mutual as IT Architect, from 2001 to 2008. Iyamu’s last corporate experience was at a MWeb, as Head of IT Architecture & Governance.

    Iyamu is the author of books, such as Enterprise Architecture: From Concept to Practice (First and Second editions) and Application of Underpinning Theories in Information Systems. He has published widely, over seventy-four research articles in book chapters, journals and conference proceedings. Professor Iyamu is an Associate Editor of the International Journal of Actor-Network Theory and Technological Innovation (IJANTTI), USA.
    • Ch 70. Architectural Framework for the Implementation of Information Technology Governance in Organisations
    • Ch 257. Deployment of Enterprise Architecture From the Activity Theory Perspective
    • Ch 389. Challenges in Collecting Qualitative Data for Information Systems Studies
  • Laura Jacques
    Laura Jacques
    Medical College of Wisconsin, USA
    Dr. Laura Jacques joined the department as an assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology in October, 2013. Dr. Jacques completed her undergraduate education at Arizona State University where she graduated summa cum laude with a B.S. in Biology and society, a major that emphasized basic science, the humanities and the effect of one on the other through time. She then went to medical school at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. She completed her residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Washington, Seattle. Dr. Jacques’ areas of interest and expertise in gynecology are medical and conservative management of uterine bleeding, minimally invasive surgery including robotic surgery, vulvar and vaginal infections and pain syndromes and cervical dysplasia. Dr. Jacques also manages both complicated and uncomplicated pregnancies. She enjoys working with her patients and their support person(s) to achieve the pregnancy and birth experience they are hoping for. “My practice goals are two-fold, first to provide excellent, evidence based care and second to ensure that that care is tailored to the individual woman”.
    • Ch 504. Flipping the Medical School Classroom
  • Mostafa Jafari
    Mostafa Jafari
    Regional Institute of Forest and Rangelands (RIFR), Iran
    Mostafa Jafari was born in year 1956 in Tehran, Iran. He started in school in year 1962 and obtained Natural Diploma in 1974 (Tehran, after 12 years). He finished his first degree (B.Sc.) in Forest and Range, graduated in 1978 (Iran), and finished his Ph.D. in Plant Science (Ecology) in 1990 (UK). His Post doctorate research was in Plant Ecophysiology Methodology in 1997 (Japan). He is member of scientific board since 1990. His interest is in plant ecology, forestry, and climate change, and giving lectures in Universities on Ecophysiology, Ecology, Range Rehabilitation, Plant Geography. He is an advisor of several post graduate students in different universities. He enjoy from Membership to the different Professional Organizations. He was Director (President) of Research Institute of Forest and Rangelands, I.R. Iran, from 1992 to Nov. 1997 (With 600 staff including 250 scientific researcher and 900 research projects, publishing about 200 books in this period). He was Director of First Vice President Office of WMO, from August 2004 to 2009. He is Head of TP Secretariat of Low Forest Cover Countries (LFCCs, International Intergovernmental Organization). Since, March 2003, he is also International Affair Advisor to the Deputy Minister and Head of IRIMO since August 2004. He published 82 articles, 12 books, and 2 university textbooks. He has done and reported two national research projects on climate changes as Managing Director of National Research Project on Climate Change in RIFR with seven sub-projects entitled: “Investigation on Climate Change Effects on Forest Ecosystems in Hyrcanian forests with Emphasize of Wood Dendrology Studies.” http://climate-change.ir/my_doc/climatechange/NCCO%20Personel/working%20groups/Dr%20Jafari%20CV%20brief%20DoE%20Sep%202014.pdf
    • Ch 272. Methodology of Climate Change Impact Assessment on Forests
    • Ch 680. Climate Change as a Driving Force on Urban Energy Consumption Patterns
  • Veeraraghavan Jagannathan
    Veeraraghavan Jagannathan
    National Institute of Technology, India
    Veeraraghavan Jagannathan is a full time Research Scholar at the Department of Computer Applications, National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India. He received his Post Graduate degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Anna University, India. His current research interests include Machine learning, Information Systems, Information Retrieval techniques, Cross Language Retrieval systems, Data Analytics and Electronic Commerce.
    • Ch 4. An Extension to the Delone and Mclean Information Systems Success Model and Validation in the Internet Banking Context
  • Swati C. Jagdale
    Swati C. Jagdale
    MAEER's Maharashtra Institute of Pharmacy, India
    Dr. Swati Jagdale M.Pharm, Ph.D, M.B.A studied at Savitribai Phule Pune University. She is presently working as Professor and Head, Department of Pharmaceutics at MAEER’s Maharashtra Institute of Pharmacy, MIT Campus, Kothrud, Pune, (MS), India. She has 15 years of academic experience and one year industrial research experience. She has published more than 80 National and International research articles in reputed journals. She has 03 books to her credit and contributed a chapter for International book. She has published more than 20 review articles in reputed journals. She has worked as a member of Board of Studies for Faculty of Pharmaceutics in Savitribai Phule Pune University. She has been awarded as Ideal Teacher award by MAEER’s Maharashtra Institute of Technology and DR. G.R. Ekbote Women Pharmacist Award of MAHA-APTICON-2016 & Pharma Award-2016 by Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India, Maharashtra State. She was nominated and received appreciation trophy for SKB Young Pharmacy Teacher of The Year Award of MAHA-APTICON-2016 & PHARMA AWARD-2016. She has presented her research work in various National and International conferences. She has filed two Indian patents. She has completed two research projects grants of Savitribai Phule Pune University. She has guided more than 50 post graduate students and 01 Ph.D student. Presently 06 Ph.D and 06 M. Pharm students are working under her guidance. She is life member of Association of Pharmaceutical Teachers of India and Indian Pharmaceutical Association.
    • Ch 586. Research Methodology
  • Kamini Jaipal-Jamani
    Kamini Jaipal-Jamani
    Brock University, Canada
    Dr. Kamini Jaipal-Jamani conducts research in science education and teacher education. Her research examines the effective use of technology in teaching and learning contexts in K-12 and higher education. She has investigated how video games, gamification, blogs, and robotics are implemented in instruction. Her research also involves developing and evaluating professional development programs for science teachers and pre-service teachers. Working within the TPACK framework, she co-developed a professional development technology workshop model that promotes technology-enhanced teaching of content rather than technical skill learning. Her recent research has been published as chapters in books edited by international scholars such as: Niess, M., & Willows-Giles, H. (Eds.). Handbook of Research on Teacher Education in the Digital Age. Hershey, PA: IGI Global Publications and C. Angeli & N. Valanides (Eds.), Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge: Exploring, Developing and Assessing TPCK. New York: Springer.
    • Ch 282. Application of Gamification to Blended Learning in Higher Education
  • Kai Jakobs
    Kai Jakobs
    RWTH Aachen University, Germany
    Kai Jakobs joined RWTH Aachen University’s Computer Science Department in 1985. His current research interests focus on various aspects of ICT standards and the underlying standardization process. Over time, he (co)- authored/edited a text book on communication networks and, more recently, seventeen books on ICT standardization. More than 200 of his papers have been published in conference proceedings, books, and journals. He has been on the program committee and editorial board of numerous international conferences and journals, respectively, and has served as an external expert on evaluation panels of various European R&D programs, on both technical and socio-economic issues. He is also Vice President of the European Academy for Standardisation (EURAS). Kai holds a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Edinburgh and is a Certified Standards Professional.
    • Ch 406. ICT Standardization
  • Cecília C. Jamil
    Cecília C. Jamil
    Stockholm University, Sweden
    MA in Fashion Studies by Stockholm University. BA in Fashion Design by Universidade FUMEC.
    • Ch 83. Improving Competitiveness Through Organizational Market Intelligence
  • George Leal Jamil
    George Leal Jamil
    Informações em Rede, Brazil
    George Leal Jamil has a post-doctoral degree by Faculdade de Letras of Universidade do Porto, PhD in Information Science from the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Master degree in Computer Science (UFMG), and BSc in Electrical Engineering (UFMG). He has written books, chapters, and papers about topics regarding information technology and strategic management. Council member of journals and congresses, with main research interests in information systems management, strategy, knowledge management, and software engineering, marketing, and information technology adoption in business contexts. He also works as a consultant in these areas.
    • Ch 83. Improving Competitiveness Through Organizational Market Intelligence
  • Marilou N. Jamis
    Marilou N. Jamis
    National University, Philippines
    Marilou N. Jamis is a computer science graduate of the University of the East. She received her master’s degree in information technology from the Technological University of the Philippines. She works as a full time faculty of the National University.
    • Ch 215. Do Usability Design Features of a Mobile Game Influence Learning?
  • Rosy Jan
    Rosy Jan
    University of Kashmir, India
    Mrs Rosy Jan is Senior Assistant Professor in the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kashmir, India. She has Masters in Library and Information Science and PG Diploma in Library Automation and Networking. Her research interests include Scientometrics, Information Seeking Behaviour, Open Access and Predatory Publishing. She has published in many national and international journals. She has attended and presented papers in many National and International Seminars including ICDL 2010, ICLAM-2014, ETTLIS 2015, COLLNET 2015, etc. She bagged first position in Best Poster Award category ICDL 2010 for her poster presentation "Harvesting Capabilities of Google Scholar: A Comparative Study of three Major Journal Lists-DOAJ, Highwire and Biomedcentral". She is Academic Counsellor has also served as Nodal officer of “Internal Quality Assurance Cell “of her affiliated institution.
    • Ch 688. Open Source Software Virtual Learning Environment (OSS-VLEs) in Library Science Schools
  • Arnab Jana
    Arnab Jana
    Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
    Dr. Arnab Jana is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Urban Science and Engineering, IIT Bombay. He works in the area of urban infrastructure policy and planning, primarily focusing on public health policy, application of ICT in urban and regional planning, sustainability & environmental issues. He holds a PhD in Urban Engineering from The University of Tokyo, Japan. He was awarded the prestigious MEXT Scholarship by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology, Govt. of Japan. He is also an alumnus of Asian Program of lncubation of Environmental Leadership (APIEL), the University of Tokyo. Dr. Jana holds a Master's degree in City Planning from IIT Kharagpur, where he was awarded the Institute Silver Medal. He has also worked in consulting firms and has professional and academic experience of working in several countries.
    • Ch 682. Need for Rethinking Modern Urban Planning Strategies Through Integration of ICTs
  • Milena Janakova
    Milena Janakova
    Silesian University in Opava, Czech Republic
    Milena Janakova is a assistant professor, researcher, and project manager at Silesian University in Opava (School of Business Administration in Karvina), Czech Republic. Janakova received her Ph.D. in Managerial science from the Technical University of Ostrava, Czech Republic. Research interests are related to Business Intelligence and Customer Relationship Management with links on database and operating systems, and their applications in education and SMEs.
    • Ch 598. Big Data and Simulations for the Solution of Controversies in Small Businesses
  • Elżbieta Janczyk-Strzała
    Elżbieta Janczyk-Strzała
    Wroclaw School of Banking, Poland
    Elzbieta Janczyk-Strzala is an assistant professor of finance at Wroclaw School of Banking in Wroclaw, Faculty Finance and Management, Wroclaw-Poland. She received PhD in Finance with her thesis entitled as “State and growing trends of controlling in production companies in Poland.” She is the author of numerous publications in the field of Finance, Controlling, Strategic Management and ERP systems. Dr Janczyk-Strzala also has many years of experience in the field of finance. Currently she holds the position of CFO in Wroclaw School of Banking in Wroclaw.
    • Ch 339. IT Solutions Supporting the Management of Higher Education Institutions in Poland
  • Aleksander Janeš
    Aleksander Janeš
    University of Primorska, Slovenia
    Aleksander Janeš has a doctoral degree received from the University of Primorska, Faculty of Management. From diversity of experiences in economy, with emphasis on project work in the field of operational management, he continues upgrading his professional experiences and skills in a tertiary education with lecturing, as a researcher in projects with economy and by participating in international projects, and as a licensed EFQM assessor. He received the Breakthrough certificate for Leadership Initiative For Excellence from Consortium Institute of Management and Business Analysis – CIMBA. His research areas are first of all operations management, leadership and quality management and business excellence.
    • Ch 489. Empirical Verification of the Performance Measurement System
  • Jurgen Janssens
    Jurgen Janssens
    QSpin, Belgium
    Jürgen Janssens is Senior Consultant at QSpin, with a focus on Project & Portfolio Management. His experience include projects in Automotive & Digital Mobility solutions, Machine Learning, Glass Manufacturing, Energy & Utilities, and Press & Publishing; in diverse locations: Belgium, France, Italy, Spain, Czech Republic, Brazil. Jürgen has a Master in Architectural Engineering from the KU Leuven (Belgium) and an MBA in Finance from the International University of Monaco (Monaco); and pursued Executive Education programs in Strategy & Big Data at Columbia University (USA) and MIT (USA). He has collaborated on several cross-industry newsletters & forums, and a book on Big Data. His professional interests include cross-functional collaborations, Global dynamics, Big Data & Digitalization, Project & Portfolio Management, Entrepreneurship, Finance and Writing.
    • Ch 59. Digital Transformation Journeys in a Digitized Reality
  • Fairuz Jasmi
    Fairuz Jasmi
    Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
    Fairuz Jasmi is a Doctorate candidate (Ph.D) in Business Administration at the Graduate school of Business, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). Born and raised in Penang, Malaysia, he has developed a passion for interdisciplinary approaches to solve the sustainability challenge in business environment. He received his Master in Business Administration (MBA) in Sustainable Development from the Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). Prior to enrolling at USM, he holds a Bachelor Degree of Science in Architectural Studies from International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) and used to work as a tutor for 2 years. Realizing his passion for teaching and knowledge, he pursues his vision in higher learning to become academician and respected scholar in the future. His current research interest are focusing in green supply chain management, sustainable development, value chain cluster as well as maritime logistic and supply chain.
    • Ch 475. Notions of Maritime Green Supply Chain Management
  • Sylvain Jaume
    Sylvain Jaume
    Saint Peter's University, USA
    Professor Jaume, Director of the Data Science Institute, earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering. His academic experience includes directing interdisciplinary graduate and undergraduate programs as well as research in big data visualization and artificial intelligence. While in industry, he developed large data analysis and medical imaging technologies used in hospitals. He is also the author of many research publications and area editor of the International Journal of Business Analytics. Building on his industry experience and his passion for developing students, he strongly values engagement with the business community, partnerships and student mentoring. Dr. Jaume’s research interests include big data analytics, predictive modeling, real-time analytics and visualization, artificial intelligence, machine learning, pattern recognition, statistics, business analytics, market analytics, health informatics, biomedical engineering, neurobiology and medical imaging.
    • Ch 468. From Business-to-Business Software Startup to SAP's Acquisition
  • S. Jayalakshmi
    S. Jayalakshmi
    Kumaraguru College of Technology (KCT), India
    Dr. S. Jayalakshmi received her PhD from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India in 2002. She was a Visiting Scientist, Academic Visitor and Research Fellow at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), South Korea and at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore (NUS), Singapore. Her research interests include design & development and structure-property correlation of advanced materials. She has extensive experience in investigating the processing, characterization and structure-property relation of metallic materials including light metal alloys/composites, bulk metallic glasses and metallic amorphous alloys for hydrogen-related energy applications. Her current research interests include high entropy alloys, creep and tribological investigation of nanocomposites. She is the recipient of Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) “Best Thesis Award” at the national level for her M. Tech research project conducted at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), India (2000). She was invited by the American Society for Testing & Materials (ASTM) to contribute an overview on ‘Hydrogen Embrittlement in Amorphous Alloys’, 2010. She has contributed more than 100 technical publications in international journals/conferences from her research works (Citations: 403, h-index: 13), 2 books, 5 book chapters and has given more than 10 invited technical talks.
    • Ch 38. Bioinspired Solutions for MEMS Tribology
  • Rui Alberto Jesus
    Rui Alberto Jesus
    CESPU, Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada em Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde, Portugal
    Rui Jesus Graduated in Systems and Informatics Engineer (1993), M.Sc. in eCommerce (1998), and Ph.D. in Education (2010) researching eLearning tools and learning effectiveness with higher education health students. He has worked at Texas Instruments, Portuguese Society of Innovation (SPI, S.A.), Escola Superior de Enfermagem do Porto, and currently is with CESPU, Instituto de Investigação e Formação Avançada em Ciências e Tecnologias da Saúde. He is also professor of research and programming subjects at Instituto Politécnico de Saúde do Norte. He is a (co-)author of more than 10 scientific publications with peer-review on national and international conferences, including a book: Comércio Electrónico – Conceitos e Aplicações (eCommerce – Concepts and Applications), and a book chapter (eLearning and Solidarity: The Power of Forums). His current research interests are in the domains of eLearning and Health.
    • Ch 134. Screencasts and Learning Styles
  • Garvita Jhamb
    Garvita Jhamb
    University of Delhi, India
    Garvita Jhamb is currently pursuing M.PHil from the Department of Library and Information Science , Univeristy of Delhi on the topic ' Human Resource Development of LIS professionals in select libraries'.She have completed her M.L.I.Sc and B.L.I.Sc from the same department.She did her graduation in Physics.She has attended various conferences and seminars and presented a paper on Z39.50: Ins and Outs.
    • Ch 385. Open Data Repositories in Knowledge Society
  • Bo Jiang
    Bo Jiang
    Zhejiang Gongshang University, China
    Bo Jiang received the PhD degrees in Computer Science from Zhejiang University in 2007. Her major field of study is Computer Science and Technology. She is a professor in School of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, P.R.China. Her current research interests are Service Computing, CSCW, and Machine Learning. Bo Jiang is a member of IEEE and ACM.
    • Ch 660. Towards an Understanding of Performance, Reliability, and Security
  • Jennifer Ashley Wright Joe
    Jennifer Ashley Wright Joe
    University of Toledo, USA
    Jennifer Joe currently works at Western Kentucky University’s Owensboro Campus, in Owensboro Kentucky, where she is the Campus Librarian. She received her MLS from Indiana University - Bloomington in 2010, and her MA in Sociology from WKU in 2011. Her research interests include collection development, information literacy, and the integration of technology into libraries and library practices. She has also been published in Progressive Trends in Electronic Resource Management, another IGI-Global publication.
    • Ch 452. Changing Expectations of Academic Libraries
  • James D. Jones
    James D. Jones
    Liberty University, USA
    Dr. Jones has held academic positions in computer science at multiple universities, and now at Liberty University. Having several years of experience in industry, his interests range from the practical to the theoretical. In addition to teaching a full load, he pursues an active research agenda in artificial intelligence, having published over 35 articles in peer-reviewed journals and international conferences. He has a PhD in computer science, as well as degrees in business and music. He is married, and has five children.
    • Ch 411. Logic Programming for Intelligent Systems
  • Michelle Jones-Lillie
    Michelle Jones-Lillie
    Lillie Pad Studios, USA
    Michelle Jones-Lillie is the Director of Arts of Lillie Pad Studios, an open-access art studio dedicated to art education. She earned her MFA at the University of Hawaii-Manoa.
    • Ch 407. Immersing People in Scientific Knowledge and Technological Innovation Through Disney's Use of Installation Art
  • Michael Josefowicz
    Michael Josefowicz
    Nemetics Institute Kolkata, USA
    Michael is retired after 30 years in the printing business. Since retiring he has resumed his work in sociology with specialty in political economy. He is presently the pro bono Director of Research at the Nemetic Institute Kolkata.
    • Ch 563. Transmedia and Transliteracy in Nemetical Analysis
  • Heidi Julien
    Heidi Julien
    State University of New York at Buffalo, USA
    Heidi Julien is Professor and Chair of the Department of Library & Information Studies at the University at Buffalo. Her research and teaching interests focus on information behavior and digital literacy.
    • Ch 195. Digital Literacy in Theory and Practice
  • John Singh K
    John Singh K
    VIT University, India
    K. John Singh received Ph.D degree in the Faculty of Information and Communication Engineering from Anna University, Chennai, India in 2013. He received M.S degree in Information Technology from Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, India in 2002 and M.Tech degree in Computer and Information Technology from Center for Information Technology and Engineering of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, India in 2004. Currently, he is working as Associate Professor in the School of Information Technology and Engineering, VIT University, Vellore, India. His research interests include Network Security, Cloud Security and Image Processing. He has published several papers in journals and conferences.
    • Ch 145. Secure Group Key Sharing Protocols and Cloud System
  • Sharmila Banu K.
    Sharmila Banu K.
    VIT University, India
    Working as an Assistant Professor in the School of Computing Science & Engineering, VIT University since 2009.
    • Ch 160. Neighborhood Rough-Sets-Based Spatial Data Analytics
  • Naima Kaabouch
    Naima Kaabouch
    University of North Dakota, USA
    Naima Kaabouch received her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. all in Electrical Engineering from the University of Paris 11 and the University of Paris 6, Paris, France, in 1982, 1986, 1990, respectively. She is currently an Assistant Professor, in the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of North Dakota. Dr. Kaabouch's research interests include configurable computing, real time systems, and signal/image processing. She published over 80 articles on refereed journal, proceedings, and books. In the green computing field, she is the co-editod two books. While teaching, she developed and taught several courses in the field of configurable computing and real time systems involving microcontrollers and Field Programmable Gate Array devices-based devices.
    • Ch 526. An Empirical Study of Mobile/Handheld App Development Using Android Platforms
  • Magdy M. Kabeil
    Magdy M. Kabeil
    Al-Yamamah University, Saudi Arabia
    Mohamed-Magdy Kabeil, PhD Professor and Head of Computer & Information Systems Department at Al-Yamamah University, KSA. Served at Sadat Academy for Management Sciences-Egypt, University of Sharjah-UAE, University of California Berkeley-US, Air Force Institute of Technology-US, and Ain Shams University-Egypt. He served also as the Major General Director of National Operations Research Center of Egypt. Publishing in IJMDM, IJISCRAM, IISIT, JITE, IGI Collections, among others. Total peer-reviewed publications are 47 in addition to 2 academic monographs and 6 chapter in books. Member of Fulbright Senior Scholars Program (1995). Recipient of National Decoration of Duty of the First Order and the Medal of Good Example from the President of Egypt (1992).
    • Ch 174. A Proposed Framework for Incorporating Big-Data Technology in National Crisis Management Center
  • Ahmad M. Kabil
    Ahmad M. Kabil
    University of Wisconsin – Whitewater, USA
    Ahmad Kabil has been teaching for three years at the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport, Alexandria, Egypt. He teaches Logistics Information Systems, Information Systems, Information Technology, and E-Business. Before joining the academia, he worked as an event manager and as a software marketing manager. His research interest focusing on Decision Support Systems, Ethics in Decision Making Processes, and Crisis Management. He published at IGI Global and in the Advances in Decision Sciences journal.
    • Ch 174. A Proposed Framework for Incorporating Big-Data Technology in National Crisis Management Center
  • Ejub Kajan
    Ejub Kajan
    State University of Novi Pazar, Serbia
    Ejub Kajan teaches at the State University of Novi Pazar and at the Faculty of Electronic Engineering in Niš, Serbia. He holds a PhD and MSc in Computer Science from University of Niš, Serbia, and diploma degree in Electronic Engineering from University of Split, Croatia. His current research focuses on e-commerce in general, e-commerce architectures, semantic interoperability, computer networks, and open systems. He has authored over seventy papers, four research books, three chapters in edited books, and four textbooks. He has published in various outlets, including CACM, JGITM, IGI Global books, ACM SIGEcom Exchanges, International Review on Computers and Software, Automatika, etc. He is a Senior Member of the ACM, and a member of IEEE, IADIS, and ISOC. Dr. Kajan is involved in a series of international conferences as a program committee member including, but not limited to prestigious DEXA, WSKS, and IADIS conferences. He also serves on the editorial boards of International Journal of Distributed Systems and Technologies (IJDST) and Journal of Information, Information Technology and Organization (JIITO). In the past, he worked as a software engineer and general manager in the computer industry.
    • Ch 241. Enterprise Interoperability
  • Prateek Kalia
    Prateek Kalia
    I. K. Gujral Punjab Technical University, India
    Prateek Kalia, a PhD Scholar at Department of Research, Innovation & Consultancy at I.K Gujral Punjab Technical University, India, has a wide experience in the field of management with special interests in electronic retail and consumer behaviour. He is an MBA from Punjab Technical University, India and has also cleared University Grants Commission-National Eligibility Test for Lectureship. With over fifteen years of Corporate, Government and Academic experience, he is well-read with numerous peer-reviewed publications in International/National books and journals with publishers like Emerald, Inderscience, IGI Global etc. He has presented his work at number of renowned national and international conferences and received awards and accolades for his presentations. In 2017, he was nominated by Asian Productivity Organisation, Japan for “Development of Knowledge-based Business” project at Cambridge University, UK. In the past he has served as Deputy General Manager at Punjab Information and Communication Technology Corporation Limited, Government of Punjab, India.
    • Ch 252. Determining Impact of Demographics on Perceived Service Quality in Online Retail
  • Manashee Kalita
    Manashee Kalita
    NERIST, India
    She is currently working as a research scholar, pursuing her PhD from the Dept of Computer Science and Engg, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science and Technology (NERIST) a Deemed University under MHRD, Govt of India since 2014. Prior to this she had completed her M.Tech from the Depertment of CSE, Rajiv Gandhi University, a central university of Arunachal Pradesh. Her interests includes Stegenography, security and Image Processing
    • Ch 432. Steganography Using Biometrics
  • Kristina Kaljo
    Kristina Kaljo
    Medical College of Wisconsin, USA
    Kristina Kaljo, PhD is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Kaljo received her PhD in Urban Education with an emphasis in Curriculum and Instruction and Urban Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 2014. She has taught undergraduate and graduate-level courses in teacher education and teacher preparation at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Currently at the Medical College, Dr. Kaljo oversees medical education research and innovations in curricular design. Her research interests include adult education, pedagogical content knowledge, and culturally responsive teaching. Dr. Kaljo has presented nationally and regionally on issues of higher education.
    • Ch 504. Flipping the Medical School Classroom
  • George Kalliris
    George Kalliris
    Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
    • Ch 562. Semantically Enhanced Authoring of Shared Media
  • Damir Kalpić
    Damir Kalpić
    University of Zagreb, Croatia
    Damir Kalpic is professor of computer science at the University of Zagreb Faculty of electrical engineering and computing, Croatia, where he currently teaches Operational research at graduate and postgraduate level. He also advises at student seminars, projects, graduation and PhD theses. He graduated and received his PhD degree in computer science at the same faculty. His main professional interest is in application of operational research in real world information systems, and in other applications with humans as direct users. In the period from 2000 to 2002, he was the vice dean of the Faculty. From 2005 to 2010 he was the head of the newly formed Department of applied computing. He served as chairman of the Information technology Interfaces conferences from 1993 to 2001. He can communicate, with descending fluency, in English, German, Italian, Spanish, French and Portuguese.
    • Ch 54. The Business Transformation Framework, Agile Project and Change Management
    • Ch 55. The Business Transformation Framework and Its Business Engineering Law Support for (e)Transactions
    • Ch 487. The Business Transformation Framework for Managers in Transformation Projects
  • Madhu Kishore Raghunath Raghunath Kamakula
    Madhu Kishore Raghunath Raghunath Kamakula
    GVP College of Engineering (Autonomous), India
    Madhu Kishore Raghunath Kamakula is presently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Management Studies at GVP College of Engineering (Autonomous). He has post-graduate degree in Management. He has over 3 years of teaching experience in higher education. Mr. Madhu has good knowledge in Finance and Marketing subjects,he also qualified TS&AP SET in 2015.
    • Ch 263. Entrepreneurship as the Vantage Point
  • Maria Kamariotou
    Maria Kamariotou
    University of Macedonia, Greece
    Maria Kamariotou is researcher associate at the Department of Applied Informatics, School of Information Sciences, University of Macedonia, Greece. She graduated from the University of Macedonia with a degree in Applied Informatics Department. She then continued to Master Programme with a specialization in E-Business and Innovation Technology. Her Thesis entitled “Strategic Information Systems Planning in Greek SMEs” describes and analyzes a methodological approach regarding on the implementation of Strategic Information Systems Planning and its impact on firm performance. It focuses on Greek SMEs. She participated in the evaluation of the Researcer's Night event, organized by the hellenic center for research and technology. Also, she is member of the British Academy of Management and of the Hellenic Operational Research Society. Her scientific research interests mainly focus on strategic management and information systems.
    • Ch 78. Strategic Information Systems Planning
    • Ch 265. Open Data and High-Tech Startups Towards Nascent Entrepreneurship Strategies
  • R. K. Kamat
    R. K. Kamat
    Shivaji University, India
    Rajanish K. Kamat was born in India in 1971. He received B.Sc. in Electronics, M. Sc in electronics, in distinction in 1991 and 1993 respectively. He also completed M.Phil in Electronics in 1994 and cleared the state eligibility test (in 1995), which is mandatory for faculty positions in India. He received his Ph.D. in Electronics specialized in “Smart temperature sensors” from Goa University and completed the same 2003. He was awarded merit scholarship for the master’s program. Dr. Kamat is currently working as a Professor in the Department of Electronics, and also heading the Department of Computer Science Shivaji University, Kolhapur, India (http://csd.unishivaji.ac.in/event/home.aspx) Prior to joining to Shivaji University, he worked for the University of Goa for ten years. He has successfully guided five PhD students in the area of Electronics and Computer Science. His research interests include smart sensors, embedded systems and VLSI design Information and Communication Technology. He is a recipient of Young Scientist fellowship of the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India and worked extensively on Open Source soft IP cores. One of his research paper won the 4th place in the international competition of papers organized by the American Society for Information Science and Technology [ASIST, USA] for the year 2008. He has published over 60 research papers through the renowned publishers such as IEEE, SPIE, Springer, Elsevier, etc. and presented over 100 conference papers. He is the author of eight books published by Springer, UK His books published by Springer are placed in many institutes of higher learning all over the globe. He is member of IEEE and life member of the Society of Advancement of Computing in India. His name has been included in the Marquis Who’s Who in the World, USA.
    • Ch 210. Cost-Effective 3D Stereo Visualization for Creative Learning
  • R. S. Kamath
    R. S. Kamath
    Chatrapati Shahu Institute of Business Education and Research, India
    Dr. R.S. Kamath is Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Studies, Chhatrapati Shahu Institute of Business Education and Research, Kolhapur, India. She obtained her Bachelors and Masters in Computer Science from Mangalore University. She received her Ph.D. in Computer Science specialized in Computer Based Visualization from Shivaji University and completed the same in 2011. Dr. Kamath has to her credit 30 research papers published in reputed national and international journals and presented 11 papers in national conferences. She has completed two minor research funded by UGC. She has authored three books, in which the book entitled “Educational Data Mining with R and Rattle”, published by River Publishers Series in Information Science and Technology, Netherland. Her areas of research interests are Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, Soft Computing and Data Mining. She has immense skill of around twelve years in teaching and research. Kamath is serving various academic and research administration committees at institute.
    • Ch 210. Cost-Effective 3D Stereo Visualization for Creative Learning
  • Sherif H. Kamel
    Sherif H. Kamel
    The American University in Cairo, Egypt
    Sherif H Kamel Kamel is vice president for information management (2015-present). He is the founding dean of the school of business at the American University in Cairo (2009-2014). He was associate dean for executive education (2008-2009), director of the Management Center (2002-2008) and director of the Institute of Management Development (2002-2006). Before joining AUC, he was director of the Regional IT Institute (1992-2001) and managed the training department of the Cabinet of Egypt Information and Decision Support Center (1989-1992). His research and teaching interests include management of information technology, information technology transfers to developing nations, organizational transformation, electronic business, decision support systems and entrepreneurship. His work is broadly published with over 150 articles, chapters and cases in IS and management journals and books. He is the editor of three books; E-Strategies for Technological Diffusion and Adoption: National ICT Approaches for Socioeconomic Development (2010), Electronic Business in Developing Countries: Challenges and Opportunities (2005) and Managing Globally with Information Technology (2003). He serves on the editorial and advisory board of a number of IS journals and he is the associate editor of the Journal of IT for Development and the Journal of Cases on Information Technology. Kamel won a number of organizational leadership awards for serving the IT community from International Conference on Information Resources Management, Canada (2015), Cabinet of Egypt (2011) and Information Resources Management Association, USA (1999). He won the best paper award of the International Conference on Information Resources Management (2016); and the American University in Cairo School of Business, Economics and Communication Excellence in Research Award (2005). He holds a PhD in information systems from London School of Economics and Political Science (1994), an MBA (1990), a BA in business administration (1987) and an MA in Islamic art and architecture (2013) from the American University in Cairo.
    • Ch 628. The Growing Impact of ICT on Development in Africa
    • Ch 631. The Potential Role of the Software Industry in Supporting Economic Development
  • Pankaj Kamthan
    Pankaj Kamthan
    Concordia University, Canada
    Pankaj Kamthan has been teaching in academia and industry for the past two decades, and has served on several program committees of conferences and editorial boards of journals related to e-learning, information technology, and resource management.
    • Ch 644. Developing a Glossary for Software Projects
    • Ch 659. A Tale of Two Agile Requirements Engineering Practices
  • Yasmine M. Kanaan
    Yasmine M. Kanaan
    Howard University, USA
    Dr. Kanaan is an Associate Professor at Howard University College of Medicine and Howard University Cancer Center, Washington DC. Dr. Kanaan has many publications in breast and prostate cancers research. Dr. Kanaan have collaborative research efforts in direction that will delineate molecular differences in breast cancers amongst the two ethnic groups (African Americans and Caucasians) which will help identify ethnic specific markers for breast cancer progression. Dr. Kanaan's Lab is focusing on 1) the development of novel approaches for prevention and treatment of breast and prostate cancers. 2) Conducting a research to refine the diagnostic criteria for the basal-like phenotype, particularly as related to cancers in African American women, while simultaneously identifying molecular features that can be used as markers and clues for further studies into the pathogenesis of these cancers. 3) Determine associations between metabolic syndrome and molecular profiles (particularly related to fat metabolism) in breast cancers of African American women
    • Ch 156. Exploratory Data Analysis on Breast Cancer Prognosis
  • Dimitris N. Kanellopoulos
    Dimitris N. Kanellopoulos
    University of Patras, Greece
    Dr. Dimitris Kanellopoulos is a member of the Educational Software Development Laboratory (ESDLab) in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Patras, Greece. He received a Diploma in Electrical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Patras. Since 1990, he was a research assistant in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Patras and involved in several EU R&D projects. His research interests include: multimedia networking, mobile ad hoc networks, intelligent information systems and e-learning technologies. He has many publications to his credit in international journals and conferences at these areas. He has also edited two books: "Intelligent Multimedia Technologies for Networking Applications: Techniques and Tools", and "Emerging Research on Networked Multimedia Communication Systems”, published by IGI Global. Dr. Kanellopoulos is a member of the IEEE Technical Committee on Multimedia Communications, and serves as reviewer for journals such as: Journal of Network and Computer Applications (Elsevier), International Journal of Communication Systems (Wiley), Journal of Systems and Software (Elsevier), Information Sciences (Elsevier), Electronic Commerce Research (Springer), IETE Technical Review (Taylor & Francis), The Electronic Library (Emerald), International Journal of Ad Hoc and Ubiquitous Computing etc. He serves as an editorial board member in some refereed journals. Dr. Kanellopoulos has served as guest editor to various journals such as Electronic Commerce Research, Informatica, Journal of Computational Methods in Sciences and Engineering, and Journal of Internet Technology. He has also served as a technical program committee member to more than 60 international conferences.
    • Ch 559. Group Synchronization for Multimedia Systems
  • Sunghyun Ryoo Kang
    Sunghyun Ryoo Kang
    Iowa State University, USA
    Sunghyun R Kang is professor in the Department of Graphic Design at Iowa State University. She has an extensive research and publication background in the areas web design for visual communication and usability, design evaluation, design for diverse users. She has presented and published her research through the Design Research Society (DRS), the International Association of Societies of Design Research (IASDR), Emotion and Design Conference, and Human Computer Interaction International (HCII). She is currently conducting research through the Bailey Research Grant with the KER Unit at the Mayo Clinic on the design of medical decision aids and with the Thielen Student Health Center at Iowa State University on the design of decision aids for young women selecting birth control. Also she is conducting study in Snack Package Design for Children to enhance communication with regard to health snack choice sponsored by Nutrition and Wellness Research Center at Iowa State University. She has been teaching graduate course, graphic design and human Interaction, and conducted user study on various electronic devices including web, apps, cell phone, and iphone since she came to Iowa State University. She also teaches Advanced Typography, and all levels of Graphic Design studio classes.
    • Ch 703. Visual Identity Design for Responsive Web
  • Ali Naci Karabulut
    Ali Naci Karabulut
    Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Turkey
    Ali Naci Karabulut was born in Akhisar, Turkey. He attended to Mugla University where he received a bachelor degree in Business Administration. Then he attended to Mugla University again and obtained his master (2005) and Ph.D. (2013) degrees in Business Administration. He became assistant professor in November 2014 in Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Fethiye Business School, Mugla. He has international and national journal articles and book chapters in the field of marketing. His research interests cover a range of topics in consumer behavior, online shopping, purchasing under risky conditions, consumer’s loss aversion. He has experiences as researcher in different national and international projects.
    • Ch 498. Are Social Marketing Investments Used as a Tool for Voluntary Reporting or Disclosure?
  • Derya Karabulut
    Derya Karabulut
    Halic University, Turkey
    Derya Karabulut received the B.S. degree in 2014 and the M.S. degree in 2016 all from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Istanbul University, Turkey. She is currently a Ph.D. student under the supervision of Dr. Yunus Ziya Arslan at Istanbul University since September 2016. She serves currently as a Lecturer at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Halic University. Her research areas include modeling of musculoskeletal systems, computational biomechanics, sport biomechanics, dental biomechanics, and robotics.
    • Ch 43. General Perspectives on Electromyography Signal Features and Classifiers Used for Control of Human Arm Prosthetics
  • Pinar Karagoz
    Pinar Karagoz
    Middle East Technical University, Turkey
    Pinar Karagoz received her PhD. degree from Middle East Technical University (METU), Computer Engineering Department, in 2003. She worked as a visiting researcher in State University of New York (SUNY) at Stony Brook. Her research interests include data mining, web usage mining, social network analysis, information extraction from the web, semantic web services, web service discovery and composition. Dr. Karagoz has authored several publications in international journals and leading conferences. Some of her papers were published in journals such as IEEE TKDE, IEEE Industrial Informatics, ACM TWEB, Information Systems Journal, SIGMOD Record, Knowledge and Information Systems and her research were presented and published in conferences including VLDB, CIKM, ASONAM, DAWAK, ICWS. In addition to nationally funded research projects, she took part in two international collaboration projects. Recently she served in the management commitee of the COST Action ENERGIC (European Network Exploring Research into Geospatial Information Crowdsourcing).
    • Ch 171. Graph-Based Concept Discovery
  • Çetin Karahan
    Çetin Karahan
    Directorate General of Civil Aviation, Turkey
    Çetin Karahan is an Internal Auditor since 2014 at Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA Turkey). He had his Bachelor of Science degree in 2000 and Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering in 2007 from Gazi University. He is currently a PhD candidate in Management Information Systems. His professional career started in 2000 as an interpreter at a government office. He worked as a member of software developers’ group between 2004 and 2012. Then he was promoted to Director of Strategic Management and Planning Division and carried out this post until 2014. His areas of profession and interests are risk based auditing, strategic management, risk assessment and management, internal control, fuzzy logic, telecommunications and network technologies.
    • Ch 588. Fuzzy Logic Approach in Risk Assessment
  • Adem Karahoca
    Adem Karahoca
    Bahcesehir University, Turkey
    Adem Karahoca is a full professor of Software Engineering and MIS in Bahcesehir University. His research agenda covers data mining, management information systems, e-learning, human computer interaction and software engineering. He has published books, book chapters and journal papers in prestigious publishers. He has conference chairman duties in World Conference on Information Technologies, World Conference on Big Data, World Conference on Educational Sciences, World Conference on Innovation and Computer Sciences. He founded Software Engineering department in Bahcesehir University. Also, he is founder Rector of Cyprus Bahcesehir University.
    • Ch 623. Understanding the Potentials of Social Media in Collaborative Learning
  • Ilias Karasavvidis
    Ilias Karasavvidis
    Department of Preschool Education, University of Thessaly, Greece
    Ilias Karasavvidis is assistant professor of learning with ICT in the Department of Preschool Education at the University of Thessaly, Greece. He leads the ICT research unit of the Science and Technology Laboratory in the same Department. He holds a PhD in Educational Technology from the University of Twente, a M.Ed in Educational Technology and an Honors degree in Teacher Education from the University of Crete. He has authored several international and national publications which focus on ways of supporting learning with technology. His current research interests include learning with ICT, Web 2.0 applications in education, digital media applications in teaching and learning, preservice/in-service teacher ICT training, and serious game design and development.
    • Ch 286. Educational Serious Games Design
  • Aryn C. Karpinski
    Aryn C. Karpinski
    Kent State University, USA
    Dr. Aryn C. Karpinski received her B.A. in Psychology from Miami University (Ohio) in 2004 and her M.S. in Life-Span Developmental Psychology from West Virginia University in 2006. She earned an M.A. (2009) and Ph.D. (2010) from The Ohio State University in Quantitative Research, Evaluation, and Measurement. Dr. Karpinski is currently an Assistant Professor in the Evaluation and Measurement program at Kent State University (Kent, OH). Her research interests include the intersection of technology and communication in education (e.g., Social Networking Site [SNS]) use) among undergraduate and graduate university students, medical students, and in clinical settings and other health-related professions. Her research has been published in journals such as Computers in Human Behavior, Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education, and Journal of Nursing Measurement. Dr. Karpinski's technical areas of interest include Item Response Theory, Factor Analysis, and Hierarchical Linear Modeling. She has collaborated across many disciplines and internationally, resulting in publications and presentations that span many different fields of study (e.g., education, psychology, medicine).
    • Ch 450. The Relationship Between Online Formative Assessment and State Test Scores Using Multilevel Modeling
  • Kijpokin Kasemsap
    Kijpokin Kasemsap
    Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Thailand
    Kijpokin Kasemsap received his BEng degree in Mechanical Engineering from King Mongkut’s University of Technology, Thonburi, his MBA degree from Ramkhamhaeng University, and his DBA degree in Human Resource Management from Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University. Dr. Kasemsap is a Special Lecturer in the Faculty of Management Sciences, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, based in Bangkok, Thailand. Dr. Kasemsap is a Member of the International Economics Development and Research Center (IEDRC), the International Foundation for Research and Development (IFRD), and the International Innovative Scientific and Research Organization (IISRO). Dr. Kasemsap also serves on the International Advisory Committee (IAC) for the International Association of Academicians and Researchers (INAAR). Dr. Kasemsap is the sole author of over 250 peer-reviewed international publications and book chapters on business, education, and information technology. Dr. Kasemsap is included in the TOP 100 Professionals–2016 and in the 10th edition of 2000 Outstanding Intellectuals of the 21st Century by the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England.
    • Ch 137. Customer Lifetime Value
    • Ch 138. Facilitating Customer Relationship Management in Modern Business
    • Ch 196. Encouraging Digital Literacy and ICT Competency in the Information Age
    • Ch 243. The Importance of Electronic Commerce in Modern Business
    • Ch 312. Mastering Electronic Government in the Digital Age
    • Ch 324. Challenges and Implications of Health Literacy in Global Health Care
    • Ch 364. The Fundamentals of Human-Computer Interaction
    • Ch 377. Promoting Strategic Human Resource Management, Organizational Learning, and Knowledge Management in Modern Organizations
    • Ch 557. The Role of Distance Education in Global Education
    • Ch 676. Multifaceted Applications of the Internet of Things
  • Anastasia Katsaounidou
    Anastasia Katsaounidou
    Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
    Anastasia Katsaounidou received her under-Graduate Diploma in Political Sciences from Faculty of Law, Economic and Political Sciences, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Auth) in 2013 and her Post-Graduate Diploma in Journalism and New Media from School of Journalism & Mass Media Communication, Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences, Auth  in 2016. Her Master Thesis deal with Content authenticity issues: detection of untruthful news stories from human and machines. She is currently a PhD student in School of Journalism & Mass Media Communication researching Interactive and collaborative environments to support digital content authentication. Her interests include social media, user generated content, non-linear storytelling, forensics, mediated learning, multimedia, media authentication, semantic web. Her interests include social media, user generated content, non-linear storytelling, forensics, mediated learning, multimedia, media authentication, semantic web.
    • Ch 254. Integrating Content Authentication Support in Media Services
  • Sarabjot Kaur
    Sarabjot Kaur
    Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
    Sarabjot Kaur is a doctoral student in the department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India. She is an MBA and has around three years of teaching experience in academia. She holds Junior Research Fellowship provided by University Grants commission, India. Her broad research interest area is Information Systems with a special interest in Human-Computer Interaction."
    • Ch 610. Issues and Challenges in Enterprise Social Media
    • Ch 622. Social Networking and Knowledge Sharing in Organizations
  • Androniki Kavoura
    Androniki Kavoura
    Technological Educational Institute of Athens, Greece
    Androniki Kavoura is an Associate Professor, Department of Marketing, Technological Educational Institute of Athens, Greece. She completed her MSc in Media Management and her PhD on Communication and Culture, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK. She has participated on research projects and her research interests include social media, branding, advertising and culture. She co-chairs the International Conference on Strategic Innovative Marketing and she is Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Strategic Innovative Marketing.
    • Ch 332. The Effect of Innovative Communication Technologies in Higher Education
    • Ch 351. The Effect of Social Media Networking in the Travel Industry
    • Ch 607. Effective Cultural Communication via Information and Communication Technologies and Social Media Use
    • Ch 632. Socio-Economic Processes, User Generated Content, and Media Pluralism
  • Yusuf Kavurucu
    Yusuf Kavurucu
    Turkish Naval Research Center Command, Turkey
    Dr. Yusuf Kavurucu is currently Assistant Professor in Computer Engineering Department, Turkish Naval Academy. He received his Ph.D. from Middle East Technical University in 2009. He worked as a post doctoral researcher at University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. His primary research interests include multi-relational data mining and bioinformatics.
    • Ch 171. Graph-Based Concept Discovery
  • Shigeo Kawata
    Shigeo Kawata
    Utsunomiya University, Japan
    S. Kawata has been a professor at Utsunomiya university, Japan since 1999. He received his PhD from Tokyo Inst. of Tech. He has published a numerous papers in major international journals and in international conferences. He has also published 16 technical books. He has worked mainly about PSE (Problem Solving Environment), Computer simulation assistant environment software, Uncertainty in scientific computing, scientific computations on ion beam inertial confinement fusion, laser electron and ion acceleration and others. He has also contributed to organizations of a number of international conferences and internal meetings. He has also provided many invited presentations in these fields in international conferences. He is an APS life member since 1987 and an IEEE senior member since 2013. kwt@cc.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp Utsunomiya University, Yohtoh 7-1-2, Utsunomiya 321-8585, Japan.
    • Ch 398. Computer-Assisted Parallel Program Generation
  • Galip Kaya
    Galip Kaya
    Havelsan Inc., Turkey
    Dr. Kaya is a senior software engineer at HAVELSAN Inc., and has a BA in Computer Engineering and MA and PhD in Computer Education and Instructional Technologies. He has been working on developing education related ontologies since 2004. His main research areas include development, implementation, and evaluation of ontologies for educational settings. He has taken part in various research projects and published research in national and international journals, conferences, and in edited books.
    • Ch 124. Educational Ontology Development
  • Linda K. Kaye
    Linda K. Kaye
    Edge Hill University, UK
    Dr Linda K. Kaye is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Psychology at Edge Hill University. Her primary area of research relates to the social processes and contexts of digital gaming on psychosocial outcomes. She also has more general interests in aspects of virtual identity and the factors associated with self-presentation across virtual platforms.
    • Ch 289. The Process Model of Gameplay to Understand Digital Gaming Outcomes
  • Yasanur Kayikci
    Yasanur Kayikci
    Turkish-German University, Turkey
    Dr. Yasanur Kayikci was born in Istanbul. She has been working as a business consultant, trainer, coach and university associate in logistics, supply chain and transportation management in Istanbul and in Vienna. She obtained PhD in Information Business at Vienna University of Economics and Business and MSc and BSc in Industrial Engineering from Technical University of Graz and Technical University of Yildiz.
    • Ch 466. E-Commerce in Logistics and Supply Chain Management
  • Efstathios Kefallonitis
    Efstathios Kefallonitis
    State University of New York at Oswego, USA
    Efstathios Kefallonitis is an Associate Professor at the School of Business, State University of New York at Oswego, USA. Professor Kefallonitis has completed a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Airline Brand Experience Management at the University of the Arts London, UK. He holds a Ph.D in Aviation Marketing Management from Cranfield University, UK and a Masters in Design Futures from Goldsmiths – University of London specializing in airline corporate identity research.
    • Ch 332. The Effect of Innovative Communication Technologies in Higher Education
    • Ch 351. The Effect of Social Media Networking in the Travel Industry
  • Shea N. Kerkhoff
    Shea N. Kerkhoff
    North Carolina State University, USA
    Shea Kerkhoff is a visiting assistant professor in the Departments of English and Curriculum and Instruction at Purdue University. Dr. Kerkhoff’s research includes teaching for global readiness and adolescent literacy. Her work centers on integrating global learning and critical literacy through inquiry-based learning.
    • Ch 194. Digital Literacy for the 21st Century
  • Ala' Fathi Khalifeh
    Ala' Fathi Khalifeh
    German Jordan University, Jordan
    Ala’ Khalifeh received the PhD degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of California, Irvine -USA in 2010. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Communication Engineering department at the German Jordanian University and serving as the department head. Dr. Khalifeh is the recipient of the Fulbright scholarship (2005-2007) sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the United States Department of State. He is currently the IEEE Chair for the communication society in Jordan. His research is in communications technology, signal processing, multimedia, and wired and wireless networking with particular emphasis on E-health and smart grids applications. He has published numerous research papers at national and international journals, conference proceedings as well as chapters of books.
    • Ch 578. Visible Light Communication Numerous Applications
  • Sadia Khalil
    Sadia Khalil
    NUST School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Pakistan
    Sadia Khalil received her Bachelor’s in Information and Communication Systems Engineering from NUST School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS) in 2013. Currently, she is doing her Masters in Information Security from NUST SEECS. As a research fellow at KTH-Applied Information Security Lab, she has conducted research in domain of secure and authorized dynamic group resource management. Her research interests include cryptography , crypto-currencies , digital forensics, network security , wireless security and cloud security.
    • Ch 251. Use of Bitcoin for Internet Trade
  • Amadu Wurie Khan
    Amadu Wurie Khan
    University of Edinburgh, UK
    Amadu Wurie Khan was Research Associate in the AHRC funded ‘Connected Communities’ Community Hacking and Web2.0’ project at the University of Edinburgh. He is currently reviewing the social design and functionality issues around co-production of the Digital Sentinel newspaper, which is one of the community-generated digital outputs of the project. His research interests include the sociology and ethnography of the design and applications of digital media and public artwork by and among ‘disadvantaged’ communities.
    • Ch 580. Exploring “Hacking,” Digital Public Art, and Implication for Contemporary Governance
  • Nadim Akhtar Khan
    Nadim Akhtar Khan
    University of Kashmir, India
    Nadim Akhtar Khan is Assistant Professor in the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kashmir, India. He has PhD in Library and Information Science, MLIS (Gold Medallist), and PGDCA. His research interests include Open Educational Resources, Metadata Harvesting and interoperability, Institutional Repositories, Digital Libraries and Cultural Heritage. He has attended and presented papers in many National and International Seminars including ICDL 2010, ETTLIS 2010, ICDK 2011, ICLAM 2011, and ICDL 2016. He bagged first position in Best Poster Award category ICDL 2013 for his poster presentation “KashCul: Towards Preserving Cultural Heritage through Digitisation”. The teacher has bagged best poster award in ICDL 2010 as well.He has authored many papers in reputed journals. He is associate editor of the Peer Reviewed and Indexed Journal “Trends in Information Management”.He is Deputy Administrator for Knowledge Repository Open Network (KNoor) an Open Access Repository harvesting and aggregating the scholarly products . For details visit .
    • Ch 385. Open Data Repositories in Knowledge Society
  • Elaine Khoo
    Elaine Khoo
    University of Waikato, New Zealand
    Dr Elaine Khoo is a senior research fellow at the Wilf Malcolm Institute of Educational Research (WMIER) at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Elaine’s research interests include information and communication technology (ICT) and digital pedagogies, e-learning/online learning with a particular interest in online learning communities, participatory learning cultures and collaborative research contexts. More details on her website: http://www.waikato.ac.nz/wmier/about-us/people/elaine-khoo
    • Ch 656. Software Literacy
  • Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A.
    Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A.
    Information Resources Management Association, USA
    Mehdi Khosrow-Pour, D.B.A., received his Doctorate in Business Administration from the Nova Southeastern University (Florida, USA). Dr. Khosrow-Pour taught undergraduate and graduate information system courses at the Pennsylvania State University – Harrisburg for almost 20 years. He is currently Executive Editor at IGI Global (www.igi-global.com). He also serves as Executive Director of the Information Resources Management Association (IRMA) (www.irma-international.org) and Executive Director of the World Forgotten Children’s Foundation (www.world-forgotten-children.org). He is the author/editor of more than 100 books in information technology management. He is also currently the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Green Computing, International Journal of Library and Information Services, International Journal of E-Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and International Journal of Natural Computing Research, and is also the founding Editor-in-Chief of the Information Resources Management Journal, Journal of Electronic Commerce in Organizations, Journal of Cases on Information Technology, and the Journal of Information Technology Research, and has authored more than 50 articles published in various conference proceedings and scholarly journals.
    • Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Fourth Edition (Editor)
    • Preface
    • Acknowledgment
  • Behailu Kibret
    Behailu Kibret
    College of Engineering and Science, Victoria University, Australia
    received the B.Sc. degree in Electrical Engineering from Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, in 2005; the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia, in 2016. His research interest includes electromagnetics, antenna and body area networks.
    • Ch 550. Wireless Implant Communications Using the Human Body
  • Mai Kikumori
    Mai Kikumori
    Ritsumeikan University, Japan
    Mai Kikumori is an Associate Professor of Marketing, the College of Business Administration, Ritsumeikan University, Osaka. She received her B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in Marketing from Keio University. Her research interests are in marketing and consumer behavior. She focuses especially on the effects of online word-of-mouth.
    • Ch 523. Consumer Adoption of PC-Based/Mobile-Based Electronic Word-of-Mouth
  • Amal Kilani
    Amal Kilani
    University of Gabes Tunisia, Tunisia
    Amal Kilani obtained the Electrical Engineering degree from the national school of engineering of Sfax Tunisia in 2013. Currently, she has been pursuing a PhD degree from the national school of engineering of Gabes Tunisia since 2013 and in parallel a master degree from the university of Moncton Canada since January 2016. Her research interests are signal processing, in particular image processing (compression, cryptography and transmission) and information technology.
    • Ch 10. Artificial Intelligence Review
  • Michelle Kilburn
    Michelle Kilburn
    Southeast Missouri State University, USA
    Dr. Michelle Kilburn is a full professor in the Department of Criminal Justice, Social Work, and Sociology at Southeast Missouri State University (Cape Girardeau, MO, USA). She currently teaches undergraduate and graduate courses pertaining to the criminal justice system, social justice, law and social control, policy analysis, leadership, research methods, and statistics. Her research is varied focusing primarily on program and policy analysis, victims’ perceptions of victim impact panels, the use of social media in law enforcement, inmate leadership development programs, students’ perceptions of online learning, and innovative pedagogical strategies in criminal justice. She has also volunteered with the Missouri Department Corrections and assisted in programming for incarcerated persons as well as served as the lead researcher in the state-wide evaluation of the state's probation and parole system.
    • Ch 125. Factors Contributing to the Effectiveness of Online Students and Instructors
  • Uğur Kilinç
    Uğur Kilinç
    Ondokuz Mayıs University, Turkey
    Ugur KILINÇ has received his undergraduate and masters degree from Radio, Television and Cinema department in Kocaeli University. He has started PHD study in Cinema department in Marmara University. He’s currently working in Radio, Television and Cinema department in Ondokuz Mayis University. His current research interests are Hollywood Cinema, Cinema and Literature Relation, Mythology and Music Studies. He is also the author of gothic story book “Nebel Satosu ve Diger Öyküler (2015)” and fantasy novel “Oegtar’in Felaketi (2016)” published in Turkey.
    • Ch 638. Vitalizing Ancient Cultures Mythological Storytelling in Metal Music
  • Tarryn Kille
    Tarryn Kille
    Griffith University, Australia
    Tarryn Kille is a Senior Lecturer at Griffith University lecturing in aviation leadership and management. Tarryn commenced her aviation career as a professional pilot and flight instructor. Whilst working in the industry, she completed an undergraduate degree in aviation at Curtin University and a Masters of Business Administration, majoring in Aviation Management. Prior to joining Griffith, Tarryn served as Manager, Policy and Business Development, with the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority and held membership on the Operations Panel with the International Civil Aviation Organization. In 2009, Tarryn commenced her doctoral studies focusing on economic sustainability in the aviation industry.
    • Ch 684. Regional Development and Air Freight Service Needs for Regional Communities
  • Royce M. Kimmons
    Royce M. Kimmons
    Brigham Young University, USA
    Dr. Royce Kimmons is an Assistant Professor of Instructional Psychology and Technology at Brigham Young University. His research interests include technology integration in K-12/higher education, emergent technologies, open education, and social networks. More information about his work may be found at http://roycekimmons.com
    • Ch 587. Scholarly Identity in an Increasingly Open and Digitally Connected World
  • Samuel Olugbenga King
    Samuel Olugbenga King
    Auburn University, USA
    Samuel King has taught and conducted research in schools and universities, as well as in formal and informal learning contexts. His research, teaching and professional experience includes extensive work experience in the higher education, school and non-profit sectors in Nigeria, South Africa, United Kingdom, and USA. His research and teaching focus include Professional Development, SoTL, Informal Learning, STEM Education, and Educational Technology.
    • Ch 164. Use of Data Analytics for Program Impact Evaluation and Enhancement of Faculty/Staff Development
  • Carolyn Kinsell
    Carolyn Kinsell
    Solers Research Group, USA
    Dr. Kinsell has more than 20 years of experience in the education and training sectors. She is considered a subject matter expert in instructional design and has extensive experience as a human performance technologist. Dr. Kinsell has worked closely with DoD, federal and state government, and the commercial sector.
    • Ch 553. Mobile Game-Based Learning
  • Stavros Kiriakidis
    Stavros Kiriakidis
    University of Crete, Greece
    Stavros Kyriakidis is a Lecturer of Social Psychology, in the University of Crete, Greece. He has attained an MSc in Health Psychology, and a Phd on Social Psychology, University of Stirling, Scotland, UK. He has participated in many European research projects, published numerous papers in well established journals and a monograph on Cyberbullying. His research interests include social psychology and social cognition.
    • Ch 332. The Effect of Innovative Communication Technologies in Higher Education
  • Misato Kitamura
    Misato Kitamura
    Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR), Japan
    Misato Kitamura is Research Engineer at Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International (ATR) and Head of Department of Foreign Language Contents, Learning Design Research Laboratory at ATR Learning Technology Corporation. She received Bachelor of Intercultural Studies from Kobe University in 2010 and Master of Arts from Kobe University in 2012. Her research interests include second language acquisition and self-regulated and cooperative language learning. She is engaged in the development of computer mediated language learning system, ATR CALL BRIX.
    • Ch 334. A Flipped Learning Approach to University EFL Courses
  • Fotis Kitsios
    Fotis Kitsios
    University of Macedonia, Greece
    Fotis Kitsios is Assistant Professor of Business Strategy and Innovation at the Department of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia. He holds a PhD in Strategic Innovation Management with a specialization in new service development. He has consulted several SMEs and has also been involved in the implementation and coordination of national and European research projects. He also lectured at Technical University of Crete and University of Central Greece, Hellenic Open University, Open Unoversity of Cyprus and has jointly supervised numerous Masters and Diploma theses. His scientific research interests mainly focus on business strategy, service innovation management, change management and technology, social enterprises management, digital strategy and innovation.
    • Ch 78. Strategic Information Systems Planning
    • Ch 265. Open Data and High-Tech Startups Towards Nascent Entrepreneurship Strategies
  • Ana Carolina Tomé Klock
    Ana Carolina Tomé Klock
    Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil
    Ana Carolina Tomé Klock is a full time Master student in the Graduate Program in Applied Computing of Santa Catarina State University. She has a System Analysis and Development degree (2014) also in Santa Catarina State University. Currently, she is interested in some topics like gamification, human computer-interaction and adaptive hypermedia systems.
    • Ch 558. Adaptive Hypermedia Systems
  • Richard Knepper
    Richard Knepper
    Indiana University, USA
    Richard Knepper is a PhD Candidate in Social Informatics at the School of Informatics and Computing at Indiana University, and manager of the Campus Bridging and Research Infrastructure team. His research interests focus on the intersection of cyberinfrastructure resources and research applications, linking utilization of national cyberinfrastructure to scientific output.
    • Ch 92. Cyberinfrastructure, Cloud Computing, Science Gateways, Visualization, and Cyberinfrastructure Ease of Use
  • Maria K. Koleva
    Maria K. Koleva
    Institute of Catalysis, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria
    Since high school I have been interesting in the field of physics and mathematics. I was among top ten at the national Olympiad in Physics in 1975. I graduated Sofia University as a Msc in theoretical physics. I continued my work in the theoretical physics by my PhD work in Lomonosov University where I defend my PhD thesis under the supervision of acad. A. R. Khokhlov. Since 1987 I work in the Institute of Catalysis, Bulgarian Academy of Science where now I am associate professor. My field of interest becomes the study of complex systems behavior. My research is collected in the recently published book “Boundedness and Self-Organized Semantics: Theory and Applications”, published by IGI-Global, 2012. The book is cited by SCOPUS. It consists of developing a new theory called by me boundedness whose major advantages are: successful explanation of the challenges which complex system behavior poses to the traditional explanatory approach and setting a new type of intelligence called by me a semantic intelligence.
    • Ch 20. Semantic Intelligence
  • Alexander Kolker
    Alexander Kolker
    GE Healthcare, USA
    Alexander Kolker is a recognized expert in the area of hospital operations management, capacity planning, patient flow, forecasting, staffing optimization, and data analytics. Alexander is the lead editor and author of 2 books, 8 book chapters, 8 journal papers, and a speaker at 18 international conferences & webinars in the area of hospital operations management and process optimization. He serves on the review board of Healthcare Management Science journal, Journal of Medical Systems and Editorial Advisory Board-Utilizing IT systems across disciplines. He worked for GE Healthcare, Froedtert Hospital, Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
    • Ch 182. The Concept of the Shapley Value and the Cost Allocation Between Cooperating Participants
    • Ch 322. The Optimal Workforce Staffing Solutions With Random Patient Demand in Healthcare Settings
  • Mutsumi Kondo
    Mutsumi Kondo
    Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Japan
    Mutsumi Kondo is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Foreign Studies, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies. Her field of expertise is EFL (English as a Foreign Language) education and second language acquisition. She has been involved in designing English courses and classroom tasks for Japanese university students to foster their self-regulation and engagement in English learning. Her research interests are EFL learners’ psychology, autonomy and strategies.
    • Ch 334. A Flipped Learning Approach to University EFL Courses
  • Lars Konzack
    Lars Konzack
    University of Copenhagen, Denmark
    Biography: Lars Konzack, Ph. D. is associate professor in information science and cultural communication at the Royal School of Library and Information Science (RSLIS) at the University of Copenhagen. Co-founder of the game developing academy DADIU. His fields of interest include subjects such as game analysis, role-playing games, ludology, acafandom, geek culture, digital culture, and transmedial culture.
    • Ch 697. Internet Phenomenon
  • Rafal Kopec
    Rafal Kopec
    Pedagogical University of Krakow, Poland
    Rafal Kopec, Ph.D. He earned his doctoral degree at the Institute of Political Science of the Pedagogical University in Krakow exploring weapons of mass destruction in international politics after the end of the Cold War. At present he is working for the Chair of Security and Civil Education at the Pedagogical University in Krakow, where he designs and teaches undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate courses in politics of international security, theory of politics, and current problems of security worldwide. His research interests are broadly focused on politics of security, strategic studies and contemporary armed conflicts. He published several research papers in journals related to political science.
    • Ch 635. Information-Based Revolution in Military Affairs
  • Katarzyna Kopeć
    Katarzyna Kopeć
    Tischner European University, Poland
    Katarzyna Dorota Kopec, Ph.D. She earned her doctoral degree from the Jagiellonian University (Poland) exploring non-state cultural funding within the corporate social responsibility concept. She completed her B.A. in Culture Management at the University of Applied Science Zittau/Görlitz (Germany) and M.A. in Culture Management at the Jagiellonian University. She took part in the US State Department’s professional exchange program „International Visitor Leadership Program” (2007). She has experience in managing international NGO projects (Villa Decius Association, Znak Foundation). At present she is working for the Tischner European University in Krakow, Poland, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate students and conducts research in the area of creative industries, bridging entrepreneurship and culture, crowdsourcing model for culture, and corporate social responsibility. She is the author of research articles and reports. In 2014 she published her book devoted to the CSR instruments adopted to support culture (in Polish).
    • Ch 49. The Application of Crowdsourced Processes in a Business Environment
  • Cemile Zehra Köroğlu
    Cemile Zehra Köroğlu
    Uşak University, Turkey
    Cemile Zehra KÖROGLU has been an Assistant Professor in Social Work Department at Usak University, Turkey. She obtained her Masters Degree from Selçuk University , Philosophy and Religious Sciences Department in 2002. She completed her Ph.D. in the same deparment in 2009. She focused on relations of consumption culture and religion in her Ph.D. researches. Her research interests are Sociology of religious groups, disadvantaged groups, social change, and gender studies. Some of her publications: Consumption culture and religion , Gumushane University Publications, Gumushane,2012. Two Faces of the Reality:New Social Movements,International Journal Of Art,Culture and Design Technologies,2016,5(1),13-34. Religious Social Movements and Economic Welfare in Modern Turkey, Nationalism, Cultural Indoctrination and Economic Prosperity in the Digital Age,IGI Global,USA.2015. Critical Approaches to Modern Public Sphere: A General Evaluation (Postmodernism, Feminism and Religion), Turkish Studies, 8(4),2013,pp.491-514. Religious Life in Anatolia: The Case of Bolvadin District, Turkish Studies, 8(5),2013,431-457. Analyzing the Religious life in Turkey: A Holistic Approach, Journal of Divinity Faculty of Gumushane,1(2),82-102.
    • Ch 409. Information Technologies and Social Change
  • Muhammet Ali Köroğlu
    Muhammet Ali Köroğlu
    Uşak University, Turkey
    has been an Assistant Professor at Usak University, Social Work Department. He obtained his Master’s Degree from Selçuk University Philosophy and Religious Sciences Department in 2004. And he obtained his PhD from Necmettin Erbakan University in 2012. He focused on relations of public sphere and religion in his PhD researches. His research interests are social and religious movements, social work with elderly and relations of autonomous public spheres, and religion.
    • Ch 409. Information Technologies and Social Change
  • Maximiliano Emanuel Korstanje
    Maximiliano Emanuel Korstanje
    University of Palermo, Argentina
    Maximiliano E. Korstanje is editor in chief of International Journal of Safety and Security in Tourism (UP Argentina) and Editor in Chief Emeritus of International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism (IGI-Global US). Korstanje is Senior Researchers in the Department of Economics at University of Palermo, Argentina. In 2015 he was awarded as Visiting Research Fellow at School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Leeds, UK and the University of La Habana Cuba. In 2017 is elected as Foreign Faculty Member of AMIT, Mexican Academy in the study of Tourism, which is the most prominent institutions dedicated to tourism research in Mexico. He had a vast experience in editorial projects working as advisory member of Elsevier, Routledge, Springer, IGI global and Cambridge Scholar publishing. Korstanje had visited and given seminars in many important universities worldwide. He has also recently been selected to take part of the 2018 Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. a great distinction given by Marquis Who´s Who in the world.
    • Ch 316. Technology and Terror
    • Ch 413. A Paradoxical World and the Role of Technology in Thana-Capitalism
  • Aleksandra Kostic-Ljubisavljevic
    Aleksandra Kostic-Ljubisavljevic
    University of Belgrade, Serbia
    Aleksandra Kostic Ljubisavljevic was born in Belgrade, where she finished elementary and high school. She graduated on the University of Belgrade, Faculty for Transport and Traffic Engineering where she received her PhD degree. She is currently at position of Associate Professor at Faculty for Transport and Traffic Engineering. Aleksandra Kostic-Ljubisavljevic is engaged in several courses on undergraduate, master and doctoral level She is author of 109 papers published in journals and at conferences and is member of the team on several projects.
    • Ch 100. Vertical Integration Between Providers With Possible Cloud Migration
  • Raghuraman Koteeswaran
    Raghuraman Koteeswaran
    SASTRA University, India
    Mr. Raghuraman Koteeswaran working as Assistant Professor in CSE dept., having 6+ years of versatile experience in academic and around 2 years of industrial experience, published around 4 research publications.

