Zhongfan Liu has completed his PhD from University of Tokyo and postdoctoral studies from the same university and Institute for Molecular Science (IMS), Japan. His current research interests include the CVD growth, mass production and equipment manufacturing, and unique applications. He is the founding Director of Beijing Graphene Institute (BGI) and a BOYA chair professor of Peking University. He is the member of Chinese Academy of Sciences and the fellow of TWAS.

Prof. Ong Wee Jun is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Energy and Chemical Engineering at Xiamen University, Malaysia, which is the first overseas branch campus of Xiamen University, China. Xiamen University is ranked 9th in China and 76th globally from the Nature Index 2017. Previously, for the past two years (2016-2018), I was a Staff Scientist in Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore. My research interests (NanoECats) include the development of organic and inorganic hybrid nanostructures for various energy and environmental applications via heterogeneous and homogeneous catalysis. This includes photocatalysis, photoelectrocatalysis, electrocatalysis and thermal catalysis. Photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide, water splitting, N2 fixation, degradation of pollutants and electrochemistry are within my research strength. The research targets at understanding the fundamental mechanisms of these processes with the aim of realizing practical benefits and commercialization. My research approach is multidisciplinary as it involves the collaboration from researchers of diverse backgrounds, namely (but not limit to) chemical engineering, materials engineering, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, physics and chemistry. All in all, investigation into the scientific aspects of light-induced reactions and energy storage processes will undeniably merit vast interests for scientists and researchers working in the arena of materials science, chemical science and solar-to-chemical conversion by artificial photosynthesis.

Dr. Norinsan Kamil Othman, PhD, is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Physics, Faculty of Science and Technology, The National University of Malaysia (UKM), has his expertise in corrosion science. His study mainly focuses on corrosion, high-temperature high-pressure (HTHP), soldering alloys, welds, and carbon steels. He received the certificate of Professional Technologist from Malaysia Board of Technologists in 2019. He received several awards in research and innovation competitions since 2010. He has published six books and seven book chapters. He also published more than 148 papers which were indexed by Scopus and WOS. He is also project leader for 18 research projects and co-researcher for 27 projects which included industry grants. Eight inventions from his project were filed for patent. He is currently the Head of Joint-Lab of DNV-GL@UKM.

Dr Evangelos Kordatos graduated with a MEng degree in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of Ioannina, Greece, in 2008. He received his MSc in Chemistry and Materials Technology and his PhD in Materials Engineering from the University of Ioannina in 2013. Upon the completion of his PhD, he became a Postdoctoral research associate at the Texas A&M University, Texas (USA), working on Non-Destructive assessment of aerospace materials, shape memory alloys (SMAs). Evangelos joined Sheffield Hallam University in 2013 as a Lecturer in Materials Engineering and became a Senior Lecturer in 2016. Evangelos is the Course Leader for the BEng and MEng Materials Engineering courses at Sheffield Hallam University, UK and he led the MEng Materials Engineering course successful accreditation by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3). Evangelos’ research is focused on the study of the mechanical and thermal behaviour of advanced materials, such as Metal Matrix Composites (MMCs), Ceramic Matrix Composites (CMCs), Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymers (CFRPs), Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs), smart materials, etc. He has worked extensively on the non-destructive monitoring of materials behaviour developing advanced NDE (Non-Destructive Evaluation) methodologies based on Infrared Thermography, Acoustic Emission and Ultrasounds. He has published more than 60 papers in international journals and conference proceedings and delivered several conference presentations. He is reviewer of many journals in his field, member of the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE) and The Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3). He is also a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Mi Lu received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Rice University, Houston in 1984 and 1987, respectively. She joined the department at Texas A&M in 1987, where she is currently a professor. Her research interests include computer arithmetic, parallel computing, distributed processing, computer architectures and algorithms, computer networks, computational geometry and VLSI algorithms. She is the author of 4 book/book chapters, and over 200 technical papers published in professional journals and top-venue conferences. She was invited as Panelist and keynote speaker, and was the winner of Innovative Paper Award by CSCI. She was the Conference Chair of 5 premium conferences and served on Technical Program Committee of 12 conferences. She was the Guest Editor, Honorable Editor and Area Editor, and on 4 editorial boards of professional journals. She served on the review panel of National Science Foundation. Her name has been listed in Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in America, Who's Who of American Women, Who's Who in Science & Engineering, and Who's Who in American Education. She was also selected for a narrative compilation " Who's Who of Professional Women ".

