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)