Catalin Dumitrescu | Biometrics and Security | Best Researcher Award

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Prof. Catalin Dumitrescu | Biometrics and Security | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Habil. Artificial Intelligence | University Politehnica of Bucharest | Romania

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Catalin Dumitrescu is a distinguished researcher and academic specializing in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Digital Signal Processing (DSP), and Machine Learning (ML) with a strong interdisciplinary focus on computer vision, cognitive radio, cyber defence, and multimedia security. His research integrates advanced AI algorithms into industrial electronics, telecommunications, and defence technologies, with a particular emphasis on IMINT/SIGINT systems and cyber defence infrastructures.With an impressive research portfolio comprising over 50 scientific publications, his work has garnered 536 citations, an h-index of 10, and i10-index of 15, reflecting his growing influence in the fields of intelligent systems and adaptive signal processing. Dr. Dumitrescu’s publications in leading journals such as Sensors, Electronics, Applied Sciences, and Fractal and Fractional (MDPI) highlight his expertise in deep learning, visual classification, object detection, and decision-making algorithms. His recent studies focus on AI-driven noise reduction, fractal-based steganography for data security, and UAV detection systems using sensor data fusion and fuzzy logic.His research interests span a wide spectrum, including neural networks for image and audio processing, machine learning-based EEG signal classification, brain-computer interfaces, digital watermarking and cryptography, and real-time signal and image analysis. Through collaborations with academia and industry, he has contributed to the development of automated, intelligent systems for security, communication, and transportation applications, bridging theoretical innovation with practical deployment.Dr. Dumitrescu’s commitment to advancing AI and DSP research extends to mentoring and consultancy, where he collaborates with organizations across industrial electronics, telecommunication, and defence sectors. His work has had a significant societal impact in enhancing the reliability, efficiency, and security of next-generation digital systems. His contributions continue to shape the global discourse on intelligent signal processing, autonomous systems, and secure information technologies.

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Abdulwahid Al Abdulwahid | Cyber Security | Best Researcher Award

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Abdulwahid Al Abdulwahid | Cyber Security | Best Researcher Award

Associate Professor | Jubail Industrial College | Saudi Arabia

Dr. Abdulwahid Al Abdulwahid is an Associate Professor of Cybersecurity and Program Director at Jubail Industrial College, Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu, with extensive expertise in artificial intelligence for cybersecurity, IoT and Industry 4.0 security, cloud computing privacy, biometrics, and the human aspects of cybersecurity. He holds a PhD in Computing (Cyber Security) from the University of Plymouth, UK, an MSc in Management of Information Technology from the University of Nottingham, and a BSc in Computer and Information Systems from King Faisal University, along with a Graduate Teaching Associate certification from Plymouth University. Over two decades of professional academic and administrative experience, he has served in roles such as Deputy Director for Planning and Development, College Deputy for Student Affairs, and Department Chairperson, alongside delivering specialized lectures, workshops, and training programs locally, regionally, and internationally. His research interests focus on advancing secure and usable authentication systems, AI-driven cybersecurity solutions, and quality-driven approaches in computing education. He is highly skilled in academic accreditation, governance, quality management, and strategic leadership, in addition to contributing as a reviewer, auditor, and public speaker. As an active member of professional and community organizations including ACM, the Saudi Scientific Society for Cybersecurity, Hemaya, and the Saudi Society for Quality, he continues to foster collaboration between academia, industry, and society. His research impact is reflected through 118 citations by 113 documents, 14 publications, and an h-index of 6.

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Featured Publications

  1. Al Abdulwahid, A., Clarke, N., Stengel, I., Furnell, S., & Reich, C. (2016). Continuous and transparent multimodal authentication: Reviewing the state of the art. Cluster Computing, 19(1), 455–474.

  2. Guo, Y., Wang, Y., Khan, F., Al-Atawi, A. A., Abdulwahid, A. A., Lee, Y., & Marapelli, B. (2023). Traffic management in IoT backbone networks using GNN and MAB with SDN orchestration. Sensors, 23(16), 7091.

  3. Al Abdulwahid, A. (2022). Detection of middlebox-based attacks in healthcare Internet of Things using multiple machine learning models. Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience, 2022, 2037954.

  4. Alassafi, M. O., AlGhamdi, R., Alshdadi, A. A., Abdulwahid, A. A., & Bakhsh, S. T. (2019). Determining factors pertaining to cloud security adoption framework in government organisations: An exploratory study. IEEE Access, 7, 136822–136835.

  5. Abdulwahid, A. A. (2023). Classification of ethnicity using efficient CNN models on MORPH and FERET datasets based on face biometrics. Applied Sciences, 13(12), 7288.