2027 · San Diego

Committee

Conference chairs and scientific committee

GLOTECH is led by hospitality technology scholars and reviewed by an international committee.

Founding and conference chair
Prof. Cihan CobanogluProvost, Virscend University · Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Technology · President, Association of Global Educators
Research chairs
Dr. Faizan AliUniversity of Galway
Dr. Bendegul OkumusUniversity of South Carolina
Industry partner
AI Hospitality AllianceHost of the AI Hospitality Summit · Founded by Ira Vouk

Scientific & paper review committee

Reviewers from 28 countries

Dr. Siti Intan Nurdiana Wong Abdullah
Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom

Dr. José Luís Abrantes
Polytechnic University of Viseu, Portugal

Dr. Gautam Agrawal
GD Goenka University, India

Dr. Eda Alphan
University of South Florida, United States

Dr. Ozlem Ari
Balikesir University, Türkiye

Dr. Eda Avcı
Dokuz Eylul University, Türkiye

Dr. Nancy Grace Baah
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR

Dr. Matej Balen
Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand

Dr. Roberto Burgueño-Romero
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mexico

Dr. Kemal Büyükgüzel
Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, Türkiye

Dr. António Caleiro
Universidade de Évora, Portugal

Dr. Jennifer Kim Lian Chan
Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia

Dr. Yuen Onn Choong
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia

Dr. Hui Wen "Stephanie" Chuah
National University of Malaysia, Malaysia

Dr. Beykan Cizel
Akdeniz University, Türkiye

Dr. Thi Mai Doan Thuc Do
Thai Binh Duong University, Vietnam

Dr. Behzad Foroughi
I-Shou University, Taiwan

Dr. Huicai Gao
Hong Kong Metropolitan University, China

Dr. Hengky Sumisto Halim
Prasetiya Mandiri Maritime Institute, Indonesia

Dr. Seyedasaad Hosseini
University of Malaga, Spain

Dr. Supachart Iamratanakul
King Mongkut University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand

Dr. Deniz Karagöz
Anadolu University, Türkiye

Dr. Haemi Kim
The University of Alabama, United States

Dr. Nader Kourdi Sarjaz
Pishtazan Higher Education Institute, Iran

Dr. Amit Kumar
Central University of Haryana, India

Dr. Derrick Lee
Republic Polytechnic, Singapore

Dr. Samuel Lee
University of Nevada Las Vegas, United States

Dr. Yizhi "Ian" Li
University of New Orleans, United States

Dr. Yiqiong "Lucie" Liang
Hong Kong Metropolitan University, Hong Kong SAR

Dr. José Ángel López Sánchez
Universidad de Extremadura, Spain

Dr. Anabela Monteiro
Universidade Europeia, Portugal

Dr. Mohammad Musa
Xi'an Eurasia University, China

Dr. Nikola Naumov
Higher Colleges of Technology, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Pui Yee "Purrie" Ng
Beijing Normal University; Hong Kong Baptist University, China

Dr. Job Nmadu
Federal University of Technology, Nigeria

Dr. Julia Marti Ochoa
Universitat de Lleida, Spain

Dr. Alicia Orea-Giner
Rey Juan Carlos University, Spain

Dr. Gözde Özdemir Ucgun
Istanbul Aydın University, Türkiye

Dr. Neslihan Paker
Izmir Kavram Vocational School, Türkiye

Dr. Lemonia Papadopoulou-Kelidou
City College, University of York Europe Campus, Greece

Dr. Rita Peres
Estoril Higher Institute for Tourism and Hotel Studies, Portugal

Dr. Juho Pesonen
University of Eastern Finland, Finland

Dr. Ivo Pezzuto
International School of Management of Paris, France

Dr. Yashwant Singh Rawal
Amity University Rajasthan, India

Dr. Sonia Rosete Blandariz
Universidad Estatal del Sur de Manabí, Ecuador

Dr. Hiran Roy
Canadian University Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Dr. Lilibeth Sabillano
Trinity University of Asia, Philippines

Dr. Mehmet Altug Sahin
Istanbul University, Türkiye

Dr. Halim Budi Santoso
Universitas Kristen Duta Wacana, Indonesia

Dr. Ferhan K. Şengür
Eskisehir Technical University, Türkiye

Dr. Syed Aamir Ali Shah
Sukkur IBA University, Pakistan

Dr. Savita Sodhi
Fostiima Business School, India

Dr. Li Sun
Qingdao Hengxing University of Science and Technology, China

Dr. Asli Togan
Kadir Has University, Türkiye

Dr. Gozde Turktarhan
University of Chester, United Kingdom

Dr. Faiz Izwan Anuar
Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

Dr. Yawei Wang
Montclair State University, United States

Dr. Giun-ting Yeh
Tainan University of Technology, Taiwan

Dr. Sook Fern Yeo
Multimedia University, Malaysia

Dr. Burcu Selin Yilmaz
Dokuz Eylül University, Türkiye