Vice General Chairs
Professor John L. Casti (The Technical University of Vienna, Austria)(The company X-Event Dynamics - (Co-founder), Austria)
John L. Casti was born in 1943 Oregon, U.S.A. Residence isVienna, Austria. Nationality is United Sates. Fields are
Mathematics, Scientific Modeling and Prediction, Computer
Simulation, Social “mood” effects on future trends and events,
Extreme events in Human Society Institutions are belong to
X-Center (founder ) Center for Complex Systems and Enterprises
at the Stevens Institute of Technology (Senior Research Fellow),
Qforma – (Co-founder), SimWorld – (Co-founder),September 2014
the company X-Event Dynamics - (Co-founder), Santa Fe Institute – (External Faculty),
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) – (Senior Research Fellow),
Technical University of Vienna - (Professor of Operations Research and System Theory),
Princeton University – (Faculty), New York University – (Faculty) University of Arizona –(Faculty), and Rand Corporation – (Researcher). Alma mater is University of Southern
California (Ph.D.). Notable awards is Association of American Publishers
Professor Dato’ Ir. Dr. Hj. Mohd Rizon bin Juhari (University of UCSI, Malaysia)(https://www.ucsiuniversity.edu.my/professor-dato-ir-dr-mohd-rizon-bin-mohamed-ju
hari)
Mohd Rizon received his B.Eng, M.Eng in Electrical andElectronics from University of Tokushima Japan in 1993 and19995 respectively. From 1995 to 1997, he was a software
engineer at System LSI Laboratory, Mitsubishi Electric Corp,Itami, Japan. He obtained Dr.Eng from Department of Computer
Sciences and Intelligent Systems, Oita University, Japan in 2002.
He was the head department of Biomedical Engineering, in theUniversity of Malaya and Professor in Biomedical Technology
Department, King Saud University, Saudi Arabia in 2010-2012. He
is currently His research interests include stage and screen
technology, pattern recognition, face analysis, biometrics systems and signalprocessing.

Professor Ang, Chun Kit (University of UCSI, Malaysia)(https://www.ucsiuniversity.edu.my/assistant-professor-dr-ang-chun-kit)
Ang Chun Kit received his Bachelor of Engineering Degree withFirst Class Honors in Mechatronic Engineering from Universityof UCSI, Malaysia in year 2010. In end of year 2010, He wasattached with Universiti Putra Malaysia for his PhD in
Mechanical Engineering and graduated in year 2014. Currently,
He is the Dean for Faculty of Engineering Technology and Built
Environment, UCSI University and he is interested in artificial
intelligence, soft computing, robotics, and mechatronics. He has publishedmany papers which related to the application of Artificial Intelligence in recent years.
Professor Henrik Hautop Lund (Technical University of Denmark, Denmark)hhl@elektro.dtu.dk

He is Professor of Department of Electrical Engineering at Technical
University of Denmark. He is head of the Center for Playware, and has
published more than 175 scientific papers and several patents. He hasserved in the Danish National Research Council. He is World Championin RoboCup Humanoids Freestyle 2002, has developed shape-shifting
modular robots, and has collaborated closely on robotics, ALife and AI

with companies like LEGO, Kompan, BandaiNamco, etc. for the past two decades. His Center for
Playware at the Technical University of Denmark has a long track record of developing modular
robotic playware for playful contextualized IT training in Sub-Saharan Africa, for playful rehabilitation
for sport, for music, for wearable, for play, and for education. These modular playware technology
developments include I-Blocks (LEGO bricks with processing power) and modular interactive tiles(larger bricks for physical rehab). Further, with the development of East-Africa’s first science andbusiness park, local entrepreneurship has been fostered amongst students graduating from theuniversity degree programs in contextualized IT. Combining such skills, it became possible to develop
technical skill enhancing football games and global connectivity based on modular playware fortownships in South intelligence, soft computing, robotics, and mechatronics. He has published many
papers which related to the application of Artificial Intelligence in recent years. Africa for the FIFA
World Cup 2010. Lately, together with international pop star and World music promoter Peter
Gabriel, he has developed the MusicTiles app as a music 2.0 experience to enhance music creativity
amongst everybody, even people with no initial musical skills whatsoever, and made physicalmodules for Peter Gabriel’s live stage performance. In all cases, professor Henrik Hautop Lund andhis research center develop modular playware technology in a playful way to enhance learning andcreativity amongst anybody, anywhere, anytime.
https://www.dtu.dk/english/service/phonebook/person?id=53575&tab=2&qt=dtupublicationqueryProfessor Luigi Pagliarini (the Academy of Fine Arts of Macerata, Italy)

lu igipagliarini@gmail.com

He graduated from University of St. Andrews, Bachelor'sdegree, Experimental Psychology, 1988–1989, Università degliStudi di Pavia / University of Pavia, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD),Psychology, 1998– 2000 , Università degli Studi di Roma 'La
Sapienza' Master of Psychology, Psicologi sperimentale, 1984-1991

