Shujiao Liao | Machine Learning | Best Researcher Award

Prof . Shujiao Liao | Machine Learning | Best Researcher Award

Professor at Minnan Normal University, China

Dr. Shujiao Liao is a full professor at the School of Mathematics and Statistics, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China. With a strong academic background in applied mathematics and software engineering, she has dedicated her career to advancing the fields of granular computing, data mining, and machine learning. Her work bridges theoretical mathematics and computational methodologies, enabling novel approaches to intelligent data analysis. Over the years, Dr. Liao has played a pivotal role in both academic teaching and research leadership, contributing significantly to her institution’s development and scholarly output. She has guided numerous students and collaborated across interdisciplinary research groups. Her commitment to innovation and academic excellence makes her a respected figure in her field. As a scholar deeply engaged in cutting-edge technologies and data science trends, she continues to contribute impactful research and strives to address complex problems with analytical precision and computational insight.

Professional Profile 

Education🎓

Dr. Shujiao Liao holds a strong interdisciplinary educational background that underpins her academic career. She earned her Master of Science degree in Applied Mathematics from Shantou University, Guangdong, China, in 2006, where she built a solid foundation in mathematical modeling and analytical reasoning. Her pursuit of advanced studies led her to obtain a Ph.D. degree in Software Engineering from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, Sichuan, in 2018. This advanced degree enabled her to integrate mathematical theory with practical software systems, contributing to her versatility in computational research. Her doctoral studies focused on bridging data-centric algorithms with intelligent systems, which now form the core of her research interests. This rich educational trajectory has allowed her to approach complex scientific questions from both a mathematical and engineering perspective, making her academic contributions particularly robust in the fields of data mining and machine learning.

Professional Experience📝

Dr. Shujiao Liao is currently a full professor at the School of Mathematics and Statistics, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, Fujian, China. With an academic career that spans over a decade, she has demonstrated excellence in teaching, research, and academic leadership. In her current role, she teaches advanced mathematics and computational theory courses, supervises postgraduate research projects, and actively engages in departmental development. She has led several internal and collaborative research initiatives in granular computing and machine learning, working closely with both academic and industrial partners. Her experience also includes conference presentations, curriculum development, and cross-disciplinary project coordination. She is recognized for her effective mentorship, contributing to the growth of young researchers and promoting high standards in academic inquiry. Through her consistent professional contributions, Dr. Liao has helped elevate her institution’s research standing and continues to serve as a vital resource for the academic community in mathematics and software research.

Research Interest🔎

Dr. Shujiao Liao’s research interests span several pivotal domains in computer science and applied mathematics, with a particular focus on granular computing, data mining, and machine learning. Her work in granular computing explores how knowledge can be structured and processed using information granules, improving the interpretability and efficiency of decision-making systems. In the area of data mining, she investigates algorithms for pattern discovery, classification, and clustering, contributing to improved data-driven strategies in scientific and industrial applications. Her interests in machine learning include developing intelligent models capable of adaptive learning and robust performance across complex datasets. Dr. Liao’s research bridges theory and application, aiming to solve real-world problems such as intelligent diagnostics, automated reasoning, and big data analysis. Her interdisciplinary focus allows her to work on innovative projects that combine mathematical rigor with computational techniques, positioning her as a contributor to the evolving field of intelligent systems and artificial intelligence.

Award and Honor🏆

While specific awards and honors for Dr. Shujiao Liao were not provided in the given information, her appointment as a full professor reflects recognition of her academic contributions and research leadership. Attaining such a role typically involves competitive peer-reviewed evaluations, consistent scholarly output, and excellence in teaching and mentorship. It is likely that she has received internal university-level commendations, research project funding awards, or participation in prestigious academic panels, common among professors of her standing. If available, details such as Best Paper Awards, Research Excellence Awards, or National Science Grants would further highlight her academic acclaim. Her long-standing role in the academic community and sustained focus on impactful research suggest she is a strong candidate for further honors at national or international levels. Formal acknowledgment through such accolades would complement her already impressive academic and research credentials, reinforcing her eligibility for broader recognitions such as the Best Researcher Award.

