Professor Hans Rück

Professor Hans Rück, PhD (60) is Vice-President of Worms University of Applied Sciences. Prior to this, he was Dean of the Tourism/Transportation Department there for 17 years, expanding it into the largest department for aviation management at German universities. He holds a professorship in general business administration and marketing at Worms University. He received his doctorate from Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main with a thesis on a topic in the field of service management. He has many years of practical experience as a management consultant for marketing, sales and communication.

Professor Dr. rer. pol. Hans Rück, Dipl.-Kfm. (60), ist Vizepräsident der Hochschule Worms. Davor leitete er 17 Jahre lang als Dekan den dortigen Fachbereich Touristik/Verkehrswesen und baute diesen zum größten Fachbereich für Luftverkehrsmanagement an deutschen Hochschulen aus. Er hält an der Hochschule Worms eine Professur für Allgemeine Betriebswirtschaftslehre und Marketing. Promoviert wurde er an der Goethe-Universität in Frankfurt am Main über ein Thema aus dem Bereich Dienstleistungsmanagement. Er verfügt über langjährige praktische Erfahrung als Unternehmensberater für Marketing, Vertrieb und Kommunikation.

Dr Ruxandra Botez

Dr Ruxandra Botez has finalized her master’s in engineering in Bucharest, Romania at the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering in 1984, her master’s in applied sciences in Ecole Polytechnique in Montreal, Canada in 1989 and her PhD in McGill University in Montreal, Canada in 1994. She worked at the ICA- Brasov Factory of Helicopters Puma and Alouette helicopters development in Romania (1984-1987) and at Bombardier Aerospace in Aircraft Engineering in Montreal as AeroServoElasticity task leader during 1995-1997. She worked as Postdoctoral Fellow at Auburn University during 1994-1995. She works as Full Professor at École de technologie supérieure (ÉTS), part of the Quebec University in Montreal, Canada since 1998.

Ruxandra is the Head of the Laboratory of Applied Research in Active Controls, Avionics and AeroServoElasticity LARCASE since 2003. She has been Canada Research Chair Tier 1 Holder in Aircraft Modeling and Simulation Technologies during 15 years until 2025. Ruxandra is a Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE), Canadian Aeronautical Society Institute (CASI), Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS), and many other organizations. She is also an Honorary Member of the International Sustainable Aviation and Energy Research Society (SARES) and also an Honorary Foreign Member of the Romanian Academy, among only 20 members of its Technical Section.

Ruxandra is the Editor-in-Chief of the INCAS Bulletin and Associate Editor of 10 other journals including the Aeronautical Journal. Ruxandra graduated more than 500 students in her academic career, who worked on her research projects: 30 PhD students, 170 Master’s students (projects and theses) and 320 Internship students. Ruxandra published more than 210 archival original journal articles, 350 conference papers and 7 invited book chapters. Ruxandra and her team have obtained more than 70 awards; she also gave more than 50 invited speaker presentations. Ruxandra’s projects were and are realized in collaboration with international teams from Bombardier, CAE, CMC Electronics, Bell Helicopter Textron, Thales Aerospace, GlobVision, FLIR Systems, IAR-NRC, Presagis and NASA, Alenia and CIRA, Hydra Technologies, DLR, INCAS and other.

Mr. To Viet Thang

Standing Vice President in charge of Operations, Safety, Quality and Security of Vietjet Air

With nearly 30 years of experience working in the aviation industry, Mr. To Viet Thang has held many important and leadership positions at leading airlines in Vietnam. Mr. Thang has extensive knowledge and has made significant contributions to the development of the airline as well as the aviation industry. Currently, he holds the role of Vice President in charge of Operations, Safety, Quality and Security at Vietjet, leading safe operations, improving service quality and ensuring security, affirming the airline’s position in the international market.

Mr. To Viet Thang has a Master’s degree in Aircraft Engineering, graduated from the Technical University of the Czech Republic. His studies and training in Europe have provided him with a solid professional foundation and innovative thinking to apply in practice in the aviation industry.

Mr. To Viet Thang used to teach at the Faculty of Aviation of Hanoi University of Science and Technology, and was a Collaborator as Chief Assessor of Bureau Veritas Vietnam on the quality system according to ISO 9000 standards. At Vietjet, Mr. Thang was in charge of the role of Project Manager, leading Vietjet to achieve prestigious international certificates such as IOSA and ISAGO, and helping the airline become an official member of IATA. The results achieved not only improve service quality but also contribute to affirming Vietjet’s reputation and position on the world aviation map.

Dr Cemil Koyunoğlu

Dr. Cemil Koyunoğlu is an Assistant Professor at Yalova University whose research spans energy systems engineering, chemical engineering, and bioelectronics. He holds a Ph.D. in Energy Science and Technology from Istanbul Technical University, complemented by a Visiting Research Scholarship at The Pennsylvania State University’s EMS Energy Institute. His work focuses on the microfabrication and design of implantable bioelectronic devices, sustainable and renewable energy technologies, biomaterials for controlled drug delivery, and Industry 4.0 applications in material science. Dr. Koyunoğlu is experienced in computational modeling using MATLAB, COMSOL, and Ansys-Fluent, and has published research and presented at international conferences across Europe and the United States. His contributions have been recognized through awards such as the Best Paper Award at the International Conference on Renewable Fuels, a TUBITAK Research Grant, and a research scholarship from Penn State University. He is also an active member of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society and the European Society for Biomaterials, and serves as a reviewer for leading journals in energy and sustainability.

Professor Shawei He

Shawei He is a Professor in the College of Economics and Management (CEM) at Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA). He is currently the Coordinator of International Affairs within CEM, and the Program Leader of Industrial Engineering in the London International College, NUAA. He holds a PhD degree in Systems Design Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada, in 2015. Dr. He serves as a member of the Conflict Analysis Group, University of Waterloo, and a member of the Operations Committee of Air Transportation Research Society China Chapter (ATRS CC). His research interests include the modeling of societal and environmental conflicts and the application of interactive decision making approach to addressing carbon mitigation in the aviation industry. He has published several research articles as the first author in high-index journals, such as European Journal of Operational Research (EJOR) and Transport Policy (TP). He has hosted three research grants from National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and several grants at provincial levels.