Nico de Rooij is Professor Emeritus of EPFL and previous Vice-President of CSEM SA. His research activities include the design, micro- and nano-fabrication and application of miniaturized silicon based sensors, actuators, and microsystems. He authored and coauthored numerous published journal papers in these areas. He has supervised and co-supervised more than 70 PhD ...

Dr Wei Min Huang is currently an Associate Professor (tenured) at the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. With over 20 years of experience on various shape memory materials (alloy, polymer, composite and hybrid), he has published over 190 papers in journals, such as Accounts of Chemical Research, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, and Materials Today, and has been invited to review manuscripts from over 270 international journals (including Progress in Polymer Science, Nature Communications, Advanced Materials, and Advanced Functional Materials, etc), project proposals from American Chemical Society, Hong Kong Research Grants Council, etc, and book proposals from Springer, Elsevier and CRC. He has published two books (Thin film shape memory alloys-fundamentals and device applications, Polyurethane shape memory polymers) and is currently on the editorial board of over three dozen of journals.

Loic Dupont is full professor at the University of Picardie Jules Verne with a PhD in Materials Science. For more than 20 years he has been engaged in the field of Lithium-ion battery and Electron Microscopy. Currently, he is working at the Hub de l'energy Building in Amiens on a new topic: 3D printing of Lithium-ion Batteries.

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Dr. ZHANG Yong-Wei is Principal Scientist and Deputy Executive Director at Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC), A*STAR, Singapore. He received Ph.D from Northwestern Polytechnical University, China. Subsequently he worked at Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China; Division of Engineering at Brown University, USA; Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, A*STAR, Singapore; and Department of Materials Science and Engineering at National University of Singapore. He is also Adjunct Professor in Engineering Product Development Pillar at Singapore University of Technology and Design.

Steinar Killi is full professor at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design, with an MSc in materials science and a PhD in product design. For more than 20 years, he has been engaged in the field of additive manufacturing, giving lectures and presentations worldwide. In 2008 he received the DINO award for his contribution to the industry through teaching, practice, and research.

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Raffaele Di Gregorio is currently Full Professor of Machine Mechanics at the Engineering Department of the University of Ferrara, Italy. He received the M.Sc. degree in nuclear engineering, the M.Sc. degree in mechanical engineering and the M.Sc. degree in automotive engineering from the Polytechnic of Turin in 1982, 1985 and 1988, respectively. And the Ph.D. degree in applied mechanics from the University of Bologna, Italy, in 1992. In 1983, he received a grant of the ATA (the Italian Automotive Technical Association) for spending one year as research fellow at the FIAT Research Center, Orbassano (Italy). Between 1984 and 1992, he served as officer of the Technical Corp in the Italian Army; first, at the Military School of Turin, and, successively, at the STAVECO (Military Vehicle Factory) of Bologna. In 1993, he taught at the ITIS O. Belluzzi of Bologna, Italy. Since 1994, he has joined the Engineering Department of the University of Ferrara, Italy. His research interests include kinematics and dynamics of mechanisms and machines, biomechanics, robotics, vibration mechanics and vehicle mechanics. He has been author and co-author of about 80 technical papers published in refereed international journals, and as many papers published in conference proceedings.

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Dr. Ravindra Singh holds a B.Tech in Mechanical, from UP Technical University, Lucknow, and an M.Des in Industrial Design from the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design, and Manufacturing, Jabalpur. He holds a Ph.D. in "Universal Design- Design for all from" the Indian Institute of Information Technology, Design, and Manufacturing, Jabalpur (An Institute of National Importance). He joined UP Institute of Design Noida as an Assistant Professor and developed a curriculum for B.Des. and M.Des, labs facilities, etc. After working for almost 1.5 yr, Ravindra left UPID and joined Delhi Technological University as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Design. He is passionate about human-centric design, designing a product for a wide variety of users. His major research interest is Universal Design, Innovative Product Design, Sustainability, and Frugal Design. He has authored research papers in referred journals and international conferences.

