Scientific Board
Biography
Prof. Dr. Salima Bouvier began her career as a research professor at the University of Paris 13 as lecturer in September 1995. She joined the Compiegne University in 2009 as a University Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of technology of Compiegne, Centre de recherches de Royallieu, Laboratoire Roberval, BP 20529, Rue Roger Couttolenc, CS 60203 Compiegne CEDEX, France. Interests: a study of the relationships between the behavior at the microstructure scale and the macroscopic response of materials; multi-scale analysis of the behavior of structural materials; characterization, modelling, and identification of nonlinear behavior, effect on the stimulation of shaping processes; modelling of elastic (visco-) plastic behavior and application in the study of rough contact; modelling of the coupled effects of texture and microstructure
Germany
Biography
Prof. Buenker received his Ph. D in Chemistry from Princeton University in 1966. He became Asst. Prof. of Chemistry at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1967 and was promoted to Full Professor in 1973. He received the Senior U.S. Scientist Award of the Humboldt Foundation for research and teaching at the University of Bonn, Germany in 1973-75 and a Marie Curie Individual Fellowship of the European Community at the National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, Greece in 2003-2004. He became Professor Chemistry at the University of Bonn in 1976 and University of Wuppertal in 1977 until his retirement in 2007. He has over 600 peer-reviewed publications in chemistry and physics.
UK
Biography
Dr. Jinoop Arackal Narayanan is currently serving as a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Mechanical Engineering at the School of Computing, Engineering & Digital Technologies, Teesside University, UK, since July 2023. Prior to this role, he held positions as a research fellow in additive manufacturing at the Welding and Additive Manufacturing Centre, Cranfield University, UK, from January to June 2023, and as an industrial postdoctoral researcher at the Multi-scale Additive Manufacturing Lab, University of Waterloo, Canada, from 2021 to 2023. He also worked as a DAE Research Fellow at the Laser Additive Manufacturing Laboratory at Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology (RRCAT), Indore, India from 2016-2021. Dr. Narayanan earned his PhD in laser additive manufacturing from Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India. With over seven years of experience in additive manufacturing, his research interests encompass various areas, including metal additive manufacturing, process window development in additive manufacturing, processing of advanced materials, post-processing of metal additive manufactured components, and in-situ and ex-situ material characterizations. He has more than 80 publications in the field of additive manufacturing, including journal papers in peer-reviewed international journals, book chapters, and international and national conference papers/ presentations. Notably, he authored the first comprehensive textbook on Additive Manufacturing in India, published by McGraw-Hill Higher Education for UG and PG Scholars. Additionally, Dr. Narayanan serves as an editor and reviewer for several reputed international journals. His contributions to the field have been recognized through various awards and fellowships. In 2019, he was honoured with the "Young Scientist Award in Mechanical Engineering" by the Madhya Pradesh Government. Subsequently, he worked as a Young Scientist Fellow at Vikram Sarabhai Space Centre, Trivandrum, focusing on metal additive manufacturing. He has also been awarded the best Ph.D. Thesis award from the Indian Laser Association, and his works have received best paper and poster awards during national conferences and technical events. Furthermore, he has received fellowships from the Ministry of Human Resource Development and the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India. Dr. Narayanan is actively involved in several collaborative projects related to metal additive manufacturing with several international universities, research labs and industries.
Italy
Biography
Giada Gasparini holds the chairs of “Laboratory of Construction in Architecture IIA” and “Construction Design” at the Faculty of Architecture of the University of Bologna. In June 2001 she graduates with distinction in Civil Engineering at University of Bologna, where in 2005 he becomes PhD Doctor in “Structural Mechanics”. Since 2001 she's been active in the field of seismic engineering, with specific reference to the following research topics: (1) analysis of the torsional effects induced by the seismic action, (2) optimal damper insertion of viscous dampers into structures, (3) structural reliability analyses. She published more than 200 scientific papers, some of them on the most relevant international journals.
China
Biography
Dr.Sadaf Bashir Khan has her expertise in thin films fabrication and nanaparticles sysnthesis via PVd techniques and chemical methods. She did simulation and modeling of a single layer, bilayer, and multilayer or composite Antireflective coatings compatible on required substrates according to optoelectronic applications. She practically implemented the simulation designs via experimentally fabricating AR coatings using PVD techniques. She specifically focuses on single component multilayer AR coatings which accomplish reduced reflectance at a broader spectral region and an extended light incidence angle range. She elucidates the technological challenges of fabricated AR coatings in optics and their practical usage in real-world applications. Besides this, she also contributes in synthesizing nanoparticles useful for eliminating environmental pollution. She also work in exploring supramolecular self assemblies via STM. She has published numerous research articles including 4 patents in reputed journals. She is also serving as a reviewer in various international journals.
