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Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Stefano Nuzzo
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Antonio J. Marques Cardoso
Chairman
CISE | University of Beira Interior (UBI)
Dr. Ignacio González Prieto
Universidad de Málaga
Prof. Nicola Giannoccaro
University of Salento
Prof. Dr. Dan Zhang
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Winner
Dr. Khandaker Noman
Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Antonio J. Marques Cardoso
Chairman
CISE | University of Beira Interior (UBI)
Dr. Davide Astolfi
University of Brescia
Prof. Dr. Dan Zhang
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Prof. Dr. Donghong Ning
Ocean University of China
Winner
Fernando José Figueiredo Bento
University of Beira Interior, Portugal
Goshtasp Cheraghian
King's College London, UK
Roman Mykhailyshyn
The University of Texas at Austin, USA
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Antonio J. Marques Cardoso
Chairman
CISE | University of Beira Interior (UBI)
Prof. Dr. Dimitrios Manolakos
Prof. Dr. Dan Zhang
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Winner
Chen Lv
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Ignacio
University of Malaga, Spain
Ning Sun
Nankai University, China
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Antonio J. Marques Cardoso
Chairman
CISE | University of Beira Interior (UBI)
Prof. Giuseppe Carbone
University of Calabria
Prof. Dr. Kai Cheng
Brunel University London
Dr. Jerome Antoni
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