Takashige Omatsu (B.S. (1983), Ph.D. (1992) from the University of Tokyo) is a professor of nano-science division of a faculty of engineering in Chiba University.His research intersts cover a variety of areas, such as nonlinear optics, solid-state and fiber lasers, singular optics, and super-resolution spectroscopy. Recent work has focused on chiral control of nano-structures by angular momentum of light. Such chiral nano-structures will potentially provide a new scientific aspect to metamaterials, plasmonics, and silicon photonics, and they might also enable us to develop nanoscale imaging systems with chiral selectivity. He has already published >100 refereed journal articles, and he has performed >20 invited presentations of major international conferences, including CLEO, CLEO Pacific-Rim, CLEO Europe, LEOS, and ICALEO meetings. He has been appointed as an Associate Editor of Optics Express during 2006-2012. He is also on the editorial board of Applied Physics Express. He is currently working as a steering committee member of the conference on the laser and optoelectronics pacific-rim (CLEO Pacific-rim). Professor Omatsu is a Fellow of the Japan Society of Applied Physics, and a Senior Member of the Optical Society of America. He is also Visiting Professor, Xinjiang Normal University, China.

Young Pak Lee received his B. S. degree from Seoul National Univ., Korea, in 1975, and the Ph. D. degree in experimental condensed-matter physics in 1987 from Iowa State Univ., U. S. A. His research has involved study on magneto-optical, magnetic, optical and transport properties, and electronic structures of thin films and nanostructures, characterization of the surfaces and interfaces of thin films including multilayers, and so forth since his Ph. D. degree. After many careers in U. S. A., Japan, Germany, China and Korea, he is now former President of the Korean Physical Society and Distinguished Prof., Physics Dept. of Hanyang Univ., and Distinguished Prof., Dept. of Optical Science and Engineering of Fudan University, China. Prof. Lee is also Fellow (former Physics Chair) of Korea Academy of Science and Technology, Series Editor for “Topics in Applied Physics” of Springer Publishing Co., and Editorial Board Member of “Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Application.” He has published 738 SCI papers with an h-index of 65 as of May 2022. His current investigations include metamaterials and magnetic photonic crystals, multiferroic systems, and nanoscopic investigation of morphology and magnetic domain. He has received tens of academic awards including Sungbong Physics Award (the highest-level Award from the Korean Physical Society) and Korean National Order of Science and Technology Merit.

Dr. Hai Xiao joined Clemson University in 2013 as the Samuel Lewis Bell Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, jointly affiliated with COMSET. Previously, he was a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) where he served as the founding director of the Photonics Technology Laboratory (PTL). Dr. Xiao received his Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Virginia Tech in 2000. From 2000 to 2003, he was a Member of Technical Staff at the Optoelectronic Center of Lucent Technologies/Agere Systems. From 2003 to 2006, he was an assistant professor of electrical engineering at New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. From 2006 to 2012, he was an associate professor of electrical engineering at Missouri S&T. Dr. Xiao is the recipient of a number of prestigious awards including the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Program (YIP) Award in 2006, the R&D 100 Award in 2004, and the Virginia Tech Outstanding Achievement Award in 2003.Dr. Xiao’s research interests mainly focus on photonic and microwave sensors and instrumentation for applications in energy, intelligent infrastructure, clean-environment, biomedical sensing/imaging, and national security. Current research thrust areas include: 1) Novel optical/microwave micro/nano materials, structures, devices and sensors, 2) Fiber optic and microwave sensors and instrumentation for applications in harsh environments, 3) Ultrafast laser machining, processing/modification and characterization of materials and structures, and 4) Optical biomedical imaging, sensing, tomography/microscopy and spectroscopy. Dr. Xiao has co-authored over 160 technical papers and participated in 29 research projects, totaling about $14M in research funding in the past 10 years from various sources including NSF, DOE, ONR, NIH, ARO, national laboratories and private companies.

