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Since joining NC State University, Wilson College of Textiles in 1991, Dr. Seyam established numerous research areas:Structural Mechanics of Woven Fabrics, Carding Dynamics, Needlepunching Process and Products, Direct Garment Manufacturing using Meltblowing and Robotic Technologies, Smart Electrotextile Structures, Computer Simulation and Formation of Nonwovens using Electrostatic Field (electrospinning and flocking), Formation of Nanofibers, Applications of MEMS in Textiles, Static Generation/Dissipation on Polymeric and Textiles’ Surfaces, Modeling of the Hydroentanglement Process, Fiber Reinforced Composites from High Performance Fibers and Sustainable Biodegradable Natural Fibers and Resins, Protection of High Performance Fibers from UV, Jacquard Fabrics on Demand, Seamless Shaped Garments and Medical Textiles, Laminates for Airships,Non-stop Tying-in Process, and Formation and Structure of 3D Printed Fiber Reinforced Composites. The successes of establishing this significant list of research areas is related to the effective leadership and academic coupled with industry experience of Dr. Seyam, recruiting excellent students, involving faculty and industry experts from several disciplines and securing substantial research funds. Dr. Seyam has published numerous peer reviewed journal and conference papers and presented extensively at international conferences, including keynote and invited talks. He authored two user-friendly computer software packages with extensive codes for manufacturing and engineering woven structures for the two of his former industry employers. He is co-inventor of six patents in the areas of cold weather systems, electrotextile structures, airship, and non-stop tying-in process.

Javier Alonso Madrid is an architect and master degree from ETSAM Technical University of Madrid (UPM), Spain. Is CEO of ATANGA since 2014. Has a “Big Data and Social Analytics certificate” from MIT Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2016, “LEED Green Associate” certified by CGBi 2012 and “Project Manager Master” degree from IPE 2010. Actually, Ph.D Doctorate about “Methodology for new Architecture” at NTNU University of Trndheim Norway. Has been Director of the Official Master in BIM Building Information Modelling at the Official College of technical Architects in Madrid. He is also the founder and president of the National Architects association from Spain, Autodesk Revit Professional Certified, and member of the National Official Architects College CSCAE, BuildingSMART international, the International BIM Manager Institute, expert member in AENOR/UNE and European CEN Standarization. He has more than 30 years of experience in in the architecture world, working in several countries, with especial works in protected historic buildings, new development of housing areas and others. He is participating in the Research and Innovation projects about 3D printing: Print’n’Build, 3Dcons and Hindcon H2020. Is also principal investigator and promoter of CITYsyst project for Urban Energy Certification of Cities.

Prof. Lin Liu is currently a distinguished professor in Huazhong University of Science and Technology and chief professor in the Stat Key Laboratory for Materials Processing and Die & Mold Technology, China. He serves as an editor of a few peer-reviewed journals, including Scientific Reports, Frontier in Materials, AIMS Materials Science, etc. He was awarded as an outstanding young teacher by the Ministry of Education of China in 2003 and the new century’s excellent talent by the Ministry of Education of China in 2004, he was also awarded as the academic leadership by Wuhan municipal government in 2010. Professor Liu mainly works on Metallic Glasses, High-entropy Alloys, Amorphous Coatings/Thin Films, 3D printing technologies. He has acquired 20 China’s innovation patterns and published more than 220 peer-reviewed papers in international journals with total citations of 6000+ and H-index of 42. He has delivered more than 40 keynote/invited talks in international conferences.

Steven Y. Liang Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from University of California at Berkeley and MS from Michigan State University, USA. Currently Morris M. Bryan, Jr. Professor for Advanced Manufacturing at Georgia Institute of Technology. Served as Georgia Tech’s founding Director of Precision Machining Research Consortium and Director of Manufacturing Education Program, President of Walsin Lihwa Corporation (publicly-traded with $6+ billion revenue), President of North American Manufacturing Research Institution (NAMRI), Chair of Manufacturing Engineering Division of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (MED/ASME). Serving as Technical Editor of Int’l Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing (Springer) and Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing (MDPI). Technical interests lie in precision engineering, extreme manufacturing, and technology innovation. Supervised over 80 Post-Doctoral studies, Ph.D. dissertations, and M.S. theses and published over 700 archival scientific articles and 5 books. Has been invited to deliver more than 70 keynote speeches and seminars in over 20 countries. Recognized by Robert B. Douglas Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award of Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), Ralph R. Teetor Education Award of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), Blackall Machine Tool and Gage Award of ASME, Milton C. Shaw Manufacturing Research Medal of ASME, and others. Fellow of ASME, SME, and Academy of Engineering and Technology (AET).

Prof. Imad Abu ElNaaj is head and Residency Program Director, Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at the Baruch Padeh Medical Center, Poriya(since 2014). Associate Clinical Professor at the Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-llanUnivesity, Safed. Ramat Gan. Alumnus of the OMFS residency program at Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa and clinical fellowship in Head and Neck Oncology and Reconstructive Surgery at the department of OMF and Plastic surgery, University Hospital, Dijon, France. Participated in various continuing education programs in Switzerland, Germany, UK and USA. Previously, attending surgeon at the department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa and Assistant Clinical Professor at the Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion – the Israeli Institute of Technology. Guided dozens of students and residents to MD, DMD and basic science researches. Member of several professional committees in the Israeli Ministry of Health. Main clinical interests: Head and Neck Oncology, Reconstructive surgery, Complex Maxillofacial Trauma and Head and Neck Deformity. Author of over 100 peer reviewed publications based on extensive and vast clinical and basic research. Winner of various competitive governmental and NGO grants. Demanded lecturer and presenter at top of the line national and international conferences, workshops and webinars.

