Dr. Ford Lumban Gaol received his B.Sc. in Mathematics, Master of Computer Science, and his Doctorate in Computer Science from the University of Indonesia, in 1997, 2001 and 2009, respectively. He is currently Associate Professor Informatics Engineering andInformation System, Bina Nusantara University, Indonesia. He is the Vice Chair of Ph.D. Program and Research Interest Group Leader "Advance System in Computational Intelligence and Knowledge Engineering" (Intel- Sys) Bina Nusantara University. Dr. Ford is the officer of IEEE Indonesia section for International and Professional Activities. He is the Chair SERSC: Science and Engineering Research Support Society Indonesia Section. Dr. Ford was the ACM Indonesia Chapter Chair and is involved in several projects related to Technology Alignment in several multinational companies such as Astra, United Tractors, Telkom, Sony Erickson. Dr. Ford was Visiting Professor to Hong Kong University in 2011, and to the Kazan Federal University 2014-2015.

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Yagdarova Development and enhancement of communication for junior school children with vision impairments E.Y. Borisova, O.V. Danilova, T.A. Karandaeva & I.B. Kozina Neuropsychological approach to the correction of developmental deviations of preschool children with health limitations E.Y. Borisova & I.B. Kozina Active and interactive methods for teaching psychological counseling I.E. Dremina, L.V. Lezhnina, I.A. Kurapova & S.V. Korableva Superstitions as part of the frame "pregnancy and birth" in the English, Russian, and Mari languages: Postliminary level E.E. Fliginskikh, S.L. Yakovleva, K.Y. Badyina & G.N. Semenova Functional problems of the tourism development institutions G.F. Ruchkina, M.V. Demchenko, N. Rouiller & E.L. Vengerovskiy Formation of students' readiness for safe behavior in dangerous situations M.N. Gavrilova, O.V. Polozova, S.A. Mukhina & I.S. Zimina A poetics of Mari verbal charms N.N. Glukhova, E.V. Guseva, N.M. Krasnova & V.N. 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