Summary—The convergence of the digital and physical worlds is providing the new landscape in the vehicular services. It is in fact a fundamental shift that’s driving the Fourth Industrial Revolution or Industry 4.0, where automation, data exchange and manufacturing technologies are going to simplify our lives, drive better experiences and give us more time to focus on things that matter most, our families, friends and experiences. But to get to this state of safe automation and connectivity, we need to talk about the role of security and innovation. Both are of paramount importance. In this panel, we are going to discuss further on this topic, particularly on safety related to the smart vehicular services in which technology such as IoT and AI will be prominently provide a better experience and outcomes.

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Biographies

Haris Gačanin received his Dipl.-Ing. degree in Electrical engineering from the University of Sarajevo in 2000. In 2005 and 2008, respectively, he received MSc and PhD from Tohoku University in Japan. He was with Tohoku University from 2008 until 2010 first as Japan Society for Promotion of Science postdoctoral fellow and later, as Assistant Professor. In 2010, he joined Alcatel-Lucent (now Nokia), where he is currently Department Head at Nokia Bell Labs. He is adjunct professor at University of Leuven (KU Leuven). His professional interests are related to applications of artificial intelligence with machine learning in autonomous wireless networks. He has 200+ scientific publications (journals, conferences and patent applications) and invited/tutorial talks. He is senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineering (IEICE). He is a recipient of IEICE Communication System Study Group Best Paper Award (joint 2014, 2015, 2017), The 2013 Alcatel-Lucent Award of Excellence, the 2012 KDDI Foundation Research Award, the 2009 KDDI Foundation Research Grant Award, the 2008 Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) Postdoctoral Fellowships for Foreign Researchers, the 2005 Active Research Award in Radio Communications, 2005 Vehicular Technology Conference (VTC 2005-Fall) Student Paper Award from IEEE VTS Japan Chapter and the 2004 Institute of IEICE Society Young Researcher Award. He was awarded by Japanese Government (MEXT) Research Scholarship in 2002.

Dr. Afnizanfaizal Abdullah is currently a senior lecturer at the School of Computing, with a PhD. in Computer Science, of Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, specializing in artificial intelligence techniques for analyzing biological data. His research interests are in the designing of machine learning algorithms for healthcare applications in the cloud environments. In 2015, he has co-founded Synthetic Biology Research Group to drive innovation in research and development of healthcare, biotechnology, and environment areas through computing and engineering. He is also active in engaging with industrial partners and professional communities to contribute the knowledge and skills for the public.

Syed Hassan Ahmed (SM'18) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Georgia Southern University2, Statesboro, USA. He is also leading Wireless Internet and Networking Systems (WINS) lab. Previously, he was a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Central Florida, Orlando, USA. He completed his Bachelors in Computer Science from Kohat University of Science & Technology (KUST), Pakistan and Master combined Ph.D. Degree from School of Computer Science and Engineering (SCSE), Kyungpook National University (KNU), Republic of Korea (South Korea). In summer 2015, he was also a visiting researcher at the Georgia Tech, Atlanta, USA. Overall, he has authored/co-authored over 150 international publications including Journal articles, Conference Proceedings, Book Chapters, and 03 books. In 2016, his work on robust content retrieval in future vehicular networks lead him to win the Qualcomm Innovation Award at KNU, Korea. Dr. Hassan's research interests include Sensor and Ad hoc Networks, Cyber-Physical Systems, Vehicular Communications, and Future Internet. He is currently the Member of Board of Governors and IEEE VTS liaison to IEEE Young Professionals society. From the year 2018, he is also an ACM Distinguished Speaker.

Dr. Alexander M. Wyglinski is internationally recognized as an expert in the field of wireless communications, cognitive radio, connected vehicles, software-defined radio, dynamic spectrum access, electromagnetic security, vehicular technology, wireless system optimization and adaptation, autonomous vehicles, and cyber-physical systems. Dr. Wyglinski is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a Professor of Robotics Engineering (courtesy appointment) at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, USA, as well as the Director of the Wireless Innovation Laboratory (WI Lab).

Dr. Wyglinski is very active in the technical community, serving on the organizing committees of numerous technical conferences and several journal editorial boards. These activities include serving as the General Co-Chair for both the 2013 IEEE Vehicular Networking Conference and the 82nd IEEE Vehicular Technology Conference in Fall 2015. Dr. Wyglinski's previous and current editorial board commitments include the IEEE Communications Magazine, IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, and IEEE Transactions on Communications. In January 2018, Dr. Wyglinski became President of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society, an applications-oriented society of approximately 4600 members that focuses on the theoretical, experimental and operational aspects of electrical and electronics engineering in mobile radio, motor vehicles and land transportation.

