Invited Speakers



Assoc. Prof. Anton Sukhov
Ural Federal University, Russia


Bio: Dr. Anton Sukhov is an associate professor (since 2012) at the Ural Federal University, Ekaterinburg, Russia, and a PhD in Cultural Studies (2008). He is one of the founders and leading researchers in game studies in Russia. In 2012, he created (the first in Russia) an electronic educational course on game studies. Dr. Anton Sukhov has been awarded numerous Russian and international scientific awards and honorary diplomas. Dr. Anton Sukhov regularly attends and chairs sections of international scientific conferences on e-education, game studies, game-based learning, gamification, and virtual reality (in In the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, Macedonia, France, UK, Denmark, Japan, China, Russia, and other countries). His research papers were ranked in the Top 2% on Academia.edu. In 2022, his article was awarded the “Best Paper” status at the e-Education Conference in Japan. His main areas of research are educational, ethical, religious and aesthetic discourses of video games, cultural studies, visionary experience, game-based learning and gamification.

 

Assoc. Prof. Xiang Feng
East China Normal University, China


Bio: Xiang Feng is an Associate Professor of East China Normal University in the Department of Educational Information Technology and Shanghai Digital Educational Equipment Engineering Technology Research Center. He is also the Deputy Secretary of Information Technology Education Professional Committee for Primary and Secondary Schools of The Chinese Society of Education. Dr Feng have 2 years of postdoc experience in Alcatel-Lucent Shanghai Bell& Shanghai Jiao Tong University from 2018-2010 in telecom strategy development. He obtained his PhD in geography information system and master Degree in Computer Science & Engineering. Dr. Feng is committed to education informatization research and services from 2010. In recent years, he is mainly focusing on the application of artificial intelligence in education, learning analytics. He has published over 20 peer-reviewed papers; contributed in 2 published standards in educational informatization in china; obtained 9 software copyright registration certificates; applied for 5 invention patents, and 2 has been authorized.

 

Assoc. Prof. Yajun Wei
Guangzhou University, China


Bio: Yajun Wei received his PhD from Uppsala University in Sweden in 2015. Thereafter, he worked as a physicist at Uppsala University and Cambridge University, and as a physics and engineering teacher at Zhuhai No.1 High School in China. He is now an associate professor at Guangzhou University, with research interests in science education and education technology.

 

Dr. Guanliang Chen
Monash University, Australia


Bio: Dr. Guanliang Chen is a tenured Senior Lecturer at the Centre for Learning Analytics at Monash University. He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. His research focuses on developing and applying responsible Artificial Intelligence technologies to enhance quality assessment and feedback in education at scale. Dr. Chen has made significant scholarly contributions, with over 90 peer-reviewed publications, accumulating more than 4,400 citations in Google Scholar, with an h-index of 28 and an h10-index of 50. His pioneering work in identifying and mitigating algorithmic bias in educational contexts has gained widespread recognition. He received the Outstanding Paper Award at the 29th International Conference on Computational Linguistics in 2022 and the Dean’s Award for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (Research) from Monash University’s Faculty of Information Technology in both 2021 and 2023. He serves on the editorial boards of two leading Q1 journals in technology-enhanced education—Computers & Education: Artificial Intelligence and the Journal of Learning Analytics. Additionally, he plays a key role in organizing several international academic events, including AIED 2022, 2023, and 2024.

 

Assoc. Prof. Wei Wang
Northeast Normal University, China


Bio: Wang Wei, Ph.D. and master tutor of Educational Technology, Northeast Normal University. The Standing director of the Information Technology Education Committee of China Educational Technology Association,the deputy secretary-general of the Youth Programming Education Committee of National Institute of Computer Basic Education of Colleges and universities, and the Standing Committee of CCF PTA Technical Committee.
The research focuses on information technology education, smart education, artificial intelligence and teacher education. She has published many papers in CSSCI and core journals, published 7 academic monographs and textbooks, presided over the National Natural Science Foundation youth project, presided over and participated in a number of provincial and ministry-level and industry-university-research projects.

