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Tuesday


Session 1

Room G401 (4F)
Sustainability and Social Psychology
Session Chair: Miroslav Vujicic

09:30 – The Legend of the Bird: Reviving Cultural Heritage Through the Yala Province Festival, Thailand (106384)
Mrs. Nureeda Japakeeya is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Yala Rajabhat University, Thailand.
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09:55 – Navigating Coastal Risk Through Community Science Strategy: Centering on Community’s Local Knowledge Systems (107703)
Czarina Molly Savares is a Project Technical Assistant in Project SUSTAIN. She has been working under this project for 1 and 1/2 years, closely collaborating with fisherfolk communities. She's interested in community development and community science
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10:20 – Sunken Under Stranger Tides: The Protection of Underwater Cultural Heritage in International (Maritime) Law (104786)
Lavinia Roxana Ghent is currently a legal professional, independent researcher and peace and development activist, who graduated a MSc in International Relations and Development from Aalborg University, Denmark. She also holds a MSc in International and Comparative Law from Perpignan University, France.
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10:45 – Understanding Climate Anxiety Through a Human-Centered Approach: Early Evidence of Psychological, and Practical Impacts (101988)
Dr Miroslav Vujičić is a Full Professor at the University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Sciences and project manager with experience in international projects focused on tourism, climate services, digital transformation, and data-driven decision-making.
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Room G402 (4F)
Journalism and Communications
Session Chair: Ricky Rosales

09:30 – Decoding Meaningful Connectivity Framework: Leveraging Thailand’s Universal Service Obligation (USO) Policy for Enhancing Fixed Broadband Adoption in Rural Communities (108244)
Ms. Supitrada Heranakaraoran is currently working with the position of Mid Level Policy and Planning Officer International Issues and Digital Trade Related division at the Office of National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (Thailand)
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09:55 – Understanding News Avoidance: Defining and Systematizing the Concept (104779)
Agnieszka Wojtukiewicz holds Master's degrees in Economics and Journalism, and is currently a PhD candidate in the field of Social Communication and Media Studies at the University of Warsaw, Poland.
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10:20 – On-Air Ethics: Examining Professional Conduct in AM Radio Broadcasting (101318)
Dr. Michelle D. Tubilan is Head of the Department of Communication and Media Studies at Cebu Normal University, Philippines. Her research focuses on literature, communication, and media studies.
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10:45 – Counter-Hegemonic Communities: Examining Citizen Journalism in the Philippines (100667)
Dr. Ricky R. Rosales is an Associate Professor at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines and a Senior Lecturer at the University of the Philippines-Diliman.
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Room G403 (4F)
Sociology: Area Studies
Session Chair: Paul O'Connor

09:30 – Temporal Discipline and Cognitive Wellbeing: Early-Morning Study Practices in Indian Cultural Traditions (106053)
Reena Sonigrah, PhD Scholar, Jindal Institute of Behavioral Sciences, India. Interests: inner peace, compassionate love, self-regulation, and lifelong learning. Current project: early-morning study practices and cognitive wellbeing.
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09:55 – Faith and Ethnicity: The Formation of Contemporary Kachin Identity in Diasporic Christian Communities (104748)
Ja Seng Hkawn is a master’s student at NCCU studying Asia-Pacific politics. Her interests include ethnic identity, religion, and Southeast Asian Politics. Her current project examines the formation of contemporary Kachin Christian identity.
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10:20 – Plant Knowledge Transmission and the Resilience of Karen Poetics in Northern Thailand (104422)
Dr. Putthida Kijdumnern is a lecturer in the Department of Social Science and Development, Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
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10:45 – Cultural Memory as Knowledge: The ‘Connective Structure’ and Its Transformations (106600)
Paul O’Connor is currently Associate Professor of sociology at United Arab Emirates University in Abu Dhabi. Current projects include co-editing (with Arpad Szakolczai) the Elgar Encyclopaedia of Political Anthropology - a comprehensive, discipline-
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Room G404 (4F)
Health and Care
Session Chair: Pujaningsih Pujaningsih

