Paris, June 24-25, 2021 Conference Program

Scholarly Integrity Remarks:

1)Authors must be ready in the meeting room at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the session. Presenters must introduce themselves to the session chair(s) and upload their Oral and ePoster presentations to the computer.

2)Authors must be able to present on any day of the conference – the program cannot be tailored around specific requests from individual authors to present on particular days.

3)The international research conference program is designed for original research contributions and presentations in all research fields. Presentations scheduled in the Oral and ePoster sessions are drawn from a selection of the peer reviewed papers from a wide range of scientific and other disciplines of inquiry.

JUNE 24-25, 2021: DIGITAL PROGRAM

DAY 1: VIRTUAL MEETING
The digital presentation session will start at 12 p.m. (midday) on June 24, 2021 London local time. The link to join the virtual conference will be available for registered delegates 10 minutes before the session at https://waset.org/profile/messages.

DAY 2: PERTINENT READING
Digital program consists of an e-book of relevant studies to download for future reading on June 25, 2021.

Digital Program consists of the e-proceedings book which is available online-only and includes the conference communications (proceedings abstracts and papers). Registered participants can access the digitally available conference proceedings ( and certificates ) by visiting their profile pages.

MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES RESEARCH

Chair: James Beauchemin

Lamb Waves Wireless Communication in Healthy Plates Using Coherent Demodulation

Rudy Bahouth, Farouk Benmeddour, Emmanuel Moulin, Jamal Assaad; France
Research Area: Electrical and Information Engineering

Definition, Barriers to and Facilitators of Moral Distress as Perceived by Neonatal Intensive Care Physicians

M. Deligianni, P. Voultsos, E. Tsamadou; Greece
Research Area: Medical and Health Sciences

Characterization of Wireless Power Transfer System Using Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasound Transducers for Deep Body Implants

Dries Tabruyn, Margo Billen, Yao-Hong Liu, Sylvia Wong, Nick Van Helleputte, Veronique Rochus, Chris Van Hoof, Xavier Rottenberg; Belgium
Research Area: Electrical and Information Engineering

Incidence, Predictors, and Outcomes of Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Non-Compliance in Planned Versus Ad Hoc Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Chronic Coronary Syndrome

Jahanzeb Malik; Pakistan
Research Area: Biomedical and Biological Engineering

Factors Affecting the WHO Recommended Adherence to Minimum Inter-Birth Spacing in Rural India: A Multilevel Analysis Based On NFHS 4

Sourav Chowdhury, Aditya Singh, Vineet Kumar, Ravi Kesharwani4; India
Research Area: Environmental and Ecological Engineering

Integrating Holistic Wellness into the Health and Fitness Industry: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Exercise of Exercise Professionals' Perceptions

James D. Beauchemin; United States
Research Area: Mathematical and Computational Sciences

Antibiotic Resistance Prediction and Biomarker Discovery in Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Rushank Goyal, Rashmi Chowdhary; India
Research Area: Biomedical and Biological Engineering

Chair: Alexandra Alexandrova

Serotype Dynamics, Antimicrobial Resistance, and Clonality of Pediatric Non-Invasive S.pneumoniae Isolates in Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine Era in Bulgaria

Alexandra Alexandrova, Lena Setchanova, Daniela Pencheva, Ivan Mitov; Bulgaria
Research Area: Biomedical and Biological Engineering

Caregivers’ Perceptions of Dignity at the End of Life

Ruta Butkeviciene, W. David Harrison; Lithuania
Research Area: Mathematical and Computational Sciences

Hplc-Fluorescence Method for the Enantioselective Analysis of Propranolol in Rat Serum Using Immobilized Polysaccharide-Based Chiral Stationary Phase

Aymen Khalid ALSuwailem; Saudi Arabia
Research Area: Mathematical and Computational Sciences

Climate Change Impact on Mortality from Cardiovascular Diseases: Case Study of Bucharest, Romania

