Special Session Chairs

SS-01: Smart Health Sensing, Remote Monitoring, and Telemedicine Technologies for Health Promotion and Convenient Living
Chair: Wan-Jung Chang, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan (email: allenchang@nkust.edu.tw)
Co-Chair: Ming-Che Chen, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan (email: jerryhata@yuntech.edu.tw)
Co-Chair: Ming-Yi Liao, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan (email: myliao@stust.edu.tw)

SS-02: Cyber Resilience for Trustworthy Connected Consumer Mobility
Chair: Muhammad Baqer Mollah, University of Houston, Texas, USA (email: mmollah@uh.edu)
Co-Chair: Kyu In Lee, University of Houston, Texas, USA (email: klee49@uh.edu)
Co-Chair: Yunpeng Zhang, University of Houston, Texas, USA, (email: yzhang119@uh.edu)
Co-Chair: Lu Gao, University of Houston, Texas, USA (email: lgao5@uh.edu)

SS-03: Emerging Advanced Technologies and Applications for Intelligent Life and Smart City/Township
Chair: Liang-Bi Chen, National Penghu University of Science and Technology, Taiwan (email: liangbi.chen@gmail.com)
Co-Chair: Shih-Hsiung Lee, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan (email: shlee@nkust.edu.tw)
Co-Chair: Ming-Che Chen, National Yunlin Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan (email: jerryhata@yuntech.edu.tw
Co-Chair: Szu-Yu Kuo, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan (email: tykuo@pie.com.tw)
Co-Chair: Chun-Chen Chou, The University of Osaka, Japan (email: chou@see.eng.osaka u.ac.jp)

SS-04: Post-Quantum Security Technologies for IoT and Edge Computing in Consumer Electronics
Chair: Euisin Lee, Chungbuk National University, Korea (email: eslee@chungbuk.ac.kr)
Co-Chair: Soochang Park, Chungbuk National University, Korea (email: cewinter@chungbuk.ac.kr)

SS-05: Smart Wearable Sensors for Sustainable and Human-Centric Consumer Electronics toward SDGs
Chair: Viranjay M. Srivastava, Birmingham City University, United Kingdom (email: viranjay@ieee.org)
Co-Chair: Mario De Oliveira, Birmingham City University, United Kingdom (email: Mario.DeOliveira@bcu.ac.uk)

SS-06: Trustworthy On-Device Agentic AI for Adaptive and Ambient Consumer Ecosystems
Chair: Shrikant Sonparote, Lowe's Companies, Inc. (email: shrikant.sonparote@gmail.com (Primary)/ shrikant.sonparote@lowes.com (Alternative) )

SS-07: Wireless Digital Twins and Immersive Multimedia for Human-Centric Smart Cities
Chair: Wen-Hsing Kuo, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan (email: whkuo@saturn.yzu.edu.tw)
Co-Chair: Yi-Han Chiang, Osaka Metropolitan University, Japan (email: chiang@omu.ac.jp)
Co-Chair: Yi-Huai Hsu, Yuan Ze University, Taiwan (email: yhhsu@saturn.yzu.edu.tw)
Co-Chair: Shi-Sheng Sun, National Chengchi University, Taiwan (email: sssun@nccu.edu.tw)
Co-Chair: Tsung-Wei Chiang, National Chung Cheng University, Taiwan (email: twchiang@ccu.edu.tw)

SS-08: Adaptive and Cognitive Network Security for Smart Homes and Digital Healthcare
Chair: Vincent Shin-Hung Pan, Chaoyang University of Technology, Taiwan (email: vincentpan@cyut.edu.tw)
Co-Chair: Brij B. Gupta, Asia University, Taiwan (email: gupta.brij@ieee.org)
Co-Chair: Pooja Chaudhary, Vellore Institute of Technology Vellore, India (email: pooja.ch04@gmail.com)

SS-09: Deepfake Detection and Multimedia Forensics for Consumer Electronics
Chair: Tzu-Chuen Lu, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taiwan (email: tclu0419@ncut.edu.tw)
Chair: Shingo Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi University, Japan (email: shingo@yamaguchi-u.ac.jp)
Chair: Brij B. Gupta, Asia University, Taiwan (email: bbgupta@asia.edu.tw)
Co-Chair: Arcangelo Castiglione, University of Salerno, Fisciano, Salerno, Italy (e-mail: arcastiglione@unisa.it)
Co-Chair: Akshat Gaurav, Ronin Institute (RIIS 2.0), USA (email: akshat.gaurav@ieee.org)
Co-Chair: Nadia Nedjah, State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (email: nadia@eng.uerj.br)

SS-10: Human-Centered Consumer Technologies for Older Adults: Healthy Aging, Digital Inclusion, and Age-Friendly Societies
Chair: Taehun Yang, Gyeongkuk National University, Korea (email: thyang@gknu.ac.kr)
Co-Chair: Seungmin Oh, Kongju National University, Korea (email: smoh@kongju.ac.kr)

SS-11: Bridging the Physical and Digital Worlds: Human-Centric Wireless Sensor Networks for Smart Infrastructure and Ambient Living
Chair: Hosung Park, Busan University of Foreign Studies, Korea (email: hspark0865@bufs.ac.kr)
Co-Chair: Jeongcheol Lee, Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information, Korea (email: jclee@kisti.re.kr)

SS-12: AI and Security for Immersive Consumer Technologies and Metaverse Systems
Chair: Amiya Nayak, University of Ottawa, Canada (email: nayak@uottawa.ca)
Chair: Brij B. Gupta, Asia University, Taiwan (email: bbgupta@asia.edu.tw)
Co-Chair: Kwok Tai Chui, Hong Kong Metropolitan University, China (email: jktchui@hkmu.edu.hk)
Co-Chair: Akshat Gaurav, Ronin Institute (RIIS 2.0), USA (email: akshat.gaurav@ieee.org)

SS-13: Robot Foundation Models and Data-Centric Engineering for Physical AI in Consumer Electronics
Chair: Hyonyoung Han, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Korea (email: hyonyoung.han@etri.re.kr)
Co-Chair: Hyeyoung An, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), Korea (email: hya@etri.re.kr)

SS-14: FPGA, quantum computing, and their related applications for consumer electronics
Chair: Minoru Watanabe, Okayama University, Japan (email: minoru-watanabe@okayama-u.ac.jp)

SS-15: Joint Communication and Sensing (JCAS) for Intelligent Consumer Electronics in 6G Networks
Chair: Sanghoon Lee, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Korea (email: sanghoon2@etri.re.kr)
Co-Chair: Geonhee Cho, Texas State University, USA (email: wvx17@txstate.edu)

SS-16: Advanced Computer Vision and Deep Learning for Next-Generation Consumer Technologies
Chair: Yi-Zeng Hsieh, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST), Taiwan (email: yzhsieh@mail.ntust.edu.tw)
Co-Chair: De-Yuan Huang, Tatung University, Taiwan (email: dyhuang@gm.ttu.edu.tw)
Co-Chair: Li-Wei Kang, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan (email: lwkang@ntnu.edu.tw)