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Big Data and Digital Economy

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Qiao Lan
University of Hong Kong
2
Shehzaad Dhuliawala
ETH Zurich
3
Blend Berisha
University of Prishtina
4
Anisha Gunjal
Meso Scale Discovery (United States)
5
Shengteng Jiang
National University of Defense Technology
6
Fursan Thabit
Computer Network Information Center
7
Petar Radanliev
University of Oxford
8
Xiaojuan Zhao
Hunan University of Humanities, Science and Technology
9
Basem Mohamed Elomda
Egyptian e-Learning University
10
Yi R. Fung
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Rising Stars Papers

1
Chain-of-Verification Reduces Hallucination in Large Language Models
Unknown Journal|2024
180 cit.
2
AI Ethics: Integrating Transparency, Fairness, and Privacy in AI Development
Applied Artificial Intelligence|2025
167 cit.
3
Detecting and Preventing Hallucinations in Large Vision Language Models
Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence|2024
123 cit.
4
Ethics and responsible AI deployment
Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence|2024
123 cit.
5
Artificial intelligence and quantum cryptography
Journal of Analytical Science & Technology|2024
72 cit.
6
Digital security by design
Security Journal|2024
66 cit.
7
Cyber diplomacy: defining the opportunities for cybersecurity and risks from Artificial Intelligence, IoT, Blockchains, and Quantum Computing
Journal of Cyber Security Technology|2024
65 cit.
8
An Enhanced Multi-Layer Blockchain Security Model for Improved Latency and Scalability
Information|2025
57 cit.
9
Artificial intelligence: reflecting on the past and looking towards the next paradigm shift
Journal of Experimental & Theoretical Artificial Intelligence|2024
43 cit.
10
Integrated cybersecurity for metaverse systems operating with artificial intelligence, blockchains, and cloud computing
Frontiers in Blockchain|2024
39 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Xiaotong Sun
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
2
Yaliang Li
Alibaba Group (China)
3
Ektaa Meshram
Unknown
4
Jolene Kay Jesse
U.S. National Science Foundation
5
Sam Adam Elnagdy
Pace University
6
Vladan Joler
University of Novi Sad
7
Chetan Sagarnal
Dayananda Sagar University
8
Ana Wu
Pace University
9
Sara Riahi
National School of Architecture
10
Erhan Bas
General Electric (Spain)

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Detecting and Preventing Hallucinations in Large Vision Language Models
Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence|2024
123 cit.
2
Joint operation planning of drivers and trucks for semi-autonomous truck platooning
Transportmetrica A Transport Science|2023
16 cit.
3
Economic Analysis of On-Street Parking with Urban Delivery
Transportation Science|2024
13 cit.
4
Strengthening the Teaching of Soft Skills in the Pedagogical Architecture of Moroccan Universities
International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP)|2022
12 cit.
5
Hierarchical prediction uncertainty-aware motion planning for autonomous driving in lane-changing scenarios
Transportation Research Part C Emerging Technologies|2024
11 cit.
6
VertiMRF: Differentially Private Vertical Federated Data Synthesis
Unknown Journal|2024
8 cit.
7
Spotlight on Artificial Intelligence and Freedom of Expression: A Policy Manual
SSRN Electronic Journal|2022
7 cit.
8
Tunable Soft Prompts are Messengers in Federated Learning
Unknown Journal|2023
6 cit.
9
Decentering Design With AI
DIID|2023
5 cit.
10
A Practical Introduction to Federated Learning
Proceedings of the 28th ACM SIGKDD Conference on Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining|2022
4 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Meikang Qiu
Augusta University
2
Yixin Chen
Sanya University
3
Xingjie Yu
Chongqing Jiaotong University
4
Keke Gai
Beijing Institute of Technology
5
Laurence T. Yang
Zhengzhou University
6
Kaibin Huang
Education University of Hong Kong
7
Alina Sorgner
Friedrich Schiller University Jena
8
Adam Drewnowski
University of Washington
9
Moses Garuba
Howard University
10
Changsheng Xu
Xiamen University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
An End-to-End Deep Learning Architecture for Graph Classification
Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence|2018
1.5k cit.
2
Enabling Wireless Power Transfer in Cellular Networks: Architecture, Modeling and Deployment
IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications|2014
775 cit.
3
Food Choices and Diet Costs: an Economic Analysis,
Journal of Nutrition|2005
768 cit.
4
Toward an Intelligent Edge: Wireless Communication Meets Machine Learning
IEEE Communications Magazine|2020
651 cit.
5
Obesity and the food environment
American Journal of Preventive Medicine|2004
637 cit.
6
Data Mining for Internet of Things: A Survey
IEEE Communications Surveys & Tutorials|2014
625 cit.
7
Privacy-Preserving Energy Trading Using Consortium Blockchain in Smart Grid
IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics|2019
570 cit.
8
Density-based clustering for real-time stream data
Unknown Journal|2007
564 cit.
9
3 Opportunistic Wireless Energy Harvesting in Cognitive Radio Networks
Unknown Journal|2016
549 cit.
10
A survey on blockchain technology and its security
Blockchain Research and Applications|2022
543 cit.

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