Pervasive Computing and Social Networking (eng)

Robert Bestak received the PhD degree in Computer Science from ENST Paris, France (2003) and MSc degree in Telecommunications from Czech Technical University in Prague, CTU, Czech Republic (1999). Since 2004, he has been an Assistant Professor at the Department of Telecommunication Engineering, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, CTU. He took part in several national, EU, and third-party research projects. He is the Czech representative in the IFIP TC6 organization and vice-chair of working group TC6 WG6.8. He serves as Steering and Technical Program Committee member of many IEEE/IFIP conferences (Networking, WMNC, NGMAST, etc.) and he is a member of the editorial board of several international journals (Computers & Electrical Engineering, Electronic Commerce Research Journal, etc.). His research interests include 5G networks, spectrum management and big data in mobile networks.

 

Prof. Ram Palanisamy is a Professor of Enterprise Systems in the Business Administration Department at the Gerald Schwartz School of Business, St. Francis Xavier University. Dr. Palanisamy teaches courses on Foundations of Business Information Technology, Enterprise Systems using SAP, Systems Analysis and Design, SAP Implementation, Database Management Systems, and Electronic Business (Mobile Commerce). Before joining StFX, he taught courses in Management at the Wayne State University (Detroit, USA), Universiti Telekom (Malaysia) and National Institute of Technology (NITT), Deemed University, India. His research interests include Enterprise Systems (ES) implementation; ES acquisition; ES Flexibility, ES Success; knowledge management systems; Healthcare Inter-professional Collaboration.

 

Prof. Álvaro Rocha holds the title of Honorary Professor (2019), Information Science Aggregation (2011), PhD in Information Technology and Systems (2001), Master in Management Informatics (1995) and Degree in Applied Mathematics (1990). He is currently Professor at the University of Coimbra, Researcher at CISUC - Center for Informatics and Systems at the University of Coimbra, Collaborating Researcher at LIACC - Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science, Collaborative Researcher at CINTESIS - Research Center for Information Technology and Systems He is also President of AISTI - Iberian Association of Information Systems and Technologies, President of the Portuguese Chapter of the IEEE SMC Society - Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Editor of RISTI - Iberian Journal of Information Systems and Technologies, and Editor of the Journal of Information Systems Engineering & Management. He has also served as Vice President of Experts at Horizon 2020 of the European Commission, as an Expert in the Ministry of Education, Universities and Research of the Italian Government, and as an Expert in the Ministry of Finance of the Latvian Government.