Soshu Kirihara is a doctor of engineering and a professor of Joining and Welding Research Institute (JWRI), Osaka University, Japan. In his main investigation “Materials Tectonics” for environmental improvements of “Geotechnology”, multi-dimensional structures were successfully fabricated to modulate energy and materials flows effectively. Ceramic and metal components were fabricated directly by smart additive manufacturing, design and evaluation (Smart MADE) using high power ultraviolet laser lithography. Original stereolithography systems were developed, and new start-up company “SK-Fine” was established through academic-industrial collaboration.

Dr. Teresa Pérez Prado is Deputy Director of Imdea Materials Institute in Madrid, Spain, where she heads the research group on Physical Metallurgy. Since 2018 she is also Manager of the programme on Structural Materials at the Spanish National Science Foundation. She is a member of the International Advisory Board of the European Space Agency and of several European research institutes (Henry Royce Institute (UK), IRT Jules Verne (France) and NOMATEN Center of Excellence (Poland)). Dr. Pérez-Prado was part of the founding team of IMDEA Materials Institute in Madrid, Spain, (employee #6, now 150 in staff) in 2008 and has led the strategic area on additive manufacturing (AM), setting up facilities covering the entire cycle of materials´ design (from powder fabrication to post-processing). Teresa got her PhD degree in Physics from the Complutense University of Madrid in 1998 and an MBA from INSEAD in 2008. She also worked at the University of California in San Diego (UCSD) as a Postgraduate Research Engineer and at the University of Southern California (Los Angeles) as Research Assistant Professor for several years. She has coauthored 125 JCR articles,1 book (Elsevier, 2004), and 3 patents. She has participated in 37 research projects and has acted as PI in 27 of them. She has an h factor of 39 and close to 6000 citations.

Dr. Karin Ratschbacher obtained her PhD from the Montanuniversity Leoben in Austria for inventing and upscaling an industrial process to recycle Molybdenum, Niobium, Rhenium and Tungsten alloys, used in sputter targets. After her postdoctoral assignment at FEM-Research institute for precious metals, Karin Ratschbacher joined Modine Manufacturing Company as a vacuum brazing engineer for automotive coolers, working on an assignment in Shanghai. In 2019 she joined GfE Materials and Metals GmbH as Product Manager Powders and focuses on the atomization of specialized powders on an EIGA furnace.

Ninshu Ma is presently working as Joining and Welding Research Institute (JWRI), Osaka University, Japan. His research interests are R&D of computing/measuring methods and their software of thermal-mechanical phenomena in solid-state and fusion-based additive manufacturing, dissimilar materials (including CFRP/Metals) joining using various heat sources induced in electric resistance welding, friction stirring welding and laser assisted welding. R&D of materials fracture criteria occurred in metal forming, welding/joining and performance. Application of basic research achievements to the improvement of performance of welded joints and structures such as extension of fatigue life. Main academical social activities : (1) Chairman or Co-chairman, the 1st - 8th international conference of Welding Science and Engineering (WSE2005, WSE2007, WSE2009, WSE2011, WSE2013, WSE2015, WSE2017, WSE2019) (2) Chairman or Board Committee : the 1st - 5th international symposium on Visualization of Joining and Welding (Visual-JW2010, Visual-JW2012, Visual-JW2014, Visual-JW2016, Visual-JW2019) (3) Editor (2016-2018), The Journal of The Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity, Bulletin of The Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity, (4) Editor board member (2020-), Materials

Yu-Lung Lo received his B.S. degree from National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, USA. He has been faculty of the Mechanical Engineering Department, NCKU, since 1996, where he is now a distinguished professor. He was Director of Instrument Development Center and Chairman of Department of Mechanical Engineering at NCKU. Dr. Lo received Research Excellence Award, Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) in Taiwan, 2019; Fellow of Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers (CSME) in Taiwan, 2019; Fellow of Society for Experimental Mechanics in USA (SEM), 2018; ASE Scholar in Research Excellence, Taiwan, 2017; and Outstanding Award for Professor in Engineering, Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers in Taiwan, 2013. Also, he received the First-Class Research Award from National Science Council (NSC), 2005/2006, and the Dr. Ta-You Wu Award for Young Researchers from NSC, 2002. He was invited to be an invited speaker, keynote speaker, and plenary speaker in the optics related international conferences, and also organized and chaired section of international conferences. Now he is Chairman of Asian Society of Experiment Mechanics (ASEM) and General Chair of International Symposium on Optomechatronic Technology in 2017. His research interests include 3D printing, optomechatronics, experimental mechanics, optical fiber sensors, and biophotonics. He has authored over 150 journal publications and has filed for several patents. One of his articles is included in Spotlight on Optics by OSA in 2015.

Dr Dmitry Isakov is an Assistant Professor in Experimental Additive Manufacturing at WMG, University of Warwick. He received PhD in Solid State Physics in 2003 from the Institute of Crystallography (Russia). His research interests include ferroelectrics and non-linear optical crystals, functional low-dimensional nanomaterials with the scope on developing applications in molecular electronics and integrated optics. Since 2014 he was a research fellow at the University of Oxford with interest in graded permittivity materials for novel electromagnetic applications and exploring challenges emerging in the area of spatial transformations and electromagnetism. His current projects are focused on multi-material 3D/4D printing, and novel functional materials for 3D printing.

