Keynote Speakers
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Wednesday, December 27, 2023 – Morning Keynotes
Bangladesh Time
Welcome Address by Host VC: 8:00 – 8:10 am (December 27)
Prof. Dr. Engr. Mohammad Rafiqul Alam
Vice Chancellor
Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET)
Pahartoli, Raozan, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Prof. Dr. Engr. Mohammad Rafiqul Alam is the Vice Chancellor of the Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET). He has 39 years of experience in teaching and various administrative roles. Prof. Alam graduated from the then Chittagong Engineering College (currently, CUET) in 1979, with a BSc in Electrical & Electronic Engineering degree. He started his career at the same institution in 1982. Prof. Dr. Mohammad Rafiqul Alam also worked as the Dean of the ECE faculty, Controller of Examination (additional charge), Director of IET, Head of EEE, SPM of HEQEP Project, and Course Coordinator at CUET. He also worked as a member and expert member of different committees, boards, and bodies. He is a Fellow with the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh and the Ex-Chairman and Ex-Vice Chairman (academic & HRD) of Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh, Chittagong Centre. He is currently serving as the President of the Association of Universities of Bangladesh (AUB).
Host Keynote Address: 8:10 – 8:30 am (December 27)
Prof. Dr. Jamal Uddin Ahamed
Head
Department of Mechatronics and Industrial Engineering
Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology
Pahartoli, Raozan, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Dr. Jamal Uddin Ahamed is a Professor and Head of Department of Mechatronics and Industrial Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering at Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET), Chittagong, Bangladesh. Dr. Ahamed was EX-Dean, Faculty of ME, CUET. He received his B.Sc. from Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET), M.Sc. from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and Ph.D. from University of Malaya, Malaysia. His field of interest is in Heat transfer, Thermal engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Automotive air conditioning, Energy, exergy analysis of vapor compression system, Nano technology in Refrigeration and air conditioning system, Effect of nano fluid in refrigeration heat transfer performance. He has supervised many under-graduate and post-graduate students in these areas. Moreover, he has published many journal papers, book chapters and conference articles in these areas.
Opening Keynote (Keynote I): Wednesday, December 27, 2023, 8:30 – 9:00 am
Dave Harry
Retired U.S. Naval Aviator
CEO of Process Whisperer® Consultants LLC, Greeneville, Tennessee, USA
ASQ certified Six Sigma Black Belt and A PMI certified PMP®
Dave is a retired U.S. Naval aviator and currently CEO of Process Whisperer® Consultants LLC. He teaches LSS classes for TMG Inc of Newport News, VA. Prior to TMG, Dave was a Six Sigma and Productivity Consultant for the University of TN Center for Industrial Services. Dave is a “Kata Geek” and also an ASQ certified Six Sigma Black Belt. He is active in ASQ Sections and the ASQ Lean Enterprise Division Communications. In addition to ASQ, he also holds Black Belt Certification through Rolls-Royce and Northrop Grumman. He is a seasoned ASQ International Team Excellence Awards (ITEA) Judge. Dave is also currently on the Lean Division Board with the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE). Dave is on the Conference Advisory Committee for ASQs 2019 L&SS Conference in Phoenix as well as the Conference Committee for the IISE Engineering 2018 Lean Six Sigma Conference in Atlanta. A PMI certified PMP®, Dave also holds Lean Bronze Certification (LBC) through the SME/ASQ/AME/Shingo Institute Alliance and he holds three Master’s Degrees in management related fields. In addition to ASQ, PMI and IISE, Dave is also a member of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), the Association of Manufacturing Excellence (AME) and the American Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS). Dave lives in Greeneville TN.
Keynote II: Wednesday, December 27, 2023, 9:00 – 9:30 am
Professor Eldon G. Caldwell Marin, Ph.D., Sc.D, Dr.Ed. – IEOM President, 2023-2025
Professor, Industrial Engineering Department
Engineering School
University of Costa Rica
San Jose, Costa Rica
Eldon Caldwell is full professor/Cathedraticus of the University of Costa Rica, Central America; member of the IEOM Society Academy of Fellows and member of the IEOM Society Global Council. Also, he has been recognized by the IEOM Society with the “Outstanding Service Award” for his career of over 30 years as an educator, researcher and promoter of development of industrial engineering and as “Distinguished Professor” by IEEE Computer Society, USA.
Dr. Caldwell earned his B.Sc. and Master degree in Industrial Engineering at University of Costa Rica and he earned a Master degree in Service Marketing, as well in Financial Analysis at Interamerican University of Puerto Rico; M.Sc. Health Management Systems at UNED, Costa Rica and a M.Sc. Operations Management at ITESM, México. Finally, he earned three doctoral degrees: 1-Ph.D. in C.Sc. / Industrial Engineering, Autonomous University of Central America; 2- Ph.D. (Sc.D.) in Robotics and Automation, University of Alicante, Spain; and 3-Ph.D. (Dr. Ed.) in Education at the University of Costa Rica, developing the “Theory of Socio-educational Exergy-Anergy and Entropy”.
He is author of many scientific articles and two books: “Marketing of Social Products & Services”, UCR Publications; and “Lean Manufacturing: Fundamentals and techniques for cycle time reduction”, Kaikaku Ins. Press, USA.
Dr. Caldwell served as Director of Industrial Engineering Department at Engineering School of University of Costa Rica, Operations Manager at MASECA, CA; Lean Manufacturing Project Manager at Eaton Corp. Costa Rica, General Manager at Quirós & Cía-Bandag Inc. and General Manager at Lean Systems Intl., USA. He has more than 30 years of experience as advisor and consultant in Operations Management, Lean Manufacturing and Lean Logistics at Interamerican Bank for Development, WHO, UN, World Wide Bank, Coca-Cola, Ministry of Health, Costa Rica, Honduras, Panamá, Costa Rican Institute for Electricity, RTC- Perú, Young Electrical Signs, Nevada, USA, AirCare Inc., Reno, Nevada, Plan International-Honduras, Bournes Co., DOLE Co. and many others. In addition, Dr. Caldwell currently serves as Director of the Central America Robotics and Industry 4.0 Challenge Contest (ROBOTIFEST) and General Manager at Kaikaku Institute Latin America.
Keynote III, Wednesday, December 27, 2023, 9:30 – 10:00 am
Jihong Yan, Ph.D.
