On January 21, 2025, seven outstanding professors from the Europe, Oceania and Asia jointly won the 3rd IETI Young Researcher Award.

Award-winning Reasons

Anastasia Kiritsi (Greece): She has conducted groundbreaking research on optimizing the fuel efficiency of hybrid ship propulsion, achieving significant progress and international recognition. Her innovative work has made a major contribution to the decarbonization of the maritime sector and the advancement of sustainable shipping practices. Dr. Kiritsi's outstanding leadership and unwavering pursuit of academic excellence have earned her widespread acclaim and respect in the fields of blue economy, engineering, and maritime.

Joerg Robert Osterrieder (Bern Business School, Switzerland and University of Twente, Netherlands.): He is renowned for managing the COST (Cooperation in Science and Technology) Fintech and Financial Artificial Intelligence Action, which has over 400 members from 51 countries worldwide, and coordinating the MSCA (Marie Sk?odowska-Curie Actions) Digital Finance Industrial Doctoral Network, a large-scale research and doctoral research project involving leading international universities and companies globally.

Yifan Zhong (University of Western Australia, Australia): He has carried out cutting-edge research in the fields of business analysis and innovation, with a research direction on how environmental policies affect the strategic responses of the changing institutional environment. His research provides valuable insights for policy-making and organizational strategies. His outstanding leadership and unwavering dedication to academia have been widely recognized and highly praised.

Abolghasem Sadeghi-Niaraki (Sejong University, South Korea): He has gained fame for his cutting-edge research in the fields of GeoAI, Extended Reality (XR), and metaverse technologies. His contributions in artificial intelligence, GIS, and immersive spatial computing have led to breakthrough progress and international recognition. His innovative work has had a significant impact on global academic and industry collaborations, especially in the integration of artificial intelligence with spatial data systems and real-time environmental hazard management.

Yuan Chen (Southern University of Science and Technology, China): He has carried out cutting-edge research and technologies in the field of composite material mechanics, achieving significant breakthroughs and international recognition. His outstanding leadership and persistent pursuit of academia have been widely praised and highly evaluated.

Davron Aslonqulovich Juraev (University of Economics and Pedagogy, Uzbekistan): He has broadened the application scope of the research framework of mathematics and physics, extending its practicality to cutting-edge fields such as quantum physics and photonics. This has introduced new methods for solving complex traditional problems and inspired further research, highlighting the importance of this research in theoretical and practical mathematics. His outstanding leadership and unwavering dedication to promoting this research have been widely recognized and highly praised.

Kelvin Joseph Bwalya (Sohar University, Oman): His research in the fields of artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and ambient intelligence has received high praise and widespread attention from international peers. The innovative concepts and technology application solutions he proposed have been adopted by many countries, improving the relevant system indicators and performance. In academic cooperation, with his outstanding leadership, he has accurately coordinated resources, setting a model for international scientific research cooperation.

Award Introduction

The IETI Young Researcher Award is an academic award established by the International Engineering and Technology Institute (IETI). Past winners are from well-known universities such as McGill University in Canada, the University of Newcastle in Australia, the University of Sydney in Australia, the University of Queensland in Australia, the Romanian Academy, Zhejiang University, and the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in Germany.This honor is mainly to recognize and encourage the achievements of young scholars, engineers, and technicians. Individuals who have made innovative and influential contributions in engineering science, technical science, natural science, and social science (interdisciplinary applications) can apply.