{"id":194,"date":"2026-03-06T20:34:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T12:34:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/wordpress\/?page_id=194"},"modified":"2026-05-26T15:36:04","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T07:36:04","slug":"leadership-and-advisory-board","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/iaci-global.org\/?page_id=194","title":{"rendered":"Leadership and Advisory Board"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"194\" class=\"elementor elementor-194\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-927da4f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"927da4f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82985c4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"82985c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e59fb02 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e59fb02\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Leadership and Advisory Board<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2504dfb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2504dfb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4187e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"c4187e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\r\n  .board-page {\r\n    max-width: 1100px;\r\n    margin: 0 auto;\r\n    font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;\r\n    color: #1f2937;\r\n    line-height: 1.6;\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  .board-section {\r\n    margin-bottom: 60px;\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  .board-section-title {\r\n    font-size: 30px;\r\n    font-weight: 700;\r\n    color: #003f9e;\r\n    border-bottom: 3px solid #003f9e;\r\n    padding-bottom: 10px;\r\n    margin-bottom: 30px;\r\n    letter-spacing: 0.5px;\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  .member-list {\r\n    display: grid;\r\n    grid-template-columns: 1fr;\r\n    gap: 26px;\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  .member-card {\r\n    display: grid;\r\n    grid-template-columns: 125px 1fr;\r\n    gap: 28px;\r\n    align-items: stretch;\r\n    border: 1px solid #e5e7eb;\r\n    border-left: 5px solid #003f9e;\r\n    border-radius: 8px;\r\n    padding: 22px 26px;\r\n    background: #ffffff;\r\n    box-shadow: 0 4px 14px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  .member-photo {\r\n    width: 125px;\r\n    height: 170px;\r\n    background: #c8d0d8;\r\n    overflow: hidden;\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  .member-photo img {\r\n    width: 125px;\r\n    height: 170px;\r\n    object-fit: cover;\r\n    display: block;\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  .photo-placeholder {\r\n    width: 100%;\r\n    height: 100%;\r\n    background:\r\n      radial-gradient(circle at 28% 45%, #eef2f6 0 12px, transparent 13px),\r\n      linear-gradient(135deg, transparent 0 35%, #eef2f6 36% 55%, transparent 56%),\r\n      linear-gradient(45deg, #eef2f6 0 45%, #c8d0d8 46% 100%);\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  .member-info {\r\n    display: flex;\r\n    flex-direction: column;\r\n    justify-content: flex-start;\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  .member-info h3 {\r\n    margin: 0 0 12px;\r\n    font-size: 22px;\r\n    color: #003f9e;\r\n    font-weight: 700;\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  .member-meta {\r\n    margin-bottom: 14px;\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  .member-meta p {\r\n    margin: 4px 0;\r\n    font-size: 16px;\r\n    color: #1f2937;\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  .member-meta strong {\r\n    color: #111827;\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  .member-desc {\r\n    margin: 0;\r\n    font-size: 16px;\r\n    color: #1f2937;\r\n    line-height: 1.65;\r\n  }\r\n\r\n  @media (max-width: 768px) {\r\n    .board-section-title {\r\n      font-size: 26px;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .member-card {\r\n      grid-template-columns: 1fr;\r\n      padding: 22px;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .member-photo {\r\n      width: 125px;\r\n      height: 170px;\r\n    }\r\n\r\n    .member-photo img {\r\n      width: 125px;\r\n      height: 170px;\r\n    }\r\n  }\r\n<\/style>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"board-page\">\r\n\r\n  <section class=\"board-section\">\r\n    <h2 class=\"board-section-title\">Founders and Executive Board<\/h2>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"member-list\">\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"member-card\">\r\n        <div class=\"member-photo\">\r\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iaci-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kaoru-hirota.jpg\" alt=\"Prof. Kaoru Hirota\">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"member-info\">\r\n          <h3>Prof. Kaoru Hirota<\/h3>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"member-meta\">\r\n            <p><strong>Role:<\/strong> Founder; Chairman<\/p>\r\n            <p><strong>Affiliation:<\/strong> Tokyo Institute of Technology<\/p>\r\n            <p><strong>Previous Affiliation:<\/strong> Tokyo Institute of Technology<\/p>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <p class=\"member-desc\">\r\n            Prof. Kaoru Hirota is an internationally recognized scholar in computational intelligence,\r\n            fuzzy systems, intelligent robotics, and soft computing. He has made long-standing contributions\r\n            to fuzzy theory, intelligent systems, human-centered robotics, and international academic collaboration.