THE SPEAKERS
Keynote Speakers
Prof. Dr. Mohini Sain
University of Toronto, Kanada.
Expertise in Advanced Bionano and Biocomposite
Professor Vijay Kumar Thakur
Head, Biorefining & Advanced Materials Research Centre
SRUC Assoc. Institute University of Edinburgh
Bio-renewable materials, Additive manufacturing of polymers and composites, Multifunctional polymer composites and nanocomposites, Nanoelectronic materials, Green synthesis of nanomaterials, Hydrogels, Bionanofiber in biomaterials and smart textiles
Plenary Speakers
Prof. Dr. Salim Hiziroglu
Oklahoma State University, USA.
Expertise in composite and wood material
Dr. Jean-Marc Roda
Research Fellow in INTROP, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM), Malaysia
Expertise in forest industry and globalization
Prof. Dr. Alcides Lopes Leão
Profesor in São Paulo State University, Brazil
Expertise in natural polymer and composite
Dr. Rob Elias
Researcher in Bangor University, UK
Expertise in bioeconomy
Prof. Dr. Sarani Zakaria
Faculty of Science and Technology. Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Malaysia
Pulp and Paper, Lignocellulosic materials, Advanced Materials, Biopolymers Materials Science Programme
Professor Dr. Hazizan Md Akil
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Malaysia
Expertise in Advanced Composite Materials
Dr. Rushdan Ibrahim
Forest Research Institute of Malaysia (FRIM)
Expertise in Pulp and Paper Technology
Invited Speakers
Dr. Ali Kilic
Textile Materials & Machinery
TEMAG Laboratories, ITU Gumussuyu Campus
Prof. Dr. Ahmad Ainuddin Nuruddin
Forest fires and IoT
Former Deputy Director of the Institute of Tropical Forestry and Forest Products (INTROP), Universiti Putra Malaysia
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yaser Nawab
Structure-Properties relationship and fabrication process-Properties relationship of Textiles, Technical Textiles and Composite Materials
Director/Dean
School of Engineering & Technology, National Textile University, Pakistan
Prof. Dr. Sarat Kumar Swain
Organic Chemistry, Nanotechnology, Materials Science, Polymer Chem.
Professor of Chemistry & Dean (Academic Affairs)
Veer Surendra Sai University of Technology
Dr. Ramzi Khiari
Valorization of biomass & industrial applications
Higher Institute of Technological Studies in Ksar-Hellal (Monastir, Tunisia) in the department of Textile Engineering
Assoc. Prof Dr. Mohammad Mansoob Khan
Cutting edge area of nanochemistry, nanosciences and nanotechnology especially in the field of inorganic nanostructures and nanohybrid materials
Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science,
Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Dr. Mohamed Midani
Natural fibers and their composites, as well as sustainable product development, circular bioeconomy and biorefineries.
Wilson College of Textiles, NC State University
College of Engineering and Materials Science, German University in Cairo
Assoc. Prof. Mohamed Ansari Mohamed Nainar
Processing and Characterization of Natural fibre polymer composites
Department of Mechanical Engineering, UNITEN
Prof. Rafaqat Hussain
Synthesizing novel bio-ceramic materials for orthopedic applications
Department of Physics at CIIT, Islamabad.
Dr. Ahmad Ilyas Rushdan
Green Composites
School of Chemical and Energy Engineering, Faculty of Engineering
Dr. Muhammad Mohsin
Textile and yarn development
Chartered Colourist of Society of Dyers and Colourist
Chairman, Department of Textile Engineering
Textile sustainability Research Group Leader
University of Engineering and Technology Lahore
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Usha Massika Behary
Ecotechnologies and biotechnologies for textile treatment and functionalization
GEMTEX, ENSAIT, Roubaix
Dr. Sharoul Jambari
Technology Depository Agency (TDA)
Prof. Dr. Azamal Husen
Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Husnul Azan Tajarudin
Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)