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Dr. Kamran Ahmed Khan is an Associate Professor in Aerospace Engineering at Khalifa University of Science and Technology, UAE. He received both his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Texas A&M University, USA. Before joining Khalifa University, he worked as a postdoctoral fellow at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia. Dr. Khan's research interests include additive manufacturing, composite manufacturing, architected materials, multifunctional materials and composites, Advanced materials technologies, Multiscale and multi-physics modeling, and Mechanics of advanced materials and structures for aerospace, robotics, and biomedical applications. Dr Khan has published over 200 publications in archival journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Khan has served as the principal/co-principal investigator of several projects, totaling over $2 million in funding, sponsored by various agencies and industries. He has led several collaborative research and industrial-sponsored projects, including supervising M.S., Ph.D., and Postdoctoral Fellows. He currently serves as a reviewer for several international research journals. He is also a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the American Society for Composites (ASC), the Society of Engineering Science (SES), and the Association of Former Students at Texas A&M University

Her research focuses on advanced additive manufacturing, 3D/4D printing, and personalised biomedical devices. She leads interdisciplinary projects that integrate design engineering, digital fabrication, and explainable AI, with recent work on personalised stent design, 3D-printed bone scaffolds, and bioinspired structural optimisation. Dr Liu has received recognition for research supervision, and collaborates closely with clinicians and industry partners to translate emerging manufacturing technologies into practical healthcare applications.

Dr Hongwei Gao is a Research Fellow with the Photonics Devices and Systems group at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). Dr. Gao received her Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from National University of Singapore. She has authored/co-authored more than 20 journal articles in Materials Today, Laser & Photonics Review, Photonics research, Advance optical materials, etc. Her research interests are in nanophotonic devices, Silicon photonics, and additive manufacturing processes for 3D printed photonics device.

Mahdi actively pursues research on Smart Materials, Bio-composites, Metamaterials, Robotic Materials, 3D and 4D Printing (Additive Manufacturing) Technologies (h-index: 67, citations: 13630). His vast experience and research on smart materials, metamaterials, and additive manufacturing has led him to a) establish and lead the 4D Materials & Printing Lab (since 2019), b) co-found the 4D Printing Society (since 2020), c) co-edit the book series- Smart Materials in Additive Manufacturing (Vol. 1, 2 & 3) published by Elsevier.

Dr. Maria Chatzinikolaidou, FBSE, FTERM, FIAMBE, is a Professor of Biomaterials in Bioengineering and Head of the Laboratory for Biomaterials in Tissue Engineering at the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Crete, and affiliated faculty member at the Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas FORTH (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2749-2506). She received her B.Sc. in Chemistry from the University of Essen, Germany and her doctoral degree in Biochemistry from the same university in 2004. Her research activities focus on the development of biomaterials and scaffolds for tissue engineering applications including bone, cartilage, dental, cardiovascular, skin, and the validation of their in vitro and in vivo biocompatibility, functionality and biomechanical characteristics. She applies cutting edge material processing technologies including 3D printing, bioprinting and electrospinning, for the biofabrication of scaffolds, constructs and complex physiological and pathological models. Her work has led to the development of novel orthopaedic and dental biomaterials and medical devices, and tunable biomaterial platforms that control specific physiological processes for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, using the fundamentals of biological sciences and engineering.

   Dr. Chatzinikolaidou is a Fellow in Biomaterials Science and Engineering FBSE of the International Union of Societies for Biomaterials Science and Engineering (IUS-BSE), elected 2020; International Fellow of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine FTERM, elected 2023; Fellow of the International Academy for Medical and Biological Engineering FIAMBE, elected 2024; Member of the Steering Committee of the International College of Fellows of BSE for the term 2024-2028, elected 2024; Member of the Governing Council of the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering IAMBE for the term 2025-2027, elected 2024; Member of the Council of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB) for the term 2025-2029, elected 2025. In 2023 she has been elected European Orthopaedic Research Society EORS Ambassador for Greece. She served as vice president of the executive board of the Hellenic Society for Biomaterials in the terms 2015-2018 and 2022-2025. She served as chair of the 28th Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials ESB 2017 held in Athens, and program chair of the TERMIS-EU 2019 conference held in Rhodes in Greece. She has been assigned chair of the 35th Annual Meeting of the European Orthopaedic Research Society (EORS) in 2027 to be held in Chania in Greece. She is an editorial board member in journals related to research on Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Biomedical Engineering and Bioprinting. She teaches Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, Molecular Cell Biology and Biochemistry courses in undergraduate and Master’s programs, and is Erasmus departmental coordinator promoting students and staff mobility.

