Chia-Wen Lu – Preventive medicine – Best Researcher Award

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Chia-Wen Lu – Preventive medicine – Best Researcher Award

Assoc Prof Dr. Chia-wen-Lu  distinguished academic and researcher in the field Preventive Medicine. She has been an attending physician in the Department of Family Medicine at the National Taiwan University Hospital since 2013. In addition to her clinical role, she has served as a clinical lecturer in the Department of Family Medicine at the College of Medicine, National Taiwan University since 2016. Her academic career progressed as she became a clinical assistant professor in 2019, and she has recently been appointed as a clinical associate professor in the same department in 2024.

🌐 Professional Profile

Educations📚📚📚

She earned her M.Sc. from the Graduate Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University in 2013, and her M.D. from the College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University in 2007. Currently, she is a Ph.D. candidate at the Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Taiwan University College of Medicine. Her clinical training includes serving as a resident in the Department of Family Medicine at the National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch from 2008 to 2012, and as a fellow in the same department at the National Taiwan University Hospital from 2012 to 2013.

Clinical specialist

Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome

-Preventive Medicine

-Travel Medicine

Professional Memberships

She is an active member of the Taiwan Association of Family Medicine and serves as the Secretary-General for both the Taiwan Medical Association for the Study of Obesity and the Taiwan Medical Association for Comprehensive Care of Chronic Diseases. Additionally, she holds memberships in the Taiwan Medical Association of Human Nutrition, the Taiwan Academy of Hospice Palliative Medicine, the Taiwan Association for International Health, and the Taiwanese Osteoporosis Association.

📝🔬Publications📝🔬

Mazen Juratli- Medicine- Outstanding Scientist Award

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Mazen Juratli- Medicine- Outstanding Scientist Award

Prof. Mazen Juratli distinguished academic and researcher in the field Medicine. He is a dedicated and accomplished Assistant Professor and Senior Consultant Surgeon with a strong background in General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery, specializing in upper GI tumors, reflux surgery, and peritoneal carcinomatosis. His experience encompasses both the clinical and research facets of surgical oncology, demonstrating a steadfast dedication to advancing medical science and enhancing patient care. He is actively pursuing opportunities to make substantial contributions to the field of surgery and academic medicine, particularly in the realm of Upper GI and peritoneal carcinomatosis surgery, along with related areas.

🌐 Professional Profile

Educations📚📚📚

He earned his Ph.D. in Interdisciplinary Biomedical Science (IBS) from the Arkansas Nanomedicine Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock, AR, USA, completing his studies between January 2012 and May 2014. Prior to that, he attended medical school at Philipps University in Marburg, Germany, from October 2003 to November 2009.

 Experience:

He is currently an Assistant Professor and Senior Consultant Surgeon at the University Hospital of Muenster in Muenster, Germany, within the Department of Generalhttps://networkscience-conferences.researchw.com/?p=33910&preview=true, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery. He specializes as an Upper Gastrointestinal (GI) Surgeon, adept in robotic, minimally invasive, and open surgeries. Additionally, he heads the Stomach Cancer and Peritoneal Carcinomatosis Surgical Center, serves as Deputy Head of the Esophagus Cancer Center, and leads the Surgical Biobank. He is also the Principal Investigator (PI) for the Liquid Biopsy Research Group. His licensure and certifications include being a Senior Explant Surgeon for Donor Surgery: Liver and Kidney (since October 2023) and a Certified Center Surgeon for the Upper GI Tract (since January 2023). He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Interdisciplinary Working Group for Clinical Hemotherapy (IAKH e.V.) and holds an additional qualification in Specialized Visceral Surgery (Zusatzbezeichnung Spezielle Viszeralchirurgie) from the Ärztekammer Westfalen-Lippe, Germany, since September 2022. He became a Fellow of the European Board of Surgery (F.E.B.S.) in Surgical Oncology in September 2022 and has been an Assistant Professor (Privatdozent Dr. med. habil.) since January 2021. He has served as a Senior Consultant Surgeon (Oberarzt) in the Department of General, Visceral, and Transplant Surgery at the University Hospital of Muenster since September 2020. He obtained his German Board Certification in Visceral Surgery – Consultant Surgeon (Facharzt) from the Ärztekammer Hessen, Germany, in June 2019. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock, AR, USA, in December 2014 and his Doctor of Medicine (Dr. med.) from Philipps University in Marburg, Germany, in December 2009, where he also obtained his German Federal License (Approbation) in November 2009.

