Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, CAS
Prof. Hui-Ming Cheng
Founding Director of the Institute of Technology for Carbon Neutrality, Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, CAS.
ICNASA 2026
Speakers
Meet the researchers and leaders contributing to ICNASA 2026. More keynote speakers will be announced as the program develops.
FEATURED PROGRAM
Plenary Speakers
The University of Melbourne, Australia
Prof. Frank Caruso
Melbourne Laureate Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Melbourne.
The University of Sydney, Australia
Prof. Kourosh Kalantar-Zadeh
Professor and Academic Lead for high-impact initiatives in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Sydney.
City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Prof. Hua Zhang
Herman Hu Chair Professor of Nanomaterials and Director of the Hong Kong Institute for Clean Energy at City University of Hong Kong.
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Prof. Lei Jiang
Professor and doctoral supervisor at the Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, specializing in bio-inspired intelligent materials and functional interfaces.
The University of Melbourne, Australia
Prof. Ying Tan
Professor and Reader in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Melbourne.
PROGRAM THEMES
Keynote Speakers
Explore speakers by program theme.
1
Optics, Photonics and Optoelectronics
Prof. Jie Liu
Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Prof. Xiaoli Sun
Shandong University, China
Prof. Dongchen Qi
Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Prof. Feng Chen
Shandong University, China
Prof. Yang Tan
Shandong University, China
Prof. Bo Zhang
Zhejiang University, China
Prof. Dongming Sun
Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Prof. Jinglai Duan
Institute of Modern Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Prof. Liang Li
Soochow University, China
Prof. Liwei Chen
Xi'an Jiaotong University, China
Prof. Qiaoliang Bao
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, China
Prof. Sumeet Walia
RMIT University, Australia
Prof. Xiaodong Huang
Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Prof. Xiaoke Yi
The University of Sydney, Australia
Prof. Zaixing Yang
Shandong University, China
Prof. Zhanghua Han
Shandong Normal University, China
A/Prof. Han Lin
RMIT University, Australia
A/Prof. Hui Hu
Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
A/Prof. Shengxi Huang
Rice University, USA
Dr. Guiyuan Cao
RMIT University, Australia
Dr. Qingdong Ou
Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao SAR, China
Dr. Taimur Ahmed
RMIT University, Australia
Dr. Zhuo Wang
Zhejiang University, China
2
Solar Energy Harvesting and Photo Detection
Prof. Xiaotao Hao
Shandong University, China
Prof. Zhonghua Chen
Adelaide University, Australia
A/Prof. James Bullock
The University of Melbourne, Australia
A/Prof. James Hutchison
The University of Melbourne, Australia
Dr. Jegadesan Subbiah
The University of Melbourne, Australia
Dr. Jialiang Huang
The University of New South Wales, Australia
Dr. Jincheol Kim
Macquarie University, Australia
Dr. Miaoqiang Lyu
The University of Queensland, Australia
Dr. Munkhbayar Batmunkh
Griffith University, Australia
Dr. Wenxin Mao
Monash University, Australia
Dr. Meng Zhang
The University of New South Wales, Australia
Dr. Xiaoming Wen
RMIT University, Australia
3
Advanced Characterisation and Simulation Techniques
Prof. James McCoy
RMIT University, Australia
Prof. Nikhil Medhekar
Monash University, Australia
Prof. Yalin Lu
University of Science and Technology of China, China
A/Prof. Mark Edmonds
Monash University, Australia
A/Prof. Su Ying Quek
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Dr. Pria Ramkissoon
ANSTO, Australia
Dr. Wanlu Li
UC San Diego, USA
Dr. Xue Yan
The University of Melbourne, Australia
Dr. Anton Tadich
ANSTO, Australia
Dr. Jiří Pavelec
TU Wien, Austria
Dr. David Broadway
RMIT University, Australia
Dr. Henry Li
Adelaide University, Australia
Dr. Pablo Resendiz Vazquez
Silicon Quantum Computing, Australia
Dr. Pei Lay Yap
Adelaide University, Australia
Dr. Shibo Xi
National University of Singapore, Singapore
Dr. Suvadip Das
Birla Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, India
4
