Yinfeng Yang | Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence | Best Researcher Award

Assist. Prof. Dr. Yinfeng Yang | Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence | Best Researcher Award

Anhui University of Chinese Medicine | China

Dr. Yinfeng Yang is a distinguished researcher specializing in artificial intelligence, bioinformatics, and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), with a strong emphasis on AI-enabled drug discovery and biomedical big data analysis. Her work integrates multi-omics analytics, computational modeling, and machine learning to uncover disease biomarkers, elucidate therapeutic mechanisms, and accelerate the discovery of bioactive compounds from natural medicines. Dr. Yinfeng Yang has made significant contributions to AI-assisted drug discovery (AIDD), advancing methodologies in molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulations, high-throughput virtual screening, and quantitative structure–activity relationship modeling. She has authored 44 Scopus-indexed publications, accumulating 5,663 citations across 5,524 documents, supported by a Scopus h-index of 18, underscoring her impact in computational biology and integrative medicine research. Her studies, published in leading journals such as Journal of Advanced Research, Phytomedicine, ACS Omega, Drug Discovery Today, and Current Medicinal Chemistry, span diverse topics including cancer prognosis modeling, multi-scale mechanisms of herbal medicine, ADMET prediction frameworks, and the therapeutic potential of Ginkgo biloba in oncology and neurological disorders. Dr. Yinfeng Yang has led and contributed to numerous scientific research projects focused on TCM modernization, biomedical intelligence, and compound drug discovery. She also plays an active role in scholarly publishing as an editorial board member for journals such as PLOS ONE and Journal of Hebei Medical University, and serves as a recognized reviewer for more than 30 international journals, including Nature Communications, Phytomedicine, ACS Omega, and Journal of Ethnopharmacology. Her research excellence continues to advance innovation in AI-driven precision medicine and the global understanding of natural-product-based therapeutics.

Profiles: Scopus | Google Scholar | ORCID

Featured Publications

  • Fan, N., Chen, J., Wang, J., Chen, Z. S., & Yang, Y. (2025). Bridging data and drug development: Machine learning approaches for next-generation ADMET prediction. Drug Discovery Today, Article 104487.

  • Han, Z., Liu, Q., Yang, J., Wang, X., Song, W., Wang, J., & Yang, Y. (2025). Exploration of the mechanism of Ginkgo biloba leaves targeted angiogenesis against gastric cancer. ACS Omega, 10(35), 40460–40476.

  • Li, H., Fu, S., Shen, P., Zhang, X., Yang, Y., & Guo, J. (2025). Mitochondrial pathways in rheumatoid arthritis: Therapeutic roles of traditional Chinese medicine and natural products. Phytomedicine, Article 157106.

  • Yang, P., Wang, X., Yang, J., Yan, B., Sheng, H., Li, Y., Yang, Y., & Wang, J. (2025). AI-driven multiscale study on the mechanism of Polygonati Rhizoma in regulating immune function in STAD. ACS Omega, 10(19), 19770–19796.

  • Zhang, H., Xu, Q., Kan, H., Yang, Y., & Cai, Y. (2025). Exploration of the clinicopathological and prognostic significance of BRCA1 in gastric cancer. Discover Oncology, 16(1), 381.

Mehnaz Tabassum | Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence | Women Researcher Award

Dr. Mehnaz Tabassum | Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence | Women Researcher Award

University of Sydney | Australia

Dr. Mehnaz Tabassum is an accomplished researcher in Computational Neurosurgery and Health Innovation, with core expertise in medical image analysis, artificial intelligence, and brain tumor diagnostics. Her research integrates deep learning, radiomics, and neuroimaging to enhance the precision of tumor segmentation, classification, and recurrence prediction in neuro-oncology. Her scholarly contributions include 14 Scopus-indexed publications, with a total of 87 citations and an h-index of 4 (Scopus metrics). She has published in prestigious journals such as Cancers, European Radiology, and Neuro-Oncology Advances, and has presented her findings at leading international conferences including IEEE EMBC and IEEE ISBI. Dr. Mehnaz Tabassum’s recent research explores cross-modality medical image synthesis, MRI-to-PET generation using diffusion and GAN-based models, and meta transfer learning for brain tumor segmentation. Her innovative work advances computational solutions for precision medicine and AI-assisted neuroimaging. She has received multiple distinctions, including the Pro-Vice Chancellor’s Research Excellence Scholarship and the Henry Sutton Postgraduate Research Scholarship, alongside a Best Paper Award for excellence in scientific contribution. Her interdisciplinary research continues to impact the fields of AI-driven diagnostics, eye-tracking in medical imaging, and computational modeling for neurosurgical innovation, reflecting her commitment to advancing data-driven healthcare and translational neuroscience.

Profiles: Scopus | Google Scholar | ORCID | ResearchGate | Staff Page

Featured Publications

  • Tabassum, M., Suman, A. A., Suero Molina, E., Pan, E., Di Ieva, A., & Liu, S. (2023). Radiomics and machine learning in brain tumors and their habitat: A systematic review. Cancers, 15(8), Article 2034. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15082034

  • Ghose, P., Alavi, M., Tabassum, M., Ashraf Uddin, M., Biswas, M., Mahbub, K., … & Hassan, M. (2022). Detecting COVID-19 infection status from chest X-ray and CT scan via single transfer learning-driven approach. Frontiers in Genetics, 13, 980338. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2022.980338

  • Moradizeyveh, S., Tabassum, M., Liu, S., Newport, R. A., Beheshti, A., & Di Ieva, A. (2024). When eye-tracking meets machine learning: A systematic review on applications in medical image analysis. arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.07834. https://arxiv.org/abs/2403.07834

  • Tabassum, M., Suman, A. A., Russo, C., Di Ieva, A., & Liu, S. (2023). A deep learning framework for skull stripping in brain MRI. Neurocomputing (Under review).

  • Afrin, F., Al-Amin, M., & Tabassum, M. (2015). Comparative performance of using PCA with K-means and fuzzy C means clustering for customer segmentation. International Journal of Scientific and Technology Research, 4(8), 70–74.