Prof. Benny Cheung is Professor in the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Currently, he is an associate member of the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP). His research interest in Knowledge and Technology Management includes Artificial Intelligence, Knowledge-based Systems, Knowledge Auditing, Intellectual Capital Management, Intellectual Property Management, Technology Forecasting and Road Mapping, Knowledge Mining and Knowledge Systems Technology, etc.. Since 2004, he has rapidly built up his own research in knowledge and technology management (KTM), as well as enterprise systems. His research in KTM and enterprise systems encompasses broad-based research of methods and tools built on the basis of Information Processing and Artificial Intelligence Technologies for supporting the management of knowledge and technology for enterprises from various industries such as Manufacturing, Public Utilities, Social Services, etc. Up to present, he has authored and co-authored more than 250 refereed journal papers including more than 160 Science Citation Indexed (SCI)/Social Science Citation Indexed (SSCI) refereed journal papers. Prof. Cheung has received many research prizes and awards such as the 2008 ASAIHL-Scopus Young Scientist Awards–First Runner Up Prize in the category of “Engineering and Technology”, and Joseph Whitworth Prize 2010 by the Manufacturing Industrial Division of The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), UK in 2011, a Gold medal in the 44th International Exhibition Inventions New Techniques & Products in Geneva, Switzerland in 2016, Winner of the IET Innovation Award for Manufacturing Technology in 2017, etc.

Mohsen Razzaghi received his Bachelor's in Mathematics from the University of Sussex in England, his Master's in Applied Mathematics from the University of Waterloo in Canada, and his doctorate from the University of Sussex. He is currently a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Mississippi State University (MSU) in the USA and has served as Head of the Department since 2006.
Dr. Razzaghi was honored to be offered two prestigious Fulbright fellowships for the academic years 2011-2012 and 2015-2016. During each period, he spent nine months at the Technical University of Civil Engineering of Bucharest in Romania, one of the most prestigious European universities. In addition, he received two Fulbright specialist awards, one at the University of Bucharest in Romania, starting in May 2019, and the other at the Prince of Songkla University in Thailand, beginning in September 2024. In addition, he secured several EU grants for an Erasmus+ project across various universities in Romania. Dr. Razzaghi was named a W.L. Giles Distinguished Professor in 2019 at MSU. The highest award the University can bestow upon a faculty member. He also received the Robert Wolverton Legacy Award in 2024.
Razzaghi's research area is in Applied and Computational Mathematics, which ranges from developing, analyzing, and implementing mathematical models and numerical methods in the sciences and engineering. He is particularly interested in optimal control, fractional calculus, orthogonal functions, wavelets, and engineering management. He has performed fundamental work and has made significant advances in these fields. He has over 290 refereed publications in high-quality international journals in the areas of applied mathematics, mathematical physics, and engineering. He presented over 230 talks at national/international conferences. These include numerous plenary and keynote lectures. Dr. Razzaghi supervised and directed the first student to complete a Ph.D. in Mathematical Sciences at MSU in August 1993. His thesis work resulted in eight refereed journal publications, one of which, coauthored with him, has been cited over 900 times.