Research Skill🔬

Dr. Shujiao Liao possesses a robust set of research skills grounded in both theoretical understanding and practical application. She demonstrates strong expertise in mathematical modeling, algorithm development, and data analysis, which are essential for her work in granular computing and data mining. Her proficiency in applying machine learning techniques to complex datasets enables her to design predictive models with real-world relevance. She is adept at academic writing, literature review, and hypothesis-driven exploration, essential for high-quality publications and grant writing. Additionally, Dr. Liao has strong collaborative and project management skills, allowing her to lead interdisciplinary research teams and coordinate joint research initiatives. Her experience in supervising graduate theses further reflects her ability to guide rigorous research methodologies. She is also likely skilled in programming languages and tools used in data science, such as Python, MATLAB, or R, further supporting her contributions to computational research domains.

Conclusion💡

Dr. Shujiao Liao is a strong candidate for the Best Researcher Award, particularly within fields like granular computing and machine learning. Her academic background and full professorship position suggest a high level of expertise and leadership. To solidify her candidacy for top-tier recognition, showcasing quantifiable research outcomes, international influence, and broader impact will be important.

Publications Top Noted✍

  • Title: WrdaGAN: A text-to-image synthesis pipeline based on Wavelet Representation and Adaptive Sample Domain Constraint strategy
    Authors: Yongchao Qiao, Ya’nan Guan, Shujiao Liao, Wenyuan Yang, Weiping Ding, Lin Ouyang
    Year: 2025
    Citation: DOI: 10.1016/j.engappai.2025.111305

  • Title: Semisupervised Feature Selection With Multiscale Fuzzy Information Fusion: From Both Global and Local Perspectives
    Authors: Nan Zhou, Shujiao Liao, Hongmei Chen, Weiping Ding, Yaqian Lu
    Year: 2025
    Citation: DOI: 10.1109/TFUZZ.2025.3540884

  • Title: S-approximation spaces extension model based on item-polytomous perspective
    Authors: Xiaojie Xie, Shujiao Liao, Jinjin Li
    Year: 2024
    Citation: DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4447331/v1

  • Title: Multi-Target Rough Sets and Their Approximation Computation with Dynamic Target Sets
    Authors: Wenbin Zheng, Jinjin Li, Shujiao Liao
    Year: 2022
    Citation: DOI: 10.3390/info13080385

  • Title: Multi-Label Attribute Reduction Based on Neighborhood Multi-Target Rough Sets
    Authors: Wenbin Zheng, Jinjin Li, Shujiao Liao, Yidong Lin
    Year: 2022
    Citation: DOI: 10.3390/sym14081652

  • Title: Attribute‐scale selection for hybrid data with test cost constraint: The approach and uncertainty measures
    Authors: Shujiao Liao, Yidong Lin, Jinjin Li, Huiling Li, Yuhua Qian
    Year: 2022
    Citation: DOI: 10.1002/int.22678

  • Title: Feature–granularity selection with variable costs for hybrid data
    Authors: Shujiao Liao, Qingxin Zhu, Yuhua Qian
    Year: 2019
    Citation: DOI: 10.1007/s00500-019-03854-2

Mr. Mohammad Hussein Amiri | Artificial Intelligence | Best Researcher Award

Mr. Mohammad Hussein Amiri | Artificial Intelligence | Best Researcher Award

Mohammad Hussein Amiri at Shahid Beheshti University, Iran

👨‍🎓 Profiles

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An innovative data-driven AI approach for detecting and isolating faults in gas turbines at power plants

  • Authors: Mohammad Hussein Amiri, Nastaran Mehrabi Hashjin, Maryam Khanian Najafabadi, Amin Beheshti, Nima Khodadadi
    Journal: Expert Systems with Applications
    Year: 2025

Hippopotamus optimization algorithm: a novel nature-inspired optimization algorithm

