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Deputy Director – Sustainable Engineering Group – Curtin University, Australia

Professor Wahidul Biswas is a Deputy Director of Sustainable Engineering Group at the School of Civil and Mechanical Engineering in Curtin University. He has carried out extensive life cycle assessment research on greenhouse gas emissions from the Australian agricultural, alternative fuels, building and construction, manufacturing, mining and water sectors. He recently completed a project on the LCA of iron ore/steel, alumina and cement with Australian National University, Queensland University of Technology and the University of Adelaide for South 32, FMG, Rio Tinto, Alcoa, GFG, Adelaide Brighton, which enabled him to secure two ongoing projects on green steel and green certification from the Australian National University. He teaches and coordinates postgraduate units on Life Cycle Management, Industrial Ecology, Eco-efficiency and an undergraduate unit on Ethics and Sustainability in Engineering. Wiley just published his textbook on Engineering for Sustainable Development: Theory and Practice which he developed based on his 17 years teaching at Curtin. He is a member of the Standards Australia and Joint Standards Australia/Standards New Zealand Committees for ME-092-09-10 – GHG emissions from LNG. He had received project funding of around Australian Dollar 3 million in 2003-2024, in the area of sustainable engineering both as a Lead Investigator and an Investigator.

Dr Eisa Abdellatif is a distinguished environmental scientist with a rich academic and professional background. He graduated with first-class honors in Biology from the University of Khartoum, Sudan, in 1977. He earned his Master’s and Ph.D. degrees in Ecology and Environmental Sciences from the University of Kansas, USA, in 1985. Dr Eisa then returned to Sudan, where he taught for 13 years at the University of Khartoum. During this time, he founded the first Bachelor of Environmental Studies program in the Middle East and Africa at Omdurman Ahlia University.
Dr Eisa is a longstanding member of the Sudan Environment Conservation Society and served as its President from 1992 to 1997. His career further extended internationally, as he was seconded to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as Chief Technical Advisor for the UN Project to develop Environmental Management Systems for the Abu Dhabi Municipality (1997–98). He was later appointed as Chief Technical Advisor to establish the Zayed International Foundation for the Environment in Dubai, where he worked for 23 years. In addition, Dr Eisa served as an Adjunct Professor of Environmental Sciences at the Dubai Police Academy, teaching in the M.Sc. program on Law & Environment.
He is the Founder and President of Bi’ati Organisation, an environmental awareness NGO based in Khartoum, with branches in Port Sudan, Sudan, and Kampala, Uganda. Dr Eisa’s expertise spans a wide range of fields, including Project and Environmental Management, Environmental Education, Environmental Impact Assessment, Scientific Editing and Writing, Scuba Diving, and Nature Photography. He has authored and edited numerous books and scientific papers and serves as the editor for the “World of Environment” book series published by the Zayed International Foundation for the Environment.
In addition to his academic and professional work, Dr Eisa is a Registered Expert at the Dubai International Arbitration Centre and an active environmental activist. He is also a member of various NGOs in Sudan, the USA, and the UAE.

Associate Dean – Academics
Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, India

Dr Balamurugan Balusamy is currently working as Associate Dean of Academics at Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Delhi-NCR, India. Stanford University has recently released an update of the list that represents the top 2 percent of the most-cited scientists in various disciplines. He is part of the Top 2% Scientists Worldwide 2023 by Stanford University in the area of Data Science/AI/ML. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Computer Science & Information Engineering, Taylor University, Malaysia. Prior to this assignment, he was a Professor at the School of Computing Sciences & Engineering and Director of International Relations at Galgotias University, Greater Noida, India. His contributions focus on Engineering Education, Blockchain, and Data Sciences. His Academic degrees and twelve years of experience working as a faculty in a global University like VIT University, Vellore have made him more receptive and prominent in his domain. He does have 200 plus high impact factor papers in Springer, Elsevier, and IEEE. He has written more than 200 edited and authored books and collaborated with eminent professors across the world from top QS ranked universities. Prof Balamurugan has served up to the position of Associate Professor in his stint of 15 years of experience with VIT University, India. His passion is teaching and adapting different design thinking principles while delivering his lectures. He has published 220 + books on various technologies and visited 15-plus countries for his technical course. He has several top-notch conferences in his resume and has published over 200 quality journal, conference, and book chapters combined. He serves as the Expert Advisory dol Member for several start-ups and forums and does consultancy work for the industry on Industrial IoT. He has given over 210 talks at various events and symposiums. He has traveled to more than 15 countries for his academic and research assignments and talks. He has spearheaded, hosted, and conducted more than 10 IEEE and ACM International conferences up to date.

Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science
Ontario Tech University, Canada

Dr Marc A Rosen is a Professor of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering at Ontario Tech University (formerly University of Ontario Institute of Technology) in Oshawa, Canada, where he served as founding Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science. Dr. Rosen has served as President of the Engineering Institute of Canada and of the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering. He has acted in many professional capacities, including Editor-in-Chief of various journals and a Director of Oshawa Power and Utilities Corporation.

With over 70 research grants and contracts and 900 technical publications, including numerous books, Dr Rosen is an active teacher and researcher in sustainable energy, sustainability, and environmental impact. Much of his research has been carried out for industry. Dr. Rosen has other areas of expertise, including the following: exergy analysis, heat transfer, thermodynamics, integrated energy systems, modelling and simulation of energy systems, renewable energy, thermal energy storage, and phase change materials for battery cooling.

In his research, Dr Marc A Rosen has applied advanced thermodynamic techniques such as exergy analysis and other methods based on the Second Law of Thermodynamics to understand, assess, improve and optimize energy and other engineering systems. He has examined air thermal energy storage, including phase change systems, with various heat transfer configurations, and applied heat transfer and fluids engineering in his work. Recently. he has investigated and developed thermal performance management systems for batteries and battery packs, for applications in vehicles as well as fixed facilities.

Dr Rosen has worked for such organizations as Imatra Power Company in Finland, Argonne National Laboratory near Chicago, the Institute for Hydrogen Systems near Toronto, and Ryerson University in Toronto, where he served as Chair the Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Industrial Engineering.

Dr Rosen has received numerous awards and honors, including an Award of Excellence in Research and Technology Development from the Ontario Ministry of Environment and Energy, the Engineering Institute of Canada Smith Medal for achievement in the development of Canada, and the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering Angus Medal for outstanding contributions to the management and practice of mechanical engineering. He received a distinguished scholar award from Ryerson University and a Mid-Career Award from University of Toronto. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada, the Engineering Institute of Canada, the Canadian Academy of Engineering, the Canadian Society for Mechanical Engineering, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the International Energy Foundation.

Founder and Chairman
i-manager Publications

Ms Renisha Winston is the Founder and Chairman of i-manager Publications, a prominent scientific research publisher based in India. She graduated from TNAU and enhanced her business acumen through the Goldman Sach’s 10000 Women programme from IIM, Bangalore. She has delivered many Keynote addresses on Ethical Academic Publishing in India and prominent institutions in Dubai and Sri Lanka.

i-manager Publications publishes 48 peer-reviewed academic Journals in Scientific, Technology, Education, and Management areas in Print and Online forms. The Journals have a high reputation in India and internationally, among the academic community for their scientific rigor and integrity.

She was the recipient of Chief Minister of Tamilnadu’s Award for MSME – Best Entrepreneur – District level (2017-18). She was nominated for the Young Creative Entrepreneur Publishing Award 2010 (YCE Awards) by the British Council and was adjudged one of the six finalists. She has also received the Best Entrepreneur Award for the year 2013 by the Indian Overseas Bank.

Her vision is to work towards Ethical Academic publishing and contribute to humanity in resonance with the Sustainable Development Goals. She aims to create free academic databases that would allow researchers to have access to science that contributes to the achievement of these goals.

PhD. Curtin Academy Fellow, HERSDA Fellow, Principal Fellow-Higher Education Academy (PFHEA)
Chair of Curtin Academy
Professor of Science Education | School of Education
Faculty of Humanities
Curtin University, Australia  

Professor Dr. Rachel Sheffield has reviewed multiple awards that recognise her expertise in education. She was commissioned by UNESCO, where she worked under the Director of UNESCO Asia and Pacific Regional Bureau for Education, focusing on global citizenship education (GCED) in the Asia-Pacific region. She led the Curtin Academy International Interdisciplinary Industry Study Program, overseeing projects totaling $792,000, and created the Curtin Extra program to foster leadership development.  She serves as a Senior Assessor for the Australian Awards for University Teaching (AAUT), where she evaluates higher education teaching excellence. Additionally, she was an assessor for the Higher Education Research and Development Society of Australasia (HERDSA) iSOLT grants and a reviewer of the international ERFP 28th Grant at the National Institute of Education Singapore. In partnership with industry, she explored a new platform to track school students’ STEM skill acquisition and was an invited Plenary Speaker at EdTech 2023 She developed a Curtin Micro Credentials platform, focusing on design thinking and the UN SDGs. Rachel holds a Principal Fellowship with the Higher Education Academy (PHEA), and she is currently the outgoing chair of the Curtin Academy.