Participants

Year

Section “Agrotechnologies”

Moderators

Elena Pakina

Elena Pakina

Russia

Director of the Department of Agricultural Biotechnology at the Institute of Agricultural Technology

Peoples' Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba

Experience: 30 years Doctor of Agricultural Sciences
Professional interests

Plant diseases, fungicides, biological preparations

Sergey Elansky

Sergey Elansky

Russia

Professor

Agrarian and Technological Institute

Experience: 25 years DrSci in Mycology
Professional interests

Plant diseases, plant protection, phytopathogenic fungi, fungicides

Speakers

Hatem Amjad

Hatem Amjad

Syria

4th year postgraduate student

Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Agricultural Academy named after K.A. Timiryazev

Experience: 4
Professional interests

Microbiology, Biotechnology

Presentation title

Obtaining biomass of Penicillium chrysogenum strain VKM F-4876 D by biotechnological means and studying its effect on pathogens of agricultural plants.

Joseph Nyambose

Joseph Nyambose

Zambia

PhD student

Presentation title

Russia – Africa ties in Agricultural technologies – the use of smart agriculture and precision farming as a way of addressing global climate change and hunger problems.

Georgy Albantov

Georgy Albantov

Russia

Graduate student

Agrobitechnological Institute, RUDN University

Professional interests

Mycology, integrated protection system

Presentation title

Promising fungal strains of the genus Clonostachys for the protection of potato tubers and root crops.

Diakite Simbo

Diakite Simbo

Mali

Graduate student

Agrobitechnological Institute, RUDN University

Professional interests

Agronomy / plant protection

Presentation title

Development of technologies for protection against diseases of new varieties of wheat for cultivation in countries, regions with a hot climate.

Francess Sia Saquee

Francess Sia Saquee

Sierra Leone

Graduate student

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba

Professional interests

Plant protection

Presentation title

The inclusion of micronutrient fertilizers in yield formulation for cereal crop production in Russian-African agricultural systems.

Evgeny Kubarev

Evgeny Kubarev

Russia

Senior Research Associate

MSU of M.V.Lomonosov

Experience: 20 years PhD
Professional interests

Ecology, food security, agriculture

Presentation title

Prospects for growing traditional and experimental varieties of inulin and sugar-containing crops of Russian selection in the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan and African countries, with two yields per season.

Ekaterina Skolotneva

Ekaterina Skolotneva

Russia

Head of laboratory for molecular plant pathology

The Institute of Cytology and Genetics of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Experience: 15 years PhD
Professional interests

Molecular pathology, mycology, population genetics, breeding for immunity.

Presentation title

Current tracking of stem rust race Uganda99 on wheat worldwide including Russia.

Anastasia Guryleva

Anastasia Guryleva

Russia

Researcher, Senior Lecturer

STC UI RAS, BMSTU

Experience: 3 years PhD
Professional interests

Agrophotonics, biophotonics, spectroscopy

Presentation title

Vegetation Health Monitoring with Imaging Spectroscopy.

Yana Zubritskaya

Yana Zubritskaya

Russia

Postgraduate student

Lomonosov Moscow State University

Professional interests

Physics of accelerators and charged particles, radiobiology, biophysics of radiation effects, analytical chemistry.

Presentation title

Effects of Accelerated Electrons and X-Ray Irradiation on Germination and Phytosanitary Condition of Crops.

Ipatova Victoria Sergeevna

Ipatova Victoria Sergeevna

Russia

Lead Engineer

Lomonosov Moscow State University, Skobeltsyn Institute of Nuclear Physics, Beam technology and Medical physics Laboratory

Experience: 3 years
Professional interests

Radiation technologies, ionizing radiation, dosimetric control, radiobiology, biophysics, extending food product shelf-life, analytical chemistry.

Presentation title

Electron Irradiation to Control Rhizoctonia Solani in Potato.

Chudinova Elena

Chudinova Elena

Russia

Associate Professor, Leading Researcher

Agrobiotechnological Department of ATI RUDN University

Experience: 23 years PhD
Professional interests

Fungi-bacterial consortia, phytopathogenic microorganisms, biological products

Presentation title

Adaptation of plant protection technology taking into account fungal-bacterial associations".