Dr Ozan Can Ozaner is a Research Associate at KU Leuven’s Faculty of Engineering Technology, where he contributes to the Sustainable Materials Processing and Recycling group at the De Nayer campus. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from TOBB University (2012-2017), a Master’s in Manufacturing Engineering from Gazi University (2018-2021), and is currently pursuing doctoral research at KU Leuven focused on advanced additive manufacturing and machining of nickel-based superalloys for aerospace applications. His work spans wire-arc additive manufacturing (WAAM), laser powder-bed fusion, and optimization of secondary machining strategies in high-performance metal systems.

Dr Asuka Suzuki is currently an Associate Professor at the Department of Materials Process Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya University in Japan. He has been actively working on additive manufacturing since 2017. His current recent interest is developing additively manufactured high-functional metallic materials with complex geometry assisted by machine learning. He has previously worked on designed process parameters and lattice structures for additive manufacturing. 

Dr. Binyang Song is an Assistant Professor at the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He earned his PhD in Engineering Product Development from the Singapore University of Technology and Design and later undertook postdoctoral research focusing on human-AI hybrid teaming and multimodal learning for conceptual design. His research expertise spans machine learning for engineering design, multimodal generative modelling, hybrid human–AI collaboration, and data-driven methods for complex system design. He works at the intersection of AI and engineering, developing intelligent tools that enhance creativity, decision-making, and design performance.

Cang Zhao (赵沧) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Tsinghua University, Beijing. He holds a PhD in Structural Engineering from the University of California, San Diego (2015), an MS in Condensed Matter Physics from the University of Science and Technology of China (2011) and a BS in Materials Science & Engineering from the University of Science and Technology Beijing (2009). 

His research centres on metal additive manufacturing—particularly microstructural evolution, defect formation, and in-process X-ray/synchrotron characterisation of keyhole and melt-pool dynamics in laser-based powder-bed fusion. 

Prof Cao Boxuan earned his Bachelor’s degree from Shandong University in 2018, then pursued doctoral studies in Materials Science & Engineering at City University of Hong Kong. His research focuses on advanced structural metallic materials — especially high-entropy alloys, chemically complex intermetallics and additively-manufactured alloys — aimed at overcoming the strength-ductility trade-off and improving high-temperature performance.

Dr. Chenglong Ma joined the School of Mechanical Engineering, Jiangnan University, as a Lecturer in 2021 and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2024. He was selected for the Jiangsu Province Young Science and Technology Talents Support Program in 2024. Besides, he is also a Young Member of the Additive Manufacturing Branch of the Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society, Senior Member of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society, Executive member of the council of Jiangsu Foundry Society, Editorial Board Member and Guest Editor of Metals, Young Editorial Board Member of Additive Manufacturing Frontier. His research interests mainly lie in laser powder bed fusion and function regulation of NiTi-based functional structures and materials, as well as laser additive manufacturing and strengthening mechanism of high-performance metal matrix composites (such as TiAl-based, NiTi-based, Ni-based, etc.). Recently, he has been the principal investigator of several projects including the National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Project, Young Project), the Foundation of National Defense Science and Technology, and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation. He has also participated as an academic key member in several projects such as the joint projects of the National Natural Science Foundation and Jiangsu Province key research and development plan. He has published over 60 SCI papers in journals such as Composites Part B, Additive Manuf., Virtual Phys. Prototyp., Engingeering, J. Manuf. Process, Mater. Des., and Appl. Surf. Sci. He has given oral or invited reports at more than 10 important international/domestic academic conferences. He has received the 13th National Laser Processing Academic Conference Outstanding Paper Award, the 2nd National Postdoctoral Innovation Competition Award, the Outstanding Young Talent Award of Jiangsu Casting Society, the 2023-2024 Outstanding Young Editor Award of Additive Manufacturing Frontiers, the First Prize of Jiangnan University Teaching Achievement Award, etc.

