CALL FOR PAPERS
Next Generation Computing Applications 2026
30-31 July 2026, Mauritius
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
Dr Ram Herkanaidu - Security Researcher & Honorary Assistant Professor, University of Nottingham
Ram is an IT security researcher and educator with a PhD in computer science and extensive experience in the IT field as a technical support specialist, consultant, trainer, conference speaker and media spokesperson. He is currently an Honorary Assistant Professor within the School of Computer Science at the University of Nottingham.
Ram is a member of Working Group 11.8 (Information Security Education within the International Federation for Information Processing) and serves on the programme committee as paper reviewer for WISE (World Conference on Information Security Education). He is also a member of Working Group 11.12 - Human Aspects of Information Security and Assurance.
He has created and delivered a number of cyber security related courses and workshops both in a professional capacity and as a volunteer in various countries, including technical subjects such as the threat landscape and human aspects like cyber bullying.
Dr Ram's keynote speech will be on Cyber Security and how it will develop in the age AI.
Prof. Tanzila Saba - Professor and AIDA Lab Leader,
Prince Sultan University, Saudi Arabia
Tanzila Saba earned her PhD in Document Information Security and Management from the Faculty of Computing at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in 2012, where she received the Best Student Chancellor Award.
She is currently Associate Director of the Research and Initiatives Center and Leader of the Artificial Intelligence & Data Analytics Research Lab at Prince Sultan University, Riyadh. Her research focuses on medical imaging, pattern recognition, IoT, and information security. She has authored over 450 publications in high-ranked ISI/SCIE-indexed journals, with significant contributions to biomedical research.
A Senior Member of IEEE and active member of ACM, AIS, and IAENG, she serves as editor, reviewer, and TPC member for leading international journals and conferences. Prof. Saba is the PSU WiDS Ambassador at Stanford University and has received the Best Researcher Award for four consecutive years. She has been ranked among the world’s top 2% scientists (2020–2024), with over2,650 citations and an h-index of 94.
Prof. Saba's keynote speech will be on "Cognitive Digital Twins: The Future of Human-Centered Healthcare Intelligence".