Dr.Pouya Farshbaf Aghajani | Artificial Intelligence | Best Scholar Award

Dr.Pouya Farshbaf Aghajani | Artificial Intelligence | Best Scholar Award  🏆

Master of Science at University of Tehran, Iran🎓

Pouya Farshbaf Aghajani is a Food Engineer specializing in food science, sustainable resource extraction, and innovative food safety technologies. He completed his Master’s in Food Engineering from the University of Tehran with the highest GPA in his class and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biosystem Engineering from the University of Tabriz. Pouya has contributed to numerous research publications in food technology and advanced ultrasound applications, emphasizing resource efficiency and quality improvement.

Professional Profile 

🎓 Education

  • Master of Science in Food Engineering (Food Science and Chemistry) – University of Tehran (2020–2023)
    Ranked 1st, GPA: 3.54/4
    Thesis on ultrasound-assisted cultivation of Chlorella vulgaris for sustainable oil extraction.
  • Bachelor of Science in Biosystem Engineering (Food Engineering) – University of Tabriz (2016–2020)
    Ranked 4th in GPA

🏢 Work Experience

  • Scientific Research Association, University of Tehran – Teacher, offering training in international publications, software applications, and biomechanics.
  • ISI Journal Reviewer – Certified reviewer for journals like Food Chemistry, providing expert evaluations.
  • Assistant Editor-in-ChiefFrontiers in Food, Drug, and Natural Sciences, overseeing technical content.

🧬 Skills

  • Technical Skills: Proficient in SOLIDWORKS, SPSS, Python, MATLAB, and laboratory tools like GC, HPLC, SEM, and freeze dryers.
  • Soft Skills: Effective in teaching, team collaboration, time management, and problem-solving.

Awards and Honors 🏆

  • Ranked 1st among master’s students, University of Tehran (2021)
  • National graduate full scholarship, University of Tehran (2020)
  • Ranked in the top 10% among undergraduate students, University of Tabriz (2019)

📚 Teaching Experience

Instructor at the University of Tehran’s Scientific Research Association, teaching scientific writing, biomechanics applications, and English (IELTS-focused).

🔬 Research Focus

Pouya’s research centers on energy conservation, food safety, ultrasound technology, and artificial intelligence applications in food engineering. His work includes sustainable oil extraction, algae research, and quality assessment techniques aimed at improving food safety and processing efficiency.

Conclusion 

Pouya Farshbaf Aghajani is a strong candidate for the Best Scholar Award due to his academic excellence, impactful research, and dedication to advancing sustainable food engineering. With a demonstrated ability to innovate and lead, coupled with a commitment to teaching and mentorship, Pouya exemplifies the qualities of an outstanding scholar. Addressing areas for further growth, such as gaining international experience and expanding funding acquisition skills, would further solidify his scholarly influence. Nonetheless, his current achievements and strengths make him an excellent candidate for this prestigious award

📚 Publilcation 

  • “The Improvement of Freezing Time and Functional Quality of Frozen Mushrooms by Application of Probe-Type Power Ultrasound”
    • Year: 2023
    • Journal: Ultrasonics Sonochemistry
  • “Dual-Stage Ultrasound in Deep Frying of Potato Chips; Effects on the Oil Absorption and the Quality of Fried Chips”
    • Year: 2024
    • Journal: Ultrasonics Sonochemistry
  • “Revolutionizing Mushroom Identification: Improving Efficiency with Ultrasound-Assisted Frozen Sample Analysis and Deep Learning Techniques”
    • Year: 2024
    • Journal: Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
  • “Innovative Modifications to Zarrouk Medium for Enhanced Cultivation of Spirulina (Arthrospira Platensis)”
    • Year: 2024
    • Journal: Available at SSRN

Nafis Uddin Khan | Artificial Intelligence | Best Researcher Award

Dr Nafis Uddin Khan | Artificial Intelligence | Best Researcher Award 

Associate Professor at  SR University Warangal India

Dr. Nafis Uddin Khan is an esteemed academic and researcher specializing in Information and Communication Technology. With a Ph.D. from the Atal Bihari Vajpayee – Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management, Gwalior, he has a profound expertise in computer vision, image processing, and fuzzy logic applications in signal and image processing. He currently serves as an Associate Professor at SR University Warangal.

