Materials 2026 Speakers
Kim Meow Liew
Professor at City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Title: Low-carbon cementitious materials for intelligent construction on earth and beyond
Masahiro Yoshimura
Professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan
Title: Why and How Soft, Solution Processing (=Low Energy Production) for Advanced Nano-Materials is Difficult but Necessary for Sustainable Society?
Alexandra Navrotsky
Professor at Arizona State University, United States
Title: Pressing matters
Akihisa Inoue
Professor at Josai International University, Japan
Title: Development and industrialization of multicomponent metastable alloys
Mohd Sapuan Salit
Professor at Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia
Title: Development and characterization of nanocellulose starch biopolymer composites for food packaging and piezoelectric sensors
Yang Hongxing
Professor at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Title: A novel liquid desiccant material for air-conditioning – amino acid based deep eutectic solvent: Molecular dynamics insights
Doo-Yeol Yoo
Professor at Yonsei University, South Korea
Title: Ultra-high-performance concrete: Technology trends, cutting-edge research, and strategic structural applications
Sonia Patricia Marques Ventura
Professor at University of Aveiro, Portugal
Title: Integrating blue biorefinery and material science: From process to products
Yoshifumi Oshima
Professor at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
Title: Surface-Induced softening in gold [111] nanocontacts revealed by a microscopic nanomechanical measurement method
Takayuki Kurokawa
Professor at Hokkaido University, Japan
Title: Integrating blue biorefinery and material science: From process to products
Wojciech Simka
Professor at Silesian University of Technology, Poland
Title: Plasma electrolytic oxidation of titanium based implants
Kazuko Matsumoto
Professor at Tokyo University of Technology, Honda foundation, Japan
Title: Luminescent lanthanide complexes as labels for time-resolved immunoasssay and imaging
Xiaodi Tan
Professor at Fujian Normal University, China
Title: Long lifetime collinear holographic data storage using photopolymer (PQ/PMMA)
Cheah Kok Wai
Professor at Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong
Title: Spontaneous symmetry breaking of coupled Fabry–Perot nanocavities
Cristiano Oliveira
Professor at University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
Title: Advanced structural investigations of human hair
Kar Wei Ng
Professor at University of Macau, Macao S.A.R., China
Title: Electrochromic battery as a multi-functional platform for efficient energy saving and storage
Noboru Konda
Professor at Ryukoku University, Japan
Title: Fatigue strength of structural steels in long-term immersion environment
Maria Atanassova
Professor at University of Chemical Technology and Metallurgy, Bulgaria
Title: Insights into the solvent extraction and selectivity of various metals by chelating ligands
Liangchi Zhang
Professor at Southern University of Science and Technology, China
Title: Nano-plasticity of fused silica
Martin Fabian
Professor at Institute of Geotechnics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia
Title: From structure to performance: Unlocking functional properties in mechanosynthesized complex oxides
Nor Hasrul Akhmal Bin Ngadiman
Professor at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia
Title: Next-generation titanium for personalized orthopedic reconstruction
Suyeon Cho
Professor at Ewha Womans University, South Korea
Title: Two-dimensional Dirac semimetal NiTe2 for hydrogen evolution reaction
Adrian Gozar
Professor at Fairfield University, United States
Title: Large-area single-crystals of borophene on square and triangular copper surfaces: Synthesis and characterization
Aleksandra Drozd-Rzoska
Professor at Institute of High Pressure Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland
Title: Evidence for critical-like scaling of the premelting effect
Bernard Jecko
Professor at University of Limoges, France
Title: A new approach in the design of multi-source beam agility antennas called ARMA.(Agile Radiating Matrix Antenna)
Kazumichi Namikawa
Professor at Tokyo Gakugei University, Japan
Title: On the spontaneous formation of polarization domain in perovskite ferroelectrics
Christine Videlot-Ackermann
Professor at Centre Interdisciplinaire de Nanoscience de Marseille, France
Title: Blade-coated all-polymer organic solar cells with 15% efficiency using eco-friendly solvent systems
Grzegorz Cywinski
Professor at CENTERA Labs, Institute of High Pressure Physics PAS, Poland
Title: Integration of active and passive sub-THz elements into a single monolithic circuit fabricated in advanced nitride technology
Ming Chen
Dr. at Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Title: Charging dynamics of angstrom-scale pores with ionic liquid electrolytes
Riccarda Caputo
Professor at Computational Materials Informatics – CMI S.R.L., Italy
Title: The phase map of chemical systems in the periodic number representation
Junji Saida
Professor at Tohoku University, Japan
Title: Local structural transition and improved ductility of metallic glasses through control of relaxation states
Karolina Siskova
Professor at Palacky University Olomouc, Czech Republic
Title: Nanocomposites consisting of magneto-plasmonic core and smart polymer shell designed for new concept of selective and sensitive detection
Qiongfeng Shi
Professor at Southeast University, China
Title: Minimal-designed tactile skins for intelligent interactions and robotics
Inna Melnyk
Professor at Institute of Geotechnics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia
Title: One-Pot stöber synthesis of silica particles bearing mono-, di-, tri- and bis-amine groups for Cu(II) and Ni(II) adsorption
Hailong Wang
Professor at University of Science and Technology Beijing, China
Title: Bonds engineering of porous molecule-based crystalline materials
Akram Alhussein
Professor at University of Technology of Troyes, France
Title: Development of advanced coatings to enhance surface features and functionality
Alexander Schuchinsky
Professor at University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
Title: Passive intermodulation in contact junctions and printed circuits
Jun-ichi Kadokawa
Professor at Kagoshima University, Japan
Title: New etherification methods of abundant biomasses, cellulose and chitin, in ionic liquids for applications as functional materials
Rufan Zhang
Professor at Tsinghua University, China
Title: High-performance light- and heat-regulation materials
Tibor Sopcak
Dr. at Institute of Materials Research, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Slovakia
Title: Biodegradable polyol–citrate polyesters: Modification strategies and biomedical applications
Monireh Saeid Nia
Professor at University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Title: Tissue-engineered Tri-leaflet valved stents on biodegradable poly--caprolactone scaffolds
Mansun Chan
Professor at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
Title: Materials innovation for CMOS interconnect scaling beyond copper and low‑k dielectrics
Ozgur Gocer
Professor at The University of Sydney, Australia
Title: Living walls vs. cladding systems: Comparing environmental and economic impacts of building façade systems in Australia