Igor. V. Reshetov his a director of Research & Educational Clinical Centre for Plastic Reconstructive Surgery and Oncology, Head of Plastic Surgery Chair, I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University (2014-2020). His research interest in Plastic and reconstructive microsurgery in oncology,Head and neck tumors, Tissues and organs prototyping. He published more than 500 publications in Russian and International peer-reviewed Journals. He Activities in committees, associations in last 5 years are President All-Russian Federation of Specialists in Head&Neck Diseases,Council Member, Russian Foundation for Basic Research,Member of Executive Committee, International Federation on Head and Neck Oncologic Societies (IFHNOS),Director World Federation of Surgical Oncology Societies (WFSOS) School and Member of International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery

Dr. Miri is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rowan University and he has extensive expertise in additive manufacturing for biomedical applications. He received his PhD from Mechanical Engineering Program at McGill University and had postdoc training at MIT-Harvard Division of Health Sciences and Technology. Since he joined Rowan University, he has been actively working on new bioprinting techniques for tissue regeneration, and in collaboration with the Department of Biomedical Engineering.As a full-time faculty of mechanical engineering, the PI’s group has built different bioprinting platforms, including a multi-axial extrusion bioprinter, handheld bioprinter (patent-protected), and a digital light projection-based bioprinter.

David BASSIR is as Professor at the French University of Technology and Senior Researcher at ENS Cachan/ Université Paris-Saclay. Previously, he was the Dean of the University of technology (IUT) at the University of Lorraine (France), Consult for Science and Technology at the French Embassy to serve at the Consulate General of France in Guangzhou (China), General Director of Research at the Ecole Speciale des Travaux Publics, du Batiment et de l'Industrie (Paris) and Space Craft engineer at GECI Technology in different Space Agencies such as Arianespace (France) and Matra Marconi Space (Astrium Group). He joined the UTBM as Associate professor in 2001 and Technical University of Delft as visiting professor in 2008. He holds a Master and a PhD degree in structural optimization from the University of Franche-Comte (France), with the most honorable mention. He has published more than 120 papers in journals, books and conference proceedings, including more than 44 articles in indexed journals on various subjects of Composites materials, Parameter identification, Additive manufacturing, Structural Optimization and Multiscale modelling and analysis. He serves as member of various expert committees in many international organizations and highly estimated scientific societies. Since 2012, he is the founder and the president of the Sino-french Association for Sciences and Technology ..

Prof. Jin Huang received his Ph.D in mechanical engineering from Xidian University, Xi’an, China, in 1999. He worked at the department of mechanical engineering, the University of British Columbia, Canada, as a visiting researcher in 2001~2002. He is a professor, dean of the school of Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Xidian University, and the dirtecor of the Key Laboratory of Electronic Equipment Design, Minister of Education. He is the Fellow of Chinese Institute of Electronics and served as the deputy secretary general of Electro-mechanical Engineer Society of China. His research interest includes 3D printing for electronic equipments, flexible electronics and mechatronics. He has published more than 100 papers in various peer reviewed journals and conference proceedings, and he holds more than 50 patents.

Jaime Del Rio Highsmith completed his Medicine and Surgery 1981, Specialist in Stomatology 1983. Postgraduate in Endodontics U.C.M. 1983. Postgraduate in oral surgery 1983-4 clinical hospital of San Carlos.Doctor of Medicine and Surgery, fundamental section, 1985.University Professor, 1995.Professor of the U.C.M. since 1986, head of implant-prosthesis (1986).Director of the course "Specialist in Implant-Prosthesis" U.C.M. since 1996.Head of the integrated clinic for adults, F. de Odontología U.C.M., since 1990. Director of the "International Journal of Stomatological Prosthesis", Spanish edition, official journal of SEPES. Vice-dean of Continuing Education and degrees of the U.C.M. School of Dentistry. 2006 -2012. Prize Spanish magazine of stomatology 1987, SEPES Prize 1993, 1996, 2000, Soproden 1997, etc. Author of several publications in Spanish and foreign journals, texts and clinical guides. Director of various funded research projects in the area of implant-prostheses, materials and techniques in prostheses, proprioception, and clinical epidemiology. Director of the group GRUPO DE INVESTIGACION recognized No. 970642 on July 9, 2012 "DESIGNS, STRUCTURES, AND COVERINGS IN IMPLANTOPRÓTHESIS". Director of 20 Doctoral Theses, in the lines of research described.

ANNA C. TASOLAMPROU received the Diploma and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH), Greece. She is currently with the Photonic-Phononic and MetaMaterials (PPM) Group, Institute of Electronic Structure and Laser (IESL), Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH). She has a long experience in analytical and numerical electrodynamics and an active presence in contemporary applied physics. Her research interests include the areas of electromagnetics with a focus on the wave propagation properties through randomand periodic media such as photonic crystals, liquid crystals,2D materials, metamaterials, and metasurface. Her latest research interests involve the investigation of topological states in complex media.

