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Past Winners
Year:
Winner
Dr. Amos Darko
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
Award Committee
Dr. Marc Rosen
Chairman
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Prof. Andrea Pezzuolo
University of Padova - Department of Land, Environment, Agriculture and Forestry
Prof. José Luís Abrantes
Instituto Politénico de Viseu
Prof. Dr. Đurđica Ačkar
Faculty of Food Technology Osijek
Dr. Jaspreet Singh
Massey University
Winner
Xiaolei Yuan
Aalto University
Award Committee
Dr. Marc Rosen
Chairman
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Dr. Chunjiang An
Concordia University
Prof. HoneJay Chu
National Cheng Kung University
Dr. Samuel Asumadu Sarkodie
Nord Universitetet
Winner
Baojie He
Chongqing University
Award Committee
Dr. Marc Rosen
Chairman
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Dr. Aritra Ghosh
University of Exeter
Prof. Dr. Jose Navarro Pedreño
University Miguel Hernández of Elche
Winner
Alvaro de Gracia
University of Lleida
Award Committee
Dr. Marc Rosen
Chairman
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Prof. Dr. Joao Leitao
University of Beira Interior
Prof. Dr. Alejandro Rescia Perazzo
Complutense University of Madrid
Prof. Vincenzo Franzitta
UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO
Dr. Domenico Curto
University of Palermo
Winner
Riccardo Accorsi
Department of Industrial Engineering, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna
Award Committee
Dr. Marc Rosen
Chairman
University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Dr. Jack Barkenbus
Prof. Iain Gordon
James Cook University
Prof. Dr. Miguel Amado
CITUA - Center for Innovation in Territory, Urbanism, and Architecture of Instituto Superior Tecnico - Universidade de Lisboa
Prof. Giuseppe Ioppolo
University of Study of Messina
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