4th International Conference on Data Science & Artificial Intelligence

12th to 14th November 2026

Menara Razak, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur

INVITED SPEAKERS
Ayu Puriyawanti
Dr. Ayu Puriyawanti
Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia

Dr. Eng. Ayu Purwarianti is a researcher and lecturer at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB), Indonesia, and serves as a researcher at the Artificial Intelligence Center. She obtained her PhD in Information and Computer Science from Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan.

Her research focuses on artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and machine learning. She is a co-founder of Prosa.ai and has contributed significantly to Indonesian NLP resources through projects such as NusaCrowd, IndoNLU, and the InaNLP toolkit.

She has also worked on applied NLP systems including sentiment analysis, sarcasm detection, and emotion classification, bridging the gap between AI research and real-world Indonesian language applications.

Jan van Rijn
Associate Professor Dr. Jan N. van Rijn
Leiden University, The Netherlands

Dr. Jan N. van Rijn is an Associate Professor at the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS), Leiden University, and co-leads the Automated Design of Algorithms (ADA) research group.

His research focuses on artificial intelligence, automated machine learning (AutoML), meta-learning, trustworthy AI, and data science. He is widely known for his work on OpenML, an open science platform for machine learning research.

He has held research positions and collaborations with institutions including the University of Freiburg, Columbia University, University of Waikato, and University of Porto.

Chan Chee Seng
Professor Ir. Dr. Chan Chee Seng
University Malaya, Malaysia

Professor Ir. Dr. Chan Chee Seng is a Full Professor at Universiti Malaya, Malaysia, specializing in computer vision and machine learning, with extensive contributions to AI research and publications.

He has led major research initiatives and previously served at the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) in Malaysia in strategic national roles.

He is a recipient of multiple national and international recognitions including TRSM (2022) and YSN-ASM (2015), and has secured substantial research funding as Principal Investigator.

Rob van Nieuwpoort
Professor Dr. Rob van Nieuwpoort
Leiden University, The Netherlands

Professor Dr. Rob van Nieuwpoort is a professor at Leiden University, affiliated with the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science (LIACS), and part of the Automated Design of Algorithms (ADA) research group.

His research focuses on high-performance computing (HPC), distributed systems, and scalable computing architectures for scientific applications.

He actively participates in European research collaborations on advanced computing systems and scientific computing infrastructure.

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