Erika Loučanová | Digital Transformation | Best Researcher Award

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Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erika Loučanová | Digital Transformation | Best Researcher Award

Assoc. Prof., Technical Unversity in Zvolen, Slovakia

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erika Loučanová is a researcher and educator specializing in innovation management and eco-innovation 🌱. She serves as an Associate Professor at the Technical University of Zvolen and has over two decades of experience in academia 📚. Holding a PhD in Sectoral and Cross-Sectional Economics, her work focuses on sustainable business strategies and industrial innovation. She has authored 320+ publications 📝 and contributed to major scientific projects.

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🎓 Education & Academic Qualifications

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erika Loučanová has a strong academic background in economics and business management 📚. In 2021, she attained the title of Associate Professor at the University of Žilina, specializing in Sectoral and Cross-Sectional Economics 📊. She earned her PhD (2007) from the Technical University of Zvolen, focusing on innovation in the woodworking industry 🏗️. Earlier, she completed her Engineering degree (2004) in Wood Engineering – Business Management 🏢. Her academic journey began at the Business Academy Žiar nad Hronom (1999), where she graduated with a strong foundation in business studies 💼.

 

🏆 Skills & Certifications

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Erika Loučanová possesses strong organizational, analytical, and communication skills 🗂️, honed through scientific projects, research management, and conference organization 🎤. She is proficient in digital tools 💻, including Microsoft Office, STATISTICA, and Adobe Acrobat Reader. Her work ethic is defined by reliability, flexibility, and leadership 🤝. She holds multiple certifications 📜, including Managing Innovation (2024, UNIDO, Austria), Business and Law (2022, Palacký University), and Tax Law (2023, Palacký University). Additionally, she has expertise in public health protection 🏥 and has undergone training in cluster management and bookkeeping 📊. Fluent in English, she actively engages in scientific collaboration 🌍.

Research Focus

Erika Loučanová’s research primarily focuses on eco-innovation, sustainable development, and business models for digital transformation and smart services. 🌱💡 Her work explores strategic environmental consumer segmentation, AI in innovation processes, and financial sustainability in pension systems. 📊🏡 She has contributed significantly to ecological innovation in Slovakia, including perceptions of wood-based structures and eco-services innovations in the furniture industry. 🏗️🌳 Additionally, she examines innovation in banking, management education, and public smart services for sustainability. 🏦🎓 Her research integrates economic, environmental, and technological perspectives, making substantial contributions to green business strategies and digital innovation. 🌍📈

Publication Top Notes

  • “Digital Transformation in Higher Education Institutions as a Driver of Social Oriented Innovations” (2022) – Cited by 3

  • “Innovation as a Tool for Sustainable Development in Small and Medium Size Enterprises in Slovakia” (2023) – Cited by 6

  • “The Perception of Respondents of Intelligent Packaging in Slovakia as Ecological Innovations” (2019) – Cited by 5

  • “Supporting Ecological Innovation as a Factor for Economic Development” (2019)

  • “Perception of packaging functions and the interest in intelligent and active packaging in terms of age” (2018)

  • Hodnotenie stavu udržateľnosti krajín EÚ (2022)  🌍♻️

  • Obchodné praktiky aplikované voči spotrebiteľom a ich právam na slovenskom trhu z pohľadu etiky (2022)  ⚖️🛒

  • Perception of Supplied Furniture and Its Innovation by Slovak Customers (2022)  🏠✨

  • The Relationship of Innovation and the Performance of Business Logistics in the EU (2022)  🚚📈

  • Crowdfunding as a Way of the Monetary and Financial Ecologies (2021)  💰🌱

  • Ecological Innovations in Services – Servitization of Furniture (2021) 🌳🛋️

  • Perception of Zero Waste in the Context of Environmental Innovation in Slovakia (2021) 🌿🚯

  • Positive Effects of the Forest on the Human Organism in the Context of Ecological Innovations and Modern Medicine (2021) 🌲❤️

  • Practices of Innovative Marketing Communication Tools in Furniture Sector (2021)  📢🪑

Shijie Wang | Robotics | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. Shijie Wang | Robotics | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Shijie Wang, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Science, China

Dr. Shijie Wang is a PhD Candidate at Hebei University of Technology and a joint researcher at the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. With a background in engineering (B.Eng, M.Eng), Dr. Wang’s research focuses on robotics and mechanical systems. He has authored impactful publications in Applied Mathematical Modelling and contributed to several patents on construction robotics and high-load manipulators. Dr. Wang has won multiple awards, including the China “Challenge Cup” and 3D Digital Innovative Design Competition. His work on construction robotics has earned substantial funding, highlighting his innovative contributions. 🤖🔧📚📑

 

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Academic & Professional Qualifications

Dr. Shijie Wang is a PhD candidate at Hebei University of Technology and a joint training researcher at the Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He holds a B.Eng and M.Eng from Hebei University of Technology. His academic journey has been complemented by professional experience, including his role as a research assistant at the Shenzhen Institutes and as a chief process engineer at Beijing Jingdiao Group. Dr. Wang has also worked as an R&D engineer at Shinetek Instruments Research Institute. His diverse expertise contributes significantly to advancements in engineering and robotics. 🎓🔬🤖

 

Representative Works and Awards

Dr. Shijie Wang has made significant contributions to the fields of robotics and mechanical engineering. His recent publication, Unified Recursive Kinematics and Statics Modeling (2024) in Applied Mathematical Modelling (IF 4.4), presents innovative work on high-load manipulators. Other notable publications include work on flapping-wing micro air vehicles (2023) and kinematic analysis of parallel manipulators (2022). He holds several patents, including inventions in construction robots and hydraulic manipulators. Dr. Wang has received prestigious awards, including the second prize in the 2015 China “Challenge Cup” and first prize in the 2014 3D Digital Innovative Design Competition. 🏆📚🤖

 

Research Focus

Dr. Shijie Wang’s research focuses on robotics, automation, and advanced manufacturing technologies. He explores kinematics and statics modeling of manipulators, with applications in redundantly actuated systems and functionally graded materials (FGMs). His work includes the optimization of robotic systems for construction and manufacturing, path planning strategies for 3D printing, and the modeling of dynamic mixing processes for materials fabrication. Dr. Wang is also deeply involved in machine learning applications in design and fabrication. His research has significant implications in construction robotics, material science, and robotic systems design. 🤖🔧📐📊

 

Publication Top Notes

  • Unified recursive kinematics and statics modeling of a redundantly actuated series-parallel manipulator with high load/mass ratio (2024) 🛠️
  • Process parameter modeling for the fabrication of functionally graded materials via direct ink writing (2024) 🖨️
  • Optimization of Pin Type Single Screw Mixer for Fabrication of Functionally Graded Materials (2024) 🔧
  • Numerical Simulation of a Dynamic Mixing Process of Ceramic-Grade Materials for Extruded 3D Printing (2023) 🏗️
  • Path planning strategy of functionally graded materials printed by material extrusion process (2023) 🌐
  • A Review: Applications of Machine Learning in Design-Fabrication of Functionally Graded Materials (2023) 🤖
  • Attitude Control of Flapping-Wing Micro Air Vehicles Based on Hyperbolic Tangent Function Sliding Mode Control (2023) ✈️
  • Digital prediction method for delay information for preparing FGMs parts by direct write forming (2023) ⏱️
  • Functionally graded materials model is constructed by B-spline surface and point gradient source (2022) 🧱
  • Kinematic Performance Analysis of Spatial 2-DOF Redundantly Actuated Parallel Manipulator (2022) 🔄