Awards, Grants and Honors

He has received numerous awards, grants, and honors throughout his career. In 2024, he secured industrial grant funding from Johnson & Johnson for a project on surgical smoke exposure investigation in surgical safety, amounting to €169,681, and also received the German Society for General and Visceral Surgery (DGAV) Travel Award, valued at €5000. He earned abstract prizes for his pilot studies on diagnostic and prognostic tumor markers in adenocarcinomas of the gastroesophageal junction and extracellular vesicles as potential biomarkers for hepatocellular carcinoma, presented at Visceral Medicine 2023 in Hamburg and NRW-Visceral Medicine 2023 in Essen, each prize valued at €500. In 2022, he won another abstract prize for his work on the long-term effects of liver resection on circulating stem cells in hepatocellular carcinoma, presented at Visceral Medicine in Hamburg. He was recognized as a Medical Scientist by the Else Kröner-Forschungskolleg (EKFK) in 2018 and received a grant of €15,000 from the B. Braun-Stiftung the same year. In 2017, he was awarded €66,000 for young talent promotion by Frankfurt Research Promotion at Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. His achievements also include the Frankfurt Research Prize of the Rudolf Geißendörfer Foundation in 2015, valued at €5,000, and a poster prize at the 19 Chirurgische Forschungstage in Würzburg, Germany, in 2015, valued at €500. He received the second prize for the Cancers Best Paper Award in 2015 and the German Academic International Network (GAIN) Travel Award to attend the 18th European Career Fair (ECF) in Boston, MA, USA, in 2014, valued at €2,000. He was honored with the People’s Choice award for Science as Art at the Nanotechnology for Health Care Conference in Petit Jean, AR, USA, in 2014. Additionally, he was granted $78,000 by the Arkansas Breast Cancer Research Program (ABCRP) in 2013 and received €50,000 from the DFG – German Research Foundation in 2012.

 

📝🔬Publications📝🔬

  • Jens Hoelzen, Lukas Fortmann, Dhruvajyoti Roy, Carsten Szardenings, Martina Holstein, Ann-Kathrin Eichelmann,Emile Rijcken,Brooke E. Frankauer, Peter Barth, Eva Wardelmann, Andreas Pascher, and Mazen A. Juratli. Robotic-Assisted Esophagectomy with Total Mesoesophageal Excision EnhancesR0-Resection in Patients with Esophageal Cancer – a single-center experience. Surgery 05/2024. In Press
  • Lamberty SA, Hoelzen JP, Katou S, Becker F, Juratli MA, Andreou A, Morgül MH, Pascher A, Strücker B. Validation of the IWATE Criteria in Robotic-Assisted Liver Resections. J Clin Med. 2024 May 3;13(9):2697. doi: 10.3390/jcm13092697. PMID: 38731226; PMCID: PMC11084793.
  • Juratli, M.A., Pollmann, N.S., Oppermann, E. et al. Extracellular vesicles as potential biomarkers for diagnosis and recurrence detection of hepatocellular carcinoma. Sci Rep 14, 5322 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-55888-8.
  • Diedrich AM, Daneshgar A, Tang P, Klein O, Mohr A, Onwuegbuchulam OA, von Rueden S, Menck K, Bleckmann A, Juratli MA, Becker F, Sauer IM, Hillebrandt KH, Pascher A, Struecker B. Proteomic analysis of decellularized mice liver and kidney extracellular matrices. J Biol Eng. 2024 Feb 22;18(1):17. doi: 10.1186/s13036-024-00413-8. PMID: 38389090; PMCID: PMC10885605
  • de Jongh C, Cianchi F, Kinoshita T, Kingma F, Piccoli M, Dubecz A, Kouwenhoven E, van Det M, Mala T, Coratti A, Ubiali P, Turner P, Kish P, Borghi F, Immanuel A, Nilsson M, Rouvelas I, Hӧlzen JP, Rouanet P, Saint-Marc O, Dussart D, Patriti A, Bazzocchi F, van Etten B, Haveman JW, DePrizio M, Sabino F, Viola M, Berlth F, Grimminger PP, Roviello F, van Hillegersberg R, Ruurda J; UGIRA Collaborative Group. Surgical Techniques and Related Perioperative Outcomes After Robot-assisted Minimally Invasive Gastrectomy (RAMIG): Results From the Prospective Multicenter International Ugira Gastric Registry. Ann Surg. 2023 Nov 3. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006147. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37922237.
  • Hoelzen JP, Frankauer BE, Szardenings C, Roy D, Pollmann L, Fortmann L, Merten J, Rijcken E, Juratli MA, Pascher A. Reducing the Risks of Esophagectomies: A Retrospective Comparison of Hybrid versus Full-Robotic-Assisted Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy (RAMIE) Approaches. J Clin Med. 2023 Sep 7;12(18):5823. doi: 10.3390/jcm12185823. PMID: 37762765; PMCID: PMC10531670.Two senior authors
  • Peters AK, Juratli MA, Roy D, Merten J, Fortmann L, Pascher A, Hoelzen JP. Factors Influencing Postoperative Complications Following Minimally Invasive Ivor Lewis Esophagectomy: A Retrospective Cohort Study. J Clin Med. 2023 Aug 31;12(17):5688. doi: 10.3390/jcm12175688. PMID: 37685756; PMCID: PMC10488704.Contributed equally to the study
  • Mohr A, Besser M, Broichhausen S, Winter M, Bungert AD, Strücker B, Juratli MA,Pascher A, Becker F. The Influence of Apremilast-Induced Macrophage Polarization on Intestinal Wound Healing. J Clin Med. 2023 May 9;12(10):3359. doi: 10.3390/jcm12103359. PMID: 37240465; PMCID: PMC10219563

