Organizing Committee

Mihai Iordache received the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the Politehnica University of Bucharest, Romania, in 1967 and 1977, respectively. He is a Full Professor in the Electrical Department, Politehnica University of Bucharest, where he is working in the areas of circuit analysis and simulation, and in the Electrical Engineering Fundamentals. He is Doctoral Advisor at the Politehnica University of Bucharest, and the author or co-author of more than 400 journal papers and 50 books. He is also a reviewer of different Scientific Conferences in the Analysis and Simulation Circuits. His research interests include nonlinear circuits, symbolic analysis circuits, and computer-aided design of large-scale circuits, decomposition techniques for large-scale circuit analysis and simulation, topological analysis of electric circuits, wireless transfer power, and analysis and simulation of the electrical machines. He was the recipient of the 2000 Romanian Academy Award of the 2004 Romanian Engineer Association. He is IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) member, AIER (Romanian Association for the Electrical Engineers) and also ROAMSE (Romanian Association for the Advancement of Modelling and Simulation Techniques in Enterprises) member. PHD ssupervisor from 1997 (4 PHD students with grand, 6 PHD students without grand and 31 PHDs) chairman and scientific committee at the different National and International Conferences (SNET, ATEE, ICATE, OPTIM, SMACD, ECCTD, SCS, ISSCS, ELS, DAS). Reviewer at : IEEE Transaction on Analog Integrated Circuits and Signal Processing, Revue Roumaine de Science et Technologie - Électrotechnique et Énergetique, Bucarest, Annals of the Craiova university, Circuits and Systems (IEEE - CAS), International symposiums: EEA, SMACD, ATEE, OPTIM, ECCTD, SCS, ISSCS. Research grants and projects as director. Setting up (coordinating) research laboratories: Simulation and Modelling of Electric Circuits. Published papers: 40 books, 112 articles  with WOS, 350 articles and 48 research projects.

Chung-Chan Hung is a Distinguished Professor and Chong Hong Chair Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan. He earned his Ph.D. and M.S. from the University of Michigan and specializes in high-performance concrete, structural engineering, and earthquake-resistant design. Dr. Hung is Director of NCKU’s Research Center for Earthquake Engineering and an Adjunct Research Fellow at the National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE). He is a Fellow of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) and has received multiple national research awards in Taiwan. His work focuses on advancing concrete materials and improving the seismic resilience of infrastructure.

Jamilson Dantas is an Assistant Professor at the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Brazil, where he earned his M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science. His research interests include performance and dependability evaluation, stochastic modeling, Markov chains, Petri nets, and formal methods for the analysis and simulation of computer and communication systems. He is actively involved in applied research projects funded by national and state agencies. These include a FINEP-supported project on intelligent urban mobility and electric two-wheel vehicles, integrating IoT, cloud/edge computing, V2X connectivity, and energy-efficiency optimization, as well as a state-funded initiative under the Cientista Arretado program focused on artificial intelligence and natural language processing for automated fiscal compliance and public sector innovation. His work emphasizes real-world deployment, performance evaluation, reliability, and societal impact.

Seyed R. Saeid Rahimian Koloor is a Senior Scientist at the Universität der Bundeswehr München in Germany, where he contributes to the Institute for Structural Engineering within the Department of Civil Engineering and Environmental Sciences. He earned his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering with a specialization in Applied Mechanics and Design from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), achieving distinction for his research in composite materials and structural mechanics. Dr. Koloor’s work focuses on fracture mechanics, fatigue behavior, computational and experimental mechanics, and the modeling of advanced composite materials and structures. With extensive international academic and research experience, he has served in multiple postdoctoral and scientific roles and has collaborated on multidisciplinary projects across Europe and Asia. He has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications, acted as a reviewer and guest editor for international journals, and continues to lead and participate in research initiatives in composite mechanics, finite element modeling, and structural reliability.

Radu Godina is an Assistant Professor in the Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica e Industrial (DEMI) at the NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal, and a researcher with the UNIDEMI – Unidade de Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Engenharia Mecânica e Industrial research unit, which is part of the Associated Laboratory of Intelligent Systems (LASI). He earned his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering and Management from the University of Beira Interior (UBI), Covilhã, Portugal. Dr. Godina has authored and co-authored well over 180 peer-reviewed publications in international journals, books, and conference proceedings on topics including industrial symbiosis, sustainability, lean manufacturing, electric vehicles, circular economy, life cycle assessment, and quality control. He serves on the Board of Directors of UNIDEMI, coordinates the Master in Maritime Logistics program, and leads research initiatives such as projects on additive manufacturing (e.g., Smart-WAAM) and mobility for maritime logistics (M4ML). Dr. Godina is a full member of the European Operations Management Association (EurOMA) and the Industrial Engineering and Operations Management Society (IEOM), and he has recently been appointed to the editorial board of Scientific Reports (Nature portfolio) in the sustainability section. His research combines academic excellence with industrial relevance and international collaboration.

Yao Sun, PhD, MSc, BEng, DIC, FHEA, M.ASCE, is a Full Professor of Structural Engineering in the College of Civil Engineering at Hunan University in Changsha, China. His research focuses on advanced metal structures, structural fire engineering, metal additive manufacturing, and high-performance construction materials. With an international academic background that includes a PhD in Structural Engineering and recognition such as Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy and membership in ASCE, Prof. Sun has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications and contributes actively to global research through editorial work, collaborative projects, and leadership in structural engineering innovation.

Conrado Ramos Moreira Afonso is an Associate Professor (Professor Associado IV) in the Department of Materials Engineering (DEMa) at the Federal University of São Carlos (UFSCar), Brazil, where he also serves as a permanent faculty member of the Graduate Program in Materials Science and Engineering. He holds a B.Sc., M.Sc., and D.Sc. in Materials Engineering from UFSCar, with part of his doctoral research conducted at the University of Florida, and completed postdoctoral work at UNICAMP and the Universitat Politècnica de València in Spain. His research focuses on rapid solidification of metallic alloys, electron microscopy, advanced titanium, aluminum, and ferrous alloys, gas atomization, spray forming, and laser-cladded coatings. Prof. Afonso has published widely in international journals, supervises graduate research, and leads projects in advanced materials processing and microstructural characterization.