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Prof. Feng-Chuan Chuang is Distinguished Professor, Department of Physics, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan. He graduated from National Taiwan Normal University with a B.S. in Physics in 1997. He obtained his M.S. and Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics at Iowa State University in 2003 and 2005, respectively. Starting Feb. 2006, he began his career at the National Sun Yat-Sen University as an Assistant Professor. Prof. Chuang was given the National Sun Yat-sen University Young Scholar Award in 2010. He was promoted to associate and full professor in 2009 and 2013, respectively. He served as the chairman of Physics department from 2014/8~2016/7, and hosted the 2016 annual meeting of Physical Society of Taiwan. Prof. Chuang was again given the National Sun Yat-sen University Outstanding Research Award in 2016. He received the Excellent Young Scholar Research Grant of MOST in 2018. He currently serves as the chairman of Physics department from 2022/8~2025/7. His research interests include condensed matter physics, computational materials physics, materials design, surface science, first-principles calculation, molecular dynamics, and genetic algorithm, to name a few. He has published works on atomic clusters, semiconductor and metal surfaces, topological insulators, and advanced 2D materials. He has developed the structural optimization and materials design algorithms for predicting and studying quantum materials. He has predicted and engineered numerous 2D topological materials which harbors quantum spin Hall effect and quantum anomalous Hall effect. He has collaborated closely with experimental groups to study electronic properties of advanced 2D materials and surface physics. Overall, he has published numerous papers in some of the most prestigious journals, such as Physical Review Letters, Nano Letters, Science Advances, Nature Communications, Small, and ACS Nano.  

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Phuong V. Pham is Assistant Professor at Department of Physics, National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU), Taiwan. He earned his Ph.D. from SKKU Advanced Institute of Nanotechnology (SAINT), Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), South Korea. Currently, he leads Materials Physics and Electronic Surfaces Group at Physics-NSYSU. Professor Pham has collaborated on industrial projects with major organizations, including SAMSUNG, POSCO, and government agencies such as Korean Government, Ministry of Education and Ministry of Science and Technology of China, and NSTC Grant Program of Taiwan. He has held various research positions, including Postdoctoral Researcher, Research Fellow, and Distinguished Research Fellow, at prestigious institutions like School of Advanced Material Science and Engineering, SKKU, Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials at Institute for Basic Science, South Korea, and Hangzhou Global Scientific and Technological Innovation Center, Zhejiang University, China. Professor Pham is recipient of several prestigious awards, including NSF Career Award, National Postdoctoral Award for Outstanding Young Scientists, China (2019), and NSTC Grant Awards, Taiwan (2023, 2025). Additionally, he serves as Guest Editor of Nanotechnology, Micromachines, Academic Editor for IntechOpen, and Reviewer for over 60 Journals. He has authored approximately 100 peer-reviewed articles/books/chapters such as Chemical Reviews, Chemical Society Reviews, Advanced Materials, ACS Nano, ACS Materials Letters, Coordination Chemistry Reviews, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2D Materials, Carbon, Nanoscale Horizons, Nanoscale, Journal of Materials Chemistry C, Chinese Journal of Physics, Journal of Catalysis, Scientific Reports, Advanced Materials Interfaces, Sensors & Actuators A: Physical, Materials Chemistry and Physics, Optical Materials, and Optics Communications, among others. His research interests span a wide range of fields, including nanotechnology, materials physics, surface physics, chemical engineering, atomic film synthesis, 2D heterostructures, nanofilm transfer, donor/acceptor systems, nanocomposites, plasma engineering for advanced electronics/optoelectronics, energy storage, environment as well as parallelly with the extending to predictive simulations associated with next-generation nanomaterials processes (kinetics, growths).

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Vinoth Kumar Ponnusamy is a Full Professor in the Department of Medicinal and Applied Chemistry, and also a research faculty at the Research Center for Precision Environmental Medicine Kaohsiung Medical University (KMU), Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, leading the Nano and Green Analytical Technology (NGAT) research laboratorysince 2016 (https://kumarslab.wixsite.com/kumarslab). He also serves as a joint professor in the Department of Chemistry at National Sun Yat-sen University (NSYSU), Kaohsiung, Taiwan. His researches are mainly focus on the design and development of novel nanomaterials, sample preparation techniques, green analytical methodologies, chromatographic and mass spectrometric analysis, analytical method developments and applications towards clinical, food, drugs, and environmental analysis. In addition, he also focuses on the fabrication of electrochemical sensors, photocatalyts for the decontamination of emerging pollutants, wastewater treatment and green energy. He has published over 200+ SCI papers, 2 book chapters, 100+ domestic/international conference invited talks, and 50+ invited keynote lectures. Also, he presently serves as Associate Editor in Frontiers in Chemistry (Analytical Chemistry), Guest Associate Editor in Environmental Health and Exposome (Frontiers in Public Health), Review Editor in Frontiers in Energy Research (in Bioenergy and Biofuels), Frontiers in Environmental Science (Water and Wastewater Management). He also serves as editorial board member and Peer-Reviewer in several other journals. 