    Area of Specialization
    Banking Technology
    Big Data Analytics
    Cloud Computing
    Data mining

    Milestones
    Served as a member of Faculty Selection Committee in reputed institution.
    Served as a peer reviewer in reputed journals.
    Worked as a reviewer in identifying best papers in various contests.
    Prepared course material in E-commerce for Manonmaniam Sundaranar University for Management studies.
    Has published Research Articles in both indexed and non-indexed journals.
    Participated in various international and national conferences.
    Presented papers in international and national conferences.
    Had won best paper award in International conference.
    Represented as a Resource Person to stimulate the students’ community by conducting various workshops on Open Source web technologies.
    Having passion towards upgrading the knowledge in the spectrum of web designing and web programming by actively participating in workshops.
    Worked as Freelancer and efficient team leader for developing various applications.
    • Ch 7. Safeguarding of ATM
  • Viliam Kováč
    Viliam Kováč
    Technical University of Košice, Slovakia
    Ing. Viliam Kovác, PhD. is a researcher at the Department of Finance of the Faculty of Economics at the Technical University of Košice. His area of interest covers econometrics, quantitative economic and statistical methods, game theory, agent-based modelling and simulation methods. Main research activities include fields of healthcare policy, telecommunication systems, national economy, public administration, special economic zones, and entrepreneurship of start-up companies.
    • Ch 508. Medical Equipment and Economic Determinants of Its Structure and Regulation in the Slovak Republic
  • Jan Krasniewicz
    Jan Krasniewicz
    Birmingham City University, UK
    Jan Krasniewicz is a lecturer in computing and has taught on the BSc Forensic Computing course since 2009 contributing to the course design and content. He has taught in the areas of operating system and file system forensic analysis, and currently teaches mobile phone forensics. Jan is trained in using computer forensic software such as Guidance Software’s EnCase and MSAB’s XRY mobile device forensic software. Jan also teaches in the area of programming and teaches C++ programming and 3D graphics programming with DirectX on the BSc Computer Games Technology course. He has been active as a consultant for the university in the areas of programming and web development, and has worked on a number of successful funded projects. Prior to joining the course Jan was a researcher and successfully achieved a PhD in the area of artificial intelligence.
    • Ch 119. Uncovering Limitations of E01 Self-Verifying Files
  • Marek Kretowski
    Marek Kretowski
    Bialystok University of Technology, Poland
    Marek Kretowski received his Masters degree in Computer Science from the Bialystok University of Technology, Poland in 1996. His PhD thesis defended in 2002 was prepared in a framework of collaboration between Laboratory of Signal and Image Processing, University of Rennes 1, France and Faculty of Computer Science, Bialystok University of Technology, Poland. In 2009, he received his DSc (Habilitation) in Computer Science from Institute of Computer Science, Polish Academy of Science, Warsaw, Poland. Currently, he works as an Associate Professor in Faculty of Computer Science, Bialystok University of Technology. His current research focuses on data mining methods and biomedical applications of computer science.
    • Ch 185. Evolutionary Algorithms for Global Decision Tree Induction
  • Priya Krishnamoorthy
    Priya Krishnamoorthy
    SASTRA University, India
    Ms. Priya Krishnamoorthy working as Assistant Professor in CSE Dept., having 12+ years of committed experience in academic and has actively participated in various conferences, workshops, seminars thereby gathered wide knowledge in a spectrum of technologies.

    Area of Specialization
    Banking Technology
    Big Data Analytics
    Data mining
    Network Security and Cryptography