Professor in Industrial Engineering
Deputy Dean of School of Mechatronics Engineering
Head of intelligent Manufacturing Scientific Research Team
Harbin Institute of Technology
Harbin, China
Dr. Jihong Yan is a Professor (since 2005) in Mechanical Engineering at Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), she is also the deputy dean of School of Mechatronics Engineering and head of intelligent manufacturing scientific research team at HIT. She received her PhD degree from Harbin Institute of Technology in 1999. Then she joined Tsinghua University (from 1999 to 2001), the University of Wisconsin (from 2001 to 2004) and Pennsylvania State University (from 2004 to 2005) as a postdoctoral researcher. Dr. Yan is the vice chairman of Production System Committee of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society, and chairman of Industrial Engineering Professional Committee of the Mechanical Engineering Society of Heilongjiang Province. As a PI, Dr. Yan has worked on and accomplished 15 projects in intelligent manufacturing and sustainability related areas, funded by the NSF of China (NSFC), NSF-NSFC joint-project funding, National key R&D program, National High-tech project, EPSRC project (UK), High-tech funding from industries, etc. Prof. Yan chaired/co-chaired 5 international conferences in recent 3 years. She has authored and co-authored over 150 research papers and published 3 books.
Keynote IV, Wednesday, December 27, 2023, 10:00 – 10:30 am
J Maiti, PhD
Professor and Head, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Chairman, Center of Excellence in Safety Engineering and Analytics (CoE-SEA)
Department of Industrial Engineering and Management
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Kharagpur 721 302, West Bengal, India
Keynote Speech Title: Safety, Risk and Economics – A Data Analytics Approach
Dr. Jhareswar Maiti, P C Mahalanobis distinguished Educator and Suresh and Vidya Nair Chair Professor, is a full Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE) at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. He is currently the head of ISE and is also the founder chairman of the Centre of Excellence in Safety Engineering and Analytics (CoE-SEA) at IIT Kharagpur. He has more than 23 years of experience in teaching, research, and consulting, guided 22 PhD students and executed over 35 funded projects. He authored over 200 publications and is currently serving in the Editorial Board of Safety Science, International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, and Safety and Health at Work. Prof Maiti carries out inter- & multidisciplinary research on the interfaces of engineering, management science, AI and statistics including analytics, where the research embodies (i) solving engineering and socio-technical problems in safety, risk, quality, reliability, and ergonomics, (ii) development of methodologies/models with innovative engineering and management science approaches, (iii) development of novel tools and techniques using advanced statistics, data analytics, AI and machine learning, and (iv) application of advanced technologies including AI and virtual reality. He authored the text book “Multivariate Statistical Modeling in Engineering and Management”, published by CRC Press, T&F Group and three edited books, published by Springer. He has been consistently listed in the top 2% researchers in the world by Stanford University ranking for the last several years. Prof Maiti works with world leading companies like Tata Steel Limited, Adani Group, Coal India, Haldia Petrochemicals, etc. and conducted over 25 training programs for industry professionals. He is Member of several societies including Royal Statistical Society, Institute of Engineers (India), INFORMS, Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering, IEEE, etc.
Keynote V, Wednesday, December 27, 2023, 10:30 – 11:00 am
Engr. Md Arifur Rahman
Mechanical Engineer (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology)
Deputy Director, Head of Supply Chain & CAPEX Project (Green Field Samsung Mobile, Fridge, TV, WM// Hyundai Car Manufacturing Factory)
Head of Supply Chain, Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Ltd. (Bangladesh Branch)
Head of Supply Chain, Bayer CropScience Ltd. Bangladesh.
Senior Manager- Procurement (Strategic Sourcing & Project), Holcim Cement (Bangladesh)
Consultant Engineer, Unilever Bangladesh Ltd.
Engineer Md Arifur Rahman is Deputy Director, Head of Supply Chain & CAPEX Project (Green Field Samsung Mobile, Refrigerator, Television, Washing Machine , SMT and Hyundai Car Manufacturing Factory) in Fair Group. He is Mechanical Engineer graduated from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology . He was work on Samsung India Electronics Pvt. Ltd. ( Bangladesh Branch) as Head of Supply Chain . He was work on Bayer CropScience Ltd. Bangladesh as Head of Supply Chain . He was work on Holcim Cement (Bangladesh) as Senior Manager- Procurement (Strategic Sourcing & Project). . He was work on Bangladesh Steel Re-Rolling Mill in Supply Chain Department . He was work on Unilever Bangladesh Ltd, as Consultant Engineer. He has experience on overall direction, coordination, implementation, execution, control and completion of specific projects ensuring consistency with company strategy, commitments and goals – Successfully completed USD 200 million project ( Samsung Project USD 140 million + Holcim Cement Project USD 40 million + ERP Project Implementation i.e. SAP, Master Plan –MP2 + Hyundai Passenger Car Manufacturing Project USD 20 ). He has experience on New Business / Project Feasibility Analysis & Business Development, Project Budgeting & ROI Calculation and Cost Benefit Analysis & Product Costing (Landed Cost, Depreciation & Financial Impact on CAPEX, Factory Fixed Cost & Semi variable Cost Analysis), Factory Margin, and Channel Margin & MRP Fixing. He is very experience in Project & Operational Supply Chain, Demand Planning & Production Planning , Raw material Planning, Inventory Management ( Raw Material & Finished Goods), Procurement ( Direct or Indirect Material), Foreign & Local procurement , Commercial ( SRO, HS Code, LC , Custom Clearance, C&F agent handling, Pre-shipment inspection , Banking), Inbound Logistic & Distribution (outbound logistic), Contract Management & Production. He is Certified ISO 9001 Internal Auditor and Certified in Project Management .
Keynote VI, Wednesday, December 27, 2023, 11:00 – 11:30 am
Dr. A. K. M. Nurul Amin
Professor
Department of Industrial and Production Engineering (IPE)
Military Institute of Science & Technology (MIST)
Dhaka, Bangladesh
Dr. A. K. M. Nurul Amin is currently working as a Professor of Industrial and Production Engineering Depart of MIST. He completed his Ph.D. in 1982 and Masters in MFG in 1979 from the former USSR with CGPA of 5.00/5.00. He passed his SSC in 1969 and HSC in 1972 from FCC standing 14th and 2nd respectively in the combined merit lists of the Comillah Board. He joined IPE department of BUET as an Assistant Professor in 1983 after completion of his Ph.D. and served BUET for 15 years in different academic and administrative position including the Head of the IPE department. He joined as Faculty Member of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering department of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) in 1997 taking sabbatical leave from BUET. He left BUET in 2001 taking early pension to serve IIUM for a total of over 19 years in different academic and administrative positions. He returned back to Bangladesh in 2016 and joined AUST as a professor where he served for 2 years as Professor and Head of the MPE department. He left AUST in 2018 and joined as a Professor of the IPE department of MIST in 2019 where he is currently posted. He supervised 6 (six) PhD theses, 38 (Thirty Eight) Master’s theses and a large number of undergraduate theses. He has published 274 (Two hundred and Seventy Four) referred journal and conference proceeding papers, 11 (Eleven) Books, and 41 (Forty One) Book Chapters. He is the Chief Editor/Editor of 5 (Five) Books including the book entitled ‘Titanium Alloys’ published by Intech Publisher. He has 3 (three) granted Malaysian patents and 2 (two) more pending decision. He is currently the Executive Editor of MIST International Journal of Science and Technology (MIJST), which is a fully online journal. He completed 21 (twenty One) Funded National and Local Research Projects while at IIUM and currently conducting a funded research project at MIST. He is a Life Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh and Life Member, Bangladesh Association for Advancement of Science, Bangladesh.