Tsindeliani Archil

Tsindeliani Archil

Russia

Student

Agrobitechnological Institute, RUDN University

Professional interests

Mycology, plant protection

Presentation title

Problems of using thiabendazole-containing preparations for the protection of potato tubers.

Skokov Denis

Skokov Denis

Russia

Student

Agrobitechnological Institute, RUDN University

Professional interests

Plant protection, mycology, molecular technologies

Presentation title

Prospects for the production of seed potatoes of high reproductions in the Kamchatka Territory for African countries.

Kaviza Nyasha John

Kaviza Nyasha John

Zimbabwe

Graduate student

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba

Professional interests

Plant protection

Presentation title

Improving the system for detecting and identifying one of the most dangerous onion pathogens, Xanthomonas euvesicatoria pv. allii when moving products from one country to another.

Section “Ecology”

Moderators

Anna Dodonova

Anna Dodonova

Russia

Deputy Director for International Affairs

UNESCO Department of Green Chemistry for Sustainable Development Institute of Chemistry and Sustainable Development Mendeleev University of Chemical Technology of Russia

Experience: 28 years PhD in Chemical Science
Professional interests

Education for sustainable development, environmental education, environmental protection, environmental education for chemical students

Anna Popkova

Anna Popkova

Russia

Deputy Director for International Affairs of Institute of Environmental Engineering

Peoples' Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba

Experience: 6 years PhD in Environmental Science
Professional interests

Environmental Biotechnologies, Green Economy, Enterprise Sustainable Development

Speakers

Ogidan Olamipe Timothy

Nigeria

Lecturer

NRU MSUCE

Experience: 2 years PhD
Professional interests

Construction management, Management of the life cycle of investment and construction projects

Presentation title

Development for Friendship: Scientific and technical support of the life cycle of unique buildings and structures on the African continent.

Osayogie Osazemen Godswill

Osayogie Osazemen Godswill

Nigeria

Master Student

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba

Professional interests

Waste management, Microbial Ecology, Problem solving, Travelling and Networking

Presentation title

Turning trash into treasure: The energy potential of waste in Nigeria.

Niambe Obed Kohol

Niambe Obed Kohol

Nigeria

Student

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba

Professional interests

Application of Remote Sensing Techniques to solve environmental problems in Africa

Presentation title

Application of Remote Sensing Techniques in Monitoring and Assessment of Inorganic Pollutants in Africa.

Valerien Baharane

Valerien Baharane

Rwanda

Ph.D. Student

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba

Professional interests

Earth Science: Atmospheric and Climate Science

Presentation title

Analysing SO 2 concentrations in East African cities using OMI SO 2 atmospheric amount retrieval and MERRA-2 reanalysis.

Danyo Emmanuel Kormla

Danyo Emmanuel Kormla

Ghana

Research Engineer

Ural Federal University

Professional interests

Researching and teaching

Presentation title

The effect of ionizing radiation on the viability and metabolic activity of bear yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae SafAle S-33.

Sodomon Marc

Sodomon Marc

Benin

PhD student / Teacher

Department of Building Materials Science (NIU MSCU)

Professional interests

Building materials and products, material science

Presentation title

Thermal decomposition of modified stems of Sosnovsky's hogweed.

Kagbet Aaron Ka-mbairo

Chad

PhD student

Moscow State University of Civil Engineering

Professional interests

Civil and Industrial Constructions, management in construction and ecology

Presentation title

Topical issues of ensuring environmental safety in the construction of energy infrastructure facilities in the Republic of Chad.

Saif Eddine Jday

Saif Eddine Jday

Tunisia

Master Student

ENIS, Sfax University's Environmental Engineering and Ecotechnology Laboratory

Professional interests

Life Cycle Assessment

Presentation title

The environmental impacts of a Tunisian hemodialysis unit through Life Cycle Assessment (LCA).

Tawadros Mina Samy Boules

Tawadros Mina Samy Boules

Egypt

Senior laboratory and Technician in TPU

Tomsk Polytechnic University

Presentation title

Plasma disposal of radioactive materials.

Topilskaya Yulia Vsevolodovna

Russia

Student

RUDN of the Institute of Ecology

Professional interests

Ecology

Presentation title

The content of radionuclides in food grown in the contaminated territories of the Kaluga region in a remote period after the Chernobyl accident.