Throughout his academic career, Dr. Wyglinski has published approximately 40 journal papers, over 80 conference papers, nine book chapters, and three textbooks. He is currently being or has been sponsored by organizations such as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Naval Research Laboratory, the MITRE Corporation, the Office of Naval Research, the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate, The MathWorks, Toyota InfoTechnology Center U.S.A., and the National Science Foundation. Dr. Wyglinski is a Senior Member of the IEEE, as well as a member of Sigma Xi, Eta Kappa Nu, and the ASEE.

Prof. F. Richard Yu received the PhD degree in electrical engineering from the University of British Columbia (UBC) in 2003. From 2002 to 2006, he was with Ericsson (in Lund, Sweden) and a start-up (in San Diego, CA, USA), where he worked on the research and development in the areas of advanced wireless communication technologies and new standards. He joined Carleton School of Information Technology and the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering (cross-appointment) at Carleton University, Ottawa, in 2007, where he is currently a Professor. His research interests include connected and autonomous vehicles, wireless cyber-physical systems, security and privacy, and machine learning and artificial intelligence. He has published 500+ papers in reputable journals/conferences, 7 books, and 27 granted patents, with 10,000+ citations (Google Scholar).

He serves on the editorial boards of several journals, including Editor-in-Chief for Transactions on Blockchain Technology and Applications, Co-Editor-in-Chief for Ad Hoc & Sensor Wireless Networks, Lead Series Editor for IEEE Transactions on Vehicular Technology – Connected Vehicles Series, Editor for IEEE Journal on Selected Areas in Communications (JSAC) - Series on Green Communications and Networking, IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials, EURASIP Journal on Wireless Communications Networking, Wiley Journal on Security and Communication Networks, and International Journal of Wireless Communications and Networking, a Guest Editor for IEEE Transactions on Emerging Topics in Computing special issue on Advances in Mobile Cloud Computing, and a Guest Editor for IEEE Systems Journal for the special issue on Smart Grid Communications Systems. Dr. Yu is a registered Professional Engineer in the province of Ontario, Canada, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), and a Fellow of the IEEE. He serves as the Chair of the IEEE Technical Committee on Green Communications and Computing and the Chair of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society – Ottawa Chapter. He is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer of both Vehicular Technology Society (VTS) and Comm. Society (ComSoc) He is the Vice President (Membership) and an elected member of the Board of Governors (BoG) of the IEEE Vehicular Technology Society.

Ir. Dr. Muhammad Marizwan Bin Abdul Manan is a registered, practicing Professional Engineer in Malaysia (BEM). He graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (B.Sc) from Arizona State University, USA, in year 2000 and later obtains his Masters (M.Sc.) in Highway and Transportation from University Putra Malaysia in 2005. His career in road safety research started at Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) in mid-2007 where he again further his studies to obtain his Advance Diploma in Road Traffic Safety in 2008 in Lund University, Sweden, and later his PhD in Engineering in the same university in 2014. He has a vast experience of more than 8 years in road design and construction during his previous career as a consultant with various established consultancy firms in Malaysia. Currently, he is heading the Intelligent Transport and System Development unit (ITS) in MIROS, where has been involved in the field of road safety research for more than 10 years focusing on research projects related to motorcycle safety, ITS application development and road safety assessment. He has published 7 high impact research articles on motorcycle safety and speaks at numerous international forums and conferences.

Haziq Faris is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of REKA Inisiatif Sdn Bhd, and co-founder of both REKA Studios and REKA Axis. He is a self-taught techie who had formal education from Cambridge University and Universiti Malaya. His specializations are from Cyber Security to Software Development. With over than 10 years of coding and hacking experience, Haziq used to work in Silicon Valley companies such as Google, Mozilla, Ubuntu, as well as VMware. His experience has brought REKA into a greater milestone. REKA has successfully produced its most special product which is the self-driving car using Proton Waja, IoT Development Board, and Autonomous Car Kit. The self-driving car was the first in the Malaysia and was invented entirely in-house.

Saiful Anuar Abu Bakar received his B.Eng and M.Eng from the Department of Automotive Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. In 2010, he was selected to further his doctoral level study under the 3DP Programme, between Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Tokai Universiti Japan. In this programme, he undergoes a concurrent-multidisplinary-Phd studies at both Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Tokai University, Japan. He is successfully conferred with the double Doctoral Degree from both universities in 2013. He is currently a Senior Lecturer and the Head of Automotive Laboratory in the Department of Aeronautics, Automotive and Ocean Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor,– Malaysia. His research interest includes system modeling and identification, magnetorheological dampers, vehicle dynamics and control, electric and hybrid vehicle, computer vision for autonomous vehicles.