Fadi Al-Turjman

Prof. Dr. Fadi Al-Turjman received his Ph.D. in computer science from Queen’s
University, Canada, in 2011. He is the “advisor to the chairman of the board of trustees on AI
and informatics” at Near East University (NEU), Turkey, and the “associate dean for
research” at the faculty of engineering in the same university. Prof. Al-Turjman is the head
of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Information Systems, and Software Engineering Departments,
and the director for the AI and Robotics Institute and the International Research Center for
AI and IoT at NEU. He has been awarded the lifetime golden-award of Dr. Suat Gunsel from
Near East University for the year 2022, in addition to several other recognitions and best
research awards at key international venues. Prof. Al-Turjman is a leading authority in the
areas of smart/intelligent IoT systems, wireless, and mobile networks’ architectures,
protocols, deployments, and performance evaluation in Artificial Intelligence of Things
(AIoT). His publication history spans over 650 SCI/E publications, in addition to numerous
keynotes and plenary talks at flagship venues. He has authored and edited more than 100
books about AI, cognition, security, and wireless sensor networks’ deployments in smart IoT
environments, which have been published by well-reputed publishers such as IEEE, Taylor
and Francis, Elsevier, IET, and Springer. Prof. Al-Turjman has led a number of international
conferences and workshops in flagship AI and IoT societies. Currently, he serves as a book
series editor and the lead guest/associate editor for several top tier journals, including the
IEEE Communications Surveys and Tutorials (IF 23.9) and the Elsevier Sustainable Cities
and Society (IF 10.8), in addition to organizing international conferences and symposiums on
the most up to date research topics in AI and IoT.