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Prof. Hao mainly engages in bone tumour and study on the key technology system of personalized diagnosis and treatment and functional reconstruction of complex bone and joint defects: The

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. Howon Lee is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Seoul National University (SNU). He earned his BS (2004) and MS (2006) degrees from SNU and his PhD (2011) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), all in mechanical engineering. Following his doctoral studies, he held a Battelle/MIT Postdoctoral Fellow position at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 2012 to 2013. Prior to joining SNU, he was an Assistant Professor at Rutgers University

Prof. Xulin Hu is the Director of the Medical Robotics Interdisciplinary Research Center at Chengdu University and a postdoctoral researcher at the State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, Sichuan University. His primary research focuses include 3D printing, Polymer synthesis and processing, and Biomedical materials.

He has published over 20 SCI papers as the first or corresponding author in prestigious journals such as Advanced Functional Materials, Bone Research, and Small. Prof. Hu serves as an editorial board member for Journal of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering and Material Express, as well as a youth editorial board member for Exploration, Chinese Chemical Letters, International Journal of Bioprinting, Biomaterials Translational, and View.

Dr. Huang received his bachelor

Hui Zhu is currently an Assistant Professor/Master supervisor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Xi

Im Doo Jung is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Graduate School of Artificial Intelligence at UNIST. His research focuses on developing IT-integrated smart devices that combine additive manufacturing and artificial intelligence (AI) to drive economic and academic advancements in the manufacturing industry. He has authored over 50 scientific papers and serves on the editorial boards of Virtual and Physical Prototyping and the International Journal of AI for Materials and Design. He is also the editorial director of Manufacturing & Design sector in Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME).

Immanuel Koh is an Assistant Professor in Design & Artificial Intelligence (DAI) and Architecture & Sustainable Design (ASD) at the Singapore University of Technology & Design (SUTD) where he directs Artificial-Architecture. Trained at the Architectural Association (AA) in London and holds a PhD from the School of Computer Sciences and Institute of Architecture at the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), he is an international  pioneer in AI x Architecture and a Principal Investigator for several AI research projects, such as those supported by AI Singapore, MND, MINDEF, DesignSingapore, Zaha Hadid Architects and MVRDV. Immanuel is the co-curator for the Singapore Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2025 and conference chair of CAADRIA 2024. His work has been featured at premium AI conferences (e.g., CVPR, ICCV, NeurIPS, AAAI), awarded with prestigious architecture prizes (e.g., BLT, WAF, IDA),  and exhibited at international biennales and museums (e.g., V&A, National Design Centre, Arts House).

Dr. Insup Noh is a distinguished professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Seoul National University of Science and Technology (SeoulTech), South Korea. He is the founder and head professor of the Convergence Institute of Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials at SeoulTech. Dr. Noh's research focuses on biomaterials, 3D bioprinting, and tissue engineering. He has been a professor at SeoulTech since 1999 and previously served as a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard University from 1997 to 1999. Dr. Noh has significantly contributed to the field of biomedical materials, supported by the Korea Research Foundation. His work has advanced the development of self-healing materials and tissue engineering applications. He is also a member of the Editors Advisory Group for BioMed Central. 

Joon Phil Choi is a Senior 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. Lai received his B. Eng in Mechanical Engineering (NUS) in 2009, M.Eng in Materials Science and Engineering (MIT) in 2010 and Ph.D. in Advanced Materials for Micro- and Nano- Systems (SMA-NUS) in 2014. He then embarked on postdoctoral studies in Biomedical Engineering (NUS, 2015), Biosystems and Micromechanics (SMART, 2016) and Mechanical Metamaterials (ETH Zurich, 2016; Caltech, 2016 - 2017). He was a Temasek Research Fellow (2016-2019) and has been the Principal Investigator for Advanced Materials Design and Synthesis Lab since November 2017. He joined the School of MAE and MSE in NTU in 2021 and received the Nanyang Assistant Professorship in 2022. Throughout his career, Dr. Lai has utilized a highly integrative, cross-disciplinary approach involving design, materials and manufacturing innovation to engineer novel structures and surfaces. His latest research is focused on functional structural materials, as well as waste valorization for a circular economy.

Li Shufan has obtained a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Nanyang Technological University and a Bachelor's degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Joining Xiamen University of Technology (XMUT) in 2023, she has been awarded the titles of Provincial High-Level Talent in Fujian and Xiamen Municipal Talent. She is now engaged in research in the fields of micro/nano manufacturing, optical device design, advanced control, and micro-system integration applications. She has undertaken projects funded by the Provincial Natural Science Foundation and the Xiamen Natural Science Foundation in China, and published 10 journal articles.