Zenaida Chitu, Roxana Bojariu, Liliana Velea, Roxana Burcea; Romania
Research Area: Mathematical and Computational Sciences

Climate Change and Geriatric Risk

David Lazris; United States
Research Area: Mathematical and Computational Sciences

Chair: Holly Rick

Faculty Work-Life Engagement: A Survey about Teaching during and after Covid-19

Holly A. Rick, Melissa McCartney; United States
Research Area: Educational and Pedagogical Sciences

The Experience of Aging in a Nursing Home: Biographies and Dominant Discourses of Aging in Different Social Contexts

Theodora Aligizaki; Greece
Research Area: Medical and Health Sciences

When to Shame: The Saliency of Human Rights Abuses to Individuals in Cases of Gendered Abuses

Charlotte E. Christian; United States
Research Area: Law and Political Sciences

Forced Methods of Medical Care Management: Systematic Review of Personal Narrations of Medical Staff about Telemedicine Consultations during Covid-19 in 2020 in Poland

Izabella Lecka, Tomasz Ochinowski; Poland
Research Area: Health and Medical Engineering

Comparison Impact of COVID-19 to Firm Value: Affected and Not Affected Firms

Dwiyanjana Santyo Nugroho, Intan Meilani Pertiwi; Indonesia
Research Area: Economics and Management Engineering

Accounting Treatment of Goodwill: Towards a Possible Solution of a “Historical Debate”?

S. Garzella, F. Fiorentino, R. Capurro; Italy
Research Area: Economics and Management Engineering

Understanding the Negative Pricing of the Nymex Wti Crude Oil May 2020 Futures Contract

Ana-Maria Fuertes, Joelle Miffre, Adrian Fernandez-Perez; United Kingdom
Research Area: Economics and Management Engineering

Sustainability in Space: Implementation of Circular Economy and Material Efficiency Strategies in Space Missions

Hamda M. Al-Ali ; United Kingdom
Research Area: Economics and Management Engineering

The Integration of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) into the Higher Education of Foreign Languages in the Armenian Educational System: The Case of Armenia as a Post-Soviet State

Aida Ter-Ghazaryan; France
Research Area: Educational and Pedagogical Sciences

The Perception on Poverty Culture of Grade 12 Public High School Students of the City of Manila

Matt Dylan Geli, Gabriel Pascua, Francie Kaye Sabalza, Hana Ysabelli Pevidal, Marlon Era; Philippines
Research Area: Humanities and Social Sciences

Liability of Outsiders among Refugee Entrepreneurs in the Kurdistan Region - Iraq

Nazar Jamil Abdulazeez; Netherlands
Research Area: Law and Political Sciences

Structural Analysis of Kamaluddin Behzad's Works Based on Roland Barthes' Theory of Communication, 'Text and Image'

Mahsa Khani Oushani, Mohammad Kazem Hasanvand; Iran
Research Area: Humanities and Social Sciences

Vieira Da Silva's Tiles at Universidade Federal Rural Do Rio de Janeiro: A Conservation and Restoration Project

Adriana Anselmo Oliveira; Portugal
Research Area: Civil and Architectural Engineering

Challenges of the Multiculturalism to Arbitration Law and the Negotiation International

Rhayanne Dutra Machado Mendanha; Brazil
Research Area: Law and Political Sciences

Chair: Eva Grigoriadou, Daniel Karlsson

Analyzing the Potential Of Small Scale Public Spaces Adjacent to Primary Schools of Athens to Promote Kids’ Educational Activities and the Sense of Community

Eva Grigoriadou, Marina Bitsaki, Konstantinos Alketas Oungrinis; Greece
Research Area: Educational and Pedagogical Sciences

Mothers in Academic Leadership: An Exploration of the Challenges, and Needs for Representation

Kimberly Stauss, Carly Franklin; United States
Research Area: Social and Business Sciences

