S M Rafiquzzaman | Research Excellence | Best Researcher Award

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Prof. Dr. S M Rafiquzzaman | Research Excellence | Best Researcher Award

Gazipur Agricultural University | Bangladesh

S. M. Rafiquzzaman is a senior academic and researcher serving as Professor in the Department of Fisheries Biology and Aquatic Environment at Gazipur Agricultural University, Bangladesh. His expertise spans seaweed culture and biotechnology, seaweed processing, food science, aquaculture nutrition, fish feed development, microbiology, probiotics, fermentation, and sustainable aquaculture systems. He has extensive teaching, research, and administrative experience, including leadership roles as Dean, Department Head, Provost, and quality assurance administrator. His international exposure includes doctoral training in biotechnology and visiting scientist appointments abroad, alongside consultancy roles with national and international organizations on seaweed cultivation, saline agriculture, and wetland assessment. He has contributed influential book chapters and published widely in high-impact journals, with research focusing on seaweed polysaccharides, bioactive compounds, functional feed additives, probiotics, aquaculture health, and climate-resilient crop and aquatic systems. His work integrates biotechnology and sustainability to support food security, environmental resilience, and innovation in fisheries and aquaculture.

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Arsalan Heydarian | Research Excellence | Research Excellence Award

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Arsalan Heydarian | Research Excellence | Research Excellence Award

University of Virginia (UVA)/ civil and environmental engineering department | United States

Arsalan Heydarian is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Virginia, with affiliated appointments in Systems and Information Engineering and Computer Engineering, and active involvement in the UVA Link Lab. His research lies at the intersection of human-centered infrastructure, smart and healthy buildings, indoor environmental quality, virtual and augmented reality, and intelligent transportation systems. He is internationally recognized for advancing immersive simulation, sensor-based analytics, and data-driven methods to understand human behavior in built and transportation environments. His scholarly work addresses pedestrian and cyclist safety, indoor air quality monitoring, human–building interaction, and digital decision-support tools for infrastructure planning. His publications appear in leading journals spanning building science, transportation psychology, social behavior, and experimental analytics, reflecting strong interdisciplinary and international collaboration. His research contributions are widely cited and supported by competitive funding, while his teaching, mentoring, and service have been recognized through multiple faculty and student-nominated awards.

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Laura Higueras Contreras | Research Excellence | Research Excellence Award

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Dr. Laura Higueras Contreras | Research Excellence | Research Excellence Award

Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos | Spain

Laura Higueras Contreras is a Spanish researcher and academic specialized in Food Science, Food Technology, and Pharmacy, with advanced expertise in active and antimicrobial food packaging. She holds degrees in Food Science and Technology and Pharmacy, as well as a PhD with international distinction and additional postgraduate training in pharmaceutical research. Her scientific work focuses on biopolymers, chitosan-based materials, cyclodextrins, and sustainable packaging systems for food safety and shelf-life extension. She has extensive experience in publicly funded international, national, and regional R&D projects, contributing to experimental design, data analysis, and technical reporting. Her research output includes numerous peer-reviewed SCI publications, international book chapters, and conference contributions in food science, materials science, and packaging technology. In addition, she has participated in academic teaching, supervised final degree projects, and completed research stays at prestigious international institutions.

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Winfried Menninghaus | Research Excellence | Outstanding Scientist Award

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Prof. Dr. Winfried Menninghaus | Research Excellence | Outstanding Scientist Award

Max-Planck Institute of Empirical Aesthetics | Germany

Winfried Menninghaus is a leading literary scholar and philosopher whose work unites classical rhetoric, philosophical aesthetics, and modern empirical research. Grounded in ancient Greek and Latin poetics as well as aesthetic theory from Baumgarten and Kant onward, his scholarship offers influential interpretations of major German authors such as Klopstock, Hölderlin, Novalis, Kafka, and Celan. He has made major contributions to core aesthetic debates on beauty, the sublime, nonsense, disgust, and the purpose of art, emphasizing the central role of strong and even negative emotions in aesthetic experience. In his later work, he pioneered the integration of empirical methods into aesthetics, collaborating with psychologists, linguists, and neuroscientists to study sound, rhythm, and melody in poetic language. His research demonstrates how poetic parallelism and deliberate linguistic deviation jointly shape aesthetic appreciation and emotional response. Through this interdisciplinary approach, Menninghaus has played a key role in bridging humanistic theory and experimental aesthetics.