Education 📚

  • Ph.D. in Information and Communication Technology from Atal Bihari Vajpayee – Indian Institute of Information Technology & Management, Gwalior, India (2013).
  • M.Tech in Software Systems from Samrat Ashok Technological Institute, Vidisha, under Rajiv Gandhi Prodyogiki Vishwavidyalaya, Bhopal, India (2008).
  • B.E. in Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering from Jawaharlal Darda Institute of Engineering & Technology, Yavatmal, under Amravati University, Amravati, India (2003).
  • H.S.S.C. from Tiny Tots E. M. H. S. School, Seoni, M.P. Board, India (1997).
  • H.S.C. from Gyan Jyoti E. M. H. S. School, Nainpur, M.P. Board, India (1995).

Work Experience 💼

  1. Associate Professor, School of CS & AI, SR University Warangal, Telangana, India (since August 2023).
  2. Assistant Professor (Senior Grade), Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India (2017-2023).
  3. Assistant Professor (Senior Grade), Jaypee University of Engineering and Technology, Raghogarh, Madhya Pradesh, India (2013-2017).
  4. Lecturer, Anand Engineering College, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India (2008-2009).
  5. Lecturer, Hitkarini College of Engineering and Technology, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India (2004-2005).

Skills & Certifications 💡

  • Programming: Matlab, C, C++, Python.
  • Technical Writing
  • Team Work and Leadership

Administrative Roles 🏢

  • Associate Dean – Admissions, SR University, Warangal (since January 2024).
  • Training and Placement – Faculty Coordinator, Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan (2017-2023).
  • Coordinator of Student Activities and Placement Section in Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Jaypee University of Information Technology, Solan (2017-2023).

Research Focus 🔬

  • Statistical Image Processing
  • Medical Image Processing
  • Fuzzy Logic based Applications in Signal and Image Processing
  • Soft Optimization Techniques in Signal and Image Processing

Professional Contributions 📈

  • Enhanced sharp edge features and reduced Gaussian noise using singular value decomposition on optimal anisotropic diffused images.
  • Developed a fuzzy-based diffusion coefficient function for selective smoothing of impulsive noise.
  • Explored soft computing-based optimization techniques for speckle reduction in medical ultrasound and X-ray images.

Workshops and Conferences 🗓️

  • Coordinated multiple workshops and short-term programs on AI, signal processing, and leadership in education.
  • Served as an Invited Session Chair and Organizing Committee Member in various international conferences, including the IEEE International Conference on Signal Processing, Computing and Control.

Memberships 🤝

  • Active participation in academic and professional organizations through organizing and coordinating roles in numerous conferences and workshops.

 

