Benitha Christinal J | Computer Science | Women Researcher Award

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Mrs. Benitha Christinal J | Computer Science | Women Researcher Award

Assistant Professor | Presidency University | India

Mrs. Benitha Christinal J is an accomplished academic and researcher specializing in Computer Science and Engineering with a strong focus on Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, and Internet of Things (IoT). She has extensive professional experience in higher education, demonstrating excellence in teaching, curriculum development, and academic coordination. Her research interests include deep learning applications for cybersecurity, decentralized systems, and intelligent data analysis. She has published numerous papers in reputed international journals such as Oxidation Communications, Ain Shams Engineering Journal, Journal of Supercomputing, and Optical Fiber Technology, addressing challenges in areas like federated learning, SDN-IoT security frameworks, and evolutionary intrusion detection systems. She has also presented her work at several international conferences, contributing to advancements in AI-based healthcare, blockchain-enabled sustainability, and smart network optimization. A published author of a textbook on Database Management Systems, she has guided multiple undergraduate and postgraduate projects that have gained recognition at academic and professional levels. Her technical proficiency spans programming languages like Python, Java, and C++, and tools for web and data driven applications. Beyond research and teaching, she has been actively involved in organizing academic events, fostering industry collaborations, and mentoring students toward innovation. Her commitment to advancing technology education and research underscores her vision of shaping the next generation of computer science professionals through excellence, creativity, and applied intelligence.

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Featured Publications

Benitha Christinal, J., Betsee Natasha, A., Nivethitha, M., Asmitha, E., & Kaviya, N. (2025). A modern generative AI framework for Alzheimer detection leveraging autoencoders and softmax classifier. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Augmented Intelligence and Sustainable Systems (ICAISS 2025). IEEE.

Benitha Christinal, J., Jagadeesh, S., Ajai, M., Lakshman, A., & Betsee Natasha, A. (2025). Memory Montage: Amnesia support appa. In Proceedings of the International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering and Technology (ICETET 2025). IEEE.

Benitha Christinal, J., & Ameelia Roseline, A. (2025, September). Securing SDON with hybrid evolutionary intrusion detection system: An ensemble algorithm for feature selection and classification. Optical Fiber Technology, 104206.

Benitha Christinal, J., Chandran, V., Srinic, J., & Prasannasrinivasan, A. (2024). A distributed node clustering coalition game for mobile ad hoc networks. In Proceedings of the Asia Pacific Conference on Innovation in Technology (APCIT 2024). IEEE.

Sumanth, V., Anitha, K., Christinal, J. B., Sekhar, G. S., Khekare, G., Patil, H., Kumar, N. M., & Rajaram, A. (2024). Advanced communications and networking for environmental protection monitoring in remote wilderness areas. Journal of Environmental Protection and Ecology, 25(3), 1012–1023.

Wael Badawy | Data Science | Pioneer Researcher Award

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Prof. Wael Badawy | Data Science | Pioneer Researcher Award

Head of Data science Department | Egyptian Russian University | Egypt

Prof. Wael Badawy, Ph.D., P.Eng., SFAHE, SIEEE, SACM, is a distinguished academic, researcher, engineer, and business leader with over twenty-eight years of international experience spanning academia, research, innovation, and technology commercialization. He has served in key academic and executive positions, including Executive Director of ABM College in Canada, Professor at several universities in Egypt, the United Kingdom, and Canada, and Adviser for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Umm Al Qura University in Saudi Arabia. His expertise encompasses cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, computer engineering, information technology management, and digital transformation. Prof. Badawy has authored more than four hundred scientific publications, thirty-four patents, and over fifty books and proceedings, and has delivered numerous invited lectures and tutorials worldwide. Recognized with over ninety national and international awards, including distinctions from IEEE, Alberta Venture, the Global Business Leaders Magazine, and the QS Reimagine Education Awards, he has played a pivotal role in establishing and accrediting educational programs, serving on technical and quality assurance committees, and leading initiatives for national research and innovation strategies. As a Senior Fellow of the Advanced Higher Education and a Professional Engineer in Canada, Prof. Badawy continues to advance research excellence, technological innovation, and higher education development through visionary leadership, mentorship, and global collaboration.

