Prof. Valbona Aliko is a leading researcher in ecophysiology, environmental nanotoxicology, and biomarker-based risk assessment, with over 33 years of experience in academic research and higher education. She is the founder of the Ecophysiology Laboratory and the NanoEcotoxicology and Biomarkers of Response Research Group at NanoAlb, Albanian Academy of Sciences. Her research explores the biological impacts of emerging contaminants, including nanoplastics and engineered nanomaterials, within a One Health framework. She has authored 100+ peer-reviewed scientific publications, supervised 6 PhD theses, and coordinated national and international research initiatives. Prof. Aliko has an h-index of 20, h₁₀-index of 29, and nearly 2,000 citations, and serves as reviewer and editor for international scientific journals.

Ülkü Anık received her Ph.D. degree in Analytical Chemistry from Ege University in 2003. Currently, she is a Full Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University (MSKU). She is also the founder and the director of Sensors, Biosensors and Nano-diagnostic Systems Lab in MSKU. Her current research focuses on nanomaterial modified/plain diagnostic platforms including infection mechanism mimicry based biosensors and nanomaterial based electrochemical/bioelectrochemical systems

Riccarda Antiochia is Full Professor of Advanced Medical Technology and Methodology at Sapienza University of Rome.
She is component of the Scientific Council of the National Research Council (CNR) and of the Italian Committee for Biosafety, Biotechnology and Sciences of Life of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers.
She is Member of the Steering Committee of the Research Center for Biotechnology applied to Engineering of Sapienza University of Rome (CNIS), and of the Technical Committee of the Ministry of Environment and Energetic Security (MASE) for the environmental impact assessment of projects from Integrates National Energy and Climate Plan (PNIEC) and National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR).
She is author of more than 110 papers in international peer-reviewed scientific journals, 3 book chapters and 1 monograph.
Her scientific activity is focused on the fields of biotechnology, nanotechnology and analytical chemistry. Her main area of research is the design and development of electrochemical (bio)sensors for clinical applications. More recently, she has been involved in the characterization of new nanostructured materials for electrode modification for electro- chemical (bio)sensors, biofuel cells and microneedles-based biosensor development.

Hiroshi AOKI received his B.Sc. (1996), M.Sc. (1998), and Ph.D. (2001) from the University of Tokyo. After 3 years as a postdoctoral researcher, he joined AIST in 2004. He is the Director of Planning Office for Zero Emission, Division of Energy and Environment. He is also Professor in University of Tsukuba (Collaborative), Professor in Wakayama University (Cooperative), and Visiting Professor in Keio University. He has contributed to rapid and simple biomarker sensing technology in the environmental and biomedical fields, focusing on target-selective detection realized by molecular recognition-triggered on/off switching architectures and specific materials. He has awarded Analytical Chemistry Award for Young Researchers (2009) and New Century Award (2025) from Japan Society for Analytical Chemistry.

Prof. Dr. Sefer Avdiaj is a Full Professor of Physics at the University of Prishtina, Kosovo. He received his Ph.D. in Physics from the International Postgraduate School Jožef Stefan, Slovenia, in 2012. His research interests include vacuum science and technology, pressure and vacuum metrology, gas diffusion, permeation, outgassing, and the characterization of advanced polymeric materials.
He has conducted research at the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Germany, and was a Fulbright Scholar at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), USA. Prof. Avdiaj has served as Vice Rector for Research, Projects, Innovation and Information at the University of Prishtina and currently chairs the Kosovo Metrology Council.
He has published extensively in leading international journals, including Vacuum, Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology A, Metrologia, Measurement, and other journals in vacuum science, metrology, and materials research. His current research focuses on gas transport phenomena in conventional and 3D-printed polymers for applications in vacuum technology, metrology, and advanced engineering.

Prof. Dr. Avni Berisha is a Full Professor of Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Prishtina, Republic of Kosova. He leads the Materials Science–Nanochemistry Research Group under NanoAlb, an initiative of the Albanian Academy of Sciences. His research focuses on the surface modification of materials through covalently grafted nanometric 2D organic layers, computational chemistry, including DFT, Monte Carlo, Molecular Dynamics and Molecular Docking, electrochemistry with applications in corrosion and sensors, and the adsorption of pollutants using nanostructured adsorbents. Prof. Berisha has authored more than 285 scientific publications, contributed to numerous book chapters, and led several scientific projects. With an h-index of 57 and more than 9,250 citations, his work has achieved broad international recognition. For the last five years, he has been included in Stanford University’s World’s Top 2% Scientists ranking, reflecting the impact and visibility of his research. Beyond his scientific work, Prof. Berisha is actively involved in academic governance and higher education quality assurance as a member of the State Council of Quality (SCQ) of the Kosovo Accreditation Agency (KAA).

Dr. Melike Bilgi Kamaç is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Çankırı Karatekin University. She received her M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the Department of Analytical Chemistry at Akdeniz University in 2006 and 2013, respectively. She has been a faculty member at Çankırı Karatekin University since 2014. She is a full member of the Sigma Xi Honor Society for Scientific Research. Her research interests focus on nanomaterial-based disposable electrochemical biosensors for the individual and simultaneous determination of ovarian cancer biomarkers and neurological biomarkers.

Pierangiola Bracco is Full Professor of Industrial Chemistry at the University of Turin, Italy. Her research focuses on polymer science, with particular emphasis on polymer degradation and stabilization, electrospinning, biomedical polymers, the interaction of high-energy radiation with polymers, thermal degradation, and polymer nanocomposites. She has over 25 years of experience in research, teaching, and academic supervision in the fields of polymer science and technology and industrial chemistry. She has coordinated and participated in numerous national and international research projects, collaborating with both academic institutions and industrial partners in the fields of polymer materials, biomaterials, and advanced functional polymers. She serves on the editorial boards of several international journals in polymer science and has chaired numerous international conferences, particularly in the area of biomedical polymers.

John Buckeridge received his PhD in 2011 from University College Cork, after completing much of his research at the Tyndall Institute in Cork. He is currently a Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering and Design at London South Bank University. He is a computational materials physicist with expertise in the development and application of atomic scale modelling methods for applications in energy and microelectronic devices. His main focus is on properties relating to defects and carrier-defect interactions in functional materials such as dynamics, ionic and carrier transport and catalysis. He also works on developing novel methods in AI and quantum computing for materials modelling and co-chairs the quantum computing collaborative computational project in the UK.

Prof Casiraghi holds a Chair in Nanoscience at the Department of Chemistry, University of Manchester (UK). She received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Nuclear Engineering from Politecnico di Milano (Italy) and her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cambridge (UK). In 2007, she was awarded with the prestigious Kovalevskaja Award (1.5M Euro). In 2010 she joined the department of chemistry at the University of Manchester. She is recipient of several awards, including the ERC Consolidator (2015), ERC Proof of Concept (2020), ERC Advanced grants (2022), as well as the Leverhulme Award in Engineering (2016, 100K GBP), and the RSC 2020 Gibson-Fawcett Award. Her current research work focuses on the development of biocompatible 2D inks and their use in printed electronics and biomedical applications.