09:30 – Moral Agency, Epistemic Justice, and the Institutional Limits of Centralized Healthcare Systems: A Humanistic Inquiry into Viral Hepatitis in Vietnam (106786)
Ms Diem Dao is a University Doctoral Student at Southern Methodist University in United States
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09:55 – Nurse Managers’ Perspectives on a Value-Based Healthcare Training Program: A Q Methodology Study (108243)
Wan-Hsiang Wang, RN, currently serves as the Deputy Director of the Department of Nursing at Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital.Additionally, she is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Education and Human Potential Development (specializing in Curriculum an
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10:20 – Bioethics Issues in the Field of Transplantology (108518)
Rasulev Yorkin. Teacher in the Department of Internal Medicine, Nephrology, and Hemodialysis at Tashkent State Medical University, and physician in the Cardiology Department at the Republican Specialized Scientific and Practical Medical Center.
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10:45 – Visible Yet Marginal: Institutionalising Disability in Indonesian Higher Education (108034)
Pujaningsih, Ed.D., is Program Coordinator of Graduate Studies in Special Education at Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Her work focuses on inclusive education, UDL, MTSS, and disability rights in Indonesia and Asia.
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Room G405 (4F)
Media and Literature Studies
Session Chair: Kevin Piamonte

09:30 – The Activist Girl Shaped by Western Colonialism: Gloriosa in Scholastique Mukasonga’s Notre-Dame du Nil (104549)
I am Yuto Nakagawa, currently a doctoral student at Kanazawa University in Japan. My research interests focus on African literature. I hope to explore its comparative study between America and France in my doctoral thesis.
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09:55 – Spiritualized Technology of Repair: Niyamas, Dharna and Global Citizenship in Black Women’s Fiction (106095)
BreAnna works as an instructor of pilates, holding a 350 + hour certification and is a writing center consultant. She hopes to bridge her relationship with movement and healing into her dissertation studies.
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10:20 – A Minor Way of Life: Ecofeminist Reading of the Documentary, Honeyland (2019) (107804)
Funda Kaya is currently an Assist. Prof. in the Department of Cinema and Television at Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul.
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10:45 – From Region to Resonance: the Language, Labor, and Legacy of Ilonggo Cinema as Cultural Counter-Narrative (100699)
Kevin Pison Piamonte is a filmmaker and professor at UP Visayas. His films explore regional identity and have screened internationally, including Busan and the FAMAS-winning short film SOLO.
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Room G407 (4F)
Cyberspace and Technology
Session Chair: David Smith

09:30 – A Discussion Between Deepseek and Western Generative AI Programs on the Topic of the Future of U.S. and Chinese Universities (105953)
Mr Dennis Lam is a University Doctoral Student at Western Sydney University in Australia
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09:55 – Now or Never: Art as Resistance in the Splatoon Series (108066)
Adrienne Stallings is an independent scholar and research assistant at Texas Christian University.
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10:20 – From Space to Institutional Space: Japan-ASEAN Institutional Corridors and Regional Order (105117)
Bing Pang is a PhD candidate at the Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies (GSAPS), Waseda University, Japan.
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10:45 – The Legacy of the Voyager Space Exploration Missions: 50 Years On (103123)
Dr David Smith is a currently at University of Saskatchewan in Canada
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Room G408 (4F)
Cultural Studies: Politics
Session Chair: Wai-Chung Ho

09:30 – Ritualizing Silence: Kamisan as Remembrance and Resistance Against Authoritarianism (103567)
Aubrey Kandelila Fanani is a freelance writer based in Taiwan and Indonesia, specializing in women’s issues and visual studies. In 2025, she published an anthology with the Trans/Voice Project in Taiwan, exploring migrant workers' music videos.
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09:55 – Negotiating Hiroshima’s Cultural Memory: Comparative Analysis of Japanese Animation and French Cinema (107594)
Wan-Li Pai is a French teaching assistant at National Cheng Kung University and an independent researcher in phonetics and phonology, literal analysis, as well as cultural and media studies. She is also an English and French tutor.
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10:20 – Constructing Common Sense: Chinese Nationalist Discourse in the Xi Jinping Era (104050)
Dr. Xinyuan Ren is Postdoctoral Fellow of Centre for Contemporary China and the World at The University of Hong Kong. He holds a PhD in Politics and International Studies at the University of Warwick.
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10:45 – Music Education, Cultural Governance, and Identity Formation in Post Handover Hong Kong (107535)
Professor Wai-Chung Ho is a University Professor/Principal Lecturer at Hong Kong Baptist University in Hong Kong
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Room G409 (4F)
Arts - Visual Arts Practices
Session Chair: Velina Hasu Houston