Keynote VII, Wednesday, December 27, 2023, 11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Dr. M Easin Ali
Chairman and Chief Consultant
Dhaka City Physiotherapy Hospital
Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Education
– University of Dhaka (BPT- 2008)
– Gono Bishawabiddalay ( MPT- 2012)
– MS (GGW- 2015) DU, MPH (Epidemilogy)
- Consultant of Physiotherapy, Health-Columnist, Health-Editor, Health-Anchor, Health Researcher, & Philanthropist.
- Founder Chairman – Dhaka City physiotherapy Hospital (DCPH)
- Founder Chairman – Soraar Biswas Foundation (SBH)
- Consultant & Head of Dept.(Physiotherapy) – Proactive Medical College Hospital (PAMCH)
- Editor – Monthly Shasthokotha
- Health page incharge – Daily manobkontho
- Health Editor – Daily Sangbad Diganta
- Health Columnist at Different Daily Newspaper of Bangladesh (eg. Daily Jugantor, Daily Bangladesh Protidin, Daily janakantha, Daily Amader shumoy, Daily Inqilab, Daily independent etc.)
- Ex-Anchor – Doctor’s on call ( Health Program of Jamuna Televishion )
- District Chairperson (2018 – 19) – Lion Club International, District 315, A2, Bangladesh.
- President – Lion Club of Dhaka Capital, District 315, A2, Bangladesh.
- Borad member – JCI (Junior Chamber International) Dhaka Young
- Member – Global Goodwill Ambassador (GGA)
Awarded
- 2012, Shadinona Sanshad Sanmanona.
- 2013,Atish Dipangkar gold medel
- 2014, Human Right Peace Award
- 2015, Best young Physiotherapist in Bangladesh
- 2015, Sher-e-Bangla A.K Fazlul Haque Award
- 2016, Justice Mahbub Morshed Memorial Award
- 2017, Mother Teresha Award
Activities
- Established – Dhaka City physiotherapy Center (DCPC) in 2008
- Established – Dhaka City physiotherapy Hospital (DCPH) in 2010
- Established – Soraar Biswas Foundation (SBH) in 2012
- Established – Dhaka City Diagnostic Center (DCDC) in 2015
- Established – Monthly Shastho kotha in 2017
Keynote VIII, Wednesday, December 27, 2023, 12:00 – 12:30 pm
Prof. Dr. Engr. Ayub Nabi Khan
Pro Vice Chancellor
BGMEA University of Fashion & Technology
Nishatnagar, Turag
Dhaka-1230, Bangladesh
Prof. Dr. Engr. Ayub Nabi Khan currently holds the position of Pro Vice Chancellor of BGMEA University of Fashion & Technology. Dr. Khan obtained his bachelor degree in Textile Technology from the University of Dhaka. He obtained MSc and PhD degree in Textile Technology from the University of Manchester Institute of Science & Technology UMIST, Manchester, UK. under Commonwealth Scholarship and fellowship plan.
Prof. Khan became the first Pro Vice Chancellor of BGMEA University of Fashion & Technology (BUFT), Bangladesh on November 01, 2012. He has 28 years long service experience in teaching, research and industry. He rendered his service for more than 20 years in different universities of home and abroad. Before joining he was Principal of country’s first Public Private Partnership educational institute named National Institute of Textile Engineering & Research (NITER) an affiliated Institute of University of Dhaka run by Bangladesh Textile Mills Association. Under his able leadership this institute became a viable organization which was in a dilapidated condition for a long time. He was faculty member of department of textile engineering, at Southeast University, Primeasia University and Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology (AUST). He worked as adjunct faculty member of mechanical engineering department of BUET, DUET, Manchester University, UK. He was research supervisor & external examiner of MSc & PhD students of different universities of home and abroad. He has been nominated as Syndicate member of the Bangladesh University of textiles (BUTex) by the Chancellor and His Excellency the Honourable President of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.
He is a specialist in syllabus and curriculum development at tertiary level education institutions. He has developed course curriculum and updated syllabus of textile engineering of public and private universities of Bangladesh like Primeasia University, Northsouth University, Southeast University, Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (DUET), Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), Mawlana Bhasani Science & Technology University, Bangladesh University of Textiles (BUTex). Textile Expert of Ministry of Textiles & Jute, GOB; Public Service Commission, University Grant Commission.
Dr. Khan is a specialist in yarn manufacturing process, product process development and quality improvement, and bears sound knowledge on crisis management, productivity improvement, and has outstanding motivational capability. Dr. Khan is currently lecturing on textile fibres, yarn manufacturing engineering, textile quality control, technical textiles, fabric manufacturing, and textile & garments compliance.
Dr. Khan has also long service career as managerial and CEO position in different textile organization like Bangladesh Textile Mills Corporation, BEXIMCO Group and J.K. Group. He was the 1st engineer of a group to produce ‘Lycra Core’ yarn, ‘Polyester Core’ yarn and ‘Slub’ yarn in Bangladesh. He also worked as technical consultant for different textile mills of the country. He worked as a National Expert (Spinning, Weaving), under EU/UNIDO funded project named Bangladesh Quality Support Programme (BQSP). Currently working as Project Coordinator of “CSR, SRHR and Innovative Leadership in the RMG sector in Bangladesh”, NICHE/BGD/199, Funded by NUFFIC, Netherland.
Prof. Khan is a life member of different professional & educational bodies like life registered graduate of the University of Dhaka; UMIST Alumni, University of Manchester, UK.; Institute of Textile Engineers & Technologists, Bangladesh. He is a life fellow of Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB).
Prof. Khan was awarded ‘Fellowship’ of The Textile Institute, International, UK in 2010. He is the Chairman of the Textile Institute, Bangladesh Section, Manchester, UK.
He received Ekushey Padak-2016 from Bangladesh Education Observers Society for his contribution in the field of Textile Education of Bangladesh. Dr. Khan is the first recipient of Textile Institute UK Holden Medal Award winner of Education.
Dr. Khan believes education comses fourth and has become a necessity for human beings after food, cloth and shelter in this competitive world. Education is able to provide solutions to all problems; it promotes good habits and awarness about corruption, terrorism, and other social issues among us. And when its comes to matter of university, it produces enlightened leaders who will think of what is good in terms of the country as a whole not just in terms of profits for themselves.
Dr. Khan has more than 26 years of experience in the fields of teaching, education planning and management, industrial consultancy, project management, research, process, product & technology development. He is currently working as the Project Coordinator of CSR, SRHR and Innovative leadership in the RMG sector in Bangladesh, NICHE/BGD/199, Funded by NUFFIC, Netherlands.
Dr. Khan authorizes more than 30 research publications, published in recognized journals of home and abroad. He also authorizes one text book titled ‘Principles of Short Staple Spinning’ for undergraduate students.
Keynote IX, Wednesday, December 27, 2023, 12:30 – 1:00 pm
Dr. Erwin Rauch
Professor
Endowed Chair for Sustainable Manufacturing
Institute of Industrial and Energy Engineering
Faculty of Engineering – Free University of Bolzano
Italy
Erwin Rauch received his B.Sc. in Logistics and Production Engineering from the Free University in Bolzano (Italy). He also holds a M.Sc. in Mechanical Engineering from the Technical University Munich (TUM) and a M.Sc. in Business Administration from the TUM Business School. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Stuttgart with summa cum laude. Before starting his career as Assistant Professor at the Free University of Bolzano he spent 10 years in Industry as Consultant and Associate Partner at a management consultancy. Currently he is an Endowed Professor for Smart and Sustainable Manufacturing at the Free University of Bolzano. In addition he is the Head of the Smart Mini Factory laboratory for Industry 4.0 as well as the new established Sustainable Manufacturing Lab at NOI Techpark Bruneck. He is also the author of over 200 scientific contributions and an expert/member of various associations and organisations. Dr. Rauch is Editor in Chief of Production & Manufacturing Research, a Scopus indexed Q1 Journal of Taylor & Francis and serves in several Editorial Boards of peer-reviewed journals. He is Third Mission delegate for the Faculty of Engineering as well as member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Fraunhofer Italia Research.
Wednesday, December 27, 2023 – Evening Keynotes
Bangladesh Time
Keynote X, Wednesday, December 27, 2023, 6:00 – 6:30 pm
Professor Qiwei Xie
School of Economics and Management
Beijing University of Technology
Beijing, 100124, China
Bio:
Xie Qiwei is a professor at Beijing University of Technology and a specially appointed expert of the China Association for Science and Technology. He has been selected as one of the “Highly Cited Scholars” by Elsevier. He serves as a editor for important journals such as Journal of Systems Science and Mathematical Sciences, Frontiers in Robotics and AI. He is also a member of the Risk Management Branch of Chinese Society of Optimization, Overall Planning and Economic Mathematics. Professor Xie has led a sub-project of a national major project, a youth project funded by the National Natural Science Foundation, and a general project funded by the National Natural Science Foundation. He has also participated in a national major project and a project supported by the Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission. He has published over 100 related research papers in well-known journals.
His current research mainly focuses on data envelopment analysis, data mining, and in particular, resource allocation problems such as the allocation of pollutant discharge rights, carbon emissions, and financial resources.
Keynote Speech Title:
Efficiency Analysis and Fair Distribution in Connectome Reconstruction
Abstract:
In connectomics, accurate and complete neural connectivity circuits play a decisive role in analyzing the functional structure of connectome, requiring a large amount of manpower. With individual annotator as DMUs, SBM-DEA is selected to conduct efficiency analysis and formulate fair performance distribution plans from the micro level on three types of tasks in the work of connectome reconstruction: skeleton annotation, rechecking of annotated skeletons, and segmentation proofreading. Considering that the efficiency of these three types of tasks is affected by factors such as workers’ operating proficiency and working status, the Malmquist index is added to construct SBM-Malmquist for dynamic analysis of total factor productivity. The results show that the efficiency of the annotators is influenced by factors including familiarity with the software and the complexity of neural structures. Fair performance distribution helps stimulate everyone’s work enthusiasm. It can be used for fair resource allocation and rational work arrangements.
Keynote XI, Wednesday, December 27, 2023, 6:30 – 7:00 pm
Professor Malin Song
Vice President of Anhui University of Finance and Economics
School of Statistics and Applied Mathematics
Anhui University of Finance and Economics
Anhui, 233030, China
Bio:
Dr. Prof. Malin Song currently holds the position of Vice President of Anhui University of Finance and Economics. He has been selected as one of the “Highly Cited Scientists” by Clarivate, one of the “Highly Cited Scholars” by Elsevier, and one of the top 2% of the world’s top scientists for many consecutive years. He has been selected as one of the national leading talents, cultural celebrities of the Central Propaganda Department and “four-batch” talents, selected as one of the national One Million Talents project, and awarded as a young and middle-aged expert with outstanding contributions, enjoying the State Council’s special allowance, and selected as one of the Ministry of Education’s New Century Outstanding Talents Support Program, etc.
His main research interests are resource economics and statistics. He has published more than 300 papers in top-notch journals and has been awarded more than 40 times with first, second, and third prizes at provincial and ministerial levels as well as the China Economic Review Best Paper Award.
Keynote Speech Title: Effects of rising and extreme temperatures on production factor efficiency: Evidence from China’s cities
Abstract: Cities are the main drivers of climate change; they are also more vulnerable to it than rural areas. Improving the utilization efficiency of various production factors is an important way for cities to fight climate change. Using observations from across 36 large and medium-sized Chinese cities, this study finds that most cities experienced temperature rises in the past half century, with average increases of 0.5 °C. Based on the city-level production possibility set, this study constructs a factor-specific efficiency model of the directional distance function version. Using data from Chinese prefectures and above-level cities with a population of more than 1 million, we calculated three factor efficiencies: labor, energy, and environment. The econometric analysis revealed that the rising temperatures had a positive effect on all three efficiencies. This finding may be related to China’s geographical location within a temperate zone; consequently, the increase in temperature moved its temperatures to an optimal level. However, extreme temperatures had a negative impact on the efficiency of three factors. Further analysis found that rising temperatures brought more benefits to cities dominated by tertiary industries, while extreme temperatures brought more harm to cities dominated by secondary industries. As part of China’s urbanization process, large central cities often support tertiary industries with various resources, thereby moving secondary industries to the surrounding small cities. Our results suggest that as global warming intensifies, new economic inequalities may arise between cities with different industrial structures.
Keynote XII, Wednesday, December 27, 2023, 7:00 – 7:30 pm
Dr. Shuang Ma
School of Economics and Management
University of Science & Technology Beijing
Beijing, China
Bio:
Dr. MA Shuang is a Lecturer at the School of Economics and Management, University of Science and Technology Beijing, China. Her research is focused on mass customization, product family design and optimization, supply chain management and optimization, and supply chain perspective on additive manufacturing, healthcare services, etc. Dr. Ma obtained her Ph.D. degree in Management Science & Engineering from the Tianjin University in China. Her work has appeared in the Journal of the Operational Research Society, International Journal of Production Research, IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Expert System with Applications, Advanced Engineering Informatics, etc. as well as various conference proceedings.