Publications 📚

  1. Fuzzy C-Means Clustering Based Selective Edge Enhancement Scheme for Improved Road Crack Detection 🛤️
    • Authors: Bhardwaj, M., Khan, N.U., Baghel, V.
    • Journal: Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence
    • Year: 2024
  2. Fuzzy Based Self-Similarity Weight Estimation in Non-Local Means for Gray-Scale Image De-Noising 🖤
    • Authors: Thakur, N., Khan, N.U., Sharma, S.D.
    • Journal: Digital Signal Processing: A Review Journal
    • Year: 2024
  3. Road Crack Detection Using Pixel Classification and Intensity-Based Distinctive Fuzzy C-Means Clustering 🛤️
    • Authors: Bhardwaj, M., Khan, N.U., Baghel, V.
    • Journal: Visual Computer
    • Year: 2024
  4. A Comparative Survey on Histogram Equalization Techniques for Image Contrast Enhancement 📊
    • Authors: Malik, A., Khan, N.U.
    • Journal: Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering
    • Year: 2024
  5. A Two Phase Ultrasound Image De-Speckling Framework by Nonlocal Means on Anisotropic Diffused Image Data 🩺
    • Authors: Thakur, N., Khan, N.U., Sharma, S.D.
    • Journal: Informatica (Slovenia)
    • Year: 2023
  6. An Efficient Fuzzy Inference System Based Approximated Anisotropic Diffusion for Image De-Noising 🖥️
    • Authors: Thakur, N., Khan, N.U., Sharma, S.D.
    • Journal: Cluster Computing
    • Year: 2022
  7. Digital Image Enhancement and Reconstruction 📘
    • Authors: Rajput, S.S., Khan, N.U., Singh, A.K., Arya, K.V.
    • Journal: Digital Image Enhancement and Reconstruction
    • Year: 2022
  8. Brain Tumor Image Segmentation Using K-Means and Fuzzy C-Means Clustering 🧠
    • Authors: Bhardwaj, M., Khan, N.U., Baghel, V., Vishwakarma, S.K., Bashar, A.
    • Journal: Digital Image Enhancement and Reconstruction
    • Year: 2022
  9. Improved Road Crack Detection Using Histogram Equalization Based Fuzzy-C Means Technique 🛤️
    • Authors: Bhardwaj, M., Khan, N.U., Baghel, V.
    • Conference: PDGC 2022 – 7th International Conference on Parallel, Distributed and Grid Computing
    • Year: 2022
  10. Cuckoo Search Optimized Histogram Equalization for Low Contrast Image Enhancement 🐦
    • Authors: Thakur, N., Khan, N.U., Sharma, S.D.
    • Conference: PDGC 2022 – 7th International Conference on Parallel, Distributed and Grid Computing
    • Year: 2022

 

 

Arti Jha | Artificial Intelligence | Best Researcher Award

Ms Arti Jha |  Artificial Intelligence |  Best Researcher Award 

 

Senior Research Fellow at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India

 

📚 👩‍💻 Arti Jha is a Senior Research Fellow at BITS Pilani, specializing in machine learning, natural language processing, statistics, game theory, and deep learning. Currently pursuing a PhD in Web Intelligence and Social Computing, she focuses on AI-enabled design of optimal advertisement campaign strategies in collaboration with CommerceIQ, Bangalore. With industry experience at CommerceIQ, she develops predictive models for e-commerce platforms. Arti holds a BTech-MTech dual degree from the Centre for Converging Technologies, University of Rajasthan. Her research spans object detection, machine learning, and teaching roles as a TA at BITS Pilani.

Professional Profile:

 

Education 🎓

PhD Candidate in Web Intelligence and Social Computing, BITS Pilani, Pilani, India, Feb 2022 – Present.

BTech-MTech Dual Degree, Centre for Converging Technologies, University of Rajasthan, Aug 2015 – Jul 2020. Cumulative GPA: 3.8/4.00.

Research Focus 🔬

Arti Jha’s research focuses on several key areas in the realm of artificial intelligence and data science. She specializes in machine learning 🤖, natural language processing 📜, statistics 📊, game theory 🎲, and deep learning 🧠. Her work spans from optimizing e-commerce advertising campaigns using advanced machine learning techniques to developing reinforcement learning strategies for real-time bidding in digital marketing. With a strong foundation in both theoretical research and practical applications, Arti contributes actively to the fields of AI-enabled advertisement strategies, predictive modeling, and algorithmic optimizations aimed at enhancing business intelligence and decision-making processes in digital platforms.

Professional Experience 💼

  • Senior Research Fellow, BITS-CommerceIQ Collaboration Project, BITS Pilani, Pilani, India, Feb 2022 – Present.
  • Designing optimal and targeted ad campaign strategies on e-commerce platforms.
  • Developing prediction models for optimizing ad campaigns on Amazon.
  • Working on interpretable and explainable AI models.
  • Industry Experience at CommerceIQ, Bangalore, India.

