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Keynote Speakers
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Day 1- June 17, 2025 (Tuesday)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

9:00 am – Conference Chair and IEOM President Remarks<\/p>\n

9:10 am – Host Welcome Address – Michael Georgiopoulos, Ph.D., <\/b>Dean, UCF College of Engineering and Computer Science<\/span><\/p>\n

9:30 am – About the UCF Partnerships Office: Cody Gill and Jennifer Wolf, <\/strong>Executive Directors of Partnership,\u00a0UCF Office of Partnerships<\/p>\n

9:40 – 10:20 am, Tuesday, June 17, 2025<\/p>\n

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Barbara Brown<\/strong><\/span>
\nDirector, Exploration Research and Technology Programs<\/strong><\/span>
\nNASA, Kennedy Space Center<\/strong><\/span>
\nFlorida, USA<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Barbara L. Brown serves as the Director of Exploration Research and Technology Programs at NASA’s John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. She leads processing, assembly, integration, and test of payloads and flight science experiments bound for the International Space Station. She serves as KSC\u2019s lead for the formulation of concepts to support uncrewed operations on the Moon and Mars and directs research, development, testing, and demonstration of flight systems and technologies to advance exploration and space systems.\u00a0 The programs and projects under her purview span across 4 NASA mission directorates: Explorations Systems,\u00a0 Space Operations, Space Technology, and Science.<\/p>\n

Since beginning her career at NASA in 1983 as a student intern at the Kennedy Space Center, she has worked at Kennedy, NASA Headquarters in Washington DC, and NASA\u2019s Ames Research Center in Moffett Field, Ca., and has held numerous positions, including Kennedy Center Chief Technologist, Kennedy Chief Information Officer, Kennedy Systems Autonomy Demonstration Lead, Kennedy X-34 Test Flight Program Manager, Kennedy Artificial Intelligence Laboratory Manager, Ames Autonomous Cryogenic Loading Operations Lead; Ames Ground Processing Lead for the Crew Exploration Vehicle Integrated Systems Health Management Work Package, Ames Deputy Project Manager for the Human-Centered Computing, and Space Operations Mission Directorate Full Cost manager.<\/p>\n

She has authored or co-authored numerous papers and reports on physics-based diagnostics, autonomous cryogenic system operations, and intelligent vehicle & systems health management and has received numerous awards and recognitions, including NASA\u2019s Exceptional Service Medal, NASA\u2019s Outstaning Leadership Medal.<\/p>\n

Brown holds a B.S. in Computer Science from Florida State University, a M.S. in Industrial Engineering from University of Central Florida, and is a Harvard Senior Executive Fellow. She is a proud native of Palatka, Florida and a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.<\/p>\n

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10:20 – 11:00 am, Tuesday, June 17, 2025<\/p>\n

David Stubsten<\/strong><\/span>
\nSenior Manager, Development – Industrial Engineering<\/strong><\/span>
\nThe Walt Disney Company<\/strong><\/span>
\nOrlando, Florida, United States<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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David\u00a0Stubsten\u00a0is an industrial engineering leader at the Walt Disney Company with 15 years of experience in consulting on new experience development, operations, and support functions for Disney experiences worldwide.\u00a0Stubsten\u00a0holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Oklahoma.<\/p>\n

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11:00 – 11:20 am – Break<\/p>\n

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11:20 – 11:50 am, Tuesday, June 17, 2025<\/p>\n

\"\"Lee R. Lambert<\/strong>
\nA Founder of the PMP<\/strong>
\nPowell, Ohio, United States<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT: THE NEW FRONTIER<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Lee R. Lambert is considered throughout the world as one of the project management profession\u2019s thought leaders.\u00a0 He has been spreading the PM word for over 50 years and was one of the Founders of the PMP.\u00a0 Lee has been recognized by the Project Management Institute as one of only 85 PMI Fellows and in 2024 he received the Distinguished Leader in Project Management Award from the IEOM Society.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0He brings a \u201creal world\u201d message to those hoping to excel in their role of managing projects.\u00a0 His unique and humorous style creates an enjoyable and productive learning environment.<\/p>\n

