Biography
Dr. Omid Akbarzadeh is working with Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Centre since 2016. His main research area is heterogeneous catalysis and catalytic reaction engineering. He has spent 10 years in academic-industrial projects as a research officer and post-doctoral. Dr. Omid has worked 5 years in the oil and gas industry as a chemical engineer. He developed advance smart catalysts especially for oil and gas industries. Dr. Omid has contributed to two PETRONAS Research Sdn Bhd industrial catalyst projects and worked on international Airbus R&D project in NANOCAT. Currently, he is the PI of graphene catalyst project in Hokkaido University in Japan, project member of FRGS grant in UTP and assigned to the NANOCAT center project. Dr. Omid was the Chairman, keynote speaker and organizing committee of many international conferences. He has published many ISI papers; book chapters and has two approved and granted patents. Also, he has hands-on experience and passed several pieces of training on handling different types of equipment which are being widely used for material synthesis, characterization and performance evaluation. He is in close collaboration with other departments, government agencies and universities around the world. He is visiting researcher of Jiangsu University China and Hokkaido University Japan. He is member of the society of petroleum engineers (SPE) and Senior Member of Hong Kong Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Society. Omid awarded full fellowship from UTP during Ph.D and were involved for lab demonstrator and teaching in the different courses of chemical engineering. He awarded Silver Medal in 27th International Invention & Innovation Exhibition (ITEX 2016), Kuala Lumpur Convention Center in Malaysia and Silver Medal of Post Graduate Research Project in the 35th Science & Engineering Design Exhibition (SEDEX 35).
Research Interest
Heterogeneous catalysis and catalytic reaction engineering
Biography
Mr. De la Parra is an entrepreneur focused on Information Technology, Education and Health. He is creative, results-driven and has 16+ years of Digital Strategy experience in architecture and implementation. Mr. De la Parra serves as COO and Co-founding Partner at The Solomon Brokerage Firm and leads as CEO at Mass Media Division and at De la Parra Mobile Solutions. He is the former COO & Co-founder at RegenerAge Clinic & RegenerAge Beauty. Mr. De la Parra is the former CEO & Founder at Astrum Salud Móvil and its Telemedicine service Astrum Móvil, former Digital Strategy Director & Co-founder at Dr. Jois, BiorganicAging, What Skin Needs/WSN International Pty. Ltd. He also served as a member of the Board of Advisors and is former Chief Marketing Officer at ReAnima Advanced Biosciences and served as Digital Media Director at Bioquark, Inc. He also served as the Latin America Region Manager and Digital Strategy adviser at CardiacSense and is former CITO & Senior Partner at Cerezo Editores. Within the academic and educational fields, Mr. De la Parra acted as the Executive Vice President: Executive Chairman of the WAMS Mobile Health Division, WAMS Chief Coordinating Officer, a member of the WAMS Executive Council (WAMS Executive Board), a member of the WAMS Education & Training Board (ETB), a member of the WAMS Editorial Board, an Honorary Member of the Academy Faculty FWAMS, an Honorary Fellow of the Academy & is also a Senior Partner at WAMS, The World Academy of Medical Sciences. He is also an Advisory Board member, functioned as the Chief Operating Officer and is a Co-founding Partner at The Reprogramming Medicine Association. Mr. De la Parra is also a member of Singularity University and of OpenExo. • In relation to the organizations that Mr. De la Parra has collaborated with for social impact and empowerment, he is a member of the Laurentia Project and of Cerebro Mexico, he serves as an Advisory Board member of the Lifeboat Foundation, as an Advisory Board member of the Future Worlds Center – Cyprus Neuroscience & Technology Institute (Senior TV Program), while also being a Federated Member of the International Longevity Alliance and a member of the Transhumanist Party. He is a voting citizen and is running for Mayor & future Parliamentary Candidate at Asgardia. He is the former Chief Digital Strategy Officer and remains as Honorary Member and Member of the Board of Advisors at the Transdisciplinary Agora for Future Discussions, a member of the Web Committee at the Life Extension Advocacy Foundation/Lifespan.io, volunteered with SENS Research Foundation for the OncoSENS Program in Digital Strategy, and acted as Digital Strategy adviser at the Major Mouse Testing Program. He also functioned as the founder and former Board of Directors member of Astrum Fundación and was Digital Strategy Advisor for POKI Ciudad Orgánica. He is also a part of the General Member Board at the National Autism Association, the National Fibromyalgia Association, the International Literacy Association, and the United Spinal Association. ` Mr. De la Parra is also a member of several associations for technology including the World Blockchain Association, the Computing Technology Industry Association, the Internet Marketing Association, the Application Developers Alliance, and the Association of Strategic Marketing. Mr. De la Parra’s activities in arts & culture involve being the Digital Strategist and member of the Executive Board of Legado Cultural Siqueiros, a member of Sociedad de Autores y Compositores de México, while also being a member of the Executive Board at Sociedad Latinoamericana de Ópera. He also served as Digital Strategy Advisor at Xicome Festival. He is a media professional at IMDB, SoundCloud, and ReverbNation and has had activities in the entertainment industry as a music producer, composer & arranger for Televisa with broadcast television, film, radio, and web, receiving international awards with aired content in more than 185 countries. For the energy sector, he worked as the Vice President of Strategy & Operations of PetroM Energy, and is a member of the National Introducing Brokers Association and a part of the National Biodiesel Board (Alliance Program).
Research Interest
Neuroscience, Regenerative Medicine, Continued Medical Education, Information & Communications Technology, Biotechnology, Social Development, Nanotechnology, Education Technology, Water Technology and Renewable Energy Technologies.