    Milestones
    Served as a member of Faculty Selection Committee in reputed institution.
    Served as a peer reviewer in reputed journals.
    Worked as a reviewer in identifying best papers in various contests.
    Has published Research Articles in both indexed and non-indexed journals.
    Represented as Resource Person to stimulate the students’ community by conducting various workshops on Open Source web technologies.
    Worked as an Organizer for “Workshop on Data Mining Techniques” for Engineering and Post graduates.
    Co-ordinated various events in National Conferences
    Participated in various workshops conducted by IIT Kharagpur and Bombay.
    Presented papers in various reputed Association.
    Having passion towards upgrading knowledge in the spectrum of information technology by actively participating in workshops.
    • Ch 7. Safeguarding of ATM
  • John Krogstie
    John Krogstie
    Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway
    John Krogstie holds a PhD (1995) and a MSc (1991) in information systems from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), where he is currently a full professor in information systems, leading the lighthouse on Open, Autonomous Digital Ecosystems. John Krogstie is the Norwegian representative for IFIP TC8 and chair of IFIP WG 8.1 on information system design and evaluation. His research interests are information systems modelling, quality of models and modelling languages, eGovernment and mobile information systems. He has published around 250 refereed papers in journals, books and archival proceedings since 1991.
    • Ch 417. Understanding and Assessing Quality of Models and Modeling Languages
  • Boris Alexandrovich Kulik
    Boris Alexandrovich Kulik
    Institute of Problems in Mechanical Engineering RAS, Russia
    Boris Kulik graduated from Leningrad Mining Institute and worked for the USSR Ministry of Geology from 1971 to 1989 in automation of drilling control. Then he took up research on logic, mathematics and artificial intelligence and got his PhD in 1996. Since 1997 Boris Kulik has worked in St.-Petersburg Institute of Problems in Machine Science of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He got his Doctor of Science (Physics and Mathematics) degree in 2008. At present, Boris Kulik teaches mathematics at the St.-Petersburg University of Culture and Art. He has published 70 scientific papers including 4 monographs.
    • Ch 173. N-Tuple Algebra as a Unifying System to Process Data and Knowledge
  • Sameer Kumar
    Sameer Kumar
    University of Malaya, Malaysia
    Dr. Sameer has a PhD in Social Networking and is presently working as Senior Lecturer at Asia-Europe Institute, University of Malaya. He has extensive prior work experience as IT Project Manager and also holds a PMP® (Project Management Professional) certification from PMI, USA. At AEI, Dr. Sameer has taught courses on History, Society and Culture of Southeast Asia, K-Economy and the Social and economic dimensions of Digital Economy at the Masters level. He has been a Program Co-ordinator for International masters in Information Management and International Masters in ASEAN Studies programs at AEI. Dr. Sameer is a Project leader of 2 grant-based research projects. He has several papers published in ISI indexed journals and supervises candidates both at Masters and PhD levels. His current research interests are in the field of Social Networks, Social Media and Academic networks.
    • Ch 242. Has Bitcoin Achieved the Characteristics of Money?
    • Ch 380. The Trends and Challenges of 3D Printing
    • Ch 539. Mobile Apps Threats
    • Ch 606. The Dual Nature of Participatory Web and How Misinformation Seemingly Travels
  • Sathish Kumar
    Sathish Kumar
    VIT University, India
    Sathish Kumar Mani pursuing his PhD in computer science from VIT University Vellore. He completed his masters in computer application in VIT University Vellore. His area of research are cloud computing, virtualization, and big data.
    • Ch 93. Fault Tolerant Cloud Systems
  • Richard Kumaradjaja
    Richard Kumaradjaja
    Renaissance Consulting, Indonesia
    Richard Kumaradjaja has a PhD degree in Computer & Systems Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, USA. He has more than 20 years of experience in information technology (IT) industry and 10 years of experience as a senior lecturer in various academic institutions. He started his career as an application analyst at Oracle Corporation, Redwood City, California, USA in 1989. Since then Dr. Kumaradjaja has worked as an independent consultant for many companies in different industries, ranging from banking, aviation, energy, retail and manufacturing companies. His research interests are enterprise architecture, analytics, intelligent systems and business transformation. Currently, Dr Kumaradjaja is the Managing Partner of Renaissance Consulting, Jakarta, Indonesia and he is a lecturer at Doctoral of Research in Management Program of Bina Nusantara University, Jakarta, Indonesia. Dr Kumaradjaja has conducted research in intellectual capital education financed by the European Union - Asia Link Program in collaboration with international researchers from InHolland University, Amsterdam, Netherland and Minho University, Braga, Portugal.
    • Ch 74. Integrated Data Architecture for Business
  • Avinash Reddy Kundur
    Avinash Reddy Kundur
    Griffith University, Australia
    Mr Avinash Kundur is a young academic with a Masters in Medical Laboratory Science from RMIT University and is also completing his PhD in Hematology from Griffith University. He also has about 5 years of teaching experience in tertiary education in the field of laboratory medicine and basic health science courses and is currently working as an Associate lecturer at Griffith University.
    • Ch 509. Use of Technology in Problem-Based Learning in Health Science
  • Noriko Kurata
    Noriko Kurata
    Tokyo University of Science, Suwa, Japan
    Noriko Kurata is an assistant professor at Department of Business Administration and Information, Tokyo University of Science-Suwa, Japan. She received her B.A. in laws, M.A. and Ph.D. in policy studies at Chuo University, Tokyo, Japan. She worked as a civil officer for the past fifteen years, mostly engaged in the legal affairs related to the management of the local government. She is interested in the interdisciplinary ICT policy studies in terms of solving current problems in the local administration. She has written articles on local governments and health management.
    • Ch 637. Suggestions for Communication of Information for Multicultural Co-Existence
  • Sefer Kurnaz
    Sefer Kurnaz
    Istanbul Esenyurt University, Turkey
    Dr. Sefer Kurnaz was born in April 19, 1956 in Giresun, Turkey. He has a retired colonel from Turkish Air force Command. In the past, he was in charging of as Director of Aeronautics & Space Technologies Institute (ASTIN) in Turkish Air force Academy, Istanbul. Sefer kurnaz has mainly specialized in space technology application. He has graduated PhD at the Istanbul University and specialized in computer science. He was worked at 6 Allied Air Tactical Force (6ATAF) in NATO, Izmir as a system support section chief. He is a founder and before retiring was a general chair Resent Advances in Space Technologies (RAST) International Conference, Turkey. He is an author of two books in the famous publishers in Turkey and United States of America. Under his leadership have published over than 20 scientific papers.
    • Ch 650. Object-Oriented Programming in Computer Science
  • Ganite Kurt
    Ganite Kurt
    Gazi University, Turkey
    Prof. Dr. Ganite Kurt She is professor of accounting at Gazi University, High School of Banking and Insurance. Dr. Ganite Kurt has more than 20 years experiences in the lecturing and conducting national and international projects. She has been involved in the implementation of several EU funded projects. Her field of interest are financial accounting, International Financial Reporting Standards, International Financial Reporting Standards for SMEs, independent audit, internal control and internal audit.
    • Ch 498. Are Social Marketing Investments Used as a Tool for Voluntary Reporting or Disclosure?
  • Lea Kuznik
    Lea Kuznik
    University of Maribor, Slovenia
    She was born in 1975 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Graduated in 1999, master`s degree in 2004 and doctor`s degree in 2007 at University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Arts, Department of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology. She has been taking interests on museology, children`s museums and interactive learning environments, pedagogical and psychological theories of learning and play and developmental theories of children for years. Her doctoral thesis “Interactive Learning Environments and Children`s Museums: Theoretical Model and It`s Planning” presents first published scientific research on children`s museums in Slovenia. She is employed at University of Maribor, Faculty of Tourism as an assistant professor for Tourism and Cultural Heritage. Her research is also focused on up-to date technologies, virtual museums, and possibilities for learning about heritage in virtual learning environments. Her latest research is focused on dark tourism, which involves visits to tourist attractions and destinations that are associated with death, suffering, disasters and tragedies venues. Dark tourism in Slovenia is very poorly developed comparing to the world. Therefore she proposed a typology of dark tourism in Slovenia, which should serve as a basis for further efforts in the design of a new dark tourism products based on the dark heritage in Slovenia.
    • Ch 353. Fifty Shades of Dark Stories
  • Georgios Kyriafinis
    Georgios Kyriafinis
    AHEPA University Hospital, Greece
    Dr. Georgios Kyriafinis, PhD, is an Otorhinolaryngologist, field expert on Cochlear Implantations, with more than 100 such operations.
    • Ch 512. Neuroscience Technology and Interfaces for Speech, Language, and Musical Communication
  • Isaac E. Lagaris
    Isaac E. Lagaris
    University of Ioannina, Greece
    Date and place of birth: 04.26.1952, Athens Email : lagaris@cs.uoi.gr and akis.lagaris@gmail.com Web Page : www.cs.uoi.gr/~lagaris Phone: +30 26510 08804 Mobile: +30 6945 333 203 Current Position: Professor, Department of Computer Sience & Engineering, University of Ioannina Past Administrative Positions: Vice Rector with research and financial responsibilites, 2010-2014 Chairman of the Research Committee, 2010-2014 Head of the Department of Computer Science, 2000-2006 Head of the "Center for Scientific Simulations", 2007-2015 Chairman of the "Network of Research Laboratories", 2010-2014 Dean of the School of Economics & Social Sciences, 2010-2014 Head of the University's "Technical Counsil", 2006-2010 Member of the University's Senate for many years Education: B.Sc. in Physics (1975) University of Ioannina M.Sc. in Physics (1977) University Illinois ( Champaign - Urbana , USA) Ph.D. in Physics (1981) University Illinois ( Champaign - Urbana , USA) Past academic positions (University of Ioannina) Lecturer, Dept. Physics Associate Professor, Department of Computer Sience Visiting professor at other institutions: - Department of Physics, University of Pisa, Italy - Department of Physics, University of Lecce, Italy - National Institute of Nuclear Physics ( INFN ), Italy - Department of Physics , University of Tubingen, Germany - Department of Physics, University of South Africa ( UNISA ), Pretoria, South Africa - School of Computational & Applied Mathematics, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa - COURANT Institute, New York University, USA - Department of Nuclear Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA Scientific interests: - Parallel methods for local optimization of continuous functions. - Global optimization methods. (Serial and Parallel). - Development of scientific models. - Software for numerical optimization. - Simulations of classical and quantum systems. - Neural Networks. - Pattern Recognition. - Inverse scattering. Publications in international journals and conferences: ~ 90 Detailed list of articles: http : // www . cs . uoi . gr / ~ lagaris / Publications . html
    • Ch 675. Home UbiHealth
  • Eva Lahuerta-Otero
    Eva Lahuerta-Otero
    University of Salamanca, Spain
    Eva Lahuerta-Otero got her PhD from the University of Salamanca in 2014. She works as an assistant professor in the Marketing Department of that University since 2009 where she teaches Electronic Commerce, Basics of Marketing, Sectorial marketing and International Marketing. She is also director and teacher in several courses, seminars and subjects of masters degrees related with e-commerce and social media. She writes and presents widely on topics related to social media, online advertising, click-and-mortar companies, online banking and cultural issues related with management and is the author of several publications in that areas. She is author and coauthor of various papers published in international and national journals and books.
    • Ch 293. Gender Differences in Advertising Engagement Using the Case of Facebooks Ads
  • Daniel T. H. Lai
    Daniel T. H. Lai
    College of Engineering and Science, Victoria University, Australia
    received the B.Eng (Hons.) and the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer systems from Monash University, Melbourne, Australia. He was a Research Fellow in the University of Melbourne and Victoria University (2007-2010). He is currently with the College of Engineering and Science, Victoria University. He has more than 80 peer-reviewed publications and is a current reviewer for several international journals. He is also actively involved in organization of several workshops and international conferences. His research interests include new sensing and communication technologies for body area networks.
    • Ch 550. Wireless Implant Communications Using the Human Body
  • Hollis Lai
    Hollis Lai
    University of Alberta, Canada
    Dr. Hollis Lai is Assistant Professor and Director of Assessment and Evaluation for the Undergraduate Medical Education program at the University of Alberta. His specialization is in educational and psychological testing, with an emphasis on assessment designs in medical education, curriculum mapping, educational data mining, and item generation.
    • Ch 206. Automatic Item Generation
  • Santhosh Kumar Lakkaraju
    Santhosh Kumar Lakkaraju
    Dakota State University, USA
    I am researcher with interests in web analytics, decision support and knowledge management.
    • Ch 335. A Framework for Profiling Prospective Students in Higher Education
  • Erandi Lakshika
    Erandi Lakshika
    University of New South Wales, Australia
    Dr. Lakshika is a computer scientist who is working in the research areas of computational intelligence, simulations, and multi-agent systems. She is currently working as a research associate at the University of New South Wales, Canberra.
    • Ch 14. Computational Intelligence Approaches to Computational Aesthetics
  • Reneta D. Lansiquot
    Reneta D. Lansiquot
    New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York, USA
    Reneta D. Lansiquot is Associate Professor and Program Director of the Bachelor of Science in Professional and Technical Writing at New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York, where she earned an AAS in Computer Information Systems and a BTech in Computer Systems. She earned an MS in Integrated Digital Media at Polytechnic University and a PhD in Educational Communication and Technology at New York University. Her research focuses on interdisciplinary studies. Her first book is entitled Cases on Interdisciplinary Research Trends in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics: Studies on Urban Classrooms. A new book, Pedagogy for STEM: A Collaborative Case Study, is being released simultaneously with Technology, Theory, and Practice in Interdisciplinary STEM Programs: Connecting STEM and Non-STEM Approaches.
    • Ch 685. Creating Active Learning Spaces in Virtual Worlds
  • Eduardo A. Lao
    Eduardo A. Lao
    University of the East, Philippines
    Eduardo A. Lao is pursuing his bachelor of science in computer science at the College of Computer Studies and Systems, University of the East.
    • Ch 215. Do Usability Design Features of a Mobile Game Influence Learning?
  • Trent Larson
    Trent Larson
    North Carolina A&T University, USA
    Trent Larson is an associate professor in the Department of Human Performance and Leisure Studies at North Carolina A&T State University. He holds BA and MA degrees from Brigham Young University and a PhD from the University of New Mexico. His research interests focus on tourism/technology, in particular, evaluating the complexity of National Tourism Organization websites, tourism in Africa, virtual organizations, diaspora, comprehensive recreation planning, and environmental education. At the university, he has previously served as department chair and currently teaches an information technology course he designed. His publications include a number of tourism articles and book chapters related to international tourism development.
    • Ch 356. Virtual Tourism and Its Potential for Tourism Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Wilfred W. F. Lau
    Wilfred W. F. Lau
    The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
    Wilfred W. F. Lau is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction of the Faculty of Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. His research interests include technology enhanced learning, social media in education, adolescent online behavior, computer science education, and mathematics education. He is the Consulting Editor of the Educational Technology Research and Development and the Editorial Board Member of Journal of Technology and Information Education. He has published articles in journals including Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, British Journal of Educational Technology, Computers & Education, Computers in Human Behavior, Education and Information Technologies, Educational Technology Research and Development, Higher Education, Journal of Educational Computing Research, Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, Learning and Individual Differences, and The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher.
    • Ch 288. Learning With Games and Digital Stories in Visual Programming
  • Penny Law
    Penny Law
    Regenesys Business School, South Africa
    Penny Law co-founded Regenesys Business School in 1999 and is the current Dean. Prior to this, Penny worked at the University of Witwatersrand as a lecturer and programme manager, and was the Residence Tutorial Scheme Coordinator at the University of Cape Town. She has a Master's degree in the Psychology of Education from the University of the Witwatersrand and completed her PhD in Spiritual Leadership at the University of Western Cape. She is a director and major shareholder of Regenesys, and contributes to the overall strategic direction of Regenesys and its subsidiaries. As the Dean, Penny provides strategic academic oversight and champions the academic quality throughout the organisation. She is also responsible for business development and has also consulted for many local and international companies with the aim of improving their individual and organisational performance.
    • Ch 252. Determining Impact of Demographics on Perceived Service Quality in Online Retail
  • Kimberly A. Lawless
    Kimberly A. Lawless
    University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
    Kimberly A. Lawless, Ph.D., is a Professor of Educational Psychology and the Associate Dean for Research at the University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Education. Dr. Lawless studies how students interact in technology-based learning environments to find, comprehend, and synthesize multiple sources of information to construct a written argument within the discipline of science. Dr. Lawless has directed or co-directed over $25M in federal and foundation grants.
    • Ch 686. Developments in MOOC Technologies and Participation Since 2012
  • Ah-Nam Lay
    Ah-Nam Lay
    Institute of Teacher Education – Sultan Abdul Halim, Malaysia
    Lay Ah-Nam is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Education, The National University of Malaysia (UKM). After receiving his B.Sc.Ed. from UKM in 2000, he taught chemistry at Keningau Technical Secondary School, Sabah. He later obtained M.Ed. in Chemistry Education from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in 2008. In the same year, he joined ITE Sultan Abdul Halim Campus as a lecturer. His research interests include chemistry education and the 21st century skills.
    • Ch 283. Chemistry Learning Through Designing Digital Games
  • Joan P. Lazaro
    Joan P. Lazaro
    University of the East, Philippines
    Joan P. Lazaro received his bachelors degree in computer engineering and masters of engineering science both from the University of the East. He is a faculty member of the College of Engineering, University of the East, Caloocan Campus.
    • Ch 215. Do Usability Design Features of a Mobile Game Influence Learning?
  • Marcus Leaning
    Marcus Leaning
    University of Winchester, UK
    Dr Marcus Leaning is Senior Fellow in Information and Media Literacy at the university of Winchester. He has published widely in the field of digital media, media and information literacy and the sociological interpretation of digital media.
    • Ch 617. The Qualities and Potential of Social Media
  • Dusanka Milorad Lecic
    Dusanka Milorad Lecic
    Levi9 Global Sourcing Balkan, Serbia
    Dusanka Lecic obtained his BS degree in Informatics Engineering from University of Novi Sad, Serbia in 2003 and an MA in Informatics on Faculty of Technical Sciences, Univeristy of Novi Sad, Serbia in 2008. She is PhD Candidate on Faculty of Technical Sciences, Univeristy of Novi Sad, Serbia in Industrial Engineering. She is currently a Lecturer on Educons university, Novi Sad, Serbia. Her research interests include enterprise resource planning systems, business intelligence, information systems. She has published and presented more than 20 papers at different conferences and in journals.
    • Ch 256. Business Intelligence Impacts on Design of Enterprise Systems
  • Viviana Alejandra Ledesma
    Viviana Alejandra Ledesma
    Universidad Nacional del Oeste, Argentina & Universidad Nacional de La Matanza, Argentina
    Researcher at Universidad Nacional del Oeste. Teaching assistant at Universidad Nacional de La Matanza.
    • Ch 646. Dynamic Situational Adaptation of a Requirements Engineering Process
  • D. Israel Lee
    D. Israel Lee
    Southern Illinois University, USA & University of Phoenix, USA
    Delmar I. Lee, Ph.D. is originally from Cincinnati, Ohio and is currently living in Fayetteville, NC. He is a veteran of 22 years in United States Air Force, where he served as a Master Instructor, Superintendent of Training, and Avionics Section Chief. His educational accomplishments include two Associates degrees--one degree in Avionics Systems Technology and the other in Instructor Technology of Military Science, both are from the Community College of the Air Force. He holds a Baccalaureate and Master’s Degrees in Workforce Education, Training, and Development from Southern Illinois University, and a PhD. in Postsecondary and Adult Education from Capella University, Dr. Lee is the past Lead Faculty Area Chair for Humanities, Communications, and General Education for University of Phoenix, Raleigh Campus. He is a Visiting Professor at Southern Illinois University in Charleston, SC campus, where is he instructs Methods and Materials design and Adult Learning Theory. Dr. Lee instructs Human Resources Development and Career Development for Fayetteville Technical Community College. He is a Certified Diversity and Inclusion Executive who provides advice and guidance on matter that positively effect the bottom line of business and industry to leadership who operates in the C-Suites. He has expert knowledge in the area of curriculum design, analytics, training, leadership development, knowledge management, diversity and inclusion, life coaching, model-netics, and systems theory. Dr. Lee is on the Board of Directors for the American Association of Adjunct Educators (AAAE) and serves as an editor for the AAAE Journal. Additionally, he is on the Board of Directors for the North Carolina Adult Educators Association (NCAEA) and serves on the two Committees—one for Governance and the other for Planning. Dr. Lee owns a consulting company with an extension in Atlanta Georgia that provides management and leadership training, Human Resources Development, Life Coaching, Diversity and Inclusion Training, and Mapping for business and institutional effectiveness. Dr. Lee mentors in the community and is proud member of Beta Chi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated.
    • Ch 126. Increasing Student Engagement and Participation Through Course Methodology
  • Wanbil William Lee
    Wanbil William Lee
    The Computer Ethics Society, Hong Kong & Wanbil & Associates, Hong Kong
    Ir Prof Wanbil Lee is currently Principal, Wanbil & Associates, Non-Executive Director of Worldcam Ltd., Advisory Board Member, European Centre for eCommerce & Internet Law, and Member of International Experts Network, Nous Global. He is also Founder and President, The Computer Ethics Society, and Co-founder, The Hong Kong Computer Society. He was Foundation Head, Department of Computing Studies, Lingnan University, and Adjunct Professor, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and held technical line and staff positions in the Commonwealth of Australia Government and international banks. Two university prizes in Ethical Leadership and Ethical Use of Technology, respectively, were established in his name. His research and publication focus is in recent years in Computer Auditing and Ethical Computing; he sits on several professional/learned societies and government committees.
    • Ch 423. Ethical Computing Continues From Problem to Solution
    • Ch 425. Hexa-Dimension Code of Practice for Data Privacy Protection
  • Chrispina S. Lekule
    Chrispina S. Lekule
    St. Augustine University of Tanzania, Tanzania
    Dr. Chrispina Lekule was born and raised in Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania - East Africa . Lekule earned a Bachelor Degree in Education with Religious Studies at the Marist International College in Nairobi Kenya. She then worked as a secondary school teacher in Zanzibar Tanzania. After 7 years of teaching, Lekule joined St. Cloud State University in Minnesota- USA where she earned Master degree in Sociology of Social Responsibility in Education. At the same university Lekule studied for a Specialist Degree in Educational Leadership and Administration. Dr. Lekule earned a PhD degree in Education Policy at the University of Windsor in Ontario Canada. Dr. Lekule is currently a lecturer in the Faculty of Education and Director of Postgraduate Studies, Research and Consultancy at St. Augustine University of Tanzania.
    • Ch 201. The Roles of Digital Literacy in Social Life of Youth
  • Valentina Bartalesi Lenzi
    Valentina Bartalesi Lenzi
    ISTI-CNR, Italy
    Valentina Bartalesi Lenzi took a degree in Digital Humanities at the University of Pisa. She worked seven years at CELCT, the Italian Center for the Evaluation of Language and Communication Technologies. Since 2011, she is Research Fellow at the Institute of Science and Technologies of CNR in Pisa and currently works in the Networked Multimedia Information Systems laboratory, in particular in the Digital Libraries group. Her research interests are mainly related to the Semantic Web technologies, the development of formal ontologies to represent textual content to be accessed through Web applications. She is concluding a PhD in Information Engineering at the University of Pisa. She is co-author of 27 scientific papers in national and international conferences and journals.
    • Ch 439. Knowledge Acquisition on Dante Alighieri's Works
  • Awie C. Leonard
    Awie C. Leonard
    University of Pretoria, South Africa
    After spending several years in the private sector as programmer/systems analyst; project manager, systems development and maintenance manager, Prof Awie Leonard joined the University of Pretoria in 1992 as senior lecturer. Today he is an associate Professor in the Department of Informatics at the University of Pretoria, South Africa. Apart from lecturing a variety of Information Technology subjects, his research focus is in the broad field of IT Service Management. He obtained undergraduate degrees in computer science and the M.Sc. degree in Information Systems from the University of South Africa (UNISA). He obtained his PhD in Informatics in 1998 from the University of Pretoria. Since 1992 he has delivered several conference papers and published several book chapters and articles related to the field of service management in the IT field. A number of students have also completed their PhD-studies under is leadership.
    • Ch 67. Social Issues in IT Project Teams
  • Sabrina Leone
    Sabrina Leone
    Università Politecnica delle Marche, Italy
    Sabrina Leone, PhD in eLearning at the Faculty of Engineering of the Università Politecnica delle Marche (UNIVPM), is a researcher and a teacher. Her current research focuses on lifelong learning, Personal Learning Environments, ubiquitous learning, smart working, adaptive learning environments, and Social Semantic Web. She holds a honours degree in Foreign Languages, one in Business Management and one in Sciences of Linguistic Mediation. Her career has developed in the fields of education (teacher and consultant, specialised in adult learning), business consultancy (quality systems designer and manager), and linguistic mediation. She has studied and worked in Italy and abroad, and she has been involved in international research projects. Before joining the UNIVPM, she was a lecturer and a coordinator in Italian Studies at the University of Wollongong, Australia, appointed by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She is a European Commission’s independent expert for research and innovation assignments. She has authored and co-authored several publications on referred journals and books.
    • Ch 131. An Open Learning Format for Lifelong Learners' Empowerment
    • Ch 222. Integrated Paper-Based and Digital Learning Material for Smart Learners
    • Ch 667. Ubiquitous Teachers' Training and Lessons Learned with the uProf! Model
  • Carson K.-S. Leung
    Carson K.-S. Leung
    University of Manitoba, Canada
    Carson K. Leung received his B.Sc. (Hons.), M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees all from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada. He is currently a Professor at the University of Manitoba, Canada. He has contributed more than 160 refereed publications on the topics of big data analytics, databases, data mining, information science and technology, social network analysis, as well as visual analytics---including papers in ACM Transactions on Database Systems (TODS), Future Generation Computer Systems (FGCS), Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce, Social Network Analysis and Mining, World Wide Web Journal (WWW), IEEE International Conference on Data Engineering (ICDE), IEEE International Conference on Data Mining (ICDM), the SCA 2012 Best Paper on social computing and its applications, the IEEE/ACM ASONAM-FAB 2016 Best Paper on foundations and applications of big data analytics, as well as five book chapters and encyclopedia entries for IGI Global. In recent years, he has served as a General Chair for IEEE CBDCom 2016, a Program Chair for IEEE BigDataSE 2016 & IEEE HPCC 2016, the Finance Chair for IEEE DSAA 2016, as well as a Web Chair for IEEE BigComp 2017.
    • Ch 30. Big Data Analysis and Mining
  • John Kennedy Lewis
    John Kennedy Lewis
    Salve Regina University, USA
    Dr. John K. Lewis is an Adjunct Faculty member of the Business & Economics Department at Salve Regina University and the Collection Services Librarian at the McKillop Library. Dr. Lewis has a Doctor of Management from the University of Maryland, a Juris Doctorate from Suffolk University, a Master of Library & Information Science from the University of Rhode Island, and a Master of Science from Salve Regina University. He has over fifteen years of teaching experience and over twenty years of experience as an academic librarian. Previously he was a bar admitted attorney in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts practicing contract and tax law.
    • Ch 451. Change Leadership Styles and Behaviors in Academic Libraries
  • Maria Lexhagen
    Maria Lexhagen
    Mid-Sweden University, Sweden
    Maria Lexhagen {Kunskapens Väg 1, SE-83125 Östersund, Sweden; maria.lexhagen@miun.se} is an associate professor and head of the discipline of Tourism Studies within ETOUR at Mid Sweden University. She was also previously the director of the research center ETOUR and has a PhD in business administration and tourism with a special interest in marketing and new technology. Her research covers both business practice and consumer behavior and she has published internationally in both tourism journals and technology focused journals. Her current research interests include the use, impact, potentials and challenges with information technology in the tourism industry, business intelligence in tourism, destination management and branding and social media, as well as pop culture tourism induced by film, music and literature.
    • Ch 31. Big Data Analytics for Tourism Destinations
  • Baobin Li
    Baobin Li
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
    Baobin Li received Ph.D. degree from Peking University, beijing, China, in 2009. He is now with school of computer and control, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing,
    • Ch 12. Automatic Emotion Recognition Based on Non-Contact Gaits Information
  • Rowena Li
    Rowena Li
    Bayside High School Library, USA
    Rowena Li is a Coordinator of Special Projects at Queens College/CUNY and a school media specialist at Bayside High School in New York. She received her doctoral degree in information science from the University of North Texas in 2008. Her Master’s Degree of Library and Information Science came from Queens College in 1997. She has taught courses at Queens College for three years. Prior to that, she worked as a senior reference librarian at Queens Borough Public Library in New York, a prospect researcher at Queens College Foundation, and a lecturer at Nankai University in China. Her research interests focus upon the representation of democracy in web interface design, the cultural dimensions in photography, social media in online learning environment, and the cultural and social aspects of cross-lingual information retrieval. Postal address: Rowena Li 70 Wensley Drive Great Neck, NY 11020 Email: rowenali@yahoo.com
    • Ch 390. Cognitive and Psychological Factors in Cross-Language Information Retrieval
    • Ch 692. Determine Democracy in Web Design
  • Shun Li
    Shun Li
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
    Shun Li received the B.S. degrees from Wuhan university of science and technology and Huzhong university of science and technology.in 2013. He is now with Institute of Psychology,Chinese Academy of Sciences and The 6th Research Institute of China Electronics Corporation, Beijing, China. His current research interests include the Big Data processing , management and applications, gait analysis and affective computing.
    • Ch 12. Automatic Emotion Recognition Based on Non-Contact Gaits Information
  • Jonathan Lillie
    Jonathan Lillie
    Loyola University Maryland, USA
    Dr. Lillie is an Associate Professor of Communication at Loyola University Maryland. He has published articles in numerous academic books and journals, including New Media & Society and Convergence, with a focus on new media use, web journalism, and the history of media technologies. He is the managing editor of NMEDIAC, the Journal of New Media and Culture. He earned his PhD as a Park Doctoral Fellow at The School of Journalism and Mass Communication at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
    • Ch 407. Immersing People in Scientific Knowledge and Technological Innovation Through Disney's Use of Installation Art
    • Ch 548. Technological Innovation and Use in the Early Days of Camera Phone Photo Messaging
  • Jonathan Lillie
    Jonathan Lillie
    Loyola University, USA
    Jonathan Lillie, PhD, is an associate professor of digital media and online journalism at Loyola. He was a Park Doctoral Fellow in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research interests include online journalism, the cultural uses of Internet technologies, and the history of 'new' media.
    • Ch 407. Immersing People in Scientific Knowledge and Technological Innovation Through Disney's Use of Installation Art
    • Ch 548. Technological Innovation and Use in the Early Days of Camera Phone Photo Messaging
  • Matthew R. Link
    Matthew R. Link
    Indiana University, USA
    Matthew Link is Director of Systems for IU's Research Technologies division in addition to serving as an Associate Director for both the Pervasive Technology Institute Digital Science Center and Data to Insight Center. Link has more than fifteen years of experience working in higher education technology, including student technologies, messaging and telecommunication, Unix Systems support, and high performance computing
    • Ch 92. Cyberinfrastructure, Cloud Computing, Science Gateways, Visualization, and Cyberinfrastructure Ease of Use
  • Claudia S. Litvak
    Claudia S. Litvak
    Universidad Nacional de La Matanza, Argentina & Universidad Nacional del Oeste, Argentina
    Researcher and Professor at Universidad Nacional de La Matanza & Universidad Nacional del Oeste
    • Ch 445. Nominalizations in Requirements Engineering Natural Language Models
  • Nigel Lockett
    Nigel Lockett
    University of Lancaster, UK
    Nigel Lockett is Professor of Entrepreneurship at Lancaster University Management School. Nigel is a senior academic, experienced manager, entrepreneur and community leader. Before joining Lancaster University, he previously worked as Professor of Enterprise and Director of Enterprise Learning at the University of Leeds, Senior Lecturer at Bradford University School of Management and Brunel University Business School, Business Development Manager at InfoLab21 and Lecturer at the Lancaster University Management School. He is a Fellow and Past President of Institute for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (ISBE) and is currently a member the Board of the Small Business Charter. Nigel also has over 25 years experience as a company director, with a track record in managing start-up, joint venture and social enterprises. His current research interests include knowledge exchange between universities and industry, academic entrepreneurship, entrepreneurial learning and the use of CRM technologies by SMEs
    • Ch 502. Social Media Use and Customer Engagement
  • Elvira Immacolata Locuratolo
    Elvira Immacolata Locuratolo
    CNR ISTI, Italy
    Elvira Immacolata Locuratolo graduated in Mathematics in 1978 at the University of Naples, carried out post-degree research at the “Istituto di Elaborazione dell’Informazione” of the National Research Council at Pisa (IEI-CNR). Since 1982, she has been a researcher at IEI-CNR and at the “Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie dell’Informazione” of the National Research Council at Pisa (ISTI-CNR) Pisa. Her activity has been focused on algorithms of mappings from conceptual to logical database models, on model transformations, meta-modeling and on preservation of database concepts. Main scientific results can be found in publications on formal methods for conceptual database design, database re-engineering, approaches to data mining, semantics for image databases, ontology for database preservation. Among her collaborations with foreign institutions, those with the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory at Oxford, and with the Tampere University of Technology at Pori, Finland, are to be mentioned. She also carried out teaching activity in mathematics and computer science at the University of Pisa.
    • Ch 175. Quality Evaluation for Evolving Conceptual Database Design
    • Ch 439. Knowledge Acquisition on Dante Alighieri's Works
  • Elvira Immacolata Locuratolo
    Elvira Immacolata Locuratolo
    ISTI-CNR, Italy
    Elvira Immacolata Locuratolo graduated in Mathematics in 1978 at the University of Naples, carried out post-degree research at the “Istituto di Elaborazione dell’Informazione” of the National Research Council at Pisa (IEI-CNR). Since 1982, she has been a researcher at IEI-CNR and at the “Istituto di Scienze e Tecnologie dell’Informazione” of the National Research Council at Pisa (ISTI-CNR) Pisa. Her activity has been focused on algorithms of mappings from conceptual to logical database models, on model transformations, meta-modeling and on preservation of database concepts. Main scientific results can be found in publications on formal methods for conceptual database design, database re-engineering, approaches to data mining, semantics for image databases, ontology for database preservation. Among her collaborations with foreign institutions, those with the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory at Oxford, and with the Tampere University of Technology at Pori, Finland, are to be mentioned. She also carried out teaching activity in mathematics and computer science at the University of Pisa.
    • Ch 175. Quality Evaluation for Evolving Conceptual Database Design
    • Ch 439. Knowledge Acquisition on Dante Alighieri's Works
  • Ronald John Lofaro
    Ronald John Lofaro
    Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, USA
    Ronald John Lofaro, PhD is an aviation psychologist whose last FAA post was as the FAA liaison and visiting professor in Human Factors and Systems, at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, FL. Prior to that, he spent 2 years as the sole FAA liaison to the ten USAF Research Labs and the USAF Aeronautical Systems Center at WPAFB, OH. During that time, he also was a visiting professor, with dual appointments in Aviation and Systems Engineering, at The Ohio State University. Dr. Lofaro went to Ohio from the FAA’s Technical Center where he was a manager in the FAA’s Airworthiness Assurance R&D Division. Ron had gone to the FAA's Technical Center in 1993, from FAA HQ in D.C.--- where he had begun his second tour of duty with the FAA. While at FAA HQ, he was project manager on a variety of R&D efforts focused on human factors in flight crew training, performance and assessment as well as ATCS selection. He worked on numerous major projects with NASA, USN, USAF, and various Universities. While at FAA HQ, Ron was name-requested to give ten (10) different short-courses/seminars for Industry and various federal government agencies, in flightcrew resource management, aeronautical decision-making and aviation safety. Ron came to the FAA from the Army Aviation Command, where his 5-plus year stint included R&D in pilot air-to-air combat training; the development and implementation of a computer-based pilot selection and placement test used by Army Aviation for 5 years; pilot performance assessment. During his time with Army Aviation, he spent a year as a member of an Army Safety Center "go-team" for Class A aviation accident investigation He has already published 80 articles and Technical Reports, plus 8 book chapters in reference texts. Topics include Cognitive Knowledge Engineering; Aeronautical Decision-Making in the Operational environment (ODM); Flight simulators and Training; Operational/usability testing, Crew Resource Management (CRM); Line Oriented Flight Training (LOFT); Aviator candidate selection and classification; Air Traffic Controller Specialist selection; Aviation safety; Aircrew/pilot training and performance evaluation; Aviation security human factors; Aviation maintenance human factors; Maintenance resource management (MRM) training and various aspects of OD/OR. He has also published multiple articles on educational issues. Upon graduation from college, Ron served as a commissioned officer in USAF. After completing of his tour of duty, he obtained two masters and his doctorate at NYU and Queens College/CUNY with, later, post-doctoral work at the University of North Florida; spending 12 years as a University professor. He has been an adjunct associate professor for ERAU since 1985, teaching at 4 of their extended campus locations. After retiring from FAA, he spent 8 years at the ERAU NAS Pensacola campus and was chosen faculty of the year for 2006 and again in 2009/10 at this ERAU site. His professional affiliations include past membership in the Aerospace Medical Association/Human Factors, the International Association of Aviation Psychologists, the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, the Air Transport Association's (ATA) CRM Integration and Line Oriented Flight Training (LOFT) work groups, the ATA Aviation Maintenance Human Factors sub-committee, the ATA Human Factor's Task Force and the SAE G-10 Behavioral Engineering Technology Committee.
    • Ch 57. Cognitive Ergonomics in 2016
  • Robert K. Logan
    Robert K. Logan
    Ontario College of Arts and Design, Canada & University of Toronto, Canada
    Bob Logan has a variety of experiences as an academic involved in research in complexity theory, information theory, biology, environmental science, linguistics, industrial design and media ecology studies. He published with and collaborated with Marshall McLuhan and continues his McLuhan studies research. He is also an author or editor of 15 books and many articles in refereed journals. He continues to teach The Poetry of Physics at the U. of Toronto where he is Prof. Emeritus. He is the Chief Scientist of the Strategic Innovation Lab at OCAD U. He is a Fellow at University of St. Michael’s College where he teaches a course simply entitled McLuhan and one entitled What is Information? He is also a Senior Fellow at the Origins Institute, McMaster U. and Senior. Fellow at the Institute of Biocomplexity and Informatics, U. of Calgary. In June 2011 he was presented with the Walter J. Ong Award for Career Achievement in Scholarship by the Media Ecology Association.
    • Ch 102. Communication, Information, and Pragmatics
  • Donovan Peter Chan Wai Loon
    Donovan Peter Chan Wai Loon
    University of Malaya, Malaysia
    Mr. Donovan is a Masters student at University of Malaya
    • Ch 242. Has Bitcoin Achieved the Characteristics of Money?
    • Ch 539. Mobile Apps Threats
  • Hélder Silva Lopes
    Hélder Silva Lopes
    University of Minho, Portugal
    Hélder Tiago da Silva Lopes was born in Felgueiras on December 7, 1993. Graduated in Geography and Planning in 2014 from the Institute of Social Sciences at the University of Minho. He is MsC in Geography - Planning and Territorial Management in the same year at the same institution. In the last years, he joined the Students Association of Geography and Planning (GeoPlanUM), having served as Vice President in 2014 and as President of the General Assembly since 2015. He is also the Class Delegate of the Masters class in Geography since 2015. My main research interests are GIS, Health and Planning, Planning and Management of the Tourism, Transportation planning, Regional and Local Development and climatology. In addition, I am a collaborator research scientist in Lab2PT (R&D unit of the U. Minho focused on the Social Sciences and Humanities).
    • Ch 301. Geographic Information Systems
  • Maria Luisa Mendoza López
    Maria Luisa Mendoza López
    Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Querétaro, Mexico
    Dra. Maria Luisa Mendoza López was born in 1975 in Tlahuac, Mexico City, Mexico. Currently Professor at Instituto Tecnológico de Querétaro (Technologic Institute of Queretaro) in both Mechanical Engineering and Materials Engineering. She obtained in 2005 her Ph.D. in materials science at CINVESTAV-IPN Unidad Queretaro. Her research topics are focused in: composite materials, water treatment and recycling of materials. She particularly study approaches to the selection of materials by properties and design. Other topic studied are: 1) electrophoretic deposition of colloidal silica, 2) Sol-gel coatings and organic polymer matrices for the formation of hybrid organic-inorganic composites. 3) Treatment of water polluted with heavy metal ions by electroless deposition. 4) Inverse opal structures for maximization and control of the surface area of bulk materials focused on treatment of polluted air and water.
    • Ch 110. 3D Scanning and Simulation of a Hybrid Refrigerator Using Photovoltaic Energy
  • Ernesto Lopez-Mellado
    Ernesto Lopez-Mellado
    CINVESTAV Unidad Guadalajara, Mexico
    Ernesto López-Mellado received the B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the Instituto Tecnologico de Cd. Madero, México, in 1977, the M.Sc. degree from the CINVESTAV, México City, México, in 1979, and the Docteur-Ingénieur degree in automation from the University of Toulouse, France, in 1986. Currently, he is Professor of Computer Sciences at CINVESTAV Unidad Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Mexico. His research interests include discrete event systems, and distributed intelligent systems.
    • Ch 566. Distributed Methods for Multi-Sink Wireless Sensor Networks Formation
    • Ch 652. Petri Nets Identification Techniques for Automated Modelling of Discrete Event Processes
  • Fabiana Lorenzi
    Fabiana Lorenzi
    Lutheran University of Brazil (ULBRA), Brazil
    Fabiana Lorenzi has a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS) and she is currently a professor in the Faculty of Computer Science at Lutheran University of Brazil (ULBRA). She works as consultant at Invenio Software Inteligente and her interests include Case-Based Reasoning, Recommendation Systems, and Multi-Agent Systems.
    • Ch 416. A Trust Case-Based Model Applied to Agents Collaboration
  • Shen Lu
    Shen Lu
    University of South Florida, USA
    Shen Lu is a Ph. D student at University of South Florida and holds BS and MS in computer science from Tsinghua University and MS in computer science from University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Her research interests are data mining, machine learning and statistical models, and has worked on software architecture, data mining and data warehousing in several big companies. She has published many papers in text analysis, three of which have won best paper awards. She also won first place in Microsoft Innovation Cup Student Software Development Competition. She is also a founder of an IT solution company, which helps transform research into the software
    • Ch 155. Data Linkage Discovery Applications
  • Ivana Lima Lucchesi
    Ivana Lima Lucchesi
    Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
    Ivana Lima Lucchesi PhD student in Informatics in Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. Teacher in the areas of Statistics, Mathematics and Informatics in High School and Technical.
    • Ch 554. Mobile Game-Based Learning in STEM Subjects
  • Roanna Lun
    Roanna Lun
    Cleveland State University, USA
    Roanna Lun is currently pursuing the doctoral degree in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cleveland State University, Cleveland, Ohio. Her research interests include human body motion recognition, machine learning and computer aided rehabilitation. She has also worked as a project manager for the Department of Computer and Information Science at Gannon University, Erie, PA since 2007. Prior to joining Gannon University, she had worked as computer application developer in software industry for many years.
    • Ch 511. Kinect Applications in Healthcare
  • Naveenkumar M
    Naveenkumar M
    National Institute of Technology Trichy, India
    Naveenkumar received M.Tech degree from Department of Computer Science, JNTU Anantapur University. Currently, he is doing Ph.D. in NIT Trichy. His research interests are Image and Video processing, Computer Networks.
    • Ch 19. Moving Object Detection and Tracking Based on the Contour Extraction and Centroid Representation
  • Will W. K. Ma
    Will W. K. Ma
    Hong Kong Shue Yan University, Hong Kong
    Will W. K. Ma received his PhD in Educational Technology from the University of Hong Kong in 2010. He is currently an Associate Professor and Associate Head for the Department of Journalism and Communication of Hong Kong Shue Yan University. He is also the CEO of the Online Communication Research Centre at the Department. His research focuses on the use of information systems for communication, knowledge sharing and knowledge creation. He has papers in Computers & Education, Computers in Human Behavior, Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, International Journal of Communications, Law, and Policy, and Information & Management. He is served as Co-editor of the Journal of Communication and Education (JCE). He is also the President of the Hong Kong Association for Educational Communications and Technology (HKAECT)(2016-18).
    • Ch 442. Theory and Practice of Online Knowledge Sharing
  • Zakaria Maamar
    Zakaria Maamar
    Zayed University, UAE
    Zakaria Maamar is Professor in the College of Technological Innovation at Zayed University, Dubai, UAE. His research interests include business processes, Internet of things, and Web 2.0. Zakaria has a PhD in computer science from Laval University, Quebec City, Canada.
    • Ch 66. Social Business Process Modeling
  • Cristiano Maciel
    Cristiano Maciel
    Federal University of Mato Grosso, Brazil
    Researcher at the “Interactive Virtual Environments Laboratory” (LAVI) and a professor in the Institute of Computing, in the Federal University of Mato Grosso - Brazil. Has a PhD degree in Computation (UFF-RJ), in collaboration with the Coimbra University (Portugal). At the moment, is the regional secretary of Mato Grosso in the Brazilian Computer Society (SBC), as well as a coordinator of the Special Commission on HCI and its Executive Council (CEIHC - SBC). Has technical interests in Human-Computer Interaction area are mainly related to post-mortem digital legacy, social networks, online education and Web-based interaction.
    • Ch 65. Organizational Transparency
  • Riccardo Macis
    Riccardo Macis
    University of Cagliari, Italy
    Riccardo Macis is a student enrolled in the second year of the degree in Computer Science at the University of Cagliari. His interests are Arduino programming and video making. In 2015 he took part to a short internship at “La nuova Posta” as IT manager.
    • Ch 285. Leveraging the Arduino Platform to Develop Information Technology Devices
  • Kristen MacIver
    Kristen MacIver
    Northern Michigan University, USA
    Kristen MacIver is an MBA student in the Walker L. Cisler School of Business at Northern Michigan University.
    • Ch 319. Electronic Health Record (EHR) Diffusion and an Examination of Physician Resistance
  • Marek Macko
    Marek Macko
    Kazimierz Weilki University, Poland
    Prof. Marek Macko MSc Eng PhD DSc is engineer and scientist, specialist in mechanics and automatics. He heads Department of Mechatronics in Institute of Mechanics and Applied Computer Science, Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland. He was Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Math, Physics, and Technology (2012-2016), and now is the Vice-Rector of the Kazimierz Wielki University (2016-2020). He is an author and co-author of many scientific publications and inventions, well-known organizer and popularizer of science and novel technologies.
    • Ch 45. Reverse Engineering in Rehabilitation
  • Awais Mahmood
    Awais Mahmood
    National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan
    Awais Mahmood received his B.Eng. degree from National University of Science and Technology (NUST), Pakistan in 2014. His research interests include smart grids, power distribution systems and model checking.
    • Ch 271. Load Flow Analysis in Smart Grids
  • Nidhal Mahmud
    Nidhal Mahmud
    University of Hull, UK
    Nidhal Mahmud works in the fields of model-based analysis and design of system architectures. He holds a DEA in Conception of the Advanced Informatics Systems from the University of Évry Val d’Essonne (France) and a PhD degree in Computer Science from the University of Hull (UK). His research is focused on safety and reliability of complex real-time embedded systems and he has been involved in the development of EAST-ADL, an engineering approach for automotive electronic systems. Previous EU project involvements include ATESST2 and MAENAD.
    • Ch 593. Improving Dependability of Robotics Systems
  • Debra A. Major
    Debra A. Major
    Old Dominion University, USA
    Debra A. Major earned her Ph.D. in industrial/organizational psychology from Michigan State University. She is presently eminent professor at Old Dominion University. Her research focuses on career development issues, including barriers faced by women and minorities, developmental relationships at work, and work-family conflict. Her work frequently targets underrepresentation in STEM disciplines. Dr. Major has secured research grants from numerous federal agencies and has received continuous funding for her research from the National Science Foundation for fifteen years. She is fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Association for Psychological Science, and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology.
    • Ch 295. How Exclusive Work Climates Create Barriers for Women in IS&T
  • Swanirbhar Majumder
    Swanirbhar Majumder
    NERIST, India
    He completed his BTech in ECE from NEHU, Shillong in 2004 followed by his MTech in 2006 from Dept of Applied Physics University of Calcutta. Since then he has been working on Biomedical and Image Processing research area as well as a faculty in the Dept of ECE NERIST, a CFTI and a Deemed University in Arunachal Pradesh since 2006. He recently completed his PhD from Dept of ETCE Jadavpur University in 2015. He has authored 50+ publications as journals and conferences and publishe a few book chapters and 2 books till date. His areas of interest are image and biomedical signal processing, soft computing and embedded systems.
    • Ch 432. Steganography Using Biometrics
  • Lin G. Malone
    Lin G. Malone
    Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
    Lin Malone is currently a Research Associate at the School of Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University. In her current project with the DiLiterati Group, she investigates the links between digital literacies, knowledge diffusion and sustainable development. She graduated with a Masters in Media, Culture and Education (Distinction) from University College London’s Institute of Education in 2015 and a Bachelors of Mass Communication (Distinction) from Curtin University in 2014. Her research interest lies largely in the field of Media and Technology and their impact on society.
    • Ch 198. A Maturity Model for Digital Literacies and Sustainable Development
  • Jorge Manjarrez-Sanchez
    Jorge Manjarrez-Sanchez
    Instituto Tecnologico Superior de Jerez, Mexico
    Ph. D in Computer Sciences at the University of Nantes, France. Working with de INRIA-Atlas team in High-dimensional Query Processing in Parallel Databases. Currently works as a Researcher at the Technological Institute of Jerez, Mexico. Previous appointments are: Researcher at the Center for Computing Research, National Polytechnical Institute, (CIC - IPN) Mexico Researcher at the Center for Mathematical Research (CIMAT), Mexico. Faculty ITESM Mexico. He has also been developer and consultant for nation wide enterprises in Mexico
    • Ch 157. In-Memory Analytics
  • Janga Reddy Manne
    Janga Reddy Manne
    Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
    Dr M. JANGA REDDY, Ph.D. (IISc Bangalore), is Faculty at Department of Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, has worked widely in the area of evolutionary algorithms and swarm intelligence techniques, and their applications to systems optimization. He has published several papers in leading international journals on evolutionary algorithms (ACO, PSO, GA, DE) and soft computing techniques for decision making in water resource management.
    • Ch 22. Swarm Intelligence for Multi-Objective Optimization in Engineering Design
  • Cecilia G. Manrique
    Cecilia G. Manrique
    University of Wisconsin – La Crosse, USA
    Dr. Cecilia G. Manrique is professor and former chair of the Political Science/Public Administration Department at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. She received her doctorate in Political Science from the University of Notre Dame. She has published in the fields of immigration (The Multicultural or Immigrant Faculty in American Society) and incorporating technology in the Political Science classroom (The Houghton Mifflin Guide to the Internet for Political Science). She has been a member of the American Political Science Association (APSA) since 1988, was President of the Computers and Multimedia Section (now Information Technology and Politics) of APSA and has been Treasurer since 1995. She is also the Treasurer of the Wisconsin Political Science Association. In 2012 she completed a second three-year term as President of the International Leadership Council of the Golden Key International Honour Society. She is married to Gabriel and has two children, Patrick and Michelle.
    • Ch 250. An Update on Bitcoin as a Digital Currency
  • Gabriel G. Manrique
    Gabriel G. Manrique
    Winona State University, USA
    Gabriel Manrique is chairman and professor of the Department of Economics at Winona State University. He teaches in the areas of macroeconomics and international economics. He was formerly the globalization specialist for Fastenal Company, a multinational industrial corporation based in Winona, MN. Among his areas of interest are: the comparative analysis of economies, government procedures particularly as they relate to businesses, and the economic and political environments for foreign investments.
    • Ch 250. An Update on Bitcoin as a Digital Currency
  • Fabrizia Mantovani
    Fabrizia Mantovani
    Università di Milano-Bicocca, Italy
    Dr. Fabrizia Mantovani is Associate Professor of General Psychology at the Department of Human Sciences for Education of the University of Milano - Bicocca. She a strong theoretical and experimental research background in new media psychology, with a focus on the analysis of cognitive and emotional aspects of user experience in interaction with new technologies (Virtual Reality environments and Serious Games in particular) She participated, as research team manager in five international research projects funded by the European Commission under the 5th, 6th and 7th Framework Programme: “VEPSY-UPDATED: Telemedicine and Portable Virtual Environments for Clinical Psychology”; “EMMA: Engaging Media for Mental Health Applications”; “I-LEARNING: Immersion/Imagery Enhanced Learning”; "MYSELF: Multimodal e-learning System based on Simulations, Role-Playing, Automatic Coaching and Voice Recognition Interaction for Affective Profiling”; “LUDUS: European Network for the Sharing and Dissemination of Technologies and Knowledge in the Innovative Field of Game-Based Learning” (Scientific Responsible for UNIMIB). She has published over 80 works in national and international scientific journals, volumes, and conference proceedings. Fabrizia Mantovani is a member of the Editorial Board of the international peer-reviewed scientific journals “Open Communication Journal” and “Annual Review of Cybertherapy and Telemedicine”. She is a member of the Scientific Committees of the international conferences “Cybertherapy”, “Presence”, “IADIS Multi-Conference on Computer Science
    • Ch 541. Mobile Virtual Reality to Enhance Subjective Well-Being
  • Raffaella Manuzzi
    Raffaella Manuzzi
    ISPRA, Italy
    I graduated in 2003 in Chemical Engineering from Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Italy, where I worked later for an annual research grant on risk analysis of dangerous goods transportation. Since 2004, I have been working at Studio CLEA Ingegneria on risk analysis for chemical plants and company consultancy in the environmental field. Since 2009, I have been working for ISPRA as technical support staff to the IPPC Commission about thermal power stations, chemical plants, and integrated steelworks. My primary research topics of interest and areas of expertise include risk analysis for industrial plants, analysis and simulation of environmental risk due to chemical plants, and national regulations related to environmental integrated authorizations (AIA). I am a fellow of Engineers of the Province of Forlì-Cesena since 2004.
    • Ch 275. Waste Gas End-of-Pipe Treatment Techniques in Italian IPPC Chemical Plants
  • María Ángeles Rodriguez Manzanares
    María Ángeles Rodriguez Manzanares
    Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada
    María Ángeles Rodríguez Manzanares holds a PhD in Education from Memorial University of Newfoundland, Canada. She has taught Spanish and English language courses both online and face-to-face as well as Education courses in the fields of Second Language Education and of Information Technology. Her doctoral dissertation focused on international students of non-English speaking background and their learning in online courses. She has conducted research and published in the areas of international university students, technology in education, and second language teaching and learning.
    • Ch 338. International Students in Online Courses
  • Joyce Gosata Maphanyane
    Joyce Gosata Maphanyane
    University of Botswana, Botswana
    Biography A: Professional Joyce is an infrastructural engineer with: 1. BSc (Joint Honours), Topographic Science (Land Survey, Cartography, Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing) and Geology; theses: a) “Map Revision for Botswana and how it can be adapted and b) Geological Mapping of Brunflo, Jamtland, Central Sweden. With the University of Wales, University College of Swansea, Wales, UK; 2. MSc GIS - Geographical Information Systems, Information Technology and Remote Sensing. Thesis is on the Application of GIS/LIS to Rural Land Capability Classification. With the Institute of Engineering, Surveying and Space Geodesy; University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; 3. Diplôme d’études Supérieures Spécialisé (DESS), Thesis titled the “Botswana Natural Resource Database, Design, Creation and Inventory, Towards Optimized Environmental Monitoring.” For the Cycle d’enseignement de la Télédétection with the Université de Pierre et Marie Curie, (Paris VI), Paris, France; and 4. The PhD Engineering: Infrastructural Engineering on GIS & Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Thesis on the Investigation of Land Cover Change and Trends through the Reconstruction of Historical Landscapes with School of Engineering, Melbourne University, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. B. Work Experience Joyce worked as a civil servant in applications for cartography, database management, photogrammetry remote sensing and GIS. Now she is an academician at the University of Botswana, doing research and teaching both undergraduate and post graduate in the same cadre. C. Projects She has been involved with a number of national, regional and international projects like AfSIS –CIAT Africa Soil Mapping, SASSCAL, Regional Postgraduate Course on GIS and Remote Sensing Creation and GHG land cover and land cover change mapping for UNFCCC for forest resource management, inventory and monitoring for climate change. D. Hobbies Her hobbies are agriculture, photography, cooking exotic food and travelling the world.
    • Ch 303. Parallel Development of Three Major Space Technology Systems and Human Side of Information Reference Services as an Essential Complementary Method
  • Pablo Maraver-López
    Pablo Maraver-López
    University of Huelva, Spain
    Pablo Maraver-López, PhD, is a Professor of Psychology and Education at the University of Huelva, Spain, and a Research fellow at the University Faculty Training (FPU) Programme. He is the author of publications in the field of virtual learning communities, psychology, communication, interactions and higher education.
    • Ch 345. Using Communities of Inquiry Online to Perform Tasks of Higher Order Learning
  • Sérgio Maravilhas
    Sérgio Maravilhas
    Universidade Salvador, Brazil
    Sérgio Maravilhas is a Post-Doctoral researcher at UNIFACS, Brazil. He has already a Post-Doctoral Title from UFBA, Brazil, in Industrial Property and innovation with a PNPD/CAPES Scholarship (Research Grant). He has a PhD in Information and Communication in Digital Platforms (UA + UP), a Master in Information Management (FEUP and Sheffield University, UK), a Postgraduate Course in ICT (FEUP), a Specialization in Innovation and Technological Entrepreneurship (FEUP and North Carolina State University, USA) and a 5 years Degree in Philosophy, Educational Branch (FLUP). A Teacher and Trainer since 1998, worked at ESE - IPP as a Supervisor at the Internet@School project between 2002 and 2005, and a university teacher since 2005 at Aveiro University (DEGEI), and since 2010 at ULP and IESFF in Masters and MBA levels. Teaches Marketing, Research Methods, Creative Processes in Innovation, Intellectual and Industrial Property, Technology Watch, Information Management and Organizational Behaviour in universities and he’s a trainer in ICT, Sales, Negotiation and Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP). Publishes and attends conferences mainly in the subjects of patent information, innovation, ICT, marketing, web 2.0, webradio and sustainability.
    • Ch 500. Marketing and Marketing Plan for Information Services
  • Mariappan Kadarkarainadar Marichelvam
    Mariappan Kadarkarainadar Marichelvam
    Mepco Schlenk Enginering College, India
    M.K. Marichelvam is currently working as Assistant Professor in the department of Mechanical Engineering at Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi, Tamilnadu, India. He received his BE in Mechanical Engineering from Madurai Kamaraj University in 2000 and his ME in Industrial Engineering from Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, India in 2002. His area of interest is manufacturing scheduling, multi-objective optimization, heuristics and hybrid meta-heuristics. Currently, he is pursuing his PhD at Anna University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, India. He has published more than ten papers in referred journals.
    • Ch 379. Cuckoo Search Algorithm for Solving Real Industrial Multi-Objective Scheduling Problems
  • Jouni Markkula
    Jouni Markkula
    University of Oulu, Finland
    Dr. Jouni Markkula is Senior Research Fellow at the University of Oulu, Finland. He received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Jyväskylä in 2003. Before the University of Oulu, Dr. Markkula was working at the Information Technology Research Institute of the University of Jyväskylä as a Research Director. His main research areas are data intensive system and service design, software engineering, knowledge management, decision making, and information privacy. He has published more than 80 international peer-reviewed journal and conference articles and book chapters on these topics. He has also lead and managed several research projects in these fields, in co-operation with industry.
    • Ch 183. Decision Filed Theory
    • Ch 421. Development of Personal Information Privacy Concerns Evaluation
  • Madeline R. Marks
    Madeline R. Marks
    University of Maryland, USA
