BOTANY

Prof. Dr. Muhammd Naseem

University of Wurzburg, Germany

Dr. Naseem got his PhD and Postdoc degrees from University of Würzburg in 2009-2016 in Molecular Host- Microbes Interactions. He worked at Bosphorus University in Istanbul and investigated the synthetic biology of CO2-sequestration in plants in (2016-2018). Since 2018, he has been working at Zayed University on Quinoa as halophytic plant-pathogen interaction and genomic basis of the invasive common reed and mangroves in local ecosystems. Dr. Naseem obtained a PGD in Design Thinking & Innovation jointly from MIT and Colombia Business School as well as a diploma in Creativity Theory from Cambridge University. Currently, Dr. Naseem is applying biological approaches to find solutions for issues of food security and climate mitigation strategies

Prof. Dr. Erdogan E Hakki

University of Selcuk, Konya Campus Türkiye

Erdogan E Hakki is a distinguished professor at Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Selçuk University, Türkiye. He studied Biotechnology as a doctoral degree holder in Middle East Technical University and also worked as a Science Fellow in University of Michigan. His research interest includes genetics of plants, stress with heavy metals, plant soil relations, and sustainable agriculture. Prof. Hakki has supervised a number of Ph.D. and M.Sc. theses and has working collaborations as an expert researcher in international projects supported by TUBITAK, IAEA, and the EU. He is also an author of more than one hundred articles indexed in WoS and ISA, a member of editorial boards of several scientific journals. By being awarded the EBTNA Award, Prof. Hakki has embraced some international commitments as well as advisory positions in both Europe and Asia

CHEMISTRY

Prof. Mariusz Mojzych

Collegium Medicum, The Mazovian Academy in Plock, Poland

Prof. Mariusz Mojzych did his postdoc in 2006 at Georgia State University, Department of Chemistry, Atlanta, USA. He has completed many national and international projects. His research focused on Potential antibiotic and new antibacterial compounds, tyrosinase inhibitors, with antitumor, antibacterial and antifungal activity. He has achieved scientific Rector’s Award from 2007 till 2022. He has many international publications, 3 patents and book chapters. He has presented his work in many International conferences.

Dr. Jalifah binti Latip

Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science & Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia  

Dr. Jalifah binti Latip did her PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, She is serving as Associate Professor in Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science & Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia. She is Founder Member of Amity International Society for Natural Products and Phytochemical Society of Europe. Her expertise include, Organic Chemistry, Natural Products Chemistry, Molecular Structure Analysis and Determination. She has received many research grants and published research in high impact journals.

Dr. Jamal Rafique

Institute of Chemistry (INQUI) Brazil  

Dr. Jamal Rafique is serving as Associate professor at Institute of Chemistry (INQUI), Cidade universitária, Brazil. He did his Post doc. in the field of organic synthesis, from University of Santa Catarina – Brazil. His research interest include, Optimization of greener and sustainable routes and multi-steps in organic synthesis, and a  Medicinal chemist with strong synthetic organic chemistry. He has Experience in using Microwave synthesizer, Photo-reactor, Ultrasound, Synthesis of target compounds with most efficient route , Production of milligram to multi-gram amounts of target & Characterization of intermediates using a full scope of instrumentation. He has 85 publications, 5 chapters and 5 patents.

Prof. Dr. Eduardo Schott

. Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Santiago, Chile(South America).

Dr. Eduardo Schott V. has 222 publications and 68 national, international Conference participation. There are 13 Projects in which he has participated/is participating with fondecyt, anillos, milenio, fondap, European Community, and the Government of China. Number of students trained: 5 undergraduate, 1 master’s degree and 4 PhDs . Sponsored postdocs: 8 in total (with one in progress).

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Dr. Nasir Mehmood Minahs

Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden

Nasir Mehmood Minhas earned his Ph.D. in Software Engineering from Blekinge Institute of Technology (BTH) in 2022, focusing on advancing regression testing practices through empirical studies. During his Ph.D. (2016–2022), he balanced research with teaching, delivering courses and supervising master’s theses at both undergraduate and graduate levels, while adapting to diverse educational frameworks. Before this, he completed a Licentiate degree in Software Engineering at BTH and a Master’s in Computer Science from COMSATS Institute of IT, Pakistan. With over 24 years in academia, Nasir has served as an Assistant Professor at PMAS Arid Agriculture University (2008–2016) and Principal of the Institute of Computer and Management Sciences at Allama Iqbal Open University (2001–2007). As a postdoctoral researcher at Mälardalen University (2023–2024), he advanced research in software testing, requirements engineering, and AI-driven tools, publishing extensively in peer-reviewed journals. A dedicated educator, Nasir has designed and delivered 24 courses, supervised 34 master’s theses, and mentored students from diverse cultural and academic backgrounds, fostering inclusive learning environments. His research contributions span software testing, requirements engineering, software process improvement, and higher education pedagogy, with notable collaborations in international initiatives such as EASE and ELLIIT. Nasir’s comparative studies of educational systems between Pakistan and Sweden have informed his teaching methods, enabling him to bridge gaps between different academic contexts and support international educators and students. Currently a Research Advisor at BTH, Nasir explores innovative applications of AI in software engineering while fostering the next generation of researchers and practitioners.

Dr. M. Aqeel Iqbal

Al-Buraimi University
College (BUC), Sultanate of Oman

Dr. M. Aqeel Iqbal is an assistant professor at Information
Technology Department, Al-Buraimi University College
(BUC), Sultanate of Oman. He did his PhD in Software
Engineering from IIUM, Malaysia in 2021. He is author of
many research articles published in international journals
and conferences of good repute. He also successfully
completed many research projects funded by national as
well as international funding agencies. He also
successfully filed patents related to software process and
software product designs.

