Prof. Sattar Ezzati | Transportation Systems | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Sattar Ezzati | Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources | Iran

Prof. Sattar Ezzati is an accomplished scholar in forest engineering and natural resource management, currently serving as Assistant Professor at Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Iran. With a strong academic foundation including a Ph.D. in Forest Engineering from Tarbiat Modares University and a Postdoctoral Fellowship at Université Laval, Canada, he has built expertise in forest logistics, biomass supply chains, bioenergy systems, and sustainable resource management. His research integrates mathematical modeling, operations research, and machine learning algorithms to optimize timber harvest scheduling, biomass procurement, and eco-efficient forest operations. He has contributed to cutting-edge projects on biochar production, GHG emissions reduction, biomass-to-bioenergy logistics, and participatory forest planning, with extensive field studies in steep-slope and ecologically sensitive regions. Prof. Ezzati has authored 18 peer-reviewed documents, with 194 citations across 171 indexed sources (h-index: 8), and actively reviews for leading international journals in forestry, sustainability, and environmental engineering. His global engagements include research visits in Sweden, Canada, the USA, and Austria, supported by competitive grants and fellowships. Recognized with awards such as the National Elites Institute Award and Young Assistant Professors Award, he continues to advance forest-based bio-economy and sustainable ecosystem management, mentoring Ph.D. and master’s students in innovative forestry research.

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Featured Publications

Ghanji Vatan, A., Ezzati, S., Tavankar, F., & Rahmani, R. (2025). The effect of skid trail designs on the recovery of soil physical properties. Forest Research and Development.

Jaddi Hosseini, S. A. R., Parsakhoo, A., Ezzati, S., & Rezaei Motlagh, A. (2025). The effect of using agricultural waste ash on improving the mechanical properties of forest roadbed soil. Forest Research and Development.

Ganji, A., Ezzati, S., Tavankar, F., & Rahmani, R. (2025). Assessment of the recovery of compacted soil physical properties after skidding operations in Kuhmian forests in Golestān province. Journal of Water and Soil Conservation.

Ezzati, S., Malek, I., Tavankar, F., & Parsakhoo, A. (2025). The role of management practices and trail layouts on postharvest healing of residual trees in mountain broadleaves forests. European Journal of Forest Research, 144(3), 621–633.

Ezzati, S. M. H. N. (2025). Long-term prediction of wound closure in residual damaged trees using Markov chain analysis. Biosystem Engineering, 254.

Norouzi Sangtabi, A., Parsakhoo, A., Ezzati, S., & Mostafa, M. (2025). Forest road network planning based on topological measures in Hyrcanian recreational forest parks using graph theory. Iranian Journal of Forest, 16(5), 87–98.

Prof. Dr. Peng Liu | Smart Cities | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Dr. Peng Liu | Guangzhou Maritime University | China

Prof. Dr. Peng Liu, Professor and Doctor of Engineering at Guangzhou Maritime University, is a distinguished academic and researcher specializing in intelligent transportation, big data, artificial intelligence, and autonomous driving. He graduated from Tongji University with a major in Transportation Planning and Management and currently serves as a Master’s Supervisor at Guangdong University of Technology. In addition to his academic role, he contributes as an Outdoor Consulting Expert for the Guangdong Provincial Government, Science and Technology Evaluation Expert of Guangdong Province, Evaluation Expert at Guangzhou Public Resource Trading Center, and Comprehensive Evaluation Database Expert of Guangdong Province. Over his career, he has led and participated in more than 30 research projects, including 10 national and provincial initiatives, and has published over 40 scholarly works, among them 23 papers indexed in SCI, EI, and core journals, along with five academic monographs. His notable contribution, the policy report Suggestions on Promoting the Integrated Development of Multi-level Rail Transit in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, was officially adopted by the Guangdong Provincial Government and later advanced to the Counselor’s Office of the State Council of China, influencing major transportation policy decisions and promoting high-level collaborations between provincial and national transport authorities.

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Featured Publication

Liu, P., Pan, Z., Fan, Z., & Wang, X. (2025). The impact of weather on shared bikes. Applied Sciences, 15(17), 9834.