Dr.R. K Gupta is Professor of Mechanical Engineering, School of Automobile, Mechatronics and Mechanical (SAMM) at Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur, Rajasthan (India). He is currently holding position of Director-Admissions at Manipal University Jaipur. He has a rich and versatile teaching, industrial and administrative experience of over twenty-five years after his Graduation. He has chaired number of sessions at International / National Conferences and has been invited as keynote speaker in various Conferences. He has published more than 68 internationalpapers including book chapters. His area of interest in teaching and research include Industrial engineering, quality control, productivity and reliability analysis. During his industry experience he worked in research and development department and successfully developed tools for Diamond polishingcalled Diamond impregnated scaives, diamond gripping dies, Stone cutting cutting tools used for marble and granite. He is Member of Indian Society for Technical Education; SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) etc.

Yu-Lung Lo received his B.S. degree from National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, USA. He has been faculty of the Mechanical Engineering Department, NCKU, since 1996, where he is now a distinguished professor. He was Director of Instrument Development Center and Chairman of Department of Mechanical Engineering at NCKU. Dr. Lo received Research Excellence Award, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) in Taiwan, 2019; Fellow of Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers (CSME) in Taiwan, 2019; Fellow of Society for Experimental Mechanics in USA (SEM), 2018; ASE Scholar in Research Excellence, Taiwan, 2017; and Outstanding Award for Professor in Engineering, Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers in Taiwan, 2013. Also, he received the First-Class Research Award from National Science Council (NSC), 2005/2006, and the Dr. Ta-You Wu Award for Young Researchers from NSC, 2002. He was invited to be an invited speaker, keynote speaker, and plenary speaker in the optics related international conferences, and also organized and chaired section of international conferences. Now he is Chairman of Asian Society of Experiment Mechanics (ASEM) and General Chair of International Symposium on Optomechatronic Technology in 2017. His research interests include 3D printing, optomechatronics, experimental mechanics, optical fiber sensors, and biophotonics. He has authored over 150 journal publications and has filed for several patents. One of his articles is included in Spotlight on Optics by OSA in 2015.

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Dr. Azize Akcayoglu is a faculty member in Mechanical Engineering department at Florida State University Panama City. She was a tenured Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering in Mersin University, Turkey in 2012-2016. Prior to joining FSU, she taught at the Penn State University and University of North Texas. She also studied in Brunel University, London, UK as a post-doctoral researcher. Throughout her appointments, in addition to teaching basic and advanced mechanical engineering courses, she taught online, traditional, and hybrid classes, and supervised engineering and research projects of undergraduate and graduate students. Dr. Akcayoglu has excelled in computational and experimental thermal-fluid sciences. In particular, she has developed a cutting-edge model for effective dissipation of excess heat generated in electronics systems and gas turbines. She investigated complex 3-dimensional turbulent flow-heat transfer fields interactions in heat exchangers necessary for efficient design of next-generation heating/cooling systems. One of her research focuses on bridge scour formation/development mechanisms responsible for river and highway bridge failures. She also has studies on renewable energies including solar powered race car designs. In addition, her work has advanced the understanding of hazardous gas dispersion, which occurs due to accidental release, explosions, gas or oil spills. Dr. Akcayoglu is also active in the scientific community as a peer reviewer and editorial board member for highly acclaimed journals. She obtained a “recognized reviewer award” and “outstanding reviewer award” from ELSEVIER journals in 2017. She received many grants for her scientific publications and an international research fellowship award.

Serial Entrepreneur, Technocrat, Influencer, philanthropist Founder & CEO of NRN Aerospace Systems Pvt Ltd, Founder & CEO of C-Astra Technologies LLC, USA Delaware, Co-Founder at C-Astra Solutions Pvt Ltd, Co-Founder at Skyout technologies Pvt Ltd, Chairperson for Scientific Federation -2019 (Aerospace) Germany, Plenary Speaker at Scientific Federation- 2020 (Aerospace) USA, Extensive hands on experience in developing the company's strategy for using technological resources. A quick learner and does not hesitate to evaluate and implement new systems and infrastructure. Has worked for major players in Aerospace, IT and Disruptive Sectors. Hands on experience in setting up of new business processes using various implementation models, Internal Auditor for ISO 27K and AS 9100, Trained in Agile, Scrum and Risk Management Methodologies, Successfully completed certification by Merlin simulator for Cessna 152 and Airbus 320 for Air crash accidents. He is an IET member- 1100283351 and Associate of Royal Aeronautical Society London (UK).

