Ekaterina Ivanovna Kadochnikova is an Associate Professor and Candidate of Economic Sciences at Kazan Federal University (KFU), Russia. She has extensive experience in higher education, economic research, statistics and econometric analysis. She has been working at Kazan Federal University since 1994 and currently serves at the Department of Mathematical Methods and Information Technologies in Economics, Institute of Management, Economics and Finance.

Her research interests include econometric modelling of regional economic growth, the measurement of cognitive factors of economic growth, spatial econometrics, regional development, macroeconomic accounting and the application of statistical methods to economic analysis.

Professor Kadochnikova has contributed to research on regional economic growth modelling, knowledge-based economic development, spatial heterogeneity in regional innovation systems and digital transformation. Her academic work includes scientific publications, teaching materials and textbooks in statistics, econometrics and economic modelling. She has also participated in international academic conferences and professional development programmes.

Since 2026, she has been working as an Associate Professor on a full-time basis at the Department of Statistics and Econometrics of Bukhara State University. Together with faculty members, he has co-authored scientific articles published in journals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science.

Her research output includes 61 publications indexed in Scopus, with 86 citations and an h-index of 5. Her work contributes to the development of quantitative methods for economic research and the analysis of regional economic processes.

SciProfile: https://kpfu.ru/ekaterina.kadochnikova?p_lang=2

Publons: https://kpfu.ru/main?p_id=30735&p_lang=&p_type=9&p_pub_type=19

Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ekaterina-kadochnikova-78663272

Kakimzhan Muratzhanovich Bishmanov is a Candidate of Legal Sciences, Professor, Police Colonel, and Academician of the International Academy of Informatization. He graduated from the Almaty Energy Institute in 1980, completed postgraduate studies at the Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 1998, and graduated from the U.S. Police Academy in Louisiana in 2001, specializing in counterterrorism. In 2003, he obtained a law degree from D. A. Kunaev University. He was awarded the degree of Candidate of Legal Sciences in 2001 and the academic titles of Associate Professor in 2003 and Professor in 2010. Since September 2017, he has worked at the Department of Religious and Cultural Studies, Faculty of Philosophy and Political Science, Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, where he currently holds the position of Associate Professor-Researcher. In September 2026, he was appointed Visiting Professor at Bukhara State University.

Bishmanov has extensive experience in the law enforcement system of the Republic of Kazakhstan, where he held various positions from 1983 to 2008, including senior positions within the Ministry of Internal Affairs and its Academy. He subsequently held academic and administrative positions at several higher education institutions in Kazakhstan, including D. A. Kunaev University and Kazakh-American University, and served as a professor at the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration. From 2015 to 2016, he served as Director of the Centre for Research and Analysis under the Almaty City Administration. In 2012, he founded the public foundation Centre for the Study of Problems of Terrorism and Extremism in the Republic of Kazakhstan, and he has served as its president since its establishment. In 2016, he was elected to the Almaty City Public Council and chaired its Commission on Legality and Law and Order. In 2020, he joined the Public Council of the Anti-Corruption Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan and was re-elected in 2024. In 2017, he founded the Almaty Club of Leaders of Religious Associations and has led the organization since its establishment. Bishmanov is the author of more than 100 scholarly publications, including monographs, textbooks, and teaching manuals on law, the management of internal affairs bodies, religious extremism, and non-traditional religious movements.

His research interests include religious studies, counterterrorism and counter-extremism, legal regulation, and the promotion of social harmony. In recognition of his professional achievements and public service, he has received numerous departmental and commemorative medals, certificates of honour, and letters of appreciation. His distinctions include a letter of appreciation from the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2015, the Akhmet Baitursynuly Gold Medal, and the Algys Medal. The public foundation he leads received the Orleu Award in the Best Social Partner category in 2014, as well as the Republican Award in the Strengthening Public Harmony and National Unity category in 2018 and 2022.

Yoshihiko Terasaka is an experienced Japanese language teacher. Since September 10, 2026, he has been working as a teacher at the Interfaculty Department of Foreign Languages at Bukhara State University, Uzbekistan.

He graduated from Ritsumeikan University in Japan, specializing in Japanese language studies. He has nearly 30 years of international teaching experience in Japan, China, and Uzbekistan.

From 1996 to 2013, he worked as a Japanese language teacher at Yawata International School in Japan. Between 2013 and 2026, he continued his teaching career in China, working at Fujian Normal University and Minjiang University.

Throughout his professional career, he has gained extensive experience in Japanese language instruction and teaching in international educational environments. His academic activities focus on Japanese language education and the practical teaching of Japanese to students from different linguistic and cultural backgrounds.

Currently, he contributes his international teaching experience to Japanese language education at Bukhara State University.

PhD, Assistant Professor. Since September 2026, he has been serving as a lecturer at the Faculty of History, Bukhara State University. His specializations include urban restoration, the conservation and restoration of historical monuments, and Islamic architecture.

He studied at the University of Kerman from 1994 to 1998 and completed a master’s degree at the University of Tehran in 2006, following postgraduate studies from 2004 to 2006. His professional biography also describes an educational background in civil engineering and the restoration and revitalization of historic buildings and urban fabric.

