AHMIS 2022

Keynote Speakers

 

Keynote Speaker I

Prof. Changxu Wu
Tsinghua University, China

Dr. Changxu Wu received his Ph.D. degree in Industrial and Operational Engineering from the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor (2007). He is a full professor of Department of Industrial Engineering in Tsinghua University, China since 2020.  From 2017-2020, he was a professor of Department of Systems and Industrial Engineering University of Arizona. Dr. Wu directs the Cognitive System Lab and he is interested in integrating cognitive science and engineering system design, especially modeling human cognition system with its applications in system design, improving transportation safety, promoting human performance in human-computer interaction, and inventing innovative sustainable and smart energy systems with human in the loop. Dr. Wu has published 116 papers in the field including 80 journal papers, 36 conference papers, 1 book chapter, and 2 patents in intelligent system design authorized. The journal papers include IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics (Part A), IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportations Systems, Psychological Review (Impact Factor: 9.02), ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, as well as several other journals. He was the Chair of Human Performance Modeling Technical Group of Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES) in USA. He is also Associate Editors for IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportations Systems, IEEE Transaction on Human-Machine Systems, and Behaviour & Information Technology. He received the Senior Researcher of the Year Award from the Dean of School the Engineering & Applied Sciences at SUNY Buffalo and Outstanding Student Instructor Award from the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE).

 

Keynote Speaker II

Prof. Yao Liang
Purdue University School of Science,
Indiana University Purdue University, USA

Yao Liang received his B.S. degree in Computer Engineering and M.S. degree in Computer Science from Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, China. He received his Ph.D. degree in Computer Science from Clemson University, Clemson, USA, in 1997. Heis currently a Professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science,Purdue University School of Science, Indiana University Purdue University,Indianapolis (IUPUI), USA. His research interests include wireless sensornetworks, Internet of Things, cyberinfrastructure, multimedia networking,adaptive network control and management, machine learning, neural networks, datamining, data management and integration, data engineering, and distributed systems. His research projects have been funded by NSF. Prior to joining IUPUI,he was on the faculty of Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at VirginiaTech, USA. He also had extensive industrial R&D experiences as a Technical Staff Member in Alcatel USA. Dr. Liang has published numerous papers on various prestigious journals and international conferences, and received two USpatents. He has received the 2019 Glenn W. Irwin, Jr., M.D., Research ScholarAward at IUPUI. He has served regularly on Program Committees for various majorinternational conferences, and served as a reviewer for numerous prestigiousjournals. Dr. Liang has given invited talks and lectures at various universities in US, Europe and China. He is a Senior Member of IEEE, and a Member of ACM.