    Madeline Marks is a doctoral student in the clinical psychology program at the University of Central Florida, where she is the lab manager and member of the Recent and Emerging Technology Research Organization Lab (RETRO Lab) and Research and Treatment on Response to Extreme Stressors (UCF RESTORES), respectively. Madeline earned her B.A. degree in Sports Psychology and a minor in Psychology from the University of Connecticut (UCONN) in 2012. Prior to attending UCF, she worked as a volunteer and professional EMT for 6 years. While currently not "on the road," she maintains her certifications. Madeline’s interests are in the development, research, and dissemination of prevention, intervention, and training protocols with a focus on stress injuries in first responders. Additionally, she is interested in the use of technology as a delivery mechanism of the aforementioned prevention, intervention, and training protocols.
    • Ch 86. A Gamification Update to the Taxonomy of Technology and Mental Health
  • Roberto Marmo
    Roberto Marmo
    University of Pavia, Italy
    Roberto Marmo received the Laurea (cum laude) in Computer Science from Salerno University (Italy) and Ph.D. in Electronic and Computer Engineering obtained from the University of Pavia (Italy). He is presently contract teacher of computer science at Faculty of Engineering of Pavia University, Italy. His most recent work is concerned with mathematical models and software for social network analysis. He is co-author of "Vendere con il Social Commerce", a textbook in Italian language on help better understand social commerce and it's impact on business, and he is author of "Social Media Mining", a textbook in Italian language on extracting information from Social Media.
    • Ch 249. Social Commerce Using Social Network and E-Commerce
  • Rui Pedro Figueiredo Marques
    Rui Pedro Figueiredo Marques
    Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
    Rui Pedro Figueiredo Marques received the PhD degree in Computer Science in 2014 from the universities of Minho, Aveiro and Porto, three of the top universities in the north of Portugal. In 2008 he concluded his Masters degree in Electronics and Telecommunications Engineering, at the University of Aveiro, and in 2005 he graduated in the same area, also from the University of Aveiro. He is researcher at Algoritmi, a research unit of University of Minho, and his main research interests are in Organizational Information Systems and Information Systems Auditing. He has been lecturing Information and Technology since 2007 at the Higher Institute for Accountancy and Administration, University of Aveiro.
    • Ch 71. Continuous Assurance and the Use of Technology for Business Compliance
  • Andrea Marras
    Andrea Marras
    University of Cagliari, Italy
    Andrea Marras is a student enrolled in the second year of Computer Science at the University of Cagliari. His interest are device development, game programming and robotics. He wants to became a game developer, and has a little bit of experience with software like Unity3D, UDK, CryEngine.
    • Ch 285. Leveraging the Arduino Platform to Develop Information Technology Devices
  • Liliana Martinez
    Liliana Martinez
    Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Liliana Martinez is an assistant professor in Computer Science area at the Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (UNCPBA), Tandil, Argentina. She is a member of the Software Technology Group, which develops its activities at the INTIA Research Institute at the UNCPBA. She has a Master degree in Software Engineering from Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina. Her research interests are focused on system modernization. She has published book chapters, journal articles and conference papers. She has been member of the program committee of international conferences related to software engineering. Contact e-mail: lmartine@exa.unicen.edu.ar
    • Ch 648. Model-Driven Software Modernization
  • Maria Isabel Asensio Martinez
    Maria Isabel Asensio Martinez
    La Ribera University Hospital, Spain
    Specialist Radiology Technician
    • Ch 503. Comprehensive E-Learning Appraisal System
  • Dragana Martinovic
    Dragana Martinovic
    University of Windsor, Canada
    Dragana Martinovic is a Professor of Mathematics Education at University of Windsor, where she leads the Human Development Technologies Research Group. Dragana is a Fellow of the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences and a Co-Director of the newly organized Fields Centre for Mathematics Education. In her research Dragana explores ways in which technology can improve teaching and learning outcomes, and the digital literacy skills needed for a successful learner and worker of the 21st century.
    • Ch 201. The Roles of Digital Literacy in Social Life of Youth
    • Ch 630. New Faces of Digital Divide and How to Bridge It
  • Gilberto Marzano
    Gilberto Marzano
    Rezekne Academy of Technologies, Latvia
    Dr. Gilberto Marzano is an expert in computer science and social anthropology. He is professor and head of the Laboratory of Pedagogical Technologies at the Rezekne Academy of Technologies, in Latvia. He is member of the PHD board “Economy, Ecology, and Preservation of Agricultural and Environmental Systems” at the University of Udine, in Italy; President of a private non-profit research institute in Italy (Ecoistituto del Friuli Venezia Giulia), specialized in sustainable development. He worked as a manager in several private ICT companies and was director of an R&D laboratory of a large ICT company in Italy.
    • Ch 360. Cyberbullying
    • Ch 516. Social Telerehabilitation
  • Rahat Masood
    Rahat Masood
    NUST School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Pakistan
    Ms. Rahat Masood is a PhD Student at University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia. Her research at UNSW focuses on Biometric Authentication Systems. Previously, she was a Visiting Scholar at the Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. Her research at SNL was focused on cybersecurity risk management of Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs). She is also a Lecturer at NUST School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS)-Pakistan. As a research fellow at KTH-Applied Information Security Lab, she conducted research in different domains of information security particularly including Security of Unstructured Databases and Cloud Computing Environments. Cloud computing technologies are currently her area of interest in which she is exploring various security issues at software layer services. In addition, Ms. Rahat has keen interest in critical infrastructures protection, such as nuclear and energy system, where she can address the issues of emerging cyber security threats to infrastructures. She completed her Master’s in Computer & Communication Security from NUST-SEECS. Her Bachelor’s degree is in Software Engineering with Honors from University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila.
    • Ch 251. Use of Bitcoin for Internet Trade
  • Maslin Masrom
    Maslin Masrom
    Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
    Dr Maslin Masrom is an Associate Professor, UTM Razak School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia Kuala Lumpur. She was the Head of Postgraduate Studies from 2010-2012 at UTM Razak School, and currently she held a post as Head of Management Science and Design. She teaches Information Technology Strategy, Management Information Systems, ICT Ethics and Society, Decision Modelling, and Research Methodology. She has published many technical papers in journals, books and conferences. Her main research interests are in IT/IS Management, Online Social Networking, Women and Technologies, Cloud Computing in Healthcare System, Knowledge Management, Information Security, Ethics in Computing, Operations Research / Decision Modelling, and Structural Equation Modelling.
    • Ch 615. Online Social Networking Behavior and Its Influence Towards Students' Academic Performance
  • Cristian Mateos
    Cristian Mateos
    ISISTAN, UNICEN-CONICET, Argentina
    Cristian Mateos (http://www.exa.unicen.edu.ar/~cmateos) received a Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the UNICEN in 2008. He is a full time Adjunct Professor at the UNICEN and member of ISISTAN-CONICET. His main research interest are parallel/distributed programming, Grid/Cloud middlewares and Service-oriented Computing. Contact him at cristian.mateos@isistan.unicen.edu.ar."
    • Ch 577. Recurrent Neural Networks for Predicting Mobile Device State
  • Lincy Mathews
    Lincy Mathews
    M. S. Ramaiah Institute of Technology, India
    OBJECTIVE To involve in educating our students for the benefit of society, I would like to create and bring innovation to education system. SUBJECTS TAUGHT AND TEACHING INTERESTS ? Data Mining ? Data Structures and Algorithms ? Database Management Systems ? Machine Learning ? Natural Language Processing EDUCATION ? Pursuing Ph.D. in Computer Engineering in Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore University, 2010 ? MTech in Computer Science & Engineering, Vellore Institute of Engineering, 2003 Thesis Title: A Natural Language Interface for a Database System ? B.Tech in Computer Science & Engineering, College of Engineering, Adoor Cochin University of Science & Technology 2001 RESEARCH EXPERIENCE . ? Guiding Graduate and Post Graduate students ? Published papers in international journals and conference Papers Published. 1. Lincy Mathews, Dr Bandaru Rama Krishna Rao, A Feasible Rural Education System, International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications, Vol 3, Issue 1, 2012 2. Lincy Mathews, Dr Bandaru Rama Krishna Rao, An Overview: Semantic web Based Education System, International Journal of Computer Applications, (0975 – 8887),July 2011 3. Lincy Mathews, Dr. E Sathiyamoorthy, Intricacies of an Automatic Text Summarizer, International Journal of Engineering and Technology, July 2013, Vol 5,No 3,Jun-Jul,2013, pg 2871-2878 4. Lincy Mathews, Dr Hari Seetha,“On Improving the Classification of Imbalanced Data” , accepted for March Edition, 2017, Journal, Cybernetics and Information Technologies, Institute of Information and Communication technologies at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences 5. Lincy Mathews, Dr Hari Seetha “Genetic Approach for Learning from Imbalanced Text Corpora”, Accepted for the Conference(ICETESM2016) and Publication, Published in Indian Journal of Science and Technology, Dec Issue,2017
    • Ch 159. Learning From Imbalanced Data
  • Julia M. Matuga
    Julia M. Matuga
    Bowling Green State University, USA
    Julia Matuga earned a PhD in Educational Psychology with an emphasis on learning, cognition and instruction from Indiana University, Bloomington. She joined the faculty at Bowling Green State University as an associate professor of educational psychology in 1999. She is currently the Associate Vice Provost for Institutional Effectiveness at Bowling Green State University. Her research interests include online teaching and learning in higher education, the role of self-regulation in life-long learning, and institutional evaluation and assessment.
    • Ch 341. Quality Online Learning in Higher Education
  • Elizabeth Mazur
    Elizabeth Mazur
    Pennsylvania State University, USA
    Elizabeth Mazur received her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from the University of Michigan and is presently an associate professor of psychology at Pennsylvania State University, Greater Allegheny. She has published studies on adolescents’ and emerging adults’ social interaction on the Internet as well as those of older adults.
    • Ch 609. The Internet Behavior of Older Adults
  • Jeremy J. McDaniel
    Jeremy J. McDaniel
    Principal Financial Group, USA
    Jeremy McDaniel is a 2012 alumnus of the University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Florida, with a B.A. degree in Criminology. While attending the University of South Florida, he worked as a teacher's assistant and research assistant with a special interest in Cyber Crime for Dr. Shun-Yung Wang. He currently resides in Minnesota with his wife and is a Disability Claims Analyst with Principal Financial Group. In his spare time, Jeremy continues to stay informed in the Criminology field of Cyber Crime.
    • Ch 144. Piracy and Intellectual Property Theft in the Internet Era
  • Christina L. McDowell Marinchak
    Christina L. McDowell Marinchak
    University of Alaska Anchorage, USA
    Dr. Christina L. McDowell is an Assistant Professor of Business Communication and Marketing at the University of Alaska Anchorage in the College of Business and Public Policy.
    • Ch 499. The Impact of Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Personal Assistants on Marketing
  • Tanya McGill
    Tanya McGill
    Murdoch University, Australia
    Tanya McGill is an Associate Professor in the School of Information Technology at Murdoch University in Western Australia. She has an MBA from the University of Western Australia and a PhD from Murdoch University. Her major research interests include end user computing, e-learning, IS security and information technology education. She is the author of over 100 journal articles, book chapters, and articles in conference proceedings. Her research has been published in various journals including Behaviour and Information Technology, Decision Support Systems, Computers & Education, Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, ACM Transactions on Information and System Security, Journal of Computing in Higher Education, and Information Resources Management Journal.
    • Ch 357. Affect-Sensitive Computer Systems
  • James McKee
    James McKee
    Wollongong University, Australia
    James McKee has a PhD from the Department of Information Systems, Wollongong University, Australia. He has lectured in Information Systems at that university for several years and prior to that was a technical architect with EDS Australia working on a large re-engineering project in a team of IT architects with the Australian Customs. James has been in the computing industry for 40 years and he has spent many years in the management team of a University Computer Centre, concluding with the position of Associate Director of Administrative Information Systems.
    • Ch 50. Architecture as a Tool to Solve Business Planning Problems
  • Nigel McKelvey
    Nigel McKelvey
    Computer Science Department, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Ireland
    Nigel McKelvey is a lecturer at the Letterkenny Institute of Technology in the Computing Department. Mr McKelvey’s areas of interest include Emerging Technologies, Secure Programming as well as Legal and Ethical issues in Computing. Mr McKelvey is currently pursuing a Doctorate in Education with Queen’s University Belfast exploring children’s perspectives at CoderDojos.
    • Ch 540. Mobile Technologies Impact on Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Kelly McKenna
    Kelly McKenna
    Colorado State University, USA
    Dr. Kelly McKenna is an assistant professor in the Adult Education and Training Program in the School of Education at Colorado State University. Kelly’s research interests lie in the field of adult education, with research objectives aimed to support adult learners in their educational and occupational endeavors by creating optimal learning environments and facilitating successful student experiences. She focuses on distance education, technology enhanced teaching and learning, and learning communities.
    • Ch 343. Technology Policies and Practices in Higher Education
  • Ramona Sue McNeal
    Ramona Sue McNeal
    University of Northern Iowa, USA
    Ramona McNeal is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Northern Iowa. Her chief research interests include e-government, telehealth, campaign finance reform and telecommunications policy. She also studies the impact of technology on participation, including its relationship to voting, elections, and public opinion. She has published work in a number of journals including Journal of Information Technology & Politics, Social Science Quarterly, Policy Studies Journal, Public Administration Review, Political Research Quarterly and State Politics and Policy Quarterly. She is a co-author of Digital Citizenship: The Internet, Society and Participation (MIT Press, 2007) with Karen Mossberger and Caroline Tolbert.
    • Ch 314. Presidential Elections Web 2.0
  • Fiona McNeill
    Fiona McNeill
    Heriot-Watt University, UK
    Fiona McNeill is an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at Heriot-Watt University. Her research focuses on dynamic data exchange, particularly during emergency response situations.
    • Ch 235. Facilitating Interaction Between Virtual Agents Through Negotiation Over Ontological Representation
  • John G. McNutt
    John G. McNutt
    University of Delaware, USA
    John G. McNutt is Professor Emeritus in the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Delaware. Dr. McNutt is a specialist in the application of high technology to political and social engagement. His work focuses on the role of technology in lobbying, e-government and e-democracy, political campaigning and deliberation, organizing and other forms of political participation. He has conducted research on professional associations, child advocacy groups, consumer and environmental protection groups, social action organizations and legislative bodies. His most recent work looks at political change technology and e-government and data science Dr. McNutt has co-edited or co-authored eight books and many journal articles, book chapters and other publications. He regularly presents at National and International conferences and sits on several editorial boards.
    • Ch 310. E-Activism Development and Growth
  • Inmaculada Medina-Bulo
    Inmaculada Medina-Bulo
    University of Cádiz, Spain
    Inmaculada Medina-Bulo received her PhD in Computer Science at the University of Seville (Spain). She has been a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering of the University of Cádiz (Spain) since 1995. She has been a member of the Council of the School of Engineering (ESI) and a Erasmus Program Coordinator for several years. In 2010 she was appointed Degree Coordinator for the Computer Science Studies and a member of the Board of the ESI. Since September 2013 she hold the post of Chief Information Officer of the University. Her research was supported by research stays at the USA, the UK and Germany. She has served in program and organizing committees at different conferences. She has published numerous papers in international journals and conferences. She is the main researcher of the UCASE Software Engineering Research Group and of Spanish Excellence Network on Search-Based Software Engineering.
    • Ch 649. Mutation Testing Applied to Object-Oriented Languages
  • Casey Medlock Paul
    Casey Medlock Paul
    North Carolina State University, USA
    Casey Medlock is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in literacy at North Carolina State University. Her research interests include digital literacy and education.
    • Ch 194. Digital Literacy for the 21st Century
  • Natarajan Meghanathan
    Natarajan Meghanathan
    Jackson State University, USA
    Dr. Natarajan Meghanathan is a tenured Associate Professor of Computer Science at Jackson State University, Jackson, MS. He graduated with a Ph.D. in Computer Science from The University of Texas at Dallas in May 2005. Dr. Meghanathan has published more than 140 peer-reviewed articles (more than half of them being journal publications). He has also received federal education and research grants from the U. S. National Science Foundation, Army Research Lab and Air Force Research Lab. Dr. Meghanathan has been serving in the editorial board of several international journals and in the Technical Program Committees and Organization Committees of several international conferences. His research interests are Wireless Ad hoc Networks and Sensor Networks, Graph Theory, Network and Software Security, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. For more information, visit http://www.jsums.edu/cms/nmeghanathan
    • Ch 152. Centrality Analysis of the United States Network Graph
    • Ch 565. Clique Size and Centrality Metrics for Analysis of Real-World Network Graphs
    • Ch 567. A Graph-Intersection-Based Algorithm to Determine Maximum Lifetime Communication Topologies for Cognitive Radio Ad Hoc Networks
  • Prashant Mehta
    Prashant Mehta
    National Law University Jodhpur, India
    Dr. Prashant Mehta, Ph.D. (Marketing), MBA (Marketing), Ph.D. (Electro-Chemistry), M.Sc. (Chemistry), B.Sc. (Science), during his more than 18 years of distinguished career in industry, consulting, and as academic professional. With research interest in environment science and waste management, I have delivered over 100 expert lectures to clients and students, published research papers in leading national and international journals, presented at various national and international conferences, seminars, symposiums, and workshops. I was selected as Rotary International Group Study Exchange Scholar in 2005 and presently life member to Indian Science Congress Association, and association of Chemistry Teachers. My Interests lies in area of Environment Science, Conservation, Waste Management, CSR, Human Rights, Health and Education, Marketing and Strategy. I bring excellent communication, and analytical skills, coupled with pragmatic approach to develop effective forward-thinking leadership, building teams, ability to optimize and re-structure working systems, develop marketing strategy, analyse and document results.
    • Ch 268. E-Waste, Chemical Toxicity, and Legislation in India
  • Christopher Mekhiel
    Christopher Mekhiel
    Ryerson University, Canada
    • Ch 578. Visible Light Communication Numerous Applications
  • Thiago Troina Melendez
    Thiago Troina Melendez
    Instituto Federal Sul-Riograndense, Brazil
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    • Ch 554. Mobile Game-Based Learning in STEM Subjects
  • Jennifer A. Mellott
    Jennifer A. Mellott
    Kent State University, USA
    Jennifer Mellott, M.S., is a doctoral student at Kent State University in the College of Education, Health and Human Services (EHHS) in the Department of Foundations, Leadership, and Administration (FLA), in the Evaluation and Measurement program. She has taught mathematics and statistics, held analytical roles in the pharmaceutical, insurance and financial industries, and is currently employed as a statistical consultant and SAS programmer. Her research interests include mathematics and statistics education and the use of educational technology.
    • Ch 450. The Relationship Between Online Formative Assessment and State Test Scores Using Multilevel Modeling
  • Mikhail I. Melnik
    Mikhail I. Melnik
    Kennesaw State University, USA
    Mikhail I. Melnik holds MA in Economics from Boston University and Ph.D. in Economics from Georgia State University. His research has been is in the areas of online commerce and taxation. Dr. Melnik has published in a number of various academic journals and his research has been cited in numerous media outlets including Forbes, Bloomberg News radio,
    • Ch 247. Reputational Mechanisms in Consumer-to-Consumer Online Commerce
  • Ana Melro
    Ana Melro
    University of Aveiro, Portugal
    Ana Melro has a Ph.D. in Information and Communication in Digital Platforms, from University of Aveiro and Faculty of Arts, University of Porto (2013). In 2007 finished her master degree in Sociology of Childhood, at University of Minho. And also has one degree in Management (2010), from University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro and other in Sociology (2004), from University of Minho. Ana Melro is currently a post-doctoral fellowship at DigiMedia (Cic.Digital), University of Aveiro.
    • Ch 369. Screen Culture
  • Amye M. Melton
    Amye M. Melton
    Austin Peay State University, USA
    Amye Melton is a management instructor in the Department of Management and Marketing at Austin Peay State University where she teaches business strategy, strategic management, organizational behavior, and organizational development. She received her B.S. from Campbellsville University, M.B.A. from Middle Tennessee State University and D.B.A. from Walden University. Dr. Melton has had an extensive career in higher education administration for 19 years. She currently resides in Clarksville, TN with her husband, John
    • Ch 476. Offshoring IT
    • Ch 479. Radio Frequency Identification Systems Within a Lean Supply Chain in a Global Environment
  • Dominic Mentor
    Dominic Mentor
    Teachers College, Columbia University, USA
    Dominic Mentor (Ed.D.) is an Adjunct Asst. Prof. at Teachers College, Columbia University. He initiated and co-designed the USA’s first mLearning graduate class and a social media fellowship for the NYC Mayor’s Office of Adult Education. He received the Optimas Gold Vision 2014 award from Workforce Magazine for his work in the non-profit sector, developing young talent and won First Prize in the Blended Learning category of the 2015 International E-Learning Awards for E&M Learning -Connected Collaborative Teaching and Learning Communities. He was panel speaker at the inaugural 2015 Global MindED conference, keynote speaker at the 2014 Educational Technology summit in South Africa and 2012 Technology in Education conference at William Patterson University. Other presentations include African Center for Education, Borough of Manhattan Community College, Adelphi University, Baruch College and TEDx, UNESCO Mobile Learning (Paris, France),Harvard’s 21st Century Academic Forum Conference (Boston, USA), and eLearning in the Workplace 2014 conference. Recent publications: A chapter in Tablets in K-12 Education: Integrated Experiences and Implications, and Encyclopedia of Mobile Phone Behavior. Other publications include articles in Educause 1. Teaching America’s First Course on Mobile Phone Learning and 2. Supporting Students’ Connectedness via Texting.
    • Ch 537. Micro to Macro Social Connectedness Through Mobile Phone Engagement
  • Bakhta Meroufel
    Bakhta Meroufel
    University of Oran1, Algeria
    Bakhta Meroufel: graduated from the Department of Computer Science in the Faculty of Sciences at the University of Oran1 in Algeria, where he received his PhD degree in Computer Science in 2016. Her research interests are: distributed system, grid computing, cloud computing, fault tolerance, replication strategies, mobile environment and multi-agents systems
    • Ch 96. Improved Checkpoint Using the Effective Management of I/O in a Cloud Environment
  • Andrea Messeri
    Andrea Messeri
    Meyer Children's Hospital of Florence, Italy
    Biosketch: Andrea Messeri, M.D Director, Pain and Palliative Care Unit Anna Meyer Children’s Hospital, Florence, Italy Past-president of the Italian Society of Pediatric Anesthesia Areas of Clinical Emphasis and Special Expertise: ? Regional Anesthesia ? Pain & Palliative medicine ? Procedural sedation ? Programme for Pain-free Hospital
    • Ch 518. Virtual Reality as Distraction Technique for Pain Management in Children and Adolescents
  • Karim Mezghani
    Karim Mezghani
    Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Saudi Arabia & University of Sfax, Tunisia
    Dr. Karim Mezghani is an associate professor of Business Administration at Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Saudi Arabia (College of Economics & Administrative Sciences). He received his M.Sc. degree and his Ph.D. degree from Sfax University, Tunisia (specialty: Management Information Systems). In addition to his experience as an assistant professor in Tunisia and Saudi Arabia, Dr. Mezghani is a regular contributor to scientific conferences and Journals in both French and English languages. His researches focus on Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) implementation, cloud computing adoption and consultant-client relationship.
    • Ch 259. From On-Premise ERP to Cloud ERP
  • Yosra Miaoui
    Yosra Miaoui
    University of Carthage, Tunisia
    Yosra Miaoui is a Ph.D student at the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management of Tunis, University of Tunis El Manar, Tunisia. She received her Master Diploma in Finance from the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management of Tunis, Tunisia. Mrs. Miaoui is currently working as an assistant lecturer at the Higher Institute of Technological Studies in Communications of Tunis. She is also a member of the Communication Networks and Security Lab, where she is conducting research activities on determinants and consequences of financial reporting quality, network security economics, and security risk issues in financial decision.
    • Ch 420. Cost Estimation and Security Investment of Security Projects
  • Iva Mihaylova
    Iva Mihaylova
    University of St. Gallen, Switzerland
    Iva Mihaylova works at the Swiss Institute for International Economics and Applied Economic Research, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland. Her research interests include: evidence-based public policy making; economic and human development; environmental commitment and performance; energy and resource economics; quantitative methods. Her research profile can be retrieved at: https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/persons/2258.
    • Ch 575. Applications of Artificial Neural Networks in Economics and Finance
  • Branka Mikavica
    Branka Mikavica
    University of Belgrade, Serbia
    Branka Mikavica received her B.Sc. (2011) and M.Sc. (2013) in technical sciences, all from University of Belgrade, Serbia. Currently, she is teaching and research assistant and PhD candidate in networking at the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering, Telecommunication Traffic and Networks Department. Her research interests include networks integration, cloud computing and pricing in telecommunication networks.
    • Ch 100. Vertical Integration Between Providers With Possible Cloud Migration
  • Emilia Mikołajewska
    Emilia Mikołajewska
    Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland
    Emilia Mikolajewska MSc PhD PT is physiotherapist, assistant professor in Department of Physiotherapy, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Bydgoszcz, Poland, senior assistant in Rehabilitation Clinic, Military Clinical Hospital No. 10 with Polyclinic in Bydgoszcz, Poland, and researcher in Neurocognitive Laboratory, Centre for Modern Interdisciplinary Technologies, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Poland. She is also member of the InteRDoCTor research team. Author of 12 books, 50 book chapters, 250 articles in the area of rehabilitation and physiotherapy, especially neurorehabilitation and neurological physiotherapy. Reviewer in 102 scientific journals, several book chapters, and grant applications. Member of 16 Editorial Boards. She also teaches courses on neurorehabilitation and assistive technology and acts as supervisor of specialization candidates. Emilia’s research interests cover areas: neurorehabilitation of adult patients, including post-stroke, neurorehabilitation of children, increasing of patients' quality of life using: assistive devices, telemedicine, telerehabilitation, cybertherapy, rehabilitative robotics, applications of IT, AI and integrated systems in medicine, co-operation within therapeutic multidisciplinary team, evidence based medicine in clinical practice, biomedical engineering in rehabilitation. Emilia completed her PhD Thesis entitled: ‘Application of NDT-Bobath method in rehabilitation of patients after ischemic stroke’ in 2007 at the Medical University in Poznan under the supervision of prof. Wanda Stryla. She has also completed four-years postgraduate studies for governmental title ‘specialist in physiotherapy’, postrgduate studies in R&D projects management, and many additonal courses in neurorehabilitation of children and adults: NDT-Bobath basic for children (EBTA recognized), Bobath-Baby for newborn and premature children (EBTA recognize), basic and advanced courses Bobath for adults (IBITA recognized), PNF course, Kinesiology Taping course, 7-module Cyriax course, geriatric rehabilitation, etc.
    • Ch 45. Reverse Engineering in Rehabilitation
  • Dariusz Mikołajewski
    Dariusz Mikołajewski
    Kazimierz Wielki University, Poland & Nicolaus Copernicus University, Poland
    Dariusz Mikolajewski PhD Eng. is engineer and scientist, specialist in IT, applications of IT in medical sciences, biocybernetics, and medical robotics. He works for three research centers: 1) Institute of Mechanics and Applied Computer Science, Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, 2) Department of Informatics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, 3) Neurocognitive Laboratory, Centre for Modern Interdisciplinary Technologies, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun. He is also member of the InteRDoCTor research team. Author of 125 articles and chapters in the area of medical IT, biocybernetics, and biomedical engineering. His research interests cover areas medical IT, Assitive Technology and intelligent environments of disabled people, includin brain computer interfaces, biocybernetics and neurocybernetics, includig computational models of brain stem, generation of consciousness and its disorders, and simulation of cognitve aspects of various diseases, biomedical engineering. He graduated from Military University of Technology in Warsaw and four postgraduate studies: in digital telecommunication, computer networks, project management (various methodologies), and management of R&D projects. His PhD Thesis covers topic of computational simulation of brain stem function (Thesis advisor: Prof. Wlodzislaw Duch).
    • Ch 45. Reverse Engineering in Rehabilitation
  • Tan Miller
    Tan Miller
    Rider University, USA
    Tan Miller is the Director of the Global Supply Chain Management (GSCM) Program in the College of Business Administration at Rider University. His responsibilities at Rider include advising students in the GSCM Program, teaching introductory and advanced courses on supply chain management, and directing ongoing enhancements to the GSCM curriculum. Previously he worked in private industry for over 20 years where most recently he was responsible for the operations of J&J’s US Consumer Distribution Network. Prior to that, he headed the U.S. Consumer Healthcare Logistics Network of Pfizer Inc., and he has also held production and distribution management, as well as consulting positions with Mercer Management Consulting, Unisys, Warner-Lambert and American Olean Tile Company. Tan has published five books and over sixty articles, and has made over 100 industry and academic conference presentations on supply chain and logistics operations and planning. His most recent books include Supply Chain Planning: Practical Frameworks for Superior Performance (Business Expert Press), Hierarchical Operations and Supply Chain Planning (Springer-Verlag Publishers) and Strategic Logistics: Efficient Transportation Decisions (Boskage Commerce Publications). Tan also has and continues to serve on the editorial and advisory boards of a number of trade and educational journals and councils. Tan received an M.A, M.B.A and Ph.D from the University of Pennsylvania.
    • Ch 478. Profit Maximizing Network Modeling With Inventory and Capacity Considerations
  • Danijela Milosevic
    Danijela Milosevic
    University of Kragujevac, Serbia
    Danijela Milosevic (b.1967) is associate professor at the Faculty of Technical Sciences Cacak, University of Kragujevac, Serbia. She graduated at the Military Technical Faculty in Zagreb, Croatia, and received MSc and PhD degrees in computer science at the University of Belgrade, Serbia. Her expertise includes intelligent systems, human-computer interaction and technology enhanced learning. She is the author of over 100 professional and scientific articles, two monographs and practicum. She is very active in development and implementation research and scientific projects. Also, she is experienced in project management for various project scopes. She is member of IEEE. She is certified eLearning Course Designer and Oracle Academy teacher. She is the president of Balkan Distance Education Network BADEN.
    • Ch 481. A Review of Advances in Supply Chain Intelligence
  • Vinod Kumar Mishra
    Vinod Kumar Mishra
    B. T. Kumaon Institute of Technology, India
    Vinod Kumar Mishra is Assistant Professor in Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Bipin Tripathi Kumaon Institute of Technology, Dwarahat, Almora of India. He received his Ph.D. degree in Mathematics in 2010 from the Dr.Ram Manohar Lohia Avadh University, Faizabad of India. He completed his Master’s degree in Mathematical Science in 2001 and another Master’s degree in Computer Application in 2007. His research interests are in Inventory System, network optimization and Mathematical Modeling.
    • Ch 544. Power Consumption in Wireless Access Networks
    • Ch 545. Resource Management for Multimedia Services in Long Term Evaluation Networks
  • Subhas Chandra Misra
    Subhas Chandra Misra
    Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur, India
    Dr. Subhas Chandra Misra is currently an Associate Professor at IIT Kanpur and an Advisor at Indo Canada Education Council. Dr. Misra has experience in both academia and industry. Before joining IIT Kanpur, he had worked for several years in different industries including Indian Telephone Industries Ltd (India) and Nortel Networks (Canada). He received his PhD degree from Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada and a PDF from Harvard University, Boston, USA. His research interests include, Healthcare Management, Personalized Medicine, Business Process Management, Project Management, Managing Supply Chain Services, Business Analytics/Data Analysis, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Change and Risk Management, E- Governance, and Information Systems. He has authored more than 80 peer reviewed papers which have received high citation index. His papers have been published in reputed international journals (of high impact factor) published by extremely reputed publishers like Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, IEEE and Emerald. He has received 20 prestigious awards for his academic recognitions that include “Research Excellence Award” (USA), “Achievement Award” (USA), Best/Outstanding Paper Award (USA), Best paper Award (Canada), NSERC Fellowship (Canada), OGS (Canada), Outstanding Faculty Award, and Young Scientist Award. He so far was invited as Keynote Speaker in 20 international conferences in North America, Europe and Asia including the most prestigious World Congresses held in the venues: Imperial College (London, UK) and UC Berkeley (California, USA), where his novel concepts were taken very warmly. He has served as Associate Editor of 12 prestigious international journals published across the globe by top international publishers. He has been invited as Program Chair and Session Chair in TWELVE international conferences held around the globe (Europe and USA). He has served as conference programme committee member for more than 50 International Conferences held across USA, Canada and EUROPE.
    • Ch 513. Personalized Medicine
    • Ch 610. Issues and Challenges in Enterprise Social Media
    • Ch 622. Social Networking and Knowledge Sharing in Organizations
  • Subhas Chandra Misra
    Subhas Chandra Misra
    IIT Kanpur, India
    Dr. Subhas Chandra Misra is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He has served as visiting scientist at Harvard University, USA. He is an advisor to Indo Canada Education Council and an NSERC Fellow 2008, Harvard University, USA. He has experience in both academia and industry. His research interests include Business Process Management, Project Management, Supply Chain Services, Business Analytics, Enterprise Resource Planning, Change and Risk Management, E-Governance and Information Systems.
    • Ch 513. Personalized Medicine
    • Ch 610. Issues and Challenges in Enterprise Social Media
    • Ch 622. Social Networking and Knowledge Sharing in Organizations
  • Subhas Chandra Misra
    Subhas Chandra Misra
    Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
    Dr. Subhas Chandra Misra is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Management Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He has served as visiting scientist at Harvard University, USA. He is an advisor to Indo Canada Education Council and an NSERC Fellow 2008, Harvard University, USA. He has experience in both academia and industry. His research interests include Business Process Management, Project Management, Supply Chain Services, Business Analytics, Enterprise Resource Planning, Change and Risk Management, E-Governance and Information Systems.
    • Ch 513. Personalized Medicine
    • Ch 610. Issues and Challenges in Enterprise Social Media
    • Ch 622. Social Networking and Knowledge Sharing in Organizations
  • Ananda Mitra
    Ananda Mitra
    Wake Forest University, USA
    Professor Ananda Mitra teaches courses in research methodology, the impact of new technologies on society, entrepreneurship and mass communication. He is the author of several books including "Digital DNA" which explores the ways in which digital networks are creating opportunities for producing individual digital identities through the use of narrative bits - narbs - a concept invented by Mitra.
    • Ch 35. Managing and Visualizing Unstructured Big Data
  • Radu Ioan Mogos
    Radu Ioan Mogos
    Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
    Lecturer, Economic Informatics and Cybernetics, Bucharest University of Economic Studies
    • Ch 448. Learning Analytics
  • Mohammad Taqiuddin Mohamad
    Mohammad Taqiuddin Mohamad
    University of Malaya, Malaysia
    Mohammad Taqiuddin Mohamad is a Senior Lecturer at Department of Shariah and Economics, Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He holds a Bachelor Degree in Shariah and Economics from the University of Malaya, Master of Economics from National University of Malaysia and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Islamic Economics from University of Malaya.
    • Ch 3. Does Inter-Bank Investments Restraints Financing Performance of Islamic Banks?
  • Latifah Naina Mohamed
    Latifah Naina Mohamed
    Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
    Latifah graduated from Open Universiti Malaysia (OUM), with a Degree in Management in 2012 and currently pursuing her Master Degree in Business Admin and ITC’s Modular Learning System in Supply Chain Management (MLS-SCM) programme. . Latifah has over 24 years of experience in Manufacturing Industry with Product Lifecycle Management and Supply Chain as her areas of expertise. Profesionally, she holds a Project Lead role managing projects and teams, an internal auditor, providing key support in PLC and Marketing areas. Latifah also holds a business Consulting role relative to Systems, Process and Data.
    • Ch 480. Reflections of the 1Malaysia Supply Chain (1MSC)
  • Fariel Mohan
    Fariel Mohan
    University of Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
    Fariel Mohan is a senior lecturer at the University of Trinidad & Tobago (UTT). Fariel was the recipient of the best teaching award at the University of Trinidad & Tobago Gala 10 years anniversary. Fariel's research interest is based on low cost innovative techniques to incorporate technology into teaching in an attempt to connect to the students. Fariel's research subject was mainly mathematics since it has the highest failure rate at UTT.
    • Ch 221. The Infusion of Technology Within the Classroom Facilitates Students' Autonomy in Their Learning
  • Radhakrishna N. Mohanty
    Radhakrishna N. Mohanty
    VIT University, India
    RK Mohanty is pursuing his PhD. in Computer Science and Engineering under the supervision and guidance of Dr. B.K. Tripathy in VIT University, Vellore, India. His area of research interest includes Soft Set Theory, Soft Computing, Fuzzy Set Theory, Decision Making under Uncertainty, Computational Intelligence. He is an author in more than 20 research publications.
    • Ch 281. Application of Soft Set in Game Theory
  • Ali Reza Montazemi
    Ali Reza Montazemi
    McMaster University, Canada
    Dr. Ali Reza Montazemi is Professor of Information Systems at the DeGroote School of Business at McMaster University. He has served on the editorial boards of Journals such as European Journal of Information Systems, International Journal of Electronic Government Research, Journal of Information Systems and Telecommunication, Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences, and several international conferences such as Americas Conference on Information Systems. Professor Montazemi specializes in the design and development of information systems in support of business process effectiveness and efficiency. His research and consulting include IT Governance, Self-Service Technologies, business process design through information technology, and change management. His research include use of information technologies by SMES. He has published over 100 scientific papers, one textbook, three monographs, and three software packages. His publications have appeared in prestigious journals and conferences such as MIS Quarterly, Journal of Strategic Information Systems, Journal of Management Information Systems, Communications of the ACM, Decision Support Systems, IEE Transactions on Man, Systems and Cybernetics, and International Conference on Information Systems. Professor Montazemi has a diverse corporate teaching experience, industrial research and consulting in Canada, U.S.A., South-East Asia, Europe, and Middle East.
    • Ch 397. Cognitive Mapping in Support of Intelligent Information Systems
  • Bartolomeo Montrucchio
    Bartolomeo Montrucchio
    Politecnico di Torino, Italy
    • Ch 346. Cost Evaluation of Synchronization Algorithms for Multicore Architectures
  • Edith Obregón Morales
    Edith Obregón Morales
    Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Electroquímica, Mexico
    Mexican.
    • Ch 110. 3D Scanning and Simulation of a Hybrid Refrigerator Using Photovoltaic Energy
  • Marco Antonio Moreno-Ibarra
    Marco Antonio Moreno-Ibarra
    Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico
    Marco Moreno-Ibarra. Professor of the Laboratory of Intelligent Processing of Geospatial Information of the Centre for Computer Research (CIC) of the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) of Mexico. He received his PhD in Computer Science in 2007 and he is member of the National Research System level 2. Former Director of the Centro Nacional de Cálculo (CENAC) of the IPN, former Director of Systems, Informatics and Telecommunications of National Council of Research Science and Technology (CONACYT). He has over 100 articles in journals, national and international conferences as well as being a reviewer for publications. He teaches the courses of Foundations of Geographic Information Science and Tools for the design and implementation of GIS within the master and doctorate programs in computer science at CIC-IPN. He has been advisor of more than 17 MSc and 5 PhD theses. His research areas include GIS design, automatic generalization, volunteered geographic information and geospatial semantic similarity.
    • Ch 604. Classification of Traffic Events Notified in Social Networks' Texts
  • Luca Morganti
    Luca Morganti
    Università di Milano-Bicocca, Italy
    Researcher in the field of new technologies applied to health and well-being and psychoterapist.
    • Ch 541. Mobile Virtual Reality to Enhance Subjective Well-Being
  • Jaideep Motwani
    Jaideep Motwani
    Grand Valley State University, USA
    Department Chair, Faculty of Management, Seidman College, Grand Valley State University
    • Ch 48. Amplifying the Significance of Systems Thinking in Organization
  • Prabir Mukhopadhyay
    Prabir Mukhopadhyay
    Indian Institute of Information Technology Design and Manufacturing Jabalpur, India
    Dr. Prabir Mukhopadhyay is currently an Associate Professor and Head of the Design Discipline at the PDPM-Indian Institute of information Technology Design and Manufacturing Jabalpur, India. He teaches Industrial Ergonomics to undergraduate and postgraduate Design students. He is actively involved in Ergonomic Research related to prevention of work related musculoskeletal disorders, application of ergonomics in the informal sector, process design etc. Dr Mukhopadhyay was employed at the National Institute of Design, India as an Associate Senior Faculty for more than five years prior to coming to Jabalpur. Dr Mukhopadhyay taught Industrial Ergonomics to the undergraduate and postgraduate design students across various disciplines. There he was engaged in research and consultancy project management pertaining to different sectors like craft, railways etc. Dr Mukhopadhyay completed his Masters in Human Physiology from the University of Calcutta India specialising in Ergonomics and Work Physiology. He was the recipient of the European Union MIRTH (Musculoskeletal Injury Reduction Tool for Health and Safety) scholarship for pursuing his doctoral studies at the University of Limerick, Ireland, in the area of Industrial Ergonomics at the Department of Manufacturing and Operations Engineering (Now Department of Design and Manufacturing Technology). He was awarded a PhD degree in 2004 in Industrial Ergonomics. Till date Dr Mukhopadhayay has more than 20 peer reviewed journal publications in different areas of ergonomics. He visited different countries like Austria, The Netherlands, Iceland, Singapore etc. to present his papers at different international conferences. Dr Mukhopadhyay may be contacted at: prabirdr@gmail.com. Research Interests: Industrial Ergonomics. Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders, Cognitive Ergonomics, Injury Prediction.
    • Ch 109. Ergonomic Design of a Driver Training Simulator for Rural India
  • Jari Multisilta
    Jari Multisilta
    Tampere University of Technology, Finland
    Jari Multisilta is the professor of Multimedia at the Tampere University of Technology, the director of the University Consortium of Pori, and the associate professor (docent) at the University of Helsinki, Finland. Multisilta got his M.Sc. from the University of Tampere in 1992 in Mathematics and his Dr.Tech. at Tampere University of Technology in 1996. Currently, his research interests include mobile learning, mobile video storytelling, gamification and games, and learning analytics. He was a Visiting Fellow at Nokia Research Center on 2008-2009, Nokia Visiting Professor 2012 and Visiting Scholar at Stanford University, H-STAR Institute for 2007-2014 (18 months).
    • Ch 230. Tools, Pedagogical Models, and Best Practices for Digital Storytelling
  • Mambo Governor Mupepi
    Mambo Governor Mupepi
    Grand Valley State University, USA
    Visiting Faculty Seidman Business College, Grand Valley State University
    • Ch 48. Amplifying the Significance of Systems Thinking in Organization
  • Sylvia C. Mupepi
    Sylvia C. Mupepi
    Grand Valley State University, USA
    Associate Professor Kirkhof College of Nursing, Carnegie Fellowship and Fulbright Scholar
    • Ch 48. Amplifying the Significance of Systems Thinking in Organization
  • Masayuki Murakami
    Masayuki Murakami
    Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Japan
    Masayuki Murakami is Professor of The Research Center for Multimedia Education at Kyoto University of Foreign Studies. He received Bachelor of Integrated Human Studies from Kyoto University in 1997, Master of Human and Environmental Studies from Kyoto University in 1999 and PhD in Informatics from Kyoto University in 2005. His research interests are educational technology in higher education. He is interested in how information communication technology can be used to improve teaching and learning. He supports collegues in their efforts to improve their teaching methods by learning how to use information communication technology.
    • Ch 334. A Flipped Learning Approach to University EFL Courses
  • Krishnamurty Muralidhar
    Krishnamurty Muralidhar
    University of Oklahoma, USA
    Krish Muralidhar is Professor of Marketing & Supply Chain Management in the Price College of Business at the University of Oklahoma. He received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Madras in 1977, Master of Business Administration from Sam Houston State University in 1982, and Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in 1986. He is the recipient of the inaugural Distinguished Doctoral Alumni Award from the Mays Business School at Texas A&M University in 2006. Krish’s main research interest are in data privacy and the application of quantitative methods in operations, supply chain and information systems. His recent work focuses on developing techniques that allow organizations to securely analyze, share, and disseminate confidential data without compromising privacy. In addition to receiving a US patent based on his research, he has published articles in a variety of journals including Operations Research, Management Science, Information Systems Research, Decision Sciences, and ACM Transactions on Database Systems. He is a member of the Decision Sciences Institute and INFORMS.
    • Ch 485. Simulating Complex Supply Chain Relationships Using Copulas
  • Omotayo Muritala
    Omotayo Muritala
    Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria
    Omotayo manages the Research Department of the Lagos Business School. He obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from University of Lagos and a Master’s degree also in Economics from University of Ibadan with a special interest in Development Economics. Before joining Lagos Business School he worked as a Deputy Research Executive at ValueFronteira Ltd where he was engaged in consulting studies for USAID, NESG/World Bank and private organizations in Nigeria. In 2013, he led the team that conducted field survey on Taxpayers’ Education, Rights and Satisfaction in Edo State, and in 2014/15 he was a member of the team that produced technical requirements for “Strengthening Advocacy and Civic Engagement”: a nation-wide study that examined media strategies for strengthening advocacy programs and public policy reforms in Nigeria. Omotayo was a research field evaluator in a field (evaluation) study that formed part of Monitoring and Evaluation requirements for the Nigerian government SURE-P(rogram). This passionate economist was one of the architects behind the Modelling and Automation of Equity Price Prediction (un-published) Reports for banks and non-banks in Nigeria in 2014. Previously, he worked as a research assistant at the University of Lagos where he developed research designs, analysed research data and conducted literature and database searches, for research fellows/scholars. A Development Knowledge Facilitator (DKF) on Millennium Development Goal in 2009, he received Federal Government Scholarship Award for his MSc Studies in 2010. Omotayo is an associate member of Chartered Institute of Loan and Risk Management of Nigeria and an associate member of the Nigerian Economic Society.
    • Ch 237. Adoption and Use of Mobile Money Services in Nigeria
  • David Murray
    David Murray
    Murdoch University, Australia
    David Murray is a Senior Lecturer and Academic Chair in the School of Engineering and Information Technology, Murdoch University, Australia. He received his PhD from Murdoch University. His research is in distributed systems and his research approach is usually applied and experimental. He has published over 20 papers in the area.
    • Ch 357. Affect-Sensitive Computer Systems
  • Patrick S. Murray
    Patrick S. Murray
    University of Southern Queensland, Australia
    Patrick Murray is a Professor at The University of Southern Queensland in Australia, where he also lectures in human factors and aviation management. Patrick was an Air Force operational pilot and instructor prior to flying Boeing 747s as a Senior Check and Training Captain for Cathay Pacific Airways. Before joining The University of Queensland, Patrick was the Director of the Aerospace Strategic Study Centre at Griffith University. Patrick also served as Group General Manager of Air Transport Operations with the Australian Civil Aviation Safety Authority. He is a member of the Line Operations Safety Audit (LOSA) Collaborative and his research interests include regional airline safety and efficiency, pilot selection and training, and error management.
    • Ch 684. Regional Development and Air Freight Service Needs for Regional Communities
  • Vasudeva N.R. Murthy
    Vasudeva N.R. Murthy
    Creighton University, USA
    Dr. Vasudeva N.R. Murthy is a Full-Professor of Economics at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A. He earned his Ph.D. from the State University of New York at Binghamton. He has published extensively in the areas of Applied Economics, Applied Econometrics and Economics of Information Technology. He has published in Economics Letters, Applied Financial Economics, Journal of Health Economics, Public Choice, Public Finance, National Tax Journal, Health Care Management Science, Journal of International Technology and Information Management, and Health Policy.
    • Ch 705. What Accounts for the Differences in Internet Diffusion Rates Around the World?
  • Catherine G. Murungi
    Catherine G. Murungi
    Kenyatta University, Kenya
    Dr. Catherine Gakii Murungi Catherine is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Early Childhood Studies. She is an editorial board member and peer reviewer to several international journals; she is a mentor, academic advisor, and also a supervisor to several undergraduate and graduate students in the university. She is a passionate researcher in the field of developmental psychology. Her research interests include: Early Childhood Education Enrolment Trends, Health Education and Health Practices with young children, Teacher Child Relationships, Parental Provision of Children’s basic needs, Parental Perspective in Children Education, Teachers perceptions and Attitude, Child Nutrition in relation to Education, Leadership and Mentorship in ECE, Technology in Early Childhood Education, E-learning innovations, and lastly but not the least Learning assessment.
    • Ch 133. Relationship Among Intelligence, Achievement Motivation, Type of School, and Academic Performance of Kenyan Urban Primary School Pupils
  • Durgamohan Musunuri
    Durgamohan Musunuri
    Bhavan's Usha and Lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management, India
    Dr. Durgamohan has over 30 years of experience, out of which 16 years in the industry (International Business) and 14 years teaching experience. He has been engaged with Tata Consultancy Services Ltd as a trainer in the areas of soft-skills and cross-cultural management. He has a PhD in management, MBA and a P.G. Diploma in International Trade (full time) from Indian Institute of Foreign trade, New Delhi. He has received the best faculty award for two consecutive years from Tata Consultancy Services Ltd.
    • Ch 132. Reflection as a Process From Theory to Practice
  • Jessina Mukomunene Muthee
    Jessina Mukomunene Muthee
    Kenyatta University, Kenya
    Dr. Jessina Muthee is a lecturer in the department of special needs education. She is a psycho-educational assessor for both national and internatonal programs.She is a member of Kenya psychological association. She is also a member of Kenya counsellors association and a consultant with MEDANTA Africare in psychoanalytic services for patients with psychological issues. She has developed several psychological tools for use with the Kenyan population. She is a superviser for both masters and Ph.D students in the area of learning disabilities and psycho-educational assesment.
    • Ch 133. Relationship Among Intelligence, Achievement Motivation, Type of School, and Academic Performance of Kenyan Urban Primary School Pupils
  • Alev Mutlu
    Alev Mutlu
    Kocaeli University, Turkey
    Alev Mutlu received his BS degree from Kocaeli University and Ph.D. degree from Middle East Technical University, all in computer engineering. He has spent a year at Case Western Reserve University, OH, USA as a researcher, and is currently with Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey. His research focuses on multi-relational data mining with particular interest in concept discovery and concept discovery in graph databases.
    • Ch 171. Graph-Based Concept Discovery
  • Khaled Ahmed Nagaty
    Khaled Ahmed Nagaty
    The British University in Egypt, Egypt
    Dr. Khaled Nagaty is a Professor of information science and the director of university eLearning at the British University in Egypt based in El Sherouk City. Professor Nagaty has published over 40 papers on different subjects including ecommerce and business intelligence. His Ph.D. in information science was published in the form of printed book by Lap Lambert in Germany, 2012. He is famous in the field of information science giving many invited papers at international meetings around the world. After obtaining B.Sc. Degree in statistics from the Cairo University in 1982, he started work at the information department (ID) in Cairo. During his time at the ID and later he continued his research in information science and obtaining his Ph.D. in 1999. Dr. Nagaty joined Ain Shams University in Egypt in 2000 as a lecturer of information science and continued his work in the field of ecommerce and business intelligence. In 2007, he promoted to Associate Professor in information science and in 2008 he moved to the British University in Egypt (BUE) at El Sherouk City where he was responsible for teaching information science and its applications in the field of ecommerce and business intelligence. In 2016, he was promoted to Professor in information science and currently he is a permanent Professor at the BUE in Egypt.
    • Ch 245. New Advances in E-Commerce
  • Xenia Alexandre Naidenova
    Xenia Alexandre Naidenova
    Research Centre of Military Medical Academy – Saint Petersburg, Russia
    Naidenova Xenia was born at Leningrad (Saint-Petersburg, the Russian Federation) in 1940. She graduated from Lenin Electro-Technical Institute of Leningrad (now Saint-Petersburg Electro-Technical University) in 1963 and received the Diploma on computer engineering. From this institute, she received her doctor’s degree (Ph.D.) in Technical Sciences in 1979. She had been an invited professor at the University of Paris-Sud, ORSAY, FRANCE, Research Laboratory of Information Sciences under the head of Dr. N. Spyratos, March, 1991. In 1995, she started to work as senior researcher at the Research Centre of Saint-Petersburg Military Medical Academy where she is engaged in developing knowledge discovery and data mining program systems to support solving medicine and psychological diagnostic tasks. Under Xenia Naidenova, some advanced knowledge acquisition systems based on machine learning original algorithms have been developed including a tool for adaptive programming applied diagnostic medical systems. She received the Diploma of Senior Researcher from the Military Medical Academy in 1999. In 2010, she received the Award of the Russian Association for Artificial Intelligence for the best fundamental work in Artificial Intelligence. She has published over 200 papers on a wide range of topics in computer science; she is also the editor (together with Ignatov, D.) of the monograph “Diagnostic Test Approaches to Machine Learning and Commonsense Reasoning Systems” (IGI Global, 2013). She is a Fellow of the Russian Association for Artificial Intelligence founded in 1989. She works as a constant member of the Organizing Committee of the International Conference “Knowledge-Dialog-Solution”. In 2011, she has been a member of the Program Committee of the Workshop “Soft Computing Applications and Knowledge Discovery".
    • Ch 17. Incremental Approach to Classification Learning
  • Jessy Nair
    Jessy Nair
    PES University, India
    Jessy Nair is an Associate Professor in Marketing, in Department of Management Studies at PES University, Bangalore, India. She received her PhD in Strategic Information Systems, from VIT University, Vellore, India. She has to her credit publications in many international and national journals. Her research interests include Consumer Behaviour, E-Commerce, E –Retailing, Strategic Information Systems, Technological Change.
    • Ch 260. Socio-Technical Change Perspective for ERP Implementation in Large Scale Organizations
  • Arash Najmaei
    Arash Najmaei
    Australian Catholic University, Australia
    Arash Najmaei graduated from the Macquarie Graduate School of Management (MGSM), Sydney with an award-winning PhD in entrepreneurship in 2014. His research interests include entrepreneurial business modeling and the role of business models in sustainable development. His work has appeared in more than 10 journal articles, 5 book chapter and more than 30 conference proceedings. Dr Najmaei is currently working as a consultant in Australia. He is the editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Corporate Social Responsibility (IJSECSR) and an adjunct lecture at the Australian Catholic University (ACU) and the International College of Management Sydney (ICMS) and a research affiliate of the Institute For Sustainable Leadership (ISL), University of Technology Sydney, and MGSM.
    • Ch 98. Understanding Business Models on the Cloud
  • Prashant M. Narayankar
    Prashant M. Narayankar
    KLE Technological University, India
    Mr. Prashant Narayankar is an Assistant Professor of Information Science and Engineering Department at KLE Technological University/B V Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering & Technology, Hubli. He received his Bachelors and Masters degree from Visveraya Technological University, Belgavi. He has 3 Years of teaching experience; his research interest is in the area of Data mining and Machine Learning. He is a certified research scholar from Planetary Scientific Research Centre and certified associate application developer for IBM.
    • Ch 73. Forecasting the Demand of Agricultural Crops/Commodity Using Business Intelligence Framework
  • Thamaraiselvan Natarajan
    Thamaraiselvan Natarajan
    National Institute of Technology, India
    Dr. Thamaraiselvan Natarajan has a core research base on marketing. His research interest has led him to focus more onto the digital marketing and analytics sector as it is plays a pivotal role for the nation’s growth. His expertise has expanded the knowledge of digital marketing through social and online media, advanced web metrics, marketing metrics and marketing analytics. He has taken a step forward to implement web based marketing as more companies have started using internet for its sales and customer acquisitions.
    • Ch 4. An Extension to the Delone and Mclean Information Systems Success Model and Validation in the Internet Banking Context
  • Ravi Nath
    Ravi Nath
    Creighton University, USA
    Ravi Nath, Ph.D. is the Chair of the Business Intelligence & Analytics (BIA) department and the holder of the Jack & Joan McGraw Endowed Chair in Information Technology Management in the Heider College of Business at Creighton University. Previously, at the University of Memphis, he served as the Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Director of the Ph.D. program in Management Information Systems. He has been awarded Fulbright Scholarships twice: University of Zimbabwe (1992-1993) and the Polytechnic of Namibia (2012). Dr. Nath has published over 100 research papers in the area of business analytics and information technology in national and international journals. Dr. Nath received the University of Memphis' Distinguished Teaching Award in 1995. Currently, Dr. Nath serves on the Board of Directors of several for-profit and non-profit organizations. Dr. Nath earned a Ph.D. from Texas Tech University.
    • Ch 705. What Accounts for the Differences in Internet Diffusion Rates Around the World?
  • Celine Ndong
    Celine Ndong
    ISPRA, Italy
    I graduated in 1999 in Biochemistry at University “Aix-Marseille III” in Marseille (France). I worked as an expert/ technologist at public compagnies like ENEA, APAT, and ISPRA. In particolar, i have worked in the Toxicology and Biomedical Sciences Sector of ENEA about the development of electrochemical immunosensor, and in the Physical Agents Service of APAT/ISPRA on environmental impact assessment and health from physical agents, and on management of environmental indicators for the implementation of the Yearbook of Environmental Data and Environmental Report. I have worked too in different research projects on protection from exposure to electric, magnetic and electromagnetic fields, and in various working group like “Environmental Impact Assessment” and “Strategic Environmental Assessement” as tecnical support. Currently i work in the AmbNet Service of ISPRA about projects of United Nations Environment Programme/Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP/MAP) concerning the environment in the Mediterranean basin, and also collaborate in activities for technical support to the Commission ISPRA IPPC regarding Thermal power stations, steelworks, platforms to sea , and Chemical plants.
    • Ch 275. Waste Gas End-of-Pipe Treatment Techniques in Italian IPPC Chemical Plants
  • Alina Neamţu(Idoraşi)
    Alina Neamţu(Idoraşi)
    Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
    Alina Neamtu (Idorasi) is a PhD Student at Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Faculty of Cybernetics, Statistics and Economic Informatics. Interest in: Microeconomics, International financial relations, Managerial finance, Artificial Neuronal Networks.
    • Ch 571. Neural Networks and Their Accelerated Evolution From an Economic Analysis Perspective
  • Zlatko Nedelko
    Zlatko Nedelko
    University of Maribor, Slovenia

    Zlatko Nedelko, PhD, is an associate professor at the University of Maribor, Faculty of Economics and Business, Department of Management and Organization, Slovenia. His main research interests are management, leadership, business ethics, social responsibility, transitional issues and innovativeness. He was a visiting researcher at Department of Management and Organizational Behavior, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria (2012), and at Vilnius Gedminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania (2014). In 2019 he was a visiting professor at Obuda University, Budapest, Hungary. He has published his articles in peer reviewed scholarly journals including but not limited to the “Journal for East European Management Studies,” the “International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management,” the “Journal of Business Economics and Management,” “Transformations in Business and Economics,” “Engineering Economics, System Practice and Action Research,” “E+M,” “Systems research and behavioral science,” the “Journal of enterprising communities, the Journal of Knowledge Economy, Management,” and “Actual problems of Economics.” He also co-authored books with Pearson, Palgrave Macmillan, IGI Global. He led several projects funded by Slovene Human Resource Development and Scholarship fund. He also led several projects aimed at scientific cooperation with the United States of America, Germany, Russia, Hungary, Serbia, and Croatia, funded by Slovenian Research Agency. He also participated in other projects, like Fostering Entrepreneurship in Higher Education – FOSENTHE, EC Tempus P JP 144713, Management tools in Slovenia and Croatia, and Interreg project Slovenia – Austria entitled Smart Production. He is a member of a program group, the Entrepreneurship for innovative society (P5-0023).