Professor Ghassemlooy received his BSc (Hons) degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the Manchester Metropolitan University in 1981, and his MSc and PhD in Optical Communications from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), in 1984 and 1987, respectively with Scholarships from the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council, UK. From 1986-87 worked in UMIST and from 1987 to 1988 was a Post-doctoral Research Fellow at the City University, London. In 1988 he joined Sheffield Hallam University as a Lecturer, becoming a Reader in 1995 and a Professor in Optical Communications in 1997. From 2004 until 2012, was an Associate Dean for Research in the School of Computing, Engineering and Information Sciences and in 2012 he became Associate Dean for Research and Innovation in the Faculty of Engineering and Environment, at Northumbria University at Newcastle, UK. He also heads the Northumbria Communications Research Laboratories within the Faculty. In 2001 he was a recipient of the Tan Chin Tuan Fellowship in Engineering from the Nanyang Technological University in Singapore to work on the photonic technology. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Optics and Applications, The Mediterranean Journal Electronics and Communications and currently serves on the Editorial Committees of number international journals. He is the founder and the Chairman of the IEEE, IET International Symposium on Communication Systems, Network and Digital Signal Processing.

Yong Zhang received B.S. and M.S. in Physics from Xiamen University, and Ph.D. in Physics from Dartmouth College. He is Bissell Distinguished Professor with ECE Dept of UNC-Charlotte since 2009, and adjunct Professor of Physics Dept..Prior to that, he was Senior Scientist with National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Other positions he has held include “Chaires d'excellence” of Nanosciences Foundation (France) 2010 – 2012; Academic Committee member, State Key Laboratory of Photovoltaic Science and Technology (China); Guest Professor, Institute of Semiconductors, CAS; etc. His current research activities include new materials and structures for photovoltaics (e.g., ZnO/ZnSe nano-heterostructures, CZTS, Perovskites), IR detector materials (e.g., InAs/GaSb SLs and MCT), inorganic-organic hybrid materials, graphene, graphene/Si heterostrutures, transition metal dichalcogenides, InGaN and AlGaN LED materials, and fundamental sciences in solid state physics. He has published more than 170 papers and book chapters

Dr. Wei is currently a principle researcher at Huawei German Research Center. He received a PhD from the University of Wales in 2010. Dr. Wei’s research interests include optics communications, photonics switching/signal processing,advanced modulation/coding, digital signal processing, algorithms, and machine learning. Heedited one book and (co-)authoredover 150 peer-reviewed journal/conference papers including more than 10 invited. He holds several US/Europe patents.Dr. Wei is a Marie Curie fellow and a senior member of IEEE.

Dr. Guohua Xie obtained his Ph.D. degree from Jilin University (China) in 2011, working on OLED microdisplays. From August 2011, Dr. Xie carried out his postdoctoral research at TU Dresden (Germany), sponsored by Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, investigating the stability of OLEDs. From January 2013 to January 2015, Dr. Xie worked for an OLED-based interdisciplinary project to treat skin cancer based on photodynamic therapy at the Organic Semiconductor Center of the University of St Andrews (UK). Since January 2015, he has been serving as an associate professor at the College of Chemistry and Molecular Sciences of Wuhan University (China), focusing on the interdisciplinary research of solution-processed organic optoelectronic materials and devices. Dr. Xie has co-authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications with an H-index of 45 and contributed to three edited book chapters on organic optoelectronics. In 2020, Dr. Xie has been admitted as a Fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry. Currently, Dr. Xie is a guest editor respectively for “Frontiers in Chemistry”, “Molecules” and “International Journal of Molecular Sciences”. Meanwhile, he also serves as a member of Youth Editorial Board respectively for “Chinese Journal of Luminescence”, “SmartMat” and “The Innovation”.