Dr. Cemile Basgul has recently received her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering at Implant Research Core from Drexel University. She holds a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering specializing in pedicle screws that are widely used in spinal surgeries. Her journey in 3D printing started at the IRC with building a kit from Prusa and continued later working with three generations of Apium's FFF printers. She has been investigating Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) as an Additive Manufacturing method on Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) Spinal implants and analyzed the structure and property relationship of 3D printed PEEK Spinal Cages. Her Ph.D. work involved the analysis of thermally driven healing mechanisms in FFF PEEK implants for mechanical strength optimization. She has presented her work in various conferences such as American Academy for Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS), and Society for Biomaterials (SFB), and Formnext. Besides her research, she is the Philadelphia Ambassador for Women in 3D Printing and holding monthly meetings to promote women in the Additive Manufacturing industry.

Hong-Seok Park is a Research Professor in a Department of Mechanical Engineering, at University of Ulsan, Republic of Korea Education - Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, HanYang University, Korea in 1979. - Graduated from Manufacturing Engineering, RWTH Aachen in Germany with Dipl.-Ing.degree in March 1987. - Graduated from Manufacturing Engineering, University of Hannover in Germany with Dr.-Ing. degree in June 1992. Experience - Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) Technology Coordinator for Small and Medium Sized Enterprises. - Member of IT Policy Research Project, Ministry of Knowledge Economy. - Member of Technology Roadmap and Commercialization Advisory Board of Korea Industrial technology Agency (KIAT) and Advisory Board of New Growth Policy Finance Center. - Assessed Member of Korea Institute of Industrial Technology Evaluation and Management (keit) and Korea Information Technology Planning and Evaluation Institute (IITP). - Information Technology Planning Committee, National Information Technology Industry Promotion Agency (NIPA) and Advisory Committee for Convergence Education, Gyeonggi Institute of Science and Technology (IMT). - IT convergence planning team leaderat Korea Convergence Industry Promotion Association (KOAMI). - Small and Medium Business Administration Technical Advisor and Korea Industrial Complex Corporation Ulsan Innovation Cluster Promotion Committee. - Chairman of Manufacturing Innovation Technology Forum, Ulsan Automotive Parts Innovation Center. - Ulsan City Development Commissioner, Ulsan TP Knowledge Technology and Management Support Advisory Board, and Ulsan Creative Economy Innovation Center Start-up Support Commissioner. - Technical advisory committee member of Gyeyang Precision Co., Ltd. and Roll ENG Co., Ltd. -Professor, International Doctoral School, DAAAM Academic Society, Austria,2012~ -Invited Professor of NUAA (Nanjing University of aeronautics and astronautics), 2015~. - Member of IAE (International Academy of Engineering) and Korea Academy for Automotive Engineering 2013~ - Academic Committee Chairs, Advisery - and Organizing Committees of several international academic societies (ASME-MSEC, SysInt, CARV, ICAART, IMCC, DAAAM, ModTech, PRESM, ICMTE, i3CDE, ICROS, etc.) -Vice-Chairman, Editor-in-chief, Fellow, Auditor, and Director of Various

Dr. Yiran (Emma) Yang is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Industrial, Manufacturing, and Systems Engineering and the Director of the Sustainable and Intelligent Manufacturing (SIGMA) Lab, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA. She has a Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, an M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering, and a B.S. degree in Vehicle Engineering. Dr. Yang has published more than 20 peer-reviewed research articles in high-quality journals and conference proceedings. Dr. Yang’s research is mainly focused on sustainability practices in 3D printing towards green manufacturing and circular economy and advanced hybrid additive-subtractive manufacturing. Dr. Yang is dedicated to creating a collaborative and diverse research environment and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students especially those from traditionally underrepresented groups. She has also been devoting her time to serving the scientific community and contributing to K12 outreach and workforce development for future manufacturing.

Dr. Heli Kangas currently holds a position of Technology Manager in the research area of Biomass processing and Products at VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. Her Background is in forest products chemistry with 20 years of experience in the field. She is passionate about innovating and developing novel applications for bio-based materials. In her current role at VTT, she is responsible for the research area’s technology platform and IPR management and her technology portfolio includes VTT technologies in the fields of biomass fractionation and treatment, biomass side-stream (e.g. lignin, bark) valorisation, cellulose nanomaterial manufacturing and products and additive manufacturing (3D printing) of bio-based materials. In addition to this role, she is also involved in project management and coordination and currently coordinates EU H2020 SPIRE project NOVUM (Pilot line based on novel manufacturing technologies for cellulose-based electrical insulation components, 2017-2022), which focuses on additive manufacturing of cellulose-based components for electrical insulation, marine and automotive industries.

Berenika Hausnerova is a full professor in technology of macromolecular compounds at the Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic and a head-researcher of the MIM/AMlaboratories at the Centre of Polymer Systems of the same university. Her area of expertise is rheology of highly filled polymers used in 3D printing and powder injection moulding, where she published more than 90 papers and (co)supervised more than 30 projects. Her research group received golden medal at the International Exhibition of Technical Innovations, Patents and Inventions in 2016. Her work has been acknowledged with “Werner von Siemens Excellence Award” and „For Women in Science” international awards.

