Dr. Hua Ren | Image Processing | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Hua Ren | Image Processing | Best Researcher Award

Doctorate at Henan Normal University, China

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📌 Summary

Dr. Hua Ren is a dedicated researcher and lecturer specializing in image security, encryption, and data hiding. His expertise lies in visually secure encryption and authentication technologies, contributing significantly to high-impact journals and research projects in these domains.

🎓 Education

  • Ph.D. in Computer Science and Technology, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (2019-2023)
  • Master’s in Computer Science and Technology, Henan Normal University (2016-2019)
  • Bachelor’s in Computer Science and Technology, Henan Normal University (2012-2016)

💼 Work & Research Experience

  • Lecturer (2023-Present) – School of Computer and Information Engineering, Henan Normal University
  • Principal Investigator – Henan Science and Technology Research Project on image reversible authentication (2025-2026)

🔬 Research Interests

  • Image Security & Encryption
  • Reversible Data Hiding
  • Visual Authentication & Cryptography
  • Digital Image Processing

 

Publications

A novel reversible data hiding method in encrypted images using efficient parametric binary tree labeling

  • Authors: Hua Ren, Zhen Yue, Feng Gu, Ming Li, Tongtong Chen, Guangrong Bai
  • Journal: Knowledge-Based Systems
  • Year: 2024

Multi-scale attention context-aware network for detection and localization of image splicing

  • Authors: Ruyong Ren, Shaozhang Niu, Junfeng Jin, Jiwei Zhang, Hua Ren, Xiaojie Zhao
  • Journal: Applied Intelligence
  • Year: 2023

ERINet: Efficient and robust identification network for image copy-move forgery detection and localization

  • Authors: Ruyong Ren, Shaozhang Niu, Junfeng Jin, Keyang Xiong, Hua Ren
  • Journal: Applied Intelligence
  • Year: 2023

ESRNet: Efficient Search and Recognition Network for Image Manipulation Detection

  • Authors: Ruyong Ren, Shaozhang Niu, Hua Ren, Shubin Zhang, Tengyue Han, Xiaohai Tong
  • Journal: ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing, Communications, and Applications
  • Year: 2022

Joint encryption and authentication in hybrid domains with hidden double random-phase encoding

  • Authors: Hua Ren, Shaozhang Niu
  • Journal: Multimedia Tools and Applications
  • Year: 2022

Mr. Christian Idogho | Machine Learning | Best Researcher Award

Publications

Logical reasoning for human activity recognition based on multisource data from wearable device

  • Authors: Christian Idogho, Emmanuel Owoicho Abah, Joy Ojodunwene Onuhc, Catur Harsito, Kenneth Omenkaf, Akeghiosi Samuel, Abel Ejila, Idoko Peter Idoko, Ummi Ene Ali
  • Journal: Energy Science & Engineering
  • Year: 2025

Challenges and Opportunities in Nigeria’s Renewable Energy Policy and Legislation

  • Authors: Peter Onuh, James O Ejiga, Emmanuel O Abah, Joy Ojodunwene Onuh, Christian Idogho, Joseph Omale
  • Journal: World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews
  • Year: 2024

Mathematical modeling and simulations using software like MATLAB, COMSOL and Python

  • Authors: Idoko Peter Idoko, Gerald Chekwube Ezeamii, Christian Idogho, Enemali Peter, US Obot, VA Iguoba
  • Journal: Magna Scientia Advanced Research and Reviews
  • Year: 2024

Renewable energy potential estimation using climatic-weather-forecasting machine learning algorithms

  • Authors: Chika Maduabuchi, Chinedu Nsude, Chibuoke Eneh, Emmanuel Eke, Kingsley Okoli, Emmanuel Okpara, Christian Idogho, Bryan Waya, Catur Harsito
  • Journal: Energies
  • Year: 2023

Dr. Tom Aufderheide | Biomedical | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Tom Aufderheide | Biomedical | Best Researcher Award

Doctorate at Medical College of Wisconsin, United States

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EMS Agency Characteristics and Adverse Events in Pediatric Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Among 49 U.S. EMS Agencies

  • Authors: M.L. Hansen, G. Walker-Stevenson, N.J. Bahr, D.G. Thomas, J.M. Guise
  • Journal: Prehospital Emergency Care
  • Year: 2025

Vasopressor or advanced airway first in cardiac arrest?

