Helen Thouless | Qualitative Research | Research Excellence Award

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Dr. Helen Thouless | Qualitative Research | Research Excellence Award

St MAry’s University Twickenham | United Kingdom

Dr. Helen Thouless is a Senior Lecturer in Primary Mathematics at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, with a PhD in Learning Sciences from the University of Washington (2014), where her dissertation examined whole-number place-value understanding in children with dyslexia. She also holds a Masters in Teaching (University of Washington, 2001) and a BA in Psychology (Reed College, 1995). With extensive experience in both US and UK schools, she has taught primary mathematics, special education, and early years settings, including international experience in Tanzania. Her research focuses on mathematics learning for children with learning difficulties, early-years patterning, and inclusive pedagogy, employing methodologies such as clinical interviews, observations, video analysis, and action research. She has authored books including The Power of Pattern: Patterning in the Early Years and co-edited Enabling Mathematics Learning of Struggling Students. Dr. Thouless has contributed to numerous peer-reviewed publications on early mathematics, pattern recognition, and special education, with an h-index of 1, 5 published documents, and 3 citations across key works. She supervises PhD and EdD students, contributes to teacher education programs, and holds leadership roles in educational organizations promoting mathematics inclusion. Her work bridges research and practice, aiming to make mathematics accessible, conceptually rich, and engaging for all learners.

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Featured Publications

Ockelford, A., McCarthy, S., Gifford, S., Thouless, H., Kirk, S., & Thorpe, M. (2025). “Towards a new taxonomy of pattern-making in the visuo-spatial domain in early childhood based on zygonic theory and the Sounds of Intent framework of musical development.” Music & Science.

Thouless, H., Xin, Y. P., & Tzur, R. (2022). Enabling mathematics learning of struggling students: International perspectives.

Thouless, H., Borthwick, A., & Gifford, S. (2021). The power of pattern: Patterning in the early years.

Thouless, H., Gifford, S., Moses, K., & James, R. (2020). “Reasoning about patterns.” Mathematics Teaching.

Thouless, H., & Gifford, S. (2019). “Dotty triangles.” For the Learning of Mathematics.

Anatoly Vershinin | Algorithm Development | Best Researcher Award

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Prof. Anatoly Vershinin | Algorithm Development | Best Researcher Award

Lomonosov Moscow State University | Russia

Professor Anatoly Vershinin is a distinguished computational mechanics researcher at Lomonosov Moscow State University, holding a Doctorate in Physical and Mathematical Sciences. Graduating with honors from the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics in 2006, he has been a core member of the Chair of Computational Mechanics since 2009. With an h-index of 11 and over 321 citations, Professor Vershinin has authored 51 journal articles, 4 books, and holds 33 patents, contributing significantly to numerical modeling, high-performance computing, and computational mechanics. His research focuses on numerical discretization methods for nonlinear partial differential equations and parallel algorithms for massively parallel computing systems, underpinning the industrial structural engineering software CAE Fidesys. He has led or contributed to 11 research projects and multiple consultancy initiatives in collaboration with institutes such as the Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth and Saudi Aramco Moscow Innovation Center. An active member of the International Program Committee for “Advanced Mechanics: Structure, Materials, Tribology,” he bridges academia and industry, driving innovations in structural analysis and computational methods. His contributions have earned recognition for advancing numerical methods, high-performance simulations, and practical engineering applications, establishing him as a leading figure in computational mechanics research.

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Featured Publications

Yarushina, V. M.; Podladchikov, Y. Y.; Vershinin, A. V. (2025). “A Micromechanical Model for Mineral Replacement Reactions and Associated Deformation: From Pore Clogging to Solid Volume Increase” in American Journal of Science.

Ampilov, Y. P.; Vershinin, A. V.; Kunchenko, D. S.; Petrovsky, K. A.; Safuanova, K. R. (2025). “Prediction of Thin-Layer Thickness Using Seismic Full-Waveform Modeling” in Moscow University Geology Bulletin.

Levin, V. A.; Vershinin, A. V. (2024). “CAE Fidesys as the Implementation of Fundamental Results of Computational Mechanics into Industry” in International Scientific Conference “Advanced Mechanics: Structure, Materials, Tribology”, Samarkand, Uzbekistan, 23-26 сентября 2024. Abstracts

Levin, V. A.; Vershinin, A. V.; Yakovlev, M. Ya; Levchegov, I. O.; Zhmurovsky, A. A. (2024). “Computed Tomography Based Stress-Strain Analysis of Heterogeneous Models of Rocks and Biological Tissues Using Unstructured Meshes” in Russian Physics Journal.

Vershinin, A.; Ampilov, Y.; Levin, V.; Petrovsky, K. (2024). “Full waveform modeling in seismic exploration based on a digital geological model using spectral element method on GPU” in 16th World Congress on Computational Mechanics and 4th Pan American Congress on Computational Mechanics.

Edmundo Tulcanaza | Environmental Data Analysis | Best Researcher Award

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Mr. Edmundo Tulcanaza | Environmental Data Analysis | Best Researcher Award

Universidad Politecnica De Madrid | Germany

Edmundo Tulcanaza is a seasoned mining engineer and researcher whose work bridges mining, geostatistics, resource economics, and sustainable extraction of strategic minerals. Educated at Universidad de Chile (Mining Engineering, 1966), he pursued postgraduate studies in Geostatistics & Mineral Economics at École des Mines Paris (1971), later completing an MSc in Geospatial Technologies at Universität Münster (2022), and is currently a PhD candidate at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (2023-2026) studying ecosystems of strategic minerals. Over decades in academia and industry, he has lectured in Chile and Peru, worked as a research assistant at Harvard, been senior engineer in the USA, served as Managing Director of Mineral Resources & Mine Projects at CODELCO Chile, and since 2011 acted as senior consultant for mine asset certification, valuation, and strategic management. His research interests focus on natural capital valuation in mineral ecosystems, mine development risk, exploration decision-making, and resource/reserve reporting under international standards (e.g. NI 43-101, CRIRSCO). Among his major contributions is the book Evaluación de Recursos y Negocios Mineros. He has been awarded recognitions like the Alexander Sutulov award (Chile, 2008) and held leadership roles including in CRIRSCO. His h-index and citation counts are not publicly verified in major indexing services at this time, but his work is widely cited in mining economics and resource estimation. He continues to influence both policy and practice in sustainable mining asset reporting.

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Featured Publication

Tulcanaza, E. (2025). “Towards sustainable extraction of lithium-bearing brine resources: Role of natural capital in the High Andes business strategies” in Mineral Economics.”