Dr. M. Angeles Montealegre studied Chemistry at the Universidad Complutense in Madrid- Spain. She prepared her PhD at Spanish National Research Center for Metallurgy - Spanish National Research Council (CENIM-CSIC) and she got the PhD on Chemistry by the same University in 2004, working on the topic of Development of new Fe-Al alloys as potential biomaterials: Mechanical behavior characterization and oxidation. Currently, she is working as R & D project manager at Ikergune AIE- Inzu Group, in Gipuzkoa-Spain, where she continues to work on the topic of laser material processing. Her research is focussedon laser hardening andadditive manufacturing to fabricate new structures or in laser cladding for coating or repairing high value added pieces. As far as her research, she has coordinated National and European projects as project manager/responsible or member of them.She has been member of scientific committee of ICALEO- International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics during last 5 years. Additionally,she is author and co-author of more than 40 publications and she collaborate as peer reviewer for different journals.

Dumitru Nedelcu is a Professor and Ph.D supervisor at the “Gheorghe Asachi” Technical University of Iasi (TUIASI), Romania, Manager of Fine Mechanics and Nanotechnology Laboratory, President of ModTech Professional Association with 12 branches abroad, ModTech International Conference and Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Modern Manufacturing Technologies, Advanced Engineering Forum, International Journal of Manufacturing Economics and Management and International Journal of Hybrid Information Technology. His research topics: processing and characterization of polymeric and biodegradable materials; management of industrial manufacturing projects. He was a Visiting Professor at TAT, Institute of Engineering, Tokyo, Guest Professor at Joining and Welding Research Institute, Osaka University, Japan and Grenoble Institute of Technology, France. He had Erasmus teaching internships in prestigious universities from Poland, Italy and Mexico. Since with October 2016 he was accepted as Visiting Professor at the Silesian University of Technology, Mechanical Engineering Faculty, Gliwice, Poland. As far as research is concerned, he coordinated 14 national and international projects as project manager/responsible and member in other 16 research projects. He was invited to give 22 lectures, as plenary speaker/keynote speaker/invited speaker at different international conferences and over the years he got 22 national / international awards. Throughout his career, he received a TEMPUS and Romanian Government scholarship at Escuela Tecnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid. He has published more than 180 scientific papers on ISI and BDI journals and international conferences proceedings. He serves on various journals and conferences review committees.

Prof. Denis Dowling has over 30 years’ experience in working in all aspects of materials science. He directs the Science Foundation Ireland funded I-Form Advanced Manufacturing Centre, which is headquartered at University College Dublin (UCD). This Centre currently had nearly 60 PhD / Post-doc researchers along with a 10-member operations team. The research focus is on materials processing (particularly additive manufacturing), as well as the integration of digital technologies into the manufacturing environment. Prof. Dowling’s own research incorporates the related areas of additive manufacturing and surface engineering. He has licensed technology to 7 companies and has published 200 papers in peer reviewed journals, along with 15 book chapters and 11 patents. He was the recipient of the 2012 UCD Innovation Award,as well as the Institute of Materials Finishing gold medal in 2013 (only its 15th recipient since 1925). Prior to taking up an academic position, Prof. Dowling worked with Enterprise Ireland the state industrial development agency.

Hyunwoong Ko is currently a research associate from Process Engineering Group, Systems Integration Division, Engineering Laboratory, National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), USA. He obtained his Ph.D. in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Nanyang Technological University (NTU). During his Ph.D., he was an Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR) scholar and funded by NIST as a visiting researcher. Currently, at NIST, he is conducting and leading research on 1) data driven decision support for AM and 2) data integration and management for AM, key research areas of NIST’s measurement science for AM program. His research interests include data analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence in AM, data fusion, integration, and management, digital twin, hybrid modeling, and smart manufacturing/industry 4.0.

Armando J. Yáñez Casal is currently Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Department of Marine and Industrial Engineering, Escuela Politécnica Superior (EPS), Universidade da Coruña. He is currently Dean ofthe EPS. He is alsoEditorial Board Member of Coatings. Before aforementioned positions, he completed his Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in the Faculty of Physics, Universidad de Santiago, Spain, after obtained his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in the same University, His research specialisation focuses on Laser Assisted Manufacturing Processes. Monitoring and Control and Process Design, Modelling and Development, From this field of research he started twelve years ago to work on additive manufacturing using Directed Energy Deposition technique.He has successfully supervised many undergraduate, postgraduate projects and several PhD Thesis. He has successfully won some research projects funding in the field of laser material processing, mainly in laser cladding of metal matrix ceramic composites and additive manufacturing of functional gradient materials. In addition, he has published/presented almost a hundred articles in local and international conferences and reputable high impact factor Journals as well as Book chapters. Prof. Armando Yáñez is a Reviewer of many reputable international journals.

Dr. Thomas Klein graduated in Materials Science from the Montanuniversität Leoben Austria. In his PhD he worked on the phase constitution and deformation mechanisms of intermetallic gamma-TiAl alloys for aerospace applications. His PhD thesis has received several awards including the Theodor Körner award and the DGM-Nachwuchspreis. After his postdoctoral assignment at the Materials Center LeobenForschung GmbH, Austria, Thomas Klein joined the Light Metals TechnologiesRanshofen, Austria, in March 2019 as scientist in the field of alloy and process development for light-metalwire-based additive manufacturing technologies. In his research he focuses on the special requirements of alloys tailored for processing by additive manufacturing.

