Speakers of ACNT 2025
Prof. Yu Zhao
Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
"World's Top 2% Scientists"
Biography:
Prof. Yu Zhao is a Tenured Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), honored as an Excellent Young Scientist by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), a High-Level Talent of Shaanxi Province, and an NPU Aoxiang Scholar; he has presided over and undertaken more than 10 research projects including the NSFC Excellent Young Scientists Fund, NSFC General Program, NSFC Young Scientists Fund, projects from the Commission of Science and Technology (under the Central Military Commission), and the Shaanxi Natural Science Foundation Key Program, among others; to date, he has published over 100 journal and conference papers, including 15 articles (5 full-length) in the top-tier control theory journals IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control and Automatica, with more than 10 papers recognized as ESI Highly Cited Papers, accumulating over 3,000 total citations and achieving an H-index of 35; he holds more than 10 authorized national invention patents and has received numerous awards including the National Defense Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Class), the Shaanxi Provincial Degree and Graduate Education Association Graduate Education Achievement Award (First Class), the Best Paper Award at the 8th China Conference on Complex Networks, the Shaanxi Provincial Natural Science Outstanding Academic Paper Award (Second Class, 14th and 15th editions); additionally, he has been selected as a National-Level Young Talent, a High-Level Talent of Shaanxi Province, an NPU Aoxiang Scholar, and has been listed in Stanford University's "World's Top 2% Scientists".
Prof.Quanbo Ge
Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, China
Biography:
Prof. Quanbo Ge is a Professor and Doctoral Supervisor at Nanjing University of Information Science & Technology (NUIST), a Postdoctoral Fellow from Zhejiang University, Director of the Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology (JCCIAEET), and Director of the Jiangsu Engineering Research Center for Intelligent Meteorological Detection Robots; recognized as a Young and Middle-aged Academic Leader under Jiangsu Province's "Qinglan Project", recipient of the 4th Youth Science Award from the Chinese Association of Automation (CAA), and a Visiting Scholar at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Minnesota, USA; he has published or accepted nearly 100 high-quality academic papers in journals including IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control (IEEE TAC), IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics (IEEE TIE), IEEE Transactions on Computers (IEEE TC), and Acta Automatica Sinica, and has presided over more than 30 research projects such as the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) General Program, NSFC Key Program, and major national defense projects; he serves as Vice Chair of the CAA Youth Working Committee, Vice Chair of the Autonomous Unmanned Systems Technical Committee of the Chinese Association for Artificial Intelligence (CAAI), Vice Chair of the CAA Technical Committee on Artificial Intelligence and Robotics Education, and Executive Vice Chair of the Autonomous Unmanned Systems Technical Committee of the Jiangsu Association of Automation; additionally, he is an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Systems Science and an Editorial Board Member for Acta Automatica Sinica, Journal of Command and Control, and Control Engineering of China; his primary research areas encompass autonomous intelligent unmanned systems, low-altitude intelligent transportation systems, intelligent perception and learning control, and intelligent power systems.
Assoc. Prof. Norrima Mokhtar
Universiti Malaya, Malaysia
Biography:
Dr. Norrima Mokhtar is an accomplished academic and researcher in Electrical Engineering, specializing in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Sensors, Automation, Image Processing, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Brain-Computer Interface (BCI), Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs), and Robotics. She earned her Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) in Electrical Engineering from the University of Malaya in 2000. After graduation, she gained hands-on experience in the International Telecommunication Industry, including a role at Echo Broadband GmbH. In 2002, she was awarded the prestigious Panasonic Scholarship after a rigorous national selection process, allowing her to pursue a Master of Engineering in Oita, Japan, which she completed in 2006. Upon returning to academia, Dr. Norrima joined the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Malaya as a lecturer. Committed to continuous growth, she secured the SLAB/SLAI scholarship to pursue her Ph.D., which she successfully completed in 2012. Throughout her career, she has held key academic and research leadership roles, including Coordinator for Industrial Training, Research Laboratories, and international collaborations with institutions such as Keio University (Japan), Nagaoka University of Technology (Japan), and Manchester Metropolitan University (UK). As a principal investigator, Dr. Norrima has led several high-impact research projects, securing significant funding, including a RM 1 million grant from the Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), along with Science Fund and CREST grants. Her extensive publications in top-tier international journals and conference proceedings highlight her contributions to advancing technology and innovation. Dr. Norrima’s expertise in AI-driven systems, automation, and human-machine interaction continues to push the boundaries of research, shaping the future of intelligent technologies and their applications in various industries.
Speech Title: The Role of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)