Prof Dr. Jamshud Piri | Engineering | Best Researcher Award

Water engineering at University of Zabol, Iran

Dr. Jamshid Piri is an expert in water resource management and environmental hydrology. He is currently an instructor at Zabol University, where he teaches and conducts research on water engineering, hydrological forecasting, and the application of advanced computational methods like artificial neural networks (ANN) in environmental management. Dr. Piri’s work addresses crucial challenges in water sustainability and management, particularly in arid regions. His commitment to developing innovative solutions for predicting and managing water systems has earned him recognition in national conferences and academia. With over two decades of experience in the field, Dr. Piri has demonstrated a deep passion for teaching, research, and public service, contributing to critical projects in Iran’s water sector.

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Education 🎓📚

Dr. Piri completed his Ph.D. in Water Resource Management (2018-2021) at Sistan and Baluchestan University, specializing in innovative modeling and simulation techniques to solve water-related challenges. His M.Sc. in Water Engineering (2005-2007) from Shiraz University focused on hydrological modeling, where his thesis involved simulating evaporation from Zabol’s Chah-Nemehs using artificial neural networks. He holds a B.Sc. in Water Engineering from Sistan and Balochestan University (1998-2002), where he gained foundational knowledge in hydrology, hydraulic systems, and environmental water resources. His extensive education has enabled him to tackle complex issues in water management, preparing him for his roles in academia and applied research.

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Award and Honor🏅🎖️

Dr. Piri has received multiple accolades for his contributions to water resource management and hydrological research. He has been recognized at various national conferences for his innovative work in groundwater modeling and hydrological forecasting. His research using artificial neural networks and genetic algorithms for soil temperature simulation has been particularly well-received in Iran’s academic community. His teaching excellence has also earned him recognition at Zabol University, where he is valued for his ability to integrate complex computational methods into practical water management solutions. Dr. Piri’s continued dedication to both academic research and practical water resource solutions makes him a highly respected figure in the Iranian hydrological research landscape.

Conclusion

Dr. Jamshid Piri is a well-qualified candidate for the Best Researcher Award, with a solid educational background, strong research in hydroinformatics, and active involvement in both teaching and national conferences. His work on hydrological modeling and water resource management is critical in regions facing environmental challenges. To further strengthen his profile, Dr. Piri should aim to publish in more high-impact international journals and engage in interdisciplinary, global research collaborations. Overall, his commitment to innovative solutions in water management makes him a deserving candidate for recognition.

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• Evaporation estimation using artificial neural networks and adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system techniques
  📚 A Moghaddamnia, MG Gousheh, J Piri, S Amin, D Han
  📅 2009
  📊 Citations: 395
  📄 Advances in Water Resources 32 (1), 88-97
• Application of ANN and ANFIS models for reconstructing missing flow data
  📚 MT Dastorani, A Moghadamnia, J Piri, M Rico-Ramirez
  📅 2010
  📊 Citations: 196
  📄 Environmental Monitoring and Assessment 166, 421-434
• Comparison of LLR, MLP, Elman, NNARX and ANFIS Models—with a case study in solar radiation estimation
  📚 A Moghaddamnia, R Remesan, MH Kashani, M Mohammadi, D Han, J Piri
  📅 2009
  📊 Citations: 173
  📄 Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics 71 (8-9), 975-982
• Daily pan evaporation modeling in a hot and dry climate
  📚 J Piri, S Amin, A Moghaddamnia, A Keshavarz, D Han, R Remesan
  📅 2009
  📊 Citations: 144
  📄 Journal of Hydrologic Engineering 14 (8), 803-811
• Prediction of the solar radiation on the earth using support vector regression technique
  📚 J Piri, S Shamshirband, D Petković, CW Tong, MH ur Rehman
  📅 2015
  📊 Citations: 93
  📄 Infrared Physics & Technology 68, 179-185
• Modeling solar radiation reached to the Earth using ANFIS, NN-ARX, and empirical models
  📚 J Piri, O Kisi
  📅 2015
  📊 Citations: 92
  📄 Journal of Atmospheric and Solar-Terrestrial Physics 123, 39-47
• Daily suspended sediment concentration simulation using hydrological data of Pranhita River Basin, India
  📚 A Malik, A Kumar, J Piri
  📅 2017
  📊 Citations: 75
  📄 Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 138, 20-28
• A nonlinear mathematical modeling of daily pan evaporation based on conjugate gradient method
  📚 B Keshtegar, J Piri, O Kisi
  📅 2016
  📊 Citations: 71
  📄 Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 127, 120-130
• Estimation of reference evapotranspiration using neural networks and cuckoo search algorithm
  📚 S Shamshirband, M Amirmojahedi, M Gocić, S Akib, D Petković, J Piri, …
  📅 2016
  📊 Citations: 58
  📄 Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering 142 (2), 04015044
• Comparison of SVM, ANFIS and GEP in modeling monthly potential evapotranspiration in an arid region
  📚 O Mohammadrezapour, J Piri, O Kisi
  📅 2019
  📊 Citations: 54
  📄 Water Supply 19 (2), 392-403
• Dust storm prediction using ANNs technique (A case study: Zabol City)
  📚 MR Jamalizadeh, A Moghaddamnia, J Piri
  📅 2008
  📊 Citations: 47
  📄 Proceedings of World Academy of Science: Engineering and Technology 45
• Spatial monitoring and zoning water quality of Sistan River in the wet and dry years using GIS and geostatistics
  📚 A Mir, J Piri, O Kisi
  📅 2017
  📊 Citations: 44
  📄 Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 135, 38-50
• Assessment of artificial intelligence–based models and metaheuristic algorithms in modeling evaporation
  📚 M Zounemat-Kermani, O Kisi, J Piri, A Mahdavi-Meymand
  📅 2019
  📊 Citations: 42
  📄 Journal of Hydrologic Engineering 24 (10), 04019033
• Evaporation estimation using support vector machines technique
  📚 A Moghaddamnia, M Ghafari, J Piri, D Han
  📅 2009
  📊 Citations: 37
  📄 International Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences 5 (7), 415-423