Dr. Dai is currently an Associate Professor at the First affiliated hospital of Anhui Medical University. He focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors, especially 3D bioprinting tumor model. He has published more than 100 papers in scientific journal including J Nanobiotechnology, Biomaterials, Nano today, Mol Biomed, Mater Today Bio, Biofabrication, Acta Biomater, ACS Appl Mater Interfaces, Mil Med Res, Cell Death Discov, International journal of bioprinting, etc. He led and contributed to numerous public funded research projects, including two National Natural Science Foundation projects etc. He has been granted 18 national patents. Engages in the basic and clinical research of glioma, with a focus on the comprehensive treatment of brain glioma, including surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and targeted therapy. Has presided over 2 projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), 1 project of the "Outstanding Young Scientists Fund" of the province, and more than 10 scientific research projects at the provincial level, such as those supported by the Provincial Natural Science Foundation, Provincial Health Commission, and Provincial Department of Education. Has published over 100 academic papers, including more than 30 SCI-indexed papers in the past 5 years, with a total impact factor exceeding 280. The H-index is 28 (based on Google Scholar). Serves concurrently as Associate Editor, Editorial Board Member, or Young Editorial Board Member for more than 10 journals, and acts as a peer reviewer for over 40 journals. Has participated in the compilation of one academic monograph.

Devin J. Roach is an Assistant Professor in the School of Mechanical, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering at Oregon State University. He directs the Versatile Additive Manufacturing (VAMOS) Lab, which develops AI-driven, multi-material additive manufacturing methods to create functional devices and smart/active materials (e.g., shape‐memory polymers, liquid-crystal elastomers) for soft robotics, biomedical and energy applications. He earned his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2021, following MS and BS degrees from the same institution.

Hejun DU obtained both BEng and MEng from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, China in 1983 and 1986, respectively. Subsequently, he lectured there until he left for Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, UK for his PhD study in 1988. He joined Nanyang Technological University, Singapore in 1991 after obtaining his PhD. He is currently an associate professor in the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, NTU. He served as the Head of Engineering Mechanics Division in the school from 2008 to 2011. He has led as PI over 15 research grants from various research funding agencies, totaling more than S$15 million. He has published over 250 international refereed journal papers and a few invited book chapters. He has been on the Stanford University’s list of the top 2% scientists in the world, since the first version for 2019.

Prof Eric Luis is the Deputy Chief Physician, Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Center, Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, P.R. China.
His research interests include Bone 3DP, MIS-3DP, Medical Silicone 3DP and AI-3DP.
He co-edited Polymers: MDPI 2022: Advanced Materials in 3D/4D Printing Technology and co-authored 3D Printing of Medical Models from CT-MRI Images. Partridge Publication- 2016.

Gerd Grau is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science at York University (Toronto). He earned his BA and MEng from University of Cambridge and his PhD from University of California, Berkeley in 2016. His research focuses on additive manufacturing of electronics — including printed electronics, ink-based fabrication of transistors and sensors, and flexible substrates — with the aim of creating new device geometries and functional materials without subtractive processes.

Guglielmo Vastola, PgMP®, PMP®, is a Principal Scientist, Program and Project Manager at the A*STAR Institute of High Performance Computing (IHPC). His research focuses on modeling and simulations of the additive manufacturing process, in particular selective laser melting and electron beam melting of metals with a focus on multiscale analysis and digital twins of the powder-bed fusion and directed energy deposition processes. He graduated in Physics in 2005 at the University of Pavia, Italy, and then obtained his PhD in Materials Science at the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy in 2008, followed by postdoctoral time at Brown University.
As part of A*STAR’s mission, he is the program manager for IHPC’s efforts to develop a model-based digital twin for powder-bed fusion and directed energy deposition additive manufacturing to support local and global businesses in their additive manufacturing journey.
He is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) since 2017 and Program Management Professional (PgMP) since 2024.

