Hossam S. Hassanein
Professor and Director
School of Computing, Queen’s University Kingston,
Ontario, Canada
Title:Democratizing Edge Computing–Enabling Open and Scalable AI at the Edge
Abstract
In a world driven by data, access to computing power should not be limited to a select few. This talk explores how democratized Edge Computing (EC) and Edge Intelligence (EI) can unlock affordable, scalable, and inclusive AI-driven solutions for diverse industries.
Rather than relying on expensive, centralized infrastructure, our approach leverages underutilized, heterogeneous edge devices, from smartphones to IoT sensors, to create an intelligent, resource-aware computing ecosystem. By optimizing resource allocation, benchmarking edge devices, and designing adaptive, self-organizing networks, we can expand access to AI at the edge without proprietary constraints.
This talk will highlight cutting-edge techniques for task scheduling, federated learning, service continuity, and autonomous decision-making enabling resilient applications, from smart cities to industrial automation. We explore how democratized edge computing can transform AI accessibility, innovation, and efficiency on a global scale.
Bio
Hossam Hassanein is a leading researcher in the areas of broadband, wireless and mobile networks architecture, protocols, control and performance evaluation. His record spans more than 700 publications in journals, conferences and book chapters, in addition to numerous keynotes and plenary talks in flagship venues. Dr. Hassanein has received several recognition and best paper awards at top international conferences. He is the founder and director of the Telecommunications Research Lab (TRL) at Queen's University School of Computing, with extensive international academic and industrial collaborations. He is the recipient of the 2016 IEEE Communications Society Communications Software Technical Achievement Award for outstanding contributions to routing and deployment planning algorithms in wireless sensor networks, and the 2020 IEEE IoT, Ad Hoc and Sensor Networks Technical Achievement and Recognition Award for significant contributions to technological advancement of the Internet of Things, ad hoc networks and sensing systems. Dr. Hassanein is a fellow of the IEEE, and is a former chair of the IEEE Communication Society Technical Committee on Ad hoc and Sensor Networks (TC AHSN). He is an IEEE Communications Society Distinguished Speaker (Distinguished Lecturer 2008-2010).
Dusit Niyato
President's Chair Professor
College of Computing & Data Science (CCDS)
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore
Bio
Dusit Niyato is currently a President's Chair Professor in the College of Computing & Data Science (CCDS), Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Dusit's research interests are in the areas of mobile generative AI, edge intelligence, quantum computing and networking, and incentive mechanism design. Dusit won the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Stuart Meyer Memorial Award. Dusit won the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society Stuart Meyer Memorial Award. Currently, Dusit is serving as Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials (impact factor of 34.4 for 2023) and will serve as the Editor-in-Chief of IEEE Transactions on Network Science and Engineering (TNSE) from 2025. He is also an area editor of IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology (TVT), topical editor of IEEE Internet of Things Journal (IoTJ), lead series editor of IEEE Communications Magazine, and associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications (TWC), IEEE Transactions on Mobile Computing (TMC), Dusit is the Members-at-Large to the Board of Governors of IEEE Communications Society for 2024-2026. He was named the 2017-2024 highly cited researcher in computer science. He is a Fellow of IEEE and a Fellow of IET.