\r\n          <\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"member-card\">\r\n        <div class=\"member-photo\">\r\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iaci-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/462f2c898fbd479ca100369a24d37572.jpg\" alt=\"Prof. Yaping Dai\">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"member-info\">\r\n          <h3>Prof. Yaping Dai<\/h3>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"member-meta\">\r\n            <p><strong>Role:<\/strong> Founder; Vice-Chairman; Secretary General<\/p>\r\n            <p><strong>Affiliation:<\/strong> International Association for Computational Intelligence<\/p>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <p class=\"member-desc\">\r\n            Prof. Yaping Dai plays an important role in the organization and development of IACI's academic\r\n            activities. Her work supports international academic exchange, conference coordination, research\r\n            collaboration, and the institutional development of computational intelligence communities.\r\n          <\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n  <\/section>\r\n\r\n  <section class=\"board-section\">\r\n    <h2 class=\"board-section-title\">Senior Advisors<\/h2>\r\n\r\n    <div class=\"member-list\">\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"member-card\">\r\n        <div class=\"member-photo\">\r\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iaci-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/toshi_fukuda_headshot_official_reduced-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"Prof. Toshio Fukuda\">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"member-info\">\r\n          <h3>Prof. Toshio Fukuda<\/h3>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"member-meta\">\r\n            <p><strong>Role:<\/strong> Chief Advisor<\/p>\r\n            <p><strong>Country:<\/strong> Japan<\/p>\r\n            <p><strong>Affiliation:<\/strong> Professor Emeritus, Nagoya University<\/p>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <p class=\"member-desc\">\r\n            Prof. Toshio Fukuda is a world-leading scholar in robotics, intelligent systems, micro-nano robotics,\r\n            and systems engineering. He served as IEEE President in 2020 and has made major contributions to\r\n            intelligent robotic systems, engineering education, and international professional communities.\r\n          <\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"member-card\">\r\n        <div class=\"member-photo\">\r\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iaci-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/pm_politechnika-160524-023-2024-05-16-191713.jpg\" alt=\"Prof. Witold Pedrycz\">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"member-info\">\r\n          <h3>Prof. Witold Pedrycz<\/h3>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"member-meta\">\r\n            <p><strong>Role:<\/strong> Expert Advisor<\/p>\r\n            <p><strong>Country:<\/strong> Canada<\/p>\r\n            <p><strong>Affiliation:<\/strong> University of Alberta<\/p>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <p class=\"member-desc\">\r\n            Prof. Witold Pedrycz is a leading scholar in computational intelligence, fuzzy modelling,\r\n            granular computing, data science, and human-centric intelligent systems. His research has strongly\r\n            influenced the theory and application of intelligent information processing and soft computing.\r\n          <\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"member-card\">\r\n        <div class=\"member-photo\">\r\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iaci-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-2026\u5e745\u670826\u65e5-15_04_28.png\" alt=\"Prof. Qinglin Wang\">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"member-info\">\r\n          <h3>Prof. Qinglin Wang<\/h3>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"member-meta\">\r\n            <p><strong>Role:<\/strong> Expert Advisor<\/p>\r\n            <p><strong>Country:<\/strong> China<\/p>\r\n            <p><strong>Affiliation:<\/strong> National Key Laboratory of Parallel and Distributed Computing<\/p>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <p class=\"member-desc\">\r\n            Prof. Qinglin Wang works in areas related to high-performance computing, parallel and distributed\r\n            computing, intelligent computing, and machine learning applications. He provides academic guidance\r\n            for IACI in interdisciplinary research and computational intelligence-related activities.\r\n          <\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"member-card\">\r\n        <div class=\"member-photo\">\r\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iaci-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Peter-Sincak-1.png\" alt=\"Prof. Peter Sincak\">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"member-info\">\r\n          <h3>Prof. Peter Sincak<\/h3>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"member-meta\">\r\n            <p><strong>Role:<\/strong> Expert Advisor<\/p>\r\n            <p><strong>Country:<\/strong> Slovakia<\/p>\r\n            <p><strong>Affiliation:<\/strong> Technical University of Ko\u0161ice<\/p>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <p class=\"member-desc\">\r\n            Prof. Peter Sincak is associated with artificial intelligence, cybernetics, intelligent technologies,\r\n            robotics, and AI education. He has contributed to academic training, international collaboration,\r\n            and the development of intelligent systems research in Europe and beyond.\r\n          <\/p>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n\r\n      <div class=\"member-card\">\r\n        <div class=\"member-photo\">\r\n          <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/iaci-global.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ChatGPT-Image-2026\u5e745\u670826\u65e5-15_04_28.png\" alt=\"Prof. Abdullah M. Iliyasu\">\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <div class=\"member-info\">\r\n          <h3>Prof. Abdullah M. Iliyasu<\/h3>\r\n\r\n          <div class=\"member-meta\">\r\n            <p><strong>Role:<\/strong> Expert Advisor<\/p>\r\n            <p><strong>Country:<\/strong> Saudi Arabia<\/p>\r\n            <p><strong>Affiliation:<\/strong> Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University<\/p>\r\n          <\/div>\r\n\r\n          <p class=\"member-desc\">\r\n            Prof. Abdullah M. 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