Biopolymer Composites in Electronics

Dr. Kishor Kumar Sadasivuni is a Research Assistant Professor at the Center for Advanced Materials, Qatar University. He earned his Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the University of South Brittany, France, and completed postdoctoral research at Inha University, South Korea, and Qatar University. His expertise spans analytical chemistry, nanomaterials, and interdisciplinary research involving collaborations across computer science, biomedical sciences, and engineering disciplines. He holds multiple patents and serves as lead investigator on several major research projects funded by the Qatar National Research Fund and Qatar University.

John-John Cabibihan is an Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering, Qatar University, in Doha, Qatar. He is an inventor in 18 patent families and has over 150 publications in journal articles, books, and conference papers. Dr. Cabibihan is an editorial board member of various leading scientific journals such as the IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, International Journal of Advanced Robotics Systems, and Springer Nature Applied Sciences Journal, and has been recognized as a Distinguished Scientist by Qatar University in 2021. Over the years, his work has focused toward healthcare robotics, specifically in assistive and social robotics for the therapy of children with autism, lifelike prosthetics, bio-inspired tactile sensing, human-robotic touch and gestures, and robotic surgery.

Dr. Deepalekshmi Ponnamma is the section head of Research Quality in the research planning and development department at Qatar University, Qatar. She is a PhD graduate from the Deakin University, Australia, and finished the post-doctoral studies from Qatar University. Her research interest includes synthesizing the different nanoarchitectures, polymer nanocomposites for efficient technological applications.

Professor Mariam AlAli AlMaadeed is Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, Professor, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar. She received her Ph.D. in Materials Science from Alexandria University in Alexandria, Egypt in 2001, and joined the Physics Department at Qatar University in the same year. Prof. AlMaadeed has excellent experience and a large amount of internationally recognized work in the field of polymers, characterization and structure, as well as in nanocomposites and nanotechnology. Her work is featured in more than 130 journals and conference publications. Prof. AlMaadeed has given many consultations and workshops to a diverse group of organizations, across industry, government ministries, and communities. She is currently a member in many advisory committees and editorial board bodies such as Advanced Manufacturing: Polymer & Composites Science, Taylor and Francis and Emergent Materials, Springer. Prof. AlMaadeed has designed and contributed to many workshops, symposiums and conferences in the field of materials science, and in teaching and learning strategies. She received the Physics State Award for 2010, the Gulf Petrochemical Association (GPCA) Plastic Excellence Award in 2014 and the ISESCO Prize in Science & Technology 2016.

Jaehwan Kim serves as an Inha Fellow Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Inha University, Korea. He is also designated as Director of CRC for NanoCellulose Future Composites. Dr. Kim is a Fellow of The Korean Academy of Science and Technology, the National Academy of Engineering of Korea, and the Institute of Physics. He is an Associate Editor of Smart Materials and Structure as well as Smart Nanosystems in Engineering and Medicine and Editor of International Journal of Precision Manufacturing and Engineering, Helyon and Actuators. He has been the Director of Creative Research Center for EAPap Actuator funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF). Recently, he started the Creative Research Center for Nanocellulose Future Composites, sponsored by NRF. His research interests are smart materials, structures and devices, biomaterial-based smart materials, cellulose, electroactive polymers, power harvesting, biomimetic actuators, biosensors, tactile sensors, and flexible electronics. He has published more than 320 journal papers, presented 360 international conference papers, and filed more than 40 patents.