Profiles: Scopus | Orcid | Google Scholar

Featured Publications

Badawy, W. (2025). The ethical implications of using children’s photographs in artificial intelligence: Challenges and recommendations. AI and Ethics, 5(2).

Maged, S., Mohamed, A., & Badawy, W. (2025, May 10). Audiogram-based tinnitus detection using deep learning: A comparative study of CNN architectures. In Proceedings of ICMISI 2025. IEEE.

Elnady, N., Adel, A., & Badawy, W. (2025, May 10). Enhancing kidney stone detection using YOLOv9: A deep learning approach. In Proceedings of ICMISI 2025. IEEE.

Elnady, N., Adel, A., & Badawy, W. (2025, April 13). Advancing brain tumor detection with YOLOv9: A comprehensive evaluation. In Proceedings of ICCIT 2025. IEEE.

Soliman, S. S., Abd El-Samie, F. E., Abd El-atty, S. M., Badawy, W., & Eshra, A. (2025). DNA nanotechnology for cell-free DNA marker for tumor detection: A comprehensive overview. Nucleosides, Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids, 44(4), 233–249.

Jicai Liu | Data Science | Women Researcher Award

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Jicai Liu | Data Science | Women Researcher Award

Associate Professor | Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance | China

Jicai Liu is an Associate Professor of Statistics at the School of Statistics and Mathematics, Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance, with a research focus on high-dimensional data, survival analysis, dimension reduction, and quantile regression. His academic journey includes advanced training in statistics and extensive teaching and research experience across leading institutions in China and collaborations abroad. He has contributed to the development of novel methodologies in statistical theory and applications, particularly in areas such as high-dimensional regression, nonparametric tests, hazards models, feature screening, clustering algorithms, and dimension reduction techniques. His publications appear in internationally recognized journals including Bernoulli, Science China Mathematics, Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics, Journal of Multivariate Analysis, Computational Statistics and Data Analysis, and Statistics and Computing, among others. As corresponding author on multiple works, he has advanced methods for analyzing censored outcomes, martingale difference correlation, projection quantile correlation, and sufficient dimension reduction. His contributions also extend to robust estimation, survival models for multivariate failure time data, additive hazards models, and semi-supervised regression. Through his research, he has established a strong reputation in both theoretical developments and practical applications, providing statistical tools that address complex data structures and real-world problems. With 357 citations by 262 documents across 33 publications and an h-index of 10, he has demonstrated significant scholarly impact. In addition to his academic achievements, he has been engaged in collaborative projects with international partners and short-term academic visits, enriching his global perspective and research impact. His work continues to influence the fields of statistics and applied mathematics, contributing innovative approaches to modern statistical challenges and advancing the understanding of high-dimensional and survival data analysis.

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Featured Publications

Liu, J. (2022). Estimation under single-index hazards models: A new nonparametric extension of ANOVA via projection mean variance measure. Statistica Sinica.

Liu, J. (2022). K-CDFs: A nonparametric clustering algorithm via cumulative distribution function. Journal of Computational and Graphical Statistics.

Liu, J., Si, Y., Niu, Y., & Zhang, R. (2022). Projection quantile correlation and its use in high-dimensional grouped variable screening. Computational Statistics & Data Analysis, 107369.

Niu, Y., Zhang, R., Liu, J., & Li, H. (2020). Group screening for ultra-high-dimensional feature under linear model. Statistical Theory and Related Fields, 4(2), 120–132.

Zhang, Y., Liu, J., Wu, Y., & Fang, X. (2019). A martingale-difference-divergence-based estimation of central mean subspace. Statistics and Its Interface, 12(4), 571–584.

