Smart Thin Films and Nanomaterials for the Fourth Industrial Revolution and Beyond

Velumani Subramaniam is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University, United States. He is presently working on novel micro- and nano-structured materials for harvesting renewable energy and for biomedical applications.

Ruthramurthy Balachandran is a Professor in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at Adama Science and Technology University, Ethiopia. His research focuses on electronic materials, nanomaterials, and nanoelectronics.

H. C. Ananda Murthy is a Professor of Inorganic Chemistry in the Department of Applied Chemistry at the Papua New Guinea University of Technology, Lae, Papua New Guinea. His areas of research interest covers the synthesis and application of composite materials and nanomaterials for biomedical, sensor, and environmental applications.

Kar Ban Tan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Universiti Putra Malaysia. His research interests focus on the synthesis and characterization of functional electroceramics using different spectroscopic and microscopic techniques.

Dr. Selvakumar Periyasamy is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Adama Science and Technology University. He earned his PhD in Chemical Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli, India. His academic profile combines teaching, graduate supervision, and research in bioenergy, nanotechnology, biochemical engineering, and environmental biotechnology. He has supervised numerous undergraduate and postgraduate projects, published in high-impact journals, and contributed book chapters, patents, and international conference proceedings. He has also served as an editorial board member, reviewer, and organizer of academic events. His interdisciplinary experience strengthens the methodological and application-oriented dimensions of this proposal, particularly at the interface of materials design, process engineering, and environmental sustainability.