Ahmet Kayabaşı| Artificial Intelligence | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kayabaşı | Artificial Intelligence | Best Researcher Award

Professor | Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University | Turkey

Prof. Dr. Ahmet Kayabaşı is a distinguished academic in electrical-electronics engineering with expertise in artificial intelligence, antennas, biomedical signal processing, image processing, fuzzy logic, and power electronics. He earned his PhD in Electrical-Electronics Engineering from Selcuk University and has since built a strong academic career combining teaching, research, and leadership. His professional experience includes serving as Head of Department, Director of the Institute of Graduate Studies, and Senate Member, along with mentoring numerous MSc and PhD students. His research interests span interdisciplinary fields, applying advanced AI techniques in UAV swarm algorithms, smart agriculture, biomedical diagnostics, and energy-efficient power systems. He has been actively involved in TÜBİTAK and institutional projects, contributing to impactful solutions for both academia and industry. Recognized for his excellence, he has received awards such as Best Presenter Award at ICAT and has played vital roles in academic conferences and scientific communities. His research skills include developing intelligent systems, applying machine learning to engineering challenges, and designing novel antenna and biomedical applications. He has published widely in leading international journals indexed in IEEE, Scopus, and Web of Science, with notable contributions in Applied Thermal Engineering, Swarm and Evolutionary Computation, and Computers and Electronics in Agriculture. His academic excellence is reflected in 609 citations by 522 documents, 47 publications, and an h-index of 13.

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Featured Publications

  1. Sabanci, K., Kayabasi, A., & Toktas, A. (2017). Computer vision‐based method for classification of wheat grains using artificial neural network. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 97(8), 2588–2593.

  2. Yigit, E., Sabanci, K., Toktas, A., & Kayabasi, A. (2019). A study on visual features of leaves in plant identification using artificial intelligence techniques. Computers and Electronics in Agriculture, 156, 369–377.

  3. Kayabasi, A., Toktas, A., Yigit, E., & Sabanci, K. (2018). Triangular quad-port multi-polarized UWB MIMO antenna with enhanced isolation using neutralization ring. AEU-International Journal of Electronics and Communications, 85, 47–53.

  4. Sabanci, K., Toktas, A., & Kayabasi, A. (2017). Grain classifier with computer vision using adaptive neuro‐fuzzy inference system. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 97(12), 3994–4000.

  5. Yildiz, B., Aslan, M. F., Durdu, A., & Kayabasi, A. (2024). Consensus-based virtual leader tracking swarm algorithm with GDRRT*-PSO for path-planning of multiple-UAVs. Swarm and Evolutionary Computation, 88, 101612.

Barat Barati | Artificial Intelligence | Research Impact Award

Assist. Prof. Dr. Barat Barati | Artificial Intelligence | Research Impact Award

Medical Physics | Shoushtar Faculty of Medical Sciences | Iran

Assist. Prof. Dr. Barat Barati is a distinguished academician and researcher specializing in radiotherapy, artificial intelligence (AI), and computational simulation, with a career dedicated to advancing healthcare diagnostics and treatment through innovative research and teaching. Currently serving as a faculty member at Shoushtar Faculty of Medical Sciences, he integrates deep learning models with biomedical signal processing to address challenges in medical sciences, particularly brain tumor diagnosis and classification. He earned his doctoral degree with a specialization in artificial intelligence and simulation methods, where his PhD research introduced novel approaches by combining machine learning algorithms with Monte Carlo simulation tools such as MCNP, significantly advancing medical physics and diagnostic imaging. With a strong foundation in physics, mathematics, computer science, and biomedical technologies, Dr. Barati bridges engineering and medicine while enhancing his expertise through specialized training in programming, data analysis, and AI-driven healthcare applications. His research focuses on applying AI and computational simulations in radiotherapy and medical imaging, emphasizing brain tumor detection, classification, and radiation treatment modeling, while also extending to biomedical signal processing and machine learning applications for improved diagnostic accuracy and treatment planning. As a faculty member, he contributes to teaching, mentoring, research supervision, and interdisciplinary collaborations, publishing impactful work in Scopus-indexed journals. Recognized for his ability to mentor young researchers and his vision to advance precision medicine, Dr. Barati demonstrates leadership, innovation, and commitment to improving patient outcomes, making him a deserving candidate for the Best Researcher Award and an influential figure in the global scientific community.

