SIP2025 Best Paper & Best Presentation Awards
As part of the commitment to recognize outstanding scholarly contributions at the Sustainable Innovations & Partnerships Conference 2025 (SIP2025), two distinguished awards were presented to authors whose research and presentation significantly enriched the conference program.
Best Paper Award – Innovation in Tech
Awarded to:
Raziyeh Niknam Farstadi, Partoona Tonitwachwuthikul
University of Regina, Canada
Paper Title:
“Sustainable Facility Location with Capacity and Emissions Constraints:
A Continuous Covering Model for Equitable Sustainable Infrastructure Access.”
Their work demonstrated remarkable innovation and strong applicability to global sustainability challenges.
Best Presentation Award
Awarded to:
Windri Lestari Rusli
University of Essex, UK
Presentation Title:
“Grassroots Empowerment and Economic Resilience:
A Case Study of Depo Lestari.”
Recognized for its clear delivery, strong community impact, and meaningful insights into sustainability and empowerment practices.
SIP 2025 International Conference on Sustainable Innovations and Partnerships
Technical Program / Presentation Schedule
Venue: University of British Columbia – Vancouver, Canada
Dates: 15 – 16 November 2025
Format: Hybrid (On-site & Online Participation)
Presentation Duration: 15 minutes | Keynotes: 30 minutes | Breaks: 10:45–11:00 | Lunch: 12:30–13:30
Participation Policy: Access to all sessions (onsite or online) is restricted to registered and confirmed participants only.
All times are Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Program last updated on October 27, 2025 – please check for the latest schedule.
Online participation link: sent to registered participants on . Didn’t receive it? Contact support@sip2025.org.
Day 1 – Saturday, 15 November 2025
University of British Columbia | 09:00 – 17:00 (Hybrid – In-person & Online)
| Time | Presentation Title / Session | Presenter(s) | Affiliation | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00–09:15 | Opening Session – Welcome Address and Conference Overview | Hyanen J.L. Catacutan; Eileen Wallgrove | Research and Education Promotion Association (REPA) | USA |
| 09:15–09:45 | Keynote 1 – AI-Driven Machine Learning Framework for Optimizing Emissions and Energy Efficiency in Power Plants | Mir Sayed Shah Danish | Research and Education Promotion Association (REPA) | USA |
| 09:45–10:15 | Keynote 2 – Soil Contamination Risks and Sustainable Land Redevelopment: Tolworth Court Farm Case | Kazi Fouzia Akter Anita | Kingston University London | UK |
| 10:15–10:30 | Transparency Assessment of Sustainability: Corporate Disclosures and Media Analysis | Protima Nomo Sudro, Shreya Mukhopadhyay, Zhixin Yu, Adrita Chowdhury | University of Victoria | Canada |
| 10:30–10:45 | Green Kids: Youth-Driven Environmental Action for Urban Futures in Douala | Meshack Muambo Ncho | Lycée / GBHS Newbell | Cameroon |
| 10:45–11:00 | Morning Break | |||
| 11:00–11:15 | Upcycling Coal into High-Performance Anodes for Sodium-Ion Batteries via Flash Joule Heating | Abdalla Mohamed Ali Mohamed | University of Electronic Science and Technology of China | China |
| 11:15–11:30 | Taxation in the Gig Economy: Global Policy Perspective, Enforcement Challenges and Revenue Opportunities | Nivakan Sritharan | Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus | Malaysia |
| 11:30–11:45 | Grassroots Empowerment and Economic Resilience: Depo Lestari Among Displaced Banjar Women | Windri Lestari Rusli | University of Sussex | Indonesia |
| 11:45–12:00 | Spectral Management in Organic-Si Heterojunction Solar Cells via Dual-Layer Architecture | Sami Iqbal | Southeast University | China |
| 12:00–12:15 | Blockchain-Enabled Privacy-Preserving Governance for Sustainable Smart Cities | Hani Al-Balasmeh | University of Technology Bahrain (UTB) | Bahrain |
| 12:15–12:30 | Performance Optimization of PV/T Solar Collectors with Triangular Fins in Air-Cooling Systems | Raja Norashikin Binti Raja Shamsudin | University of Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia |
| 12:30–13:30 | Lunch Break | |||