Lambert has implemented four enterprise-wide project management information systems and his work in developing High Performance Teams has been judged a miracle.\u00a0 \u00a0He has prepared and delivered user training to thousands of employees at AT&T, IBM, General Electric, MicroSoft, Roche and countless others.\u00a0 His value-add consulting and training has been instrumental in creating successful PMOs to drive rapid implementation. He has provided \u201cpublic\u201d training programs for more than 50,000 professionals in 51 countries.\u00a0 Lee loves sharing his experience and knowledge on a variety of project management methodologies.<\/p>\n

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11:50 am – 12:30 pm, Tuesday, June 17, 2025<\/p>\n

\"\"Dr. Christopher Mejia<\/strong><\/span>
\nResearch Scientist, MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics<\/strong><\/span>
\nDirector, MIT SCALE Network for Latin America and the Caribbean<\/strong><\/span>
\nDirector, MIT Graduate Certificate in Logistics and SCM (GCLOG) program<\/strong><\/span>
\nFounder & Director, MIT Food and Retail Operations Lab<\/strong><\/span>
\nMassachusetts Institute of Technology<\/strong><\/span>
\nCambridge, Massachusetts, USA<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Christopher Mej\u00eda Argueta is a Research Scientist at the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. He develops applied research on retailing operations and food supply chains for multiple stakeholders, including consumer packaged goods manufacturers, carriers, and retailers in the Food and Retail Operations Lab (FaROL). His research focuses on improving the efficiency and flexibility of operations in multiple stakeholders, designing route-to-market and logistics strategies to address changing purchasing patterns, coupling these dynamic consumer profiles with the retail landscape, and reducing undesired socioeconomic and health problems related to income disparity, social backwardness, food malnutrition, food waste by proposing sustainable policies, business models to help vulnerable population segments.<\/p>\n

Dr. Chris Mej\u00eda is also the Director of the MIT Supply Chain and Global Logistics Excellence (SCALE) Network for Latin America. This initiative, conducted by the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics in the region, aims to lead impactful research and education projects for all companies, the public sector, and society together with top Latin American universities and the support of the Center for Latin-American Logistics Innovation (CLI). In addition, Dr. Chris Mej\u00eda serves as the Director of the MIT Graduate Certificate in Logistics & Supply Chain Management (GCLOG), an elite program from the MIT SCALE Network geared towards outstanding graduate students from Latin America.<\/p>\n

He holds a M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering focusing on supply chain management and multicriteria optimization, and a PhD in Industrial Engineering focusing on Humanitarian Operations. Dr. Mej\u00eda got both degrees with summa cum laude honors (best grade, top 1% students) in both classes at Monterrey Tech, Mexico. In 2013, Dr. Mej\u00eda was the academic leader at CLI, where he developed dozens of projects with industry and other academic partners related to disaster response, green logistics, packaging, and last-mile distribution in emerging markets. Before joining MIT CTL, Dr. Mej\u00eda Argueta was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Eindhoven University of Technology (TUe), the Netherlands, where he investigated retailing operations for emerging markets and formulated estimation models to analyze the prevalence of nanostores in emerging markets. He is author and editor of the books: 1) Reaching 50 Million Nanostores: Retail Distribution in Emerging Megacities, 2) Supply Chain Management and Logistics in Latin America: A multi-country perspective and 3) Supply Chain Management and Logistics in Emerging Markets.<\/p>\n

He has over 15 years of experience, and his work in over 16 countries worldwide has focused on improving the efficiency of operations across the supply chains. He is a co-editor of various special issues in recognized journals and an author of scientific papers published in top journals. He has developed dozens of industry projects focused on the reality of emerging markets regarding transportation, logistics, retailing, and supply chain management.<\/p>\n

