Longfei Yue | AI Advancements | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Longfei Yue | AI Advancements | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Longfei Yue | NUE | China

Longfei Yue is an influential researcher in the fields of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), reinforcement learning, multi-agent systems, and intelligent autonomous control. His work focuses on advancing next-generation autonomous flight technologies, with major contributions to cooperative decision-making, swarm intelligence, guidance laws, and mission-planning strategies for aerial and aerospace systems. He has produced an extensive body of work, reflected through a strong publication record and impactful citation metrics. His research outputs include dozens of journal articles and conference papers, spanning high-quality platforms such as international aeronautical and aerospace journals, IEEE publications, machine learning proceedings, and multidisciplinary scientific journals. His citation 300, H-index 11, and 286 publication data highlight the growing influence and visibility of his contributions in the global research community. Yue’s research emphasizes cutting-edge reinforcement learning approaches such as hierarchical learning, multi-agent reinforcement learning, soft actor-critic frameworks, and constrained learning techniques. These methods are applied to challenging aerospace scenarios including exoatmospheric evasion, missile guidance, cooperative multi-target tracking, aerial confrontation strategies, dual-UAV reconnaissance, and intelligent route planning for UAV swarms. His studies integrate autonomy, control theory, optimization, and machine learning to develop efficient, safe, and robust decision-making mechanisms for complex flight environments. His work also extends to the development of unsupervised learning techniques for grouping aerial swarms and dynamic policy learning for combat maneuvering. Many of his publications have received substantial citations, demonstrating wide academic and practical relevance. Beyond UAVs, Yue has collaborated on interdisciplinary studies in applied sciences, psychology, medical engineering, and data-driven modeling, further broadening his research impact. Overall, Longfei Yue’s research significantly advances autonomous aerial systems, cooperative robotics, and intelligent control engineering. His contributions play a pivotal role in shaping the future of UAV autonomy, multi-agent intelligence, and high-level aerospace decision-making technologies.

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Featured Publications

Collaborative energy-saving path planning of unmanned surface vehicle cluster based on multi-head attention mechanism and multi-agent deep reinforcement learning. (2025). Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence.

 CAP planning method based on elliptic fitting of optimal detection routes. (2025). Beijing Hangkong Hangtian Daxue Xuebao (Journal of Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics).

Exoatmospheric evasion guidance law with total energy limit via constrained reinforcement learning. (2024). International Journal of Aeronautical and Space Sciences.

Samia ZAOUI | AI Advancements | Women Researcher Award

Mrs. Samia ZAOUI | AI Advancements | Women Researcher Award

Mrs. Samia ZAOUI | Mohammed VI Foundation of Health and Sciences | Morocco

Dr. Samia Zaoui, based in Rabat, Morocco, is a multidisciplinary researcher and project leader bridging artificial intelligence, aeronautics, and healthcare systems innovation. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Computer Science Engineering (AI & Aeronautics) at the Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space (ISAE-SUPAERO) and INP Toulouse, France. Her research focuses on the application of AI technologies for supply chain resilience, predictive modeling, and sustainable industrial systems, with a strong emphasis on pharmaceutical and healthcare logistics. Dr. Zaoui has an extensive background in strategic project development, digital transformation, and industrial management, having held leadership roles at the Mohammed VI Foundation of Health and Sciences and the Cheikh Zaid Foundation. She has spearheaded projects in sports medicine innovation, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and medical technology transfer, fostering collaborations with international organizations such as WHO, LCIF, and Smile Train. Her scientific contributions include several peer-reviewed publications in international journals, such as the Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management and Production Planning & Control, covering topics like AI-driven supply chain viability, sustainability in Industry 5.0, and pharmaceutical risk prediction using machine learning. Dr. Zaoui’s research integrates AI-based decision systems with aeronautical and industrial engineering principles, contributing to global efforts in intelligent, resilient, and sustainable supply networks. She also actively participates in international technology exhibitions and collaborative industrial initiatives across Europe, Asia, and Africa.

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Featured Publications

Zaoui, S., Foguem, C., Tchuente, D., Fosso-Wamba, S., & Kamsu-Foguem, B. (2023). The viability of supply chains with interpretable learning systems: The case of COVID-19 vaccine deliveries. Global Journal of Flexible Systems Management, 24(4), 633–657. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40171-023-00357-w

Zaoui, S., Foguem, C., Tchuente, D., & Kamsu-Foguem, B. (2025). The application of artificial intelligence technologies in the resilience and the viability of supply chains: A systematic literature review. Production Planning & Control, 1–18.

Zaoui, H., Zaoui, S., Kamsu-Foguem, B., & Tchuente, D. (2024). Sustainability: The main pillar of Industry 5.0. Oklahoma International Publishing (OkIP) Books. https://doi.org/10.55432/978-1-6692-0007-9_13

StEER – Structural Engineering Extreme Event Reconnaissance. (2024). Hualien City, Taiwan Earthquake: Preliminary Virtual Reconnaissance Report (PVRR). https://doi.org/10.17603/ds2-0d2z-9682

Saleem Ramadan | Data Science | Best Researcher Award

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Saleem Ramadan | Data Science | Best Researcher Award

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Saleem Ramadan | Al Hussein Technical University | Jordan

Dr. Saleem Z. Ramadan is an accomplished Data Analyst and Business Analyst with a strong interdisciplinary background in industrial engineering, systems optimization, and data science. With academic and consulting experience across the U.S. and Jordan, he has applied data-driven decision-making, predictive analytics, and optimization modeling to complex problems in healthcare, manufacturing, and finance. Dr. Ramadan holds a Ph.D. in Systems Engineering from Ohio University and has served as Acting Chair and Associate Professor at Al Hussein Technical University, leading research and teaching initiatives integrating machine learning and operations analytics. He has developed impactful analytics solutions—ranging from hydroponic resource optimization and radiology workflow improvement to financial risk dashboards—using tools such as Python, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, and Minitab. His consulting work with Healthcare Operations & Performance Excellence (HOPE) led to measurable improvements in hospital performance through Six Sigma and process control techniques. A Certified Analytics Professional (CAP) and Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Associate, Dr. Ramadan has authored 20 peer-reviewed publications, accumulating 236 citations from 230 documents with an h-index of 6. His recent works focus on machine learning–driven optimization, surgical scheduling prediction, and additive manufacturing parameter tuning. Dr. Ramadan’s combination of technical proficiency, academic leadership, and applied research impact uniquely positions him at the intersection of analytics innovation and business performance excellence.

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Featured Publications

Ramadan, S., Abushams, M., Al-Dahidi, S., & Odeh, I. (2025). A data-driven approach for predicting remaining intra-surgical time and enhancing operating room efficiency. Journal of Industrial Engineering and Management.

Ramadan, S., Abushams, M., Al-Dahidi, S., & Odeh, I. (2024). Optimizing tensile strength and energy consumption for FDM through mixed-integer nonlinear multi-objective optimization and design of experiments. Heliyon.