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Anh-Tuan Le obtained Ph.D degree in Materials Engineering at  the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Chungnam National University (CNU), South Korea,  in 2007.  Since 3/2008-1/2019, he worked as a full lecturer & fundamental researcher at Hanoi University of Science and Technology. In Dec-2019, he was appointed as a Full Professor in Physics-Materials Science. Since from 2022-now , his group has developed both applied research and translational research activities. He is currently a Director of Phenikaa University Nano Institute (PHENA), Phenikaa University. He is a leader of a key research group (NEB Lab) at the Phenikaa University since May-2019. His research interests are in a wide  range  of developing functional nanomaterials, inorganic nanohybrids, polymer nanocomposites, ultilizing advanced nanomaterials & complex nanostructures  for  large-scale technological and industrial  applications,  smart  sensing  technologies (colorimetry, electrochemistry, photometry),  advanced nanotechnologies for  industry-scale production.  

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Prof. John Chi-Wei Lan is a leading scholar in biochemical engineering and currently serves as Professor and Chair of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Yuan Ze University, Taiwan. He also directs the Graduate School of Biotechnology and Bioengineering within the College of Engineering. Prof. Lan earned his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Birmingham, UK. Before joining Yuan Ze University in 2007, he conducted postdoctoral research at Academia Sinica, and served as a lecturer at Yamaguchi University (Japan) and Senior Researcher in ITRI (Taiwan), respectively. These early experiences built a solid foundation in both industrial practice and academic research. His research focuses on biorefinery technologies, microbial fermentation, bio-based materials, and carbon quantum dots derived from agricultural waste. He has published extensively in international journals such as Biochemical Engineering Journal and Chemical Engineering Journal, and has received multiple research awards, including the Young Asian Biotechnologist Prize and Yuan Ze University’s Outstanding Research Award.

Prof. Lan has actively promoted interdisciplinary research and international collaboration, especially with institutions in Japan, Malaysia, and Australia. He currently serves as Vice-President of the Biotechnology and Biochemical Engineering Society of Taiwan (BEST) and is a member of several global professional societies, including AIChE and the American Society for Microbiology. Beyond academia, Prof. Lan demonstrates a commitment to knowledge transfer and industry collaboration, co-founding Lans Brewing Cooperation and leading government-industry research projects on biowaste conversion and sustainable chemical production. With a strong commitment to sustainability, innovation, and talent cultivation, Prof. Lan continues to contribute to academic leadership and the development of green and circular technologies in Taiwan and beyond.

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Thang Bach Phan is currently a Professor and Director of the Center for Innovative Materials and Architectures (INOMAR), Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City (VNU-HCM). He earned his Ph.D. in 2009 from the School of Advanced Materials Science and Engineering at Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), South Korea. His research focuses on the synthesis and application of nanostructured materials for thermoelectric energy conversion, drug delivery, biosensors, and gas sensors. Prof. Phan has served as the Principal Investigator (PI) for over ten major research projects funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED), and VNU-HCM. He is an active contributor to the scientific community, currently serving on the Standing Committee of the Vietnam Materials Research Society (V-MRS, 2019–2024), the Scientific Committee of NAFOSTED’s Physics Division (2017–present), and the Standing Committee and former Vice President (2017–2022) of the Vietnam Magnetic Society. Additionally, he is a Council Member of the Asian Union of Magnetics Societies (AUMS, 2017–present). 

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Prof. Le Duc Anh is an Associate Professor at the University of Tokyo's Graduate School of Engineering, specializing in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems. He earned his Ph.D. in Engineering from the University of Tokyo in 2016. He was also a researcher for PRESTO program of Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and a visiting scholar at Francis Bitter Magnet Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA). His research focuses on developing semiconductor materials and devices that integrate magnetism, superconductivity, and topology. The new Fe-based ferromagnetic semiconductors, which he successfully developed in his PhD work, are the firsts in III-V group to show ferromagnetism at room temperature. Currently, by utilizing nanoscale hybrid structures combining semiconductors, ferromagnets, topological materials and superconductors, his work aims to create ultra-low power electronics and foundational technologies for quantum information systems. He has published several scientific papers, including those in Nature Physics, Nature Communication, Physical Review Letters, Advanced Materials. He was awarded a Research Fellowship for Young Scientist from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) and several awards including a Nippon Broadcasting System Prize at the 29st Grand Prix for Science and Technology, 2022 MBE Young Investigator Award, 2024 Marubun Research Award, and 2025 MEXT Young Scientist Prize.

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Nguyen Van Toan received his B.S. degree in 2006 and M.S. degree in 2009 in physics and electronics, respectively, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam. He received his Dr. Eng. degree from Tohoku University in 2014 for research on silicon capable of integrating LSI for application to timing devices. He is currently working as an Associate Professor at Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University. He has published 85 peer-reviewed journal papers, four patents, one book, and four book chapters. His research results have been presented in over 100 conferences. He has received several awards, including Research Travel Award for IEEE-MEMS conferences (in 2017 and 2020) and for IEEE-Transducers (2017), Outstanding paper awards in IEEE-NANO and IEEE-NEMS, Best paper award in 2019 (IEEJ), and Electrical Science Promotion Award in 2022. He is pursuing an all-in-one micro/nano energy system, including energy harvesting, energy storage and sensing, and developing high-performance functional materials and devices. His current research interests include capacitive silicon resonators, optical modulator devices, thermal-to-electric power generators, gas sensing, micro-battery, and metal-assisted chemical etching.

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L.V. Lich received his Ph.D. in Engineering from Kyoto University in 2016 and subsequently served as a postdoctoral research associate there from 2016 to 2017. In October 2017, he joined Hanoi University of Science and Technology, Vietnam, as a researcher and lecturer. His research focuses on phase field modeling, molecular dynamics simulation, and finite element analysis, particularly concerning the multi-field coupling properties of ferroelectric and magnetic materials, and fracture mechanics 

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