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12:30 – 1:10 pm, Tuesday, June 17, 2025<\/p>\n

\"\"Michael Tanis<\/span><\/strong>
\nSr Manager Industrial Engineer<\/strong><\/span>
\nBlue Origin
\nMerritt Island, Florida
\nUSA<\/span><\/strong><\/h2>\n

I was born and risen in France from a French Father and American Mother. I used to spend most of my summers in the upper state New York at my grandparent\u2019s place where I learned how to fish. It is to this date my favorite hobby alongside with spending time in the outdoors with my wife and kids. I acquired a Master of Science in industrial Engineering from HEI school in Lille and a Specialized Master\u2019s in advanced manufacturing Processes for Aeronautical Structures from ISAE SupAero and Mines D\u2019Albi. I first started working deploying factories for household products manufacturing in Mexico where I spent 4 years, then China and Southeast Asia. I started my aerospace adventure at Airbus where I was in charge of leading the insertion of the NEO A320 single isle aircraft to the Toulouse Final Assembly lines and finally joined Blue Origin 6 years ago.<\/p>\n

I am currently the Sr Manager of the Industrial Engineering team in Florida for the New Glenn and Lunar Program.<\/p>\n

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Day 2 \u2013 June 18, 2025 (Wednesday)<\/strong><\/h2>\n

9:30 – 10:10 am, Wednesday, June 18, 2025<\/p>\n

\"\"Dr. Waldemar Karwowski<\/span><\/strong>
\nPegasus Professor and Chairman<\/strong><\/span>
\nDepartment of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems<\/strong><\/span>
\nUniversity of Central Florida<\/strong><\/span>
\nOrlando, Florida, USA<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
Presentation Title: The Grand Challenges of Industrial and Systems Engineering<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

Waldemar Karwowski is Pegasus Professor and Chairman, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems, University of Central Florida, USA. He holds an M.S. in Production Engineering and Management from the University of Technology Wroclaw, Poland, and a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Texas Tech University, USA. He was awarded D.Sc. in management science by the Institute for Organization and Management in Industry, Warsaw, and received the National Professorship title from the President of Poland (2012). Three Central European universities also awarded him Doctor Honoris Causa degrees. Dr. Karwowski served on the Board on Human Systems Integration, National Research Council, USA (2007\u20132011). He currently is Co-Editor-in-Chief of Theoretical Issues in Ergonomics Science journal, Editor-in-Chief of Human-Intelligent Systems Integration journal, and Field Chief Editor of the Frontiers in Neuroergonomics. Dr. Karwowski has over 550 research publications, including over 200 journal papers. He is Fellow of the Ergonomics Society (U.K.), Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE), and the International Ergonomics Association (IEA), and served as President of both HFES (2006-2007) and IEA (2000-2003). He received the William Floyd Award from the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors, the United Kingdom in 2017, and the David F. Baker Distinguished Research Award. Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers, Atlanta, USA, in 2020. He was elected to Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine of Florida (ASEMFL), Orlando, Florida, USA, November 2020.<\/p>\n

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10:10 – 10:50 am, Wednesday, June 18, 2025<\/p>\n

\"\"Dr. Ivan Garibay<\/span><\/strong>
\nAssociate Professor<\/strong><\/span>
\nIndustrial Engineering and Management Systems<\/strong><\/span>
\nUniversity of Central Florida<\/strong><\/span>
\nOrlando, Florida, USA<\/strong><\/span>
\nDirector, UCF Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Initiative<\/strong><\/span>
\nDirector, Master of Science in Data Analytics<\/strong><\/span>
\nDirector, Complex Adaptive Systems Laboratory<\/strong><\/span>
\nFounding Director, UCF I-Corps program<\/strong><\/span>
\nAffiliated appointments to Computer Science and Modeling and Simulation<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Dr. Ivan Garibay is an Associate Professor at the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems, University of Central Florida. He is the Director of UCF Artificial Intelligence and Big Data Initiative, Director of Master of Science Program in Data Analytics, and the Director of the Complex Adaptive Systems Laboratory. He is also the Founding Director of the UCF I\u2010Corps program. His interests lie in studying complex socio\u2010technical systems such as social media and artificial social intelligence. He received Ph.D. in Computer Science and M.S. in Computer Science from University of Central Florida, P.E. in Electronic Engineering (Titulo Profesional) and B.S. in Electronic Engineering from Ricardo Palma University, Peru.<\/p>\n

