Dr. Khalid Malik is Professor of computer science and director of cybersecurity at the College of Innovation and Technology, University of Michigan-Flint. His research centers on designing secure, intelligent, and decentralized decision support systems using multimodal, federated, trustworthy, and neuro-symbolic AI. In healthcare, he specializes in predicting cerebrovascular and cardiovascular events through clinical text and multiple medical imaging modalities (e.g., DSA, MRA). In cybersecurity, his research is directed towards developing forensic examiners to ensure the authenticity, integrity, and veracity of multimedia (audios, videos, images) and implementing web filtering using multimodal and neuro-symbolic AI. Dr. Malik’s research is funded by multiple National Science Foundation awards, the Brain Aneurysm Foundation, the Department of Energy, the Michigan Translational Research and Commercialization (MTRAC) Innovation Hub, MTRAC Life Sciences, and several national and international industry partners. He is a recipient of numerous accolades, not limited to Oakland’s Young Investigator Research award (2018), SECS Outstanding Research award (2019) and Distinguished Associate Professor award (2021).
Dr. Jim Jansen
We welcome Dr. Jim Jansen to 27th INMIC 2025 who will be delivering a talk on topic "Building Smart Educational Organizations: The Potential of Generative AI"
Dr. Jim Jansen is a Principal Scientist at the Qatar Computing Research Institute working on automatically visualizing user data. He is a West Point graduate with a Ph.D. in computer science from Texas A&M University. Professor Jansen is editor-in-chief of Information Processing & Management, former interim editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Information Management, and former editor-in-chief of Internet Research. He has received several awards and honors, including an ACM Research Award, six application development awards, a product innovation award, and a university-level teaching award, along with other writing, publishing, research, teaching, and leadership honors. Dr. Jansen has authored or co-authored nearly 400 research publications, with articles appearing in a multi-disciplinary range of journals and conferences. He is a co-author of the books Data-Driven Personas (Springer Nature) and Understanding Audiences, Customers, and Users via Analytics (Springer Nature). For more information, see https://www.bernardjjansen.com
Dr. Syed Irfan Hyder
Prof. Dr. Syed Irfan Hyder is a distinguished educationist and administrator with over 27 years of academic and leadership experience. He currently holds the position of Vice Chancellor at Salim Habib University, Karachi. He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. from the University of Texas at Austin, complemented by an MBA from IBA Karachi and a B.E. from NED University. Prior to his current role, he has served as Rector at IoBM, Dean and Vice President at PAF‑KIET, and Vice Chancellor of Ziauddin University. Dr. Hyder’s work centers on creating innovative academic programs and integrating ERP and CMS systems in higher education. He has published extensively in his fields of interest and has supervised numerous MS and PhD scholars. He is active in educational entrepreneurship, training, and consultancy. His leadership has been pivotal in enhancing academic standards and expanding institutional offerings in Pakistan. Known for his strategic vision and commitment to reform, he remains a prominent voice in higher education policy.
