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Day1: March 12, 2022
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Time |
Place | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 09:30 – 10:00 | W6-hall (GUST University campus) | Coffee & Registration |
| 10:00 – 11:30 | W6-500 (GUST University campus) |
Opening Ceremony Keynote Speaker: Prof. Magdy Bayoumi Head of W. H. Hall Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Louisiana “Smart Connected World: Is it Ready for COVID Pandemic” |
| 11:30 – 13:30 | W6-200 (GUST University campus) |
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Serkan Kiranyaz Professor at College of Engineering, Qatar University “Biomedical Signal Restoration for COVID-19 Infection Map Generation and Early Detection” Session 1: Presenter: Sa'ed Abed, Kuwait University “Combining SAT Solver with MDGs for Efficient Reachability Analysis Computation” Presenter: Ali Roumani, Gulf University for Science and Technology “Assessment of Using a Digital System for Breastfeeding Monitoring on Self-Efficacy” |
| 13:30 - 15:00 | W6-hall (GUST University campus) | Lunch |
| 03:00 PM – 05:00 PM | W6-200 (GUST University campus) |
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Michael Hsieh (online) Executive Director, Transformative Cyber Innovation Lab “Trends in Cybersecurity Research for a Global Community of Stakeholders” Session 2: Presenter: Iyad Abu Doush, American University of Kuwait “Can I learn during COVID-19: Accessibility of Arabic online supporting children teaching and learning resources” Presenter: Inas Mahfouz, American University of Kuwait “Teaching Academic Writing during COVID: multimodal composition” Presenter Hussain Al Sharoufi, Gulf University for Science and Technology “Towards a Unified English Technologically-Based Writing Curriculum in the Arabian Gulf Countries-The Case of Kuwait” |
Day2: March 13, 2022
| Time | Place |
Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 09:30 – 10:00 | W6-hall (GUST University campus) | Coffee & Registration |
| 10:00 – 11:30 | W6-200 (GUST University campus) |
Keynote Speaker: Prof. Wathiq Mansoor Dean of College of Engineering and IT, University of Dubai “The rise of the learning from experience and the fall of theories” |
| 11:30 – 13:30 | W6-200 (GUST University campus) |
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Dari Alhuwail Associate Professor, College of Life Sciences, Kuwait University “Data and Citizen Science x Pandemic Voluntary efforts fighting COVID-19 using digital tools” Session 1: Presenter: Khalid Kisswani, Gulf University for Science and Technology “Investigating the Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Kuwait Stock Return: A Time Varying Evaluation” Presenter: Jehad Al Dallal, Gulf University for Science and Technology “Modeling COVID-19 Pandemic Predictions Using Positivity Rate” |
| 13:30 – 15:00 | W6-hall (GUST University campus) |
Lunch |
| 15:00 – 17:00 | W6-200 (GUST University campus) |
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Christo El Morr (online) Associate Professor of Health Informatics, York University “Digital Health Post-covid: opportunities and challenges” Session 2: Presenter: Ahmad AlKurdi, Kuwait University “Lightweight Session Key Exchange for Enhanced Security Scheme for Internet of Things” Presenter: Naila ElEssawi, Gulf University for Science and Technology “Blended learning Model in Physics Course Using the Virtual Learning Environment.” |
| 19:30 – 21:30 PM | Holiday Inn hotel-Salmyia |
Conference Dinner "Only by special invitations" |
Day3: March 14, 2022
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Time |
Place | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 09:30 – 10:30 | W6-hall (GUST University campus) |
Posters Presentations: “COVID-19 Classification of Chest X-rays", Helen Feng, Boston University“Virtual Mental Health in Times of COVID-19 In Canada” , Bushra Kundi, York University“Predictions of Course Grades from Initial Performance”, Emaan Nazeeruddin, Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University
“Kuwait Medical Electronic Library”, Shaikha AlMousherji, Gulf University for Science and Technology “Tower Hands”, Yousef Al-khateeb, Gulf University for Science and Technology |
| 10:30 – 12:30 | W6-200 (GUST University campus) |
Panel Discussion: Dr. Tyrone Grandison and Dr. Saad Al Barrak Director of Partner Technology Strategist for Public Sector in the Global ISV (Industry Solution Vendor) organization, Microsoft Dr. Saad Al Barrak Distinguished engineer and businessman of international repute. |
| 17:30 – 20:30 | W6-500 (GUST University campus) | Trip to Kuwait Towers and Al Mubarakiya traditional market |