Rogério Pereira – COVID-19- Best Researcher Award

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Rogério Pereira – COVID-19- Best Researcher Award

Prof Dr. Rogério Pereira distinguished academic and researcher in the field COVID-19.  Dr. Rogério Pereira  in Economics from the Graduate Program in Economics at the Federal University of Pernambuco (PIMES/UFPE), with professional experience in Brazil, primarily working as an adjunct professor in the administration course at the State University of Bahia (UNEB). As a researcher, he coordinates the Regional and Urban Studies Group (GERU) and is a member of the Group of Studies in Spatial Economics (GEESP/UFBA) of the Brazilian Association of Regional and Urban Studies (ABER) and the Regional Science Association International (RSAI). He was a CNPQ scholarship holder during his master’s degree and a PAC/UNEB scholarship holder during his doctorate. He has published works in Regional and Urban Economics, Social Economics, and Natural Resources and Water Economics; his latest work was published by Regional Science: Policy and Practice. Recently, he worked as a consultant/researcher on the COVID/19-Artificial Intelligence project, in partnership with CIDACS/Fiocruz and CIMATEC/SENAI. Additionally, he initiated the Sustainability in the Brazilian Semi-Arid project: an application of microsimulation and machine learning to national environmental legislation. (Text provided by the author)

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  • Googlescholar
  • Researchgate

Educations📚📚📚

He completed his academic journey with notable achievements. In 2018, he earned his PhD in Economics from the Federal University of Pernambuco in Recife, Brazil. His doctoral thesis titled “Crime and Income in Brazil” focused on analyzing the correlation between crime rates and income levels in Brazil, employing Spatial Econometrics techniques. Under the guidance of Tatiane de Almeida Menezes, he conducted extensive research in the field of Applied Microeconomics, particularly in the realm of collective services provided by public administration concerning security and public order, including civil defense. Prior to his doctoral studies, he obtained his Master’s degree in Economics from the Federal University of Bahia in Salvador, Brazil, in 2001. His master’s thesis, supervised by José Carrera Fernandez, explored the economics of crime, utilizing time series analysis for the Greater São Paulo Police Region. During his master’s studies, he was supported by a scholarship from the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel. His academic journey began with a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Mackenzie Presbyterian University in Sao Paulo, Brazil, where his undergraduate research focused on the concession of public services in Brazil during the 1990s under the guidance of Pedro Correia. Prior to his university education, he completed his secondary education at Rodrigues Alves School and elementary education at State School Profa Mildre Alvares Biaggi, both located in Brazil.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Since January 2015, he has been employed at the Universidade do Estado da Bahia (UNEB), serving as a public servant with the title of assistant professor. He works full-time with an exclusive dedication regime. Additionally, he holds the position of Coordinator of the Regional Studies Center (NER/UNEB). He has taught various courses in the Administration undergraduate program since 2015, including subjects such as Operational Research, Statistics, Economics, and Management. Moreover, he has been engaged in research and development activities within the Department of Human Sciences at UNEB, focusing on topics like Social Economics and Regional and Urban Economics. In 2015, he briefly held the position of course coordinator and has been actively involved in academic and administrative roles within the institution.

