Prof. Ming Chen

Zhejiang University, China

Prof. Ming Chen, director of the Bioinformatics Department at the College of Life Sciences, is a leading figure in the field of bioinformatics at Zhejiang University, China. In 2004, he obtained his Ph.D. in bioinformatics from Bielefeld University, Germany. Prof. Ming Chen is the president of the Bioinformatics Society of Zhejiang Province, China; committee director of the Chinese Society for "Multi-Omics and Integrative Biology"; committee deputy director of the Chinese Society for "Modeling and Simulation of Biological Systems"; committee executive member of the Chinese Societies for "Computational Systems Biology" and "Functional Genomics & Systems Biology"; and committee member of the Chinese Societies for "Biomedical Information Technology" and "Biophysics (Bioinformatics)". He is also a member of the Scientific Council of the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS) on bioinformatics.

Prof. Chen's research encompasses bioinformatics, systems biology, non-coding RNA transcriptomics, and precision medicine. He has published over 200 academic papers in peer-reviewed journals such as Cell, Nature, Nucleic Acids Research, and Bioinformatics, with a Google Scholar H-index exceeding 54. He has been included in the list of the top 2% of scientists globally.

Title: AI-Driven Biological Age Prediction and Aging Assessment

Prof. YAP Chee Kong

Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia

Prof. Yap has been working as a full professor at Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) since 2021. Prof. Yap has been an academician for more than 22 years at UPM and 27 years as a researcher. Prof Yap has su-pervised more than 90 undergraduates and 35 postgraduate students in the fields of ecotoxicology, envi-ronmental biology, environmental sciences, water quality and ecotoxicological genetics. Prof. Yap has published more than 400 papers in refereed academic journals, 5 books (three published in NOVA Science Publishers, USA) and 37 book chapters. Until November 2024, 268 of them have been indexed in Elsevier’s Scopus with an H-index of 37 (>4246 citations). Prof Yap has also been invited as an honorary Editorial Board member for more than 50 international academic journals. Prof Yap has been an invited visiting researcher at National lnstitute of Environmental Studies, Tsukuba (Japan). Nationally, Prof Yap has been officially appointed as an Adjunct Professor at the INTI International University Malaysia. Internationally, Prof. Yap has been officially appointed as a Visiting Professor at Kobe University until 2024 (Japan). Now, he has been appointed as a Research Fellow at Kobe University starting April 2024.

Prof. Lei Guo

Tongren University, China

Professor Lei Guo obtained his PhD in Chemical Engineering and Technology from Chongqing University, China in 2015. He now serves as a full Professor and the head of the Department of Materials and Chemical Engineering at Tongren University, China. Prof. Guo has served as a senior visiting scholar at Tsinghua University in the year 2023. He has conducted a series of studies in various areas such as electrochemistry, organic chemistry, corrosion science, as well as theoretical simulations. He has authored over 200 articles in international journals (13000 total citations with H-index of 66 and i10 index of 190), as well as 4 books, 15 book chapters, and 20 patents. He has more than 20 international/national conference presentations, invited talks/seminars, and awarded prestigious fellowships and fundings. He is also a member of the editorial board of 10 academic international journals. Within his research projects he has directed several theses and has been a thesis evaluator.

Speech Title: Electrolytes for Al-air Batteries: Current State and Future Perspectives

Assoc. Prof. Low Siew-Chun

Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia

Dr. Low Siew Chun is an Associate Professor at the School of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Sains Malaysia, specializing in advanced materials for environmental sustainability and clean energy applications. Her research focuses on fundamental transport phenomena in thin films and the development of high-performance membranes for wastewater treatment, CO2 capture, and environmental sensing systems. Through her work, she contributes to key advancements in renewable energy, water purification, and pollution mitigation. Dr. Low has published over 150 peer-reviewed journal articles, authored 10 book chapters, and has achieved an h-index of 33 and an i10-index of 93, with more than 4,200 citations (Google Scholar). She has presented her work at over 40 conferences, including 10 keynote and 5 invited lectures, and actively reviews for leading publishers such as ACS, RSC, Springer, Elsevier, and Taylor & Francis. In addition to her research and teaching roles, Dr. Low serves as an editor for Total Chemistry (Elsevier), and as a section editor for both the ASM Science Journal and the ASEAN Engineering Journal, where she continues to promote innovative solutions to environmental challenges through material design and sustainable engineering practices.

Title: Engineered Superhydrophobic Membranes with Tunable Microstructures for Sustainable Treatment and Nutrient Recovery from Aquaculture Wastewater via Membrane Distillation