1. Prof. Dr. Panagiotis Kyratsis 🇬🇷
Topic: CAD-based Programming for Product Design and Manufacturing
Dr Panagiotis Kyratsis (www.kyratsis.com) is Professor of the Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering, University of Western Macedonia, Greece. He is the Director of the Institute of Traditional Architecture and Cultural Heritage, University Research Center “TEMENUS” and the Director of the Computational Design and Digital Fabrication Research Lab (CODE+). Prof. Panagiotis Kyratsis received his PhD in CAD-based manufacturing process simulations from the Department of Production Engineering and Management, Technical University of Crete, Greece. He holds a diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the Aristotle’s University of Thessaloniki – Greece, and he received his M.Sc. in Automotive Product Engineering and M.Sc. in CAD/CAM from Cranfield University – UK. He has been involved in several industrial projects, and he has a great deal of expertise in both the design and the manufacturing aspects of product development. His main research interests include manufacturing/machining, CAD/CAM/CAE systems, computational design, Artificial Intelligence (AI), additive manufacturing (AM), CAD-based applications, product design, reverse engineering and prototyping. He has published more than 20 books and more than 200 papers in Scientific Journals and International Conferences. He acts as member of the editorial board and reviewer to numerous scientific journals and holds 12 industrial designs and two patents registered within the Greek Patent Office.
2. Prof. Ir. Agus Pramono, S.T., M.T., Ph.D. Tech 🇮🇩
Topic: Materials Engineering Meets Biomedical Innovation: Hydroxyapatite Composites from Bovine & Porcine Bone Waste for Implant Applications
Prof. Agus Pramono is a Full Professor of Manufacturing and Composite Materials at the Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Universitas Sultan Ageng Tirtayasa (UNTIRTA), Indonesia. He currently serves as the Chair of the Department of Metallurgical Engineering and leads the Center for Advanced Materials, Energy, and Green Technology at UNTIRTA. With academic training in Mechanical Engineering (B.Eng.), Metallurgical Engineering (M.Eng.), and a Ph.D. in Faculty of Mechanical. Engineering Department of Materials Engineering in Tallinn University ofTechnology, Estonia, his expertise spans metallurgy, advanced materials processing, and biomedical applications. His research focuses on transforming industrial and biological waste particularly animal bone into high-performance composites for biomedical and structural applications. His expertise includes hydroxyapatite (HA)/Al/Ti/SS316L- based bio-ceramics, lightweight metal matrix composites (MMCs), and novel processing techniques such as Severe Plasic Deformation (SPD), Repetitive Press Roll Forming (RPRF) and Self-Propagaing High-Temperature Synthesis (SHS).
3. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maad M. Mijwil 🇮🇶
Topic: Integrating AI into Lean Manufacturing & Process Optimization
Maad M. Mijwil is an Iraqi Academician; he was born in Baghdad, Iraq, in 1987. He received his B.Sc. degree in software engineering from Baghdad college of economic sciences university, Iraq, in 2009. He received a M.Sc. degree in 2015 from the computer science department, university of Baghdad in the field of wireless sensor networks, Iraq. Currently, he is a director of the Division of Quality Assurance and Performance at the College of Administration and Economics, Al-Iraqia University. He is working as an Associate Professor and an academic member of staff in the Computer Techniques Engineering Department at Baghdad College of Economic Sciences University, Iraq. He has over ten years of experience in teaching, guiding projects for undergraduates, and laboratory sessions. He has published 183 works, including research papers, review articles, book chapters, and preprints in national and international journals and conferences. He is also an editor in more than 10 international/national journals and a reviewer in more than 100 international/national journals. He has served on technical program committees for many prestigious conferences. Also, he graduated from Publons Academy as a peer reviewer. His Google citations are over the 4200 mark.