Maria A. Goula is Professor of Catalysis in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Director of the Laboratory of Alternative Fuels and Environmental Catalysis (LAFEC), of the University of Western Macedonia (UOWM). She is also a collaborating faculty member in the Hellenic Open University (HOU) for the MSc program entitled “Environmental Catalysis for Pollution Abatement and Clean Energy Production” and in Chemical Process and Energy Resources Institute of Centre for Research and Technology (CPERI). Prof. M.A. Goula obtained her diploma (Chemistry) in 1987 and her Ph.D. (Catalysis) in 1993, from the University of Patras (UOP). From 1993-1997 she worked as a Senior Researcher at the Chemical Process Engineering Research Institute (CPERI), and from 2001-2002 at the Institute for Solid Fuels Technology and Applications (ISFTA) - both of the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH). From 2000-2004 she worked as an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Departments of (i) Mechanical Engineering, (ii) Medicine, and (iii) Biochemistry and Biotechnology, of the University of Thessaly (UOT). In 2004 she was appointed as Assistant Professor at the Department of Environmental and Pollution Control Engineering (Technological Educational Institute of Western Macedonia TEIWM); the position became a permanent one in 2007. She was elected an Associate Professor in 2012 and full Professor in 2017. Prof. M.A. Goula is author or co-author of more than 115 research publications in Peer Reviewed International Journals with a total Impact Factor ~ 950 and average IF/paper= 7.5, which have received over 5450 citations (Scopus), giving her a Hirsch (h)-index= 40. She also has a large number of publications in peer reviewed international (175) and national (97) conference proceedings. She is on the Editorial Board of eight international scientific journals (Discover Chemical Engineering, Discover Catalysis, Frontiers in Fuels, Frontiers in Chemistry, Chemistry, Catalysts, International Journal of Environmental Engineering, Journal of Environment & Waste Management) and acted as Guest Editor for various international scientific journals. She acts as a regular reviewer in over than 150 Scientific Journals (>7500 reviews). She also acts as research projects reviewer for HORIZON, Greek Secretariat for Research and Development, Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia, Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation (RPF), ERA.Net RUS Plus Innovation, American Chemical Society, Croatian Science Foundation (CSF) and Marie Curie FP7-PEOPLE.

Ratiba Benzerga received her Ph.D. degree in plasma physics and materials from the Université d'Orléans, France, and her HDR (Habilitation à Diriger la Recherche) degree in electronics from the Université de Rennes, France, in 2005 and 2023 respectively. Since 2006, she has been an Assistant Professor at the Université de Rennes, France, and is affiliated with the FunMat Team in the ‘Antennes et Dispositifs Micro-ondes’ Department of the IETR Lab (Institut d'Électronique et des Technologies du numéRique). Her research field focuses on the achievement and use of materials for microwave applications. Her research interests include the synthesis of organic and inorganic materials and metamaterials for absorbing applications, the synthesis and use of dielectric and ferroelectric thin films for miniature and/or reconfigurable antenna applications, 3D ceramic printing for dielectric resonator antennas, surface laser treatment for morphological modification and crystallization of thin films, and also the physical and dielectric characterizations of materials.

Daniela Laura Buruiana is a passionate environmental engineer and ready for new challenges. She has the ability to manage her time wisely, making every effort to complete her work in a timely yet efficient manner. 2020-present: Head of Department of Materials and Environmental Engineering (DIMM), Faculty of Engineering 2020-present: Head of Interdisciplinary Research Centre in the Field of Eco-Nano Technology and Advance materials CC-ITI, Faculty of Engineering 2014-present: Coordinator of Laborator of Integrated Monitoring of environmental factors 22 published ISI articles, 7 published books, 30 conference entries and 17 awards given at conferences and projects.