Ziyad S. Haidar is a Full Professor of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering and the Scientific Director of the faculty of Dentistry, Universidad de los Andes in Santiago de Chile. Concurrently, Prof. Dr. Haidar is the Founder and Head of the Biomaterials, Pharmaceutical Delivery and Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Tissue Engineering Laboratory and Research Group (BioMAT'X Chile; please visit: http://www.uandes.cl/facultad-demedicina/biomaterials-pharmaceutical.html). He serves as the Head of Innovation at the Biomedical Research and Innovation Center (CIIB) and a Faculty member in the Doctoral Program (BioMedicine) at the Faculty of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes in Santiago From Chile. Also serves as Visiting Professor at several institutions, such as the Division of MaxilloFacial Surgery at the University of the Border in Temuco. Briefly, Prof. Dr. Haidar is trained dentist, implantologist and an oral and maxillofacial surgeon with a PhD in nanobiomaterials, pharmaceuticals and tissue engineering from McGill University, Montreal, Canada; followed by a post-doctoral training residency at the Montreal Shriners Hospital (Orthopedics), McGill University Health Center, Montreal, Canada. Before moving to Chile, he served as Associate Professor of Bioceramics and the Chair of Excellence in BioEngineering at the University of Limoges, Limoges, France and was an Assistant Professor at the Department of Pharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (cross-appointment with Department of BioEngineering), University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. Haidar served between 2010 and 2012 as Adjunct Professor of Head and Neck Surgery and the Scientific Director of the Research Center at Inha University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea. He has won several prestigious awards from the International Bone and Mineral Society, Society for Biomaterials, Canadian Biomaterial Society as well as the Canadian and Lebanese Societies of Plastic Surgeons, to name a few. He is an international speaker with more than 125 publications, conference proceedings, text-books and patents and is an editorial board member of several national and international scientific journals and periodicals.

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Professor Vladimir G. Chigrinov is Professor of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology since 1999. He is an Expert in Flat Panel Technology in Russia, recognized by the World Technology Evaluation Centre, 1994, and SID Fellow since 2008. He is an author of 6 books, 31 reviews and book chapters, about 313 journal papers, more than 662 Conference presentations, and 116 patents and patent applications including 35 US patents in the field of liquid crystals since 1974. He got Excellent Research Award of HKUST School of Engineering in 2012. He obtained Gold Medal and The Best Award in the Invention & Innovation Awards 2014 held at the Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE) 2014, which was hosted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on 20-22 Feb 2014. He is a Member of EU Academy of Sciences (EUAS) since July 2017. He got A Slottow Owaki Prize of SID in 2018

Jung-Chang Wang (J.-C. Wang) is a full Professor and Dean in the School of Marine Engineering (D.M.E.), National Taiwan Ocean University (NTOU), Keelung, Taiwan, and is also the Director of the Thermal-Fluid Illumination Laboratory. He received his Bachelor and Master degrees from National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) and Mechanical PhD from National Taiwan University (NTU) in Taiwan in 2007. He has been teaching and researching on electronic heat transfer and renewable energy for more than ten years. He has published more than 100 research papers in international journals, conferences and patents, and edited five book chapters. His main research interest includes applied and software engineering in thermal-fluid science.

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Dr. Dinesh singh Thakur, working as a Associate professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Defense Institute of Advanced Technology (DU), DRDO located at Pune ,India. He has done his Masters and Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Madras, India in the area of Mechanical Engineering. He has 125 well refereed International Journal and conference papers to his credit. He has delivered invited talks around 73 in various conferences, workshops and symposiums. He has worked in the capacity of Advisory Committee/Organizing committee member and Chaired the sessions of various International Conferences. He is Member of many Professional Bodies. He is regular reviewer of well referred International journals. His areas of research includes High speed green machining of aerospace materials, Precision/Surface engineering and fabrication and processing of composite materials.