Keynote Speakers

 

Prof. Hirohito Yamada, Tohoku University, Japan

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Biography: Hirohito Yamada received the B.E. degree from Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan, in 1981, and the M.E. and Ph.D. degrees from Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, in 1983 and 1987, respectively, all in electronics engineering. In 1987, he joined the Opto-Electronics Research Laboratories, NEC Corporation, where he studied laser diodes for optical communications. From 1991 to 1997, he developed laser diodes for optical-subscriber systems at Kansai Electronics Research Laboratory. From 1998, he studied photonic crystals and Si nanowire devices at NEC Tsukuba. Since 2006, he has been a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Communication Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai. Dr. Yamada is a member of the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers, Japan Society of Applied Physics, and Optical Society.

 

Prof. Dimitrios Karamanis, University of Patras, Greece

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Biography: Professor of Alternative Energy Sources at the Department of Environmental Engineering of the University of Patras. He studied Physics at the University of Ioannina (1986-1990) where he submitted his doctoral thesis (1990-1997). With Postdoctoral Fellowships at CEN Bordeaux (Marie Curie 1999-2001) and at the University of Ioannina (Marie Curie 2001-2002 and until 2008), Prof. Karamanis has thirty years of research experience in the fields of alternative energy sources with special emphasis on wind and solar energy utilization technologies in the last decade. Participating in competitive National and International research programs as scientific coordinator and researcher, he has published over 110 scientific papers in scientific journals, patents and chapters in books with >3000 citations and h-index 35 (Scopus). Prof. Karamanis teaches courses on renewable energy sources, energy efficiency and RES applications in Departments of the Universities of Ioannina and Patras since 2006.

 

Prof. Ildoo-Chung, Pusan National University, Busan, Korea

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Biography:  Professor Ildoo Chung joined the faculty of the Department of Polymer Science and Engineering at Pusan National University, Korea, in 2005. Prior to that, he completed his postdoctoral training with Professor Jimmy Mays in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Tennessee, USA, and with Professor Dong Xie in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. He received his Ph.D. from Pusan National University in 2000. He has served as the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Adhesion and Interface and as a member of the board of directors of the Polymer Society of Korea, the Korea Society of Adhesion and Interface, the Korea Polyurethane Society, and the Asian Cyclodextrin Conference. He has over 130 peer-reviewed publications and over 200 presentations at national and international conferences. His research interests are focused on polymer synthesis, including atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization, applied to advanced polymeric biomaterials such as drug delivery systems, hard/soft tissue compatible polymers, photocurable 3D printing polymers, biodegradable polymers, and composite systems.

 

Prof. Marco Abbiati

Science and Technology Counsellor Embassy of Italy to Vietnam
Professor of Ecology, Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna, Italy

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Biography: Marco Abbiati, Master degree in Biology (cum laude) at the University of Pisa, PhD in Environmental Sciences at the University of Genoa, currently professor of Marine Ecology and Environmental Sciences at Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna. For more than 30 years in the academy he established innovative undergraduate and postgraduate degrees on Environmental Management, Conservation and Sustainability.
Marco Abbiati applies a multidisciplinary approach to investigate ecosystem functioning, biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation and resilience, impact of pollution, focusing on marine habitats. Visiting scientist at University of Sydney, UCSC, Moscow Academy of Science, University of Adelaide, Wesleyan University, coordinator of several basic and applied research projects funded by the EU Framework Programmes, Italian Ministries and private enterprises. He is author and co-author of more the 100 peer-reviewed papers, book chapters and of numerous presentations to national and international conferences.
Since June 2020 he is on temporary leave to take over the position of Science and Technology Counsellor at the Embassy of Italy to Vietnam. In Vietnam he collaborates with Vietnamese Universities and Academies, Ministries and UN Agencies to promote Italian-Vietnamese and multilateral partnerships in science and technology.