Smart Learning for a Sustainable Society: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Smart Learning Environments

Dr Chutiporn Anutariya is an Associate Professor in Computer Science and Information Management at the School of Engineering and Technology, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand. She obtained her Masters' degree and PhD in Computer Science from AIT in 1998 and 2001 respectively. Her PhD thesis also won the Dissertation Award from the National Research Council of Thailand in 2003. She was a postdoctoral fellow at the Faculty of Information Technology, Mathematics and Electrical Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway in 2002-2003. Her recent projects and contribution in MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) and learning analytics were among the pioneering works in Thailand in the field of online education and learning technologies. Her expertise and research in Semantic Web, ontologies, open government data, education technologies, data analytics and informatics have received wide recognition.

Dr Dejian Liu is a Senior Engineer whograduated from the University of Kansas, the United States of America, and received a Ph.D. degree from Beijing Normal University, China in 2020. Currently working as the Chairman and Executive Director at NetDragon Websoft, he also serves on the Board of Directors at Fujian TQ Digital Incorporation, on the Board at Baidu, and as a Member of the Standing Committee at Fujian Science Association. As the Vice Chairman of the Fujian Young Entrepreneur Association, he has received numerous awards, including the Business Venture Hero award, Excellent Entrepreneur award, Youth Entrepreneurship Achievement award, and the Science and Technology for Young People award.

Dr Kinshuk is the Dean of the College of Information at the University of North Texas, the United States of America. Prior to that, he held the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)/Canadian Natural Resources Limited (CNRL)/Xerox/McGraw Hill Research Chair for Adaptivity and Personalization in Informatics, funded by the federal government of Canada, provincial government of Alberta, and by national and international industries. He was also Full Professor in the School of Computing and Information Systems, and Associate Dean of Faculty of Science and Technology, at Athabasca University, Canada. After completing his first degree from India, he earned his Masters' degree from Strathclyde University (Glasgow) and PhD from De Montfort University (Leicester), United Kingdom. His work has been dedicated to advancing research on the innovative paradigms, architectures and implementations of online and distance learning systems for individualized and adaptive learning in increasingly global environments. Areas of his research interests include learning analytics, learning technologies, mobile, ubiquitous and location aware learning systems, cognitive profiling, and interactive technologies.

Professor Ahmed Tlili is an Associate Professor at Beijing Normal University, China, Adjunct Associate Professor at An-Najah University, Palestine and a Visiting Professor at UNIR, Spain. He is the Co-Director of the OER Lab at the Smart Learning Institute of Beijing Normal University (SLIBNU), China. He serves as the Editor of Springer Series Future Education and Learning Spaces, and the Associate Editor of Smart Learning Environments, IEEE Bulletin of the Technical Committee on Learning Technology, and the Journal of e-Learning and Knowledge Society. Prof. Tlili is also an expert at the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO). He has edited several special issues in several journals. He has also published several books, as well as academic papers in international referred journals and conferences. He has been awarded the Martin Wolpers 2021 Prize by the Research Institute for Innovation and Technology in Education (UNIR iTED) in recognition of excellence in research, education and significant impact on society. He also has been awarded the IEEE TCLT Early Career Researcher Award in Learning Technologies for 2020.

Dr Junfeng Yang is a Professor in Hangzhou Normal University, China, and also a visiting Professor in Beijing Normal University (BNU), China. He serves as the Vice Dean of the Educational Informatization Strategy Research Base (Beijing) established by the Ministry of Education in China in 2020. He earned his doctor degree in 2014 from BNU majoring in educational technology, and visited Athabasca University from December 2014 to December 2015. He has been working on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in education since 2010, and has served as a consultant for different levels of policy making on ICT in education and smart education. He has published more than 40 academic papers, and earned the title of 'Zhejiang creative and leading talent in higher education', 'Zhejiang Young Zhijiang social science scholar', and 'Hangzhou new century 131 scholar'. He serves as the Associate Editor of the journal Smart Learning Environments published by Springer.

