Prof. Mark A. Borden is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering, a Fellow of Materials Science Engineering, and an Affiliate Member of Bioengineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. He received a BS from the University of Arizona and a PhD. from the University of California Davis, both in chemical engineering. Borden’s research interests are in the areas of interfacial phenomena and transport phenomena, with an emphasis on bubbles, emulsions, and foams. He is a world-renowned expert in the field of microbubble engineering for biomedical applications. His lab has started two biotech companies. Borden’s honours include the NSF CAREER Award and NYSTAR James D. Watson Investigator Award and an invitation to the National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering symposium. He has published more than 80 journal articles in prestigious international journals, 11 patents and has contributed to more than 140 conference papers, presentations, and posters.

Prof. Sameer V. Dalvi is a Professor of Chemical Engineering, at IIT Gandhinagar. He obtained his master's and PhD from IIT Bombay, both in Chemical Engineering. Prof. Dalvi’s research interests are in the areas of colloidal suspensions and drug formulations, with a key focus on the formulation of microbubbles as theranostic agents. He has published 57 journal articles in international journals and has contributed to 34 conference papers, presentations, and posters.

Prof. Himanshu Shekhar is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering at IIT Gandhinagar. He obtained a PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Rochester, followed by postdoctoral training from the University of Cincinnati. His research is focused on ultrasound imaging and therapy with microbubbles. He has published 27 peer-reviewed journal articles on diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound. His work has been recognized with the F. V. Hunt Postdoctoral Fellowship, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Med-into-Grad Fellowship, the IEEE UFFC Star Ambassador Award, and the Har Govind Khorana Innovative Young Biotechnologist Award. He serves on the Biomedical Acoustics Technical Committee of the Acoustical Society of America, and the Technical Program Committee of the IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, and Frequency Control Society.

Prof. Karla Mercado-Shekhar is an Assistant Professor of Biological Engineering at IIT Gandhinagar. She obtained a BS from Boston University and MS and PhD from the University of Rochester in Biomedical Engineering. She trained as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Cincinnati. Her research is focused on imaging and tissue characterization. She is a recipient of the Provost's fellowship from the University of Rochester, best paper awards from the Acoustical Society of America, and a postdoctoral research grant from the United States National Institutes of Health. She has published 13 peer-reviewed articles in biomedical ultrasound. She serves on the Technical Program Committee of the IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics, Frequency Control Society and the Biomedical Acoustics Technical Committee of the Acoustical Society of America. She is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology.