Dr. Seyam has been in the faculty of the Department of Textile and Apparel, Technology and Management at NC State Wilson College of Textiles since 1991. He has also been an Instructor at both Alexandria University and Mansoura University, Egypt, a Research Engineer for Burlington Industries, North Carolina, and a Project Manager for Valdese Textiles in Valdese, North Carolina. Dr. Seyam teaches fabric formation and structures at the undergraduate and graduate levels. He teaches short courses and workshops in advanced woven fabric design, nonwovens, and new developments in weaving and weaving preparation technologies. Dr. Seyam has mentored 111 Master and Doctoral students (90 Chair/Co-Chair and 21 member), and 25 international visitors (Post Doc, Visiting Scholars, and Trainees). Dr. Seyam' s effective mentorship and advising has guided his students to reach their full potential and contribute intellectually to their research. He prepares students to be leaders in their fields. His former students, trainees, and visiting scholars are holding high positions in academic institutions, government agencies, and industry in North America, Asia, Europe, Middle East, and South America. Their accomplishments (publications, presentations, patents, product development, etc.) are impressive. Dr. Seyam has published as co-author with his students and national/international collaborators and as sole author (238 papers: 97 refereed journals, 25 scholarly, 109 conference, 3 books and 4 book chapters) and presented (157 conference and in-plant presentations plus 71 poster presentations) extensively. He authored two user-friendly computer software packages with extensive codes for manufacturing and engineering woven structures for two of his former employers. He is co-inventor of 4 patents in cold weather systems and electrotextiles and filed 12 invention disclosures.

Prof. Dr. Aleksander Gurlo has been head of the Ceramic Materials / High-Performance Ceramics Department at the Institute for Materials Science and Technologies of Faculty III since October 2014. After studying chemistry and doing a doctorate in chemical sciences at the Belarusian State University in Minsk, Belarus, he completed his habilitation in materials science at the TU Darmstadt. In addition to his work as a private lecturer at the TU Darmstadt, his path as a Feodor Lynen scholar led him to the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University and finally as a specialist at IAV GmbH - Ingenieurgesellschaft Auto und Verkehr.

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Dr. Guijun Bi is a Principal Scientist and Group Manager with the Institute of Intelligent Manufacturing (GIIM), Guangdong Academy of Sciences, China. Before joining GIIM, He was the Group Manager of Joining & Machining Group in Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech), Program Manager of "Large Format Hybrid Laser Aided Additive Manufacturing", under the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A STAR), Singapore. He is the Honorary Secretary of the International Intelligent Manufacturing Society, and adjunct associate professor with National University of Singapore. Dr Bi received his PhD in laser material processing from Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology and RWTH Aachen University, Germany in 2004. His research area covers additive manufacturing, welding & joining, advanced materials, numerical simulation, process monitoring & control. Dr Bi has published over one hundred peer reviewed journal and conference papers. Currently He serves as editorial board member for several international journals. He holds three patents and more than ten technology disclosures related to additive manufacturing, welding and joining.

Shlomo Magdassi is a professor of chemistry, at the Casali Center for Applied Chemistry, the Institute of Chemistry and the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. His research focuses on colloid science, and in particular on formation, formulation and applications of novel micro and nanoparticles. These particles can be used as active components in functional inks and coating, for example light absorbing particles for solar energy devices, and metal nanoparticles and CNTs for 2D and 3D printing. He is the editor of three books, among them "The chemistry of inkjet inks". In addition to his scientific publications, he also has various inventions on applications of colloids in industrial products. Based on these inventions, some commercial activities evolved leading to worldwide sales and establishing new companies

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Wilderich is a Partner & Associate Director at the Boston Consulting Group. He is a core member of BCG's Innovation Center for Operations and very active in BCG's Healthcare, Consumer Products and Industrial Goods practices. His focus at BCG is on advanced manufacturing topics such as additive manufacturing/3D printing, digitalization and the Factory of the Future/Industry 4.0 as well as on manufacturing strategy and network optimization.He joined BCG in 2006 after graduating in from Darmstadt University of Technology with a masters degree in industrial/mechanical engineering. He holds a PhD in engineering from Technical University of Berlin

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Roland Loge is an associate professor at EPFL, Switzerland, with a primary affiliation to the Materials Institute, and a secondary affiliation to the Electrical and Microengineering Institute. He is the head of the Laboratory of Thermomechanical Metallurgy, and holder of the PX Group Chair. Roland Loge is active in the field of processing and manufacturing of metals and alloys in the solid state, focusing on the ability to tailor microstructures, and the associated material properties. Topics of interest include recrystallization, precipitation, grain growth, textures and grain boundary engineering, phase transformations, internal stresses and cracking phenomena, with applications to bulk metal forming and laser based additive manufacturing. He has been a member of the Editorial Board of Metals, of the Scientific Advisory Board of the SEAM laboratory of Excellence (France), of the Swiss Spallation Neutron Source Scientific Committee (PSI, Switzerland), of the French CNRS National committee, of SF2M and TMS.

