Arokia Nathan of Shandong University

Biography:

Arokia Nathan is a pioneering engineer and academic specializing in thin-film transistor technologies, flexible electronics, and digital display systems. He holds the Chair of Photonic Systems and Displays at the University of Cambridge, having previously held the Sumitomo Chair of Nanotechnology at University College London. He received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Alberta, Canada. His research has spanned sensor technology, ultra-low power transistor electronics for IoT wearables, and mm-Wave radios on glass. He is the author of over 600 technical publications, six books, and holds more than 150 patents. His work has directly led to the founding of several spin-off companies with collective venture capital investment exceeding US$100 million. In 2020, he received the IEEE Electron Devices Society J.J. Ebers Award for his contributions to thin-film and flexible/foldable electronics. He is a Fellow of the IEEE, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (UK), a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and an IEEE/EDS Distinguished Lecturer.

Address:Shandong, China

Fernando Guarin of IEEE/Semiconductor Industry

Biography:

Fernando Guarin is a Colombian-American microelectronics reliability engineer with over four decades of experience in the semiconductor industry. He earned his BSEE from the Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia, his MSEE from the University of Arizona, and his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Columbia University, New York. He began his career at National Semiconductor Corporation (1980–1988), working in the Military and Aerospace Operations division. In 1988 he joined IBM's microelectronics division, where he spent 27 years researching the reliability physics and modelling of advanced Bipolar, CMOS, and Silicon Germanium BiCMOS technologies, reaching the title of Senior Member of Technical Staff. He subsequently joined GlobalFoundries, where he retired in 2022 as Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, having led the reliability team responsible for qualifying 5G semiconductor technologies. He is a recognized authority on device reliability and has published extensively in international journals and conferences.

Address:New York, United States

Victor Grimblatt of Synopsys Chile

Biography:

Victor Grimblatt is Executive Director of R&D Engineering at Synopsys, where he leads a team based in Chile developing Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software for chip synthesis and mask fracturing. He founded and has directed the Synopsys Chile R&D Centre since 2006, which is one of the few EDA research centres in Latin America. He holds engineering degrees in microelectronics from the Institute Nationale Polytechnique de Grenoble (France) and from Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María (Chile), and earned his PhD in Electronics from the University of Bordeaux in 2021. He has worked in EDA since 1988, with earlier roles at VLSI Technology Inc., Compass Design Automation, Motorola Semiconductors, and Honeywell Bull. He served on the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS) Board of Governors (2021–2023, re-elected 2025–2027) and chaired the IEEE Chilean CASS chapter for over a decade. He was awarded IEEE Region 9 Outstanding Engineer in 2023 and the CASS Meritorious Service Award in 2024. His research interests include EDA, IoT, and smart agriculture.

Address:Region Metropolitana, Chile

Jamal Deen of McMaster University

Biography:

Dr M. Jamal Deen, a Distinguished University Professor and Senior Canada Research Chair at McMaster University, is a globally renowned authority in microelectronics. His research career spans physics, electrical engineering and advanced data analytics, primarily focusing on the physics-based modelling and high-frequency characterisation of semiconductor devices. Over several decades, Dr. Deen has amassed a bibliographical record consisting of 930 peer-reviewed journal articles and conference proceedings, yielding more than 37,000 citations. In addition to co-editing influential research monographs on low-temperature electronics and CMOS RF modelling, he is the co-author of two foundational textbooks. Beyond theoretical contributions, Dr. Deen holds six awarded patents that have been widely commercialised in the tech sector.

Address:Ontario, Canada

Durga Misra of New Jersey Institute of Technology

Biography:

Dr. Durgamadhab (Durga) Misra is a Full Professor and Department Chair of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). After earning his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo in 1988, he established a highly distinguished career in solid-state electronics, including tenure as a visiting professor at the prestigious Bell Laboratories. His core research spans nanoelectronic and optoelectronic devices, nanoscale CMOS gate stacks, and hardware designed for artificial intelligence. He is globally recognized for his pioneering 15-year study on the reliability of high-k gate dielectrics, creating insulative methods to block electron leakage in shrinking transistors that have since become industry standards.As a prolific researcher and educator, Dr. Misra has published over 250 technical articles in peer-reviewed journals and international conference proceedings. In addition to his primary papers, he has edited or co-edited more than 50 books and conference proceedings detailing micro- and nanoelectronic systems. He further serves the research community through high-profile editorial roles, previously acting as an Associate Editor for IEEE Circuits and Devices Magazine and an editorial board member for ECS Transactions. In recognition of his foundational contributions to semiconductor reliability and nanoelectronics, Dr. Misra was elected a Fellow of both the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and The Electrochemical Society (ECS).

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Address:New Jersey, United States