 | Prof. Xavier MaldagueUniversité Laval, Canada Speech Title: Infrared Thermography for NonDestructive Testing: an Overview with Applications Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering and Chair of the QIRT Council, he is currently a tenured Professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Laval University. He is also a Fellow of the SPIE, Fellow of the American Society for Nondestructive Testing, Honorary Fellow of the Indian Society for Non-Destructive Testing, Editor-in-Chief of Infrared Physics & Technology, expert member of the ISO Technical Committee on Non-Destructive Testing, reviewer for major EU Horizon 2020 projects, and advisory reviewer for multiple national research funding agencies, including NSERC and CFI. His research focuses on the frontier areas of industrial non-destructive testing and infrared thermography, with long-term dedication to the innovative application and system development of intelligent sensing, computer vision, and artificial intelligence for structural health monitoring. He was awarded an honorary doctorate from University of Antwerp, received the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Fellowship, and has won multiple Best Paper Awards from international societies such as SPIE and IEEE. |
 | Prof. Changhang XuChina University of Petroleum (East China), China Speech Title: Research on Low-Power Ultrasonic-Induced Infrared Thermography for Interfacial Defect Detection in Fiber Metal Laminates Xu Changhang, Ph.D., Professor, Ph.D. Supervisor. In recent years, his research has focused on engineering structural health monitoring, non-destructive testing, and safety detection of hazardous medium leakage based on infrared thermography, acoustic emission, and piezoelectric sensing technologies. In the past five years, he has served as Principal Investigator for three national-level research projects, including those funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He has published over 60 SCI-indexed papers in academic journals such as Composites Part B, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, and NDT&E International. His research achievements have earned five provincial/ministerial level science and technology awards. |
| Prof. Chunguang HuTianjin University, China Speech Title: Research Progress on Spectroscopic Measurement of Micro/Nano Thin Films Hu Chunguang is a Professor and Ph.D. Supervisor at the School of Precision Instrument and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Tianjin University. Dedicated to the field of micro/nano measurement, he has pioneered precision spectroscopic measurement techniques tailored for nanofilms and atomic-scale surfaces/interfaces. He has led 12 national-level research projects and authored over 160 academic papers. Additionally, he holds 24 granted Chinese invention patents and 11 software copyrights. His accolades include the National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award, the Ministry of Education's "New Century Excellent Talents" support program, and the First Prize for Technical Invention from the Ministry of Education. Notably, he has developed a series of thin-film thickness measurement instruments that are currently in use at more than 30 research institutions and enterprises both in China and abroad. |
 | Prof. Bin XueTongji University, China Speech Title: Acoustic-Optic Effect Water Acoustic Wave Vector Sensing Technology Xue Bin is currently a tenured professor and doctoral supervisor at Tongji University, specializing in the research of acousto-optic effect-based underwater acoustic sensing technology and equipment. He serves as the Chief Technical Expert for a key project of a certain national committee and as the Young Chief Scientist of a National Key Research and Development Program, and has been selected into the Shanghai Oriental Talent Program. He has published 30 papers, been granted 27 invention patents, and authored one monograph. In recent years, he has proposed a series of optical measurement methods for key underwater acoustic quantities, including underwater acoustic wavefront vector and sound speed. He has developed underwater acoustic sensing technology and sonar equipment based on the fundamental sensing principle of the acousto-optic effect, achieving significant practical applications. |
 | Prof. Xibo MaInstitute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Speech Title: Research on Artificial Intelligence Algorithms and Their Applications in Life Sciences Xibo Ma is a Professor and Ph.D. Supervisor at the Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences. She has long been dedicated to advancing intelligent life science systems in response to major national strategic demands and frontier scientific challenges. Centered on a research framework spanning microscopic imaging, macroscopic imaging, and real-world visual intelligence, she has achieved a series of influential contributions in theoretical methodologies, intelligent systems, and interdisciplinary applications. She has also led and participated in numerous national-level research programs, including projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, National Key R&D Programs, the CAS Youth Innovation Promotion Association, major scientific instrumentation initiatives, and CAS Strategic Priority Research Programs. The resulting achievements include more than 20 authorized invention patents and over 50 high-impact publications in leading venues such as Nature, Cell, and IEEE TPAMI. She was recognized as an Outstanding Member of the CAS Youth Innovation Promotion Association in 2019 and received the Beijing Science and Technology Progress Award (Second Prize, First Contributor) in 2025. |
