Day 1, 30 November 2025,
16:00 – 18:00 Discussion on Organizing IEEE Blockchain Groups in the Middle East
Day 2, 1 December 2025
15:00 – 15:20 Opening Remarks
Prof. Dr. Nicolae Goga, IEEE Blockchain Region 8 Chair
Prof. Dr. Bian Yiyang, University of Wollongong in Dubai, Director of Blockchain Innovation and Analytics Lab
Prof. Dr. Andrei Vasilateanu, IEEE Blockchain Regio 8 Vice-Chair
Prof. Dr. Viorel Constantin Marian, IEEE Blockchain Regio 8 Vice-Chair
15:20 – 15:45 Panel 1: Blockchain Frontiers: Blockchain Frontiers: From Global Vision to Regional Innovation
Moderators: Xiao Wu(Ling), Founder of ChainIDE, IEEE Blockchain Midde East Vice Coordinator
IEEE Blockchain Turkey Chair, Prof. Sagiroglu Seref
Dr. Abeer S. Al-Humaimeedy, Vice Dean of the College of Computer and Information Science King Saud University
Ramzy Dennaoui, Chief Innovation Officer, Medad Holding
15:45 – 16:10 Panel 2: Connecting Minds: Academia–Industry Synergy for Emerging Technologies
Moderators: Ms. Rita Dfouni, Financial engineer and Reporter at Coin Headlines
Prof. Yaser Khamayse, Professor at Zayed University (Abu Dhabi Campus)
Nina Rong, Executive Director of Growth at BNB Chain
Ndjido Ardo Bar, CTO of Medad Holding
16:10 – 16:30 Community and Innovation Pitch
Moderators: Dr. Jinghan Sun, Research Associate at University of Wollongong in Dubai Blockchain Innovation and Analytic labs
16:10 - 16:15 Dr. Guven Fidan, co-chair of IEEE Blockchain Turkey
16:15 - 16:20 Georges Chouchani, Organizer of Web3 Lebanon
16:20 – 16:25 Fahri Tarıkcan AYTAÇ, Co-Founder of Web3.0 META HUB, Initiator of ZuKas
16:30 - 16:45 Break
Moderators: Dr. Andrei Vasilateanu and Dr. Viorel Constantin Marian – IEEE Blockchain R8
Participants:
- Dr. Nicole Goga – IEEE Blockchain R8
- Dr. Hasan Naji – IEEE Blockchain Irak
- Drd. Ing. Diana Scurtu – IEEE Blockchain R8
- Dr. Abeer Humaimeedy – IEEE Blockchaim Saudi Arabia
- Dr. Maria Goga – IEEE Blockchain Romania
- Mrs Melanie Mohr – Coordinator IEEE Blockchain Middle East
17:45 – 18:00 Break
18:00 - 18:40 Papers Presentations
Moderator: Dr. Nicolae Goga – IEEE Blockchain R8
18:00 – 18:10 Bianca Ebrasu, Avram Brîndușa, "A Specialized LLM Framework for Aviation Regulation and Compliance", IEEE Blockchain, E-textiles and Emerging Technologies Workshop, 2025
18:10 - 18:20 Avram Brîndușa, Raluca Purcaruș, Bianca Ebrasu, "Neurochain: A Blockchain-Secured Framework for BCI-Based Smart Home Automation", IEEE Blockchain, E-textiles and Emerging Technologies Workshop, 2025
18:20 - 18:30 Avram Brîndușa, Raluca Purcaruș, Bianca Ebrasu, "Blockchain as a Solution for Securing Data in Decentralized Networks", IEEE Blockchain, E-textiles and Emerging Technologies Workshop, 2025
18:30 - 18:40 Andrei Danielescu, Ramona Popa, Nicolae Goga, Andrei Vasilățeanu, Yordan Kyosev, "A Wearable System for Posture Monitoring: HighFidelity Validation via 4D Scanning", IEEE Blockchain, E-textiles and Emerging Technologies Workshop, 2025
18:40 - 19:00 Concluding Remarks and Awards