Yeboah Eugenia

Yeboah Eugenia

Ghana

Student

Tomsk Polytechnic University

PhD
Professional interests

Environmental radiation monitoring

Presentation title

1. A new method for determining the turbulence diffusion coefficient by radon concentration in the atmosphere. 2. Modeling of the influence of turbulence diffusion coefficient and wind speed on the volumetric activity of the vertical profile of radon and its progeny.

Anthony Phiri

Zimbabwe

Director of Environmental Management, Renewable Energy and Climate Change Center

Harare Institute of Technology

Experience: More than 20 years PhD Civil Engineering (environmental)
Professional interests

Climate change, environmental management, renewable energy, safety

Presentation title

Nuclear Waste Disposal Option in Zimbabwe.

Section “NPP safety system”

Moderator

Dmitry Samokhin

Dmitry Samokhin

Russia

Head of the department of "Nuclear Physics and Engineering"

Obninsk Institute for Nuclear Power Engineering of the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI

Experience: 21 PhD
Professional interests

Safety of nuclear facilities and technologies

Speakers

Christian Kwisanga

Christian Kwisanga

Rwanda

Lecturer, Coordinator of the Nuclear Programme at the College of Science and Technology

University of Rwanda

Experience: 8 years PhD in Electronic Engineering
Professional interests

Digital Signal Processing; Nuclear Science and Technology Education

Presentation title

On the journey to develop nuclear science and technologies in Rwanda – university of Rwanda – MEPHI partnership.

Biloa Essouma Florent Gabin

Biloa Essouma Florent Gabin

Cameroon

3 rd year student in Power engineering: Steam, gas turbines and engines

Moscow Power Engineering Institute, MPEI

Professional interests

Energy Sector and Entrepreneurship

Presentation title

The problem of improving the steam distribution bodies of Nuclear Power Plant steam turbines.

Seleznev Nikolai

Seleznev Nikolai

Russia

Assistant Professor

Peter the Great Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University

Experience: 5 years
Professional interests

Nuclear safety of NPP: process systems, conceptual design

Presentation title

Satety systems of NPP with VVER.

Section “Nuclear Medicine”

Moderators

Dr. Hagos Tesfay Medhin

Dr. Hagos Tesfay Medhin

Ethiopia

Assistant Professor

Ph.D.
Sven Rutkowski

Sven Rutkowski

Research Scientist in the Laboratory for Plasma Hybrid Systems, Associate Professor at the Weinberg Research Center at the School of Nuclear Science & Engineering

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering and Technology

Speakers

Konstantin Gordon

Konstantin Gordon

Russia

Associate Professor

Institute of Medicine, Peoples' Friendship University of Russia (RUDN University)

Experience: 4 Ph.D.
Professional interests

Nuclear medicine

Presentation title

Radiation therapy and nuclear medicine in Russia.

Anastasia Galitsyna

Anastasia Galitsyna

Russia

Student

Obninsk Institute for Nuclear Power Engineering National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Medical Faculty

Professional interests

Medicine, Oncology, Radiology

Presentation title

“Combined radiotherapy and hormone therapy in unfavorable intermediate risk prostate cancer”.

Sebopela Joseph Katlego Upa

Sebopela Joseph Katlego Upa

South Africa

Graduate of School of Nuclear Science & Engineering, National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University

South African Young Nuclear Professionals Society (SAYNPS).

Professional interests

Fuel design and optimization, working with alternative fuels Thorium and MOX. Computational models in radiology.

Presentation title

Review of Monte-Carlo Tools for Personal Dose Equivalent Calculations to the Operator in Interventional Radiology.

Samuel Yaw Asiamah

Samuel Yaw Asiamah

Ghana

Masters graduate

School of Nuclear Technology Engineering, Tomsk Polytechnic University

Experience: 2 years
Professional interests

Radiation therapy

Presentation title

Improved methods and technologies for radiation therapy and diagnostics.

Musa Aliyu Musa

Nigeria

Student

Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU)

Professional interests

Production of Copper 64 (Cu-64) Radionuclide using charge particle accelerator

Presentation title

Cyclotron production of 64 Cu by alpha particles irradiation of nat Ni.

Jonathan David Nyoni

Jonathan David Nyoni

Zimbabwe

Student on work related learning

Midlands State University

Professional interests

Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning In NUCLEAR MEDICINE

Presentation title

Transforming Medical Imaging Diagnosis with Nuclear Energy: Pattern Recognition in Large Datasets of PET/CT Images using Machine Learning Techniques.

