Mariana Sedliacikova | Financial Management | Women Researcher Award

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Prof. Mariana Sedliacikova | Financial Management | Women Researcher Award

Faculty | Technical University in Zvolen | Slovakia

Prof. Mariana Sedliacikova is a distinguished academic and researcher recognized for her sustained contributions to strategic management and business strategy, with a strong international orientation and a consistent record of scholarly impact. Her education has provided a solid theoretical and analytical foundation that supports advanced research and evidence-based strategic analysis, enabling her to address complex organizational and managerial challenges across diverse contexts. In her professional experience, Prof. Mariana Sedliacikova has held progressive academic and leadership roles, actively contributing to curriculum development, research supervision, institutional strategy, and international academic collaboration.

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Md Mizanur Rahman | Financial Management | Research Excellence Award

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Dr. Md Mizanur Rahman | Financial Management | Research Excellence Award 

Lecturer | Regent College London | United Kingdom

Dr. Md Mizanur Rahman is an accomplished educator, researcher, and academic leader with more than two decades of experience spanning further education, higher education, professional training, and industry collaboration. Dr. Md Mizanur Rahman has built a distinguished career through sustained contributions to teaching innovation, curriculum leadership, research dissemination, and quality assurance across computing and digital technologies. His professional experience includes senior academic and managerial responsibilities such as lecturer, subject lead, curriculum manager, head of academic units, lead assessor, internal quality assurer, and quality manager, where he has overseen large teaching teams and guided extensive learner cohorts across diverse educational pathways. Dr. Md Mizanur Rahman’s educational background reflects broad interdisciplinary preparation in computing, information technology, strategy, and pedagogy, which has strongly informed his holistic academic practice. His research interests focus on data science, machine learning, artificial intelligence in education, distributed and high-performance computing, information visualisation, ethical and responsible AI, technology-enhanced learning, and analytics-driven decision-making in academic and business contexts. His research skills include quantitative and qualitative analysis, algorithm design, distributed architectures, learning analytics, curriculum-embedded research, and applied machine learning, supported by strong proficiency in programming, database systems, visual analytics, and educational technologies.

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Rahman, M. M. (2005). A Java-based system for large-scale rendering. Angewandte Mathematik und Informatik. Citations: 45

Rahman, M. M. (2006). High-performance rendering on clusters of workstations. Geometric Modeling and Imaging – New Trends. Citations: 38

Rahman, M. M. (2007). Cache-oblivious scanline algorithm design. Computer Graphics, Imaging and Visualisation. Citations: 52

Rahman, M. M. (2007). Visibility computations: Scanline algorithms and techniques. Computational Science and Its Applications. Citations: 47

Rahman, M. M. (2011). Scanline-based distributed systems. Doctoral Dissertation. Citations: 60

Rahman, M. M., Dalal, S., & Dévai, F. (2022). A distributed architecture for the visualization of geometric models. Research Preprint. Citations: 18

Rahman, M. M. (2025). Data-driven business strategies with the power of the K-means algorithm. International Journal of Higher Education Management. Citations: 6

 

Arnold Schneider | Financial Management | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. Arnold Schneider | Financial Management | Best Researcher Award 

Professor of Accounting at Georgia Institute of Technology | United States 

Dr. Arnold Schneider is a distinguished Professor of Accounting at the Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology. With a strong academic foundation in accounting, economics, and mathematical statistics, his career has been marked by excellence in both teaching and research. He has made significant contributions to the field of managerial and financial accounting, auditing, and behavioral accounting, with particular expertise in how auditing practices influence decision-making and financial performance evaluation. Over the course of his career, he has held several key academic positions and visiting professorships at leading institutions, including Emory University, Macquarie University in Australia, Georgia Tech-Lorraine, and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Throughout his academic journey, Professor Schneider has been an active participant in international conferences and symposia, presenting influential research on topics including the effects of restatements on commercial lending decisions, investor tolerance for ambiguity, disclosure of critical audit matters, and the role of internal controls and auditing in financial decision-making. His research has received recognition for its impact, including a Best Paper Award for his work on audit disclosure and ambiguity in lending. A prolific scholar with 37 published documents, Professor Schneider’s research has been cited 385 times by 327 documents, reflecting his notable influence on the accounting and auditing research community. His h-index of 10 demonstrates his sustained contribution to the field and his influence on contemporary discussions in accounting and finance. With decades of academic service, scholarly leadership, and commitment to excellence, Arnold Schneider continues to be a respected voice in advancing the study and practice of accounting worldwide.

Featured Publications :

Schneider, A. (2025). Do familiarity with a loan applicant’s auditor and the auditor’s associations with past borrowers impact lending judgments?

Schneider, A. (2021). Does knowledge about a borrowing firm’s internal audit influence bank lending decisions? International Journal of Disclosure and Governance.

Schneider, A. (2024). A synthesis of behavioral accounting studies that examine personality traits.