Keynote Title: Therapeutic ultrasound and the brain: Engineering challenges and clinical opportunities

Brief Biography: Dr. Ayache Bouakaz obtained his Master degree and his PhD in acoustics in 1992 and 1996 at the National Institute of Applied Sciences in Lyon, France (INSA Lyon). In 2004, he obtained a position as an Inserm researcher and since 2009, he has held the position of research director in the Inserm Imaging and Brain institute (iBrain).

Keynote Title: Semi-Classical Signal Analysis: From Theory to Biomedical Signal and Image Processing

Brief Biography: Dr. Taous Meriem Laleg is a Senior Researcher at Inria, Paris-Saclay, where she leads the BOOST project team. Her research interests lie in control theory and signal processing.

Keynote Title: Breaking the Bottleneck: Reimagining the Analog IC Design Flow

Brief Biography: Dr. Hesham Omran received his Ph.D. from KAUST in 2015. He has received several awards including the UNESCO AlFozan Award for Young Scientists in STEM (2023).

Keynote Title: Microwave-Plasmalysis: Opportunities and benefits in the context of energy storage.

Brief Biography: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Walter Theodor Czarnetzki is a professor of thermodynamics, heat transfer, and energy conversion at Esslingen University of Applied Sciences (Germany). He founded and manages the Institute for Sustainable Energy and Mobility (INEM). His research focuses on thermodynamics, heat transfer, energy conversion systems, and sustainable technologies.

Prof. WILHELM-AUGUST BUCKERMANN will co-present with Professor Walter Theodor Czarnetzki.

Brief Biography: Dr. Wilhelm-August Buckermann is a Professor of Chemical Business and Dean at Esslingen University, Germany. He obtained his doctorate in physical chemistry from the University of Münster.