The Secretariat and the Academic Committee are pleased to announce the appointment of five eminent scholars to the Academic Committee, effective 2025. Their expertise and leadership will play a vital role in advancing the Academy’s mission and goals.
Academic Committee
The Academic Committee is a vital component of the Academy’s organizational structure, responsible for overseeing and advising on academic affairs and providing strategic guidance for the Academy’s future development. It plays a central role in upholding academic standards, nominating and electing fellowship candidates, and guiding the strategic direction of research across the Academy and its affiliated institutions. Experts with distinguished achievements and reputations in the related fields are invited to join as members of the Academic Committee.
"A Member of the Academic Committee of the CORE Academy is a leading scholar with distinguished achievements and a high reputation in relevant fields, who serves as a strategic advisor on fellowship nominations and elections, provides guidance on scientific and academic development, and upholds the Academy’s highest scholarly standards."
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Andrzej Skowron is currently a Full Professor at the Systems Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences. He has authored or co-authored over 400 scientific publications, including foundational work in rough set theory, granular computing, and adaptive decision-making systems, and has made outstanding contributions to the fields of computer and information sciences. Some of his pioneering research contributions include: (1) the development of rough set foundations for intelligent systems design (e.g., methods combining rough sets with Boolean reasoning, and generalizations of approximation spaces based on advanced reasoning); (2) the formulation of the interactive granular computing model as a basis for the synthesis and analysis of intelligent systems addressing complex phenomena; and (3) establishing theoretical foundations for artificial intelligence grounded in rough set theory.
For decades, Professor Skowron has made sustained and significant contributions to the advancement of the international information society. He has been elected a Fellow of the European Association for Artificial Intelligence (EurAI), a Member of the European Academy of Sciences, and a Member of Academia Europaea. He is a Fellow and former President of the International Rough Set Society (IRSS) and continues to serve on its advisory and steering boards. Professor Skowron has held editorial roles with numerous leading international journals, including Fundamenta Informaticae (Honorary Editor), Computational Intelligence, Natural Computing, Theoretical Computer Science, Group Decision and Negotiation, Granular Computing, and the International Journal of General Systems. He also serves on the advisory board of the International Web Intelligence Consortium. His academic influence spans Europe, North America, and Asia, as evidenced by keynote lectures, leadership in international conferences, and cross-border collaborative initiatives.
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Artem R. Oganov is currently a Distinguished Professor at the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Skoltech). An internationally recognized expert in computational materials discovery, he has authored over 300 peer-reviewed articles, contributed to more than 20 book chapters and reviews, and written four books. He is the developer of USPEX (Universal Structure Predictor: Evolutionary Xtallography), a widely used algorithm for crystal structure prediction now employed by over 10,000 researchers worldwide. USPEX has enabled the discovery of new materials and phases, including superhard γ-boron, a transparent phase of sodium, and novel carbon allotropes. His prediction of the post-perovskite phase of MgSiO₃ reshaped our understanding of the Earth's deep mantle, while his identification of unusual compounds such as Na₃Cl and Na₂He challenged long-standing principles in chemistry. Oganov’s contributions extend to high-pressure chemistry and planetary science, where he proposed new scales of electronegativity and chemical hardness under extreme conditions. His theoretical prediction of the deep-Earth hydrous compound Mg₂SiO₅H₂ has informed new models for the origin of Earth’s hydrosphere.
Professor Oganov has made significant contributions to global scholarly collaboration. His academic career spans leading institutions across Europe, Asia, and North America, and has served as an editor, mentor, and partner in numerous international initiatives and scientific collaborations. His election as a Fellow or Member of several esteemed international scientific organizations—including the CORE Academy, Academia Europaea, the American Physical Society, and the Royal Society of Chemistry—further exemplifies his commitment to advancing knowledge through global dialogue and mutual learning.
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Asad M. Madni is currently an Independent Consultant, Distinguished Adjunct Professor, and Distinguished Scientist in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UCLA. He is internationally recognized for pioneering contributions to intelligent sensing and systems technologies, their successful commercialization across aerospace, manufacturing, and transportation sectors, and his distinguished leadership in research and innovation. He led the development of groundbreaking sensing and control technologies. His key innovations include the servo control system for the Hubble Space Telescope, enabling its exceptional pointing precision; a minimally invasive endometrial ablation system; and the MEMS GyroChip®, which revolutionized navigation and stability in aerospace and automotive systems—technologies that continue to underpin advancements in autonomous systems. Dr. Madni holds over 69 patents, has published more than 200 peer-reviewed works, and is known for bridging academia and industry, theory and practice, in advancing intelligent systems, signal processing, and cyber-physical technologies.
