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Nadhir Al-Ansari received the Ph.D. degree in water resources engineering from the University of Dundee, in 1976. He is currently a Professor with Luleå University of Technology, Sweden. He previously worked with Baghdad University, from 1976 to 1995, and with Al-Bayt University, Jordan, from 1995 to 2007. He has served several academic administrative posts, including the dean and the head of Department. His publications include more than 673 articles in journals and 21 books. He has executed more than 60 major research projects in Iraq, Jordan, and U.K.

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Prof. Friedrich Grimm was born in Stuttgart in 1954. He studied architecture at the University of Stuttgart and at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago in 1980. After having finished his studies in 1981, he worked as an employed architect and later on temporarily joined the scientific staff of the Institute for Building Construction at the University of Stuttgart. During his practice as a freelanced architect, since 1989 he took part in competitions and completed several multifamily houses in southern Germany. Due to a series of books, which he has written in the field of steel construction, edited by Ernst & Sohn in Berlin (2003), and one the subject of one family homes, edited by Callwey in Munich (2006), he was nominated a professor honorary in 2009 by the faculty one, for architecture and urban design at the university of Stuttgart. In 2016, he founded the RES- Institute as a completely independent think tank in the field of renewable energies. Since then he works with passion and endurance on projects matching the RES-Institutes obligation to provide blueprints for a friendly climate on earth. Several patents in the field of concentrated solar thermal systems led him into the field of optics where he invented a wide angel sensor, recording light signals with infinite depth of field in real time. Among his inventions there is also a new achromatic lens focusing light of different wave lengths, even x-rays. His latest invention relates to a quantum mechanical device which, making use of the electronic spin of quantum particles with spin number 1/2, to create a fluid dynamic equilibrium within an electromagnetically enclosed plasma of a fusion reactor, by a regular change of the spin's angular momentum.

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Prof. Alexander G. Ramm is Professor of Mathematics in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Kansas since 1981. He obtained his PhD in Moscow State University, 1964 and his Dr.Sci. at the Mathematics Institute, Academy of Science, Minsk, 1972. He worked as an Instructor, Leningrad Institute of Precision Mechanics and Optics, 1962-63, Assistant Professor, Leningrad Institute of Precision Mechanics and Optics, 1964-65, and Associate Professor, Leningrad Institute of Precision Mechanics and Optics, 1965-78.

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Steve Brueck was the first professor in the hundred-year history of the School of Engineering to be named a UNM Distinguished Professor, in 2006. The title, now held by four professors in the School, is the highest UNM bestows on its faculty. Dr. Brueck has provided both technical and administrative leadership as director of UNM’s Center for High Technology Materials since joining ECE in 1985. Generating more than $9 million annually in grants and contracts, CHTM is an internationally recognized center for optoelectronics, microelectronics and nanotechnology research. Dr. Brueck is the founding editor of the IEEE Journal of Special Topics in Quantum Electronics. In 1991 he received the UNM School of Engineering’s Outstanding Researcher Award, and in 2000 IEEE awarded him the Third Millennium Medal. Dr. Brueck’s research explores the extension of optical lithography/ microscopy to the high-resolutions necessary for future generations of ICs. He applies the capabilities of interferometric lithography to expand nanophotonic, nanoscale growth and nanofluidic science and technology. A topic of recent interest is extending microscopy, one of the oldest and most important areas of optical science, to higher resolutions approaching the linear systems limits. He currently is faculty advisor to seven doctoral students and three postdoctoral/senior scientists, and he holds a joint appointment in UNM’s Physics & Astronomy Department.

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Zongyou obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees at Jilin University in China, and completed his Ph.D. at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore. Then, he worked as the Research Fellow with Professor Hua Zhang at NTU followed by the Scientist II at the Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), A*STAR in Singapore. At the beginning of 2014, Zongyou moved to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, USA; he was a Postdoctoral Associate and subsequently promoted to the Research Scientist working with Professor Ju Li and Professor Jesus A del Alamo . During 2014 - 2015, Zongyou also visited and worked with Professor Daniel G. Nocera for one year at Harvard University, Cambridge, USA. Zongyou joined the RSC at ANU in 2017 to build up his own Materials Science and Applications Laboratory.

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Prof. Rodney Herring is the Associate professor in Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of Victoria, Canada. Dr. Herring is the Co-director and primary investigator for this laboratory. His research Interests are Crystal growth, Electron holography, Confocal holography and Properties of materials.

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Prof. Tatiana E. Itina is one of the world’s leading experts in the field of laser-matter interactions and, particularly, in numerical modeling of laser ablation for numerous applications ranging from surface micro- and nanostructuring to nanoparticle synthesis, thin-film deposition, material analysis, laser-assisted plasmonic and magneto-plasmonic nanostructure formation, etc. She currently holds a CNRS research director position at the Hubert Curien Laboratory, CNRS/University Jean Monnet/University of Lyon (Saint Etienne, France), where she is also an experienced team leader. Before this, she worked at the Pennsylvania State University (USA) and at LP3 Laboratory in Marseille (France). Also, she was invited as a researcher or a research professor to the Virginia State University (USA), Australian National University (Australia), ITMO University (Saint Petersburg, Russia), and other institutions. Prof. Itina has authored more than 100 scientific publications, took part in many international conferences, initiated numerous international collaborations, and received several awards.

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Huei Wang was born in Tainan, Taiwan, in 1958. He received the B. S. degree in electrical engineering from National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, in 1980, and the M. S. and Ph. D. degrees in electrical engineering from Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan in 1984 and 1987, respectively. Dr. Wang is a member of the honor society Phi Kappa Phi and Tau Beta Pi. He received the Distinguished Research Award of National Science Council, Taiwan, at 2003. He was the Richard M. Hong Endowed Chair Professor of National Taiwan University in 2005-2007. He was elected as an IEEE Fellow in 2006, and has been appointed as an IEEE Distinguished Microwave Lecturer for the term of 2007-2009. Dr. Wang received the Academic Achievement Award from Ministry of Education, Taiwan, in 2007, and the Distinguished Research Award from Pan Wen-Yuan’s Foundation in 2008. He has been Life National Chair Professor of Ministry of Education, ROC since 2013. He also has been appointed as the NTU Chair Professor from 2016.

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Dr. Elias Randjbaran is a highly regarded Metallurgical Engineer with extensive experience and advanced academic qualifications in Materials Engineering from the Department of Aerospace Engineering at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). He holds a PhD and Master's degrees in materials engineering, demonstrating his strong commitment to excellence in research and academia. With over two decades of experience in the Composite Materials Industry, Dr. Randjbaran has developed a particular interest and expertise in Progressive damage analysis of thin-walled composite laminated structures, Buckling and post-buckling of nano composite structures, structural crashworthiness, and ballistic impact analysis. Furthermore, Dr. Randjbaran is an esteemed member of professional societies such as Aerospace Society Malaysia (AEROS Malaysia), American Society of Mechanical Engineers, American Society of Civil Engineers, and Space & Satellite Professionals International. These affiliations highlight his dedication to staying up-to-date with industry advancements and actively contributing to the progress of his field. As a skilled researcher, Dr. Randjbaran has an impressive publication record, leading his team in publishing more than 30 research papers in reputable peer-reviewed academic journals. His work has received significant recognition, with over 460 citations, an h-index of 11, and an i10-index of 16. Dr. Randjbaran's expertise extends to domains such as defence, space, and advanced manufacturing. His commitment to pushing the boundaries of knowledge in these areas is evident through his track record of achievements and ongoing pursuit of cutting-edge research. With his extensive experience and exceptional skills, Dr. Randjbaran continues to make valuable contributions to the academic and professional communities, demonstrating his dedication to excellence and passion for advancing the field of Composite Materials Engineering.

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Dr. David Perez de Lara Graduated in Theoretical Physics at UAM (1994), David Perez de Lara got a PhD from UAM-IC-CNR in 2003. He has had positions at ESA/ESTEC (The Netherlands 2 years), Institutor di Cibernetica of the National Italian Research Council (IC-CNR) , Italian Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare (INFN) (3 years), ‘Decoherence and Entanglement in Quantum Complex Systems (DEQUACS-INFM 1 year),Fund for Basic Research Investments (FIRB) of the Italian Ministry (MUR 3 years) and Complutense University of Madrid (3 years). He had joined IMDEA Nanoscience in 2010.