Professor Low Hong Yee is the Head of the Engineering Product Development Pillar at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). She earned her PhD from the Macromolecular Science and Engineering department at Case Western Reserve University. Her research interests include materials science and engineering, with a focus on healthcare engineering. She holds the Kwan Im Thong Hood Cho Temple Chair Professorship in Healthcare Engineering.

Since the year 1981, he is involved in several international and national research projects on: 3D scanning and measurement of micro components, Reverse Engineering, Rapid Prototyping and Additive Manufacturing, Laser Material Processing, Thermomechanical simulation of manufacturing processes, , CAM, CAPP, Manufacturing System Analysis and simulation, Biomechanics, Anthropometry.

Author of more than 300 scientific papers published on journals, books, and conference proceedings.

Maobin Xie is currently a Professor in the School of Biomedical engineering at Guangzhou Medical University. Dr. Maobin Xie received his PhD degree of Biomedical engineering from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China in 2016 and M.S. degree of Microbiology from Huaqiao University, Xiamen, China in 2012. He joined Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Basic Medical Science, Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China since Nov 2016, and as a professor since Feb 2019. His research interesting includes biomaterials, nanomedicine, and drug delivery. He is a Research Fellow in Biomaterials Innovation Research Center at Brigham and Women

Dr. Mehdi Jafary Zadeh is an accomplished researcher and innovator in computational materials science, specializing in metal additive manufacturing, metallurgy, and AI-driven solutions. His work integrates physics-based simulations, machine learning, and high-performance computing (HPC) to tackle complex challenges in process optimization, alloy formulation, in situ monitoring, and real-time quality assurance. With academic publications, multiple technical disclosures and contributions to scientific software development, Dr. Jafary Zadeh effectively bridges academic research and industrial R&D, transforming breakthrough innovations into practical applications that advance sustainable materials and manufacturing processes.

Dr. Miao Zhao is a Lecturer in the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. He obtained his B.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees from the College of Mechanical and Vehicle Engineering at Chongqing University in 2017 and 2023, respectively. His research interests range from the design of lattice metamaterials to multi-scale optimization, with strong expertise in modeling and simulation of mechanical properties and energy absorption of lattice metamaterials. On these topics, he has published over 40 journal articles (including 4 ESI highly cited papers) in SCI journals, such as Additive Manufacturing, Advanced Science, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, etc.

Dr. Michinao Hashimoto received B.S. degrees in Chemistry and Biochemistry/Biophysics with honors from Oregon State University in 2003, and Ph.D. degree from Harvard University in 2009 under the guidance of Prof. George Whitesides. Prior to joining SUTD, he completed his postdoctoral training at MIT and Children’s Hospital Boston under the guidance of Prof. Daniel Kohane and Prof. Robert Langer.

He has served as visiting scholars at multiple institutions, including Polish Academy of Science (Poland), University of Sao Paulo (Brazil), National Tsinghua University (Taiwan), the University of Tokyo (Japan), and Saudi Aramco (Saudi Arabia).

Cai Ming is a master's supervisor at Shanghai University of Engineering Sciences. She earned a double PhD in mechanics from Tongji University in China and Tokushima University in Japan (2011-2018), followed by post-doctoral research at Donghua University in China (2020). She was a visiting scholar at the School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore (2023-2024). Her research focuses on the durability, interfacial performance, impact performance, and 3D printing of plant fiber-reinforced composite materials.

Dr. Mohan is currently a Provost's Chair Professor with the Engineering Product Development Pillar at the Singapore University of Technology and Design. He received his Ph.D. and M.Sc degrees from the Nanyang Technological University. His research interests are in robotics with an emphasis on reconfigurable robots as well as research problems related to robot ergonomics and autonomous systems. He has published more than 200 papers in leading journals, books, and conferences. Dr. Mohan is currently serving as an Associate Editor of the IEEE Robotics & Automation Letters and IEEE Nanotechnology Magazine. He is the recipient of the SG Mark Design, ASEE Best of Design in Engineering Award, Tan Kah Kee Young Inventors

Murukeshan Vadakke Matham is a faculty at the school of Mechanical and Aerospace engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He serves as the Director of the Centre for Optical and Laser Engineering (COLE), and as the deputy director of The Photonics Institute (TPI), NTU, Singapore. He and his research group try to solve the problems that lie at the interface between physics, engineering, and biosciences. It mainly focuses on the innovative interdisciplinary research on

Professor Namhun Kim is the Director of the UNIST Center for Advanced Additive Manufacturing (CA2M) and a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Graduate School of Artificial Intelligence at the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Republic of Korea. He has been leading the 3D Advanced Additive Manufacturing Research Center at UNIST since February 2015.

