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Dr. Manh-Huong Phan

Dr. Manh-Huong Phan is a Distinguished Professor and Director of the Center for Materials Innovation and Technology (CMIT) at VinUniversity, as well as a Professor of Physics at the University of South Florida. He earned his Ph.D. in Engineering Physics from the University of Bristol, UK, in 2006, following an M.S. in Applied Physics from Chungbuk National University, South Korea, in 2003, and a B.S. in Physics from Vietnam National University, Hanoi, in 2000.

Dr. Phan is internationally recognized for his pioneering contributions to magnetic nanomaterials and sensor technologies, with applications spanning energy-efficient magnetic refrigeration, hyperthermia cancer therapy, biodetection, and healthcare monitoring. Most recently, his research group discovered light-tunable, room-temperature ferromagnetism in atomically thin van der Waals materials - an advance with far-reaching implications for opto-spintronics, valleytronics, and quantum computing.

He has authored more than 350 peer-reviewed publications, accumulating over 19,200 citations with an h-index of 67, in addition to numerous review articles, book chapters, and a textbook. Dr. Phan is the Managing Editor and Co-Founder of the Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices (impact factor: 8.0), serves as an Editor for Applied Sciences (impact factor: 2.838), is an Editorial Board Member of Scientific Reports (impact factor: 4.379), and sits on the International Editorial Oversight Committee of the Journal of Electronic Materials (impact factor: 2.5).

In recognition of his outstanding contributions to nanomagnetism, international scientific collaboration, and mentorship, Dr. Phan was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society in 2025. He received an Honorary Doctorate from Vietnam National University, Hanoi, in 2021, as well as the USF Outstanding Faculty Research Achievement Awards in 2017, 2019, and 2021, and the USF Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor Award in 2018. In 2018, he was also awarded the Honorary Medal from Vietnam National University, Hanoi. From 2020 to the present, he has been consistently ranked among the world’s top 1% of scientists.

A highly sought-after speaker, Dr. Phan regularly delivers plenary, keynote, and invited talks at major international conferences, including MMM, ICM, APS, MRS, INTERMAG, and TMS. He has also played a leading role in organizing numerous international conferences in the fields of magnetism, nanomaterials, and nanotechnology.

Prof. Jiwang Yan

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Keio University, Japan

Bio statement:

Jiwang Yan received his Ph.D. from Tohoku University in 2000 and is currently a professor of mechanical engineering at Keio University, Japan (2012-), leading the Laboratory for Precision Machining and Nano Processing. As adjunct appointments, he has served as a specially appointed professor at the Tokyo Institute of Technology (2017-2024) and a Leverhulme visiting professor at the University of Manchester (2018-2019). His research areas include ultraprecision machining, micro/nano manufacturing, laser processing, nanostructures/materials, and manufacturing sustainability. As a principal investigator, he has led more than 20 nationally funded projects and over 70 joint research projects with industry. He has authored/co-authored 300+ peer-reviewed journal papers, given 150+ keynote/invited talks, and received 40+ awards. He is now executive director of the Japan Society of Precision Engineering and chairman of the publication sector. He serves on the board of the Japan Society of Laser Technology and the editorial boards of several international journals including IJMTM, JMPT, and IJEM. He is a member of JSME, JSPE, JSAP, JSAT, ASPE, SME, euspen, and CIRP, and a fellow of ISNM.

Prof. Jin H. Huang 

Department of Mechanical and Computer-Aided Engineering. Feng Chia University Taichung 40724, Taiwan. Email: jhhuang@fcu.edu.tw

Published over 130 scientific papers in international journals. Presented 120 scientific papers at international conferences worldwide; Authored 9 technical books; Produced over 150 technical reports; Holds 14 patents

Teaching Experience: Chair Professor, Department of Mechanical and Computer-Aided Engineering, Feng Chia University, August 2022 – till date; Distinguished Professor, Department of Mechanical and Computer-Aided Engineering, Feng Chia University, August 2004 -2022 July; Chair Professor, Wu Han Industrial University, China, August 2012 - 1017; Professor, Feng Chia University, August 1996 - August 2004 July; Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical and Computer-Aided Engineering, Feng Chia University, February 1993 - July 1996.