Prof Dermot Brabazon completed his degree in Mechanical Engineering and PhD in the area of Materials Science from University College Dublin. From 1995 to 2000 he worked with Materials Ireland, a state funded materials science research centre. He was appointed as a Lecturer in the School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering at Dublin City University at the start of 2000, promoted to Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of School in 2007, to Associate Dean for Research in 2009, and to Professor in 2014. Dermot was conferred with the President's Award for Research in 2009 and is currently Director for the Advanced Processing Technology Research Centre at DCU; and Deputy Director for the I-Form Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre. His teaching and research activities are focused in the areas of materials and processing technologies with a particular emphasis on the development of advanced technologies to enable improved production capability and quality for achieving a broad societal benefit.

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Dr Wei Min Huang has over 20 years of experience on various shape memory materials (alloy, polymer, composite and hybrid), he has published over 190 papers in journals, such as Accounts of Chemical Research, Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, and Materials Today, and has been invited to review manuscripts from over 270 international journals (including Progress in Polymer Science, Nature Communications, Advanced Materials, and Advanced Functional Materials, etc), project proposals from American Chemical Society, Hong Kong Research Grants Council, etc, and book proposals from Springer, Elsevier and CRC. He has published two books (Thin film shape memory alloys - fundamentals and device applications, Polyurethane shape memory polymers) and is currently on the editorial board of over three dozen of journals.

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. HosseinHosseinkhani, Biomedical Engineer, has broad experience in life sciences and is an expert in nanotechnology, biomaterials, drug delivery, 3D in vitro systems, bioreactor technology, and bioengineering stem cells technology. His working experience is mainly attributed to academia and industry of biomedical engineering research and development (which includes several years of basic science research experience in a number of premier institutions related to the structure and function of biomaterials, and in polymer-based and mineral-based medical implants development in the medical device industry). He has been awarded several prestigious awards including JSPS (Japan Society for Promotion of Science) of Japan, European Marie Skłodowska-Curie Award, and the JapaneseICYS (International Center for Young Scientists)Award. He authored more than 100 scientific papers published on peer-reviewed Journals, 5 books, and 10 book chapters (H-index: 46Google Scholar). He is the inventor of 16 National and International patents, several of which are licensed to companies acting in the biomedical fields and translated to 7 commercial products. He is the founder of Matrix HT, Inc., a world-leading Biotech Company dedicated to healthcare technology to improve patient's quality of life. He is Editor-in-Chief of Recent Progress in Materials, a peer-reviewed Open Access journal published online by LIDSEN Publishing Inc., and Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Modern Nanotechnology, a peer-reviewed Open Access journal published online by the Innovation Forever Publishing Group Limited. Dr. Hosseinkhani also has been selected as the Country Editor of Current Drug Delivery.

Harm-Jan Steenhuis is a Professor of Management and International Business in the College of Business at Hawai'i Pacific University. He previously worked at Eastern Washington University, North Carolina State University, and the University of Twente in Enschede, the Netherlands. He received his MSc in Industrial Engineering and Management and his Ph.D. in International Technology Transfer from the University of Twente. He is editor of the Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, Associate Editor of the International Journal of Information and Operations Management Education, and editorial board member of IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, and the International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Association of Management of Technology and of the Executive Committee of the Portland International Center for Management of Engineering and Technology. His main research areas connect with technological development and economic development-related issues such as clusters, technology transfer and diffusion, and innovative technologies. In recent years he has focused on additive manufacturing such as the diffusion of industrial additive manufacturing, adoption of desktop 3D printers, and additive manufacturing in different industries such as the food industry and medical industry. He has published three books, and over 150 contributions such as peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers. His work has been published in a variety of journals such as Technology Analysis & Strategic Management, Production Planning and Control, International Journal of Technology Management, International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, Competitiveness Review, International Journal of Technology Transfer and Commercialization, Technology in Society, Journal of Manufacturing Technology Management, Operations and Supply Chain Management: an International Journal, International Journal of Information and Operations Management Education, and Scientometrics.

