Dr. Rodrigo da Rosa Righi is a professor at the University of Vale do Rio dos Sinos (Unisinos), Brazil. He concluded his postdoctoral studies at the Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea, focusing on RFID and cloud computing. He obtained his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in computer science from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, in 2005 and 2009, respectively. His research interests include performance analysis, process scheduling and migration, load balancing, and resource provisioning in cluster, grid, and cloud environments. In addition, he has expertise in mobile and embedded computing systems that employ Linux or WinCE operating systems. Further, he is a senior member of the IEEE Computer Society and a member of ACM. https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=WUc5UyEAAAAJ&hl=fil 

Dhananjay Singh is a professor and director of the ReSENSE Lab in the School of Professional Studies at Saint Louis University, MO, USA. Previously, he served as a professor in the Department of Electronics Engineering and Chair/Dean in the Global Division of Information Technology at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) in Seoul, South Korea. Before that, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher and senior member of the engineering staff in the Future Internet Architecture group at the National Institute for Mathematical Sciences (NIMS) and the Electronics and Telecommunication Research Institute (ETRI) in Daejeon, South Korea. Dr. Singh received his M.Tech. in IT with a specialization in Wireless Communication and Computing from the Indian Institute of Information Technology in Allahabad (IIIT-A), India, in 2006, and his Ph.D. in Ubiquitous IT from Dongseo University in Busan, South Korea, in February 2010. He is the co-author and editor of 7 books, 15 chapters, holds 20 patents, and has published over 150 research articles. Dr. Singh has delivered over 100 invited and keynote talks at universities, conferences, and workshops. He is a Senior Member of the ACM and IEEE societies and serves as an editor and reviewer for several major conferences and journals. Dr. Singh is the co-founder, CTO, and research advisor of Vestellalab.Inc., MtoV Inc., and COIKOSITY Pvt. Ltd., companies that provide innovative platforms and solutions based on applied data sciences, autonomous vehicles, quantum computing, human-computer interaction, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, blockchain, metaverse, IoT technologies, and quantum computing to support smart city technologies. You can find more information about Dr. Singh and the ReSENSE Lab on their website: https://www.resenselab.org/home 

Antonio J. Jara is a seasoned entrepreneur and expert in innovation and research, with an excellent trajectory in the Internet of Things (IoT) and Smart Cities domain. Currently serving as a key member of Libelium, Antonio joined the company in 2022 as a result of the merger with HOPU, a startup he founded and successfully managed from 2014 to 2021. With a proven track record of driving technological advancements and business growth, Antonio has played a pivotal role in shaping the IoT landscape. As a distinguished professional, Antonio holds the esteemed Chair of Data Quality and IoT position in IEEE. He serves as a Board of Directors member of the FIWARE Foundation. During his doctoral studies, he revolutionized the IoT industry by presenting a groundbreaking approach to connecting objects to Internet-enabled platforms in an easy, secure, and scalable manner. His innovative research significantly contributed to advancements in the field. Antonio completed an MBA and entrepreneurship program at the ENAE Business School, and he supports innovation programmes at IE Business School and UCAM. This business education has honed his skills in strategic planning, organizational development, and fostering innovation within enterprises. https://www.linkedin.com/in/jara-iot/   https://www.libelium.com/

Iftekhar Salam is an Associate Professor at the School of Computing and Data Science at  Xiamen  University  Malaysia.  He  received  his  B.Eng. degree from Multimedia University, Malaysia, in 2008, his M.Sc. degree from Dongseo University, South Korea, in 2011, and his PhD degree from Queensland University of Technology, Australia, in 2018. From 2011 to 2018,   Iftekhar   held   academic   and   research   positions   in   Korean, Malaysian,  and  Australian  universities  and  research  institutes.  Since 2018  he  has  been  working  as an  academic  staff  at  Xiamen  University Malaysia. Iftekhar's main research expertise is in cryptology, focusing on designing and analysing symmetric cryptographic primitives. His research also explores other areas of information security, including but not limited  to  privacy - preserving  computation,  searchable  encryption, Blockchain and its applications, and machine learning- based cryptanalysis with Post-Quantum Cryptography. Iftekhar has published over 30 scientific papers within these areas. He currently serves as an Editorial Board member of PLOS One since 2022. He is regularly invited to serve as a technical program committee member and reviewer for security and computing conferences and journals. He also led several research grants, including funding from the Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia. https://www.xmu.edu.my/2022/0819/c20569a459444/page.htm