Administration Experience: Vice President, Feng Chia University, August 2016 – 2022 July; Dean, Academic and Industrial Collaboration Affairs, Feng Chia University, August 2015 – 2019 July; Dean, College of Engineering, Feng Chia University, August 2009 - till date; Director, Precision Machine Research Center, Feng Chia University, August 2013 - 2016 July; Founder and Director, Electroacoustic Graduate Program, Feng Chia University, August 2000 - July 2013; Chairman, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Feng Chia University, August 2006 - July 2010.

Research Interests: Research endeavors are sponsored by both industry and government, with a primary focus on advancing the field of modern electro-acoustic transducers, acoustics, and vibration. The major research topics include: Structural Acoustics; Active Noise Cancellation; Electroacoustic Transducer Design; High Fidelity Earphones/Loudspeakers/Microphones; Capacitive/Piezoelectric MEMS Transducers; Sound Quality Evaluation.

Laboratory: Professor Huang's laboratory is equipped with cutting-edge electroacoustic instrumentation, ensuring comprehensive capabilities for research and development. The state-of-the-art equipment includes: B&K systems for loudspeaker, microphone, Bluetooth, earphone, and VoIP measurement; Sound Check measurement system; Klippel QC system; Sound quality evaluation system; LOUDSOFT and computer aided analysis software like ANSYS, COMSOL, and ABAQUS; Anechoic chamber built to ISO 3745 and 7779 standards.

Dr. Pham Huy Giao

Petrovietnam University (PVU)

Dr. Giao currently serves as an Associate Professor in Earth Science of Petrovietnam University (PVU). He received his MSc in Geophysics from Bucharest University, M. Eng. & D. Eng. in Geotechnical Engineering from Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Bangkok, Thailand. He is a recipient of a few awards such as the Outstanding Academic Performance Award for an overseas Vietnamese student by Ministry of Education and Training (awarded in 1982); The Australian Government Scholarship for a graduate study at the Asian Institute of Technology, The Tan Swan Beng Award of the SE Asian Geotechnical Society (2005); Brain Korea 21 Grant by the Korean Government (1999-2001), the Asia-Pacific lecture tour speaker (2014-2015) by European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE), Distinguished Teacher Award 2016 by the Asian Institute of Technology, AIT (2016); Award on Outstanding Contribution in Reviewing by Engineering Geology Journal, Elsevier, 2017; The Trusted Reviewer awarded by Institute of Physics (IOP) for exceptionally high quality review work, IOP, 2020. He is a member of the Awards Committee of EAGE (2021-2027), Editorial Board member for Environmental Geotechnics, Scientific Reports/Springer Nature etc.

Before joining PVU Giao had been a staff, faculty member and Head of the Geotechnical & Earth Resources Engineering field of study, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) over a few decades, where he could have supervised and graduated more than one hundred graduate students. Notably, Giao founded the famous Geoexploration and Petroleum Geoengineering (GEPG) program at AIT in 2004 and has led it until he relocated to Vietnam in 2020. His research interests include geomaterial characterization, subsurface computation and modeling, exploration and applied geophysics, geotechnical engineering. He is well-known for the studies on FEM groundwater modeling and land subsidence analysis of Bangkok plain and other deltaic plains in the SE Asia; Giao has authored and co-authored more than 200 publications in peer-reviewed international journals and conference papers in geoscience and geoengineering, e.g., on FEM modeling, artificial recharge, soft clay investigation, exploration and applied geophysics, petrophysics, ANN and PINN soft computing, energy transition etc.

Dr. Giao has served as the PI of many large projects of innovative research in geotechnical-geophysical engineering and international education technology, funded by various national and international funding sources. He is a member of major professional societies such as European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers (EAGE), Society of Exploration Geophysics (SEG), International Association for Mathematical Geosciences (IAMG), International Association of Low land Technology (IALT), Society of Petrophysics and Well Log Analysis (SPWLA), International Society of Soil Mechanics & Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE), South East Asian Geotechnical Society (SEAGS), Vietnam Association of Geophysicists (VAG), and Vietnam Association of Engineering Geologists and Environment (VAEGE), Vietnam Association of Hydrogeologists (VAH).