Keynote Speech Title: Joint operations decision-making optimization involving substitute products based on Stackelberg game and nested PSO
Abstract: In green production involving substitute products (i.e., green and dirty products), manufacturers’ and retailers’ joint decision-making is important yet challenging. Governments’ carbon tax policies and financial subsidies compound such decision-making difficulty. In this study, we investigate the comprehensive joint decision-making of a manufacturer and his independent retailer considering both a carbon tax and subsidy offered by the local government. Additionally, we include cooperative advertising for both products. The list of various interacting decisions includes i) the manufacturer’s technology selection, production quantities, wholesale prices, and ratios of advertising investment paid to his retailer for both green and dirty products and ii) the retailer’s retail prices and advertising investment for both green and dirty products. Per decision interactions, we analyze the problem as a Stackelberg game. The game model developed, by nature, is a bi-level 0-1 mixed nonlinear program, and cannot be solved analytically. We, thus, develop a nested particle swarm optimization (NPSO) to solve the model. Numerical examples demonstrate the applicability of the game model in facilitating supply chain members to jointly make decisions and the robustness of the NPSO.
Keynote XIII, Wednesday, December 27, 2023, 7:30 – 8:00 pm
Albert Wee Kwan Tan, PhD
Associate Professor
Academic Program Director, Online Master in Business Administration
Asian Institute of Management (AIM)
Manila, Philippines
Prof. Albert Tan joins the AIM faculty as an Associate Professor and Academic Program Director of the Online MBA program. He has a combined 32 years of industry practice and teaching experience in Australia, Singapore, China, Dubai, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Most recently, he was a visiting professor at NUS-Singapore, MIT SCALE Network, Wollongong-Dubai, Curtin-Australia as well as in Indonesia and Vietnam. Prof. Tan was conferred a Bachelor in Information Technology in 1996 by the University of Southern Queensland. He also obtained a Master in Business Studies from the University of Ireland in 1998 and a PhD in Operations Management from Nanyang Technological University in 2005. He is also certified Fellow in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM-F) from APICS.
Keynote XIV, Wednesday, December 27, 2023, 8:00 – 8:30 pm
Isabela Bonatto, Ph.D.
Environmental Consultant
Solid Waste Management and Circular Economy Expert
Keynote title: Solid waste management, circular economy and plastic pollution: solutions and opportunities in Brazil and Kenya.
Isabela Bonatto, a Brazilian biologist, holds an MBA in Environmental Management, as well as a Master’s and a Doctorate in Environmental Engineering, which included a period of study at Duke University in North Carolina, USA. With a wealth of experience in urban solid waste and circular economy consultancy, Isabela brings forth a deep understanding of sustainability, recycling, reverse logistics, socio-environmental projects, waste data collection and technical research. Her commitment lies in formulating comprehensive strategies for efficient urban solid waste management and advocating for the adoption of circular economy principles, particularly within the realm of corporate sustainability and the packaging sector. As a consultant, she actively advises and supports companies and institutions in the implementation of sustainable practices and the management of socio-environmental projects, advocating for conscious decision-making and the establishment of businesses that align with sustainable values and practices. Over the course of her career, Isabela has collaborated with distinguished organizations such as UNEP, Tetra Pak, SGS, and CEMPRE, in addition to several international NGOs, which has enhanced her comprehensive understanding of global environmental and sustainable issues. Furthermore, her dedication to education and research is evident in her engagement in diverse academic programs and environmental sustainability-focused courses. Residing in Kenya since 2021, Isabela has dedicated her efforts to spearheading various socio-environmental projects, specifically focused on WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Health) initiatives and the advancement of circular economy principles. She actively seeks to optimize solid waste management opportunities for both corporations and local communities, thereby gaining a nuanced understanding of the complex environmental challenges that exist within diverse cultural and geographical landscapes. Moreover, her ongoing commitment extends to championing projects that bolster climate resilience, foster community engagement, tackle the issue of period poverty, empower girls and women, and promote the utilization of reusable sanitary pads within the humanitarian sector. Isabela firmly believes in the transformative potential of socio-environmental initiatives and the profound impact that collaborative partnerships can have in shaping a more sustainable and equitable world.
Keynote XV, Wednesday, December 27, 2023, 8:30 – 9:00 pm
Dr. Anthea Amadi-Echendu
Senior Lecturer
Department of Operations Management
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa
Director, Society of Operations Management in Africa (SOMA)
Anthea Amadi-Echendu is a senior lecturer at the University of South Africa. She holds a Master of Commerce degree from the University of South Africa and a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Pretoria. Anthea has authored various national and international book chapters, conference papers and published several journal papers and was co-editor of a book. She holds directorships of the Society of Operations Management in Africa (SOMA) and Destiny Environmental and Infrastructure Development (Pty) Ltd). Anthea is also a founder member of SOMA. She has more than 15 years’ industry experience on various levels.
Thursday, December 28, 2023
Bangladesh Time
Keynote XVI, Thursday, December 28, 2023, 8:30 – 9:00 am
Prof. Dr. Ir. Wahyudi Sutopo, ST., M.Si, IPU
Vice Dean for Human Resources, Finance, and Logistics, Faculty of Engineering, UNS
Head of Industrial Engineering and Techno-Economics (RITE) Research Group, UNS
Head of Industrial Relations & Commercialization Div., CoE for Electrical Energy Storage Technology, UNS
President, IEOM Indonesia Chapter & Director, IEOM Asia Pacific Operations
Wahyudi Sutopo is a professor in industrial engineering and Head of Industrial Engineering and Techno-Economics Research Group, Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS). He is also a researcher for the Centre of Excellence for Electrical Energy Storage Technology UNS. His educational background is the profession of engineer (Ir) from the UNS in 2018; Doctor (Dr, 2011) in industrial engineering & management & bachelor of industrial engineering (S.T., 1999) from Institut Teknologi Bandung; master of management (M.Si., 2004) from Universitas Indonesia. He is a member of the Institute of Indonesian Engineers and an Executive Professional Engineer. He is also a member of ISLI, IISE, and IEOM.
His research interests include logistics & supply chain engineering, economic engineering & cost analysis, and technology commercialization. He has developed a research roadmap in the field of study “Industrial Engineering and Techno-Economics of Energy Storage (ES) and Electric Vehicles (EV) Applications” as an effort to study the field of Industrial Engineering, especially Supply Chain Engineering which is integrated with multi/interdisciplinary approaches into the Technology Commercialization Process. He has received more than 45 research grants. Industrial engineering knowledge acquisitions were contributed to achieve impact excellence in teaching, research, and innovation. He is a copyright holder/inventor for 16 IPRs; the author of 13 books, and more than 194 Scopus-indexed articles (H-index-13).