09:30 – Translating Mother–Daughter Relationships in Chinese Patriarchal Contexts Through Video Installation (107197)
Zixin Yan is a PhD candidate in Fine Art/Design at the University of Leeds. Her work examines mother-daughter dynamics and intergenerational trauma in Chinese patriarchal families through video installations, combining feminist and psychoanalytic theory with artistic practice.
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09:55 – Public Body: Mapping Fluid Bodily Identities Through Performative Practice (107313)
Andrea Tušimová (b. 1996) is a doctoral researcher at Tokyo University of the Arts (GEIDAI), supported by Professor Araki Natsumi, where she explores the body as a performative space in public and social contexts.
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10:20 – Curate My Life (106432)
Miss Yuran Lin is a University Doctoral Student at University of Wals Trinity Sanit David in United Kingdom
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10:45 – The Aging of World War II-era Japanese Female Immigrants in the United States Via the Performing Arts (100978)
Dr. Velina Hasu Houston is a Distinguished Professor of Theatre in Dramatic Writing and Resident Playwright at the University of Southern California.
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Room G410 (4F)
Anthropology and Humanities
Session Chair: Ian Walmsley

09:30 – Cyborg Embodiment: Cultural Integration of Hemodialysis Technology Among Southern Thai Patients (103643)
Worachet Khieochan, PhD Candidate in Medical and Public Health Social Sciences at Mahidol University, Thailand. Research interests: medical anthropology, cyborg studies, cultural embedding of technology, hemodialysis experiences in Southern Thailand.
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09:55 – Bodies in Transition: Postpartum Practices, Care Work and Parenting Discourses in Hong Kong (104584)
I am part-time PhD student at the Institute of Education at University College London, and my thesis explores the postpartum practices and infant feeding practices of women, as well as the organisation of care work in Hong Kong Chinese society.
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10:20 – Intersecting Narratives of Resistance: A Comparative Study of Solidarity and Resilience Among Imprisoned Bahai Women (103580)
Her interdisciplinary research explores gender, minorities, migration, culture, religion, academic freedom, and social movements, primarily focusing on Iran and South Asia. Her current work examines migration and political activism in the Middle East
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10:45 – To Disclose or Not to Disclose: Findings from a Qualitative Study of the Disclosure Concerns and Strategies (104697)
Dr Ian Walmsley is interested in illegal drug use, drug policy, and the processes of treatment and recovery. His research on drugs spans historical and contemporary perspectives. His earlier work examined how the concept of the ‘addicted body’ emerged in the nineteenth century, exploring its links to wider social anxieties about poisons and poisoning. More recently, he has explored the challenges and strategies involved in disclosing a history of drug addiction in personal, social and employment settings.
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Session 2

Room G401 (4F)
Sustainability
Session Chair: Sanita Quilatan

11:25 – Environmental Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptive Strategies for Shallow Mountain Areas: A Case Study of Western Taiwan (104919)
Bo-Han Chen is a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department of Real Estate and Built Environment at National Taipei University, holding a Master’s degree in Urban Planning from the National Taipei University of Education
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11:50 – Developing an Eco-Heutagogical Framework for Reframing Community Environmental Education and Watershed Resilience in Southeast Asia (105679)
Cyril John C. Nagal is a full-time PhD student in Environmental Science at UP Los Baños, interested in socio-ecological systems, environmental education, and extension, currently researching watershed-based community environmental education.
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12:15 – Eco-Theological Ethics in Waste Management: A Comparative Study of Japan and the Philippines’ RA 9003 (108336)
Dr. Sanita Quilatan is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Religion of the University of Santo Tomas and a Research Associate on Sustainability Studies at the Research Center for Social Sciences and Education.
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12:40 – The Way of Ber-Amas Kites: Local Information Management for the Restoration, Conservation, and Continuation (106376)
Benyada Laotanathaworn is a lecturer in Modern Retail Business Management at Yala Rajabhat University, Thailand
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Room G402 (4F)
Teaching and Learning
Session Chair: Laura de Almeida

