Ms. Kassandra Zachos | Transformational Leadership | Best Researcher Award

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Ms. Kassandra Zachos | Transformational Leadership | Best Researcher Award

University of Toronto, Canada

🔗 Professional Profiles

📋 Summary:

Kassandra Alexis Zachos is a dedicated PhD candidate in her fifth year at the University of Toronto, under the guidance of Dr. Ana Andreazza. Her research focuses on the intricate relationship between mitochondria, mood disorders, and metabolic diseases, emphasizing the role of nutrition and diet quality. Kassandra aims to uncover alternative personalized therapeutics using mitochondrial biomarkers.

🎓 Education:

  • PhD Candidate in Pharmacology, University of Toronto
  • BSc in Genetics and Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto

💼 Professional Experience:

Kassandra has substantial experience in cell-based technologies, the generation of novel therapeutics, and nutritional supplementation. She has completed four research projects and is currently involved in three ongoing studies.

🔬 Research Interests:

Kassandra’s primary research interest is the interplay between mitochondrial dysfunction and chronic diseases, particularly mood disorders and metabolic diseases. Her work includes:

  • Translational biomarkers in stem cell models and human plasma samples.
  • Mitochondrial-targeted metabolomics.
  • Personalized therapeutic development.
  • Nutritional psychiatry.

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🌟 Key Contributions:

Kassandra’s research highlights the importance of patient stratification based on mitochondrial metabolites and the development of personalized therapeutic approaches. Her innovative work bridges the gap between mitochondrial dysfunction, mood disorders, and metabolic diseases, contributing significantly to the field of nutritional psychiatry.

🤝 Collaborations & Memberships:

  • Collaborations: 4
  • Professional Memberships: 1

📚Notable Publications

  1. Zachos KA, et al. Mitochondrial Biomarkers and Metabolic Syndrome in Bipolar Disorder. Psychiatry Research. 2024.
  2. Bodenstein DF, et al. Optimization of differential filtration-based mitochondrial isolation for mitochondrial transplant to cerebral organoids. Stem Cell Research & Therapy. 2023.
  3. Duong A, et al. Mitochondrial Genetics and Function in Affected Families with Bipolar Disorder and Mitochondrial Disease. Bipolar Disorders. 2019.
  4. Kuang H, et al. Lactate in Bipolar Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Psychiatry Clin Neuroscience. 2018.

Dr. Guoshuai Zhang | Innovative Leadership | Best Researcher Award

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Mr. Yvon Wendwaoga Ouedraogo | Performance Management | Best Researcher Award

Changjiang River Scientific Research Institute, China

🔗 Professional Profiles

📚 Summary

Dr. Ding Yuan is an Associate Professor at the School of Electric Power, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Shanxi University, China. She is also pursuing a doctorate at the School of Political Science and Public Management, Shanxi University. With international experience as a visiting scholar at Duisburg-Essen in Germany, her research focuses on comparative studies of transformation between China and Germany. Dr. Yuan has published significant papers and led various provincial and national-level projects.

🎓 Education

  • Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science and Public Management, Shanxi University
  • Visiting Scholar, Duisburg-Essen, Germany

💼 Professional Experience

  • Associate Professor, Shanxi University
  • Visiting Scholar, Duisburg-Essen, Germany

🔬 Research Interests

  • Transformation of resource-based regions
  • Governance
  • Comparative studies between China and Germany

🏆 Achievements

  • Published in TOP English journal ‘Geoforum’ and several Chinese core journals
  • Authored books: “Research on the Responsiveness of Service-Oriented Government” and “Human Resource Development and Management”
  • Led and participated in various provincial and national-level projects

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📅 Declaration

I, Dr. Ding Yuan, declare that the information provided is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge. I understand that any concealment of material information may result in the termination of my application.