Dr. Gary Chinga Carrasco is the lead scientist at RISE PFI (Norway) within the area of biocomposites. His background is in Cell Biology and Chemical Engineering. He is reviewer of several journals, including Carbohydrate polymers, Acta Biomaterialia and ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering, member of the editorial board of Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts (Elsevier) and Associate Editor of Bioengineering (MDPI). He has published more than 110 peer-reviewed papers in international journals, 6 critical reviews, 7 book chapters and 1 book. Currently his research focuses on the production of tailor-made nanocelluloses, its characterization, biocompatibility and application in novel biocomposite materials for biomedical applications, with a main focus on 3D bioprinting. He has years of experience as coordinatorof national and international projects, working closely with national and international R&D partners and industry. Some of his main activities regarding industrial implementation and realization focus on sustainable material concepts based on wood fibres, lignin, nanocellulose and biocomposites.

Dr. Mazurchevici Simona-Nicoleta a scientific researcher at the "Gheorghe Asachi" Technical University of Iaşi, Faculty of Machine Manufacturing and Industrial Management, Romania, the research topic being focused on 3D printing of biodegradable materials. The doctoral study was performed at the same institution, the doctoral thesis being entitled Contributions to the study of reinforced parts obtaining process from biodegradable materials by injection molding, 2016. She has license’s degree in medical physics, obtained at “Alexandru Ioan Cuza„ University of Iasi, Department of Physics, Romania. Also, she benefited of tow research internships, first at “Tor Vergata” University of Rome, Italy, in 2014 and in 2019 at University of Monterrey, Mexico. As publications, she has of over 30 papers, 15 of them being with WoS indexation. Dr. Mazurchevici Simona-Nicoleta participated at numerous international conferences, she is also secretary of Professional Association in Modern Manufacturing Technologies (ModTech) Executive Board, an association with over 400 members and 12 branches abroad, and a reviewer of several international journals.

Sayedalireza Fereshtenejadis currently a post-doc fellow at the Research Institute of Energy and Resources (RIER) at Seoul National University (SNU).He received his PhD in Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering from Seoul National University in 2020. He wasthe recipient of Graduate Scholarship for Excellent Foreign Students from SNU. His research focuses on the applicability of 3D printing technology to rock mechanics and rock engineering, shear behavior of weakness planes containing non-persistent joints, discrete fracture network (DFN), rock slope stability, and probabilistic approach in rock engineering. His current main focus regards the rapid preparation of complex artificial (rock-like) geomaterials with flexible mechanical propertiesfor mining and rock engineering research projects applying state-of-the-art technologies.

Svetlana Ibrić is full professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade, where she held the position of Vice-Dean of Research and International Cooperation between 2012-2018. Prof. Ibrić is coordinator of academic specialization in Industrial Pharmacy, as well as head of the Centre of Industrial Pharmacy (http://cifff.emyspot.com/) which brings together members of all pharmaceutical companies in Serbia, regulatory authorities and academia. Prof. Ibrić is founder of the PharmPrintLab (www.pharmprintlab.com) at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Belgrade and member of the APV Task Force Additive Manufacturing, established in 2019 by the International Association for Pharmaceutical Technology. She was supervisor of 14 completed PhD theses. Her main research interest is controlled release dosage forms development, application of machine learning tools in product/process optimization and QbD implementation in development of dosage forms and processes. She has published over 200 scientific papers and has over 1500 citations.

Born in 26-03-1981, C. A. Biffi obtained master degree in Mechanical Engineering in 2005 with a thesis from the title “Modellazione della sorgente di calore nella saldatura laser per profonda penetrazione” (Modeling of heat source in deep penetration laser welding) and PhD in 2009 at Politecnico di Milano –Mechanical Department on the topic “Microdrilling of titanium with pulsed fiber laser: characterization of the process and reduction of spatter”. Since 2009 he is researcher at National Research Council of Italy (CNR). His main research focus regards the investigation of the correlation between advanced processes, mostly laser material processing, and material properties, such as microstructure and functional properties. In particular, his main research topics include the production, workability and metallurgical/functional characterization of innovative metallic materials, like shape memory alloys, Nitinol and other systems for high temperature applications, and biodegradable alloys. The study of laser material processing (welding, drilling, cutting, surface modification, thermal treatments and additive manufacturing) of advanced materials, such as titanium, nickel-titanium, magnesium alloys and aluminium based metal matrix composites is another relevant aspect of his research.

Jose Pinto Duarte (Lic Arch UT Lisbon 1987, SMArchS 1993 and PhD MIT 2001) is the Stuckeman Chair in Design Innovation and director of the Stuckeman Center for Design Computing at Penn State, where he is Professor of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, and Affiliate Professor of Architectural Engineering and Engineering Design. Dr. Duarte was dean of the Lisbon School of Architecture and president of eCAADe. He was co-founder of the Penn State Additive Construction Laboratory (AddCon Lab) and his research interests are in the use of computation to support context-sensitive design at different scales. Recently, he co-edited (with Branko Kolarevic) the book "Mass Customization and Design Democracy" (Routledge, NY, 2019) and his team was awarded 2nd place in the finals of the "NASA 3D Printed Mars Habitat Challenge."

