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29 November 2024
Mathematics Webinar | Theoretical and Applied Mathematics in Supply Chain Management, 9 December 2024
In today’s globalized economy, sustainable supply chains and logistics systems are essential for meeting the demands of a rapidly evolving market while addressing environmental and social responsibilities. The field has seen remarkable progress as companies, researchers, and policymakers work to develop frameworks and models that balance efficiency with sustainability. With increased awareness of the environmental impact of traditional supply chains, there is a pressing need to innovate in areas such as transportation systems, network design, and inventory management.
This session brings together leading experts who will present cutting-edge research and methodologies for building resilient, efficient, and environmentally conscious supply chains. Key topics include performance assessment frameworks for sustainable freight transportation, multi-objective closed-loop supply chain network design, and inventory location models. These themes are not only relevant for minimizing resource consumption and reducing emissions but also essential for enhancing the responsiveness and adaptability of supply networks in uncertain market conditions.
By exploring advanced algorithms, multi-objective optimization, and closed-loop approaches, this webinar aims to provide valuable insights into achieving sustainability without compromising operational efficiency. Together, we will delve into the latest advancements that are shaping the future of sustainable supply chain and logistics systems.
Date: 9 December 2024 at 2:00 p.m. UK | 3:00 p.m. CET | 9:00 a.m. EST | 10:00 p.m. CST Asia
Webinar ID: 861 5483 9449
Register now for free!
Program:
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Speaker/Presentation |
Time in CEST |
Time in EST |
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Dr. Xiang Song |
3:00–3:10 p.m. |
9:00–9:10 a.m. |
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Prof. Elias Olivares-Benitez |
3:10–3:40 p.m. |
9:10–9:40 a.m. |
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Q&A Session |
3:40–3:50 p.m. |
09:40–09:50 a.m. |
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Dr. Devendra Kumar Pathak |
3:50–4:20 p.m. |
09:50–10:20 a.m. |
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Q&A Session |
4:20–4:30 p.m. |
10:20–10:30 a.m. |
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Prof. Pablo A. Miranda Gonzalez |
4:30–5:00 p.m. |
10:30–11:00 a.m. |
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Q&A Session |
5:00–5:10 p.m. |
11:00–11:10 a.m. |
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Closing of Webinar |
5:10–5:15 p.m. |
11:10–11:15 a.m. |
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.
Unable to attend? Register anyway, and we will inform you when the webinar recording is available for viewing.
Webinar Chairs and Keynote Speakers:
- Dr. Xiang Song, School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK;
- Prof. Elias Benitez, Faculty of Engineering Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City, Mexico;
- Dr. Devendra Pathak, Faculty of Operations Management & Decision Sciences, Indian Institute of Management, Kashipur, India;
- Prof. Pablo Gonzalez, Department of Industrial Engineering, Universidad Católica del Norte, Antofagasta, Chile.
Relevant Special Issues:
“Theoretical and Applied Mathematics in Supply Chain Management”
Guest Editor: Dr. Xiang Song
Submission deadline: 30 June 2025
26 November 2024
Meet Us at the 2025 Joint Mathematics Meetings (JMM 2025), 8–11 January 2025, Seattle, USA
25 November 2024
The 5th International Conference on Symmetry (Symmetry 2025)—Open for Submissions
7 November 2024
Mathematics 2024 Young Investigator Award—Deadline Approaching
5 November 2024
MDPI INSIGHTS: The CEO's Letter #17 - OA Week, Basel Open Day, Beijing Graphene Forum
Welcome to the MDPI Insights: The CEO's Letter.
In these monthly letters, I will showcase two key aspects of our work at MDPI: our commitment to empowering researchers and our determination to facilitating open scientific exchange.
Opening Thoughts
Open Access Week: Forging the Future of Open Access through Global Reach and Collaboration
From 21 to 27 October, we celebrated International Open Access Week (OAW), highlighting the importance of making research accessible to everyone. This campaign reinforced our commitment to advancing open access (OA) and showcased how we are helping research communities worldwide adopt OA as their standard.
“OA publishing is now a cornerstone of global research”
Throughout the week, we featured MDPI’s efforts to support quality open research through blog posts on topics such as how Research Integrity Promotes OA Practices, our Preprints.org platform, and supporting societies with different OA models. These initiatives capture our commitment to making research more inclusive and accessible to all.
OA publishing is now a cornerstone of global research, with more researchers choosing OA over traditional paywalled models, and embracing new, community-driven models.
