General Chair

Zarema Obradovic

Professor, University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Research field: Epidemiology and Public Health; Zoonotic and Infectious Diseases; Travel Medicine and Health Risk Perception; Immunisation and Vaccination Behavior; Public Health and Psychosocial Well-being.

Prof. Dr. Zarema Obradovic is a senior epidemiologist working at the Epidemiology Department of the Institute of Public Health of Canton Sarajevo and a full professor of epidemiology at the Faculty for Health Studies, University of Sarajevo. She graduated from the Medical Faculty of the University of Sarajevo, completed her specialization in epidemiology in 1990, earned her Master of Medical Sciences in 1997, and received her Doctor of Medical Sciences degree in 2001.
Her professional and research activities span several interconnected fields, including public health, epidemiology, travel medicine, occupational health, and behavioral aspects of disease prevention. In her work, she frequently integrates psychological and behavioral determinants—such as risk perception, preventive behavior, vaccine acceptance, and health-related decision-making—into epidemiological research and public health practice.
Prof. Obradović has published more than 170 scientific papers across diverse topics and has participated in numerous international congresses and conferences worldwide, including meetings in Bern, London, Paris, Athens, Rome, Ankara, Boston, Johannesburg, Singapore, and Nairobi.
She serves as a member of the national commission for the International Health Regulations (IHR 2005) in Bosnia and Herzegovina and acts as the national coordinator for non-communicable diseases (WHO). Her contributions increasingly emphasize the integration of biomedical, environmental, and behavioral factors to support evidence-based strategies in population health.

Mimi Fitriana

Associate Professor, HELP University, Malaysia.

Research field: Cognitive and Behavioural assessment; Trauma recovery and resilience; Mental health and well-being; Family functioning and Cyber Psychology.

Dr. Mimi Fitriana is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Behavioural Science, Help University Malaysia. Her research interests include Cognitive and Behavioural assessment, Trauma recovery and resilience, Mental health and well-being, Family functioning and Cyber Psychology. She has been contributing to the academia for more than 15 years and has published papers in many indexed-journals. Her commitment in research succeeded with fifteen grants to complete in the past 5 years, where she received seven international grants collaborated with other International Universities, and eight other University grants collaborated with the local Universities in Malaysia. Dr Mimi was also the recipient of two Malaysia Government grants in 2020 and in 2022. She also has received several best paper awards, best presenter awards and research innovation awards. Dr Mimi also currently serves as the Clinical Psychologist for Malaysia Relief Agency (MRA), a Non-Governmental Organization in Malaysia where she serves as the Head, MHPSS project, and during the COVID-19 pandemic, she had led the team of psychologists and Counselors of MRA to succeed the Project of Mental Health and Psychosocial Supports for the society through online counseling and psychotherapy. She also collaborates with a few other International and Local NGOs in mental health and education programs. Dr Mimi has recently received the award of Greater Klang Valley Frontliners from the Ministry of Health, Malaysia for her contribution in the MHPSS project, along with the team. She contributes in many conferences, seminars, webinars, forums and talks as the keynote and invited speaker. She also serves as the trainer for a few Corporates, Universities, NGOs and Offices’ trainings.

Co-Chair

Tingzhong Yang, Zhejiang University, China

Publicity Chair

Estonia M. Jaworska, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia

Steering Committee

Robert Stebbins, University of Calgary, Canada

Rosilyn Sanders, Empire State University, USA

Technical Program Chair

Carlos M. Travieso-González, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain

Technical Program Committee

Alaa Zuhir Abduljawad AlRawashdeh, AJMAN University, United Arab Emirates

Albert Guvenis, Bogazici University, Turkey

Alvaro Balaguer, University of Navarra, Spain

Andrea Bencsik, Wekerle International University, Hungary

Carmen Sonia Duse, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania

Chew Fong Peng, University of Malaya, Malaysia

Crystal Reeck, Temple University, USA

Daniela Litan, Hyperion University, Romania

Domingos Soares, Instituto Nacional de Saude Publica, Timor-Leste

Fayruza Ismagilova, KIUIT - Kimye International University in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Fonny Dameaty Hutagalung, University of Malaya, Malaysia

Jeevithan Elango, UCAM Catholic University of Murcia, Spain

Johnny Padulo, University of Milan, Italy

Kittisak Jermsittiparsert, University of City Island, Cyprus

Kittisak Wongmahesak, North Bangkok University, Thailand

Laura Tatiana Roncancio Henao, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Colombia

Mariola Paruzel-Czachura, University of Pennsylvania, USA & University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland

María Soledad Segretin, National Scientific and Technical Research Concul (CONICET), Argentina

Mark Clement, Brigham Young University, USA

Michele Biasutti, University of Padova, Italy

Mohamed Nur Anisah, University of Malaya, Malaysia

Monica Roncancio Moreno, Universidad del Valle, Colombia

Muddassar Sarfraz, Zhejiang Shuren University, China

P. M. Siva Raja, Amrita College of Engineering & Technology, India

Rana Tahir Naveed, University of Education, Pakistan

Sayan Dey, Bayan College, Oman

Seppo Sirkemaa, University of Turku, Finland

Shalini Sivadasan, KMCH College of Pharmacy, India

Sirje Virkus, Tallinn University, Estonia

Tawseef Ayoub Shaikh, National Institute of Technology, India

Thien-Vu Giang, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education, Vietnam

Varalakshmi Manchana, University of Hyderabad, India