Results of Best Paper Awards!

Section А1

1st Place: Altynbek Makhmetov, Arslan Abdigali, Yerkuat Dota, Kairat Zhunussov, Azamat Auyezov.
Paper: "Identity and Access Management for Agentic AI: A Zero-Trust Security Framework"
2nd Place: Adejor E. Abiche, Mohamed A. Hamada.
Paper: "An Early Warning System for Systemic Cyber Risk in Banking Sectors Using Machine Learning and Network Analytics"
3rd Place: Dariga Abduali, Dayana Rakhmatullina, Mohamed Ragab, Elvira Alimova.
Paper: "A Blockchain-based Integrity Layer for Android Forensic Chain-of-Custody Verification"

Section A2

1st Place: Amirkhan Ilyassov, Zuleikha Syzdykova, Serik Igbayev, Khikmetov Askar, Denis Davydov, Dr. Gerald Feldman
Paper: "Bilingual End-to-End Neural Diarization for Kazakh-Russian Code-Switched Speech"
2nd Place: Azamat Baibussinov, Aliya Ospanova, Aina Tazhiyeva, Kaisarbek Yesbergenov, Ibraheem Shayea, Gulnara Abitova
Paper: "Deep Multi-Modal Learning for Automated Categorization and Evidence Triaging in Large-Scale Drone Forensic Archives"
3rd Place: Daniel Ndifreke Samuel, Ogunlola John Olalere, Celestine Iwendi, Adedeji Edward Adesola, Afeez Oluwaseun Akande, Blessing Alice Alao-Olatunji
Paper: "Evaluating Artificial Intelligence for Predicting and Interpreting Molecular Toxicity from Chemical Structures to Enhance Early Drug Screening"

Section A3

1st Place: Sadia Hamid, Mugdha Farheen Kibria, Fatema Tuz Zohora Panna, Marjana Khanam Roza, Mansura Afsana Rima, MD Rezaul Karim, Tauhidur Rahman Sakib
Paper: "A Hybrid Dual-Backbone Deep Learning Framework for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Classification from MRI with External Validation"
2nd Place: Ilya Shelestov, Aliya Kanatova, Neilya Yessentay, Gulnara Zhetessova
Paper: "Interpretable Artificial Intelligence Models Based on Large Language Models for Web Application Vulnerability Detection and Security Analysis"
3rd Place: Md Baharul Islam, Jabed Hasan Tarek, Mohammad Shah Paran, Abdul Hasib
Paper: "SHIELD: Safety-Oriented Class Balancing via Protocol-Aware Missingness for Multi-Class Anomaly Detection in Industrial Control Systems"

Section B1

1st Place: Kenza Issellay, Aya Khirania, Safae Elhir, Hicham Medromi
Paper: "Federated Learning for Privacy-Preserving Fatigue Detection from Wearable IMU Data"
2nd Place: Ammar AL-Shami, Ibraheem Shayea, Zool Hilmi Ismail, Abdulaziz Alashbi
Paper: "Mobile Agent approach to search for distributed information using fuzzy logic set"
3rd Place: Sena Bilgin, Cem Günal, Özgür Koray Şahingöz
Paper: "Automated Security Assessment and Risk Scoring for IoT Devices via Network Scanning"

Section B2

1st Place: Yazan Alkhlefat, Sevia M Idrus, Farabi Iqbal
Paper: "Optical Frequency Comb Generation Using SOA and Two Laser Sources For 6G Signals"
2nd Place: Gunjan Vasant Ramteke
Paper: "Etiology-Aware Radiopathomic Fusion for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence Prediction: Disentangling HBV, NASH, and Alcohol-Driven Signatures from Paired CT and Whole-Slide Histology"
3rd Place: Ishaq Amimour, Ahmed Alioua, Aboubakr Chettab
Paper: "AID-ZT4B5G: an Adaptive Intelligent Zero-Trust Multi-Layer Architecture for B5G Networks"

Section B3

1st Place: Korhan Kayisli, Ruhi Zafer Caglayan, Erdal Irmak, Ahmet Gundogdu
Paper: "Hybrid STSMC Observer and AI-Based Anomaly Detection in Smart Grids with EV Integration"
2nd Place: Kofi Kwaasi Asare, Florence Dela Kpodo, Wisdom Elikplim Korkortsi, Samuel Kafui Kwawukume, Charles Ofori, Martin Luther King
Paper: "Random Forest Regression for Energy Forecasting in Hybrid Solar-Wind Systems"
3rd Place: Şahin Coşkun, Prof. Dr. Erdal Bekiroğlu, Prof. Dr. Erdal Irmak
Paper: "Cyber-Physical PWM Duty Cycle Manipulation Attacks on DC-DC Boost Converters"

Section C1

1st Place: Fakhreddin Khasanov, Nursultan Nyssanov, Nazgul Ibrayeva, Anor Mukasheva, Alisher Ibrayev, Arailym Orazova
Paper: "AI-Powered Anomaly Detection in Public Procurement Using NLP and Structural Analysis of Kazakh Government Contracts"
2nd Place: Leyla Tarlan Dadashova, Rahid Zahid Alekberli
Paper: "From AI Strategy to Executable Controls: A PRISMA-Guided Systematic Review of AI Governance for Cybersecurity Efficiency in Azerbaijan"
3rd Place: Anar Yessengeldina, Aikun Akhmetzhanova, Yerzhan Khalbayev, Gaini Mukhanova, Ayazhan Zhaksylyk, Zhanar Taizhanova
Paper: "Using PRINCE2 in the Development of Financial Monitoring Systems"