Benefits of Open Access and Open Research
- Accelerated Discoveries: OA speeds up scientific progress by allowing immediate access to findings, enabling researchers to build on each other’s work faster.
- Community-Led Innovation: Open research empowers communities to manage their own platforms, creating collaboration and shared knowledge.
- Increased Visibility: OA broadens the reach of your research, leading to greater recognition, collaboration, and impact.
- Cross-Disciplinary Connections: By removing financial and geographical barriers, OA unites diverse fields, sparking innovation across disciplines.
MDPI Singapore Celebrates Open Access Week
MDPI Singapore also hosted its first-ever OAW event at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre, bringing together academics, researchers, and students to discuss the future of open scholarship. Conversations focused on the potential of new publishing models, alternative funding strategies, and the importance of communicating research to wider audiences.
As OA evolves, MDPI remains a committed partner in advancing open science and creating a transparent, inclusive research environment. For a full recap of the week’s highlights and resources, visit our campaign page.
Impactful Research
MDPI Connection to Nobel-Winning Protein Research
David Baker, an American biochemist, and Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper, two scientists from Google DeepMind, have been awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for their groundbreaking advancements in better understanding the structure of proteins, the molecular engines of life’s processes.
One half of the prize was awarded to Professor David Baker from the University of Washington for his development of revolutionary protein design software enabling the creation of novel proteins for vaccines, nanomaterials, and sensors. Prof. Baker co-authored a 2016 paper in MDPI’s Toxins journal on protein-based therapeutics.
Meanwhile, DeepMind’s Demis Hassabis and John M. Jumper received recognition for AlphaFold, the AI model that predicts protein structures from amino acid sequences, fulfilling a long-held scientific dream.
“We congratulate this year’s Nobel laureates for their groundbreaking contributions to the study of life”
Nobel Prize Laureates Entrust MDPI with Their Research
As at October 2024, 45 Nobel laureates had contributed to more than 115 articles across
35 MDPI journals. The privilege of hosting the research of such contributors, who significantly influence the open access movement, resonates deeply with our editorial teams.
We are proud to list the names of Pierre Agostini, Hiroshi Amano, Werner Arber, Aaron Ciechanover, Robert H. Grubbs, Oliver Hart, Gerard ‘t Hooft, Michael Houghton, Harald zur Hausen, Katalin Karikó, Jean-Marie Lehn, Gérard Mourou, Ferid Murad, Shuji Nakamura, William Nordhaus, Kostya S. Novoselov, Giorgio Parisi, Charles M. Rice, Alvin E. Roth, Donna Strickland, K. Barry Sharpless, George F. Smoot, Anne L’Huillier, Drew Weissman, Kurt Wüthrich, Ada Yonath, Tomas Lindahl, Thomas C. Südhof, Stanley B. Prusiner, Roger Kornberg, Robert F. Engle, Richard J. Roberts, Ōmura Satoshi, Kenneth J. Arrow, John B. Goodenough, Jennifer Doudna, Hamilton Othanel Smith, Eric R. Kandel, Carlo Rubbia, Bernard Feringa, Barry J. Marshall, Anthony J. Leggett, Andrew Victor Schally, and David Baker.
Notable MRNA Published in Cells
On 7 October 2024, the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was jointly awarded to Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun for the discovery of microRNA and its role in post-transcriptional gene regulation.
MicroRNAs are proving to be fundamentally important for how organisms develop and function. Some interesting papers about microRNA research are published in the MDPI journal Cells. I invite you browse through the notable papers related to microRNA research in Cells.
Inside MDPI
Basel Open Day
On 21 October, we held the Basel Open Day at our headquarters, welcoming a group of journal Editors-in-Chief (EiC) and Editorial Board Members (EBMs) for a full-day workshop. The event featured presentations and discussions on MDPI’s latest editorial updates, data integrity policies, society collaborations, and local market insights.
The following MDPI journals were represented during the visit: Physics, Journal of Personalized Medicine (JPM), Sci, Remote Sensing, Animals, Cells, Buildings, Histories, Sensors, and International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH).
This was a great opportunity to showcase our new office space while gathering feedback from leading journal stakeholders. To get everyone on the same page, we took 60 minutes for round-table introductions, which helped set a collaborative tone and ground us in MDPI’s mission of disseminating open science.
