Speakers
Prof. Érico Marlon de Moraes Flores (Federal University of Santa Maria - UFSM, Brasil)
Title of presentation: Feasible and Efficient Digestion using Diluted Acids for the Determination of REE and Toxic Elements in Edible Insects by ICP-MS
Full Professor at the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM), with experience in the areas of atomic spectrometry and applied systems for the control of contaminants in food, environmental and industrial samples, pharmaceutical products and control and intensification of industrial processes, among others. Associate Member of Analytical Chemistry Division/IUPAC,
Titular Member of Superior Council of Rio Grande do Sul State Foundation and Executive Editor of Ultrasonics Sonochemistry journal.
Prof. Yoshihiro Deguchi (Tokushima University, Japan)
Title of presentation: Multi-element detection using LIBS for 2D/3D mapping and process monitoring
Yoshihiro Deguchi has been involved in the development of laser diagnostic methods such as tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy, and has applied these technologies to industrial fields for DX (Digital Transformation) and Digital Twin. In 2010, he joined Tokushima University as a full-time professor. He is one of the leading engineers in the practical application of laser diagnostics, especially for industrial systems.
Prof. Tetsuo Sakka (Kyoto University, Japan)
Title of presentation: Time evolution of plasma parameters of underwater LIBS: A key to understanding pulse-to-pulse fluctuations
Tetsuo Sakka completed a master's course in industrial chemistry at Kyoto University. After working as an assistant professor at the Institute of Atomic Energy and an associate professor at the Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University, he became a professor in the Department of Energy and Hydrocarbon Chemistry at the same university in 2012. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering from Kyoto University in 1992.
Assoc. Prof. Pedro Jorge (University of Porto, Portugal)
Title of presentation: Photonic Tools for Smarter Monitoring in Industry, Environment, and Biomedicine
Pedro Jorge is an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Sciences, at the University of Porto, and a Senior Researcher at INESC TEC. For more than 20 year he has been exploring the potential of photonics technologies, such as fiber optic sensors, interferometry and spectroscopy, in the development of advanced monitoring solutions for industrial, environmental and biomedical applications.
Assoc. Prof. Zhenzhen Wang (Xi’an Jiaotong University , China)
Title of presentation: Analysis of inluence factors in combustion flow field measurement using laser technology
Zhenzhen Wang works at Xi’an Jiaotong University as an associate professor, belonging to department of thermal power and control engineering in school of energy and power engineering. She has made her undergraduate and master studies at Xi’an Jiaotong University. She obtained her Ph.D. of engineering in 2014 at Xi’an Jiaotong University and Tokushima University in Japan as a double degree student. Her research interests are the laser diagnostics, measurement and optimal control of thermal power plant, especially the developed applications of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS), Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy. She IS a member of Asian Committee for Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (ACLIBS), a committee member of Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) Professional Committee of the Chinese Society of Optical Engineering (CSOE).
RNDr. Ferus Martin Ph.D. (J.Heyrovsky Institute of Physical Chemistry, Czech Academy of Sciences)
Title of presentation: Orbital Spectroscopy of Meteors and Atmospheric Phenomena
Senior Scientist and head of the Department of Spectroscopy at the J. Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences, with expertise in laser-based chemistry, astrochemistry, and the development of analytical instrumentation for planetary and atmospheric research. Principal Investigator of national and international projects focused on material science, laboratory astrochemistry, astrophysics, and the development of space instruments. Martin Ferus serves as national scientific lead of the ESA missions Ariel and EnVision and national representative in the International Astronomical Union.
Prof. Zhe Wang (Tsinghua University, China)
Title of presentation: Accurate quantification of LIBS: theory, methods and applications
Zhe Wang, Professor of Tsinghua University, Deputy Dean of the Institute for Carbon Neutrality, Tsinghua University. Deputy Director and Secretary General of the Spectral Technology and Application Special Committee, Chinese Society of Optical Engineering. Chief Scientist of the National Key Research and Development Program. His invention patents have been transferred or licensed to multiple companies both domestically and internationally. He won the first prize of China Electric Power Science and Technology Progress Award, the first prize for Technical Invention Award of Chinese Society of Optical Engineering, the International Contribution Award of the Asian LIBS Society, and the Outstanding Research Award of the Asian LIBS Society.
Prof. Junjie Yan (Xi’an Jiaotong University , China)
Title of presentation: Dynamic modeling and control optimization of reversible solid oxide fuel cells for energy conversion and storage
Prof. Yan is the vice president of Xi’an Jiaotong University, executive dean for National Institute of Western Energy. He received his Ph.D. degree in Engineering from Xi’an Jiaotong University in 1994. He was a senior visiting scholar in the department of mechanical engineering at Yokohama National University from Sep. 2001 to Mar. 2002. He is the Distinguished Young Scientists by National Natural Science Foundation of China, the expert enjoying the special allowance of the State Council, et al. He is the Executive Council Member of the Chinese Society of Engineering Thermophysics, the Academic Committee Chairman of Chinese Society of Power Engineering, et al. Prof. Yan is a well-known researcher in the areas of energy system optimization and control, recognized as the Elsevier's Highly Cited Chinese Researchers for five consecutive years (2020–2024).
