Prof. Qiao Chen
Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
Qiao Chen is a full professor of the School of Mathematics and Statistics, Xi'an Jiaotong University. She achieved her bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees all from Xi'an Jiaotong University. She conducted her postdoctoral research in the department of Biomedical Engineering at Tulane University in the United States. As research fellows, she has visited and collaborated with institutions of the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom, the University of Queensland and the University of Technology Sydney in Australia, and Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Her current research focuses on the mathematical foundations of artificial intelligence, brain-inspired intelligence, and neuroimaging. She has published over 40 academic papers on deep learning, neural networks and brain science in many prominent international journals, such as IEEE Trans. Biomedical Engineering, Medical Image Analysis, Neural Networks, IEEE Signal Processing Magazine. Her research is founded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the National Key Research and Development Program of China, the Natural Science Basis Research Plan in Shaanxi Province of China, and several industry-sponsored projects.
Assoc. Prof. Shinji Kawakura
The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics, Japan
Shinji Kawakura is Associate Professor at The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics, Kyoto-Fu, Kyoto, Japan. He got his Ph.D. in Environmentology, University of Tokyo, 2015, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, B.A. in Control System Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2003, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan, M.A. in Human-Factor Engineering, Tokyo Institute of Technology, 2005, Meguro-ku, Tokyo, Japan. His research areas are Informatics, systems engineering, in particular various sensing systems. He has researched in diverse International and Japanese research projects. He is the author of 31 academic papers. He has published 3 patents in Japan. He is a senior member of IEEE and Hong Kong Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Society (HKCBEES).
Dr. Claudia Cianci
Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy
Claudia Cianci is a Research Fellow at the Department of Mechanics, Mathematics, and Management (DMMM) of the Polytechnic University of Bari. She obtained her bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees, all from the Polytechnic of Bari. She has actively collaborated with the University of Bari and the University of Foggia. Currently, she is engaged in postdoctoral research at the DMMM. Her research is centered around two primary areas: the mechanical performance of clear dental aligners and the mechanical behavior of cancer cells subjected to ultrasonic waves. Claudia has contributed extensively to these fields, publishing over 7 academic papers in renowned international journals, including the Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, Journal of Cancer, Nanomaterials, and Frontiers in Materials.