Dr. Dan Luo is an architect with strong computer science background. She has a Ph.D in digital design and fabrication from Tsinghua University ( 2019), a Master of Architecture from Columbia University (2014) and is currently upon completion of Master of Computer and Information Technology from University of Pennsylvania. Dr.Luo's expertise is in digital design and applied robotic construction. She has worked for pioneer design firm UNStudio. Her research combined advance fabrication technologies and design-build practice to explore the future of automated construction. Not only yield in publications on top journals and conferences, Dr.Luo has also developed robotic system applied during the on-site construction of built projects. In the Past, her works have been featured in exhibitions such as Milan Triennial. She has worked on the exhibition designs in Architecture Centre NY and The China Millennium Monument. She was also the director of international collaboration for China Building Centre between 2014 - 2019, where the main responsibility is curating international competitions as well as education programs for institutions, developers and government agencies.

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Kilian Wasmer heads the Dynamical Processes group and deputy head at the Laboratory for Advanced Material Processing at Empa. He started his career with an apprenticeship of mechanics in Sion (Switzerland). Then, in 1999, he received two BSc diplomas in mechanical engineering; one from the Applied University of Sion (Switzerland) and one from the Applied University of Soest (Germany). Also in 1999, he joined Imperial College London, in the UK, as a research assistant with a Switzerland-European Mobility Programme (SEMP) scholarship. He stayed in the mechanical engineering department from Imperial College London until he obtained his PhD degree in 2003. In 2014, he received an EMBA from HEC Lausanne of University of Lausanne. He has been a regular lecturer in the ETH domain, University of applied sciences as well as in continuous education courses and PhD Schools since 2007. He joined Empa in 2004 as postdoc working in the field of nanoindentation and micromechanics. His current research focuses on the fundamental understanding of high dynamical processes. In other words, he is interested to investigate the interaction of any kind of tool with any kind of material but in real-time. His research includes the fields of tribology, fracture mechanics, all kind of laser processing, machining of materials, etc. The strategy adopted to be successful is to combine specific, various but complementary in-situ methods such as optical and acoustic emission sensors, high-speed camera, etc. with high level signal and image processing based on artificial intelligence and machine learning. He is author and co-author of around 100 publications and 4 patents from which 3 in quality control of industrial processes.

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Dr.-Ing. Daniel Riedel, Head of Additive manufacturing, ALPHA LASER GmbH. Daniel Riedel is currently leading the Additive Manufacturing R&D team and activities within ALPHA LASER, which is machine manufacturer located in Munich, Germany. He is leading the machine development for the AL3D powder-bed based laser melting system. Furthermore, he has developed equipment, optics and processes for laser cladding as well. The research topic of the industrial PhD thesis at OSRAM OLED surrounded the field processing, evaluation and simulation of internal light extraction layers in organic light emitting diodes. He studied physics at the Ludwigs-Maximilians-University in Munich.

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Eduarda Vieira holds a PhD in Conservation and Restoration of Historic and Artistic Heritage by the Polytechnic University of Valencia (Spain), and a master's degree in Architectonic Conservation by the Evora University (Portugal). She is currently Associated professor at the School of Arts of the Universidade Catolica Portuguesawhere she coordinates de PhD of Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage program. She is director of the Research Centre of Science and Technology of the Arts (CITAR). She is also a member of ICOMOS and ICOM and researcher in several I&D projects related with Preventive Conservation and Green Conservation besides supervising several 2 post-doctoral projects, one related with virtual Documentation and representation of Cultural Heritage, PhDs, and master thesis. Her main topics of research interests are Heritage Studies, Digital Humanities and Sustainable approaches to Conservation and mise en valeur of Cultural Heritage.

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Hamidreza Alavi (aka Hamid) is a research assistant and lecturer at the Department of Project and Construction Engineering (DPCE), Group of Construction Research and Innovation (GRIC), Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). He has studied Civil Engineering and has been an honor student in B.E and M.E. His Ph.D. thesis has focused on Building Information Modelling (BIM) for Facility Managers. Throughout his academic career, he has been awarded several grants for his projects at Terrassa city hall for brilliant ideas. He has also produced a number of high-quality peer-reviewed academic publications in some of the world's leading scientific journals. His research topics focus on BIM, Facility Management, Data integration, Augmented Reality, Mobile applications, Decision support, Bayesian network, Building condition, Occupants' comfort, and Visualization. Currently, he is working on the implementation of BIM in the Operational and maintenance (O&M) phases to enable efficient building performance and facility managers' decision-making.

