Topic: “Computer Science”

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Bio: Dr. M. Abdul Rahiman is a distinguished academician, researcher, and administrator, presently serving as the Director of LBS Centre for Science and Technology, Government of Kerala. With an illustrious career spanning over 26 years, he has made significant contributions in teaching, research, academic leadership, university administration, and government service. His vast professional journey includes leadership positions such as the first Pro Vice Chancellor of APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Director at the All India Council for Technical Education, Managing Director of the Kerala State Centre for Advanced Printing and Training, Director of Vocational Higher Secondary Education, and Director of the Centre for Disability Studies, Thiruvananthapuram.

Topic: “Geotechnical Engineering”

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Bio: Dr. David Toll is a Professor in the Department of Engineering and Co-Director of the Institute of Hazard, Risk and Resilience at Durham University, UK. He is Director of the Sustainable Infrastructure Research Challenge for the Department of Engineering. He has been Director of Education, Design Coordinator, Accreditation Coordinator and International Coordinator for the former School of Engineering and Computing Sciences. He was the Chairman of British Geotechnical Association and Chair of Technical Committee TC106 on Unsaturated Soils of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE).

Topic: “Geo-Environmental Engineering”

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Bio: Dr. Krishna R. Reddy received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, USA. Currently, Dr. Reddy is a University Scholar, Distinguished Researcher, and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), USA. He is also the Director of the Sustainable Engineering Research Laboratory (SERL) and the Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Laboratory at UIC. He made significant innovative contributions to environmental pollution control and remediation, landfill engineering, and the application of artificial intelligence in sustainable geoenvironmental engineering

Topic: “Geotechnical Engineering”

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Bio: Dr. Darren Chian Siau Chen obtained his PhD from Cambridge University in 2012. His core expertise is in earthquake engineering and land reclamation. He is an enthusiast of recycling waste material to good use. He is a nominated member of three International Technical Councils under the International Society for Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE). He also sits in the technical committee of SPRING Singapore to oversee and provide advice on geotechnical engineering practices in Singapore. He is presently the youngest elected Vice President of the Geotechnical Society of Singapore (GeoSS).

Topic: “Advanced Energy Materials”

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Bio: Dr. Arlete Apolinário is an Assistant Researcher at IFIMUP/FCUP, Portugal who specializes in materials physics (nanomaterials) and engineering mainly focused on advanced energy materials, such as 3rd generation solar cells: nanostructured semiconductors. After completing her Ph.D. in Physics in 2015, she was awarded in 2016 with the best Ph.D. thesis of the Faculty of Sciences of Porto University. She has a large participation in research projects with a total of 18 projects, 7 European and 11 National. She has published 40 articles in journals (h-factor 14 with 648 citations) and 1 book chapter. She is an MC member of the EU COST Action CA20126 (NETPORE)-nano porous materials for energy/PEC applications

Topic: “Composite Materials”

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Bio: Dr. T P D Rajan is the Chief Scientist at Materials Science and Technology Division, CSIR - National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram. His areas of expertise include Composite Materials, Light Metals, Functionally Graded Materials, Foundry Technology, Nanomaterials, Surface Technology and Advanced Manufacturing Technology. He has 164 research publications, 15 book chapters, 3 patents and has delivered 120 invited lectures and conference presentations. He was awarded the National Metallurgist Award conferred by Ministry of Steel, Govt. of India, World Top 2% Scientist, listed by Stanford University and Elsevier's 2025 in the area of Materials, IIM Nalco Gold Medal conferred by The Indian Institute of Metals etc.

Topic: “Computer Science”

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Bio: Dr. Ganesh Neelakanta Iyer is currently a Lecturer in the Department of Computer Science at the School of Computing at the National University of Singapore (NUS). He received his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering (University first rank) from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India in 2004 and Master's and PhD degrees from the National University of Singapore in 2008 and 2012 respectively. He brings with him a decade of industry experience in various companies including Salesforce, Sasken Communication Technologies, NXP Semiconductor and Progress software.

Topic: “Marine Biologist”

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Bio:Dr. Selvam Ravindranath is an accomplished Marine Biologist with over two decades of international experience in marine science education, research, and environmental management across India, the Maldives, Eritrea, and the Philippines. He currently serves as Head of Environmental Studies at Finland International School, Maldives, where he leads Blue Economy and UNESCO IOC Ocean Literacy initiatives promoting sustainable marine practices. Selvam also worked with VSO International in the Philippines, focusing on Coastal Resource Management and Disaster Risk Reduction programs

Topic: “Operations Management”

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Bio: Dr. Vishnu C Rajan is an Assistant Professor in the Operations Management Division of the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Tirupati (IIT-T), Andhra Pradesh. He also holds the position of Research Fellow in the Department of Operations Management, College of Economic and Management Sciences, University of South Africa (UNISA). He earned PhD in Industrial Engineering & Management from NIT Calicut under the guidance of Prof. R. Sridharan. His research interests span supply chain risk management, operations research, manufacturing systems management.