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Ke Wang | Research Excellence | Research Excellence Award

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Dr. Ke Wang | Research Excellence | Research Excellence Award

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology | Germany

Ke Wang is a researcher in mechanics and metamaterials with advanced training from Harbin Institute of Technology and Karlsruhe Institute of Technology. His work focuses on nonlocal mechanical systems, roton-like dispersion relations, programmable metamaterials, and wave control, combining theoretical modeling, numerical simulation, and experimental validation. He has extensive expertise in metamaterial design, dispersion analysis, and multiscale modeling, with strong skills in MATLAB, Python, C++, and professional engineering software. His research spans mechanical, acoustic, and electromagnetic metamaterials, as well as applications in thermal regulation and smart structures. He has authored numerous high-impact journal publications, holds multiple patents, and actively contributes to international conferences and collaborative research initiatives.

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Zafran Ullah | Research Excellence | Best Researcher Award

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Mr. Zafran Ullah | Research Excellence | Best Researcher Award

Sunway University | Malaysia

Mr. Zafran Ullah is a dedicated PhD student at the School of Engineering, Sunway University, Malaysia, specializing in chemical engineering and sustainable chemical processes. He holds a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Universitas Diponegoro (UNDIP), Indonesia, awarded through a fully funded UNDIP scholarship. With over four years of research experience in academia, Zafran has contributed significantly to the field, publishing more than eight articles in renowned international journals including Elsevier, Analytical Sciences, Springer, and The Journal of Biological and Chemical Luminescence. His research primarily focuses on biomass conversion into value-added chemicals via TiO₂ photocatalysis, bridging fundamental chemical engineering principles with applied sustainable technologies. He has completed and is engaged in three research projects, collaborating with five international researchers, and serves as a reviewer for multiple scientific journals. According to Scopus, he has 34 citations across 3 documents and an h-index of 2, reflecting the growing impact of his research contributions. Zafran’s work emphasizes innovation in green chemistry, photochemical catalysis, and industrially relevant biomass valorization, aiming to provide practical solutions for energy and chemical sustainability challenges. He actively participates in consultancy and collaborative research projects, contributing to knowledge dissemination through peer-reviewed publications and scientific collaborations. His ongoing studies and professional engagements demonstrate a strong commitment to advancing chemical engineering research with societal and environmental relevance.

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Hector Galindo-Silva | Research Excellence | Best Researcher Award

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hector Galindo-Silva | Research Excellence | Best Researcher Award

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Hector Galindo-Silva | Pontificia Universidad Javeriana | Colombia

Dr. Héctor Galindo-Silva is a distinguished scholar in economics whose research bridges political economy, institutional development, and conflict analysis. He completed his doctoral studies in Economics at Université de Montréal, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at Universitat Pompeu Fabra’s Institute of Political Economy and Governance (IPEG). His academic journey reflects a deep interdisciplinary foundation, combining expertise in economics, philosophy, and the social sciences. Currently serving as an Associate Professor of Economics at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, he has previously taught at Université de Montréal and held teaching appointments in both economics and philosophy. His teaching portfolio includes courses on political economy, microeconomics, conflict economics, and the economic analysis of social interactions. Dr. Galindo-Silva’s research explores the intersection of political institutions, conflict dynamics, religion, and economic outcomes. His publications have appeared in leading international journals such as the Journal of Public Economics, Economics & Politics, European Journal of Political Economy, Journal of Comparative Economics, Journal of Population Economics, and Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization. His recent work addresses themes such as ideological ambiguity, religious competition, education and gender norm transformation, and the political impact of climate change. In addition to his scholarly output, he has contributed to major research collaborations using big data and network theory, and his studies often integrate empirical and theoretical approaches to understand social and political processes. He serves as Associate Editor of Humanities and Social Sciences Communications and regularly reviews for high-impact journals in economics and political science. Throughout his career, Dr. Galindo-Silva has presented his research at numerous international conferences and academic institutions across Europe and the Americas, earning recognition for his analytical depth and interdisciplinary engagement in contemporary political economy.