  • Authors: Mohammad Hussein Amiri, Nastaran Mehrabi Hashjin, Montazeri, M., Mirjalili, S., Nima Khodadadi
    Journal: Scientific Reports
    Year: 2024

Monitoring UAV status and detecting insulator faults in transmission lines with a new classifier based on aggregation votes between neural networks by interval type-2 TSK fuzzy system

  • Authors: Mohammad Hussein Amiri, Mahdi Pourgholi, Nastaran Mehrabi Hashjin, Mohammadreza Kamali Ardakani
    Journal: Soft Computing
    Year: 2024

Novel hybrid classifier based on fuzzy type-III decision maker and ensemble deep learning model and improved chaos game optimization

  • Authors: Nastaran Mehrabi Hashjin, Mohammad Hussein Amiri, Ardashir Mohammadzadeh, Seyedali Mirjalili, Nima Khodadadi
    Journal: Cluster Computing
    Year: 2024

Monitoring UAV Status and Detecting Insulation Defects in Transmission Lines with a New Hybrid Classifier based on the Type-2 Fuzzy and Neural Networks

  • Authors: Mohammad Hussein Amiri, Mahdi Pourgholi, Nastaran Mehrabi Hashjin, Mohammadreza Kamali Ardakani
    Journal: Research Square
    Year: 2023

Mr. Adamu Abubakar Sani | Machine Learning | Best Researcher Award

Mr. Adamu Abubakar Sani | Machine Learning | Best Researcher Award

Adamu Abubakar Sani at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia

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Publications

A Multi-level Classification Model for Corrosion defects in Oil and Gas Pipelines Using Meta-Learner Ensemble (MLE) Techniques

  • Authors: Adamu Sani Abubakar, Mohamed Mubarak Abdul Wahab, Nasir Shafiq, Kamaludden Usman, Nasir Khan, Adamu Tafida, Arsalan Khan
  • Journal: Journal of Pipeline Science and Engineering
  • Year: 2024

A Review of Eco-Friendly Road Infrastructure Innovations for Sustainable Transportation

  • Authors: Adamu Tafida, Wesam Salah Alaloul, Noor Amila Bt Wan Zawawi, Muhammad Ali Musarat, Adamu Sani Abubakar
  • Journal: Infrastructures
  • Year: 2024

Design and modeling the compressive strength of high-performance concrete with silica fume: a soft computing approach

  • Authors: Abiola Usman Adebanjo, Nasir Shafiq, Siti Nooriza Abd Razak, Vicky Kumar, Syed Ahmad Farhan, Priyanka Singh, Adamu Sanni Abubakar
  • Journal: Soft Computing
  • Year: 2024

Systematic Literature Review and Scientometric Analysis on the Advancements in Electrically Conductive Asphalt Technology for Smart and Sustainable Pavements

  • Authors: Arsalaan Khan Yousafzai, Muslich Hartadi Sutanto, Muhammad Imran Khan, Nura Shehu Aliyu Yaro, Abdullah O Baarimah, Nasir Khan, Abdul Muhaimin Memon, Adamu Sani Abubakar
  • Journal: Transportation Research Record
  • Year: 2024

Integrating Life Cycle Cost Analysis into Pipeline Asset Integrity Management: A Comprehensive Approach in Decision Support Systems

  • Authors: Adamu Sani Abubakar, Mohamed Mubarak Bin Abdul Wahab, Nasir Shafiq, Kamaluddeen U Danyaro, Abiola Usman Adebanjo
  • Journal: Journal of Hunan University Natural Sciences
  • Year: 2024

Mr. Andrews Tang | Deep Learning | Best Researcher Award

Mr. Andrews Tang | Deep Learning | Best Researcher Award

Andrews Tang at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana

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Publications

Assessing blockchain and IoT technologies for agricultural food supply chains in Africa: A feasibility analysis