Holden Li graduated from NUS with a Bachelor of Engineering (Honors) in 1997. In 2000, he enrolled at Stanford University for his graduate studies under Professor Thomas Kenny. During his PhD studies, Holden was actively involved in MEMS process development, focusing on packaging solutions for MEMS and BioMEMS devices. Additionally, he collaborated closely with industrial partners who benefited from the ongoing research activities in Kenny’s group. He was awarded his MSc and PhD in Mechanical Engineering in 2001 and 2005, respectively.

Returning to Singapore in September 2005, Holden began leading a research team focused on MEMS sensor development and reliability studies. He is currently an Associate Chair (Students) at the School of MAE, NTU. His passion for research and development in microelectronics and BioMEMS, combined with his strong academic interest in micro and nanotechnology, has driven him to seek funding opportunities in these areas. In addition to his work in microelectronics and MEMS research at NTU and Temasek Laboratories, Holden is also advancing research on high-performance sensors for extreme environments and integrating sensor technologies into 3D printing processes. His work in this domain explores innovative approaches to in-situ monitoring and control in additive manufacturing, enhancing precision and reliability in advanced manufacturing applications. 

Dr. Huang received his bachelor

Hwang Yi is a Professor in the Department of Architecture at Korea University in Seoul, South Korea. He completed his doctoral study in Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania. As an accomplished architect and researcher, he is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of architecture by integrating emerging technologies and scientific principles into building design and fabrication. His research focuses on 3D/4D printing of shape changing materials for self-shaping, climate-adaptive structures, as well as AI-driven architectural robotics, with a nature-inspired emphasis on developing biologically informed architectural forms to realize buildings as living systems.

Dr. Hyunwoong Ko is an Assistant Professor in the School for Engineering of Matter, Transport and Energy at Arizona State University (ASU). His research focuses on advanced additive manufacturing, multiscale materials design, and laser–matter interactions for high-performance metals and alloys. Prior to joining ASU, he completed his PhD at the University of Michigan, where he worked extensively on metal 3D printing process physics and microstructure control. His broader interests include computational–experimental integration, real-time process monitoring, and designing next-generation materials for aerospace and energy applications. 

Dr Jan Sher Akmal is an Assistant Professor at Aalto University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, Finland, and leads the “Materials to Products” research group. He holds a D.Sc. (Technology) from Aalto (2022) and an M.Sc. with distinction (2017), and brings an international background in education and research spanning Pakistan, Canada, Germany and Finland.  His research focuses on the integration of advanced manufacturing technologies—especially metal and polymer additive manufacturing (3D printing) with AI-driven process monitoring, defect detection and design for manufacturing. He has published on topics including in-situ defect detection in laser powder bed fusion, generative design for AM, and embedding AI in manufacturing decision-making. With strong ties to industry and an emphasis on sustainable, smart product development, he is a rising voice in the field of digital and additive manufacturing.

Prof. Jie YIN currently serves as the deputy leader of the Advanced Carbide Ceramics Materials Research Group and the deputy director of the Structural Ceramics and Composite Materials Engineering Research Center. He graduated from Shanghai Institute of Ceramics CAS with a Doctor of Engineering degree. Subsequently, he conducted postdoctoral research in Korea Institute of Materials Science and Alfred University. He has more than 60 as the first or corresponding author in journals including Adv. Funct. Mater., Adv. Sci. and J. Mater. Sci. & Technol., and gave oral presentations in international conferences such as CICC, ICC, MS&T and PACRIM.

Dr Jingjie Yeo is an Assistant Professor in the Sibley School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University. Before joining Cornell in 2020, he was a research scientist at Singapore’s Institute of High Performance Computing and held post-doctoral positions at Tufts University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research advances multiscale, multiphysics computational methods to understand and design bio-inspired and engineered living materials, leveraging machine learning, molecular dynamics and materials-biology integration. He earned both his B.Eng. (Aerospace Engineering) and Ph.D. (Computational Materials Science & Engineering) from Nanyang Technological University.

Joon Phil Choi is a Principal Researcher in the Department of 3D Printing at the Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials (KIMM). He earned his Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from Hanyang University, South Korea, in 2015. After completing postdoctoral research at McGill University, Canada (2016–2018), and the Singapore Centre for 3D Printing at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (2019–2021), he joined KIMM in 2021. His research focuses on powder processing, 3D printing/additive manufacturing, and AI-based manufacturing. He has published over 50 scientific papers in international journals and holds over 30 granted patents/patent applications.

