Programme

16th LONDON INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Interdisciplinary Approaches and Innovations in Social Science Research
A joint conference with Canada Richmond College

Canada (Hybrid)

July 14-16,  2025

Conference Chair: Cihan Bulut, PhD-Canada

July 14, Monday
Opening Session
14:00 London Time

Moderator:

Maira Serikkyzy , PhD Candidate, University of Georgia-USA

Keynote Speaker

Annik Bilodeau, PhD -Educational Developer, Research and Consulting

Centre for Teaching Excellence University of Waterloo-Canada

“Beyond Interdisciplinarity: Recognizing Students as Partners in Inquiry“

Brent M. Davis, PhD -American University of Health Sciences and American Theological University, USA 

“Educating for Wellbeing”

Online Session-I 
14:30 London Time
Session Chair: Christina Schabasser, PhD (Austria)

Presenter Topic Country
Albert Efendi Pohan What are the Variables that Influence Teachers’ Performance in Hinterland Areas in Indonesia? Indonesia
Muhammad Faizal Abd. Ghani Malaysia
Roni Indra Indonesia
Linayati Lestari Indonesia
Ibrahim Kurt Sociovirtualization and Educational Practices: Enhancing Learning in Virtual Environments The Netherlands
Jan Jansen Grading Principles applied in a grading tool for serious gaming The Netherlands
Scott Swenseth The Netherlands
Kirill Chelombitko The Netherlands
Tracy Cheetham The Netherlands
Ezatullah Pezhand Distributed Ledger Technology (Blockchain) in the Financial Sector of Developing Economies: The Case of Afghanistan The Netherlands
Ahmet Baytak Reshaping Higher Education in the Unavoidable Era of AI Canada
Omar Mohammed AI Chatbot in Mental Health Support: Are They Effective USA
Usame Alan USA
Babatunde Banjoko USA
Christina Schabasser Dual-Use Risks in Biotechnological Supply Chains: Exploring the Role of Empathic AI in Mitigating Threats of Pathogens with Enhanced Pandemic Potential Austria