Dr. Mudasir Ashraf Shah | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. Mudasir Ashraf Shah | Best Researcher Award

Aligarh Muslim University | India

Dr. Mudasir Ashraf Shah is an Assistant Professor in Radiological Physics at the Department of Radiodiagnosis, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. His research portfolio spans patient dose evaluation in computed tomography (CT), development of multifunctional nanoparticles for cancer theranostics, LET-independent phosphors and radiocarbon dating of cancer. He holds an M.Sc., Post-M.Sc. Diploma in Radiological Physics (RSO) and a Ph.D. in Radiological Physics. To date his profile lists an h-index of 5 and c. 72 citations, across more than two dozen publications. His recent work includes the synthesis of SnWO₄ nanoparticles as CT contrast agents, imaging dose studies in pediatric CT and CT-based cancer incidence analyses. He has been recognised by his university with academic excellence awards and participates in national professional bodies in medical physics. In summary, Dr Shah continues to advance cross-disciplinary work at the interface of medical imaging, nanomedicine and radiation physics, contributing both to applied medical diagnostics and fundamental radiation science.

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Featured Publications

Islam, S. N., Shah, M. A., Kumar, M., Jaiswal, A., Hekmotiar, G., Dixit, M., Gambhir, S., Kumar, A., Ahmad, A., & Ashraf, M. (2025). Highly fluorescent sustainable SnWO₄ nanoparticles as contrast agent for computed tomography (CT). Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine, 58, 102859. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nano.2025.102859

 Zargar, F. A., Zargar, S. A., Ashraf, M., & Malik, S. A. (2025). On the impact of cancer in the Kashmir valley: Analyzing incidence patterns and burden. Biostatistics & Epidemiology. https://doi.org/10.1080/24709360.2024.2443714

 Ansari, A. A., Aziz, M. A., Qaseem, S. M. D., Shah, M. A., Ahmad, M., & Khalid, S. (2025). A study on imaging characteristics of polyol synthesized platinum nanoparticles as contrast agent in computed tomography. Radiation Effects and Defects in Solids. https://doi.org/10.1080/10420150.2025.2562523

Khan, R., Shah, M. A., Wahab, S., & Khan, R. A. (2025). Size-specific dose estimate and effective dose for pediatric computed tomography. Journal of Medical Physics, 50(1), 173–183. https://doi.org/10.4103/jmp.jmp_55_24

 Shah, M. A., Firdous, A., & Dar, G. N. (2024). Nanoparticle-mediated radiation therapy. In Personalized and Precision Nanomedicine for Cancer Treatment (pp. 217–246). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-3545-7_10

Prof. Nicolas Lori | Best Researcher Award

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Prof. Nicolas Lori | Best Researcher Award

University of Azores | Portugal

Dr. Nicolas F. Lori is a distinguished physicist and computer scientist, presently serving as an Assistant Professor at the University of the Azores and a researcher at the Centre Algoritmi, University of Minho, Portugal. He earned a Ph.D. in Physics from Washington University in St. Louis in 2001 and a Ph.D. in Informatics from the University of Minho in 2020. With 44 research papers, over 2,495 citations, and an h-index of 13, his work spans theoretical physics, computer science, and neuroscience. Dr. Lori has made pioneering contributions to diffusion MRI, brain connectivity mapping, and theoretical models bridging physics and computation. His studies have appeared in top-tier journals such as PNAS, Radiology, and Annals of Physics. He has successfully led national research projects totaling over €1.5 million and supervised multiple graduate students. His current research interests include MRI data processing, quantum gravity, artificial intelligence, theoretical neuroscience, and computational modeling. A Fulbright Fellow and former Vice-President of Fulbrighters Portugal, Dr. Lori’s career demonstrates a strong commitment to advancing interdisciplinary research that integrates physics, computation, and cognitive science to understand the complexity of the brain and the universe.

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Featured Publications

Lori, N. F., Akbudak, E., Shimony, J. S., Cull, T. S., Snyder, A. Z., Guillory, R. K., … & Conturo, T. E. (2002). Diffusion tensor fiber tracking of human brain connectivity: Acquisition methods, reliability analysis, and biological results. NMR in Biomedicine, 15(7–8), 459–477.

Seehaus, A., Roebroeck, A., Bastiani, M., Fonseca, L., Bratzke, H., Lori, N., … & Galuske, R. (2015). Histological validation of high-resolution DTI in human post mortem tissue. Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, 9, 98.

Sedeno, L., Piguet, O., Abrevaya, S., Desmaras, H., García-Cordero, I., Baez, S., … & Lori, N. F. (2017). Tackling variability: A multicenter study to provide a gold‐standard network approach for frontotemporal dementia. Human Brain Mapping, 38(8), 3804–3822.

Lori, N. F. (2023). Mass creation in superconductors by Physics-cells quantum gravity. Physica C: Superconductivity and Its Applications, 611, 135722.

Lori, N. F. (2025). Darwinian quantum gravity dynamics of small particles. Annals of Physics, 449, 169553.

Lori, N. F. (2025). Varying Newton gravitational “constant” cosmology. Annals of Physics, 451, 170012.