Technical productions

In other technical productions, he taught short-term courses covering various topics. In 2021, he conducted an extension course on Spatial Econometrics, focusing on important concepts and advancements in model identification, spanning 2 days. Furthermore, in 2016, he delivered a specialization course on Project Management and contributed to the IV Administration Journey, both addressing different aspects of administration. Additionally, he taught courses on Open Source Software in 2016 and 2015, covering topics such as publishing, thematic maps, and statistics, with a focus on econometrics and computing. These courses provided practical insights and knowledge applicable to diverse fields, with varying durations ranging from 4 to 60 hours, all conducted in Brazil and in Portuguese.

📝🔬Publications📝🔬
  • 1. PEREIRA, Rogério; NASCIMENTO, E. G. S.
    The AICOVID19 Pandemic Vulnerability Index for Brazilian Municipalities: a machine learning application
    with gradient boosted tree model In: 13th World Congress of RSAI – smart regions – opportunities for
    sustainable Development in the Digital Era, 2021, Marrakesh.
    Ata 13th WOrld COngress of RSAI. , 2021.
    Palavras-chave: COVID-18, Inteligência Artificial
    Áreas do conhecimento: Economia Regional e Urbana
    Setores de atividade: Pesquisa e desenvolvimento científico
    Referências adicionais: Brasil/Português. Meio de divulgação: Meio digital. Home page:
    [http://https://www.regionalscience.org]

  • 2. PEREIRA, Rogério; MENEZES,
    T. Violência, Pib per-capita e contrato social In: xv encontro da associação brasileira de estudos regionais e
    urbanos, 2017, São Paulo.
    Anais do XV encontro Nacional da associação brasileira de estudos regionais. , 2017.
    Palavras-chave: crime, criminalidade
    Referências adicionais: Brasil/Português. . Home page:
    [http://www.acquaviva.com.br/ENABER17/Anais_ENABER_Definitivo.pdf]

 

  • 3. PEREIRA, Rogério; REIS, S. B.; CARRERA-FERNANDEZ, J. Modelos de Análise e de Previsão de Demanda por Energia Elétrica no Brasil In: V Encontro Regional de
    Engenharia de Produção, 2006, Feira de Santana.
    Anais do V Encontro Regional de Engenharia de Produção. , 2006. v.1.
    Palavras-chave: tarifa de energia elétrica, demanda por energia elétrica, modelos de análise de demanda
    Áreas do conhecimento: Contabilidade Gerencial
    Setores de atividade: Produção e Distribuição de Energia Elétrica
    Referências adicionais: Brasil/Português. Meio de divulgação: Meio magnético

 

  • 4. CARRERA-FERNANDEZ, J.; PEREIRA, Rogério A Cobrança pelo Uso da Água em Bacias de Domínio da União: o caso da bacia do Vaza-barris. In: VII
    Encontro Regional de Economia da Associação Nacional de Pós-graduacão em Economia – ANPEC,
    2002, Fortaleza.
    Anais do VII Encontro Regional de Economia da Associação Nacional de Pós-graduacão em
    Economia – ANPEC. , 2002.
    Palavras-chave: Cobraça pelo uso da água, Bacia hidrográfica, recursos hídricos
    Áreas do conhecimento: Microeconomia Aplicada,Economia dos Recursos Naturais,Teoria e Política de
    Planejamento Econômico
    Setores de atividade: Política Econômica e Administração Pública em Geral
    Referências adicionais: Brasil/Português. Meio de divulgação: Meio digital

 

 

 

 

Harshavardhan Awari – Machine Learning-Healthcare

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Dr.  Harshavardhan Awari – Leading Researcher in Machine Learning-Healthcare

Dr.  Harshavardhan Awari a distinguished academic and researcher in the field of Machine Learning-Healthcare. His academic prowess traces back to his S.S.C., where he attained an impressive 82% in 1997. The culmination of his educational journey is marked by his Ph.D. research work, titled “A New Framework for Brain Tumor Detection and Classification in MRI Images.”

Eduvation

He earned his Ph.D. in Computer Science and Engineering from J.N.T. University Hyderabad on February 3, 2021. Prior to that, he completed his M.Tech in Computer Science from J.N.T. University, Hyderabad, in 2008, achieving a commendable 72%. His academic journey also includes a B.Tech in Computer Science from Ramappa Engineering College, where he graduated with a 62% from J.N.T. University in 2004. Additionally, he holds a Diploma in Computer Science from S.E.S.S.N. Murthy College, securing 74.86% from S.B.T.E.T. in 2000.