Dr. Mun Sek Kim is a Nanyang Assistant Professor in the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. Holding a PhD in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University, an MS from Cornell University and a BS from University of California, Berkeley, his research focuses on next-generation energy-storage systems. He leads investigations into electrode interphases, electrolytes, separators, interfacial engineering and nanomaterials, aiming to enable advanced battery technologies. Dr. Kim also has experience as a senior scientist in industry and served at the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) prior to his academic appointment.

Punit Kumar is a researcher at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, specializing in additive manufacturing, advanced materials, and laser-based processing technologies. His work focuses on the development of high-performance alloys, microstructure optimization, and process–property relationships for metal 3D printing. He has contributed to multiple projects involving directed energy deposition, powder-bed fusion, and materials characterization. Punit’s research aims to enhance part reliability, improve manufacturing efficiency, and expand the application of metallic additive manufacturing across aerospace, automotive, and industrial sectors. He actively publishes in international journals and collaborates with leading experts in advanced manufacturing.

Dr. Qiang Yang is an Associate Professor at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University, Deputy Director of Shaanxi Laser Rapid Prototyping and Mold Manufacturing Engineering Research Center, Senior Member of Additive Manufacturing - China Academy of Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Yang's research focuses on metal and ceramic additive manufacturing, particularly in high-performance metals, surface cladding and remanufacturing technology. He has led over 10 R&D projects, published over 20 papers in international journals as the first or corresponding author and holds over 20 patents.

Shao Ying HUANG is an associate professor in Singapore University of Technology and Design. She received her Ph.D. degree from Nanyang Technological University in 2011. Her background is electromagnetics and MRI engineering. She is one of the pioneers who pushes forward the innovations for portable MRI and education for MRI hardware. She owns 8 patents and 6 technology disclosures and numerous refereed journal papers and international conference papers. She is the director of BioMed EM Lab focusing on pushing the boundary of electromagnetics for medical care. The spinoff company, ezyMRI, from her lab was selected as the 2020 cohort for MedTech Innovator.

Dr. Shengping Zhong obtained his PhD from KU Leuven, supervised by Prof. Shoufeng Yang and Prof. Constantinus Politis, Fellows of the Belgian Royal Academy of Medical Science, research on “innovative design, additive manufacturing, and biomechanical analysis of patient-specific implant”. He joined the Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences as an assistant research fellow, focusing on multi-material additive manufacturing.

He is currently serving as a Research Professor at the Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research interests focus primarily on metal additive manufacturing, multi-material additive manufacturing, and high-entropy alloys.

Soujanya Poria is an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He holds a PhD in Computer Science from University of Stirling, UK, and his research spans multimodal AI, large language models (LLMs), natural language processing and AI safety. He leads the DeCLaRe Lab at NTU, focusing on advanced AI reasoning, embodied and multimodal intelligence.

Professor Jie Sun leads the Department of Mechatronics and Robotics at XJTLU, drawing on over two decades of academic experience in China and Singapore. Her research focuses on advanced manufacturing and digital health: 3D printing for customised healthcare product design, biomimetic scaffold fabrication, intelligent process monitoring and mechatronic instrumentation. She has supervised numerous government- and industry-funded projects in both China and Singapore, and publishes actively across interdisciplinary fields bridging engineering, materials and healthcare systems

Prof.Dr.Wang Yan'en, Vice Dean of the School of Mechanical Engineering at Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology (FRSB). He also serves as Associate Editor of Bio-Design & Manufacturing (CAS Tier 1), Editorial Board Member of Gels (CAS Tier 2), Director of Shaanxi Engineering Research Center for Bio-Additive Manufacturing, and Academic Leader of NPU’s "Mechatronic Engineering" discipline. His long-term research focuses on intelligent manufacturing and additive manufacturing technologies/theories. He has led over 30 national/provincial-level projects (including Key NSFC Project, National Key R&D Program), published about 120 journal papers, authored 5 monographs/textbooks, and holds 24 authorized invention patents (19 transformed). As first completer, he has won multiple top awards including First Prize for Technological Invention of the Ministry of Education, First Prize for Scientific and Technological Innovation Achievements of the China Association of Inventions. And has also won First Prize of National Teaching Achievements in talent cultivation. A frequent committee member and session chair at international academic conferences, he is dedicated to facilitating global academic exchange in manufacturing and related fields.