Mr. Weinan Liu | Engineering | Best Researcher Award

 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

Weinan Liu is a distinguished researcher in the field of Electrical Engineering, currently pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. His academic journey reflects a strong commitment to advancing the frontiers of photonics and optics, underpinned by a rigorous educational background and a series of significant contributions to his field.

 

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Education

Weinan Liu earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, maintaining an impressive GPA of 3.9/4.0. Prior to this, he completed his Master’s degree in Optics at Sun Yat-sen University, graduating with a perfect GPA of 4.0/4.0. His educational credentials provide a solid foundation for his innovative research and academic endeavors.

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Award and Honor

Liu has received several prestigious honors, including the Mavis Future Faculty Fellows (MF3) Program Fellowship at UIUC and the Outstanding Student Grant of Sun Yat-sen University. He has also been recognized for his contributions through the Lunar rover creative design competition and various scholarships. These accolades highlight his exceptional academic and research achievements.

Conclusion

Weinan Liu is a highly qualified candidate for the Best Researcher Award, demonstrating a combination of academic excellence, innovative research, leadership, and recognition. His impressive portfolio of publications, active mentoring role, and practical contributions through patents underline his suitability for this accolade. Addressing areas for improvement, such as enhancing publication impact and increasing public engagement, could further strengthen his candidacy and amplify the influence of his research.

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• Dynamic and large field of view photonic resonator absorption microscopy for ultrasensitive digital resolution detection of nucleic acid and protein biomarkers
  Liu, W., Ayupova, T., Wang, W., Demirci, U., Cunningham, B.T.
  Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 2024, 264, 116643
  🏷️ 0 Citations
• Photonic crystal-coupled enhanced steering emission: A prism-free, objective-free, and metal-free loss-less approach for biosensing
  Bhaskar, S., Liu, W., Tibbs, J., Cunningham, B.T.
  Applied Physics Letters, 2024, 124(16), 161102
  🏷️ 2 Citations
• Photonic Crystal Enhanced Fluorescence: A Review on Design Strategies and Applications
  Xiong, Y., Shepherd, S., Tibbs, J., Bhaskar, S., Cunningham, B.T., Liu, W.
  Micromachines, 2023, 14(3), 668
  🏷️ 48 Citations
• Automated photonic resonator absorption microscope for point of care biomarker detection
  Liu, W., Takhmina, A., Wang, W., Demirci, U., Cunningham, B.T.
  2023 IEEE Photonics Conference, IPC 2023 – Proceedings, 2023
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• Microscopies Enabled by Photonic Metamaterials
  Xiong, Y., Li, N., Che, C., Hu, H., Cunningham, B.T., Liu, W.
  Sensors, 2022, 22(3), 1086
  🏷️ 16 Citations
• From subwavelength grating to metagrating: principle, design and applications
  Chen, R., Liu, X., Wang, H., Jiang, S., Dong, J., Liu, W.
  Hongwai yu Jiguang Gongcheng/Infrared and Laser Engineering, 2020, 49(9), 20201039
  🏷️ 2 Citations
• Narrow-frequency sharp-angular filters using all-dielectric cascaded meta-gratings
  Liu, W.-N., Chen, R., Shi, W.-Y., Zhao, F.-L., Dong, J.-W.
  Nanophotonics, 2020, 9(10), pp. 3443–3450
  🏷️ 14 Citations
• Rectangular dielectric metagrating for high-efficiency diffraction with large-angle deflection
  Shi, W., Deng, W., Liu, W., Fan, Z., Dong, J.
  Chinese Optics Letters, 2020, 18(7), 073601
  🏷️ 6 Citations

