Invited Speakers & Experts
Erin Trouth Hofmann
Professor of Sociology, Director of the Sociology Program, University of Utah
Erin Trouth Hofmann is a Professor of Sociology, Director of the Sociology Program, and Director of the Graduate School of Sociology at the University of Utah. She is a member of the Population Research Center at the University of Texas at Austin (Eunice Kennedy Shriver NICHD Predoctoral Trainee).
She is a leading specialist in organizations of the Population Association of America and the American Sociological Association, and has authored more than 20 scientific articles and methodological manuals in her specialty.
Aidar Minimansurovich Kalimullin
Director of the Institute of Psychology and Education of KFU, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor (Russia)
Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Director of the Institute of Education and Psychology of Kazan Federal University. His professional activity has always been associated with higher pedagogical education. He went from a teacher to a professor and rector of a pedagogical university.
In 2020-2022, he worked as an international expert of the National Scientific Council of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Currently, he is an expert of the Russian Academy of Sciences and a visiting professor at Samarkand State University in the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Intahab Alam Khan
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Professor of Education, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah (Saudi Arabia)
An educator, lecturer, researcher, conference presenter, keynote speaker and author from New Delhi (India), currently a professor at King Abdulaziz University. He is the author of 18 books and about 90 articles in international journals.
Dr. Khan is the Honorary Editor-in-Chief of many online and print international educational journals/conference proceedings (especially the Atlantic Press; part from Springer-Nature). He has successfully completed and published 10 research projects funded by the Dean's Office of Research at King Abdulaziz University.
Dr. Khan is one of the most widely read scholars on ResearchGate (over 529,000 reads) and a highly cited author on Google Scholar in English Language Teaching/Education. He has represented King Abdulaziz University at many conferences and events around the world.
Muhammet Uşak
Associate Professor at the Faculty of Education in Jagodina, University of Kragujevac (Serbia)
A scientist in the field of science education. His research is interdisciplinary in the field of science education and pedagogy, with a special emphasis on environmental education and pedagogical subject knowledge. He is widely known for his publications in prestigious international journals (more than 90 publications in Scopus, H-index 22).
His recent research focuses on critical contemporary issues such as education for sustainable development and the digital transformation of science education. Dr. Ušák serves on the editorial boards of several respected international journals, including the Journal of Baltic Science Education, Contemporary Mathematics and Science Education, and others.
He is also the Executive Editor of the European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education.
Alfiya Rafisovna Masalimova
Doctor of Education, Professor, Head of the Department of Pedagogy of Higher Education, Kazan Federal University
A prominent researcher and developer of scientific and practical approaches in mentoring, personnel training, and the development of professional competencies. Her theoretical contribution centers on the creation and implementation of a mentoring training concept based on her original idea of complementary, or inter-professional interaction between mentors and trainees.
A significant area of her work involves applying this concept to the research activities of faculty members. She proposed a mechanism for interdisciplinary mentoring that fosters the competitiveness of research teams, stimulates interdisciplinary studies, and increases publication activity.
Alfiya Masalimova has authored over 200 scientific works (h-index of 22 in Scopus; h-index of 13 in Web of Science).