Cecile Meier obtained her PhD in Education with the doctoral thesis under the title: "Incorporation of the sculptural heritage in educational contexts through the use of 3D printers and advanced low-cost technologies". She has been Assistant Professor since 2018 at University of La Laguna (Spain) at the department of fine arts and member of the investigation group “Design and Digital Fabrication”. She forms part of the FabLab ULL which is a member of the Fab Foundation network. Her research is specialised in the use of new technologies and digital fabrication in the classroom and as application for art and sculpture creation. She continues her research about sculptural heritage from her PhD, directing final master projects with the same theme. She is currently working on the use of PLA printed models to be incorporated into the art casting and electroforming. She works also with other subject areas to help to incorporate 3D printing and 3D scanning into the classroom, as well as using digital technologies in all her classes. She also teaches a subject at the Master of Design from her University called “Innovation in Product Design and Manufacturing”, where she shares all her knowledge about 3D printing and additive manufacturing.

Dr Cristina Portalés is a Ramón y Cajal post-doc fellow at the Institute of Robotics and Information and Communication Technology (IRTIC) at Universitat de València (Spain), where she currently works as full PhD senior researcher, being the Principal Investigator of the H2020-SILKNOW project. She is also professor of Data Visualization at the School of Engineering, at the same university. She had formerly graduated with a double degree: Engineer in Geodesy and Cartography from the Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV, Spain) and MSc in Surveying and Geoinformation from the Technische Universität Wien (TU-Wien, Austria). She was a research fellow at the Institute of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (Vienna, 1999-2002), a PhD research fellow at the Mixed Reality Laboratory of the University of Nottingham (UK, 2005) and at the Interaction and Entertainment Research Centre of the Nanyang University of Singapore (2006). She carried out her PhD. at the UPV, with the title “Augmented Reality Multimedia Environments in the Arts Field”, which received an outstanding award by the UPV. First woman receiving the EH Thompson Award (best paper), given by the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society (2010). Author of +80 scientific publications. S&T program committee of diverse international conferences (e.g. ACM SIGCHI ACE, GECCO, ISMAR). She is Co-Editor in Chief of the scientific journal Multimodal Technologies and Interaction (MTI) (Scopus Indexed). Chair of Institutional Relationships at the Association Cienciaen el Parlamento, which has led to the creation of a Scientific and Technological Advisory Office at the Spanish Parliament. Her research interests are focused on computer vision, augmented reality and digital Cultural Heritage. She has a strong interdisciplinary profile and has special interest in the emerging collaborative work between ICT and SSH researchers.

Dr. S.H. Chu (PhD, HKU) is a Research Fellow at Singapore Technological University followed by Postdoc Fellow at the University of Hong Kong and Postdoc Fellow at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Prior to it, Dr. Chu was educated at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and The University of Hong Kong for engineering and research knowledge and awarded Hong Kong Green Innovation Merit as R&D team member. Dr Chu’s research interest lies in functional/sustainable ultra-high performance SHCC and its structural applications.

Pan Houwen Matthew received his PhD in Biomedical Engineering from National University of Singapore (NUS), 2016. During his PhD, he was also funded by DAAD for a 1-year Research Exchange in University of Bayreuth, Germany. He is currently a Senior Research Fellow in Nanyang Technological University (NTU) working with a multidisciplinary team of researchers including engineers, cell biologists, and polymer chemists on innovations in the field of bioengineering. In his research career, he has worked on and led a multitude of research projects such as the development of biomaterials for bioprinting, cell encapsulation, delivery of therapeutics, and the synthesis of stimuli-responsive materials for 4D printing. As a young researcher, he has authored more than 10 articles in prestigious journals such as Advanced Functional Materials, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, and Biofabrication, 2 book chapters, 2 patents related to IP in the field of 3D bioprinting and cell encapsulation, and several conference papers. He is a recipient of the NUS Research Scholarship (2011), DAAD Research Scholarship (2014), and DTU’s H.C. Ørsted COFUND (2019).

Maria Virginia Candal Pazos is a Polymer Materials Engineer and holds a Master's Degree in Mechanical Engineering, both degrees obtained at the Simón Bolívar University in Venezuela. She has a Specialization in Business Management obtained at the Santa Maria University in Venezuela. In addition, she is a Doctor in Materials Sciences and Metallurgical Engineering, graduated from the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain. She was a Full Professor at the Simón Bolívar University in the Mechanics Department for more than twenty-one years. She held various administrative positions at said university, among which are head of the Mechanics Department. She has been a trainer and advisor to the plastic and related sectors in that country. She has been visiting professor at the University of Mar de Plata (Argentina), Universidad de los Andes (Colombia) and Universidad Navarra (Spain), as well as a researcher at the Institute of Plastic and Rubber Training (Colombia). Currently, she is working as a researcher at the University of the Basque Country and as a professor at the International University of Valencia, both in Spain. Her areas of work are: polymer processing, especially injection, blowing and 3D printing, mechanical properties, computer simulation of the injection process, design of plastic parts in general and for the medical sector and their respective molds.

Sylvester Mantihal is currently a lecturer and researcher at the Faculty of Food Science and Nutrition, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia. His research focuses on extrudable material (edible) for 3D food printing, his current work involved the investigation of local consumer perception of 3D printing technology and he has published several journal articles in the related field of 3D food printing.

Jia-En Chen (Danny) 陳加恩 completed his Post graduation in-Sep,2018~July,2020 Graduate Institute of Automation and Control National Taiwan University of Science and Technology (NTUST/TAIWAN TECH) RESEARCH EXPERIENCE:Medical Fablab NDMC Founder (June,2014-now) Massachusetts Institute of Technology International Visiting Student (July-August,2016) 2016 Harvard-MIT Bio Academy International Student (How To Grow Almost Anything) 2017 Harvard Medical School Boston Children Hospital International Observer (July,2017)

Wenyou Zhang is currently a final year PhD student in Mechanical Engineering funded by the Government of Ireland Postgraduate Scholarship at National University of Ireland, Galway. His research focuses on computational modeling of laser beam powder bed fusion (PBF-LB), residual stress, deformation, and experimental measurement of additive manufactured Ti6Al4V.