Topic: “Computer Science”

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Bio: Dr. Rajeswari Sridhar is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at the National Institute of Technology Trichy. She did her PhD in Information and Communication Engineering at Anna University and MS from City University, WA, USA. Her areas of interest are Compilers, Algorithms, Machine learning, NLP, Cloud Computing, Social Media analysis etc. She has guided four PhD scholars and has several publications. She has delivered several expert lectures in various conferences. She was awarded the Presidential Honour at City University, WA, USA in 2002.

Topic: “Electrical and Electronics Engineering”

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Bio: Dr. Kalpana R is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal. She did her PhD in Switched Mode Converters at IIT Delhi. Her areas of interest are Power Conditioning and Monitoring, Battery management systems, EV Chargers, PMSM Drives, Application of Power Electronics to Power Systems etc. She has four patents and has completed three funded research projects. She has several journal and conference publications. She has received the PPSA POSCO 2019 AWARD IN MASTER CATEGORY for her work, Power quality improvements in AC Mains fed AC-DC rectifier using DC current injection technique. She is also the recipient of IETE Best Research Award

Topic: “Condensed Matter Physics”

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Bio: Currently Professor in the Department of Physics, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod. PhD in Condensed Matter Physics (Electrical Transport in Low Dimensional Systems) from the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge (1998), Post-Doctoral Researcher at Cavendish Laboratory (1998-2000), Royal Society Research Fellow (Cavendish Laboratory 2000-2008), Associate Professor, Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea (2009-2012), Senior Research Associate, London Centre for Nanotechnology, University College London (2012-2016). Conducted extensive experimental research in the transport characteristics of one-dimensional quantum wires. Discovered the 0.7 Structure/0.7 anomaly in quantum wires, published more than 40 papers. Currently working on topological insulators and their applications

Topic: “Renewable Energy”

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Bio: Dr. Ajith Gopi is the Founder & CEO of ZONERGIA Services Pvt. Ltd. based in Technopark, Thiruvananthapuram, a start up in Renewable Energy Consultancy, Research and Training, first of its kind in the portfolio from the Technopark Technology Hub, continuously contributing on energy transition drives and Net Zero initiative based on the last 35 years of Renewable Energy experience. Formerly, Additional Chief Technical Manager of ANERT, Dept. of Power, Govt. of Kerala and during the long ANERT career, lead incredible initiatives like first Solar Remote Village Electrification Project of ANERT, Designed, conceptualized and implemented the first Solar IPP Project in Kerala, installed several Solar Microgrids in remote tribal hamlets of Kerala and Solar-Wind Hybrid Microgrids

Topic: “Geo-Environmental Engineering”

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Bio: Dr. Vandana Sreedharan is currently the Professor and Head of Civil Engineering Department of Government College of Engineering, Kannur. A seasoned and dedicated engineering Professor with a strong record in both teaching and research. Adept at explaining highly complex soil behaviour and geotechnical practices in a clear and accessible manner to a variety of professional and non-professional audiences. Committed to offering interested students my full attention and expertise to help further their academic and professional goals and dedicated to work towards the sustainability and SDGs. An author of many research publications and books with a Ph.D from IISc Bangalore and Post Doc from University of Queensland, Australia.

Topic: “Chemistry”

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Bio: Dr. Renjith S completed his MSc (1St Rank) and PhD in Chemistry from University of Kerala. After finishing his studies, he served as a chemical analyst at Common Facility Service Centre, Changanassery under the department of industries and Commerce, govt of Kerala for nearly one year. Later he joined SCTIMST as Scientist B in 2017. Currently he's working as Scientist C at the Central Analytical facility, BMT wing, SCTIMST. He's also functioning as the deputy quality manager of Quality management system at SCTIMST. He’s representing BIS in the working groups of ISO as an expert in analytical evaluation of medical devices

Topic: “Chemistry”

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Bio: Dr. Anoop S. Nair is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry, NSS College, Nemmara, Palakkad, Kerala, India. He holds M.Sc., NET, M.Phil., and Ph.D. degrees and has over 7 years of teaching and 13 years of research experience. His research interests include polymer chemistry, drug delivery, adsorption, and photocatalysis, with several publications in reputed journals. He has co-authored book chapters published by Elsevier and Wiley and has presented more than 56 research papers at national and international conferences. Dr. Nair has received multiple Best Paper Awards and has served on the editorial boards of Drug Design and Molecular Medicine and Edwin Educorp Group of Journals. His research work has earned over 500 citations, with an H-index of 10.

Topic: “Partial Differential Equations”

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Bio: Dr. Lakshmipriya N is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mathematics, NSS College, Nemmara, Palakkad, Kerala, India. She holds M.Sc., NET, M.Phil., and Ph.D. degrees and has several years of teaching and research experience. Her research interests include partial differential equations, with several publications in reputed journals and conferences. She was the first rank holder in the Masters degree. She has received research fellowships from organizations like KSCSTE, INSPIRE etc.