Dr. Sunirmal Jana born on 12th July, 1966. He did his Master of Science Degree in Chemistry in the year 1991 from Kalyani University, India and obtained his Ph.D. (Science) degree in 1998 from Jadavpur University, India. He also completed Bachelor of Education degree (B. Ed.) and “Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) organized “Leadership Development Programme (LDP 0905)” Management Course for middle to senior level leaders” at CSIR HRDC, Gaziabad, India. In December 1997, Dr. Jana joined CSIR-Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute (CSIR-CGCRI), Kolkata, India as a Junior Scientist. Presently, he is working at the same Institute (CSIR-CGCRI) as Chief Scientist of CSIR under Ministry of Science & Technology, Government of India and Senior Professor of Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR). Dr. Jana is also performing his duties as a Course Co-ordinator and as a Professor for the course, “Structural and Functional Coatings” of AcSIR. He is also worked for 6 years as Guest Teacher for B. Tech. students in Chemical Technology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India on the subjects, “Sol-gel materials, carbon nanotubes, sonochemical synthesis etc.” from 2016 to 2021. Dr Jana is actively involved / coordinated / performed / performing as Principal Investigator (PI) / Co-PI of various National and International Research Projects. His current research activities basically are dielectric / metal oxide semiconductors (MOS) based sol-gel thin functional nanostructured films/coating, superhydrophobic cum antibacterial coatings, carbon based nanomaterials, low thermal expansion nanostructured glass-ceramics etc. for different applications. At present, he has published over 80 SCI/peer reviewed research papers (h-index: 24; i10-Index 51, Citations: ~2000) in internationally reputed different journals, 9 Book Chapters, 8 Conf. Proceeding, 85 conference papers and 5 Indian Patents. He has already guided 6 Ph.D. (Science/Engineering) students and also guiding several Ph.D. students. In addition, he has already supervised 15 M.Tech/M.Sc/B.Tech. students for the projects to fulfill their respective degrees. Under his active leadership, three major facilities (Solar Panel Coating, Drain Coating and Smelter cum Reactor) of national importance have been created indigenously at CSIR-CGCRI. He is the Fellow and Life Member of International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS), Japan and Indian Institute of Ceramics. Dr. Jana is an elected member of the Council of Indian Ceramic Society for the four terms (years 2015 and 2016; 2017 and 2018; 2019 and 2020; 2023 and 2024) and he is working as one of the EC members of Materials Research Society of India (MRSI), Kolkata Chapter, India. He is also the life members of CHD C Division Council, Bureau of Indian Standards, Materials Research Society of India, Indian Ceramic Society, Electron Microscopy Society of India, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science and NCE Bengal & Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. Dr. Jana is the life-time Fellow of International Society for Development and Sustainability (Japan) and Indian Institute of Ceramics, India. Dr Jana is one of the Senior Members of International Engineering and Technology Institute (IETI), Hong Kong. Dr. Jana availed Brain Pool Fellowship from Korean Federation of Science & Technology Societies (KOFST) and worked as a visiting scientist at Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT), Daejeon, South Korea for one year during 2005-2006. He also did his research work as visiting scientists in other prestigious research Institutes in abroad (Slovenia and Portugal). Presently, Dr. Jana is functioning as one of the Editor/Associate Editor/Editorial Board Member including Advances in Nanoparticles (Scientific Research Publishing), General Chemistry (USA), Kenkyu Journal of Nanotechnology and Nanoscience (Kenkyu Group, India), Journal of Advanced Nanomaterials (Isaac Publishing Co. Ltd., Hong Kong), Source Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (USA), Journal of Material Science and Nanoengineering (Neonex International Online Publishing Pvt. Ltd, India). He also delivered 26 Plenary / Keynote / invited talks in India/abroad and also chaired the technical sessions at various national/international conferences / seminars / symposia. Dr. Jana also evaluated / examined several PhD theses / conducted PhD Viva voce Examinations as an external examiner of many Indian Universities (e.g. Karunya University, Sastra University, Manonmaniam Sundaranar Univerisity, Alagappa University, Periyar University, Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology, Shibpur; Formerly Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur, West Bengal, India, Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), India). He has participated in different events as a speaker, panelist, roundtable moderator / session chairman. He is a regular reviewer of research manuscripts from American Chemical Society (ACS), Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), Elsevier, Spingers, Taylor & Francis, IOP, SCIRP etc. In addition to winning several poster paper awards, Dr. Jana won prestigious Distinguished Scientist Award of Venus International Research Awards (VIRA-2016) by Venus International Foundation, Chennai, India in the year 2016.