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Featured Publications

  1. Noorimotlagh, Z., Mirzaee, S. A., Kalantar, M., Barati, B., Fard, M. E., & Fard, N. K. (2021). The SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) pandemic in hospital: An insight into environmental surfaces contamination, disinfectants’ efficiency, and estimation of plastic waste production. Environmental Research, 202, 111809.

  2. Mohseni, H., Amini, S., Abiri, B., Kalantar, M., Kaydani, M., Barati, B., Pirabbasi, E., & … (2021). Are history of dietary intake and food habits of patients with clinical symptoms of COVID-19 different from healthy controls? A case–control study. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 42, 280–285.

  3. Moghiseh, Z., Xiao, Y., Kalantar, M., Barati, B., & Ghahrchi, M. (2023). Role of bio-electrochemical technology for enzyme activity stimulation in high-consumption pharmaceuticals biodegradation. 3 Biotech, 13(5), 119.

  4. Barati, B., Erfaninejad, M., & Khanbabaei, H. (2025). Evaluation of effect of optimizers and loss functions on prediction accuracy of brain tumor type using a light neural network. Biomedical Signal Processing and Control, 103, 107409.

  5. Akbari, G., Mard, S. A., Savari, F., Barati, B., & Sameri, M. J. (2022). Characterization of diet based nonalcoholic fatty liver disease/nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in rodent models: Histological and biochemical outcomes. Universidad de Murcia, Departamento de Biología Celular e Histología.

Prof. Kalfalla Awedat | Deep Learning | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Kalfalla Awedat | Deep Learning | Best Researcher Award

Professor at SUNY Morrisville College, United States

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Advanced fault detection in photovoltaic panels using enhanced U-Net architectures

  • Authors: Khalfalla Awedat, Gurcan Comert, Mustafa Ayad, Abdulmajid Mrebit
    Journal: Machine Learning with Applications
    Year: 2025

COVID-CLNet: COVID-19 Detection With Compressive Deep Learning Approach

  • Authors: Khalfalla Awedat, Almabrok Essa
    Journal: International Journal of Computer Vision and Image Processing (IJCVIP)
    Year: 2022

Novel Robust Augmentation Approach Based on Sensing Features for Data Classification

  • Authors: Masoud M Alajmi, Khalfalla A Awedat
    Journal: IEEE Access
    Year: 2021

COVID-CLNet: COVID-19 Detection with Compressive Deep Learning Approaches

  • Authors: Khalfalla Awedat, Almabrok Essa
    Journal: arXiv preprint arXiv:2012.02234
    Year: 2020

Efficient face recognition using regularized adaptive non-local sparse coding

  • Authors: Masoud Alajmi, Khalfalla Awedat, Almabrok Essa, Fawaz Alassery, Osama S Faragallah
    Journal: IEEE Access
    Year: 2019

Dr. Aiai Wang | Deep Learning | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Aiai Wang | Deep Learning | Best Researcher Award

Doctorate at University of Science and Technology Beijing, China

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Quantitative Analysis of Pore Characteristics of Nanocellulose Reinforced Cementitious Tailings Fills Using 3D Reconstruction of CT Images

  • Authors: Wang, Aiai; Cao, Shuai; Yilmaz, Erol
    Journal: Journal of Materials Research and Technology
    Year: 2023

Prof. Haigen Hu | Deep Learning | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Haigen Hu | Deep Learning | Best Researcher Award

Professor at Zhejiang University of Technology, China

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Multipath and noise resilient direction of arrival method for low-cost mechanical arm calibration

