Prof. Dr. Atif Ahmad
Title: Building Cyber Resilience in Malaysia: Bridging Innovation, Ethics, and National Security
Dr. Atif Ahmad is a Professor at the University of Melbourne’s School of Computing & Information Systems, where he serves as Deputy Director of the Academic Centre of Cyber Security Excellence. With over 25 years of experience, Dr. Ahmad leads groundbreaking research in cybersecurity management and organizational resilience, having published over 100 scholarly articles and attracted more than AUD$6 million in research funding.
Prof. Emeritus Dato' Dr. Mohamed Ridza Wahiddin
Title: Bridging Artificial Intelligence and Real Intelligence
Prof. Ridza obtained his PhD (UMIST, UK) in August 1989 in Quantum Optics, and a higher doctoral degree DSc (UMIST, UK) in December 2004. He is the MOSTE 1994 National Young Scientist Award winner in recognition of his research in Quantum Optics.
Ts. Dr. Haslina Md Sarkan
Title: Managing Innovation with Purpose
Ts. Dr. Haslina Md Sarkan is a researcher with nearly three decades of experience in academic and applied computing. Her work focuses on developing practical, responsible technologies through collaboration with cross-sector partners.
Prof. Dr. Teddy Mantoro
Title: Paradigm Shift Driven by Generative AI: From Prediction to Creation
Teddy Mantoro is a Professor of Computer Science (1050) at Nusa Putra University, Jakarta, Indonesia. His research interest is in the areas of Artificial Intelligence, Information Security, Wireless Sensor Networks, and Intelligent Environment.
He obtained a PhD, an MSc, and a BSc, all in Computer Science, and his PhD was from the School of Computer Science, the Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, Australia. He is a Senior Member of IEEE (2013) and a Professional Member of ACM (Association for Computing Machinery). He is the chair of IEEE Computational Intelligence Society, Indonesia Chapter and Indonesian Neural Network Society (IdNNS). He was the General Chair of many international conferences, including ICONIP 2021, ICCED 2017–present, and IC2IE 2019–2023. He has received 20+ research grants to date. From 2009 to date, he has received 5 Gold, 9 Silver, and 11 Bronze Medals from International IT Innovation Competitions. He has published 300+ conference/journal papers. He can be contacted at teddy@ieee.org