Dr. Yifan Wang is an Assistant Professor at the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. His research focuses on multifunctional materials, mechanical metamaterials, soft robotics, and additive manufacturing. He leads the Hybrid Materials and Mechanics Lab, where his team explores novel architected materials with programmable properties and advanced fabrication techniques for next-generation engineering applications. Dr. Wang’s work has been published in leading journals and has gained international attention for its impact on material design and soft robotic systems. He actively collaborates with global research groups and contributes to advancing intelligent, adaptive, and resilient material systems.

Dr. Yijun Wang obtained her Ph.D from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Sejong University, South Korea. Her research focused on battery thermal management, energy storage, and topology optimization. She currently serves as an assistant research fellow at the Chongqing Institute of Green and Intelligent Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Her primary research now centers on the thermal management of high heat-flux electronic devices and the structural optimization of multi-material additive manufacturing.

Dr. Wei obtained his Ph.D. degree from Chongqing University in 2014. He was a visiting student at Australian National University from 2011 to 2013. Dr. Wei’s research interests focus on advanced metal-matrix composites and additive manufacturing. He has published over 40 academic papers in prestigious scientific journals such as Scripta Materialia and Materials Science and Engineering A. He also gave 3 talks at international conferences. He hosted many foundations in the past 5 years including the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing, the West Light Foundation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Support Program for Chongqing Overseas Returned Scholars.

Dr. Wu Wenjin is Principal Engineer of Technology for American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). He is responsible for developing and executing an integrated, sustainable additive manufacturing (AM) strategy to support industry adoption, with a focus in the Pacific region, including Singapore, Korea, Japan and Taiwan. He has more than 10 years of experience in industrial AM, and has also held various project management and technical roles in productivity improvement, technology and innovation. He currently sits on the Additive Manufacturing Technical Committee at Singapore’s Manufacturing Standards Committee. He holds a Doctoral Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.

Prof. Yongling Wu is a distinguished Professor in School of Mechanical Engineering at Shandong University of Technology, China, and a Shandong Taishan Scholar. She obtained her B.Eng and M.Eng in Mechanical Engineering from Tsinghua University, China, and Ph.D in Materials Science and Engineering from Nanyang Technological University of Singapore. She was a Research Scholar in Liverpool University of UK under the Scholarship of Confederation of British Industry (CBI). She was a Senior Scientist, Group Manager, and Vice Division Director in Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology, and an Adjunct Professor in National University of Singapore. She won the prestigious National Technology Award of Singapore (now named as Singapore President

Xin Lin (林昕), Ph.D. is a Professor at Wuhan University of Science and Technology, specializing in additive manufacturing, AI-driven process monitoring, and digital twin technology. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Science and Technology of China and has held academic positions at the National University of Singapore and Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, CAS.

Dr. Lin has led multiple research projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and China Postdoctoral Science Foundation. She serves on the editorial boards of Data in Brief, Advanced Manufacturing, and Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering.

Her work focuses on defect prediction, real-time monitoring, and bio-inspired structural design in additive manufacturing. With numerous high-impact publications and patents, she is advancing smart manufacturing technologies and material optimization for industrial applications.

Prof. Lu currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. He obtained his Bachelor's and Doctoral degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2016 and 2020, respectively. Following that, he worked as a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, for one year. His research focuses on additive manufacturing process monitoring, multiphysics field simulation, machine fault diagnosis, and structural optimization. He has published about 40 research papers in renowned international journals and conferences and has filed four US patents. He has served as Session Chair and Technical Committee at well-known international academic conferences such as ASME-IDETC, MSEC/NAMRC, and IISE. He has received several awards, including the Best Doctoral Dissertation Award and Best Conference Paper Award from ASME-CIE, finalist in the 2023 US National Science Foundation Manufacturing Blue Sky Competition, the Postdoctoral Association Conference Award from the University of Michigan, and the Poster Competition Award from ASME Manufacturing and Lifecycle Design Conference, among others. Additionally, he co-founded SolCharged Solar Energy Company in 2016. Currently, he is leading projects funded by University Grants Committee (Hong Kong), Innovation and Technology Commission (Hong Kong), and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology-Industry Collaboration Center, National Science Foundation of China, among others.