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Galindo, H., Restrepo, J., & Sánchez, F. (2009). Conflicto y pobreza en Colombia: Un enfoque institucionalista. In Guerra y violencias en Colombia: Herramientas e interpretaciones (pp. 315–351). Universidad Javeriana.

Galindo-Silva, H. (2015). New parties and policy outcomes: Evidence from Colombian local governments. Journal of Public Economics, 126, 86–103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpubeco.2015.04.004

Galindo-Silva, H., Some, N. H., & Tchuente, G. (2018). Fuzzy difference-in-discontinuities: Identification theory and application to the Affordable Care Act. arXiv preprint arXiv:1812.06537.

Galindo-Silva, H. (2021). Political openness and armed conflict: Evidence from local councils in Colombia. European Journal of Political Economy, 67, 101984. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpoleco.2020.101984

Galindo-Silva, H., & Tchuente, G. (2023). Armed conflict and early human capital accumulation: Evidence from Cameroon’s Anglophone conflict. arXiv preprint arXiv:2306.13070.

Evangelos Kourdis | Research Excellence | Best Researcher Award

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Prof. Dr. Evangelos Kourdis | Research Excellence | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Dr. Evangelos Kourdis | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki | Greece

Professor Evangelos Kourdis has established a distinguished academic presence in the interdisciplinary fields of translation semiotics, sociolinguistics, and cultural communication. He has authored 23 research documents, each contributing to the advancement of semiotic and translation theory. His works have been cited by 70 international publications, underscoring their scholarly reach and recognition. According to Scopus, his current h-index is 4, reflecting consistent and high-quality research output. His studies integrate semiotic methodologies with translation theory, bridging conceptual gaps between linguistic and cultural analysis. These contributions have positioned him as a key figure in modern semiotic scholarship. His publications in reputed journals such as Semiotica, Social Semiotics, and Signs and Society highlight his academic excellence. By fostering collaboration among European semiotic schools, he enriches global dialogue in meaning-making and communication. His research output reflects both depth in theoretical innovation and breadth in application. The increasing citations across major indexing platforms indicate international trust in his frameworks. Professor Kourdis’s scholarship demonstrates an enduring commitment to advancing semiotic research in translation and intercultural studies. These metrics collectively affirm his role as a globally recognized and influential scholar in his field.

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Kourdis, E. (2025). Multimodal, polysemiotic, multisemiotic: A necessary demarcation for semiotics and translation studies. Social Semiotics. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10350330.2025.2562390

Kourdis, E. (2024). Les orientations disciplinaires de la sémiotique: L’état de la question. Degres, 53(197–198), c1–c21.

Kourdis, E. (2024, December 30). Kristeva’s impact on translation and the interplay of intertextuality, transposition and intersemiosis. Acta Nova Humanistica: A Journal of Humanities Published by New Bulgarian University, 24(1), Article 9. https://doi.org/10.33919/anhnbu.24.1.9

Kourdis, E. (2024, December 2). Intersemiotic translations of Greek popular films in the film industry and media. Signs and Media, 2590(0323), Article 12340032. https://doi.org/10.1163/25900323-12340032

Yoka, L., & Kourdis, E. (2023). Introduction: Signs of Europe: Discourses, mythologies, politics of representation. In L. Yoka & E. Kourdis (Eds.), Signs of Europe: Discourses, mythologies, politics of representation (pp. 9–19). Thessaloniki: Hellenic Semiotic Society. https://doi.org/10.26262/FTMV-XR69

