Prof. Takahiro Namazu
Kyoto University of Advanced Science, Japan

Biography: Takahiro Namazu received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering from Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu, Japan, in 1997, 1999, and 2002, respectively. From 2002 to 2006, he served as an assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical and Systems Engineering at the Graduate School of Engineering, University of Hyogo, Himeji, Japan. In 2007, he was appointed as an associate professor at the same university. In 2010, he joined the Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology program of the Japan Science and Technology Agency as a researcher. In 2016, he became a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Aichi Institute of Technology, Toyota, Japan. In 2020, he became a professor in the Faculty of Engineering at KUAS. Since 2025, he has been a Professor at the International Center for Synchrotron Radiation Innovation Smart at Tohoku University, in a cross-appointed position. He is currently engaged in studies on functional film materials, such as self-propagating exothermic materials, and their applications to micro- and nano-electromechanical systems.

 

Prof. Ahmad Zuhairi Abdullah,
Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

Biography: Professor Dr. Ahmad Zuhairi Abdullah is a distinguished researcher and academic leader with an impressive track record in chemical engineering. He earned his B. Tech (Hons), MSc, and PhD in 1995, 2000, and 2004, respectively. His leadership roles at Universiti Sains Malaysia include serving as Deputy Dean (Industry and Community Network) from 2010 to 2012, Deputy Dean (Research and Postgraduate Studies) from 2013 to 2018, and most recently, Dean (2022-2024). Recognized for his expertise, he holds professional affiliations as a Professional Technologist with the Malaysian Board of Technologists (MBOT), a Fellow of Akademi Sains Malaysia and Institut Kimia Malaysia (IKM), and a Life Member of the Malaysian Oil Scientists and Technologists' Association (MOSTA). He is a sought-after MBOT accreditation auditor and an external examiner for numerous academic programs across Malaysian universities. His research primarily focuses on 24ordered porous catalytic materials for oleochemical reactions, renewable energy, waste treatment, and waste valorization. With an outstanding scholarly contribution, he has authored nearly 300 refereed journal articles and book chapters, primarily as the lead author, and has played a crucial role as a technical committee member for nearly 200 international scientific conferences. His expertise has made him a frequent keynote and invited speaker at prestigious conferences across Malaysia, Laos, Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, Pakistan, Iraq,
the Philippines, and China. Beyond academia, he serves as a research proposal evaluator for various ministries and international scientific bodies in the USA, Oman, Qatar, Kazakhstan, and Chile. He is also a Department of Environment Malaysia expert panelist, assessing Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) reports for major industrial projects, including petrochemical complexes, metal smelting facilities, chemical plants, and lead-acid battery recycling plants. His exceptional contributions to research have earned him the Top Research Scientists Malaysia (TRSM) award in 2014 and a prestigious ranking in the List of the World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University (2020-2024). With an h-index of 65 and over 14,000 citations(Scopus), his impact on the global research community continues to grow.

 

Prof. Jesus Toribio,
University of Salamanca, Spain

Biography: Professor Jesus Toribio graduated in Civil Engineering in 1982 and then in Mathematics in 1986. In 1987 he was awarded his PhD in the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) and turned into Associate Professor in that Institution. In 1992 he became Full Professor and Head of the Materials Science Department of the University of La Coruña (at the age of 32, thus being the youngest Full Professor in the area of Materials Science in Spain). In 2000 he moved to the University of Salamanca (USAL) where is currently Full Professor of Materials Science & Engineering and Head of the Fracture & Structural Integrity Research Group (FSIRG) of that Institution. His research work is mainly concerned with fatigue and fracture mechanics, environmentally assisted cracking, stress corrosion cracking and hydrogen embrittlement/degradation/damage of metals and alloys (mainly cold drawn pearlitic steel wires for civil engineering and austenitic stainless steels for nuclear engineering and energy applications), covering theoretical, computational and experimental aspects. He actively participates in International Scientific Conferences, very often being a member of the International Advisory Committee, organising Special Sessions and Symposia, being Session Chairman or specially delivering Plenary/Keynote/Invited Lectures. Professor Dr. Jes煤s Toribio has published more than 600 scientific papers, most of them in international books and journals.

 

Prof. Osman Adiguzel
Firat University, Turkey

Speech Title: Dual Memory Characteristics and Lattice Reactions Governing Reversibility in Shape Memory Alloys

Biography: Dr. Osman Adiguzel graduated from Department of Physics, Ankara University, Turkey in 1974 and received PhD- degree from Dicle University, Diyarbakir-Turkey. He studied at Surrey University, Guildford, UK, as a post doctoral research scientist in 1986-1987, and his studies focused on shape memory alloys. He worked as research assistant, 1975-80, at Dicle University and shifted to Firat University in 1980. He became professor in 1996, and he has been retired due to the age limit of 67, following academic life of 45 years. He published over 80 papers in international and national journals; He joined over 120 conferences and symposia in international and national level as Plenary Speaker, Keynote Speaker, Invited speaker, speaker or Poster presenter. He served the program chair or conference chair/co-chair in some of these activities. In
particular, he joined in last six years (2014 - 2019) over 60 conferences as Speaker, Keynote Speaker and Conference Co-Chair organized by different companies in different countries.

