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ICMEMSCE 2024 invites experts in catalytic and materials research attend conference and deliver speech. If you are interested in attending us, please send your CV with your speech title and abstract to us [email protected].

▍2024 Keynote & Invited Speakers



Prof. Duc Truong Pham
University of Birmingham, UK
Speech title: Robotic Disassembly for Smart Sustainable Remanufacturing
Prof. Duc Truong Pham holds the Chance Chair of Engineering at the University of Birmingham. His research is in the areas of intelligent systems, robotics, autonomous systems, and advanced manufacturing and remanufacturing technology. He has published over 600 technical papers and books and has graduated more than 100 PhD students. He is the recipient of several awards, including five prizes from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, a lifetime achievement award from the World Automation Congress, and a Distinguished International Academic Contribution Award from the IEEE. He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, the Learned Society of Wales, the Society for Manufacturing Engineers, the Institution of Engineering and Technology, and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. He is the founding editor of the Springer Series in Advanced Manufacturing, the founding editor-in-chief of Cogent Engineering, and the editor-in-chief of the International Journal on Interactive Design and Manufacturing.


Assoc. Prof. Siti Norasmah Surip
Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia
Speech title: Eco-Materials Research and Utilisations Towards Net Zero Emissions
Siti Norasmah Surip is an Associate Professor of the Eco-Technology Program, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia. She obtained her Ph.D in material science majoring in polymer nanocomposite from National University of Malaysia. She formerly worked as a visiting researcher at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Portsmouth United Kingdom, a postdoctoral fellow at IBM Almaden Lab, San Jose, United States of America and received an APEC-Australia Women in Research fellowship to pursue a collaborative work at La Trobe University, Australia. She also served as Visiting Professor at the Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, University of Indonesia. Her research interest are in nano materials and nanocomposites, polymer bio-composites and eco based advanced materials. She has published about 50 publications in reputable journals, books and proceedings.


Prof. Franz E. Weber
University of Zurich, Switzerland
Speech title: 3D-printing of ceramic bone substitutes: when design meets biology
Franz E. Weber has authored 140 peer-reviewed research articles published in international journals amounting to more than 7273 citations, 16 patents; several review articles, book chapters, and an h-index of 40. He is member of TERMIS (Tissue Engineering international & Regenerative Medicine Society), IADR (International Association for Dental Research), DKG (German Ceramic Society), ACerS (The American Ceramic Society), and SSB+RM (Swiss Society for Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine). He is currently appointed as Professor of Craniofacial and Oral Biotechnology at the Center of Dental Medicine, member of the Medical and the Science Faculty of the University of Zurich and as honorary Professor at the Dental Faculty of the University of Hong Kong.

Prof. Daniel C.W. Tsang
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Speech title: Modified biochar for low-carbon cementitious materials with diverse applications
Ir Prof. Dan Tsang is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology and Pao Yue-Kong Chair Professor in the State Key Laboratory of Clean Energy Utilization at Zhejiang University in China. Dan was a Professor and MSc Programme Leader at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Visiting Professor at the University of Queensland in Australia and Chulalongkorn University in Thailand, Visiting Scholar at Stanford University in the US and IMETE Scholar at Ghent University in Belgium, and postdoctoral fellow at Imperial College London in the UK. He has more than 20 years of R&D experience, published more than 550 articles in the top 10% journals, and was selected as Stanford University's Top 2% Scientists and Clarivate's Highly Cited Researchers in the academic fields of Engineering as well as Environment & Ecology. Dan’s team aspires to develop green technologies for long-term decarbonization and promote resource circularity and sustainable development. Dan also serves as the founding Editor-in-Chief of npj Materials Sustainability (Nature Portfolio), Chairman of the Hong Kong Waste Management Association (HKWMA), and Chairman of Waste Management Subcommittee of the Advisory Council on the Environment (ACE) of the Hong Kong SAR Government.

Assoc. Prof. Ts. Dr Dasmawati Mohamad
Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
Speech title: Development of bioactive 3D printed polyamide composite for craniofacial implants
Assoc. Prof. Ts. Dr. Dasmawati Mohamad received her Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering from the University of Birmingham in 1998, followed by an MSc in Polymer Science and Technology from UMIST in 2002. She was awarded a PhD in Biomaterials from the University of Manchester, United Kingdom, in 2005. Since then, she joined School of Dental Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia as a lecturer and currently serves as an Associate Professor. Her research focuses on the development of nanosilica rice husk in tooth-colored restorative materials and 3D printable alloplastic implants for craniofacial reconstruction. To date, she authored 80 research articles in various indexed journals, with an H-index of 18. She currently holds the position of Vice President for the Malaysian Biomaterials Society and serves as the Editor in Chief of Archives of Orofacial Sciences, a SCOPUS-indexed journal. Recently, she has been appointed as a board member of the Asian Biomaterials Federation (ABF) and the Asian Network of Dental Materials Societies (ANDEMS). She also a founding President of Malaysian Dental Materials Society.

Prof. Nitesh P. Yelve
Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
Speech title: Nonlinear mode decomposition technique for detecting multiple faults in a rotating machinery
Prof. Nitesh P. Yelve is presently working in the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, India. He received his PhD from the Department of Aerospace Engineering of IIT Bombay.  He also pursued the Postdoctoral Fellowship at the City University of Hong Kong. He received the ‘Excellence in PhD Thesis Work Award’ as a student and the ‘Young Faculty Award’ as a Faculty from IIT Bombay. He also received the ‘Best Faculty of the Year Award’ from the Computer Society of India. The areas of his research interest are structural health monitoring using ultrasonic guided waves and vibration methods, machinery diagnostics, and composite materials. He has presented 62 papers at National and International Conferences worldwide and published 40 papers in Journals. He is a Chartered Engineer and Certified Level II Vibration Analyst. He is a Fellow of The Institution of Engineers (India), the Council of Vibration Specialists, and the International Institute of Acoustics and Vibration. He is also a Member of ASME and a Senior Member of IEEE.

Dr. Hao Wu
The University of Pittsburgh, United states
Speech title: Deep Learning Approaches for Industrial and Medical Challenges
Hao Wu, Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with expertise in machine vision, automated inspection, and deep learning. Ten years of experience developing AI-driven defect detection systems and structured light-based optical inspections. Award-winning educator skilled in teaching and mentoring students. Committed to impactful research and advancing mechanical engineering through innovation and collaboration.