Elsayed Ahmed Elnashar, Full-Professor of textiles Apparel, Kaferelsheikh University, Egypt. Born on 19 /8/1965. Have Ph.D. 2000, Msc.1995, Bsc.1989, Helwan University. Diploma1985advanced industrial textiles institute. He holds several academic administrative positions: Dean, Vice Dean, Head of Department, He has many textiles patents, Member of international scientific committees. Development of Faculties of Education commissioned of Supreme Council of Egyptian Universities. Has design books published in Germany and Ukraine. Has published over 225 scientific Articles. Editorial board member & Reviewer for more than 225 journals, an organizer for more than 195 conferences and workshops over the world, Founder and editor two scientific journals. And Smartex Conference Egypt. Member of the editorial board of several international journals and conferences, He has made many scientific agreements with European & Africa universities

Philip Brey (PhD, University of California, San Diego, 1995) is professor of philosophy of technology at the Department of Philosophy, University of Twente, the Netherlands. He was scientific director of the 4TU.Centre for Ethics and Technology 2013-2017. He is also president of the International Society for Ethics and Information Technology (INSEIT), and former president of the Society for Philosophy and Technology (SPT). He is on the editorial board of eleven leading journals and book series in his field, including Ethics and Information Technology, Nanoethics, Philosophy and Technology, Techne, Studies in Ethics, Law and Technology and Theoria. He has led a NWO Vici project for outstanding researchers (2006-2012, budget 1.25 million) on new media and the quality of life, which has resulted in over 100 peer-reviewed publications, and a European Union FP7 project, SATORI (2014-2017, budget 3.7 million), involving 17 international partners, which aimed to develop international standards and best practices for the ethical assessment of research and innovation. He currently leads a European Union Horizon 2020 project, SIENNA (2017-2021, budget 4.0 million), involving 13 international partners, on the ethical and human rights aspects of emerging technologies, including human genomics, human enhancement, robotics and artificial intelligence. He is also partner in the EU Horizon 2020 project SHERPA, on ethical aspects of smart bug data systems, partner in the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network PROTECT, which aims to grow a new generation of professional in AI and data analytics that can combine technical, legal and ethical expertise, and is senior applicant of Stephanie Gauttier's IF Marie Sklodowska Curie GLASNOST project on enhancement in the workplace.

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Mr. Karsten Braun studied physics at the RWTH Aachen university in Germany. He did his Master thesis at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT in Aachen in 2016 and stayed there as scientist afterwards. His main research topic is laser material processing, especially laser polishing of glass and polymers. The latter will result in his phd thesis with the focus on laser polishing of 3D-printed polymer parts.

Matteo Perini holds a Ph.D. in Mechatronics Engineering obtained from the University of Trento in the field of Additive Manufacturing. He has extensive experience in robotics and automation applications, with a particular focus on 3D printing and rapid prototyping systems. Previously he worked for mechatronic design companies mainly in the field of 3D scanning and integration of optical scanners in industrial CNC machines. He has been teaching automatic systems and mechanical technology at the Technical Institute of Trento. He was the head of the prototyping laboratory of the Trento Science Museum (MUSE) where he juggled management tasks with 3D printing research and science dissemination. His PhD thesis, focusing on object repair using metal 3D printing technologies (in particular Direct Energy Deposition), led him to collaborate with the ProM (Mechatronics Prototyping) Facility and use a DMG MORI Lasertec 65 3D Hybrid machine in order to restore damaged metal objects. Since 2019 he has been in charge of the management and R&D of the Additive Manufacturing department of ProM Facility. Currently his main research topics revolve around Functionally Graded Material (FGM), refurbishing of metal damaged components and special coatings. In his free time, Matteo enjoys mountain sports, fishing, and farming

Zhang Dongyun, Professor / doctoral supervisor of the Institute of laser engineering of Beijing University of technology. At present, he is mainly engaged in the application research of selective laser melting (SLM) in medical, aerospace and other industrial fields. She focuses on the Simulation in SLM process, Microstructure and mechanical properties adjusting of metallic parts fabricated with SLM, "Digital materials" based on digital design and SLM technology and Cloud platform based on SLM manufacturing.She undertakes key R & D projects of the Ministry of science and technology of China Germany cooperation in the field of intelligent manufacturing, major projects of national natural science foundation of China, enterprise entrustment and other key and major projects. Published more than 50 articles and authorized more than 20 patents.