    • Ch 483. The Role of Emerging Information Technologies for Supporting Supply Chain Management
  • Bahri Ammari Nedra
    Bahri Ammari Nedra
    IHEC of Carthage, USA
    Dr. Nedra Bahri-Ammari is a permanent associate professor of marketing at IHEC of Carthage, Tunisia and a member of the LARIME research center. She holds a Doctorate in marketing and a master degree in Marketing form ISG of Tunisia, University of Tunis. She is a graduate of marketing from ISG of Tunis, University of Tunis. Dr. Bahri’s researches include: business-to-customer and business-to-business marketing, customer relationships management (CRM), social-CRM, customer satisfaction, loyalty, retention, technology’s implementation, firm profitability, enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Supply Chain Management. She has published in International peer-reviewed academic journals as: International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management; Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology; Journal of Research in Marketing and Entrepreneurship; Management Research Review; Journal of Marketing & Case studies; International Journal of Customer Relationship Marketing and Management; An International Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology. She has published a book on CRM and loyalty strategy also participated in the writing of books on tourism and social CRM. She has published in international and national academic conferences proceedings (EUROMED, World Research Summit for Hospitality and Tourism, Marketing Trends, WASET, IBIMA, Academy of Marketing Science,..).
    • Ch 61. How the Crowdsourcing Enhance the Co-Creation Into the Virtual Communities
  • Sergio Nesmachnow
    Sergio Nesmachnow
    Universidad de la República, Uruguay
    Sergio Nesmachnow, Full Professor at Universidad de la República, Uruguay (since 1997). Engineer in Computer Science, M.Sc. in Computer Science, and Ph.D. in Computer Science from Universidad de la República, Uruguay. Post-doctorate studies at University of Luxembourg and Center for Superior Research and Education (Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada, CICSE) in Baja California, México. Director of Postgraduate Studies, Engineering Faculty, Universidad de la República, Uruguay. Researcher at National Agency for Research and Innovation (Agencia Nacional de Investigación e Innovación, ANII) and National Program for the Development of Basic Sciences (Programa de Desarrollo de las Ciencias Básicas, PEDECIBA). Main research interests: scientific computing, high performance computing, computational intelligence and parallel metaheuristics, having published more than 40 journal papers, more than 150 conference papers, and eight book chapters/edited books on these topics. Since 2012, Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Metaheuristics (Inderscience Publishers) and Guest Editor of Cluster Computing (Springer Science+Business Media) and The Computer Journal (Oxford Journals). E-mail: sergion@fing.edu.uy. Personal web page: www.fing.edu.uy/~sergion
    • Ch 669. Efficient Optimization Using Metaheuristics
  • Karen Neville
    Karen Neville
    University College Cork, Ireland
    • Ch 223. Leveraging Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning for Future IS Security Professionals
  • Alex Ng
    Alex Ng
    Federation University, Australia
    Dr. Alex Ng holds a PhD degree in Computer Science, a Master of Technology degree in Software Engineering both from Macquarie University, Australia and a Bachelor degree in Electronics from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has taken up various technical positions in the commercial sector and research positions in Macquarie University and CSIRO. He is currently holding an Honorary Research role with the Internet Commerce Security Laboratory (ICSL) which is a research unit of Federation University Australia, within the Centre for Informatics and Applied Optimization (CIAO) in the Faculty of Science and Technology. Dr. Ng’s research interests span the fields of Cybercrime in Service Oriented Computing, Identity Management Architectures, Identity Semantic Constraints, Agent-Based Identity Fraud Detection Mechanism, Middleware Technologies, Optimisation Strategies for Service Oriented Architecture, and Reliable Distributed Content Delivery for Digital Repository System. He is a member of the IEEE.
    • Ch 658. A Study of Contemporary System Performance Testing Framework
  • Artie W. Ng
    Artie W. Ng
    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
    Dr. Artie Ng is currently Principal Lecturer at the School of Professional Education and Executive Development, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. He obtained his PhD at the University of Glasgow and MEng in Technology Management at the University of Waterloo. He has a research interest in performance measurement and management of knowledge-intenstive organizations.
    • Ch 414. Performance Measurement of Technology Ventures by Science and Technology Institutions
  • Peggy M. L. Ng
    Peggy M. L. Ng
    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
    Dr. Mei Lan Peggy Ng works as a Senior Lecturer at the School of Professional Education and Executive Development, Hong Kong Polytechnic University. She obtained her Bachelor degree in Applied Science in Chemical Engineering at the University of British Columbia (UBC). After graduation from UBC, she further pursued a Postgraduate Certificate in Professional, Vocational and Higher Education at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and Master of Business at Curtin University of Technology. In 2014, she obtained her DBA in Heriot-Watt University. Her research interests include strategic enrollment management, student satisfaction, higher education, strategic planning, and technology management.
    • Ch 414. Performance Measurement of Technology Ventures by Science and Technology Institutions
  • Madison N. Ngafeeson
    Madison N. Ngafeeson
    Northern Michigan University, USA
    Madison Ngafeeson is an assistant professor of computer information systems at the Walker Cisler College of Business, Northern Michigan University in Marquette, Michigan. His general research interest is in the area of the adoption, implementation, diffusion and use of information systems in organizations; with a special focus in health information systems management. His works have been published in such outlets as the International Journal of Electronic Healthcare, the International Journal of Electronic Government Research, International Journal of Electronic Finance and the proceedings of the European Conference on Information Systems and the Decision Sciences Institute. He has also served as mini-track reviewer for the Americas Conference on Information Systems and European Conference on Information Systems.
    • Ch 319. Electronic Health Record (EHR) Diffusion and an Examination of Physician Resistance
    • Ch 331. User Resistance to Health Information Technology
  • Chun-Kit Ngan
    Chun-Kit Ngan
    The Pennsylvania State University, USA
    Dr. Chun-Kit Ngan is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Engineering and Information Science at the Pennsylvania State University-Great Valley (PSU-GV) since January 2014. Prior to joining PSU-GV, Dr. Ngan was an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Information Sciences and Technology at George Mason University and worked as a Scientist in the Division of R&D Technology at Syneren Technologies Corporation. Dr. Ngan received his Ph.D. in Information Technology from George Mason University, MBA in Management Information Systems from California State University, Chico, and BEng in Electronic Engineering from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Dr. Ngan’s research interests are Decision Guidance and Support Systems (DGSS), including Decision Optimization Models, Machine Learning, Computational Algorithms, Data Analytics, and DGSS Applications, to guide domain-specific decision makers to make better decisions and provide them with actionable recommendations. He has published over 15 articles in various books, journals, and conferences. He has served as a Technical Program Committee Co-chair in the Doctoral Colloquium & Demo Session at the 2014/2015/2016 World Congress in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Applied Computing. He received the Best Paper Award and the Best Student Paper Award at the 2013 and 2011 International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems, respectively. He was the recipient of the 2013-2014 Seed Money Grant and 2015-2016 Early Career Award for Research and Scholarship Excellence at PSU-GV.
    • Ch 186. A Family Review of Parameter-Learning Models and Algorithms for Making Actionable Decisions
  • Julius T. Nganji
    Julius T. Nganji
    University of Ottawa, Canada
    Julius T. Nganji received his master of science (with distinction) in Website Design and Development and a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Hull, United Kingdom. His PhD focused on using web ontologies to personalise e-learning for students with disabilities, including those with multiple disabilities. His current research interests are in e-learning personalization for students with disabilities, digital accessibility and usability, human-computer interaction, user interface design and special educational technology. Over the past eight years, he has published in various conference proceedings, journals, and book chapters. He is an editorial review board member and an expert reviewer for various journals focusing on educational technology and human-computer interaction. He was a mentor for students with disabilities at the University of Hull for three years and currently mentors some PhD students in Africa. Since 2013, he has been working in various roles on a major web migration project and a Student Information System (SIS) replacement project at the University of Ottawa where he has contributed towards web accessibility, usability and client support.
    • Ch 28. A Disability-Aware Mentality to Information Systems Design and Development
  • Yun-Mi Nguy
    Yun-Mi Nguy
    Griffith University, Australia
    YunMi Nguy is a graduate from University of Technology, Sydney and has been a Heamatology/ Transfusion Medical Scientist for over 10 years. She has worked in a number of clinical laboratories within the New South Wales Health region including Sonic Healthcare, The Childrens Hospital at Westmead and Royal Prince Alfred Hospital. She is currently working at Griffith University as a Haematology Scientific Officer for Technical Services (Health) and is completing her Masters of Medical Science (Pathology) at Charles Sturt University.
    • Ch 509. Use of Technology in Problem-Based Learning in Health Science
  • Seyed Taghi Akhavan Niaki
    Seyed Taghi Akhavan Niaki
    Sharif University of Technology, Iran
    Seyed Taghi Akhavan Niaki is Professor of Industrial Engineering at Sharif University of Technology. His research interests are in the areas of Simulation Modeling and Analysis, Applied Statistics, Multivariate Quality Control, and Operations Research. Before joining Sharif University of Technology, he worked as a systems engineer and quality control manager for Iranian Electric Meters Company. He received his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Sharif University of Technology in 1979, his Master’s and his Ph.D. degrees both in Industrial Engineering from West Virginia University in 1989 and 1992, respectively. He is the Co-Editor-In-Chief of Scientia Iranica, Transaction-E editor of Scientia-Iranica, a board member of several international journals, and a member of apµ.
    • Ch 591. Binary Decision Diagram Reliability for Multiple Robot Complex System
  • Arlene J. Nicholas
    Arlene J. Nicholas
    Salve Regina University, USA
    Faculty at Salve Regina University. Graduate Director of MBA and MS of Innovation and Strategic Management programs. Research interests include electronic monitoring in the workplace, benefit corporations, generational studies with a particular focus on Millennials, e-book and e-textbook usage, best practices in learning management systems and online education, human resource management, knowledge management, social responsibility and teleworking.
    • Ch 64. Motivational Factors of Telework
  • Hannele Niemi
    Hannele Niemi
    University of Helsinki, Finland
    Hannele Niemi, PhD., is Professor of Education (1998–) at the Faculty of Educational Sciences, University of Helsinki. She has also been Vice Rector (2003–2009) and Dean (2001–2003) at the University of Helsinki. She has had many memberships in scientific councils and editorial boards in Finland and Europe. Her main research interest areas are teachers’ professional development, moral education and technology- based learning environments. She has published several articles and books on education in Finland and Finnish teacher education. She has been invited as Doctor or Professor of Honoris Causa in Universities in Finland (two universities), Romania and Singapore.
    • Ch 230. Tools, Pedagogical Models, and Best Practices for Digital Storytelling
  • Nancy Nirmala
    Nancy Nirmala
    Christ the King Matric Higher Secondary School, India
    Mrs. Nancy Nirmala, A. is a secondary school science teacher in Christ the King Matriculation School, Kumbakonam, India. She holds Post Graduation in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Education. She has the science teaching experience of about three years had presented many research papers in conferences of various domains. E-mail: rsjanani6@gmail.com
    • Ch 227. Science Animation and Students' Attitudes
  • Sajid Nisar
    Sajid Nisar
    National University of Science and Technology, Pakistan
    Sajid Nisar received his B.Eng degree in Mechanical Engineering from University of Engineering and Technology Taxila, Pakistan (2008), and M.Eng degree in Mechanical Engineering & Science from Kyoto University, Japan (2016). He has 06 years of research experience including academia and industry. Since 2011, he remained Team Lead and was Senior Mechanical Engineer at National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST) for the project Telesurgical Training Robot and Simulator at Smart Machines and Robotics Technology (SMART) Lab till he joined Kyoto University in 2013. His research interests include Surgical and Rescue Robotics, Robot Mechanism Design and Haptics. He received ‘shield of best performance’ from UET Taxila in 2008 and won ‘silver medal’ for the young researcher award at Intel’ Surgical Conference - 2012, Islamabad. He was presented with ‘high achiever's award’ by National University of Sciences and Technology, Pakistan, in 2012. Other than this, received Govt. of Japan’s MEXT Scholarship Award twice, Kubota Foundation Research Scholarship and Kyoto University’s GSS Fellowship award for doctoral research.
    • Ch 595. State of the Art and Key Design Challenges of Telesurgical Robotics
    • Ch 596. Telesurgical Robotics and a Kinematic Perspective
  • Nabila Nisha
    Nabila Nisha
    North South University, Bangladesh
    Nabila Nisha is currently teaching as a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Accounting & Finance under School of Business and Economics of North South University. She completed her Bachelor’s degree with dual concentration in Accounting & Finance and Marketing from North South University, Bangladesh. She received her Master’s degree in Banking & Finance from University of Essex, UK. Besides teaching, she has been part of a research project on Green Banking financed by World Bank and Ministry of Education of Bangladesh. Her research interests include technology acceptance models, banking sector, accounting disclosures, empirical research methods in finance and business case studies. She has a number of international journal publications in USA, UK and India, along with local and international book chapters as part of her research work. She has authored two books as well, which has been published by Lambert Academic Publishing and is available in the international market.
    • Ch 311. E-Government Service Adoption and the Impact of Privacy and Trust
  • Felipe Becker Nunes
    Felipe Becker Nunes
    Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
    Doctoral student at the Post Graduation Program of Informatics in Education (PPGIE) at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS). Master in Computer Science from the Post Graduation Program in Informatics (PPGI) of the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) (2014). Has experience with Virtual Worlds, Pedagogical Agents, Virtual Learning Environments, Distance Education, Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing, Context and Quality of Context, Learning Trajectories. Currently, I work with Virtual Worlds and Intelligent Agents applied in education in different areas of teaching. As future directions, I intend to continue in this area of research and expand the scope of work to research involving serious games applied in education using Unity.
    • Ch 690. Virtual Worlds in the Educational Context
  • Joseph K. Nwankpa
    Joseph K. Nwankpa
    Miami University, USA
    Joseph K. Nwankpa is an Assistant Professor of Information Systems & Analytics at Miami University, Oxford Ohio. He holds a Ph.D from Kent State University in Information Systems. His primary research focuses on ERP systems, Knowledge Management Systems, Digital Business Strategy, IT adoption, System Securities and Accounting Information Systems. His research has appeared in European Journal of Information Systems, Information & Management, Annals of Operations Research, Communications of the Association for Information Systems, Computers & Security, Information Resources Management Journal and in proceedings of various information systems conferences including ICIS, AMCIS, HICCS and INFORMS.
    • Ch 258. ERP Systems Benefit Realization and the Role of ERP-Enabled Application Integration
  • Alice Violet Nyamundundu
    Alice Violet Nyamundundu
    Skyway University, Malawi
    Alice is the Head of Department and Lecturer in the Faculty of Education at Skyway University in Lilongwe. She Holds a Masters Degree in Education and an MBA in Human Resources Management.
    • Ch 296. Women and IT in Lilongwe
  • Mohammad Mehdi Owrang O.
    Mohammad Mehdi Owrang O.
    American University, USA
    M. Mehdi Owrang O. Is currently a professor of Computer Science in the department of Computer Science at American University in Washington, DC. Dr. Owrang has received his M.S. and PhD degrees in Computer Science from the University of Oklahoma in 1980 and 1986, respectively. He has authored or co-authored more than 60 papers in computer journals and conferences, and book chapters. His current research interests include automatic knowledge acquisitions, database modeling, intelligent databases, and knowledge discovery in databases, optimization and validation in knowledge discovery. Dr. Owrang has been a member of and technical session chairs of over 30 national and International conferences sponsored by ACM, IEEE, ISMM, ISCA, and IRMA. He is a member of the ACM, IEEE, and a Senior Member of the ISCA. Dr. Owrang is also the Associate Editor of the Software and Information Engineering of the ISCA Journal.
    • Ch 156. Exploratory Data Analysis on Breast Cancer Prognosis
  • Víctor Hugo Rodríguez Obregón
    Víctor Hugo Rodríguez Obregón
    Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Electroquímica, Mexico
    Mexican.
    • Ch 110. 3D Scanning and Simulation of a Hybrid Refrigerator Using Photovoltaic Energy
  • Thomas Ochs
    Thomas Ochs
    Villeroy & Boch, Germany
    Thomas Ochs is the CIO of the Villeroy & Boch Group. Within Villeroy & Boch he introduced a complete supply chain management support for all shops, subsidiaries, and production locations within the Tableware Divi-sion. Furthermore, he introduced a fully integrated CRM software while integrating marketing, call center, and sales as well as a corporate-wide portal solution using the latest technical features with a high degree of usability. This has been accompanied with the harmonization of the busi-ness lines and organizational change from country-specifically organized IT departments to one globally acting corporate IT with a harmonized SAP system landscape available for the entire company. This IT effort serves as a basis for the optimization of the IT costs, further standardiza-tion, and the enablement of an outsourcing of the entire IT infrastructure as well as the coordination of digitalization projects at Villeroy & Boch. Mr. Ochs is also the assistant professor for computer science teaching e-business at the Saarland University of Applied Science, Germany. In his private life he enjoys golf with his friends and family.
    • Ch 75. IT Strategy Follows Digitalization
  • Rory V. O'Connor
    Rory V. O'Connor
    Dublin City University, Ireland
    Rory V. O’Connor is a Professor of Software Engineering at Dublin City University (Ireland) where he is currently serving as the Head of the School of Computing. He is also a Senior Researcher with Lero, the Irish Software Research Centre. O’Connor is Ireland’s Head of Delegation to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) for Software & Systems Engineering (ISO/IEC JCT1/ SC7). His research interests are centred on the processes and standards whereby software intensive systems are designed, implemented and managed. His focus is on researching methods, techniques, tools and standards for supporting the work of software project managers and software developers in relation to software process improvement, and the management of software development projects.
    • Ch 600. Software Development Process Standards for Very Small Companies
  • Yvonne O'Connor
    Yvonne O'Connor
    University College Cork, Ireland
    Dr O' Connor is a post-doctoral researcher within the Health Information Systems Research Centre (HISRC), Business Information Systems at University College Cork. Her research focuses on Information Systems (IS) within the health domain, primarily mobile technology (mHealth). This involves considering how health care is delivered and how it might be improved by introducing IS; identifying barriers and facilitators to mHealth pre- and post-implementation; investigating the decision making process of both direct and indirect users of mHealth; exploring health-related outcomes associated with clinical decision support systems and examining mHealth from a developed and developing world context. Outside of research, Yvonne has been lead UI/UX analyst for a number of mHealth projects. This work involves prototyping and designing graphic user interfaces (GUIs). Yvonne is also an Editorial Board Member for Health Policy and Technology journal and the International Journal of Reliable and Quality E-Healthcare. She is a reviewer for top journals and conferences; namely, Journal of Medical Internet Research, European Conference of Information Systems, International Conference of Information Systems, European Conference on Information Management and Evaluation and International Conference on Mobile Business. She has published in a number of national and internal journal and conferences.
    • Ch 510. Defining and Characterising the Landscape of eHealth
  • Eileen O'Donnell
    Eileen O'Donnell
    Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
    Eileen O’Donnell was conferred by Dublin City University with an Honours (2.1) BSc in Information Technology and a 1st in MSc in Information Systems for Managers. While lecturing on the Post Graduate Diploma in Business Information Systems in the Dublin Institute of Technology a research interest in Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL) commenced. This interest evolved into the pursuit of a PhD in Computer Science through research conducted with the Knowledge and Data Engineering Group, School of Computer Science & Statistics, College of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. Eileen’s research Interests include: pedagogy, the use of Information Communications Technology (ICT) in Higher Education, learning theories, Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL), cloud computing, virtualisation, and green computing. She has collaborated in research both nationally and internationally. She is a member of the Editorial Advisory Review Board for IGI Global, a member of the “Awareness and Reflection in TEL” Program Committee, and a reviewer for several journals and edited books. She was an invited to deliver a seminar on “E-Learning and DIT’s Strategic Plan” as part of the Perspectives on Education Research Seminar Series, at The Learning Teaching Technology Centre (LTTC). Eileen was involved in a number of research projects, both EU and Irish Government funded including GRAPPLE, AMAS and CNGL.
    • Ch 207. Challenges in Developing Adaptive Educational Hypermedia Systems
  • Liam O'Donnell
    Liam O'Donnell
    Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland
    Liam O Donnell worked for ten years in the computing industry before commencing employment as a lecturer in the College of Business, Dublin Institute of Technology, Ireland. Liam has lectured in Information Systems for the past twenty years. He also has responsibility for the management of the computer network for the College of Business. Liam received his BSc in Computer Applications from Dublin City University and his MSc in Computing from Sligo Institute of Technology. Liam's research interests include: cloud computing, virtualisation, computer networks, Perl and Java programming, fuzzy logic, expert systems, genetic algorithms, instructional design, personalised e-learning, and technology enhanced learning.
    • Ch 207. Challenges in Developing Adaptive Educational Hypermedia Systems
  • Ikponmwosa Oghogho
    Ikponmwosa Oghogho
    Delta State University, Abraka-Oleh Campus, Nigeria
    Engineer Oghogho Ikponmwosa (Ph.D) attended Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma where he obtained a B.Eng. degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering (2003) after which he proceeded to attend the University of Benin where he obtained an M.Eng. and Ph.D degrees in Electronic and Telecommunications (2006 and 2015 respectively). He has in the past taught at Igbinedion University Okada and Landmark University Omu-Aran. He is presently a Senior Lecturer in the department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Delta State University Abraka-Oleh Campus. He is a registered member with the Nigerian Society of Engineers (NSE). He is also a registered Engineer with Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN). He developed a road map to develop and diffuse microelectronics and embedded systems technologies in Nigeria and that to use mobile phones in diffusing innovative farm information to Nigerian farmers. His research is focused on investigating and modeling the Throughput and Round Trip Time obtained in IEEE802.11b/g/n WLAN Systems in various environments. He has attended several International conferences, published several journal articles and book chapters and serves as a reviewer in book projects and journal houses. He believes anything is possible if we can dream of it, receive grace to pursue it, develop a working plan for it and summon the will to keep living daily with the discipline it takes to achieve it.
    • Ch 574. Throughput Dependence on SNR in IEEE802.11 WLAN Systems
  • Adekunle O. Okunoye
    Adekunle O. Okunoye
    Xavier University, USA
    • Ch 309. Critical Success Factors in E-Democracy Implementation
  • Barbara Oliboni
    Barbara Oliboni
    University of Verona, Italy
    Barbara Oliboni received the Master Degree in Computer Science by the University of Verona. In 2003 she received the Ph.D. degree in Computer Engineering by the Politecnico of Milan. Since March 2006, she has been assistant professor at the Department of Computer Science of the University of Verona. Her main research interests are related to the database field, with an emphasis on XML, semistructured data and temporal information. She has been reviewer for national and international conferences, journals and magazines. She is part of the Program Committee of international conferences, and reviewer for international journals on databases.
    • Ch 177. Schema Evolution in Conventional and Emerging Databases
    • Ch 178. Schema Versioning in Conventional and Emerging Databases
  • Lídia Oliveira
    Lídia Oliveira
    University of Aveiro, Portugal
    Lídia Oliveira (full name: Lídia de Jesus Oliveira Loureiro da Silva) (lidia@ua.pt | phone: +351 92 91 90 764 | Skype: lidiaoliveira2) has a degree in Philosophy from the University of Coimbra (1990), a Master's degree in Educational Technology from the University of Aveiro, in partnership with the University of Valenciennes (France) and Mons (Belgium) (1995), and a PhD in Sciences and Technologies of Communication from the University of Aveiro (2002). She did her post-doctorate (2009-2010) at CES - Centre for Social Studies - Associate Laboratory of the University of Coimbra. In 2010 she did her Aggregation Examination at the University of Aveiro, in the scientific area of Sciences and Technologies of Communication. She is been a professor and researcher in the Department of Communication and Art (http://www.ua.pt) at the University of Aveiro since 1995 until the present (since 2014 she is Associate Professor with Habilitation). She investigates the implications of information technology and network communication on cognitive and social routines, of the individuals, groups and organizations. Her main scientific interest is in cyberculture studies and social network analysis. Her areas of interest are: Social Network Analysis, Cyberculture Studies, Sociology of Communication, Science and Technologies of Communication, ICT and Education, Multimedia, Information Systems, Digital Libraries, Science Communication, Communication in the Scientific Community (theoretical and empirical studies). She has published both nationally and internationally in peer review journals, book chapters and, conferences proceedings. She teaches on the undergraduate Course of New Communication Technologies; on the Master in Multimedia Communication (interactive multimedia and audio-visual digital branch); on the Master in Reading Promotion and School Libraries; on the Doctoral Program in Multimedia and Education (Consortium between the Department of Education and the Department of Communication and Art, University of Aveiro) and on the Doctoral Program in Information and Communication in Digital Platforms (Consortium between the Department of Communication and Art at the University of Aveiro and the Faculty of Letters of the University of Porto). Information on-line: CV DeGois Key DeGóis: 3915920968130714 http://www.degois.pt/visualizador/curriculum.jsp?key=3915920968130714 Google Académico http://scholar.google.com.br/citations?hl=pt-PT&user=LHoxd0QAAAAJ ResearchGate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lidia_Oliveira_Silva/ Academia.edu https://aveiro.academia.edu/LídiaOliveiraSilva Scopus Scopus Author ID 54581462800 http://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.url?authorId=54581462800 ORCID - Connecting Research and Researchers ID 0000-0002-3278-0326 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3278-0326 ResearcherID – B5678-2011
    • Ch 369. Screen Culture
  • María-Dolores Olvera-Lobo
    María-Dolores Olvera-Lobo
    CSIC, Unidad Asociada Grupo SCImago and University of Granada, Spain
    María-Dolores Olvera-Lobo is a Doctor in Documentation, Full Professor at the Department of Information and Communication at the University of Granada (Spain) and teacher at the Faculties of Communication and Documentation, and Translation and Interpreting. She has taught courses in PhD, Master’s and Postgraduate programmes at various universities. She has led research groups and projects, and teaching innovation projects. She has participated in a number of international conferences. She has written and co-authored books, chapters and dozens of articles published in prestigious specialised magazines. http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0489-7674
    • Ch 388. Analysis and Assessment of Cross-Language Question Answering Systems
  • Ionica Oncioiu
    Ionica Oncioiu
    European Academy of the Regions, Belgium
    Ionica Oncioiu holds a Ph.D. in economy and accounting. Her research interests include the development of SMEs innovation, Project Management, Accounting Information Systems, Asset Management and E-Commerce Marketing. She had more than 10 years of experience in this area and has published 10 text books and more than 70 papers in scholarly peer reviewed international journals. She also authored eight books.
    • Ch 492. The Measurement and Recognition of Intellectual Capital in the Process of Accounting Convergence Trends and Patterns
  • Aderonke A. Oni
    Aderonke A. Oni
    Covenant University, Nigeria
    Aderonke A. Oni, holds Ph.D in MIS. Her research interests are in: e-commerce, e-government, and technology adoption. She has published over twenty-five articles in reputable international peer-reviewed journals, proceedings, and chapters in books. She is a lecturer in the Department of Computer and Information Sciences, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria. She was a post-doctoral research fellow at International Center for Information and Communication Technology, Southern University, Baton Rouge, USA between 2014 and 2015
    • Ch 309. Critical Success Factors in E-Democracy Implementation
  • Akinori Ono
    Akinori Ono
    Keio University, Japan
    Akinori Ono is a Professor of Marketing, the Faculty of Business and Commerce, Keio University, Tokyo. He received his B.A., M.A., and Ph.D. in Marketing from Keio University. His research interests are in marketing and buying behavior. He focuses especially on the effects of word-of-mouth.
    • Ch 523. Consumer Adoption of PC-Based/Mobile-Based Electronic Word-of-Mouth
  • Jo Ann Oravec
    Jo Ann Oravec
    University of Wisconsin – Whitewater, USA
    Jo Ann Oravec is a full professor in the College of Business and Economics at the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater in the Department of Information Technology and Supply Chain Management; she is also affiliated with the Robert F. and Jean E. Holtz Center for Science, Technology, & Society Studies, University of Wisconsin at Madison. She received her MBA, MS, MA, and PhD degrees at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. She taught computer information systems and public policy at Baruch College of the City University of New York; she also taught in the School of Business and the Computer Sciences Department at UW-Madison as well as at Ball State University. She chaired the Privacy Council of the State of Wisconsin, the nation's first state-level council dealing with information technology and privacy issues. She has written books (including "Virtual Individuals, Virtual Groups: Human Dimensions of Groupware and Computer Networking," Cambridge University Press) and dozens of articles on futurism, artificial intelligence, disability, mental health, technological design, privacy, computing technology, management, and public policy issues. She has worked for public television and developed software along with her academic ventures. She has held visiting fellow positions at both Cambridge and Oxford and was recently a featured speaker at conferences in Japan and Australia.
    • Ch 148. Cyber Bullying
    • Ch 373. Virtual Hoarding
    • Ch 374. Cyberloafing and Constructive Recreation
  • Joaquín Ordieres-Meré
    Joaquín Ordieres-Meré
    Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
    Joaquín Ordieres-Meré has been a full professor in Project Management since 1997 and currently works at the UPM (ETSII). His research interests include project management issues, business intelligence and business analytics.He serves as reviewer for different peer-reviewed journals and is a member of the editorial board of IDMMM journal.
    • Ch 168. Data Mining to Identify Project Management Strategies in Learning Environments
  • Sheila O'Riordan
    Sheila O'Riordan
    University College Cork, Ireland
    Sheila O'Riordan is a postdoctoral researcher in the Cork University Business School at University College Cork, Ireland. Sheila is currently a part of the EU-funded project S-HELP (Securing-Health.Emergency.Learning.Planning), which seeks to develop and deliver a holistic framed approach to healthcare preparedness, response and recovery. Her research interests include disaster management, social media, and collaborative learning.
    • Ch 223. Leveraging Technology-Enhanced Teaching and Learning for Future IS Security Professionals
  • Faruk Ortes
    Faruk Ortes
    Istanbul University, Turkey
    Faruk Ortes is a PhD candidate in biomechanics at the Istanbul University, Mechanical Engineering Department under the advisement of Dr. Yunus Ziya ARSLAN. He received the B.S. degree from Karadeniz Technical University, Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2010 and the M.S. degree from Marmara University, Department of Mechanical Engineering in 2014. He also serves currently as a Research Assistant at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Istanbul University. His research work spans a variety of areas including musculoskeletal biomechanics,computational biomechanics, applied mechanics, finite element analysis, design and production of surgical instruments.
    • Ch 43. General Perspectives on Electromyography Signal Features and Classifiers Used for Control of Human Arm Prosthetics
  • Carsten Orwat
    Carsten Orwat
    Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany
    Studies of economics at the University of Bochum, Germany, doctorate at the department of economics, University of Jena. Since 2000, senior scientist at the Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis (ITAS). Several research projects dealing with technology assessment and innovation research, in particular on information and communication technologies.
    • Ch 370. Technology Assessment of Information and Communication Technologies
  • Kamisah Osman
    Kamisah Osman
    The National University of Malaysia, Malaysia
    Prof Dr Kamisah Osman joined the Faculty of Education, UKM in 1999 after successfully completing her Masters and PhD studies at the University of Manchester, United Kingdom. She was the Executive Editor of Asian Journal of Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (2013 -1014), an active Editorial Board member of the Eurasian Journal of Science and Mathematics Education (ISI and SCOPUS indexed), International Journal of Education in Mathematics, Science and Technology, Science Education Review, Malaysian Journal of Education, Malaysian Action Research Journal and AKADEMIKA Journal of Southeast Asia Social Sciences and Humanities. Her expertise is STEM education specializing in the assessment of problem solving and higher order thinking as well as innovative pedagogical approaches in STEM learning. She is one of the prominent key players of STEM education not only at the national but an international levels. Prof Kamisah is also an active member in securing the Quality Assurance and Programme Accreditation processes, not only at the university level, but also national and international levels and is currently holding an administrative responsibilities as the Deputy Director (Audit and Benchmarking) at the UKM Centre of Quality Assurance
    • Ch 283. Chemistry Learning Through Designing Digital Games
    • Ch 291. Towards Modelling Effective Educational Games Using Multi-Domain Framework
  • António Osório
    António Osório
    University of Minho, Portugal
    António José Osório - Associate Professor, with Aggregation, University of Minho, member of the Department of Curricular Studies and Educational Technology of the Institute of Education and researcher of the Center for Research in Education, being coordinator of the research group on Technologies, Multiliteracies and Curriculum. He was a professor of Biology and Geology in Basic and Secondary Education and, as a collaborator of the MINERVA Project, he participated, under the guidance of Professor Altamiro Machado, in research and development activities within the Lethes / Peneda-Gerês Project, providing a telematic network to the schools of the villages of the only National Park in Portugal. He completed PhD studies in educational telematics at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom and was supervised by Professors Niki Davis and Martin Hughes. He provided evidence of aggregation in Educational Sciences, in the specialty of Educational Technology, at the University of Minho. Has teaching experience in the initial and continuous training of educators and teachers and research experience in educational telematics, as well as coordinating several national and international research projects in the field of Educational Technology or Information and Communication Technologies in Education. Director of master's degree courses and supervisor of several masters and doctoral projects in these areas of specialization.
    • Ch 636. The Networked Effect of Children and Online Digital Technologies
  • Abayomi Moradeyo Otebolaku
    Abayomi Moradeyo Otebolaku
    Liverpool John Moores University, UK
    Dr Abayomi Otebolaku received his Ph.D. in Telecommunications Engineering (Electrical and Computer Engineering) from Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, specializing in Mobile Computing and Context-Aware Personalization. Presently, he is with the Department of Computer Science, Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), United Kingdom. Prior to joining LJMU, Dr Otebolaku was a Senior Researcher in the Department of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics, University of Aveiro, where he participated in high-impact European research projects. For over 6 years, he was a research engineer at the Center for Telecommunications and Multimedia, INESC TEC, Portugal, where he executed research work in context awareness, context-based mobile multimedia personalization and context-aware user preferences. He also acquired experience working in the industry. He has broad and extensive technical knowledge in mobile and context-aware computing. His contributions have been published in high-impact journals, book chapters, and reputable thematic conference proceedings. His research interests include among others context-aware computing, mobile sensing, Internet of Things and context–aware personalization.
    • Ch 524. Context-Aware Personalization for Mobile Services
  • Adekunle Olusola Otunla
    Adekunle Olusola Otunla
    University of Ibadan, Nigeria
    Dr. Adekunle Olusola OTUNLA is a Researcher with expertise in health communication, educational broadcast media, instructional communication and digital courseware design in higher education. His current research interest includes applied communication especially in medical education and public health as well as higher education teaching through digital media and learning technologies. Address all correspondences to: Dr A. O. Otunla; P. O. Box 9879 U. I. Post Office, Ibadan, Nigeria. +234 802 335 4237; e-mail: otunlad@yahoo.com
    • Ch 200. Nigerian Undergraduate Students' Computer Competencies and Use of Information Technology Tools and Resources for Study Skills and Habits' Enhancement
  • Hazel Owen
    Hazel Owen
    Ethos Consultancy NZ, New Zealand
    Hazel received her MLITT from the University of Birmingham in 1996, and MA First class hons) in Applied Linguistics from the University of Waikato In 2003. She is Director, and education consultant with Ethos Consultancy NZ. Hazel has been recognised for her work in education in New Zealand and the Middle East and is a recipient of several awards and nominations for programme design, research, and teaching practice. She has had more than 13 years experience working with e-Learning in a range of institutions, and has managed and developed projects, as well as designing and facilitating innovative professional development initiatives. Furthermore, she has conducted a number of related research studies into the efficacy of education technology and has presented and published the results internationally.
    • Ch 333. Experiences of Implementing a Large-Scale Blended, Flipped Learning Project
  • Nikhitha P
    Nikhitha P
    VIT University, India
    • Ch 393. An Insight Into Deep Learning Architectures
  • Kathleen A. Paciga
    Kathleen A. Paciga
    Columbia College Chicago, USA
    Dr. Paciga completed her doctoral studies in Curriculum & Instruction with a concentration in Literacy, Language & Culture from University of Illinois at Chicago in 2011. She presently teaches at Columbia College Chicago in the Early Childhood and Elementary Education programs and she holds an early career research fellowship with funding from the Grable Foundation (awarded jointly from TEC Center at Erikson Institute and the Fred Rogers Center for Early Learning and Children's Media). Her research interests and background are specialized in the fields of early literacy and technology for literacy, with emphasis on digital storybooks/e-books and developmentally appropriate integration of technology for literacy development into schools.
    • Ch 663. Constructing Preservice Teachers' Knowledge of Technology Integration
  • James Frederic Pagel
    James Frederic Pagel
    University of Colorado School of Medicine, USA
    Dr. JF Pagel is an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, and Director of Rocky Mt. Sleep. He is the co-editor of one of the major Sleep Medicine texts: Primary Care Sleep Medicine (Humana, 2007) (2nd Edition, Springer, 2014). Over the last 35 years, his clinical and research work, primarily focused on the cognitive state of dreaming, has resulted in more than 160 publications. These include work on the effects of dreaming on waking behavior, dreams and disasters, dream and nightmare use in creative process and film making, parasomnias, machine dreaming, narcolepsy, pediatric sleep, and non-dreaming, as well as the effects of insomnia, sleep apnea, and medications on dreaming and nightmares. His books include: The Limits of Dream: A Scientific Exploration of the Mind/Brain Interface (Academic Press – Elsevier, 2007), Dreaming and Nightmares (Ed.) (Saunders, 2010) and Dream Science: Exploring the Forms of Consciousness (Academic Press, 2014).
    • Ch 18. Machine Dreaming
  • Federica Pallavicini
    Federica Pallavicini
    Università di Milano-Bicocca, Italy
    Federica Pallavicini is a Psychologist Researcher (Ph.D) expert in the study of the applications of Advanced Technologies (Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Wearable Sensors, Serious Games) for the wellbeing training and empowerment, health and neuroscience. Specialties: Virtual Reality, Stress, Affective Computing, Human-Computer Interaction, Human-Centered Design, Augmented Reality, Serious Games, Decision Making, Neuroscience
    • Ch 541. Mobile Virtual Reality to Enhance Subjective Well-Being
  • Francesca Paluan
    Francesca Paluan
    Politecnico di Torino, Italy
    Francesca Paluan, curriculum vitae Francesca Paluan, Ph.D. Student in Cultural Heritage at the Politecnico di Torino, Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST), since 2013. Technician in Restoration in Cultural Heritage since 2011; Masters degree thesis in Restoration at the Albertina Academy of Fine Arts in Turin, about the reconstruction of fragmentary wall paintings from the Egyptian Museum of Turin. She is engaged in the field of preservation and restoration of Cultural Heritage (particularly paintings, wall paintings, paper, wood). Actually, she carries on researches, both theoretical and applied, in the fields of digital techniques of representation. Her Ph.D. Thesis subject is about the preservation and communication of Rosani's architectural archive, collected at the Laboratory of Cultural Heritage, Politecnico di Torino She is author of publications and essays, and selected speaker at several International Congresses.
    • Ch 453. Digital Archives for Preserving and Communicating Architectural Drawings
  • Weifeng Pan
    Weifeng Pan
    Zhejiang Gongshang University, China
    Weifeng Pan is an Associate Professor in the School of Computer Science and Information Engineering at the Zhejiang Gongshang University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Software and Theory from State Key Laboratory of Software Engineering (SKLSE)/School of Computer at Wuhan University (WHU), China, in 2011. His current research interests include software engineering, service computing, complex networks, and intelligent computation. He is a member of China Computer Federation (CCF) and Association for Computing Machinery (ACM).
    • Ch 660. Towards an Understanding of Performance, Reliability, and Security
  • Laura L. Pană
    Laura L. Pană
    Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Romania
    Laura Pana graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy, the University of Bucharest, and continued her dissertation paper in Philosophy of Action and Philosophy of Conscience with a doctoral thesis in Philosophy of Action and Sociology of Knowledge. This research direction was continued later by articles such as An Integrative Model of Brain, Mind, Cognition and Consciousness (2008) and Consciousness as A Third-Order Information State (2008). She first taught the Philosophy of Science and Social Philosophy. She was hired at the Polytechnic University in Bucharest, where she still teaches today. In this context, she wrote five books in the field of the Philosophy of Technical Culture (two of which she coordinated). After the computational turn in philosophy, she dealt with the Philosophy of Computing, the Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence, the Philosophy of Artificial Environment – the PHILOSOPHY OF THE ARTIFICIAL, in general –, using skills from the field of psychology as well, such as the Cognitive Psychology and Psychology of Intelligence and Creativity. She participated in five editions of the European Conference on Computing and Philosophy and attended a Congress and four Conferences on Cybernetics and Systems. Her recent book, illustrative of the possibilism she adopted in her studies, is called Possibility, Infinity, Predictability, and follows other books such as Social and Technological Prognosis (which also forms a handbook for a Masters of Studies course). A new research area had been opened by her, through the work INTELLECTICS AND INVENTICS that is also illustrated by studies such as Knowledge Management and Intellectual Techniques - Intellectual Invention and Its Forms (2006), and Social Invention and Change Management (2009). Her researches in Socio-Cybernetics and especially in complex human and artificial intelligent systems and their social interaction are capitalized in the new research field of SOCIOMATICS. A more recently addressed research direction, which include Tehnoethics, Information Ethics and Machine Ethics, led her to the initiation of a discipline she called ARTIFICIAL ETHICS, which is illustrated by works such as Co-evolution of Human and Artificial Moral Agents, as well as Human and Artificial Agents with Moral Intelligence or Artificial Ethics – An Emergent Technoethical Field and A Common Way for Human and Artificial Moral Agents. All these studies can also be seen as steps in researching and implementing sociomatic systems. The new WORLD OF VIRTUAL WORK is now approached by her in studies such as From Information Flows and Nets to Knowledge Groups and Works (2007), or New Thinking Types Associated with the Virtual Work Environment (2012), and as participant or director in multiannual grants such as K-TEAMS - Knowledge-based analysis and support of interaction in virtual teams in problem solving context (2006 – 2008), and Values practiced in working groups and virtual communities created on the web.
    • Ch 8. Artificial Ethics
    • Ch 387. Towards a General Theory of Information
  • Eleonora Pantano
    Eleonora Pantano
    Middlesex University London, UK

    Eleonora Pantano is a Lecturer in Marketing at Middlesex University of London (UK). Prior to joining Middlesex in February 2015, she was post doc research fellow at University of Calabria (Italy) and researcher at Technical University of Eindhoven (The Netherlands). She has a Ph.D. in “Psychology of Programming and Artificial Intelligence” and a Master Degree in Business Engineering. Her research activities explore marketing management and mainly relate to consumers attitude and acceptance towards new technology-based retail settings, and how business and retail models are implemented in terms of innovation and technology management.

    Her findings appear in numerous international journals such as Journal of Marketing Management, International Journal of Information Management, and Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services (she was also guest editor of two special issues for this journal and got the Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing for 2013).

    • Ch 679. Ubiquitous Computing, Contactless Points, and Distributed Stores
  • Ioannis Papadopoulos
    Ioannis Papadopoulos
    Metropolitan College Thessaloniki, Greece
    Mr. Papadopoulos is economist, graduate of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Greece with a first class honours degree and a holder of a Masters degree in Financial Economics from City University London (Dpt. Of Economics), UK. He has teaching experience in various undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in economics. He is currently undergraduate lecturer in Economics and programme leader in Tourism & Hospitality Dpt. Of Metropolitan College (Thessaloniki, Greece). He is member of the Economic Chamber of Greece and the UK Chartered Institute of Securities & Investments (CISI).
    • Ch 203. ICT Investments and Recovery of Troubled Economies
  • Young Park
    Young Park
    Bradley University, USA
    Dr. Young Park is Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems at Bradley University. His current research interests include recommender systems & applications, MOOC personalization and learning analytics, personalized Web search, requirements engineering, software engineering and formal concept analysis & applications. He received his PhD in Computer Science from the Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University, MS in Computer Science from KAIST and BS in Electronic Engineering from Seoul National University. He is a member of the ACM and the IEEE Computer Society.
    • Ch 151. Advanced Recommender Systems
    • Ch 163. Recommender Technologies and Emerging Applications
  • Judith Parker
    Judith Parker
    Teachers College, Columbia University, USA
    Dr. Judith Parker is an adjunct Assistant Professor in the Organization and Leadership Department at Teachers College/Columbia University in New York teaching graduate courses on the theory and practice of adult learning that are totally on-line, totally classroom and blended delivery formats. She has earned a doctorate, Ed.D. degree, and an M.S. degree in Adult Learning and Leadership from Teachers College/Columbia University, an M.S. degree in physics from Purdue University in Indiana, and a B.S. degree in physics and mathematics from Notre Dame College in Ohio. Judith is a co-author of the book “Pedagogical and Andragogical Teaching and Learning with Information Communication Technologies” and is on the editorial review board for the “International Journal of Adult Vocational Education and Technology”. She has authored numerous chapters and articles on cross-cultural workplace training and learning and the history, philosophy, practice and theories of adult learning and technology integration for effective teaching and learning. She has presented numerous papers at conferences globally including most recently the International Seminar on Democracy, Education, and Development at the National University of Educational Planning and Administration in New Delhi, India and The International Transformative Learning Conference in Athens, Greece. Judith has over 20 years experience in education at all levels and in leadership positions within global business organizations. She has worked extensively with technical managers and technical employees in Asia and Europe in leadership development and technical training skill development. She is also an instructor for the American Museum of Natural History in New York teaching online courses “Space, Time and Motion” and “The Solar System”. She has received the American Association of Physics Teachers Innovative Teaching Award, the 3M Community Volunteer Award and has been elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
    • Ch 488. Contemporary Leadership Development in Kazakhstan
  • Konstantinos E. Parsopoulos
    Konstantinos E. Parsopoulos
    University of Ioannina, Greece
    Konstantinos E. Parsopoulos received his Diploma in Mathematics, with specialty in Computational Mathematics and Informatics, in 1998 from the Department of Mathematics, University of Patras, Greece, and his PhD degree in Intelligent Computational Optimization in 2005 from the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Engineering & Informatics, University of Patras, Greece. He served as a Lecturer with the Department of Mathematics, University of Patras, Greece, from May 2008 to September 2009. He is currently an Assistant Professor with the Department of Computer Science, University of Ioannina, Greece. His research is focused on Intelligent Computational Optimization algorithms with an emphasis on Swarm Intelligence and Evolutionary Computation approaches. His work consists of 16 papers in refereed international scientific journals, and 47 papers in books, edited volumes and conference proceedings, while it has received more than 990 citations from other researchers. He has been a visiting researcher at the Department of Computer Science, University of Dortmund, Germany (2001), as well as at the Institut de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique (INRIA), Sophia-Antipolis, France (2003 and 2006). He has served as a member of the editorial board of 2 international scientific journals, as well as of the technical and program committee in 13 international conferences. Also, he has served as reviewer for 24 scientific journals, as well as for the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). He has participated in national and international research projects, and he is a member of ACM and IEEE since 2005 and 1999, respectively.
    • Ch 675. Home UbiHealth
  • Leo Natan Paschoal
    Leo Natan Paschoal
    University of Cruz Alta, Brazil
    Leo Natan Paschoal is student of Master in Computer Science and Computational Mathematics from University of Sao Paulo. He is bachelor in Computer Science from Cruz Alta University.
    • Ch 690. Virtual Worlds in the Educational Context
  • Constantine E. Passaris
    Constantine E. Passaris
    University of New Brunswick, Canada
    Dr. Constantine E. Passaris is a Professor of Economics at the University of New Brunswick (Canada), an Onassis Foundation Fellow, a Research Affiliate of the Prentice Institute for Global Population & Economy at the University of Lethbridge (Canada) and a member of the Academic Scientific Board of the International Institute of Advanced Economic and Social Studies (Italy). Professor Passaris is listed in the International Who's Who in Education and the Canadian Who’ s Who. Dr. Passaris is a prolific author whose scholarly publications have been published in monographs, books, encyclopaedias and academic journals. He has written extensively on economic issues dealing with public policy, globalization, internetization, economic governance, regional development, human rights, demography, immigration and multiculturalism. He has served as a member of the Economic Council of Canada, Chairman of the New Brunswick Human Rights Commission, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Atlantic Human Rights Center at Saint Thomas University (Canada), Chairman of the New Brunswick Advisory Board on Population Growth, a member of the New Brunswick Immigration Advisory Committee and as an advisor to the Canadian Commission for UNESCO. Prof. Constantine Passaris Department of Economics University of New Brunswick P.O.Box 4400 Fredericton, New Brunswick Canada E3B 5A3 Email: passaris@unb.ca
    • Ch 694. The Economics of Internetization
  • Tanuja Pathak
    Tanuja Pathak
    B. T. Kumaon Institute of Technology, India
    Hi! I am Tanuja Pathak and hail from Haldwani,Uttarakhand. I did my Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering from Dehradun Institute of Technology, Dehradun, affiliated to Uttarakhand Technical University, Uttarakhand – INDIA in 2012.Then I did my Master’s in Computer Science and Engineering from Bipin Tripathi Kumaon Institute of Technology, Dwarahat, Almora, affiliated to Uttarakhand Technical University, Uttarakhand - INDIA in 2015. My area of research includes radio resource management in 4G and beyond wireless systems.
    • Ch 545. Resource Management for Multimedia Services in Long Term Evaluation Networks
  • Chandra Sekhar Patro
    Chandra Sekhar Patro
    GVP College of Engineering (Autonomous), India
    Chandra Sekhar Patro is currently pursuing his Ph.D in Commerce and Management Studies from Andhra University. He has post-graduate degree in Master of Commerce (M.Com.) from Andhra University, Master in Financial Management (MFM) from Pondicherry University, and also MBA (HR & Finance) from JNT University. Mr. Patro has over 9 years of teaching experience in higher education. Mr. Patro has gained very good knowledge in Human Resource Management and Accountancy/Finance subjects. He has published number of research papers in reputed National and International Journals and also presented papers in National and International Conferences.
    • Ch 263. Entrepreneurship as the Vantage Point
    • Ch 376. Performance Appraisal
  • Chandra Sekhar Patro
    Chandra Sekhar Patro
    Gayatri Vidya Parishad College of Engineering (Autonomous), India
    Chandra Sekhar Patro is currently pursuing his Ph.D in Commerce and Management Studies from Andhra University. He has post-graduate degree in Master of Commerce (M.Com.) from Andhra University, Master in Financial Management (MFM) from Pondicherry University, and also MBA (HR & Finance) from JNT University. Mr. Patro has over 9 years of teaching experience in higher education. Mr. Patro has gained very good knowledge in Human Resource Management and Accountancy/Finance subjects. He has published number of research papers in reputed National and International Journals and also presented papers in National and International Conferences.
    • Ch 263. Entrepreneurship as the Vantage Point
    • Ch 376. Performance Appraisal
  • Iván Pau
    Iván Pau
    Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain
    Iván Pau received his PhD. Degree in Accessible Services for the Information Society from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), Spain in 2010. He has been a full-time lecturer in Telematics Engineering at UPM since 1998. His research work started in 1997 in the area of security in telematics networks analyzing, designing and developing security services to improve the administration public services. He also started researching in the area of telemedicine and telecare in 2005 with the development of intelligent systems to support e-health services at home. Currently he is working on lab automation and programmable biology. He has been involved in about 15 R&D projects focused on the integration of ICT with several disciplines (politics, medicine, telecare, biology, etc.) to improve the processes of current solutions. He has been coauthor of about 40 papers including journal and conference proceedings and book chapters.
    • Ch 674. From General Services to Pervasive and Sensitive Services
  • P. K. Paul
    P. K. Paul
    Raiganj University, India
    Dr. P K Paul, holds PhD-Information Science from India’s premier & oldest Public Engineering Institute IIEST Shibpur (An Institute of National Importance), MSc (Double), MBA-InfoSys, is actively engaged in the research and academic activities in the field of IST and Engineering Sciences related with Information Processing and Management. He is an alumnus of IIEST, Shibpur, NBU, SMUHMTS, and CVRU, India etc. He has been associated with Raiganj University, Raiganj, West Bengal for the teaching and learning activities. He is also CEO and VP of IST Foundation. Virtually he is among the few Indian Information Science professional who holds Post Graduate Qualification in all the dimensions of Information Sciences; ranging from Computer Sciences, Management Science, Information Studies and Information Technology. He is in favor on starting programs and specialization in emerging IT & Computing subjects that are applied and having social and business touch. He was engaged as consultant for designing country’s first MBA-Information Management programme for VMS University, Sikkim. He is also mastermind for designing India’s first interdisciplinary Masters (MSc) program on computing i.e. MSc-Computer & Information Science based on principles of interaction of information-technology-people. The first of its kind program already been started in the Government University RGU, India. He has credited many writing/research first and few among the Indian Researcher which including; first research/ policy paper on Cloud Computing Applications in Information Science, Systems, Information Centre/ Green Computing in Information Field/ I-Schools aspects/ Usability Engineering in Information Science and Services/ HCI in Information Uses/ Information Science Educational aspects/ Information Scientist/ Geo-Information Science and so on. He is Associate Chief Editor of IJASE, New Delhi, India. He is also responsible as Associate Chief Editor for IJISC, New Delhi, India. He is also involved as Editorial Board Member and Reviewer of more than 50 National and International Journals in diverse field ranging from Computer Science, Informatics, Management, Engineering Science to Education, Social science, Health Science, Pharmacy and so on like Journal of Organizational and End User Computing, International Journal of E-Adoption, International Journal of Web Services Research, International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications, International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics, JECO, IJIRR, IJHCITP, IJOSSP, IJMDEM, IJTHI, IJDET, IJITPM, IJISSCM, IJISSS, IJBDCN, IJWP published from United States, Dubai, India, Nigeria, South Africa and so on. Moreover he is also responsible and associated with several coming international conferences and event as committee members, chairs, reviewers etc and among these few important are International Conference on Computer and Digital Manufacturing (ICCDM 2017), 4-6th May, 2017, Singapore, Fourth AIAPP 2017, 25-26 March, 2017, Geneva, Switzerland, 5th ICITS 2017, 25-27 June, 2017, Beijing, China, 2nd ICISE-2017, 1-3 April, 2017, South Carolina, USA, Sixth International SEA-2017, 25-26 March, 2017, Geneva, Switzerland, International Conference on Education and New Developments (END-17), 24-26 June, 2017 Lisbon, Portugal, 5th ICICN 2017, 26-28 February, 2017, Bangkok, Thailand, 8th International Conference on ICT: Big Data, Cloud and Security (ICT-BDCS 2017), 21-22 August, 2017, Singapore etc.
    • Ch 386. Quantum Information Science Vis-à-Vis Information Schools
    • Ch 410. iSchools Promoting “Information Science and Technology” (IST) Domain Towards Community, Business, and Society With Contemporary Worldwide Trend and Emerging Potentialities in India
    • Ch 626. Community Science and Technology and Its Meaning to Potential Requirement
  • Fotini-Niovi Pavlidou
    Fotini-Niovi Pavlidou
    Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
    Fotini-Niovi Pavlidou received the Diploma degree in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering and the PhD degree from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), Greece, in 1979 and 1988 respectively. She is now a Full professor at the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) in AUTh where she is engaged in research, lectures (author of books and lecture notes in greek), laboratory courses and supervision of Doctorate dissertations in Mobile Communications, Telecommunications Networks and Satellite Communications. Her research interests include traffic analysis and design (MAC protocols and routing techniques) of wireless (terrestrial, satellite, ad hoc, sensor) networks, performance evaluation and QoS studies of mobile satellite communications and multimedia applications over the Internet.
    • Ch 294. The Gender Dimension in Urban Air Quality
  • Yuri P. Pavlov
    Yuri P. Pavlov
    Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Information and Communication Technologies, Bulgaria
    1973-DUES "Math et Phys", Paris VI, France; 1978- Engineer (Automatics), Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria; 1980- Applied mathematics, Technical University of Sofia; 1989- PhD, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Thesis"Procedures for decision making with applications"; 2008 - Assoc. Prof. at CLBME-BAS; 2011 - Assoc. Prof. at IICT-BAS "Communication Systems and Services. Main research areas - Decision making, Measurement and Utility theory, Complex systems, Decision support systems, Stochastic systems, Optimal control, Mathematical Economic, Modelling, Modelling of complex biotechnological systems, fed-batch process.
    • Ch 190. Preferences, Utility, and Stochastic Approximation
  • Luis Paya
    Luis Paya
    Miguel Hernández University, Spain
    Luis Payá holds a M. Eng. in Industrial Engineering (Spain, 2002) and a PhD in Industrial Technologies (Spain, 2014). Now he works as associate professor at Miguel Hernández University in Spain (Department of Systems Engineering and Automation). He teaches some subjects related to the fields of automatic control, electronics and robotics. His current research interests include omnidirectional vision and global appearance algorithms, topological map building and localization of mobile robots and implementation and testing of remote laboratories.
    • Ch 597. Using Global Appearance Descriptors to Solve Topological Visual SLAM
  • Jean-Éric Pelet
    Jean-Éric Pelet
    ESCE International Business School, France
    Jean-Eric Pelet holds a PhD in Marketing, an MBA in Information Systems and a BA (Hons) in Advertising. As an assistant professor in management, he works on problems concerning consumer behavior when using a website or other information system (e-learning, knowledge management, e-commerce platforms), and how the interface can change that behavior. His main interest lies in the variables that enhance navigation in order to help people to be more efficient with these systems. He works as a visiting professor both in France and abroad (England, Switzerland, Thaïland) teaching e-marketing, ergonomics, usability, and consumer behavior at Design Schools (Nantes), Business Schools (Paris, Reims), and Universities (Paris Dauphine - Nantes). His work has been published in international journals and conferences such as EJIS AMS, EMAC, AFM and ICIS and he has authored two books on u-commerce and e-learning topics. Dr. Pelet has also actively participated in National research projects. His current research interests focus on m-commerce, social networks, interface design, and usability.
    • Ch 527. Enhancing the Mobile User Experience Through Colored Contrasts
  • Giuliano Pelfer
    Giuliano Pelfer
    University of Florence, Italy
    Giuliano Pelfer obtained PhD in Ancient Topography and Landscape Archaeology at the University of Bologna (2004). His research activity was on computational applications to archaeology. In his degree at University of Florence (1998) he analysed, through image processing techniques, the Etruscan and Roman roads in the Tarquinia territory. In PhD thesis he built an archaeological GIS for analysing the settlement evolution and the city origin in the territory of the protohistorical Tarquinia. From 2001 to 2003 he collaborated in research activities with Universitat Autonoma of Barcelona and Dublin Institute of Technology. He is researcher associated to Center for Study of Complex Dynamics at the University of Florence. First proposer of the ArchaeoGRID Project (2005 - 2006) for deploying complex archaeological applications on the Grid within EGEE, he participated to many italian and international Conferences and he published scientific papers in conference proceedings and in archaeological journals.
    • Ch 298. Archaeological GIS for Land Use in South Etruria Urban Revolution in IX-VIII Centuries B.C.
  • William Stanley Pendergrass
    William Stanley Pendergrass
    American Public University System, USA
    Dr. William Stanley Pendergrass is currently employed as an Adjunct Professor with the American Public University System in the School of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, teaching courses on topics related to Information Security at the Undergraduate and Graduate Degree levels. Dr. Pendergrass has published numerous times on topics related to Internet Culture. His published topics range from hacking culture, cyberbullying, Twitter use trends, and 4chan‘s nature. Dr. Pendergrass is also a Naval Capabilities Analyst for the Deputy Under Secretary of the Navy for Policy [DUSN (P)]. The DUSN (P) serves as the Secretary of the Navy‘s primary civilian advisor on foreign and defense policy, intelligence, capabilities and readiness, and the Department of the Navy‘s security enterprise. Dr. Pendergrass works in the Capabilities and Concepts Directorate in the Pentagon as the Surface Warfare and Cyber Warfare Subject Matter Expert.
    • Ch 614. Online Prosocial Behaviors
  • Sara Peracchia
    Sara Peracchia
    University of L'Aquila, Italy
    2014 (currently) - Phd in Health and Environmental Sciences, curricola Psychology, Psychiatry and Cognitive Neuroscience. 2013 - achievement master’s level (Second cycle) degree in Applied, Clinical and Health Psychology. 2010 - achievement first cicle degree in Applied Psychological Science.
    • Ch 287. Exposure to Video Games and Decision Making
  • Claudia Teresa Pereira
    Claudia Teresa Pereira
    Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Claudia Pereira is an assistant professor in Computer Science area at the Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (UNCPBA), Tandil, Argentina. She is a member of the Technology Software Group at the INTIA Research Institute at the UNCPBA. She has a Master degree in Software Engineering from Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina. Her main research interests are focused on system modernization. She has published book chapters, journal articles and conference papers. She has been member of the program committee of international conferences related to software engineering. Contact e-mail: cpereira@exa.unicen.edu.ar
    • Ch 648. Model-Driven Software Modernization
  • Arturo Trejo Pérez
    Arturo Trejo Pérez
    Universidad Tecnológica de San Juan del Río, Mexico
    Mexican.
    • Ch 110. 3D Scanning and Simulation of a Hybrid Refrigerator Using Photovoltaic Energy
  • Viviana Perilli
    Viviana Perilli
    Lega del Filo d'Oro – Molfetta, Italy
    Viviana Perilli, clinical psychologist and PhD in psychology of cognitive, emotional and communicative processes, is a research assistant at the No-Profit Organization Lega del filo d’Oro, site in Molfetta, Italy. Her main topics concern cognitive-behavioral interventions for persons affected by Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, post-coma persons in a vegetative or minimally conscious state, psycho-sensorial disabilities, extensive motor disabilities and developmental disabilities. Currently she is involved in research projects focus on the use of assistive technologies for promoting alternative communication for non verbal people, adequate physical exercise or ambulation and for reducing challenging behaviors. Within this framework, she is author and co-author of several papers on different international peer-reviewed journals and books.
    • Ch 26. Assistive Technology for Supporting Communication, Occupation, and Leisure by Children With Severe to Profound Developmental Disabilities
  • Harry G. Perros
    Harry G. Perros
    North Carolina State University, USA
    Harry G. Perros is a Professor of Computer Science, an Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor, and the Program Coordinator of the Master of Science degree in Computer Networks at NC State University. He is an IEEE Fellow and he has published extensively in the area of performance modelling of computer and communication systems, and he has organized several national and international conferences. He has also published six print books and an e-book. His current research interests are in the areas of next generation networks, resource allocation under QoS, Internet of Things, and queueing theory. Harry G. Perros Computer Science Department NC State University Raleigh, NC USA Email: hp@ncsu.edu
    • Ch 573. QoS Architectures for the IP Network
  • Gabriela Trindade Perry
    Gabriela Trindade Perry
    Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
    • Ch 554. Mobile Game-Based Learning in STEM Subjects
  • Barbara Pes
    Barbara Pes
    Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Italy
    Barbara Pes was born in Cagliari, Italy, in 1976. She obtained her laurea degree in Physics from the University of Cagliari in 2001. From 2002 to 2005 she collaborated with the Database and Data Mining Group at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Cagliari. Since 2006 she has been working as Assistant Professor (Ricercatore Universitario) at the Science Faculty, University of Cagliari, where she teaches Foundations of Computer Science and Data Mining courses. She is author of more than 40 papers published in international conferences, books and journals. Her research interests include Service Oriented Architectures, Data Integration, Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery in Databases, Feature Selection and Classification of High- dimensional Data, Bio-informatics.
    • Ch 40. Concerns and Challenges of Cloud Platforms for Bioinformatics
  • Danilo Piaggesi
    Danilo Piaggesi
    Framericas, USA
    Recognized global development manager with expertise in business, international development and non-for-profit sectors, focused on achieving faster and more inclusive economic growth, with 30 years of experience managing large development projects, impact investments, fundraising and technical cooperation funds to promote ICT and innovation in support of poverty reduction, education and social inclusion His range of experience involves progressively more complex functions: project work for the development sector (United Nations FAO, 1981-1991); business development for the private sector (Telecom Italia/Telespazio, 1991-1998); program evaluation (European Union, 1997-1998); projects and policy development, strategic advice, thematic funds creation, fundraising, impact investments and brokerage of high profile institutional and sector agreements (Inter-American Development Bank, 1998-2011); management and fundraising in the non-profit sector (FRAmericas, 2011 to present). Has well developed diplomatic and negotiation skills and a strong international background, having lived and worked in the field in Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, Europe and the USA. Favors multi-disciplinary and multi-cultural approaches to tackle the difficult problems faced by the present Knowledge Economy, in the effort to contribute to the attainment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Mr Piaggesi believes firmly there is great potential in innovation and technology to bring people –particularly those at greatest risk and in greatest need—closer to a better living standard. His leadership and entrepreneurship qualities have resulted in high visibility for the organizations he has worked for, and his well-developed funding negotiation skills have added a multiplier effect to his assigned core funding.
    • Ch 434. Boosting the Social Development of the Majority Through the Creation of a Wireless Knowledge Society
  • Simone Picci
    Simone Picci
    University of Cagliari, Italy
    Simone Picci is a student enrolled in the second year in Computer Science at the University of Cagliari. His interests are software development, Arduino programming and robotics.
    • Ch 285. Leveraging the Arduino Platform to Develop Information Technology Devices
  • Claudio Piciarelli
    Claudio Piciarelli
    University of Udine, Italy
    CLAUDIO PICIARELLI received the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from University of Udine, Udine, Italy, in 2003 and 2008, respectively. Since 1999 he has been working with the Artificial Vision and Real-time Lab, University of Udine, under the supervision of prof. G.L. Foresti, and collaborated with dr. Monique Thonnat and Francois Bremond at INRIA and with prof. Dan Schonfeld at University of Illinois Chicago. He currently carries on his research and teaching activities at the University of Udine as Assistant Professor. Claudio Piciarelli authored or co-authored more than 30 works published in international journals and conferences and actively serves as a reviewer for several IEEE journal and conferences. He has been publication chair for the AVSS2011 conference. His main research interests include Computer Vision, Artificial Intelligence, Pattern Recognition, and Machine Learning. He is currently mainly involved in the use of Active Vision in Surveillance Systems, in Behaviour Analysis for Automatic Detection of Anomalous Events, and in Smart Sensor Planning and Deployment for Large Sensor Networks. He worked on several national and European projects on topics such as Traffic Monitoring, Airports Surveillance and Counter-Terrorism Systems. In 2007 he co-founded Eye-Tech, a spin-off of the University of Udine devoted to the transfer of innovative technologies from the world of academic research to industry. Claudio Piciarelli is a member of the IEEE since 2007.
    • Ch 538. Mobile Applications for Automatic Object Recognition
  • Marlon Pierce
    Marlon Pierce
    Indiana University, USA
    Marlon Pierce's research interest is the application of distributed systems concepts to the development and deployment of middleware and cyberinfrastructure to support computational science.
    • Ch 92. Cyberinfrastructure, Cloud Computing, Science Gateways, Visualization, and Cyberinfrastructure Ease of Use
  • Marcelo Soares Pimenta
    Marcelo Soares Pimenta
    Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS), Brazil
    • Ch 558. Adaptive Hypermedia Systems
  • José A. Pino
    José A. Pino
    Universidad de Chile, Chile
    José A. Pino is a full professor of Computer Science at the University of Chile. His research interests include ubiquitous computing, human–computer interaction, and socio-technical systems. He has served as President of the Chilean Computer Science Society (SCCC) and President of CLEI (the Latin American Association of Universities Concerning Information Technology). He has co-authored six books and published research papers in international conferences and journals, including Journal of the ACM, Communications of the ACM, ACM Computing Surveys, Decision Support Systems, Group Decision and Negotiation, and Future Generation Computer Systems. He is currently a member of the Editorial Boards of the Journal of Network and Computer Applications and the Journal of Educational Technology and Society.
    • Ch 325. Cyber Behaviors in Seeking Health Information
  • Michael Planu
    Michael Planu
    University of Cagliari, Italy
    Michael Planu is a student enrolled in the second year of the degree in Computer Science at the University of Cagliari. His interests are Arduino and Mobile (iOS, Android, Windows Mobile) programming, robotics and the technology in general.
    • Ch 285. Leveraging the Arduino Platform to Develop Information Technology Devices
  • Rebecca Platt
    Rebecca Platt
    Murdoch University, Australia
    Rebecca Platt is a software developer at Bankwest. She studied in the School of Engineering and Information Technology at Murdoch University in Perth, Western Australia where she specialized in internet software development. Her research interests include internet business management, international data analysis and intelligent systems programming. She has experience in internet business development, including online product management, website development, and games software production, utilizing strategy based artificial intelligence in order to analyze and improve business systems. Additionally she has expertise in working with management information technologies, such as data modelling and data warehousing. Most recently she has been developing her expertise in designing and building API's. In the near future, she intends to expand her horizons in user experience design.
    • Ch 651. The Past, Present, and Future of UML
  • Agostino Poggi
    Agostino Poggi
    University of Parma, Italy
    Agostino Poggi received a Laurea degree cum laude in Electronics Engineering in 1987 and a Ph.D. in Computers and Electronics Engineering in 1992, both from the University of Genoa. He is full professor of Computer Engineering at the Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell'Informazione of the University of Parma and teaches Distributed Systems (Sistemi Distribuiti) and Software Engineering (Ingegneria del Software) at the local Faculty of Engineering where he acts as a chairman of the Centro Universitario di Servizi per la Didattica di Ingegneria. His research focuses on agent, Web and object-oriented technologies and their use to develop distributed and complex systems. In these research areas, he has been and is involved both in national and international projects, coordinating the research of his Department inside different projects funded by public and private organizations. In particular, he participated in different EU funded research projects: COLLABORATOR, IST-2000-30045, (2001-2003), of which was the scientific coordinator, and CoMMA, IST-1999-12217, (2000-2002), LEAP, IST-1999-10211, (2000-2002), AGENTCITIES:RTD, IST-2000-28385, (2001-2003) and ALIS TECNET, ALA/2002/049-055, (2003-2006), where acted as coordinator of the research unit of the University of Parma. Moreover, he was one of the authors of JADE, an "open source" software development framework for realizing multi-agent systems that is become the international reference software to develop multi-agent applications. He is author of more than two hundreds of technical papers in international scientific journals, books and refereed conference proceedings, and his scientific contribution has been recognized through the "System Research Foundation Outstanding Scholarly Contribution Award" in 1988 and through the "Innovation System Award" in 2001. Moreover, he is in the editorial board of the following scientific journals: International Journal of Agent-Oriented Software Engineering, International Journal on Advances in Intelligent Systems, International Journal of Hybrid Intelligent Systems, International Journal of Multiagent and Grid Systems, International Journal of Software Architecture and Software Practice & Experience.
    • Ch 208. Computational Thinking in Innovative Computational Environments and Coding
    • Ch 602. Agent-Based Social Networks
  • Agostino Poggi
    Agostino Poggi
    Università degli Studi di Parma, Italy
    Agostino Poggi is full professor of Computer Engineering at the Department of Information Engineering of the University of Parma. His research focuses on agent, Web and object-oriented technologies and their use to develop distributed and complex systems. He is author of more than two hundreds of technical papers in international scientific journals, books and refereed conference proceedings, and his scientific contribution has been recognized through the "System Research Foundation Outstanding Scholarly Contribution Award" in 1988 and through the "Innovation System Award" in 2001. He is currently in the editorial board of the following scientific journals: : International Journal of Agent-Oriented Software Engineering, International Journal of Hybrid Intelligent Systems, International Journal of Multiagent and Grid Systems, Open Software Engineering Journal and Software Practice & Experience.
    • Ch 208. Computational Thinking in Innovative Computational Environments and Coding
    • Ch 602. Agent-Based Social Networks
  • Sandra Poirier
    Sandra Poirier
    Middle Tennessee State University, USA
    Dr. Poirier is a Professor and Teacher Educator at Middle Tennessee State University with more than 25 years’ experience working in the public sectors in culturally diverse and international environments. She has been recognized for her ability to build community partnerships and create online learning environment that produce measurable outcomes. Prior to coming to MTSU she taught three years at Zayed University in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Additionally, she has worked for the University of Florida, Florida International University, Florida Atlantic University, University of Arizona, and the Provincial Government of Alberta. She has been invited to lecture in Malaysia, Switzerland, Poland, Germany, and Austria.
    • Ch 341. Quality Online Learning in Higher Education
  • Dionysios Politis
    Dionysios Politis
    Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
    Dionysios Politis is a lecturer of the Multimedia Lab, in the Department of Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has earned his BS in Physics (1987), MSc in radio engineering and electronics (1990), and PhD in computer science (1998) from the same university. He is a holder of a graduate diploma in computing studies (1991) from RMIT University as a scholar of the Australian government.

