Saeed Banaeian Far | Biological Metaverse | Pioneer Researcher Award

Assist. Prof. Dr. Saeed Banaeian Far | Biological Metaverse | Pioneer Researcher Award

Blockchain and Metaverse Research Lab | Iran

Dr. Saeed Banaeian Far is a senior researcher specializing in applied cryptography, blockchain-based security protocols, and privacy-preserving systems. His current postdoctoral research at Yazd University, supported by the Iran National Science Foundation (INSF), focuses on developing collaboration methods for digital twin teams across heterogeneous blockchains without centralized authority. He earned his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering with a specialization in Communication Systems and Cryptography, where his dissertation proposed novel approaches to enhancing security and privacy in blockchain-based data auditing protocols. His research output includes over 40 published articles and approximately 20 ongoing manuscripts, demonstrating a strong commitment to advancing blockchain interoperability, secure communication networks, and metaverse-related applications such as the BioVerse. Dr. Banaeian Far has also contributed as a reviewer for multiple academic journals and conferences in the fields of cybersecurity and distributed systems. His recent work on cross-chain frameworks for digital twin interoperability earned him the Best Paper Award at the 11th International Conference on Web Research (ICWR2025). With a research focus that bridges cryptographic theory and real-world decentralized systems, he continues to contribute to the development of secure, scalable, and privacy-aware blockchain infrastructures.

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Featured Publications:

Banaeian Far, S., & Imani Rad, A. (2022). Applying digital twins in Metaverse: User interface, security and privacy challenges. Journal of Metaverse, 2(1), 8–16.

Banaeian Far, S., Imani Rad, A., & Rajabzadeh Asaar, M. (2023). Blockchain and its derived technologies shape the future generation of digital businesses: A focus on decentralized finance and the Metaverse. Data Science and Management, 6(3), 183–197.

Banaeian Far, S., Imani Rad, A., Hosseini Bamakan, S. M., & others. (2023). Toward Metaverse of everything: Opportunities, challenges, and future directions of the next generation of visual/virtual communications. Journal of Network and Computer Applications, 103675.

Banaeian Far, S., Hosseini Bamakan, S. M., Qu, Q., & Jiang, Q. (2022). A review of non-fungible token applications in the real world and Metaverse. Procedia Computer Science, 214, 755–762.

Banaeian Far, S., & Hosseini Bamakan, S. M. (2023). NFT-based identity management in Metaverses: Challenges and opportunities. SN Applied Sciences, 5(10), 260.

Banaeian Far, S., & Hosseini Bamakan, S. M. (2022). Blockchain-based reporting protocols as a collective monitoring mechanism in DAOs. Data Science and Management, 5(1), 11–12.