Invited Speakes

Prof. H. Byrne is the head of the FOCAS Research Institute, TU Dublin. Bachelor of Arts degree in Experimental Physics and PhD in Experimental Physics (Trinity College Dublin). He has over 30 years experience in research science and has published over 300 papers. Principal Research interests are in applications of spectroscopy and the study of molecular and nano-materials, and biospectroscopy for diagnostics, cytological analysis and nano-bio interactions.

Prof. D. Milori is graduated and Ph.D. in Physics at USP. CNPq 1B Productivity Fellow. Researcher at Embrapa Instrumentação, serving  as the Deputy Chief of Technology Transfer. Coordinator of the first National Agro-Photonics Laboratory (Lanaf), supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology and Innovation, as part of the SISFOTON initiative. Her work involves optics and photonics applied to agriculture and the environment for analyzing soils, plants, fertilizers, and food. She has around 130 publications in international journals with over 4500 citations.

PhD in Biosciences by University of Coimbra. Junior Researcher at University of Coimbra. Published 28 papers with a total of 195 citations and H-index of 9. Supervised or co-supervised PhD, MSc and BSc students. She is a RSC Associated member, belongs to the Clinical Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy for Medical Diagnosis as well as to the Portuguese Society of Biochemistry. She has expertise in applying vibrational spectroscopy to the study of biological samples (human cells and tissues) for the identification of early liver rejection biomarkers in liver biopsies.  

Full Professor in the Dep. of Computer Science at Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering (TU of Karlsruhe, Germany). Ph.D. TU of Berlin. Research Scientist at the TU Berlin, Associate Researcher at the University of Santiago, Chile, and Associate Visiting Professor at the University of Notre Dame. He has served as Chair of the Computer Science Department at UC and Director of Research and Innovation at UC's School of Engineering. Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Information, Forensics and Security, IEEE Transactions on Biometrics, Behavior, and Identity Science, and the Int. J. of Fuzzy Logic and Intelligent Systems. His research focuses on image processing, X-ray imaging, real-time programming, and computer vision, particularly for fault detection in aluminum castings.

Holds a degree in Veterinary Medicine (U. Marilia) and a master's degree in Veterinary Medicine (USP), PhD student in Tropical Medicine at the Tropical Medicine (UFAM). Federal public servant, in the position of Technologist. Currently, he is the State Superintendent of Health Surveillance in AM state. He was responsible for coordinating Malaria Elimination Coordination, acting Director of the Department of Immunizations and Communicable Diseases, and General Coordinator of Arbovirus Surveillance in the Ministry of Health. He has experience in Epidemiological Analysis of Tropical Diseases, studies on the dynamics of infectious diseases and zoonoses between natural and human-occupied areas, rural extension, and public health with an emphasis on Epidemiology, Parasitology, and One Health, focusing mainly on the following topics: epidemiology, tropical medicine, zoonoses, emerging infectious diseases, and environmental and climate changes 

President of the Brazilian Society of Virology, Manager of the "Agricultural Sciences" at FAPESP, School Director of the "Latin American Center of Biotechnology (CABBIO-MCTI)," and President of the Research and Innovation Committee at FZEA-USP. She was listed in the Forbes list of the 100 Women with Doctorates in Agribusiness. Degree in Veterinary Medicine (UNESP) and a Ph.D. in Genetics and Molecular Biology (UNICAMP). Associate Professor at USP. She was a member of the Avian Health Program Committee of the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Supply (MAPA), Brazil, and collaborates with MAPA, MCTI, MS, and CDA-SP on matters related to avian influenza and One Health. She is one of the coordinators of the PREVIR-MCTI Project (financed by the Virus Network-MCTI) for the surveillance of zoonotic viruses in wildlife. Her research focuses on epidemiology, diagnostic tools, and vaccine-induced protection for the control of animal viruses in the One Health context.

Bachelor's degree in Agronomic Engineering, a Master's degree in Phytopathology, and a Ph.D. in Phytopathology from the University of São Paulo (USP). She is currently an associate professor at the Federal University of Grande Dourados (UFGD). She has experience in Agronomy, emphasizing Phytopathology, primarily focusing on integrated control, corn, oilseed crops, and post-harvest techniques.

Recently completed his postdoctoral studies at the FOCAS Institute in Dublin, Ireland, which is part of the Dublin Institute of Technology (funded by CNPq). He holds a Bachelor's degree in Dentistry from the University of Taubaté, a Master's and Ph.D. in Oral Biopathology from FOSJC/UNESP, and a Ph.D. in Nanosciences and Advanced Materials from the Federal University of ABC. His main area of expertise is the diagnosis of cancer and other oral lesions using spectroscopy techniques, such as Raman spectroscopy, FT-IR, and multivariate statistical analyses."