    He has been a collaborator of the Centre of International and European Economic Law (1992-2002) and has participated in various computer law projects, mainly focusing on the pre-accession route of South Eastern Europe countries to EU integration. His research interests focus on multimedia reconstructions and visualizations, mainly with an e-learning orientation. He has edited, published or presented more than 60 books, chapters in books, journals, magazines, newspapers, radio-television emissions and international conferences.

    • Ch 512. Neuroscience Technology and Interfaces for Speech, Language, and Musical Communication
  • Oana Mădălina Popescu(Predescu)
    Oana Mădălina Popescu(Predescu)
    Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
    Oana Madalina Popescu (Predescu is assistent professor at Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Faculty of Cibernetisc, Statistics and Economic Informatics. Subjects taught: Microeconomics, Macroeconomics. Interest in: Artificial Neuronal Networks.
    • Ch 571. Neural Networks and Their Accelerated Evolution From an Economic Analysis Perspective
  • Tertius N. Potgieter
    Tertius N. Potgieter
    Kimberley Hospital Complex, South Africa
    MBChB(ufs), South-Africa
    • Ch 534. The Impact of Mobile Phones on Plastic Surgery and Burn Management
  • Vojko Potocan
    Vojko Potocan
    University of Maribor, Slovenia
    Vojko Potocan, Ph.D. (in Business), is a Full Professor of Management and Organization at the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), University of Maribor (Slovenia). He earned his doctoral degree in FEB Maribor. He teaches in three universities in Slovenia and in four universities abroad (Germany, Croatia, Poland and Czech Republic). He takes part in different international scientific conferences and has conducted a number of study visits abroad. He has published over 400 texts (over 300 in foreign languages in 40 countries), including 12 books, edited proceedings and textbooks. Dr. Potocan has published over eighty articles in peer reviewed scholarly journals including but not limited to Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Business Ethics, European Journal of Management, Engineering Economics and International Journal of Physical Distribution & Logistics Management.
    • Ch 483. The Role of Emerging Information Technologies for Supporting Supply Chain Management
  • Shakiba Pourshahbaz
    Shakiba Pourshahbaz
    Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Iran
    Shakiba Pourshahbaz is an MA student at English Department of Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University.
    • Ch 666. The Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge of EFL Teachers (EFL TPACK)
  • M. Prasanna
    M. Prasanna
    VIT University, India
    I M Prasanna has graduated Doctorate of Philosophy in Software Testing. I currently work in VIT University as Associate Professor. My area of specialization is software testing, software engineering and software security.
    • Ch 653. Research and Development on Software Testing Techniques and Tools
  • Diana Presadă
    Diana Presadă
    Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, Romania
    Diana Presada is an Associate Professor at the Petroleum-Gas University of Ploiesti, where she teaches Comparative Literature and English within the Philology Department. She holds a Ph.D. in Comparative literature and is the author of two coursebooks for students (Progress in English and A Course in Advanced English Practice) and of numerous articles on literature, culture and didactics. As a co-author she has published Culture française contemporaine en textes, images et applications pratiques. Her primary research interests are 20th century literature, culture and art, as well as English language teaching methodology.
    • Ch 342. A Study on Extensive Reading in Higher Education
  • Ángela Coello Pulido
    Ángela Coello Pulido
    University of Vigo, Spain
    Ángela Coello Pulido has been a researcher of the University of Vigo (Spain) for several years, in the Department of Public Law. She graduated in Law at the University of Vigo and has a PhD from the University of Vigo. In addition, she has a Master in ‘Minors in a Vulnerable and Social Conflict Situation’ from the University of Vigo, ‘Expert in Family Mediation’ from the University Camilo José Cela and qualified in ‘Civil and Commercial Mediation: General Features’ from the International University of La Rioja. As a researcher, she has experience in the field of mediation, both in criminal, civil and commercial matters, both relating to adults and minors and she is the author of the book ‘El Juego de la Mediación. El espacio cooperativo en la negociación asistida civil y mercantil’ (that means, ‘Mediation Game. Cooperative setting in civil and commercial assisted negotiation’), which sets out the mediation in the area of negotiation and Game Theory.
    • Ch 246. Online Mediation in E-Commerce Matters
  • Göran Pulkkis
    Göran Pulkkis
    Arcada University of Applied Sciences, Finland
    Diploma Engineer 1970 and Doctor of Technology 1983 in Helsinki University of Technology. During 1968-1988 Teaching Assistant, Laboratory Engineer, and Lecturer (Electronics, Computer Engineering, Physics, Digital Systems, and Computer Science) in Helsinki University of Technology, Research Assistant and Junior Researcher (Computer Science) in Finnish Academy of Sciences, and Researcher (Computer Engineering) in Valmet Corporation, FMS Group, Tampere, Finland. Principal Lecturer (Computer Engineering) 1988-1996 in Swedish Institute of Technology, Helsinki/Espoo. Principal lecturer (Information Technology) 1996-2013, and since 2013 Project Researcher (Information Technology) in Arcada University of Applied Sciences, Helsinki. During 1973-2013 visiting researcher and lecturer in several universities in the Soviet Union, Poland, England, Hungary, Germany and Canada. About 100 publications on performance evaluation of computer systems, computer architecture, networking, network security, information security, and applied cryptography. His current research interests are network security, information security, and applied cryptography
    • Ch 671. Quantum Computing and Quantum Communication
  • Narissra Maria Punyanunt-Carter
    Narissra Maria Punyanunt-Carter
    Texas Tech University, USA
    Narissra Maria Punyanunt-Carter (Ph.D., Kent State University) is a full professor in the department of communication studies at Texas Tech University. She is an associate editor for the Journal of Intercultural Communication Research & Relationship Research News. She is co-author of Interpersonal Communication: A Mindful Approach to Relationships and co-editor of Communication Begins with Children: A Lifespan Communication Sourcebook as well as co-editor of The Impact of Social Media in Modern Romantic Relationships. Narissra teaches interpersonal communication, gender, nonverbal, and romantic relationships. She serves on the Leadership Development Committee, the vice chair of the human technology and communication division, the chair of the secondary and primary education section, served as the past chair of the Mass Communication Division, and past chair of the Family Communication Division of the National Communication Association. She is the proud award Recipient of YWCA's Women of Excellence in Education Award; National Communication Association's Thomas L. Veenendall Lambda Pi Eta Advisor of the Year Award; Texas Tech University President's Mid-Career Award, Texas Tech University's Honors College Faculty of the Year Award; Professing Excellence Award; Mortar Board's Outstanding Faculty Award, the James Mignery Collegiality Award, and the National Communication Association Presidential Citation for Service Award. She recently was awarded the 2022 Mentor Tech Lifetime Achievement Award and the 2022 Phenomenal Women of Texas Tech University Award.
    • Ch 613. Online Dating/Dating Apps
  • Aparna Purushothaman
    Aparna Purushothaman
    Aalborg University, Denmark
    Currently associated as a Visiting Research Scholar with the research group, Design for Learning(D4L) in Department of Learning & Philosophy, Aalborg University, Denmark. Research Interest are Gender Digital Divide, Social Learning Theories, Design for Learning in ICT4D Context, Action Research, Mixed Methodology, Empowerment
    • Ch 362. Developing Creativity and Learning Design by Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Developing Contexts
  • Xiongpai Qin
    Xiongpai Qin
    Renmin University of China, China
    Xiongpai QIN, PhD. in computer science, lecturer, graduate student supervisor. His research interests include high performance database, and big data analytic applications.
    • Ch 169. Database Techniques for New Hardware
  • Mary Quest
    Mary Quest
    Erikson Institute, USA
    Mary is a lecturer of human development at the Erikson Institute and is pursuing a PhD at the Erikson Institute/Loyola University Chicago. Mary has a range of experience in early childhood education, in both traditional and progressive contexts and has taught in a range of Early Childhood Educator preparation programs.
    • Ch 663. Constructing Preservice Teachers' Knowledge of Technology Integration
  • Sooraj T. R.
    Sooraj T. R.
    VIT University, India
    Sooraj T.R. is pursuing his Ph.D. in computer science under the guidance of Dr. B.K.Tripathy. His area of research interest is soft set theory and it’s applications in soft computing and decision making.
    • Ch 281. Application of Soft Set in Game Theory
  • Kornelije Rabuzin
    Kornelije Rabuzin
    University of Zagreb, Croatia
    He received a PhD degree in 2007. His research interests include databases, data warehouses and business intelligence. He published more than 50 papers, 2 books (alone) and one book as a co-author. He teaches several courses that cover databases, data warehouses and business intelligence. He received several awards including the best presenter award (conference in NY, 2012) and award for science (Faculty of organization and informatics, Croatia, 2013).
    • Ch 176. Query Languages for Graph Databases
  • Roy Rada
    Roy Rada
    University of Maryland – Baltimore County, USA
    Roy Rada has a B.A. in Psychology from Yale University, a M.D. from Baylor College of Medicine, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Univ. Illinois in Urbana. After completing his M.D., he earned a license to practice medicine but then accepted a NIH Post-Doctoral Fellowship at the University of Illinois to work on healthcare informatics. He was in the mid-1980s the Editor of Index Medicus at the National Library of Medicine, in the early 1990s a Professor of Computer Science at the University of Liverpool, and in the late 1990's the Boeing Distinguished Professor of Software Engineering at Washington State University. He was a Professor of Information Systems at the University of Maryland Baltimore County from 1999 till 2015. In Liverpool Roy founded the 'Many Using and Creating Hypermedia' research group that earned millions of dollars worth of European funding. In the early 2000s, he was a prominent national consultant on the topic of HIPAA for health care information systems. Roy is a Fellow of the Association for Computing Machinery and has authored two hundred journal articles and twenty books. His main research interest has always been how software can become like people.
    • Ch 1. Applying Artificial Intelligence to Financial Investing
  • Bozidar Radenkovic
    Bozidar Radenkovic
    University of Belgrade, Serbia
    Prof. Božidar Radenkovic was born in 1958, in Pirot, Serbia. He finished primary and secondary school in Belgrade. Following that, he enrolled into the Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University Of Belgrade, earning an MSc degree in 1984. He completed his postgraduate studies in 1987, and then went on to defend his doctoral thesis titled “An interactive simulation system for discrete-stochastic simulation of organizational systems and its implementation on the mini and micro-computers” in 1989, again at the Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade. After ssuccesfully completing his studies, he became a teaching assistant on the course “Simulation and simulation languages??” (1987), and then an assistant professor (1991), associate professor (1994), and full professor (1999) at the University of Belgrade. Prof. Radenkovic is the founder of Laboratory for simulation, and founder and chair of the Laboratory for e-business. He founded graduate and postgraduate studies in e-business in 2001 and was the head of those studies until 2005.
    • Ch 469. An Integrated Approach to Supply Chain Simulation
  • Mark A. Ragan
    Mark A. Ragan
    The University of Queensland, Australia
    BIOGRAPHY Mark Ragan is Professor of Computational Genomics at the Institute for Molecular Bioscience, and an Adjunct Professor in the School of Information Technology & Electrical Engineering, both at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. He was founding Director of the Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics (2003-2015), and co-founder of QFAB Bioinformatics, a multi-institutional, multi-sectorial partnership focused on service provision. Mark is a graduate of the University of Chicago (Biochemistry) and Dalhousie University (Biology). He was employed by National Research Council Canada (1978-2000) and was a Fellow of Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (1994-2000) before relocating to Australia. Core technologies in his research group include integration of large bioscience data, scalable algorithms on trees and networks, bioinformatic workflows, machine learning, high-performance and data-centric computing. Mark is also involved in national and international infrastructure initiatives in genomics, computing, data and bioinformatics services. POSTAL ADDRESS Institute for Molecular Bioscience Queensland Bioscience Precinct 306 Carmody Road, St Lucia Brisbane, Australia 4072 TELEPHONE/FAX Office: +61 7 3346 2616 FAX: +61 7 3346 2101 EMAIL ADDRESS m.ragan@uq.edu.au
    • Ch 37. Bioinformatics
  • Lukman Ab Rahim
    Lukman Ab Rahim
    Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia
    My Masters work was supervised under Dr Lukman.
    • Ch 291. Towards Modelling Effective Educational Games Using Multi-Domain Framework
  • Nihmiya Abdul Rahim
    Nihmiya Abdul Rahim
    UAE University, UAE
    Dr. Nihmiya is a postdoc fellow at the department of chemical engineering, uae university
    • Ch 266. Carbon Capture From Natural Gas via Polymeric Membranes
  • Mehrak Rahimi
    Mehrak Rahimi
    Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University, Iran
    Mehrak Rahimi is an associate professor of Applied Linguistics. She has been working in English Department of Shahid Rajaee Teacher Training University from 2004 up to the present. Her main areas of research are computer-assisted language learning (CALL), foreign language teacher education, language teaching methodology, and language materials development. Some of the courses she has taught include Language Teaching Methodology, Practice Teaching, Applied Linguistics, Technology Use in Language Classes, and Curriculum Design and Materials Evaluation. She has published in international journals such as Asian EFL Journal, Asia Pacific Education Review, and Computers in Human Behavior. She is the reviewer of some international peer-reviewed journals as well.
    • Ch 213. Digital Storytelling in Language Classes
    • Ch 666. The Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge of EFL Teachers (EFL TPACK)
  • Mohd Nayyer Rahman
    Mohd Nayyer Rahman
    Aligarh Muslim University, India
    Mohd Nayyer Rahman is a Senior Research Fellow (Doctoral Fellow) of University Grants Commission (India) working at Aligarh Muslim University specializing in International Economics. His area of research is Macroeconomics and Applied Econometrics. He loves books and also has a flair for writing and public speaking.
    • Ch 582. Public Policies for Providing Cloud Computing Services to SMEs of Latin America
  • M. Rajakani
    M. Rajakani
    Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, India
    Mr. M. Rajakani is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Mepco Schlenk Engineering College, Sivakasi. His interests are in Information Security and Data mining.
    • Ch 431. Security of Identity-Based Encryption Algorithms
  • Md. Salah Uddin Rajib
    Md. Salah Uddin Rajib
    Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh
    Md. Salah Uddin Rajib received his MBA in Accounting & Information Systems from the University of Dhaka in 2008. He completed another MBA from Wuhan University of Technology, China in 2011 under the scheme of Chinese Government Scholarship. In 2011 he obtained prestigious distinguish scholarship of Chinese government for PhD. Currently he is working as an assistant professor of the Accounting and Information Systems department of Jahangirnagar University, Bangladesh. He worked as visiting lecturer at the International Program of Wuhan University from 2012 to 2014 also. A good number of papers of Mr. Rajib have been published by renowned international publishers. His research interest includes Public Sector Accounting, Research Methodology, Engineering Management and others.
    • Ch 165. Corporate Disclosure Measurement
  • Muthu Ramachandran
    Muthu Ramachandran
    Leeds Metropolitan University, UK
    Muthu Ramachandran is currently a Principal Lecturer in Computing and Information Systems Group, The Faculty of Arts, Environment and Technology, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, UK. Previously, he spent nearly eight years in industrial research (Philips Research Labs and Volantis Systems Ltd, Surrey, UK) where he worked on software architecture, reuse, and testing. Prior to that, he was teaching at Liverpool John Moores University and received his PhD from Lancaster University. His first career started as a research scientist from India Space Research Labs where he worked on real time systems development projects. Muthu is an author of a book called Software Components: Guidelines and Applications, (Nova Publishers, NY, USA, 2008). He is also an edited co-author of a book on Handbook of research in software engineering, (IGI, 2010). He has also widely published articles on journals, chapters, and conferences on various advanced topics on software engineering and education. He did his Masters degrees from Indian Institute of Technology, Madras and from Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India. Muthu is also a member of various professional organisations and computer societies: IEEE, ACM, BCS, Fellow of HEA.
    • Ch 655. Secure Software Development of Cyber-Physical and IoT Systems
  • T. Ramayah
    T. Ramayah
    University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
    • Ch 72. Explaining and Predicting Users' Continuance Usage Intention Toward E-Filing Utilizing Technology Continuance Theory
  • Juan Manuel Olivares Ramírez
    Juan Manuel Olivares Ramírez
    Universidad Tecnológica de San Juan del Río, Mexico
    Mexican.
    • Ch 110. 3D Scanning and Simulation of a Hybrid Refrigerator Using Photovoltaic Energy
  • Judith Ramsay
    Judith Ramsay
    Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
    Dr Judith Ramsay is a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. Her research interests lie in the psychology of human–computer interaction.
    • Ch 556. A Psychological Perspective on Mobile Learning
  • N. Raghavendra Rao
    N. Raghavendra Rao
    FINAIT Consultancy Services, India
    N. Raghavendra Rao has a doctorate in the area of finance from University of Pune India. He is an advisor to FINAT Consultancy Services India. Dr. Rao has a rare distinction of having experience in the combined areas of Information Technology and Business applications. His rich experience in Industry is matched with a parallel academic experience in Management & IT in Business Schools. He is a visiting Professor to Business Schools in India. He has over two and half decades of experience in the development of application software related to manufacturing, service oriented organizations, financial institutions and business enterprises. He presents papers related to Information technology and Knowledge Management at National and International conferences. He contributes articles on Information Technology to mainstream newspapers and journals. His areas of publications related to research are Mobile Computing, Virtual Technology, and Commerce in Space, Ubiquitous Commerce, Cloud Computing, and Innovation Management.
    • Ch 495. Staying Ahead in Business Through Innovation
  • José Poças Rascão
    José Poças Rascão
    Institute Polytechnic of Setúbal, Portugal
    José Rascão (PhD, ISCTE/ULI) is a Professor of Management Information Systems at the Polytechnic Institute of Setubal, Portugal. Is Director of course management of distribution and logistics. Is a research in the Research Unit in the development of enterprise (UNIDE) at the University Lisbon Institute (ISCTE/ULI). Since 2000 has published 7 books on strategy management and management of information and more than 23 publications on strategy and information management. Under his supervision, 6 Masters Theses have been successfully from 2007 to 2014, with 3 more coming up for defense in next 2 years. He also works as private management consultant for large and medium-sized enterprises. He worked as management consult at Price Waterhouse and Coopers & Lybrand between 1989 and 1995.
    • Ch 384. Information and Its Conceptual Perspectives
  • Mudasir Khazer Rather
    Mudasir Khazer Rather
    University of Kashmir, India
    Mr. Mudasir Khazer Rather is Research Scholar in the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kashmir, India. He is pursuing Doctorate (Ph.D.) degree in Library and Information Science and has qualified National Eligibility Test for Lectureship (NET). His research interests include information seeking behavior, Digital Libraries, Information sources, Deep web tools and Health Information Systems. He has attended and presented papers in various National and International conferences including ICDL-2013. He has authored many papers in national as well as international journals and has worked as a Contractual Lecturer in the department of Library and Information Science, University of Kashmir.
    • Ch 197. Information Needs of Users in the Tech Savvy Environment and the Influencing Factors
    • Ch 392. Information Seeking Models in the Digital Age
  • Ashish Kumar Rathore
    Ashish Kumar Rathore
    Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India
    Ashish Kumar Rathore is a PhD Scholar in the Department of Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India. He holds Maters and Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering. His current research interests include Scoial Media and Data Mining.
    • Ch 619. Social Media and Business Practices
  • Anirban Ray
    Anirban Ray
    UNC Wilmington, USA
    Anirban Ray is an Assistant Professor of English in the Department of English at the University of North Carolina Wilmington where he teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in professional writing. He writes and presents on issues of globalization, digital technology, design thinking, applied learning, and project management. Anirban has presented at numerous conferences, including Association of Teachers of Technical Writing, IEEE International on Professional Communication Conference, and Society for History of Technology. His most recent co-authored publication for the American Journal of Entrepreneurship focuses on fostering an academic environment to train students to develop an entrepreneurial mindset. Anirban is currently writing a book titled Culture and International Usability Evaluation: Emerging Research and Opportunities, under publishing contract with the IGI Global for the “Advances in Human and Social Aspects of Technology (AHSAT)” book series.
    • Ch 193. Digital Literacy
  • Nilanjan Ray
    Nilanjan Ray
    Adamas University, India
    Dr. Nilanjan Ray is from Kolkata, India. He has obtained his PhD(Mkt); M.Com (Mkt); MBA (Mkt), STC FMRM (IIT-Kgp). He has 8 years teaching experience in BBA, MBA, BCom and 6 years Research experience and guided around 56 Post Graduate students’ project. Dr. Ray has contributed over 57 research papers in reputed National and International Referred, Peer Reviewed Journals, Proceedings and 6 Edited Research Hand Books from Springer , IGI-Global USA and Apple Academic Publisher CRC Press A Taylor & Francis Group, USA . He has also associated himself as a reviewer of Tourism Management Elsevier, Journal of Service Marketing Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Journal of Business and Economics, Research Journal of Business and Management Accounting and as an Editorial Board Member of several referred Journals. He has also chaired in a technical session at IJAS Conference 2012, at Harvard University, Boston, USA. Dr. Ray is a life-member of the International Business Studies Academia, Fellow Member of Institute of Research Engineers and Doctors Universal Association of Arts and Management Professionals (UAAMP) New York, USA.
    • Ch 297. Application of Geospatial Mashups in Web GIS for Tourism Development
  • Olivia Realdon
    Olivia Realdon
    University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy
    Olivia is a post-doctoral research fellow in the Department of Human Sciences for Education at the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy, where, since 2012, she teaches Culture Psychology as a Contract Professor. She joined the Center for Studies in Communication Sciences (CESCOM) in 2005 and collaborates with the international research network MASI (Methodology for the Analysis of Social Interactions). Her main research interests stem from the psychological processes at the interplay between emotions as multicomponential experiences, innovative simulation technologies, a process view on culture, the bicultural mind and subjective well-being.
    • Ch 541. Mobile Virtual Reality to Enhance Subjective Well-Being
  • Maurizio Rebaudengo
    Maurizio Rebaudengo
    Politecnico di Torino, Italy
    • Ch 346. Cost Evaluation of Synchronization Algorithms for Multicore Architectures
  • Diego Reforgiato Recupero
    Diego Reforgiato Recupero
    University of Cagliari, Italy
    Diego Reforgiato Recupero has been an Associate Professor at the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science of the University of Cagliari, Italy since December 2015. He is a programmer, software developer, automation and ICT expert. He holds a double bachelor from the University of Catania in computer science and a doctoral degree from the Department of Computer Science of University of Naples Federico II. He got the National qualification for Computer Science Engineering and he is a Computer Science Engineer. In 2005 he was awarded a 3 year Post Doc fellowship with the University of Maryland where in 2006 he won the Computer World Horizon Award in the USA for the best research project on OASYS, an opinion analysis system that was commercialized by SentiMetrix (US company he co-founded). In 2008, he won a Marie Curie International Grant that allowed him to come back in Italy and was able to fund a 3 year Post Doc fellowship within the Department of Electrical, Electronic, and Computer Science Engineering (DIEEI) at the University of Catania where he won the “Best Researcher Award 2012” for a project about the development of a green router nearing commercialization. In the same year he got to the winning podium of the “Startup Weekend” event held in Catania and was a winner of Telecom Italia Working Capital Award with a grant of 25k euros for the “Green Home Gateway” project. In 2012 he co-founded the Italian company R2M Solution s.r.l. In 2013 he won a Post Doctoral Researcher position within the Semantic Technology Laboratory (STLAB) of the Institute of Cognitive Science and Technologies (ISTC) of the National Research Council (CNR) where he worked on Semantic Web and Linked Open Data; he is still an associated researcher at STLAB where he collaborates. In 2013 he published a paper on Science related to the energy efficiency techniques in Internet. Besides SentiMetrix inc. (US company founded in 2007) and R2M Solution s.r.l. (Italian company founded in 2012), he co-founded R2M Solution ltd. (UK company founded in 2014), La Zenia s.r.l. (Italian company founded in 2014 for management of sports and recreational events) and B-UP (Italian company founded in 2016 together with colleagues of CNR). He serves on the board of directors for R2M Solution and SentiMetrix. He is a patent co-owner in the field of data mining and sentiment analysis (20100023311). He has industrial and consulting experiences in several national and international industries. He has research experience across a wide array of industrial, Italian, FP7 and H2020 research projects most recently in the fields of ICT, energy saving in telecommunication networks, robotics and semantic web.
    • Ch 285. Leveraging the Arduino Platform to Develop Information Technology Devices
  • D. Bhanusree Reddy
    D. Bhanusree Reddy
    VIT University, India
    Bhanu Sree Reddy is Professor and Mentor for International Projects at Business School, VIT University, Vellore, India. She holds a PhD from S V University, Tirupati and over 20 years of experience in teaching, consultancy and research. Dr Bhanu Sree has to her credit publications in many international and national journals and conducts executive development training programmes. Her broad areas of research interests include Organizational Change Management and International Business. She has guided five PhD candidates in various areas of marketing and Sentiment Analysis
    • Ch 260. Socio-Technical Change Perspective for ERP Implementation in Large Scale Organizations
  • Kathaleen Reid-Martinez
    Kathaleen Reid-Martinez
    Oral Roberts University, USA
    Dr. Kathaleen Reid-Martinez currently serves as Provost at Oral Roberts University. Since completing her doctoral degree, she has spent the last two decades in communication, leadership, and leadership education research as well as administration and teaching. She is a researcher, consultant, and advisor on innovative approaches in the use of experiential and virtual learning. Her research, presentations, and consultancy have spanned five continents as she has pursued a better understanding of leaders and their communication. Accomplishments include leading the team to develop the first interdisciplinary online leadership doctoral program. Internationally she’s noted for her capacity to lead multinational teams to bring democratic values into the best practices of leadership development in globally diverse settings.
    • Ch 226. Online Learning Propelled by Constructivism
  • Oscar Reinoso
    Oscar Reinoso
    Miguel Hernandez University, Spain
    Oscar Reinoso received the industrial engineer and PhD degrees from Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) in 1991 and 1996 respectively. From 1994 to 1997 he works in the Research & Development department of Protos Desarrollo in a visual inspection system. Since 1997, he has been at the Miguel Hernandez University, as professor in control, robotics and computer vision. His research interests include robotics, teleoperated robots, climbing robots, visual servoing, visual inspection systems. He is author of several books, papers and communications in the cited topics. Prof. Reinoso is a member of the CEA-IFAC and senior member IEEE.
    • Ch 597. Using Global Appearance Descriptors to Solve Topological Visual SLAM
  • Ann Reinthal
    Ann Reinthal
    Cleveland State University, USA
    Ann Reinthal, PT, PhD, NCS has a PhD in neuroscience and practiced physical therapy in a variety of settings before joining the faculty at Cleveland State University in 1997, where she is currently an Associate Professor. Her research interests are in the areas of motor control and learning, especially as these relate to developing clinical methods to facilitate more effective and cost-efficient motor practice. She is especially interested in integrating the use of technology into rehabilitation.
    • Ch 517. A Validation Study of Rehabilitation Exercise Monitoring Using Kinect
  • Paula Cristina Remoaldo
    Paula Cristina Remoaldo
    University of Minho, Portugal
    Paula Cristina Almeida Cadima Remoaldo is associate professor with habilitation of Human Geography in the Department of Geography of the Social Sciences Institute, University of Minho, Portugal. She got her PhD in Human Geography, in 1999, at the University of Minho with collaboration of Louvain-la-Neuve University (Belgium). She is at present Head of the PhD in Geography at University of Minho and Co-coordinator of the Investigation Group "Space and Representations (SpaceR)" of Lab2pt (Laboratory of Landscape, Heritage and Territory) at University of Minho. She was Head of the Geography and Planning Research Unit, University of Minho (2000-2004; 2006-2007; 2008-2015). Co-ordinator of the research field called “Organizations, Development and Territory” of the Social Sciences Research Centre, University of Minho (2010-2014). Director of the Master Program in Geography (Planning and Management of Territory) of the University of Minho, Braga, Portugal (2013-2015). She has published in the last years in the leading journals of Tourism such as Annals of Tourism Research and Current Issues in Tourism. Her main research fields are Cultural Tourism, Mega Events; Urban Tourism and Regional and Local Development.
    • Ch 301. Geographic Information Systems
  • Katelyn R. Reynoldson
    Katelyn R. Reynoldson
    Old Dominion University, USA
    Katelyn R. Reynoldson earned her bachelor's degree in Psychology from the University of Saint Thomas in 2015. Currently, she is a doctoral student in the Industrial and Organizational Psychology program at Old Dominion University. She is a member of the Career Development Lab with Dr. Debra A. Major as her faculty advisor. Katelyn's research interests include gender differences and incivility experienced within the STEM context.
    • Ch 295. How Exclusive Work Climates Create Barriers for Women in IS&T
  • Filipa M. Ribeiro
    Filipa M. Ribeiro
    University of Porto, Portugal
    Filipa M. Ribeiro is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Porto. She graduated in Journalism and Communication (2003) and after some specialization courses in Genetics and Law (2006), she obtained a Master’s in Sociology and Communication of Science at the University of Aveiro. She has worked in areas like digital media, innovation, and project management. Since 2009, she has been doing research on higher education. She was a member of the Portuguese team in the ESF-funded project Transforming Universities in Europe. Currently, she is the co-principal investigator of the project “Ethical Issues in Conducting Social Network Analysis Research in Health and Educational Settings.” She is a member of the Early Career Higher Education Researchers’ (ECHER) network. Her main topics of research are ubiquitous knowledge and education, sociology of science, social networks, ethics and research, diversity in higher education. Her academic publications can be found here: https://giesteira.academia.edu/FilipaRibeiro.
    • Ch 340. Knowledge Networks in Higher Education
  • Vitor P. Ribeiro
    Vitor P. Ribeiro
    University of Minho, Portugal
    Vitor Ribeiro is a Geography professor with strong interest in Geographic Information Systems applications. He holds a PhD in Urban and Regional Planning and is conducting a postdoctoral research on New Geographic Information Technologies applications to enhance teaching and learning process. He is a lecteur in Geography Education at Geography Department, Minho University and at Basic Department Education, Higher School of Education of Paula Frassinetti. He is deading with GIS, since 2000, in several research fields, e.g. flood hazard analysis, water stress management, health planning, transportation, urban transport planning, accessibility and location analysis, tourism management, crime geography, web mapping and geographic education.
    • Ch 301. Geographic Information Systems
  • Marcela Ridao
    Marcela Ridao
    INTIA, Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, Argentina
    Marcela Ridao is a System Engineer and she is a computer science assistant professor at the Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires, in Argentina. She received her master's degree in Software Engineering from La Plata University, and she wrote her master’s thesis on Patterns used in Scenario Construction Process. Her research interests include Requirements Engineering, Compilers and real time problems. Currently, she is a doctoral student at La Plata University. She’s writing her doctoral dissertation on Quantitative Techniques Oriented to Semantic Reuse in Requirements Models.
    • Ch 645. Displaying Hidden Information in Glossaries
  • Jeremy Riel
    Jeremy Riel
    University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
    Jeremy Riel is an educational technologist who studies technologies for online learning and professional development. He is the coordinator of the Faculty Assistance Center for Technology at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
    • Ch 686. Developments in MOOC Technologies and Participation Since 2012
  • Ute Anna Riemann
    Ute Anna Riemann
    SAP SE, Germany
    Ute Riemann was born and grew up in Dortmund, gained a Master in Computer Science and an MBA from the University of Cologne. Additionally she participated at a management training at the University of St. Gallen. She started her career as a consultant for IT systems. Before she joined SAP she worked for companies such as T-Systems, Kurt Salmon Associates and Giesecke & Devrient where she headed focused on the process optimization and implementation into the organization and business transformation. Within SAP she is in the department of business transformation focusing on large transition projects supporting the company’s strategy and the achievement of the defined targets. Ute Riemann published various articles in the area of business process / change management and process controlling. With her expertise in business transformation and process development, she teaches change management at the University of Applied Science in Villingen-Schwenningen and the University of Applied Science in Mannheim.
    • Ch 75. IT Strategy Follows Digitalization
  • Afrin Rifat
    Afrin Rifat
    North South University, Bangladesh
    Afrin Rifat is a Lecturer of Accounting & Finance at the School of Business of North South University. Since September 2012, Ms. Rifat has been teaching introductory courses of Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting and Cost Accounting at the undergraduate level. Ms. Rifat earned her Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree with major in finance and accounting and minor in economics from North South University, Bangladesh and Master’s Degree in Banking and Finance from University of Essex, UK in 2010 and 2011, respectively. Her current research interests include technology acceptance models, accounting policies, financial statement analysis and decision-making, banking strategies, capital market, and empirical research methods in finance and country specific studies.
    • Ch 311. E-Government Service Adoption and the Impact of Privacy and Trust
  • Gerasimos Rigatos
    Gerasimos Rigatos
    Unit of Industrial Automation, Industrial Systems Institute, Greece
    Dr. G. Rigatos, obtained a diploma (1995) and a Ph.D. (2000) both from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, of the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece. In 2001 he was a post-doctoral researcher at the Institut de Recherche en Informatique et Systèmes Aléatoires IRISA, in Rennes France. Since 2002 he holds a Researcher position (Grade B) at the Industrial Systems Institute (Greek Secretariat for Research and Technology), on the topic of “Modelling and Control of Industrial Systems”. In 2007 he was an invited professor (maître des conférences) at Université Paris XI (Institut d’ Electronique Fondamentale). In 2012 he held a Lecturer Position at the Department of Engineering, of Harper-Adams University College, in Shropshire, UK on the topic of “Mechatronics and Artificial Intelligence". He has been also an adjunct professor in Greek Universities where he has taught courses on systems and control theory. His research interests include the areas of computational intelligence and adaptive systems, mechatronics, robotics and control, optimization and fault diagnosis. He is Editor-in-Chief of the Springer journal on “Intelligent Industrial Systems”, a Senior Member of IEEE, a Member and CEng of IET and a member of IMACS.
    • Ch 2. Distributed Parameter Systems Control and Its Applications to Financial Engineering
  • Rui Pedro Charters Lopes Rijo
    Rui Pedro Charters Lopes Rijo
    Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal
    Rui Rijo is Professor of Computer Science at the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria. He received his Phd in Computer Science from the Trás-os-Montes University and his Engineering degree from Instituto Superior Técnico (Technical University of Lisbon). He has more than ten years of experience as senior information systems consultant in, among others countries, Tokyo (Japan), Macau (China), Hong-Kong (China), São Paulo (Brazil), Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Madrid (Spain), Amsterdam (Holland), Madrid (Spain) and Lisbon (Portugal). His publications include book chapters and papers in refereed national and international conferences and journals. He is general chair of HCist - International Conference on Health and Social Care Information Systems and Technologies and associate editor of the International Journal of Web Portals and editor of the International Journal of E-Health and Medical Communications. He was the coordinator of the Healthcare Informatics course and currently is the coordinator of the Master on Healthcare Information Systems Management. His current research interests include project management, software engineer, and health information systems.
    • Ch 328. Software Evaluation From the Perspective of Patients and Healthcare Professionals
  • Xavier Robichaud
    Xavier Robichaud
    Univesité de Moncton, Canada
    • Ch 630. New Faces of Digital Divide and How to Bridge It
  • Marko Robnik-Šikonja
    Marko Robnik-Šikonja
    University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
    Marko Robnik-Sikonja received his Ph.D. in computer science in 2001 from the University of Ljubljana. He is an Associate Professor at the University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Computer and Information Science. His research interest include machine learning, data and text mining, knowledge discovery, network analytics and their practical applications. He is a (co)author of more than 100 publications in scientific journals and international conferences. He authors and maintains three open-source analytic tools in R.
    • Ch 181. Comprehensible Explanation of Predictive Models
  • Alberto Rodriguez
    Alberto Rodriguez
    Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Spain
    He is Associate Professor at the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH). He qualified in Telecommunications Engineering from the University of Vigo (Spain) in 1998. In 2011 obtained a doctorate degree in Telecommunications from the Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spain) with a thesis on time-to-frequency methods for the analysis of ultrasonic signals in the field of non-destructive testing. He develops its research activities in the field of signal processing, particularly in time-to-frequency analysis techniques. He collaborates with the Signal Processing Group at the Polytechnic University of Valencia, participating in national and international research projects. He also participates in international research projects in the field of Ultrasonic Non-Destructive Testing together with the Kaunas University of Technology in Lithuania, where he teaches seminars as guest professor in Doctoral and Master courses of Bioengineering and Electronics studies.
    • Ch 428. New Perspectives of Pattern Recognition for Automatic Credit Card Fraud Detection
  • Juan Manuel Rodriguez
    Juan Manuel Rodriguez
    ISISTAN, UNICEN-CONICET, Argentina
    Juan Manuel Rodriguez holds a PhD degree in computer science from Universidad Nacional del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires (UNICEN). He is a teaching assistant at UNICEN. He is also a member of the Instituto Superior de Ingenieria de Software Tandil (ISISTAN). His research interests include Web services, mobile devices, grid computing, and service-oriented grids.
    • Ch 577. Recurrent Neural Networks for Predicting Mobile Device State
  • Edelma Rodriguez-Perez
    Edelma Rodriguez-Perez
    CINVESTAV Unidad Guadalajara, Mexico
    Edelma Rodríguez Pérez received the B.Sc. degree in Computer Sciences from the University of Guadalajara, in Guadalajara, México, in 2010, the M.Sc. degree from the CINVESTAV Unidad Guadalajara, México, in 2014. Currently, she is Ph.D. Student on Computer Sciences in CINVESTAV Unidad Guadalajara. Her research interest includes discrete event systems and process identification methods.
    • Ch 652. Petri Nets Identification Techniques for Automated Modelling of Discrete Event Processes
  • Anna Rohunen
    Anna Rohunen
    University of Oulu, Finland
    Anna Rohunen works as a researcher at the University of Oulu. She received her M.Sc. degree in 2005 in process engineering, with automation and information technology as the area of specialization. Since then, she has worked for several research projects at the Oulu Southern Institute and in the Department of Information Processing Science at the University of Oulu. She is preparing her doctoral dissertation on information privacy, and her research interests are currently focused on understanding and evaluation of individuals’ personal information privacy concerns in the context of personal data intensive services. Specifically, she is interested in privacy behavior models and instruments for evaluating individuals’ personal information concerns. Her research is largely based in applying quantitative methods (such as user surveys) and data analysis tools.
    • Ch 421. Development of Personal Information Privacy Concerns Evaluation
  • Juan Ignacio Roig
    Juan Ignacio Roig
    University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
    Juan Ignacio Roig received his Industrial Engineering degree from the University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain (2012). He has worked in General Hospital of Ciudad Real (Spain) establishing policies of maintenance in the medical equipment. He has a postgraduate of Specialist in Leadership and Direction from the University of Castilla-La Mancha & Horizonte XXII (2012). Currently, he is working as Purchasing Manager. Using classification Pareto he has decreased 8% the costs in his first year
    • Ch 321. Maintenance Policies Optimization of Medical Equipment in a Health Care Organization
  • Lorenzo Fernández Rojo
    Lorenzo Fernández Rojo
    Miguel Hernandez University, Spain
    Lorenzo Fernández was born in Alicante, Spain, in 1985. He received the M. Eng. Degree in Tellecomunication Engeniering from the Miguel Hernandez University in Elche, Spain, in 2008. He received the Ph.D. Degree in Automática and Robotics from the Miguel Hernandez University in Elche, Spain, in 2014.
    • Ch 597. Using Global Appearance Descriptors to Solve Topological Visual SLAM
  • Mário José Batista Romão
    Mário José Batista Romão
    ISEG, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
    Mário José Batista Romão is an Associate Professor of Information Systems, with Aggregation, at ISEG – University of Lisbon. He is Director of the Masters program in Computer Science and Management. He holds a PhD in Management Sciences by ISCTE-IUL and by Computer Integrated Manufacturing at Cranfiel University (UK). He also holds a MsC in Telecommunications and Computer Science, at IST - Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon. He is Pos-Graduated in Project Management and holds the international certification Project Management Professional (PMP), by PMI – Project Management International. He has a degree in Electrotecnic Engineer by IST.
    • Ch 326. Information Systems and Technology Projects in Healthcare Organisations
    • Ch 496. Sustainable Competitive Advantage With the Balanced Scorecard Approach
  • David Ernesto Troncoso Romero
    David Ernesto Troncoso Romero
    CONACYT at ESCOM-IPN, Mexico
    David Ernesto Troncoso Romero received the PhD degree by the Institute INAOE, Puebla, Mexico, in 2013. From January 2011 to January 2012 he was a visiting scholar at the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Florida State University (FSU) in the United States of America. He is currently with the National Council of Science and Technology (CONACYT), Mexico, commissioned to the Graduate Studies and Research Section of the Superior School of Computer Sciences in the National Polytechnic Institute (ESCOM-IPN) in Mexico. His research interests are on the development of high-speed and power- and area-efficient digital signal processing architectures, mainly applied for next-generation communication systems. He is the author of more than 40 scientific papers, including JCR-indexed journals, international conferences and chapters in books. He is a reviewer for six JCR journals and for a number of international conferences focused on signal processing and circuits and systems. He also is a member of the National System of Researchers (SNI – Sistema Nacional de Investigadores) in Mexico.
    • Ch 522. Comb Filters Characteristics and Current Applications
    • Ch 542. Novel Methods to Design Low-Complexity Digital Finite Impulse Response (FIR) Filters
  • Fernando Cabrita Romero
    Fernando Cabrita Romero
    University of Minho, Portugal
    Fernando Romero holds a Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies from the University of Manchester. He is at the Production and Systems Engineering Department, and at the Research Centre ALGORITMI, in the University of Minho. His research interests are in the the areas of innovation systems, technology transfer, knowledge and innovation management.
    • Ch 621. Social Network Analysis and the Study of University Industry Relations
  • Isabel Romero
    Isabel Romero
    University of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
    ISABEL ROMERO: received her electronic and automatic industrial engineering degree from the European University of Madrid, Spain (2013) and her industrial engineering master degree from the University of Castilla-La Mancha (2015). She has worked in Alstom Transport as maintenance & post-sales services engineer through the Alstom Talent Energy Program for fresh graduates. At present, she is working as research assistant in the Technical School of Industrial Engineering of the University of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain) on a research project supported by Regional Administration. Also, she is a PhD student in Science and Technologies applied to Industrial Engineering. Her areas of research interest include multicriteria decision making, environmental assessment and maintenance.
    • Ch 321. Maintenance Policies Optimization of Medical Equipment in a Health Care Organization
  • Jorge A. Romero
    Jorge A. Romero
    Towson University, USA
    Dr. Jorge A. Romero has a PhD in Management Science and also holds an MBA from The University of Texas at Dallas. He currently works as Associate Professor in the Accounting Department at Towson University.
    • Ch 79. Sustainable Advantages of Business Value of Information Technology
  • Roberto Carlos Flores Romero
    Roberto Carlos Flores Romero
    Universidad Tecnológica de San Juan del Río, Mexico
    Mexican.
    • Ch 110. 3D Scanning and Simulation of a Hybrid Refrigerator Using Photovoltaic Energy
  • Yigal Rosen
    Yigal Rosen
    Harvard University, USA
    Yigal Rosen is a Senior Research Scientist in The Vice Provost for Advances in Learning (VPAL) at Harvard University. He leads the Harvard VPAL Research Team that enables faculty to create and implement research-enabled online learning experiences for residential and online use, such as HarvardX Massively Open Online Courses. Prior to joining Harvard he was a Senior Research Scientist at Pearson, leading research and development of innovative learning and assessment technologies for real-life skill development. Yigal was a Head of Assessment & Evaluation at Time To Know. He was a member of OECD's PISA 2015 Assessment Framework Expert Group and consulted to Microsoft, Intel, ETS, Ministry of Education in Israel and the National Authority for Measurement & Evaluation. Yigal previously held academic appointments at the University of Haifa, the Open University of Israel and Ben-Gurion University. In 2009 he received the University of Haifa Faculty of Education's Outstanding Lecturer Award. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from the University of Haifa. Yigal was a post-doctoral fellow at Harvard University Graduate School of Education and at Tel Aviv University School of Education. He began his career as a computer science, math and science teacher in grades 5 through 12. Yigal Rosen co-edited the book during his work as a Senior Research Scientist at Pearson.
    • Ch 209. Computer Agent Technologies in Collaborative Learning and Assessment
  • Helen N. Rothberg
    Helen N. Rothberg
    Marist College, USA
    Helen is Professor of Strategy in the School of Management at Marist College, Poughkeepsie, NY. She holds a PhD and MPhil from City University Graduate Center, and an MBA from Baruch College, CUNY. She is on the faculty of the Fuld-Gilad-Herring Academy of Competitive Intelligence and is principal of HNR Associates. She has published extensively on topics including competitive intelligence and knowledge management. Helen’s latest book, with Scott Erickson, is Intelligence in Action: Strategically Managing Knowledge Assets, published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2012.
    • Ch 81. Big Data, Knowledge, and Business Intelligence
  • Saeed Rouhani
    Saeed Rouhani
    University of Tehran, Iran
    Dr. Saeed Rouhani obtained a B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Iran University of Science and Technology,Tehran, Iran, in 2003, and a M.A. in Information Technology Management from Allameh Tabataba’i University,Tehran, Iran, in 2005. He received a Ph.D. degree in Systems Engineering from Iran University of Science and Technology in 2011. Dr. Rouhani is currently Assistance Professor at IT Management Department in Faculty of Management, University of Tehran, Iran. His research interests include ERP systems, Business Intelligence, information systems and Big Data. He has published more than ten books and presented more than 40 papers at different conferences and in acclaimed journals.
    • Ch 256. Business Intelligence Impacts on Design of Enterprise Systems
  • Loriene Roy
    Loriene Roy
    The University of Texas at Austin, USA
    Loriene Roy is Professor in the School of Information at the University of Texas at Austin. She serves on the boards for the American Indian Experience, Academic Solutions Database, Outreach Connections Native Health Information Portal, International Children’s Digital Library, WebJunction.org, and TexShare. Roy is founder/director of “If I Can Read, I Can Do Anything,” a reading club for Native students. She was the 2007-8 American Library Association President. Her awards include the 2009 Leadership Award, National Conference Tribal Archives, Libraries, and Museums; 2007 State of Texas Senate Proclamation; 2006 ALA Equality Award; and 2007 Library Journal “Mover & Shaker.” She is a Trustee of the LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund and Convener of the IFLA SIG on Indigenous Matters. She teaches reference, library instruction, reader’s advisory, and public librarianship courses. She co-edited books on librarian education and service/civic engagement, has written numerous articles, and delivered over 500 presentations. She is Anishinabe (White Earth Reservation), a member of the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe.
    • Ch 579. Community Outreach
  • Alexis John M. Rubio
    Alexis John M. Rubio
    University of the East, Philippines
    Alexis John M. Rubio is a full-time faculty member of the University of the East - Caloocan under the College of Engineering, Computer Engineering Department. My field of specialization is computer programming ranging from low-level programming language (Assembly Language) up to high-level programming language (Visual Basic.Net), Database Management and Embedded Systems. He hs presented numerous paper in local and international conferences and also published some of them in international open-source journals.
    • Ch 215. Do Usability Design Features of a Mobile Game Influence Learning?
  • T. Ray Ruffin
    T. Ray Ruffin
    University of Phoenix, USA & Grand Canyon University, USA & Ashford University, USA & North Carolina Wesleyan College, USA
    Dr. T. Ray Ruffin retired from the United States Navy and currently teaches face-to-face classes during the day, evening, and online as full time and adjunct faculty. Member of University of Phoenix Research Center for Workplace Diversity focusing on the different dimensions of diversity and their impact on the Workforce and on successful management and leadership. Affiliated colleges and universities include: University of Phoenix since 2012, School of Advanced Studies (SAS) Faculty Member and Dissertation Chair for the University of Phoenix, focus on the Doctoral Proposal for approval. Dr. Ruffin has received 10 Honorarium Awards and 4 Excellence in Publishing Awards. Colorado Technical University since 2103, were Dr. Ruffin received 9 Adjunct Faculty Funding Awards. North Carolina Wesleyan College since in 2017, where Dr. Ruffin facilitates computer courses for adult learners. Instrumental in course and syllabus development and received 2015-2016 Applied Benchmarking Grant Award and 2015-2016 Continuing Training Honorarium Award Grant for Faculty Honorarium Program from Wake Technical Community College Dr. Ruffin is past member and officer of North Carolina Community College Faculty Association (NCCCFA), where he served as Vice President of Communications. North Carolina Computer Instruction Association (NCCIA), serving on the Leadership Team. Dr. Ruffin has over twenty years of management (including financial management), and information technology experience. Sponsors the Jack and Argavick Scarboro (grandparents) Memorial Scholarship through the North Carolina Computer Instruction Association (NCCIA) for students majoring in Health Information Technology (HIT); Health Care Management (HMT); Health Care Technology (HCT): Health Care Interpreting HCI); and Business Health Informatics (HBI). Sponsor for the Dr. T. Ray Ruffin Scholarship through Wake Technical Community College Foundation for students with financial need in Networking and Computer Technology Degree Programs. Creator and founder of the Dr. T. Ray Ruffin Scholarship in partnership with Everlasting Life Christian Church (ELCC) of Apex North Carolina, Pastor Stephen Lyons, for students attending trade schools, colleges, and universities. Dr. Ruffin's educational background has spawned and spans a Bachelor of Business Administration from Northwood University and the completion of four graduate degrees, Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership, Master of Science in Human Resources, Master of Health Administration all from Chapman University, and Doctorate of Business Administration with a concentration in Information Systems from Argosy University. Additionally, Dr. Ruffin completed Post Doctorate Certificate in Health Care Management and Leadership from Colorado Technical University. Dr. Ruffin’s research interest includes technology and leadership on all levels with a specialty for Health Information Technology (HIT). Additionally, he is a reviewer for IGI Global, Dove Medical Press Journal Reviewer for: Advanced Health Care Technologies; Journal of Healthcare Leadership; Patient Preference and Adherence; and Patient Related Outcome Measures, Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, and Editorial Advisory Board Appointment for the Journal of Emerging Trends in Healthcare Administration with Wyvern Publishing Group (WPG). Dr. Ruffin has published articles that appear in: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition (pp. 3355-3365)1; Global Handbook of Research on Advancing Health Education through Technology (pp. 259-285)2; Journal of Emerging Trends in Healthcare Administration,1(1) (pp 1-5)3, Handbook of Research on Effective Communication, Leadership, and Conflict Resolution (pp. 42-62)4; International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (pp.55-71)5 and Advanced Health Care Technologies, 2(1) (pp. 31-42)6.and Encyclopedia of Strategic Leadership and Management (pp. 328-339) 7.
    • Ch 126. Increasing Student Engagement and Participation Through Course Methodology
    • Ch 330. Trends in Health Care Information Technology and Informatics
  • T. Ray Ruffin
    T. Ray Ruffin
    University of Phoenix, USA & Colorado Technical University, USA & Grand Canyon University, USA & Ashford University, USA, & North Carolina Wesleyan College, USA
    Dr. T. Ray Ruffin retired from the United States Navy and currently teaches face-to-face classes during the day, evening, and online as full time and adjunct faculty. Member of University of Phoenix Research Center for Workplace Diversity focusing on the different dimensions of diversity and their impact on the Workforce and on successful management and leadership. Affiliated colleges and universities include: University of Phoenix since 2012, School of Advanced Studies (SAS) Faculty Member and Dissertation Chair for the University of Phoenix, focus on the Doctoral Proposal for approval. Dr. Ruffin has received 10 Honorarium Awards and 4 Excellence in Publishing Awards. Colorado Technical University since 2103, were Dr. Ruffin received 9 Adjunct Faculty Funding Awards. North Carolina Wesleyan College since in 2017, where Dr. Ruffin facilitates computer courses for adult learners. Instrumental in course and syllabus development and received 2015-2016 Applied Benchmarking Grant Award and 2015-2016 Continuing Training Honorarium Award Grant for Faculty Honorarium Program from Wake Technical Community College Dr. Ruffin is past member and officer of North Carolina Community College Faculty Association (NCCCFA), where he served as Vice President of Communications. North Carolina Computer Instruction Association (NCCIA), serving on the Leadership Team. Dr. Ruffin has over twenty years of management (including financial management), and information technology experience. Sponsors the Jack and Argavick Scarboro (grandparents) Memorial Scholarship through the North Carolina Computer Instruction Association (NCCIA) for students majoring in Health Information Technology (HIT); Health Care Management (HMT); Health Care Technology (HCT): Health Care Interpreting HCI); and Business Health Informatics (HBI). Sponsor for the Dr. T. Ray Ruffin Scholarship through Wake Technical Community College Foundation for students with financial need in Networking and Computer Technology Degree Programs. Creator and founder of the Dr. T. Ray Ruffin Scholarship in partnership with Everlasting Life Christian Church (ELCC) of Apex North Carolina, Pastor Stephen Lyons, for students attending trade schools, colleges, and universities. Dr. Ruffin's educational background has spawned and spans a Bachelor of Business Administration from Northwood University and the completion of four graduate degrees, Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership, Master of Science in Human Resources, Master of Health Administration all from Chapman University, and Doctorate of Business Administration with a concentration in Information Systems from Argosy University. Additionally, Dr. Ruffin completed Post Doctorate Certificate in Health Care Management and Leadership from Colorado Technical University. Dr. Ruffin’s research interest includes technology and leadership on all levels with a specialty for Health Information Technology (HIT). Additionally, he is a reviewer for IGI Global, Dove Medical Press Journal Reviewer for: Advanced Health Care Technologies; Journal of Healthcare Leadership; Patient Preference and Adherence; and Patient Related Outcome Measures, Risk Management and Healthcare Policy, and Editorial Advisory Board Appointment for the Journal of Emerging Trends in Healthcare Administration with Wyvern Publishing Group (WPG). Dr. Ruffin has published articles that appear in: Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Third Edition (pp. 3355-3365)1; Global Handbook of Research on Advancing Health Education through Technology (pp. 259-285)2; Journal of Emerging Trends in Healthcare Administration,1(1) (pp 1-5)3, Handbook of Research on Effective Communication, Leadership, and Conflict Resolution (pp. 42-62)4; International Journal of Information Communication Technologies and Human Development (pp.55-71)5 and Advanced Health Care Technologies, 2(1) (pp. 31-42)6.and Encyclopedia of Strategic Leadership and Management (pp. 328-339) 7.
    • Ch 126. Increasing Student Engagement and Participation Through Course Methodology
    • Ch 330. Trends in Health Care Information Technology and Informatics
  • Umar Ruhi
    Umar Ruhi
    University of Ottawa, Canada
    Dr. Umar Ruhi is an Assistant Professor in the Telfer School of Management at University of Ottawa where he teaches undergraduate and graduate level courses in information systems and e-business technologies. Dr. Ruhi’s research adopts an interdisciplinary socio-technical perspective of contemporary technology applications and related organizational practices and end-user behaviour. His areas of research interests include knowledge management, enterprise gamification, end-user development, consumer health informatics, and IT consumerization. Dr. Ruhi has authored and co-authored several academic and practitioner journal articles and book chapters, and has presented his research at various international conferences.
    • Ch 371. Towards an Interdisciplinary Socio-Technical Definition of Virtual Communities
  • María Elena García Ruiz
    María Elena García Ruiz
    University of Cantabria, Spain
    Maria-Elena Garcia-Ruiz is an Associate Professor of Management, Faculty of Economics, University of Cantabria (UC). PhD. Economics and Business. She teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the area of Management Information Systems and participates in the Master's Degree in Teacher Training in Secondary Education and Senior Program UC.
    • Ch 277. Integrating Sustainability and CSR in the Value Chain of the Information Technology Sector
  • Antonio Ruiz-Martínez
    Antonio Ruiz-Martínez
    University of Murcia, Spain
    Antonio Ruiz-Martínez is an assistant lecturer in the Department of Information and Communications Engineering at the University of Murcia (Spain). He also serves as ViceDean of Quality Affairs and Innovation at the Faculty of Computer Science. He received B.E., M.E. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Sciences from the University of Murcia. His main research interests include electronic commerce, electronic payment systems, security, privacy, electronic government and educational technology, where he has participated in several research projects in the national and international areas. He has published more than 50 papers in conferences and journals. He is an IEEE senior member. He also serves as a technical program committee member in various conferences and, reviewer and member of the editorial board in several international journals.
    • Ch 239. Electronic Payment Frameworks
  • Fauzan Saeed
    Fauzan Saeed
    Usman Institute of Technology, Pakistan
    Fauzan Saeed is working as Assistant Professor in Usman Institute of Technology and has several research articles to his name
    • Ch 15. Dotted Raster-Stereography
  • Munazza Saeed
    Munazza Saeed
    Department of Shari'ah and Management, Academy of Islamic Studies, University of Malaya, Malaysia
    Munazza Saeed is a PhD candidate at the Department Shari‘ah and Management, University of Malaya, Malaysia. She obtained her Masters in Business Administration from Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    • Ch 3. Does Inter-Bank Investments Restraints Financing Performance of Islamic Banks?
  • Gonzalo Safont
    Gonzalo Safont
    Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
    Gonzalo Safont reveived his B.Eng. and his Ph.D. degrees in Telecommunications Engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Spain, in 2008 and 2015, respectively. He is currently working as a researcher at the Signal Processing Group, a member group of the Institute of Telecommunications and Multimedia Applications (iTEAM) of UPV. His main interests concentrate in the signal processing field. He has worked in advanced methods for data mining, prediction, and dynamic modeling based on mixture of independent component analyzers and decision fusion techniques. He has worked in different applied problems including financial data mining, non-destructive testing, and biomedical diagnosis. He has published 3 papers in JCR-indexed journals, 1 book chapter in an international publisher, and 14 international conference papers. He has also participated in several national and international projects and industry contracts.
    • Ch 428. New Perspectives of Pattern Recognition for Automatic Credit Card Fraud Detection
  • Georgios K. D. Saharidis
    Georgios K. D. Saharidis
    University of Thessaly, Greece
    Dr. Georgios K.D. Saharidis graduated from the Industrial Engineering and Management School of the Technical University of Crete, has been working in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Thessaly since 2011 and is currently an Assistant Professor in operations research and industrial management. He obtained his master and PhD from the Ecole Centrale de Paris in 2002 and 2006 respectively, studying the scheduling problems of chemical industry. Dr. Saharidis specializes in mathematical decomposition methods as well as in solving mathematical programming problems arising in areas such as transport, environment, production planning, the army, biology, electricity market, chemical processes, etc. He has developed various decomposition methods for quickly solving simple mixed integer programming problems as well as problems of multi-level (bi-level optimization) programming. He is also the principal investigator for the development of web applications for environmentally friendly transportation provided by www.GreenYourRoute.com platform. Finally, he is the coordinator of GreenYourMove project, co-funded by LIFE, with the main objective being the development and promotion of a co-modal journey application to minimize GHG emission in Europe.
    • Ch 470. Latest Advances on Benders Decomposition
  • Nagayuki Saito
    Nagayuki Saito
    Ochanomizu University, Japan
    Nagayuki Saito is a former Policy Analyst of OECD, Directorate for Science, Technology and Industry, Special Appointment Senior Research Fellow of Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Institution for Information and Communication Policy and visiting researcher of Aoyama-Gakuin University Human Innovation Research Center. He is instructor of Ochanomizu University Interdisciplinary liberal arts. He graduated from a Doctorate Program of Keio University Graduate School of Media Design and had a Master's degree of Economics at Chuo University Graduate School. He is a committee Member of the Committee for Information, Communications and Consumer Policy Division, Working Party on Information Security and Privacy in OECD. His research theme is making a safer Internet environment for the youth. It focuses on awareness of education, making collaborative e-learning system based on theory of social constructivism; information and communication policy.
    • Ch 430. The Protection Policy for Youth Online in Japan
  • José Manuel Saiz-Alvarez
    José Manuel Saiz-Alvarez
    Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico, & Nebrija University, Spain
    José Manuel Saiz-Álvarez PhD with honors in Economics and Business Administration, Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain). PhD with honors in Political Sciences and Sociology, Pontifical University of Salamanca (Spain). Further studies in the USA (Royal Complutense College at Harvard, and University of South Florida), France (University Lumière-Lyon II), and Estonia (Tallinn University). Research Professor at EGADE, TEC de Monterrey (Mexico), and Visiting Professor at the Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil (Ecuador). Honorary Professor, Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain). President of FIEC Institute. Director for Business Administration Doctoral Studies, Nebrija University (Spain)(2007-2015). Certificate of Recognition, Capitol House of Representatives of Puerto Rico. Diploma of Honor, Valahia University of Targoviste (Romania). Member of the Scientific Research Council, Professor Edward Lipinski School of Economics, Law and Medical Sciences at Kielce (Poland). Associate Member of the Pontifical Tiberina Academy (Italy). Member of the Editorial Board and referee of numerous scientific journals. Who’s Who in the World, from the 2011 Edition. He has given more than one hundred conferences in Europe and America, and is author of more than two hundred publications.
    • Ch 264. Entrepreneurship Concept, Theories, and New Approaches
  • Md. Qutub Uddin Sajib
    Md. Qutub Uddin Sajib
    China University of Geosciences (CUG), China
    Md. Qutub Uddin Sajib received his MSC in Environmental Sciences from the University of Dhaka in 2013. He is now a PhD research fellow in the China University of Geosciences (CUG). A good number of papers of Mr. Sajib have been published by the renowned international publishers. His research interest includes Open source software, Environmental Sciences, Research Methodology, Data Analysis and others.
    • Ch 165. Corporate Disclosure Measurement
  • Addisson Salazar
    Addisson Salazar
    Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
    Dr. Addisson Salazar received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Information and Systems Engineering from Universidad Industrial de Santander, the D.E.A. degree in Telecommunications from Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV) in 2003, and the Dr. in Telecommunications degree from UPV in 2011. He is a senior research official in the Institute of Telecommunications and Multimedia Applications at UPV since 2007. His research interests include statistical signal processing, machine learning, and pattern recognition with emphasis on methods for signal classification based on decision fusion, time-frequency techniques, and mixtures of independent component analyzers. The application of his research has been focused on data mining, nondestructive testing and biomedical problems.
    • Ch 428. New Perspectives of Pattern Recognition for Automatic Credit Card Fraud Detection
  • Ana Maria Magdalena Saldana-Perez
    Ana Maria Magdalena Saldana-Perez
    Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico
    PhD student at the Centro de Investigación en Computación (CIC), from the Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN) at Mexico City. Member of the Geospatial Information Processing Laboratory at CIC. Interested on urban computing, social network analysis, VGI sources, geospatial data processing, geo-visualization, machine-learning and topics related to programming and computing research. Web and mobile developer. Now I am analyzing and modeling the urban dynamics using VGI data, machine-learning algorithms and geospatial information systems.
    • Ch 604. Classification of Traffic Events Notified in Social Networks' Texts
  • Arunasalam Sambhanthan
    Arunasalam Sambhanthan
    Curtin University, Australia
    Arunasalam Sambhanthan is currently working as a PhD Research Scholar at the School of Information Systems, Curtin Business School at Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia supported by the Curtin Strategic International Research Scholarship. His current research focus is in the area of sustainability in IT organizations. He has a number of publications in peer reviewed journals and conferences. He has four years of industry experience in technical communication.
    • Ch 53. Business Sustainability Indices
  • Anand A. Samuel
    Anand A. Samuel
    VIT University, India
    Dr. Anand A Samuel completed his Bachelors in Engineering from the College of Engineering, Guindy and went on pursue his Masters in IIT Madras and his PhD in Anna University. His wide array of experience includes a couple of years serving in the Industry and with over 20 years of experience in teaching in Anna University. He has been a part of VIT for the past 13 years and he has been the Vice- Chancellor since 2014. He is a recipient of Life Time Achievement Award from QCFI. He has published more than 90 research papers in Journals and Conference, written a book on Total Quality Management, completed 5 funded research projects and has organised more than 20 Faculty Development Programmes in our University. He has vast experience in administration and has held distinguished positions in organizations of repute such as ISHRAE, ASHRAE and QCFI. Dr Anand Samuel is ISTE certified master trainer and lead quality assessor certified by BSI, UK. His broad areas of interest are TQM, Organizational Change Management, Creativity and Innovation.
    • Ch 260. Socio-Technical Change Perspective for ERP Implementation in Large Scale Organizations
  • Lidia Sanchez-Ruiz
    Lidia Sanchez-Ruiz
    University of Cantabria, Spain
    Lidia Sánchez Ruiz, Ph.D., has been an Assistant Professor at the University of Cantabria for 6 years. Despite her short career, she has participated in several R&D competitive projects and she is coauthor of several book chapters and research articles, some of them in international journals. She has also participated in numerous conferences and scientific events, both national and international. Her areas of research focus on process management, continuous improvement, Lean Management philosophy, Rasch Measurement Theory and logistics (mainly port innovation).
    • Ch 336. Importance of Information Literacy
  • John Christopher Sandvig
    John Christopher Sandvig
    Western Washington University, USA
    Dr. Christopher Sandvig has published articles B2B e-commerce, social networking, web search, e-commerce curriculum, and technology transfer. His current research interests include mobile usability and web mobilization techniques.
    • Ch 704. Web Site Mobilization Techniques
  • Paola Sanguinetti
    Paola Sanguinetti
    University of Kansas, USA
    • Ch 85. Literature Review of Augmented Reality Application in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry With Relation to Building Information
  • Manuel Santos-Trigo
    Manuel Santos-Trigo
    Center for Research and Advanced Studies, Cinvestav-IPN, Mexico
    Manuel Santos-Trigo is a Professor at the Mathematics Education Department, Centre for Research and Advanced Studies, Cinvestav-IPN, Mexico. He teaches graduate courses and does research in mathematical problem solving. His area of interest involves analyzing and documenting teachers and students’ systematic use of digital technology in problem solving activities. He completed his BSc in mathematics at the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico and a doctorate in mathematics education at the University of British Columbia, Canada. He did a post-doctorate research as a visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley. He has been a visiting professor in several institutions including Purdue University, l’université d’Orléans (France), and the University of la Laguna (Spain). Currently, he directs the research project: The Development of Theoretical Foundations to Support the Coordinated Use of Digital Technology in Teachers and Students re-construction of Mathematical Knowledge.
    • Ch 329. Technology Design and Routes for Tool Appropriation in Medical Practices
  • Rathindra Sarathy
    Rathindra Sarathy
    Oklahoma State University, USA
    Rathindra Sarathy is Ardmore Chair of Business Administration in the Department of Management Science and Information Systems at Oklahoma State University. He received his PhD in Business Analysis and Research from Texas A&M University and his B.E. in Electronics and Communications from the University of Madras, India. His research interests include data masking, theory and practice of disclosure limitation methods, privacy (both from statistical and behavioral perspectives), as well as statistical modeling in general. His research has appeared in journals such as ACM Transactions on Database Systems, Computers in Human Behavior, Decision Sciences, Decision Support Systems, Information Systems Journal, Information Systems Research, Journal of Database Management, Journal of Official Statistics, Management Science, Operations Research, among others.
    • Ch 485. Simulating Complex Supply Chain Relationships Using Copulas
  • John Sarivougioukas
    John Sarivougioukas
    “G. Gennimatas” Athens General Hospital, Greece
    Received a B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from Ohio University (1984), Ohio, USA, a M.Sc. in Computer Engineering (1994), a M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (1998) from Manhattan College, New York City and a Ph.D in Computer Engineering (2016) from the University of Ioannina. Since 1996 is the head of the Management Information Systems (MIS) Department of the general state hospital of the National Healthcare System (NHS) of Greece, the pilot hospital for the introduction of Hospital Information Systems. Appointed in various governmental positions, designed and implemented (2009) the National Healthcare Information Network and the applied version (2012) of the Disease Related Group (DRG) system in the 131 hospitals of the NHS. The research interests are in the area of Hospital Information Systems, Ubiquitous Computing, Primary & Home Healthcare and AI.
    • Ch 675. Home UbiHealth
  • Gulcan Sarp
    Gulcan Sarp
    Suleyman Demirel University, Turkey
    Dr. Sarp is a Geographic Information System and Remote Sensing specialist with the research interests in active tectonics and geomorphology. She obtained a B.S. in geology from Ankara University in 1998, M.S. and Ph.D. in Geodesy and Geographical Information Technologies from Middle East Technical University in 2005 and 2012 respectively. She is currently working at Süleyman Demirel University as a Assist Prof. Dr..
    • Ch 304. Use of GIS and Remote Sensing for Landslide Susceptibility Mapping
  • Debra Satterfield
    Debra Satterfield
    California State University – Long Beach, USA
    Debra Satterfield, Associate Professor of Design, California State University Long Beach, has extensive research and publication in design for social inclusion, design for behavioral change and the design of educational learning experiences for children with cognitive and physical disabilities. She has published this work through the International Society for Autism Research (INSAR), the Design Research Society (DRS), the International Association of Societies of Design Research (IASDR), and Interaction Design and Children (IDC). She teaches courses in UX Design including “Research Methods for Inclusive UX Design” and is conducting research on user participatory design for and with children with autism spectrum disorders. She is also an active researcher in Human Computer Interaction (HCI).
    • Ch 703. Visual Identity Design for Responsive Web
  • Kübra Savaş
    Kübra Savaş
    Istanbul University, Turkey
    She received her B.Sc. in industrial engineering from Istanbul University. She has been working as an industrial engineer for a company in Istanbul.
    • Ch 477. Pricing Based on Real-Time Analysis of Forklift Utilization Using RFID in Warehouse Management
  • Marco Savastano
    Marco Savastano
    Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
    PhD Student in Management, Banking and Commodity Sciences. Sapienza - University of Rome, Management Department
    • Ch 679. Ubiquitous Computing, Contactless Points, and Distributed Stores
  • Stefano Scanzio
    Stefano Scanzio
    CNR-IEIIT, Italy
    Stefano Scanzio (S’06-M’12) received the Laurea and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from Politecnico di Torino, Torino, Italy, in 2004 and 2008, respectively. He was with the Department of Computer Engineering, Politecnico di Torino, from 2004 to 2009, where he was involved in research on speech recognition and, in particular, he has been active in classification methods and algorithms. Since 2009, he has been with the National Research Council of Italy (CNR), where he is a tenured Researcher with the Institute of Electronics, Computer and Telecommunication Engineering (IEIIT), Turin. Dr. Scanzio teaches several courses on Computer Science at Politecnico di Torino. He has authored and co-authored several papers in international journals and conferences in the area of industrial communication systems, real-time networks, wireless networks and clock synchronization protocols.
    • Ch 106. Architecture of an Open-Source Real-Time Distributed Cyber Physical System
  • Riccardo Scasseddu
    Riccardo Scasseddu
    University of Cagliari, Italy
    Riccardo Scasseddu is a student enrolled in the Computer Science degree at the University of Cagliari. He has interests in everything that contains electronics, especially computers. His first contact with computers has happened at the age of six years and since then never stopped working with them. After 5 years of freelancing now he's currently mainly working as PHP Backend developer and system administrator in a WebAgency in Cagliari.
    • Ch 285. Leveraging the Arduino Platform to Develop Information Technology Devices
  • Heidi Lee Schnackenberg
    Heidi Lee Schnackenberg
    SUNY Plattsburgh, USA
    Heidi L. Schnackenberg, Ph.D., is a Professor in Teacher Education at SUNY Plattsburgh in Plattsburgh, NY. Specializing in educational technology, she currently teaches both undergraduate and graduate classes on the use of technology to enhance teaching and learning in the P-12 classroom. Her various research interests include the integration of technology into pedagogical practices and the complexities of leadership in higher education. She has published numerous articles on educational technology, and recently co-authored Challenges Facing Female Department Chairs in Contemporary Higher Education: Emerging Research and Opportunities, and previously co-edited Best Practices for Education Professionals, Best Practices for Education Professionals Volume 2, and The Ethics of Cultural Competence in Higher Education. Dr. Schnackenberg began her education career as an elementary music teacher.
    • Ch 543. Open Source
  • Frederik Schulte
    Frederik Schulte
    University of Hamburg, Germany
    Frederik Schulte works as researcher and lecturer at the Institute of Information Systems, University of Hamburg. He holds a diploma in industrial engineering with majors in information systems and logistics from Technical University of Hamburg. Related to teaching in information management his current research involves IT governance frameworks and their application. His further research focus lies on the application of operations research methods for various problems of sustainable logistics. He peruses research collaborations with universities in Chile and Belgium. His practical experiences include consulting with numerous international companies.
    • Ch 52. Bi-Directional Business/IT Alignment
  • Richard S. Segall
    Richard S. Segall
    Arkansas State University, USA
    Richard S. Segall is associate professor of computer & information technology at Arkansas State University. He holds BS and MS in mathematics, MS in operations research and statistics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and PhD in operations research form University of Massachusetts at Amherst. His publications have appeared in journals including International Journal of Information Technology and Decision Making, Applied Mathematical Modeling, Kybernetes: International Journal of Systems and Cybernetics, and Journal of the Operational Research Society. He has book chapters in Encyclopedia of Data Warehousing and Mining, Handbook of Computational Intelligence in Manufacturing and Production Management, and Handbook of Research on Text and Web Mining Technologies. His research interests include data mining, text mining, web mining, database management, and mathematical modeling, and have been funded by U.S. Air Force, NASA, Arkansas Biosciences Institute, and Arkansas Science & Technology Authority. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the International Journal of Data Mining, Modeling and Management, the Program Committees of the 13th and 14th World Multi-Conference on Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics, and Local Arrangements Chair of the 2010 MidSouth Computational Biology & Bioinformatics Society Conference.
    • Ch 155. Data Linkage Discovery Applications
  • Sven Seidenstricker
    Sven Seidenstricker
    Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering, Germany
    Sven Seidenstricker lectures at different universities in technology management, innovation management and R&D project portfolio management in MBA, MA, BA studies. His areas of research interest include business model innovation, emergent technology management and creativity management. His research was published in several international journals. He received his diploma in Business Administration and Engineering at Chemnitz University of Technology and his Ph.D from the University of Stuttgart.
    • Ch 396. Business Model Innovation-Oriented Technology Management for Emergent Technologies
  • Lucy Self
    Lucy Self
    University of Sussex, UK
    Lucy Self recently graduated with a BSc (hons) in Business and Management from the University of Sussex, UK. As part of her degree, she undertook a professional placement year at a world leading technology company. Lucy has developed a strong interest in Cloud Computing and its future impact on the education sector.
    • Ch 99. Understanding Cloud Computing in a Higher Education Context
  • Ihsan Hakan Selvi
    Ihsan Hakan Selvi
    Sakarya University, Turkey
    Dr. Ihsan Hakan SELVI received his BSc (2001), MSc (2004) and PhD (2004) degrees in Industrial Engineering from Sakarya University / TURKEY. After completing his PhD, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the Intelligent System Center at University of Missouri Science and Technology. He is still working as Asistant Professor in Department of Information System Engineering of Sakarya University. His main research interest are in the areas of manufacturing planning and control, cloud manufacturing, IoT in manufacturing and service systems, artificial intelligent application in manufacturing and service systems and multi criteria decison making.
    • Ch 477. Pricing Based on Real-Time Analysis of Forklift Utilization Using RFID in Warehouse Management
  • Christian Gerard Sembrano
    Christian Gerard Sembrano
    University of the East, Philippines
    Christian Gerard Sembrano is pursuing his bachelors of science in entertainment and multimedia computing major in game development at the College of Computer Studies and Systems, University of the East.
    • Ch 215. Do Usability Design Features of a Mobile Game Influence Learning?
  • Devjani Sen
    Devjani Sen
    Algonquin College, Canada
    Professor, Algonquin College, Canada.
    • Ch 528. Ethical Ambiguities in the Privacy Policies of Mobile Health and Fitness Applications
  • Susmit Sengupta
    Susmit Sengupta
    Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University of Technology, India
    B. Tech (Information Technology), St. Thomas' College of Engineering and Technology
    • Ch 422. Digital Video Watermarking Using Diverse Watermarking Schemes
  • Fernando Seoane
    Fernando Seoane
    KI-Karolinska Institutet, Sweden & University of Borås, Sweden
    Prof. Fernando Seoane after obtaining his Bachelor degree in Telecommunication Engineering from the University of Alcalá in 2001, received his Ph.D. and M.Sc. degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Chalmers University of Technology and Linköping University in 2007 and 2004, respectively. He is a full Professor in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Borås, and Senior Researcher with the School of Technology and Health at the KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. His research in biomedical engineering focuses in wearable measurements systems and biosignals analysis of non-invasive physiological measurements of electrical phenomena for p-health monitoring solutions. He has co-authored more than 90 scientific publications, including 26 peer-reviewed journal articles. He is IEEE Senior member, currently member of the IEEE-EMBS Technical Committee in wearable measurement systems and the chair of the Swedish IEEE-EMBS chapter.
    • Ch 674. From General Services to Pervasive and Sensitive Services
  • Soonhwa Seok
    Soonhwa Seok
    Korea University, South Korea
    Soonhwa Seok is a research professor in special education at Korea University, where she teaches special education courses to service students. Dr. Seok holds interests in assistive technology with applications for students with special needs, focusing on developmental and learning disabilities. Most recently, she has examined special education teachers’ priority for students with developmental disabilities in their curriculum with assistive technology application. Her main research focus is assistive technology evaluation, to include functional evaluation, and supporting intensity scales implementing assistive technology for students with disabilities. She is also interested in the application of mobile technology for students with developmental disabilities. In her research, she has used advanced statistical applications using validation approaches, including factor analysis and multidimensional scaling. She has also actively served as a peer reviewer for conference proposals, presented on Web accessibility and game addiction, and published articles on special education technology and information and communication technology in general curriculum.
    • Ch 553. Mobile Game-Based Learning
  • Nilo Sylvio Serpa
    Nilo Sylvio Serpa
    UNIP - Universidade Paulista, Brazil
    Nilo Serpa is architect, theoretical physicist and data scientist. He worked as systems analyst and information analyst at the Ministry of Health, Brazil, and as development manager, special projects manager and information technology consultant in the Ministry of Labor and Employment for the INDRA Company. He has extensive experience in physics (general theory of particles and fields, gravitation and thermodynamics), conducting research on the following topics: gravitational waves, gravitational lensing, quantum computing, cosmology, geophysics, supergravity, quantum gravity, thermodynamics and econophysics. In addition, he has extensive experience in geoprocessing, having developed several projects in this area. He is consultant in general geopolitics, emphasizing the global geopolitics of water sources. Member of the Brazilian Astronomical Society since 2008, he is professor in more than thirty fields of knowledge, especially in mathematics, physics, ethics, philosophy of science and information technology.
    • Ch 91. Clouds of Quantum Machines
  • Anil Sezgin
    Anil Sezgin
    Yildiz Technical University, Turkey
    Anil SEZGIN got the B.S. degree in 2013 from Computer Engineering Department of Istanbul Arel University. He currently studies M. Sc. at the Computer Engineering Department of Yildiz Technical University since 2014. He works as a Research Assistant at Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Architecture and as a software developer at R&D center. His research areas are data mining, autonomous vehicles (drones), software engineering.
    • Ch 650. Object-Oriented Programming in Computer Science
  • Francesca Sgobbi
    Francesca Sgobbi
    University of Brescia, Italy
    Francesca Sgobbi holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering. She is Associate Professor at the University of Brescia (Italy). Her research interests focus on labor economics, economics of education, and human resource management.
    • Ch 415. The Skills of European ICT Specialists
  • Irja Naambo Shaanika
    Irja Naambo Shaanika
    Namibia University of Science and Technology – Windhoek, Namibia
    Irja N. Shaanika is currently employed as an Analyst Programmer at The Ministry of Finance, Republic of Namibia. She holds a Master Degree in Informatics from Namibia University of Science and Technology. Her research areas include enterprise architecture, information systems, health informatics. In recent years, she has published research articles in journals, book chapters and conference proceedings.
    • Ch 257. Deployment of Enterprise Architecture From the Activity Theory Perspective
    • Ch 389. Challenges in Collecting Qualitative Data for Information Systems Studies
  • Irja Naambo Shaanika
    Irja Naambo Shaanika
    Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia
    Irja N. Shaanika is currently employed as an Analyst Programmer at The Ministry of Finance, Republic of Namibia. She holds a Master Degree in Informatics from Namibia University of Science and Technology. Her research areas include enterprise architecture, information systems, health informatics. In recent years, she has published research articles in journals, book chapters and conference proceedings.
    • Ch 257. Deployment of Enterprise Architecture From the Activity Theory Perspective
    • Ch 389. Challenges in Collecting Qualitative Data for Information Systems Studies
  • Huma Shafiq
    Huma Shafiq
    University of Kashmir, India
    Huma Shafiq is Research Scholar in the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kashmir, India. She has Masters in Library and Information Science. Her research interests include Information Retrieval, Information Retrieval Systems, Search Interfaces, Query Formulation and Re-Formulation, Query manipulation. She has attended and presented papers in National and International Seminars including ICDL 2013, ICLAM 2014, ETD 2015, COLLNET 2015. She has authored papers in reputed journals and has won the best paper award in ICLAM 2014. Email: huma.msgr14@gmail.com Postal Address: Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar Kashmir, India-190006.
    • Ch 394. Online Information Retrieval Systems Trending From Evolutionary to Revolutionary Approach
  • Huma Shah
    Huma Shah
    Cogent Computing, Futures Institute, Innovation Village, Coventry University, UK
    Huma Shah has a PhD in ‘Deception-detection and machine intelligence in practical Turing tests’. Her research focusses on trust in artificial intelligence. She is co-author of ‘Turing’s Imitation Game: Conversations with the Unknown’ published by Cambridge University Press in September 2016. Huma organised two Loebner Prizes for Artificial Intelligence in the UK (2006 at UCL; 2008 at Reading University). She designed public Turing test experiments at WWII codebreaking centre Bletchley Park, in 2012, and at The Royal Society London in 2014. The tests examined human-machine indistinguishability, and scaled the progress in natural language understanding from Joseph Weizenbaum’s Eliza to modern dialogue programmes.
    • Ch 23. Trust and Decision Making in Turing's Imitation Game
  • Seyed Reza Shahamiri
    Seyed Reza Shahamiri
    Manukau Institute of Technology, New Zealand
    Dr Reza is a computer scientist with scholarly interest in Intelligent Software Testing and Software Engineering, Natural Language Processing for the speech disabled, and Deep Learning. He has published several papers in reputable ISI indexed journals and conferences. He was ranked the most downloaded researcher from New Zealand for the week ending 9th August 2015, and his research on Intelligent Software Testing was the most downloaded publication in Software Engineering, Programming, and Databases for the week ending 16th August 2015 (according to ResearchGate.com). He is currently a faculty member with Faculty of Business and Information Technology, Manukau Institute of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand.
    • Ch 643. The Challenges of Teaching and Learning Software Programming to Novice Students
  • Muhammad Shabir Shaharudin
    Muhammad Shabir Shaharudin
    Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
    Muhammad Shabir Shaharudin received his MBA in International Business from Universiti Sains Malaysia and Bachelor Degree in International Business from Limkokwing University, Malaysia. He is currently pursuing PhD at Graduate School of Business, Universiti Sains Malaysia. He has two years working experience in two SMEs in transport & logistics and retail & distribution industries. His current research is in Carbon Footprint of supply chain and his area of interest includes Islamic, eco-innovation, sustainable development and supply chain & operations. He is part of the editorial board member for International Journal of Productivity Management and Assessment Technologies (IJPMAT) and reviewer for IGI Global. He also contributes chapter in book title “Handbook of Research on Global Business Opportunities” and “Promoting Sustainable Practices through Energy Engineering and Asset Management”. He also published in “International Journal Services and Operations Management” and “Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management”. He has attended both local conference “National Research & Innovation Conference for Graduate Students in Social Sciences (2014)” and international conference “Asian Academy Management Conference (2013)”.
    • Ch 473. Measuring Low Carbon Supply Chain
  • Nazlie Shahmir
    Nazlie Shahmir
    WestJet Airlines Limited, Canada
    Nazlie has background in software quality engineering and agile software engineering. She has P.Eng., Masters of Engineering in Quality Systems Engineering, and more than 13 years of experience in software engineering and quality assurance. Nazlie is currently working at WestJet as Quality Assurance Practice Lead and she is responsible to develop quality assurance best practices and methodologies, and help WestJet to improve their quality of their processes as well as their product. Prior to WestJet, Nazlie has been accountable for building quality assurance and quality control processes that enable high definition TV Guide experience at Shaw Communications. She has been responsible for leading QA activities within the QA team. Nazlie has co-authored articles in conferences and journals, and book chapters on topics related to software engineering. Nazlie actively participates in volunteer activities. She has been Vice Chair of Quality Discussion Group and Membership Chair for the Calgary Section at American Society for Quality since 2010. Nazlie has been a member of Speakers Edge Toastmasters since 2010, and has been in different executive roles such as VP-Education and Secretary. She has got her Advance Communicator Gold (ACG) and Advance Leader Bronze (ALB), and is currently working towards her DTM.
    • Ch 644. Developing a Glossary for Software Projects
  • Lan Shao
    Lan Shao
    University of Oulu, Finland
    Ms. Lan Shao holds a M.Sc. in Information Processing Science from the University of Oulu. Currently she is working as Software engineer in China Merchants Bank.
    • Ch 183. Decision Filed Theory
  • Muhammad Majid Sharif
    Muhammad Majid Sharif
    National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan
    In 1990, Muhammad Majid Sharif was born in district of Vehari, Punjab, Pakistan. In 2012 he received B.E. degree in Computer Engineering from National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan. He is currently pursuing M.S. in computer science from School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad. He is currently doing research in the field of Medical Image Processing. He also won a full four year scholar scholarship from ministry of Information and Technology during his undergraduate studies. He is very active in sports, where he has won many medals in badminton during his career.
    • Ch 449. Predicting Students Grades Using Artificial Neural Networks and Support Vector Machine
  • Dolly Sharma
    Dolly Sharma
    PEC University of Technology, India
    Dolly Sharma received her Bachelor of Technology degree from Kurukshetra University in 2004 and Masters of Engineering degree from Panjab University, Chandigarh in 2009. She was the second University topper. She is a Research Scholar at PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh. She has over 9 years of experience in teaching. Currently she is working in Chandigarh group of Colleges, Landran, Mohali, Punjab. Her areas of interest include Bioinformatics, Grid Computing. She is a life time member of ISTE.
    • Ch 42. RNA Interference Therapeutics and Human Diseases
  • Ravi S. Sharma
    Ravi S. Sharma
    Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
    Ravi S. Sharma is an Associate Professor at the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information at the Nanyang Technological University since 2004. He is the Principal Investigator of an NRF-funded project on Interactive Digital Enterprises. He spent the previous 10 years in industry as Asean Communications Industry Principal at IBM Global Services and Director of the Multimedia Competency Centre of Deutsche Telekom Asia. He has (co-) authored over 100 technical papers in various journals, conferences, trade publications, and the broadcast media.
    • Ch 198. A Maturity Model for Digital Literacies and Sustainable Development
  • Supreeth Sharma
    Supreeth Sharma
    Akamai Technologies, India
    Supreeth Sharma received his B.E degree from Visveswaraiah Technological University in year 2012. Presently he is with Akamai Technologies, Bangalore, India as Quality Assurance engineer. His key areas of research include high performance computing, business intelligence, algorithm design and data structures.
    • Ch 73. Forecasting the Demand of Agricultural Crops/Commodity Using Business Intelligence Framework
  • Teay Shawyun
    Teay Shawyun
    King Saud University, Saudi Arabia
    Teay Shawyun is an Associate Professor in Strategic Management and is a Consultant at King Saud University, Saudi Arabia engaged in developing the university’s IQA system, an integrated electronic IQA ITQAN System linking quality-information-planning. He is the President of SEAAIR (South East Asia Association for Institutional Research) and a member of the Thailand Quality Award Board of Assessors. He developed a CHE (Commission on Higher Education) Award winning IQA system in 2009 for Assumption University in Thailand during his tenure as the Director for the Center for Excellence (2003 to 2013). He was awarded the best academic staff award by the APHEIT in 2008 and received various grants and awards for research and conferences. He has 10 years business experience and more than 30 years academic experience teaching MIS, IT and Strategic Management with research interest covering Management of Technology, Strategic Management and Performance Management.
    • Ch 337. An Integrated Electronic IQA System for HEI
  • Muhammad Awais Shibli
    Muhammad Awais Shibli
    VisionIT, USA
    Dr. Muhammad A. Shibli is working as an IAM Architect at VisionIT Detriot Michigan USA .He worked as the Director of Applied Information Security Lab at NUST-SEECS for four years, where he lead research and development that include solving major cybersecurity issues in the cloud computing, databases and mobile agent systems. Dr. Shibli received his Masters and Ph.D. degrees in Information Security from KTH - Kungliga Tekniska Hgskolan (Stockholm, Sweden). He has several publications in international journals and conferences and has acquired significant funds for numerous research projects. He also serves on a number of committees and panels, including IEEE, ACM and Springer. In addition to his novel contributions as a researcher, Dr. Shibli has also offered his valuable expertise to the Software Industry for 10 years, primarily as a Software Architect.
    • Ch 251. Use of Bitcoin for Internet Trade
  • Kazuhiko Shibuya
    Kazuhiko Shibuya
    ROIS, Japan
    I am major in Computational Social Science, and I got a Ph.D. degree concentrated on Collective Dynamics of Human Behavior and Ubiquitous Collaboration. My Research methodologies are mainly software design&development, agent-based modeling, practical collaboration, social survey and statistical analysis. If you can spend some times, please read my several papers as following. 1. Shibuya,K 2011 A Study on Ubiquitous Collaborative Activities, Ph.D. Dissertation 2. Shibuya,K 2006 Collaboration and Pervasiveness:Enhancing Collaborative Learning Based on Ubiquitous Computational Services, in Lytras, M&Naeve,A (Eds.) Intelligent Learning Infrastructures for Knowledge Intensive Organizations: A semantic web perspective, including as Chapter 15 (P.369-P.390), IDEA group Publishing(Information Science Pub.), ISBN:1-59140-503-3 (Hard Cover Book), ISBN: 1-59140-504-1 (Paper Back Book), ISBN: 1-59140-505-X (e-book) 3. Shibuya,K 2004 A Framework of Multi-Agent Based Modeling, Simulation and Computational Assistance in an Ubiquitous Environment,The Society for Modeling and Simulation International (SCS), SIMULATION : Transactions of The Society for Modeling and Simulation International, Special issue on Component-based Modeling&Simulation, 80.7-8.367-380 (ISSN:0037-5497)
    • Ch 307. Bridging Between Cyber Politics and Collective Dynamics of Social Movement
  • Pierluigi Siano
    Pierluigi Siano
    University of Salerno, Italy
    Pierluigi Siano (M’09–SM'14) received the M.Sc. degree in electronic engineering and the Ph.D. degree in information and electrical engineering from the University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy, in 2001 and 2006, respectively. He is a Full Professor of Electrical Power Systems and Scientific Director of the Smart Grids and Smart Cities Laboratory with the Department of Management & Innovation Systems, University of Salerno. In 2013 he received the Italian National Scientific Qualification as Full Professor in the competition sector electrical energy engineering. His research activities are centered on the integration of distributed energy resources in smart distribution systems and on planning and management of power systems. In these research fields, he has co-authored more than 760 articles including more than 460 international journals that received in Scopus more than 20200 citations with an H-index equal to 68. Since 2019 he has been awarded as a Highly Cited Researcher in Engineering by Web of Science Group. He has been the Chair of the IES TC on Smart Grids. He is an Editor for the Power & Energy Society Section of IEEE Access, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER SYSTEMS, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL INFORMATICS, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS, IEEE SYSTEMS.
    • Ch 2. Distributed Parameter Systems Control and Its Applications to Financial Engineering
  • Adnan Ahmed Siddiqui
    Adnan Ahmed Siddiqui
    Hamdard University, Pakistan
    • Ch 15. Dotted Raster-Stereography
  • Cara Sidman
    Cara Sidman
    Arizona State University, USA
    Dr. Cara Sidman is a Lecturer and Administrator in the College of Health Solutions at Arizona State University where she oversees the interdisciplinary curriculum in the College of Health Solutions, and teaches courses focused on health, well-being, and happiness. She has been developing curriculum, coordinating, researching, and teaching online, hybrid, and face-to-face physical activity and lifetime wellness courses since 1999, and teaching and presenting on the topic of happiness since 2012. Dr. Sidman earned her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction (Exercise & Wellness) from Arizona State University, her Master’s in Exercise Science from Appalachian State University (Boone, NC), and her Bachelor’s in Physical Education and Health from the University of North Carolina Wilmington. This education has led her to a focus and passion for promoting happiness and well-being, including the multidimensional aspects of wellness and behavior change (i.e., spiritual, emotional, social, intellectual, and physical). Her research publication areas include mindfulness, exercise self-efficacy, intrinsic motivation, sitting behaviors, and perceived wellness among college students, as well as the comparison of online, hybrid, and face-to-face course delivery formats. Dr. Sidman co-created and taught an inaugural university studies happiness course at UNC-Wilmington, and currently presents at national, regional, and local levels on happiness strategies, happiness in the workplace, and cultivating a culture of happiness.
    • Ch 506. Integrating Web-Based Technologies Into the Education and Training of Health Professionals
  • Margaret L. Signorella
    Margaret L. Signorella
    Pennsylvania State University, USA
    Dr. Signorella's focus in teaching and research is on the development and consequences of gender and other social stereotypes, and in the use of computers and technology. In teaching she emphasizes involving undergraduates in research. She has been a member of the campus global curriculum project, Teaching International, since its inception in 2004. Currently she is president-elect of the Society for Psychology of Women of the American Psychological Association, following two terms as society treasurer. Previously, she served two terms as the Penn State Greater Allegheny campus academic officer. She is involved in several technology-related efforts, including the development of the new campus web page and the transition to a new learning management system at Penn State.
    • Ch 609. The Internet Behavior of Older Adults
  • Mario Siller
    Mario Siller
    CINVESTAV Unidad Guadalajara, Mexico
    Mario Siller received his B.Sc. degree in Electronic Systems Engineering from the ITESM Campus Monterrey (Tecnológico de Monterrey) and both his M.Sc. in Telecommunications and Information Systems and Ph.D. in Electronic Systems Engineering from the University of Essex in Colchester, England. Currently, Mario Siller is an Associate Professor at Cinvestav Guadalajara and a Visiting Associate Professor at the MITMedia Lab (Media Arts and Sciences Program). He is also a Fulbright-Garcia Robles Scholar Fellow for the period 2015-2016. His research interests include City Science, IoT, design, analysis, and Performance Evaluation of Network-Based Systems and Protocols, Multimedia Communications, QoS Management, Wireless Sensor Networks, Localization Algorithms, Machine Learning and Distributed Systems.
    • Ch 566. Distributed Methods for Multi-Sink Wireless Sensor Networks Formation
  • Fillipe de Souza Silva
    Fillipe de Souza Silva
    School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Campinas, Brazil
    Fillipe de Souza Silva is graduated in Computer Engineering at University of Campinas in 2013. Currently, he is working at Daitan Group SA as software engineer and leader of testing and processing automation team. He is also developing software defined network (SDN) solutions in his master dissertation in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Unicamp. In 2015, he started his MBA in Information Technology Management at Metrocamp-DeVry. Furthermore, he has also experience in educational software, websites, and mobile applications.
    • Ch 114. Particle Shape Analysis Using Digital Image Processing
  • Sara Catarina Gomes Silva
    Sara Catarina Gomes Silva
    University of Minho, Portugal
    Sara Catarina Gomes da Silva is doctoral student in Human Geography in the Department of Geography, University of Minho, Guimarães. She is member of the Research Group Investigation Group "Space and Representations (SpaceR)" of Lab2pt (Laboratory of Landscape, Heritage and Territory) at University of Minho. Her main research field is Geography of Crime.
    • Ch 301. Geographic Information Systems
  • Annamaria Silvana de Rosa
    Annamaria Silvana de Rosa
    Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
    Annamaria Silvana de Rosa is Full Professor of Social representations and Communication with laboratory on New Media and web-Marketing at the Faculty of Medicine and Psychology - Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. She is the creator and Director of the EU-approved European/International Joint PhD in Social Representations and Communication (http://www.europhd.eu) and of the So.Re.Com. THEmatic Network (http://www.europhd.eu/SoReComTHEmaticNETwork). Her more than two hundred publications in the field of Social Psychology are characterized by the unified “modeling” paradigm and multi-methodological approach to Social Representations and include a variety of topics.
    • Ch 350. Destination @-Branding of Ten European Capitals Through the Institutional Stems and Commercial Logos
    • Ch 352. Evaluative Dimensions of Urban Tourism in Capital Cities by First-Time Visitors
    • Ch 383. The Impact of the Impact of Meta-Data Mining From the SoReCom “A.S. de Rosa” @-Library
    • Ch 455. Mission, Tools, and Ongoing Developments in the So.Re.Com. “A.S. de Rosa” @-library
    • Ch 608. From the Psychoanalyst's Couch to Social Networks
    • Ch 611. Mapping the Dissemination of the Theory of Social Representations via Academic Social Networks
  • Jorge Simões
    Jorge Simões
    ISPGaya, Portugal
    Teacher at a Polytechnic Institute, a higher learning institution, in Portugal. PhD on Gamification of Education. Research on e-learning, social networks, game-based learning and gamification.
    • Ch 69. Serious Games in Entrepreneurship Education
  • Cynthia M. Sims
    Cynthia M. Sims
    Clemson University, USA
    Cynthia M. Sims is an Assistant Professor for the Master’s program in Human Resource Development at Clemson University, College of Education, in Clemson, South Carolina. Her research focuses on leadership, women and leadership, entrepreneurs and technology leaders, and human resource development theory and practice. She has presented at the International Leadership Association and the Academy of Human Resource Development. For more information on her research, please access: https://cynthiamsims.wordpress.com. Dr. Sims completed her doctorate in organizational leadership at University of Maryland Eastern Shore, a M. Ed. from Harvard University’s School of Education and a B.S. from Lake Forest College. Prior to her academic career, she was employed with a U.S. fortune 100 company. There, she served in a number of capacities including Director of Staff Operations, Director of Learning and Performance Improvement, and Director of Human Resources. Earlier in her career Dr. Sims was an executive with an international consulting firm.
    • Ch 375. Influencing People and Technology Using Human Resource Development (HRD) Philosophy
  • Harwinder Singh
    Harwinder Singh
    Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, India
    Harwinder Singh holds a Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering, Masters degree of Business Administration, Masters degree in Production Engineering and PhD in the Mechanical Engineering. Currently, he is working as Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, Punjab, India. He has contributed significant number of research papers at the international level. His present area of interest includes optimization techniques, decision making in manufacturing environment and management of production systems.
    • Ch 51. Benchmarking Performance Indicators of Indian Rail Freight by DEA Approach
  • Indu Singh
    Indu Singh
    Griffith University, Australia
    Assoc Prof Indu Singh has more than 30 years of experience as practising medical scientist and on job trainer in Clinical Laboratories in Hong Kong and Australia. Indu also has more than 15 years of formal academic research and teaching experience in Haematology, Immunohaematology and Laboratory Medicine at both undergraduate and post graduate level in Australian Universities. She is currently program director of Medical Laboratory Science at Griffith University. Her global industry liaison includes invited committee membership of Australian Institute of Medical Scientists, Australian advocacy group membership of the Institute of Biomedical Sciences UK (Australian representative) and committee member of International Committee on Standardization & Augmentation of Clinical Laboratory Professions (InCoSALP).
    • Ch 509. Use of Technology in Problem-Based Learning in Health Science
  • Kuldeep Singh
    Kuldeep Singh
    Thapar University, India
    Kuldeep Singh has done his Masters of Engineering in Information Security from Thapar University. Prior to that, he has completed Masters of Computer Applications. Now, He is working in the area of "Adhoc Network Security" as a full-time Ph.D. research scholar at Thapar University, Patiala. He has cracked national level exams like GATE and CSIR-UGC NET in INDIA. He has commendable and growing list of publications. He has authored a book under the banner of wiley publication. He is a member of reputed computer societies like ACM.
    • Ch 530. Flying Adhoc Networks Concept and Challenges
  • R. Arvind Singh
    R. Arvind Singh
    Kumaraguru College of Technology (KCT), India
    Dr. Arvind Singh is a career tribologist. He received his doctoral degree from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, India (2003). He has extensive research experience in academic institutes and R&D establishments. He has been a Materials Scientist, Visiting Scientist, Research Fellow and Lead Engineer at the John. F. Welch Technology Center (GE India), Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), South Korea, National University of Singapore (NUS), Vestas Global R&D Singapore, Energy Research Institute (ERIAN) at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. His research interests include tribology and surface engineering at macro- and micro/nano-scale related to aerospace, automotive, biomedical, renewable energy, nuclear systems and micro/nano-electro mechanical systems (MEMS/NEMS). He is a pioneer in the field of biomimetic solutions for MEMS/NEMS tribology. He received the ‘The First Surface Engineering Best Paper Award’ for his paper “Tribological Properties of Bio-mimetic Nano-Patterned Polymeric Surfaces on Silicon Wafer”, awarded by the Society of Tribologists & Lubrication Engineers (STLE), USA in 2007. His review paper “Biomimetic Patterned Surfaces for Controllable Friction in Micro- and Nanoscale Devices” published in Micro and Nano Systems Letters in 2013 was one of the highly accessed articles. He has contributed more than 100 technical communications to international journals and conferences (Citations: 452, h-index: 13), 1 book, 8 book chapters, 5 e-disclosures and has given more than 20 invited technical talks.
    • Ch 38. Bioinspired Solutions for MEMS Tribology
  • Shailendra Singh
    Shailendra Singh
    PEC University of Technology, India
    Dr. Shailendra Singh received his Doctorate in Computer Science & Engineering. He has over 20 years of experience in teaching and industry. Currently he is working as a Professor at PEC University of Technology, Chandigarh. His areas of interest include Bioinformatics and Artificial Intelligence. He is a member of various Technical societies.
    • Ch 42. RNA Interference Therapeutics and Human Diseases
  • Kin Wai Michael Siu
    Kin Wai Michael Siu
    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
    Kin Wai Michael Siu is Eric C. Yim Professor in Inclusive Design and Chair Professor of Public Design. His research interests are in public design, inclusive design, user reception, and design education. He has published over 400 journal papers and solely owned 50 US and international patents.
    • Ch 642. Assessing Computer-Aided Design Skills
  • Geoffrey Skoll
    Geoffrey Skoll
    SUNY at Buffalo, USA
    Geoffrey R. Skoll is Associate Professor Emeritus of Criminal Justice at Buffalo State College, USA. His recent books include Globalization of American Fear Culture (Palgrave, 2016) & Dialectics in Social Thoughts (Palgrave 2014)
    • Ch 316. Technology and Terror
  • Dimitra Skoumpopoulou
    Dimitra Skoumpopoulou
    Northumbria University, UK
    Dimitra is a Senior Lecturer in Information Management in Newcastle Business School. She worked as a business consultant both in the UK and abroad and she has wide-ranging experience in the implementation and use of information systems in the retail, sales and service sectors. Her research is focused in the area of information systems and approaches to information systems implementation. She has a particular interest in the human aspect of IS implementation since IS often fail not because of technological drawbacks but because end users either do not accept IS or do not know how to use them.
    • Ch 139. Implementing a Customer Relationship Management (CRM) System
  • Theodora Slini
    Theodora Slini
    Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
    Theodora Slini has a degree in Mathematics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), Greece, followed the MSc in Statistics at University College London (UCL), UK, while she completed her PhD in the Dep. of Mechanical Engineering, AUTh. Her main research interests focus on air quality, forecasting air pollution, environmental and energy statistics and environmental management systems. She has participated in several national and European research programs, involved in a series of presentations at national and international conferences, while is the author of numerous articles in scientific journals. She is an active member of the Center of Space, Technology and Gender, Faculty of Engineering, AUTh.
    • Ch 294. The Gender Dimension in Urban Air Quality
  • David Šmahel
    David Šmahel
    Masaryk University – Brno, Czech Republic
    David Smahel, Ph.D. is the Professor at the Institute of Children, Youth and Family Research, Masaryk University, the Czech Republic. He is member of Interdisciplinary Research Team on Internet and Society (IRTIS) which researches social-psychological implications of the internet and technology. Current research focuses on adolescents’ and adults’ internet use, the online risks of children and adolescents, the construction of online identities and virtual relationships, and online addictive behavior. He is editor of Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace and has co-authored book Digital Youth: The Role of Media in Development (Springer, 2011). Smahel also published in several international journals such as Developmental Psychology, Cyberpsychology & Behavior, Zeitschrift fur Psychologie, European Journal of Developmental Psychology and others. He is also author of several book chapters, such as in Encyclopedia of Cyber Behavior, Encyclopedia of Adolescence, Internet Addiction: A Handbook and Guide to Evaluation and Treatment, Gesundheit und Neue Medien etc.
    • Ch 366. Internet Addiction in Context
  • Alan D. Smith
    Alan D. Smith
    Robert Morris University, USA
    Alan D. Smith is presently University Professor of Marketing in the Department of Marketing at Robert Morris University, Pittsburgh, PA. Previously he was Chair of the Department of Quantitative and Natural Sciences and Coordinator of Engineering Programs at the same institution, as well as Associate Professor of Business Administration and Director of Coal Mining Administration at Eastern Kentucky University. He holds concurrent PhDs in Engineering Systems/Education from The University of Akron and Business Administration (OM and MIS) from Kent State University, as well as author of numerous articles and book chapters.
    • Ch 419. Computer Fraud Challenges and Its Legal Implications
    • Ch 458. Barcodes vs. RFID and Its Continued Success in Manufacturing and Services
    • Ch 476. Offshoring IT
    • Ch 479. Radio Frequency Identification Systems Within a Lean Supply Chain in a Global Environment
    • Ch 484. Samsung Company and an Analysis of Supplier-Side Supply Chain Management and IT Applications
    • Ch 486. Using RFID and Barcode Technologies to Improve Operations Efficiency Within the Supply Chain
    • Ch 515. Radio Frequency Identification Technologies and Issues in Healthcare
    • Ch 520. BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), Mobile Technology Providers, and Its Impacts on Business/Education and Workplace/Learning Applications
    • Ch 529. Exploring the Growth of Wireless Communications Systems and Challenges Facing 4G Networks
  • Craig Smith
    Craig Smith
    Kyoto University of Foreign Studies, Japan
    Craig Smith is Chair of the Department of Global Affairs at Kyoto University of Foreign Studies. As a member of the Kyoto University Academic Writing Research Group, he received the 2011 Japan Association of College English Teachers Award for Excellence in Teaching. He has authored and co-authored papers in books and international journals, including Language Teaching Research (Hodder Arnold, 2005), Researching Language Teaching and Learning: An Integration of Practice and Theory (Peter Lang, 2009), Developing and Utilizing E-learning Applications (Information Science Reference, 2010), Mobile Assisted Language Learning in EFL Courses in Japan: Developing Attitudes and Skills for Self-Regulated Learning (ReCALL, 2012), Team Teaching and Team Learning in the Language Classroom: Collaboration for Innovation in ELT (Routledge, 2015).
    • Ch 334. A Flipped Learning Approach to University EFL Courses
  • Pete Smith
    Pete Smith
    University of Aberdeen, UK
    Prof. Institute of Biological & Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, UK, IPCC CLA;
    • Ch 680. Climate Change as a Driving Force on Urban Energy Consumption Patterns
  • Peter A. Smith
    Peter A. Smith
    University of Central Florida, USA
    Dr. Peter Smith is currently an assistant Professor in the School of Visual Art and Design at the University of Central Florida, with over 10 years of experience working in the field of Serious Games and simulation. In this time he has worked on diverse catalog of gaming projects for the Navy, NSF, ADL, DAU, and many more. Peter received his Ph.D. in Modelling & Simulation from the University of Central Florida in 2012. He has presented internationally on the topic of Serious Games including the 2007 Serious Games Summit opening presentation on the Taxonomy of Serious Games. He is also a founder and previous chair of the Serious Games Showcase & Challenge a competition the highlights the best work in Serious Games held as an integral part of the I/ITSEC Conference for the last 12 years.
    • Ch 290. Serious Games Advancing the Technology of Engaging Information
  • Amber A. Smith-Ditizio
    Amber A. Smith-Ditizio
    Texas Woman's University, USA
    Amber A. Smith-Ditizio is presently a doctoral student in the Department of Kinesiology from Texas Woman’s University in Sports Administration. While acquiring strong analytical and professional skills after completing MS in Sport Management, BSBA and MBA from Robert Morris University, with BS from Kent State University in athletic training and related studies, she also holds various personal certifications in the sports performance and athletic areas. She is the author of several academic articles in the sports performance and athletic fields and plans to pursue an academic teaching/research career upon graduation.
    • Ch 419. Computer Fraud Challenges and Its Legal Implications
    • Ch 458. Barcodes vs. RFID and Its Continued Success in Manufacturing and Services
    • Ch 484. Samsung Company and an Analysis of Supplier-Side Supply Chain Management and IT Applications
    • Ch 486. Using RFID and Barcode Technologies to Improve Operations Efficiency Within the Supply Chain
    • Ch 515. Radio Frequency Identification Technologies and Issues in Healthcare
    • Ch 520. BYOD (Bring Your Own Device), Mobile Technology Providers, and Its Impacts on Business/Education and Workplace/Learning Applications
    • Ch 529. Exploring the Growth of Wireless Communications Systems and Challenges Facing 4G Networks
  • Sara Sohrabzadeh
    Sara Sohrabzadeh
    Tehran University of Medical Science, Iran
    Sara Sohrabzadeh is M.A in Library & Information Science at University at Tarbiat Modares University and she works as Pharmacy’s library manager at Tehran University of Medical Science. Her research areas includes Digital library, Knowledge Management, Information Retrieval, Information literacy, Computer Network and Network Security. She is a distinguished member of Iranian Scientific Association of Information Managment (ISAIM). She has attended many conferences and workshops.
    • Ch 385. Open Data Repositories in Knowledge Society
  • Alexander Sokolov
    Alexander Sokolov
    National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia
    Dr. Alexander Sokolov is tenured professor at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE) and Deputy Director of the HSE Institute for Statistical Studies and Economics of Knowledge. He is deputy editor-in-chief of HSE based journal “Foresight and STI Governance” and regional editor of the international journal “Foresight”. He is a member of working groups at OECD and other international organisations, a member of the Scientific Board and panelist at a number of international scientific conferences. Alexander managed dozens of large-scale Foresight projects in Russia including National Critical Technologies (2006, 2011, 2015), National S&T Foresight studies (2008, 2011, 2016), Foresight of IT and Mass-Media Sector in Russia. Dr. Sokolov authored, co-authored and edited over 150 publications in peer-reviewed journals, textbooks and monographs. He holds PhD in Mathematical Statistics.
    • Ch 408. Indicators of Information and Communication Technology
  • Babak Sokouti
    Babak Sokouti
    Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran

    Babak Sokouti has over 17 years IT technical management and consulting experience, including managing and maintaining sophisticated network infrastructures. He has obtained Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering with a specialization in Control from Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran; a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering with a specialization in Electronics (with background of biomedical engineering) from Tabriz Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tabriz, Iran; a Master of Science in Information Security with Distinction from Royal Holloway University of London, London, UK; and obtained PhD in Bioinformatics from Biotechnology Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran. In addition, he has obtained IT industry certifications including MCP, MCSA 2003, MCDBA 2000, MCSE 2003, and MCTS 2008. His research interests include cryptographic algorithms, information security, network security and protocols, image processing, protein structure prediction, and hybrid intelligent neural network systems based on genetic algorithms.

    • Ch 146. Security of Internet-, Intranet-, and Computer-Based Examinations in Terms of Technical, Authentication, and Environmental, Where Are We?
  • Massoud Sokouti
    Massoud Sokouti
    Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Iran
    Massoud Sokouti obtained a Master of Science in Computer Engineering with a specialization in Computer Architecture from Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Shahid Beheshti University, Tehran, Iran and a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology Engineering with a specialization in IT from University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran. Currently, he is a PhD student in Nuclear Medicine with a specialization in Meta-Analysis at Nuclear Medicine Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran , and an excellent member of Computer Society of Iran. He has been awarded the first prize of scientific and technical innovation in 6th National Conference on Electronic Commerce and Economy and in National Conference in New Ideas in Electrical Engineering. He has worked on Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Net beans, Eclipse, MATLAB, and C++ programming. His main research is in the area of statistics and meta-analysis, m-/e-commerce, cryptographic algorithms, network security, information security, wavelet, and genetic algorithms.
    • Ch 146. Security of Internet-, Intranet-, and Computer-Based Examinations in Terms of Technical, Authentication, and Environmental, Where Are We?
  • Pooya Soltani
    Pooya Soltani
    University of Porto, Portugal
    Pooya Soltani obtained his doctor of philosophy in sport science from Faculty of Sport, University of Porto, Portugal. He is interested in characterizing sports exergames and combines physiology, biomechanics, and psychology to holistically understand the effects of new technologies on health and human behavior.
    • Ch 640. Sport Exergames for Physical Education
  • Michal Šoltés
    Michal Šoltés
    Technical University of Košice, Slovakia
    • Ch 508. Medical Equipment and Economic Determinants of Its Structure and Regulation in the Slovak Republic
  • Christian Sonnenberg
    Christian Sonnenberg
    Florida Institute of Technology, USA
    Christian Sonnenberg is the Assistant Dean of Online Programs and an Assistant Professor in Information Systems at the Nathan M. Bisk College of Business at Florida Institute of Technology. He also serves as Academic Chair for the Online Master of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) and MBA in Information Technology Management as well as the concentrations in Cybersecurity. He earned his doctorate in Computer Science from Florida Institute of Technology. Dr. Sonnenberg’s research covers such areas as handheld and mobile usability, modeling and simulation, data visualization, and online learning models and systems. Among his most recent research endeavors include a content adaptation system for dynamically formatting mobile web pages from user context, developing a modeling technique for visualizing and adjusting cognitive radio performance in real-time, and exploring the impact of mobile technologies in the online classroom. Previous to joining Florida Tech, Dr. Sonnenberg worked as a software engineer for over ten years Harris Corporation Government Communications Systems Division (GCSD) in Melbourne, FL. While there, he worked in a number of areas including directional wireless networks, cellular interrogation systems, and satellite image processing applications.
    • Ch 305. Accessibility in E-Government
  • Garry Soomarah
    Garry Soomarah
    University of Trinidad and Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago
    Garry Soomarah is a part time lecturer at the University of Trinidad & Tobago in the Education department. His research interest involves techniques of incorporating technology in teaching and education reform.
    • Ch 221. The Infusion of Technology Within the Classroom Facilitates Students' Autonomy in Their Learning
  • Juan Vicente Izquierdo Soriano
    Juan Vicente Izquierdo Soriano
    La Ribera University Hospital, Spain
    PhD - Polytechnic University of Valencia. I did my academic training at the Polytechnic University of Valencia (Engineering Technical Computing (step Degree of Computer Science at the UOC), Bachelor of Documentation). I have been specializing in issues related elearning two universities nationwide pioneer in distance learning (UNED and UOC) and starting to develop practical projects on e-learning in health sciences. In recent years I have made oral submissions at INFORMED 08 eSociety 09 EDULEARN11, CAFVIR12, MANAGEMENT CLINICA12, IRRSPAIN13, TEEM13, 2014 Expolearning with issues related training elearning in the healthcare environment. I am doing research on health elearning in collaboration with Dr. Felix Buendia (Polytechnic University of Valencia), director of my doctoral thesis "Methodological approach for the implementation of eLearning technology in health training" I use social networks (blogs, wikis, linkedin, twitter, facebook ...) daily in order to continue learning and to enable their use in the professional environment in which they work. Professionally I led since February 2000 at the University Hospital of La Ribera, initially as outsourcing in the Systems Department, and since 2008 in the Department of Human Resources. I have been part of the eLearn Center of the UOC research on topics related to virtual reality, next to Dr.Francesc Saigi. Specialties: Elearning, Web 2.0, IT, Training, HR
    • Ch 503. Comprehensive E-Learning Appraisal System
  • Marios D. Sotiriadis
    Marios D. Sotiriadis
    University of South Africa (UNISA), South Africa
    Marios D. Sotiriadis is Visiting Professor at Department of Transport Economics, Logistics and Tourism, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa, and at University of Ningbo, China. Formerly he was Professor, Department of Tourism Business Management, TEI of Crete, Greece, and Tutor at the Hellenic Open University, Greece. He obtained his MSc in Tourism Business Management and received his PhD in Tourism Management from the University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis, Nice, France. He is the author of six books, three distance learning manuals and three e-learning materials on tourism and hospitality management and marketing. He has undertaken a variety of consultancy and research projects for both public organizations and private businesses of the tourism and travel industry. His research and writing interests include tourism destination and business management and marketing. He has published in international journals and presented papers at international scientific conferences.
    • Ch 354. Social Media as a Channel of Constructive Dialogue for Tourism Businesses
  • Lambert Spaanenburg
    Lambert Spaanenburg
    Comoray AB, Sweden
    Lambert started his academic journey at Twente University (Netherlands) and has continued over Johan Goethe University (Germany) and Groningen University (Netherlands)) to finally Lund University (Sweden). In the meantime, he has taken sabbatical breaks at Siemens (Germany) and KPN (Netherlands), and even broke out to research jobs at ICN Software (Netherlands) and IMS Stuttgart (Germany). Overall, Lambert ‘s interests have developed from VLSI design and embedded systems to intelligent systems. Spaanenburg has been involved in 10 long-term knowledge transfers, 8 framework proposals, and 6 university spin-offs. From his department at IMS in Stuttgart came the neural control for the Daimler OSCAR 1992 prototype, currently an upcoming standard car safety measure. From his chair at Groningen University, Dacolian was founded in 2002 that held 60% of the license plate recognition world market before it merged into Q-Free ASA. Currently, Lambert is creating the health technology of the Swedish start-up Comoray.
    • Ch 531. Health Wearables Turn to Fashion
  • Roberta Spallone
    Roberta Spallone
    Politecnico di Torino, Italy
    Roberta Spallone, Architect and Ph.D. in Drawing and Survey of Architectural Heritage, from 1999 was Assistant Professor, since 2005 is Associate Professor of Drawing at the Politecnico di Torino, Interuniversity Department of Regional and Urban Studies and Planning (DIST). Member of the School of Architecture, she teaches in the "Laboratory of Drawing and Survey" and "Digital techniques of representation". Member of the Board of the Doctorate of Architectural and Landscape Heritage, she is responsible of the Ph.D. course "Drawing, survey and modelling for representing architectural and urban heritage". Coordinator of the first year of the bachelor course in Architecture. Awarded with Silver plaque U.I.D. (Unione Italiana per il Disegno) 1997 1st prize for her PhD Thesis. She carries on researches, both theoretical and applied, in the fields of history and criticism of architectural drawing, digital techniques of representation and urban survey. She is author of a hundred publications including monographs and essays, and selected speaker at many International Congresses.
    • Ch 84. Digital Animation for Representing Architectural Design
    • Ch 453. Digital Archives for Preserving and Communicating Architectural Drawings
    • Ch 683. Reconstructive Architectural and Urban Digital Modelling
  • Chris Speed
    Chris Speed
    University of Edinburgh, UK
    Chris Speed is Chair of Design Informatics at the University of Edinburgh where he collaborates with a wide variety of partners to explore how design provides methods to adapt, and create products and services for the networked society. He is especially favours trangressive design interventions including cups that only hold coffee when you talk to someone else in the queue, an application for sham marriages using the blockchain, and an SMS platform for shoplifting. Chris co-directs the Design Informatics Research Centre that is home to a combination of researchers working across the fields of interaction design, temporal design, human geography, software engineering and digital architecture
    • Ch 580. Exploring “Hacking,” Digital Public Art, and Implication for Contemporary Governance
  • Karin Spenser
    Karin Spenser
    Nottingham Trent University, UK
    Karin Spenser is currently enrolled as a PhD student at Nottingham Trent University. She contributed to this chapter whilst working as a research assistant on a British Academy grant (SG121267) awarded to Lucy Betts
    • Ch 361. Defining and Conceptualizing Cyberbullying
  • Thais Spiegel
    Thais Spiegel
    Rio de Janeiro State University, Brazil
    Thais Spiegel is an Associate Professor in the Industrial Engineering Department of Rio de Janeiro State University. Her research interests include operations management and design, process modeling, decision making, logistic and supply chain management. The author is pioneer in the convergence of cognitive sciences and industrial engineering in Brazil. She works on the premise that, in order for decision-making to be understood “completely” and improved, the underlying cognitive processes must be examined. It thus sets out to identify how decision-making is shaped by the cognitive processes of the agents involved.
    • Ch 180. Cognitive Process Elements of People Decision-Making
  • Hiller A. Spires
    Hiller A. Spires
    North Carolina State University, USA
    Dr. Spires, who has been on the NC State faculty since 1986, is a Professor of Literacy and Technology in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction. Dr. Spires served as the founding director of The William and Ida Friday Institute for Educational Innovation and currently serves as FI Senior Research Fellow. She received the NC State Alumni Distinguished Graduate Professor Award in 2012. Dr. Spires’ research focuses on the effects of digital literacies on learning, including emerging literacies associated with gaming environments and Web 2.0 applications. She co-directs the New Literacies Collaborative. See newlit.org.
    • Ch 194. Digital Literacy for the 21st Century
  • Kristian J. Spring
    Kristian J. Spring
    Brigham Young University, USA
    Kristian J. Spring is a Doctoral Student in Brigham Young University’s Instructional Psychology & Technology program. Her current research focus is on blended and online learning environments. http://kristianspring.wix.com/kristianspring
    • Ch 128. Learner Engagement in Blended Learning
  • G. Sreedhar
    G. Sreedhar
    Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha (Deemed University), India
    Dr. G. Sreedhar is working as an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science, Rashtiya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha (Deemed University), Tirupati, India since 2001. G. Sreedhar received his Ph.D in Computer Science and Technology from Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, India in the year 2011. He has over 15 years of experience in teaching and research in the field of Computer Science. He has published more than 15 research papers related to web engineering in reputed international journals. He has published 4 books from reputed international publications and he has presented more than 15 research papers in various national and international conferences. He has handled research projects on computer science funded by the University Grants Commission, Government of India. He is a member of various professional bodies like the academic council, the board of studies and editorial board member in various international journals in the field of computer science, Information Technology and other related fields. He has proven knowledge in the fields of Computer Science and allied research areas.
    • Ch 696. Improving Usability of Website Design Using W3C Guidelines
  • Srividhya Srinivasan
    Srividhya Srinivasan
    University of Madras, India
    Dr. Srividhya Srinivasan working as an Associate Dean Research in SSSJain College for Women, having 18+ years of provoking academic experience and 6+ years of research experience, published around 30+ research publications, working in funded projects environment ICSSR, DST, RGYIND etc. zeal to achieve for the development of the nation.
    Area of Specialization:
    - Banking Technology
    - Human Resource
    - Finance
    - Marketing Management
    Milestones:
    - Appointed as commission coordinator for university commission to RVS College of Arts and Science, Trichy.
    - Served as a peer reviewer in reputed journals.
    - Worked as a reviewer in identifying best papers in various contests.
    - Prepared academic course materials for various reputed universities.
    - As a peer reviewer in premier publishing house-USA
    - Co-director in sponsored research from ICSSR for a grant of Rs 20 lakhs for two years (2013-2015).
    - Selected as a peer reviewer for world finance conference organized by st. Johns University, New York –July 2016.
    - Prepared various course materials for reputed universities.
    - Served as a coordinator for one day international conference on “Enhanced changes in corporate Environment” on SEPT 29 2014.
    • Ch 7. Safeguarding of ATM
  • Stelian Stancu
    Stelian Stancu
    Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania
    Professor of Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Artificial Neuronal Networks at the Academy of Economic Studies (AES), Bucharest, Romania. He managed more than 20 R&D projects in the last ten years, contributor and author of 37 books and more than 100 papers on Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Artificial Neuronal Network.
    • Ch 448. Learning Analytics
    • Ch 571. Neural Networks and Their Accelerated Evolution From an Economic Analysis Perspective
  • David Starrett
    David Starrett
    Columbia College, USA
    David Starrett is the Provost at Columbia College in Columbia, Missouri. Dave previously served as the Dean of Academic Information Services, Dean of the School of University Studies, Director of Kent Library and Director of Institutional and Programmatic Accreditations at Southeast Missouri State University. Dave was also Director of the Center for Scholarship in Teaching and Learning (CSTL). In this role he established and led the Office of Instructional Technology (OIT) within the CSTL to meet the increasing support needs of faculty using instructional technology. He established the office of Southeast Online Programs to manage the fast growing focus on delivery of online courses, programs, certificates and degrees. Dave has served as a member of the Educause Advisory Committee on Teaching and Learning, a member of the Executive Council of the Association of General and Liberal Studies, Executive Director of the Council for Administration of General and Liberal Studies and Senior Associate with the Teaching Learning and Technology Group (TLT Group). Dave serves as a Senior Council Member on the Educause Senior IT Leadership Roundtable as well as serving on the IT Issues panel.
    • Ch 125. Factors Contributing to the Effectiveness of Online Students and Instructors
  • Fabrizio Stasolla
    Fabrizio Stasolla
    University of Bari, Italy
    Fabrizio Stasolla, PhD, has a post-doctoral degree. He is assistant professor at University of Bari. His topic concerns the assistive technologies for children with multiple disabilities, developmental disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, ADHD, Rett and Down syndromes, cerebral palsy, congenital encephalopathy, fragile X syndrome, post-coma patients who are in a vegetative state either in a minimally conscious state or are emerging/emerged from it. His interest deals with cognitive-behavioral interventions and alternative augmentative communication strategies for non verbal individuals, and/or for persons who are estimated within a normal intellectual functioning but who present pervasive motor disabilities. He teaches psychology of disabilities and rehabilitation to educational sciences students. Furthermore, he works on technological supports, PECS, VOCA, SGD, literacy process, ambulation responses, self-monitoring and self management of instruction cues to promote on-task behavior by students with learning disabilities, behavioral strategies for promoting adaptive responses and reducing challenge behaviors by children with severe to profound developmental disabilities. From 2013 up to present, he is ad-hoc reviewer for 20 peer-reviewed journals, he serves on the editorial board of 4 more peer-reviewed journals and he is an associate editor of the International Journal of Behavioral Research & Psychology.
    • Ch 26. Assistive Technology for Supporting Communication, Occupation, and Leisure by Children With Severe to Profound Developmental Disabilities
  • Athanasios T. Stavrianos
    Athanasios T. Stavrianos
    2nd Technical Vocational School of Xanthi, Greece
    Mr. Athanasios Stavrianos holds a Bachelor of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.) from the Department of Information Technology, Technological Educational Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece, and an MSc in Information and Communication Systems from the Open University of Cyprus. His research interests include the application of computer technology in education and web technologies in general.
    • Ch 231. The Use of Postcasting/Vodcasting in Education
  • Nenad Stefanovic
    Nenad Stefanovic
    University of Kragujevac, Serbia
    Nenad Stefanovic is associate professor at the Faculty of Technical Sciences and Faculty of Science, University of Kragujevac. He received his PhD in Electronic Business from the Faculty of Organisational Science, University of Belgrade. Nenad worked as a chief system engineer, chief software architect and project manager at the Zastava Automobiles. He also held an ICT Datacentre Operation and Architectures Manager position at the Fiat Automobiles Serbia. Working with industry in various projects, he designed and developed many software solutions and web sites for businesses. His research interests include business intelligence, supply chain management, electronic business, business information systems, simulation, and web portals. Nenad is a member of several national and international ICT and business related societies and research projects. He is Serbian national representative in two IFIP committees (TC2 and TC12) and a vice-chair of the Technical Committee 12 – Artificial Intelligence. He has published more than 80 research papers, book chapters and invited lectures in national and international journals, conference proceedings and books. He holds the highest research rank (T1) assigned by the Serbian Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development. Nenad also holds the Microsoft Certified Educator and Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert certifications awarded for outstanding contributions in education innovations.
    • Ch 469. An Integrated Approach to Supply Chain Simulation
    • Ch 481. A Review of Advances in Supply Chain Intelligence
  • Joshua M. Steinfeld
    Joshua M. Steinfeld
    Old Dominion University, USA
    Dr. Joshua M. Steinfeld is an Assistant Professor at Old Dominion University’s School of Public Service in Norfolk, Virginia. He is also the program director for the Public Procurement & Contract Management graduate certificate. His research is focused on the strategic orientation of public procurement and he is a leading scholar in areas geared toward professionalization of the field, involving professionalism and social responsibility. Dr. Steinfeld is also a trailblazer in the discourse surrounding procurement of radio frequency information technology. Prior to joining Old Dominion’s Strome College of Business, Dr. Steinfeld was a Visiting Instructor at University of Central Florida and an Instructor at Florida Atlantic University, where he earned his Ph.D. He also completed an M.S. in Finance at Johns Hopkins University, an M.P.S. in Organizational Leadership at University of Denver, and a B.S. in Business Administration at Boston University. Dr. Steinfeld’s favorite part of the job is teaching courses and mentoring students in their professional development.
    • Ch 581. Political Context Elements in Public Policy of Radio Frequency Information Technology and Electromagnetic Fields
  • Gary Steri
    Gary Steri
    European Commission – Joint Research Centre, Italy
    Gary Steri works in the Cyber & Digital Citizens security unit in the Joint Research Centre of the European Commisson
    • Ch 533. Identification of Wireless Devices From Their Physical Layer Radio-Frequency Fingerprints
  • Craig A. Stewart
    Craig A. Stewart
    Indiana University, USA
    Dr. Craig Stewart is executive director of the Indiana University Pervasive Technology Institute (IUPTI- pti.iu.edu), IU's flagship initiative for advanced IT research, development, and delivery in support of research, scholarship, and artistic performances. Dr. Stewart also serves as Associate Dean for leads the Research Technologies division of University Information Technology Services (UITS), which serves IU's research and scholarship missions through computation, storage, and visualization facilities and support. Stewart is the Principal Investigator for the NSF-funded Jetstream cloud system – the first production cloud facility funded by the National Science Foundation. Jetstream is a managed science cloud – a cloud managed for science and in particular managed for interactive use by the many scientists and scholars who need advanced cyberinfrastructure resources in a form other than a batch-oriented supercomputer. More information is available at Jetstream-cloud.org. Recent research activities include studies of sustainability in cyberinfrastructure and return on investment in cyberinfrastructure at the campus and national level. Stewart has extensive experience leading and managing services to support IU researchers - including past appointments as director of the Stat/Math Center, Research and Academic Computing, and Indiana Genomics Initiative Information Technology Core; and special assistant for the Life Sciences, IU Office of the Vice President for Research. He is also an adjunct professor in informatics, medical genetics, and biology. He has been a visiting faculty member in Computer Science, University of Stuttgart and a Fulbright Senior Scholar at the Technische Universitaet Dresden (Germany). Stewart holds a PhD in ecology and evolutionary biology from Indiana University, and a BA in mathematics and biology from Wittenberg University.
    • Ch 92. Cyberinfrastructure, Cloud Computing, Science Gateways, Visualization, and Cyberinfrastructure Ease of Use
  • Gert Steyn
    Gert Steyn
    Kimberley Hospital Complex, South Africa
    • Ch 534. The Impact of Mobile Phones on Plastic Surgery and Burn Management
  • Zeljko Stojanov
    Zeljko Stojanov
    University of Novi Sad, Serbia
    Zeljko Stojanov received PhD degree in Computer science and Informatics at the University of Novi Sad in Serbia. He works as an associate professor at the University of Novi Sad, Technical Faculty ”Mihajlo Pupin”, Serbia. He also have over ten years of experience working with small software companies, in the beginning as a software developer, and later as a consultant in the fields of software maintenance and process improvement. His research interests are in the fields of software engineering, process assessment and improvement, business informatics, qualitative research, learning and knowledge management, and human aspects of engineering. He is coauthor of several articles published in refereed journals and in the proceedings of international conferences. He participated in several research and industrial projects. He is the member of IEEE and ACM.
    • Ch 654. The Role of Feedback in Software Process Assessment
  • Ernesto Suaste
    Ernesto Suaste
    Cinvestav-IPN, Mexico
    Ernesto Suaste received a doctorate degree in Biomedical Engineering in 1997 at the Center for Research and Advanced Studies, Cinvestav-IPN, Mexico. He has been a visiting scholar at several institutions including UC Berkeley, CSU Long Beach, NIH Bethesda MD, and Technical University of Ilmanau, Germany. Currently, he is a professor at the Electronic Engineering Department, Cinvestav-IPN. He teaches graduate courses in biomedical engineering and his research domain involves areas related to Human Vision, Eye Behavior and Biomedical Instrumentation in Variability Cardiac and Pupil Reflex. He is also interested in developing and applying new materials such as ferroelectric, piezoelectric, piezopolymers, pyroelectrics in the design of sensors and transducer. In addition, he also works on applications of sensors, actuators, transducers for ultrasonic imaging, positioning systems, energy harvesting and microelectronic devices associate at Biomedical Engineering.
    • Ch 329. Technology Design and Routes for Tool Appropriation in Medical Practices
  • Hasan Kemal Surmen
    Hasan Kemal Surmen
    Istanbul University, Turkey
    Hasan Kemal Surmen received the B.S. degree in 2005 from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Sakarya University, the M.S degree in 2009 from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, and the Ph.D. degree in 2016 from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Istanbul University, Turkey. He serves as a Lecturer at the Department of Automotive Technology, Vocational School of Technical Sciences, Istanbul University. His research areas include computer aided design and manufacturing, finite element method, biomechanics, orthosis design and manufacturing.
    • Ch 27. Design, Manufacture, and Selection of Ankle-Foot-Orthoses
  • Heru Susanto
    Heru Susanto
    Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Indonesia & Tunghai University, Taiwan
    Heru Susanto currently as head of sub division and researcher at The Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Computational Science & IT Governance Research Group. Nowadays, he is also as Honorary Professor and Visiting Scholar at the Department of Information Management, College of Management and Hospitality, Tunghai University, Taichung, Taiwan. Heru had several careers and experience as IT professional, web division head and IT Strategic Management at Indomobil Group Corporation. He worked at Prince Muqrin Chair for Information Security Technologies, King Saud University. He received BSc - Computer Science, from Bogor Agricultural University, MM – Marketing Management, from School of Business and Management Indonesia, MSc - Information System, from King Saud University, and Ph.D - Information Security System, from University of Brunei and King Saud University. His research interests are in the areas of Information Security, IT Governance, Computational Sciences, Business Process Re-engineering, and e-Marketing
    • Ch 641. Adopting Open Source Software in Smartphone Manufacturers' Open Innovation Strategy
  • Miroslav Svitek
    Miroslav Svitek
    Czech Technical University in Prague, Czech Republic
    Prof. Dr. Ing. Miroslav Svítek, dr.h.c. was born in Rakovník, Czech Republic, in 1969. He graduated in radioelectronic from Czech Technical University in Prague, in 1992. In 1996, he received the Ph.D. degree in radioelectronic at Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague. Since 2002, he has been associated professor in engineering informatics at Faculty of Transportation Sciences, Czech Technical University in Prague. Since 2005, he has been nominated as the extraordinary professor in applied informatics at Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Matej Bel in Banska Bystrica, Slovak Republic and Honorary professor at Universidad Autonoma de Bucaramanga in Colombia. Since 2008, he has been full professor in engineering informatics at Faculty of Transportation Sciences, Czech Technical University in Prague. Miroslav Svítek is president of Association of transport telematics of the Czech and Slovak Republic (www.sdt.cz), president of National association for electromobility (www.narodni-spolek.cz), member of Engineering academy of the Czech Republic (www.eacr.cz) and Dean of Faculty of Transportation Sciences, Czech Technical University in Prague (www.fd.cvut.cz). He is currently teaching courses and doing research in theoretical telematics, intelligent transport systems, smart cities, quantum system theory and quantum informatics. He is author or co-author of more than 250 scientific papers and 10 monographs.
    • Ch 381. Advanced Model of Complex Information System
  • Samar I. Swaid
    Samar I. Swaid
    Philander Smith College, USA
    Dr. Samar Swaid recived her PhD degree in Applied Computing in 2007 from University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She is currently an associate professor of Computer Science and the Division Chair of Natural and Physical Sciences at Philander Smith College of Little Rock, Arkansas. Dr. Swaid’s research interests span areas of human-computer interaction, e-science environments, e-service quality, and STEM undergraduate education. She is mainly focusing on usable security issues, such as CAPTCHA design, password-based authentication systems, and password construction policies. Her research has been published in national conferences, book chapter and peer-reviewed journals. She also published a number of book chapters.
    • Ch 702. Usability of CAPTCHA in Online Communities and Its Link to User Satisfaction
  • Karen Weller Swanson
    Karen Weller Swanson
    Mercer University, USA
    Karen Weller Swanson is a Chair and an Associate Professor at Mercer University in Atlanta, Georgia. Her research encompasses transformative education, faculty professional development and the scholarship of teaching and learning. Karen has been teaching higher education for 14 years. She has an Ed.D in Curriculum and Instruction all from Northern Arizona University.
    • Ch 123. Designing Engaging Instruction for the Adult Learners
  • Pete Swanson
    Pete Swanson
    Georgia State University, USA
    Pete Swanson, Ph.D., is Associate Professor of Foreign Language Education in the Department of World Languages & Cultures at Georgia State University and President of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. His research focuses on the language teacher identity, characteristics of highly effective language teachers, and the integration of technology into language teaching. Dr. Swanson is a renown expert in the field and his work has been published widely in esteemed journals. He is the co-author of a recent book about the World Language edTPA.
    • Ch 668. Video Considerations for the World Language edTPA
  • Jamie S. Switzer
    Jamie S. Switzer
    Colorado State University, USA
    VITA Dr. Jamie S. Switzer is an associate professor in the Department of Journalism and Technical Communication at Colorado State University (CSU). She received her doctorate in Educational Technology from Pepperdine University, and also holds degrees in Technical Communication from Colorado State University and Radio/TV/Film from Texas Christian University. She has over 26 years of experience in new media technologies. Dr. Switzer conducts research on computer-mediated communication, new media technologies, virtual environments, and online mentoring. She has published in the Journal of Virtual Worlds Research; The Handbook of Research on Virtual Workplaces and the New Nature of Business Practices; Mass Communication & Society; the Journal of Media Education; Feedback; Computers & Education; Teaching and Learning with Technology: Beyond Constructivism; The Encyclopedia of Distance Learning, Teaching, Technologies, and Applications; Interactive Educational Multimedia; Innovative Higher Education; THE Journal; the Journal of Educational Technology Systems, The Internet Encyclopedia; The Encyclopedia of Multimedia Technology and Networking; The Encyclopedia of E-Collaboration; E-Collaboration: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications; and The Handbook of Research in Computer-Mediated Communication. Dr. Switzer is the founder and director of the Online Mentoring Program in the journalism department at CSU. She also founded the Center for Innovation in Learning Technologies in the CSU College of Business.
    • Ch 184. Effectively Communicating With Group Decision Support Systems Using Information Theory
  • Ralph V. Switzer
    Ralph V. Switzer
    Colorado State University, USA
    VITA Dr. Ralph V. Switzer, Jr., J.D., CPA, is a Professor of Finance in the College of Business at Colorado State University; and has been an Affiliate Professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at Colorado State University. He is a licensed member of the Colorado Bar Association and a member of the Federal Bar, Financial Management Association, American Association of Attorney - Certified Public Accountants, and the American Business Law Association. He is a past president of the Colorado Chapter of the American Association of Attorney-Certified Public Accountants and a past president of The Rocky Mountain Business Law Association. Dr. Switzer has published several books, including The Research and Report Handbook for Wiley & Sons Publishers, as well as articles in The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research, Notre Dame Law Review, Notre Dame Law School, Journal of College and University Law, The American Association of Attorney – Certified Public Accountants Journal, Journal of Financial and Strategic Decisions, Journal of Private Equity, The Valuation Examiner, The International Journal of Business Disciplines, Taxation for Lawyers, The Practical Lawyer, The Colorado Lawyer, Tax Management, Estate, Gifts and Trusts Journal, The Monthly Digest of Tax Articles, Journal of Taxation of Investments, The Tax Adviser, Tax Practice and Accounting News, The Exempt Organization Tax Review, Taxes, The Tax Magazine, Tax Analysts, Tax Notes, The Practical Accountant, National Public Accountant, Taxation for Accountants, Tax Management Real Estate Journal, Illinois Business Review, Journal of Business and Economic Perspectives, Employment and Labor Law Quarterly, Risk Management, Journal of Educational Technology Systems, American Council for Distance Education and Training Newsletter, Technological Horizons in Education Journal, Journal of Media Education, Business World, Veterinary Economics, among others, and has been quoted in publications such as Smart Money Magazine, published by The Wall Street Journal. Dr. Switzer was the University Mediation Officer at Colorado State University for five years, served as counsel to the U.S. Department of Justice, and has extensive experience in financial, corporate and tax planning.
    • Ch 184. Effectively Communicating With Group Decision Support Systems Using Information Theory
  • Stella Sylaiou
    Stella Sylaiou
    Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
    Her background is in Humanities (BSc. History and Archaeology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece) and her field of expertise lies in Cultural Informatics. She has an M.Sc. in Archaeological Science/ Archaeological Computing from the University of Southampton, UK; an MA in Museology from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece; a Diploma in Open and Distance Learning from the Hellenic Open University, Patras, Greece and a PhD from the Inter-departmental Postgraduate Programme, Protection, Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Monuments of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. She has participated in various European and national research projects. She has extensive work experience in archaeological projects, museums and cultural NGOs. In the past eight years she has served as Adjunct Faculty at the University of Ioannina, the University of Western Macedonia, the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the Hellenic Open University, Patras, and the Technological Educational Institute of Ventral Macedonia, Greece. She has delivered thirty-one papers at national and international peer-reviewed conferences and eleven papers at scientific journals.
    • Ch 607. Effective Cultural Communication via Information and Communication Technologies and Social Media Use
  • Apostolos Syropoulos
    Apostolos Syropoulos
    Greek Molecular Computing Group, Greece
    Apostolos Syropoulos holds a B.Sc. in Physics, an M.Sc. in Computer Science, and a Ph.D. in Theoretical Computer Science. His research interests focus on theory of computation, category theory, fuzzy set theory, and digital typography. Lately, he is also interested in educational tools and methodologies. He has authored or co-authored 12 books, over 60 papers and articles, and co-edited 2 books.
    • Ch 203. ICT Investments and Recovery of Troubled Economies
    • Ch 231. The Use of Postcasting/Vodcasting in Education
  • Zbigniew Szczepański
    Zbigniew Szczepański
    Kazimierz Wielki University, Poland
    Zbigniew Szczepanski, MSc Eng PhD candidate is engineer and scientist, specialist in mechanics, including its applications in medical sciences. He works in Institute of Mechanics and Applied Computer Science, Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz. He authored and co-authored many scientific publications.
    • Ch 45. Reverse Engineering in Rehabilitation
  • Kimmy Szeto
    Kimmy Szeto
    Baruch College, City University of New York, USA
    Kimmy Szeto challenges the conventional conception of musical works through performance, composition, teaching, and scholarship. Trained as a music cataloger, he is currently Assistant Professor at Baruch College, City University of New York, where he specializes in designing the next generation digital knowledge organization infrastructure. His chamber arrangements/re-composition of symphonic works of Schumann, Wagner, Janácek and Schoenberg are described in the New York Times as "illuminating" and performing "alchemy." His recent research on linked data representation of bibliographic data hones in on the tension between the musical work and the fluidity of medium performance. He chaired of the BIBFRAME Task Force of the Music Library Association in the United States from 2014 to 2016, and his investigation on this topic continues to appear in publications and at international presentations.
    • Ch 560. Metadata Standards in Digital Audio
  • Anna Szopa
    Anna Szopa
    Jagiellonian University, Poland
    Anna Szopa, PhD, designs and teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in entrepreneurship and technology commercialization. She holds an MS in Quality Management from Silesian University of Technology and earned her doctoral degree from Jagiellonian University examining innovation strategies of spin-off companies. She has twelve years experience in managing companies including research and consultancy. She awarded the fellowship of the The Ryoichi Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund (Sylff). She was a visiting researcher at Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute and University of Central Florida. Her primary research interests include university-industry relationships and university spin-offs. She is and editor of books about innovations, and published several articles in management journals and books.
    • Ch 49. The Application of Crowdsourced Processes in a Business Environment
  • Tamilarasi T
    Tamilarasi T
    VIT University, India
    I Tamilarasi T from Vellore, India has grauated as PG degree holder from VIT University, Vellore. I currently work here as Research Associate under the department of SITE(School of Information Technology and Engineering). My area of research is software testing and the specialization is Automation Regression Testing.
    • Ch 653. Research and Development on Software Testing Techniques and Tools
  • Santhanamery T.
    Santhanamery T.
    Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
    Santhanamery Thominathan is currently a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Business Management in Universiti Teknologi Mara Malaysia. She has thought courses in Business, Management and Economics at diploma, undergraduate and Masters levels. She has also presented numerous papers at local and international conferences having won 2 “Best Paper” awards. Her publications have appeared in IGI Global, Global Business Review, Springer, Journal of Economic, Business and Management, Journal of Technics Technology Education Management, Procedia Social and Behavioural Sciences and Journal of Applied Environmental and Biological Sciences. She also serves as reviewer and program committee of several international journals and conferences. Her area of interest is in technology management, technology adoption and operation management.
    • Ch 72. Explaining and Predicting Users' Continuance Usage Intention Toward E-Filing Utilizing Technology Continuance Theory
  • Aydin Tabrizi
    Aydin Tabrizi
    University of Kansas, USA
    Aydin tabrizi has a PhD in Archhitectural and civil engineering. His work focuses on energy management and sustainable construction with the consideration of building information modeling.
    • Ch 85. Literature Review of Augmented Reality Application in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Industry With Relation to Building Information
  • Lotfi Tadj
    Lotfi Tadj
    Fairleigh Dickinson University, Canada
    Lotfi Tadj earned the BS in Mathematics at Houari Boumediene University, Algiers, Algeria, in 1983; the MS in Applied Mathematics at Carnegie-Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, in 1986; and the PhD in Operations Research at Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL, in 1993. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Systems and Decision Sciences, Silberman School of Business, Fairleigh Dickinson University in Vancouver, BC, Canada. His research interests include the optimal control of queueing and inventory systems. He is an Editorial Board Member of the Journal of Probability and Statistical Science. He has numerous publications in journals of operations research, statistics, and applied mathematics.
    • Ch 136. Analysis of Two Phases Queue With Vacations and Breakdowns Under T-Policy
  • Basma Taieb
    Basma Taieb
    University of Cergy Pontoise, France
    Basma Taieb holds a PhD in Marketing, from Graduate School of Management (IAE Aix-en-Provence, France). She is currently a teacher at the University of Cergy Pontoise (France) and Business Schools. Her current research focuses on design of website, consumer behavior and consumer culture. Her work has been published in international journals and conferences as JBR, M&A, RBIRS and EMAC.
    • Ch 527. Enhancing the Mobile User Experience Through Colored Contrasts
  • Ayankunle A. Taiwo
    Ayankunle A. Taiwo
    Texas A&M University – Commerce, USA
    Ayankunle Taiwo had his tertiary education in two continents; he holds a doctoral degree in (Information Technology-MIS Option) from University of Technology PETRONAS, Malaysia. A master’s degree from the University of Utara Malaysia and a bachelor degree from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria. Dr. Taiwo's teaching philosophy is well-versed by developmental theories. His research revolves around positivist paradigm and he conducts studies at individual, organizational, regional and national levels. His current research interests include MIS, Human Computer Interaction, E-government, IS/IT adoption in SMEs and healthcare, E-commerce, general IT management, IS security & management issues, Network Management and Cloud Computing reliability issues. Dr. Taiwo has published a book and presented his research findings at many international IS conferences. His research articles have been published in high quality peer reviewed journals including the Journal of Theoretical and Applied Information Technology, International Journal of Business and Management. He referees for such journals as IACSIT. He is affiliated with SPSS.
    • Ch 317. Users Behavioral Intention Towards eGovernment in an African Developing Country
  • June Poh Kim Tam
    June Poh Kim Tam
    Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
    Education Institution/College: University Science Malaysia Course: Doctor of Philosophy (Supply Chain Management) Graduation Date: TBC Institution/College: Wawasan Open University Course: CEMBA (Commonwealth Executive Master of Business Administration) Graduation date: 2013 Institution/College: University Science Malaysia Course: Operation Management Graduation date: 2001
    • Ch 465. Ecological Performance as a New Metric to Measure Green Supply Chain Practices
  • Torben Tambo
    Torben Tambo
    Aarhus University, Denmark
    Torben Tambo is M.Sc., GDBA and associate professor at AU Herning, Aarhus University, where he is programme coordinator for MSc in Technology-based Business Development. Previous to this he served 17 years in IT, management and consultant roles within manufacturing and trading/retail companies. Research interests include information systems, enterprise architecture, retailing and supply chain management. Within retailing, larger, specialty retailing organisations has the key focus. Torben has previously published with International Public Policy Review, Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Journal of Enterprise Architecture and contributed to several books published by IGI Global. Torben Tambo can be reached at AU Herning – Aarhus University Birk Centerpark 15 DK-7400 Herning E-mail torbento@hih.au.dk
    • Ch 255. IT Service Management Architectures
  • Amanda C. Tan
    Amanda C. Tan
    University of Central Florida, USA
    As a undergraduate student at the University of Central Florida, Amanda Tan was a member of the Recent and Emerging Technologies Research Organization. She assisted in writing this chapter as her first publication within the field. Currently a graduate student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Amanda continues to study Human Factors with the hopes of eventually becoming a Research Psychologist for the United States Army.
    • Ch 86. A Gamification Update to the Taxonomy of Technology and Mental Health
  • Kawtar Tani
    Kawtar Tani
    UCOL, New Zealand
    Kawtar Tani is a lecturer at UCOL, New Zealand.
    • Ch 278. The Morality of Reporting Safety Concerns in Aviation
  • Katia Tannous
    Katia Tannous
    University of Campinas, Brazil
    Katia Tannous is graduated in Chemical Engineering at University of Caxias do Sul (1985), Master in Chemical Engineering at University of Campinas (1989) and PhD in Chemical Engineering at Institut National Polytechnique de Toulouse (1993). She conducted post-doctorate at University of Waterloo in 2000, on polymerization of polyethylene using metallocene catalyst. In 2004, she became an expert in distance education and training of human resources at Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas. In 2010 and 2012, she made postdoctoral internships at The University of British Columbia working with flow ability, storage, and fluid dynamics in fluidized beds using different kinds of biomass. She is currently associate professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at University of Campinas. She has 25 years´ experiences in the fluidization technology focusing on industrial applications related on food, pharmaceutical products, and biomass, and also bioenergy. Extending her technical work, she has developed researches in distance education correlating software and web environment, as well as applying new methodologies and techniques in the education of chemical engineers.
    • Ch 114. Particle Shape Analysis Using Digital Image Processing
  • Gainiya Tazhina
    Gainiya Tazhina
    University of International Business, Kazakhstan
    Gainiya Tazhina, PhD, is an associate professor in the Department of Social Economic Sciences at the University of International Business (UIB), Kazakhstan, where she has been a faculty member since 2008. Her research interests lie in the area of social psychological issues, ranging from theory to design to implementation. In recent years, she has focused on leadership, career development, youth identity and nationwide e-learning initiatives. Gainiya has collaborated actively with researchers from other states and institutions. She has been awarded with the OSI Faculty Development Fellowship at the Columbia University in the NYC (2009-2012). Gainiya has been selected to give the Erasmus Mundus Lectures on Leadership organized by the partner universities UIB in Almaty and the Kozminsky University in Warsaw (2017). Gainiya has lead over thirty workshops and training programs for various businesses. She is actively participating in many international conferences and serves as a reviewer for The Electronic Journal of e-Learning, issued in the UK.
    • Ch 488. Contemporary Leadership Development in Kazakhstan
  • Ayeley P. Tchangani
    Ayeley P. Tchangani
    Université Fédérale Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées, France
    Ayeley Philippe Tchangani received Ingénieur degree (1995) from Ecole Centrale de Lille, France, MSc degree (1995) and a PhD degree (1999) from Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, France in control and automation. After a post doctoral fellowship at French South Africa Technical Institute in electronics (Pretoria, South Africa), he joins Université Toulouse III – IUT de Tarbes in 2001 where he is currently an associate professor. He holds a research position at Laboratoire Génie de Production (LGP) of Ecole Nationale d’Ingenieurs de Tarbes (ENIT) since 2003. Dr. Tchangani’s current research interests are in decision analysis, uncertainty modeling and risk assessment and management. Results of his researches appeared in a number of international refereed journals; a list of his publications is available at http://publicationslist.org/tchangani. He regularly serves as Internal Program Committee (IPC) member of international conferences. Dr. Tchangani is a member of IEEE and MCDM societies.
    • Ch 633. Bipolar Model in Collective Choice
  • Deb Tech
    Deb Tech
    Dakota State University, USA
    Dr. Tech is an Assistant Professor of Marketing at Dakota State University. She earned her PhD in E-commerce at Northcentral University. Dr. Tech focuses on the integration of technology in marketing pedagogy.
    • Ch 335. A Framework for Profiling Prospective Students in Higher Education
  • Margarita Tecpoyotl-Torres
    Margarita Tecpoyotl-Torres
    Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Mexico
    Dr. Margarita Tecpoyotl Torres obtained the degree of mathematician (1991), from Universidad Autonoma de Puebla, BUAP, subsequently, the Master's degree (1997) and PhD (1999) in Electronics from the National Institute of Astrophysics, Optics and Electronics, INAOE. She works at Centro de Investigacion en Ingenieria y Ciencias Aplicadas, CIICAp, of Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Morelos, UAEM, since 1999. She realized two short research stays at the Weather and Environmental Management Research Centre of the University of Bristol, UK, in 2001 and 2003, in the area of antennas and radar systems; and a sabbatical year at Centro de Ciencias Aplicadas y Desarrollo Tecnologico, CCADET, of the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, UNAM (2012). With a group of her students, she participated in Boot Camp, in UAEM (2013), obtaining the First place, in engineering. All this group obtained scholarships, by FUMEC, to participate in the Full immersion Program of TechBA, in Silicon Valley, in 2014. She co-founded in 2014, the first company incubated in the Knowledge Transfer Office of UAEM, INNTECVER S.A. de C. V., based on the marketing of the "Small broadcast TV antenna" patent. In 2015, she obtained the 3rd place in the Royal Academy of Engineering´s Leaders in Innovation Fellowships, UK. She has 4 patents granted by IMPI. She also holds 2 copyrights and 2 brands.
    • Ch 253. The Impact of Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene on Electronics Industry
  • Cheah Cheng Teik
    Cheah Cheng Teik
    Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
    CHEAH CHENG TEIK, MBA Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia. Cheah Cheng Teik is a Competent Marine Engineer by profession ( Ministry of Trade license) and has braved the oceans to see the world. He has settled down on land and managed the day to day operations of a Palm Oil Mill for 20 years to date. He is a Ph.D student and his current research interest is lean logistics and transportation [Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) in the palm oil industry]. The objective to integrate Lean Logistics with Triple Bottom Line is to address Sustainability. I appreciated very much and thank Dr Yudi, my supervisor for his professional guidance and sharing his expertise in this subject matter to write and further research this topic.
    • Ch 471. Lean Logistics of the Transportation of Fresh Fruit Bunches (FFB) in the Palm Oil Industry
  • Leonor Teixeira
    Leonor Teixeira
    University of Aveiro, Portugal
    Leonor Teixeira graduated in Industrial Engineering and Management, received a M.Sc. degree in Information Management, and a PhD in Industrial Management (Information Systems area), in 2008, from the University of Aveiro, Portugal. She is currently an Assistant Professor of the Department of Economics, Management and Industrial Engineering at the University of Aveiro and teaching subjects related to Information Systems, Information Technologies to undergraduate and post-graduate studies. She is also a researcher at the Institute of Electronics and Telematics Engineering (IEETA) of University of Aveiro. Her current research interests include Information Systems applied to Industry, focusing on Requirement Engineering, Software Engineering and Usability Engineering. She has several publications in peer-reviewed journals, book chapters and proceedings, and oral communications at international scientific conferences. She serves as a member of Program Board and Organizing Committees for several Scientific Committees of International Conferences. She is associated with IIIS, IEEE and EMBS.
    • Ch 76. The Main Concepts Behind the Dematerialization of Business Processes
    • Ch 344. The University-Industry Collaboration
  • Melody M. Terras
    Melody M. Terras
    University of the West of Scotland, UK
    Dr Melody M Terras is a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. Her research interests lie in the areas of inclusion for individuals with learning difficulties and disabilities, and the psychological challenges associated with technology use.
    • Ch 556. A Psychological Perspective on Mobile Learning
  • Assefa K. Teshome
    Assefa K. Teshome
    Victoria University, Australia
    Assefa K. Teshome received the B.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from Bahir Dar University, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, in 2003, the M.Tech. degree in electrical engineering from IIT Madras, Chennai, India, in 2007, and the M.Eng. (Research) degree in telecommunications engineering from the University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, Australia, in 2013. He is currently pursuing the Ph.D. degree with the College of Engineering and Science, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia. His current research interests include signal propagation and communication models for body area networks in addition to signal processing techniques for biomedical and biometric applications.
    • Ch 550. Wireless Implant Communications Using the Human Body
  • Vaishali Ravindra Thakare
    Vaishali Ravindra Thakare
    VIT University, India
    Vaishali Ravindra Thakare is a Research Associate in the School of Information Technology and Engineering, VIT University, She received Bachelor of Engineering in Information Technology from Rashtrasant Tukdoji Maharaj Nagpur University, Nagpur in 2012. She has published many research articles in peer-reviewed journals and in international conferences. Her area of interests includes cloud security and virtualization, security protocols in cloud computing, cloud computing architectures.
    • Ch 145. Secure Group Key Sharing Protocols and Cloud System
  • R. S. Thakur
    R. S. Thakur
    Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, India
    • Ch 118. Knowledge-Based Forensic Patterns and Engineering System
  • Nik Thompson
    Nik Thompson
    Curtin University, Australia
    Nik Thompson is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Information Systems at Curtin University in Western Australia. He holds MSc and PhD degrees from Murdoch University and teaches in the area of Computer Security and Information Systems. His research interests include affective computing, human-computer interaction and information security.
    • Ch 357. Affect-Sensitive Computer Systems
    • Ch 651. The Past, Present, and Future of UML
  • Ramon Tirado-Morueta
    Ramon Tirado-Morueta
    University of Huelva, Spain
    Ramón Tirado-Morueta, PhD, is Professor of Educational Technology at the University of Huelva, Spain, lecturing in the field. He researches the application of ICT in educational contexts. He is the author of publications focused on the analysis of cooperative learning and learning communities supported by the use of technological resources.
    • Ch 345. Using Communities of Inquiry Online to Perform Tasks of Higher Order Learning
  • Svetlana Titova
    Svetlana Titova
    Far Eastern Federal University, Russia
    Svetlana Titova, PhD, Vice Dean, Professor of Foreign Languages Methodology Department, School of Foreign Languages and Area Studies, Lomonosov Moscow State University (Russian Federation), has over 24-year experience in EFL teaching, training and publishing in foreign languages education and e-learning. She is a material developer and a tutor of online professional development courses on IT and mobile competence of FL teachers. Her research areas are ICT integration into EFL classroom, mobile learning, professional development of foreign language teachers. She coordinates several research projects - Mobile devices in Language Classroom: theory and practice; two international project supported by SUI (Norway) Enhancing Technology Awareness and Usage of m-Learning in Russia and Norway and MOBILL, Norwegian partner - Sør-Trøndelag University (Trondheim). Up to now she has published more than 80 articles and books, she is an author and a coordinator of the educational website Learning and Teaching with the Web aims at facilitating the process of implementing ICT and mobile technologies into learning experience. She is a member of international professional organizations - EuroCall, IATEFL, NATE, etc.
    • Ch 444. Mobile Testing System for Developing Language Skills
  • Vivek Tiwari
    Vivek Tiwari
    International Institute of Information Technology Naya Raipur, India
    Vivek Tiwari (PhD), Assistant Professor in Computer Science and Engineering at International Institute of Information Technology (IIIT-NR), Naya Raipur (C.G.). He is the recipient of Young Scientist Fellowship ((MPYSC_2014_814)) for the year 2014–2016 by Govt. of M.P. He has published more than 25 research papers, books and book chapters in the area of data science, machine learning and pattern management in leading international journals (Springer, Inderscience, ACM, Elsevier, IGI Global) and reputed conferences. He is Editor-in-Chief of book Handbook of Research on Pattern and Data Analysis in Healthcare Settings, Pattern Engineering System Development for Big Data Analytics, published by IGI-Global, USA. He is associated with National Mission on Education through ICT (NMEICT) supported by IIT Bombay and MHRD,India since 2012.
    • Ch 118. Knowledge-Based Forensic Patterns and Engineering System
  • Maryann Tatum Tobin
    Maryann Tatum Tobin
    University of Miami, USA
    Dr. Maryann Tobin is the Executive Director of Programs for the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Miami. Prior to that, she spent 7 years as an associate professor of literacy education at Nova Southeastern University. She holds a Ph.D. in Teaching and Learning and Master of Fine Arts in Motion Pictures, both from the University of Miami. Dr. Tobin’s research on the use of technology in education has been published with the American Educational Research Association and the International Literacy Association. For her work, she was named an Emerging Leader with Phi Delta Kappa, which honors America’s top educators under the age of 40.
    • Ch 130. Multimodal Literacy
  • Michele Tomaiuolo
    Michele Tomaiuolo
    DII, Università degli Studi di Parma, Italy
    Michele Tomaiuolo received a M.Eng. in Computer Engineering and a PhD in Information Technologies from the University of Parma. Currently he is an assistant professor at the Department of Information Engineering, University of Parma. He has given lessons on Foundations of Informatics, Object-Oriented Programming, Software Enigineering, Computer Networks, Mobile Code and Security. He participated in various national and international research projects, including the EU funded @lis TechNet, Agentcities, Collaborator, Comma, and the national project Anemone. His current research activity is focused on peer-to-peer social networking, with attention to security and trust management, multi-agent systems, semantic web, rule-based systems, peer-to-peer networks.
    • Ch 208. Computational Thinking in Innovative Computational Environments and Coding
    • Ch 602. Agent-Based Social Networks
  • Antonela Tommasel
    Antonela Tommasel
    ISISTAN, UNICEN-CONICET, Argentina
    Antonela Tommasel is a PhD candidate at the Universidad Nacional del Centro de la provincia de Buenos Aires (UNCPBA), and a member of ISISTAN Research Institute, Tandil, Argentina. She is also a teacher assistant at the same university. Her research interests include recommender systems, text mining, and social web. She obtained her system engineer degree (2012) at UNCPBA. Contact her at antonela.tommasel@isistan.unicen.edu.ar.
    • Ch 577. Recurrent Neural Networks for Predicting Mobile Device State
  • Orhan Torkul
    Orhan Torkul
    Sakarya University, Turkey
    Dr. Orhan Torkul was born in 1960 in Sakarya, Turkey. He graduated from the Department of Industrial Engineering , Sakarya Engineering Faculty at Istanbul Technical University in Turkey in 1982. He received his MSc degree from Industrial Engineering in Yildiz Technical University in Istanbul in 1987. Then he received his PhD degree from the Cranfield Institur of Technology, School of Industrial Science in 1993. He is currently working as dean at Sakarya University, Engineering Faculty, also lecturer in department of Industrial Engineering. He is interested in management information systems and Production Planning and Control.
    • Ch 191. Rough-Set-Based Decision Model for Incomplete Information Systems
  • Miguel Jesus Torres-Ruiz
    Miguel Jesus Torres-Ruiz
    Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Mexico
    PhD in Computer Science, Professor at Geospatial Information Processing Laboratory, in Centro de Investigación en Computación, Mexico City. Interested on geospatial information, ontologies and data maps. Member of the Mexican researchers syndicate.
    • Ch 604. Classification of Traffic Events Notified in Social Networks' Texts
  • Oussama Tounekti
    Oussama Tounekti
    University of Murcia, Spain
    PhD.student Department of Information and Communications Engineering Faculty of Computer Science-University of Murcia 30100 Murcia - Spain
    • Ch 239. Electronic Payment Frameworks
  • Antoine Trad
    Antoine Trad
    Institute of Business and Information Systems Transformation Management, Switzerland
    I am a holder of a PhD in computer sciences degree. Actually I am a professor and a researcher at IBISTM in Switzerland and France. My research field's title is: "The Selection, Architecture, Decision Making, Controlling and Training Framework (STF) for Managers in Business Innovation and Transformation Projects"; where I published more than 60 articles on the subject. In this research project I work on inspecting enterprise architecture solutions in business transformation projects; parallel to that I work as a consultant in enterprise architecture projects.
    • Ch 54. The Business Transformation Framework, Agile Project and Change Management
    • Ch 55. The Business Transformation Framework and Its Business Engineering Law Support for (e)Transactions
    • Ch 487. The Business Transformation Framework for Managers in Transformation Projects
  • Antoine Trad
    Antoine Trad
    IBITSM, Switzerland
    I am a holder pf PhDs in computer sciences degree and business administration. Actually I am a professor and a researcher at Webster University in Geneva. My research field's title is: "The Selection, Architecture, Decision Making, Controlling and Training Framework (STF) for Managers in Business Innovation and Transformation Projects"; where I published more than 50 articles on the subject. In this research project I work on inspecting enterprise architecture solutions in business transformation projects; parallel to that I work as a architecture consultant in enterprise architecture projects.
    • Ch 54. The Business Transformation Framework, Agile Project and Change Management
    • Ch 55. The Business Transformation Framework and Its Business Engineering Law Support for (e)Transactions
    • Ch 487. The Business Transformation Framework for Managers in Transformation Projects
  • Ben Tran
    Ben Tran
    Alliant International University, USA
    Dr. Ben Tran is a Senior Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Qualified Rehabilitation Professional for the State of California Department of Rehabilitation. Dr. Tran received his Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D) in Organizational Psychology from California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant International University in San Francisco, California, United States of America. Dr. Tran’s research interests include domestic and expatriate recruitment, selection, retention, evaluation, & training, disability and accommodation, gender, CSR, business and organizational ethics, organizational and international organizational behavior, knowledge management, and minorities in multinational corporations. Dr. Tran can be reach at tranconsulting@gmail.com
    • Ch 25. Assistive Technology and Human Capital for Workforce Diversity
    • Ch 58. Corporate Social Responsibility
    • Ch 276. The Foundation of (Business) Ethics' Evolution
    • Ch 284. Clinical Use of Video Games
    • Ch 585. The Nature of Research Methodologies
  • Thomas Tran
    Thomas Tran
    University of Ottawa, Canada
    Thomas Tran received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo in 2004. He is currently a Full Professor at the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Ottawa. His research interests include Artificial Intelligence, Electronic Commerce, Intelligent Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, Trust and Reputation Modeling, Reinforcement Learning, Recommender Systems, Knowledge-Based Systems, Architecture for Mobile E-Business, and Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks.
    • Ch 153. Context-Aware Approach for Restaurant Recommender Systems
  • John Traxler
    John Traxler
    Learning Lab, University of Wolverhampton, UK
    Professor John Traxler was Professor of Mobile Learning, the world’s first, from September 2009, and now Professor of Digital Learning in the Institute of Education at the University of Wolverhampton UK. He is one of the pioneers of mobile learning and has been associated with mobile learning projects since 2001 when he was evaluator for m-learning, the first major EU project. He is a Founding Director and current Vice-President of the International Association for Mobile Learning, responsible for the annual international mLearn research conference running since 2002. John is co-editor of the definitive book, Mobile Learning: A Handbook for Educators and Trainers, and Mobile Learning: the Next Generation with Professor Agnes Kukulska-Hulme. He is also co-author of Mobile Learning and Mathematics and Mobile Learning and STEM: Case Studies in Practice, and has written many papers and chapters on all aspects of mobile learning. He sits on various editorial board. ? John has been responsible for large-scale mobile learning implementations (MELaS in UK, SEMA in Kenya), small-scale mobile learning research interventions (funded by HEA, Sony), major evaluations (LSN, LSDA) and landscape reviews (JISC). He currently works on a large EU project exploring digital learning for CPD in rural areas and is expert reviewer for EU FP7 projects. He has a grant to research digital literacy for the Palestinian refugee community and extensive experience in MENA. ? John has extensive experience developing mobile learning capacity amongst university teachers (national UK workshops for JISC, workshops in universities in South Africa, South Asia, Middle East, Europe and elsewhere) and in e-learning (JISC e-learning experts group). Over the last five years he has become involved in policy (UNESCO Policy Guidelines, UK MoLeNET Programme, UK Association of Colleges, USAID mEducation Alliance) and strategy (UK HEFCE CLL programme). He is a frequent international keynote speaker, in the 2015 academic year in Spain, Cyprus, South Africa, Australia, Mexico and Europe, and has worked with a number of international agencies (ITU, ILO, British Council) and international corporates.
    • Ch 552. Learning With Mobile Devices
  • Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay
    Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay
    University of Quebec, Canada
    Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay, Ph.D., Fellow CHRP Canada Research Chair in Social and Organizational Issues in the Knowledge Economy (2002-2016) Director of the CURA (University-Community Research Alliance) on the management of ages and social times Professor at the School of Business Administration TÉLUQ, University of Quebec 5800 St-Denis Street, Suite1105, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H2S 3L5
    • Ch 435. Communities of Practice as a Source of Open Innovation
  • B. K. Tripathy
    B. K. Tripathy
    VIT University, India
    B.K. Tripathy has received 03 gold medals for topping the list of candidates at graduation and post-graduation level of Berhampur University. He was a Professor and Head of the department of Computer Science of Berhampur University till 2007. Dr. Tripathy is now working as a Senior Professor in School of Computing Science and Engineering, VIT University, Vellore, India. He has received research/academic fellowships from UGC, DST, SERC and DOE of Govt. of India for various academic pursuits. Dr. Tripathy has published more than 400 technical papers in different international journals, proceedings of reputed international conferences and edited research volumes. He has produced 26 PhDs, 13 MPhils and 4 M.S (By research) under his supervision. Dr. Tripathy has published two text books on Soft Computing and Computer Graphics. He was selected as honorary member of the American Mathematical Society from 1992-1994 for his distinguished contribution as a reviewer of American Mathematical Review. Dr. Tripathy has served as the member of Advisory board or Technical Programme Committee member of several International conferences inside India and abroad. Also, he has edited two research volumes for IGI publications and is editing three more research volumes. He is a life/senior member of IEEE, ACM, IRSS, CSI, ACEEE, OMS and IMS. Dr.Tripathy is an editorial board member/reviewer of more than 60 journals. He has guest edited some research journals. Dr. Tripathy has Technical grants for research projects from various funding agencies like UGC, DST and DRDO. His research interest includes Fuzzy Sets and Systems, Rough Sets and Knowledge Engineering, Data Clustering, Social Network Analysis, Soft Computing, Granular Computing, Content Based Learning, Neighbourhood Systems, Soft Set Theory, Social Internet of Things, Big Data Analytics, Theory of Multisets and List theory.
    • Ch 160. Neighborhood Rough-Sets-Based Spatial Data Analytics
    • Ch 281. Application of Soft Set in Game Theory
    • Ch 393. An Insight Into Deep Learning Architectures
  • Miltiadis Tsalighopoulos
    Miltiadis Tsalighopoulos
    Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
    Professor Miltiadis Tsalighopoulos is the Director of the 1st ENT Clinic of the AHEPA University Hospital in Thessaloniki. His research interests focus on Otorhinolaryngology, Neurotology and Head-Neck Surgery.
    • Ch 512. Neuroscience Technology and Interfaces for Speech, Language, and Musical Communication
  • Yasushi Tsubota
    Yasushi Tsubota
    Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan
    Yasushi Tsubota is Associate Professor at Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan. He received a Bachelor of Technology from Kyoto University in 1999 and a Master of Informatics from Kyoto University in 2001. His original research interests are applying educational technology into foreign language education such as CALL and MALL. Currently, he focuses on cooperative/collaborative learning and telecollaboration in foreign language education.
    • Ch 334. A Flipped Learning Approach to University EFL Courses
  • Aslıhan Tüfekci
    Aslıhan Tüfekci
    Gazi University, Turkey
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    • Ch 588. Fuzzy Logic Approach in Risk Assessment
  • Vehbi Turel
    Vehbi Turel
    The University of Bingol, Turkey
    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Vehbi Turel has a First Class Degree in Teaching of English as a Foreign Language, M.Ed. in Educational Technology and TESOL, and a Ph.D. on Design of Interactive Multimedia Language (Listening) Software. He is a professional software developer and is mainly interested in teaching, research and creating CALL materials in English, Kurdish and Turkish. He has twenty six years teaching experience and has been working as a co-editor, editor-in-chief, editorial board member, author and reviewer for several refereed international journals and book publishers. He teaches and publishes internationally.
    • Ch 205. Adaptive Hypermedia in Education
  • Safiye Turgay
    Safiye Turgay
    Sakarya University, Turkey
    Dr. Safiye Turgay was born in Bolu, Turkey. She received her BSc in Industrial Engineering at Istanbul Technical University in 1991, and completed her MSc and PhD degrees in Industrial Engineering from Sakarya University. She has been working in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering, Sakarya University, where she currently holds a position as Assistant Professor and Project coordinator of engineering faculty. Her research interests include multi-agent systems, fuzzy logic, computer integrated manufacturing, software engineering and artificial intelligence. She is a member of Turkish OR/IE Society.
    • Ch 191. Rough-Set-Based Decision Model for Incomplete Information Systems
  • Tahsin Turgay
    Tahsin Turgay
    Sakarya University, Turkey
    Dr. Tahsin Turgay was born in 1974, in Bolu, Turkey. He had his both MSc and PhD degrees in the field of Structure Engineering from Department of Structure Engineering of Yildiz Technical University, where he had also worked as research and teaching assistant. He worked as a assistant professor respectively in Abant Izzet Baysal Üniversitesi and Middle East Technical University. He moved to Sakarya University as a Associate Professor at Department of Architecture in 2014. He is founder head of Architecture Deparment in Sakarya University. He is specialized in behaviour of structures in fuzzy logic, seismic regions, conservation of historical buildings, rehabilitation of structures, confined concrete, seismic rehabilitation, reinforced concrete infill walls.
    • Ch 191. Rough-Set-Based Decision Model for Incomplete Information Systems
  • George Tzanis
    George Tzanis
    Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
    George Tzanis is a general practice resident at Hippokration General Hospital of Thessaloniki, Greece. He holds a BSc, a MSc, and a PhD degree in Computer Science, as well as a MD from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. His research interests are machine learning, knowledge discovery in databases, bioinformatics, and healthcare data analysis.
    • Ch 172. Healthcare Data Analysis in the Internet of Things Era
  • Juan Carlos Solís Ulloa
    Juan Carlos Solís Ulloa
    Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Cintalapa, Mexico
    Mexican.
    • Ch 110. 3D Scanning and Simulation of a Hybrid Refrigerator Using Photovoltaic Energy
  • Sajid Umair
    Sajid Umair
    The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan
    Sajid Umair was born in Nowshera KPK, Pakistan in 1992. He received his M.S. in computer science from School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad Pakistan, in 2016. He completed his B.S. in computer science from Institute of Business and Management Sciences (IBMS), The University of Agriculture Peshawar, Pakistan, in 2014 with a Silver Medal. His areas of interest includes Android/Desktop Applications Development, Mobile Cloud Computing, Mobile Devices and Smart Gadgets, Mobile Technologies and Electronic Media, and Mobile Journalism.

    His research papers have been published in different journals, conferences and also as book chapters. His recently published book, Handbook of Research on Mobile Devices and Smart Gadgets in K-12 Education by IGI Global USA 2017, was indexed by SCOPUS. He is also an Editor-in-Chief of the book: Mobile Devices and Smart Gadgets in Human Rights. He is former member of High-Performance Computing (HPC) Lab and Excellence for Mobile Computing (EMC) Lab at School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (SEECS), National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad Pakistan. He achieved many awards as an outstanding boy scout, most important among them being: Chief Commissioner Award from Pakistan Boy Scouts Association.
    • Ch 449. Predicting Students Grades Using Artificial Neural Networks and Support Vector Machine
  • Immanuel Ovemeso Umukoro
    Immanuel Ovemeso Umukoro
    Pan-Atlantic University, Nigeria
    Immanuel Ovemeso Umukoro is a doctoral student in Information Systems at the Africa Regional Centre for Information Science, University of Ibadan, and also a researcher at Lagos Business School, Pan-Atlantic University, both in Nigeria. He holds both bachelor and master degrees in information science from Delta State University, Abraka and University of Ibadan respectively. His research experience cuts across digital financial services, financial inclusion and sustainability, business intelligence and analytics, social informatics, human resources/knowledge mapping and management, consumer information needs' analysis, digital libraries, development information systems and sources, collection development and management of information resources, ergonomics and man-machine interaction, web resources analysis and management information/decision support systems. Immanuel is a chartered member of the the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM) and the Librarians' Registration Council of Nigeria (LRCN).
    • Ch 237. Adoption and Use of Mobile Money Services in Nigeria
  • Anna Ursyn
    Anna Ursyn
    University of Northern Colorado, USA
    Anna Ursyn, PhD, is a professor and Computer Graphics/Digital Media Area Head at the University of Northern Colorado. She combines programming, software and various media. Ursyn had over 40 single juried and invitational art shows, over 200 fine art exhibitions, such as over dozen times at SIGGRAPH Art Galleries, travelling shows Louvre, Paris, NTT Museum in Tokyo (5000 texts and 2000 images representing XX Century), and Virtual Media Network, the largest moving image outdoor display) Dallas Texas. Her work was selected to be sent by NASA to the Moon Museum MoonArk project. Research and pedagogy interests include integrated instruction in art, science, and computer art graphics. She published articles and artwork in books and journals. Since 1987 she serves as a Liaison, Organizing and Program Committee member of International IEEE Conferences on Information Visualization (iV) London, UK, and (CGIV), and as a Chair of the Symposium and Digital Art Gallery D-ART For iV. She serves as a chair of the SpaceTime International Student Competition for the ACM SIGGRAPH Conference. Anna has published six books with IGI-Global and book chapters. Website: Ursyn.com. ursyn@unco.edu
    • Ch 443. Visualization as a Knowledge Transfer
  • Selisa Usat
    Selisa Usat
    Razak School of Engineering and Advanced Technology, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
    Selisa Usat is a Master Degree graduate from Universiti Utara Malaysia and completed her Bachelor Degree in Business Administration from the same University. She is currently pursuing her Doctorate (PHD) program with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia conducting research on the Online Social Networking among Malaysian school students. Prior to her PHD studies, she worked in the retail industry specialized in business management for 10 years. In 2010, she shifted her career path from retail line to education and moved to Kuching, Sarawak Malaysia for three years where she taught college and university students. This was where her passion for research developed and had decided to pursue the current study on Malaysian students' behavior on the Online Social Networking.
    • Ch 615. Online Social Networking Behavior and Its Influence Towards Students' Academic Performance
  • Tugba Ucma Uysal
    Tugba Ucma Uysal
    Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Turkey
    Tugba Ucma Uysal was born in Mugla, Turkey. She attended Mugla University where she received a bachelor degree in Business Administration. Then she attended Mugla University and obtained her master degree in Business Administration. She attended Dokuz Eylul University and ontained PH.D. in Accounting and Finance in 2010. She became assistant professor in June 2013 in Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla. Then she has been associated professor in September 2013 in Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla. She has been an associate of professor of Accounting at Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Fethiye Business School since December 2013. Now she has been an associate of proffessor of Accounting at Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Tourism Faculty since July 2015. At the same time, she is the director of Mugla University Research and Project Coordination Center and vice coordinator of Mugla University Technology Transfer Office. Her research interests cover a range of topics in accounting theory, auditing, accounting ethics, fraudulent auditing.
    • Ch 498. Are Social Marketing Investments Used as a Tool for Voluntary Reporting or Disclosure?
  • Sriharsha K. V.
    Sriharsha K. V.
    National Institute of Technology Trichy, India
    Sriharsha V has completed his M.Tech in Information Technology. Currently, he is doing Ph.D in NIT Trichy. His research interests are image and video processing and visual sensor networks.
    • Ch 19. Moving Object Detection and Tracking Based on the Contour Extraction and Centroid Representation
  • Aristides Vagelatos
    Aristides Vagelatos
    CTI&P, Greece
    Aristides Vagelatos, Senior Researcher, Computer Technology Institute & Press (www.cti.gr), Athens, Greece. Aristides received the B.Sc. degree in computer engineering, the Ph.D. degree in computer science, both from the University of Patras, Greece, and the M.Sc. degree in adult learning from Hellenic Open University, Greece. He is currently a senior researcher at CTI&P. He has been conducting research in the field of healthcare Informatics, pervasive computing and intelligent systems, as well as in technology-enhanced learning the last 25 years, having published more than 100 journal papers, conference papers, and abstracts in these fields. Aristides has served on the technical program committee of several conferences including IEEE and ACM. Additionally, he has been a reviewer of numerous journals and conferences.
    • Ch 675. Home UbiHealth
  • Laura Vagnoli
    Laura Vagnoli
    Meyer Children's Hospital of Florence, Italy
    Laura Vagnoli is a Psychologist of Education and Development at Pediatric Psychology Service of Meyer Children's Hospital (Florence, Italy). She has a Master of Science in the Treatment of Pain, Palliative Care and Terminal Treatments in Intensive Care. She's a Member of the international research group Healthcare Clowning Research International Network (H-CRIN+). She has a huge experience in the use of distraction through plays, cognitive behavioural techniques, as hypnosis, supportive care, as clowns therapy, music therapy, pet therapy and art therapy, applied with different materials (photography, painting, clay).
    • Ch 518. Virtual Reality as Distraction Technique for Pain Management in Children and Adolescents
  • D. H. Van Zyl
    D. H. Van Zyl
    University of Pretoria, South Africa
    • Ch 67. Social Issues in IT Project Teams
  • Rafael Vargas-Bernal
    Rafael Vargas-Bernal
    Instituto Tecnológico Superior de Irapuato, Mexico
    Rafael Vargas-Bernal was born in Irapuato, Guanajuato, México in September 30th, 1972. He received the B. E. degree in Electronics in October 6th, 1995 from the University of Guanajuato. After, the M. S. degree in Electronics from INAOE in September 4th, 1997. Lastly, the Sc. D. degree in Electronics from the same institute in July 19th, 2000. During October 2000 - September 2001, he worked as professor of the University of Guanajuato in the Department of Communications and Electronics Engineering. Since January 2002 to December 2009, he has been with the Department of Electronics Engineering of ITESI as Professor-Researcher. From August 2005 until today, he is also working in the Department of Materials Science in the area of Advanced Materials. He is technical reviewer of standards on microtechnology and MEMS in SEMI from November 2006 to the date. Moreover, he is reviewer of the magazine IEEE Latin America Transactions of IEEE from August 2003, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical of Elsevier from February 2010, IEEE Sensors Journal from October 2012, Nanoscale of RSC November 2012, and RSC Advances published by RSC from April 2013 until today.
    • Ch 233. Mechanisms of Electrical Conductivity in Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene
    • Ch 253. The Impact of Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene on Electronics Industry
  • J. Mitchell Vaterlaus
    J. Mitchell Vaterlaus
    Montana State University, USA
    J. Mitchell Vaterlaus, PhD, LMFT is an Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Studies at Montana State University. Dr. Vaterlaus’ research interests include diversity and Family Life Education, adolescent psychosocial development, and the role of new technology in human relationships. He is particularly interested in parent-adolescent interactions around new technology.
    • Ch 616. Parental Mediation of Adolescent Technology Use
  • Mario Vega-Barbas
    Mario Vega-Barbas
    KTH-Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden & ESNE-Universidad Camilo José Cela, Spain
    Mario Vega-Barbas, Phd in Technology and Health (KTH-Royal Institute of Technology) and PhD in Computer Engineering (UPM). Before joining UPM in September 2011, he tooks part in several research user-centered projects at University of Alcala (UAH). Since 2013 he's making use of his research background within MSSS-KTH to improve the acceptance of telemedicine solutions deployed in real homes. During his engineering degree at the UAH (Spain) he worked in several projects oriented to web and Human-System interaction (directed to handicapped people). His research lines are focused on Interaction Design, HCI, UX and proactive systems from Ubicomp and Physical Computing point of view.
    • Ch 674. From General Services to Pervasive and Sensitive Services
  • Andreas A. Veglis
    Andreas A. Veglis
    Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
    Andreas Veglis is Professor, head of the Media Informatics Lab at the School of Journalism & Mass Communication at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He received his BSc in Physics, MSc in Electronics and Communications, and PhD in Computer Science, all from Aristotle University. His research interests include information technology in journalism, new media, course support environments, data journalism, open data and distance learning. He has published in books and international journals. His research interests include information technology in journalism, new media, course support environments, data journalism, open data and distance learning. He is the author or co-author of 12 books, he has published 58 papers on scientific journals and he has presented 86 papers in international and national Conferences. Professor Veglis has been involved in 25 national and international research projects.
    • Ch 103. Data Journalism
    • Ch 562. Semantically Enhanced Authoring of Shared Media
    • Ch 700. Search Engine Optimization
  • J. T. Velikovsky
    J. T. Velikovsky
    University of Newcastle, Australia
    JT Velikovsky is a Ph.D in Communication (University of Newcastle, Australia) and a million-selling Transmedia author (movies, videogames, television, novels, non-fiction books, theatre, comics). PhD weblog: https://storyality.wordpress.com/
    • Ch 405. The Holon/Parton Structure of the Meme, or The Unit of Culture
  • Jan Verelst
    Jan Verelst
    University of Antwerp, Belgium
    • Ch 461. The Concept of Modularity in the Context of IS Project Outsourcing
  • Luis Vergara
    Luis Vergara
    Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain
    Prof. Luis Vergara received the Ingeniero de Telecomunicación and the Doctor Ingeniero de Telecomunicación degrees from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) in 1980 and 1983 respectively. Until 1992 he worked at the Departamento de Señales, Sistemas y Radiocomunicaciones (UPM) as an Associate Professor. In 1992 he joined the Departamento de Comunicaciones (Universidad Politécnica de Valencia UPV, Spain), where he became Professor and where it was Department Head until April 2004. From April 2004 to April 2005 he was Vicerector of New Technologies at the UPV. He has been coordinator of the Information Technology area at the spanish National Agence for Evaluation and Prospective (1996-99). He is now responsible of the Signal Processing Group of the UPV, a member group of the Institute of Telecommunication and Multimedia Applications (I-TEAM) of UPV. His research lines concentrate in the digital signal processing, more in paticular in statistical signal processing. Currently, his main interests are in algorithms for the detection and classification of events, including fusion of detectors and classifiers. Those algorithms are applied in very diverse problems like quality control in industrial processing, acoustic monitoring, infrared and video surveillance, biomedics, and fraud detection in credit cards. He has published 52 papers in journals indexed in JCR, 5 book chapters in international publishers and more than 130 international conference papers. He is co-author of 6 patents and has supervised 14 PhD theses. He has participated in a large number of projects and industry contracts, both at national and international levels.
    • Ch 428. New Perspectives of Pattern Recognition for Automatic Credit Card Fraud Detection
  • Anil Kumar Verma
    Anil Kumar Verma
    Thapar University, India
    Anil Kumar Verma is currently a faculty in the department of Computer Science and Engineering at Thapar University, Patiala. He received his B.S., M.S. and Doctorate in 1991, 2001 and 2008, respectively, majoring in Computer Science and Engineering. He has worked as Lecturer at M.M.M. Engg. College, Gorakhpur from 1991 to 1996. He joined Thapar University in 1996 and is presently associated with the same Institute. He has been a visiting faculty to many institutions. He has published over 120 papers in referred journals and conferences (India and Abroad). He has chaired various sessions in the International and National Conferences. He is active member of MIEEE, MACM, MISCI, LMCSI, MIETE, GMAIMA. He is a certified software quality auditor by MoCIT, Govt. of India. His research interests include wireless networks, routing algorithms and mobile clouds.
    • Ch 530. Flying Adhoc Networks Concept and Challenges
  • Marco Vernier
    Marco Vernier
    University of Udine, Italy
    Marco Vernier is a postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Computer science, Mathematics and Physics at the University of Udine (Italy). In 2012 he received the master degree cum laude in Multimedia Communication from the University of Udine and the Dipl. Ingenieur in Information Technologies from the Alpen-Adria University of Klagenfurt (AT). In 2016 he received the Ph.D. in Multimedia Communication from the University of Udine. His current research interests are focused on the study and the development of smart system for analysis and interpretation of multimedia data generated by users on social platforms. He has co-authored different scientific works published in International Journals and Refereed International Conferences. He is a member of AViReS Lab (Artificial Vision and Real-Time Systems), an advanced research unit within the Department of Computer science, Mathematics and Physics of the University of Udine (Italy).
    • Ch 179. Twitter Data Mining for Situational Awareness
    • Ch 538. Mobile Applications for Automatic Object Recognition
  • Saverino Verteramo
    Saverino Verteramo
    University of Calabria, Italy
    Saverino Verteramo, PhD, is assistant professor at the Department of Mechanical, Energy and Management Engineering, University of Calabria. He graduated in Management Engineering in 1995. He holds a PhD in Business and Economic Engineering from the University Tor Vergata of Rome. He teaches Business Administration within the Degree in Management Engineering. His research interests are in the fields of organizational design of knowledge management system (especially in project based organizations), and innovation and technology management for marketing (with emphasis on retailing).
    • Ch 679. Ubiquitous Computing, Contactless Points, and Distributed Stores
  • Mário Pereira Vestias
    Mário Pereira Vestias
    Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Portugal
    Mário Véstias received the electrical engineering degree in 1993, and the PhD in electrical and computer engineering in 2002, both from the Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal. He is a Coordinate Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon, School of Engineering (ISEL), Department of Electronic, Telecommunications and Computer Engineering (DEETC), where he is responsible for undergraduate and graduate courses on computer architecture and digital systems design. He is also a senior researcher at the ESDA (Electronic Systems Design and Automation) group at the research institute INESC-ID in Lisbon. His current research interests are about architectures for on-chip many-core systems for high-performance reconfigurable computing and for high-performance embedded computing and computer arithmetic.
    • Ch 348. High-Performance Reconfigurable Computing
    • Ch 395. Adaptive Networks for On-Chip Communication
    • Ch 400. Decimal Hardware Multiplier
    • Ch 549. Viterbi Decoder in Hardware
  • Mário Pereira Véstias
    Mário Pereira Véstias
    Instituto Politecnico de Lisboa, Portugal
    Mário Véstias received the PhD in electrical and computer engineering in 2002, both from the Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal. He is a Coordinate Professor at the Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon, School of Engineering (ISEL), Department of Electronic, Telecommunications and Computer Engineering (DEETC), where he is responsible for undergraduate and graduate courses on computer architecture and digital systems design. He is also a senior researcher at the ESDA (Electronic Systems Design and Automation) group at the research institute INESC-ID in Lisbon. His main current research interests are Computer Architectures and Digital Systems for Embedded Reconfigurable Computing.
    • Ch 348. High-Performance Reconfigurable Computing
    • Ch 395. Adaptive Networks for On-Chip Communication
    • Ch 400. Decimal Hardware Multiplier
    • Ch 549. Viterbi Decoder in Hardware
  • Laura Vettraino
    Laura Vettraino
    Learning Community, Italy
    Phd in Education Science, works as senior researcher in enterprises and Universities since 2000. She has been contract professor at University of Roma 3 and L'Aquila for trainers' training in masters and post degree courses, participates in many national and European projects and educational researches in the frame of lifelong learning. She is expert of evaluation and self evaluation, collaborative learning, e-learning, learning personalization.
    • Ch 135. Self-Awareness and Motivation Contrasting ESL and NEET Using the SAVE System
  • João Paulo Vilas-Boas
    João Paulo Vilas-Boas
    University of Porto, Portugal
    João Paulo Vilas-Boas is a full professor of biomechanics at the University of Porto, Portugal. He was a swimming coach for more than 20 years and elected 3 times as “Coach of the Year” of the Portuguese Swimming Coaches Association. He was a member of the board of the Portuguese Swimming Federation.
    • Ch 640. Sport Exergames for Physical Education
  • Vipul Vinzuda
    Vipul Vinzuda
    National Institute of Design Gandhinagar, India
    Masters in Transportation Design. Currently faculty in Transportation and Automobile Design
    • Ch 109. Ergonomic Design of a Driver Training Simulator for Rural India
  • Revathi Viswanathan
    Revathi Viswanathan
    B. S. Abdur Rahman University, India
    Currently working as Professor & Head in the department of English in B.S.Abdur Rahman University, Chennai. Has got 23 years of teaching experience at the collegiate level. Has specialized in ELT and using technology in language teaching. Has conducted short studies for developing communication skills among students with the help of technological tools like Blog, Wiki, Mobile Devices, Moodle and Podcast . A teacher trainer and has been regularly training teachers in the use of technology in a language classroom. Likes to present papers in national and international conferences. Has authored three books, two chapters in CALL related books and a few articles in refereed journals.
    • Ch 664. Effectiveness of Teacher Training in Using Latest Technologies
  • Petra Vondrackova
    Petra Vondrackova
    Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
    Petra Vondrácková, PhD. is the research assistant, lecturer and psychologist at the Department of Addictology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, the Czech Republic. Current research interests are Internet addiction and attachment.
    • Ch 366. Internet Addiction in Context
  • Yunny Meas Vong
    Yunny Meas Vong
    Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Electroquímica, Mexico
    Dr. Yunny Meas Vong obtained his engineering degree in electrochemistry from the National Polytechnique Institute of Grenoble (INPG-ENSEEG-France) and his doctorate in 1978. He is a member (level 3) of the National System of Researchers (SNI) and the Mexican Academy of Sciences. In 1991, as General Director (1991-2000), founded the Center of Research and Technological Development in Electrochemistry (CIDETEQ, CONACYT), and currently Director of Technology. His main areas of research are related to electrocatalytic materials, surface functionalization and environmental electrochemistry. Dr. Meas has published over 135 articles in indexed journals, several book chapters and several books. He is co-author of 19 patents and has received several awards. He is a member of editorial boards of several journals. He was the founder and president twice (1983-1985, 1998-2000) of the Mexican Society of Electrochemistry, president of the Iberoamerican Society of Electrochemistry (2002-2004) and is currently vice-president of the International Society of Electrochemistry.
    • Ch 110. 3D Scanning and Simulation of a Hybrid Refrigerator Using Photovoltaic Energy
  • Brittany A. Vorndran
    Brittany A. Vorndran
    Seton Hall University, USA
    Brittany Vorndran is an academic advisor for athletics at New Jersey Institute of Technology. She is also a certified athletic trainer who continues working per diem as an athletic trainer and spent the last five years working as a collegiate athletic trainer. Brittany is currently working on her Ph.D. in Health Sciences as Seton Hall University. She received her Master of Science in Kinesiology at James Madison University and her Bachelor of Science in Athletic Training at Bridgewater State University. Brittany is passionate about increasing the recognition of athletic trainers and advancing the profession.
    • Ch 505. Integrating Evidence-Based Practice in Athletic Training Though Online Learning
  • Michael Voskoglou
    Michael Voskoglou
    Graduate Technological Educational Institute (T.E.I.), Greece

    Michael Gr. Voskoglou (B.Sc., M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D. in Mathematics) is an Emeritus Professor of Mathematical Sciences at the School of Engineering of the Graduate Technological Educational Institute (T. E. I.) of Western Greece, which has recently been joined with the University of Peloponnese. He was a full Professor at the same Institute from 1987 to 2010. He was also an instructor at the Hellenic Open University, at the Mathematics Department of the University of Patras, at the Schools of Primary and Secondary In – Service Teachers’ Training in Patras and a teacher of mathematics at the Greek Public Secondary Education (1972-1987). He worked as a Visiting Researcher at the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences in Sofia for three years (1997-2000), under sabbatical. He has lectured as a Visiting Professor in postgraduate courses at the School of Management of the University of Warsaw (2009), at the Department of Operational Mathematics of the University of Applied Sciences in Berlin (2010) and at the Mathematics Department of the National Institute of Technology of Durgapur (2016) under a grand of the Indian Government.