Dr. Bai is an associate professor at the School of Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing, Harbin Institute of Technology (Shenzhen). He received his bachelor's and doctoral degrees from South China University of Technology in 2013 and 2018, respectively. From October 2018 to February 2023, he worked as a Research Fellow and Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore. His main research interests are laser metal additive manufacturing and its post-processing, multi-material manufacturing, and ultra-precision machining of 3D printed metal parts. He has written three books, published more than 60 peer-reviewed papers, and obtained more than 50 authorized patents. Dr. Bai is listed as the World’s Top 2% Scientists from 2022 to 2024. His work has won awards such as the Guangdong Patent "Silver Award", the National Invention and Entrepreneurship Award "Gold Award", and the Machinery Industry Science and Technology Award-Technology Progress Third Prize.

Dr. Lei ZHANG is an Associate Professor in the Meta Robotics Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU) since 2023. He received his B.Eng degree from University of Science and Technology of China in 2014, and Ph.D. degree from National University of Singapore in 2019. Before joining SJTU, he worked as a postdoc fellow in Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Dr. Zhang’s research focuses primarily on the integrated design and metal additive manufacturing for lattice structures and their applications. He has published more than 20 journal papers, including 1 ESI highly cited paper and 1 cover article. His research projects were supported the National Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Shanghai Pujiang Program, Hong Kong Research Grants Committee, Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Commission. He currently serves as a Youth Editorial Board Member of Smart Materials in Manufacturing and Advanced Materials Joining.

Dr. Shiqi Zhang is a Professor and PhD supervisor at the Faculty of Materials, Wuhan University of Science and Technology. Dr. Zhang has been elected as Deputy Secretary-General of the Additive Manufacturing Metal Corrosion and Protection Committee of the Chinese Society for Corrosion and Protection. He also serves as the vice dean of Faculty of Materials of Wuhan University of Science and Technology, and the deputy director of Hubei Provincial Engineering Technology Research Center for Marine Engineering Materials and Service Safety. He is a recipient of the Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST, Chutian Scholars of Hubei Province, and Wuhan Talents. His research focuses on the hydrogen embrittlement and stress corrosion cracking of metals, corrosion of additive manufactured metals, and advanced materials characterization techniques. He has led more than 15 projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key R&D Program of China, and industry partners. He has published over 50 papers in journals such as J. Mater. Sci. Technol., Corros. Sci., and Mat. Sci. Eng. A. He also serves on the Youth Editorial Boards for 6 journals, including Journal of Iron and Steel Research International and Corrosion Communication.

Dr. Wei Zhang is a Research Professor at the Powder Metallurgy Research Institute of Central South University in Changsha, China, where he leads research in additive manufacturing and high-temperature structural materials. He earned both his bachelor’s and doctoral degrees in materials science and engineering from Central South University. His research focuses on surface modification, powder metallurgy for multi-material additive manufacturing, and high-entropy alloys for extreme environments. Dr Zhang has held visiting appointments at RWTH Aachen University, and has been recognised with a second-class national higher-education scientific achievement award in China.

Professor Zheng Hongyu is currently a professor and Dean, School of Mechanical Engineering, Shandong University of Technology (SDUT), Zibo Shandong, and the Director, Centre for Advanced Laser Manufacturing (CALM).

Dr Zhong (Alan) Li is a Vice-Chancellor Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), joining the faculty in 2022. He earned his PhD in Biomedical Ceramics from Nanyang Technological University (Singapore) in 2017, after completing a BEng in Mechanical Engineering & Automation at South China University of Technology in 2012. Prior to CUHK, he worked at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in neurobiology and orthopaedic surgery roles. His research focuses on organs-on-chips, nanobiomaterials, stem cells, and tissue engineering, bridging engineering and medicine to advance musculoskeletal and organ-mimicking systems.