Prof. Sardar M.N. Islam has lived, studied, worked and travelled (extensively) in different countries over a long period of time. In his research, he has undertaken rigorous scientific studies of universal and emerging issues in several disciplines. Currently, he is a Professor at Victoria University's Institute for Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities. He was a Professor of Business, Economics and Finance from 2007 to 2017, and has had many years of academic work experience in teaching, supervision, and multi-disciplinary research. He has published extensively across a broad range of disciplines. His research has attracted international acclaim, leading to a number of appointments as distinguished visiting professor, visiting professor or adjunct professor in artificial intelligence, accounting, industrial engineering, finance, economics and management in several different countries. Professor Islam has also received a many invitations to address international conferences as a keynote speaker. He has published a large number of research books in artificial intelligence and digitalisation, game theory, operations research, supply chian management, accounting, finance, business, economics and law. Each of these books makes significant scientific contributions to the literature. These books are published by prestigious publishers and the majority of his books are published in highly regarded book series.

Computational intelligence, evolutionary algorithms, metaheuristics, optimization, simulation, multicriteria decision analysis, natural language processing, machine learning, systems engineering, software development, logistics, and supply chain management.

Dr. Anand Nayyar received Ph.D (Computer Science) from Desh Bhagat University in 2017 in the area of Wireless Sensor Networks, Swarm Intelligence and Network Simulation. He is currently working in School of Computer Science-Duy Tan University, Da Nang, Vietnam as, Scientist, Vice-Chairman (Research) and Director- IoT and Intelligent Systems Lab. A Certified Professional with 100+ Professional certifications from CISCO, Microsoft, Amazon, EC-Council, Oracle, Google, Beingcert, EXIN, GAQM, Cyberoam and many more. Published more than 160+ Research Papers in various High-Quality ISI-SCI/SCIE/SSCI Impact Factor- Q1, Q2, Q3 Journals cum Scopus/ESCI indexed Journals, 70+ Papers in International Conferences indexed with Springer, IEEE and ACM Digital Library, 40+ Book Chapters in various SCOPUS/WEB OF SCIENCE Indexed Books with Springer, CRC Press, Wiley, IET, Elsevier with Citations: 9800+, H-Index: 52 and I-Index: 185. Member of more than 60+ Associations as Senior and Life Member. He has authored/co-authored cum Edited 50+ Books of Computer Science. Associated with more than 600+ International Conferences as Programme Committee/Chair/Advisory Board/Review Board member. He has 18 Australian Patents, 7 German Patents, 4 Japanese Patents, 40 Indian Design cum Utility Patents, 4 UK Patent, 1 USA Patent, 3 Indian Copyrights and 2 Canadian Copyrights to his credit in the area of Wireless Communications, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing, IoT, Healthcare, Drones, Robotics and Image Processing. Awarded 40 Awards for Teaching and Research—Young Scientist, Best Scientist, Best Senior Scientist, Asia Top 50 Academicians and Researchers, Young Researcher Award, Outstanding Researcher Award, Excellence in Teaching, Best Senior Scientist Award, DTU Best Professor and Researcher Award- 2019, 2020-2021, 2022 and many more. He is listed in Top 2% Scientists as per Stanford University (2020, 2021, 2022), Ad Index (Rank No:1 Duy Tan University, Rank No:1 Computer Science in Viet Nam) and Listed on Research.com (Top Scientist of Computer Science in Viet Nam- National Ranking: 2; D-Index: 31). He is acting as Associate Editor for Wireless Networks (Springer), Computer Communications (Elsevier), International Journal of Sensor Networks (IJSNET) (Inderscience), Frontiers in Computer Science, PeerJ Computer Science, Human Centric Computing and Information Sciences (HCIS), Tech Science Press- IASC, IET-Quantum Communications, IET Wireless Sensor Systems, IET Networks, IJDST, IJISP, IJCINI, IJGC, IJSIR. He is acting as Managing Editor of IGI-Global Journal, USA titled “International Journal of Knowledge and Systems Science (IJKSS)” and Editor-in-Chief of IGI-Global, USA Journal titled “International Journal of Smart Vehicles and Smart Transportation (IJSVST)”. He has reviewed more than 2500+ Articles for diverse Web of Science and Scopus Indexed Journals.

Dr. Hao Yu is Associate Professor and Program Leader of Industrial Engineering (MSc) at UiT The Arctic University of Norway. His research interests are real-problem-driven model development to solve complex decision-making problems in sustainable supply chains, reverse logistics, location and network design, service systems, scheduling, and smart manufacturing and logistics in Industry 4.0/5.0. These optimization/simulation models can be used to minimize carbon footprints and environmental risks of logistics systems, improve the accessibility and cost efficiency of service networks, locate the charging stations for electric/hydrogen vehicles, autonomously configure reconfigurable manufacturing systems, improve the lockage efficiency of a water conservancy project, and so forth. He has led or been a key member of 10+ international projects funded by the Research Council of Norway, the Directorate of Higher Education and Skills, Innovation Norway, Nordplus, and EU and EEA Programmes. He has authored and co-authored 50+ scientific papers with 1500+ citations and 18 H-Index. Currently, his research focuses on the combination of predictive analytics, prescriptive analytics, and descriptive analytics in an Industry 5.0-enabled Smart Digital Logistics Twin that can be used in, for example, reverse logistics, humanitarian/ epidemic logistics, and smart manufacturing/ remanufacturing systems.

Dr. Manoj Kumar Paras is working as an Assistant Professor with the Department of Fashion Design. He has completed PhD under Sustainable Management and Design for Textiles programme from The Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås, Sweden. He has worked in the industry and has been an academician now for 12 years. His research interest includes Design Research, Sustainable Design, Redesign and Upcycling. He has presented his research in various national/international conferences and published in journals such as Sustainability, Journal of Fashion Marketing and Management, Research Journal of Textile and Apparel, The International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research, Supply Chain Management, Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Journal of Global Operations and Strategic Sourcing, International Journal of Value Chain Management and Man-Made Textiles.