  • Authors: H.E. Wang, M.R. Daya, R.H. Schmicker, J.N. Carlson, G. Nichol
  • Journal: Resuscitation
  • Year: 2024

Influence of Cooling duration on Efficacy in Cardiac Arrest Patients (ICECAP): study protocol for a multicenter, randomized, adaptive allocation clinical trial to identify the optimal duration of induced hypothermia for neuroprotection in comatose, adult survivors of after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest

  • Authors: W.J. Meurer, F.F. Schmitzberger, S.D. Yeatts, K.G. Hirsch, B.R. Hunter
  • Journal: Trials
  • Year: 2024

The Effects of Prehospital TXA on Mortality and Neurologic Outcomes in Patients with Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage: A Subgroup Analysis from the Prehospital TXA for TBI Trial

  • Authors: S.E. Rowell, E.N. Meier, T. Hoyos Gomez, W.I. McKinley, M.A. Schreiber
  • Journal: Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
  • Year: 2024

Temporal Trends in End-Tidal Capnography and Outcomes in Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial

  • Authors: M.M.J. Nassal, A. Elola, E. Aramendi, A.R. Panchal, H.E. Wang
  • Journal: JAMA Network Open
  • Year: 2024

Ms. Yang Yuan | Medical Image Analysis | Best Researcher Award

Ms. Yang Yuan | Medical Image Analysis | Best Researcher Award

Chongqing University of Technology, China

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Publications

Stochastic Augmented-Based Dual-Teaching for Semi-Supervised Medical Image Segmentation

  • Authors: H. Liu, Y. Yuan, P. Ren, C. Song, F. Luo.
    Journal: Computers, Materials & Continua
    Year: 2025

Mr. Hailong Ning | Deep Learning | Best Scholar Award

Mr. Hailong Ning | Deep Learning | Best Scholar Award

XI’an University of Posts & Telecommunications, China

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Orientational clustering learning for open-set hyperspectral image classification

  • Authors: Hao Xu, Wenjing Chen, Cheng Tan, Hailong Ning, Hao Sun, Wei Xie
  • Journal: IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters
  • Year: 2024

An ensemble learning-enhanced multitask learning method for continuous affect recognition from facial images

  • Authors: Ercheng Pei, Zhanxuan Hu, Lang He, Hailong Ning, Abel Díaz Berenguer
  • Journal: Expert Systems with Applications
  • Year: 2024

Hierarchical Semantic-Guided Contextual Structure-Aware Network for Spectral Satellite Image Dehazing

  • Authors: Lei Yang, Jianzhong Cao, Hua Wang, Sen Dong, Hailong Ning
  • Journal: Remote Sensing
  • Year: 2024

Remote Sensing Image Dehazing via Dual-View Knowledge Transfer

  • Authors: Lei Yang, Jianzhong Cao, He Bian, Rui Qu, Huinan Guo, Hailong Ning
  • Journal: Applied Sciences
  • Year: 2024

Ultra-Lightweight Spatial-Spectral Feature Cooperation Network for Change Detection in Remote Sensing Images

  • Authors: Tao Lei, Xinzhe Geng, Hailong Ning*, Zhiyong Lv, Maoguo Gong, Yaochu Jin, Asoke K. Nandi
  • Journal: IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing
  • Year: 2023

Mrs. Golnaz Atri Roozbahani | Prostate Cancer Research | Best Researcher Award

Publications

H2AJ Is a Direct Androgen Receptor Target Gene That Regulates Androgen-Induced Cellular Senescence and Inhibits Mesenchymal Markers in Prostate Cancer Cells

  • Authors: Mehdi Heidari Horestani, Golnaz Atri Roozbahani, Aria Baniahmad
  • Journal: Cancers
  • Year: 2025