Assoc Prof Dr. Jianshan Zhou | Engineering | Best Researcher Award

R&D Engineer at T&S Communications Co., Ltd. in China

Jianshan Zhou is an associate professor at the School of Transportation Science and Engineering at Beihang University, Beijing, China. He received his B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in traffic information engineering and control from Beihang University in 2013, 2016, and 2020, respectively. As a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Sussex, U.K., from 2017 to 2018, he expanded his expertise in informatics and engineering. He furthered his academic career as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow supported by Beihang University’s Zhuoyue Program and the National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents from 2020 to 2022. Dr. Zhou has chaired technical programs at prestigious IEEE conferences and serves on editorial boards, including the Youth Editorial Board of Unmanned Systems Technology. He has authored over 30 international publications and has received multiple prestigious awards for his research on vehicular communication networks and intelligent transportation systems.

 

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Education

Jianshan Zhou’s academic journey began at Beihang University, where he earned his B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in traffic information engineering and control in 2013, 2016, and 2020, respectively. Throughout his education, he focused on the complexities of intelligent transportation systems and vehicular communication networks. His doctoral work at Beihang was recognized for its innovation and impact, earning him several prestigious accolades, including the Outstanding China-SAE Doctoral Dissertation Award in 2020. His passion for research took him abroad as a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Sussex in the U.K. from 2017 to 2018, where he honed his skills in the fields of informatics and transportation systems engineering. This international experience broadened his perspectives and enriched his academic background, which is further highlighted by the excellence awards and scholarships he earned throughout his educational career.

 

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Award and Honor

Dr. Jianshan Zhou has received numerous awards and honors throughout his academic career. In 2017, he earned the First Prize in the Science and Technology Award from the China Intelligent Transportation Systems Association. In 2020, he received the First Prize in the Innovation and Development Award from the China Association of Productivity Promotion Centers. His groundbreaking research was also recognized with the Second Prize in the Beijing Science and Technology Progress Award in 2022. During his doctoral studies, he received National Scholarships in both 2017 and 2019 and was awarded the Outstanding Top-Ten Ph.D. Candidate Prize from Beihang University in 2018. Furthermore, his Ph.D. work garnered the prestigious Outstanding China-SAE Doctoral Dissertation Award in 2020, followed by the Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award from Beihang University in 2021. These accolades reflect Dr. Zhou’s leadership in research and his significant contributions to intelligent transportation systems.

 

Achievements

• First Prize in the Science and Technology Award (China Intelligent Transportation Systems Association) – 2017
• First Prize in the Innovation and Development Award (China Association of Productivity Promotion Centers) – 2020
• Second Prize in the Beijing Science and Technology Progress Award – 2022
• National Scholarships – 2017 and 2019
• Outstanding Top-Ten Ph.D. Candidate Prize (Beihang University) – 2018
• Outstanding China-SAE Doctoral Dissertation Award – 2020
• Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award (Beihang University) – 2021

Conclusion

Jianshan Zhou is an outstanding candidate for the Best Researcher Award. His impressive academic credentials, prolific research output, and numerous prestigious awards make him a strong contender. He has made significant contributions to the field of intelligent transportation systems and vehicular communication networks, areas critical for the future of autonomous vehicles and smart cities. Furthermore, his leadership in conferences and technical committees reflects his influence in shaping the future of his research domains.

 

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Dr. Xiaojin Li | Engineering | Best Researcher Award

R&D Engineer at T&S Communications Co., Ltd. in China

Li Xiaojin is a distinguished researcher in optical engineering, currently serving as an R&D Engineer at Shenzhen Taichenguang Communication Co., Ltd. Since July 2021, he has been instrumental in developing advanced optical fiber sensing technologies. Li’s academic journey began with a Bachelor’s degree in Automation from Jiujiang University, followed by a Master’s in Optical Engineering from Shantou University, and culminated in a PhD from Nankai University in 2021. His research encompasses key areas such as optical fiber sensing for lithium-ion batteries, field-induced phase transitions in ferroelectric crystals, and the dynamics of intense laser field interactions with atoms.

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Education

Li Xiaojin completed his Bachelor’s in Automation at Jiujiang University in 2015, followed by a Master’s in Optical Engineering from Shantou University in 2018. He earned his PhD in Optical Engineering from Nankai University in 2021.

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Award and Honor

Li has received several prestigious awards, including the “Gizmo” award from his company, the title of “High-level Talent” in Pingshan District, Shenzhen City, and the “Outstanding Newcomer” award in 2021. Additionally, he has been recognized with the alumni scholarship from Nankai University School of Electro-Optics and titles such as “Excellent Organizational Individual” by the Optical Society of China.

