Georgia Spanou | Culture and Economy | Research Excellence Award

Dr. Georgia Spanou | Culture and Economy | Research Excellence Award

Adjunct | Open University of Cyprus | Cyprus

Dr. Georgia Spanou is a cultural studies scholar whose research focuses on cultural policy, cultural diplomacy, museum management, festivals, identity formation, and gender studies, with particular emphasis on Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean. Her work integrates interdisciplinary perspectives from cultural management, marketing, futures literacy, and visual anticipation, bridging theory, policy, and practice. She has contributed to international research projects and UNESCO-related initiatives, and her publications appear in leading journals on cultural policy and arts management, as well as scholarly books. Her scholarly contributions are reflected in 3 research documents, achieving 7 citations across 7 citing documents and an h-index of 2, indicating growing international research visibility. Her research addresses contemporary challenges in museums, cultural governance, inclusivity, and the role of culture in social transformation.

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Vijay Kumar | Statistics | Research Excellence Award

Prof. Dr. Vijay Kumar | Statistics | Research Excellence Award

Professor | National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management | India

Dr. Vijay Kumar is an accomplished researcher working at the interface of applied statistics, queueing theory, artificial intelligence, and agri-food supply chain analytics. His scholarly contributions emphasize data-driven and AI-enabled models for food quality, traceability, safety, and sustainability. He has authored academic books, developed nationally recognized intellectual property, and published widely in reputed indexed journals. His research output includes 22 peer-reviewed documents with 313 citations from 278 citing documents, reflecting an h-index of 10. Through interdisciplinary modeling and analytics, his work delivers practical decision-support frameworks for sustainable and technology-driven food systems.

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Pramod Prasad | Plant Pathology | Research Excellence Award

Dr. Pramod Prasad | Plant Pathology | Research Excellence Award

Senior Scientist | ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research | India

Dr. Pramod Prasad is a leading plant pathologist recognized for his impactful research on wheat and barley rusts, with major contributions to rust population biology, host–pathogen interactions, resistance genetics, and pathogen genomics. He identified the important wheat leaf rust resistance gene Lr80, discovered several new rust pathotypes, and developed multiple rust-resistant wheat genetic stocks of national importance. His work on Puccinia genomics has advanced understanding of pathogen evolution and durability of resistance. He is a highly cited scientist with 2,015 citations, an h-index of 26, and an i10-index of 52, reflecting sustained global research influence.

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Sakshi Malpani | Silica Extraction | Research Excellence Award

Dr. Sakshi Malpani | Silica Extraction | Research Excellence Award

Publishing Associate Director | Save the Water™ | India

Dr. Sakshi Kabra Malpani is a researcher in organic and green chemistry with strong expertise in heterogeneous catalysis, solid-waste valorization, and sustainable nanomaterials. Her work focuses on developing eco-friendly catalysts and silica- and metal oxide–based nanomaterials derived from industrial wastes for green chemical transformations and environmental remediation. She holds multiple granted patents and an international patent in areas spanning green synthesis, catalytic processes, and waste-to-value technologies. She has demonstrated consistent scholarly impact with 14 research documents, receiving 53 citations across 48 citing documents, and an h-index of 4, reflecting both productivity and citation quality. Dr. Malpani has published extensively in reputed international journals and contributed influential review and research articles on waste-derived catalysts, nanomaterials, and sustainable chemistry, along with active engagement as a peer reviewer and editor in leading chemistry journals.

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Kamyar Chalaki | Lean Construction | Research Excellence Award

Assist. Prof. Dr. Kamyar Chalaki | Lean Construction | Research Excellence Award

Corresponding Author | Islamic Azad University | Iran

Assist. Prof. Dr. Kamyar Chalaki is an academic and researcher in industrial engineering with strong expertise in operations research, statistical quality control, and system engineering. His research focuses on robust economic and economic–statistical design of control charts, multivariate process monitoring, stochastic processes, and decision-making methods, including fuzzy systems and multi-criteria decision analysis. He has published extensively in international indexed journals and conferences, particularly on Hotelling’s T² control charts, adaptive sampling schemes, and robustness optimization using metaheuristic algorithms. His scholarly work bridges theoretical modeling and practical quality and productivity improvement in industrial systems.

