Keynote Speakers

Distinguished Experts and Leading Researchers

Prof. Hong Shen

Central Queensland University, Australia
China National Endowed Expert, Sun Yat-sen University, China

Hong Shen is a specially-appointed Professor at Sun Yat-sen University, China, where he founded the Institute for Advanced Computing. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the University of Adelaide, Australia, and previously served as Chair Professor of Computer Science for 15 years.

His research interests include parallel and distributed computing, privacy-preserving computing, and high-performance networks. He has published over 400 papers, including more than 100 papers in leading IEEE and ACM journals, and has served extensively on editorial boards and international conference committees.

Invited Speakers

Distinguished Experts and Leading Researchers

Prof. Yiming Zhang

Fuzhou University, China

Professor Yiming Zhang is the recipient of the National Youth Talent Program, “Minjiang” Scholar of Fujian Province, IEEE Senior Member, a full professor, Ph.D supervisor, vice dean of college of electrical engineering and automation, Fuzhou University, deputy director of Fujian Key Laboratory of New Energy Power Generation and Energy Conversion, and deputy director of. He was recognized as the World’s Top 2% Scientist by Elsevier. His research interest is power electronics and wireless power transfer. He has authored one book from Springer and published more than 200 technical papers in renowned journals and conference proceedings, including more than 100 SCI-indexed journal papers as first or contact author. He has an H-index of 48 and authored 13 ESI highly cited papers and 3 ESI hot papers. He has won multiple excellent conference papers including ECCE, EVS, EVCP, and CIEEC. He was recognized as the Outstanding Reviewer for EEE TPEL and TIE. He is the PI of the Excellent Youth Project and Youth Fund from National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Outstanding Youth Project of Fujian Provincial Natural Science Foundation.

Dr. Tejeswar Reddy Velpucharla

Director of Technology & Operations
Eficens Systems LLC, USA

Tejeswar Reddy Velpucharla is a technology leader and researcher specializing in Enterprise Software System Architecture and AI-driven automation. He currently serves as Director of Technology & Operations at Eficens Systems LLC, where he leads the design and deployment of scalable, AI-powered enterprise platforms. He is the founder and chief architect of FLAIR, an intelligent Human Capital Management system that integrates automation, predictive analytics, and secure enterprise workflows.
Previously, Mr. Velpucharla worked at GE Transportation, where he contributed to the digital transformation of large-scale rail operations through the Precision Dispatch System (PDS)—a mission-critical platform for rail network optimization, real-time decision-making, and operational efficiency across thousands of miles of rail infrastructure.
His work spans AI-driven enterprise systems, intelligent infrastructure, automation, cybersecurity, and large-scale distributed platforms. He has authored peer-reviewed research articles, served on Technical Program Committees for international conferences, acted as a juror for global technology awards, and has been invited as a keynote and invited speaker at international academic forums. His work bridges academic research and real-world system implementation, with a focus on building resilient, scalable, and intelligent digital infrastructure.