11:25 – Language Learning Under Conditions of Reduced Agency: Imposter Syndrome, Affective Vulnerability, and Cultural Dislocation (107420)
Ms. Chien Hou Lin is a doctoral student in the Department of Education, College of Education, National Chengchi University, Taiwan. She currently serves as the Director of the Continuing Education Center at Tungnan University.
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11:50 – Evaluating Progress Tests in EFL Contexts: A Case Study of Non-English Majors at the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (103623)
M.A. Hong Thuy Nguyen is a Lecturer of English Language at Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam. Her research embraces language teaching and testing with emphasis on applying and evaluating innovations to enhance learning outcomes and assessment accuracy.

Do Phuong is a full-time lecturer at the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnams. She holds an MSc in Asia Pacific Studies from Ritsumeikan APU, Japan. Her expertise spans English language education, translation and interpreting, and English for IR
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12:15 – Understanding the Awareness of the Research Literacy of Indian ESL School Teachers: A Study (106586)
Dr P. Ravi Kumar is an Assistant Professor of English in the department of Humanities and Social Sciences at the Ecole Central School of Engineering, Mahindra University, Hyderabad, India.
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12:40 – Using Video Games to Enhance Language Learning (104920)
Laura de Almeida is currently working at Universidade Estadual de Santa Cruz (UESC), teaching Literature, methodology and other subjects
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Room G403 (4F)
Sociology: Family
Session Chair: Risda Rizkillah

11:25 – Couples Living on Opposite Sides of the World: Asian Narratives on Post-Romantic Relationships Online in Reddit Communities (104371)
Kelvin Monge is currently a third year PhD student in Social Sciences at the Autonomous Metropolitan University, Xochimilco Unit (Mexico City). His thesis is focused on online post-romantic relationships.
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11:50 – Understanding Father–Child Relationship Quality During Father’s Incarceration: An Exploratory Study in the Netherlands (103937)
Msc. Angela Verhagen-Braspennincx is currently a lecturer at Avans University of Applied Sciences and a PhD-candidate at the Open University, The Netherlands.
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12:15 – When Relationship Quality Breaks Down, Parenting Strain Rises: A Mediation Model Predicting Child Maltreatment Risk (106323)
Erna Risnawati, M.Si., is a lecturer at the Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, Universitas Terbuka (Indonesia).
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12:40 – Predictors of Young Adults’ Marital Intentions: Evidence from Indonesian University Students (104825)
Risda Rizkillah, Assistant Professor at IPB University, Indonesia. She researches family interaction, family ecology, and family well-being. She is currently working on a project examining family dynamics and their impact on family resilience.
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Room G404 (4F)
Psychology and Care
Session Chair: Kholil Kholil

11:25 – Feeling by Proxy: Algorithmic Empathy and the Automation of Care (104080)
Lakshita Malhotra is a psychodynamic psychotherapist integrating psychoanalytic and body-based approaches. Her work focuses on identity, gender, sexuality, and diaspora, with an interest in how cultural and relational worlds shape psychic life.
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11:50 – How Does Care Rely on Data Today? Understanding Digital Health Identity in Rural Maternal Healthcare (104705)
Ms. Deepanshi Gandheel is a doctoral student in the Department of Anthropology, University of Delhi, with her doctoral research focusing upon maternal health and nutrition among rural women of Jatav community, in the state of Uttar Pradesh.
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12:15 – Emotions and Intimacy in Compensated Dating: A Typology from Hong Kong’s Male Clients’ Perspectives (106865)
Dr Cassini Chu is a lecturer in the Department of Social Sciences at the Hong Kong Metropolitan University. Her research areas are gender and sexuality, with a particular focus on the sociology of sex work and the phenomenon of compensated dating.
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12:40 – Reducing the Dangers of Cigarette in Indonesia: A Review from Communication Perspective (103171)
Prof. Dr. Ir. Kholil, M.Kom., IPU is currently an Rector & Professor of Environmental Engineering at Universitas Sahid Jakarta, Indonesia
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Room G405 (4F)
Literature and Film Studies
Session Chair: Hsiang-chun Chu

