Dr. Kinshuk is the Dean of the College of Information at the University of North Texas. Prior to that, he held the NSERC/CNRL/Xerox/McGraw Hill Research Chair for Adaptivity and Personalization in Informatics, funded by the Federal government of Canada, Provincial government of Alberta, and by national and international industries. He was also Full Professor in the School of Computing and Information Systems and Associate Dean of Faculty of Science and Technology, at Athabasca University, Canada. After completing first degree from India, he earned his Masters’ degree from Strathclyde University (Glasgow) and PhD from De Montfort University (Leicester), United Kingdom. His work has been dedicated to advancing research on the innovative paradigms, architectures and implementations of online and distance learning systems for individualized and adaptive learning in increasingly global environments. Areas of his research interests include learning analytics; learning technologies;, mobile, ubiquitous and location aware learning systems; cognitive profiling; and, interactive technologies.
With more than 550 research publications in refereed journals, international refereed conferences and book chapters, he is frequently invited as keynote or principal speaker in international conferences and visiting professor around the world. He has been twice awarded the prestigious fellowship of Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (2008 and 2013). He has also been invited as guest editor of various special issues of international journals, and continues to serve on a large number of editorial boards of prestigious journals and program committees of international conferences. He has also served on review panels for grants for the governmental funding agencies of various countries, including the European Commission, Austria, Canada, Hong Kong, Israel, Italy, the Netherlands, Qatar, Taiwan and the United States. He has a successful record of procuring external funding over 11 million Canadian Dollars (~ 8.2 million US Dollars) as principal and co-principal investigator.
In his on-going sustained professional activities, he has initiated professional movements at international and national levels. At the international level, he is Founding Chair of IEEE Technical Committee on Learning Technologies, Founding Editor of the Educational Technology & Society Journal (SSCI indexed with 5-Year impact factor of 2.720 according to 2019 Clarivate Analytics Report), and one of the Founding Editors of Springer’s open access Smart Learning Environments journal (indexed by SCOPUS). At the national level, he is Founding Chair of the New Zealand Chapter of ACM SIG on Computer-Human Interaction, and Past President of the Distance Education Association of New Zealand.
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Dr. Vanessa Dennen is a Professor of Instructional Systems & Learning Technologies in the Department of Educational Psychology & Learning Systems. She joined the faculty at FSU in 2003.
Vanessa’s research investigates the cognitive, motivational, and social elements of computer-mediated communication. Specifically, she concentrates on three major issues: (1) learner engagement in online discussion activities; (2) identity development, knowledge management, and knowledge brokering within online networks and communities of practice; and (3) ethical issues related to computer-mediated learning. Her research is situated in both formal and informal learning environments and focuses on communication technologies ranging from discussion forums to social media to mobile technologies. She has authored more than 50 journal articles and book chapters, which have appeared in publications such as Instructional Science; Distance Education; Computers in Human Behavior; Educational Research Technology & Development, The Handbook of Distance Education; and The Handbook of Research on Educational Communications and Technology among others. Additionally, in 2013 she co-edited (with Jennifer B. Myers) a book, Virtual Professional Development and Informal Learning in Online Environments.
Vanessa currently serves as co-Editor in Chief of The Internet and Higher Education. Additionally, she is a member of the editorial board for Educational Researcher and has edited special issues for Distance Education and Technology, Instruction, Cognition & Learning. She is serving a 3-year term (2016-2019) on the board for the American Educational Research Association’s Instructional Technology special interest group.
She teaches courses on learning theory and instructional design and research methods for new and emerging technologies. She has received six teaching and mentoring awards at FSU since 2013. In 2014, with the assistance of a group of graduate students at Florida State University, she designed and taught the Social Media for Active Learning MOOC, a professional development offering for educators and instructional designers.
As a practitioner, Vanessa has worked as an instructional designer and evaluator in corporate, government and higher education settings. Consulting projects have ranged from evaluating online learning programs to designing SCORM-compliant Web-based training programs to developing online community supports. She has delivered professional development workshops and webinars internationally for instructors and instructional designers on topics such as developing online presence, social media integration in the classroom, and instructional design for active learning.