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10:50 – 11:00 Break<\/p>\n

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11:00 – 11:40 am, Wednesday, June 18, 2025<\/p>\n

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Javad Mokhbery<\/strong><\/span>
\nCEO and President<\/strong><\/span>
\nFUTEK Advanced Sensor Technology, Inc.<\/strong><\/span>
\nIrvine, California, United States<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

By all accounts, Javad Mokhbery is a brilliant man. Without any financial help, he built his company, FUTEK Advanced Sensor Technology, Inc., from one bed room apartment to be the leading manufacturer of sensors for a wide variety of industries throughout the world. As a mechanical engineer and innovator, he stays ahead of the trends and positions his company as a pioneer within the evolving industries that he serves. Today, his sensors are used on drills deep down in the Earth for the oil and gas industry and on the surface of Mars where NASA\u2019s rover Curiosity has been exploring since 2012 and making new discoveries each day with the help of FUTEK\u2019s technology. FUTEK sensors are also used in the manufacturing process of the world\u2019s leading smartphones and wearable devices. Indeed, he is extremely smart.<\/p>\n

Yet this is not what makes Javad an effective entrepreneur. Pure intelligence, he says, only gets one so far in business. Even if you boast the top mind in your field and balance it with a knack for business and science, you are still missing a huge piece of the equation \u2013\u00a0emotional\u00a0<\/em>intelligence (EQ).<\/p>\n

Javad says his EQ has been his key to entrepreneurial success. It\u2019s not something that can be taught through a traditional education, and it\u2019s not necessarily something one is born with either. Rather, Javad credits his unique upbringing and life experiences.<\/p>\n

Born in Iran in 1952, Javad was raised by religiously conservative parents, and his father was a successful businessman. By the early 1960s, Javad knew he wanted to study in America, but his parents did not approve. Refusing to take \u201cno\u201d for an answer, he began recruiting random tourists off the street and invited them over for lunch or dinner to expose his folks to the West and show them that foreigners weren\u2019t bad while making friends, practicing English and learning their culture. Then again, we are talking about 1960s; there were no internet or social media like today.<\/p>\n

The strategy forged a special kind of EQ in Javad, which serves him to this very day. As an Iranian pre-teen, he said that conversations with strangers from places like Switzerland and Germany helped him empathize and connect with people from all walks of life. He was able to connect with his parents in a powerful way as well. Emotional Intelligence is largely about knowing what other people want or need, and Javad pulled this off in an unusual fashion. When he was 19, they agreed to let him go study in England.<\/p>\n

In January 1974, he moved from London to Detroit to advance his education first at DIT (Detroit Institute of Technology). Then at OCC (Oakland Community College) and finally at the Lawrence Institute of Technology (LIT). The move was drastic. He wound up in some of the most dangerous areas of the city and worked there as an ice cream salesman to pay for his education. Though he easily could have, Javad never asked his parents for money. Instead, he worked hard and used his EQ to forge relationships in some of the most undesirable neighborhoods of Detroit to pay for this stage of his education.<\/p>\n

Upon graduating from LIT, Javad worked his way up at sensor Production Company in Detroit called GSE. With no green card but with practical training permit from the government, he started in 1979 as the lowest paid engineer at the company and left in 1985 as the highest paid engineer, just below his manager. Then he moved to Southern California to another sensor company in Cerritos called Transducers Inc. and later worked primarily as a contractor to aerospace manufacturers at Rockwell International in Downey, including NASA\u2019s Space Shuttle program.<\/p>\n

