IMSA is honored to have four valuable guests who shall be keynote speakers and will share their significant expertise via the conference.
Dr. Seif El-Dawlatly
Dr. Seif El-Dawlatly is currently an Associate Professor at the Computer Science and Engineering Department, The American University in Cairo and the Computer and Systems Engineering Department, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. He received his PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Michigan State University in 2011. He received his M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering (Computer and Systems Engineering Department) from Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, in 2006 and 2003, respectively. His research focuses on utilizing machine learning and signal processing techniques to develop invasive and non-invasive Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) applications. He has been the principal investigator of multiple research projects aiming at developing a visual prosthetic system to provide visual sensation to the blind by electrically stimulating deep brain areas responsible for visual encoding. He has also been the principal investigator of multiple projects that aim at developing applications to enable people with disabilities to interact with computer devices using their brain electroencephalography (EEG). He has more than 80 refereed publications in the BCI research area.