Full Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Oviedo (Spain), Coordinator of the Research Group on Analytical and Bioanalytical Spectrometry, and Coordinator of the International Master’s Degree in Analytical and Bioanalytical Sciences. After earning his PhD in 1998 and completing a postdoctoral fellowship at Indiana University (USA), he joined the University of Oviedo, becoming Full Professor in 2018. His research focuses on nanomaterial-based optical (bio)sensors, elemental mass spectrometry for nanoparticle analysis, and bioanalytical instrumentation. He has supervised 19 PhD theses, authored over 170 scientific papers, 17 book chapters, 2 patents, and led numerous competitive research projects and industry collaborations. Recognized among Stanford University’s top 2% of scientists (2021-2025), he has received the 2024 ISN2A PROTEOMASS Career Award for his contributions to nanomaterial-based bioanalysis. He has also held major leadership roles in scientific societies, editorial boards, conference organization, and university management, including President of the RSEQ Specialized Group in Chemical Sciences and Technologies since 2024.

Armond Daci, Prof, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Pharmacology at the Faculty of Medicine, Department of Pharmacy. He teaches courses within PhD programs in preclinical and clinical medicine and serves as a Science Coordinator of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Prishtina, Hasan Prishtina, Kosovo. Areas of research interest are Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, Drug Delivery and Pharmacogenetics. He has gained research experience during his PhD studies at the Center for Physiology and Pharmacology, Medical University of Vienna, Department of Pharmacology and Biomolecular Science, University of Milan, University of Milan. Department of Pharmacology, Istanbul University, and recently Post Doc Fellowship at the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University. He has contributed to national projects funded by MEST, and to international projects such as Erasmus Plus, SIGMA, TEMPUS, YTB, and Fulbright. Dr Daci has actively participated in international conferences at home and abroad. He is an author of 30 indexed scientific papers, (cited 670 times, h-index 14) and serves as a reviewer for many indexed scientific journals. He was awarded as Scientist of the Year from MEST and Kosovo Academy of Science, twice as best oral speaker and awarded for research based learning from QAINT and MEST project. He is sharing his experience by actively serving as a member of the commission established by the Ministry of Health for the evaluation of medical products at the National Agency for Medical Products and also he was a member of the Review for the First Clinical Guideline "Management and Treatment COVID-19". He is an active coordinator from UP, in the project Nanoparticles in Environment and Medical Research" - EUROPEAID/173691/DD/ACT/XK (“Increasing Research Capacities in Kosovo”).

Alfredo de la Escosura-Muñiz holds a PhD in Chemistry (2006) from the University of Oviedo (Spain). Most of his post-doctoral career has been spent at Prof. Merkoçi’s group at ICN2 (Barcelona, Spain), where he specialized in Nanobiosensors. He has participated in +25 national and international projects (5 as PI) and is the coauthor of over 100 scientific publications (+4800 citations; h-index: 42, according to ISI Web of Science) and 4 patents. As of December 2023, he holds a position as Associate Professor in the Nanobioanalysis Group, Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, University of Oviedo (Spain) where he is also the Group Leader. His research interests focus on the development of biosensing systems based on nanoparticles and nanochannels for point-of-care diagnostic applications

Massimo De Vittorio is Full Professor at the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and principal investigator of the Center for Biomolecular Nanotechnologies of the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in Lecce – Italy, where he has served as Director for the more than 10 years. His research activity deals with the development of science and technology applied to nanophotonics, nanoelectronics, and nano and micro electromechanical systems (NEMS/MEMS) for applications in the fields of technology for healthcare and ICT. He is currently focusing his research on implantable probes for manipulating and recording brain activity and on wearable and skin sensors based on flexible piezoelectrics for monitoring and controlling pathophysiological signals and symptoms in real-time.
He is the recipient of the 2023 Novo Nordisk Foundation Research Laureate Award and of the 2024 Fellow Award from the International Micro and Nano Engineering Society (iMNEs).

Bartolomeo Della Ventura is an Italian biotechnologist and Professor of Physics for Life Sciences at the Department of Physics "Ettore Pancini", University of Naples Federico II, Italy. His research combines biotechnology, nanotechnology, and applied physics to develop innovative biosensing platforms for biomedical diagnostics. His work focuses on nanobiosensors, plasmonics, extracellular vesicles, liquid biopsy, and advanced optical and electrochemical sensing technologies. He has made significant contributions to the development of the Photochemical Immobilization Technique (PIT) for antibody-oriented surface functionalization, enabling highly sensitive biosensing applications

Nunzio Denora earned his PhD in Pharmaceutical Technology from the University of Palermo in 2004. Following a postdoctoral fellowship at the Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry at Kansas University, he was appointed as an Assistant Professor in 2006. His academic journey progressed, and in 2019, he was promoted to Associate Professor. As of July 2023, he holds the position of Full Professor in Pharmaceutical Technology and Legislation at the University of Bari, where he leads a cutting-edge research laboratory focused on advanced drug delivery systems. Throughout his career, Professor Denora has authored over 205 peer-reviewed publications and is the inventor of 10 patents. He also serves as the Coordinator of the Industrial PhD program in "Sustainable Technologies for Medicines and Diagnostics Development" and plays an active role in shaping pharmaceutical education and research. In addition, he is the Secretary of the Italian Society of Pharmaceutical Technology and Legislation (SITELF). His research is at the forefront of pharmaceutical innovation, focusing on the development of advanced drug delivery systems using state-of-the-art technologies such as 3D printing, prilling, and microfluidics.

Professor Steve Dunn is Professor of Materials Engineering at London South Bank University and Director of the Energy, Materials and Environment University Research Centre. His research background is in the processing, characterisation and application of functional ceramics, ferroelectrics, piezoelectric materials and hybrid systems. He holds a first degree in Chemistry from the University of Edinburgh and a PhD in Materials Science from the University of Cambridge. His work focuses on functional metal oxides for energy capture, transfer and storage, with particular interests in piezocatalysis, photocatalysis, hydrogen generation, environmental remediation and materials lifetime. He has published more than 150 papers, including work in high-impact journals such as Advanced Materials and Energy & Environmental Science, and has supervised more than 25 PhD students. His research has been supported by UKRI, Innovate UK and industrial collaborators, and he has worked extensively at the interface between fundamental materials science, device development and real-world energy and sustainability applications. He is also founder and Director of Potential Energy Group, a spin-out company developing structural health monitoring technologies for infrastructure.

Yasuaki Einaga received his BS (1994), MS (1996), and PhD (1999) from the University of Tokyo. After 2 years as a research associate at the University of Tokyo, he started a faculty career as an assistant professor in Keio University in 2001, where he was promoted to full professor in 2011. He has been also a research director of JST-CREST (2011-2014), JST-ACCEL (2014-2020), and NEDO (2020-). He was awarded "The Chemical Society of Japan Award for Creative Work" in 2016 and “Awards for Science and Technology” from The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in 2023 for his pioneering work in diamond electrodes. His research interests include functional materials science, photochemistry, and electrochemistry.

Arzum Erdem Gürsan received the PhD degree on Analytical Chemistry in Ege University (Izmir, Turkey) in 2000. She has been working as a Full Professor since 2009 at Analytical Chemistry department in the Faculty of Pharmacy of Ege University.
Prof. Dr. Arzum Erdem Gürsan who is the principal investigator at the research team @nanoBioSensLab (Ege University, Izmir, Turkey), has initiated many national and international collaborative research on development and applications of electrochemical (bio)sensors based on drugs, nucleic acids, enzymes, proteins, toxins etc. She is the Project investigator many national/international projects from 2002 up to now. In 2021, she was awarded as the one of national research leaders on health sciences of all by TÜBİTAK. She has authored more than 225 papers in refereed SCI-expanded journals and conference proceedings, 30 invited talks in international meetings and conferences. In addition, she is the co-author of 20 book chapters and review papers. She has 9 national patents approved between 2018-2025. She has received more than 8500 citations according to the records on Web of Science (WoS) obtained in August 2025 with h-index: 48.
Prof. Arzum Erdem Gürsan received "Incentive Award of TÜBİTAK" in 2006, and "Science Award of TÜBİTAK" in 2015 by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK). She was elected associate member of Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA) fort he period of 2007-2016 and elected principal member of TÜBA since 2016.
Prof. Arzum Erdem Gürsan was elected member for the Special Committee in Association of Academies and Societies of Sciences in Asia (AASSA)- Women In Science and Engineering (WISE) for each term in the period between 2017 and 2025. She was elected as the fellow of Royal Society of Chemistry (FRSC) in December, 2017. In April 2024, she has been appointed as the Scientific Committee member representative for Türkiye by the selection of the Committee of Senior Officials in COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). In July 2025, she has been appointed as the member of Advisory Scientific Board for International Basic Sciences Programme of UNESCO.
The recent research of Prof. Arzum Erdem Gürsan is centred on the development of novel transducers and chemical and biological recognition systems by using different nanomaterials (e.g, graphenes, magnetic nanoparticles, carbon nanotubes, gold and silver nanoparticles, dendrimers, nanowires, nanorods etc.) designed for electrochemical sensing of nucleic acid (DNA, miRNA) hybridization, and also the specific interactions between drug and DNA, or protein and DNA, aptamer-protein and also the development of integrated analytical systems for environmental monitoring, food safety, industry and biomedical monitoring.

Andrea C. Ferrari earned a PhD in electrical engineering from Cambridge University, after a Laurea in nuclear engineering from Politecnico di Milano, Italy. He is Professor of Nanotechnology and the Director of the Cambridge Graphene Centre and of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Graphene Technology. He is Fellow of Pembroke College, the American Physical Society, the Institute of Physics and the Materials Research Society. His research interests include nanomaterials growth, modelling, characterization, and devices. He was awarded the Royal Society Brian Mercer Award for Innovation, the Marie Curie Excellence Award, the Philip Leverhulme Prize, The EU-40 Materials Prize, The Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit Award. He is also the Chairman of the Executive Board of the EU Graphene Flagship

Dr. Aziz Genç obtained his PhD in Materials Science from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain, in 2015, where his research focused on the nanoscale characterisation of plasmonic properties in hollow metal nanostructures using monochromated electron energy-loss spectroscopy (EELS) in a scanning transmission electron microscope (STEM). Following the completion of his doctorate, he held various academic positions in Turkey and the United Kingdom. Since April 2025, Dr. Genç has been a Senior Researcher in the Advanced Electron Nanoscopy Group at the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2). His research activities centre on atomic-scale STEM-based characterisation of functional nanomaterials, with particular emphasis on energy-related applications, quantum materials, and emerging quantum devices. He has published over 70 research articles, which are cited more than 3700 times.

Laura Gonzalez-Macia is a Lecturer in Biotechnology at the Department of Life Sciences, University of Bath (UK). She obtained a BSc in Chemistry and a Master in Electrochemistry from the University of Seville (2006) and a PhD in Chemical Sciences from Dublin City University (2011). Her work focuses on translational research, enabling biomarker detection through advanced electrochemical sensing. Following postdoctoral roles at UWE Bristol and Chimie ParisTech, she served as Scientific Director at Osasen Sensores as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellow (MSCA IF), developing Point-of-Care diagnostics. She then joined Imperial College London upon receiving her second MSCA IF. Her recent work involves developing affordable sensing platforms, including electrochemical lateral flow assays and paper-based gas sensors, integrated with wireless technology. At the University of Bath, her lab develops sustainable monitoring tools to address global challenges in food security and diagnostics.

Raik Grünberg received his degree in Biochemistry from the University of Leipzig. His PhD research, initially at the EMBL Heidelberg and then at the Institute Pasteur in Paris, used computational tools to explore the biophysics of protein-protein interactions and structural dynamics. His postdoc at the Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG) in Barcelona brought him back to experimental work and he started applying principles of synthetic biology to protein engineering. After a research associate position at Université de Montréal he is now research scientist at KAUST and leads a team of protein synthetic biologists within a larger structural biology lab.

Prof. Dr. Anila Hoda is an Academician at the Academy of Sciences of Albania and Head of the Animal Biotechnology Sector at the Center for Biotechnology and Genetics. Her research spans molecular genetics, bioinformatics, animal biotechnology, and conservation genomics, with a particular focus on indigenous livestock breeds and freshwater fish genetic resources. She has published extensively on molecular markers, SNP analysis, functional genomics, and in silico approaches, while recently expanding her research toward the integration of bioinformatics and nanotechnology for sustainable management of Animal Genetic Resources. She has over three decades of experience in research, higher education, and scientific leadership.

Dr. Gjylije Hoti is an Assistant Professor (RTDA) in the Polymeric Materials Group at the Department of Chemistry, University of Turin, Italy, where she develops innovative polymer-based solutions at the interface of chemistry, materials science, and biomedicine. She obtained her Ph.D. in Chemical and Materials Sciences from the University of Turin in 2022, driven by a strong curiosity for designing functional materials with real-world impact. Her research focuses on the green synthesis and design of bioporous and biocompatible polymers, with particular emphasis on starch-based nanoformulations for drug, nutraceutical, gas, and protein delivery. By combining polymer chemistry, nanotechnology, nanomedicine, and green chemistry, her work aims to bridge fundamental science with translational applications, addressing challenges in drug delivery and sustainable materials design. She has contributed to the development of innovative one-pot, solvent-minimized synthetic strategies and advanced characterization of functional polymer systems. In 2025, she was selected among approximately 600 young scientists worldwide to attend the 74th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting (Chemistry), supported by a Bayer Foundation Fellowship—an experience that further strengthened her international scientific engagement. Dr. Hoti has co-authored numerous scientific publications, book chapters, and editorials, and has received several recognitions for her research. She actively collaborates with both academic and industrial partners, including Roquette, Kemin, and CNR-STIIMA, contributing to interdisciplinary projects with high application potential, bridging science with real-world impact. A member of SCI, AIM, CD.TE.C, AWIN, PhDCircle, and the Lindau Alumni Network, she is also engaged in mentoring, science communication, and international collaboration. Her scientific vision is driven by curiosity, collaboration, and the ambition to translate innovative materials into meaningful solutions for society.

Dr. Pietro Ibba is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Engineering of the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy. He received his PhD in Food Engineering and Biotechnology in 2021 and develops sensing technologies for agrifood, plant, and environmental applications. His research combines electrical bioimpedance spectroscopy, portable instrumentation, printed and flexible electronics, sustainable materials, and data-driven analysis. He has contributed to the development of non-destructive systems for fruit-quality assessment, plant-stress monitoring, plant wearables, and paper-based environmental sensors. His work also focuses on bio-based and biodegradable electrodes and on translating laboratory technologies into field-deployable sensing platforms.

Andrea Idili is a Tenure-track Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemical Science and Technologies at the University of Rome Tor Vergata. He received his Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry with full marks under the supervision of Prof. Francesco Ricci at the University of Rome Tor Vergata in 2017. After this period, Dr. Idili did two different postdocs in the group of Prof. Kevin W. Plaxco (University of California Santa Barbara, USA) and Prof. Arben Merkoci (Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology ICN2, Spain). His current research focuses on the development of novel DNA-based electrochemical and optical sensors able to support the real-time, continuous monitoring of diagnostically relevant molecules both in vitro and in vivo. The importance of his research is highlighted in more than 33 peer-reviewed papers published in high-impact factor journals, 1 patent, and 3 book chapters. He has received several international/national awards and fellowships in recognition of his work, including the “Marie Skłodowska-Curie individual fellowship” (ERC, 2021), “ISSNAF Awards for Young Investigators 2019” (ISSNAF, USA), the “PROBIST postdoctoral fellowship 2018” (BIST, Spain), and the “Canada-Italy Innovation Award 2013” (Embassy of Canada to Italy).

Trained by field-leading menotors Robert Full (HHMI) and Robert Wood, Ardian’s formal studies at U.C. Berkeley and Harvard University span biomechanics, robotics, and soft active materials. He led an independent Max Planck Research Group before founding the Soft Kinetic group at the Swiss Federal Labs for Materials Science and Technology. Ardian pioneered robust locomotion discoveries underpinned by control appendages enabling rapid disturbance rejection and multi-modal transitions. His group is best known for translating nature’s principles—inertial appendage control, traction from microstructured surfaces, and embodied compliance—into resilient robots capable of agile transitions. Ardian’s work has been featured in leading high impact journals and has been awarded with numerous Swiss NSF and Cyber Valley Max Planck grants.

Dr Suela Kellici is Associate Professor of Materials Engineering at London South Bank University. She leads the Materials Analysis and Device Design (MADD) group, a multidisciplinary team of chemists, physicists and engineers translating advanced modelling into functional materials and devices. MADD leverages in‑house modelling platforms to guide green continuous flow synthesis, state‑of‑the‑art flow reactors for scale‑up, and clean‑room prototyping for energy storage, conversion and sensing applications.
At her Nano2D Lab, she develops eco‑friendly flow synthesis of 2D materials, from graphene to carbon quantum dots for scalable production in energy, environmental and biosensing devices. Her work earned the IChem Global Awards finalist for Innovation in Production of 2D Materials.
A Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry and the Higher Education Academy, she secures competitive funding from the EU, EPSRC and industry. Suela champions diversity in STEM through targeted outreach and mentoring of emerging materials engineers.

Arjan Korpa is Full Professor at the University of Tirana, Albania, and a materials scientist specializing in the design, development, and advanced characterization of construction materials. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Siegen, Germany, graduating with the highest distinction (summa cum laude) for his research on the nanostructural engineering of cement-based materials.
His research focuses on the nanotechnology-enabled functionalization of construction materials, the design of advanced cementitious systems, bio-inspired materials engineering, and the development of sustainable binders through the valorization of industrial by-products. His work also explores functional natural, synthetic, and chemically modified materials for environmental and sustainability-related applications.
Prof. Korpa has authored and co-authored more than 50 peer-reviewed scientific publications, delivered over 80 presentations at national and international conferences, and is the inventor and co-inventor of two European patents in construction materials chemistry. His research combines fundamental materials science with innovative engineering solutions for sustainable and high-performance construction materials.

Dr. Filiz Kuralay has been working as a Professor at Hacettepe University, Department of Chemistry. She received her M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Analytical Chemistry department of the same university in 2003 and 2009, respectively. She worked as an Associate Professor at Ordu University, Department of Chemistry between 2013 and 2019, and then she was an Associate Professor at Hacettepe University, Department of Chemistry between 2019 and 2021. In 2010-2012, she was a postdoctoral fellow at University of California, San Diego. Her research interests mainly focus on (bio)sensors, electrochemistry and nano/micromotors. She was elected as the Associate Member of Turkish Academy of Sciences in 2015. She was the recipient of The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye Incentive Award in 2017.

Sevinc Kurbanoglu is currently working as an Associate Professor at Ankara University Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Analytical Chemistry, in Turkiye. She graduated from the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, in 2008. She got her master’s degree from the same university in 2010. She received her Ph.D. degree in Analytical Chemistry from the Pharmacy Faculty of Ankara University in 2016 under the supervision of Prof. Sibel A. OZKAN and co-advisor Prof. Dr. Arben Merkoçi. She worked as a visiting researcher in Prof. Dr. Lo GORTON's Laboratory at Lund University, Sweden; Prof. Dr. Arben Merkoçi’s Laboratory at Barcelona Autonoma University; the Catalan Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Institute; and Prof. Dr. Frieder W. Scheller’s Laboratory at the Department of Analytical Biochemistry at Potsdam University. She is an active member of Core group of Cost Action CA23131 Working Groups 1 and 2 and CA23151 Working Group 2 and 4. She has published over 100 manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals and 60 book chapters. Her research focuses on electrochemical nanobiosensors, molecularly imprinted polymers, aptamer-based enzyme-labeled nanobiosensors, and the design of hybrid electrochemical biosensors.

Emmanuel Kymakis is a Full Professor at the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the Hellenic Mediterranean University (HMU) and Director of the Institute of Emerging Technologies of the HMU Center for Research & Innovation. He earned his PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Cambridge in 2003. His multidisciplinary research lies at the interface between nanotechnology and electrical engineering and is centred on the development of printed optoelectronic and photovoltaic devices. He has published more than 150 research articles, which have attracted over 12.000 citations and an h-index of 58, while he has an extensive experience in the management of research and industrial projects (8,5 M€ research funding, design & implementation of 67 MWp of PV parks). Ηe is also included in the list of the top 2% of scientists in their respective fields by citation impact (PLoS Biol 17(8), e3000384). He has been an honorary lecturer at UConn and a recipient of an Isaac Newton and an EPSRC studentship. He was named as a 2014 ChemComm Emerging Investigator and has received three National Excellence Awards. He has served as a member of the founding General Assembly of the Hellenic Foundation for Research & Innovation (HFRI), a member of the Engineering sectoral scientific council of the National Council for Research & Innovation of Greece (NCRI) and the work package leader of Energy Generation of the EU FET-Flagship Initiative Graphene

PhD in Chemical Sciences. Full Professor at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and Head of the Nanobiosensors and Bioanalytical Applications Group at the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) in Barcelona (Spain).
Her research focuses on Nanotechnology applied to health (Nanomedicine), particularly on the development of advanced nanophotonic biosensor technologies for the early and decentralized diagnosis of diseases. She is widely regarded as one of the world leading experts in this field. She has published more than 300 scientific papers and has delivered more than 530 invited lectures. One of her most noteworthy aspects is her translational approach, characterized by significant and successful technology transfer work, including the management of eight patent families, four industrial trade secrets and the creation of three spin-off companies: Sensia, SL (2004) BIOD, SL (2010) and Eroica Dx (2025).
Throughout her distinguished career she has received numerous awards and distinctions, including Spain’s two most prestigious scientific awards: the 2020 National Research Award for Technology Transfer (the first woman to receive it) and the 2020 King Jaume I Award for New Technologies. She has also received the Physics, Innovation and Technology Award from the Royal Spanish Physical Society and the BBVA Foundation, the 2022 National Nanotechnology Award, and the Lilly Foundation Award for Biomedical Research. She has been awarded honorary doctorates (Doctor Honoris Causa) by the University of Cádiz and the University of León (the first woman to receive this distinction at the latter).
She serves as an advisor to leading biomedical and scientific research institutes in Spain and internationally, as well as to business schools and private companies. In addition, she has carried out extensive science outreach for more than 25 years and is considered one of the pioneers of scientific communication in Spain, with hundreds of appearances on television and radio, press interviews, and public lectures and articles. She is the author of the book “Una científica saltando vallas”, aimed at encouraging STEM vocations among girls and young women.

Peter A. Lieberzeit is a professor at the Department of Physical Chemistry of the University of Vienna. He obtained his PhD from the same university in 1999 and his “habilitation” in Analytical Chemistry in 2007. His work centers around biomimetic sensing, mainly using molecularly imprinted polymers (MIP) for that purpose. Aside of analytical/sensing approaches and in bringing them closer to applications, he is also interested in elucidating the processes leading to recognition. To date, he has more than 200 papers indexed in Web of Science and Scopus with an h-factor of h=42 in Scopus. Currently, he serves on the editorial board of Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical and as the Chair of the International Steering Committee of the IMCS conference series

Partizan MALKAJ is a professor of Physics at the Department of Physics Engineering, Polytechnic University of Tirana. He obtained his PhD from University of Patras and University of Tirana in 2002, and in 2005 he completed his postdoctoral studies at the University of Patras. His main research interests include fabrication and study of conducting polymers applicable for electronics, medical science and photovoltaic cells; Biophysics and Medical Physics.

I'm a Senior Researcher at the University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom. I received my Ph.D. from the National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan and have held academic roles at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia and the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), USA. I hold professional higher education teaching degrees from Harvard and Strathclyde, and have been recognized as the Rising Star in Measurement Science, world's top 2% scientists, UK’s global talent, and JPhysD Emerging Leaders.

Attilio Marino is a Researcher at the Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia in the Smart Bio-Interfaces group (Pisa, Italy). He holds a Ph.D. in Bioengineering (Biorobotics) from Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies. His research focuses on smart nanomaterials, cancer nanomedicine, piezoelectric biomaterials, and remote cell stimulation, with particular interest in glioblastoma treatment. He has authored more than 80 scientific publications and 5 patents in nanomedicine, bioengineering, and advanced in vitro models.

Professor Sushanta MITRA is a full Professor in the Department of Mechanical & Mechatronics Engineering and is cross-appointed as a Professor of Chemical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Physics & Astronomy, and Chemistry at the University of Waterloo. He serves as the Executive Director of Canada’s largest nanotechnology institute – the Waterloo Institute for Nanotechnology (WIN).
Before joining Waterloo, he had several administrative roles in Canadian higher education, including Department Chair (Lassonde School of Engineering), Associate Vice-President Research (York University) and Assistant Vice-President Research (University of Alberta). He also served as the President of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering.
For his contributions to science and engineering, he has been elected a fellow of several professional organizations, including the Canadian Academy of Engineering, the Royal Society of Chemistry, the American Physical Society, the American Association for the Advancement of Science and a foreign fellow of both the Indian National Academy of Engineering and the National Academy of Sciences India.
He has an entrepreneurial mind, being the Founder & CEO of a Canadian startup, Aquabits Inc. (on quantum computing) and a Dutch startup, SLE Enterprises B.V. (on ultra-fast encapsulation technology), supported by Waterloo.
He is equally passionate about teaching and has implemented experiential learning for first-year undergraduate engineering curricula through public-private partnerships. He has implemented a “Mobile First” learning platform to improve preparedness for post-secondary STEM programs in partnership with K-12 school and industry.

Kei Noda received the doctoral degree at the Graduate School of Kyoto University (Japan) in 2002. After working as a Humboldt foundation research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research (Germany) and as an assistant professor at the Graduate School of Kyoto University, he became a lecturer and an associate professor in the Department of Electronics and Electrical Engineering at Keio University, Japan, in 2013 and 2015, respectively. He has been a full professor in the same department since April 2021. His research interests include physical properties and application of various semiconductors such as carbon-based materials and metal oxides, as well as organic electronic devices.

ICREA Research Professor Josep Nogués earned his degree from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) in 1986. After obtaining his PhD at the Kungliga Tekniska Höskolan (RoyalInstitute of Technology) in Stockholm (Sweden) in 1993, he moved to the University of California San Diego (USA) to complete his postdoctoral studies. Four years later he returned to the UAB as an associate researcher, becoming an ICREA research professor in 2001 and a founding member of the former Catalan Institute of Nanotechnology (ICN) shortly thereafter. His Magnetic Nanostructures group was formally integrated into the ICN structure in 2006.

Professor Tomasz Osmałek is Head of the Chair and Department of Pharmaceutical Technology at Poznan University of Medical Sciences and Vice-Dean for Research at the Faculty of Pharmacy.
His early research focused on the photochemical properties of drugs and macrocyclic compounds used in photodynamic therapy for skin cancer. Current work covers modified-release oral dosage forms, topical formulations, and 3D-printed microneedle systems for transdermal drug delivery.
He has completed research and teaching visits at several universities in Poland and abroad, including Rutgers University, the University of Central Florida, Queen’s University Belfast, the University of the Basque Country, Rīga Stradiņš University, and the University of Bari Aldo Moro.
He has also worked on international research projects involving academic and industrial partners. Professor Osmałek has published more than 60 scientific papers and supervised over 30 diploma theses and four PhD dissertations.
He is involved in pharmacy and pharmaceutical engineering education and serves as Supervisor of ISPE Student Chapter in Poland and Vice-President of the CRS Poland Local Chapter.

Sibel A. Ozkan is currently working as a Full Professor of Analytical Chemistry at Ankara University, Faculty of Pharmacy. She is the active member of European Chemical Society-DAC member on behalf of Turkish Chemical Society. She is the member of European Pharmacopoeia-EDQM- Chromatography Section. She is the member of PortASAP: - European network for the promotion of portable, affordable and simple analytical platform: Core group of Cost Action CA 16215. Working Group 4. She has published more than 385 original and review papers and Editor of 9 scientific books from HNB Publishing (2012), Springer (2015), Bentham (5 Volumes, 2018-2019), Elsevier (2019), CRC (2022) and more than 50 book chapters in different years (for Elsevier and Springer). She received Ankara University Encouragement Award (2003), Turkish Pharmacists Association-Scientific Award (2008), Supervisor of The Best PhD Thesis Award (Health Sciences) in Turkey from High Council of Education of Turkey in 2017, Ton Duc Thang University Woman in Science 2019 Award (Vietnam) and Ankara University Science Award (2021). She is the Editor of the Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis (SCI) and Regional Editor (Europa) of Current Pharmaceutical Analysis (SCI). In addition, she is an Editorial Board member of Talanta (SCI), Chromatographia (SCI), Biosensors&Bioelectronics X and other journals.

Francesca Petronella is a researcher at the Rome division of the “Institute of Crystallography” (IC) of the National Research Council since September 2019. After obtaining her degree in Chemistry and her Ph.D. in “Chemistry of Innovative Materials” from the University of Bari “Aldo Moro” in 2013, she worked as a research fellow at the Bari division of the “Institute for Physical and Chemical Processes” (IPCF) of the CNR. She conducted short visiting periods abroad: at Lausanne at EPFL (2012), in Warwaw at the group of Prof. F. Pierini in Warsaw at IPPT-PAN (in 2019 and 2022) and at Gdańsk University of Technology (2023 and 2024) where she gain new competences on the photothermal characterization of materials. Currently, she is involved in the development of optical biosensors based on plasmonic nanoparticles, consolidating various collaborations including one with Prof. L. De Sio at the Biophotonics Laboratory, Sapienza University of Rome focused on photothermal nanomaterials and liquid crystal metasurfaces.

Dr. Suzana Petrović
Scientific Advisor
Date and place of birth: 20/12/1968, Belgrade, R. Serbia
E-mail: spetro@vin.bg.ac.rs
ORCID ID: 0000-0002-8894-692X
Published 75 papers in refereed journals
Member of 5 national, 10 bilateral and 6 COST projects
Research areas
• Physical and chemical phenomena and processes associated with the deposition, modification and characterization of bimetallic thin films
• Physicochemical mechanisms in solid materials under extreme conditions
• Interactions of laser radiation with solid materials

Fetah Podvorica is Professor of Physical Chemistry at the University of Prishtina and Corresponding Member of Academy of Sciences and Arts of Kosova. Since 2014 he has been visiting professor at University of Paris, former University of Paris 7, and previously was visiting professor at Ecole Superieure de Physique et de Chimie de Paris (ESPCI); during the period 2003-2013. He did his PhD thesis at the University of Paris 7 in 2000 and his Habilitation he obtained in 2010 at the University of Paris 6. His research interests include: electrochemical or chemical modification of material’s surfaces with 2D organic thin layers and their use for different applications; the use of Electro-Fenton method for the degradation of organic pollutants in waste water. He has 2 patents, 1 book and 4 book chapters, 60 published papers in peer review journals, H index: 27 and over 6300 citations (scholar). He was Associate Editor in the Springer journal, Chemistry Africa and is member of Advisory Boards of several journals

Francesca Polli received her M.Sc. in Chemistry and Pharmaceutical Technologies and her Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Sapienza University of Rome. Her research focuses on the development and optimization of functional sensing interfaces through surface engineering, employing electrochemical and optical approaches for biosensing applications. She is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher of the Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology (CNR-IBBC) at the Department of Experimental Medicine of Sapienza University of Rome.

Dr. Carlotta Pontremoli is a tenure-track researcher in Industrial Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry, University of Torino, Italy.
She received her PhD in Science and Technology of Materials from Politecnico di Torino, working on innovative nanomatrices for smart release.
Her research focuses on the design, functionalization and characterization of nanomaterials for biomedical and industrial applications.
She has worked on mesoporous bioactive glasses, halloysite nanotubes, gold nanoparticles, polymeric nanoparticles, silica-based systems and metal–organic frameworks. Her current interests include photoactive nanoplatforms for photodynamic therapy and nanostructured supports for enzyme immobilization and sustainable biocatalysis. She is author of more than 30 scientific publications and is involved in national and international collaborations in materials chemistry, nanomedicine and biocatalysis.

Alessandro Porchetta is Associate Professor at the Department of Chemical Science and Technologies, University of Rome Tor Vergata (Italy), where he leads the Laboratory of Sensing and Biomimetic Systems. His research focuses on the design of functional nucleic acid systems for biosensing, molecular diagnostics and theranostics. By integrating DNA nanotechnology, CRISPR-Cas systems and supramolecular chemistry, his group develops programmable molecular devices and hybrid nanomaterials for the detection of clinically relevant biomarkers and the investigation of biological processes, with applications in precision diagnostics and theranostics. He has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed publications, including papers in Journal of the American Chemical Society, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Nano Letters, Nucleic Acids Research and Accounts of Chemical Research, with an H-index of 30. His scientific contributions have been recognized by several awards, including the Premio Levi and the European Young Chemist Award. Prof. Porchetta has secured competitive national (Fondo Italiano per la Scienza, Italian Agency for Space, My First AIRC Grant, PRIN 2022, etc.) and European funding as Principal Investigator, including Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Staff Exchange projects, fostering interdisciplinary collaborations at the interface of analytical chemistry, nanotechnology and biomedicine.

Mamas Prodromidis is a full Professor of Analytical Chemistry in the Department of Chemistry (University of Ioannina, Greece). His research is focused on the development of electrochemical (bio)sensors, the generation of nanoparticles with spark discharge, the development of diagnostic devices for point-of-care applications, the design & fabrication of screen-printing integrated electrochemical cells and bipolar electrochemistry. He has co-authored more than 140 articles, reviews, and book chapters (Citations >9000, H-index >45) and he has given several invited lectures at international meetings and seminars. Since 2017 he is included in the “World's Top 2% Scientists” list released by Stanford University and since 2020, he is Editor in Chief of Microchimica Acta.

He has more than 15 years research experience in the academic sector working on nanoelectronics, spintronics and optoelectronics. He possesses extensive hands-on experience on emerging low dimensional electronic systems including nanowire transistors, GaAs single spin quantum-bits, as well emerging phenomena in functional oxide and superconductive/ferromagnetic interfaces towards beyond-CMOS technologies. He has served at various academic research positions in high reputation European institutions including the Foundation of Research and Technology in Greece, the Institut Néel CNRS in France and the London centre for Nanotechnology – University College of London in United Kingdom. Dr Konstantinos Rogdakis received his undergraduate degree in Applied Mathematics and Physical Sciences and his master’s degree in Microsystems and Nanodevices both from National Technical University of Athens, Greece in 2005 and 2006, respectively. He obtained his PhD in Nanoelectronics from Grenoble Institute of Technology in France, in 2009. He is a member of Technical Chamber of Greece. He is currently a Researcher (Grade C) in the i-EMERGE Research Center of HMU and the Team Leader of Innovative Printed Electronics at the Nanomaterials for Emerging Devices research group. His current research interests include 2D materials engineering in various printed device concepts including high performing solar cells, functional sensors and thin film memristors/transistors for neuromorphic computing towards energy efficient Internet of Things and wearables.

Daniel Ruiz-Molina got his PhD in Chemistry with a thesis on polyradical dendrimers at the Institut de Ciència de Materials de Barcelona (ICMAB-CSIC) under Prof. Jaume Veciana’s tutorship. Then he obtained a postdoctoral position at the University of California San Diego (USA), where he spent three years working on single-molecule magnets and molecular switches. Since 2001 he has held a permanent position as a Spanish National Research Council researcher, most recently at the ICN2, where he is the leader of the Nanostructured Functional Materials Group. His main research areas include the fabrication of hybrid colloids and surfaces, biomimetic functional nanostructures, and micro- or nanoparticles for smart applications and encapsulation and delivery systems.

I am an Associate Professor of Energy Engineering and Materials Devices in the School of Engineering and Design. Before LSBU, I worked at the Organic Semiconductor Centre at the University of St Andrews, UK. I received my MSc and PhD from the Advanced Technology Institute at the University of Surrey, UK.

Hamed Shahsavan is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Waterloo. He obtained his PhD in Chemical Engineering - Nanotechnology from University of Waterloo in 2017. Before joining University of Waterloo at 2020, he was an NSERC postdoctoral fellow at Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems. During his PhD studies, he was a visiting scholar in the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute at Kent State University, Ohio, USA. During his post-doctoal fellowship, he was a visiting scientist in the Smart Photonic Materials (SPM) research group at the University of Tampere in Finland. Hamed's current research interests revolve around the development of a variety of soft, stimuli-responsive, and programmable materials. In addition, he is interested in emerging fabrication strategies for the manufacturing of small-scale mobile robots and devices, such as direct laser writing, and micro-scale 4D printing.

Bajramshahe (Bulja) Shkodra received her Master's degree in Analytical and Environmental Chemistry from the University of Prishtina, Kosovo, in 2017. She completed her Ph.D. in Food Engineering and Biotechnology at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, in 2022, conducting her research at the Sensing Technologies Laboratory. Following her Ph.D., she worked as a research assistant on the In-Memory Sensing project within the same research group. She is currently a researcher at Universität der Bundeswehr München, where she develops electrolyte-gated graphene field-effect transistor (EG-GFET)-based biosensors for stress monitoring. Her research focuses on the design, fabrication, biofunctionalization, and characterization of biosensors for food and biomedical applications.

Zdeněk Sofer has been a Full Professor at the University of Chemistry and Technology Prague, Czech Republic, since 2019. He also received his Ph.D. at the University of Chemistry and Technology Prague in 2008. During his Ph.D., he spent one year at Forschungszentrum Julich (Peter Grünberg Institute, Germany), followed by postdoctoral experience in University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. His research interests include semiconductors and 2D materials, their synthesis, crystal growth, chemical modifications and functinalization. He is particularly focused on various applications of two-dimensional materials including energy storage and conversion. He has published more than 350 papers, received more than 13,000 citations, and has the h-index of 56. He was the recipient of the Rector award for young researcher in 2013 and 2016 as well as the Neuron Impulse award in 2016 and the award of the Czech Science Foundation President and the UCT Prague rector award in 2019.

Emmanuel Stratakis is a Research Director and Acting Director of the Institute of Electronic Structure (IESL) of the Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH). He received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Crete (UOC) in 2001. After graduating, he joined as a visiting Researcher the IESL-FORTH working on the ultrafast laser engineering of materials. In the fall semesters of 2006 and 2008, he was appointed as a visiting Researcher at the Department of Mechanical Engineering of the University of California, Berkeley. In 2007 he was elected Researcher at IESL-FORTH where he is leading the “Ultrafast Laser Micro- and Nano- processing” laboratory (https://www.iesl.forth.gr/en/research/ULNMP-Group; https://stratakislab.iesl.forth.gr). He has over 300 SCI publications and more than 17000 citations, h-index=71 (Google Scholar) and he has coordinated many National and European grants. He has delivered more than 150 invited and keynote lectures and has been organizer and chair in major international scientific conferences

Dr. Serpil Tekoglu is an Assistant Professor at Johannes Kepler University Linz (Austria), where she leads research at the intersection of sustainable materials, bioelectronics, and biosensing. She received her B.Sc. in Chemistry Education from Dokuz Eylül University and her M.Sc. in Solar Energy from Ege University (Türkiye). In 2012, she joined the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany) as a scientific staff member. After this period at the Light Technology Institute, she obtained her PhD in Materials Science from the Technical University of Darmstadt (Germany) in 2018. Her current research focuses on developing smart, bio-based electronic materials using naturally derived building blocks for future healthcare and environmental applications. Dr. Tekoglu is the recipient of the 2025 Women in Materials Science Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry, was selected for the 2024 ChemTalents program by Chemistry Europe and Wiley, and received the 2023 LIT Young Career Project Award

Klaas-Jan Tielrooij is an Associate Professor in the Applied Physics department of Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), associated with the Advanced Nanomaterials and Devices group. He is also a Senior Group Leader at the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) in Spain. Klaas-Jan leads the Ultrafast Dynamics in Nanoscale Systems group, which partially moved from Spain to the Netherlands in the summer of 2023. See www.ultrafastdynamics.com for more information on the group and its research. His key areas of expertise include ultrafast spectroscopy, terahertz photonics, optoelectronics, and layered quantum materials. One of his recent goals has been to reach a fundamental understanding of the transport and dynamics of electronic and phononic heat in 1D and 2D material systems through advanced optical and optoelectronic techniques with high temporal and spatial resolution, and to explore applications in photodetection and thermal management. The group continues to work on quantum materials, studying heat and charge flow, and will also address the conversion of energy and information between various degrees of freedom and across different frequencies. Klaas-Jan has received several prizes, including the FOM Physics Thesis Prize, and competitive grants including an ERC Starting grant (2018), an ERC Proof of Concept grant (2021), and an ERC Consolidator grant (2024).

She has received her Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry at Ege University in 2001. She is currently a full-time Professor in the Department of Biochemistry, at the same University. Her research is focused on the integration of biomolecules and other species with micro and nanoplatforms to create novel functional bio-based surfaces.