Research Experience 📊

  • Research Scholar, BITS Pilani, Pilani, India, Feb 2022 – Present.
  • Building algorithmic campaign optimizers.
  • Implementing multi-stage campaign classification and clustering models.
  • Designing explainable models for risk-averse modeling.
  • Project Trainee, Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), RRSC Jodhpur, India, Aug 2019 – Apr 2020.
  • Thesis on Object Detection using Satellite Images.
  • Data Analysis Intern, Robotics And Machine Analytics Lab (RAMAN), MNIT Jaipur, India, Mar 2019 – May 2019.
  • Developed a Movie Recommendation System.

Academic Experience 📚

  • Teaching Assistant, BITS Pilani, Pilani, India.
  • C Programming (Feb 2022 – Dec 2023).
  • Data Warehousing (Jan 2024 – Present).

Pritom Jyoti Goutom | Artificial Intelligence | Best Researcher Award

Mr Pritom Jyoti Goutom | Artificial Intelligence | Best Researcher Award

 

Research Scholar and Project Associate I at Dibrugarh University ,India

Profile:

Scopus 

Education:

Pritom Jyoti Goutom is affiliated with the Centre for Computer Science and Applications at Dibrugarh University in Assam, India 🇮🇳. His research focuses on natural language processing (NLP), particularly related to the Assamese language 🗣️.

Some of his notable contributions include:

  1. Text Summarization 📄: He has co-authored papers on text summarization techniques using deep learning, such as “An Abstractive Text Summarization Using Deep Learning in Assamese” and “Text Summarization in Assamese Language Using Sequence to Sequence RNNs”【5​ (ORCID)​​ (Dibrugarh University)​2. Collaboration with Dr. Nomi Baruah 🤝: He often works with Dr. Baruah and others on projects aimed at improving NLP for low-resource languages.

For more details about his educational background and academic contributions, you can check his profile on academic platforms like ORCID【5​ (ORCID)

Professional Experience:

🎓 Research Scholar at Dibrugarh University
Specializing in Natural Language Processing (NLP) and AI-generated text in Assamese.
🔍 Research Focus: Text summarization, part-of-speech tagging, and fake news detection.

👨‍💻 Project Associate I, Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering
Contributing to cutting-edge projects and innovations in AI and NLP.

Research  Focus   :

  • Text Summarization: Developing algorithms for concise representation of Assamese text.
  • Machine Translation: Enhancing language conversion models for Assamese.
  • Sentiment Analysis: Analyzing opinions and emotions expressed in Assamese text.
  • Named Entity Recognition (NER): Identifying and categorizing entities in Assamese text.
  • Fake News Detection: Implementing models to identify misinformation in Assamese news sources.
  • Language Modeling: Building computational models to understand and generate Assamese text.

 

Contributions :

  • Co-authored research on abstractive text summarization using deep learning approaches, focusing on the nuances of the Assamese language.
  • Investigated LSTM and BiLSTM algorithms for fake news detection, enhancing accuracy and reliability in Assamese news sources.
  • Developed attention-based transformer models for text summarization in Assamese, improving content extraction and generation.
  • Worked on automatic spelling error identification using deep learning algorithms tailored for Assamese language nuances.

Citations:

Total Citations: 📈 13

Total Documents📂3

h-index: 🌟 1

Publication Top Notes:

  • Goutom, P. J., Baruah, N., & Sonowal, P. (2023). An abstractive text summarization using deep learning in Assamese. International Journal of Information Technology, 15(5), 2365-2372. (6 citations)

 

  • Phukan, R., Goutom, P. J., & Baruah, N. (2024). Assamese Fake News Detection: A Comprehensive Exploration of LSTM and Bi-LSTM Techniques. Procedia Computer Science, 235, 2167-2177.

 

  • Goutom, P. J., Baruah, N., & Sonowal, P. (2024). Attention-based Transformer for Assamese Abstractive Text Summarization. Procedia Computer Science, 235, 1097-1104.

 

  • Phukan, R., Neog, M., Goutom, P. J., & Baruah, N. (2024). Automated Spelling Error Detection in Assamese Texts using Deep Learning Approaches. Procedia Computer Science, 235, 1684-1694.

 

  • Goutom, P. J., & Baruah, N. (2023). Text summarization in Assamese language using sequence to sequence RNNs. Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 16(SP2), 22-29.