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The Robust Economic Statistical Design of the Hotelling’s T² Control Chart

– Communications in Statistics – Theory and Methods, 2016


Robust Economic Design of T² Control Chart in Variable Sampling Interval Schemes

– International Journal of Industrial Engineering, 2019

Gulzhahan Tazhitova | Education | Excellence in Research Award

Assist. Prof. Dr. Gulzhahan Tazhitova | Education | Excellence in Research Award

Assistant Professor | L. N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University | Kazakhstan

Assist. Prof. Dr. Gulzhahan Tazhitova is a scholar in foreign language education with a PhD in pedagogy, whose research centers on modern methodologies of teaching English, regional and sociocultural approaches in language instruction, English for Specific Purposes, and academic writing. Her work emphasizes integrating national identity, regional culture, and ethno-cultural content into university-level English education, particularly in the Kazakhstani context. She has published in reputable Scopus-indexed international journals and has contributed to innovative learning materials for higher education. Her academic activities are supported by international internships, professional development programs, and recognized contributions to national education development.

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Esther Peter | Computer Science Education | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Esther Peter | Computer Science Education | Best Researcher Award

Lecturer 1 | Lagos State University | Nigeria

Dr. Esther Peter is a researcher in ICT Education with a specialization in Artificial Intelligence, whose work integrates culture, technology, and context to improve teaching and learning in STEM and computer studies. Her research interests span AI education, science education, innovative pedagogies, gender and equity in education, and data-driven educational improvement. She has contributed to knowledge through peer-reviewed journal articles, conference papers, and research reports, with particular emphasis on the Culturo-Techno-Contextual Approach for enhancing learners’ achievement and problem-solving skills. Dr. Peter is actively involved in scholarly review, capacity building, and advancing evidence-based educational practices in Africa and beyond.

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Riane Rabah | Material Physics | Research Excellence Award

Prof. Dr. Riane Rabah | Material Physics | Research Excellence Award

University Ibn Khaldoun | Algeria

Prof. Dr. Rabah Riane is a senior physicist and materials scientist whose research centers on the quantum description of solids through advanced computational modeling. His work focuses on ab initio and density functional theory (DFT) methods to investigate the structural, electronic, magnetic, optical, thermodynamic, and physicochemical properties of materials relevant to energy conversion and storage. He has made significant contributions to the study of semiconductors, hydrides, alloys, perovskites, and 2D materials, particularly graphene-based systems for hydrogen storage. His research integrates first-principles simulations with materials design for future energy applications.

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Kaiwan Fatah | Environmental Science | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Kaiwan Fatah | Environmental Science | Best Researcher Award

Lecturer | Salahaddin University-Erbil | Iraq

Dr. Kaiwan Kareemkhan Fatah is a geoscientist specializing in applied GIS, remote sensing, and geoinformatics with a strong focus on environmental monitoring, natural hazards, and water resources in arid and semi-arid regions. His research integrates satellite data, spatial analysis, and machine learning techniques to address challenges related to groundwater potential, flood and landslide susceptibility, climate change impacts, land use dynamics, and environmental risk assessment. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and contributed to interdisciplinary studies linking geosciences with sustainability, hazard mitigation, and decision support, while actively reviewing for leading international journals in earth and environmental sciences.

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Federica Belfanti | Entrepreneurial Ecosystems | Research Excellence Award

Dr. Federica Belfanti | Entrepreneurial Ecosystems | Research Excellence Award

Researcher | Liuc University | Italy

Dr. Federica Belfanti is a scholar in business administration whose research focuses on firm and territorial competitiveness, cluster dynamics, and governance, with particular attention to sustainability strategies, creating shared value, and the green and digital transition. Her work explores entrepreneurial ecosystems across services, manufacturing, tourism, food and beverage, automotive, and maker-oriented industries. She adopts a multidisciplinary methodological approach combining cluster mapping, multivariate analysis, qualitative case studies, and social network analysis. Her research has contributed to international debates on competitiveness, sustainability, and management education, and has been recognized through prestigious academic awards and publications in leading practitioner-oriented and scholarly outlets.

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