Ahmed Hegazi is currently a Professor of Microbiology and Immunology in the National Research Center, Egypt. Prof. Hegazi received his master’s degree in 1979, and his PhD in 1981. Hegazi's research work has been focused lately on bee products and their therapeutic effects. Hegazi organized and contributed to national and international research projects since 1977 and up till now; he has been the principal investigator on multiple research projects within the National Research Center. He has published 211 scientific papers and articles in national and international journals. He also served on the board of multiple national and international scientific journals. Dr. Hegazi is also the president of the Egyptian Environmental Society for Uses and Production of Bee Products, secretary of the Egyptian Society of Apitherapy, secretary general of the African Federation of Apiculture Associations, and a member of the International Apitherapy Commission (APIMONDIA). Dr. Hegazi awards; First Class Decoration of Excellence, Egypt, 1995, The Senior Scientist Prize of National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt, 1996, The National Scientific Prize In Biological Sciences, Egypt, 1990, The Scientific Prize of The National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt, 1989, The Second Best Research Paper Award, International Congress of Propolis, Bones Aires, Argentina, 2000, Main Speaker Award,10th Academic Conference, PRA and NAS (Nippon Apitherapy Soc.) Japan, 2006, 2 Bronze medals from The International Innovation Fair of the Middle East, Kuwait, 2007 Awarded of Ghazi Wad Allah Salon Prize, 2008, Finally awarded the Merit Ward in Medical Sciences, National Research Centre, Egypt, 2016 and have 4 patents.

Microbiology and Immunology

Sergey V. Petoukhov is a head of the Laboratory of biomechanical systems in the Mechanical Engineering Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia. He is Prof., Dr. Phys.-Math. Sci, Laureate of the State prize of the USSR. Chairman of the advisory board of the International Symmetry Association, Budapest; Editor-in-Chief of the “International Journal of Mathematical Sciences and Computing”, Hong Kong; Vice-Chair of the International Advisory Board Directors of the ResearchAssociation of Modern Education and Computer Science, Hong Kong. The Chinese government has included him in 2012 year in the official “List of Outstanding Scientists in the World”. The author of 7 books and more than 200 other publications. He is a specialist in bioinformatics, genetic biomechanics, crystallography, theory of symmetry and self-organization.

Bioinformatics, genetic biomechanics, crystallography, theory of symmetry and self-organization

Dr. Omid Akbarzadeh is working with Nanotechnology and Catalysis Research Centre since 2016. His main research area is heterogeneous catalysis and catalytic reaction engineering. He has spent 10 years in academic-industrial projects as a research officer and post-doctoral. Dr. Omid has worked 5 years in the oil and gas industry as a chemical engineer. He developed advanced smart catalysts, especially for the oil and gas industries. Dr. Omid has contributed to two PETRONAS Research Sdn Bhd industrial catalyst projects and worked on an international Airbus R&D project in NANOCAT. Currently, he is the PI of the graphene catalyst project at Hokkaido University in Japan, project member of FRGS grant in UTP and assigned to the NANOCAT center project. Dr. Omid was the Chairman, keynote speaker and organizing committee of many international conferences. He is currently the supervisor of three Ph.D. students from different countries. He has published many ISI papers; book chapters and has two approved and granted patents. Also, he has hands-on experience and passed several pieces of training on handling different types of equipment which are being widely used for material synthesis, characterization and performance evaluation. He is in close collaboration with other departments, government agencies and universities around the world. He is visiting researcher of Jiangsu University China and Hokkaido University Japan. He is a member of the society of petroleum engineers (SPE) and Senior Member of Hong Kong Chemical, Biological & Environmental Engineering Society. Omid awarded a full fellowship from UTP during Ph.D. and were involved for lab demonstrator and teaching in the different courses of chemical engineering. He awarded Silver Medal in 27th International Invention & Innovation Exhibition (ITEX 2016), Kuala Lumpur Convention Center in Malaysia and Silver Medal of Post Graduate Research Project in the 35th Science & Engineering Design Exhibition (SEDEX 35).

Heterogeneous catalysis and Catalytic reaction engineering.