Emerging Materials for Diagnostics and Therapeutics
Prof. Fariba Dehghani
The University of Sydney, Australia
Prof. Kang Liang
The University of New South Wales, Australia
Prof. Bo Peng
Northwestern Polytechnical University, China
Prof. Cyrille Boyer
The University of New South Wales, Australia
Prof. Emma Kowal
Deakin University, Australia
Prof. Feng Wang
Hefei University of Technology, China
Prof. Jānis Ločs
Riga Technical University, Latvia
A/Prof. Peter Su
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
A/Prof. Amgad Rezk
RMIT University, Australia
A/Prof. Behnam Akhavan
University of Newcastle, Australia
A/Prof. Jiao Jiao Li
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
A/Prof. Ruirui Qiao
The University of Queensland, Australia
A/Prof. Vi Khanh Truong
Flinders University, Australia
Dr. Guochen Bao
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Dr. Hao Wang
RMIT University, Australia
Dr. Wenyi Li
La Trobe University, Australia
Dr. Abdulah Bawazeer
King AbdulAziz University, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Brendan Dyett
RMIT University, Australia
Dr. Chang Lei
The University of Sydney, Australia
Dr. Changkui Fu
The University of Queensland, Australia
Dr. Christina Cortez-Jugo
The University of Melbourne, Australia
Dr. David Ju
La Trobe University, Australia
Dr. Eric Gao
RMIT University, Australia
Dr. Guocheng Fang
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Dr. Haitao Yu
RMIT University, Australia
Dr. Haiyan Li
RMIT University, Australia
Dr. Helen (Xiaoxue) Xu
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Dr. Jingqu Chen
The University of Melbourne, Australia
Dr. JJ Richardson
RMIT University, Australia
Dr. Kevin M. Koo
The University of Queensland, Australia
Dr. Lei Bao
RMIT University, Australia
Dr. Linpeng Fan
The University of Melbourne, Australia
Dr. Nhiem Tran
RMIT University, Australia
Dr. Omid Mazaheri
The University of Melbourne, Australia
Dr. Qi (Hank) Han
RMIT University, Australia
Dr. Rong Xu
Monash University, Australia
5
Sustainable Energy Storage and Applications
Prof. Huanyu Jin
Shenzhen Institutes of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Prof. Cheng Yan
Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Prof. Dan Liu
RMIT University, Australia
Prof. Hongqi Sun
The University of Western Australia, Australia
Prof. Porun Liu
Griffith University, Australia
Prof. Zhanying Zhang
Queensland University of Technology, Australia
A/Prof. Bin Luo
The University of Queensland, Australia
A/Prof. Bing Sun
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
A/Prof. Dipan Kundu
The University of New South Wales, Australia
A/Prof. Nolene Byrne
Deakin University, Australia
Dr. Kaye Minkyung Kang
The University of Sydney, Australia
Dr. Nana Wang
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Dr Dmitrii Rakov
Adelaide University, Australia
Dr. Junnan Hao
Adelaide University, Australia
Dr Shilin Zhang
Adelaide University, Australia
Dr. Yaojie Lei
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Dr. Borui Liu
The Australian National University, Australia
Dr. Dong Jun (DJ) Kim
The University of New South Wales, Australia
Dr. Lei Zhang
Griffith University, Australia
Ms Jo Yee Wong
Monash University, Australia
Dr. Mu Xiao
The University of Queensland, Australia
Dr Petar Jovanović
Monash University, Australia
Dr. Qingbing Xia
The University of Queensland, Australia
Dr. Tianqi Zhang
The University of Sydney, Australia
Dr. Xiaomin Xu
Curtin University, Australia
Dr. Yanqiu Lyu
Adelaide University, Australia
6
Catalysis for Energy and Sustainability
Prof. Jun-Jie Zhu
Nanjing University, China
Prof. Sicong Tian
China Agricultural University, China
Prof. Zichun Wang
Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China
Prof. Colin Barrow
Deakin University, Australia
Prof. Haolan Xu
Adelaide University, Australia
Prof. Long Ren
Shanghai University, China
Prof. Xiwang Zhang
The University of Queensland, Australia
A/Prof. Faying Fan
Qinghai University, China
A/Prof. Jingwei Hou
The University of Queensland, Australia
Dr. Ali Zavabeti
RMIT University, Australia
Dr. Haimei Xu
RMIT University, Australia
Dr. Jingrun Ran
Adelaide University, Australia
Dr. Joshua Butson
Curtin University, Australia
Dr. Xiuwen Zhou
Queensland University of Technology, Australia
Dr. Zhiliang Wang
