{"id":314,"date":"2021-12-21T13:56:13","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T13:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sosengineering.org\/2025\/?page_id=314"},"modified":"2025-06-07T19:52:34","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T19:52:34","slug":"organizing-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sosengineering.org\/2025\/organizing-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Organizing Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"314\" class=\"elementor elementor-314\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3285ad5b elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3285ad5b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4453fd0f\" data-id=\"4453fd0f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4acfd11c elementor-testimonial--layout-image_stacked elementor-testimonial--skin-default elementor-testimonial--align-center elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial-carousel\" data-id=\"4acfd11c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:9,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;show_arrows&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/sosengineering.org\/2025\/wp-content\/plugins\/elementor-pro\/assets\/css\/widget-carousel.min.css\">\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFounding Chair\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sosengineering.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Site-photo-mo2-photoaidcom-cropped.png\" alt=\"Mo Jamshidi\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Mo Jamshidi<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">University of Texas San Antonio, USA<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2b190f6a\" data-id=\"2b190f6a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9abc28f elementor-testimonial--layout-image_stacked elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-testimonial--skin-default elementor-testimonial--align-center elementor-arrows-yes elementor-pagination-type-bullets elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial-carousel\" data-id=\"9abc28f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;space_between&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:9,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;show_arrows&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pagination&quot;:&quot;bullets&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;space_between_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;space_between_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:10,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-main-swiper swiper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tConference General Chair\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial__image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/sosengineering.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/photo-robby-circle.png\" alt=\"Roberto Sacile\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-testimonial__cite\"><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__name\">Roberto Sacile<\/span><span class=\"elementor-testimonial__title\">University of Genova, Italy<\/span><\/cite>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-content{width:100%}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper,.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{display:flex}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:end;flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:start;flex-direction:row}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-top .elementor-image-box-img{margin:auto}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-top .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-start}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-middle .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:center}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-bottom 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https:\/\/sosengineering.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/photo-dritan-rotonda-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Dritan Nace<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">University of Technology of Compi\u00e8gne<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45a67c71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45a67c71\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.23.0 - 05-08-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px 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fa-twitter\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-dribbble elementor-animation-grow elementor-repeater-item-0831677\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Dribbble<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-dribbble\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-behance elementor-animation-grow elementor-repeater-item-0ac3790\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Behance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-behance\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-572c2cb7\" data-id=\"572c2cb7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37e68c3f elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"37e68c3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/sosengineering.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/photo-elinda-round.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2716\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sosengineering.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/photo-elinda-round.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/sosengineering.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/photo-elinda-round-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Elinda Kajo Mece<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Polytechnic of Tirana<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-588dad8d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"588dad8d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Conference General Co-Chair<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-595bfc05 elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"595bfc05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook elementor-animation-grow elementor-repeater-item-8b93740\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-facebook\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-twitter elementor-animation-grow elementor-repeater-item-d2b7695\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-dribbble elementor-animation-grow elementor-repeater-item-0831677\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Dribbble<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-dribbble\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-behance elementor-animation-grow elementor-repeater-item-0ac3790\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Behance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-behance\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24abcbad\" data-id=\"24abcbad\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cb8755b elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3cb8755b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/sosengineering.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/photo-ilir2-photoaidcom-cropped.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-2764\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;max-width:480px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sosengineering.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/photo-ilir2-photoaidcom-cropped.png 480w, https:\/\/sosengineering.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/photo-ilir2-photoaidcom-cropped-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sosengineering.org\/2025\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/photo-ilir2-photoaidcom-cropped-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h3 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Ilir Shinko<\/h3><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Polytechnic of Tirana<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9910cc2 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9910cc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><strong>Local Arrangements Chair and Finance Chair\/Treasurer<\/strong><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7de0a54e elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"7de0a54e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-facebook elementor-animation-grow elementor-repeater-item-8b93740\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-facebook\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-twitter elementor-animation-grow elementor-repeater-item-d2b7695\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-twitter\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-dribbble elementor-animation-grow elementor-repeater-item-0831677\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Dribbble<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-dribbble\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-behance elementor-animation-grow elementor-repeater-item-0ac3790\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Behance<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fa fa-behance\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8389a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f8389a6\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0eab110\" data-id=\"0eab110\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9904ad3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9904ad3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"line-height: var(--wp--typography--line-height, var(--global--line-height-body));\"><strong>Program Chairs<\/strong><\/p><p>Kash Barker, University of Oklahoma, USA\u00a0<\/p><p>Patrick Benavidez, University of Texas, San Antonio, USA<\/p><p>Raul Benitez, Polytechnic of Catalunya, Spain\u00a0<\/p><p>Simona Sacone, University of Genoa, Italy<\/p><p>Ferat Sahin, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA\u00a0<\/p><p>Enrico Zero, University of Genoa, Italy<\/p><p><strong>Publications Chair<\/strong><\/p><p>Patrick Benavidez, University of Texas, San Antonio, USA<\/p><p>Enrico Zero, University of Genoa, Italy<\/p><p><b>Industrial Liaisons<\/b><\/p><p>Paul Hershey, Raytheon,\u00a0USA<\/p><p>Alfredo Garro, University of Calabria, AISE-INCOSE, Italy<\/p><p>Garry Roedler, INCOSE, USA<\/p><p><b>European and Western Balkans Liaisons<\/b><\/p><p>Aleksander Biberaj, Polytechnic of Tirana, Albania\u00a0<\/p><p>Vladi Koli\u00e7i, Polytechnic of Tirana, Albania\u00a0<\/p><p>Rochdi Merzouki, Polytechnics du Lille, France\u00a0<\/p><p>Maarten Bonnema, University of Twente, The Netherlands<\/p><p><strong>Asia &amp; Pacific Liaisons<\/strong><\/p><p>Saeid Nahavandi, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Founding Chair Mo JamshidiUniversity of Texas San Antonio, USA Conference General Chair Roberto SacileUniversity of Genova, Italy Dritan Nace University of Technology of Compi\u00e8gne Conference General Co-Chair Facebook Twitter Dribbble Behance Elinda Kajo Mece Polytechnic of Tirana Conference General Co-Chair Facebook Twitter Dribbble Behance Ilir Shinko Polytechnic of Tirana Local Arrangements Chair and Finance Chair\/Treasurer&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sosengineering.org\/2025\/organizing-committee\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Organizing 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