Nominator Signature/Name:
Date: June 29, 2024

Notable Publications 

Paper Tittle: Improving the double mass curve method to analyse the variation trend of runoff and sediment load in watersheds
  • Author: Zhang Guoshuai, Deng Anjun, Chen Jianguo, Wang Dangwei, Lu Qin, Xie Yiqin
  • Journal: LHB
  • Year: 2023
  • Citations: 3
Paper Tittle: Impacts of climate change and human activities on sediment load in Longchuan River Basin, China
  • Author: Guoshuai Zhang, Anjun Deng, Jianguo Chen, Dangwei Wang, Ye Yin, Hantao Wang
  • Journal: Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies
  • Year: 2024
Paper Tittle: Analyzing the Adjustment Mechanism of Daily Sediment Content Under Large Reservoir Operations
  • Author: Guoshuai Zhang, Anjun Deng, Qin Lu, Zhiyi Feng, Ruiru Lv
  • Journal: Available at SSRN 4835544

 

 

 

 

Prof. Xing Huang Innovative Leadership | Best Researcher Award

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Prof. Xing Huang – Innovative Leadership | Best Researcher Award

🧑‍🏫Prof Xing Huang, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China 

🔗 Professional Profiles

🎓 Education

  • Nov 2016 – Oct 2017: Visiting PhD in Computer Science, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Duke University, USA 🇺🇸
  • Sep 2013 – Jun 2018: PhD in Intelligent Information Processing, College of Physics and Information Engineering, Fuzhou University, China 🇨🇳
  • Sep 2009 – Jun 2013: Bachelor in Computer Science and Technology, College of Mathematics and Computer Science, Fuzhou University, China 🇨🇳

👨‍🔬 Employment

  • Dec 2022 – Present: Full Professor, School of Computer Science, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China 🇨🇳
  • Aug 2022 – Nov 2022: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 🇭🇰
  • Dec 2020 – Apr 2022: Humboldt Research Fellow, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Germany 🇩🇪
  • Dec 2019 – Nov 2020: TUFF Fellow, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Technical University of Munich, Germany 🇩🇪
  • Sep 2018 – Oct 2019: MOST Fellow, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Computer Science, National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan 🇹🇼

💡 Research Topics

  • 🧩 Electronic Design Automation
  • 🧬 Microfluidic Biochips and VLSI Circuits
  • 🤖 Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
  • 📊 Algorithm Design and Analysis
  • 🖥️ Computer-Aided Design

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Publication Top Noted

Paper Title : Hdr-nerf: High dynamic range neural radiance fields

    • Authors: Xin Huang, Qi Zhang, Ying Feng, Hongdong Li, Xuan Wang, Qing Wang
    • Journal: Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
    • Year: 2022
    • Citations : 110

Paper Title : AIM 2020: Scene relighting and illumination estimation challenge

    • Authors: Majed El Helou, Ruofan Zhou, Sabine Süsstrunk, Radu Timofte, Mahmoud Afifi, Michael S Brown, Kele Xu, Hengxing Cai, Yuzhong Liu, Li-Wen Wang, Zhi-Song Liu, Chu-Tak Li, Sourya Dipta Das, Nisarg A Shah, Akashdeep Jassal, Tongtong Zhao, Shanshan Zhao, Sabari Nathan, M Parisa Beham, R Suganya, Qing Wang, Zhongyun Hu, Xin Huang, Yaning Li, Maitreya Suin, Kuldeep Purohit, AN Rajagopalan, Densen Puthussery, PS Hrishikesh, Melvin Kuriakose, C Victor Jiji, Yu Zhu, Liping Dong, Zhuolong Jiang, Chenghua Li, Cong Leng, Jian Cheng 
    • Journal: Computer Vision–ECCV 2020 Workshops: Glasgow, UK, August 23–28, 2020, Proceedings, Part III 16
       Year: 2020
    • Citations:  47

Paper Title : Humannorm: Learning normal diffusion model for high-quality and realistic 3d human generation

    • Authors: Xin Huang, Ruizhi Shao, Qi Zhang, Hongwen Zhang, Ying Feng, Yebin Liu, Qing Wan 
    • Journal: Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition 
    • Year: 2024
    • Citations:  26

Paper Title : Local implicit ray function for generalizable radiance field representation

    • Authors: Xin Huang, Qi Zhang, Ying Feng, Xiaoyu Li, Xuan Wang, Qing Wang  
    • Journal: Proceedings of the IEEE/CVF Conference on Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
    • Year: 2023
    • Citations: 21

Paper Title : SA-AE for any-to-any relighting

    • Authors: Zhongyun Hu, Xin Huang, Yaning Li, Qing Wang
    • Journal:
      European Conference on Computer Vision
    • Year: 2020
    • Citations: 8

Soumitra Ghorai-Innovative Leadership-Best Researcher Award

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Congratulations, Soumitra Ghorai- Innovative Leadership-Best Researcher Award - Award Winner 2023🏆

Dr.Soumitra Ghorai- Innovative Leadership

Congratulations to Dr. Soumitra Ghorai on receiving the Best Researcher Award for Innovative Leadership! Your dedication to groundbreaking research and leadership in the field of polymer chemistry and nanomaterial synthesis is truly commendable. Wishing you continued success and impactful contributions to the world of science and technology. Well done!