Benefits of Rainbow School Programmes: Students' and Teachers' Perceptions and Attitudes Towards Gender-Fair Language in Gender-Inclusive Schools

Teresa Naves, Katy Pallas, Carme Florit, Cristina Anton, Joan Collado, Diana Millan; Spain
Research Area: Educational and Pedagogical Sciences

Identifying Gaps, Findings, Implications, Ambiguities and Challenges of Critical Thinking Assessment: A Systematic Review

Mireia Vendrell; Spain
Research Area: Educational and Pedagogical Sciences

Developing a Valid and Reliable Speaking Test: A Case Study on Speaking Test Assessing Speaking Skills at CEFR B1 Level

Vakkas Selim Yuksel; Türkiye
Research Area: Humanities and Social Sciences

Peer Coaching and Mentoring In a Reflective Collaborative Community of Practice: A Corpus-Based Analysis of Blended Ma Tesol Teacher Education Program

Nassima Boukhari; Ireland
Research Area: Humanities and Social Sciences

Build Learners’ Intercultural Communication Competence in Language Teaching and Learning

Michelle Smith; United States
Research Area: Humanities and Social Sciences

Metonym of Concept Death in Vietnamese Language

Pham Thi Huong Quynh; Vietnam
Research Area: Cognitive and Language Sciences

The Paradox of Decolonized Civics Curriculum Versus Affective Orientation of Nigerians

Salisu Ali Rakum; Nigeria
Research Area: Educational and Pedagogical Sciences

The Use of Geogebra in Learning Mathematics on the Primary Level of Education

Qendresa Morina; Czechia
Research Area: Educational and Pedagogical Sciences

Inclusion of Special Educational Needs Students: A Phenomenological Study of Efl Pre-service Teachers’ Perceptions from a Private University in Santiago

Estephanie Lopez Contreras, Iska Guzman Araya, Lorena Mendez Llano, Catalina Jara Gonzalez, Anais Moya Arce, Camila Silva Fres, Javiera Duran Moya; Chile
Research Area: Educational and Pedagogical Sciences

Managing Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Corona Age

Raju Singh, Shikha Singh; United States
Research Area: Cognitive and Language Sciences

Indian-Russian Cross-Cultural Study of Child Emotional Speech Recognition

Elena E. Lyakso, Olga V. Frolova, Nersisson Ruban; Russia
Research Area: Cognitive and Language Sciences

Feeling Sad, Angry, or Scared: An Investigation of Gender Differences in the Regulation of Specific Emotions during an Emotion Regulation Task, and Their Relationship with Mental Health

Michelle Patrick, Susan Rasmussen, Marc C. Obonsawin; United Kingdom
Research Area: Cognitive and Language Sciences

Are People Who Have Autistic Traits Perceived as Less Readable Than Other People?

Rabi Alkhaldi, Peter Mitchell, Elizabeth Sheppard, Emily Burddet; United Kingdom
Research Area: Cognitive and Language Sciences

Live Performance Contracts between Promoters and Artists

Tomasz Zarebski; Poland
Research Area: Law and Political Sciences

Contentious Politics during a Period of Transition to Democracy from an Authoritarian Regime: The Spanish Cycle of Protest of November 1975-December 1978

Juan Sanmartín Bastida; Taiwan
Research Area: Law and Political Sciences

Shame as a Weapon: Mainstreaming the Narrative on Wartime Sexual Violence

Galina Bogatova; United States
Research Area: Humanities and Social Sciences

The Situation in Afghanistan as a Step Forward in Putting an End to Impunity

Jelena Radmanovic; Serbia
Research Area: Law and Political Sciences

Identifying Sympathetic User Behavior in Facebook Groups

Daniel M. Karlsson, Hamamache Kheddouci; Sweden
Research Area: Computer and Systems Engineering

Application of Knowledge Map in Organizing Knowledge

Leila Jabbari, Hassan Mantegh, Mila Malek; Iran
Research Area: Mathematical and Computational Sciences

