Ephraim Suhir is a distinguished professor affiliated with Portland State University, UCLA, and Bordeaux University, and serves as CEO of an SBIR ERS company in Los Altos, California. He is a Foreign Full Member of the National Academy of Engineering of Ukraine and a Life Fellow/Fellow of leading professional societies including IEEE, ASME, SPIE, IMAPS, APS, IoP (UK), and SPE.

Dr. Suhir has authored 500+ publications, delivered numerous keynote and invited talks worldwide, and is a recipient of several prestigious honors, including the Bell Labs Distinguished Member of Technical Staff Award, the ASME Worcester Read Warner Medal, the IEEE EPS Field Award, and the IMAPS Lifetime Achievement Award. His work has laid the foundation for the field of Structural Analysis of Electronic Systems and has significantly advanced reliability engineering in electronic and photonic systems.

Bong Joong Kim has completed his PhD in Materials Engineering in 2008 from Purdue University. He worked as a Postdoctoral Associate in USA before he joined the Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)- Korea as a Professor and Dean. He has been the director of international cooperation (2017) and currently the Academic Director in Korean Society of Microscopy (KSM).

Prof. Dr.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 335 journal papers, more than 757 Conference presentations, and 121 patents and patent applications including 50 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, 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.Since 2018 until 2020 he works as Professor in the School of Physics and Optoelectronics Engineering in Foshan University, Foshan, China. 2020-2024 Vice President of  Fellow of Institute of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (IDSAI) Since 2021 distinguished Fellow of Institute of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence.

Amrane Abdeltif is a Professor at the University of Rennes, France, where he is actively involved in teaching and research. His academic expertise spans advanced materials, engineering sciences, and emerging technologies, with a strong focus on innovation-driven research and interdisciplinary collaboration. Professor Abdeltif has contributed significantly to academic scholarship through research publications, mentoring, and participation in international scientific forums, and he continues to play an important role in advancing research and education in his field.

Shunai Che is a Professor at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China, one of the country’s leading research institutions. His research and academic work focus on advanced materials science, chemical engineering, and nanostructured materials, with particular emphasis on the design, synthesis, and application of functional and porous materials. Professor Che has made significant contributions through high-impact research publications, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the training of graduate and doctoral students. He is an active participant in international conferences and scientific initiatives, contributing to the global advancement of materials science and technology.