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Dr. Anis Rahman is an acclaimed scientist in the field of semiconductor and nanotechnology. He is a winner of many scientific awards including NASA Nanotech Brief’s "Nano-50" award twice; CLEO/Laser Focus World's "Innovation award;" and "2015 MP Corrosion Innovation of the Year," by the NACE. Anis is the founder of Applied Research & Photonics (ARP) a leading Terahertz (T-ray) company located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (see http://arphotonics.net), serving the semiconductor and nanotechnology industry. Among others, he invented the "Dendrimer Dipole Excitation," a new mechanism for high power, continuous wave T-ray generation. With this T-ray, ARP has created a number of new scientific instruments including a camera-less lattice resolution 3D imaging technology that can see and analyze below the surface of semiconductors and nanomaterials. Anis is a recognized scientific leader and member of scientific organizations including the American Chemical Society (ACS) and The Optical Society of America (senior member). He is the chair of the optical metrology technical group of the OSA, past chair of the Small Chemical Businesses Division, and past chair of the local chapter of the ACS. Anis also received awards from the OMICS International keynote recognition, Center for Dermal Research, Rutgers University.

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Dr. Awadelkarim received his Ph. D. from the J. J. Thompson Physical Laboratory at Reading University, UK, and prior to joining Pennsylvania State University, he worked as a Research Scientist at Linkoping University, Sweden, and the Swedish Defense Research Establishment. His research interests are in nanoelectronics, nanoelectromechanical systems (NEMS), and related nanomaterials.. He was selected by the US National Academy of Sciences as a Jefferson Science Fellow and has worked as a Consultant and Senior Science Advisor at the United States Department of State during 2006 – 2011. Dr. Awadelkarim is the Vice President of the Commission for the Development of the UNESCO’s Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (UNESCO/EOLOSS) Theme on Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies, and a member of the Advisory Board for nano@Stanford, the NSF National Nanotechnology Coordination Infrastructure Site at Stanford University. He is an Emeritus Member of the Board of Directors for the Arab Science and Technology Foundation.

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Chao Liu is a professor in school of integrated circuits, Shandong University, China. He received the Ph.D Degree in electrical and computer engineering from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) in 2016. From 2016 to 2019, he worked in Institute of Electrical Engineering, Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland as a Scientist/post-doc. His research interest is at the intersection of wide-bandgap semiconductors, power electronic devices, opto-electronic devices, and their monolithic integration. His group works on design and fabrication of GaN-based vertical power devices, DUV LEDs, Micro-LEDs and monolithic device integration. He has co-authored over 70 papers in top-notch international journals and conferences. His research works have been cited over 1600 times by renowned scholars and world leading semiconductor companies as well as featured in industry magazines Compound Semiconductor, Semiconductor Today, and IEEE Spectrum.

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Wei Shi was born in Shaanxi Province, China, in November 1957. He received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, in 1997, and the Master degree in optics from Northwest University, Xi’an, China, in 1989. He is currently a Professor in Xi’an University of Technology and Head of Key Laboratory of Ultrafast Photoelectric Technology and Terahertz Science in Shaanxi. His fields of interest focus on high-power pulse application, terahertz generation from GaAs antenna, etc.

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Professor Sharath Sriram jointly leads a team in 'Functional Materials and Microsystems' that translates discoveries at extremely small size scales into technology for electronics, communication, and biomedicine. He was the Scientific Coordinator and Founding Deputy Director of RMIT University's Micro Nano Research Facility. He is the recipient of several awards for leadership and research excellence, and contributes extensively to science policy and advocacy.

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Prof. Dr. Raymond Ooi is an elected Fellow of the Academy of Sciences Malaysia since 2015. He won the Malaysian Toray Science Foundation (MTSF) Science & Technology Award in 2013. He obtained his PhD (dr.rer.nat) from Universitaet Konstanz, Germany in quantum optics and laser cooling of molecules. He then worked as a post-doctoral Research Associate for three years with Marlan O. Scully (a distinguish physicist in quantum coherence). During this time, he was also a Visiting Scientist at Princeton University and Max-Planck Institut fuer Quantenoptik. Then, he joined KAIST as a Research Professor, Korea University as Assistant Professor and Monash University (Sunway) as Senior Lecturer, before joining Universiti Malaya in 2010. His research has produced a total of more than 160 publications (mainly WoS journal & including conference papers) covering quantum optics, nonlinear molecular spectroscopy and quantum microscopy, statistical physics of Bose-Einstein condensates, interactions, generation and propagation of ultrashort and intense laser pulses. In 2011 he initiated the "Quantum and Laser Science" research center and single-handedly developed the Ultrafast High Intensity Femtosecond Laser and Optics facility in High Impact Research (HIR) building through the MoHE grant. In 2018, he initiated and chaired the first international conference on Quantum and Nonlinear Optics(QNO2018). Recently he is leading quantum communications research program for the country.

