Conference Committee

Co-Chair

HU Kaibao
Assistant President
Institute of Language Sciences
Shanghai International Studies University, China

Prof. Kaibao Hu has more than 20 years of research experience in corpus-based translation studies, published 100 papers in journals indexed in CSSCI, SSCI, A & HCI, and 9 academic monographs in publishers such as Springer and China’s Higher Education Press. He is also an investigator of over 13 projects on a national level. In 2017 and 2020, he was admitted into the list of the most influential scholars in the research of philosophy and Social Sciences in China and the distinguished professor of the national major talent plan. 

Milanna Abbasova

Head of the English Language and Literature Department

Khazar University, Azerbaijan 

Milana Abbasova Yunis is an accomplished academic professional and department head at Khazar University (Azerbaijan), with over two decades of experience in English language education and research. She holds a Ph.D. in Germanic Languages. Renowned for her expertise, she has played pivotal roles as a lecturer, program coordinator, research coordinator, and editor across various prestigious platforms. Dr. Abbasova has contributed extensively to scholarly literature, with numerous publications in SCOPUS-indexed and other reputable journals, focusing on linguistics, education, and digital learning. A frequent keynote speaker and panelist at international conferences, she also organizes and leads seminars and forums to foster academic collaboration globally. Her dedication extends to translation projects, including significant contributions to cultural and educational exchanges. As an active member of linguistic organizations and editorial boards, Dr. Abbasova continues to shape the field of language and literature with innovative research and transformative leadership.

Organizers

Muhammad Afzaal (Associate Professor)

Institute of Language Sciences
Shanghai International Studies University, China

Dr. Muhammad Afzaal joined the Institute of Corpus Studies and Applications at Shanghai International Studies University, China, as an Associate Professor after earning his PhD from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. He also brings extensive research experience as a fellow at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, and nine years of teaching experience at Foundation University Islamabad, Pakistan. Dr. Afzaal is the author of two notable books: Corpora and Discourses of the Belt and Road Initiative (2023, Springer Nature) and Language, Corpora, and Technology in Applied Linguistics. He has also significantly contributed to the field of corpus linguistics through the development of LexiConc, a corpus tool designed for generating concordances and lexical bundles, which has become a valuable resource for researchers. Dr. Afzaal has published extensively in SSCI, Scopus, and ESCI-indexed international journals, including Critical Discourse Studies, Corpora, International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Discourse Studies, Asia Pacific Business Review, Chinese Journal of Communication, Asian Journal of Communications, Frontiers in Psychology, Humanities and Social Science Communications (HSSC), Australian Journal of Applied Linguistics, and Asian Journal of Comparative Politics. He can be reached at: afzaal@shisu.edu.cn. 

Prof. Qiang Geng

Institute of Language Sciences
Shanghai International Studies University, China

My research focuses on a few topics, such as modern Chinese translation history, the state-sponsored outbound translation of Chinese literature into English, socialist translation discourse (1940s to 1980s), and critical analysis of conflictual discourses in contemporary China. Recently, I have worked on a project exploring the relationship between CPC’s documents and Chinese translation discourse. Other related research is about to investigate how knowledge gets circulated via paratextual elements in translation.

Sonasi Valiyeva is an ESL lecturer at Khazar University. She received her BA degree in philology at Azerbaijan University of Languages and completed her MA in linguistics at Khazar University.

Konul Hajiyeva is an ESL lecturer at Khazar University. She obtained her BA degree in English Language Teaching at Azerbaijan University of Languages and completed her MA in linguistics at Khazar University. 

Xiao Shanshan is currently doing masters in linguistics at School of English Studies in Shanghai International Studies University, her research interest includes language sciences, applied linguistics and the integration of language science with big data and NLP. Previously she has published her work in SSCI journals. Her co-authored work has been accepted by international renowned conference such as Annual Conference of the British Association for Applied Linguistics (AILA), Critical Approaches to Discourse Analysis Across Disciplines (CADAAD),  Symposium on Second Language Writing (SSLW), etc. 

Conference Coordinators

Dr. Muhammad Imran is an Adjunct Professor in the English Language and Literature Department at Khazar University, an ESI Research Fellow at Saint Joseph University, Macau, and a Researcher in the Education Research Lab at Prince Sultan University, Saudi Arabia. He completed his PhD in English Language and Literature from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China. He has ten years of teaching and research experience in Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, China, Azerbaijan, and the USA. He has published research in leading Scopus and Web of Science-indexed journals such as Sage Open, Fudan Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Asian Journal of Women’s Studies, Postcolonial Studies, Social Sciences and Humanities Open, Cogent Education, Smart Learning Environments to name a few. Moreover, he is the editor of International Review Literary Studies, an associate editor for PloS One (Q1) and Sage Open (Q1) journals, and an editorial board member for many reputed journals. His research expertise includes English language teaching and technology, AI and academic writing, literary criticism, and machine translation. 

Tamella Mammadli is an ESL lecturer at Khazar University. She has received her BA degree in English Language Teaching at Azerbaijan University of Languages and completed her MA in linguistics at Khazar University. She is currently a PhD candidate specializing in Germanic Languages.

Scientific Commitee

• Prof. Ziman Han, Shanghai International Studies University, China
• Prof. Xiaoming Jiang, Shanghai International Studies University, China
• Prof. Lei Lei, Shanghai International Studies University, China
• Prof. Fabio De Leonardis, Shanghai International Studies University, China
• Prof. Jiang Yong, Shanghai International Studies University, China
• Dr. Muhammad Younas, Beijing Normal University, China
• Dr. Ali Ahmed Ali Asiri, Umm al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia
• Dr. Abbas Brashi, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia
• Prof. Liza Sharmin, Daffodil International University, Bangladesh
• Prof. Adnan Tahir, Emerson University Multan, Pakistan
• Prof. Asim Mehmood, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan
• Prof. Shabbir Ahmad,University of Sahiwal, Pakistan
• Dr. Muhammad Imran, Khazar University, Azerbaijan
• Prof. Davoud Kuhi, Khazar University, Azerbaijan
• Prof. Azad Mammadov, Azerbaijan University of Languages, Azerbaijan
• Prof. Huseynagha Rzayev, Khazar University, Azerbaijan