11:25 – Scene-anchored Analysis of Affective “Stickiness” in Nordic Political-Thriller Television with Large Language Models (103175)
Aida Gholami, PhD candidate at Leiden University (LUCAS & LIACS). Interests include LLMs and bias, affective computing, AI ethics, media, and stereotypes.
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11:50 – AI Literature and Engagement (107642)
Daniel Raffini is a research fellow at the Department of Computer, Control and Management Engineering at Sapienza University of Rome. His research spans in digital humanites and comparative literature.
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12:15 – Author, Audience and Theatre: Metadrama and Ben Jonson’s Bartholomew Fair (104664)
Dr. Hsiang-chun Chu is Professor of the Department of English, National Changhua University of Education, Changhua, Taiwan. Dr. Chu holds a Ph.D. (English) from National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. Her research interests are Shakespeare and early modern English drama. She is the author of Metatheater in Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama: Four Forms of Theatrical Self-reflexivity (Edwin Mellen P) and Violence, Spectacle, and Cultural Commodity: Studying Three Postmodern Shakespearean Films (Bookman Books). She is currently working on a book of early modern indoor playhouses and their reconstructed modern re-creations.
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Room G407 (4F)
Science, Environment and the Humanities
Session Chair: Brian Robert Sinclair

11:25 – The Cashew Turnaround: A Story of Livelihoods, Agency, and Sustainable Development in Talasari (107174)
Ms. Priyanshi Jain is currently a Researcher at Vrutti, Bangalore, India.
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11:50 – Growing Beyond Borders: A Sustainable Export Pathway for India’s Organic Food Exporting Firms (104782)
Sweta Milan, research scholar at the Institute of Management Studies, BHU, India. Her academic interest includes International business and export management and she is currently doing research exploring firm's performance exporting organic products
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12:15 – Ritual Foodways and Ecological Spirituality: Culinary Ethics, Hydrological Cosmology, and Sustainability in Javanese Mountain Communities (107361)
Dr Achmad Anwar Abidin, is a lecturer and researcher in Universitas Terbuka, Indonesia
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12:40 – Design Innovation in Turbulent Times: Agility, Technology and Lived Experience as Catalysts for Quality of Life (104668)
Dr Brian R. Sinclair is a University ProfessorPrincipal Lecturer at University of Calgary in Canada
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Room G408 (4F)
Cultural Studies: Politics
Session Chair: Dani Muhtada

11:25 – Dehumanization as Governance: Humanitarian Discourse, Bureaucratic Media, and the Cultural Politics of Silence in Eastern Congo (105854)
Stanislas Lukusa Mufula is a Congolese anthropologist and PhD candidate in Social Research and Cultural Studies at National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan.
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11:50 – Erased by Law: Kinship, Care, and Bureaucratic Exclusion at the End of Life in South Korea (104094)
Seok Joo Youn is an MPH/Ph.D. Candidate in Anthropology at Washington University in St. Louis, researching end-of-life care, aging, and kinship in Korean hospitals, focusing on hospice spaces, caregiving, and changing medical cultures.
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12:15 – Social Norms and Constitutional Responsibility: Peacebuilding in Thailand’s Deep South (107207)
Kayanee Chor Boonpunth, Phd, is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Public Administration, Faculty of Management Sciences, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand.
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12:40 – The Paradox of Identity Legislation: Comparing Sharia Law in Aceh and Gospel-Inspired Regulation in West Papua, Indonesia (106041)
Dani Muhtada is an Associate Professor of Law at Universitas Negeri Semarang. His interests include legal pluralism and minority rights. He is currently researching the impact of religious identity legislation in Aceh and West Papua.
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Room G409 (4F)
Arts - Arts Theory and Criticism
Session Chair: Jonathan Gander

