Prof. Sabu Thomas is the Chairman of the Trivandrum Engineering Science & Technology Research Park (TrEST Research Park) in Thiruvananthapuram, India. Additionally, he is a Professor of Polymer Science and Engineering and the Director of the School of Energy Materials at Mahatma Gandhi University, India. He is the founder director of the International and Inter-university Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi University and the former Vice-Chancellor of the same institution.
Prof. Thomas is internationally recognized for his contributions to polymer science and engineering, with his research interests encompassing polymer nanocomposites, elastomers, polymer blends, interpenetrating polymer networks, polymer membranes, green composites, nanocomposites, nanomedicine, and green nanotechnology. His groundbreaking inventions in polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends, green bionanotechnology, and nano-biomedical sciences have significantly advanced the development of new materials for the automotive, space, housing, and biomedical fields. Dr. Thomas has been conferred with Honoris Causa (DSc) by the University of South Brittany, France.
Claudio Paoloni is the head of the Engineering Department and professor of electronics at the Lancaster University, United Kingdom. He is the author of over 230 articles in international journals and conference proceedings in the field of high-frequency electronics, vacuum electronics, and wireless communications.
Avinash R. Pai is an Assistant Professor at the International & Inter University Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. His research was funded under the auspices of Visvesvaraya Ph.D Scheme instituted by the Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeitY), Government of India. As a part of his doctoral research, he was also a visiting researcher at Lancaster University, United Kingdom under the Newton Bhabha Ph.D Placement programme which was funded by the British Council & Newton Bhabha Fund.