“This was a great opportunity to gather feedback from leading journal stakeholders”
The general feedback from the day highlighted positive developments around our editorial and ethics policies, as well as areas for improvement, including flexibility regarding reviewer deadlines. There was a genuine appreciation and push for our ongoing efforts to share more about MDPI, including company updates and promoting high-quality research through our blog, announcements, and social media channels, which we have been growing and expanding.
Our Basel Open Day was a positive experience, bringing together key journal stakeholders and gathering insights to guide MDPI’s continued engagement with the academic community. We look forward to hosting future events of this kind and welcoming more scholars to our headquarters in Basel, Switzerland.
Coming Together for Science
ncRNA 2024 Conference in Basel
I am pleased to share that we held Non-coding RNA World 2024: Exploring Mechanisms, Designing Medicines (ICM 2024) in Basel, Switzerland this past 7–9 October.
The three-day event attracted just over 100 attendees, including two Chairs, 10 invited speakers and two keynotes from Prof. Mauro Giacca and Prof. Ling-Ling Chen. Of the presentations on site, there were 35 posters and 44 oral presentations.
The overall feedback was positive, with people enjoying the intimate event and the unique activities offered, including a guided tour around Basel’s Old Town (a must-see for anyone visiting the city) and a memorable conference dinner.
It was cool to see the winners of the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine announced during the conference days. This was exciting for attendees, as the winners discovered a new class of RNA molecules (miRNAs). As one invited speaker put it, “It's exciting to be among fellows when something that important for the field is announced.”
“It's exciting to be among fellows when something that important for the field is announced”
Every attendee receives a conference survey, and I’m always pleased to see a high percentage of ‘Very Satisfied’ responses when asked about ‘treatment from conference personnel’. Kudos to our conference team for meeting our attendees’ needs. These events are a great opportunity for us to reach new audiences, as 92% of the respondents had never been to an MDPI conference, so I am thrilled to see us connecting with a new demographic of your researchers in the RNA field.
A special thank-you to our partnering societies The Epigenetics Society, The French Society of Genetics, LS2 / USGEB (Union of Swiss Societies for Experimental Biology), and The RNA Biology Group, as well as to our sponsors New England Biolabs and Arraystar for their support of the ncRNA 2024 conference. I am also pleased to report that we presented two awards, including the Best Presentation Award and two Best Poster Award, recognizing the contributions of our participants.
Upcoming In-Person Event
27–29 November 2024
Pharmaceuticals 2024 – Recent Advances in Pharmaceutical Sciences Towards a Healthy Life
Location: Barcelona, Spain
The discovery of new molecules, their properties, and actions to enhance human health and quality of life.
Find more upcoming MDPI events here.
Closing Thoughts
Beijing Graphene Forum 2024
I am pleased to share that we had a successful time at the Beijing Graphene Forum 2024, which drew around 1,000 attendees, including Konstantin Novoselov (2015 Nobel Prize in Physics) and other high-profile scholars in materials science and chemistry. It was a great opportunity to present MDPI on the big stage, with university presidents from institutions such as Peking University also in attendance.
I had the honour of awarding Prof. Zhongfan Liu, Chairman of the Chemical Science Committee, with a medal and presenting certificates to the members of the Chemical Science Committee; this is an important initiative to help expand MDPI’s journals and influence in China. These are highly respected scholars, and we enjoyed connecting with them over lunch as well.
“This is an important initiative to help expand MDPI’s journals and influence in China”
I also had the chance to speak about MDPI and open access, giving a five-minute speech during the opening ceremony and a 20-minute presentation at the close. MDPI hosted a sub-forum where both academic scholars and MDPI members shared insights, and we engaged with attendees at our MDPI booth.
This was a great opportunity to spotlight MDPI as the main publishing partner for the event, and I was proud to represent us on stage. We also met with scholars to discuss topics such as their publishing needs and institutional policies, open access, impact journals, and IOAP.
Chief Executive Officer
MDPI AG
28 October 2024
Mathematics 2024 Travel Award—Upcoming Deadline
27 October 2024
Mathematics Webinar | Data Modelling, AI, and Health: Bridging Models and Insights in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Medical Imaging, 13 November 2024
Join us for an engaging webinar as we explore the cutting-edge topics featured in the Special Issue of Mathematics (ISSN: 2227-7390) on “Data Modelling, AI, and Health: Bridging Models and Insights in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Medical Imaging”. This session will delve into key advancements in the field. Our three distinguished experts will present their insights on the latest research, methodologies, and applications, offering a comprehensive view of how mathematical models and data analysis are transforming epidemiology and biostatistics and AI's growing role in healthcare, particularly regarding processing medical images for disease detection and monitoring.