Kiragga Festo

Kiragga Festo

Russia

PhD Student

National Research, Tomsk Polytechnic University

Professional interests

Nuclear Medicine

Presentation title

High LET particle energy deposition in biological tissues for radiological therapy. A mini-review.

Faustina Ntim Opoku

Faustina Ntim Opoku

Ghana

Student

Tomsk Polytechnic University

Professional interests

Cancer, radiotherapy, nuclear medicine, and radiation biology

Presentation title

Optimization of Radiotherapy for Patients with Breast Cancer.

Edmund Joseph Chuma

Edmund Joseph Chuma

Tanzania

Medical Physicist

Ocean Road Cancer Institute

Experience: 8 years
Professional interests

Medical Physics/Nuclear Medicine

Presentation title

Improved methods and Technologies for diagnostics and radiation therapy.

Mr Davies Mubita

Mr Davies Mubita

Zambia

Lecturer / Radiation Protection Officer

University Of Lusaka- Zambia

Experience: 5 years
Professional interests

Research and production of new generation radiopharmaceuticals

Presentation title

Production of 177 lu radionuclide by chromatographic method for nuclear medicine at the research reactor.

Polina Vishnyakova

Polina Vishnyakova

Russia

Head of the Laboratory of Regenerative Medicine, National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology And Head of Laboratory of Molecular Pathophysiology, Associate Professor of the Department of Histology, Cytology and Embryology, RUDN

National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology, Medical Institute RUDN

Experience: 3 PhD
Professional interests

Cell Biology

Presentation title

Multiomics radiobiological effects in the treatment of oncological diseases using proton and neutron radiation.

Abed Mohamed Atef Mohamed

Abed Mohamed Atef Mohamed

Egypt

Teaching Research assistant, Nuclear Physics Division, Faculty of Science, Ain Shams University PhD student, School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Tomsk Polytechnic University

Egypt / Russia

Experience: 6
Professional interests

Modelling of the interaction of high energetic charged particles in colliders such as in HL-LHC, RHIC and NICA. Modelling the luminosity of future colliders such as in HL-LHC, RHIC and NICA. Modelling the motion of high energetic charged particles in strong EM fields such as in Microtrons and cyclotrons. Modelling of Accelerator monitoring and control systems.

Presentation title

Accelerators in Medical Applications.

Collins Awuah

Collins Awuah

Ghana

Masters student

School of Nuclear Technology Engineering, Tomsk Polytechnic University

Experience: 2 years
Professional interests

Radiation therapy

Presentation title

Combination therapy: a strategy for optimization of nuclear medicine therapy in cancer treatments.

Ategyeka Mutambi

Ategyeka Mutambi

Uganda

Medical Officer, Imaging Department

Beila Health Care Center

Experience: 6 months
Professional interests

Nuclear medicine imaging in oncology

Presentation title

Multimodality imaging application in brain tumor radiotherapy planning.

Section “Radiation safety”

Moderators

Olga Momot

Olga Momot

Russia

Senior specialist of the Environmental radiation monitoring laboratory, Radiation safety department

AKKUYU NUCLEAR JSC, Turkey

Experience: 19 years PhD in Biology
Professional interests

Environmental radiation monitoring, Radiation dose and risk assessment for the population, Radiation safety of NFC

Alla Udalova

Alla Udalova

Russia

Professor at Department of Nuclear Physics and Technologies

Obninsk Institute of Nuclear Power Engineering, NRNU MEPhI

Experience: From 1992 Doctor of Sciences (Biology)
Professional interests

Radiation safety, radiobiology, radioecology, NFC and the environment, nonpower application of nuclear technologies

Speakers

Ini Godwin

Ini Godwin

Nigeria

Graduate Student

Tomsk Polytechnic University

Experience: Research and advocacy in Nuclear technology and applications
Professional interests

Radiation Protection and Safety

Presentation title

Investigating the concentration of radionuclides in wells in northern Nigeria; a case study of Keffi metropolis.

Nkausu Astony K

Nkausu Astony K

Zambia

Student

OINPE NRNU MEPHI

Professional interests

Radiation safety, Ecology

Presentation title

Behavior of chemical elements and radionuclides in ‘water-sediment’ system in the vicinity of Karpov institute (Obninsk).

