Plenary Speakers

Prof. Ryo Haraguchi
University of Hyogo, Japan

Speech Title: The Art and Science of Cardiac Modeling and Arrhythmia Simulation

Abstract: This keynote explores the art and science of cardiac modeling, where the "science" of creating computationally intensive models, often requiring High-Performance Computing (HPC), is complemented by the "art" of building a sustainable and accessible research ecosystem. I will provide a comprehensive overview of current trends, highlighting how Open Source Software (OSS) and XML-based standards are breaking down barriers by enabling robust model and data sharing. We will also look toward the future, delving into the emerging paradigm of the Digital Twin in cardiology and the software engineering challenges it presents. This talk is an open invitation for the software engineering community to join this exciting and increasingly accessible field of research.

Biography: Ryo Haraguchi received Ph.D. degrees in informatics from Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, in 2003. He is currently a Professor at Graduate School of Information Science, University of Hyogo, Japan. His research interests include medical imaging, medical engineering, cardiac arrhythmia, and computational science. He is a member of the Japanese Society of Medical and Biological Engineering, the Japanese Heart Rhythm Society, IEICE, and IEEE.

 

Assoc. Prof. Ghada Khoriba
Nile University, Egypt

Speech Title: From Solo to Symphony: How Multi-Agent AI is Orchestrating the Future of Industry

Abstract: Current artificial intelligence systems increasingly rely on multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) to address complex industrial optimization problems that surpass the capabilities of single-agent approaches. This talk will cover theoretical foundations and practical implementations of MARL in various industrial sectors. Through systematic analysis of industrial case studies, we explore emergent coordination mechanisms, scalability challenges, and performance metrics in real-world deployments. The talk addresses research gaps, including non-stationarity, partial observability, and reward specification in multi-agent environments, while identifying promising directions for advancing the field's theoretical understanding and industrial applicability.

Biography: Dr. Ghada Khoriba is an Associate Professor at the School of Information Technology and Computer Science at Nile University, Egypt. She holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and Computer Science from the University of Tsukuba, Japan (2010), and earned her Master's and Bachelor's degrees in Computer Science from Helwan University, Egypt.
Dr. Khoriba's recent research focuses on LLM/LVMs, multi-agent reinforcement learning, and computer vision applications. She previously served as Head of the Artificial Intelligence Department at Ahram Canadian University and as a Computer Vision Researcher for Egypt's National Digitization Project, MCIT.
She published more than 40+ papers, including Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) workshop, and she was recognized among the top 40 high-impact researchers at Helwan University. Dr. Khoriba is a member of IEEE Computational Intelligence Society and ACM.

 

 

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Assoc. Prof. Harry Yu University of Derby, UK Speech Title: Generative AI (LLM) for Software Engineering: Current Work and Challenges and Future Directions

Dr. Branislav Vuksanovic Military Technological College, Oman Speech Title: Challenges and Advances in Facial Expression Recognition: From Manual Analysis to Deep Learning