60th Asia Pacific Advanced Network Meeting (APAN60)

Registration Conference

Asia Pacific Advanced Network 3rd International Conference - APANConf 2025

AI and HPC: Powering the Next Frontier

31 July 2025, Hong Kong (Hybrid - part of APAN60 meeting)

Conference
Chairs

Call for Papers

Original contributions are sought in topics under the theme: Artificial Intelligence (AI) and High Performance Computing (HPC).

Topics may include but not be limited to:

AI in modeling and simulation

AI and Policies

AI in scheduling and optimization

Automotive control systems

Biological/molecular computing

Cloud computing

Collaborative environments

Computer communication networks

Computer vision

Data mining

Data science

Database applications

Distributed systems and applications

Embedded systems

Ethics and Policies of AI

Fuzzy control and intelligent systems

Grid and cluster computing

Instrumentation systems

Intelligent control

Languages and compilers for HPC

Machine learning

Man-machine Interactions

Mobile computing and wireless communications

Parallel and distributed algorithms

Parallel and distributed software technologies

Parallel and distributed system architectures

Peer-to-peer computing

Pervasive/ubiquitous computing and intelligence

Secure and reliable systems

System engineering theory and practice

Telecommunications

Tools and environments for software development

Conference Publication
The Conference Proceedings are to be published with Springer in their Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) series (final approval pending), similar to the proceedings of the last two conferences: APANConf 2023 and APANConf 2024.

Guidelines and Instructions

Manuscripts should be submitted as a single PDF (Full papers: 12-15+ Pages), following LNCS format through EDAS at https://edas.info/N33622

Important Dates

25 April 2025

Paper Submission
05 June 2025

Notification of Acceptance
19 June 2025

Camera Ready Papers
13 July 2025

Conference Registration
31 July 2025

Conference

Conference Line-up

(31st July 2025)
Venue: Grand Hyatt Hong Kong

APAN Conference Opening Ceremony (8:45 AM - 10:15 AM)
8:45 AM - 8:50 AM	Welcome
8:50 AM - 8:55 AM	Speech by APANConf_2025 Technical Program Committee Chair; Dr. Upul Jayasinghe
8:55 AM - 9:25 AM	Keynote; Empowering Engagement in Human-AI Decision-Making: A Human-Centered, Data-Driven Approach By Prof. Xiaojuan Ma
9:25 AM - 9:40 AM	Award Ceremony and Closing Remarks on the Conference by Dr. Asitha Bandaranayake
9:40 AM - 10:15 AM	APAN17 to APAN60: Twenty years of Network Engineering by Mr. Andrew Howard Lightning Talk APAN Long Service Award Ceremony APAN MOU with PRAGMA (Pacific Rim Application and Grid Middleware Assembly)

Session 01: Networking and HPC (10.45 AM - 11.45 AM) Chaired by Dr. Jiaxin Xie, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Prof. Mercury Zhang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
10.45 AM - 11.00 AM	Design and Development a Low ??Cost Modular Swarm Robotic Platform Authors - Thisara De Silva, Dilshan Perera ,Dinith Werapitiya, and Darshana Makavita Presenting Author - Thisara De Silva (Virtual)
11.00 AM - 11.15 AM	Reinforcement Learning Based Activity Recommendation for Providing Emotional Support Authors - M.K.N.M Kodituwakku, J.A.S. Nimnadi, K.N.I Premathilaka, Dharshana Kasthurirathna, and Yasodha Vimukthi Presenting Author - Yasodha Vimukthi (On Site)
11.15 AM - 11.30 AM	Investigation of Quantum Key Distribution Protocols Under Trojan Horse Side-Channel Attack Authors - S. Kirubakaran, R. Priyadharshini, Aswani Ashok, Deepika Rajan, and Paventhan Arumugam Presenting Author - S. Kirubakaran (On Site)
11.30 AM - 11.45 AM	Dynamic Workflow Scheduling for Cloud Computing: Strategies for Optimizing Response Time and Energy Consumption Authors - H.M.C.C. Herath and K.P.N. Jayasena Presenting Author - H.M.C.C. Herath (Virtual)