Achievements

• Developed Advanced Products: Created grating strain gauges, grating strain flowers, optical fiber intelligent bolts, partial discharge ultrasonic sensors, optical fiber humidity sensors, and non-contact liquid level sensors.
• Key Technology Research: Worked on optical fiber sensing for lithium-ion batteries, polarization-maintaining optical fiber cylindrical imaging, and seven-core optical fiber fan-out module preparation.
• Published Papers: Authored 17 papers (including 15 SCI papers) in domestic and international journals.
• Invention Patents: Applied for 7 patents related to optical fiber sensing and grating strain gauges.

Conclusion

Li Xiaojin exhibits considerable strengths as a researcher in optical engineering. His innovative products, significant research contributions, and recognition within the field make him a strong candidate for the Research for Best Researcher Award. By addressing areas for improvement, particularly in increasing citation impact and broadening collaboration, Li could further enhance his contributions and influence in the scientific community.

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Assist Prof Dr. Chandrakant Holkar | Engineering | Most Cited Paper Award

Assistant Professor at Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai in India

Dr. Chandrakant Ramnath Holkar is a distinguished researcher in the field of chemical technology, with a focus on sustainable processes and environmental solutions. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai, and has accumulated over a decade of research experience. Dr. Holkar has made significant contributions in the areas of waste valorization, life cycle assessment, and process intensification, with 33 publications in prestigious international and national journals, 8 book chapters, and multiple patents. He has received numerous accolades, including the National Best Researcher Award 2024 from IMRF and several scholarships. Currently an Assistant Professor at ICT Mumbai, he has also worked as a researcher at Shell India. Dr. Holkar is a recognized peer reviewer and has presented his work at various international conferences. His commitment to advancing green technologies and sustainable engineering solutions underscores his impact on both academia and industry.

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Education

Dr. Chandrakant Ramnath Holkar has an extensive academic background in Chemical Technology and Engineering. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Mumbai, in 2021, with a focus on developing sustainable processes for environmental conservation. Prior to his Ph.D., he completed a Master of Technology in Chemical Technology from ICT in 2014, specializing in Bioprocess Technology, where he graduated with First Class with Distinction. Dr. Holkar also holds a Bachelor of Technology degree in Chemical Technology, with a specialization in Fibers and Textile Processing Technology, from the same institution, obtained in 2011. In addition to his formal degrees, he has completed several certifications, including professional training in Life Cycle Analysis, Carbon Footprint, and Sustainable Waste Management from the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and other prestigious institutions like the University of Michigan and IIT Kharagpur, reinforcing his expertise in environmental sustainability.

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Research skill

Dr. Chandrakant Ramnath Holkar demonstrates exceptional research skills in the field of chemical engineering, with a focus on sustainable processes and environmental technologies. His expertise spans areas like bioprocess technology, wastewater treatment, and resource valorization, showcasing his ability to tackle complex environmental challenges. Dr. Holkar’s ability to integrate life cycle assessment and resource efficiency principles into his research is evident in his extensive body of work, including 33 publications and contributions to multiple patents and book chapters. His proficiency in cavitation-assisted technologies and nanomaterials further highlights his innovative approach to process intensification. Additionally, his peer review activities for reputable journals and involvement in international conferences reflect his standing in the scientific community. Dr. Holkar’s interdisciplinary knowledge and hands-on experience with advanced chemical technologies demonstrate his capability to drive impactful research, particularly in the realm of environmental sustainability and green engineering solutions.

Award and recognition

Dr. Chandrakant Ramnath Holkar has garnered numerous accolades and recognitions for his significant contributions to chemical technology and environmental sustainability. Notably, he received the prestigious IMRF National Best Researcher Award in Chemical Technology (2024) from the International Multidisciplinary Research Foundation, underscoring his excellence in research. His work has been consistently celebrated, with earlier honors including the Senior Research Fellowship (2017) from the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), and the Shri G.M. Abhyankar Research Presentation Award in both 2016 and 2014, awarded to the top Ph.D. candidates at the Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai. Additionally, he was recognized with international support, such as the International Travel Support Grant (2016) from the Science and Engineering Research Board, Government of India, which allowed him to present his research globally. Dr. Holkar’s extensive recognition highlights his leadership in innovative research focused on sustainable processes and environmental impact reduction.

Conclusion

Dr. Chandrakant Ramnath Holkar is a highly qualified candidate for the Best Researcher Award. His exceptional academic background, innovative research, patents, and significant publication record mark him as a leading researcher in chemical technology and sustainable processes. With some additional focus on international collaboration and project leadership, he could further elevate his already impressive profile. His expertise in green technologies and sustainable engineering uniquely positions him for this award.

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