Each quarter, we expand our global network of researchers, helping shape how preprints are shared, discussed, and trusted.
In the second quarter of 2026, we were pleased to welcome 9 new members to the Preprints.org Advisory Board. They bring expertise across Social Sciences, Business, Economics and Management, Computer Science and Mathematics, Biology and Life Sciences, Medicine and Pharmacology, and Engineering, strengthening our mission to advance open and early research sharing.
Meet our new members
Ms. Homa Bahmani
- Affiliation: College of Environment and Civil Engineering, Chengdu University of Technology, China
- Subject: Social Sciences
- Interests: Disaster Risk Reduction, Sustainable Development, Resilient Built environment, Emergency Management, Climate Change Policies
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Dr. Adefemi Obalade
- Affiliation: University of the Western Cape, Bellville, South Africa
- Subject: Business, Economics and Management
- Interests: Financial markets and theories, time series analysis, environmental finance and sustainability
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Dr. Sk. Sarif Hassan
- Affiliation: Pingla Thana Mahavidyalaya
- Subject: Computer Science and Mathematics
- Interests: I am by training a Mathematician and working in the field of Quantitative Biology.
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Prof. Mohamed Jaber
- Affiliation: Ajman University
- Subject: Biology and Life Sciences
- Interests: Oral cancer, Oral precancer, Epithelial dysplasia, facial injuries, Dental education
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Prof. Dr. Binhui Ma
- Affiliation: School of Civil Engineering, Hunan University of Science and Technology, Xiangtan, 411201, Hunan, China
- Subject: Engineering
- Interests: rock and soil mechanics, ground improvement, composite foundation, stabilized soil, pile foundation, subgrade, slope, tunnel, geosynthetics, coarse-grained soil, numerical simulation, pile-soil interaction, machine learning, utilization of solid waste, wetting-drying cycles, fluid-solid coupling
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Dr. Antoine AbdelMassih
- Affiliation: Pediatric Cardiology Division, Pediatrics’ department, Cairo University Children Hospital (AbuElReesh), Faculty of Medicine (Kasr AlAiny) , Cairo University, Cairo Egypt
- Subject: Medicine and Pharmacology
- Interests: Dr. Antoine Fakhry AbdelMassih is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Pediatric Cardiology with over 15 years of experience in clinical practice, research, and medical education. He specializes in pediatric cardiac imaging and congenital heart disease, with particular expertise in advanced echocardiography and the integration of artificial intelligence/data science into non-invasive cardiac imaging and heart failure decision-making.
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Dr. Clarence Kreiter
- Affiliation: University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, United States
- Subject: Medicine and Pharmacology
- Interests: Statistics; Performance assessment; Psychological measurement; Item response theory; Generalization theory; Experimental design; Social implications of testing and test design; Clinical reasoning assessment; OSCE assessment
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Dr. Saim Rasheed
- Affiliation: Faculty of Computing and Information Technology, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Subject: Computer Science and Mathematics
- Interests: machine learning; data science; image processing; computer vision; interaction design; human-computer interaction; eeg signal processing; brain-computer interaction
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Dr. Mark Plew
- Affiliation: Boise State University, Boise, United States
- Subject: Social Sciences
- Interests: Archaeology of Western North America, particularly the Great Basin; South American archaeology; Northeastern Brazil, Guyana. Theoretical and methodological interests include: hunter-gatherers, human ecology, ethnobiology, optimality theory, diversity/organizational studies, lithic and ceramic analysis
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(Listed in order of joining date, from earliest to most recent.)
Shaping the future of preprints together
Our Advisory Board members actively contribute to:
- Strengthening research integrity
- Sharing insights and ideas to guide platform development
- Collaborating on initiatives that advance preprints and open science
- Promoting faster research dissemination and meaningful community engagement
Through this collaboration, we aim to build a platform that better serves authors, readers, and the broader research community.
Learn more about the advisory board
The Preprints.org Advisory Board is a group of researchers who provide guidance and perspective to the Preprints.org team. Their efforts ensure the platform meets the needs of the scientific community. The board comprises active scholars and researchers, many of whom serve as editorial board members of peer-reviewed journals.
Interested in joining?
We are always looking for passionate researchers to help guide our mission.
If you are interested in joining the Preprints.org Advisory Board, you can apply here.
