27-28 April 2016
United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain
Preliminary Program Highlights
Wednesday, April 278:00 – 9:00 / Registration & Coffee / Atrium,
Crescent Building
9:00 – 10:15 / WELCOME AND OPENING SESSION
Welcome
H.E. Dr. Ali Rashid Al Noaimi, Vice Chancellor, UAEU
Keynote Speech: Communication! Industry, Innovation and the 21st Century Graduate
Dr. Alexandra Bush, Senior Consultant, ISIS Innovation of the University of Oxford / Auditorium,
Crescent Building
Transport to the College of Information Technology Building (E1)
10:30 – 11:00 / Poster Exhibit & Coffee Break / Exhibit Hall & Lobby, Building E1
11:00 – 13:00 / Paper Presentations: Part I
[Parallel Sessions] / Lecture Halls, Building E1
13:00 – 14:00 / Lunch / Recreation Area, Building E1
14:00 – 15:40 / Forum on Graduate Education in the United Arab Emirates
(by invitation only) / Auditorium,
Building E1
Paper Presentations: Part II
[Parallel Sessions] / Lecture Halls, Building E1
15:40 – 16:00 / Coffee Break / Exhibit Hall & Lobby, Building E1
16:00 – 18:00 / Paper Presentations: Part III
[Parallel Sessions] / Lecture Halls, Building E1
Thursday, April 28
8:00 – 9:00 / Registration & Coffee / Lobby, Building E1
9:00 – 11:00 / Paper Presentations: Part IV
[Parallel Sessions] / Lecture Halls, Building E1
11:00 – 12:00 / Poster Exhibit & Coffee Break / Exhibit Hall & Lobby, Building E1
12:00 – 13:00 / PLENARY SESSION
Keynote Speech: Research in Semiconductor: The Roles of Universities
Dr. Kwok Ng, Senior Science Director, Semiconductor Research Corporation / Auditorium,
Building E1
13:00 – 14:00 / Lunch / Recreation Area,
Building E1
14:00 – 15:40 / Paper Presentations: Part V
[Parallel Sessions] / Lecture Halls, Building E1
15:40 – 16:15 / Coffee Break / Lobby, Building E1
16:15 – 17:00 / AWARD CEREMONY & CLOSING SESSION / Auditorium,
Building E1