Previous Invited Speakers
The researchers below were distinguished invited speakers at previous PECCS conferences.
We are indebted to them for their contribution to heighten the conference level.
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011
2019
From Machine Learning to Explainable AI and Beyond 
Andreas Holzinger, Medical University Graz, Austria The Revolution of Telcom via Small Satellites Kayyali Mohamed, International Federation of Global & Green Information Communication Technology, United States
2018
Extending Narrowband Descriptions and Optimal Solutions to Broadband Sensor Arrays Stephan Weiss, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom The Use of Internet of Things for Smart Cities Jaime Lloret Mauri, Universidad Politecnica de Valencia, Spain
2017
Applications of Signal Processing to Survivability of Wireless Network Systems Peter Stavroulakis, Founder and First President of the Telecommunications Systems Research Institute of Crete, Greece Speeding up the execution of numerical computations and simulations with rCUDA Jose Duato, , Spain
2016
Programming Support for Future Parallel Architectures Siegfried Benkner, University of Vienna, Austria Cognitive Computing Meets the Pervasive Internet-of-ThingsMaria R. Ebling, , United States Tactile Internet Design Challenges-Network PerspectiveHamid Aghvami, King's College London, United Kingdom
2015
Implementation Considerations for Network Coding in Sensor NetworksMuriel Medard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States Aware ICT Alois Ferscha, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz, Austria Beyond Mere Logic - A Vision of Modeling Languages for the 21st Century Bran Selić, Malina Software Corp., Canada Detection and Location of Passive and Semi-passive RFID Tags in In-door EnvironmentsIan White, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
2014
State of the Art and Future Developments of Measurement Applications on Smartphones Pasquale Daponte, University of Sannio, Italy Real-Time Wireless Control Networks for Cyber-Physical Systems Chenyang Lu, Washington University in St. Louis, United States Verification and Performance Analysis of Embedded and Cyber-Physical Systems using UPPAALKim G. Larsen, Aalborg University, Denmark Dielectric Waveguide Amplifiers and Lasers Markus Pollnau, University of Twente, Netherlands Physiological Computing for Outdoor ActivitiesAntónio Câmara, , Portugal Human Sensors - Perspectives on the Digital SelfStephen Fairclough, Liverpool John Moores University, United Kingdom Security Mechanisms for Wireless Sensor NetworksUtz Roedig, Lancaster University, United Kingdom
2013
Sensor Networks, Ubiquitous Computing, and Information Fusion – An Overview of the Triad Underlying Emerging Information Networks Belur V. Dasarathy, , United States Killer-mobiles - The Way Towards Energy Efficient High Performance Computers? Mateo Valero, , Spain Predictability and Mixed Criticality Alan Burns, University of York, United Kingdom Wireless Sensor Networks for Home Health Care John Stankovic, University of Virginia, United States The Gap between Specification and Synthesis Stephen Mellor, Freeter, United Kingdom A Perspective of the Networks of the Future and Smart Cities Luis M. Correia, IST/IT-Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal
2012
Recent Advances and Trends on Cloud-based Machinery Prognostics and Health Management Jay Lee, University of Cincinnati, United States Wireless Sensor Networks: Protocols, Optimization and Applications Kin K. Leung, , United Kingdom Challenges for Deployment and Adoption of Pervasive and Embedded Computing in our Society Juan C. Augusto, University of Ulster at Jordanstown, United Kingdom Are We Ready to Go Large-Scale? Challenges in the Deployment and Maintenance of Heterogeneous Networks of Cooperating Objects Pedro J. Marrón, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
2011
Smart Hybrid Cities as an Umbrella for Ambient Intelligence Research Norbert Streitz, Smart Future Initiative, Germany Intelligent Systems in an Increasingly Confusing World Anind K. Dey, University of Washington, United States Advanced Architectures for Highly-demanding Embedded and Pervasive ApplicationsLech Jozwiak, Eindhoven University of Technology/ Euromicro, Netherlands