11:25 – Feminist Art in Portugal Since the Revolution (1974) Until the End of the 20th Century: Politics, Feminism and Art Movements (98232)
Isabel Nogueira is principal researcher at CIEBA/Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon, professor at National Society of Fine Arts (Lisbon), art critic at contemporanea.pt. She directs the journal Arte e Cultura Visual (Art an Visual Culture).
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11:50 – Albert Robida and the Risks of the Future: Inventing a Visual Culture of Anticipation (102779)
Valérie Stiénon is an Associate Professor of Literature at Sorbonne Paris Nord University (France) and a junior member of the Institut universitaire de France (IUF). She specializes in anticipation novels and dystopian fictions.
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12:15 – The Practice of Artistic Legitimation: The Case of Outsider Art (104684)
Dr Jonathan Gander is an Associate Professor and Head of the School of Creative Industries at Lasalle College of Arts, Unioversity of the Arts Singapore.
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Room G410 (4F)
Economics and Management
Session Chair: Voraprapa Nakavachara

11:25 – AI-Empowered Government Workforce: Perceptions, Barriers, and Opportunities in Thailand (105211)
Puripat Charnkit is currently an Assistant Professor in School of Management Science, Sukhothai Thammathirat Open University, Thailand.
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11:50 – Beyond the Stress-Strain Paradigm: How Job Demands and AI Perceptions Positively Shape Engagement in Singapore’s Wealth Management Sector (107763)
Dr Jieqiong Cao is a University Assistant Professor/Lecturer at Singapore University of Social Sciences in Singapore
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12:15 – AI and Worker Well-Being: Differential Impacts Across Generational Cohorts and Genders (107484)
Dr. Voraprapa is currently as Associate Professor of Economics at Chulalongkorn University.
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Session 3

Room G401 (4F)
Sustainability
Session Chair: Olga Cuxart Oriol

13:45 – Cultural Product Development and Cultural Capital Utilization for Tourism Enhancement in Betong District, Yala Province (108535)
Mrs. Nureeda Japakeeya is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Yala Rajabhat University, Thailand.
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14:10 – Strengthening Grassroots Batik Production Through Participatory Value Chain Management in Southern Thailand (106975)
I am currently an Assistant Professor in Political Science, Yala Rajbhat University.
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14:35 – Persistence of Form: Operational Memory and Material Continuity (108050)
Dr. Olga Cuxart Oriol is an independent artist-researcher working between Asia and Europe. Her practice-based research engages with materiality and form within contemporary artistic practice.
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Room G402 (4F)
Teaching and Learning
Session Chair: Nur Najla Zainal Anuar

13:45 – Humanizing Global Learning: Cultural Empathy and Connection in Cross-Cultural Writing Exchanges (103528)
Dr Alexandra Vasile is a University Assistant Professor/Lecturer at University of Arkansas in United States
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14:10 – Collaborative vs Individual GenAI Use in EFL Prewriting: Impacts on Interaction Patterns, Outline Quality, and Task Motivation (107900)
Kai Guo is an RGC Junior Research Fellow and a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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14:35 – Learning to Write, Writing to Learn: Dialogic Pedagogy in an English as a Second Language Classroom (104544)
Dr Nur Najla Zainal Anuar is a University Assistant Professor/Lecturer at Rabdan Academy in United Arab Emirates
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Room G403 (4F)
Sociology
Session Chair: Erica Thomson

13:20 – The VIBE Framework: An Observational Foundation of Collective Emotion, Vedanā, and Conditionality in Thai Social Spaces (105834)
Sakda Loetpipatwanich is Director of VIBE Lab. His research explores collective emotion, spatial sociology, and Buddhist phenomenology, focusing on observational methods for studying vedanā, social environments, and cultural dynamics in Thai society.
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13:45 – Estimating the Prevalence of Childfree People in Developing Countries (101000)
Dr. Zachary Neal is a professor of psychology at Michigan State University, United States.
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14:10 – The Relationship of Altruism, Flow State, and Stress Among Disaster Response Volunteers (105811)
Nomar Silang is a Bachelor of Science in Psychology graduate from National University–Manila and a Certified Human Resource Associate. His study explores the interplay of altruism, flow state, and stress among disaster response volunteers in Manila.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nomarsilang/
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Nomar-Silang

