School of Architecture, University of Miami
United StatesSteven W. Miller, FAIA, RIBA, is an accomplished architect with extensive international experience. He recently co-founded INNOVATION Architecture in Coral Gables, collaborating with Gustavo Ribeiro and Ed Mayer. Steven's career includes leading Planning And Design Consultants since 1987, with projects in Prague, London, Dubai, and Fort Lauderdale. He has held senior roles at renowned firms like Kohn Pedersen Fox & Perkins Eastman and served as Business Development Sr. Vice President for Shapoorji Pallonji International. Steven has received numerous awards and has been actively involved in the American Institute of Architects (AIA), including serving on various committees and founding international chapters. Additionally, he teaches at the University of Miami and other prestigious institutions, specializing in urban planning, adaptive reuse, and hospitality design.
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United KingdomDr Tiantai Deng received his B.Eng. from the Harbin Institute of Technologies, Harbin, China, in 2015, and his Ph.D. degree from Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Ireland, in 2019. He is currently a lecturer at the University of Sheffield, Sheffield, U.K. Prior to his academic career, he was a senior engineer with HiSilicon, Huawei. His main research interests include hardware acceleration for image processing, deep learning and high-level design environments.
CloseMechanical Engineering Department, National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad
PakistanAbbas Hussain has been serving as an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan, since September 2019. His research interests encompass Mechanics and Dynamics of Machining Processes, Modeling of Micro Machining Operations, Structural Vibration, Machine Learning, and Additive Manufacturing. In August 2019, he earned his Ph.D. degree under the supervision of Dr. Ismail Lazoglu at Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey. He obtained his B.E. in Mechanical Engineering from N.E.D University, Karachi, Pakistan, in 2011.
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SpainGema Albort-Morant holds a Ph.D. degree with an international mention in Strategic Management and International Business from the University of Seville (Spain). Currently, she is an Associate Professor of Finance at the Department of Financial Economics and Operations Management at the University of Seville. Her research is focused on Innovation, Sustainability, Finance, Entrepreneurship and Fintech. She has published previous works within edited books, academic conference proceedings, and refereed scientific journals, including the Journal of Business Research, Journal of Knowledge Management, and Technological Forecasting and Social Change, among others.
CloseFree University of Bozen-Bolzano
ItalyCurrently working as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy. Before joining Postdoc, he worked as an Assistant Professor at Symbiosis Institute of Computer Studies and Research(SICSR), Symbiosis International (Deemed) University(SIU), Pune, India. he was Program Head of M.Sc. Blockchain Technology at Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University, Pune, India. He completed his PhD from Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India in the Department of Computer Science, and Information Technology. He has 13+ years of experience in Research and academics. He worked with different reputed organizations like Symbiosis, MIT, Pune, Manipal University Jaipur, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, and Government Institute of Forensic Science, Aurangabad, Maharashtra. His research interests include Blockchain Technology, Biometrics, Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence, and Pattern Recognition, and Image Processing. He is a PhD. Supervisor at symbiosis, Dr. Vishwanath Karad, MIT World Peace University, Pune, and PhD Co-supervisor at Manipal University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. He guided more than 30 Postgraduate students and 20 undergraduate students in their projects.
CloseDepartment of Computer Science, Islamic Azad University, Tehran
IranDr. Mehdi Gheisari is an Iranian Ph.D. holder in computer science who obtained his doctorate from China. He has actively engaged in collaborative projects with colleagues from various countries, spanning different domains, to expand his breadth of knowledge. His research interests encompass a wide range of areas, including IoT, E-Healthcare, Smart City, Machine Learning, Remote Sensing Data, Distributed Systems, and Cybersecurity. In addition to his research pursuits, he has actively contributed to the academic community. He has served as a reviewer for well-established venues such as IEEE Communication Magazine and has been a member of the Technical Program Committee (TPC) for several conferences.
CloseSchool of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, University College Dublin (UCD)
IrelandDr. Safder holds a PhD in Environmental Engineering from Kyung Hee University in the Republic of Korea and has more than 5 years of industrial experience. Currently working as a Post-Doc Research Fellow in the School of Chemical and Bioprocess Engineering, where I investigate the development of approaches to enable demand response in wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) as well as innovative technologies in WWTPs through resource recovery and energy system integration. Previously worked as a Senior Research Engineer for UnU Inc. as an Adjunct Lecturer at KyungHee University in Korea. Systems design, artificial intelligence in engineering, optimization, mathematical modeling, process integration, and the water-exergy-carbon nexus are among my research interests.
CloseUniversity of California, Los Angeles
United StatesDr. Wu is an interdisciplinary researcher whose work bridges environmental sustainability and data-driven analysis.
CloseDepartment of Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Near East University, 99138 Nicosia, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
Northern CyprusDr. Abdullahi Garba Usman is currently working at Near East University, TRNC. Abdullahi does research in Chromatography, Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Standardization of phytochemicals, Herbal products, Water Security, Membrane and Destination, Wastewater, Water Quality, Water Resources, Hydro-Environmental Modeling, and Simulation, Chemometrics, Theoretical chemistry, Seperation science, Pollution Control, Climate Change and Sustainable Development.
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