Luigi Pagliarini, neuropsychologist by training, is an artist engaged since the early 90s in Software Art,
Robot Art and AI based Art. At the moment, he is Professor of Theory of Perception and Psychologyof Form, Semantics of Bodies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Macerata, and Innovation Design at theISIA Design Institute of Pescara. He is a Consultant Professor at the Playware of the Danish TechnicalUniversity where he deals with Robots and Dynamic Agents Interfaces Design. He is also currently aPartner Consultant for Entertainment Robotics. In the past, he has collaborated on various projects
with companies such as the LEGO Group, SONY, Real World Records, etc. Among others, he wasFounder and Director of the Pescara Electronic Artists Meeting; Artistic Director of Ecoteca; Curatorof the Robo [art] section of the Robotsatplay Festival; Founder and Member of the International
Committee of RoboCup Junior. He is currently a member of the Editorial Committee of the "Journalof Artificial Life and Robotics", a member of the Editorial Committee of the "Journal of Art
Psychology", a member of the Scientific Committee of the "Psychology-Based Technologies"
International Conference and a managing member of APEXperience. He has published on books,magazines, webzines, on international congress and conference proceedings. He has received artisticand academic honors and has been awarded international prizes, more than once. He has exhibitedin several museums and institutional places around the world (the Center Pompidou, ICC in Tokyo,the Science Museum of Naples, etc.). He has collaborated with various Research Bodies and Institutesand Universities (MIT Medialab in Boston, the Mechatronics Department of the Maersk Institute inOdense, the Departmento di Psicologia in Rome, St. Andrews, Naples or Milan, the Accademia di Belle
Arti di Roma, Bari, etc.), both as researcher and teacher and - as consultant - with various companies,industries and multinationals. Several times, his has been featured in the media of different
countries. https://www.linkedin.com/in/luigipagliarini

Professor Norrima Mokhtar (University of Malaya, Malaysia)UMEXPERT - DR. NORRIMA BINTI MOKHTAR

She received the Bachelor of Engineering (B. Eng) degree in ElectricalEngineering from University of Malaya in 2000. After working two years
with International Telecommunication Industry with attachment at
Echo Broadband GmbH, Bonn (German), she managed to secure
Panasonic Scholarship which required intensive screening at the national level in 2002. She finished
her Master of Engineering at Oita University, Japan under financial support received from Panasonic
Scholarship in 2006. Consequently, she was appointed as a lecturer to serve the Department ofElectrical Engineering, University of Malaya immediately after graduating with her Master ofEngineering. As part of her career development, she received SLAB/SLAI scholarship to attain her
Ph.D. in 2012. She held several important positions such as Coordinator for Industrial Training,Coordinator for Research Laboratory, Coordinator for EBA-Consortium (Keio University), Coordinator
for Nagaoka University of Technology and Coordinator for Manchester Metropolitan University(UK).
Dr. Norrima was also the principal investigator for High Impact Research Grant (MOHE) worth of RM
1 million along with Science Fund and CREST grant. She is the author and co-author of more than 50
publications in international journals and proceedings in Sensors, Automation, Image Processing,
Human-Computer Interface, Brain-Computer Interface, UAV and Robotics. She is also active asreviewer for many reputable journals and several international conferences. She established Applied
Control and Robotics Laboratory to disseminate knowledge and research transfer among students
and academic staffs.

Professor Katia Passerini, Provost and Executive Vice President (EVP)(Seton Hall University, USA)

Katia Passerini earned a doctoral degree in Information and Decision
Systems from George Washington University, a master's degree ineconomics (equivalent) from the University of Rome II -Tor Vergata, amaster's degree in business administration from George Washington
University, where she was a Fulbright and Bank of Rome Scholar, and a combined
bachelor's/master's degree in political science from LUISS University in Rome.
She joined Seton Hall on June 5, 2020 as Provost and Executive Vice President. Prior to Seton Hall,Katia was the Lesley H. and William L. Collins Distinguished Chair & Dean of the Collins College ofProfessional Studies at St. John’s University. From 2003-16, she was Professor and Hurlburt Chairof MIS and Dean of the Albert Dorman Honors College (2013-16) at NJIT. Her research focuses onknowledge management, mobile applications, and computer-supported learning.
URL: https://www.shu.edu/news/katia-passerini-appointed-provost-and-executive-vice-