Kwun Nam Hui received his Ph.D. in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Hong Kong in 2009. He then conducted postdoctoral research at the Institute of Advanced Materials, Devices, and Nanotechnology at Rutgers University, New Jersey, in the same year. From 2009 to 2013, he served as an Assistant Professor at the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Pusan National University, where he was later promoted to Associate Professor (2013–2015). In 2015, he joined the Institute of Applied Physics and Materials Engineering at the University of Macau as an Assistant Professor and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2017, a position he currently holds. In 2024, he became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry in the United Kingdom and has been consistently ranked in the top 2% of global scientists by Stanford University/Elsevier since 2021. He is a member of the International Expert Group of the Slovak Research and Development Agency and a member of the Peer Review College of the UK Research and Innovation Talent. His research primarily focuses on energy storage materials, with over 20 years of experience in areas such as electrocatalysis, nanomaterials, and new energy applications. He has published over 300 academic articles in professional journals in the field of materials chemistry (e.g., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Advanced Materials, Advanced Energy Materials, Advanced Functional Materials, Advanced Science, Materials Horizons, Energy Storage Materials), accumulating more than 14,000 citations and an h-index of 66. Additionally, he holds 4 US patents, 4 PCT patents, 10 Korean patents, and 28 Chinese patents. His contributions include 25 review papers and 4 book chapters. He has led 40 projects funded by the Macau Science and Technology Development Fund and the University of Macau Research Fund, with total funding exceeding USD 3 million. He has extensive editorial experience in the fields of materials science, chemistry, physics, energy, and the environment. He has served as Editor in Chief of Lithium Battery Engineering and Science and as an Associate Editor for Frontiers in Materials, Smart Materials and Devices, and Material Science & Engineering International Journal. He is also on the advisory board of Materials, Chemistry and Physics: Sustainability and Energy and serves as an Editorial Board Member for several other journals, including Scientific Reports, Sustainable Chemistry for Energy Materials, Journal of Energy Science and Technology, Journal of Energy and Sustainability, Catalysts, and Crystals. Additionally, he has acted as a Guest Editor for special issues such as Phosphorus Materials for Fast Charging Energy Storage for Energy Materials, Advanced Smart Electrodes for High-Performance Batteries and Supercapacitors for Smart Materials and Devices, Research and Applications of Supercapacitors and Advanced Research in 2D Materials for Crystals. He has also served as a Guest Editor for several other special issues and was the Editor-in-Chief of the Scientific Journal of Pure and Applied Sciences from 2015 to 2018.

Dr. Carlos Caro has a degree in Environmental Sciences from the Pablo de Olavide University (2001-2006). Previously, in 2005 he joined to the department of physical-chemistry as boarding student, doing in 2006 his final degree project under the supervision of Dr. Jose Antonio Mejías and Dr. Paula Zaderenko. At the end of 2006 he started his PhD, based on the development of plasmonic sensors, using the SERS effect. Along his PhD, he spent 3 months at the Van't Hoff Institute for Molecular Science (Amsterdam) to develop new and more efficient catalysts for ethanol conversion. In June 2012 he obtained the PhD in Biotechnology and Chemical Technology. Later, in November of 2012, he joined as postdoctoral researcher to the group led by Dr. Ricardo Franco at the Universidade Nova de Lisboa. In this period, he studied the interaction of plasmonic nanoparticles with serum proteins. After a year working in Lisbon, he came back to Dr. Zaderenko´s lab, to develop new nanovehicles for cancer treatments. In April 2014, he joined to the Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) of the Autonomous University of Barcelona as postdoctoral researcher to develop optical sensors to discriminate positive cases in different diseases. After this second postdoctoral stay, he joined to the Andalusian Center for Molecular Biology and Regenerative Medicine (CABIMER) and the Chemical Research Institute (IIQ) at Seville as visiting postdoctoral researcher. In these laboratories, he performed synthesis of plasmonic and/or magnetic materials; and their functionalization with homemade PEGylated ligands, as well as, evaluation of their effect on cell cultures (healthy and cancer lines). After this short stage in Seville, in 2016 as technical staff and later as postdoctoral researcher to the group led by Dr. Maria Luisa García Martín at the Andalusian Center for Nanomedicine and Biotechnology (BIONAND). In this period, Dr. Caro has developed new magneto-plasmonic materials for cancer theranostics in animal models. It is worth mentioning that throughout his scientific career he has published 49 articles (19 as first author and 10 as corresponding author), 3 book chapters and 9 patents. Concerning published articles, about 85% are in Q1. As quality indicators, the following stand out: h index = 24, i10 index = 33 and 1723 total citations. Finally, he has directed 2 final degree projects, a master's thesis and a PhD student.

