General Conference Chairs
Prof. Liejun Li / RAE Foreign Full Member (Academician)
South China University of Technology, China
Liejun Li, a distinguished professor and doctoral supervisor at the South China University of Technology, stands as a foreign academician of the Russian Academy of Engineering, acknowledged with special government allowances by the State Council of China. His leadership spans multiple domains, holding prominent roles as the Co-Chairman of the Global Doctoral Innovation Community, President of the Guangdong Dr. Council for the Promotion of Innovation and Development, Chairman of the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Metal New Materials Industry Alliance, Chairman of the Guangzhou Advanced Materials Alliance of CAST Member Societies, Executive President of the Guangzhou Institution of Engineers, and Chairman of the Guangzhou Metal Society, among various other positions of influence. With an illustrious career spanning over 30 years, Li has made substantial contributions to the research and industrialization of advanced metal materials. His extensive experience encompasses over 20 years in technical research, production management, and scientific management within two major enterprises. Throughout his tenure, he has achieved a series of innovative outcomes that have significantly impacted the field. Li's remarkable contributions have earned him recognition through 16 scientific and technological awards at both national and provincial levels. His inventive spirit is evident in 32 authorized invention patents, complemented by a repertoire of 306 published papers, substantially shaping China's new materials industry. His dedication and achievements have been honored through various accolades, including the Guangdong Annual Contribution Award, the China Industry-University-Research Cooperation Innovation Award, recognition as the Scientific Chinese of the Year, the "My Favorite Mentor" accolade at the South China University of Technology, and the esteemed Nanshan Award for Scientific and Technological Innovation in Guangzhou.
Prof. Ali Reza Kamali
University of Cambridge, UK
Ali Kamali is a senior researcher at the University of Cambridge and also a Double Hundred Distinguished Professor at the School of Metallurgy at Northeastern University (NEU), with a diverse research background spanning green materials synthesis, sustainability, electrochemistry, nanostructures, and technology and knowledge transfer from academia to industry. As such, Ali conducts research mainly on developing green technologies for sustainable production of advanced materials for energy and environmental applications and has invented methods for green and low-cost production of materials such as graphene, nanodiamonds, silicon nanostructures, advanced metallic alloys, hydrogen, and clean technologies for converting waste plastic materials into nanostructured materials to be used in energy storage devices and also water purification applications. He also serves as director, chief scientist, or consultant to a number of advanced materials companies. Ali has published more than 150 scientific articles and 50 patents and received several awards, including the Khwarizmi International Award, the National Expert Award, the NSFC Excellent Young Scientist Award, and the Rose Award of Shenyang. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.
Publication Chair
Prof. Jixiang Gao
Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, China
Jixiang Gao, postdoctoral fellow, professor-level senior engineer, Master's supervisor, winner of the 8th Guangzhou Science and Technology Innovation Nanshan Award, Dean of Materials Preparation, Forming and Equipment Research Institute of Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University, Vice President of Guangdong Doctoral Innovation and Development Promotion Association, Vice President of Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Metal New Materials Industry Alliance, Supervisor of Guangzhou Institute of Engineers, Vice president of Guangzhou Metal Society, Director of Guangdong Special Steel and auto parts industry Technology innovation Alliance, director of Metal branch of Guangdong Materials Research Society, etc. At present, the National Ministry of Science and Technology, the Ministry of Education, talent expert database experts, Guangdong Science and Technology Department talent expert database experts, and Guangzhou talent pool experts.
Technical Program Committee Chair
Prof. Shilu Dai
South China University of Technology, China
Prof. Shilu Dai presided over one National Natural Science Foundation project (surface project), one Guangdong Natural Science Foundation project (surface project), one Guangzhou Science and Technology Plan project (major project of industry-university-research collaborative innovation), and one Special Fund for Basic Scientific Research Business Expenses of Central Universities (key project). As the project leader, he has completed two National Natural Science Foundation projects (one Youth Science Foundation, one Sino-UK Cooperation and Exchange project), two China Postdoctoral Science Foundation projects (one special funding project, one surface project), one industry-university-research project of the Ministry of Education of Guangdong Province, and three special funds for basic scientific research of central universities (two key projects.
Organizing Committees
Prof. Xuegong Yu, Materials Science and Engineering, Zhejiang University, China
Prof. Zude Zhou, Wuhan University of Technology, China
Prof. Xin Chen, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
Prof. Cong Wang, Dept. of Physics, Beihang University, China
Prof. Weihua Dan, Sichuan University, China
Prof. Sirong Yu, China University of Petroleum, China
Prof. Shilu Dai, South China University of Technology, China
Prof. Sheng-Rui Jian, I-Shou University, Taiwan, China
Prof. Mingyang Chen, Jiangsu University, China
Prof. Mingxin Huang, The University of Hong Kong, China
Prof. Feng Wen, Hainan University, China
Prof. Chuang Feng, Nanjing University of Technology, China
Prof. Zhu Weibing, Xihua University, China
Prof. Weihua Dan，Sichuan University, China
A. Prof. Kai Wu, Tongji University, China
Dr. Hao Peng, Yangtze Normal University, China
Technical Program Committees
Prof. Dr. Yasuto Hijikata,Saitama University, Japan
Prof. Eckart H. Meiburg, University of California, Santa Barbara
Prof. DAVID BASSIR，French University of Technology，France
Prof. Volkan Kahya, Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey
Prof. David E. Esezobor, University of Lagos, Nigeria
A.Prof. Nour F. Attia, National Institute of Standards (NIS), Egypt
A.Prof. Yipin Wang, Chang'an University, China
A.Prof. Mohamed Ahmed Ramadan-Faculty of Engineering at Helwan, Helwan University, Egypt
Dr. Prashant J. Patil-Abhinav Education Society’s College Of Engineering and Technology Wadwadi
Dr. Quah Hock Jin , University Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Dr. Alexander Lukin ，Western-Caucasus Research Center, Russian Federation
Dr. R. RANJITH KUMAR，Viyen Biotech LLP ，India
Dr. Xiao Qi，Northeastern University，China
Dr. Yang Luo,Swiss Federal Laboratories,China
Dr. Hicham Bakkali, University of Cadiz, Spain
Dr. P K Dash,NMIT，India
