Invited Speakers

NN21 Invited Speakers

Plenary Speakers

	Dr. Nello Li Pira Global Materials R&I and Roadmaps Manager, Fiat Research Centre, Italy Evolution of materials in future vehicles: a new paradigm for the automotive components short bio short bio Nello Li Pira, Dr. General Physics, University of Torino, 2000. He obtained a PhD degree at the Polytechnic of Turin in 2010. He currently works as Global Materials R&I manager in FCA Material Engineering and additionally he is in charge of Electrics/Electronics and Multi-functional materials department in EMEA. He is the global manager of Advanced & Aesthetics Materials plan managing within the internal FCA Innovation program the development of novel innovative trims/solutions for different FCA projects including Alfa Romeo, Maserati, FIAT, and JEEP brands. He was involved in the development of interior trims and display materials for several FCA brands (Alfa Romeo and JEEP). Currently he is the reference for materials and optical assessment of display in FCA. He masters in surface and coatings metrology and plastic electronics since 2009. He has international experiences in European projects as project coordinator: FP7 ICT PRIAM and scientific responsible in ICT, FOF and NMPB projects in the frame of H2020 and FP7 programs. He is inventor of more than 10 industrial patents and author of more than 10 international publications.

	Prof. Eugenia Kumacheva Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, University of Toronto, Canada Bridging the gap between molecules and nanoparticles short bio short bio Eugenia Kumacheva is a University Professor and Distinguished Professor of Chemistry in the University of Toronto and Canada Research Chair in Advanced Polymer Materials (Tier 1). Her primary research interests are in the materials science of soft matter, including polymer and nanoscience, and microfluidics. Eugenia has published 2 books, 10 book chapters, and >270 papers (h-index=86), with >60 citations/paper. She holds 40 patents and is a founder of two companies. She has given >300 invited, keynote and plenary lectures, as well as public lectures. Among her awards are De Gennes Prize and Schlumberger Scholarship (both U.K.), Killam Fellowship, Macromolecular Science and Engineering Award, Clara Benson Award (all Canada), International Chorafas Foundation Award in Physics and Engineering (Switzerland), Humboldt Research Award (Germany) and the 2009 L'Oreal-UNESCO Award “For Women in Science” (given to 5 laureates in the world). She is recipient of the Canada Institute for Chemistry (CIC) medal, the CIC’s top award. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and Royal Society (U.K.). In 2020, Eugenia Kumacheva who has been recognized as an Officer of The Order of Canada, one of our country’s highest civilian honors.

	Prof. George Malliaras Prince Philip Professor of Technology, University of Cambridge, UK Electronics on the Brain short bio short bio George Malliaras is the Prince Philip Professor of Technology at the University of Cambridge. He received a BS in Physics from the Aristotle University (Greece) in 1991, and a PhD in Mathematics and Physical Sciences, cum laude, from the University of Groningen (the Netherlands) in 1995. After postdocs at the University of Groningen and at the IBM Almaden Research Center (California), he joined the faculty in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Cornell University (New York) in 1999. From 2006 to 2009 he served as the Lester B. Knight Director of the Cornell NanoScale Science & Technology Facility. He moved to the Ecole des Mines de St. Etienne (France) in 2009, where he started the Department of Bioelectronics and served as Department Head. He joined the University of Cambridge in 2017. Prof. Malliaras' research on organic electronics and bioelectronics has been recognized with awards from the New York Academy of Sciences (Blavatnik Award), the US National Science Foundation, and DuPont, and with an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Linköping, Sweden. He is a Fellow of the Materials Research Society and of the Royal Society of Chemistry, and serves as a Deputy Editor of Science Advances. He is the Director of the EPSRC IRC in Targeted Delivery for Hard-to-Treat Cancers. Prof. Malliaras is a co-author of 300+ publications in peer-reviewed journals that have received over 33,000 citations. His h-index is 98 (google scholar, 05/21).

