ICMMME 2025 Keynote Speakers

Prof. Kwang Leong Choy

Duke Kunshan University, China

Speech Title: Sustainable Materials Innovation: From Eco-Conscious Design to Green Manufacturing


Professor Kwang Leong Choy is Professor of Materials Science and Co-Director of the Environment Research Centre at Duke Kunshan University (DKU). She holds a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) from the University of Oxford and a Doctor of Science (DSc) from the University of Nottingham. Prior to joining DKU, she served as faculty at Imperial College London, Chair Professor at the University of Nottingham, and subsequently as Professor and Founding Director of the Institute for Materials Discovery at University College London.
     Her research focuses on fundamental and applied studies of earth-abundant materials, high-performance nanostructured materials, and ultrathin/thin/thick films developed through novel, eco-friendly processing methods, with strong emphasis on translating discoveries into practical applications across energy generation/storage, optoelectronics, environmental engineering, healthcare, and biomedicine.
    A pioneer in non-vacuum Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD) technology, her eco-friendly and cost-effective platform has led to numerous patents, industrial collaborations, and prestigious honours including the Kroll Medal & Prize (2020) and Grunfeld Memorial Award (1999) from the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IoM3). A prolific innovator, she holds over 20 patents and has authored 330+ publications in top-tier journals such as Progress in Materials Science, Advanced Materials, and ACS Nano, along with four books: Chemical Vapour Deposition: Advances, Technology and Applications (CRC Press, 2019); Biomaterials in Clinical Practice (Springer, 2017; Commercialization of Nanotechnologies: A Case Study Approach (Springer, 2017); Innovative and Cost-Effective Materials Processing Methods (Imperial College Press, 2002). Honoured with the Association of American Publishers' Award of Excellence, she has been consistently ranked among the world's top 1% most-cited scientists in Stanford University's annual rankings.


Prof. Dae-Eun KIM

Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea

Speech Title: Relevance of Tribology in Precision Systems


Professor Dae-Eun Kim is currently a Full Professor at the School of Mechanical Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea. Professor Kim received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. Professor Kim served as the President of the Korean Society for Precision Engineering and the President of the Korean Tribology Society. He also served as the Editor-in-Chief of IJPEM, Senior Editor of JMST, and Associate Editor of ASME J. of Tribology. He currently serves in the editorial board of several tribology journals including Tribology Letters and Friction. Professor Kim has received many awards from various professional societies and institutions including the Ministerial Commendation from the Korea Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy, and the Science and Technology Pojang National Award from the Korean President. Professor Kim is a Fellow of the International Academy for Production Engineering (CIRP) and a Fellow of the Korean Academy of Science and Technology. He is also the President of the Asia Tribology Council. Professor Kim’s research interests are tribology, coatings and surface modification.


Prof. Osamu TABATA

Kyoto University of Advanced Science, Japan

Speech Title: Microfluidic-Assisted Assembly of Fluorescent Nanodiamonds for Temperature Mapping of Organoid on MPS


Osamu Tabata received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan, in 1981 and 1993, respectively. In 1981, he joined the Toyota Central Research and Development Laboratories. In 1996, he moved to the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Ritsumeikan University. In 2003, he joined the Graduate School of Engineering at Kyoto University. In October 2019, he became the founding Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and the Graduate School of Engineering at Kyoto University of Advanced Science (KUAS). Since December 2022, he has also served as Vice President of KUAS. In April 2025, he was appointed Executive Vice President. His research interests include micro/nano processes, MEMS, and DNA nanotechnology. He has held visiting professor positions at several institutions, including the University of Freiburg, ETH Zurich, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, the Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies, the American University in Cairo, and Tsinghua University. He has served on the editorial boards of several journals, including IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology (TNANO), the ASME/IEEE Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems (JMEMS), Sensors and Actuators, and Microsystems & Nanoengineering. He is a Life Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (IEEJ).