Professor Dr Chan Nee Nee
UCSI University, Malaysia
Thought-provoking speaker, researcher, and teacher, Professor Chan Nee Nee inspires others to think critically about their actions and reflect on their work. As an invited speaker to conferences and seminars, Nee Nee’s highly interactive style enables her to make meaningful connections with her audience. Nee Nee previously worked as Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences in UCSI University and Quest International University, and was with the Singapore Polytechnic, as Deputy Director, Language and Communication Department. She has a Doctorate in Education (Durham University, UK), an M.A. in English Studies from the National University of Singapore. Nee Nee’s research interests are in technology-enhanced learning, bullying and cyberbullying, digital cultures, and academic practice. She has published in high impact journals and led several large grant projects in cyberbullying and the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in academic practices. Her passion for exploring how technologies intersect with education and society has led her to focus on the big wave currently sweeping the world: the impact of Generative AI in higher education.
Prof. Dr. Koo Ah Choo
Multimedia University, Malaysia
For over 25 years, Prof. Koo has been teaching and conducting research, in the Faculty of Creative Multimedia at Multimedia University (MMU), targeting her sights on technology-enhanced learning and the quality of life. She has authored and co-authored more than 100 articles for top peer-reviewed academic journals and conference proceedings. She shares copyrights for the creation of character designs, video interviews with cancer surviors, micro website on wellness, and gamification workshop methodologies for promoting green behaviours. Ongoing areas of research specialization have included media usage, design and content creation to promote wellness, lifelong learning and multi-disciplinary Health Education for All (HEFA) initiative. Currently she heads a new team researching the development of teaching models for Building Resilience among senior students in higher institutions. Prof. Koo has also recently completed projects on e-health for mental wellness and on mobile design and services for ageing women in Malaysia. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science and Computers degree from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) back in 1995 and a PhD in Educational Technology from Multimedia University in 2006. During her academic career at MMU, she has held appointments as the Deputy Director for the Industrial Collaborations & Engagement Centre, the Deputy Director of The Digital Cities Research Institute, and as Dean and Deputy Dean of Learning Institute for Empowerment and Creative Multimedia respectively. Dr Koo is an alumna of the International Dean Course (IDC 2014/2015; https://www.international-deans-course.org/home). She is also a trainer and committee for International Deans’ Course Malaysian Chapter 2019/2020 and Chapter 2021, organised by Higher Education Leadership Academy (AKEPT), Malaysia Ministry of Higher Education. She is the chairperson for the 4th International Conference on Creative Multimedia 2024 (ICCM2024), a co-located conference of the Digital Futures International Congress (DIFCON2024). She volunteers her time for charity and recycling at her local community through NGO Tzu Chi Foundation.
Prof. Longkai Wu
Central China Normal University, China
Longkai Wu is a professor and PhD supervisor at the National Engineering Research Centre for E-Learning & MOE Educational Informatisation Strategy Research Base, Faculty of Artificial Intelligence in Education, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China. He holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Learning Science and Technology from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. His research interests include Artificial Intelligence in Education, Virtual and Augmented Reality, Formal and Informal Learning, STEM, Learning by Inquiry, Information Technology and Policy in Education. He is the leading Principle Investigator of a key project funded by the National Social Science Fund of China, and he has also led and co-led several Singapore National Research Foundation and Ministry of Education funded research projects totaling over S$3 million. He has led the publication of four books and published over 100 international journal articles, international book chapters and top conference papers. He is also program committee member for international conferences organized by IEEE Technical Committee on Learning Technology, International AI & Education Society, Asia-Pacific Society of Computers in Education, and Global Chinese Society on Computers in Education.