Keynote Speakers

	Prof. Lajos Balogh, Precision Nanomedicine (PRNANO), USA Publish or Perish - how to stay afloat in Scholarly Publishing
	Prof. Milan Damnjanovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia Novel results on band topology of low-dimensional crystals
	Prof. Efthimios Kaxiras, Harvard University, USA Twistronics: Electron localization in stacked layers of 2D materials
	Prof. Elisa Konofagou, Columbia University, USA Brain drug delivery through the blood-brain barrier for the treatment of neurodegenerative disease and cancer
	Prof. Elefterios Lidorikis, University of Ioannina, Greece Infrared light detection with graphene
	Dr. Ling Peng, CNRS, Aix-Marseille University, France Self-assembling dendrimer nanosystems for biomedical applications
	Prof. Kostas Sarakinos, Linkoping University, Sweden Multiscale materials design via selective surfactant deployment
	Prof. Prasad Shastri, University of Freiburg, Germany Criteria, Challenges, and Recent Advances in Translational Bioinks
	Prof. Seppo Vainio, University of Oulu, Finland Towards Throughput Analysis of the Universal Biological Pico-, Nano and Exosome (EX) Micro vesicles from Biofluids

Invited Speakers

	Dr. Nadja Adamovic, Vienna University of Technology, Austria OntoCommons.eu: Ontology-driven data documentation for Industry Commons
	Prof. Mavroeidis Angelakeris, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Nanomagnetism: A powerful tool in modern applications
	Dr. Raul Arenal, University of Zaragoza, Spain 1D and 2D Carbon and Related Nanomaterials – Local Structural and Spectroscopic Studies
	Prof. Ioannis Arvanitidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Chemical tuning and pressure induced valence transitions of lanthanide ions in rare-earth fullerides
	Dr. Antonios Asiminas, University of Edinburgh, UK Modelling neurodevelopmental disorders in rats: a top-down approach
	Dr. Sofia Avnet, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, University of Bologna, Italy The 3D osteocytic network in a microfluidic platform with hydroxypatite nanoparticles to study metastatic prostate cancer behavior
	Prof. Nicola Baldini, Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli, University of Bologna, Italy Nanotechnology in orthopaedic oncology
	Prof. Antonio Di Bartolomeo, University of Salerno, Italy Two-dimensional transition metal dichalcogenides in field-effect devices
	Prof. Fabio Biscarini, Center for Translational Neurophysiology, Italian Institute of Technology, Italy Organic Neuromorphic Biosensors
	Dr. Pascal Boulanger, NAWATechnologies, France Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes based fast electrode for electricity storage From promises to industrial applications
	Dr. Tamas Brigancz, Semilab Semiconductor Physics Laboratory Co. Ltd., Hungary Inline Imaging Photoluminescence for roll-to-roll organic PV line
	Prof. Yoeri van de Burgt, Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands Organic neuromorphic electronics and biohybrid systems
	Dr. Christian Camus, LayTec AG, Germany Novel results on in-line and in-situ quality control of organic, inorganic and hybrid semiconductors
	Prof. Federica Cappelluti, Polytechnic University of Turin, Italy Modeling of thin-film III-V solar cells including nanostructures and photon management
	Dr. Ennio Capria, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESFR), France Synchrotron X-rays for the nanoworld: the rise of the Extremely Brilliant Sources
	Dr. Welchy Cavalcanti, Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM, Germany VIMMP - Virtual Materials Marketplace
	Prof. Maria Chatzinikolaidou, IESL-FORTH and University of Crete, Greece Biological evaluation of strontium-substituted nano-hydroxyapatite for bone regeneration
	Dr. Asterios Chatziparadeisis, Consultant, Former Director In General Secretariat of Research and Innovation, Greece Research and Innovation in Nanotechnologies for the next Programming Period 2021 - 2027
	Prof. Theodora Choli-Papadopoulou, Chemistry Dept. AUTh, Greece
	Prof. Miriam Colombo, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy Therapeutic applications of cutting-edge biofunctionalized nanoparticles
	Dr. Vassilios Constantoudis, NCSR Demokritos and Nanometrisis p.c., Greece Mathematical and Computational Nanometrology: From error propagation to machine learning techniques
	Dr. George Deligeorgis, FORTH IESL, Greece Towards Transition Metal Dichalcogenide electronics
	Prof. Alain Diebold, SUNY Polytechnic Institute, USA The Application of Mueller Matrix Spectroscopic Ellipsometry based Scatterometry and CD- Small Angle X-ray Scattering to determination of the feature shape and dimensions of integrated circuit structures
	Prof. George Dimitrakopulos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Microscopy of strain-composition coupling at the atomic monolayer scale: The case of InN/GaN digital alloys
	Dr. Sasa Dmitrovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia Classification of Quasi-one-dimensional Topological Crystalline Phases