Session 02: AI and Machine Learning (11.45 AM - 12.15 PM) Chaired by Dr. Jiaxin Xie, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Prof. Mercury Zhang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
11.45 AM - 12.00 PM	The Rise of AI in Asia: Examining Relationships Between Artificial Intelligence Adoption and Social Capacity Building Authors - Vithiyasahar Vigneswaran, Kithusshand Raveendran, Kanagasabai Thiruthanigesan, Uthpala Samarakoon, Nimalathasan Balasundaram, and Roshan G Ragel Presenting Author - Vithiyasahar Vigneswaran (Virtual)
12.00 PM - 12.15 PM	PoliticaNet: a Transformer-Driven Framework for Fine-grained Classification of Bangla Political Hate Speech in Social Media Authors - Sabrim Mahmud, Samaun Rezvi Payel, and Jawad Hossain Presenting Author - Sabrim Mahmud (Virtual)
	Appreciation of Chairs

Session 03: Computer Vision & Machine Learning (1.15 PM - 2.45 PM) Chaired by Dr. Liya Ji, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong Dr. Zhanghan Ke, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
1.15 PM - 1.30 PM	Oceanographic Acoustics for Minimal Invasive Whale Identification Authors - Tharika Weerakoon, Hiruni Peiris, Shehani Ariyathilake, and Kapila Rathnayaka Presenting Author - Hiruni Peiris (Virtual)
1.30 PM - 1.45 PM	Personalized Multi-modal Emotion Prediction Authors - Ruchira Tharaka, Piyumali Sandunika, Didula Induwara, Dharshana Kasthurirathna, and Yasodha Vimukthi Presenting Author - Ruchira Tharaka (Virtual)
1.45 PM - 2.00 PM	Enhancing Lung Cancer Prediction Using Machine Learning: A Comparative Analysis Of Hyperparameter Optimization Techniques Authors - Luxshi Karunakaran, Chandrika Malkanthi, Senthan Prasanth, and R.M. K. T. Rathnayaka Presenting Author - Luxshi Karunakaran (Virtual)
2.00 PM - 2.15 PM	LIME-Enhanced Sentiment Classification for UI/UX Improvement in Sri Lankan Mobile Banking Authors - Nirosana Karunanithy, Senthan Prasanth, Vadivel Abishethvarman, Piumi Ishanka, and Banage T.G.S. Kumara Presenting Author - Nirosana Karunanithy (Virtual)
2.15 PM - 2.30 PM	Oil Spill Identification in Satellite Imagery using Transformer-Based Deep Learning Models Authors - Varatthaya Pipatsrisawat, Apicha Deearom, and Parkpoom Chaisiriprasert Presenting Author - Varatthaya Pipatsrisawat (Virtual)
2.30 PM - 2.45 PM	Subject-Wise Impact of VAK Learning Styles on Student Personalization Using Ensemble Learning Authors - Tharsan Kanagathurai, Banage T.G.S. Kumara, Vadivel Abishethvarman, Senthan Prasanth, and Banujan Kuhaneswaran Presenting Author - Tharsan Kanagathurai (Virtual)
	Appreciation of Chairs

Keynote Information

Prof. Xiaojuan Ma
HKUST, Hong Kong

Conference Chairs

Dr. Damayanthi Herath
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Conference Chair

Prof Qifeng Chen
HKUST, Hong Kong
Conference Co-Chair

Dr. Upul Jayasinghe
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
TPC Chair

Dr. Wilson Kwok
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Local Organising Committee Chair

Prof. Amirthalingam Ramanan
University of Jaffna, Sri Lanka
Track Chair

Dr. Kamalanath Samarakoon
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Track Chair

Dr. Windhya Rankothge
SLIIT, Sri Lanka
Track Chair

Dr. P. L. M. Prabhani
University of Jayawardenapura, Sri Lanka
Track Co-Chair

Dr. Suneth Namal Karunarathna
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka
Track Co-Chair

Dr. Thuseethan Selvarajah
Charles Darwin University, Australia
Track Co-Chair

Prof. Roshan G. Ragel
CEO, LEARN
The Steering Committee

Dr. Asitha Bandaranayake
CTO, LEARN
The Steering Committee

Ms. Liana Jacinta
General Manager, APAN
The Steering Committee

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