Honorary contributors
Hononary Positions
Distinguished individuals serving in advisory and honorary capacities
Prof. Seeram Ramakrishna
Honorary Everest ChairProf. Seeram Ramakrishna serves as the Honorary Everest Chair.
Chair Professor of Tsinghua University, Xinghua Distinguished Chair Professor, and Director of the iWearables (Intelligent Wearables) Center, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University.
Former Vice President (Academic and Research), National University of Singapore.
Prof. Bikash Nakarmi
Honorary Chair, Research and InnovationProf. Bikash Nakarmi serves as the Honorary Chair, Research and Innovation.
Full Professor, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics; National Key Laboratory of Microwave Photonics; Senior Member, IEEE; OSA Chair; IEEE Photonics Nanjing Section Chapter.
Prof. Nakarmi holds a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering and has made significant contributions to the advancement of metallurgical engineering education and research, particularly...
Prof. Homnath Dhakal
Honorary Chair, Sustainable BiomaterialsProf. Homnath Dhakal serves as the Honorary Chair, Sustainable Biomaterials.
Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Portsmouth and Director of the Portsmouth Centre for Advanced Materials and Manufacturing (PCAMM).
He is a Chartered Engineer (CEng), a member of the American Society for Composites (ASC), and a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (HEA), the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), and the Institute of Ma...
Prof. Ning Yan
Honorary Chair, Forest Biomaterials Science and EngineeringProf. Ning Yan serves as the Honorary Chair, Forest Biomaterials Science and Engineering.
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Bioproducts and a distinguished professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto.
She is an expert in forest biomaterials, bio-based polymers, and green chemistry, currently directing the Low Carbon Renewable Materials Centre.
Prof. Suresh Manandhar
Honorary Chair, Artificial IntelligenceProf. Suresh Manandhar serves as the Honorary Chair, Artificial Intelligence.
Prof. Manandhar is a leading Nepali Artificial Intelligence (AI) scientist with expertise in machine learning, natural language processing, and multimodal understanding.
He led the AI Research Group at the University of York until 2019. His distinguished career includes serving as a NATO Visiting Fellow and contributing to the UK House of Lords Select Committee on Scienc...