Marzena Banach | Sustainable Agriculture | Research Excellence Award

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Assist. Prof. Dr. Marzena Banach | Sustainable Agriculture | Research Excellence Award

Assistant Professor | Poznan University of Technology | Poland

Dr. Marzena Banach is a researcher specializing in smart city technologies, environmental monitoring systems, and hardware-efficient artificial intelligence. Her research focuses on intelligent air-pollution sensing, remote sensing analytics, low-power embedded systems, and AI-driven environmental prediction models, with emerging interests in sustainable urban infrastructure and smart architectural solutions. She has held key research roles in multidisciplinary projects addressing smart cities, intelligent transportation systems, and environmental data acquisition, contributing extensively to both academic and applied research initiatives. Dr. Banach’s major contributions include the development of hardware-optimized sensor architectures, novel neural-network training schemes for air-quality prediction, and high-resolution pollution mapping frameworks deployed in dense urban environments. Her work has advanced real-time environmental monitoring, informed sustainable urban planning, and strengthened data-driven decision-making in smart city ecosystems. Through her research, she aims to bridge intelligent electronics, environmental sustainability, and urban innovation to support resilient, technology-enabled cities worldwide.

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Ahsen Işık Özgüven | Sustainable Agriculture | Women Researcher Award

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Prof. Dr. Ahsen Işık Özgüven | Sustainable Agriculture | Women Researcher Award

Norther Cyprus | Cyprus International University | Cyprus

Ahsen Işık Özgüven is a distinguished researcher specializing in horticulture and plant physiology, with a strong emphasis on fruit science and sustainable crop production systems. Her research focus centers on fruit crop physiology, irrigation strategies, plant growth regulators, and varietal adaptation, with emerging interests in improving yield stability, fruit quality, and stress resilience under diverse agro-ecological conditions. She has held key academic and research roles at Cyprus International University and has collaborated extensively with national and international agricultural research programs. Her major contributions include pioneering studies on deficit irrigation, fruit cracking physiology, and hormonal regulation in crops such as pomegranate, strawberry, pistachio, tomato, and hazelnut, significantly influencing horticultural management practices. Through high-impact publications and applied research, her work bridges fundamental plant physiology with practical solutions for growers, contributing to sustainable agriculture, efficient water use, and enhanced food security at regional and global scales.

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Pomegranate growing in Turkey

– Options Méditerranéennes, Série A: Séminaires Méditerranéens, 2000

Important diseases of pomegranate fruit and control possibilities in Turkey

– I International Symposium on Pomegranate and Minor Mediterranean Fruits, 2006

Hormone physiology of preharvest fruit cracking in pomegranate (Punica granatum L.)

– X International Symposium on Plant Bioregulators in Fruit Production, 2005

Panayotis Kalozoumis | Hydroponics | Research Excellence Award

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Dr. Panayotis Kalozoumis | Hydroponics | Research Excellence Award

Post-Doc researcher | Agricultural univerisity of Athens | Greece

Panayotis Kalozoumis is a researcher specializing in theoretical physics and applied mathematics, with a strong focus on wave dynamics, local symmetries, non-Hermitian systems, and PT-symmetric photonic, acoustic, and quantum structures. His research explores wave control, scattering phenomena, topological states, and symmetry-induced transport mechanisms, addressing both fundamental physics and emerging applications in nanostructures and quantum technologies. He has held key academic and research positions as Assistant Professor in Informatics and Engineering at Hellenic American University, Research Associate at the University of Patras and the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, and Postdoctoral Researcher at leading European institutions in Germany and France. Dr. Kalozoumis has made significant contributions through high-impact theoretical models, analytical frameworks for symmetry-driven wave propagation, and advances in PT-symmetry and topological physics, reflected in numerous peer-reviewed publications. His impact vision centers on advancing predictive theories that bridge mathematics, physics, and engineering to enable next-generation photonic, phononic, and quantum devices with global scientific and technological relevance.

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Despoina Petoumenou | Viticulture | Excellence in Research Award

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Assist. Prof. Dr. Despoina Petoumenou | Viticulture | Excellence in Research Award

Assistant Professor | University of Thessaly | Greece

Dr. Despoina G. Petoumenou is a researcher specializing in viticulture and grapevine physiology, with a strong focus on understanding vine responses to environmental stresses. Her research centers on photosynthetic regulation, drought and heat stress adaptation, canopy and root system management, and sustainable foliar and cultural practices to enhance grape yield and quality under Mediterranean and climate-challenged conditions. She has held key academic and research roles at the University of Thessaly, contributing extensively to experimental vineyard studies and international collaborative projects. Dr. Petoumenou’s major contributions include advancing knowledge on photoinhibition mechanisms, adaptive vine physiology, and practical strategies for improving grapevine resilience and productivity, widely cited in leading viticulture journals. Her work bridges fundamental plant physiology with applied vineyard management, supporting climate-smart viticulture. Through her research, she aims to promote sustainable grape production systems that strengthen scientific understanding, support the wine and table grape industry, and contribute to global agricultural resilience

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Temam Mama | Agroforestry | Research Excellence Award

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Mr. Temam Mama | Agroforestry | Research Excellence Award

Researcher | Haro Sabu Agricultural Research Center | Ethiopia

Temam Mama Ayano is a researcher specializing in agroforestry, soil management, and forest resource assessment, with a strong focus on sustainable land-use systems in tropical and termite-affected ecosystems. His research centers on multipurpose tree performance, integrated termite management, soil fertility dynamics, bamboo adaptation, and ecosystem-based agricultural resilience, with emerging interests in watershed management and organic soil amendments. He has served as a researcher at the Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Haro Sabu Agricultural Research Center, since 2013 and currently contributes as a focal person for major development and climate-resilient agriculture projects, including CALM P4R and AECSAM initiatives. His key contributions include field-validated agroforestry innovations, soil fertility evaluation frameworks, and region-specific tree adaptation models that support sustainable agriculture and forestry policy. Through applied research and scientific publications, his work advances climate-smart agroforestry practices, strengthens food and ecosystem security, and supports scalable solutions for sustainable rural development.

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Adaptation and growth performance of multipurpose trees under Haro Sabu condition.

– Journal of Biology, Agriculture and Healthcare, 2017

Adaptation and growth performance of lowland bamboo species at Haro Sabu condition

– International Journal of Scientific Research and Engineering Development, 2023

 

Hassan Ishag | Emerging Animal Diseases | Excellence in Research Award

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Assist. Prof. Dr. Hassan Ishag | Emerging animal diseases | Excellence in Research Award

Microbiology Expert | Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority | United Arab Emirates

Dr. Hassan Ali is a researcher specializing in microbiology, molecular biology, and veterinary virology, with strong expertise in transboundary and emerging animal diseases. His research focuses on molecular epidemiology of viral and bacterial pathogens, zoonotic disease surveillance using a One Health approach, genomic characterization of animal pathogens, and the development of molecular diagnostics and vaccine evaluation strategies. He currently serves as a senior researcher at the Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority, where he leads pathogen surveillance and molecular investigations, and previously held research and fellowship positions at BecA-ILRI Hub (Kenya), Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences (China), and academic roles in veterinary sciences. His key contributions include the molecular detection and characterization of MERS-CoV, Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever virus, foot-and-mouth disease viruses, and antimicrobial resistance in livestock, supporting evidence-based disease control policies. His impact vision is to strengthen global animal and public health through integrated surveillance, genomics-driven diagnostics, and science-to-policy translation for sustainable livestock systems.

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