Keynote Speakers

Keynote Speakers

Prof. Dr. Nguyen Quang Liem
Institute Materials Sciences, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam

Biography: Nguyen Quang Liem is a Professor of physics. He served as Director of Institute of Materials Science (IMS), Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VAST) over the period 2009–2017. He has rich experiences in optoelectronic materials and has published more than 100 papers on international journals, one book and some patents. His research interests are in optoelectronic materials (film and quantum dots/nanocrystals) and devices (luminescent materials for light emitting diode and for biolabeling/sensors, photocatalysts for photo-reactivity and for photoreactor), development of scientific instruments and spectroscopic measuring techniques, especially some related ones like Raman scattering and photoluminescence spectroscopy enhanced with surface plasmon resonance for fast/non-destructive and sensitive analysis/detection of residual pesticides, chemical radicals, characterizations of the ancient art/cultural products. He is the Vice-President of the Vietnam Physical Society (VPS) and a Council Member of the Association of Asia Pacific Physical Societies (AAPPS). He is Editor-in-Chief of Advances Natural Sciences: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (IOP Publishing), editorial member of Heliyon (Elsevier) and of Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices (Elsevier).

Prof. Dr. Ildoo Chung
Pusan National University, Busan, Korea

Biography: Professor Ildoo Chung joined the faculty of the Department of Polymer Science and Engineering at Pusan National University, Korea, in 2005. Prior to that, he completed his postdoctoral training with Professor Jimmy Mays in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Tennessee, USA, and with Professor Dong Xie in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA. He received his Ph.D. from Pusan National University in 2000. He has served as the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Adhesion and Interface and as a member of the board of directors of the Polymer Society of Korea, the Korea Society of Adhesion and Interface, the Korea Polyurethane Society, and the Asian Cyclodextrin Conference. He has over 130 peer-reviewed publications and over 200 presentations at national and international conferences. His research interests are focused on polymer synthesis, including atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) and reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) polymerization, applied to advanced polymeric biomaterials such as drug delivery systems, hard/soft tissue compatible polymers, photocurable 3D printing polymers, biodegradable polymers, and composite systems.

Prof. Hirohito Yamada
Tohoku University, Japan

Biography: Hirohito Yamada received the B.E. degree from Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan, in 1981, and the M.E. and Ph.D. degrees from Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, in 1983 and 1987, respectively, all in electronics engineering. In 1987, he joined the Opto-Electronics Research Laboratories, NEC Corporation, where he studied laser diodes for optical communications. From 1991 to 1997, he developed laser diodes for optical-subscriber systems at Kansai Electronics Research Laboratory. From 1998, he studied photonic crystals and Si nanowire devices at NEC Tsukuba. Since 2006, he has been a Professor in the Department of Electrical and Communication Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai. Dr. Yamada is a member of the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers, Japan Society of Applied Physics, and Optical Society.

Prof. Dimitrios Karamanis
University of Patras, Greece

Biography: Professor of Alternative Energy Sources at the Department of Environmental Engineering of the University of Patras. He studied Physics at the University of Ioannina (1986-1990) where he submitted his doctoral thesis (1990-1997). With Postdoctoral Fellowships at CEN Bordeaux (Marie Curie 1999-2001) and at the University of Ioannina (Marie Curie 2001-2002 and until 2008), Prof. Karamanis has thirty years of research experience in the fields of alternative energy sources with special emphasis on wind and solar energy utilization technologies in the last decade. Participating in competitive National and International research programs as scientific coordinator and researcher, he has published over 110 scientific papers in scientific journals, patents and chapters in books with >3000 citations and h-index 35 (Scopus). Prof. Karamanis teaches courses on renewable energy sources, energy efficiency and RES applications in Departments of the Universities of Ioannina and Patras since 2006.