 

Assoc. Prof. Habibullah Shah
University of Kashmir, India


Bio: Dr. Habibullah Shah is an Associate Professor at University of Kashmir, Srinagar India with over 15 years of experience in higher education, spanning both formal and distance learning. He received his Ph.D. from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi-India. His areas of interest include educational innovations and technology, philosophy of education, teacher education, and qualitative research methodology. He has made significant contributions to the field, publishing in high-end scientific journals and is credited with developing a specialized taxonomy model for research objectives.

 

Assoc. Prof. Haibing Hou
Guangdong Open University, China


Bio: Hou Haibing, Associate Professor at Guangdong Open University, holds a doctoral degree and has been a visiting scholar at Wesleyan University (USA) and Göttingen University of Applied Sciences (Germany). Her research focuses on education and applied linguistics. She has led over ten projects, including those funded by the Guangdong Provincial Philosophy and Social Science Planning, Guangzhou Municipal Philosophy and Social Science Planning, Guangdong Provincial Continuing Education Quality Improvement Project, and Guangdong Provincial University Innovative Projects. She has published over ten papers in SCI, EI, Peking University core journals, and provincial-level journals. She has won awards such as the First Prize in the Guangdong Provincial Teacher Ethics Essay Contest and the Second Prize in the Guangdong Province Vocational Skills Competition Teaching Ability Contest. She has also been recognized as a Teaching Excellence Awardee at Guangdong Open University.

 

Assoc. Prof. Siti Hajar Binti Halili
Unversity of Malaya, Malaysia


Bio: Ts. Dr. Siti Hajar Halili is an Associate Professor at Universiti Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, and a Professional Technologist (Ts) under MBOT. She is the Head of Department in Curriculum & Instructional Technology and was formerly with the Research Division, Prime Minister’s Department, Malaysia. She holds a degree in Information System Technology Management, a Master’s in Educational Technology and a Ph.D. in Adult Education Technology. Her research focuses on Instructional Design & Technology, particularly Flipped Learning, Open Distance Learning, and Digital Curriculum. She has published extensively in ISI, SCOPUS, and international journals, along with books and book chapters. She was Chief Editor of Jurnal Penyelidikan Pendidikan and reviews for multiple journals. Recognized with awards like the Deans’ Award, Gold Award, and Excellent Service Award, she also serves as UM’s ODL expert, Programme Coordinator, and faculty Head of Auditor. She actively contributes to research and training in ID-TeL.

 

Assoc. Prof. Phoong Seuk Yen
Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia


Bio: Dr. Phoong Seuk Yen is an Associate Professor at Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris, Malaysia. She serves as an academic editor for two Q1 journals, PLOS One and SAGE Open, as well as for the EDUCATUM Journal of Science and Technology. She has awarded 9 research grants including international, national and university levels. Her scholarly contributions include over 31 publications in Web of Science (WoS) and Scopus-indexed journals, 20 peer-reviewed papers, two books, and a book chapter. She has also an invited speaker at numerous international and national events, including Xihua University, Wuhan University-University of Malaya collaboration, the Malaysia National Anti-Drugs Agency, and Sriwijaya University. She has also served as a panelist for the Best Journal Article Category (Statistics) at the MAPIM Awards, under the Malaysia Ministry of Higher Education, and as an assessor for national research grants. Her research interests are mathematics education, gamification, statistical modeling, and machine learning.

 

Dr. Mariam Mohamad
Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia


Bio: Dr. Mariam Mohamad is a Senior Lecturer at Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang Malaysia. Her research interest is in the field of mobile learning and mobile assistive technology. Dr Mariam was acknowledged as one of the pioneers from Malaysia in mobile learning research, in the book entitled Mobile Learning in Higher Education in The Asia-Pacific Region published by Springer. Her work also referred by UNESCO in the publication entitled; Turning on Mobile Learning: Illustrative Initiatives and Policy Implications. Dr. Mariam has extensive experience in disseminating her work internationally. She actively involves presenting her work in international conferences with ISI Web of Science and SCOPUS indexed status. For her success in the field, in 2021, she was awarded with international grants which include Sumitomo Foundation and Japan Foundation to support her research in mobile assistive technology. For the community, she also devoted her time as the Advisor for Special Need Students Association, University Sains Malaysia. She is also a committee member for Research & Development Unit, Malaysian Association for The Blind.