Deep Learning for Object Detection and Localization
暫譯: 深度學習於物體檢測與定位

Dr. Abdussalam Elhanashi is a Senior Researcher at the Università di Pisa, Italy, specializing in advanced applications of deep learning and video image processing. He holds an M.Sc. in Electronics and Electrical Engineering from the University of Glasgow, Scotland, and an MBA from the University of Nicosia, Cyprus. He earned his Ph.D. in Information Engineering from the Università di Pisa, Italy funded by a prestigious merit-based scholarship from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) as Libya's top candidate for 2019-2020. Dr. Elhanashi was ranked among Stanford University and Elsevier's World's Top 2% Scientists for 2025. He has authored and co-authored numerous scientific articles and academic books indexed in Scopus and the Web of Science. In 2021, he served as a Research Fellow at the University of Strathclyde, applying deep learning models to analyse CT scans and X-ray images for medical diagnostics. In 2022, he was a Visiting Researcher at Hiroshima University, Japan, focusing on advanced video analysis techniques. With over 16 years of industry experience, Dr. Elhanashi has successfully managed engineering projects, conducted system maintenance, and performed root cause analyses to address complex technical challenges. He is also a Developer at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM), USA. His research interests include real-world AI applications, lightweight model development, video surveillance, IoT-based low-cost embedded systems, AI-driven solutions for medical imaging, and efficient coding techniques for image and video processing systems.

Prof. Sergio Saponara, Director of the Department of Information Engineering at the University of Pisa, IEEE Distinguished Lecturer, obtained his Master's degree cum laude and Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering from the University of Pisa. In 2002, he was a Marie Curie Research Fellow at the Inter-university Microelectronics Center (IMEC) in Leuven, Belgium. He was also a post-graduate researcher at the National Research Council. Currently, he is a Full Professor of Electronics at the University of Pisa, where he teaches courses in Design of IoT Systems, Electronic Systems for Robotics, HW and Embedded Security for the Master's degrees in Electronic Engineering, Robotics and Automation Engineering, and Cybersecurity. Additionally, he teaches Electronics at the Italian Naval Academy in Livorno. Prof. Saponara was President of the Bachelor's and Master's programs in Electronic Engineering at the University of Pisa. He has co-authored 600 scientific articles indexed in Scopus and 20 patents. He is a Founding Member of the IoT CASS SiG and has been a Program Committee Member for over 100 international IEEE and SPIE

Dr. Abdussalam Elhanashi 是義大利比薩大學的高級研究員，專注於深度學習和視頻影像處理的先進應用。他擁有蘇格蘭格拉斯哥大學的電子與電氣工程碩士學位，以及塞浦路斯尼科西亞大學的工商管理碩士學位。他在義大利比薩大學獲得信息工程博士學位，該學位由伊斯蘭開發銀行（IsDB）提供的著名優秀獎學金資助，並且是2019-2020年利比亞的最佳候選人。Elhanashi 博士在2025年被評選為史丹佛大學和Elsevier的全球前2%科學家之一。他已發表和共同發表了多篇在 Scopus 和 Web of Science 索引的科學文章和學術書籍。2021年，他在斯特拉斯克萊德大學擔任研究員，應用深度學習模型分析 CT 掃描和 X 光影像以進行醫療診斷。2022年，他在日本廣島大學擔任訪問研究員，專注於先進的視頻分析技術。擁有超過16年的行業經驗，Elhanashi 博士成功管理工程項目，進行系統維護，並執行根本原因分析以解決複雜的技術挑戰。他同時也是美國醫學影像資訊學會（SIIM）的開發者。他的研究興趣包括現實世界的人工智慧應用、輕量級模型開發、視頻監控、基於物聯網的低成本嵌入式系統、醫學影像的人工智慧驅動解決方案，以及影像和視頻處理系統的高效編碼技術。

Sergio Saponara 教授是比薩大學信息工程系主任，IEEE 傑出講師，獲得比薩大學電子工程碩士學位（優等）和博士學位。2002年，他在比利時魯汀的跨大學微電子中心（IMEC）擔任瑪麗居里研究員。他還曾在國家研究委員會擔任研究員。目前，他是比薩大學的電子學全職教授，教授物聯網系統設計、機器人電子系統、電子工程、機器人與自動化工程及網絡安全碩士學位的硬體和嵌入式安全課程。此外，他還在利沃諾的意大利海軍學院教授電子學。Saponara 教授曾擔任比薩大學電子工程學士和碩士課程的主任。他共同發表了600篇在 Scopus 索引的科學文章和20項專利。他是物聯網 CASS SiG 的創始成員，並且擔任過100多個國際 IEEE 和 SPIE 的程序委員會成員。