Gabriela Garrastazu Pereira is a Pharmacist and has completed her Ph.D in Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul with a co-tutorial project from the University of Parma (Italy). In August 2013, she joined the Graduate School of Pharmacy of the University of Technology Sydney (Australia) as Pos Doc student for 2 years. She moved back to Brazil in 2015, joined the Faculty of Pharmacy of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul as pos doc Student until 2016. Now she is a Sênior Research in Universidade de Lisboa (Portugal) working with 3d printing for oral dosage forms, her research interest is nanotechnology, drug delivery systems, 3d print and oral dosagem forms.

Dr. Latifa is graduated from the Faculty of Oral & Dental Medicine , Cairo University. She joined the prosthodontics department of AlZahraa univer- sity hospital – AlAzhar university in Egypt from 2002 until now .She also worked as lecturer assistant at Misr university for science andtechnology . Latifa received her Master Degree in Color and Cosmetic dentistry and Phd degree in CAD/CAM implant supported restoration in prosthodontics from Alazhar university and she accredited her Masters from Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc.at USA.She is a member of ADA, IADR , AACD,AAID and DSD certified member.She is Speaker and board organizing Committee Member in many international conferences and also editorial board member for many international Journals. Cur- rently she is consultant prosthodontist and considered a pioneer in refin- ing and implementing the unique Reverse Engineering concept in digital dentistry.She worked at her private clinic and studio in Cairo in which she treats cases in cooperation with many international smile designers and master technicians.

FATOBA holds a doctoral degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the Department of Chemical, Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria, South Africa. He holds B.Eng. degree (Mechanical Engineering) and M.Sc degrees in both Mechanical Engineering & Metallurgical and Materials Engineering. Fatoba research interests are deep and eclectic but with special interest in surface engineering, additive manufacturing, corrosion mitigation, structure/property relationships, materials characterization and development, mechanical properties of structural alloys, composite materials, and laser-based surface engineering of metallic alloys for enhanced service performance, numerical modelling, Artificial intelligence, and computational fluid dynamics. His research experience has culminated in publications of over 150 articles in peer-reviewed Journals and several oral presentations in both local and international conferences. Dr Fatoba is the Leader of additive manufacturing group and Senior Research Associate at University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

Dr Sikiru O. Ismail is currently a Senior Lecturer in Manufacturing Engineering and Materials at Department of Engineering, School of Physics, Engineering and Computer Science, University of Hertfordshire (UoH), England, United Kingdom.He is a member of Mechanical Engineering Subject Group and Centre for Engineering Research. He is currently Outreach and Networking Coordinator for the Centre for Climate Change Research, UoH. Also, he is the Lead Guest Editor of Applied Science/Materials, Special Issue of MDPI Journal. Before aforementioned leadership positions, he completed his Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in the School of Mechanical and Design Engineering, University of Portsmouth, England, UK, after obtained his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in the same University, as a scholarship researcher with prestigious awards such as Paper Publication Prizes: Best Student Paper and First Place Awards at both School of Engineering and Faculty of Technology levels. Prior to his doctoral degree, he obtained National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Technology with Distinction Grade; Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in Mechanical Engineering (Production) with First Class Honours Division; and Masters of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Design and Production) with Distinction Grade. He was an Overall/Best Student in all his degree programmes, among other outstanding prizes. Moreover, Dr Ismail has several years of professional (industrial, research and academic/lecturing) experiences, having worked in many sectors. His research specialisation focuses on Manufacturing (Mechanical) and Materials Engineering, Innovative Manufacturing Processes / Monitoring and Optimisation of Manufacturing Processes, Machinery and Process Design and Development, ProductInnovation and Technology Transfer,Renewable Energy (Sustainability and Optimisation) and Green Technology, Advanced and Digital Manufacturing/Robots in Manufacturing, Additive and Hybrid Manufacturing/3D and 4D printings,Sustainable and Smart Manufacturing (Industry 4.0), using Experimental and Numerical Simulation/Finite Element/Analytical Modelling Techniques.He has successfully supervised many undergraduate and postgraduate projects. He has successfully won some research grants/funding and scholarships. In addition, he has published/presented several articles in local and international conferences and reputable high impact factor Journals as well as Book, Handbook and Encyclopaedia Chapters. Dr Ismail is a Reviewer and Editorial Board Member of many reputable local and international journals and conferences. He is a qualified Advance Higher Education Internal and External Examiner, UK. He also obtained Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE). Furthermore, Dr Ismail is a Member, Chartered Engineer and Fellow of several national/local and international professional bodies. These organisations include, but are not limited to, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (MASME, USA), Institution of Mechanical Engineers (MIMechE, UK), American Society for Composites (MASC, USA), Institution of Engineering and Technology (CEng MIET, UK), Higher Education Academy (FHEA, UK), Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (FRSA, UK). Summarily, Dr Ismail is an astute Senior Lecturer and erudite researcher. He solves several engineering problems through cutting-edge research, as he is presently working on robot-assisted additive manufacturing of structural elements.