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Prof. Igor Gilitschenski is an Assistant Professor in Computer Science at the University of Toronto where he lead the Toronto Intelligent Systems Lab. His work focuses on developing novel probabilistic and learning-based techniques for robotic perception and decision-making with the ultimate goal of enabling robust interactive autonomy.

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Andy serves as Strategic Development Director and he is responsible for working with industry, government and academia to identify new opportunities to help grow UK companies developing new technology using compound semiconductors. Andy is a highly regarded expert in the UK semiconductor industry, and he frequently provides expert evidence to government and parliamentary inquiries. Andy has led the Catapult’s international outreach in Hong Kong, India, USA and Taiwan. Andy was appointed by Innovate UK to develop the business case for CSA Catapult and was subsequently involved in the start up phase of the organisation. He joined the Catapult from Innovate UK, where he delivered £15m of strategic investments in electronics, smart materials and compound semiconductors. His early career was spent leading R&D teams with Rolls Royce, Spirent and Abbott Diagnostics. Andy co-chairs the Semiconductor Expert Working Group for the UK Telecom Innovation Network (UKTIN), he chairs the Catapult Network Research and Technology Group and is a leading member of the Strategic Advisory Board of the EPSRC Future Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing Hub.

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Prof. Francisco Bulnes was IINAMEI Director, Mathematics Research Centre in Mexico, 2015-Actually. Pioneer in curvature energy theory, formal theory of engineering and mathematical theory of nanotechnology. Editor-in-Chief of Journals of Mathematics, in USA, and India, 2015- Actually. Member of various international committees of science. Reviewer of British journals of mathematics and physics in SCOPUS; Head of Research Department, GITESCHA. Numerous papers (more than 150) in mathematics and physics research journals, and author of much books of mathematics and physics. Recognized and famous in East Europe, Asia, Arab continents. He has many theories, theorems, math objects with his name. He has received various honors and awards (Doctorates Honoris Causa) by universities and NGO’s, likewise GO’s. He received the Doctor Honoris Causa in Education Philosophy and Peace Ambassador by ODAEE in Frankfurt, Germany. Also is Czech Republic Mathematics Society distinguished member (JCFM). He has two post-doctorates in Cuba and Russia in mathematics. Many international awards and badges (more than 70) as Publons badge, SCOPUS, ZbMath, Thomsom Reuters, MathSci, ORCID, Peace Ambassador and others. His biography appear and has been published in many books of the United Kingdom, India, China, USA, Spain and Mexico. He has received various tributes from publishing houses in United Kingdom and others. Also he has advanced research in electronics, micro-electronics, nanomedicine and spintronics.

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Dr. Crismar Patacsil, Ph.D., serves as an esteemed Assistant Professor in Physics at the Department of Physical Sciences, College of Science, University of the Philippines Baguio, Philippines. He holds a Ph.D. in Physics degree which he earned from the prestigious Ateneo de Manila University. Dr. Patacsil's research expertise lies at the intersection of Nanotechnology, Photonics/Optics, and Materials Science. Aside from being a faculty of Physics, his scholarly contributions extend beyond the classroom, evidenced by his publications in ISI and SCOPUS journals. Dr. Patacsil has also showcased his research findings on gold nanoparticles applied to dielectric and polymer materials through presentations at both local and international conferences. His commitment to advancing scientific knowledge underscores his status as a respected figure in the academic and research community. In addition to his distinguished academic roles, Dr. Crismar Patacsil has showcased his leadership skill by serving as the department chairperson for two pivotal terms: from 2005 to 2007 and, more recently, from 2021 to 2023. During these tenures, he played a pivotal role in shaping the educational landscape at the University of the Philippines Baguio. He serves as a lecturer, facilitator and organizer of the annually held Summer Institute in the Natural Science and Mathematics (SINSM). SINSM is a training workshop for science educators and has been yearly conducted by the College of Science in the University of the Philippines Baguio since the year 2000 to the present. He was the co-chair of the Organizing Committee of the recently concluded International Symposium of the Vacuum Society of the Philippines (ISVSP 2024) held on January 17-19, 2024 at Baguio City, Philippines.

