Dr. Saad B. Ahmed held the position of Postdoctoral Associate at the University of Western Ontario in Canada. He earned his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD in Computer Sciences) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. His educational background also includes a Master's degree in Computer Science (Intelligent Systems) from Technische Universität Kaiserslautern (TUKL) in Germany, and another Master's degree in Computer Science (Software Engineering) from IQRA University in Islamabad, Pakistan. Additionally, he completed his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) in Islamabad, Pakistan.

Dr. Saad has an extensive academic career spanning over a decade. During this time, he has gained valuable experience in teaching a wide range of computer science courses. These courses include but are not limited to computer programming, natural language processing, machine learning, computer fundamentals, modern software engineering, object-oriented analysis and design, analysis of algorithms, design fundamentals, and computer graphics. Dr. Saad has shared his expertise with both undergraduate and graduate students at various esteemed universities, including the University of Western Ontario in Canada, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Allama Iqbal Open University in Islamabad, Iqra University in Islamabad, and COMSATS University in Abbottabad, Pakistan.

Dr. Viktoriia Batarchuk is an Adjunct Professor at Lakehead University with experience in cooperation, collaboration, and policy development for integrating and implementing international support facilities in the fields of science and innovation in Ukraine. Her work combines interdisciplinary expertise in biological systems, algorithm design, biomedical signal processing, and expert system development.

Dr. Batarchuk has strong experience in fetching and analyzing bio-data, primarily from EEG and EMG signals, and developing intelligent systems to identify trends and patterns. She has more than four years of experience applying predictive modeling and data mining algorithms to address challenging problems, particularly in the area of seizure prediction. She is also actively involved in startup communities, reflecting her interest in translating research and innovation into practical applications.

Dr. Alkhateeb earned his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, in 2004, and obtained his MSc and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from the University of Windsor, Canada, in 2011 and 2018, respectively. Before joining Lakehead University, he served as an Assistant Professor at Princess Sumaya University for Technology in Amman, Jordan, from 2021 to 2023. Prior to that, he held positions as an Assistant Professor and Mitacs Accelerate Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Windsor, Canada.

He is currently serving as a faculty member at Lakehead University, where his research focuses on developing AI-driven models to predict health outcomes related to various cancers and mental health states. His work involves integrating heterogeneous health data using embedding techniques and applying machine and deep learning approaches for analysis and prediction.

Michael Beck (Dr. rer. nat.) is an Assistant Professor (soon to be Associate Professor) at the University of Winnipeg. Originally a graduate in mathematics, he started his career in digital agriculture as a postdoctoral fellow in 2019 with the inter-disciplinary and multi-institutional TerraByte research group, of which he is a co-lead. He started at TerraByte by building the robotic imaging system EAGL-I and creating the group's online open-access data portal that gives access to millions of labelled plant images.

In 2022 he joined the Applied Computer Science department's faculty with research focus on data and digital tools in agriculture. In 2026 he became co-lead of the Manitoba Consortium for Digital Agriculture with the goal of bringing researchers in this field together and to connect them with industry partners, government, and growers' associations. His further research interests lie in stochastic network calculus and the intersection of computer science and real-world problems, such as wireless sensor networks and automating the classification and counting of microplastics.

Dr. Asad Aman is an Associate Professor of Business Administration at Lakehead University. He holds a PhD in Marketing from Lancaster University, UK, and an MBA from Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan. His research focuses on retail emerging markets, bottom-of-the-pyramid marketing, and marketing channels, with particular interest in distribution systems, internal marketing channel conflict, and power dynamics in emerging market contexts.

Before joining academia, Dr. Aman gained valuable industry experience as Head of Key Accounts at Reckitt Benckiser. His scholarly work has appeared in respected journals such as Human Relations, Global Business Review, Marketing Theory, and the International Journal of Retail and Distribution Management. He teaches in areas including Consumer Behaviour, Marketing Communications, Not-for-Profit Marketing, and Marketing Strategy.