Paul Yohanna l Civil Engineering | Research Excellence Award

Dr. Paul Yohanna l Civil Engineering | Research Excellence Award

Kampala International University | Uganda

Dr. Paul Yohanna is a civil engineering academic and consultant with strong expertise in geotechnical engineering, construction materials, structural mechanics, and infrastructure sustainability. He holds a Ph.D., M.Sc., and B.Eng. in Civil Engineering and has extensive university-level teaching experience in strength of materials, fluid dynamics, hydrology, and engineering materials. His professional experience spans lecturing, consulting for development projects, and applied research in construction and geotechnics. His research interests include sustainable construction materials, geotechnical characterization, infrastructure resilience, and engineering education, supported by skills in laboratory testing, data analysis, field investigations, and scholarly publishing, with conference participation reflecting continuous professional development and academic leadership.

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Mahmoud Ahmad l Water Management Resources | Excellence in Research

Mr. Mahmoud Ahmad l Water Management Resources | Excellence in Research

Széchenyi István University | Hungary

Mr. Mahmoud Ahmad is a PhD student in Civil Engineering at Széchenyi István University with academic and professional expertise in water management resources and civil engineering practice. His education includes a PhD in progress, an MSc in Water and Irrigation Engineering, and a BSc in Civil Engineering, supported by strong academic distinction. His professional experience covers lecturing in water and irrigation engineering at Tishreen University and managing post-earthquake construction projects as a site civil engineer. Mr. Mahmoud Ahmad’s research interests focus on groundwater–surface water interaction, water resources management, and climate-change adaptation, supported by advanced modeling, GIS-based analysis, and recognized academic awards, reflecting strong potential for impactful research and practice.

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Jibing Chen l Additive Manufacturing | Research Excellence Award

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jibing Chen l Additive Manufacturing | Research Excellence Award

Wuhan Polytechnic University | China

Dr. Jibing Chen is a Professor of Advanced Material Preparation & Forming Technology and Director of Material Forming and Control Engineering, with education including a B.E. in Chemical Engineering and Technology and M.S./Ph.D. in Materials Processing Engineering. His professional experience spans leading and participating in national and provincial projects, extensive SCI/EI publications, patents, textbooks, editorial board service, and peer review. Research interests focus on powder and food additive manufacturing (3D printing), electronic packaging, and high-power device reliability. Research skills include materials processing, additive manufacturing, characterization, reliability analysis, and engineering design. His awards and honors include competition mentorship achievements and editorial appointments, reflecting sustained academic impact and leadership.

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Ibrahim Momoh-Bello Omiogbemi l Engineering | Worldwide Excellence in Research Analytics Advancement Award

Assist. Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Momoh-Bello Omiogbemi l Engineering | Worldwide Excellence in Research Analytics Advancement Award

Nile University of Nigeria | Nigeria

Assist. Prof. Dr. Ibrahim Momoh-Bello Omiogbemi is a Mechanical Engineering academic and researcher with over eight years of teaching, research, and industry experience in materials, production, and welding engineering. He holds a Ph.D., M.Sc., and B.Eng. in Mechanical/Materials and Production Engineering, complemented by certifications in project management, leadership, health and safety, and management. He has served in reputable institutions including Nile University of Nigeria and the Air Force Institute of Technology. His research focuses on welding electrodes, duplex stainless steels, corrosion, and mechanical behavior of engineering materials. He is a recipient of multiple international awards, fellowships, and scholarships, reflecting his strong commitment to impactful research, innovation, and capacity building in engineering education and applied materials science.

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Esther Babatunde l Data Analysis Software | Research Excellence Award

Dr. Esther Babatunde l Data Analysis Software | Research Excellence Award

 University of Ilorin | Nigeria

Dr. Esther Babatunde is a Senior Lecturer and Postdoctoral Research Fellow specializing in chemical engineering with expertise in renewable energy, biomass and solid waste management, clean fuel reaction engineering, and process optimization. She earned her PhD and M.Eng. from the Federal University of Technology, Minna, and B.Tech. from Ladoke Akintola University of Technology. With extensive teaching and research experience, she has contributed to sustainable energy solutions and process innovations. Dr. Babatunde has received multiple awards, including the Global Excellence Stature Award and Q1 Publications Award. Her work bridges academia and industry, advancing clean energy technologies and chemical engineering research.

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Huiming Wang | Nonlinear Control | Research Excellence Award

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Huiming Wang | Nonlinear Control | Research Excellence Award

Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications | China

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Huiming Wang is an Associate Professor at the School of Automation, Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, China. He earned his Ph.D. in Measurement Technique and Automation Equipment from Southeast University, following an M.S. in Control Theory and Control Engineering and a B.S. in Automation. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Huiming Wang has professional experience as a postdoctoral researcher at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and serves as deputy director of key laboratories and departments. His research interests focus on anti-disturbance control, robotics, servo systems, and power electronics. His research skills include robust control, sliding-mode control, disturbance observers, and intelligent electromechanical systems. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Huiming Wang has received national and international awards for innovation and best papers, reflecting his strong academic impact and leadership in automation research.