In 1988, Javad Used up all his saving to buy his first house in Aliso Viejo Ca, got married, ended his journey and his full-time job at Rockwell International and committed to FUTEK with his brother Mohammad Mokhberi, who joined him from Sweden. Upon Javad\u2019s Arrival in California, FUTECH was originally founded in 1985 , which stands for \u201cfuture technology,\u201d They built the company from the ground up with no money and no commercial loans. The only financing Javad had available to him was his home equity loan on his house in Aliso Viejo and credit cards.<\/p>\n

For seven years they struggled, but by the mid-1990s FUTEK had caught its stride, and it was innovating sensors ahead of any other manufacturer in the space. Javad said FUTEK has been successful because of its ability to foresee where other industries are going and develop a sensor for that new direction\u00a0before<\/em>\u00a0the technology needing the sensor actually exists. This approach which follows Blue Ocean Strategy as well as Bayesian Strategy has enabled FUTEK to make its own markets and have huge sectors essentially all to themselves.<\/p>\n

The result has been almost two decades of exponential growth. FUTEK employs over 140 people at its Irvine headquarters, where it develops and manufactures all of its sensors. Javad takes great pride in making all of his products in the U.S., and he uses all American-sourced raw materials as well. Not only does he\u00a0not<\/em>\u00a0buy components from China, which is done by many other players in his market, but as a global U.S. company he sells many sensors to China at a premium.<\/p>\n

FUTEK\u2019s sensors have a great reputation with high volume medical, aerospace and automation OEM accounts maintaining a zero field reject rate, with the mindset that \u201cFailure is not an option\u201c, something that is extremely rare at this level of precision manufacturing. However, an even greater source of pride for Javad is the fact that FUTEK has never laid off an employee since inception. Even during a lean period following implementation of Oracle Business Suite in 2009, FUTEK kept everyone on staff even though the orders had temporarily dried up. He puts machinist and skilled technicians to work doing other things around the office, such as landscaping, just to keep them productive until activities picked up again.<\/p>\n

He insists on a \u201cquality culture\u201d as opposed to \u201cquality control,\u201d which gives manufacturing ownership to his team and yields FUTEK\u2019s coveted zero field rejection rate. The dedication to his team is part of Javad\u2019s Emotional Intelligence philosophy towards entrepreneurship, and it guides different management strategies that he\u2019s deployed at FUTEK.<\/p>\n

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11:40 am – 12:20 pm, Wednesday, June 18, 2025<\/p>\n

\"\"Mitchell Rabinowitz, PhD, MPH<\/strong><\/span>
\nResearch Administrator<\/strong><\/span>
\nIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai<\/strong><\/span>
\nNew York, USA<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Mitchell Rabinowitz is a systems and operations engineer with over 20 years of experience \u00a0across multiple industries. He began his career with NASA at the Kennedy Space Center as a lead design engineer and project manager for facilities and infrastructure projects, and then became an operations engineer where he was responsible for ensuring that facility system engineering and maintenance was sufficient to support the launch of the Space Shuttle and expendable rockets. Following his time at NASA, Mitchell joined Reuters News Agency as the Editorial Logistics Manager for the Americas, where he managed the deployment of information systems and technology solutions for all editorial staff, numbering over 2500 journalists in 100 countries, and developed logistics plans for major events, to include the entire 2012 presidential campaign cycle. Currently, Mitchell is the administrator of the Sealfon Lab, a leading immunology, infectious disease, and systems biology research lab at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City, which helped to investigate the inner workings of COVID-19 through one of the largest prospective cohort studies in the world. The lab also received over $45 Million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the Epigenetic Characterization and Observation (ECHO) program, which resulted in the significant advancement of host-based diagnostics, where human exposure to chemical, biological, and radiological agents can be detected through a response in the host\u2019s immune system as opposed to having to directly detect the exposure itself.<\/p>\n