Professional Profiles:

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

He has built a distinguished career in academia. From 2004 to 2006, he served as an Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at Dr. V. R. K. College of Engineering & Technology, Jagtial, gaining valuable teaching experience. Subsequently, he spent six years, from 2006 to 2012, as an Associate Professor in the Computer Science department at Vaageswari College of Engineering, Karimnagar. Further enriching his academic portfolio, he dedicated nine years, spanning from 2012 to 2021, to the position of Assistant Professor in the Computer Science Department at SR University, Warangal. During his tenure, SR University achieved noteworthy accreditations, including NAAC ‘A’ Grade, NBA Tier-1, NIRF (2020) ranking 120th, and ARIIA-2020 1st rank. Since 2021, he has been contributing his expertise as a Senior Assistant Professor at VNR Vignana Jyothi Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad. Notably, the institution holds an NAAC ‘A++’ Grade, NBA accreditation for five years, and a NIRF (2020) ranking between 6 to 25. Throughout his career, he has consistently demonstrated dedication to education and academic excellence.

Achievements:

  1. Primary Evaluator for the Hackthon organized by the Ministry of Education’s Innovation Cell and AICTE,2021.
  2. Editorial Member for the Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering and Sciences Publication
  3. Editorial Member for the Lattice Science Publication
  4. Reviewer for the Imaging Science Journal
  5. Reviewer for the ICCINS-2022
  6. Reviewer for the The 4th International Conference on Machine Learning and Intelligent Systems
  7. Session Chair for the ICACECS2021 International Conference on Advances in Computer Engineering and Communication Systems(13.08.2021)
  8. Technical Committee member for the ICACECS2021 International Conference on Advances in Computer Engineering and Communication Systems
  9. Reviewer for the ICACECS2021 International Conference on Advances in Computer Engineering and Communication Systems
Awards:

He has garnered notable recognition and accolades throughout his career. In the academic year 2014-2015, he was honored as the Best eLearning Solutions and Two-Way HD Delivery Mechanism (ELSDM) Coordinator at SR Engineering College. His prowess in conceptual design was evident as he clinched the First Prize for Best Overall Conceptual Design in the “IUCEE EPICS Design Thinking Course” spanning from August 2017 to January 2018. Acknowledging his instrumental role, SWAYAM NPTEL presented him with a Certification of Appreciation for serving as the Single Point of Contact (SPOC) for the SWAYAM NPTEL Local Chapter.

His expertise extends to the academic and research realms, where he serves as a reviewer for esteemed journals including Inderscience, Springer Nature Scientific Reports (SNAPP), Applied Artificial Intelligence, Indian Journal of Image Processing and Recognition, and Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering and Sciences Publication. He also actively contributes as a reviewer and session chair for various conferences, such as ICCINS-2022, ICACECS2021, ICACECS2022, ICCET – 2021, FICTA 2022, ICEAT-2021, and ICEAT-2022.

Further highlighting his commitment to academia, he served as a Program Committee (PC) member for the 10th International Conference on Frontiers of Intelligent Computing: Theory and Applications (FICTA 2022) organized by the National Institute of Technology Mizoram. He shared his insights and expertise as a resource person for the “Industry Institute Integrated Technology Transfer (I3T2)” at KGiSL Institute of Technology, Coimbatore, from March 14-19, 2022.

In recognition of his scholarly contributions, he has been appointed as a member of the Editorial Board for journals by Lattice Science Publication (LSP) and Blue Eyes Intelligence Engineering and Sciences Publication (BEIESP) for the years 2021-22 and 2022-2023. Adding to his list of achievements, he received the Best Faculty Award from the International Conference on Engineering and Advancement in Technology (ICEAT) in association with Malla Reddy Institute of Engineering and Technology, Hyderabad, on July 8, 2022.

Publication

An automated learning model for sentiment analysis and data classification of Twitter data using balanced CA-SVM

CPD Cyril, JR Beulah, N Subramani, P Mohan, A Harshavardhan, …
Concurrent Engineering 29 (4), 386-395 _ 2021

Text categorization Performance examination Using Machine Learning Algorithms

BP Yadav, S Ghate, A Harshavardhan, G Jhansi, KS Kumar, E Sudarshan
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 981 (2), 022044 – 2020

IoT Based Smart Solar Atmospheric Water Harvesting System

E Sudarshan, SN Korra, KMP Rajasekharaiah, S Venkatesulu, …
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 981 (4), 042004 – 2020

Cardiovascular disease prediction using deep learning techniques

SN Pasha, D Ramesh, S Mohmmad, A Harshavardhan
IOP conference series: materials science and engineering 981 (2), 022006 – 2020

Cardiovascular disease prediction using deep learning techniques

SN Pasha, D Ramesh, S Mohmmad, A Harshavardhan
IOP conference series: materials science and engineering 981 (2), 022006 – 2020