Xiang Li | Computer Science | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. Xiang Li | Computer Science | Best Researcher Award

Associate Researcher Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) China

Dr. Xiang Li is an accomplished Associate Researcher at the Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences) in China, where he has been serving since 2019. With a strong academic foundation in computer science and a research focus spanning EEG-based emotion recognition, multimodal sentiment analysis, and contrastive learning, Dr. Li has published widely in high-impact journals and conferences. His work is recognized internationally, with over 1,700 citations on Google Scholar, reflecting his significant influence in the field of artificial intelligence and affective computing.

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🎓 Education

Dr. Li earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science from the College of Intelligence and Computing at Tianjin University in 2019. He previously received his Master’s degree in Computer Science (2014) and a Bachelor’s degree in Network Engineering (2011), both from the School of Information Science and Technology at Shandong University of Science and Technology.

💼 Experience

Since 2019, Dr. Xiang Li has held the position of Associate Researcher at the Qilu University of Technology. In addition to his research role, he contributes significantly to teaching, instructing several undergraduate and graduate-level courses since 2020, including English for Computer Science, Information Retrieval, and Data Mining, Analysis, and Visualization. His multidisciplinary expertise allows him to merge theory with practice, especially in the intersection of artificial intelligence, neuroscience, and ocean data analytics.

🔬 Research Interests

Dr. Li’s research interests lie in EEG-based emotion recognition, multimodal deep learning, contrastive learning, and affective computing. He has also made substantial contributions to intelligent quality control in ocean observation, shipborne wind speed correction, and biomedical signal processing. His innovative approaches often employ supervised and self-supervised learning frameworks, with a focus on enhancing data-driven decision-making using limited or noisy data.

🏆 Awards

  • 🧠 ESI Highly Cited Paper for “EEG based emotion recognition: A tutorial and review” (2022)
  • 🏅 Recognized for over 1,700 citations on Google Scholar
  • 📈 Several publications with >100 citations, such as his works on quantum-inspired sentiment analysis and cross-subject EEG emotion recognition
  • 🧪 Multiple papers published in SCI Tier-1 journals and top CCF-ranked conferences

📚 Publications Top Notes:  

Below is a selection of Dr. Xiang Li’s publications, presented with hyperlinks, publication years, journals/conferences, and citation data (when available):

📘 2025: Multi-Affection Prompt Learning for Sentiment, Emotion and Sarcasm Joint Detection in Conversations – Tsinghua Science and Technology [SCI-1]

📘 2024: A Supervised Information Enhanced Multi-granularity Contrastive Learning Framework for EEG based Emotion Recognition – ICASSP 2024 [CCF-B]

📘 2024: Self-Supervised Pretraining-Enhanced Intelligent Quality Control for Ocean Observations – ICONIP 2024 [CCF-C]

📘 2024: An Adaptive Time-convolutional Network Online Prediction Method for Ocean Observation Data – SEKE 2024 [CCF-C]

📘 2024: Fusion of Time-Frequency Features in Contrastive Learning for Wind Speed Correction – Journal of Ocean University of China [SCI-3]

📘 2023: EEG-based Parkinson Detection through Supervised Contrastive Learning – BIBM 2023 [CCF-B]

📘 2022: EEG based Emotion Recognition: A Tutorial and Review – ACM Computing Surveys, 55(4) [SCI-1, IF=23.8, Cited by: 272]

📘 2021: Emotion Recognition via Dual-pipeline Graph Attention Network – BIBM 2021 [CCF-B]

📘 2020: Latent Factor Decoding of Multi-channel EEG through Neural Networks – Frontiers in Neuroscience, [SCI-2, Cited by: 81]

📘 2018: Exploring EEG Features in Cross-subject Emotion Recognition – Frontiers in Neuroscience, [SCI-2, Cited by: 369]

📘 2016: Emotion Recognition from Multi-channel EEG via CNN-RNN – BIBM 2016 [CCF-B, Cited by: 320]

📘 2015: EEG-based Emotion Identification Using Deep Feature Learning – ACM SIGIR NeuroIR Workshop [CCF-A Workshop, Cited by: 92]