Keynote Speakers

Dr. Vítor Jorge Pais Vilar is a Principal Investigator at the Associated Laboratory in Chemical Engineering (ALiCE) and a Professor at the Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto (FEUP), Portugal. Dr. Vilar is coordinator of the “Environmental Engineering” research group at the Separation and Reaction Engineering Laboratory – Catalysis and Materials Laboratory (LSRE-LCM) the same University.

He is an expert in chemical and environmental engineering. His work focuses on sustainable technologies.

Author of more than 600 scientific publications (h-index 59, +13,000 citations), 4 patents, and winner of 10 awards. Recognized among the most cited scientists in the world (Stanford University, 2021-2023). He has given over 70 international conferences and is an editor in prestigious scientific journals such as Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer), Chemical Engegineering Journal and Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering (Elsevier).

Keynote: Advanced Treatment Technologies for Wastewater/Waste-Streams Resources Recovery.

Gianluca LI PUMA is Professor of Chemical and Environmental Engineering at University of Palermo (Italy). Previously, he was Professor at Loughborough University (UK), Assistant and Associate Professor at University of Nottingham (UK), and completed his Postdoc and PhD at Hong Kong University of Science & Technology. His research focuses on i) Environmental Nanocatalysis & Heterogeneous Photocatalysis, ii) Photo/Microbial Electrosynthesis Systems & Solar Fuels, iii) Advanced Disinfection, Advanced Water Detoxification & Reuse, iv) Photoreaction/Solar Engineering & Advanced Mathematical Modeling. It addresses problems with global significance including water scarcity & reuse, renewable energy & sustainability. Gianluca Li Puma is Editor of Applied Catalysis B: Environmental and previously editor of Journal of Hazardous Materials. He has participated as committee member or as programme chair in the organization of over 80 international conferences in catalysis, engineering and environmental science, including at ACS National Meetings and Expositions, World Congress of Chemical Engineering, SPEA, EAAOP, IWA AGRO, R&R, IAP series. He is member of the International Advisory Board of the Water Research Centres in Cyprus (NIREAS), the EPSRC Solar-Chemical Network (UK) and previously UK Management Committee Member of EU COST Action ES1403 on “New and Emerging Challenges and Opportunities in Wastewater Reuse (NEREUS)” and CA18225 on “Taste and Odour in Early Diagnosis of Source and Drinking Water Problems (WATERTOP)”. Collected from CIPOA website

Keynote: Environmental Sustainability by Intensification of Advanced Oxidation Processes and Conversion of CO2 to Platform Chemicals

Mangalaraja Ramalinga Viswanathan is the Full Professor in the Facutly of Engineering and Architecture, Vicerrectoría de Investigación e Innovación, Universidad Arturo Prat (University of Arturo Prat), Iquique, Chile, and Full Professor (Part-Time) in the University Institute of Technological Research and Development (IDT), Universidad Tecnológica Metropolitana (UTEM, Metropolitan Technological University), Santiago, Chile, Previously, he served as the Full Professor in the Faculty of Engineering and Sciences, Adolfo Ibáñez University, Santiago, Chile, and in the Department of Materials Engineering, University of Concepción at Concepción, Chile. He has worked as the Director of International Relations at the University of Concepción for the period of two years from 2018 to 2019. He served as the Director of the Department of Materials Engineering for the period of six years from 2010 to 2016. He also served as the President of the Chilean Metallurgy and Materials Society (SOCHIMM) for the period of 2015-2017. Life-Member of Indian Ceramic Society (ICS) and Fellow of Indian Institute of Ceramics (IIC). Also, member of The Mineral, Metals and Materials Society (TMS) and Singapore Materials Research Society (MRS-S); and American Ceramic Societies (ACerS) and founder member of PAN American Ceramic Society.

Mangalaraja earned his B.Sc. degree in Physics from RDGA College-Sivagangai, Madurai Kamaraj University, and received his Master in Science (M.Sc.) degree in Materials Science and Engineering, Master in Technology (M.Tech.) in Ceramic Technology and Ph.D. in Materials Technology from Anna University-Chennai, India. After his Ph.D., he worked as a research scientist/postdoctoral researcher at AIST-Nagoya, Japan, Lulea University of Technology-Lulea, Sweden and Anna University-Chennai, India. His primary research interests are focused in the areas of nanotechnology-driven advanced materials (functional materials for energy and environmental applications) and micro-nano-structure-property relationship of functional and structural ceramics and metallic composite materials. He authored/coauthored over 360 research articles in the refereed international scientific indexing (ISI) journal publications, more than 70 book chapters, four patents, Editor in eight Books, and more than 200 research presentations in several International Conferences/Seminars. He has guided 46 Engineering Title Thesis, 6 Master thesis 12 Ph.D. Scholars and 41 Postdoctoral Researchers. For his credits, he has been ranked as second position by the Ministry of Science and Technology-Chile in the national level Engineering and Technology stream. Further, he has participated as Director, Responsible/Principal Investigator and Co-Investigator of 45 research projects funded by ANID (National Agency for Research and Development, CHILE), Government of Chile. He had been acted as a member in the expert committee of FONDECYT-ANID for two times (five years) in the area of Materials Science and Engineering and now extending his expertise as an evaluator/ reviewer of various national/international project proposals and articles in the area of Materials Science and Engineering/Technology.

Keynote: Innovative Approaches in Green Energy Generation: Harnessing Nanotechnology for the Sustainable Energy Solutions