He has special attention to improving the quality of industrial engineering education. He was the general chair of the Indonesian Industrial Engineering Higher Education Institution Cooperation Agency/BKSTI (2017-2020) & secretary of the Advisory Body of BKSTI (2023-2026). His additional assignment is to be an Assessor of BAN-PT & LAM TEKNIK as well as an evaluator of IABEE. He also took the role of advancing the industrial engineering discipline for the betterment of humanity through IEOM Society
Keynote XVII, Thursday, December 28, 2023, 9:00 – 9:30 am
Prof. Vitor Mendes Caldana
Federal Institute of Sao Paulo (IFSP) – Sorocaba Campus
Sorocaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Began the academic career with a technician course in Electronics from Liceu de Artes e Ofícios (1999) followed by an undergraduate degree in Electronic Engineering from Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie in 2004. In 2016, finished the Masters course in Industrial Engineering with the Quality of Engineering Education and its Relation to Regional Development as his area of research.
As a technical profession, from 1999 until 2016, started in Caltronic Automação Industrial, a service-based company in Brazil that represents American and European automation equipment for the printing industry, and finished as Service and Projects Manager, serving not only Brazil but the whole of South America with services performed also in USA and China. During the professional career took several courses in USA and Europe to Automation and dedicated equipment maintenance. In 2016 left the company for full-time dedication to IFSP.
In 2014 began his teaching career in FIEB as a substitute teacher for the Technical Course of Electronics. In 2016 moved to IFSP to start the electronics Technical Course in the city of Sorocaba and has been engaged with this project since. In this 4,5 years taught a variety of courses in electronics. In 2018 began his Research Group in Industry 4.0 and is currently working with colleagues in this research area as well as the project for the PhD.
Keynote XVIII, Thursday, December 28, 2023, 9:30 – 10:00 am
Ahad Ali, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Director, Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering
Director, Master of Science in Industrial Engineering
Director, Graduate Certificate in Lean Six Sigma
Director, Smart Manufacturing and Lean Systems Research Group
Coordinator, Siemens Electro-Matic Industrial Engineering Lab
A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical, Robotics and Industrial Engineering
Lawrence Technological University
Southfield, Michigan, MI 48075, USA
Executive Director of IEOM Society International
Ahad Ali is an Associate Professor and Director of Industrial Engineering Programs (BSIE & MSIE), Director of Graduate Certificate in Lean Six Sigma and Director of Smart Manufacturing and Lean Systems Research Group, A. Leon Linton Department of Mechanical, Robotics and Industrial Engineering at the Lawrence Technological University, Southfield, Michigan, USA. He established Siemens Electro-Matic Industrial Engineering Lab at LTU in 2019. Dr. Ali was the primary author of the ABET self-study report of the BSIE Program at LTU in 2022. He earned B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET), Bangladesh, Masters in Systems and Engineering Management from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA. Dr. Ali was Assistant Professor in Industrial Engineering at the University of Puerto Rico – Mayaguez, Visiting Assistant Professor in Mechanical, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering at the University of Toledo and Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at the Bangladesh Institute of Technology, Khulna. He received an Outstanding Professor Award of the Industrial Engineering Department, University of Puerto Rico -Mayaguez, (2006-2007). He has published 60 journal and 150 conference papers. Dr Ali has conducted research projects with Chrysler, Ford, DTE Energy, New Center Stamping, Whelan Co., Delphi Automotive System, GE Medical Systems, Harley-Davidson Motor Company, International Truck and Engine Corporation (ITEC), National/Panasonic Electronics, and Rockwell Automation. His research interests include manufacturing systems modeling, simulation and optimization, intelligent scheduling and planning, artificial intelligence, predictive maintenance, e-manufacturing, and lean manufacturing. He supervised 11 doctoral students. Dr. Ali has involved with many international conference committees. He is the Founder of IEOM Society International and serving as an Executive Director. Dr. Ali serves as a Conference Co-Chair of the International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management and organized events in Dhaka, Kuala Lumpur, Istanbul, Bali, Dubai, Orlando, Detroit, Rabat, UK, Bogota, Paris, Washington, DC, Pretoria, Bangkok, Pilsen, Toronto, Costa Rica, Sao Paulo, India, Riyadh, Manila and Sydney. He is a member of IEOM, INFORMS, SME and IEEE.
Keynote XIX, Thursday, December 28, 2023, 10:00 – 10:30 am
Dr. Carman Ka Man LEE
Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Biography:
Dr LEE Ka Man is currently an associate professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. She is the program leader of BSc(Hons) Enterprise Engineering with Management and scheme leader of BSc(Hons) scheme in Logistics and Enterprise Engineering. She obtained her PhD and BEng degree from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Her main research areas include Industrial Engineering, Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Wireless Sensor and Actuator Network (WSAN), Cloud Computing and Big Data Analytics. As of now, Dr Lee has published over 200 articles in various international journals and seminars. She was awarded Silver Medal in the 47th International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva in 2019 and Outstanding Paper Award of Emerald Network Awards in 2019. Dr Lee also serves as the Lab-in-Charge of PolyU’s Cyber-Physical Systems Laboratory.
Keynote speech title:
Online Purchase decision analysis with Biosensor data
Abstract:
The talk is to explore the importance of different features that can be displayed on a website environment and their impact on customers’ preferences, decisions, and behavior. The features under investigation include promotional offers, product information, electronic word of mouth, sustainability, warm-tone color, cool-tone color, and music. The study focuses specifically for the online shopping platform, aiming to provide insights for improving website environments to attract more customers. To investigate the effect of different features on customers’ preferences and decisions, a research model based on the Theory of Planned Behavior and the Stimulus-Organism-Response model has been proposed. The study also examines the use of Electroencephalogram (EEG) or eyeball tracking technology from for neuromarketing research. Participants in the experiment were asked to wear a device that detects their brain or eye movement activity during the experimental setup. The results of the study revealed that factors such as promotional offers, colors, and music significantly influence customers’ purchase behaviour.
Keynote XX, Thursday, December 28, 2023, 10:30 – 11:00 am
Ms. Regine A. Tejada
Assistant Professor
Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research
University of the Philippines Diliman
Philippines
Regine A. Tejada is an Assistant Professor of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research at the University of the Philippines Diliman. She earned her master’s and bachelor’s degrees in Industrial Engineering from the same university. Her research interests include production systems, information systems, assignment models, and transportation systems, specifically active mobility. She has taught courses on facilities systems design, systems and procedures, industrial materials and processes, and production systems. She is also a member of Move As One Coalition, an organization that advocates for a safer, more humane, and more inclusive public transportation system in the Philippines. Through this organization, she was able to initiate transport-related projects at her university.