  • Authors: Andrews Tang, Eric Tutu Tchao, Andrew Selasi Agbemenu, Eliel Keelson, Griffith Selorm Klogo, Jerry John Kponyo
  • Journal: Heliyon
  • Year: 2024

An Open and Fully Decentralised Platform for Safe Food Traceability

  • Authors: Eric Tutu Tchao, Elton Modestus Gyabeng, Andrews Tang, Joseph Barnes Nana Benyin, Eliel Keelson, John Jerry Kponyo
  • Year: 2022

Prof. Ling Yang | Deep Learning | Women Researcher Award

Prof. Ling Yang | Deep Learning | Women Researcher Award

Professor at Kunming University of Science and Technology, China

👨‍🎓 Profiles

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Publications

Enhancing Panax notoginseng Leaf Disease Classification with Inception-SSNet and Image Generation via Improved Diffusion Model

  • Authors: Wang, R., Zhang, X., Yang, Q., Liang, J., Yang, L.
  • Journal: Agronomy
  • Year: 2024

Deep learning implementation of image segmentation in agricultural applications: a comprehensive review

  • Authors: Lei, L., Yang, Q., Yang, L., Wang, R., Fu, C.
  • Journal: Artificial Intelligence Review
  • Year: 2024

Alternate micro-sprinkler irrigation and organic fertilization decreases root rot and promotes root growth of Panax notoginseng by improving soil environment and microbial structure in rhizosphere soil

  • Authors: Zang, Z., Yang, Q., Liang, J., Guo, J., Yang, L.
  • Journal: Industrial Crops and Products
  • Year: 2023

A BlendMask-VoVNetV2 method for quantifying fish school feeding behavior in industrial aquaculture

  • Authors: Yang, L., Chen, Y., Shen, T., Yu, H., Li, D.
  • Journal: Computers and Electronics in Agriculture
  • Year: 2023

An FSFS-Net Method for Occluded and Aggregated Fish Segmentation from Fish School Feeding Images

  • Authors: Yang, L., Chen, Y., Shen, T., Li, D.
  • Journal: Applied Sciences (Switzerland)
  • Year: 2023

Dr. Kais Iben Nassar | Machine Learning | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Kais Iben Nassar | Machine Learning | Best Researcher Award

Doctorate at University of Aveiro , Portugal

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Academic Background

Dr. Kais Iben Nassar is a researcher with a focus on Condensed Matter Physics and Computational Chemistry. He completed his PhD in Physics of Condensed Materials in 2022 through a joint program between the University of Aveiro, Portugal, and the University of Sfax, Tunisia. Dr. Nassar is renowned for his work in materials science, particularly in the study of 2D materials like MXenes and their applications in energy storage and catalysis.

Education

  • PhD in Physics of Condensed Materials
    Université de Sfax & Universidade de Aveiro (2022)
    Achieved with highest honors.
  • Master’s in Condensed Matter Physics
    Université de Sfax (2018)
    Graduated with distinction.
  • Fundamental License in Physics-Chemistry
    Université de Sfax (2016)
    Graduated with distinction.

Professional Experience

  • Postdoctoral Researcher
    Universidade de Aveiro, CICECO (2023 – Present)
    Focus on MXenes catalysts and computational chemistry.
  • Researcher
    Université de Sfax & Universidade de Aveiro (2018 – 2021)
    Conducted research on perovskites and materials science.
  • Invited Assistant Professor
    Université de Sfax (2021 – 2022)
    Taught and mentored students in physics and chemistry.

🔬 Research Interests

Dr. Nassar’s research interests encompass Condensed Materials Physics, nano-materials, computational chemistry, and machine learning. His work includes investigating the properties of 2D materials such as MXene, exploring their potential in energy storage, catalysis, and electronics. He is actively engaged in the preparation and characterization of new perovskite ceramics and the study of their structural, electrical, and magnetic properties. Dr. Nassar is also a member of the European Materials Acceleration Center for Energy (EU-MACE) under the COST Action CA22123.

