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.

Co-Chair

Tingzhong Yang, Zhejiang University, China

Technical Program Chair

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

Technical Program Committee

Aida Mehrad, Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Spain

Albert Guvenis, Bogazici University, Turkey

Alvaro Balaguer, University of Navarra, Spain

Andrea Bencsik, Wekerle International University, Hungary

Ankit R. Patel, University of Minho Guimaraes, Portugal

Carmen Duse, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu, Romania

Dana Rad, Aurel Vlaicu University, Romania

Daniela Litan, West University of Timisoara, Romania

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

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

Hadi Al- Sagur, University of Thi-Qar, Iraq

Johnny Padulo, University of Milan, Italy

Jorge Revez, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Kittisak Jermsittiparsert, University of City Island, Cyprus

Mariola Paruzel-Czacura, University of Pennsylvania, USA

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

Mark Clement, Brigham Young University, USA

Mehmet Cuneyt Birkok, Sakarya Universitesi, Turkey

Michele Biasutti, University of Padova, Italy

Michelle Lansdowne, ISEE, UK

Mohamed Nur Anisah, University of Malaya, Malaysia

Muddassar Sarfraz, Zhejiang Shuren University, China

Nabi Nazari, Lorestan University, Iran

Paulo Batista, University of Evora, Portugal

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

Pubalin Das, Heart2Mind Psychological Services, India

Rana Tahir Naveed, University of Education, Pakistan

Seppo Sirkemaa, University of Turku, Finland

Sirje Virkus, Tallinn University, Estonia

Sweyda Abdullah, Salahaddin University, Malaysia

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

Steering Committee Member

Haijing Niu, Beijing Normal University, China