Prof. Shigang Chen | IEEE Fellow
University of Florida, United States

Dr. Shigang Chen (sgchen@cise.ufl.edu) is a professor with Department of Computer and Information Science and Engineering at University of Florida. He received his B.S. degree in Computer Science from University of Science and Technology of China in 1993. He received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1996 and 1999, respectively. After graduation, he had worked with Cisco Systems for three years before joining University of Florida in 2002. He served as CTO for Chance Media Inc. during 2012-2014. His research interests include computer networks, Internet security, wireless communications, and distributed computing. He published more than 180 peer-reviewed journal/conference papers. He received IEEE Communications Society Best Tutorial Paper Award and NSF CAREER Award. He holds 12 US patents. He was an associate editor for IEEE/ACM Transactions on Networking, IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology, and a number of other journals. He served in various chair positions or as technical committee member for numerous conferences. He is a Fellow of IEEE, an ACM Distinguished Member, and a Distinguished Lecturer of IEEE Communication Society.

Prof. Anu Gokhale
Illinois State University, United States

Dr. Anu A. Gokhale has completed twenty-five years of university teaching and is currently a professor and coordinator of the computer systems technology program at Illinois State University. She is named Fulbright Distinguished Chair in STEM at the University of Pernambuco, Brazil, 2016-17; was a Faculty Fellow in Israel and Fulbright Specialist in cybersecurity at Gujarat Technological University, India in summer 2017; and a Visiting Professor in College of Business at Shandong University in Jinan, China during spring 2017. Dr. Gokhale was honored with the 2011 University Outstanding Researcher Award. Originally from India, she has a master’s in physics‒electronics from the College of William & Mary, and a doctorate from Iowa State University. She presents and publishes her peer-reviewed research, and pursues multi-year projects funded by agencies like the US Department of Education, US Department of State, and National Science Foundation. The current NSF funded project is in Computing Education for the 21st Century. Dr. Gokhale authored a second edition of her book Introduction to Telecommunications, which has an international edition in Chinese. She continues to be an invited keynote speaker at various conferences, latest ones include: 2018 International Conference on Frontiers of Educational Technologies, Moscow, Russia; 2017 International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Applications, London, UK; 2016 International Conference on Communication and Information Systems, Bangkok, Thailand; 2015 International Conference on Information Technology, Amman, Jordan; 2014 International Conference on Control, Robotics and Cybernetics, Singapore; and 2013 International Conference on Advanced Computer Theory and Engineering in Maldives. She consults for businesses and has delivered multiple workshops. As an active volunteer in IEEE, she has served as R4 Educational Activities Chair, Women in Engineering Coordinator, Chair of International Electro/Information Technology 2010 Conference, and MGA representative to the Educational Activities Board. She was honored with the IEEE Third Millennium Medal.

Prof. Shawn X. Wang
California State University, USA

Dr. Shawn X. Wang is a professor of computer science at California State University, Fullerton. Dr. Wang holds a BS in mathematics from Xiamen University, an MS in computer science from Fudan University, and a PhD in computer and information science from New Jersey Institute of Technology. His research interests include data mining, big data, cloud computing, bioinformatics, and cybersecurity. Dr. Wang's research has appeared in prestigious journals, such as IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering, IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Knowledge and Information Systems, International Journal of Bioinformatics Research and Applications, and International Journal of Computational Vision and Robotics. Dr. Wang was involved in organization of several international conferences, most recently as the Conference Chair and Proceeding Editor of The 2nd Annual International Conference on Computer Science and Mechanical Automation in 2016. Dr. Wang is a member of ACM, ACM SIGMOD, and IEEE Computer Society.