Prof. Dr. Hosam Bayoumi Hamuda is working at Óbuda University, Faculty of Light Industry and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Environmental Engineering (Budapest, Hungary). He worked as Senior Researcher and deputy director of Research Group for Environmental Microbiology of Hungarian Academy of Sciences-Gödöllő University of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences-Szent István University (Budapest). Briefly, He received the degrees of B.Sc. (Chemistry and Botany), M.Sc. (Biological Sciences), University Doctor (Agricultural Sciences-Soil Microbiology) and C.Sc. in Biological Sciences from Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya, Gödöllő University of Agricultural Sciences and Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, respectively. He received the PhD degree in Biological Sciences, Doctor Habilitation Degree in Environmental Sciences as well as the Professor degree from Szent István University (Gödöllő, Hungary). He received the University Doctor Degree in Natural Sciences from Eötvös Loránd University (Budapest). Prof. Hamuda was awarded many times from different organisations, e.g., the Society of Hungarian Microbiologists, the Hungarian Professors Council, etc. and he is a member of many Hungarian and International Organisations. Prof. Hamuda was the general secretory and now he is the president of International Council of Environmental Engineering Education (ICEEE) originated since 2010 (Budapest, Hungary) and Member of the International Society of Development and Sustainability (Japan), Society of Hungarian Microbiologists (MMT), Soil Science and Agrochemistry Committee of the Agricultural Sciences Department of IV of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (Budapest) and Association of Hungarian Medical Societies (MOTESZ) and others. He was the director of MSc program titled: Microbial Science and Biotechnology (Szent István University, Gödöllő, Hungary) from 2000 to 2008 and director of PhD Program titled: Agricultural-, Environmental Microbiology and Soil Biotechnology until from 2007 to 2015 and now a member of the Environmental Sciences Doctor’s School at Szent István University and Doctoral School on Materials Sciences and Technologies at Óbuda University. He is a plenary lecturer, keynote speacker and member of many organizing committes of many international conferences in the world as well as in Hungary.

1. Waste and sewage sludge management; 2. Measurements of rhizosphere index and soil microbial biomass and soil enzymatic activities amended with sewage sludge; 3. Soil Biotechnology: soil protection, sustainable, health and soil biodiversity; 4. Soil security, microbial inoculants; 5. Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizomicrobiota (PGPR); 6. Colonization of PGPR in plant rhizosphere; 7. Nitrification inhibitors and crop quality; 8. Monitorization of soil organic matter; 9. Econanotoxicology; 10. Roles of engineered metal oxide nanoparticles in biosphere; 11. Public health and health care; 12. Bioengineering 13. Probiotics, antibiotics, xenobiotics and human gut microbiomes.

Main Naser Alolayyan is a PhD holder in Health Quality and Productivity Improvement from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). He obtained his MSc from Yarmouk University in cooperation with the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), in 2006, with concentration in the field of health service management. He obtained his Bachelor in Medical Technology from Baghdad University in 2002. Currently working as Assistant Professor in Health Management and Policy (Faculity of Medicin) in Jordan University of Science and Technology. His research works have appeared in journals such as Total Quality Management and Business Excellence, The Asian Journal on Quality, Int. J. Services and Operations Management, Int. J. of Productivity and Quality Management and the Journal of Global Management. He has also participated and presented articles in several international conferences in Spain, Jordan, Indonesia Malaysia, and New Zealand.

His primary research interests in total quality issues, health information management, organizational performance measurement, e-health and smart mobile health, flexibility and operational flexibility, service quality, and service management.

Dr. Petkoska is a Full Professor at University St. Kliment Ohridski-Bitola, N. Macedonia, and has been actively involved in R&D of numerous innovative products, proprietary materials, formulations and technologies. Examples include but not limited to variety of micro- and nano- polymer composites, thin films and coatings, antimicrobial formulations and technology platforms for fabrication of antimicrobial surfaces, antisoiling and self-cleaning surfaces, food contact materials, low-power-consumption reflective display devices, hybrid solar panels, phytochemicals for nutrition, nutricosmetics, etc. Dr. Petkoska is the author and co-author of numerous peer-reviewed scientific manuscripts, books and book chapters and has been awarded with two US patents. Dr. Petkoska holds PhD in Chemical Engineering from University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, USA and MSc in Materials/Polymer Science from Ss Cyril and Methodius University, Macedonia.

Materials science, surface engineering, composite materials, thin films and coatings

Dr. Lai’s main research interests are in the areas of chemically modified metal oxide photocatalysts and carbon graphene materials, especially apply in environmental pollution management and solar energy technology. Dr. Lai has contributed immensely to the development and enhancement in science & technology in Malaysia, particularly in developing, optimizing and simplifying the technology lies in the synthesis of nanoparticles, metal oxide nano-architecture and carbon/graphene materials which are of high significance for green energy and environment applications. Dr. Lai’s works have been published in more than 150 refereed international top-tier journals with h-index of 21, 25 book chapters, and 125 international proceedings in materials science, physics, chemistry, and renewable energy researches.

Nanotechnology