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.

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).

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.

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.