Jaime Lloret Mauri
Professor
Polytechnic University of Valencia,
València, Spain
Bio
Prof. Jaime Lloret (jlloret@dcom.upv.es) received his B.Sc.+M.Sc. in Physics in 1997, his B.Sc.+M.Sc. in electronic Engineering in 2003 and his Ph.D. in telecommunication engineering (Dr. Ing.) in 2006. He is a Cisco Certified Network Professional Instructor and he has 7 Cisco Networking Academy Certifications. He also has the Hewlett-Packard IT Architect Certification. He worked as a network designer and administrator in several enterprises. He is Full Professor at the Polytechnic University of Valencia. He is the Chair of the Integrated Management Coastal Research Institute (IGIC) since January 2017. He was the founder of the “Communications and Networks” research group of the IGIC and he is the head (and founder) of the "Active and collaborative techniques and use of technologic resources in the education (EITACURTE)" Innovation Group. He is the director of the University Diploma “Redes y Comunicaciones de Ordenadores” and he has been the director of the University Master "Digital Post Production" for the term 2012-2016. He was Vice-chair for the Europe/Africa Region of Cognitive Networks Technical Committee (IEEE Communications Society) for the term 2010-2012 and Vice-chair of the Internet Technical Committee (IEEE Communications Society and Internet Society) for the term 2011-2013. He has been Internet Technical Committee chair (IEEE Communications Society and Internet Society) for the term 2013-2015. He has authored 15 books and has more than 800 research papers published in national and international conferences, international journals (more than 400 with Clarivate Analytics JCR). He has been the co-editor of 54 conference proceedings and guest editor of several international books and journals. He is editor-in-chief of the “Ad Hoc and Sensor Wireless Networks” (with Clarivate Analytics Impact Factor), the international journal "Networks Protocols and Algorithms", and the International Journal of Multimedia Communications. Moreover, he is Associate editor of “Sensors” in the Section Sensor Networks, and advisory board member of the “International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks” (all with Clarivate Analytics Impact factor), and he is IARIA Journals Board Chair (8 Journals). Furthermore, he is (or has been) associate editor of 46 international journals (16 of them with Clarivate Analytics Impact Factor). He has led many local, regional, national and European projects (Main researcher in more than 15 national or European projects). He has authored 4 patents. He was the chair of the Working Group of the Standard IEEE 1907.1 from 2013 to 2018. Since 2016 till today he is the Spanish researcher with highest h-index in the TELECOMMUNICATIONS list according to Clarivate Analytics Ranking. Moreover, he is included in the world’s top 2% scientists according to the Stanford University List since 2019. In 2024 he had 7 Highly cited papers according to Clarivate Analytics. He has been involved in more than 500 Program committees of international conferences, and more than 160 organization and steering committees. He has been general chair (or co-chair) of 85 International workshops and conferences (chairman of SENSORCOMM 2007, UBICOMM 2008, ICNS 2009, ICWMC 2010, eKNOW 2012, SERVICE COMPUTATION 2013, COGNITIVE 2013, ADAPTIVE 2013, 12th AICT 2016, 11th ICIMP 2016, 3rd GREENETS 2016, 13th IWCMC 2017, 10th WMNC 2017, 18th ICN 2019, 14th ICDT 2019, 12th CTRQ 2019, 14th ICSNC 2019, 8th INNOV 2019, 14th ICDS 2020, 5th ALLSENSORS 2020, IndustrialIoT 2020, COGNITIVE 2020, ADAPTIVE 2020, SENSORCOMM 2020, AFIN 2020, ACN 2020, GC-ElecEng 2020, 13th COGNITIVE 2021, 13th ADAPTIVE 2021, 15th UBICOMM 2021, 17th ICNS 2021, 16th ICIW 2021, 18th WINSYS 2021, 5th MCNA 2021, 18th ICNS 2022, 14th COGNITIVE 2022, 14th ADAPTIVE 2022, 17th ICIW 2022, 16th UBICOMM 2022, 19th WINSYS 2022, MCNA 2023, 18th ICSNC 2023, 8th HEALTHINFO 2023 and WIRELESS ANALYTICS 2024, and co-chairman of ICAS 2009, INTERNET 2010, MARSS 2011, IEEE MASS 2011, SCPA 2011, ICDS 2012, 2nd IEEE SCPA 2012, GreeNets 2012, 3rd IEEE SCPA 2013, SSPA 2013, AdHocNow 2014, MARSS 2014, SSPA 2014, IEEE CCAN 2015, 4th IEEE SCPA 2015, IEEE SCAN 2015, ICACCI 2015, SDRANCAN 2015, FMEC 2016, 2nd FMEC 2017, 5th SCPA 2017, XIII JITEL 2017, 3rd SDS 2018, 5th IoTSMS 2018, 4th FMEC 2019, 10th International Symposium on Ambient Intelligence 2019, 6th SNAMS 2019, ACN 2019, 12th ICICS 2021, 8th IoTSMS 2021, 18th AICCSA 2021, ICCNS 2023, 10th IoTSMS 2023, 21st CDVE 2024, 9th IOTSMS 2024, MCNA 2024, 11th SDS 2024, and Wireless Analytics 2024, and local chair of MIC-WCMC 2013, IEEE Sensors 2014, and FCSIT 2024). He is IEEE Senior, ACM Senior, IARIA Fellow and EAI Fellow.
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