 Publications

Tailoring of structural, morphological, electrical, and magnetic properties of LaMn1−xFexO3 ceramics
  • Authors: Thakur, P., Nassar, K.I., Kumar, D., Essid, M., Lal, M.
  • Journal: RSC Advances
  • Year: 2024
Structural, electrical properties of bismuth and niobium-doped LaNiO3 perovskite obtained by sol–gel route for future electronic device applications
  • Authors: Nassar, K.I., Benamara, M., Kechiche, L., Teixeira, S.S., Graça, M.P.F.
  • Journal: Indian Journal of Physics
  • Year: 2024
Investigating Fe-doped Ba0.67Ni0.33Mn1−xFexO3 (x = 0, 0.2) ceramics: insights into electrical and dielectric behaviors
  • Authors: Tayari, F., Iben Nassar, K., Algessair, S., Hjiri, M., Benamara, M.
  • Journal: RSC Advances
  • Year: 2024
Sol–gel synthesized (Bi0.5Ba0.5Ag)0.5 (NiMn)0.5O3 perovskite ceramic: An exploration of its structural characteristics, dielectric properties and electrical conductivity
  • Authors: Tayari, F., Iben Nassar, K., Benamara, M., Soreto Teixeira, S., Graça, M.P.F.
  • Journal: Ceramics International
  • Year: 2024
Study of Electrical and Dielectric Behaviors of Copper-Doped Zinc Oxide Ceramic Prepared by Spark Plasma Sintering for Electronic Device Applications
  • Authors: Benamara, M., Iben Nassar, K., Rivero-Antúnez, P., Serrà, A., Esquivias, L.
  • Journal: Nanomaterials
  • Year: 2024

Mr. Siphumelele Zondi | Artificial Intelligence | Best Researcher Award

Mr. Siphumelele Zondi, Artificial Intelligence, Best Researcher Award

Siphumelele Zondi at Durban University of Technology, South Africa

Professional Profile

🌟 Summary:

Mr. Bhekani Siphumelele Zondi is a charismatic media practitioner, journalist, academic, content lead, and media researcher. With extensive experience in technology, social media, television, online, and radio programming, Zondi has significantly impacted South Africa’s media landscape.

🎓 Education:

  • Master of Arts in Media and Cultural Studies
    • University of Sussex, England (2012 – 2013)
    • Research: Social Media as the New Public Sphere
  • Bachelor of Technology in Journalism
    • Tshwane University of Technology, South Africa (Received Dec 2005)
    • Major: Broadcast Journalism

💼 Professional Experience:

  • Durban University of Technology (DUT)
    • Journalism Lecturer (2019 – Present)
    • Creator & Content Lead, Credible Source by DUT Journalism (2023 – Present)
  • South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC)
    • Creator, Senior Producer & Presenter: Network (2013 – March 2024)
    • Presenter: Africa Digest (April 2013 – February 2019)
  • CNBC Africa
    • Senior Producer & Presenter (April 2013 – July 2013)
  • Tshwane University of Technology (TUT)
    • Journalism Lecturer (August 2009 – September 2011)
  • e-TV
    • Television News Reporter (April 2005 – September 2006)

🔬 Research Interests:

  • Social Media Engagement
  • Interactions between Politicians, Journalists, and Audiences
  • Use of Artificial Intelligence in Journalism

🏆 Awards & Recognitions:

  • 2017: Mail & Guardian Top 200 Young South Africans
  • 2011: Chevening Scholarship from the British Council
  • 2010: Blog of the Year Award Nomination – Journ’Tau
  • 2008: SABC News Awards Nomination – Best Current Affairs Presenter

🌐 Fellowships:

  • 2010/11: Finland EVA Junior Fellow
  • 2007: Member of Finland Foreign Correspondents’ Programme

📖 Publications Top Noted:

Paper Title: The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Contemporary Journalism Practice in Two African Countries
  • Authors: Siphumelele Zondi, Theodora Adjin-Tettey, Tigere Muringa, Samuel Danso
  • Journal: Media and Journalism
  • Year: 2024