Dr. Ouyang is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Tsinghua University, China. Before joining Tsinghua Faculty, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher in Materials and Bioengineering at Imperial College London in the UK from 2017-2020. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Materials Science and Engineering (2017) and Bachelor

Dr. Valdivia y Alvarado received his Ph.D., M.Sc., and B.Sc. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research interests include: Soft robotics, Bio-inspired design, and Advanced digital manufacturing processes.
At SUTD, Dr. Valdivia y Alvarado is the Director of the Bio-inspired Robotics and Design Research Group, the Digital Manufacturing and Design (DManD) Research Centre, and the National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Cluster (NAMIC) Hub.
Prior to joining SUTD, Dr. Valdivia y Alvarado was a Research Scientist at the Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) Centre, and worked several years developing Robotics start-ups and consulting in the Healthcare and Logistics sectors (He has over 40 design related patents).

John H. L. Pang is Professor at the School of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. He is leading an Industry Alignment Fund Pre-Positioning (IAF PP) programme focusing on accelerating metal additive manufacturing part qualification methodologies with industry partners by leveraging on the research capabilities at NTU, SIMTech and ARTC on Metal AM Fatigue Design-Testing-Analysis, XCT Defect Detection and Tolerance Assessments for different Families of Metal AM Materials-Process-Performance applications. This invited talk will present Strategies for Metal AM Pre-Process, In-Process and Post-Process qualification approaches for L-PBF, DED-LMD, WAAM and MBJ technologies. Prof Pang is the official trainer for the Singapore Standard, SS 666 : 2020 on

Dr Peifeng Li is currently a Senior Lecturer in materials and manufacturing at University of Glasgow. Prior to this position, he was an Assistant Professor at Nanyang Technological University and a postdoctoral researcher at University of Oxford. Dr Li obtained his PhD from Imperial College London and a BEng and an MEng, both from Tsinghua University.
Dr Li’s research focuses on the process-structure-mechanical property relationship of lightweight materials. One of the recent focuses has been on additive manufacturing (3D printing). Application includes light alloys (Ti, Al), additive manufactured metals, lattice structures, fibre reinforced polymeric composites and ceramics for automotive, aerospace, defence and even biomedical sectors.

Peng Song is an Assistant Professor at the Pillar of Information Systems Technology and Design, SUTD since 2019. Prior to joining SUTD, Peng was a research scientist at EPFL, Switzerland. He received his PhD from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore in 2013, his Master

Dr. Gu, currently a Full Professor at both the Beijing Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine and the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He spearheads a laboratory renowned for its advancements in biomaterials and cutting-edge technologies, notably 3D/4D bioprinting. As an accomplished academic, Prof. Gu has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles in prestigious journals, including but not limited to Adv. Mater., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., Biomaterials, Mater. Horiz. and Adv. Funct. Mater., primarily delving into bioprinting, biofabrication, and stem cell engineering. In acknowledgment of his significant contributions to the field, he has been honored with the Young Investigator Award from the Chinese Society of Stem Cell Research (CSSCR), and awarded Australia China Alumni Award for Research and Science in 2023 from Australia China Alumni Association and the Excellent Young Scientists Fund from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC). Beyond research, he lends his expertise to the editorial boards of esteemed journals, such as Biofabrication, Bioactive Materials, Cell Proliferation, and BMEMat.

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.

Raymond Chung Wen Wong is the Vice Dean, Graduate Studies and Lifelong Learning; Associate Professor (tenured) and Director, Discipline of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMFS), Faculty of Dentistry, NUS. On the clinical side, he is NUHS Cluster Lead (OMFS) and Senior Consultant, Division of OMFS, National University Centre for Oral Health Singapore.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery degree in 1997 from University of Malaya. He was awarded the University Entrance Scholarship and Book Prizes for Excellence for the First, Second and Final (Part 1) Professional Examinations. He was then awarded the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Scholarship to pursue his Master of Dental Surgery (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) at the National University of Singapore, graduating in 2003.

Dr. Sang-in Park received Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), Atlanta, GA, USA, in 2016.   From 2017-2019, he was a research fellow in the digital manufacturing and design center at Singapore University of Technology and Design. He is currently an associate professor at the Biomedical and Robotics Engineering, Incheon National University, Seoul, Korea. His research interests include computational design and fabrication, design for additive manufacturing.  

Seunghwa Ryu is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at KAIST. He earned his B.S. from KAIST in 2004 and a Ph.D. from Stanford University in 2011. After completing postdoctoral research at MIT, he joined KAIST as a faculty member in 2013. His research focuses on predicting material properties through multiscale theory and computer simulations, integrating artificial intelligence (AI) for the efficient design of next-generation materials and structures. He has published over 160 papers in international journals and serves on the editorial boards of Frontiers in Materials, Scientific Reports, and Advanced Intelligent Discovery.

