Zdzislaw Kaliniewicz | Seed Properties | Research Excellence Award

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zdzislaw Kaliniewicz | Seed Properties | Research Excellence Award

University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn | Poland

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Zdzisław Kaliniewicz is an academic researcher and educator in technical and agricultural sciences at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Department of Vehicles and Machinery. He obtained a PhD in technical sciences in the field of construction and operation of machines, followed by a habilitation in agricultural sciences with specialization in agricultural engineering. His academic and professional experience focuses on teaching, research, and technological development related to agricultural and forestry machinery. His scientific activity is centered on theoretical and experimental studies aimed at improving the working processes, efficiency, and design of agricultural machines, with particular emphasis on seed cleaning, sorting, and separation technologies. A significant part of his research addresses the identification and application of physical properties of agricultural, horticultural, and forestry seeds to enhance seed quality and processing performance. His work also includes evaluation of field sprayer performance, analysis of factors affecting sowing quality, and the application of modern measurement techniques, such as 3D scanning, for monitoring food and biological products. He has authored 53 scientific documents, which have received 343 citations from 259 citing documents, resulting in an h-index of 11, demonstrating steady scientific impact. Overall, his contributions support innovation, efficiency, and quality improvement in agricultural engineering and mechanized crop production.

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JianHua Xie | Engineering | Excellence in Research

Prof. Dr. JianHua Xie | Engineering | Excellence in Research

Xinjiang Agricultural University | China

Prof. Dr. Xie Jianhua is a Professor of Engineering and a supervisor of both master’s and doctoral students, specializing in agricultural engineering and machinery. She is an active member of the Chinese Society of Agricultural Engineering and the Chinese Society of Agricultural Machinery. She holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and has led and participated in numerous national and provincial research projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China project on the working mechanism of rod-tooth type film collecting and unloading mechanisms, as well as projects on intelligent monitoring of crop production and mechanization of sugar beet planting and harvesting. Prof. Xie has published over 60 academic papers, with more than 20 indexed in SCI/EI journals. Her work has received 307 citations across 228 documents, with an h-index of 10. She has obtained 10 invention patents, over 10 utility model patents, and 4 software copyrights. Her research focuses on intelligent agricultural machinery, mechanization of crop production, automation, and innovative system design for agricultural processes. She has been recognized with multiple awards, including a First Prize for Provincial and Ministerial Technological Invention, a Second Prize for Science and Technology Progress, and multiple Third Prizes for Science and Technology Progress and regional excellence. Prof. Xie’s work combines engineering innovation with practical agricultural applications, making significant contributions to modern agricultural mechanization.

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Design and Experimental Investigation of Pneumatic Drum-Sieve-Type Separator for Transforming Mixtures of Protaetia Brevitarsis Larvae. Agriengineering, 2025.

Design and Experimental Evaluation of a Rotary Knife-Type Device for Chopping Film-Mixed Residues. Agriculture (Switzerland), 2025.

Design and Experiment of Rotary Knife-Axial Flow Drum Combined Device for Chopping and Separating Film Residue Mixture. Nongye Jixie Xuebao (Transactions of the Chinese Society for Agricultural Machinery), 2025.

Hamed Etezadi | Quantitative Research | Best Researcher Award

Mr. Hamed Etezadi | Quantitative Research | Best Researcher Award

McGill University | Canada

Dr. Hamed Etezadi is a research-focused scholar in Bioresource Engineering with a Ph.D. from McGill University, Canada, where his thesis focused on developing decision support infrastructure for sustainable crop production under the supervision of Prof. Viacheslav Adamchuk. He holds an M.S. in Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering from the University of Tehran, Iran, and a B.E. in Agricultural Engineering from Urmia University, Iran. With over 15 years of academic and professional experience, Dr. Etezadi has contributed significantly to precision agriculture, data-driven modeling, remote sensing, machine learning, and autonomous agricultural systems. He has published 6 peer-reviewed journal articles, including Q1 and Q2 journals, and presented at leading conferences such as ASABE and IEEE/CS Robotics and Mechatronics, His research explores soil variability, aerial pollination systems, and predictive modeling for sustainable agriculture. He has received multiple honors, including the FRQNT Scholarship, Grad Excellence Award, and global recognition on Kaggle Notebooks. Dr. Etezadi combines academic teaching, research leadership, and industry experience, including directing growth and innovation in agri-tech platforms, fostering data-driven decision-making, and advancing sustainable farming technologies globally.

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Etezadi, H., Adamchuk, V., Bouroubi, Y., Leduc, M., Gasser, M.-O., & Titley-Peloquin, D. (2025). “Quantifying intra-field soil variability using categorical data: A case study of predicting soil organic matter using soil survey maps.”

Etezadi, H., & Eshkabilov, S. (2024). “A comprehensive overview of control algorithms, sensors, actuators, and communication tools of autonomous all-terrain vehicles in agriculture.”

Mazinani, M., Zarafshan, P., Dehghani, M., Vahdati, K., & Etezadi, H. (2023). “Design and analysis of an aerial pollination system for walnut trees.”

Zarafshan, P., Etezadi, H., Javadi, S., Roozbahani, A., Hashemy, S. M., & Zarafshan, P. (2023). “Comparison of machine learning models for predicting groundwater level, case study: Najafabad region.”

Salari, K., Zarafshan, P., Khashehchi, M., Chegini, G., Etezadi, H., Karami, H., Szulżyk-Cieplak, J., & Łagód, G. (2022). “Knowledge and technology used in capacitive deionization of water.”