Majlinda Vasjari is currently professor in Analytical Chemistry Group at Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, University of Tirana. She obtained a Ph.D. in Chemistry at University of Tirana (1997, Albania) and followed various postdoctoral researches in various european universities supported by TEMPUS program, DAAD, Erasmus mundus, etc. She is/was coordinator of national and international EU projects (Erasmus+ Program, Twinning, Ceepus network, COST Action), as well as bilateral projects Albania-Italy, Albania-Turkey, etc. Her research interests include environmental studies and nanotechnology (designing sensitive and selective modified analytical sensors and biosensors using nanomaterials, biomolecules, plant tissue, etc). She has more than 60 published papers in peer review journals, 1 book chapter. Since 2020 she is Co-coordinator of the Albanian Unit of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (NanoAlb), next Academy of Science of Albania.

Raffaele Velotta received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Naples Federico II in 1992, where he has been a Full Professor of Physics since 2001. His early research focused on the interaction of ultrashort laser pulses with atoms and molecules, including high-order harmonic generation, attosecond pulse generation, and optical techniques for atmospheric physics. Since 2010, his research has shifted toward biosensing, focusing on the development of immunosensors and optical sensing platforms for applications in medical diagnostics, environmental monitoring, and food safety. He has led several national and international research projects, authored over 200 papers in peer-reviewed journals, and is a co-inventor of several patents.

Dr. sc. Albana Veseli is a teaching assistant of Analytical Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural and Mathematical Science, University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina”, Kosovo. She gets her Master degree in 2009 at the University of Prishtina and her PhD in 2014 at the University of Tirana in the field of ‘’Electrochemical Sensors and Biosensors for organic compounds analysis’’ in collaboration with the Institute of Analytical Chemistry at the Karl – Franzens University of Graz, Austria. Currently, she is continuing her professional development as a postdoc researcher at University of Vienna, Austria regarding ‘’Electroactive Molecularly Imprinted Polymers Nanoparticles’’. She is author and co-author of many scientific papers published in high ranking journals. She coordinated Erasmus + project between University of Prishtina, Kosovo and Keele University, UK as a National Coordinator and is part of COST action program financed by EC. Accomplished her two own Nacional scientific projects with a title ‘’Antibiotic Residues in Water near Municipalities of Kosovo: Raising Public Health Issues Awareness through University Teaching’’ and “Using Nanostructured Carbon Material to design Electrochemical Sensor for detecting the residue of Antibiotics in the Environment’’ (2017 -2021) financed by Ministry of Science and Education, Kosovo and NanoAlb unit, Academy of Science in Tirana, Albania. Voluntary work – active member of regional and local organization Western Balkan Alumni Association (WBAA) 2017-2022 and Organization of Kosovar Austrian Alumni Organization (OKAA) 2021-2023. Very good communicative and organizational abilities and capable skills on teamwork and individually.

Prof. Dr. Kledi Xhaxhiu is Full Professor of Chemistry at the University of Tirana, Albania, and Co-coordinator of the Research Centre of Nanotechnology NanoAlb at the Academy of Sciences of Albania. His research focuses on nanomaterials, electrochemical sensors, vibrational spectroscopy, and advanced materials for environmental and analytical applications. He has developed nanotechnology-based platforms for the detection of bioactive compounds, pharmaceuticals, and emerging environmental contaminants. Prof. Xhaxhiu has participated in and coordinated international research projects, including Horizon Europe and COST Actions, and has established collaborations with leading European institutions. He is actively promoting regional cooperation in nanoscience through NanoAlb and the nanoBalkan conference series. He is author of numerous scientific publications in the fields of nanotechnology, electrochemistry, and functional materials.

Prof. Assoc. Dr. Merita Xhetani is a leading researcher in molecular genetics, genomic medicine, and molecular diagnostics, with over 20 years of experience in research, higher education, and clinical laboratory practice. She is Professor of Molecular Genetics at the University of Tirana, Head of the Center of Molecular Diagnostics and Genetic Research at the University Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology "Queen Geraldine”, leader of the Research group “Biomarkers of Rare Genetic Diseases”, near NanoAlb and Chair of Genetics Albania. Her research focuses on human genetics, prenatal and neonatal diagnosis, cancer genomics, rare genetic diseases, and the implementation of advanced genomic technologies, including chromosomal microarray analysis (CMA), SNP arrays, and next-generation sequencing, to support precision medicine. She has authored more than 70 peer-reviewed scientific publications, supervised undergraduate and postgraduate research, and coordinated numerous national and international research projects. Prof. Xhetani is actively involved in developing genomic medicine infrastructure in Albania, promoting the integration of innovative molecular diagnostic technologies into clinical practice, and serves as reviewer and editorial board member for several international scientific journals.

Hiroshi is a Project Director in Institute for Quantum Life Science in QST, Japan, and a Designated Professor in Institute of Nano-Life-Systems, Institutes of Innovation for Future Society, Nagoya University. He received his PhD in Medical Science from Nagoya University in 2010 (supervisor: Prof M. Hamaguchi), and PhD in Engineering from Tokyo University in 2011 (supervisor: Prof. K. Araki). His research focuses on the application of quantum nano sensors to advanced medical sciences such as regenerative medicine, cancer medicine, and cranial nerves medicine.

Dr. Ziberi is a full time professor at the Physics department of Physics, University of Tetova. He earned his BSc in Physics in Tirana Albania in 1998 and his MSc in 2001 and PhD in 2006 at the University of Leipzig in Germany. From 2002 until July 2010 he worked as a scientific employee at the Leibniz Institute for surface modification in Leipzig, Germany, working on surface engineering and nanostructuring of different materials using low energy ion beams. Dr. Ziberi is board member of the institute Alb-Shkenca and of the NanoAlb excellence group of ASA in Tirana. He was awarded the Fulbright scholarship in 2018 at Harvard Medical school, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Brigham & Women’s Hospital, working on combination of radiotherapy and imunnotherapy using immunogenic biomaterials loaded with nanoparticles for cancer treatment. He is a Global Health Catalyst and member of the Global Oncology University. He is reviewer in a number of scientific journals, has more than 40 publications and over 100 contributions in international conferences, from which more than 20 are invited. Dr. Ziberi was member of scientific infrastructure and bio-nanotechnology group of the framework program HORIZON2020 in Brussels and evaluator of CEEPUS programs.

Dr. Erhan Zor is a Full Professor at Necmettin Erbakan University, Türkiye. He received his Ph.D. in chemistry from Selçuk University in the topic of electrochemical chiral discrimination based on graphene-related materials. During his Masters and Ph.D., he had worked as visiting researcher at European research centers in the field of nano(bio)sensors; at Nanotechnas-Nanotechnology and Material Research Center at Vilnius University in Vilnius, Lithuania, and at the Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (ICN2) in Barcelona, Spain. Over the past several years, he has authored more than 60 SCI-E indexed articles, served as Guest Editor for five international SCIE journals, and received notable recognition such as the Turkish Academy of Sciences Outstanding Young Scientist Award (TÜBA-GEBİP, 2024), additionally, being included among the Top 2% Most Cited Researchers (2019–2025) His current research interest is focused on graphene, nanocellulose, chiral sensors, (nano)biosensors, optical sensors, electrochemical sensors, paper-based diagnostics, biomedical diagnostics.