A Social Network Analysis of the Palestinian Feminist Network Tal3at

Maath M. Musleh; Sweden
Research Area: Computer and Systems Engineering

Eco-Parcel As a Semi-Qualitative Approach to Support Environmental Impacts Assessments in Nature-Based Tourism Destinations

Halima Kilungu, Pantaleo, K. T. Munishi; Tanzania
Research Area: Environmental and Ecological Engineering

Chair: Miroslava Nedyalkova

Un Pavillon – Un Monument: The Modern Palace and the Case of the U.S. Embassy in Karachi, Pakistan (1955–59)

Marcos Amado Petroli; United States
Research Area: Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Review and Comparison of the Sixteenth Topic of the Building with the Ranking System of the Water Sector Lead to Improve the Criteria of the Sixteenth Topic

Omid Fatemi; Iran
Research Area: Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Well Being in Townships: Understanding the Importance of Wellbeing in Townships

M. Y. Supritha ; India
Research Area: Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Comparative Study of Transformations in Vernacular Architecture of Tribal Settlements in Madhya Pradesh Ascribed to the Climate Change

Alankar Jharia; India
Research Area: Architectural and Environmental Engineering

Technologies and Their Integration into Positive Energy Buildings

J. Llorente, L. Brottier, J. Lehtonen, H. Rehman, T. Ramschak, F. Hengel, M. Manner, A. Kalantar, J. Jarvinen, K. Allaerts, G. Garcia, I. Diaz, A. Turk, F. Reda; Spain
Research Area: Energy and Power Engineering

Strategies for Urban-Architectural Design for the Sustainable Recovery of the Huayla Stuary in Puerto Bolivar, Machala-Ecuador

Soledad Coronel Poma, Lorena Alvarado Rodriguez; Ecuador
Research Area: Urban and Civil Engineering

Understanding the Correlation between People’s Behaviour and Social Spaces in Residential Neighbourhoods

Kripa Gulati, Preetha RaviSree; India
Research Area: Humanities and Social Sciences

Slope Stability of the Pit of M'haoudatt

Hemed Ahmed; Morocco
Research Area: Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Isolation and Synthesis of 1’-S-1’-Acetoxycavicol Acetate as Potent Antidandruff Agent

M. Vijaya Bhaskar Reddy; India
Research Area: Chemical and Materials Engineering

1D/3D Modeling of a Liquid-Liquid Two-Phase Flow in a Milli-Structured Heat Exchanger/Reactor

Antoinette Maarawi, Zoe Anxionnaz-Minvielle, Pierre Coste, Nathalie Di Miceli Raimondi, Michel Cabassud; France
Research Area: Chemical and Materials Engineering

Effect of Changing Iron Content and Excitation Frequency on Magnetic Particle Imaging Signal: A Comparative Study of Synomag® Nanoparticles

Kalthoum Riahi, Max T. Rietberg, Javier Perez y Perez, Corné Dijkstra, Bennie ten Haken, Lejla Alic; Netherlands
Research Area: Bioengineering and Life Sciences

Computer Aided Drug Designing Platform towards the Enigma SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein of COVID-19

Miroslava Nedyalkova, Vasil Simeonov; Bulgaria
Research Area: Chemical and Molecular Engineering

Chair: Dhaladhuli Pranavi

Bearing Prognosis Feature Extraction Using Distance Evaluation and Principal Component for Bearing Accelerated Degradation Tests

Sutawanir Darwis, Nusar Hajarisman, Suliadi Suliadi, Achmad Widodo; Indonesia
Research Area: Mathematical and Computational Sciences

Disentangling the Determinants of Political Trust in Russia: Evidence From Structural Equation Modeling

Daria Dementeva; Belgium
Research Area: Social and Business Sciences

A Phase Field Approach to Model Crack Interface Interaction in Ceramic Matrix Composites

