Sihyun An | Financial Technology | Research and Development Excellence Award

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Dr. Sihyun An | Financial Technology | Research and Development Excellence Award

Hankuk University of Foreign Studies | South Korea

Dr. Sihyun An is an emerging scholar whose research bridges AI in finance, asset pricing, real estate econometrics, business analytics, sustainability, and large language models, driving innovations in data-centric financial intelligence. His work covers housing price appraisal, market transparency, sentiment-driven valuation, floor-plan complexity, green sustainability indices, rare-event market risk, and LLM-based reasoning for property markets. He has published influential studies in leading journals including Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, Chaos, Solitons and Fractals, Financial Innovation, Scientific Reports, and Annals of Nuclear Energy, contributing advances in AI-enabled valuation models, hedonic datasets, transparent ML-based appraisal, and *cross-market information dynamics. His ongoing projects span quantum simulation in asset pricing, AI-powered nuclear decommissioning intelligence, financial crash forecasting, and synthetic sentiment generation using LLMs. With 20 citations, 7 publications, and an h-index of 3, he has presented at major international conferences and earned multiple distinctions for excellence in research, data science, and innovation, underscoring his rising impact at the intersection of technology, finance, and real-estate analytics.

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Featured Publications

Bae, S., Jung, L., Nam, S., An, S., & Ahn, K. (2025). Housing price estimation and reasoning based on a large language model. In Finance and Large Language Models (pp. 27–42). Springer Nature.

An, S., Bae, S., Song, Y., & Ahn, K. (2024). Aggregated hedonic dataset with a green index: Busan, South Korea. Data in Brief, 57, 111009.

An, S., Ahn, K., Bae, J., & Song, Y. (2024). Economic impacts of a subway system: Exploring local contexts in a metropolitan area. Research in Transportation Business and Management, 56, 101188.

An, S., Kim, J., Choi, G., Jang, H., & Ahn, K. (2024). The effect of rare events on information-leading role: Evidence from real estate investment trusts and overall stock markets. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 11, 1628.

Byun, H., Park, J., An, S., Kim, J., Kim, J., Lee, D. Y., & Lee, B. (2024). Intelligent nuclear decommissioning solution: Code for site characterization and management of overall surveys. Annals of Nuclear Energy, 196, 110212.

Josua Ojo Oluwafemi Akinyemi | Economics and Finance | Best Researcher Award

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Mr. Josua Ojo Oluwafemi Akinyemi | Economics and Finance | Best Researcher Award

Pan-Atlantic University | Nigeria

Mr. Josua Ojo Oluwafemi Akinyemi is a distinguished Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) and finance professional with over eighteen years of experience spanning energy, banking, auditing, and advisory services in Nigeria. He is currently pursuing a PhD in Finance at Pan Atlantic University, building on his MSc in Accounting and BSc in Accounting from the University of Lagos. Throughout his career, he has excelled in corporate finance, strategic financial planning, financial modeling, risk management, tax, treasury, and corporate reporting, holding leadership positions at Newcross Exploration and Production Limited, Hamilton Technologies, Atlantic Energy, Newcross Petroleum, KPMG, and Zenith Bank. He has facilitated capital raising, debt restructuring, and financial strategy development, notably contributing to multi-million-dollar projects in the oil and gas sector. A fellow of ICAN and CITN and an Advanced Financial Modeler, Mr. Josua Ojo Oluwafemi Akinyemi has published academic research, facilitated professional training, and received numerous awards for academic and professional excellence.

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Featured Publications

Akinyemi, O. J. O. (2025). The dynamism of global economic power of leading economies: What role have economic globalization forces and financial sector development played? Cogent Economics & Finance, 13, Article 2551159.

Hayet Soltani | Finance Award | Best Researcher Award

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Dr. Hayet Soltani | Finance Award | Best Researcher Award

Dr. Hayet Soltani, University of Sfax, Tunisia

Dr. Hayet Soltani is a Tunisian academic with a Ph.D. in Finance from the Faculty of Economics and Management of Sfax, Tunisia. She holds a Master’s in Business Engineering and Digitalization, enhancing her expertise in finance and technology integration. Dr. Soltani has published multiple peer-reviewed articles and presented at international conferences, focusing on financial stress, investor sentiment, and market dynamics, particularly in the context of the GCC and COVID-19. Proficient in Arabic, French, and English, she is skilled in various statistical software and values teamwork and communication. Her interests include sports and traveling. 🌍📊📚

 

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Education

Dr. Hayet Soltani has a robust educational background, having earned her Ph.D. in Finance from the Faculty of Economics and Management of Sfax, Tunisia, in 2020. She completed her Master’s Degree in Finance in 2016, followed by a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance in 2013, both from the same institution. Most recently, in 2023, she obtained a Master’s Degree in Business Engineering and Digitalization of Companies from the Higher Institute of Business Administration of Sfax, Tunisia. Dr. Soltani’s academic journey reflects her commitment to advancing knowledge in finance and digital business. 📚💼

 

Training Courses

Dr. Hayet Soltani has enhanced her expertise through various training courses and internships. In May 2024, she completed a 2-day course on Bibliometric Analysis at the Faculty of Economics and Management of Sfax. During March to May 2023, she interned at Zitouna Bank for three months. She also participated in a three-month doctoral internship at Sorbonne New University, Paris III, from April to June 2019. Additionally, she attended a 1-month English course at the Yes You Can Training Center in April-May 2018, and completed a 6-day certification program at the Career Center and Skills of the University of Sfax. 📈🌍

 

Professional Experience

Dr. Hayet Soltani has garnered significant professional experience in higher education. From October 2021 to July 2024, she served as a Contracting Assistant for Higher Education at the Higher Institute of Management of Gabes, Tunisia. Earlier, she held a position as a Temporary Assistant for Higher Education at the Faculty of Economics and Management of Sfax from March to June 2021. Additionally, she worked as a Contracting Assistant for Higher Education at the Higher Institute of Business Administration of Gafsa, Tunisia, from October 2019 to July 2020. Her roles reflect her dedication to academic excellence and administration. 🎓✨

 

Publication Top Notes

  • The Impact of Political Instability on Investor Sentiment and Market Performance: Evidence from Tunisian Revolution | Cited by: 12 | Year: 2017 📊
  • The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the nexus between the investor’s sentiment and the financial market dynamics: Evidence from the Chinese market | Cited by: 9 | Year: 2023 📈
  • The predictive power of financial stress on the financial markets dynamics: hidden Markov model | Cited by: 8 | Year: 2023 🔍
  • The directional spillover effects and time-frequency nexus between stock markets, cryptocurrency, and investor sentiment during the COVID-19 pandemic | Cited by: 6 | Year: 2023 📉
  • Investigating the Relationship Between Financial Stress Index and MENA Stock Markets Performance | Cited by: 6 | Year: 2021 📊
  • Managerial overconfidence and investment decision: empirical validation in the Tunisian context | Cited by: 3 | Year: 2021 💼
  • Regime-Specific Spillover Effects Between Financial Stress, GCC Stock Markets, Brent Crude Oil, and the Gold Market | Cited by: 0 | Year: 2024 💹
  • The Impact of Political Instability on Investor Sentiment and Market Performance: Evidence from Tunisian Revolution | Cited by: 0 | Year: 2017 📊