Christian Schachtner | Data Science | Research Excellence Award

Prof. Dr. Christian Schachtner | Data Science | Research Excellence Award

Full Professor at Hochschule RheinMain, Germany

Prof. Dr. Christian Schachtner has made significant scholarly contributions through his monographs and editorial work in the fields of smart governance, smart cities, and digital transformation in the public sector. In 2025, he edited Smart Public Governance, a volume in the Kohlhammer Publishing series, scheduled for publication in the first quarter of 2026. He also co-edited, with M. Brunzel, the Handbook Smart Cities / Smart Regions, likewise forthcoming from Kohlhammer Publishing in early 2026. His edited book The European Smart City Movement  Case Studies from Around Europe, published by Springer in Chur, presents comprehensive insights into smart city practices across Europe. In the same year, he authored CDOs im öffentlichen Sektor – Perspektiven auf Chief Digital Officers und Strategien zur digitalen Transformation, published by Springer, which explores the evolving role of Chief Digital Officers in public administration. Collectively, these works highlight his expertise in digital governance, urban innovation, and strategic public-sector transformation.

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Alaba Ayotunde Fadele | Computer Science | Research Excellence Award

Dr. Alaba Ayotunde Fadele | Computer Science | Research Excellence Award

Dr. Alaba Ayotunde Fadele | Federal University of Education | Nigeria

Dr. Alaba Ayotunde Fadele is a distinguished computer scientist and academic leader whose work spans blockchain, cybersecurity, IoT systems, and smart contract security. He is currently a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Instituto de Estudos e Desenvolvemento de Galicia (IDEGA), Madrid, Spain, beginning in 2025. He holds two Ph.D. degrees: a Ph.D. in Computer Science with a specialization in Blockchain from the International University, Bamenda (2020–2023), where his research focused on smart contracts and cyber security, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Malaya (2016–2019), specializing in IoT and cyber security. His earlier academic foundations include a Master of Computer Science (2011–2014) from Ahmadu Bello University, a Postgraduate Diploma in Education (2011–2012) from Usman Danfodio University, and a First Class Honours Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (2004–2008) from Nasarawa State University. Dr. Fadele has held major administrative and academic leadership roles, including Director of the ICT Unit at the Federal University of Education, Zaria (from October 2025), Head of the Department of Computer Science (from June 2025), and Head of the Communications Advancement Unit in the Directorate of University Advancement (2024–2025). He has served as a full-time lecturer at the Federal University of Education, Zaria since 2010, a visiting lecturer at St. Francis of Assisi College of Education since 2021, and previously as a lecturer at the Federal Polytechnic Bauchi, as well as a Research Assistant at the University of Malaya. His outstanding contributions have earned him the 2019 JNCA Best Survey Paper Award, Best Presenter Award at the Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology Postgraduate Symposium in Malaysia (2017), and recognition as the Best Graduating Student in Computer Science at Nasarawa State University (2007/2008). Dr. Fadele has authored 20 scholarly publications, accumulating 1,253 citations from 1,245 documents, and holds an h-index of 10, reflecting his impactful contributions to cyber security, IoT research, blockchain systems, and advanced computing innovations.

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Featured Publications

Alaba, F. A., & Rocha, A. (2025). Conclusions, future directions, and recommendations. In F. A. Alaba & A. Rocha (Eds.), Studies in Systems, Decision and Control (Chapter 5). Springer.

Alaba, F. A., & Rocha, A. (2025). Implementation results. In F. A. Alaba & A. Rocha (Eds.), Studies in Systems, Decision and Control (Chapter 4). Springer.

Alaba, F. A., & Rocha, A. (2025). Machine learning algorithms on malware detection against smart wearable devices. In F. A. Alaba & A. Rocha (Eds.), Studies in Systems, Decision and Control (Chapter 3). Springer.

Alaba, F. A., & Rocha, A. (2025). Security challenges of wearable technology. In F. A. Alaba & A. Rocha (Eds.), Studies in Systems, Decision and Control (Chapter 2). Springer.

Konstantinos Diamantaras | Machine Learning | Best Researcher Award 

Prof. Konstantinos Diamantaras | Machine Learning | Best Researcher Award 

Prof. Konstantinos Diamantaras | International Hellenic University | Greece

Prof. Konstantinos Diamantaras is a Professor at the International Hellenic University, Department of Information & Electronic Engineering, and Vice Rector since 2023, holding a Beng from NTUA, Greece, and an MSc and PhD in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University. His research focuses on machine learning, signal processing, and augmented/virtual reality, with over 230 scientific publications and 79 journal articles indexed in SCI and Scopus, accumulating more than 7,300 citations on Google Scholar (h-index 30) and 3,027 citations on Scopus (h-index 23). He has authored four books, including Principal Component Neural Networks (1996) and Artificial Neural Networks (2007), and received the IEEE Best Paper Award in 1997 for Adaptive Principal Component Extraction (APEX). He leads multiple EU- and university-funded projects, such as Kids Radio Europe, METACHEF, Digital4all, and AI-based food recognition. His collaborations include Prof. S. Y. Kung (Princeton), Prof. Athina Petropulu (Rutgers), Prof. Tomas McKelvey (Chalmers), and partnerships with Alzheimer Hellas and the University of Alicante on NLP applications. He serves on editorial boards of Journal of Signal Processing Systems and Applied Sciences, contributing to advancements in deep learning, pattern recognition, biomedical informatics, adaptive signal processing, and educational technology. His work spans practical AI applications in health, digital learning, and immersive experiences, influencing both academic research and societal impact. He is an active IEEE member and IEEE Signal Processing Society participant, advancing knowledge in neural networks, computational intelligence, and multilingual natural language generation.

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Featured Publications

Diamantaras, K. I., & Kung, S. Y. (1996). Principal component neural networks: Theory and applications. In Adaptive and learning systems for signal processing, communications, and control (p. 1694). Springer.

Vafeiadis, T., Diamantaras, K. I., Sarigiannidis, G., & Chatzisavvas, K. C. (2015). A comparison of machine learning techniques for customer churn prediction. Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory, 55, 1–9

Giatsoglou, M., Vozalis, M. G., Diamantaras, K., Vakali, A., & Sarigiannidis, G. (2017). Sentiment analysis leveraging emotions and word embeddings. Expert Systems with Applications, 69, 214–224.

Lampropoulos, G., Keramopoulos, E., Diamantaras, K., & Evangelidis, G. (2022). Augmented reality and gamification in education: A systematic literature review of research, applications, and empirical studies. Applied Sciences, 12(13), 6809.

Maglaveras, N., Stamkopoulos, T., Diamantaras, K., Pappas, C., & Strintzis, M. (1998). ECG pattern recognition and classification using non-linear transformations and neural networks: A review. International Journal of Medical Informatics, 52(1–3), 191–208.

Gravanis, G., Vakali, A., Diamantaras, K., & Karadais, P. (2019). Behind the cues: A benchmarking study for fake news detection. Expert Systems with Applications, 124, 292–303.

Kung, S. Y., & Diamantaras, K. I. (1990). A neural network learning algorithm for adaptive principal component extraction (APEX). In ICASSP-90. Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing (pp. 256–259).

Kung, S. Y., Diamantaras, K. I., & Taur, J. S. (1994). Adaptive principal component extraction (APEX) and applications. IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 42(5), 1202–1217.

Stamkopoulos, T., Diamantaras, K., Maglaveras, N., & Strintzis, M. (1998). ECG analysis using nonlinear PCA neural networks for ischemia detection. IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 46(11), 3058–3067.