Dr. Kyung Min Lee currently works at the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) as a staff scientist through the Azimuth Corporation. He received his Ph.D. in Polymer Engineering from the University of Akron, Ohio in 2002. Prior to joining the AFRL in 2010, he spent several years at Case Western Reserve University as a Senior Research Associate. Dr. Lee's current research interests are the study of the dDr. Kyung Min Lee currently works at the US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) as a staff scientist through the Azimuth Corporation. He received his Ph.D. in Polymer Engineering from the University of Akron, Ohio in 2002. Prior to joining the AFRL in 2010, he spent several years at Case Western Reserve University as a Senior Research Associate. Dr. Lee's current research interests are the study of the dynamic optical behavior of liquid crystal-based optical materials, such as polymer-stabilized cholesteric liquid crystals, polymer-stabilized blue-phase liquid crystals, and holographically patterned liquid crystal gels. ynamic optical behavior of liquid crystal-based optical materials, such as polymer-stabilized cholesteric liquid crystals, polymer-stabilized blue-phase liquid crystals, and holographically patterned liquid crystal gels.

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Vasudevanpillai Biju studied chemistry at CSIR-RRL and the University of Kerala and obtained his Ph.D. in 2000. After postdoctoral research in Japan and the US, he was a scientist in AIST, Japan. In parallel, he was a visiting scientist at the University of Texas at Austin and a JST PRESTO Researcher. Since February 2016, he has been a Professor at Hokkaido University. His research interests include semiconductor quantum dots, photo-functional molecules, and single-molecule techniques. His research activities are recognized with various awards by the Ozaki Foundation (Gennai Award), the Japanese Photochemistry Association, the Asian and Oceanian Photochemistry Association, and the Chemical Society of Japan. In 2011 he was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Zhixing Gan is currently an associate professor of physics and materials at Nanjing Normal University, China. He received his BS degree in applied physics in 2010 from Northeastern University, China, and then received his PhD from Nanjing University in 2015. His primary research interests include photophysics, photoluminescence, and photothermal effect of emerging nanomaterials, such as carbon nanomaterials, 2D materials, and perovskites. He has coauthored more than 100 academic journal papers, which have been cited more than 2700 times.

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Rami Ahmad El-Nabulsi holds a PhD in Particle Physics, Mathematical Physics and Modeling from Provence University (currently Aix-Marseille University), France and a diploma of advanced studies in Plasma Physics and Radiation Astrophysics from the same institution. He worked with different worldwide research departments in UK, South Korea, China, Greece, Thailand, India, etc. and he is currently affiliated to Chiang Mai University, Thailand. He is the author of more than 300 peer-reviewed papers in peer-refereed reputed journals and a reviewer for more than 100 scientific journals. His research ranges from applied mathematics to theoretical physics including nonlinear dynamical systems, space and astrophysics, general relativity and geometrical and algebraic physics, physics and chemistry of solids, plasma MHD, neutronics and nuclear reactors, superconductivity, and magnetic materials among others.

Dr. George A. Stanciu is Professor of Physics at University Politehnica of Bucharest. He is head of Center for Microscopy-Microanalysis and Information Processing founded by him in 2001. He got his doctor degree (Ph. D.) in Technical Physics in 1981. He received the Professor title in 1994. Starting with 1973 he has been working in the Laser Scanning Microscopy field. In 1977 his team reported the first Digital Laser Scanning Microscope. He has been working for long time in the frame of laser scanning microscopy (instrumentation and applications) are and in the scanning probe microscopy (instrumentation and applications). Lately he is focused on biological application of different scanning laser microscopy techniques. Prof. George Stanciu is Senior member of the IEEE from 1995.

Matthieu Lancry is permanent professor at the Institute of Molecular Chemistry and Materials of Orsay (ICMMO) of University Paris Saclay. He is interested in the 3D modifications of the optical properties of glass materials by laser. He specializes in optical glasses for photonics and fiber optics. He leads the Advanced Materials for Photonics (MAP) group and the FLAG network, which promotes applications from volume writing with femtosecond laser in glasses.

