Dr Kiran Trivedi (keynote speaker) - Designation & Affiliation: Head of Discipline and Associate Professor University of Wollongong India Campus - Short Biography: Dr. Kiran Trivedi is the Head of Discipline and Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Wollongong, GIFT City campus, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India. Before joining UoW India, he served as an Associate Professor for Data Analytics Engineering at Northeastern University, Seattle, Washington, USA, and as a Professor at Gujarat Technological University for over two decades. Dr. Trivedi holds a Ph.D. in Human Brainwave Analysis and the Development of Communication Devices and has 30 years of experience teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students in India and the USA. Dr. Trivedi has organized numerous workshops on wireless and mobile technologies in India and has delivered expert talks on Artificial Intelligence, Edge Computing, and Deep Learning. He is involved in developing AI-enabled embedded device applications for health and ICT. He has been invited to speak at various prestigious venues, including UNESCO in France for SDG 3 and 4, SEE 2010 in the Netherlands, ICTP in Italy, Symbian in the UK, Nepal, and the Georgia Tech Research Center in the USA. He contributed to a free book on mobile learning published jointly by ICTP Italy and UNESCO and participated in the MIT Media Lab and LVPEI RedX Hackathon in 2014. Dr. Trivedi has collaborated with the research team at ICTP Italy for training workshops and demonstrated the Emergency Messenger System to the Honourable President of India, Dr. Abdul Kalam. He was the global winner of the Hackathon on Designing a Sustainable Future using ICTs organized by the ITU WSIS Forum and TDRA UAE. From 2007 to 2011, he was recognized as a Nokia Developer Champion for his contributions to mobile technologies. He has received NVIDIA Artificial Intelligence Research grants in 2018 and 2022 and TinyML kits grants from EdgeImpulse in India and the USA. In recognition of his contributions at the University of Wollongong, he was awarded the Passion Award in 2024 and the Courage Award in 2025. Dr. Trivedi has been awarded the Best Professor for Broader Outlook Learner Teacher and the AIR INDIA “Rank & Bolt Award” in 2003. He was the global winner of Nokia’s Ovi App Wizard contest in 2010 and received the Dr. APJ Kalam Innovation Award at the IABS 2017 Conference on Biomedical Sciences. He has published over 40 papers in various conferences and journals, and his two patents were published in the Indian Patent Journal. He enjoys speaking on AI and Intellectual Property Rights. Dr. Trivedi has organized ITU’s “Girls in ICT” Day and was invited to promote Girls in ICT on India’s leading FM Radio station, AIR. His student teams have won state-level hackathons, and he has published science and technology articles in leading newspapers. He has served on the board of studies for curriculum development and participated in various government committees, including TEQIP Research Coordinator and Student Start-up Innovation Policy Coordinator. Recently, his course on “Data Mining for Engineering” was launched on Coursera by Northeastern University’s MS program in Data Analytics Engineering, and he was invited to speak at the “Women in Tech Regatta” in Seattle on AI sniffers using TinyML. In 2024, he served as a jury member for the City of Seattle Data Hackathon. Besides his professional achievements, Dr. Trivedi is an avid cyclist, having ridden over 27,000 km, and he loves music.

Prof. Chander Prakash is working as Pro-Vice Chancellor (Research, Ranking, and Accreditation) at Geeta University, Haryana, India, and is also associated as Project Head at Research Laboratory of 3D Bioprinting Technologies for Flexible Electronics, Institute of Nanotechnology, Electronic and Equipment Engineering, Southern Federal University, Taganrog, Russia. He is a passionate researcher with diversified research interests—developing materials for biomedical and healthcare applications, additive manufacturing, and developing new cost-effective manufacturing technologies for biomedical industries. To date, he has published more than 530 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, conferences, and books in Materials Science and Manufacturing. He has 18,700+ citations, an H-index of 75, and an i-10 index of 323. He is among India's Top 1% leading mechanical and aerospace engineering scientists (Research.com), holding the 38th rank in India and 1,590th rank globally. He consistently appeared in the top 2% of researchers as per Stanford Study (2021–2024)

Dr. Maulin P. Shah is a distinguished academician and researcher specialising in environmental biotechnology, industrial wastewater treatment, and sustainable process development. His research focuses on microbial degradation, bioremediation, bioenergy production, and innovative solutions for pollution control using advanced and eco-friendly approaches. He has numerous high-impact publications in internationally reputed SCI and Scopus-indexed journals and has edited over 300 books in areas of Industrial Wastewater Microbiology, Bioenergy, Bioremediation, and Pollution Removal through Microbial Approaches. His editorial collaborations include Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, Royal Society of Chemistry, American Chemical Society, CRC Press, IOP Publishing, and others. He serves as editor for more than 30 international journals and is actively engaged in organising international conferences, delivering invited talks, and mentoring researchers.

Dr. Unnati Shah is an Associate Professor at Utica University specialising in software requirements engineering, with a focus on leveraging advanced AI techniques, particularly large language models, to reduce ambiguity, resolve conflicts, and enhance interpretation. Throughout her career, she has earned multiple awards and completed certifications in teaching, engineering research ethics, and is a certified Cisco instructor. She has mentored over 30 undergraduate milestone projects and currently supervises Ph.D. research in emerging areas of computing. Her scholarly work appears in leading journals and conferences. She is actively engaged in service, including ACM NYCWiC 2026 program committee participation, STEM outreach for girls, and peer reviewing. Her work bridges AI innovation with practical software engineering impact.

Prof. Nithesh Naik is an entrepreneur, distinguished academician, and accomplished researcher, widely recognized for his impactful contributions to Materials Science and interdisciplinary engineering innovations. With an exceptional academic record, he has authored 300+ publications in leading Scopus and SCI-indexed journals, achieving an H-index of 46 and over 9,500 citations. His sustained global research excellence has earned him recognition among the Top 2% Highly Cited Scientists by Stanford University (Elsevier B.V.) for four consecutive years. He is a faculty member at the Manipal Institute of Technology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education (Institution of Eminence, India), where he actively contributes to research, teaching, and academic leadership. Prof. Naik also serves as the Chief Technical Officer at Curiouz Tech Labs, a Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India–funded MedTech startup focused on innovative healthcare solutions. In addition, he holds the position of Secretary of the International Training and Research in Uro-oncology and Endourology (iTRUE), contributing to global advancements in medical research and training. Prof. Naik is a Fellow of the Engineered Science Society (USA) and a Fellow and Advisory Board Member of the World Research Union, an international research consortium with a strong presence across Malaysia, the Czech Republic, Germany, and the United Kingdom. His leadership extends to the global conference ecosystem, where he serves as Scientific Chair for IEEE conferences hosted in Malaysia, Germany, and the USA, fostering international collaboration and knowledge exchange. He is also the Managing Editor of the Journal of Computers, Mechanical and Management, playing a pivotal role in advancing scholarly publications. An active innovator, Prof. Naik has filed 7 patents at the Indian Patent Office in areas spanning advanced manufacturing systems and novel medical devices, including a pioneering scissors-needle system for intra-cavitary hydro-dissection and tissue excision. He is Ambassador for AI Research and Scientific tool AnswerThis, USA. Through extensive international collaborations, keynote addresses, invited talks, and technical workshops, Prof. Naik continues to drive impactful research at the intersection of engineering, healthcare, and artificial intelligence, contributing significantly to translational research and global scientific progress.