Keynote XXI, Thursday, December 28, 2023, 11:00 – 11:30 am
Professor Latifur Khan
Fellow of IEEE, IET, BCS
Professor
Department of Computer Science
University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas)
Dallas, Texas, USA
Dr. Latifur Khan is currently a full Professor (tenured) in the Computer Science department at the University of Texas at Dallas, USA where he has been teaching and conducting research since September 2000. He received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from the University of Southern California (USC) in August of 2000. In addition, he received his bachelor degree in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) with first class honors (2nd position).
Dr. Khan is a fellow of IEEE, IET, BCS, and an ACM Distinguished Scientist. He has received prestigious awards including the IEEE Technical Achievement Award for Intelligence and Security Informatics, IEEE Big Data Security Award, and IBM Faculty Award (research) 2016. Dr. Khan has published over 300 papers in premier journals and prestigious conferences. Currently, Dr. Khan’s research focuses on big data management and analytics, data mining and its application to cyber security, and complex data management including geospatial data and multimedia data. His research has been supported by grants from NSF, NIH, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), DOE, NSA, IBM, and HPE.
Title: Semi-Supervised Learning, Generative AI and Scalable Spatio-Temporal Graph Neural Networks for Social Good
Abstract
In this presentation, I will focus on Semi-supervised learning, lifelong learning including generative AI and spatio-temporal forecasting.
With regard to semi-supervised learning, various efforts have been proposed for reducing the annotation cost when training Deep neural networks (DNN). Semi-Supervised Learning (SSL) is one of the solutions that has been provably handy in leveraging unlabeled instances to mitigate the efficacy of the DNN model’s performance and has been attracting an increasing amount of attention in recent times. In this work, our main insight is that semi-supervised learning can benefit from recently proposed unsupervised contrastive learning approach, which aims to achieve the positive concentrated and negative separated representation in the unlabeled feature space. Herein, we introduce MultiCon, a semi-supervised learning paradigm that aims at learning data augmentation invariant based embedding. Experiments on multiple standard datasets including Covid19 Chest X-ray images, and CT Scans demonstrate that MultiCon achieves state-of-the-art performance across existing SSL benchmarks. In addition, we will demonstrate how semi-supervised learning can be used to and identify Choroidal Tumors in Fundus Photographs and find vulnerable functions in application libraries.
With regard to generative AI, we will monitor conflicts and political violence around the world by analyzing volumes of continuous or stream specialized text on a global scale. To help advance research in political science, we introduce ConfliBERT, a domain-specific pre-trained large language model (LLM, part of generative AI) for conflict and political violence. We first gather a large domain-specific text corpus for large language modeling from various sources. We then build ConfliBERT using two approaches: pre-training from scratch and continual pre-training to facilitate lifelong learning. For incremental/continual learning, deep learning models should be able to learn new information while retaining previously learned skills or knowledge, but catastrophic forgetting does happen and we will address that in this talk.
Time series forecasting with additional spatial information has attracted a tremendous amount of attention in recent research, due to its importance in various real-world applications in social studies, such as conflict prediction and pandemic forecasting. Conventional machine learning methods either consider temporal dependencies only or treat spatial and temporal relations as two separate autoregressive models, namely, space-time autoregressive models. Such methods suffer when it comes to long-term forecasting or predictions for large-scale areas, due to the high nonlinearity and complexity of spatio-temporal data. In this talk, we describe how to address these challenges using spatio-temporal graph neural networks.
*This work is funded by NSF, NIH, ONR, ARMY, and NSA. The work (ConflictBERT) is in collaboration with Dr. Patrick Brandt and Dr. Jennifer Holmes, School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences, UT Dallas.
Keynote XXII, Thursday, December 28, 2023, 11:30 am – 12:00 pm
Ferdous Sarwar, PhD
Professor and Head
Department of Industrial & Production Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
Dr. Ferdous Sarwar is a Professor and Head at Department of Industrial & Production Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh. His areas of expertise include: 12 years of engineering research experience, 10 years of engineering project management experience, 4 years of experience focused on manufacturing, research, and development of microelectronic components, hands-on experience in flip chip, SMT, MEMS, laser processing, photolithography, wire bonding, and die attach process, strong background in SPC techniques, DOE, APQP, QFD, FMEA, DMAIC & Six-Sigma methods and experience in selection and characterization of materials for microelectronics manufacturing such as TEM, SEM, FESEM and XRD. Dr. Sarwar has published papers in conferences and journals. He received Bachelor of Science (BS) and Master of Science (MS) in Industrial and Production Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Manufacturing Engineering from North Dakota State University, USA.
Keynote XXIII, Thursday, December 28, 2023, 12:00 – 12:30 pm
S.M. Tofayel Ahmad
System Analyst (Joint Director)
Information & Communication Technology Department
Bangladesh Bank (The Central Bank of Bangladesh)
Head Office, 29th Floor, Annex-2 Building
Motijheel, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
S.M. Tofayel Ahmad (Noman) is now working as System Analyst (Joint Director) at Bangladesh Bank, Dhaka. Before joining to Bangladesh bank he was a lecturer of CSE department of Northern University Bangladesh. He is the former Lecturer of Prime University Bangladesh, Microland IICE (NU), Ideal College (NU), New Model College (NU), etc. He is Former Assistant Programmer, MoICT.
He is now adjunct faculty member of Prime University, Northern University, NAPD, Bangladesh Bank Training Academy (BBTA), Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM), ICAB – The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB), National Institute of Banking Technology (NIBT) and some other reputed Institutions in Bangladesh. He is one of the famous key note speakers of Bangladesh for 4IR, CPS, Cloud Computing, Information Security, ICT Security Policy & Guidelines, etc.
He has attended in many training, workshop on ICT Risk management, ICT Security, ICT Policy/Act/Guidelines, Cyber Security, BCR/DRP, IS Audit & Compliance, eCommerce, eGovernance, Embedded System, Reconfigurable computing, Instrumentation system in home and abroad.
Mr. Ahmad has written many books including three text books for BTEB. He has written (1) Multimedia and its Application (Text Book), BTEB (2) Data Structure And Algorithm (Text Book), BTEB, (3) Operating System & System Programming, (Text Book), BTEB, (4) Computer Engineering Knowledge, March, 2016, (5) Tautology (Guide Book) in 4 Vol. For CSE students.
Mr. Ahmad has edited several ICT related guidelines, policies, frameworks for banking sector of Bangladesh including (1) “Guidelines on Cloud Computing for Banks, NBFI, PSO, PSP, MFS,etc., Vol 01, 2023”; (2)“Cyber Security Framework for for Banks, NBFI, PSO, PSP, MFS,etc.”; (3) “Guideline on ICT Security For Banks and Non-Bank Financial Institutions, Version 3.0, May 2015 Bangladesh Bank”; (4) “ICT Security Policy for Bangladesh Bank & Some Commercial Banks, Bangladesh”; & BCP & DRP for Bangladesh Bank & Schedule Bank; (5)“Core Banking Solutions Features and Control Guidelines for Banks”, etc.