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Professor Songul Fiat Varol is working in Manisa Celal Bayar University in Electric and Energy department. Her main research interests have been materials science especially technology of semiconductor materials and devices including solar cells, light emitting diodes (LEDs/OLEDs). She has published more than 30 scientific papers in this field in the internationally recognized journals. She has supervised 1 Ph.D. and 5 M.Sc. studies. She has coordinated many national/ international projects and joined more than 40 international scientific conferences and meetings as invited speaker/speaker/organising committee member. In 2010, she conducted various researches on Chalcopyrite Solar Cells with Professor Michael Kompitsas (Director of Research Theoretical and Physical Chemistry Institute -National Hellenic Research Foundation)and his team in Laser-based Techniques and Applications - LATA in Greece through the “Tubitak 2214 International Research Fellowship Programme for PhD Students”. She has published in high-ranking SCI-expanded journals on the production and characterization of many organic/inorganic-based thin-film materials that are the most trending in science like ZnO, TiO2, CuInGaSeTe, Nitrides (GaN, AlN) etc. She still continues her research on Organic/Inorganic LED and PV device production and improvement of their properties.

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Yahia CHERGUI is an assistant Professor in Electrical & Electronics Engineering Institute, Boumerdes Algeria. He has completed his PhD from Badji Mokhtar University in Annaba, Algeria. He did all his PhD work in Cardiff University in UK. His research field is Physics(condensed matter, and soft matter simulation by molecular dynamics). He has many published articles and international conferences. He has been serving as a referee with condensed matter journal (IOP), Energy journal (Elsevier), and American Journal of Modern Physics.

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Barnabas Achakpa Ikyo is the Director of the Centre for Food Technology and Research (CEFTER) and Pysics Professor at Benue State University Makurdi, Nigeria. In 2014, he was appointed Project Manager of the Africa Centre of Excellence project won and hosted at CEFTER. He became an Associate professor in 2018. He holds a PhD from the University of Surrey, UK. He will be supporting the work/mission of the NRI/University of Greenwich to expand research excellence. His research focus is in photonics and its applications in characterization of photonics devices used in environmental sensing, medical diagnostics and quantum electronics. His current work is on the efficiency of photovoltaic energy systems and mapping for solar installation in North Central Nigeria. In 2012, he was a research fellow on a £1Million Technology Strategy Board grant working on a food and water safety project at the Advanced Technology Institute University of Surrey and DelAgua Ltd. UK to develop a test kit to detect E.coli in water and food stuff. Previous collaborations include optimization of devices for the Naval Research Lab and the Walter Shoctky Institute, Munich Germany between 2008 and 2011.

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Associate Professor and Visiting Faculty Member of Islamic Azad University of Lahijan, Bandar anzali and Arak units and Science and Research unit of Gilan; Industrial Management Institute (Gilan Branch); International Pardis of Anzali; State Management Training Center; Technology High Integrated; University of Applied Science; Applied Science Institute of Water and Power Technology; Institute of Banking Science; Gilan Governor's education and research management; Payam Noor university; And other awesome educational institutions and centers of Gilan in northern Iran.

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Dr William Cho is a Biomedical Scientist in Queen Elizabeth Hospital. His main research interests have been focusing on cancer studies utilizing high-throughput technologies to discover biomarkers for cancer diagnosis, treatment prediction and prognostication. He is a Chartered Scientist granted by the Science Council (UK), a Registered Chinese Medicine Practitioner (HK), Guest Professor of a number of Universities and a Fellow Member of several institutes, including the Institute of Biomedical Science (UK), Hong Kong Institute of Biomedical Science and Hong Kong Society for Molecular Diagnostic Sciences. Dr Cho has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers (Lancet Oncology, Clinical Cancer Research, Clinical Chemistry, Annuals of Oncology, etc) covering cancer biomarkers, proteomics, microRNAs, Chinese medicine and plenty of books including "MicroRNAs in cancer translational research", "An omics perspective on cancer research", "Supportive cancer care with Chinese medicine", etc. He serves as the editor-in-chief, editor and associate editor of a number of international medical journals. Dr Cho is also an international renowned grant reviewer of the Hope Funds for Cancer Research (USA), Cancer Research (UK), MRC Research Grant (UK), Health Research Board (Ireland), Science Foundation (Ireland), Istituto Toscano Tumori (Firenze), The Foundation Fournier-Majoie for Innovation (Brussels), National Medical Research Council (Singapore), The Medical Research Council (South Africa), and Academia Sinica Investigator Award (Taiwan), etc.

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Lecturer Ramiz M. Salama received his BSc from Near East University (NEU) Department of Computer Engineering in 2002, he continue in the same department, in 2005 he started his MSc in Computer Engineering Deparment, Now days he prepar his self to complete his Phd. Lecturer Ramiz Salama started his work in Computer Engineeing Deparment , lecturer, supervision of graduation projects, supervision of Summer Training and exams cordinotor, since 2009. At [2005 -2009] Ramiz Salama was working at Innovation and Information Technologies Center for Computer Network & Hardware in Near East University. In [2003 -2005] Ramiz Salama was assistant in Engineering Faculty, Department of Computer Engineering.

