Organizing Committees

Honorary Chair

Professor Duc Truong Pham OBE, FREng, FLSW, FSME, BE, PhD, DEng, CEng, FIET, FIMechE
Chance Professor of Engineering,
Director of Research,
Department of Mechanical Engineering,
University of Birmingham,
Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK.

General Chairs

Professor Dr. Fazal Ahmad Khalid, SI
Rector,
GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi – 23470, Pakistan.

Professor Dr. Wasim A. Khan PhD, CEng, FIMechE, Senior Member IEEE, Member IEEE Computer Society
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi – 23470, Pakistan.

General Co-Chairs

Technical Program Committee Chair

Dr. B. S. Chowdhry
Meritorious Professor and Professor Emeritus,
Faculty of Electrical, Electronics and Computer Engineering,
Mehran University of Engineering & Technology, Jamshoro, Pakistan.
Chairman IEEE Communication Society (COMSOC), Karachi Chapter, Region10 Asia/Pacific, Fellow IEP, Senior Member, Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers Inc. (USA), SENIOR Member, Association of Computer Machinery (ACM), SENIOR Member, Association of Computer Machinery (ACM), USA, Member IEEE Industrial Electrical Society, Member IEEE Communication Society, Member IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology, Member IEEE Education Society, Member IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Society, Member, The International Society for Telemedicine & e-Health (ISfTeH), Switzerland, Member, World Federation of Engineering Organization (WFEO), France, Member, International Association of Engineers (IAENG), Member Engineering Accreditation Committee PEC.

Technical Program Committee Co-Chairs

Professor Fu Yucan
Dean, College of Mechanical Engineering,
Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Nanjing, PR. China.

Dr. Muhammad Tahir Khan
Professor,
Institute of Mechatronics Engineering,
University of Engineering and Technology, Peshawar 25000, Pakistan.

Prof. Dr. Ghulam Hussain
Professor,
Mechanical Engineering Department, Issa Town, University of Bahrain

Dr. Khalid Rehman
Associate Professor,
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi – 23470, Pakistan.

Program Chair

Dr. Ghulam Abbas PhD, FIScT, FBCS, SMIEEE
Associate Professor,
Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering,
GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi – 23470, Pakistan.

Publication Chairs

Professor Dr. Wasim A. Khan PhD, CEng, FIMechE, Senior Member IEEE, Member IEEE Computer Society
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi – 23470, Pakistan.

Dr. Ghulam Abbas PhD, FIScT, FBCS, SMIEEE
Associate Professor,
Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering,
GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi – 23470, Pakistan.

Dr. Khalid Rehman
Associate Professor,
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi – 23470, Pakistan.

Prof. Dr. Ghulam Hussain
Professor,
Mechanical Engineering Department, Issa Town, University of Bahrain

Registration Chair

Prof. Dr. Ghulam Hussain
Professor,
Mechanical Engineering Department, Issa Town, University of Bahrain

Local Arrangements Chairs

Mr. Sajid Shah
Director General
Directorate General of Science & Technology, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Mr. Abid Suhail
Deputy Director
Directorate of Science & Technology Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Dr. Ghulam Abbas PhD, FIScT, FBCS, SMIEEE
Associate Professor,
Faculty of Computer Science and Engineering,
GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi – 23470, Pakistan.

Dr. Khalid Rehman
Associate Professor,
Faculty of Mechanical Engineering,
GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi – 23470, Pakistan.

Mr. Muhammad Ismail
Director (Facilitation)
GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi – 23470, Pakistan.

Finance Chairs

Mr. Sardar Aminullah Khan
Pro-Rector (Administration & Finance),
GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi – 23470, Pakistan.

Mr. Shahid Farooq
Director (Finance),
GIK Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology, Topi – 23470, Pakistan.

Technical Program Committee

Dr. Edward Huang
Assistant Professor,
Systems Engineering and Operations Research,
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030, USA.

Dr. Hongyu Wei
Associate Professor,
College of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering,
Nanjing University of Aeronautics & Astronautics, Nanjing, PR. China.

Dr. Lei Jiao
Associate Professor,
Department of Information and Communication Technology,
University of Agder, Norway.

Dr. Saadi Boudjit
Associate Professor,
Laboratoire de Traitement et Transport de l’Information,
Institut Galilée, Université Paris 13, France.

Dr. Thar Baker
Senior Lecturer,
Department of Computer Science, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Liverpool John Moores University, UK.

Dr. Adeel Khalid
Associate Professor,
Department of System and Industrial Engineering,
Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA 30144, USA.

Professor Abbas K. Zaidi
The Volgenau School of Engineering,
George Mason University, Fairfax, VA, 22030, USA.

Prof. Kyung-hyun Choi
AMM Lab
Department of Mechatronics Engineering
Jeju National University, Jeju, South Korea.

Dr Riaz Muhammad
Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Bahrain, Issa Town, Bahrain.

Dr. Muhammad Arshad Islam
Department of Computer Science, FASE National University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Dr. Cedric Aimal Edwin
Associate Director, KPIC, LUMS School of Education, Lahore, Pakistan.