Additionally, he retired at the end of November 2019, and contributed with Keynote/Plenary Speeches over 180 Virtual/Webinar Conferences, in the coronavirus outbreak in four year of his retirement, 2020 and 2023. Dr. Adiguzel served his directorate of Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Firat University in
1999-2004. He supervised 5 PhD- theses and 3 M. Sc theses. He is also technical committee member of many conferences. He received a certificate which is being awarded to him and his experimental group in recognition of significant contribution of 2 patterns to the Powder Diffraction File Release 2000. The ICDD (International
Centre for Diffraction Data) also appreciates cooperation of his group and interest in Powder Diffraction File. Scientific fields of Dr. Adiguzel: Shape memory effect and displacive phase transformations in shape memory alloys and other alloys, molecular dynamics simulations, alloy modeling, electron microscopy, electron diffraction, x-ray diffraction and crystallography.

 

Prof. Muzamir Hasan
Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, Malaysia

Biography: Biography: Prof. Ts. Dr. Muzamir Hasan is a Professor at the Faculty of Civil Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah (UMPSA), Malaysia. He obtained his PhD in Civil Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM).
He has held several key academic leadership and administrative positions at UMPSA, including Director of the Earth Resources & Sustainability Centre (ERAS), UMPSA Senate Member (2016–2020), Head of Department (Geotechnical & Infrastructure Engineering), Head of Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering, and Head of Next Generation Engineering at the College of Engineering. He currently leads the Rare Earth Cluster at UMPSA.
Prof. Muzamir’s research expertise lies in Geotechnical Engineering and Sustainable Construction, with a strong focus on ground improvement and soil stabilization using waste and by-product materials. He has published extensively in reputable journals and has secured numerous local and international research grants. His work has led to three Malaysian patents related to sustainable ground improvement technologies.
His research and innovation achievements have been recognized through multiple prestigious awards, including the Double Gold Award and Gold Medal at the British Invention Show (BIS) 2018, the Best of the Best Award and Gold Medal at the Malaysia Technology Expo (MTE) 2018, and Gold Medals at PECIPTA 2017 and 2019. He was also honored by the Japan Geotechnical Society (JGS) during an event hosted by the JGS Chugoku Region at Hiroshima University and received the Best Paper Award from the Geotechnique, Construction Materials and Environment Society (GEOMATE), Japan.
Prof. Muzamir is a member of the Institution of Engineers Malaysia (IEM) and a registered with the Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM). He was elected as Malaysia’s sole representative to the ISSMGE Technical Committee on Geo-Mechanics from Micro to Macro (TC105).
Internationally, he has served as a Visiting Fellow at Yamaguchi University, Japan (2015, 2017), and previously as a Visiting Researcher (2010, 2012). He is also a Visiting Professor at Brawijaya University, Indonesia. In professional service, he previously served as Deputy Chair of the Youth Wing of the Malaysian Geotechnical Society (YMGS) under the Malaysian Geotechnical Society (MGS).

 

Prof. Bridgid Chin Lai Fui
Curtin University, Malaysia

Speech Title: Syngas Production from Water Hyacinth using Catalytic Gasification Process

Biography: Dr Bridgid Chin is a Professor in the Chemical and Energy Engineering Department at Curtin University Malaysia. She is recognised for her creative contributions to green technology, with a strong focus on converting biomass and municipal solid waste into renewable energy via thermochemical processes. Her work addresses real-world challenges, particularly climate change mitigation and clean energy development. She previously led an international research grant funded by the Japan鈥揂SEAN Science, Technology, and Innovation Platform (JASTIP) on the techno-economic, environmental, societal, and governmental evaluation of oil palm residue conversion to alternative energies in the ASEAN region. She is currently leading a Sarawak state-funded project on the sustainable utilisation of bamboo biowaste-derived activated carbon for high-performance supercapacitors and soil remediation. Dr. Chin also serves as Editor-in-Chief of the IChemE Palm Oil Processing Special Interest Group (POPSIG) and actively collaborates with institutions across ASEAN, including Thailand, Japan, Indonesia, and the Philippines, on sustainable biofuel research initiatives.

 

Prof. Md. Shakhawat H. Firoz
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh

Speech Title: Deep Eutectic Solvent-Assisted Synthesis of Metal and Metal Oxide Nanostructures with Tunable Morphology and Properties

Biography: Dr. Shakhawat H. Firoz is a Professor of Chemistry at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh. He earned his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Chemistry from the University of Dhaka and his Doctor of Engineering from Institute of Science Tokyo (formerly Tokyo Institute of Technology), Tokyo, Japan. His research focuses on designing nanostructured materials, nanocomposites for energy storage and wastewater treatment, and cellulose based functional nanomaterials. He has published more than 65 peer reviewed articles and has held research and academic positions in both Bangladesh and Japan. Dr. Firoz also contributes extensively to academic leadership and various social initiatives.