Mr. Ahmad was awarded as the Best Researcher of IEOM2012 by IEOM Society International, USA in 2012 for one of his research papers. He published 23 research papers in National/ International Journal/ Proceedings in IEEE, ACM, Scopus, IEOM, etc. on Embedded System, Reconfigurable Computing, Cloud Computing, Cyber Physical System, Security Operation Center(SOC), VAPT, Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), eCommerce /eBusiness, Financial Engineering and ICT Security & Risk management. He was nominated as Track Chair of Financial Engineering, E-Business/E-Service/e-Commerce/ Engineering Education, Cyber Security for many international conferences.
Mr. S. M. Tofayel Ahmad is ISO Certified Lead Auditor (ISMS, ISO27001) & JICA-ITEE Certified Master Trainer (ToT). He was the Vice President of Bangladesh Computer Society (BCS) for 2012-2014 period. His main key work area is ICT Security Guideline & Policy, ICT Risk Management & Emergency Response, Ensuring compliance of Cloud Computing, 4IR, Cyber Security. Information System Audit & Compliance, Information Security/Cyber Security, Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Management, eProcurement Management, Backup Management, Financial Engineering and providing ICT Security Training. ICT Audit, Inspection and Compliance.
He achieved M.Sc Engg.(ICT) from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). He has also attended many professional courses in home and abroad including DLIS from University of Indonesia and DESOS from University Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), Malaysia. He is one of the UNO, UNESCO and ICTP Scholars.
Mr. Ahmad has visited many countries including India, Indonesia Malaysia, Singapore, Philiphines, Turkey (Istanbul), Soudi Arabia, etc. for Academic, Training, Tour and Conference purposes.
Keynote XXIV, Thursday, December 28, 2023, 12:30 – 1:00 pm
Dr. Sajal Chandra Banik
Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET)
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Dr. Sajal Chandra Banik is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET), Bangladesh. He graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh in 1998. He obtained his M.Sc. in Mechatronics degree from Technical University of Hamburg-Harburg (TUHH), Germany in 2005. He was awarded PhD degree (Robotics and Artificial Intelligence) from Saga University, Japan in 2009. He has served also as a visiting professor for one year at Veltech University, Avadi, Chennai, India. His research fields are robotics, mechatronics systems and Industry 4.0 . He has participated in NASA’s 4th Annual Lunabotics Mining Competition-2013, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, USA. By this time, he has acquired professional and organizational experiences like Dean, Head, Provost, Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project’s (HEQEP) Manager, UG/PG/PhD student’s Supervisor, National Consultant for ‘4IR Based Future Skills’ project under a2i. He has also organized several International Conferences as Conference Chair/Secretary. He is also Co-editor/reviewer for several renowned international journals. He is a Fellow of IEB and member of ASME and Advisor of ASME, CUET branch. He has published more than 110 research papers including IEEE, Scopus, and Springer journals. Currently, he is also the Director, Directorate of Research & Extension, CUET.
Abstract
Effect of Industry 4.0 and AI in Future Skill Demand: Perspective to Bangladesh
Bangladesh is entering into the 4th Industrial revolution with the realization of Vision 2041 which is a national strategic plan to farther develop the socio-economic standing. Our country is aiming to achieve high income status through industrialization with the expansion of manufacturing capacity and human capital development. The education institute/university needs to think for a new way to produce high skilled graduates that can meet the future demand for updated technology-based industries. The industries need to produce quality products in every sector which are ready to export. To meet the foreign demand, we need to change our production process through the adaptation of Industry 4.0. Nowadays, the competition between producers is very complex to meet customer needs and attract new customers. A wide variety of strategies are used by organization using the concept of Industry 4.0 to maintain their competitive advantages. The organization business strategies set by an organization should be able to growth and dominate the market. Accelerating growth and decreasing poverty, economic inequality, and regional imbalance are the major objectives of Bangladesh’s current development paradigm.
Industry4.0 has some potential benefits like: Enhanced productivity, real-time data for a real-time supply chain, higher business continuity, better quality products, better working conditions and sustainability, personalization and customization for the ‘new’ consumer and the development of innovative capabilities and new revenue models. But, for the application of Industry 4.0 new skill sets are required in the employees. For this issue, an industry should give more emphasize on technology and training. The employee and infrastructure should be technology bounded. A mindset is necessary for the employees to welcome the industry 4.0 and make themselves fit by reskilling/upskilling/new skilling.
The keynote will discuss the outcome from research that has been conducted by taking seminars with different industrial sectors in Bangladesh, takings real-time data, consulting with the expert of each industry, doing online research, having discussions with the different faculty members of universities, and doing desktop research. This keynote will mainly report on different sectors’ future stability, social and economic impact compared to other countries, a list of skillsets for acquiring 4IR, and risky and emerging occupations due to adoption of I4.0 and AI in Bangladesh.
Remarks:
- New technologies hold the promise of the sustainable development.
- Need to create awareness of I4.0 and stakeholder’s engagement is necessary.
- Knowledge-based human resource is necessary to work with ICT, AI, Automation, etc. for transformation to I4.0.
- Robust training with modern tools & software for trainer and trainee.
- Industry feedback is necessary in curriculum development.
- University/Institute and Industry collaboration is a must to see the faster application of Industry 4.0 and to see the success of innovation and commercialization model.
7:00 – 9:00 pm – Awards ceremony
Past Keynotes
- IEOM 2010 – Dhaka
- IEOM 2011 – Kuala Lumpur
- IEOM 2012 – Istanbul
- IEOM 2014 – Bali
- IEOM 2015 – Dubai
- IEOM 2015 – Orlando
- IEOM 2016 – Kuala Lumpur
- IEOM 2016 – Detroit
- IEOM 2017 – Rabat, Morocco
- IEOM 2017 – Bristol, UK
- IEOM 2017 – Bogota, Colombia
- IEOM 2017 – Dhaka
- IEOM 2018 – Bandung
- IEOM 2018 – Paris
- IEOM 2018 – Washington DC
- IEOM 2018 – Pretoria
- IEOM 2019 – Bangkok
- IEOM 2019 – Pilsen
- IEOM 2019 – Toronto
- IEOM 2019 – Riyadh
- IEOM 2019 – Dhaka
- IEOM 2020 – Dubai
- IEOM 2020 – Detroit
- IEOM 2020 – Harare
- IEOM 2020 – Dhaka
- IEOM 2021 – Singapore