Li Yu | Research Excellence | Best Researcher Award

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Prof. Li Yu | Research Excellence | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Li Yu | Oil Crops Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences | China

Dr. Yu Li is a distinguished Research Fellow at the Oil Crops Research Institute (OCRI), Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), specializing in Food Science and Technology with a strong emphasis on mycotoxin prevention, detection, and safety assurance in agricultural products. Her research integrates advanced analytical techniques and immunological approaches to develop innovative detection systems for food contaminants. She has successfully led and participated in more  major national and provincial research projects, including those funded by the National Key R&D Program of China and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). Her pivotal role in the award-winning project “Development of Targeted Antibodies and Ultrasensitive Detection Technologies for Aflatoxins in Agricultural Products” earned her team the Second-Class Prize of the National Technical Invention Award . Recognized for her excellence, Dr. Li has been selected for the Outstanding Young Talent Cultivation Program of OCRI-CAAS and the “Young Top Talent” Program of Hubei Province. Beyond her research, she contributes to scientific development as a Guest Editor for Molecules and as a member of the Science and Technology Expert Database of the Hubei Provincial Department of Science and Technology.

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Tang, F., Ma, F., Wang, D., Fang, M., Zhang, L., Li, P., & Yu, L. (2025). Highly efficient detoxification of aflatoxin B1 in peanut meals by attapulgite-supported laccase. Food Control, 164, 111759. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2025.111759

Ma, F., He, Y., Tang, F., Fu, L., Zhang, L., Li, P., & Yu, L. (2025). In-situ stabilization of conjugated microporous polymer on sieve plates for multifunctional applications: Detection and removal of aflatoxins. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 478, 139457. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.139457

Liu, M., Wang, X., Yang, Y., Tu, F., Yu, L., Ma, F., Wang, X., Jiang, X., Dou, X., Li, P., & others. (2025). Authentication of edible oil by real-time one class classification modeling. Foods, 14(7), 1235. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods14071235

Dou, X., Tu, F., Yu, L., Yang, Y., Ma, F., Wang, X., Wang, D., Zhang, L., Jiang, X., & Li, P. (2024). Adulteration detection of edible oil by one-class classification and outlier detection. Food Frontiers, 5(1), Article e395. https://doi.org/10.1002/fft2.395

Huang, F., Liu, A., Fang, M., Wang, D., Yu, L., Ma, F., Wang, X., Zhang, L., & Li, P. (2024). Characteristic volatile flavors of high-oleic peanut oil and normal peanut oil. Microchemical Journal, 199, 110389. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.microc.2024.110389

Charles Andre Nieves | Research Excellence | Young Researcher Award

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Mr. Charles Andre Nieves | Research Excellence | Young Researcher Award 

University Of The Immaculate Conception | Philippines

Charles Andre F. Nieves, LPT, MAEM, is a licensed professional teacher, researcher, and academic leader with a distinguished record of excellence in education, research, and international collaboration. A Cum Laude graduate of the University of the Immaculate Conception, he has earned a Master of Arts in Educational Management, pursued advanced studies in language teaching and research methodologies, and gained international exposure through programs in Malaysia and Indonesia. With teaching experience spanning basic education and higher education—including his current role as a College Linguist Professor and International Office Coordinator—he combines expertise in educational management, linguistics, and curriculum development. His contributions include published research on artificial intelligence in teaching, ongoing cross-linguistic studies, and leadership in student organizations, training workshops, and international academic events. Recognized with numerous awards for excellence, leadership, and service, he continues to advance innovations in teaching, research, and global education partnerships.

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Nieves, C. A. F., Baldonado, C. C., Mamonong, V. H., Aytong, N. E., Muslim, A. B., & Ja’afar, S. B. (2025). Cognate relations of basic lexical inventory development among Filipino, Indonesian, and Malay languages. Cogent Arts & Humanities, 12(1), 2549404.