Prof. Xiaoli Li
Nanyang
Technological
University,
Singapore (IEEE Fellow)
Biography: Xiaoli is currently the Department Head and Senior Principal Scientist at the Institute for Infocomm Research, A*STAR, Singapore. He also serves as an adjunct full professor at the School of Computer Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. With a diverse range of research interests, Xiaoli focuses on cutting-edge areas such as AI, data mining, machine learning, and bioinformatics. His contributions to these fields are evident through his extensive publication record, boasting over 370 peer-reviewed papers, and the recognition he has received, including over ten best paper awards. He has been serving as Editor-in-chief of the Annual Review of Artificial Intelligence and an Associate Editor for prestigious journals like IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence and Knowledge and Information Systems, as well as conference chairs and area chairs of leading AI, machine learning, and data science conferences, such as AAAI, IJCAI, ICLR, NeurIPS, KDD, ICDM etc. Xiaoli is an IEEE Fellow and Fellow of Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association (AAIA). He has been recognized as one of the world's top 2% scientists in the AI domain by Stanford University, and Clarivate's Highly Cited Researcher. Beyond academia, Xiaoli possesses extensive industry experience, where he has successfully spearheaded over 10 R&D projects in collaboration with major industry players across diverse sectors, such as aerospace, telecom, insurance, and professional service companies. In addition, he has been a member of Information Technology Standards Committee (ITSC) from Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) since 2020. Moreover, he serves as a health innovation expert panel member for the Ministry of Health (MOH), expert panel member for Ministry of Education (MOE), as well as an AI advisor for the Smart Nation and Digital Government Office (SNDGO), Prime Minister s Office, highlighting his extensive involvement in key Government and industry initiatives.
A. Prof. Sikandar Ali Qalati
Liaocheng University, China
Biography: Dr. Sikandar Ali Qalati is a highly recognized scholar listed among the world's top 2% scientists. He serves as an Associate Professor at the School of Business, Liaocheng University, China, and previously at Jiangsu University. His research focuses on green human resource management, environmental sustainability, artificial intelligence, and organizational innovation. Dr. Qalati has published over 60 SSCI/SCI-indexed papers in top-tier journals such as Business Strategy and the Environment, Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, and Journal of Cleaner Production. His pioneering work on sustainable AI capabilities and executive commitment to environmental performance contributes to shaping the dialogue on responsible digital transformation and green competitiveness across emerging economies. Currently, Dr. Qalati is working with professors from well-recognized universities around the world, such as the University of Porto (Portuguese); the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (United States); Dhofar University (Oman); King Faisal University (Saudi Arabia); Kuwait University (Kuwait); University of Punjab (Pakistan). Additionally, supervising students globally like in INTI International University (Malaysia), University of Sadat City (Egypt), Universiti Malaya (Malaysia), Jiangsu University (China).