Monash University, Australia <a href="https://www.monash.edu/engineering/ramansingh">Website</a>;Professor Raman Singh’s research interests comprise the nano-/microstructure and environment-assisted degradation, the fracture of metallic and composite materials, and the nanotechnology for advanced mitigation of such degradations. He has also worked extensively on the use of graphene and other advanced materials for corrosion mitigation, on stress corrosion cracking, and on corrosion and corrosion-mitigation of magnesium alloys (including their use in aerospace, defence and bioimplant applications). Prof. Singh is editor of several books, editor-in-chief and member of the Editorial Board of a few journals, leader/chairperson of a few international conferences and has given keynote lectures at several international conferences. He has authored over 220 peer-reviewed international journal publications, 15 book chapters and over 100 reviewed conference publications. Prof. Singh has also obtained several competitive research grants, including 4 Discovery, 7 Linkage, and one ITRH grant from the Australian Research Council. He has supervised 45 PhD students and his vibrant research group at Monash University currently consists of PhD students from different disciplines (Mechanical, Chemical, Materials and Civil Engineering, and Science) and different cultural backgrounds (Australian, Middle-Eastern, Chinese, Malaysian, Indian, African, American and Israeli).

University of Berkeley, USA <a href="https://nuc.berkeley.edu/people/digby-macdonald/">Website</a>;Dr. Digby D. Macdonald is Professor in Residence in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the UC Berkeley. He holds a bachelor’s degree and master’s in Chemistry from the University of Auckland. He received his doctoral degree in Chemistry in 1969 from the University of Calgary. He is Khwarizmi Laureate in Fundamental science, Docteur Honoris Causa-INSA Lyon, Faraday Memorial Trust Gold Medallist, and Gibbs Award Recipient. Dr. Macdonald is also distinguished Professor Emeritus of Materials Science and Engineering at Penn State University.

The University of Akron, USA;Dr. David M. Bastidas is Professor in the Department of Chemical, Biomolecular, and Corrosion Engineering at The University of Akron, US. He is faculty member and corrosion expert at the National Center for Education and Research on Corrosion & Materials Performance, NCERCAMP-UA (Akron, OH, US). D.M. Bastidas gained his PhD in Material Science and Engineering. He is Research Committee Member of the National Association of Corrosion Engineers (NACE), Vice-Chairman of NACE RIP Symposium and Vice-Chairman of Corrosion of Steel in Concrete Research Committee of the European Federation of Corrosion (EFC). He has been awarded the National Concrete and Corrosion Award in 2020. His scientific research focuses on corrosion and materials degradation, including corrosion of steel in concrete, corrosion in novel geopolymers, smart corrosion inhibitors, stress corrosion cracking, localized corrosion, atmospheric corrosion, and galvanic corrosion. Prof. D.M. Bastidas received the outstanding Research Career Award I3 Program from the Ministry of Science and Education in Spain. He has authored more than 100 scientific publications and produced numerous patents and books.