Soshu Kirihara is a doctor of engineering and a professor of Joining and Welding Research Institute (JWRI), Osaka University, Japan. In his main investigation Materials Tectonics for environmental improvements of Geotechology, multi-dimensional structures were successfully fabricated to modulate energy and materials flows effectively. Ceramic and metal components were fabricated directly by smart additive manufacturing, design and evaluation (Smart MADE) using high power ultraviolet laser lithography. Original stereolithography systems were developed, and new start-up company SK-Fine was established through academic-industrial collaboration.

Dr. Alexander L. Kalamkarov is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Dalhousie University in Halifax, Canada since 1993, and Director of Smart Materials Centre since 1995. He was awarded PhD degree from the Moscow Lomonosov State University in 1979 and the Doctor of Sciences (Habilitation) from the Academy of Sciences of the USSR in 1990. His academic career spans over 42 years in Research and University teaching. He has taught in the Universities in the USA, England, France, Australia, Japan, Brazil and visited numerous Universities and Research Institutes around the world. Prof. Kalamkarov is awarded the CANCAM Gold Medal for the outstanding contribution in the area of Applied Mechanics in 2011. He is awarded the Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) in 2002; the Fellow of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering (CSME) in 2001; and the Fellow of the Japan Society for Promotion of Science (JSPS) in 2007. Prof. Kalamkarov is a Member of numerous prestigious International Editorial and Advisory boards and the International Conference Organizing Committees in the area of advanced composite materials and smart structures. Research performed by Prof. Kalamkarov in the areas of advanced composite materials and smart materials and structures is internationally recognized. He has authored more than 350 research publications, including over 160 refereed journal papers, 8 Research Monographs and 2 US patents. Prof. Kalamkarov has made major contribution to the fundamental analysis, design and optimization of composite materials and smart composite structures, composite reinforced shells and plates.

Associate Professor at the University of Salento Daniela Manno focuses her research on the development and applications of electron microscopy methods suitable for the nanostructural characterization of materials. She obtained remarkable results from the analysis of carbon-based materials. Determination of the chirality of carbon single-wall nanotubes via electron nano-diffraction, crystallographic analysis of carbon allotropes, and finally, the study of ion irradiation effects on graphene films are some examples. She is responsible for the CIMA project (section INFN of Lecce) on innovative carbon-based materials for nuclear physics applications. She is also head of the electron microscopy laboratory of the CEDAD Center for Applied Physics, Dating, and Diagnosis.

Marcos A. Pimenta is professor at the Department of Physics of Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, and in 1992 he created the Raman spectroscopy Laboratory at UFMG. In 1997, he started the research area of carbon nanomaterials (nanotubes and graphenes) at UFMG using, mainly, Raman spectroscopy. He has won national and international awards, including the Scopus-CAPES prize in 2008 for the visibility of his scientific works, the Somyia award in 2009, delivered by the IUMRS, for the collaborative works with US, Mexico and Japan groups. In 2010, he received the command of the Brazilian Order of Scientific Merit, and was elected as a full member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences. He got the 2013 TWAS Prize in Physics and the 2014 Marcos Mares-Guia Prize (FAPEMIG) in Minas Gerais, Brazil. He is a member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences and the Brazilian Physical Society. He was the president of the Brazilian Physical Society (SBF) from 2017 to 2019. Currently, he is the director of the Brazilian Institute for Science and Technology (INCT) of Carbon Nanomaterials.

Dr. Sobolev was developing innovative and effective technologies for advanced materials, including high-performance cement, chemical admixtures, and concrete. His current research interests are in the application of bottom-up engineering in nano-admixtures and nanotechnology for cement and concrete. He is also active in professional societies; especially the American Concrete Institute (ACI) and the Nanotechnology-Based Concrete Materials subcommittee of TRB-Transportation Research Board of National Academies and a founding chair of ACI 241/236D "Nanotechnology of Concrete." He is a member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences (AMC), a fellow of ACI, a past member of the National Scientific Network (SNI, Mexico), and a co-founder and vice president of Concrete Nanotechnology and Nanoscience Society, CNNS, a non-profit organization devoted to the progress in concrete science. He has been an invited, tutorial, or plenary speaker at over 50 conferences and workshops, and author or co-author of more than 200 articles in research journals and proceedings of scientific conferences in English, Russian, Turkish, and Spanish.

Anjanapura Venkataramanaiah Raghu is a Professor, in the Department of Chemistry, FET, Jain Deemed-to-be University, INDIA. He is the Best Professor of the Year (Chemistry)-2020, Perficio Awards Division, DHS Foundation, New Delhi. Collaboration with CAMPBELL University, USA. International Research Award on New Science Inventions" under the category of "Best Researcher Award" Science Father awards 2020.And Excellence Award from Chemical Engineering Journal for significant contribution made to the quality of the journal, (ELSEVIER) 2016.He attended More than 80 International conference scientific committee members and Reviewer for More than 100 International Journals.