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Dr Mohammad Hassanzadeh is a Professor of knowledge and Information Sciences at Tarbiat Modares University, Iran. He received his PhD from Ferdowsi University, Mashhad in 2006. He was appointed to the Department of Management and Economics at Tarbiat Modares University in 2001 as an Assistant Professor. He was promoted to Full Professor in 2019. Dr Hassanzadeh has made over 250 scholarly contributions, including more than 200 peer-reviewed research papers and over 45 books (Nov, 2020) in addition to being co-investigator on numerous major research initiatives. Among his books are Knowledge Management, Concepts and Infrastructures, Popularization of Science from Theory to Practice, Information Retrieval and Knowledge Economy. He has been visiting professor at several other universities as a lecturer and has supervised over 200 Master’s and PhD dissertations. He has been appointed to varied managerial and administrative positions in Higher Education including Director of the Center for the Development of Humanities Technologies, Consultant to Business Intelligence (BI) Initiative, Head of the department for Humanity Technologies Incubator and Director of Technology Development and Transfer Office, Modares ST Park through the years. For his research efforts he was awarded the “Article of the Year” award by the Library and Information Science Society for Asia and the Pacific (LISSASPAC) in 2017. Dr. Hassanzadeh co-developed, and is the managing editor of The International Journal of Learning Spaces Studies and The International Journal of Knowledge Processing Studies. He also serves as an editor-in- chief for The International Journal of Digital Content Management and The Journal of Information Science and Techniques.
Mohammadreza (Reza) holds a Master's degree in Physics Education and a PhD in Educational Technology. He brings over 15 years of experience as a physics teacher in Iran to his current role as an Assistant Professor of Instructional Technology at the University of Twente. He is dedicated to leveraging advanced technologies to transform the educational landscape. With a keen interest in computer-supported collaborative learning environments, adaptive learning environments, simulations, and games, he aims to enrich the learning experiences of K-12 students. His primary focus is on fostering students' conceptual understanding of science while equipping them with crucial 21st-century skills, such as creative thinking and problem-solving.