Previously, Mitchell received a Bachelor\u2019s and Master\u2019s degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL, a PhD in Industrial Engineering from the University of Central Florida in Orlando, and a Master\u2019s degree in Public Health from Columbia University in New York City. He is interested in how systems of people, processes, and technology function together and how we can learn lessons from other systems in the natural environment.<\/p>\n

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12:20 – 1:00 pm, Wednesday, June 18, 2025<\/p>\n

\"\"Dr. Soheil Sabri<\/span><\/strong>
\nDirector, Urban Digital Twin Lab<\/strong><\/span>
\nAmbassador of Academia and Research at Digital Twin Consortium<\/strong><\/span>
\nSchool of Modeling Simulation and Training
\nUniversity of Central Florida
\nOrlando, Florida, USA<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n
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Dr. Soheil Sabri holds the titles of Urban Planner and Geospatial Scientist, with a primary focus on advancing the field through his research, practical work, and educational pursuits. His core interests revolve around the development of Urban Digital Twins, Multi-dimensional (3D\/4D) Planning Support Systems, and analytical tools tailored to empower planners and decision-makers with evidence-based, data-driven insights for future urban development.<\/p>\n

Dr. Sabri is at the forefront of pioneering research and development in the realm of Urban Digital Twins. This encompasses areas such as Development Envelope Control, Rule-Based Compliance Assessment, and Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) to facilitate smart and sustainable urban planning and design. His influence extends to various professional organizations, where he plays a significant role in shaping the discourse on digital urban planning.<\/p>\n

He is the co-chair of the Academia and Research Working Group within the Digital Twin Consortium, and he has contributed substantially to the Planning Institute of Australia’s PlanTech National Working Group, the Spatial Digital Twin Working Group at Geoscience Australia, and the Digital Twin Task Force at the Smart Cities Council.<\/p>\n

Before his current roles, he served as a senior research fellow at the Centre for Spatial Data Infrastructure and Land Administration at The University of Melbourne from 2014 to 2023 and as a senior lecturer at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia from 2012 to 2014. During these periods, he engaged in numerous consultancy and research projects in collaboration with governments and industries worldwide. These projects spanned diverse areas, including digital modernization of land and spatial planning, urban analytics, affordable housing, transportation planning, and the assessment of built environments’ impact on public health and welfare.<\/p>\n

Dr. Sabri’s academic journey is marked by a PhD and two Post-Doctorate Fellowships that centered on Geosimulation, Urban Analytics Data Infrastructure (UADI), and 3D Geospatial techniques for Landscape Design. A hallmark of his approach is the development of a composable and modular system architecture for Digital Twins, capable of seamlessly integrating 2D, 3D, and 4D (time) data for both built and natural environments and socio-economic systems. This integration supports analytics, visualization, predictive modeling, and simulations. He also mentors researchers who share his passion for leveraging emerging technologies like IoT, AI, and Deep Learning in the domains of Environmentally Sustainable Design (ESD) and Urban Quality of Life (UQoL).<\/p>\n

In his current capacity as the director of the Urban Digital Twin Lab at SMST, Dr. Sabri oversees a collaborative environment where 3D urban analytics, GeoDesign for climate adaptation, and human-environment interaction modeling and simulation take center stage. His work continues to drive innovation and advancement in the fields of urban planning and geospatial science.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Day 3 \u2013 June 19, 2025 (Thursday)<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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10:00 – 10:40 am, Thursday, June 19, 2025<\/p>\n

Dr. Cristian Barria<\/strong><\/span>
\nProfessor<\/strong><\/span>
\nDirector, Master of Engineering and Information Security
\nDirector of the Cybersecurity Research Center
\n<\/span>Universidad Mayor
\nSantiago, Chile<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Ph.D. in Computer Engineering with postdoctoral studies in Advanced Research in Multicultural Education and Social Media Management. Holds a Master’s in Computer Engineering and a Master’s in Educational Management and Planning, as well as degrees in Computer Engineering and Administration Engineering. Currently serves as the Director of the Cybersecurity Research Center at Universidad Mayor, Chile.<\/p>\n