The University of Queensland, Australia
7
Nano-/Atom-fabrication, Advanced Manufacturing and AI
Prof. Dong Ruan
Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Prof. Mingzhu Li
Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Prof. Bernard Rolfe
Deakin University, Australia
Prof. Bilu Liu
Tsinghua University, China
Prof. Chang Liu
Institute of Metal Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Prof. Dikai Liu
University of Technology Sydney, Australia
Prof. Haiping Du
University of Wollongong, Australia
Prof. Hua Wang
Victoria University, Australia
Prof. Jie Yang
RMIT University, Australia
Prof. Kuniharu Takei
Hokkaido University, Japan
Prof. Longqiu Li
Harbin Institute of Technology, China
Prof. Qunfeng Cheng
University of Science and Technology of China, China
Prof. Withawat Withayachumnankul
Adelaide University, Australia
Prof. Yang Xiang
Monash University, Australia
Prof. Yang Yang
The University of Sydney, Australia
A/Prof. Hai Dong
RMIT University, Australia
A/Prof. Hongwei Cheng
Institute of Modern Physics (CAS), China
A/Prof. Shiyang Tang
UNSW Sydney, Australia
A/Prof. Ylias Sabri
RMIT University, Australia
Dr Md Ataur Rahman
RMIT University, Australia
Dr. Nic Bao
RMIT University, Australia
Dr Shaoyu Zhao
Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Dr Sina Jamali
Griffith University, Australia
Dr. Debjit Ghoshal
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, India
Dr. Ming Zhou
Griffith University, Australia
Dr Mohammad B. Ghasemian
The University of Sydney, Australia
Dr. Morgan Zhang
RMIT University, Australia
Mr. Chi-Chun Cheng
National Tsing Hua University, Chinese Taipei
Dr. Naimeh Naseritaheri
Monash University, Australia
Dr. Olga Zinovieva
The University of New South Wales, Australia
Dr Qiran Cai
Deakin University, Australia
8
Critical Minerals, Resource Recovery and Circular Economy
Prof. Yan Zhuge
Adelaide University, Australia
Prof. Damien Giurco
The University of Melbourne, Australia
Prof. Akbar Rhamdhani
Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
Prof. George Franks
The University of Melbourne, Australia
Prof. Luke Henderson
Deakin University, Australia
Prof. Mohammad Zaki Mubarok
Institut Teknologi Bandung, Indonesia
Prof. Stefano Freguia
The University of Melbourne, Australia
Prof. Ying Chen
Deakin University, Australia
A/Prof. Hamid Arandiyan
RMIT University, Australia
A/Prof. Hans Oskierski
Murdoch University, Australia
Dr Camille Jing Zhao
The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Dr. Helena Wang
The University of Melbourne, Australia
Dr. Rumana Hossain
The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Dr. Hong Peng
The University of Queensland, Australia
Dr. Tim Werner
The University of Melbourne, Australia
Dr. Zhouzun Xie
The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
Dr. Doudou Zhang
Macquarie University, Australia
Dr. Jingxiu Wang
Adelaide University, Australia
CONFERENCE PROGRAM
Invited Speakers
Quancheng Liu
Shandong University
Jianan He
The University of Melbourne
Ling Zhang
Harbin Engineering University
Dongxu He
The University of Queensland
Tai Wu
University of New South Wales
Tong Yang
Queensland University of Technology
Mansi Goyal
Queensland University of Technology
Mengrui Li
RMIT University
Marco Cassani
International Clinical Research Center (ICRC) of Brno
Jhonatan Soto Puelles
Deakin University
Feiyue Gao
Adelaide University
Zhiyuan Huang
Harbin Institute of Technology
Linnan Jia
RMIT University
Erin Grant
RMIT University
Jingyi Luo
University of Sydney
Fei Li
The University of New South Wales
Yu Mao
The University of Auckland
Maryam Jamshidi
The University of New South Wales
Piumi Nishshanka
Macquarie University
Solongo Purevdorj
Griffith University
Lily Arrieta
RMIT University
Maduni M. Wijethilake
RMIT University
Yibo Ma
RMIT University
Yitong Li
RMIT University
Xihan Wu
RMIT University
Junlin Lu
RMIT University
Chitra Sulkan
Swinburne University of Technology
Junbo Yang
RMIT University
Kang Liu
RMIT University
Madhav Kumar Jha
Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology Jalandhar
Miao Liu
RMIT University
Sazzad Ahmad
Swinburne University of Technology
Bo Wu
Shandong University
Mehri Ghasemi
RMIT University
Xinyue Xu
The University of Melbourne
Nahiya Mushtaq
RMIT University