Dr. Mamoona Humayun

Dr. Mamoona Humayun is currently working with the Department of
Computing, School of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, University of
Roehampton, London, SW155PJ, UK. She has highly indexed publications
in WoS/ISI/SCI/Scopus, and her collective research Impact factor is more
than 300 plus points. Her Google Scholar H index is 48, and her I-10 Index
is 150 plus, with more than 250 publications to her credit. She has several
international Patents on her account, including UK and Japanese. She
edited/authored several research books published by world-class
publishers. She has excellent experience in supervising and co-supervising
postgraduate students, and many postgraduate scholars have graduated
under her supervision. Dr. Mamoona serves as a reviewer for several
reputable journals. She has completed several funded research grants
successfully. She has served as a Keynote/invited speaker for many international conferences and
workshops. She has vast experience in academic qualifications, including ABET and NCAAA. Her research
areas include Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security, Internet of Things (IoT), Requirement Engineering,
Global Software Development, and Knowledge Management.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Dr. Junaid Rashid

 Sejong University, Republic of Korea

Junaid Rashid is currently an Assistant Professor at Sejong University, Korea. Previously, he
worked as a Research Professor and Postdoctoral Researcher at Kongju National University,
Korea. He also worked as an Honorary Senior Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Center for
AI and Data Science, Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland, UK. He received his Ph.D. degree
from the Department of Computer Science at the University of Engineering and Technology,
Taxila, Pakistan, and his M.S. and B.S. degrees in Computer Science from the COMSATS
Institute of Information Technology.  He has served as a program committee member for
several conferences and has also been a reviewer for various prestigious journals and
conferences.

Dr. Rizwan Ali Naqvi

Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea

Rizwan Ali NAQVI received the B.S. degree in computer engineering from COMSATS
University, Pakistan, in 2008, the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Karlstad University,
Sweden, in 2011, and the Ph.D. degree in electronics and electrical engineering from Dongguk
University, South Korea, in 2018. He joined the Faculty of Engineering and Technology, The
Superior College, Pakistan, as a Senior Lecturer, in 2012. After his Ph.D. degree, he worked as
a Postdoctoral Researcher with Gachon University, South Korea from 2018 to 2019. His
research interests include gaze tracking, biometrics, computer vision, artificial intelligence,
machine learning, deep learning, and medical imaging analysis.

Dr. Shahid Alam

College of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Hail, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Shahid Alam is currently an Assistant Professor in the department of Information Security,
College of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Hail, Saudi Arabia. He received his
PhD in Computer Science from University of Victoria, Canada in 2014. After completing his
PhD, he worked as a PostDoc for 2 years at Qatar University on an Android security related
project funded by Qatar Foundation. Before moving to his current position, he also worked in
Turkey as an Assistant Professor. He has worked in USA and Canada as a software engineer in
companies like IBM, Verizon and Incognito. His research interests include software engineering,
programming languages, cyber security, and cyber forensics.

MATHEMATICS

Dr .Norma Alias

 Department of Mathematical Sciences, Faculty of Sciences, UTM, Malaysia, normaalias@utm.my

Dr. Norma Alias is currently working as Associate Professor at UTM, Malaysia. She received her Ph.D. in Industrial Computing (Supercomputer) at University Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). She is the Committee of Synthetics Biology RG and Future Ready Educator 4.0. Handling 30 webinars per year at the local and international levels. She is among 40 UTM research excellence in the year 2006, Venus Distinguished Women Award and a mentor for SUNSHINE++ program. She is chair for 4 international conferences, MSMK Chief Editor and Associate Editorial Board for 38 international journals. Her research encompasses big data analytics on high-performance computing, validation of complex mathematical model, solving grand-challenge applications in nanotechnology, IoT, AI-smart digital towards Industry 5.0.

Prof. Dr. Cemil Tunc

Prof. Dr. Cemil Tunc, Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Sciences, Van Yuzuncu Yil University, TURKEY

 Prof. Cemil Tunç currently works at the Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Sciences, Campus-VAN-TURKEY, Van Yuzuncu Yil University. His area of research are Ordinary Differential Equations, Functional Difrential Equations, Integro-differential Equations and Analysis and Applied MathematicsHe has been in the list of World’s Top 2% Researcher in 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024 released by Stanford University. He has 490 publication and 6196 Citations.

PHYSICS

Prof. Dilushan Jayasundara

Department of Physics, University of Colombo

Prof. Dilushan Jayasundara (PhD) is a Professor of Physics at the University of Colombo with expertise in surface and interface physics, functional coatings, sensing technologies, and materials for water purification and industrial applications. He earned his PhD from the University of Houston and completed postdoctoral research at Trinity College Dublin. With over 30 high-impact publications, eight patents, and multiple national and international awards, including the Presidential Award for Scientific Excellence, he has made significant contributions to research, innovation, and academic leadership in Sri Lanka.

STATISTICS

Prof Abid Yahya

Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST)

Prof. Abid Yahya is a seasoned academic and researcher in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, specializing in Telecommunications and Wireless Systems. With over 19 years of experience, he currently serves at Botswana International University of Science and Technology (BIUST). He holds MSc and PhD degrees from Universiti Sains Malaysia and is a Senior Member of IEEE and a Registered Professional Engineer with Botswana ERB. Prof. Yahya has published over 145 scholarly works and led numerous research projects in IoT, AI, and sustainable technologies. His work influences global academic curricula and contributes significantly to digital transformation and smart infrastructure development.

ZOOLOGY

Prof Dr Zeliha Selamoglu

Department of Medical Biology Faculty of Medicine Nigde Ömer Halisdemir University Campus 51240 TURKEY