Dhaladhuli Pranavi, Amirtham Rajagopal; India
Research Area: Mechanical and Materials Engineering

A Detailed Study of Cumulative Regenerative System for a 42 Kwh Battery Pack

M. C. Sabareesh, R. Karthik Raja, Arockia SelvaKumar; India
Research Area: Mathematical and Computational Sciences

Evotrader: Bitcoin Trading Using Evolutionary Algorithms on Technical Analysis and Social Sentiment Data

Martin Pellon Consunji; China
Research Area: Computer and Information Engineering

A Medical Vulnerability Scoring System Incorporating Health and Data Sensitivity Metrics

Nadir A. Carreon, Christa Sonderer, Aakarsh Rao, Roman Lysecky; United States
Research Area: Computer and Information Engineering

Usability Evaluation of a Self-Report Mobile App for COVID-19 Symptoms: Supporting Health Monitoring in the Work Context

Kevin Montanez, Patricia Garcia; Peru
Research Area: Computer and Information Engineering

Image Processing Approach for Detection of Three-Dimensional Tree-Rings from X-Ray Computed Tomography

Jorge Martinez-Garcia, Ingrid Stelzner, Joerg Stelzner, Damian Gwerder, Philipp Schuetz; Switzerland
Research Area: Computer and Information Engineering

Application of a Generic Compartment Modeling Tool to a Hydrogenation Case Study

Kieran Jervis; United Kingdom
Research Area: Mathematical and Computational Sciences

Steel Making in Early Iron Age Vidarbha: A Case Study of Rithi Ranjana

Oishi Roy; India
Research Area: Materials and Metallurgical Engineering

Designing De Novo Molecules with Optimal Properties Using Deep Q-Networks and Pragmatic Synthetic Reactions Approach

An Goto, Kristian Birchall, William R. Pitt, Torsten Schindler, Charlotte M. Deane, Garrett M. Morris; United Kingdom
Research Area: Chemical and Molecular Engineering

The Bourgeois City and its Ambiguous Boundaries. Pombaline Expansion beyond Baixa

Carlos H. Ferreira, Joana R. Pereira; Portugal
Research Area: Architectural and Environmental Engineering

A Case Study on Problems Originated from Critical Path Method Application in a Governmental Construction Project

Mohammad Lemar Zalmai, Osman Hurol Turkakin, Cemil Akcay, Ekrem Manisali; Türkiye
Research Area: Civil and Architectural Engineering

Discussion on Dispersion Curves of Non-penetrable Soils from in-Situ Seismic Dilatometer Measurements

Angelo Aloisio Dag, Pasquale Pasca, Massimo Fragiacomo, Ferdinando Totani, Gianfranco Totani; Italy
Research Area: Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Can Cross-Correlation Based Approaches Provide Estimates of Velocity of Pressure Waves in Soils Using Seismic Dilatometer Tests? Site Characterization and Discussion of Results

Angelo Aloisio, Dag P. Pasca, Ferdinando Totani, Diego Marchetti, Gianfranco Totani; Norway
Research Area: Geotechnical and Geological Engineering

Sedum Spp.: Sustainable and Multifunctional Plants for Green Roof Systems and Phytotherapy Applications

Ilaria Marotti, Francesca Truzzi, Elettra Frassineti, Grazia Trebbi, Teresa Tuttolomondo, Giovanni Dinelli; Italy
Research Area: Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Effect of Incorporating Soybean Milk Residues on Growth and Production Cost of Kuroiler Chicken.