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Early Academic Pursuits

Dr. Soumitra Ghorai commenced his academic journey with a Bachelor's degree in Chemistry from Panskura Banamali College, Midnapore, in 2008. His pursuit of knowledge continued as he earned a Master's degree in Organic Chemistry from Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, in 2010. Driven by a passion for scientific exploration, he went on to achieve a Ph.D. in Polymer Chemistry from the prestigious Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, in 2015.

Professional Endeavors

Dr. Ghorai's professional journey is marked by a dedication to cutting-edge research and innovation. He began as a Junior Research Fellow at the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, contributing to the synthesis of modified bio-polymer-based silica nanocomposite material for wastewater treatment. Subsequently, as a Senior Research Fellow, he delved into multifunctional bio-polymer-based hybrid composite material for wastewater and industrial effluent treatment.

Transitioning to the industrial domain, Dr. Ghorai brought his expertise to Tata Steel, R&D, focusing on advanced coal characterization techniques, polymeric additive synthesis in coke making, and the development of graphene quantum dots from coal/graphite for biomedical applications from 2015 to 2020. In his current role as Principal Researcher, he continues to lead significant projects in areas such as industrial byproduct-based polymeric additives, advanced characterization of carbon fiber precursor material, and the synthesis of graphene quantum dots from steel industry by-products.

Contributions and Research Focus

Dr. Ghorai's expertise encompasses polymer synthesis, carbon nanomaterial synthesis, advanced characterization of carbon-based materials, and industrial byproduct utilization. His current projects involve the development of polymeric additives for coke making, the synthesis of graphene quantum dots from industrial byproducts, and the advanced characterization of carbon fiber precursor material. His research interests span lab-scale synthesis and applications of graphene quantum dots, graphene-based composite materials, and carbon fiber composites.

Accolades and Recognition

With an impressive track record, Dr. Ghorai has garnered recognition in the academic and industrial spheres. His Google Scholar citation count stands at 2116, with an h-index of 19 and an i10-index of 20 as of December 10, 2023. Furthermore, he holds several patents, including the development and application of an amphoteric xanthan gum/SiO2 hybrid nanocomposite for dye removal.

Impact and Influence

Dr. Soumitra Ghorai's research has made a significant impact, especially in the field of graphene quantum dots and carbon-based materials. His patented innovations and numerous research publications attest to the relevance and applicability of his work in real-world scenarios.

Legacy and Future Contributions

As a Principal Researcher at Tata Steel, Dr. Ghorai continues to contribute to the scientific community and the industrial sector. His legacy lies in the advancements he has pioneered in the synthesis and application of materials, particularly in the context of sustainable industrial practices. Looking forward, his commitment to research and development promises further groundbreaking contributions to the fields of polymer chemistry, nanomaterials, and carbon-based technologies.

Notable Publications 

Enhanced removal of methylene blue and methyl violet dyes from aqueous solution using a nanocomposite of hydrolyzed polyacrylamide grafted xanthan gum and incorporated nanosilica (504), 2014

Effective removal of Congo red dye from aqueous solution using modified xanthan gum/silica hybrid nanocomposite as adsorbent (251), 2013

Flocculation properties of polyacrylamide grafted carboxymethyl guar gum (CMG-g-PAM) synthesised by conventional and microwave assisted method (177), 2011

Novel biodegradable nanocomposite based on XG-g-PAM/SiO2: application of an efficient adsorbent for Pb2+ ions from aqueous solution (170), 2012

Carboxymethyl tamarind-g-poly (acrylamide)/silica: a high performance hybrid nanocomposite for adsorption of methylene blue dye (140), 2012

Citation

A total of  83 citations for his publications, demonstrating the impact and recognition of his research within the academic community.

Citations      2118   1440

h-index        19          19
i10-index     20          20