Cissoko Billy Nankouman

Cissoko Billy Nankouman

Guinea

Assistant

Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia named after Patrice Lumumba

Experience: 3 years
Professional interests

Geology, Earth Sciences

Presentation title

Uranium mining prospects in the Mika region, north-eastern Nigeria.

Kwizera Maximine

Kwizera Maximine

Rwanda

Student

OINPE NRNU MEPHI

Professional interests

Radiation Technologies in Life Sciences

Presentation title

Regulations for safe transportation of radioactive materials.

Shahien Bassel Abdelkariem Mostafa Mahmoud

Shahien Bassel Abdelkariem Mostafa Mahmoud

Egypt

Student

Bauman Moscow state technical university

Professional interests

Mechatronics, robotics and automotive vehicles

Presentation title

Radiation safety and containment.

Taonga Chilambo

Taonga Chilambo

Zambia

Student

Obninsk Institute Of Nuclear Power Engineering

Professional interests

Radiation safety, Nuclear Law, Security System

Presentation title

Estimation of the population irradiation dose before the start of operation of the Rooppur NPP (People's Republic of Bangladesh).

Yeboah Knight Anokwah

Yeboah Knight Anokwah

Ghana

National Service Personnel

Nuclear Regulatory Authority

Experience: The Ghana Nuclear Regulatory Authority, Assistant Research Scientist for the African Center for Science and International Security (AFRICSIS)
Professional interests

The innovative ways of the safe application of nuclear energy and technologies.

Presentation title

Gamma and Neutron detection in Ghana with the AtomTex (AT6101C) radiation detection backpack.

Section “Types of nuclear reactors and power plants”

Moderators

Natalia Savchenkova

Natalia Savchenkova

Russia

Associate Professor, Advisor Vice-Rector

National Research University "Moscow Power Engineering Institute"

Experience: 25 PhD
Professional interests

Thermal physics, heat power engineering

Alexander Nakhabov

Alexander Nakhabov

Russia

Deputy head of the department of "Nuclear Physics and Engineering"

Obninsk Institute for Nuclear Power Engineering of the National Research Nuclear University MEPhI

Experience: 18 PhD (Candidate of Tech. Sciences)
Professional interests

Non-destructive testing and diagnostics at nuclear facilities, control systems, data mining

Speakers

Campos Messias de Jesus Augusto

Campos Messias de Jesus Augusto

Angola

Assistant

Peoples' Friendship University of Russia

Professional interests

Energy and mechanical engineering

Presentation title

Combined power plants with nuclear reactors.

Odii Christopher Joseph

Odii Christopher Joseph

Russia

Post-Graduate Student

National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University

Experience: 4 years
Professional interests

Nuclear Thermal-Hydraulics

Presentation title

Prediction of thermal-hydraulic parameters of VVER-1200 subcooled water flow boiling using empirical Correlations developed for rod bundles.

Ragy Muhammed Nasr Hassanin Ismail

Ragy Muhammed Nasr Hassanin Ismail

Egypt

PhD student

National Research University "MPEI"

Professional interests

Nuclear Engineering and Energy

Presentation title

Development of a method for calculating the acoustic characteristics of a VVER pressurizer.

Section “Youth/public movements and organizations”

Moderator

Igor Zhukovskiy

Igor Zhukovskiy

Russia

Project Head

Project “Soft Skills development and assessment in Russian universities” by NGO «Russia – a country of opportunities»

Experience: 20 years PhD, political science (2009, Moscow State International Relations Institute)
Professional interests

Government Affairs, Strategic management and Organizational development expert.

Speakers

Nyamukondiwa Malachi

Nyamukondiwa Malachi

Zimbabwe

Student

Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University

Experience: 5 years
Professional interests

Pharmacy

Aliba Woydo Leon

Chad

PhD Student

Samara University

Presentation title

Cultural ties between Samara University students and international students from African countries

Marina S. Osipova

Marina S. Osipova

Russia

Deputy director on international relations

National Research University "Moscow Power Engineering Institute"

Experience: 11 years
Professional interests

Сontinuing education, international cooperation, industrial cooperation, innovations in education

Presentation title

Industrial cooperation of Russian technical universities with organizations of African countries: MPEI example.