Program Schedules

Tentative. Last updated: May 6th, 2022
* Open Session

Day 1

May 9th, 2022 (Monday) | 13:00-17:00 GMT+6

OPENING* | 13:00-14:00 GMT+6

  • Welcoming and round table

  • Welcome speech by Jun Murai (Distinguished Professor, Keio University. Chairman of AI³ Project and SOI Asia Project)

  • Opening by Prof. Satya Prasad Majumder (Vice-Chancellor, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology)

  • Agenda overview and project introduction by Keiko Okawa (Professor, Keio University. Director of SOI Asia Project)


KEYNOTE SPEECH* | 14:00-14:50 GMT+6

“Outcome-based Education in the 4IR Era - Bridging for a Prosperous Bangladesh” by Dr. Saiful Amin


PANEL DISCUSSION* | 15:00-16:00 GMT+6

“Challenges and Best Practices to Ensure Inclusive Education for Students with Special Needs”

Moderator: Dr. Asiful Mustafa (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology)

Keynote:

  • Muntasir Hassan (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology)
    “An Overview of DiversAsia project”

Panelists:

  • M Shamim Kaiser (Professor, Jahangirnagar University)

  • Giulia Barbareschi (Visiting Research Fellow (JSPS), Keio University)
    “Digital Technologies and Inclusive Education Barriers and Opportunities”


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SOCIAL EVENT* | 16:00-17:00 GMT+6

Theme: Bangladesh Culture

Day 2

May 10th, 2022 (Tuesday) | 13:00-16:00 GMT+6

RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS | 13:00-14:00 GMT+6

  • “USK-Coffee Dataset: A Multi-Class Green Arabica Coffee Bean Dataset for Deep Learning” by Alifya Febriana (Universitas Syiah Kuala)

  • “Upskilling and Reskilling Engineering and Technology Educators to Connect the Dots for Thailand's Sustainable Smart Industry” by Pisut Koomsap (Asian Institute of Technology)

  • “NN Cipher: A Lightweight Block Cipher for IoT Devices in the Edge Computing Framework” by Sohel Rana ( Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)


OPEN SCIENCE WORKSHOP by UNESCO JAKARTA | 14:00-14:40 GMT+6

“Fostering and Enhancing the Sustainable role of RENs for Open Science Implementation in Asia and the Pacific”

Guest Speaker: Markus Buchhorn (Director of Asia-Pacific Advanced Network (APAN))


COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH (CBR) WORKSHOP | 14:50-15:40 GMT+6


AI3/SOI ASIA SUB PROJECTS UPDATE | 15:40-16:00 GMT+6

Day 3

May 11th, 2022 (Wednesday) | 13:00-16:15 GMT+6

APNIC FOUNDATION INFO SESSION* | 13:00-14:00 GMT+6

  • Introduction to APNIC Foundation and ISIF Grants, by Duncan Macintosh (CEO, APNIC Foundation)

  • Research Progress of an ISIF Grantee, by Ulrich Speidel (University of Auckland)

  • APNIC Academy, by Che-Hoo Cheng (Infrastructure & Development Director, APNIC) and Peter Blee (Training Curriculum Manager, APNIC)


SITE UPDATE | 14:10-15:10 GMT+6


REN UPDATE AND WORKSHOP | 15:10-16:00 GMT+6


CLOSING | 16:00-16:15 GMT+6

  • Wrap Up by Keiko Okawa (Professor, Keio University. Director of SOI Asia Project)

  • Closing by:

      • Prof. Abdul Jabber Khan (Pro-vice Chancellor, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology)

      • Dr. Saiful Islam (Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology)