Dragan Pamucar is a Full Professor at the University of Belgrade, Faculty of Organizational Sciences. Dr. Pamucar received a PhD in Applied Mathematics specializing in Multi-criteria modeling and soft computing techniques from the University of Defence in Belgrade, Serbia, in 2013 and an MSc degree from the Faculty of Transport and Traffic Engineering in Belgrade in 2009. His research interests include computational intelligence, multi-criteria decision-making problems, neuro-fuzzy systems, fuzzy, rough, intuitionistic fuzzy set theory, and neutrosophic theory. Application areas include a wide range of logistics and engineering problems. Dr. Pamucar has five books and over 220 research papers published in SCI indexed International Journals, including Experts Systems with Applications, Applied Soft Computing, Soft Computing, computational Intelligence, Computers and Industrial Engineering, Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence, IEEE Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems, IEEE Transactions of Fuzzy Systems, IEEE Transactions on Transportation Electrification, Information Sciences and research and so on, and many more. According to Scopus and Stanford University, he is among the World's top 2% of scientists as of 2020 and 2021. According to WoS and Clarivate, he is among the top 1% of highly cited researchers in 2022 and 2023.

Erdal Eke, Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Sağlık Yönetimi Bölümünde görev yapmaktadır. Başlıca çalışma alanları sağlık politikaları, sağlık sistemleri, sağlık reformları, örgütsel reform, yönetimde dijitalleşme olup, bu alanlarda yayınları bulunmaktadır. 
e-posta: erdaleke@sdu.edu.tr 
 

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João Leitão is an economist and associate professor (with habilitation/ Agregação) of economics at the UBI – University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal and a researcher at the NECE – Research Centre for Business Sciences. He is an external researcher at the CEGIST – Centre for Management Studies of the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), and associate researcher of the ICS – Instituto de Ciências Sociais, University of Lisbon. He is a visiting professor at the Università degli Studi di Bergamo, Italy. He was a visiting scholar at the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena, Germany. He was an external research fellow at the Max Planck Institute of Economics, Jena, Germany.

He is the President of the APDR - Associação Portuguesa para o Desenvolvimento Regional. He is a member of the ERSAC and the RIS Policy Council, EIT Food. He was the European Council for Small Business and Entrepreneurship director for the Policy area.

He is a member of the Council of the College of Economics and Business Management of the Portuguese Order of Economists (2025-2028).

He is the Director of the UBIExecutive Business School. He was the UBI's Head of University Management & Administration (2009-2012). He also served as the Polytechnic Institute of Portalegre (2000) administrator.

He coordinates the ESG – MBA (UBI) and the Acceleration Programme in Entrepreneurship and Innovation (UBI). He coordinated the Master in Economics (UBI), the Master in Business Administration (UBI), the Executive Master on Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the Bio-Sector (UBI, Universidad de Granada, and Università Politecnica delle Marche), the Master in Entrepreneurship and Management of SMEs (IPPortalegre), and the Master in Engineering and Industrial Management (IST, University of Lisbon).

He was a manager of the LIDL&Ca (1997). He is the CFO of a knowledge-based startup devoted to neuroscience and degenerative diseases. He joined the council of the ‘Observatório: Serviços, Competitividade Urbana e Coesão Territorial’, of the Confederação do Comércio e Serviços de Portugal. He is a member of the Strategic Council of the Ordem dos Economistas. He is an external expert evaluator of the European Commission (Horizon, H2020-MSCA-COFUND and COST), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito, the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia, the Asociación Colombiana para el Avance de la Ciencia, the Agência Nacional de Inovação, and the Tribunal Administrativo de Castelo Branco.

He participated in drafting the Local Development Strategy (LDS) for RUDE - Associação de Desenvolvimento Rural (2001), the National Sports Charter (2012), and the Serra da Estrela Revitalization Plan (2023-2024). Evaluated the Strategy of ADERES - Associação de Desenvolvimento Rural Estrela-Sul (2019). He coordinated the preparation of the Strategic Plan of Comurbeiras - Intermunicipal Community (2008-2009), the Strategic Plan of the Intermunicipal Community of Beiras and Serra da Estrela (2021-2022), and the Strategy of ADERES - Estrela-Sul Rural Development Association (2024).

• Prof. Malakeh Z Malak. She has PhD degree in Community Health Nursing. She is working at the Al-Zaytoonah University of Jordan in Amman City in Jordan where she is working as a researcher instead of an academic position as an professor. She is an Editorial Board Member for many journals including the Journal of Nursing Management, BMC Nursing, BMC Pychology, the Journal of Modern Nursing Practice and Research, the Journal of Nursing Care & Reports, The JYR (The Journal for Young Researchers), the International Journal of Clinical Nursing & Care, Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, Journal of Advances in Midwifery and Nursing Practices, Syntax Journal of Health Care and Nursing, Women, Mother, and Child Healthcare Innovations journal, Applied Psychiatry, Journal of Applied Life Sciences International, SM Addiction Research & Therapy, Journal of Biogeneric Science and Research, Global Journal of Health Science and Nursing, Integrative Journal of Global Health, Journal of Pharmaceutical, Medical and Health Sciences (UPI-JPMHS), and Asian Journal of Research and Reports in Hepatology She is a reviewer of many Journals. She published many articles and she is working on other studies. She is a member of the Council of Asian Science Editors (CASE), the International Health Literacy Association (AHLA), and the American Psychological Association International Affiliate Membership. She is a supervisor on doctorate and master students. She is an active member of community services and national organizations. She obtained many awards and certificates as the best women researcher Award in International Scientist Awards on Engineering, Science and Medicine on 11 & 12-Apr-2020. Also, she has supervised on many doctorate dissertations and master theses in Jordan and outside Jordan. She published more than 100 papers, one textbook, and five chapters in books. Also, she participated in many conferences and workshops for professional development.

Prof. Dr. Serkan Benk, 1974 yılında Adıyaman'da doğdu. İlk ve orta öğrenimini Malatya’da tamamladı. Lisans eğitimini 1995-1999 yılları arasında Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Maliye Bölümünde tamamladı. Akademik hayatına 2000 yılında Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi’nde Araştırma Görevlisi olarak başladı. “Globalleşmenin Vergi Sistemleri Üzerindeki Etkileri” başlıklı teziyle 31 Aralık 2002 tarihinde Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Maliye Anabilim Dalından yüksek lisans derecesini, “Kentiçi Ulaşım Sonucu Oluşan Negatif Dışsallıklar ve Önleme Yolları” başlıklı teziyle de 3 Temmuz 2007 tarihinde Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Maliye Anabilim Dalından doktora derecesini aldı. Ayrıca Prof. Benk’in, doktora tezi İktisadi Araştırmalar Vakfınca düzenlenen “2007 Yılı Ünal AYSAL Ödüllü Tez Yarışması’nda” doktora tezleri kategorisinde ödüle layık görülmüştür. Serkan Benk 2013 yılında Doçent, 2018 yılında ise profesör unvanını almıştır. Önemli bir kısmı Web of Science kapsamında yer alan indekslerde taranan dergilerde olmak üzere uluslararası ve ulusal hakemli dergilerde yayınlanmış makaleleri, dünyanın önde gelen uluslararası yayınevleri tarafından basılmış kitaplarda editörlükleri, kitap bölümleri, ulusal ve uluslararası toplantılarda sunulmuş bildirileri olup, çalışmaları çok sayıda atıf almıştır. Prof. Dr. Serkan Benk 2012 yılından itibaren İnönü Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Maliye Bölümü’nde görev yapmaktadır.