Keynote Speakers
This conference will showcase four renowned scientists from the USA, Japan, Oman, and India.
Dr. Bhuvan Unhelkar
Australian Computer Society fellow, IEEE Senior Member, and Professional Scrum Master
Bhuvan Unhelkar (BE, MDBA, MSc, PhD; FACS; PSM-I, CBAP®) is a distinguished IT professional and Professor at the University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee, USA. He is the Founding Consultant at MethodScience and Co-Founder/Director at PlatiFi. With expertise in Business Analysis, Software Engineering, Big Data, Agile, Mobile Business, and Green IT, he has worked across banking, finance, insurance, government, and telecommunications. Dr. Unhelkar has authored 28 books (23 scholarly, 5 textbooks), contributed to 56 journal papers, 42 book chapters, and 94 conference papers. He has supervised 8 Ph.D. students, examined 21 Ph.D. theses, and has 60+ ongoing post-doctoral projects. He holds 2 patents and has contributed to 16 executive reports, 16 updates, 20+ workshops, and tutorials, along with 22 other publications, interviews, and presentations. Awarded the Computerworld Object Developer Award (1995) and Consensus IT Professional Award (2006).
Dr. Tad Gonsalves
IEEE Senior Member
Dr. Tad earned his B.Sc. in Theoretical Physics and M.Sc. in Astrophysics from the University of Poona, Pune, India, in 1990 and 1992, respectively. He later obtained his Ph.D. in Intelligent Systems from Sophia University, Tokyo, Japan, in 2004. He is currently a Full Professor in the Department of Information and Communication Sciences at the Faculty of Science and Technology, Sophia University. With an impressive research portfolio, he has published over 150 papers in international conferences and journals. Dr. Tad has delivered more than 63 invited talks worldwide and authored two books. He has supervised five Ph.D. students and currently mentors seven doctoral candidates, in addition to having guided over 100 master’s students in Information Science, Computer Science, and Data Science. His research spans in expert systems, fuzzy systems, discrete event simulation, bio-inspired optimization techniques and deep learning applications in areas such as autonomous driving, drones, digital art and music, computational linguistics, and affective computing. His research lab in Tokyo, Japan (https://www.gonken.tokyo/) specializes in deep learning and multi-GPU computing.
Dr. Dharmaraja Selvamuthu
IEEE senior member, Associate Editor of 3 journals
Dr. Dharmaraja earned his B.Sc. in Mathematics from Presidency College, Chennai (1992), M.Sc. in Applied Mathematics from Anna University, Chennai (1994), and Ph.D. in Mathematics from IIT Madras (1999). He pursued postdoctoral research at Duke University, USA (1999–2002), and was a research associate at TRLabs, Canada (2002–2003). He has held key roles at IIT Delhi, including Head of the Department of Mathematics (2014–2017, 2020–2022) and Head of the Office of Career Services (2018–2020). He serves as an Associate Editor for Financial Innovation (2021–present), Opsearch (Springer, 2017–present), and International Journal of Communication Systems (Wiley, 2007–present). His research focuses on applied probability, queueing theory, stochastic modeling, performance analysis of computer and communication systems, and financial mathematics. He has supervised 12 PhD students and currently guides 5 more. His publication record includes more than 150 papers ( including 21 in Q1 and 52 in Q2 SJR-indexed journals), 7 book chapters, and 44 conference papers. He has co-authored 4 textbooks and 1 monograph. His citation impact includes 1,365 (h-index 21) in Scopus, and 2,499 (h-index 25) in Google Scholar. He has led 11 sponsored research projects (Airtel, MoE, MHRD, DST, NBHM, DoT, MoD, DRDO), with 2 ongoing (DST, DRDO). He has held visiting positions at NYU, Duke, Emory, University of Calgary, UNSW Sydney, University of Los Andes, National University of Colombia, University of Verona, Sungkyunkwan University, and Università degli Studi di Salerno.
Dr. Shad Ahmad Khan
Associate Editor IJPEE(Scopus Indexed) & listed among top 2% scientists globally
Dr. Shad Ahmad Khan is an Assistant Professor and Chair of the Research Committee at the College of Business, University of Buraimi, Sultanate of Oman, and a Research Fellow at INTI International University, Malaysia. Recognized among the top 2% of scientists globally, he specializes in sustainability, green practices, digital marketing, the Internet of Things (IoT), and artificial intelligence. With over 60 Scopus-indexed publications, his research has received 719 citations, with an h-index of 15 and an i10-index of 31. He also serves as an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Pluralism and Economics Education. Holding a Ph.D. in Business Administration from Aligarh Muslim University, Dr. Khan has previously served as a Senior Lecturer at the Royal University of Bhutan. His academic contributions extend to mentoring scholars, fostering institutional collaborations, and leading impactful research and academic initiatives in business and technology-driven fields.
