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  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
  • Ashis G. Banerjee, Ph.D. (2025)
  • University of Washington, USA
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  • Jian Dai, Ph.D. (2026)
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  • University of Central Florida, USA
  • Irene Fassi, Ph.D. (2025)
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  • University College Cork, Ireland
  • Jovana Jovanova, Ph.D. (2026)
  • Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
  • Joo H. Kim, (2025)
  • New York University, USA
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  • McGill University, Canada
  • Darwin Lau, Ph.D. (2025)
  • The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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  • University of Bologna, Italy
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  • University of Central Florida, USA
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  • University of Guanajuanto, Mexico
  • Nina Robson, Ph.D. (2027)
  • California State University - Fullerton, USA
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  • Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore
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  • University of Alabama, USA
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    Texas Technological University, USA
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