Seung Kwon Seol is currently a Principal Scientist (Team Leader) in the Smart 3D Printing Research Team at the Korea Electrotechnology Research Institute (KERI) and a Professor at the University of Science and Technology (UST). He earned his Ph.D. in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering from Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Republic of Korea, in 2008. His research interests include the development of advanced additive manufacturing techniques, smart materials, and high-precision 3D printing systems (nano 3D printers and robot-arm-based 3D printers) for the realization of 3D printed electronics technology. He is also dedicated to applying 3D printed electronics technology to structural electronics.

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. Soh Gim Song is an Associate Professor in the Engineering Product Development Pillar at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). He is a core founding member of the Robotics Innovation Laboratory and directs the Articulated Systems and Biomechanics Group. Dr. Soh earned his MSc and Ph.D. from the University of California, Irvine, focusing on developing innovative computer-aided design tools for articulated mechanical systems. His research interests include kinematics, mechanisms, robotics, and additive manufacturing. Throughout his career, he has published over 150 works, including international journals, conference papers, and patents. Dr. Soh has also served as a visiting scholar at MIT and an associate research scientist at the Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology.

Prof. Suk-Hee Park is a faculty member in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Pusan National University, specializing in Precision Manufacturing Systems. His research focuses on advanced manufacturing processes, precision machining, and smart manufacturing technologies. He has contributed extensively to the development of high-precision manufacturing techniques, aiming to enhance efficiency and accuracy in industrial applications.

Prof. Park leads a research lab dedicated to exploring innovative approaches in precision engineering and automation. His work integrates cutting-edge technologies such as AI-driven manufacturing, robotics, and micro/nano fabrication. He has published numerous research papers and collaborates with industries to develop next-generation manufacturing solutions.

A/Prof Tan Lay Poh is a faculty in the School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Her past work has been focused on tissue engineering and using mechanotransduction to induce differentiation in stem cells as well as designing materials structures and studying the structure-property relationships. With more than a decade of experience in these areas, she is now translating these knowledge into the space of food. She is adopting mechanotransduction strategies to develop cultivated meat without the need of costly and complex differentiation media which is still the main method used by the industry currently. She is also interested in understanding and manipulating structures-property relationship of materials to develop unique structures of plant based meat developed using 3D printing.

Prof. Tan Ming Jen received both his B.Sc.(Eng.) and Ph.D. from The Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, London.

U-Xuan has been with Singapore University of Technology and Design since 2012 where he has been working on various robotics and automation related projects. His research interests include sensing & control, localisation & mapping, healthcare automation and human-robot interaction. He is currently the Chair of SUTD Institutional Review Board and is also a Senior Visiting Academician with Changi General Hospital. Prior to joining SUTD, he did his post-doctorate research with Professor Jaydev Desai at University of Maryland, College Park. He earned both his BEng (Minor in Business) and PhD (with Professor Ang Wei Tech) in Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering from Nanyang Technological University.

Professor Vijay is a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering at New York University Abu Dhabi. He is also affiliated with the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Tandon School of Engineering, New York University, Brooklyn, USA. His research focus includes 3D printing and Bioprinting for tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, drug testing, and medical devices. He has published over 75 articles in peer-reviewed international journals, with a h-index of 34 and citations more than 5400. He holds editorial positions and serves as editorial board member of several reputed international journals including Bioprinting (Elsevier), Artificial Organs (Wiley), and International Journal of Bioprinting. His works include conductive scaffolds for neural tissue engineering, bioprinting of bi-layer functional human skin constructs, architected meta-materials-based design of bone implants for better biomimicry, and development of novel bioinks for bioprinting of soft tissues. He was the recipient of several prestigious awards including the President

Dr Hao Wang is an Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore. He is an Alexander von Humboldt fellow (Germany), JSPS fellow (Japan), visiting professor at Université Paris 13 and Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse (France), and Chair of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Singapore Section. He is appointed as a visiting associate professor by the World Research Hub (WRH) Program at the School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan) in 2024-25.

Dr Wang has a persistent dedication to research in the physics of ultraprecision microcutting, additive manufacturing, and intelligent manufacturing. Dr Wang has published 3 monographs and over 130 peer-reviewed papers in renowned academic journals including Nature, Advanced Functional Materials, Additive Manufacturing, International Journal of Machine Tools and Manufacture, etc. He currently serves as an international scientific committee member of The European Society for Precision Engineering and Nanotechnology (euspen), Associate Editor for the Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, Co-Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Systems, youth editor of International Journal of Extreme Manufacturing, editorial board member of Journal of Materials Processing Technology and International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology.

Dr. Jieping Wang is an Associate Professor at the School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. He earned his Ph.D. in Inorganic Chemistry from ETH Zurich, Switzerland, in 2017. From 2017 to 2019, he conducted postdoctoral research at the