Whether you are a researcher, clinician, or data scientist, this webinar promises to provide valuable perspectives on the integration of traditional statistical methods with AI-driven solutions to address current healthcare challenges.
Date: 13 November 2024
Time: 3:00 p.m. CET | 10:00 a.m. EDT | 10:00 p.m. CST Asia
Register in Advance for this Webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/4717292575704/WN_FicndeaOQKuFX6xBA98DYA
Webinar ID: 858 3456 6325
Webinar Secretariat: journal.webinar@mdpi.com
Webinar Announcement: https://sciforum.net/event/Mathematics-15
Register now for free!
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Speaker/Presentation |
Time in CET (Basel time) |
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Assoc Prof. Jorge M. Mendes |
3:00–3:10 p.m. |
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Prof. Dr. Andrew B. Lawson |
3:10–3:40 p.m. |
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Q&A Session |
3:40–3:50 p.m. |
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Prof. Ducan Lee |
3:50–4:20 p.m. |
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Q&A Session |
4:20–4:30 p.m. |
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Mr. José G. Almeida |
4:30–5:00 p.m. |
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Q&A Session |
5:00–5:10 p.m. |
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Assoc Prof. Jorge M. Mendes |
5:10–5:15 p.m. |
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic or institutional email addresses will be prioritized.
Unable to attend? Feel free to still register; we will inform you when the recording is available.
Webinar Chair and Keynote Speakers:
- Assoc Prof. Dr. Jorge M. Mendes, NOVA Medical School, NOVA University Lisbon, Portugal;
- Prof. Dr. Andrew B. Lawson, Medical University of North Carolina, USA;
- Prof. Duncan Lee, School of Mathematics, University of Glasgow, Scotland;
- Mr. José Guilherme Almedia, Computational Clinical Imaging Group at the Champalimaud Foundation.
Relevant Special Issue:
“Data Modeling and Analysis in Epidemiology and Biostatistics”
Guest Editors: Dr. Jorge M. Mendes, Dr. Ying C. MacNab and Dr. Helena Baptista
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2025
25 October 2024
Join Us at “MDPI Open Access—KCA Author Training Program”, 7 November 2024, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
MDPI is collaborating with the Kidney Cancer Association to hold an author training session, offering valuable insights about MDPI and open access publishing. While attending the 2024 International Kidney Cancer Symposium: North America (7–9 November), meet us at booth #7.
MDPI has invited academic editors from the journal Cancers (ISSN: 2072-6694) to inform authors about ways to explore ongoing Special Issues and topics and discover opportunities tailored to specific author groups.
Date: 7 November 2024
Time: 10:00–11:00 a.m.
Venue: Omni Louisville Hotel in Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Schedule:
| Time | Program | Speaker |
| 10:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. | MDPI and Cancers Introduction How to Respond to Reviewers |
Dr. Andy Tran |
| 10:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m. | How to Write Scientific Papers | Dr. Zach Churcher |
MDPI Speakers:
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Dr. Andy Tran earned his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of British Columbia in 2020. He joined MDPI as an Assistant Editor, working at the Toronto Office, and is now a regional Journal Relations Specialist. He is focused on promoting open access and is dedicated to bolstering stakeholder engagement across North America. |
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Dr. Zach Churcher has a B.Sc. in pharmaceutical chemistry from the University of Toronto and a Ph.D. in chemistry from York University. He joined MDPI as an Assistant Editor for the journal Sensors at the Toronto Office and is now a regional Journal Relations Specialist for North America, traveling across Canada and the United States, attending conferences and meeting with scholars. |
21 October 2024
Mathematics Webinar | Stochastic Processes and Applications, 31 October 2024
MDPI invites all esteemed experts to join the Mathematics Webinar titled “Stochastic Processes and Applications”. Stochastic system dynamics modeling mainly involves stochastic processes, both continuous-time and discrete-time processes (time series). The talks planned for this webinar are diverse in content, but they share a common focus on analyzing the stochastic evolution of phenomena common to many models.
We look forward to your participation in this discussion.
Title: Stochastic Processes and Applications
Date: 31 October 2024
Time: 09:00–11:10 (CET)
More Information: https://sciforum.net/event/Mathematics-12
This is a free webinar. After registration, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.
Unable to attend? Register anyway and we will let you know when the recording is available for viewing.