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Dr. Oguzhan Kazaz completed his post-graduate Ph.D. research study by successfully defending his Ph.D. thesis titled "Nanofluids and PCM for Efficient Thermal Energy Storage" under the supervision of Professor Manosh C. Paul at University of Glasgow, United Kingdom at the end of 2023. Having strong experience in experimental and computational fluid dynamics methods of nanofluids and phase change materials for solar thermal energy conversion and storage systems by emphasizing the radiative heat transfer and light-matter interaction, he has strong technical background in the combined optics and heat transfer process, material science, thermo-fluid dynamics, and fundamental research and understanding of the problems associated with the complex interactions of heat and mass transport in energy systems. Based on his PhD study, he has contributed to five journal articles and twelve conference papers and was invited to two talks in London as a young researcher.

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Hamidreza Siampour is a Lecturer at the School of Mathematics & Physics, Queen's University Belfast. He leads a research group focusing on investigating the interplay between nanophotonics and quantum optics. Before his current role, he held the position of Research Associate at the University of Cambridge, contributing to the development of a quantum imaging system utilizing optically active spins in diamond. Prior to that, he was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Sheffield, where he developed a semiconductor nanophotonic platform for directional spin-photon interfaces. He obtained his PhD degree in Quantum & Nanoscale Optics from the University of Southern Denmark, with his thesis titled 'A Nanophotonic Platform for Quantum Optical Integrated Circuits.'

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Douglas Amante is a visionary leader at the forefront of artificial general intelligence (AGI) and robotics, with a profound understanding of the transformative power of semiconductor technology. With expertise rooted in his seminal work, "Silicon Minds: Powering the Path to Artificial General Intelligence and Robotic Evolution," Douglas has pioneered groundbreaking research and development initiatives aimed at advancing the global community's understanding and adoption of AGI ideologies. His extensive contributions to academia and industry have cemented his reputation as a thought leader in the field, driving innovation and shaping ethical frameworks for the responsible deployment of intelligent systems worldwide. With a holistic perspective on the intersection of technology, ethics, and society, Douglas Amante continues to spearhead initiatives that propel humanity towards a future where intelligence knows no bounds.

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Pradeep Chakraborty is a well-known name in the semiconductor industry. He wasearlier Vertical Manager, Global Sources, Hong Kong, managing the telecoms verticals -- wireless, broadband, telephones, and mobile accessories. He is among the earliest to spin off the online specs table for telecom in 1999. He and his team won four awards in Hong Kong for managing these sites. Pradeep rejoined as Assistant Bureau Chief, Hong Kong, in 2007, managing computers, electronic components, electronics, telecom. Pradeep's blogs have so far won 19 titles – 18 global and 1 national. Off these: 10 are for Pradeep’s Point, and one for Pradeep’s TechPoints. Five other titles were for electronic components, one for electronics, one for telecom, and one for semiconductors. He is currently a Contributing Editor for CyberMedia Group (CMIL), India, where he writes for Dataquest, Voice & Data, and PC Quest magazines, and CyberMedia Online, respectively

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Dr. Rahul Bhattacharya is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Electronics Engineering at IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, India. He received the B.E degree in Electronics & Communication Engineering from NIT Durgapur in 2005 and M.S(R) degree in Electrical Engineering from IIT Kharagpur in 2012, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree from IIT(ISM) Dhanbad in 2019. Prior to joining IIT(ISM) Dhanbad, he spent some years in ST-Ericsson India Pvt. Ltd. as a Senior Design Designer in the High-Speed Link Validation group and as a research consultant in the Advanced VLSI Design Laboratory at IIT Kharagpur, India. His research focuses on FPGA Emulation of mixed-signal circuits, Fault modeling and diagnosis and VLSI circuits testing. Prof. Bhattacharya is the recipient of ADI Innovation Fellowship Grant from Analog Devices India Pvt. Ltd. for his exceptional research in the field of modelling, emulation and verification. He also acts as a reviewer of various National and International journals such as IEEE Open journal of the Solid State Circuits Society, IEEE TVLSI, IEEE Transactions on Device and Materials Reliability, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IEEE Access, the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India, Section A: Physical Sciences, Springer etc.