Shu Takagi has been a Professor in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Bioengineering at the University of Tokyo since 2010. He received his Doctor of Engineering degree from the University of Tokyo in 1995. His research expertise spans numerical simulations and experimental investigations of dispersed multiphase flows, particularly bubbly flows and blood cell dynamics, as well as medical ultrasound, hierarchical integrated simulations of the human body, molecular thermo-fluid mechanics, and multiscale analyses of thermo-fluid phenomena.
Professor Takagi has authored more than 20 review articles, including contributions to the Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, and has delivered over 30 keynote lectures at international conferences. He serves as an Associate Editor for the International Journal of Multiphase Flow (IJMF) and the journal FLOW. He is a former President of the Japan Society of Fluid Mechanics (2023–2024) and the Japan Society of Multiphase Flow (2022–2023), and currently serves as a member of the Science Council of Japan and the President-elect of The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME). He is also a member of the IUTAM Congress Committee, contributing actively to international initiatives in the field of mechanics.

Zhiwu Han, professor and doctoral supervisor, is currently the director of Key Laboratory of Bionic Engineering (Ministry of Education) of Jilin University. His research encompasses the study in mechanical bionics, bionic perception theory and technology, bionic functional surface and advanced biomimetic composites. His work aims to apply mechanical bionic principles to hypersensitive sensors, lightweight high-strength materials, and micro-nano manufacturing. He serves as a fellow of the International Society of Bionic Engineering, the associate editor of Journal of Bionics Engineering, and vice chairman of the editorial board of Chinese Journal of Mechanical Engineering. To date, Prof. Han has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed papers in notable journals, including Nature, Science Advances, Advanced Materials, Progress in Materials Science, and Materials Today. His pioneering work in mechanical bionics has won more than 5 significant awards at the national or provincial level, such as Second Prize of the State Technological Innovation Award, First Prize of the Ministry of Education Technology Invention Award, First Prize of the Jilin Province Technology Invention Award, First Prize of the Mechanical Industry Science and Technology Award, etc.

Amornrat Kaewpradap is an Associate Professor at KMUTT, where she leads the Combustion and Energy Research Laboratory (CERL) and the Mechanical Engineering and Energy Sub-Division. Her research focuses on gaseous (i.e. Hydrogen, Natural gas, LPG, Syngas, Biogas) combustion flame analysis, advanced burner design, and innovative power generation technologies.

She earned her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Nagaoka University of Technology, Japan, in 2008, and worked as an R&D engineer at Niigata Power Systems (2009-2011) before joining KMUTT in 2012. Over the years, she has received numerous fellowships and academic awards for her research contributions.

Beyond academia, during 2025-2027, Dr. Amornrat serves as Vice President of the Thai Society of Mechanical Engineers (TSME), actively promoting international collaboration with KSME and JSME.

Engr. Archelle Baculi is a distinguished Professional Mechanical Engineer and the 2025 National President of the Philippine Society of Mechanical Engineers (PSME). She previously served as Chairperson of the 2024 PSME National Convention, 2023 National Vice President for Internal Affairs, and Past President of the PSME Mandaluyong Chapter.

She is an active leader in the PTC Women Engineers Network, now serving as its 2025 Secretary, and is also an ASEAN Engineer, an Active Member of AFEO, and an Honorary Member of CAFEO, a recognition she received in 2024 in Malaysia.

Engr. Baculi is a multi-year Presidential Awardee (2012–2024), a 2017 PSME Fellow Awardee, and was honored as an “Inspiring Filipina Engineer” in 2019. Her dedication to empowerment and professional excellence continues to inspire engineers across the Philippines and Southeast Asia.

Sungsoo Rhim is a professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kyung Hee University’s College of Engineering, where he has been on faculty since 2003. He earned both his B.S. (1990) and M.S. (1992) in Mechanical Engineering from Seoul National University, and went on to complete his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Prof. Rhim’s research spans critical areas of robotics and system dynamics, including flexible manipulators, delay-time control, multibody dynamics, and system identification. His recent work reflects a strong interest in machine learning approaches applied to rigid and flexible multibody systems, as well as safety in human–robot interaction. Among his notable contributions is the development of SID-Net, a machine-learning framework for system identification in complex mechanical dynamics, and studies on pain-threshold evaluation to improve collision safety in collaborative robot operation. Beyond his research, Prof. Rhim is deeply involved in shaping the mechanical engineering community. He has served in leadership capacities within the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers, and participated in organizing conferences and standards efforts in robotics. Known for his rigorous scholarship and innovation-driven mentorship, he continues to influence both academic and industrial robotics through his interdisciplinary and applied work.