Vanessa has a PhD and MS from Indiana University (Instructional Systems Technology, 2001; Educational Psychology, 1999) and an MS from Syracuse University (Instructional Design, Development & Evaluation, 1995). She received her BS in Radio-TV-Film from Northwestern University.
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Ghassan Beydoun received the degree in computer science and the Ph.D. degree in knowledge systems from the University of New South Wales. He is currently a Professor of information systems with the School of Information, Systems, and Modelling, University of Technology Sydney. He has authored more than 150 papers in international journals and conferences. His research projects are sponsored by the Australian Research Council, the NSW State Government, and the private sector. He investigates the best uses of models in developing methodologies for distributed intelligent systems. His other research interests include cloud adoption, disaster management, decisions support systems, and their applications.
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Maria Mercedes Tan Rodrigo is Executive Director of Areté and a Professor at the Department of Information Systems and Computer Science. She is also the head of the Ateneo Laboratory for the Learning Sciences (ALLS), a member of the TPD@Scale Coalition. Her fields of specialization are technology in education and educational data mining. Most recently, she and her team have developed mobile games for literacy and augmented reality applications for museums.
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My name Yunandha Indrakusumah and I am graduated from Asia e University (Malaysia) with title Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology (BICT Hons) specialization in Multimedia Computing with good grade also (cumlaude)(3.63).
I started my career as a 3D Modeler intern at AR & Co member of PT Wirya Inovasi also known as WIR Global (Indonesia) in 2012. I was involved in many augmented reality (AR) projects from their clients (such as Indosat, XL, etc). I created all the 3D assets for the projects and ensure the assets meet the requirements for AR apps. Here I gained an opportunity to learn more about AR and interactive apps.
I also have worked as Game and App Developer intern at Les’copaque Games Development Inc. subsidiary from Les’ copaque Production Sdn. Bhd. The production house of Upin & Ipin animated series (Malaysia) in May 2013. There I learned and improved my skill both creative and technical part by creating 2D/3D assets and program for their AR apps. From that experience also, I can easily adapt to work in mix environment as I have worked with diverse people such as Malaysian, Chinese, & Indian. Working with them made me to be an open minded and respectful person. My experience in Organization also made me a communicative & confident person.
Since november 2013. I work as Game and App Developer at LCGDI. with my creative & technical skills set, I acts as a bridge between the Artists & Programmers working on a game. And ensure 2D/3D assets can be easily integrated into a game without sacrificing either the overall artistic vision or exceeding the technical limits of the chosen platform. In 2014, I was trusted to be the Coordinator for International collaboration between LCGDI & studio games in Indonesia (Agate & Wali Studio).
I consider as my assets: my experience as Game Developer on desktop and mobile application, my proficiency in UX/UI design, and my leadership skills. I am a hard worker, energetic, responsible, honest and friendly.
Source: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yunandha21
I have a huge interest and passion in technology, especially on how it impacts our society. I love public speaking, giving new information and updates around technology to everyone, from technology specialists to students to general public. My job is to help anyone who need guidance in utilizing the latest technology, such as cloud, AI/Machine Learning, IoT/Data Analytics, AR/VR/MR, chatbot, etc. I am regularly engaged with startups, IT students and lecturers, professional developers, and IT communities.
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Experience for over 27 years of work in IT related works as consultant and as Lecturer / Researcher. Have strong capability in Project Management, holding several International and National Project Management Certification. I am now PhD candidate in IT Risk Management at Asia e University, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
Recently working as lecturer at Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University and also work as Head of Project Management Office at PT. Mulia Hasta Darma. Have strong interest in Computational Lingistics, Multimedia technology, Project Management, Financial Planning, IT Auditing and Quality Assurance. Hold several certifications such as CIPMP, CompTIA Project+ and Project Management Certification from Badan Nasional Sertifikasi Profesi (Project Management), IT-IL (IT Infrastructure Library), ISO 27001 and CompTIA Security+(IT Security Management System), CFP (Financial Planner), IT Governance (COBIT), Business Intelligence (CIBIA) and Risk Management (CRM).
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