Bogdan Majkusiak | Tunneling | Research Excellence Award

Prof. Bogdan Majkusiak | Tunneling | Research Excellence Award

Warsaw Unversity of Technology | Poland

Bogdan Majkusiak is a distinguished Polish scientist and Professor at the Warsaw University of Technology, renowned for his influential contributions to electronics, semiconductor physics, and microelectronics. He progressed through successive academic degrees at the Faculty of Electronics and rose from technician to a leading academic figure, shaping the field through extensive research, teaching, and leadership. His career includes significant service as Associate Dean, Senior Associate Dean, Rector’s Representative for English Language Studies, and long-standing membership in faculty and scientific councils. He has played a central role in international scientific events, serving on steering and technical program committees for major conferences such as INFOS, IWCE, and Diagnostic and Yield, as well as acting as General Chair of INFOS in Krakow. His expertise has been recognized through appointments as an expert for national research and accreditation bodies. Majkusiak’s scholarly output includes impactful book chapters on multigate MOS physics and nanoscale CMOS modeling, reflecting his deep contributions to device simulation and semiconductor technology. He is widely cited in the global research community, with an h-index of, citation count of, and indexed documents, underscoring his enduring influence on microelectronics research and semiconductor device engineering.

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Featured Publications 

Jasiński, J., Mazurak, A., & Majkusiak, B. (2016). Effect of interface traps parameters on admittance characteristics of the MIS (metal–insulator–semiconductor) tunnel structures. Proceedings of SPIE – The International Society for Optical Engineering.

Mazurak, A., Jasiński, J., & Majkusiak, B. (2016). Effect of nanocrystal geometric location on tunnel currents and small-signal admittance of MIS structures. Physica Status Solidi (C): Current Topics in Solid State Physics.

Tanous, D., Mazurak, A., & Majkusiak, B. (2016). Impact of nanocrystal(s) location on C-V-t and I-V-t characteristics of ncMOS structures. Proceedings of SPIE – The International Society for Optical Engineering.

Wiśniewski, P., & Majkusiak, B. (2016). Modeling of tunnel field effect transistor: The impact of construction parameters. Proceedings of SPIE – The International Society for Optical Engineering.

Wiśniewski, P., Mroczyński, R., & Majkusiak, B. (2016). Reactive Ion Etching (RIE) of silicon for the technology of nanoelectronic devices and structures. Proceedings of SPIE – The International Society for Optical Engineering.

Li Yin | Slope engineering | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Li Yin | Slope engineering | Best Researcher Award

Liaoning Technical University | China

Dr. Li Yin is an accomplished scholar whose research spans open-pit mining theory and technology, digital mining techniques, mine geological hazards and slope engineering. At Liaoning Technical University she has directed numerous enterprise-commissioned projects and led major provincial and national science fund initiatives, producing a strong record of peer-reviewed work: nine academic papers (including three in SCI and three in EI indexed journals) and six patent applications (two granted). Her h-index stands at 29, with over 4 000 citations across her publications — a reflection of the broad relevance of her work. Her innovation lies in developing a practical method to determine the main sliding direction of open-pit mine landslides using ground-based InSAR monitoring imagery and a novel Cumulative Difference Degree–Time (CDD-T) metric, integrating OpenCV image-segmentation, simulated-annealing-filtered image similarity and linear fitting of deformation sub-regions. This data-driven method bridges the gap between theoretical modelling and real-world monitoring in mining slope stability, offering engineers a tool with direct on-site applicability. Her work has earned first and second prizes at the provincial/ministerial level for scientific and technological progress, underscoring her impact in mining engineering and geological science. She continues to advance the field through translational applications, training of younger engineers and integration of new monitoring technologies — positioning her to shape the future of data-enabled mining safety and slope disaster prevention.

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Featured Publications 

Yin, L., Wang, D., Wu, Y., Xing, X., & Wang, S. (2025). Operational determination of landslide sliding direction using ground radar images: A case study in open-pit mining. Landslides.

Wang, D., Abba, S. I., Yin, L., & Xing, X. (2023). Study on the control effect of local basement replacement on the stability of dump. PLOS ONE, 18(10), e0292901.