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Generalized Disturbance Estimation Based Continuous Integral Terminal Sliding Mode Control for Magnetic Levitation Systems

IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2025 · 20 Citations
Current-Constrained Finite-Time Control Scheme for Speed Regulation of PMSM Systems With Unmatched Disturbances

IEEE Transactions on Automation Science and Engineering, 2025 · 3 Citations
Active Disturbance Rejection with Continuous Sliding Mode Control for Lower Limb Rehabilitation Exoskeleton

Conference Paper · 0 Citations
A Current-Constrained Finite-Time Disturbance Rejection Control Scheme for Buck Converter

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Sampled-Data Safety-Critical Control of Nonlinear Systems with Input Delay

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Huan Liu | Earth Space Exploration | Research Excellence Award

Prof. Huan Liu | Earth Space Exploration | Research Excellence Award

China University of Geosciences | China

Huan Liu is a Professor in automation and instrumentation with a strong academic foundation in electronic engineering and sensing technologies. He earned his PhD with research focused on high-precision magnetometers and completed joint doctoral training internationally. His professional experience spans academic research, teaching, and leadership in control technology and intelligent sensing. His research interests include magnetic field measurement, sensor arrays, instrumentation, multi-information fusion, and intelligent detection systems for environmental and security applications. He has received numerous national and international awards for research excellence, editorial service, and innovation. His work significantly advances precision sensing technologies and interdisciplinary engineering research.

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A Multi-Parameter Integrated Magnetometer Based on Combination of Scalar and Vector Fields

– IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 2022

A New Digital Single-Axis Fluxgate Magnetometer According to the Cobalt-Based Amorphous Effects

– Review of Scientific Instruments, 2022

An Overview of Sensing Platform-Technological Aspects for Vector Magnetic Measurement: A Case Study of the Application in Different Scenarios

– Measurement, 2022

Anomaly Detection of Complex Magnetic Measurements Using Structured Hankel Low-Rank Modeling and Singular Value Decomposition

– Review of Scientific Instruments, 2022

Multi-Sensor Measurement and Data Fusion

– IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine, 2022

Zhengzheng Cao | Liquid Nitrogen (LN2)-Assisted Fracturing | Young Scientist Award

Dr. Zhengzheng Cao | Liquid Nitrogen (LN2)-Assisted Fracturing | Young Scientist Award

 Henan Polytechnic University | China

Dr. Cao Zhengzheng is an Associate Professor and Master’s Supervisor in the fields of civil engineering and engineering mechanics, recognized as a university-level Young Backbone Teacher. He earned his Ph.D. in engineering-related disciplines and has developed a strong academic profile combining theoretical analysis with engineering applications. He has served as a Visiting Scholar at the Colorado School of Mines, USA, where he engaged in international collaboration on rock mechanics and geotechnical engineering research. Dr. Cao has led six national- and provincial-level research projects, including grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Henan Provincial Natural Science Foundation, reflecting his sustained research competitiveness. His primary research interests include rock mechanics, geotechnical engineering, mechanical behavior of geomaterials, and engineering mechanics, with a focus on failure mechanisms and stability analysis. He has published more than 20 SCI-indexed journal articles as first or corresponding author in leading journals such as Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, including multiple ESI highly cited and hot papers. His academic contributions have been recognized with three provincial and ministerial-level awards. In addition, he has published one scholarly monograph, holds eight authorized patents, and has guided numerous award-winning graduate and undergraduate students. Overall, Dr. Cao’s work significantly advances both fundamental understanding and practical applications in civil and geotechnical engineering. His academic impact is reflected by 1,250 citations, 82 documents, and an h-index of 22 (citations drawn from 846 documents).

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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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Ioan Sarbu | Building Services Engineering | Research Excellence Award

Prof. Dr. Ioan Sarbu | Building Services Engineering | Research Excellence Award

Polytechnic University of Timisoara | Romania

Prof. Dr. Ioan Sârbu is a professor emeritus and doctoral supervisor in Civil and Building Services Engineering at the Polytechnic University of Timișoara (UPT), Romania. He earned a diploma in civil engineering in 1975 and a PhD in civil engineering in 1993, dedicating more than four decades to academic teaching, research, and leadership at UPT, including nearly 20 years as Head of the Building Services Department and Head of the National Building Equipment Laboratory. His academic activity includes supervision of numerous PhD and MSc students, evaluation of doctoral dissertations, and contributions to national and international academic governance. His research interests cover refrigeration systems, heat pumps, solar energy conversion and storage, thermal comfort and indoor environmental quality, energy efficiency in buildings, water and heat distribution systems, and numerical simulation and optimization in building services engineering. He has authored over 100 indexed documents, with 3,590 citations from 3,305 documents, and an h-index of 21, reflecting sustained international impact. Prof. Sârbu has published extensively in high-impact journals and books with leading publishers and holds patents and software developments. His distinctions include the Henri Coandă Award of the Romanian Academy, multiple international lifetime achievement honors, and recognition among the top 0.5% of researchers worldwide. His career exemplifies lasting contributions to sustainable energy and building services engineering research and education.

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Thermal Protection Impact Assessment of a Residential House on the Energy Efficiency of the Air-Source Heat Pump Radiant Floor Heating SystemThermal Science and Engineering Progress, 2025

Exhaustive Overview of Advances in Integrating Renewable Energy Sources into District Heating SystemsReview Article

Investigation by Monitoring and Numerical Simulation of the Performance of a Ground-Source Heat Pump System with and without Regeneration in Different Configurations and Operating ModesApplied Thermal Engineering, 2024

Experimentally Investigating and Numerically Simulating the Performances of Various Low-Temperature Hydronic Heating/Cooling Systems Connected to a Vertical Closed-Loop Ground-Coupled Heat PumpEnergy and Buildings, 2023

Optimization of Urban Water Distribution Networks Using Heuristic Methods: An OverviewReview Article