From 1999 to 2008, he served as Deputy Director of the Culture and Tourism Organization in Mashhad and Tehran. According to his supplied curriculum vitae, since 2009 he has worked as a researcher at the Faculty of Applied Arts, University of Tehran, and as Deputy Director of its Research Institute of Culture and Arts.

His published professional biography lists experience in university teaching, thesis supervision and advising, technical conservation, and the restoration of historic sites. It also records his leadership of the Tus Research Base and involvement in strategic boards concerned with Tus, Robat-e Sharaf, historic Nishapur and heritage sites on the Persian Gulf islands.

He participated in establishing the ICOMOS Iran Scientific Committee on Vernacular Architecture in 2018. The November 2018 CIAV Newsletter identifies him as an ICOMOS Iran member and Head of CIAV-IRAN. These activities connect his professional work with the study and conservation of traditional buildings, settlements and local architectural heritage.

His publications address Iranian Islamic architecture, architectural perception, ornamentation and the relationship between contemporary design and historic urban settings. Selected works include “The Principle of Amazements in Iranian Islamic Architecture and the Role of Decoration” (2012), published in the International Journal of Architecture and Urban Development, 2(3), 39–44; and “The Relevance of the Produced Qualities in the Perception of Iranian-Islamic Architecture” (2013), Iranian Islamic City Studies, issue 13, 73–80. He also co-authored a study on contemporary design in historic Tus with Pirouz Hanachi.

He was born on 3 February 1976 in Mashhad, Iran. He is of Persian ethnicity and speaks English and Arabic.

Sources and further reading

2012 article and email

2013 article and email

ICOMOS CIAV report 2018

Professional biography

University publication record

Base biographical information and photograph: supplied CV. Additional information: linked public sources, checked 9 October 2026. Historical roles are reported as documented.

Professor Raviprakash G. Dani holds a Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) degree in Biological Sciences from the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan, as well as qualifications in biotechnology from the United States and India. He is President of Gene Scan Inc., based in Texas, USA, and has extensive experience in biological research, higher education and international academic cooperation.

He served as Rector–Vice-Chancellor and Professor at Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Krishi Vidyapeeth (PDKV), Akola, India, from 2012 to 2017. Previously, he taught biological sciences at Texas Tech University (2001–2012), worked as a postdoctoral researcher at Texas A&M University and held a senior research position in plant breeding at the Central Institute for Cotton Research in India.

His professional interests include plant genetics, biotechnology, agricultural research, natural-resource management, international education and academic leadership. He has contributed to collaborative projects involving universities and research organizations in the United States, India, Uzbekistan and other countries, including initiatives related to agricultural risk management and sustainable development.

Professor Dani has held honorary and visiting academic roles at institutions in Uzbekistan and elsewhere. His reports more than 110 publications, including 67 peer-reviewed research articles, and supervision of three doctoral and fourteen master’s students. His work also includes international academic partnerships, research grants and institutional development.

Researcher ID (Scopus–WoS): 7003356449

Gene Scan Inc.: https://genescan.net

PhD in Teaching German as a Foreign Language German Language Instructor

Alireza Ebrahimian is a German language instructor and professional tour guide with more than 20 years of experience in tourism and over a decade of experience teaching German as a foreign language. He has taught German at institutes in Tehran and Bukhara and has worked in tour guiding, travel services, and language education.

He earned a B.A. in German Translation (1997-2001), an M.A. in Teaching German as a Foreign Language (2015-2019), and a doctorate in Teaching German as a Foreign Language (2019-2024) from Azad University, Tehran.

His professional interests include German language teaching (A1-C1), curriculum and learner support, Persian-German interpreting and translation, intercultural communication, and educational travel. He has also completed tour guide training, legal and commercial translation workshops, supervisory training, and a C1 certificate.

Languages: Persian (native), German (fluent), English (good)

Professional Experience: German-language teaching, tour guiding, translation and interpreting

Location: Bukhara, Uzbekistan

He earned his Bachelor’s degree in Arabic Language and Islamic Studies from the Faculty of Dar Al-Uloom, Cairo University, in 1996, followed by his PhD in Arabic Linguistics and Literature from the same university in 2012. Since 2021, he has been serving as a Professor at Bukhara State University (Uzbekistan), Faculty of History and Law, Department of Islamic History, Philosophy, and Source Studies. Together with faculty members and international scholars, he has co-authored peer-reviewed scientific articles published in journals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science.

       Previously, he served as a Lecturer and Assistant Professor at the Islamic University in Uganda (2017–2020) in the Faculty of Islamic Studies and Arabic Language. He also taught under the Ministry of Education and Al-Azhar Al-Sharif in Egypt for over 20 years, starting in 1997. His research mainly focuses on Arabic linguistics, comparative literature, the philosophy of Arabic grammar, Islamic manuscripts, and historical studies of Transoxiana.

       He is an active member of the Egyptian Writers' Union and the International Association for Islamic Literature. He has participated in numerous international scientific conferences across Egypt, Uzbekistan, Turkey, Nigeria, and Uganda. He is the author of several books (including publications issued by ICESCO), peer-reviewed research papers, and poetic collections.

 Scopus Profile: Profile link (Author ID: 59179556300)

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