Beyond his technical achievements, Dr. Madni has played a significant role in fostering international scientific collaboration—serving on global advisory boards, delivering keynote lectures, and promoting academic exchange across Asia, Europe, and North America. He has received numerous prestigious international honors, including the John Fritz Medal (AAES, 2023), IEEE Medal of Honor (IEEE, 2022), and the Prince Philip Medal (Royal Academy of Engineering, 2022). He is a Member or Fellow of several esteemed institutions, including the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, the Royal Academy of Engineering (UK), the Canadian Academy of Engineering, the European Academy of Sciences and Arts, the National Academy of Inventors, and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), among others.
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Valeriy Kryukov is currently Director and Chief Researcher at the Institute of Economics and Industrial Engineering of the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, where he also heads the Center for Resource Economics. He also holds professorships at Novosibirsk State University and the Higher School of Economics in Moscow. Over the past decades, Professor Kryukov has emerged as a significant scholar in the economics of natural resources and regional development. He was among the first in Russia to integrate evolutionary economics with institutional analysis in studying the resource sector. His scholarly work has illuminated how institutional transformation, rent distribution, and spatial development shape the long-term sustainability of resource economies, particularly in Russia’s Arctic and Siberian regions. He has authored and co-authored over 940 publications, including 54 monographs. Among his principal works are Oil and Gas Resources in a Transforming Economy and Russia’s Oil and Gas Sector: The Difficult Path to Diversity, which are widely recognized in international academic and policy discussions related to Arctic development and resource governance.
Professor Kryukov’s academic career is complemented by an active role in international cooperation and policy engagement. He has contributed to expert groups and policy initiatives for organizations such as the World Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the Arctic Council, and various regional governments in the Russian Federation. He was elected a full member of the Russian Academy of Sciences in 2019, a member of the Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research in 2015, and has collaborated extensively with institutions in Canada, Norway, the United States, Germany, China, and beyond. His interdisciplinary work across borders has supported global academic dialogue on energy, regional development, and Arctic policy.
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Kadambot Siddique currently serves as Hackett Professor of Agriculture and Chair and Director of the Institute of Agriculture at The University of Western Australia. Since 2006, he has led the Institute as its Founding Director, guiding its transformation into a globally recognized center for multidisciplinary agricultural research and training. Throughout his academic career, Professor Siddique has published over 900 scientific papers, books, and book chapters. His research integrates crop physiology, production agronomy, germplasm development, and breeding—an interdisciplinary approach that is both rare and essential for addressing complex agricultural challenges. Notably, his work has made significant contributions to dryland agriculture, particularly through crop yield improvements in grain legumes and wheat.
Beyond his academic contributions, Professor Siddique has played a prominent role in international scientific engagement. He served as Special Ambassador for the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s International Year of Pulses (2016). He has supervised and trained more than 60 postdoctoral fellows from various countries, around 60 postgraduate students (PhD and MSc), and numerous undergraduate students worldwide. His international efforts have earned him numerous honors, including the Crawford Fund Medal (2024) and the Chinese Government Friendship Award (2019), in recognition of his commitment to strengthening scientific collaboration and building capacity across borders. He has been elected a Member of the African Academy of Sciences (as the first Australian elected), the Pakistan Academy of Sciences (Foreign Fellow), the Indian National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (Foreign Fellow), the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (Fellow), and The World Academy of Sciences (Fellow, 2024). He was also appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM, 2011) and named Western Australian Scientist of the Year in 2023 by the Government of Western Australia.
We extend our warmest welcome to Professors Andrzej Skowron, Artem R. Oganov, Asad M. Madni, Valeriy Kryukov, and Kadambot Siddique. Their collective expertise—spanning the natural sciences, engineering, emerging technologies, social sciences, and mathematics and information sciences—will help guide the CORE Academy into its next phase of scholarly excellence. Their appointment reaffirms our commitment to interdisciplinary and frontier scientific exploration, global academic exchange and cooperation, and impactful scholarship dedicated to the advancement of knowledge and science in service of humanity.
If you have any questions, or if existing members wish to join the Academic Committee or other working groups of the Academy, please contact the Secretariat at secretariat@coreacad.org for assistance.
References
1. Andrzej Skowron Appointed to the Academic Committee of the CORE Academy: https://www.coreacad.org/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=179
2. Artem R. Oganov Appointed to the Academic Committee of the CORE Academy: https://www.coreacad.org/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=177
3. Dr. Asad M. Madni Appointed Member of the CORE Academy’s Academic Committee: https://www.coreacad.org/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=176
4. Professor Valeriy Kryukov Appointed to the Academic Committee of the CORE Academy: https://www.coreacad.org/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=175
5. Appointment of Professor Kadambot Siddique to the Academic Committee of the CORE Academy: https://www.coreacad.org/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=180