Register for free:
Program:
| Speaker/Presentation | Time in CET | Time in CST (Asia) |
| Prof. Dr. Elvira Di Nardo Chair Introduction |
09:00–09:05 | 16:00–16:05 |
| Prof. Dr. Elvira Di Nardo On the Laguerre-Gamma Expansion for the CIR's First Passage Time Distribution |
09:05–09:30 | 16:05–16:30 |
| Q&A Session |
09:30-09:35 | 16:30-16:35 |
| Prof. Dr. Luis Alberiko Gil-Alana Polar Amplification: A Fractional Integration Analysis |
9:35–10:00 | 16:35-17:00 |
| Q&A Session |
10:00 – 10:05 | 17:00-17:05 |
| Prof. Dr. Samuel Herrmann Strong Approximation of Trajectories for Brownian Motion, Linear Diffusions, and Bessel Processes |
10:05–10:30 | 17:05-17:30 |
| Q&A Session |
10:30–10:35 | 17:30-17:35 |
| Dr. Olaoluwa Simon YAYA Fractional Cointegration versus Quantile Connectedness in the Analysis of Cryptocurrency Pairs |
10:35–11:00 | 17:35-18:00 |
| Q&A Session | 11:00–11:05 | 18:00-18:05 |
| Prof. Dr. Elvira Di Nardo Closing of Webinar |
11:05–11:10 | 18:05-18:10 |
Relevant Special Issue:
“Stochastic Processes and Its Applications”
Guest Editors: Dr. Elvira Di Nardo and Prof. Dr. Luis Alberiko Gil-Alana
Deadline for submission: 31 May 2025
16 October 2024
Mathematics Webinar | Temperature Increase Effects on Fluids, 29 November 2024
A welcome message from the webinar chair, Prof. Dr. Ramoshweu S. Lebelo:
To all attendees, warmest greetings, and thank you for your attendance! I would like to thank the Mathematics editorial team. for granting me the opportunity to be the Guest Editor of Volume I of the Special Issue, “Analysis and Applications of Mathematical Fluid Dynamics” as well as Volume II (ongoing). I also appreciate the chance to chair this webinar and would like to thank the speakers, Prof. Dr. O. D. Makinde, Prof. Dr. C. C. Tisdell, and Prof. Dr. S. O. Adesanya, for accepting the invitation to speak at this webinar.
Date: 29 November 2024 at 9:00 a.m. CET | 4:00 p.m. CST Asia | 7:00 p.m. AEDT
Webinar ID: 895 4373 7567
Website: https://sciforum.net/event/mathematics-14
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information on how to join the webinar. Registrations with academic institutional email addresses will be prioritized.
Unable to attend? Register anyway and we’ll let you know when the recording is available to watch.
Register now for free!
Program:
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Speaker/Presentation |
Time in CET |
Time in CST Asia |
Time in AEDT |
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Prof. Dr. Ramoshweu S. Lebelo |
9:00–9:10 a.m. |
4:00–4:10 p.m. |
7:00–7:10 p.m. |
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Prof. Dr. Oluwole D. Makinde |
9:10–9:35 a.m. |
4:10–4:35 p.m. |
7:10–7:35 p.m. |
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Q&A Session |
9:35–9:45 a.m. |
4:35–4:45 p.m. |
7:35–7:45 p.m. |
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Prof. Dr. Christopher C. Tisdell |
9:45–10:10 a.m. |
4:45–5:10 p.m. |
7:45–8:10 p.m. |
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Q&A Session |
10:10–10:20 a.m. |
5:10–5:20 p.m. |
8:10–8:20 p.m. |
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Prof. Dr. Samuel O. Adesanya |
10:20–10:45 a.m. |
5:20–5:45 p.m. |
8:20–8:45 p.m. |
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Q&A Session |
10:45–10:55 a.m. |
5:45–5:55 p.m. |
8:45–8:55 p.m. |
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Prof. Dr. Ramoshweu S. Lebelo |
10:55–11:00 a.m. |
5:55–6:00 p.m. |
8:55–9:00 p.m. |
Webinar Chair and Keynote Speakers:
- Dr. Ramoshweu S. Lebelo, Faculty of Applied and Computer Sciences, Vaal University of Technology, Private Bag X021, Vanderbijlpark 1911, South Africa;
- Dr. Oluwole D. Makinde, Faculty of Military Science, Stellenbosch University, Saldanha, South Africa;
- Dr. Christopher C. Tisdell, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia;
- Dr. Samuel O. Adesanya, Department of Mathematical Sciences, Redeemer’s University, Ede 232101, Nigeria.