 

Assoc. Prof. Amit Banerjee
Kyoto University of Advanced Science, Japan

Biography: Dr. Amit Banerjee is an associate professor in the Faculty of Engineering at Kyoto University of Advanced Science (KUAS). He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur in 2009 and 2014, respectively. He conducted postdoctoral research at City University of Hong Kong (2013-2015), at Kyoto University (2015-2019), and at Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (2019-2020). Dr. Banerjee is a recipient of the prestigious JSPS postdoctoral fellowship. Dr. Banerjee worked in the Graduate School of Engineering at Kyoto University as a Junior Associate Professor (2020-2025). In May 2025, he joined the Faculty of Engineering at KUAS as an associate professor. Dr. Amit Banerjee is broadly interested in nanoscience / nanotechnology but primarily focuses his research interests on micro/nano-scale systems (MEMS/NEMS) and nano-mechanics.

 

Assoc. Prof. Kenjiro Sugio
Hiroshima University, Japan

Speech Title: Development of a web application for executing material development using machine learning

Biography:
March 25, 1992 Hiroshima University Faculty of Engineering, Division I (Mechanical Engineering) Graduated
March 25, 1994 Hiroshima University Graduate School of Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering Master's Program Completed
March 25, 1997 Hiroshima University Graduate School of Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering Doctoral Program Completed
April 1, 1997 - March 31, 2007: Research Assistant, Faculty of Engineering, Hiroshima University
April 1, 2007 - March 31, 2012: Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University
June 20, 2007 - February 28, 2008: Visiting Researcher, RisØ National Laboratory, Denmark
April 1, 2012 - March 31, 2020: Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Hiroshima University
April 1, 2020 - Present: Associate Professor, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering, Hiroshima University

 

Assoc. Prof. Norhayati Abdullah
Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, Malaysia

Speech Title: From Materials Engineering to Applications: Functional Polymers for Environmental and Biomedical Technologies

Biography: Dr. Norhayati Abdullah is an Associate Professor at Universiti Malaysia Pahang Al-Sultan Abdullah, Malaysia. She specializes in polymer materials, including chelating agents, ion exchange resins, biomaterials, and hypercrosslinked polymers. With over a decade of research and teaching experience, she has led multiple interdisciplinary projects focused on water treatment, biomedical applications, and sustainable material development. Dr. Abdullah has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and holds several patents related to functional polymer systems.

 

Assoc. Prof. Yi Cui
Nagoya University, Japan

Biography: Dr. Yi Cui is an Associate Professor in the G30 Automotive Engineering Program at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nagoya University. He received his B.Sc. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from Fudan University in 2010, M.Sc. in Solid Mechanics from Fudan University in 2013, and Ph.D. in Solid Mechanics from the University of Alberta in 2017. Prior to his current position, Dr. Cui served as Assistant Professor (2021-2024) and JSPS International Research Fellow (2019-2021) at Nagoya University's Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, following his postdoctoral research (2018-2019) in Micro-Nano Mechanical Science and Engineering at the same institution. 30 Dr. Cui has received multiple prestigious awards including the 2025 JACM Young Investigator Award, 2024 Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Paper Award, Best Reviewer Award from Nuclear Engineering and Technology (2021), Best Oral Presentation Award at the 5th International Conference on Nanomechanics and Nanocomposites (2018, Fukuoka), and Best Sessional Presentation Award at the 26th Canadian Congress on Applied Mechanics (2017, Victoria).

 

Senior Lecturer Dr. Yuli Yetri M.Si
Politeknik Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia

Biography: Prof. Dr. Yuli Yetri M.Si is a Senior Lecturer in Department of Mechanical Engineering, Politeknik Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia. She received her Dr. degree from Andalas University, Padang, Indonesia in material chemistry. She specializes in corrosion inhibitor from natural product, material, renewable energy and green chemistry. Up-to-date, she has published papers in International Refereed Journals, and also participated in many seminars or conferences, both national and international level. Since the year 2017, under the Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education, Republic of Indonesia, she has been appointed and approved to be one of reviewers for several international refereed journals and grant competition, helping to develop one of the Ministry's programs in improving lecturer's performance. In addition, she is now an active member of Indonesia Chemical Society, Global Illuminator, Global Research & Development Service (GRDS), 32the IRED Institute of Research Engineers and Doctors, Hong Kong Chemical, Biological & Environment Engineering Society (HKCBEES), and Association of Chemical Physics Indonesia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Session Keynote Lecturers of ICEIM2025

Prof. Ivana Salopek Cubric University of Zagreb, Croatia	Prof. Dr. Osman Adiguzel Firat University, Elazig, Turkey	Prof. Jesus Toribio University of Salamanca, Spain
Senior Lecturer Dr. Yuli Yetri M.Si Politeknik Negeri Padang, Padang, Indonesia	Prof. Ahmad Rifqi Md Zain Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia	Prof. Ahmad Zuhairi Abdullah Universiti Sains Malaysia, Engineering Campus, Malaysia
Assoc. Prof. Suhana Arshad Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia	Prof. Raj Das RMIT University, Australia	Prof. Mary Donnabelle Balela University of the Philippines, Philippines
Prof. Shigeru Horii Kyoto University of Advanced Science, Japan	Lecturer Ming Li, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China