Jonas Robbie Isorena is a student from National University–Manila. His research explores how psychological states influence both well-being and prosocial behavior in high-stress environments of disaster response volunteers.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonas-robbie-isorena-8b02683ab/
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14:35 – The Story of a Generation: Life Paths, Social Structure and Personal Agency (105875)
Dr. Paul Anisef is Professor Emeritus in Sociology at York University in Toronto, Ontario. His research interests include: accessibility to higher education, the transition from school to Work, the adaptation of immigrant youth, life course research.
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Room G404 (4F)
Perspectives on Ageing and Care
Session Chair: Yu Fang Yen

13:20 – Technological Innovation and Social Work Practice: Addressing the Challenges of Smart Elderly Care in Hong Kong (106909)
Ms. Yuze Bi is currently a PhD student in Social Work at Hong Kong Baptist University, with research interests in aging and social policy, focusing on innovative elderly care services.
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13:45 – The Platformization of Digital Health Information and Older Adults’ Credibility Judgement: an Everyday Information Practices Study in Hong Kong (108342)
Ding Shaofen is a PhD candidate at Hong Kong Baptist University. Her research interests include community governance, social welfare, and digital health. She is currently working on a research project on digital health.
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14:10 – Productive Aging Through Lifelong Learning: The Roles of Role Transition and Social Participation in Kinmen County, Taiwan (105981)
Yvonne Yu-Fang Yen, Distinguished Professor at National Quemoy University and Dean of the Office of Cross-Strait and International Affairs. Her interests include HRM, organizational behavior, and lifelong learning. She currently leads a project on active aging and senior education.
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14:35 – Aging in Place: The Demographic Landscape of Thailand in 2024 (104765)
Professor TEERA SINDECHARAK is a University Professor/Principal Lecturer at Thammasat University in Thailand
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Room G405 (4F)
Literature and Film Studies
Session Chair: John Griffith

13:20 – Bruha: The Mental-monstrous-feminine in Filipino Horror Films, 1990-2019 (104853)
Errianne Rojo is the CEO and Creative Director of her own film studios in the Philippines, Stuff & Croo Studios, Inc. She is currently teaching Film Production at the Lyceum of the Philippines University - Cavite campus.
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13:45 – The Butcher Boy Wants to Be Fragmented: A Systematic Framework for Trauma Literacy in the Digital Age (108120)
Ms. Yen-ching (Debby) Yang, Ph.D. Candidate at National Changhua University of Education and Lecturer at Chaoyang University of Technology. Interests: trauma theory and narrative ethics.
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14:10 – Rewriting Grimm: Japanese Cultural Intertextuality and Horror in Netflix’s The Grimm Variations Adaptation of Cinderella (106201)
Dr Kyung Lee Gagum is a University Assistant Professor/Lecturer at Midwestern State University Texas in United States
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14:35 – The Re-Education of a Boston Man: The Virtues of Charlie Chan in Earl Derr Biggers’ The House Without a Key (104666)
Professor John Griffith is a University Professor/Principal Lecturer at National Taipei University of Technology in Taiwan
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Room G407 (4F)
Science, Environment and the Humanities
Session Chair: Brian Robert Sinclair

13:20 – Aesthetics of More-than-human Climate Observation in Critical Zone Research (104401)
Daniel Irrgang is a postdoctoral researcher within the ‘Climate Futures in Digital Cultures’ initiative at Leuphana University of Lüneburg (Germany). His research is on artistic representation strategies of climate science and on digital inequality.
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13:45 – User Experience Research in Co-design Workshops with Older Adults (108089)
Ms. Huang is currently a master student in the Institute of Creative Industries Design at National Cheng Kung University. She is passionate about UX and service design, with interdisciplinary experience across both the technology and public sectors.
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14:10 – Harnessing Solar Energy to Empower Adult Learners in Rural Communities: A Sustainable Model for Educational Inclusion in Developing Countries (106119)
Dr Tshililo Ruddy Farisani is a Senior Lecturer at the Central University of Technology in the Department of Business Support Studies based in Faculty of Management Sciences. He is interested in serving in Editorial boards and as a co-author of articles and book chapters.
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14:35 – Beyond the Towers – into the Trenches: An Innovative Community-Academy Research Collaboration Model (104667)
Dr Brian R. Sinclair is a University ProfessorPrincipal Lecturer at University of Calgary in Canada
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Room G408 (4F)
Cultural Studies: Heritage
Session Chair: Wing Hin Tse