Dr Maiga Chang is currently a Full Professor at the School of Computing and Information Systems, Athabasca University, Canada. He has given more than 105 talks and lectures at different conferences, universities, and events. He has participated in more than 310 international conferences and workshops as a Program Committee Member. He has (co-)authored more than 225 books, special issues, book chapters, journal articles, and international conference papers. His research interests include game-based learning, training and assessment, learning behavior pattern analysis and extraction, learning analytics and academic analytics, data mining and artificial intelligence, health informatics, natural language processing, intelligent agent technology, multi-agent systems, mobile health, mobile learning, and ubiquitous learning. He is an Advisory Board Member of the Journal of Computers and Applied Science Education. He is also the Chair of the IEEE Technical Committee of Learning Technology (IEEE TCLT), and an Executive Committee Member of the Asia-Pacific Society for Computers in Education (APSCE), the Global Chinese Society for Computers in Education (GCSCE), and the Chinese Society for Inquiry Learning (CSIL).

Dr. Chutiporn Anutariya 是泰國亞洲科技大學（AIT）工程與技術學院的計算機科學與資訊管理副教授。她於1998年和2001年分別獲得AIT的碩士學位和博士學位。她的博士論文在2003年獲得泰國國家研究委員會的論文獎。她於2002年至2003年在挪威科技大學的資訊技術、數學與電氣工程學院擔任博士後研究員。她在MOOCs（大規模開放在線課程）和學習分析方面的近期項目和貢獻是泰國在線教育和學習技術領域的開創性工作之一。她在語義網、本體論、開放政府數據、教育技術、數據分析和資訊學方面的專業知識和研究得到了廣泛的認可。

Dr. Dejian Liu 是一位高級工程師，畢業於美國堪薩斯大學，並於2020年獲得中國北京師範大學的博士學位。目前，他擔任NetDragon Websoft的董事長和執行董事，並在福建TQ數字公司擔任董事會成員，在百度擔任董事會成員，以及在福建省科學協會擔任常務委員會成員。作為福建青年企業家協會的副會長，他獲得了多項獎項，包括商業創業英雄獎、優秀企業家獎、青年創業成就獎和青年科技獎。

Dr. Kinshuk 是美國北德克薩斯大學資訊學院的院長。在此之前，他曾擔任加拿大自然科學與工程研究委員會（NSERC）/加拿大自然資源有限公司（CNRL）/施樂/麥格勞希爾的資訊學適應性與個性化研究主席，該職位由加拿大聯邦政府、阿爾伯塔省政府以及國內外產業資助。他還曾在加拿大阿薩巴斯大學的計算機與資訊系學院擔任全職教授及科學與技術學院的副院長。在印度完成第一學位後，他在斯特拉斯克萊德大學（格拉斯哥）獲得碩士學位，並在英國德蒙福特大學（萊斯特）獲得博士學位。他的研究致力於推進在線和遠程學習系統的創新範式、架構和實施，以實現個性化和自適應學習，特別是在日益全球化的環境中。他的研究興趣包括學習分析、學習技術、移動、無處不在和位置感知的學習系統、認知剖析和互動技術。

Ahmed Tlili 教授是中國北京師範大學的副教授，巴勒斯坦安納賈大學的兼任副教授，以及西班牙UNIR的訪問教授。他是北京師範大學智慧學習研究所（SLIBNU）開放教育資源實驗室的共同主任。他擔任Springer系列《未來教育與學習空間》的編輯，以及《智慧學習環境》、《IEEE學習技術技術委員會公報》和《電子學習與知識社會期刊》的副編輯。Tlili教授還是阿拉伯聯盟教育、文化與科學組織（ALECSO）的專家。他編輯了多個期刊的特刊，並出版了多本書籍以及在國際同行評審期刊和會議上發表的學術論文。他因在研究、教育和對社會的重大影響方面的卓越表現而獲得了2021年馬丁·沃爾珀斯獎，該獎項由教育創新與技術研究所（UNIR iTED）頒發。