Dr. Eltahir Abuelgasim Mohammed Elshaikh Assistant Professor of Construction Engineering & Management Head of Engineering Department, Riyadh Branch, National Construction Academy, Saudi Arabia (PMP, RMP, VMA, Strategic Planning & KPI Practivist, Assets Valuation) certifed With over 17 years of experience in academia and industry, Dr. Eltahir Abuelgasim Mohammed Elshaikh is a renowned expert in Construction Engineering and Management. He holds a Ph.D. in Construction Management from Sudan University of Science and Technology and has published numerous research papers in reputable journals. Dr. Elshaikh has held various leadership positions, including Former Dean of Engineering College, Former Dean of Admissions & Registration, and Former Head of Construction Engineering at Sudan University for Science & Technology. He is also a Consultant Engineer at the Sudanese Engineering Council. His research interests include Sustainability in Construction Materials, Construction Management, and Legal Issues in Construction. Dr. Elshaikh is a Full Member of the Sudanese Engineering Society, Sudanese Association for Assets & Valuation, and Sudanese Council for Sustainable Building. Throughout his career, Dr. Elshaikh has received several awards and recognition for his outstanding contributions to the field of Construction Engineering and Management.

Ahmed Mourtada Elseman is a highly accomplished scientist with a strong educational background in Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry. He obtained his B.Sc., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees from the Faculty of Science at Al-Azhar University in Egypt. His Ph.D. research, completed in February 2017, focused on perovskite solar cells. In addition to his degrees, Ahmed also holds two diplomas from prestigious institutions in China. First, in 2015, he received a diploma from the Inner Mongolia Institute of Scientific and Technological in Hohhot, and second, in 2017, he obtained another diploma from the Institute of New Energy in Wuhan. Currently, Ahmed serves as an Associate Professor and Head of the Electronic and Magnetic Materials Department (EMMD) at the Central Metallurgical Research & Development Institute (CMRDI) in Egypt. His exceptional talent and expertise were recognized when he was awarded the Talent Young Scientific (TYSP) Postdoctoral Research Fellow position, funded by the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), in Beijing, China, from 2017 to 2018. Following his postdoctoral fellowship, Ahmed was appointed as a lecturer in the School of Materials and Energy at Southwest University in Chongqing, China, where he served from 2018 to 2020. During this time, his outstanding contributions to the field were acknowledged with the CMRDI prize for excellence in a scientific publication in 2018. From 2020 - 2023, he achieved the remarkable distinction of being ranked 1st in Africa and Egypt for his pioneering work on low-cost perovskite solar cells, as assessed by the SciVal Analyzer website. His current research endeavors revolve around comprehending the mechanisms and fundamental properties of perovskite solar cells while also striving to develop scalable protocols for achieving high efficiency in these devices. Given his expertise, Ahmed actively contributes to the scientific community as a reviewer and a member of the editorial board for several prestigious journals. He has attained an H-index of 27 from Scopus and 30 from Google Scholar citations, further underscoring his significant contributions to the inorganic and analytical chemistry field.

Gianluca Genovese is an accomplished researcher in civil and transport engineering, with a strong focus on risk analysis and hydrogen safety. He earned his master’s degree with honors in Civil Engineering from the University of Salerno in 2019, specializing in transport engineering. His thesis pioneered a quantitative risk assessment of hazardous materials transported through road tunnels, with a particular emphasis on hydrogen. In 2020, he obtained his Ph.D. in Risk and Sustainability in Civil Engineering, Architecture, and Environmental Engineering Systems at the University of Salerno, successfully defending his dissertation in 2024. His doctoral research advanced CFD-based methodologies for assessing the risks associated with liquid hydrogen transport in road tunnels. As part of his academic journey, he conducted a research period at the Technical University of Denmark, where he investigated the consequences of hydrogen releases in confined environments. Since February 2024, he has been a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Salerno, furthering his contributions to the field. He is actively engaged in the scientific community, serving as a reviewer, guest editor, and academic editor for multiple high-impact international journals. His research has been widely recognized, with over 10 peer-reviewed publications indexed in Scopus and numerous presentations at international conferences. His expertise encompasses risk analysis, computational fluid dynamics modeling, evacuation dynamics, road tunnel resilience, hydrogen safety, traffic simulation, and road materials.