Hamim Abbas; Rwanda
Research Area: Mathematical and Computational Sciences

Pitfalls of Rights-Based Approach to Food Security in India

Zainab Lokhandwala; United Kingdom
Research Area: Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Techno-Economic Assessment of Seawater Disalination for Producing Hydrogen from Seawater

Sepanta Dokhani, Mohsen Assadi, Homam Nikpey Somehsaraei; Norway
Research Area: Energy and Environmental Engineering

Composting of Tannery Limed Fleshing: Sustainable Waste Management

M. Abul Hashem, Mehedi Hasan, M. Anik Hasan, M. Shararial Sahen; Bangladesh
Research Area: Environmental and Ecological Engineering

Chair: Fabian Nde Fon

Influence of Digestate Fertilization on Soil Microbial Activity, Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Yield

M. Doyeni, S. Suproniene, V. Tilvikiene; Lithuania
Research Area: Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Long-Term Effect of Phosphate Fertiliser Application on Heavy Metal Accumulation and Phosphorus Fractions in a 70 Year Old Grassland Trial

Nkosinomusa Kwenama Buthelezi-Dube Buthelezi; South Africa
Research Area: Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Societal Acceptability Conditions of Genome Editing for Upland Rice in Madagascar

Anny Lucrece Nlend Nkott, Ludovic Temple; France
Research Area: Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering

Can Postgraduate Research Integration with Rural Communities Improve Livestock Production, Food Security and Promote Entrepreneurship among the Rural Poor at Zululand Communities

Fabian Nde Fon; South Africa
Research Area: Animal and Veterinary Sciences

Induction of Anamnesis Response Prevent Brucellosis Disease in Pregnant Goats

G. Meglia, M. Castillo, D. Cerutti, B. Gomez, C. Tortone, M. Gastaldo, S. Ardoino, P. Palermo, F. Belaustegui, S. Elena, C. Franco, E. Bagnat; Argentina
Research Area: Animal and Veterinary Sciences

The Effect of Railway Noise on the Residents of Moghbazar Area of the Dhaka City

Tanzia Helal Niloy; Bangladesh
Research Area: Environmental and Ecological Engineering

The Effects of 5-Week Snack Supplementation with the Addition of a Hydrolysate from Carp (Cyprinus Carpio) Skin Gelatin on the Level of Tos and Tas among a Group of Athletes

Małgorzata Morawska- Tota, Tota Lukasz, Tkaczewska Joanna, Baginska Małgorzata; Poland
Research Area: Mathematical and Computational Sciences

Diabetes Type 1 and Type 2 I Am Currently Working as a Pharmacist in a Private Hospital in Afghanistan and I Want to Start Teaching in Kabul Medical University

Sediqullah Aman; Afghanistan
Research Area: Nutrition and Food Engineering

Chair: Yash Jain

Optimal Implicit Spatial Finite-Difference Schemes for Acoustic-Wave Modeling

Wenhua Wang, Xiaotao Wen; China
Research Area: Mathematical and Computational Sciences

Using Machine Learning to Build a Real-Time COVID-19 Mask Safety Monitor

Yash Jain; United States
Research Area: Computer and Systems Engineering

Impact Characteristics of Fragile Cover Based on Numerical Simulation and Experimental Verification

Dejin Chen, Bin Lin, Xiaohui LI, Haobin Tian; China
Research Area: Mechanical and Industrial Engineering

Willingness to Share Ownership and Ridership of Driverless Cars

Sayed Faruque; Saudi Arabia
Research Area: Transport and Vehicle Engineering

The Role of Metal-Induced Gap States in the Superconducting Qubit Decoherence at Low-Dimension

Dominik Szczesniak, Sabre Kais; Poland
Research Area: Nuclear and Quantum Engineering

Discrete Breeding Swarm for Cost Minimization of Parallel Job Shop Scheduling Problem

Tarek Aboueldahab, Hanan Farag; Egypt
Research Area: Physical and Mathematical Sciences

Chair: Georgios Kouroupetroglou

Physical Modeling of Woodwind Ancient Greek Musical Instruments: The Case of Plagiaulos

Dimitra Marini, Konstantinos Bakogiannis, Spyros Polychronopoulos, Georgios Kouroupetroglou; Greece
Research Area: Electronics and Communication Engineering

An Acoustemological Account of Immersive Audio and Memory

Adi Laflamme; Canada
Research Area: Electronics and Communication Engineering

FlameCens: Visualization of Expressive Deviations in Music Performance

Y. Trantafyllou, C. Alexandraki; Greece
Research Area: Electronics and Communication Engineering

At Your Fingertips: Extracting Piano Fingering Instructions from Videos

Amit Moryossef, Yanai Elazar, Yoav Goldberg; Israel
Research Area: Electronics and Communication Engineering

A 1.8 GHz to 43 GHz Low Noise Amplifier with 4 dB Noise Figure in 0.1 µm Galium Arsenide Technology

Mantas Sakalas, Paulius Sakalas; Lithuania
Research Area: Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

Robust Text Independent Speaker Recognition using Convolutional Neural Network

Wondimu Lambamo, Frezewd Lemma ; Ethiopia
Research Area: Mathematical and Computational Sciences

Encoding Types in Genetic Algorithm

Nagendra Jha, Monu Kumar, Vinamra Vinayak Tandon; India
Research Area: Computer and Systems Engineering

Understanding Cyber Kill Chains: Optimal Allocation of Monitoring Resources Using Cooperative Game Theory

Roy. H. A. Lindelauf; Netherlands
Research Area: Computer and Information Engineering

Modified Model-Based Systems Engineering Driven Approach for Defining Complex Energy Systems

Akshay S. Dalvi, Hazim El-Mounayri; United States
Research Area: Computer and Systems Engineering

PROGRAM LAST UPDATED: June, 29 2021 15:34

PROGRAM GUIDELINES

1.GUIDE FOR ORAL AND e-POSTER PRESENTATIONS

We kindly ask ORAL presenters to prepare electronic presentations of 15 minutes (allowing 5 minutes for discussions) and e-POSTER presenters to prepare short electronic presentations of 5 minutes (allowing 5 minutes for discussions) (NO PRINT OUTS). A Linux-based operating system is used for both Oral and e-Poster presentations. All presenters should make a PDF file version of their presentation and upload it to the system.

2. ROLE OF THE SESSION CHAIR

The duties of the Session Chair include the following:

1. Arrive at the conference hall at least 10 minutes before the session begins. Identify the paper presenters and discussant(s) in advance, and introduce yourself. Remind each presenter of the time limits that apply, and describe the method you will use to alert them of time limits during the actual presentation.
2. At the start of the session, introduce yourself to the audience, announce the session/title, and offer a brief overview indicating how the papers are related.
3. Prior to each presentation, introduce the speaker, announce the paper’s title, the name(s) of the author(s), and provide brief comments regarding the affiliation and/or background of each presenter. Identify the individual who will be speaking if it is someone other than the first author.
4. During the presentations enforce time limits strictly so that no author (or audience member) monopolizes someone else’s time. Oral paper presentations each have 20 minutes (15 minutes for full presentation papers, 5 minutes for discussions), and 10 minutes for e-Poster (electronic poster) presentations (5 minutes for poster presentation, 5 minutes for discussions).
5. Once presentations are complete (oral paper presentations and e-Poster presentations), the remaining time can be used for informal discussion between the audience and session participants. It is your job to field questions from the audience.
6. Try to conduct the session as informally as possible (e.g., use first names when addressing participants and members of the audience) to encourage as much audience participation as possible.

3. BEST PAPER AWARDS / BEST PRESENTATION AWARDS

A 'Best Paper Award / Best Presentation Award' will be conferred on the author(s) of an abstract or a full paper presented at the conference. Selection is made based on the best combined marks of the abstract / paper review and presentation quality appraisal conducted by the Session Chair at the conference venue, and assessed by the Program Committee. Award winners will be announced after the conference. The author(s) of a selected paper/presentation will receive a signed and stamped official Best Paper Award / Best Presentation Award e-certificate.