Poland
Biography
Associate professor at the Faculty of Chemical Technology and Engineering of the West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin. Interests: synthesis, characterization, modification and applications of adhesive materials; photopolymerization and telomeriaztion processes; structural adhesives and pressure-sensitive adhesivesv
Malaysia
Biography
Professor Dr. Badrul Hisham bin Ahmad. Currently he is a Professor of Microwave Engineering in Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka since 2018. He is received his PhD in Microwave Engineering from University of Leeds, UK. He received his M.Sc in Electrical, Electronics & System Engineering from UKM, Malaysia. He earned his B.Eng in Electronics, Communication Engineering from University of Leeds, UK. His research area(s) in Microwave Filters, Dielectric Resonators, Antennas – Swtiches – DG. He is also an active researcher with a good track record with a number of research projects in RF and Microwave Engineering. He has published more than 200 journals and conference proceedings. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and a member of International Steering Committee of Asia Pacific Microwave Conferences. He is the General Chair of Asia Pacific Microwave Conference 2017.
Egypt
Biography
Dr. Khaled Nagaty is a Professor of Image Processing and the Vice-Dean for research and post graduate studies at the British University in Egypt (BUE) based in El Sherouk city. His Ph.D. in Biometrics was published in the form of printed book by Lap Lambert in Germany, 2012. Professor Nagaty is a member of the International Association for Engineers and Computer Scientists (IAENG) since 2015. He is an alumni of the Royal Academy of Engineering, London, UK, 2020. Professor Nagaty is a certified eLearning director from the Association of Arab Universities and Academy of eLearning Britain. After obtaining his B.Sc. Degree in Statistics from Cairo University in 1982, he started to work at the Criminal Evidence Department (CFD) in Cairo. During his time at the CFD and later he continued his research in Biometrics and obtained his Ph.D. in this field in1999. Dr. Nagaty joined Ain Shams University in Egypt in 2000 as a Lecturer in Computer Science and continued his work in the field of Biometrics. In 2007, he promoted to Associate Professor in Computer Science and in 2008 he moved to the British University in Egypt (BUE) at El Sherouk city where he was responsible for teaching Computer Science modules and its applications in the field of biometrics and image processing. In 2016, he was promoted to Professor in Image Processing and currently he is a permanent Professor at the BUE in Egypt. He published many original research papers in international journals and conferences. He is a reviewer in many top ranked international conferences and journals such as IEEE Transactions, SPIE, Springer and an expert in many international consultant organizations and universities.
Morocco
Biography
Dr. Hicham Es-soufi is a senior research fellow, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences the Meknes, University Moulay Ismail, Meknes, Morocco. He is a director of studies and professor at the High School of Engineering, ESGCNT, Meknes, Morocco. He is an invited professor at the Institute Technique of Agriculture, Morocco. He is an associate editor on the Editorial Board of Open Journal of Composite Materials, SCIRP. Also, he is a reviewer for more than 12 international scientific journals. He is interested in research and development in designing the new materials and studying their physical-chemistry properties like materials of the structure: Tetragonal Tungsten Bronze (TTB), phosphate materials, glass-ceramic materials, and glass materials, especially phosphate glasses. In addition, he is interested in applying the new materials in energy storage, biomedical applications, wastewater, etc.
Biography
Dr. Manoj K. Patel has received his B.Tech degree from NIT Jamshedpur and completed his PhD from Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR). He is currently working as Principal Scientist in Manufacturing Science and Instrumentation (MSI), CSIR-Central Scientific Instruments Organisation, Chandigarh. Dr. Patel has started his research career in charged particulate technology, electro-hydrodynamics of liquid sprays and aerodynamics of charged particulate matter. His current research interests are electrostatic liquid atomization, electrostatic spraying technology, airborne charged particulate technology for and air-pollution abatement, electrostatic spraying for surface decontamination and effective disinfection and sanitization, food safety and nutrition, nanogenrators, precision agriculture, autonomous robotic systems for agricultural tasks, UAVs and aerial electrostatic spraying. Dr. Patel has three (03) patents, one (01) design patent, 21 research articles in refereed journals and 14 conference papers. He is a project leader of various national and international projects funded by USISTEF, DST, CSIR, Govt. of India and private foundation and industries. He has transferred eight (08) technology know-how to various industries for commercial production and created three (03) startups. He is a recipient of COVID-19 Ignition Grant 2020 by USISTEF in collaboration with Rite Water solutions (I) Pvt. Ltd., Nagpur and University of Florida. He has been selected for the 7th BRICS Young Scientist Forum/Conclave for the year 2022. Dr. Patel has received several awards, the most prominent are: Prestigious CSIR Young Scientist Award 2020, IETE-Hari Ramji Toshniwal Award 2020, Shushila Sharma New Idea Award 2020, IEI Young Engineers Award 2019, NRDC National Societal Innovation Award 2017, Gandhian Young Technological Innovation (GYTI) Award 2016, SKOCH Smart Technology Award 2015 and Order-of-Merit Award 2015. He is a recipient of Post Graduate Research Program for Engineers (PGRPE) Fellowship, from CSIR (2010-2012) and TATA Cummins Meritorious Scholarship from TATA CUMMINS (2009-2010). Dr. Patel is a Fellow of Indian Social Science Academy (ISSA) and The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE). He is a member of various professional societies such as National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), The Electrostatic Society of America (ESA), Vigyan Bharati (VIBHA), The Institution of Engineers (IEI), Indian Society of Agricultural Engineers (ISAE), The Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers (IETE) etc. At a very young age, he has shown his leadership qualities and served as a member of advisory board of World Space Council and Biostandups. He is serving as an External Member, Board of Studies (BOS), National Institute of Technology (NIT), Jamshedpur