Zhao is a Ph.D. student at the University of Trento in his third year. He is mainly working on multi-material structures prepared by direct energy deposition. His Ph.D. project is based on the idea that depositing H13 cladding on the surface of a mold made with the copper alloy to prolongate the mold's lifespan.

Distinguished Professor of "Hongshen Young Scholars" at Chongqing University, PhD supervisor, assistant chairman of Chongqing Key Laboratory of Metal Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing), director of High-performance intelligent Additive Manufacturing (HÏ€AM) Lab. Dr. Li obtained his Bachelor degree at Jilin University, and obtained Ph.D. degree at Tsinghua University. Then he worked as a postdoctoral scientist at University of Texas at El Paso in USA. In 2019, he served as a senior researcher in the University of Pittsburgh. He is an expert in laser additive manufacturing and materials genome engineering. He has participated in many projects such as National Natural Science Foundation of China, the International Cooperation Projects with US and Singapore. His scientific research achievements won the Researcher Award of the University of Texas and the Houston Space Agency Technology Application Award.

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Ai Yuewei, Ph.D., master tutor, doctoral tutor, post-doctoral cooperative tutor, associate professor of the School of Transportation Engineering, Central South University, and deputy director of the Rail Transit Equipment Research Institute. Visiting scholar at Purdue University, research member of the State Key Laboratory of Digital Manufacturing Equipment and Technology, research member of the State Key Laboratory of Mechanical Transmission, research member of the Key Laboratory of Rail Transit Safety of the Ministry of Education, and expert in letter evaluation of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, National standard evaluation expert, Hunan Province science and technology award evaluation expert, Hunan Province special evaluation expert, Guangdong Province special evaluation expert. Senior member of Chinese Mechanical Engineering Society, member of China Laser Processing Committee, member of Laser Society of America (LIA), member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), member of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), GSEMSN-2021 International Conference Invited Excellent Speaker, organizer of the 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th International Conference on Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics Laser Material Processing Simulation Theme Conference, member of AEIC expert database, associate editor of international journal IMST, Sustainability (SCI JCR Q1) Guest Editor, IJMEA editorial board member, the first youth editorial board member of Welding Magazine, the first youth editorial board member for powder metallurgy materials, and the first youth editorial board member for the Journal of Railway Science and Engineering . Presided over or researched more than 10 projects such as National Key Basic Research and Development Program Projects, National Natural Science Foundation Key Projects, National Natural Science Foundation General Projects, Natural Science Foundation Youth Projects, Central University Special Fund Projects, Innovation Cross-Key Team Special Projects, and International Joint Funds item. He has published more than 30 papers in well-known SCI journals and high-level international academic conferences in the field of laser processing such as Acta, HMT, ATE, etc., authorized more than 10 national invention patents, and authorized 10 national software copyrights. He has served as an invited reviewer for more than 30 internationally renowned SCI journals such as MD, ATE, HMT, JMST, and JIM.

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Pietro Rebesan is a research fellow for the Padua Division of the National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN). He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering obtained from the Polytechnic of Milan in the field of Additively Manufactured pure refractory metals. He has extensive experience in the characterization of several materials produced byadditive manufacturing, such as tungsten, molybdenum, tantalum, niobium, copper and copper alloys, stainless steel, and titanium, with a particular focus on the Laser Powder Bed Fusion processed material. He has been teaching 'Metal Additive Manufacturing' coursesat the Surface Treatments for Industrial Applications Master of the University of Padua. His PhD thesis is focused on the characterization of molybdenum produced by the Laser Powder Bed Fusion process for the High-Temperature Ion Sources of the INFN SPES facility.

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Massimiliano Bonesso, Research Fellow at INFN – Padua Section. Materials engineer and research fellow at the National Institute for Nuclear Physics, currently waiting to discuss the doctoral thesis at the University of Padua, whose topic is “Laser Powder Bed Fusion of Pure Copper and CuCrZr Alloy for Power Exhaustion Solutions”. The focus of the research is the characterization of copper and copper alloys produced via LPBF for the production of heat exchange devices .