| 13:30–13:45 | An Integrated Fuzzy Logic–PSO Framework for Robust Nearshoring Energy Site Selection | Pedro Ponce Cruz, Sergio Castellanos, Isabel Mendez, Mario Rojas, Ángel Nicolás Landa Tapia | Tecnológico de Monterrey / UT Austin | Mexico / USA |
| 13:45–14:00 | Sustainable Facility Location under Capacity and Emissions Constraints (Hybrid GA–SA Approach) | Raziyeh Niknam, Farshid Torabi, Paitoon Tontiwachwuthikul | University of Regina | Canada |
| 14:00–14:15 | Navigating Canada’s Operational and Embodied Carbon Rules with Cloud-Scale Early-Stage Design | Ali Nazari | CIMA+ | Canada |
| 14:15–14:30 | Hydrogen Olona Valley: Industrial Regeneration and Green Hydrogen Deployment in a Circular Urban Economy | Lisa Manieri | Expand s.r.l. | Italy |
| 14:30–14:45 | Socio-Economic Development and Sustainable Development Goals through Financial Inclusion | Sandip Kumal | Samridhha Commune Development Center | Nepal |
| 14:45–15:00 | Operationalizing the UN SDGs in Engineering Consulting – Revenue-Based Impact Measurement | Tanya Abelhauser-Gosselin | CIMA+ | Canada |
| 15:00–15:15 | Innovation Policy and Technological Innovation Systems in Emerging Economies: Insights from China’s Electric Vehicle Transition | Shih-Chun Liu | Freie Universität Berlin | Germany |
| 15:15–15:30 | Domain-Specific Foundation Models for Chemical and Biomedical Informatics – A Vertically Aligned Language Framework | Md Zahir Ahmed | Southern New Hampshire University | USA |
| 15:30–15:45 | Advancing Renewable Energy in Bangladesh: A Solar-Centered Strategy for Sustainable Development | Abul Kashem Sheikh | Kathak Academy | Bangladesh |
| 15:45–16:00 | Utilizing CO₂ as a Heat-Transfer Fluid in Solar District Heating for Sub-Zero Climates | Yousra Siddiqi | University of Sialkot | Pakistan |
| 16:00–16:15 | Emissions, Renewable Investment and Trade Architecture in EV Manufacturing | Wan Masliza Wan Mohammad | University of Nottingham | Malaysia |
| 16:15–16:30 | Community-Led Green Construction in Cameroon | Kenneth Nji | Cameroon Forage and Construction (CD&C) | Cameroon |
| 16:30–16:45 | Toward an Efficient Natural Gas Infrastructure in Mexico: An Integrated LLM-Based Assessment and Technical-Regulatory Framework for Energy Equity and Security | Karim Vargas Suárez, Pedro Ponce Cruz, Sergio Castellanos, David Ángeles-Roja, and Citlaly Pérez-Briceño | Institute of Advanced Materials for Sustainable Manufacturing, University of Texas at Austin | Mexico, USA |
| 16:45–17:00 | Closing Session – Day 1 Highlights, Certificates, and Announcements | SIP 2025 Organizing Committee | University of British Columbia | Canada |
Day 2 – Sunday, 16 November 2025
09:00 – 18:00 (Online)
| Time | Presentation Title / Session | Presenter(s) | Affiliation | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00–09:15 | Opening Session – Day 2 Welcome & Program Highlights | Hyanen J.L. Catacutan; Eileen Wallgrove | Research and Education Promotion Association (REPA) | USA |
| 09:15–09:30 | Indoor-Optimized Perovskite Solar Cells with Y₂O₃:Eu³⁺ Nanophosphors for IoT and 5G Applications | Fahim Ullah, Sami Iqbal, Kamran Hasrat, Yi Yang, Yang Rong | Southeast University / Jiangsu University | China |
| 09:30–09:45 | Improving Online Payment Fraud Detection Using Random Forest and Gradient Boosting Techniques | Shirish Tiwari | United Institute of Technology Prayagraj | India |
| 09:45–10:00 | Symbolic Morphologies: Urban Religious Expression and Spatial Practices in Sylhet City (Bangladesh) | Sayed Ahmed, Stephen Wood, Sonya Glavac, Sanaz Alian | University of New England | Australia |
| 10:00–10:15 | African Judicial Responses to Emerging Transnational Crimes | Ojeka Sunday Okete | Federal University Wukari | Nigeria |
| 10:15–10:30 | Human Insecurity and Coping Strategies among Staff in Nigerian Public Universities | Sunday Okete Ojeka | Federal University Wukari | Nigeria |
| 10:30–10:45 | Machine Learning for Academic Placement: Enhancing Student Retention and Success | Yashpreet Malhotra | Proponent Inc. | USA |
| 10:45–11:00 | Morning Break | |||
