PlenarySeeram Ramakrishna,
Academician Seeram Ramakrishna is Tsinghua Chair Professor and Director of iWearables Center, Tsinghua University (https://www.me.tsinghua.edu.cn/en/info/1251/2151.htm ). He is also an adjunct professor at the National University of Singapore. He made seminal contributions in understanding and enhancing the biological, chemical, electrical, mechanical, and physical responses of nanofibers. He is a cross-fields pioneer advancing nanofibers for diverse applications. He is ranked 11 globally in the field of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (Elsevier | Stanford list). He is named among the World’s Most Influential Minds (Thomson Reuters) and a Highly Ranked Scholar (Scholar GPS) with more than 800 Q1 journal papers, 225 H-Index, and 237,139 citations. His contributions also appeared in Nature, Nature Reviews Methods, Nature Communications, Matter, and so on journals. Highest professional distinctions include Fellow | Academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering; UK Royal Academy of Engineering (FREng); Singapore Academy of Engineering; Indian National Academy of Engineering; ASEAN Academy of Engineering & Technology; International Academy of Engineering and Technology; International Academy of Bionic Science; and World Academy for Artificial Consciousness (WACA). He is also an elected Fellow of AAAS, ASM International, ASME, AIMBE, USA; IMechE and IoM3, UK; ISTE, India; IUBSE (FBSE), and ISBE. He received a PhD from the University of Cambridge, UK, and TGMP from Harvard University, USA. He received advanced research experiences from MIT and Johns Hopkins University, USA and KIT, Japan. He is a proponent of internationalisation of higher education and cross-fields research and innovation.
Prof.Dr. G. Joao Rocha
University of Evora, Portugal
GGT-Gabinete de Planeamento e Gestão do Território Lda
R&D – Publication Topics: Electric Resistivity Tomography, Apparent Resistivity, Resistance Model, Electrodeposition, Carbon Sequestration, Geophysical Surveys, Water Management, Wetland Restoration
Philipp Nenninger
He is a professor at the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences, where he currently serves as the head of the study program “Quantum Computing” and as one of the directors of the Institute of Energy Efficient Mobility. He previously held various roles at ABB including Principal Scientist and Global Product Group Technology Manager and has over twenty years of experience in the design and implementation of technical systems in industry and automotive. His research interests are the virtualization of technical systems and the application of machine learning algorithms to cyber-physical systems.
In his talk he will present some of the key concepts of the Digital Transformation of Industry and highlight challenges and opportunities in case studies.