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10:40 – 11:20 am, Thursday, June 19, 2025<\/p>\n

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Emmanuel Urquieta, M.D., M.S., FAsMA<\/strong><\/span>
\nVice Chair of Aerospace Medicine and Associate Professor of Medicine<\/strong><\/span>
\nUniversity of Central Florida \u2013 College of Medicine<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Emmanuel Urquieta, M.D., M.S., FAsMA, is the Vice Chair of Aerospace Medicine and Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Central Florida \u2013 College of Medicine.<\/p>\n

In his role at UCF, he oversees the development of research, education, and partnerships in the domain of aerospace medicine.<\/p>\n

Prior to joining UCF,\u00a0 Dr. Urquieta served as the Chief Medical Officer at the NASA-funded Translational Research Institute for Space Health where we managed a multimillion-dollar portfolio of medical research for missions to the Moon and Mars, the commercial spaceflight program EXPAND, and analog capabilities, including partnerships with the Australian Antarctic Division.<\/p>\n

Dr. Urquieta has extensive experience providing medical care in austere and remote environments serving as a flight surgeon in Mexico City\u2019s Police Department Helicopter Emergency Medical Services, participating in hundreds of rescue missions and aeromedical evacuations. He has volunteered in medical missions around the world. In 2017, Dr. Urquieta was selected as a crew member of the Human Exploration Research Analog (HERA) XI mission at NASA Johnson Space Center, spending 30 days in a capsule simulating a deep space long-duration mission. He is a Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association, and an academician of the International Academy of Astronautics, and has authored and co-authored dozens of publications in peer-reviewed scientific journals.<\/p>\n

Dr. Urquieta holds a medical degree and specialty in emergency medicine from Anahuac University in Mexico City and an M.S. in aerospace medicine from Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. Dr. Urquieta frequently appears at scientific meetings and connects with reporters to discuss the effects of space on the human body and potential interventions to promote human space exploration.<\/p>\n

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11:20 – 11:40 am Break<\/p>\n

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11:40 am – 12:20 pm, Thursday, June 19, 2025<\/p>\n

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Professor Christopher S. Cerqueira
\nBrazilian Aeronautics Institute of Technology (ITA)<\/strong><\/span>
\nS\u00e3o Jos\u00e9 dos Campos
\nBrazil<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Prof. Dr. Christopher Schneider Cerqueira is an esteemed researcher specializing in Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and multidomain (system-of-systems) integration. As a faculty member at the Instituto Tecnol\u00f3gico de Aeron\u00e1utica (ITA)\u2014one of Brazil\u2019s leading institutions in aerospace engineering and technology education\u2014he teaches advanced courses such as Systems Engineering, Verification and Quality of Aerospace Systems, Model-Based Systems Engineering, and Sustainability in Aerospace. His research significantly contributes to advancing MBSE methodologies, particularly through the seamless integration of digital technologies into traditional systems engineering practices.<\/p>\n

Dr. Schneider\u2019s innovative work supports ITA’s mission of developing cutting-edge aerospace solutions and cultivating expertise that drives technological advancements both nationally and internationally.<\/p>\n

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12:20 – 1:00 pm, Thursday, June 19, 2025<\/p>\n

Khaled El Dorry<\/strong><\/span>
\nDirector Reliability and Maintenance Engineering – North America Fulfilment (NACF)<\/strong><\/span>
\nAmazon<\/strong><\/span>
\nOrlando, Florida, USA<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

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Khaled received his computer engineering degree from Texas A&M university and a MBA from Rice University.\u00a0 He spent 11 years in the oil and gas industry in various roles of engineering, product management and operations.\u00a0 He transitioned to Amazon as a regional reliability and maintenance manager in 2017.\u00a0 He held progressive leadership roles in Amazon first and middle miles operations and he is currently the director of North America customer fulfillment leading a team of 14,000+ professionals.<\/p>\n

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