13:20 – Cultural Heritage Governance in Vietnam Under the Post-colonial Context: A Case Study of Hue (106831)
Ko Sheng Chao,currently serving at the Bureau of Cultural Heritage, Ministry of Culture,Taiwan.Research interests and areas of expertise include comparative studies of cultural heritage governance and maintenance management paradigms.
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13:45 – Decolonizing Heritage from Below: Grassroots Re-emergences and Everyday Heritage Practice in Medan’s Kesawan District (103143)
Dr Joshua Gebert, post-doctoral Research Fellow at NTU Singapore, studies heritage politics, decolonization, and community-based art in Southeast Asia.
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14:10 – Pikukuh as a Strategy of the Baduy Community in Maintaining Identity Amid Modernization: A Socio-cultural, Political, and Educational Review (106914)
Dr. Sidik Puryanto, M.Pd. is a lecturer and academic in the field of education who is actively involved in teaching, research, and academic development. His areas of expertise include educational studies, curriculum, and the enhancement of learning
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14:35 – From Localisation to Commensurability: An Inquiry into the Evolving Ramen-Scape in Contemporary Hong Kong (107983)
Gavin Tse (Phd, HKU) is Assistant Professor at Hong Kong Metropolitan University; his research interests include popular culture, film studies, and literary studies. He recently completed a project on the translation of Hong Kong Sinophone literature
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Room G409 (4F)
Arts - Teaching and Learning the Arts
Session Chair: Raymond Charles Nigel Ador Dionisio

13:20 – From Marks to Meaning: a Mixed-Methods Study on Visual Journals in Technique-Driven Art Courses (104184)
Mr. Ador Dionisio is a university instructor at the College of Fine Arts and Design, Lyceum of the Philippines University–Cavite. He teaches foundational and technique-driven courses in visual communication and studio arts.
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13:45 – The Effectiveness of Student Involvement in Organizational Public Relations Activities in Enhancing Corporate Image: A Case Study of Mahidol University International College (103963)
Ketvaree Phatanakaew, Head of PR at MUIC. I lead student recruitment, PR, and marketing, and enjoy challenging travel and meeting new people.
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14:10 – From Oral Tradition to Digital Narrative: Activating the Intangible Heritage of Taishi Cuisine Through AI-Generated Oral History (105565)
Ms. Xu Ting is a doctoral student majoring in Computer Media Art at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), and she is also a seasoned media professional and screenwriter.
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Room G410 (4F)
Economics and Management
Session Chair: Hung Duc Pham

13:20 – The Influence of Employer Branding on Organizational Attractiveness: The Mediating Roles of Organizational Image and Trust Among Taiwanese Students (106166)
Miss Rehema Zimba is currently a Masters of Business Administration student at National Quemoy University, Taiwan. The author’s research interest focuses on examining how employer branding influences organizational attractiveness among prospective applicants during the pre-employment stage. The interest is driven by the increasing competition for high-quality talent and the need for organizations to adopt trust-based employer branding strategies that support sustainable recruitment outcomes.
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13:45 – Development of Smart Communication Platform for Sustainable Investment Promotion by Thailand Board of Investment (103992)
Ms. Vannipa PIPUPCHAIYASIT is currently a Regional Director of Investment and Economics Center 3 (BOI Regional Center 3), Thailand Board of Investment, the office of Prime Minister Office.
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14:10 – Empowering or Exhausting? A Dual-Path Conceptual Framework of Virtual Collaboration Platform Use in Multinational Enterprises (107765)
Dr Jieqiong Cao is a University Assistant Professor/Lecturer at Singapore University of Social Sciences in Singapore
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14:35 – Trust in AI, Employee-AI Collaboration, and Career Sustainability: The Contingency Role of Protean Career Orientation (105873)
Dr. Pham Hung Duc is currently Vice President of Dong Nai University (DNU. His interests encompas corporate strategy, human resource development, organizational change, and innovation and creativity management, with a growing focus on the implication
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