  • Authors: Hanmo Chen, Qianwei Zhou, Haigen Hu, Baoqing Li
    Journal: Computers and Electrical Engineering
    Year: 2025

Pruning Networks only Using Few-shot Pre-training Based on Gradient Similarity Frequency

  • Authors: Haigen Hu, Huihuang Zhang, Qianwei Zhou, Tieming Chen
    Journal: IEEE Transactions on Artificial Intelligence
    Year: 2025

An anchor-free instance segmentation method for cells based on mask contour

  • Authors: Qi Chen, Huihuang Zhang, Qianwei Zhou, Qiu Guan, Haigen Hu
    Journal: Applied Intelligence
    Year: 2025

RMFDNet: Redundant and Missing Feature Decoupling Network for salient object detection

  • Authors: Qianwei Zhou, Jintao Wang, Jiaqi Li, Haigen Hu, Keli Hu
    Journal: Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence
    Year: 2025

A comprehensive survey on contrastive learning

  • Authors: Haigen Hu, Xiaoyuan Wang, Yan Zhang, Qi Chen, Qiu Guan
    Journal: Neurocomputing
    Year: 2024

Ms. Beenish Khalid | Deep Learning | Best Researcher Award

Ms. Beenish Khalid | Deep Learning | Best Researcher Award

National University of Sciences and Technology , Islamabad, Sweden

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A triple-shallow CNN with genetic algorithm channel selection method for classifying EEG complex limb movements

  • Author: Beenish Khalid, Ali Hassan, Muhammad Yasin, Muhammad Salman, Muhammad Fasih Uddin Butt, Wadood Abdul, Imran Khan Niazi
    Journal: Biomedical Signal Processing and Control
    Year: 2025

EMD and VMD in Pre-Movement EEG Signal Analysis: A Hybrid Mode Selection to Classify Upper Limb Complex Movements Using Statistical Features

  • Author: Beenish Khalid, Ali Hassan, Ehsan Ullah Munir, Imran Khan Niazi
    Journal: 2023 IEEE 20th International Conference on Smart Communities: Improving Quality of Life using AI, Robotics and IoT (HONET)
    Year: 2023

EEG Compression Using Motion Compensated Temporal Filtering and Wavelet Based Subband Coding

  • Author: Beenish Khalid, Muhammad Majid, Imran Fareed Nizami, Syed Muhammad Anwar, Majdi Alnowamii
    Journal: IEEE Access
    Year: 2020

Ms. Chetna Kwatra | Deep Learning | Women Researcher Award

Ms. Chetna Kwatra | Deep Learning | Women Researcher Award

Lovely Professional University, India

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Harnessing ensemble deep learning models for precise detection of gynaecological cancers

  • Authors: C.V. Kwatra, Chetna Vaid, H. Kaur, Harpreet, S.P. Potharaju, Sai Prasad, D.B. Jadhav, Devyani Bhamare, S.B. Tambe, Sagar B.
    Journal: Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health
    Year: 2025

Dr. Meng Wang | Deep Learning | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Meng Wang | Deep Learning | Best Researcher Award

Doctorate at Xi’an Polytechnic University, China

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Place Your Next Branch with MILE-RUN: Min-dist Location Selection over User Movement

  • Author: Meng Wang
    Journal: Information Sciences
    Year: 2018

PINOCCHIO: Probabilistic Influence-Based Location Selection over Moving Objects

  • Author: Meng Wang
    Journal: IEEE Transactions on Knowledge and Data Engineering (TKDE)
    Year: 2016

Dr. Sageengrana S | Deep Learning | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Sageengrana S | Deep Learning | Best Researcher Award

Doctorate at SRM Institute of Science and Technology, India

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Optimized RB-RNN: Development of hybrid deep learning for analyzing student’s behaviours in online-learning using brain waves and chatbots

  • Authors: S. Sageengrana, S. Subramanian Selvakumar, S. Selvaraj Srinivasan
    Journal: Expert Systems with Applications
    Year: 2024

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