Zhe PENG | Data Analytics | Best Researcher Award

Prof. Zhe PENG | Analytics | Best Researcher Award

Assistant Professor, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

Dr. Zhe Peng  is a dedicated Research Assistant Professor at the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. With a strong background in computer science and engineering, he specializes in intelligent supply chains, AI for manufacturing, and blockchain technologies. His contributions to blockchain, federated learning, and decentralized identity systems have earned him global recognition. With extensive academic and industry experience, Dr. Peng has made a significant impact on cutting-edge technological advancements.

Publication Profile

🎓 Education

Dr. Peng holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (2018), under the supervision of Prof. Bin Xiao (IEEE Fellow). He earned his M.E. in Information and Communication Engineering from the University of Science and Technology of China (2013) and a B.E. in Communication Engineering from Northwestern Polytechnical University (2010). His academic journey reflects his deep expertise in computing, communication, and AI-driven systems.

💼 Experience

Dr. Peng has held multiple research and industry positions. He is currently a Research Assistant Professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Previously, he served as a Research Assistant Professor at Hong Kong Baptist University (2020-2023) and as an R&D Manager at the Blockchain and FinTech Lab. In the industry, he worked as the Blockchain Technical Director at SF Technology in Shenzhen (2018-2019). Additionally, he was a Visiting Scholar at Stony Brook University, USA, working under Distinguished Prof. Yuanyuan Yang (IEEE Fellow).

🏆 Awards and Honors

Dr. Peng has received several prestigious awards, including the World’s Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University (2024) and the Award for High SFQ Score at PolyU ISE (2024). He was recognized with an ESI Highly Cited Paper (2023) and received the DASFAA-MUST Best Paper Award (2021). His work was also nominated for THE Awards Asia – Technological or Digital Innovation of the Year (2021). His numerous accolades highlight his contributions to academia, research, and technological innovation.

🔬 Research Focus

Dr. Peng’s research revolves around intelligent supply chains, AI-driven manufacturing, blockchain applications, and autonomous systems. His work on verifiable decentralized identity management, privacy-aware federated learning, and blockchain security has set new benchmarks in these fields. He continues to explore innovative solutions to improve efficiency, transparency, and security in digital ecosystems.

🔚 Conclusion

Dr. Zhe Peng is a visionary researcher at the intersection of AI, blockchain, and smart logistics. His groundbreaking research, academic excellence, and industry experience make him a leading expert in his field. Through his contributions to intelligent systems, federated learning, and blockchain security, he continues to shape the future of technological innovation. 🚀

🔗 Publications 

Lightweight Multimodal Defect Detection at the Edge via Cross-Modal Distillation

VDID: Blockchain-Enabled Verifiable Decentralized Identity Management for Web 3.0 

SymmeProof: Compact Zero-Knowledge Argument for Blockchain Confidential Transactions 

The Impact of Life Cycle Assessment Database Selection on Embodied Carbon Estimation of Buildings 

EPAR: An Efficient and Privacy-Aware Augmented Reality Framework for Indoor Location-Based Services

VFChain: Enabling Verifiable and Auditable Federated Learning via Blockchain Systems 

VQL: Efficient and Verifiable Cloud Query Services for Blockchain Systems 

Zari Farhadi | Analytics | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Zari Farhadi | Analytics | Best Researcher Award

Lecturer, University of Tabriz, Iran

Dr. Zari Farhadi is a dedicated lecturer and researcher at the University of Tabriz, Iran, with expertise in Data Science, Machine Learning, and Predictive Modeling. Her passion for academic excellence is evident in her work, particularly in the development of hybrid models to enhance data analysis accuracy. With a Ph.D. in Data Science, she has contributed extensively to advancing predictive models through innovative techniques like ensemble learning and deep regression. 🌟📚

Publication Profile

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Education

Zari Farhadi holds a Ph.D. in Data Science, specializing in machine learning, deep learning, and statistical techniques, from the University of Tabriz. Her academic foundation supports her pioneering work in hybrid machine learning models. 🎓

Experience

As a lecturer and researcher, Dr. Farhadi has contributed to various research papers, focusing on machine learning and deep learning. She teaches at both the Computerized Intelligence Systems Laboratory and the Department of Statistics at the University of Tabriz. Her research experience spans across several high-impact areas of data science, including predictive modeling and statistical learning. 🧑‍🏫

Awards and Honors

Though not currently affiliated with professional organizations, Dr. Farhadi’s work has been recognized in academic circles through the citation of her research in top journals, underlining her growing impact in the field of data science. 🏅

Research Focus

Dr. Farhadi’s research centers on Machine Learning, Predictive Modeling, Ensemble Learning Methods, Statistical Learning, and Hybrid Models like ADeFS, which integrate deep learning with statistical shrinkage methods. She strives to improve model performance in real-world applications, including gold price prediction and real estate valuation. 🤖📊

Conclusion

Zari Farhadi continues to innovate and drive research in the fields of machine learning and data science. Through her groundbreaking work in hybrid models, she is shaping the future of predictive analytics and advancing the boundaries of artificial intelligence in academic and industrial applications. 🌍

Publications

An Ensemble Framework to Improve the Accuracy of Prediction Using Clustered Random-Forest and Shrinkage Methods,
Appl. Sci., vol. 12, no. 20, 2022, doi: 10.3390/app122010608
Cited by: 15 articles.

Improving random forest algorithm by selecting appropriate penalized method
Commun. Stat. Simul. Comput., vol. 0, no. 0, pp. 1–16, 2022, doi: 10.1080/03610918.2022.2150779
Cited by: 10 articles.

ERDeR: The combination of statistical shrinkage methods and ensemble approaches to improve the performance of deep regression,
IEEE Access, DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3368067
Cited by: 3 articles.

ADeFS: A deep forest regression-based model to enhance the performance based on LASSO and Elastic Net,
Mathematics and Computer Science, MDPI, 13 (1), 118, 2024.
Cited by: Pending.

Combining Regularization and Dropout Techniques for Deep Convolutional Neural Network,
IEEE Glob. Energy Conf. GEC 2022, pp. 335–339, 2022, doi: 10.1109/GEC55014.2022.9986657
Cited by: 5 articles.

Analysis of Penalized Regression Methods in a Simple Linear Model on the High-Dimensional Data,
American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Statistics, 8 (5), 185, 2019.
Cited by: 2 articles.

An Ensemble-Based Model for Sentiment Analysis of Persian Comments on Instagram Using Deep Learning Algorithms,
IEEE Access, DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3473617
Cited by: Pending.

Hybrid Model for Visual Sentiment Classification Using Content-Based Image Retrieval and Multi-Input Convolutional Neural Network,
International Journal of Intelligent Systems (Under review).