Dr. Yasir Beeran Pottathara is a scientific associate at Rudolfovo-Science and Technology Center, Novo Mesto, Slovenia. He has over 10 years of research experience in nanocomposites and materials, with special focus on nanocellulose multifunctional composites, 2D nanomaterials, and porous materials to advance the performance in the field of energy storage and flexible electronics. He has authored more than 30 publications, including original research articles and review papers with the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), American Chemical Society (ACS), Elsevier, Springer, and Wiley-VCH. He has edited or co-edited several books published by Elsevier - Micro and Nano technologies. Professor Sabu Thomas is currently an Emeritus Professor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala, India. He was the former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University. He is a Senior Professor of Christ University, Bangalore, India. He is also a visiting Professor at the Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand, and an Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Polymer and Process Engineering, IIT Roorkee, India. He is the Chairman of the TrEST Research Park, Trivandrum, Kerala, India. The H index of Professor Thomas is 163 and he has more than 133,000 citationsNandakumar Kalarikkal is Associate Professor, Advanced Materials Laboratory, School of Pure and Applied Physics & International and Inter University Centre for Nanoscience, Mahatma Gandhi University, India. His research focuses in the areas of nanomultiferroics, nanosemiconductors and nanophosphors Professor Yves Grohens is the Director of the LIMATB (Material Engineering) Laboratory of Université de Bretagne Sud, France. His master's and PhD degrees were from Besançon University, France. After finishing his studies, he worked as assistant professor and later professor in various reputed universities in France. He is an invited professor to many universities in different parts of the world as well. His areas of interest include physicochemical studies of polymer surfaces and interfaces, phase transitions in thin films confinement, nano and bio composites design and characterization, and biodegradation of polymers and biomaterials. He has written several book chapters, monographs, and scientific reviews and has published 130 international publications. He is the chairman and member of advisory committees of many international conferences. Vanja Kokol is Associate Professor, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Maribor, Slovenia. His research focuses on chemo-enzymatic derivatization, modification and/or functionalization of biopolymers and organic/inorganic nanomaterials.
