Outline

• - Keynote Speakers
• - Program Booklet
• - Agenda
• - Panel Discussions

Keynote Speakers

Keynote Speaker 1: Prof. Rolf Biesenbach, Bochum University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Smart Factory : the 4 th Industrial Revolution

The economy is on the brink of the 4 th industrial revolution. Driven through the internet, real and virtual world grow together to form an internet of things. Internationally, Industry 4.0 stands for the digitalization of industry and production. The talk will explain what is behind the concept of innovation Industry 4.0 (i.e. Smart Factory). Theoretical design background and industrial production examples will be provided to show how industry 4.0 are being used today and how it will be used in the future. Industrial design principles will include interconnectivity, information transparency, human-machine interaction, and decentralized decisions. Practical examples from the German industry will be provided.

Prof. Rolf Biesenbach is a member of the German engineering association VDI, president of the Mechatronics Association Germany DGM and chairman of the board of the Association of Mechatronics Faculty Deans. Before joining the Hochschule Bochum as a professor in robotics and control theory, he worked at different research centers like Forschungszentrum Julich, NRW, Germany and Argonne National Laboratory, IL, United States of America. In the industry as a technical director, he was responsible for retrofit of process automation and control in electrical power plants. He has experience for almost 30 years in industry and research. He has given several invited talks and keynotes, published as editor and co-author 4 books, about 50 papers and articles, and was organizer, co- organizer, general chair and co-chair in different international IEEE conferences. He has led several international projects and is active as a consultant for the industry. As a member of the Graduate Institute "GI nrw" in the research field "Digitization in economy and society", director of the Mechatronics Centre North-Rhine Westphalia and founder of the research group Industry 4.0 / smart factory at HBO, his research topics are Robotics, Data-Engineering and Digitization aspects on industrial production.

Keynote Speaker 2: Prof. Hasan Al-Nashash, American University of Sharjah

Cognitive Vigilance Enhancement using Challenge Integration in Surveillance Tasks

We may experience a drop in cognitive efficiency due to the excessive memory demand or switching between multiple tasks. On the other hand, it is quite intriguing to note that vigilance decrement may also be caused by monotonous yet intensive monitoring tasks. Examples include police and military surveillance, x-ray inspection at airports, industrial control and air traffic control. Vigilance Decrement in such situations may lead to serious consequences including accidents, loss of life and system failure. In this presentation, we will discuss the use of electroencephalography and eye tracking for the continuous quantitative assessment of cognitive workload and vigilance level decrement. This is in addition to several other subjective and behavioral variables used for that purpose. Furthermore, we will demonstrate the possibility of mitigating vigilance decrement or enhancing sustained attention by engaging the human subject with “challenge integration”. This is a gaming strategy that integrates the primary task with some challenging stimuli. Results obtained from human subjects will also be shared and discussed.

Prof. Hasan Al-Nashash is a former chair of the department of Electrical Engineering at the American University of Sharjah. His main research in the areas of neuroengineering and analog microelectronics. He has received a number of awards. In addition, he designed and developed several electronic instruments to measure various biodynamic parameters. He is the author of more than 120 refereed journal and conference papers, 5 book chapters and 2 issued US patents. Prof. Al-Nashash played an active role in organizing several engineering conferences. He is a senior member of the IEEE and the former Middle East and Africa representative on the IEEE-EMBS Administrative Committee. He worked closely with several biomedical engineering departments and hospitals at the National University of Singapore, Johns Hopkins University, the American Hospital in Dubai, Khlifa Hospital in Ajman and Jordan University Hospital.

Keynote Speaker 3: Prof. Raj Jain, Washington University in St. Louis

Multi-Cloud Global Application Delivery for Internet of Things and Smart Cities

Internet of Things (IoT) is currently on the top of the hype cycle with investments from governments, corporations, and venture capital firms. Smart Cities enhance the quality of life of its citizen by building an eco-system for health, environment, and business. Both IoT and Smart Cities share similar issues and challenges. The key areas of research in IoT including security will be explained. In particular, IoT and smart cities will lead to increased use of cloud computing and will soon lead to multi-cloud computing. We finish with a discussion about our OpenADN project for managing such globally distributed multi-cloud applications.

Professor Raj Jain is a Fellow of IEEE, a Fellow of ACM, A Fellow of AAAS, a winner of ACM SIGCOMM Test of Time award, 2015 A. A. Michelson Award from Computer Measurement Group, CDAC-ACCS Foundation Award 2009, Distinguished Alumni award from Indian Institute of Science Alumni Association, and ranks among the top 75 in CiteseerX's list of Most Cited Authors in Computer Science. Dr. Jain is currently the Barbara J. and Jerome R. Cox Professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. Previously, he was one of the Co-founders of Nayna Networks, Inc - a next generation telecommunications systems company in San Jose, CA.

Keynote Speaker 4: Prof. Ghanim Putrus, Northumbria University Newcastle, UK

Will the Lights Stay On?

Power grids are undergoing significant changes. With the increased power generation from renewable energy sources and potential large deployment of electric vehicles, concerns have been raised about the reliability of future electricity supply. This talk will give an overview of grid control and recent developments that present challenges to power grid control. It will also cover opportunities and emerging technologies available to grid operators to maintain reliable and affordable supply whilst improving efficiency and lowering environmental impacts of electricity generation (smart grid).

Professor Ghanim leads the Power and Wind Energy Research group at the Faculty of Engineering and Environment, Northumbria University. He has over 25 years of research experience with over 150 publications, including one patent, and has given several invited talks at national and international events. He has led several research projects and has often provided consultancy for industry. Prof Putrus is Associate Editor for Elsevier Renewable Energy journal and serves on the technical/steering committees for several conferences. He is involved in the Institution of Engineering Technology (IET) professional activities and served on the executive committee of the IET Power Trading and Control Professional Network (2001-2009). His main research interests are the application of power electronics in power systems, power quality, integration of renewable energy resources and electric vehicles into power distribution networks (smart grids).

Program Booklet

The Final Conference Program is now available in the Program Booklet PDF. This booklet includes the detailed program, maps, and venue information.

Agenda

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Panel Discussions

Panel Discussion 1: Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Research Synergy in Jordan: Opportunities and Challenges

Wed  - Oct 11 2017: 11:00-12:00

Moderator: Yousef Al-Abdallat, Manager, the National Program "Faculty for Factory" (FFF)

Panelists:

- Turki Obaidat, President, Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan
- Abeer Al Bawab, General Director, Scientific Research Support Fund
- Walid Tahabsem, CEO, Integrated Technology Group (ITG)
- Faisal Hakki, CEO, Oasis 500
- Moh'd Haj Hasan, Cofounder, Akhtaboot & Jawaker