The protein composition of exosomes released by prostate cancer cells is distinctly regulated by androgen receptor-antagonists and-agonist to stimulate growth of target cells

  • Authors: Golnaz Atri Roozbahani, Miriam Kokal-Ribaudo, Mehdi Heidari Horestani, Thanakorn Pungsrinont, Aria Baniahmad
  • Journal: Cell Communication and Signaling
  • Year: 2024

The clock gene BHLHE40 and atypical CCNG2 control androgen-induced cellular senescence as a novel tumor suppressive pathway in prostate cancer

  • Authors: Mehdi Heidari Horestani, Golnaz Atri Roozbahani, Aria Baniahmad
  • Journal: Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
  • Year: 2024

The oncogenic lncRNA MIR503HG suppresses cellular senescence counteracting supraphysiological androgen treatment in prostate cancer

  • Authors: Julia Kallenbach, Mahdi Rasa, Mehdi Heidari Horestani, Golnaz Atri Roozbahani, Katrin Schindler, Aria Baniahmad
  • Journal: Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
  • Year: 2024

The Novel Direct AR Target Gene Annexin A2 Mediates Androgen-Induced Cellular Senescence in Prostate Cancer Cells

  • Authors: Kimia Mirzakhani, Mehdi Heidari Horestani, Julia Kallenbach, Golnaz Atri Roozbahani, Aria Baniahmad
  • Journal: Biochemical Genetics
  • Year: 2024

Mr. Mehdi Heidari Horestani | Cancer Genetics | Best Researcher Award

Publications

H2AJ Is a Direct Androgen Receptor Target Gene That Regulates Androgen-Induced Cellular Senescence and Inhibits Mesenchymal Markers in Prostate Cancer Cells

  • Authors: Mehdi Heidari Horestani, Golnaz Atri Roozbahani, Aria Baniahmad
  • Journal: Cancers
  • Year: 2025

The protein composition of exosomes released by prostate cancer cells is distinctly regulated by androgen receptor-antagonists and-agonist to stimulate growth of target cells

  • Authors: Golnaz Atri Roozbahani, Miriam Kokal-Ribaudo, Mehdi Heidari Horestani, Thanakorn Pungsrinont, Aria Baniahmad
  • Journal: Cell Communication and Signaling
  • Year: 2024

The clock gene BHLHE40 and atypical CCNG2 control androgen-induced cellular senescence as a novel tumor suppressive pathway in prostate cancer

  • Authors: Mehdi Heidari Horestani, Golnaz Atri Roozbahani, Aria Baniahmad
  • Journal: Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
  • Year: 2024

The oncogenic lncRNA MIR503HG suppresses cellular senescence counteracting supraphysiological androgen treatment in prostate cancer

  • Authors: Julia Kallenbach, Mahdi Rasa, Mehdi Heidari Horestani, Golnaz Atri Roozbahani, Katrin Schindler, Aria Baniahmad
  • Journal: Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
  • Year: 2024

Functional circuits of LYL1 controlled by supraphysiological androgen in prostate cancer cells to regulate cell senescence

  • Authors: Mehdi Heidari Horestani, Katrin Schindler, Aria Baniahmad
  • Journal: Cell Communication and Signaling
  • Year: 2024

Dr. Lawrence Baizer | Large-Scale Vision | Best Researcher Award

 Dr. Lawrence Baizer | Large-Scale Vision | Best Researcher Award

Doctorate at National Institutes of Health, United States

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Publications

Therapeutic trials for long COVID-19: a call to action from the interventions taskforce of the RECOVER initiative

  • Authors: Hector Bonilla, Michael J Peluso, Kathleen Rodgers, Judith A Aberg, Thomas F Patterson, Robert Tamburro, Lawrence Baizer, Jason D Goldman, Nadine Rouphael, Amelia Deitchman, Jeffrey Fine, Paul Fontelo, Arthur Y Kim, Gwendolyn Shaw, Jeran Stratford, Patricia Ceger, Maged M Costantine, Liza Fisher, Lisa O’Brien, Christine Maughan, John G Quigley, Vilma Gabbay, Sindhu Mohandas, David Williams, Grace A McComsey
  • Journal: Frontiers in immunology
  • Year: 2023