In 1990, Dr Díaz completed his doctorate on endocrine regulation of plasma membrane electrolyte transport in electrogenic extrarenal epithelia. After his doctorate, he moved to the Institute of Animal Physiology and Genetic Research in Cambridge as a postdoc to study mechanisms underlying electrical properties of different anion and cation channels involved in regulatory volume decrease. This research using patch-clamp electrophysiology and molecular biology techniques led to the functional association between volume-activated chloride channels and multidrug resistance P-glycoprotein (MDR). For these studies, in 1994 he was promoted to Senior Scientific Officer for the Cancer Research Campaign in Oxford. Back in Spain in 1994, he established the Laboratory of Membrane Physiology and Biophysics at the University of La Laguna in Spain. Since then, his group has studied different ion conductances, electrolyte and nutrient transporters, plasmalemmal ATPases and membrane receptors for neurotransmitters and hormones, including unexpected plasma membrane steroid receptors. One main interest of his laboratory are the (patho-)physiological roles and signaling mechanisms initiated by estrogens at the plasma membrane, including intracellular calcium imaging, which have been associated with neuroprotection. In January 2010, he became a full professor of Physiology and Biophysics. Nowadays he is active member of the editorial board of more than ten international journal devoted to basic and applied physiology research. In the period 2010-2019 he was the Specialty Chief Editor (SCE) of Frontiers in Membrane Physiology and Membrane Biophysics. In 2021 he was appointed to the board of the Instituto Universitario de Neurociencia (IUNE) from Universidad de La Laguna (Spain). During the last two decades, his laboratory has focused on two main research areas: 1) the study of cell membrane physicochemistry, particularly in lipid rafts microdomains from nerve cells, and their relation to membrane biophysics, membrane protein dynamics, and lipid-protein interactions, with emphasis on neurodegenerative diseases, and 2) On the development, synthesis, pharmacological assessment, and cellular imaging of novel fluorescent derivatives of membrane permeable and impermeable SERMs (Selective estrogen receptor modulators). Some of these compounds, such FLTX1, which are endowed with pure antiestrogenic activity and emerging laser dye properties, have been characterized for their ability to behave as gain media for spontaneous amplified laser emission (ASE), and random laser (RL) properties in vitro biological tissues of pathological interest (i.e. hormone-dependent cancers).

Prof. Naveen Nishchal has been a faculty member in the department of physics at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Patna since 2008. Dr. Nishchal received his Ph.D. degree in physics from IIT Delhi in 2005. He has served Instruments Research and Development Establishment (DRDO), Dehradun as a Scientist ‘C’ during 2004-2007. Further, he served at IIT Guwahati as an assistant professor in the physics department during 2007-2008. He has been a Researcher to the Oulu Southern Institute, University of Oulu, Finland. His research interests include optical information processing and security, digital holography, correlation-based optical pattern recognition, fractional Fourier transform-based signal processing, and orbital angular momentum of light. He is a senior member of OPTICA and SPIE. He is a life member of Optical Society of India, Indian Science Congress Association, and Lasers and Spectroscopy Society of India. He has authored a book Optical Cryptosystems published from IOP Publs., Bristol, UK (2019). He has authored/co-authored 76 peer-reviewed international journal papers and 176 papers in various conferences/seminars/symposia. He has supervised 7 PhD theses and currently six research scholars are pursuing their PhD program under his guidance. Currently, he is an Associate Editor of Optical Engineering (SPIE, USA). He served as an Academic Editor to the scientific world journal: signal processing during 2013-2016. He is an active reviewer to the journals published from OSA, SPIE, Elsevier, Springer, IEEE, IEE, IOP, CSIR, Hindawi Publs, and MDPI. Dr. Nishchal was selected as outstanding reviewer for the year 2016 for the journal of optics from IOP, UK. Dr. Nishchal received the India Top Cited Author Award-2019 as an author of one of the top 1% most-cited papers in physics published over the period of 2016-2018 by IOP Publs., UK. His name appeared in world’s top 2% scientists list in optics published by Stanford University, USA (PLOS Biology, Oct. 2020, 2021). As per Google Scholar, Prof. Nishchal has 2971 citations to his credit. His h-index is 31 and i-10 index is 58.