    He is the author/editor of 18 books in Greek and in English language and of more than 600 papers published in international journals, book chapters and proceedings of conferences of more than 30 countries in the five continents, with more than 2000 citations from other researchers.

    He was the Editor in Chief of the “International Journal of Applications of Fuzzy Sets and Artificial Intelligence” (2011-2020) and currently he is a reviewer of the American Mathematical Society, Editor in Chief of the journal “Construction, Design, Maintenance” and member of the Editorial Board or reviewer of many other international scientific journals.

    He has conducted five programs of technological research on applications of quantitative methods to Management (1989–1997), he has supervised many student dissertations and he was external examiner of Ph.D. dissertations at Universities of Egypt, India and Saudi Arabia. He is the recipient of many scholarships, distinctions and honorary awards and member of many scientific associations (AMS, HMS, ICTMA, IETI, etc.)

    His research interests include Algebra, Fuzzy Logic, Markov Chains, Artificial Intelligence and Mathematics Education.

    Related Links http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4727-0089 scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=35423102000 https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/942055 https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=9K3F9GkAAAAJ https://www.amazon.com/author/michaelvoskoglou http://arxiv.org/a/voskoglou_m_1

    • Ch 280. Application of Fuzzy Numbers to Assessment Processes
  • Stefan D. Voß
    Stefan D. Voß
    University of Hamburg, Germany
    Stefan Voß is professor and director of the Institute of Information Systems at the University of Hamburg. Previous positions include full professor and head of the department of Business Administration, Information Systems and Information Management at the University of Technology Braunschweig (Germany) from 1995 up to 2002. He holds degrees in Mathematics (diploma) and Economics from the University of Hamburg and a Ph.D. and the habilitation from the University of Technology Darmstadt. His current research interests are in quantitative / information systems approaches to supply chain management and logistics including public mass transit and telecommunications. He is author and co-author of several books and numerous papers in various journals. Stefan Voß serves on the editorial board of some journals including being Editor of Netnomics and Editor of Public Transport. He is frequently organizing workshops and conferences. Furthermore, he is consulting with several companies.
    • Ch 52. Bi-Directional Business/IT Alignment
  • Steven Walczak
    Steven Walczak
    University of South Florida, USA
    Steven Walczak is an Associate Professor of Information Science, specializing in Healthcare Information Science, in the School of Information at the University of South Florida. He also holds a faculty appointment with the Florida Center for Cybersecurity. Dr. Walczak’s research is primarily focused on the application of artificial intelligence research to solve difficult real-world problems, especially in the healthcare domain. He utilizes artificial neural networks, knowledge based systems, machine learning, cognitive modeling, and text analytics in his research. Dr. Walczak also conducts research in health information systems, electronic commerce, and knowledge management. He has well over 100 published peer-reviewed journal articles, peer-review conference proceedings, and peer-reviewed book chapters. Dr. Walczak is currently the Editor-in-Chief for the Journal of Organizational and End User Computing, former Editor-in-Chief of The Learning Organization, and Associate Editor for the International Journal of Healthcare Information Systems and Informatics, as well as serving on the editorial boards of 4 other journals.
    • Ch 9. Artificial Intelligence
    • Ch 11. Artificial Neural Networks
  • Jingying Wang
    Jingying Wang
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
    Jingying Wang is a PhD student of Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. She received the B.Sc from Jianghan University in 2009 and the M.Ed from Nanchang University in 2014. Her major is psychology from bachelor until now. At present, she focuses on cyber psychology and psychiatric diagnosis.
    • Ch 12. Automatic Emotion Recognition Based on Non-Contact Gaits Information
  • John Wang
    John Wang
    Montclair State University, USA
    John Wang is a professor in the Department of Information Management and Business Analytics at Montclair State University, USA. Having received a scholarship award, he came to the USA and completed his PhD in operations research from Temple University. Due to his extraordinary contributions beyond a tenured full professor, Dr. Wang has been honored with two special range adjustments in 2006 and 2009, respectively. He has published over 100 refereed papers and seventeen books. He has also developed several computer software programs based on his research findings. He serves as Editor-in-Chief for ten Scopus-indexed journals, such as Int. J. of Business Analytics, Int. J. of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management, Int. J. of Information Systems in the Service Sector, Int. J. of Applied Management, Int. J. of Information and Decision Sciences, Int. J. of Data Mining, Modelling and Management, etc. He is the Editor of Encyclopedia of Business Analytics and Optimization (five volumes), Data Warehousing and Mining: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications (six-volume) and the Editor of the Encyclopedia of Data Warehousing and Mining, 1st (two-volume) and 2nd (four-volume). His long-term research goal is on the synergy of operations research, data mining and cybernetics.
    • Ch 468. From Business-to-Business Software Startup to SAP's Acquisition
  • Shun-Yung Kevin Wang
    Shun-Yung Kevin Wang
    University of South Florida – St. Petersburg, USA
    Dr. Wang is an Assistant Professor of Criminology in College of Arts and Sciences at University of South Florida St. Petersburg. He earned his doctoral degree from the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida State University at Tallahassee and a specialist degree in Information Science from the College of Information at Florida State University at Tallahassee. His research interests include cybercrime, identity theft, juvenile justice, program evaluation, and data analysis. His peer-reviewed publication can be found in Internet Journal of Criminology, Journal of Criminal Justice Education, UCLA Law Review, and book chapters carried by IGI Global and Sage.
    • Ch 144. Piracy and Intellectual Property Theft in the Internet Era
  • Ye Wang
    Ye Wang
    Zhejiang Gongshang University, China
    Ye Wang received the Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from Zhejiang University in 2013. She is a lecturer in School of Computer and Information Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University. Her research interests include software engineering, requirements engineering, service computing and e-tourism services. She has published her work in international journals and conferences such as IJHCS, SPE, IJSEKE, IJSTM, ICWS, APRES and so on. She is a PC member for conferences in the fields of software engineering such as the international conference on Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering (SEKE) and European Workshop on Service Systems (EWOSS’09). She has been a reviewer for InternationalJournal of Software Engineering and Knowledge Engineering. She has also been an associate chair for the fourth International Workshop on Requirements Patterns (RePa’14)
    • Ch 660. Towards an Understanding of Performance, Reliability, and Security
  • Zahid Ashraf Wani
    Zahid Ashraf Wani
    University of Kashmir, India
    The author has written more than 20 research papers published in reputed international journals, besides presented papers in number of national and international seminars and conferences. So far he has bagged best paper wards in two international conferences [International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL2013), International Conference on The Convergence of Libraries, Archives and Museums (2014)]. The author is also granted major research project by University Grants Commission on theme titled Towards Designing an Information Portal for Arts and Crafts of Jammu & Kashmir.
    • Ch 394. Online Information Retrieval Systems Trending From Evolutionary to Revolutionary Approach
    • Ch 457. Web 2.0 From Evolution to Revolutionary Impact in Library and Information Centers
    • Ch 583. Advancement and Application of Scientometric Indicators for Evaluation of Research Content
  • Kevin Warwick
    Kevin Warwick
    Coventry University, UK
    Kevin Warwick is Emeritus Professor at Reading and Coventry Universities. His main research areas are artificial intelligence, biomedical systems and cyborgs. His research as a self-experimenter means he is frequently called the world’s first Cyborg. Kevin took his first degree at Aston University, followed by a PhD at Imperial College London. He held positions at Oxford, Newcastle, Warwick, Reading and Coventry Universities. His experiments into implant technology led to him being featured as the cover story on the US magazine, ‘Wired’. He achieved the world’s first direct electronic communication between two human nervous systems, the basis for thought communication.
    • Ch 23. Trust and Decision Making in Turing's Imitation Game
  • Muhammad Wasim
    Muhammad Wasim
    Usman Institute of Technology, Pakistan
    Muhammad Wasim is presently working as Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science, Usman Institute of Technology. He has more than 20 years of teaching and research experience. His work has appeared in the well reputed academic journals and conferences. He is double Gold Medalist and recently completed his PhD in Information Technology.
    • Ch 15. Dotted Raster-Stereography
  • Jyotsna Talreja Wassan
    Jyotsna Talreja Wassan
    Maitreyi College, University of Delhi, India
    The author is serving as an Assistant Professor in Dept. of Computer Science, Maitreyi College, University of Delhi. She contributed in teaching and training students in Computer Science subjects like Programming Languages, Operating Systems, Data Structures, Networks, and Theory of Computers etc. for the past six years. Prior to that, author worked as Software Engineer in St. Microelectronics, INDIA. She is M.Sc. in Computer Science from University of Delhi, INIDA. Currently she is working on a research project MetaPlat under European Horizon 2020 initiative as part of her PhD in Ulster University, United Kingdom. The author has publications in Big Data Modelling. The author has also contributed in designing curriculum for papers on Operating Systems and Networks for graduate programme in computer sciences, University of Delhi, INDIA. She authored various e-lectures for ILLL (Virtual Learning), CPDHE, University of Delhi.
    • Ch 29. Adapting Big Data Ecosystem for Landscape of Real World Applications
  • Kari D. Weaver
    Kari D. Weaver
    University of South Carolina – Aiken, USA
    Kari D. Weaver holds a B.A. in English from Indiana University and an M.L.I.S. from the University of Rhode Island. She is currently an Associate Professor of Library Science and Library Instruction Coordinator at the University of South Carolina Aiken, where she directs all campus information literacy initiatives. Her research interests include mentoring, information literacy instruction, book banning and censorship, co-teaching and the research behaviors of undergraduate business majors.
    • Ch 634. Censorship in the Digital Age the World Over
  • Gary R. Weckman
    Gary R. Weckman
    Ohio University, USA
    Gary R. Weckman is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Ohio University. He obtained his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Cincinnati and has practiced industrial engineering for over 12 years at firms such as General Electric Aircraft Engines, Kenner Products, and the Trane Company. During his career, he has had a number of technical and managerial responsibilities, which has revolved around developing and implementing decision support and forecasting systems. Through a mixture of research and application, Dr. Weckman possesses an internationally-renown reputation for his contributions of developing methodologies for complex manufacturing, information, financial, healthcare, sports, and environmental systems.
    • Ch 576. Artificial Neural Networks and Their Applications in Business
  • Eli Weintraub
    Eli Weintraub
    Afeka Tel Aviv College of Engineering, Israel
    Eli Weintraub is a faculty member at the Afeka Tel Aviv industrial Engineering Department. Previously Eli has worked with Discount Bank in the IT division. He participated in the development of many banking applications and infrastructures. Eli managed the Information security department of the bank, served as IT Risk manager of large banking projects, Manager of Y2K project, IT Strategy manager, and IT Auditor at the controller division. Eli received his B.Sc in Mathematics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, M.Sc CUM LAUDE from Tel Aviv University in Information Technology, MBA from Tel Aviv University. Eli received his Ph.D from Tel Aviv University, graduated Information Technology and Management. Eli conducts research and published in scientific Journals in the areas of Information Security, IT strategy and development and Cloud Computing. Eli serves as an Editorial board member of the Association of Digital Forensics, Security and Law (ADFSL).
    • Ch 141. Optimizing Cloud Computing Costs of Services for Consumers
  • Andrew Philip Weiss
    Andrew Philip Weiss
    California State University – Northridge, USA
    Andrew Weiss has worked in libraries for more than ten years. He is currently a Digital Services Librarian at California State University, Northridge in Los Angeles, California. His work includes developing the CSUN institutional repository, performing outreach for scholarly communications services, and advocating for open access initiatives. His research examines Massive Digital Libraries (MDLs) such as Google Books, HathiTrust, the Internet Archive, and the DPLA. In addition to various articles and book chapters, he is the author of the book Using Massive Digital Libraries: A LITA Guide (2014). He is currently writing another book on the topic of Big Data and user privacy.
    • Ch 454. Massive Digital Libraries (MDLs)
  • Barry Wellman
    Barry Wellman
    NetLab Network, Canada
    Barry Wellman codirects the NetLab Network and was formerly the S.D. Clark Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto. Wellman coauthored Networked: The New Social Operating System. He founded the International Network for Social Network Analysis in 1976, and the NetLab Network in 2000. Wellman is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, and has won multiple career achievement awards.
    • Ch 612. The NetLab Network
  • Eric Wernert
    Eric Wernert
    Indiana University, USA
    Eric Wernert is the Director of Visualization and Analytics for the Pervasive Technology Institute at Indiana University. He oversees University-wide technology consulting and service delivery groups, including those in the areas of visualization and virtual reality, data analytics, data management, and digital arts and humanities. He is also an adjunct assistant professor in the IU School of Informatics and Computing. Wernert holds Bachelors degrees in Mathematics, Computer Science, and Secondary Education from Bellarmine University, and Masters and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from Indiana University.
    • Ch 92. Cyberinfrastructure, Cloud Computing, Science Gateways, Visualization, and Cyberinfrastructure Ease of Use
  • Mika Westerlund
    Mika Westerlund
    Carleton University, Canada
    Mika Westerlund, DSc (Econ), is an Associate Professor at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada. He previously held positions as a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Haas School of Business at the University of California Berkeley and in the School of Economics at Aalto University in Helsinki, Finland. Mika earned his doctoral degree in Marketing from the Helsinki School of Economics in Finland. His current research interests include open and user innovation, the Internet of Things, business strategy, and management models in high-tech and service-intensive industries.
    • Ch 147. A Three-Vector Approach to Blind Spots in Cybersecurity
  • Jonathan R. White
    Jonathan R. White
    Högskolan Dalarna, Sweden
    Jonathan White was awarded his PhD from University College London for a thesis on generative syntax. He has since then moved on to research on computer-mediated communication, especially processes for economizing language and economization as a community-building strategy, and attitudes to English. His conclusions so far have been that it is the communities themselves that set their norms for language use, and that despite the Internet inexperience of the non-native speakers, they negotiated their own norms for reducing language separate from those manifested by the native speaker teachers.
    • Ch 105. Negotiating Local Norms in Online Communication
  • Isaac Wiafe
    Isaac Wiafe
    Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration, Ghana
    Dr Isaac Wiafe holds a Bachelors degree in Mathematics from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, and a Master degree in Applied Informatics in computing from the University of Reading, UK. In addition, he holds a PhD in Informatics from the Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK. His main research interest is in persuasive technologies. That is the use of interactive computing technologies and information systems to alter human cognition to a predetermined one. He is also interested in the development of models (both mathematical and conceptual) that seek to alter human behavior. He has published extensively in highly respected academic journals of international reputation. Currently, he is a lecturer at the School of Technology, GIMPA where he has been teaching courses in Decision Support Systems, Business Intelligence, Systems Analysis and Design, etc. He has over 15 years experience in the use of software for designing, collecting and analyzing data.
    • Ch 677. The Role of U-FADE in Selecting Persuasive System Features
  • Nilmini Wickramasinghe
    Nilmini Wickramasinghe
    Epworth HealthCare, Australia & Deakin University, Australia
    Professor Nilmini Wickramasinghe(PhD, MBA, Grad DipMgtSt, BSc,) is the Professor-Director of Health Informatics Management at Epworth HealthCare and a Professor in Health Informatics Management at Deakin University’s Faculty of Health. She researches and teaches within the information systems domain with particular focus on designing, developing and implementing IS/IT solutions to effect superior, patient centric healthcare delivery. She collaborates with leading scholars at various premier healthcare organizations throughout Australasia, US and Europe and has published more than 300 referred scholarly articles, more than 10 books, numerous book chapters, an encyclopaedia and has a well established funded research track record.
    • Ch 323. Using Technology to Reduce a Healthcare Disparity
    • Ch 589. Predictive Analytics and Intelligent Risk Detection in Healthcare Contexts
  • Sri Widiyanesti
    Sri Widiyanesti
    Telkom University, Indonesia
    Sri Widiyanesti born in april 10, 1982. Received the Bachelor in Engineering (2005) from Pasundan University and Master of Management (2010) in Telkom Institute of Management. In 2011 start to joint Telkom University as lecturer for School Of Business and Economics until now
    • Ch 482. A Review of Supply Chain Risk Management in Agribusiness Industry
  • Slawomir T. Wierzchon
    Slawomir T. Wierzchon
    Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland & University of Gdansk, Poland
    Slawomir T. Wierzchon received M.Sc. and PhD. degrees from Warsaw University of Technology in 1974 and 1979 resp. As university professor he gave lectures in soft computing, machine learning, and Nature inspired algorithms at Bialystok University of Technology and University of Gdansk. Currently he works at the Institute of Computer Science of Polish Academy of Sciences. His research interests encompass data, text and Web mining, social network analysis and Nature inspired algorithms. He holds Habilitation degree in computer science (1977) and in 2003 he was awarded with the scientific title of Professor of Technical Sciences by the President of the Republic of Poland. He is an author of over 100 scientific papers published in international journals and conference proceedings. postal address: Institute of Computer Science Polish Academy of Sciences 01-248 Warsaw, Poland ul. Jana Kazimierza 5 e-mail: stw@ipipan.waw.pl
    • Ch 170. Ensemble Clustering Data Mining and Databases
  • Nancy Wilkins-Diehr
    Nancy Wilkins-Diehr
    San Diego Supercomputer Center, USA
    Nancy Wilkins-Diehr holds a BA in mathematics and philosophy from Boston College and an MS from San Diego State University in aerospace engineering. She has held engineering positions with General Dynamics and General Atomics in San Diego. Since 1993, she has held a variety of positions at the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), including Associate Director of Scientific Computing and project manager for the National Partnership for Advanced Computational Infrastructure (NPACI) from 1997-2003. She was the area director for the TeraGrid Science Gateways program from 2003-2011. Currently, Wilkins-Diehr co-directs the Extended Collaborative Support Services (ECSS) program in XSEDE (where she is a co-PI), and is the principal investigator on the Science Gateways Community Institute award. She is an associate director at SDSC and is a member of a variety of national and international advisory committees related to cyberinfrastructure.
    • Ch 92. Cyberinfrastructure, Cloud Computing, Science Gateways, Visualization, and Cyberinfrastructure Ease of Use
  • Anne-Evan K. Williams
    Anne-Evan K. Williams
    Billings Middle School, USA
    Anne-Evan K. Williams, Ph.D., is the Head of School at Billings Middle School, an independent school for students in grades 6-8 in the Green Lake neighborhood of Seattle. Her research interests include the role of alternative formative assessment in progressive education, community-school partnerships, and program evaluation.
    • Ch 450. The Relationship Between Online Formative Assessment and State Test Scores Using Multilevel Modeling
  • Idongesit Williams
    Idongesit Williams
    Aalborg University, Denmark

    Dr. Idongesit Williams is a lecturer with the Center for Communication, Media and Information Technologies (CMI) located at Aalborg University Copenhagen. He holds a Bachelor in Physics, a Master degree in Information and Communications Technologies and a Ph.D. He has since 2010 researched into socio-economic, socio-technical related to Information and Communications Technologies. His research areas include the facilitation of telecom and ICT infrastructure using Public Private Partnerships, the development and the sustenance of Community-Based Networks, e-government implementation, Science and Technology Studies, gender adoption of ICTs, Organizational adoption of ICTs, User experience with ICTs and Organizational Learning. He has authored more than 26 research publications, including journal papers, books, book chapters, conference papers and magazine articles. He is the co-editor of the Book, The African Mobile Story. He has delivered presentations at conferences and also helped in organizing conferences such as the CMI annual conference and the CMI/GTUC conferences.

    • Ch 308. Community Broadband Networks and the Opportunity for E-Government Services
  • James G. Williams
    James G. Williams
    University of Pittsburgh, USA
    Born 6/18/1939 in Johnstown, Pa. Went to Ligonier High School, got a BS degree from Clarion University in 1961, receiver a Master of Science degree from THe UNiversity of Pittsburgh in 1965 and a Phd from the University of Pittsburgh in 1972. Taught in an eelmentary school for 2 years, a high school for 3 years, a community college for 2 years and at the University of Pittsburgh's School of Information Science s for 33 years and retired in 2001.
    • Ch 236. On-Line Credit and Debit Card Processing and Fraud Prevention for E-Business
  • Hayden Wimmer
    Hayden Wimmer
    Georgia Southern University, USA
    Hayden Wimmer, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Information Technology at Georgia Southern University. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in Information Systems, an M.S. in Information Systems from UMBC, an M.B.A. from the Pennsylvania State University Harrisburg campus and a B.S. in Information Systems from York College of PA. Prior to academia, he worked in industry for over 10 years in different capacities in Information Technology performing programming, web design and administration, server administration, network configuration, database administration, and technical support on all levels. His research interests include artificial intelligence and data mining and science.
    • Ch 1. Applying Artificial Intelligence to Financial Investing
  • Jenifer Sunrise Winter
    Jenifer Sunrise Winter
    University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA
    Jenifer Sunrise Winter is an Associate Professor in the School of Communications at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa and Co-Director of the Pacific Information and Communication Technology for Development Collaborative (PICTDC). Her research examines algorithmic discrimination, digital inequalities, privacy, and data governance in the context of big data and the Internet of Things. She co-edited The Future Internet: Alternative Visions and has authored dozens of works addressing emerging information policy issues.
    • Ch 429. Privacy, Algorithmic Discrimination, and the Internet of Things
  • Michal Wodczak
    Michal Wodczak
    Samsung Electronics, Poland
    Dr Michal Wodczak holds Executive MBA from Aalto University School of Business and PhD in Telecommunications from Poznan University of Technology. Currently he is with Samsung Electronics, while prior to that he was initially with Telcordia Technologies and, following, with Ericsson. He served as Editorial Board Member of IEEE ComSoc Technology News, as well as ran standardisation activities as Vice Chairman and Rapporteur of ETSI Industry Specification Group on Autonomic network engineering for self-managing Future Internet. He is also Senior Member of IEEE Communications Society and has published 2 single-authored scientific books with Springer, co-authored 2 standardisation specifications with ETSI, and authored or co-authored more than 60 peer-reviewed journal, magazine, and conference papers, as well as book chapters, overall.
    • Ch 564. Autonomic Cooperative Communications
  • Frank Wolf
    Frank Wolf
    CSSTA L3C, USA
    Education • D.B.A. Doctor, International Business Administration, NSU Ft Lauderdale, FL., 1997, dissertation on bankruptcy theory, predicting financial distress in nations via a neural network model that I developed. • M.S., Industrial Management, Polytechnic Institute of New York, (Tandon School of Engineering), thesis on Industrial Dynamics and inventory simulation. • B.S., Davis and Elkins College, Mathematics/Physics. • Blackboard, online teaching, certified • Arbitrator/mediator, Financial Markets Regulatory Authority, FINRA • Artificial Intelligence, Columbia University, via Edx audit, 2017 Current engagements: • H. Wayne Huizenga Graduate School of Business, Nova Southeastern University, Ft Lauderdale, FL, teaching class room and online under Blackboard in the weekend MBA program, continuously since 1998, subjects include decision sciences, operations, 21 century management, international supply chain management, active teaching ending December 2016. • Arbitrator and mediator, FINRA,(US Financial Industry Regulatory Authority), settling securities disputes between brokers and customers • Mediator, US Bankruptcy Court Southern District of New York • Co-Founder of Corporate Solvency Stress Testing Advisors, L3C, managing partner, low profit organization focused on insolvency prevention. Prior engagements: • Founded two entrepreneurial IT companies and sold them • White House fellowship, HUD, research administration, in Washington DC. • United Nations NGO Representative, UN HQ New York, principal in a General Assembly Resolution (A/49/L.66, 19.) for a cease fire in small wars for the UN’s 50th anniversary. Successfully engaged the missions of Costa Rica and Malta to support this effort. United Nations, lead in bringing about cease fire in Mexico small war between native peoples (Zapata) and government, recognized by then President of Mexico in writing United Nations NGO with ECOSOC accreditation at the time Inland, Wetlands and Watercourses Agency, Greenwich, Ct., alternate, member and chairman Public Service: I was invited to join the White House Fellowship/ Presidential Interchange Executive Program, (PIE), assigned to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington DC. This was a one-year Presidential appointment. My job was operational control of $60 million housing research contracts with respect to meeting legislative intent and accountability. When I returned to Greenwich, Connecticut after my Washington DC experience, I was motivated for public service, and then appointed to The Inlands, Wetlands and Watercourses Agency. First, I became an alternate member, then full member, and ultimately moved to the Chairman position of this land regulatory agency. During those two 4-year terms, I worked out many controversies among conflicting interests and became a community spokesman on land-use issues. This work was pro bono. Academic Experience: Completion of a doctorate in International Business took place after a career in engineering, management and corporate startups. This was a full time effort filled with course work and dissertation research, with pro bono work as a non-governmental representative to the United Nations. I joined the faculty of NSU where I taught graduate courses in: 21st Century Management best practices, Operations Management for services and manufacturing, Supply Chain Management, Business Statistics, quantitative decision making, Business Strategy. I taught weekends MBA classes, and taught in the online format under Blackboard. I resigned December 2016 to pursue non-teaching interests. Fortune 500 Experience: In my early career path I rose from a position in engineering for then Mobil Oil to VP and General Manager of an Information Technology subsidiary of American Can Company. Dispute Resolution: At the moment I am engaged in dispute resolution work as an arbitrator and mediator for FINRA Dispute Resolution Inc. I am Public/Neutral Arbitrator, qualified as panel- chair. Cases relate to customer issues, international bond pricing, suitability, common fraud, variable annuities, misrepresentation, wrongful dismissal, churning, Human Resource issues like alleged wrongful dismissal. This is a fee-based position and active throughout the year. For the United States Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, I am a public-neutral mediator; not currently active as I don’t live in New York. Serving at the United Nations as an accredited NGO, I mediated with other NGOs, an armed conflict that lead to an NGO –drafted General Assembly Resolution for the UN’s Fiftieth Anniversary. A/49/L.66, 19. As Chairman of the Inlands, Wetlands and Watercourses Agency in Greenwich, Connecticut, I resolved conflicts between citizens and the Town relative to property rights and environmental issues. In my faculty member capacity at Nova Southeastern University, I help mediate cases involving plagiarism and alleged racism, American Can Company appointed me Corporate Ombudsman, and the case load involved employment situation, substance abuse, corporate assistance program design, and conflict arising from working conditions. Entrepreneurial Experience: I recently co-founded a hybrid for-profit and public good Vermont L3C corporation to prevent insolvencies and bankruptcies for companies in supply chains, and municipalities. Corporate Solvency Stress Testing L3C is developing the technologies and the market for this service. I started On Line Research Inc. with a partner. The organization was started with personal funds and loans. Initially we were a computer service bureau selling time and on-line access to private- and re-aggregated government databases for the media research market. The company grew into more specialized application niches, such as providing a global online market for thoroughbred shares and breeding rights. In the software arena, we developed products for expatriate income taxation as print applications and later for the online format. The greatest revenue, unintended however, came from direct mail, were we processed credit card solicitations and maintained specialized mailing lists for foreign airline frequent flyer programs. The data base work experience led to the founding of a second company to pursue opportunities in commercial real estate, by establishing a market for Class-A commercial properties outside the New York City market. Both firms were sold to free time to earn my doctorate. Memberships: • The Chemists Club in New York City. • SCM World’s University Partnership Programme International Journal of Data Science, editorial board member • APICS • Supply Chain Management: International Journal, member Review Board Languages: Fluent in German, limited in French Military Svc: US Army, United Nations Far East Command, Tokyo, Japan Administration of the Korean Armistice Agreement Licenses: Private pilot, glider pilot, diver, not currently active. Publications: available upon request.
    • Ch 590. Stress Testing Corporations and Municipalities and Supply Chains
  • Yi Lin Wong
    Yi Lin Wong
    The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
    Yi Lin Wong is Post-doctoral Fellow of the School of Design, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Her research focuses on participatory design, sign design, and creativity. She is also experienced of researching in design education at different levels.
    • Ch 642. Assessing Computer-Aided Design Skills
  • Lincoln C. Wood
    Lincoln C. Wood
    University of Otago, New Zealand & Curtin University, Australia
    Dr Lincoln C. Wood is a Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain and Operations Management in the Graduate School of Management at the University of Auckland (New Zealand) and an Adjunct Research Fellow (Curtin University of Technology in Perth, Australia). He engages in multi-disciplinary research and teaches in the Business Masters programmes. Dr Wood earned his PhD at the University of Auckland and received the Council of Supply Chain Management Professional’s (CSCMP) Young Researchers Award in 2009. His research has been selected for the Outstanding Research Award at the 2010 International Higher Education Conference in Perth. He has been named on numerous grants and research projects that have secured external funding.
    • Ch 463. Discrete Event Simulation in Inventory Management
  • Deborah G. Wooldridge
    Deborah G. Wooldridge
    Bowling Green State University, USA
    Dr. Wooldridge is a Professor and the Director of the School of Family and Consumer Sciences and has served as the Associate Dean for Research and Field Experiences and interim Director of the School of Intervention Services in the College of Education and Human Development at Bowling Green State University. Dr. Wooldridge served as the Founding Dean of the College of Family Sciences at Zayed University in the United Arab Emirates, as Associate Dean of Education and the Coordinator of External Funding at Southeast Missouri State University. Deborah was a Fulbright Senior Scholar at the University of Bahrain and has done consulting with Ministries of Education and Ministries of Labor and Social Affairs in Oman, Kuwait, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
    • Ch 341. Quality Online Learning in Higher Education
  • Debra L. Worthington
    Debra L. Worthington
    Auburn University, USA
    Debra L. Worthington (Ph.D., University of Kansas, 1994), Associate Professor of Communication at Auburn University, has published numerous articles in listening, particularly as related to measurement and individual listening style. She is lead author of the text, Listening: Processes, Functions, and Competency. She has received multiple top paper and panel awards, including the Ralph G. Nichols Listening Award and the Burton Award for Legal Achievement. Her research has been recognized by organizations such as the American Society of Trial Consultants, the Burton Foundation, the European Communication Research and Education Association, and the International Listening Association, as well as by multiple divisions of the National Communication Association. She is a past president of the International Listening Association.
    • Ch 605. Communication Privacy Management and Mediated Communication
  • Jorja Wright
    Jorja Wright
    University of Charleston, USA
    "JORJA WRIGHT is a doctoral student in the Executive Leadership program at the University of Charleston School of Business and Leadership. She received her MBA from the Nathan M. Bisk College of Business at Florida Institute of Technology, concentrating in healthcare management. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Biology from University of Alabama-Huntsville (UAH) in 2011. During her undergraduate career, she participated in the Alabama Louis Stokes for Minority Participation (ALSAMP) summer internship program. As an ALSAMP summer intern, she worked in the department of biological sciences at University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). Ms. Wright assisted her mentor in analyzing the biochemical effects of hypoxia (oxygen-void) induced environments on neonatal mice lungs and analyzed the protein activity of the sample mice. She was also an undergraduate student research laboratory assistant in the biology department at UAH. Ms. Wright and her mentor studied the RNAi biological process and the role of Argonaute protein molecules in the fungus Laccaria bicolor (L. bicolor). During her graduate school tenure, Ms. Wright has published various peer-reviewed articles and conference proceedings on cybersecurity, information technology (IT), health IT, healthcare management, and leadership. Her first publication entitled, “Cybersecurity and Mobile Threats: The Need for Antivirus Applications for Smart Phones,” explains the need for national security policy implementation in order to protect sensitive data contained within the memory of smartphones. Her most recent publication is entitled “A Theory of Situated Creativity and Organizational Dynamic Capabilities” published in International E-Journal of Advances in Social Sciences. In the paper, Ms. Wright describes how organizations can improve their sustainability by applying eastern, pragmatic tenets such as situated creativity (SC) to their leadership toolkit. In the end, this concept can be borrowed by the healthcare industry in order to combat the many changes (technological, environmental, medical, and political) within healthcare and improve the industry’s dynamic capabilities in the long run. Ms. Wright has also presented her research at different conferences including: Intellectbase International Consortium Academic Conference, Conference on Higher Education Pedagogy, Alabama Academy of Science, American Meridian University International Interdisciplinary Academic and Business 2015 Conference (AMUIIABC). Additionally, she is a member of National Society of Leadership and Success, Intellectbase International Consortium, Alabama Academy of Sciences, American Telemedicine Association, Black Doctoral Network, and Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM). Ms. Wright’s dissertation research interest includes addressing the lack of management and administrative leadership skillsets included in the current medical education curriculum and the administrative roles that some physicians eventually pursue. Her hope is that this dissertation provides possible implications on changing career dynamics within the medical field and influences wide spread change within the medical education curriculum."
    • Ch 687. Massive Open Online Courses and Integrating Open Source Technology and Open Access Literature Into Technology-Based Degrees
  • Michelle F. Wright
    Michelle F. Wright
    Masaryk University, Czech Republic
    Michelle F. Wright is postdoctoral research fellow at Masaryk University. Her research interests include the contextual factors, such as familial and cultural, which influence children's and adolescents' aggression and victimization as well as their pursuit, maintenance, and achievement of peer status. She also has an interest in peer rejection and unpopularity and how such statuses relate to insecurity with one's peer standing, aggression, and victimization.
    • Ch 150. The Nature, Extent, Causes, and Consequences of Cyberbullying
    • Ch 614. Online Prosocial Behaviors
  • Michelle F. Wright
    Michelle F. Wright
    Pennsylvania State University, USA
    Dr. Michelle F. Wright is a research associate at Pennsylvania State University. Her research interests include the contextual factors, such as familial and cultural, which influence children's and adolescents' aggression and victimization as well as their pursuit, maintenance, and achievement of peer status. She also has an interest in peer rejection and unpopularity and how such status relate to insecurity with one's peer standing, aggression, and victimization.
    • Ch 150. The Nature, Extent, Causes, and Consequences of Cyberbullying
    • Ch 614. Online Prosocial Behaviors
  • Puspita Wulansari
    Puspita Wulansari
    Telkom University, Indonesia
    A Lecturer
    • Ch 462. Developing Global Supply Chain Manager for Business Expansion
  • Alexandros Xafopoulos
    Alexandros Xafopoulos
    University College London, UK
    +Mr Alexandros Xafopoulos, BSc, BTh is a graduating Education and Technology MA student at The UCL Institute of Education (IOE) in London, UK. He is a Private University and Adult Tutor in Computer Programming and Mathematics face-to-face in London and online. He holds Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), a BSc (1st) Computer Science and a BTh (1st) Theology. He worked as a researcher-programmer in 2 EU-funded R&D projects at the Artificial Intelligence and Information Analysis (AIIA) laboratory of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh). He was an academic assistant at the School of Informatics of AUTh and a visiting researcher at the Tampere International Center for Signal Processing (TICSP) in Finland. His portfolio includes 8 peer-reviewed publications, 1 book chapter, 1 encyclopedia article, 2 journal and 4 conference papers, 4 conference presentations, as well as 2 academic seminar talks. His research interests lie in the areas of E-Learning, Learning Analytics, Structural Equation Modelling, and Computer Supported Collaborative Learning.
    • Ch 551. E-Collaborative Learning (e-CL)
  • Henry Xu
    Henry Xu
    The University of Queensland, Australia
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    • Ch 472. Major Techniques and Current Developments of Supply Chain Process Modelling
  • Aman Yadav
    Aman Yadav
    Michigan State University, USA
    Aman Yadav, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in Educational Psychology and Educational Technology at Michigan State University. His research focuses on computational thinking, computer science education, and problem-based learning. He teaches courses on computing technologies at the undergraduate and graduate level.
    • Ch 199. Teaching Media and Information Literacy in the 21st Century
  • Fadwa Yahya
    Fadwa Yahya
    University of Sfax, Tunisia
    received her basic license in business computing from the Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management of Sfax -Tunisia (FSEGS) in 2010, and Master degree in information systems and new technologies (SINT) from Faculty of Economic Sciences and Management of Sfax -Tunisia (FSEGS) in 2012. Actually, she is persuading her PhD studies within MIRACL Laboratory. Her research interests include Business Process, Enterprise 2.0.
    • Ch 66. Social Business Process Modeling
  • Hung-Jen Yang
    Hung-Jen Yang
    National Kaohsiung Normal University, Taiwan
    Hung-Jen Yang received master of Industrial Technology from University of North Dakota, USA in 1989 and Ph.D. of Industrial Education and Technology from the Iowa State University, USA in 1991. From 1991 to 1994, he worked as an associate professor in Ping-Tong University of Education and was in charge of computer center to promote computer assist instruction and internet-working service. After 1994, he is working for the Department of Industrial Technology Education in the National Kaohsiung Normal University. National Science Council in Taiwan had contracted with Dr. Yang for more than twenty research projects in last twenty years. He also supports Ministry of Education by creating information system of teacher in-service education. Technology education and teacher education are two major educational research areas focused by Dr. Yang. Other than educational research, he is also involved deeply with topics of knowledge engineering, communication technology, electronic engineering, and automation technology.
    • Ch 526. An Empirical Study of Mobile/Handheld App Development Using Android Platforms
  • Yuqi Yang
    Yuqi Yang
    University of Windsor, Canada
    • Ch 201. The Roles of Digital Literacy in Social Life of Youth
  • Gen'ichi Yasuda
    Gen'ichi Yasuda
    Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science, Japan
    Gen’ichi Yasuda He joined the Faculty of Engineering of Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science, Japan, in 1983. He was a Professor of Department of Mechanical Engineering during 1996-2005, a Professor of Department of Human and Computer Intelligence, Faculty of Informatics during 2005-2010, and also a Professor of Department of Electronics and Information Technology, Graduate School of Engineering during 1996-2010. His teaching and research interests include industrial intelligent robotics, advanced intelligent mechatronics and distributed autonomous robotic systems.
    • Ch 592. A Bio-Inspired, Distributed Control Approach to the Design of Autonomous Cooperative Behaviors in Multiple Mobile Robot Systems
    • Ch 647. A Formal Approach to the Distributed Software Control for Automated Multi-Axis Manufacturing Machines
  • İlker Yengin
    İlker Yengin
    A*STAR, Institute of High Performance Computing, Singapore
    Dr. Ilker Yengin holds a PhD degree in Education with an “Instructional Technologies” major, University of Nebraska Lincoln (UNL). His academic works includes developing, designing and evaluating social collaboration tools for cognition and learning. He explores how to design social technologies to enable learning interactions to develop higher order skills such as collaborative knowledge and creativity. Yengin’s research addresses questions such as “How social educational technologies realize the development of skills required for 21st-century life? How should we design the future learning environments with the support of social and interactive educational technologies to create effective learning communities?” Parallel to his research agenda, he formed “Collaborative Thinking and Technologies” (CTT) research group in Agency of Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Institute of High Performance Computing, Social & Cognitive Computing Department, Singapore. Before CTT, he worked in “Social Tutoring Robot” project in “Intuitive Interaction Technologies” (IIT) interdisciplinary research group in A*STAR, Computer Science Department.
    • Ch 623. Understanding the Potentials of Social Media in Collaborative Learning
  • Julian Scott Yeomans
    Julian Scott Yeomans
    York University, Canada
    Julian Scott Yeomans is a Professor in the Operations Management and Information Systems Area at the Schulich School of Business at York University, Toronto. He holds graduate degrees in Management Science & Information Systems from McMaster University and in Environmental Engineering from the University of Toronto together with undergraduate degrees in Mathematics and in Business from the University of Regina.
    • Ch 189. A Nature-Inspired Metaheuristic Approach for Generating Alternatives
  • Vasileios Yfantis
    Vasileios Yfantis
    Ionian University, Greece
    Vasileios Yfantis holds a BA honors degree in Marketing from the Technological Education Institute of Athens and an MSc in Information Technology with Web Technology from the University Of The West Of Scotland. Mr. Yfantis is currently employed within the Greek Government in a position that is related to the use of ICT for the citizen’s service. He has also been a freelance journalist for more than 15 years by contributing content to both electronic and printed media. As a researcher, he has presented conference papers in both Europe and Africa and is co-author of the book “Leveraging Developing Economies with the use of Information Technology: Trends and Tools” (IGI Global). The main areas of his research interests feature: Information Communications Technology, e-Tourism, Digital Divide, e-Government, Digital Entertainment Industry. Contact: Byfantis@yahoo.com
    • Ch 90. Cloud Governance at the Local Communities
  • Rahime Yilmaz
    Rahime Yilmaz
    Istanbul University, Turkey
    Rahime Yilmaz received the B.S. degree in 2014 from the Department of Computer Engineering, the D.M. degree in 2015 from the Department of Mechanical Engineering and all from Faculty of Engineering, Istanbul University, Turkey. She studies currently M.Sc. at the Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Istanbul University since 2015. He serves currently as a Research Assistant at the Department of Computer Engineering, Faculty of Engineering & Architecture, Istanbul Esenyurt University. Her research areas include software engineering, machine learning and musculoskeletal biomechanics.
    • Ch 650. Object-Oriented Programming in Computer Science
  • Richard A. Young
    Richard A. Young
    Driving Safety Consulting, LLC, USA
    Richard A. Young is President of Driving Safety Consulting, LLC. He received the Ph.D. degree with highest honors from New York University, and did post-doctoral research at Harvard University and the University of California at Berkeley, all in cognitive neuroscience. He retired from GM in 2009 after 25 years, most recently as GM’s global lead in driver workload. He then accepted a position as Research Professor at Wayne State University Detroit, Michigan, with joint appointments in the School of Medicine and the College of Engineering, leaving there in June, 2016 after seven years. His current research interest is in the effect of secondary tasks on driver attention.
    • Ch 521. Cell Phone Conversation and Relative Crash Risk Update
  • William A. Young II
    William A. Young II
    Ohio University, USA
    Dr. William A. Young II is a passionate educator, active researcher, and a team-oriented collaborator in service. At Ohio University’s College of Business, Young is the Director of the Online Masters of Business Administration (OMBA) program, an Assistant Professor of Business Analytics, and a Charles M. Copeland Fellow. Young earned his doctorate degree in Mechanical and Systems Engineering from Ohio University in 2010, where he won the 2009/2010 Outstanding Graduate Doctoral Student Leader Award at the university's annual Awards Gala. William also received a bachelor’s (BSEE) and master’s (MSEE) degree in Electrical Engineering at Ohio University in 2002 and 2005 respectively. William has collaborated with multidisciplinary teams of faculty, students, and professionals on projects and programs that have been funded by General Electric Aviation, the National Science Foundation, Sogeti Netherlands, and Ohio’s Department of Labor. Young's primary research and teaching interests relate to business analytics and operations management. In terms of his research, Young has various peer-reviewed articles related to operation management, healthcare services, and environmental systems, as well as specific interests in quantitative sports analysis, and educational technologies and techniques for innovative curriculum development and teaching instruction.
    • Ch 576. Artificial Neural Networks and Their Applications in Business
  • Eman Younis
    Eman Younis
    Minia University, Egypt
    I am working as a Lecturer at Minia University, Faculty of Computers & Information, Information Systems Department. I got my BSc degree from Zagazig University, Egypt, 2002. I obtained my MSc degree from Meunofia University, Egypt in 2007. I received my PhD degree from Cardiff University, UK in 2014.
    • Ch 698. An Overview of Crowdsourcing
  • Liguo Yu
    Liguo Yu
    Indiana University – South Bend, USA
    Liguo Yu is an associate professor at Indiana University South Bend. He received his PhD degree in Computer Science from Vanderbilt University in 2004. He received his MS degree from Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Science in 1995 and his BS degree in Physics from Jilin University in 1992. Before joining IUSB, he was a visiting assistant professor at Tennessee Tech University. During his sabbatical of Spring 2014, he was a visiting faculty at New York Institute of Technology-Nanjing. His research interests include software coupling, software maintenance and software evolution, empirical software engineering, and open-source development.
    • Ch 238. E-Commerce Models, Players, and Its Future
    • Ch 618. Short History of Social Networking and Its Far-Reaching Impact
  • Xiaojun (Jenny) Yuan
    Xiaojun (Jenny) Yuan
    University of Albany, USA
    Dr. Xiaojun (Jenny) Yuan is an assistant professor in the Department of Information Science, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University at Albany, State University of New York. Her research interests include interactive information retrieval, information behaviors and human computer interaction. She has published research papers at international conferences and journals, such as the ACM SIGIR Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval, the ACM SIGCHI conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, the annual meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology, the INTERACT Conference, the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Journal of Information Processing & Management, Journal of Documentation, and Journal of Information Research. She is currently a board member of the International Chinese Association of Computer Human Interaction.
    • Ch 325. Cyber Behaviors in Seeking Health Information
  • Emre Yücer
    Emre Yücer
    Erzincan University, Turkey
    Intsructor Yucer is a Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System specialist with the research interests in risk management, building detection and spatial statistics. He obtained a B.S. in Geomatics Engineering from Ondokuz Mayis University in 2005, M.S. in Geomatics Engineering from Selçuk University in 2014 and continous Ph.D. at Kocaeli University. He is currently working at Erzincan University as a Insructor.
    • Ch 681. Determination of Urban Growth by the Night-Time Images
  • Fu Yuhua
    Fu Yuhua
    CNOOC Research Institute, China
    • Ch 382. Computer Information Library Clusters
  • Sarina Yusuf
    Sarina Yusuf
    Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
    Sarina Yusuf, MSc. Communication Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 2015. She is currently a PhD candidate in Youth Studies at Institute for Social Science Studies, Universiti Putra Malaysia. Her area of academic interest includes new media study, mass communication and factors affecting youth online behaviours. She has conducted several research studies and authored some articles and book chapters on criminology, children’s online safety, social media and ICT for children development.
    • Ch 149. Cyberbullying Among Malaysian Children Based on Research Evidence
    • Ch 240. Factors Determining E-Shopping Compliance by Nigerians
  • Fahimeh Zaeri
    Fahimeh Zaeri
    Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
    Fahimeh Zaeri is a Ph.D. student of Construction Management at the Auckland University of Technology (AUT) in New Zealand. She received her Master’s degree in Architecture/ Design Process Management in 2012 from Universiti of Teknology of Malaysia. She also holds a B.Sc. degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Hormozgan (Iran). Her current research interests include Decision Making Support Tools to improve Construction Operations Productivity, Integrating of IT in the Implementation of Lean and Last Planner System, Data Warehousing, and Automation in Construction. She is a student member of Lean Construction Institute (LCI), and Project Management Institute of New Zealand (PMINZ).
    • Ch 47. Advanced ICT Methodologies (AIM) in the Construction Industry
  • Tazeem Zainab
    Tazeem Zainab
    University of Kashmir, India
    Tazeem Zainab is a native of Kashmir, India. Currently she is a Maulana Azad National Research Fellow pursuing PhD in Library and Information Science at Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kashmir, Srinagar, J&K, India. She has done MPhil in Scientometrics and has Post-graduated from the same University. She has done her Bachelors in Science. She has a number of reputed international publications. Her Research interests include Scientometrics, Bibliometrics, Virtual Libraries, Digital Humanities and Web 2.0 etc. In addition to this, Tazeem is interested in reading fiction, about religion and biographies. Her concept of success is ‘trying’.
    • Ch 457. Web 2.0 From Evolution to Revolutionary Impact in Library and Information Centers
    • Ch 583. Advancement and Application of Scientometric Indicators for Evaluation of Research Content
  • Dmitry A. Zaitsev
    Dmitry A. Zaitsev
    International Humanitarian University, Ukraine
    Dmitry A. Zaitsev received the Eng. degree in applied mathematics from Donetsk Polytechnic Institute, Donetsk, Ukraine, in 1986, the Ph.D. degree in automated control from the Kiev Institute of Cybernetics, Kiev, Ukraine, in 1991, and the Dr.Sc. degree in telecommunications from the Odessa National Academy of Telecommunications,Odessa, Ukraine, in 2006. He published more than a hundred papers, 2 books, and 2 book chapters. He developed the universal Petri nets, the analysis of infinite Petri nets with regular structure, the decomposition of Petri nets in clans, and the method of synthesis of fuzzy logic function given by tables. He is the ACM Senior Member.
    • Ch 672. Sleptsov Net Computing
  • Ali Akbar Zeinali
    Ali Akbar Zeinali
    Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
    Dr. Ali Akbar Zeinali received his Ph.D. in Translation Studies from Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2016. After completion of his study, he was appointed as a lecturer in the English department of School of Humanities at Chiang Rai Rajabhat University, Thailand. Following earning his MA in Translation studies from Universiti Sains Malaysia in 2009, served as lecturer at Azad and Payam-e Noor Universities in Iran. He is holder of BA degree from Azad University in Iran (English Translation) in 1993 and BS degree from Iran Medical Science University (Medical Records Administration) in 1992. His research on naming and translation procedures, contributed to the medical translation (English-Persian), introduced the first naming criteria for translating the English medical terms into Persian. Dr. Ali Akbar Zeinali had an effective cooperation with Iranian Medical Academy in medical naming and word formation area. Many papers can be found from him, published in different areas of translation studies and medical translation, terminology, linguistics,
    • Ch 446. Word Formation Study in Developing Naming Guidelines in the Translation of English Medical Terms Into Persian
  • Xinxin Zhang
    Xinxin Zhang
    University of Alberta, Canada
    Xinxin Zhang is a Master of Education graduate student in the Measurement, Evaluation, and Cognition (MEC) program at the University of Alberta. She will begin her doctoral studies in the Fall of 2016. Her research interest is automatic item generation.
    • Ch 206. Automatic Item Generation
  • Yu-Jin Zhang
    Yu-Jin Zhang
    Tsinghua University, China
    Yu-Jin Zhang, PhD, State University of Liège, Belgium, is Professor of Image Engineering at Tsinghua University, Beijing, China. Previously, he was with the Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands. In 2003, he spent the sabbatical year as visiting professor at National Technological University, Singapore. His research interests are mainly in the area of image engineering, including image processing, image analysis and image understanding, as well as their applications. He has published nearly 400 research papers and more than 20 books, including three monographs: Image Segmentation (Science Press, 2001), Content-based Visual Information Retrieval (Science Press, 2003) and Subspace-based Face Recognition (Tsinghua University Press, 2009), as well as two edited collections: Advances in Image and Video Segmentation (IRM Press, 2006) and Semantic-based Visual Information Retrieval (IRM Press, 2007). He is vice president of China Society of Image and Graphics and the director of the academic committee of the society. He is deputy editor-in-chief of Journal of Image and Graphics and at the editorial board of several international journals. He was the program co-chair of The First, Second, Fourth, and Fifth International Conference on Image and Graphics (ICIG'2000, ICIG'2002, ICIG'2007, and ICIG'2009). He is a senior member of IEEE.
    • Ch 112. A Critical Overview of Image Segmentation Techniques Based on Transition Region
    • Ch 113. Development of Image Engineering in the Last 20 Years
    • Ch 115. The Understanding of Spatial-Temporal Behaviors
  • Wenbing Zhao
    Wenbing Zhao
    Cleveland State University, USA
    Dr. Zhao received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in 2002. Currently, he is an associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cleveland State University. His current research interests include distributed systems, computer networks, fault tolerance and security, and smart and connected health. Dr. Zhao has more than 120 academic publications.
    • Ch 94. Fault Tolerant Data Management for Cloud Services
    • Ch 107. Consistency Is Not Enough in Byzantine Fault Tolerance
    • Ch 143. Cyber Security Protection for Online Gaming Applications
    • Ch 267. Enhancing the Resiliency of Smart Grid Monitoring and Control
    • Ch 427. Intrusion Tolerance Techniques
    • Ch 511. Kinect Applications in Healthcare
    • Ch 517. A Validation Study of Rehabilitation Exercise Monitoring Using Kinect
    • Ch 701. Toward Trustworthy Web Services Coordination
  • Chunfang Zhou
    Chunfang Zhou
    Aalborg University, Denmark
    Chunfang Zhou, Ph.D., Associate Professor in Department of Planning, Aalborg University (AAU), Denmark. Chunfang has an interdisciplinary and cross-cultural educational background; she finished bachelor degree (Industry Automation and Information Engineering) and master degree (Philosophy of Science and Technology) in China; since 2008, Chunfang has worked in Denmark started by a Ph.D. project on Engineering Creativity in Problem and Project-Based Learning (PBL) at UNESCO Center of PBL at AAU. Chunfang locates her research in area of Science, Technology and Society (STS), with a particular focus on creativity and its relations to innovation process, with interests in diverse domains including digitalization, human-centered design, sustainability, group collaboration, knowledge management, Problem-Based Learning (PBL) and STEM education. Recently, she has done cross-cultural contributions to creativity research , especially by her Individual Independent Research Project Fostering Creativity in Higher Education: A Comparative Study on Pedagogical Strategies of Learning by Projects between Denmark and China, funded by Danish Research Council (2013-2016). Currently she is coordinating Designing, Participation and Facilitation of Problem and Project-Based Learning (PBL) between Northeastern University (NEU), China and AAU, Denmark; she is leading Creativity in Technology Design: Developing a Sino-Danish Research Network for Future Digital Societies, funded by Danish Research Council (2019-2020). Chunfang has authored or co-authored over 80 peer-review publications. Chunfang is member of research group Techno-Anthropology and Participation, member of Danish Center for Health Informatics, member of Chinese Creativity Research Network, and board member of Danish Development Research Network (DDRN).
    • Ch 362. Developing Creativity and Learning Design by Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Developing Contexts
  • Changye Zhu
    Changye Zhu
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
    Changye Zhu received the Bachelor of engineering degree from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing, China, in 2014. He is currently a graduate student with the School of Computer and Control, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research interests include gaits analysis, affective computing and mechine learning.
    • Ch 12. Automatic Emotion Recognition Based on Non-Contact Gaits Information
  • Tingshao Zhu
    Tingshao Zhu
    University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
    Tingshao Zhu, PhD, earned his second Ph.D at the University of Alberta Canada in 2006. From 2008, he started working as a Professor at the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS) in Beijing, and then moved to the Institute of Psychology CAS, to focus on cyber psychology. Dr. Zhu has extensive experience on Data Mining and Machine Learning. His research on Mandarin Text-To-Speech, conducted at the Institute of Computing Technology, CAS, was the first attempt to acquire prosodic patterns using data mining. His proposal of learning browsing behavior model from passive observations has defined a new direction for Web user modeling. The paper that presents this idea won the Best Student Paper Award at the 9th International Conference on User Modeling (UM2003). His recent work focuses on mining behavioral big data, that is, to predict personality, mental health, social well-being, etc. of users based on behavior digital record. The results on microblog (Sina Weibo) and gaits demonstrate that it is applicable to predict psychological features on behavior. He has published over 50 papers in major international academic conferences and journals. The main foci of his current work are (1) user behavior modeling; (2)Computational CyberPsychology and (3) data mining. For more information, please visit: http://ccpl.psych.ac.cn
    • Ch 12. Automatic Emotion Recognition Based on Non-Contact Gaits Information
  • W. K. Zhu
    W. K. Zhu
    The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
    Dr Wenkai Zhu obtained his BEng degree at South China University of Technology. He received his MPhil and PhD degrees at The University of Hong Kong, focusing in 3D Printing and Robotics, respectively. Now he is a Software Engineer in the United Kingdom. His research interests include Robotics, 3D Printing, CAD/CAM, and Embedded Systems.
    • Ch 44. The Principle and Process of Digital Fabrication of Biomedical Objects
  • Alejandro Zunino
    Alejandro Zunino
    ISISTAN, UNICEN-CONICET, Argentina
    Alejandro Zunino is an adjunct professor at UNICEN and member of ISISTAN and CONICET. His research areas include distributed computing, service-oriented computing, and mobile computing. Zunino has a PhD in computer science from UNICEN.
    • Ch 577. Recurrent Neural Networks for Predicting Mobile Device State
  • Valentino Zurloni
    Valentino Zurloni
    Università di Milano-Bicocca, Italy
    Methodology for the analysis of social interaction; multimodal deception detection; teacher/student dynamics observation, analysis and assessment Psychological assessment and performance analysis in sports Intercultural communication and training of bicultural mind Assessment and measures of communication skills in clinical and non-clinical settings User experience in interaction with new technologies; design and validation of training/assessment protocols with interactive simulations; affective computing
    • Ch 541. Mobile Virtual Reality to Enhance Subjective Well-Being
  • Sergey V. Zykov
    Sergey V. Zykov
    National Research University Higher School of Economics, Russia
    Dr. Sergey V. Zykov holds a PhD in Computer Science from MNational Nuclear Research University MEPhI (2000, formal models and methods of enterprise software systems integration). He has a 20-year experience in IT, including 2 years as Vice-CIO of the ITERA Oil & Gas Group. He also has a 20-year experience in teaching computer science and software engineering, a number of instructor certificates from Carnegie Mellon University and a PGCert in Higher Education from the London School of Economics. Currently, he is an Associate Professor at the Higher School of Economics, National Nuclear Research University MEPhI, and Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology. He is also a Research Fellow at the Innopolis University. He authored 10 books and over 100 papers on computer science and software engineering. His primary research fields are: enterprise software development, enterprise application integration, data modeling, and web portals.
    • Ch 120. Crisis Response and Management