Gaps and opportunities in the treatment of relapsed-refractory multiple myeloma: Consensus recommendations of the NCI Multiple Myeloma Steering Committee

  • Authors: Shaji Kumar, Lawrence Baizer, Natalie S Callander, Sergio A Giralt, Jens Hillengass, Boris Freidlin, Antje Hoering, Paul G Richardson, Elena I Schwartz, Anthony Reiman, Suzanne Lentzsch, Philip L McCarthy, Sundar Jagannath, Andrew J Yee, Richard F Little, Noopur S Raje
  • Journal: Blood cancer journal
  • Year: 2022

Updated standardized definitions for efficacy end points (STEEP) in adjuvant breast cancer clinical trials: STEEP version 2.0

  • Authors: Sara M Tolaney, Elizabeth Garrett-Mayer, Julia White, Victoria S Blinder, Jared C Foster, Laleh Amiri-Kordestani, E Shelley Hwang, Judith M Bliss, Eileen Rakovitch, Jane Perlmutter, Patricia A Spears, Elizabeth Frank, Nadine M Tung, Anthony D Elias, David Cameron, Neelima Denduluri, Ana F Best, Angelo DiLeo, Lawrence Baizer, Lynn Pearson Butler, Elena Schwartz, Eric P Winer, Larissa A Korde
  • Journal: Journal of clinical oncology
  • Year: 2021

Hodgkin lymphoma: current status and clinical trial recommendations

  • Authors: Catherine S Diefenbach, Joseph M Connors, Jonathan W Friedberg, John P Leonard, Brad S Kahl, Richard F Little, Lawrence Baizer, Andrew M Evens, Richard T Hoppe, Kara M Kelly, Daniel O Persky, Anas Younes, Lale Kostakaglu, Nancy L Bartlett
  • Journal: JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • Year: 2017

Beyond RCHOP: a blueprint for diffuse large B cell lymphoma research

  • Authors: Grzegorz S Nowakowski, Kristie A Blum, Brad S Kahl, Jonathan W Friedberg, Lawrence Baizer, Richard F Little, David G Maloney, Laurie H Sehn, Michael E Williams, Wyndham H Wilson, John P Leonard, Sonali M Smith
  • Journal: JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • Year: 2016

Dr. Sitara Afzal | Deep Learning | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Sitara Afzal | Deep Learning | Best Researcher Award

Doctorate at Sejong University, South Korea

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A comprehensive survey on affective computing; challenges, trends, applications, and future directions

  • Authors: Sitara Afzal, Haseeb Ali Khan, Md Jalil Piran, Jong Weon Lee
  • Journal: IEEE access
  • Year: 2024

Construction of a uniform zeolitic imidazole framework (ZIF-8) nanocrystal through a wet chemical route towards supercapacitor application

  • Authors: Iqra Rabani, Je-Won Lee, Taeyoon Lim, Hai Bang Truong, Sobia Nisar, Sitara Afzal, Young-Soo Seo
  • Journal: RSC advances
  • Year: 2024

Leveraging Augmented Reality, Semantic-Segmentation, and VANETs for Enhanced Driver’s Safety Assistance.

  • Authors: Sitara Afzal, Imran Ullah Khan, Irfan Mehmood, Jong Weon Lee
  • Journal: Computers, Materials & Continua
  • Year: 2024

PlantView: Integrating deep learning with 3D modeling for indoor plant augmentation

  • Authors: Sitara Afzal, Haseeb Ali Khan, Jong Weon Lee
  • Journal: Ecological Informatics
  • Year: 2024

Deep-learning-assisted business intelligence model for cryptocurrency forecasting using social media sentiment

  • Authors: Muhammad Yasir, Muhammad Attique, Khalid Latif, Ghulam Mujtaba Chaudhary, Sitara Afzal, Kamran Ahmed, Farhan Shahzad
  • Journal: Journal of Enterprise Information Management
  • Year: 2023