| 11:00–11:15 | Improved Whale Optimization Algorithm with Quasi-Random Initialization for Enhanced Global Optimization | Atif Ali | Multimedia University | Pakistan |
| 11:15–11:30 | Benchmarking Water Utility Performance in Ethiopia – Evaluation of 71 Towns Using Revised KPIs | Lulit Negash Gebre | Ethiopian Urban Water and Sanitation Federation | Ethiopia |
| 11:30–11:45 | Sustainability of Life Insurance in Nepal: A Mixed-Methods Study on Public Perception and Inclusive Financial Innovation | Indra Raj Subedi | Mangalayatan University | India |
| 11:45–12:00 | Smart Waste Management for Sustainable Urban Development | Prabhav Poddar | Chandigarh University | India |
| 12:00–12:15 | Assessing Environmental Impacts of SM City La Union and Barangay Biday Residents | Jahreih Jaymes B. Onia | Lorma Colleges | Philippines |
| 12:15–12:30 | Limb Salvage with Hybrid and Endovascular Techniques in Peripheral Arterial Disease – Real-World Innovations | Olujimi Ezekiel Myking Fatimiro, Nimotallahi Adejoke Lawal, Faith Oluwakemi Ganiyu, Hammed Temitope Atoyebi, Lukman Olawumi Akande, Tosin Tobilola Adepoju, Omobolanle Oluwakemi Babalola, Iyanu Raphael Johnson, Emmanuel Nuel Ebinum, Anniel Praise Johnson | Build the World Initiative | Nigeria |
| 12:30–13:30 | Lunch Break | |||
| 13:30–13:45 | Gender-Inclusive Environmental Education as a Catalyst for Behavioral Change | Marzieh Joda | Tehran Polytechnic | Iran |
| 13:45–14:00 | Mapping Research Evolution in Low-Emission Urban Transport | Enock Musau Gideon, Noleen Pisa | University of Johannesburg | South Africa |
| 14:00–14:15 | Carbon-to-Consumer Innovation: Spirulina-Based Functional Products from Industrial CO₂ Utilization | Sarmistha Nandy | Sarvatah Projects Private Limited | India |
| 14:15–14:30 | The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Achieving the SDGs | Bongs Lainjo | Cybermatrice International Inc. | Canada |
| 14:30–14:45 | Development of Agricultural Waste-Based Biochar for Heavy-Metal Removal from Domestic Wastewater | Afeez Oladeji Amoo | Federal University Dutse | Nigeria |
| 14:45–15:00 | Iron-Chitosan Bio-Composite Beads for Phosphate Control – Optimization and Reuse Potential | Hafiz Muhammad Umer Aslam, Achintya N. Bezbaruah | North Dakota State University | USA |
| 15:00–15:15 | Afternoon Break | |||
| 15:15–15:30 | Financial Feasibility Methodology for Water Reuse Projects in Low-Income Areas – A Circular Economy Approach | Cleginaldo Pereira de Carvalho | São Paulo State University | Brazil |
| 15:30–15:45 | IMF Assessments and Nigeria’s Development Divide – Beyond Growth Figures | Michael Oke | Michael Adedotun Oke Foundation | Nigeria |
| 15:45–16:00 | Evaluating the Impact of Remote Work and Collaborative Tools on Organizational Productivity and Cybersecurity | Herbert Juvenal Limachi Laricano | National University of the Altiplano – Puno | Peru |
| 16:00–16:15 | Garlic (Allium sativum L.) Extracts Against Red Fire Ants (Solenopsis): Insecticidal Potential | Cheska Chelsea Nacar | Lorma Colleges – Basic Education Schools | Philippines |
| 16:15–16:30 | Revolutionary Leadership: Authenticity and Purpose in High-Stress Work Environments | Shereen Thor | Thor International Inc. | USA |
| 16:30–16:45 | Organized Crime, Human Security and Judicial Responses in Africa – Toward Evidence-Based Conflict Resolution | Sunday Okete Ojeka | Federal University Wukari | Nigeria |
| 16:45–17:00 | Strengthening Rural Health through Accessible Pharmacy Services: Cameroon Case Study | Manfouo Keumben Alida | Grace Pharmacy | Cameroon |
| 17:00–17:15 | Youth Renewable Energy Clubs: Education, Empowerment and Community Engagement in Cameroon | Meshack Muambo Ncho | GBHS Newbell | Cameroon |
| 17:15–17:30 | Phosphate Control Optimization in Bio-Composite Systems | Hafiz Muhammad Umer Aslam | North Dakota State University | USA |
| 17:30–17:45 | Circular Economy and Industrial Sustainability – Integrative Approaches to Resource Efficiency | Viva Nsair | Western Michigan University | USA |
| 17:45–18:00 | Closing Session – Day 2 Summary & Conference Wrap-Up | SIP 2025 Organizing Committee & REPA Officials | University of British Columbia | Canada |