	Dr. Mary Donahue, Linköping University, Sweden Peripheral nerve interfaces: Optimizing wireless optoelectronic neurostimulation
	Dr. Ilise Feitshans, European Scientific Institute, France & Executive Director The Work Health & Survival Project, EU/USA Nanotechnology law and Nanoregulation saving the world from Covid-19 / How Osha Hazmat revisions to conform with treaties are a gamechanger for Nanomedicine
	Dr. Farzan Gity, Tyndall National Institute, Ireland Impact of Point Defects on the Electronic Properties of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (TMDs)
	Dr. Emmanouil Glynos, FORTH IESL, Greece All-polymer Nanostructured Materials for Energy Storage
	Dr. Paschalis Gkoupidenis, Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Germany Organic neuromorphic electronics: bio-inspired functions and local training in robotics
	Dr. Gabriela Graziani, Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute, Italy Antimicrobial and bioactive silver-based nanocoatings
	Prof. Vangelis Harmandaris, The Cyprus Institute, Cyprus Computational modeling of polymer-based nanostructured materials: A synergy between simulations and data-driven algorithms
	Dr. Nikolaos Kalfagiannis, Nottingham Trent University, UK How, Why and When Spectroscopic Ellipsometry works best: a case to determine the the optical constants and carrier transport properties of low carrier concentration materials
	Dr. Varvara Karagkiozaki, Nanotechnology Lab LTFN, AUTh, Greece
	Dr. Carlos Kavka, ESTECO SpA, Italy Integration of material modelling with business decision support systems
	Dr. George Kenanakis, FORTH IESL, Greece 3D printed nanocomposite materials and (meta)materials for energy applications
	Prof. Alexander Khmaladze, University at Albany - State University of New York, USA A novel method to monitor drug-induced changes in the brain: combined Raman spectroscopy and phase imaging
	Prof. Joseph Kioseoglou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece Disentangling and Tailoring the Properties of Nanoparticles by Large Scale Computation
	Dr. Michael Koblischka, Saarland University, Germany Nanoporous and foam materials of functional materials
	Prof. Philomela Komninou, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
	Dr. Natalia Konchakova, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Germany Quadruple Helix Innovation Model for modelling supported design of green protective coatings
	Prof. Vasileios Koutsos, University of Edinburgh, UK Polymer adhesion and friction: nanoscale mechanisms
	Dr. Alexandros Lappas, FORTH IESL, Greece Defect-tailored nanoscale magnetic functionalities
	Dr. Sandrine Lebigre, CT-IPC, France Micro-/Nano-surfaces texturing answering the challenges of Circular Economy: developing mono-material 3D plastic parts with functional surfaces
	Prof. Ivanka Milosevic, Department of Physics, University of Belgrade, Serbia Band Inversion and Band Topology in 1T’-MoS₂
	Prof. Yannis Missirlis, Lab of Biomechanics & Biomedical Engineering, University of Patras, Greece Spatiotemporal aspects of intra and inter cellular communication
	Prof. Thimios Mitsiadis, University of Zurich, Switzerland Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma: clonality, microenvironment, cell-cell communication and potential treatments
	Prof. George Palasantzas, University of Groningen, The Netherlands Casimir forces between complex materials towards actuation dynamics
	Prof. George Papadantonakis, University of Illinois at Chicago, USA Electron and radical cation of sulfur-substituted thymine derivatives produced near photoionization threshold can alter and distort double-helix DNA structure
	Dr. Evangelos Papaioannou, Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg, Germany Novel broadband and efficient THz radiation sources based on spintronic structures
	Prof. Panos Patsalas, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
	Dr. Eleni Pavlopoulou, FORTH IESL, Greece Novel Conducting Trimers for In Vivo Electronic Functionalization of Tissues
	Prof. Fabrizio Pinto, Izmir University of Economics, Turkey Dispersion force modulation by irradiation in semiconductors: The long road from early quantum vacuum microphones to thermodynamical nano-engines in future spacecraft
	Dr. Zoran Popovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia Charge migration in carbon nanotubes induced by mechanical deformations
	Prof. Zoran Popovic, University of Belgrade, Serbia Ferromagnetism in Eu doped Ce0.9-xEuxGd0.1O2 (0.001
	Dr. Christopher Proctor, University of Cambridge, UK Dynamic devices for neural interfaces
	Prof. Davide Prosperi, University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy H-Ferritin: A Theranostic Drug Delivery Nanosystem for Advanced Therapy and Imaging of Solid Tumors
	Prof. Tomasz Puzyn, QSAR Lab Ltd., Poland How can I help? Nanoinformatics for nanotoxicology and nanomedicine
	Dr. Anna Regoutz, University College London, UK Depth dependent characterisation of structured nanoparticles using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
	Prof. Marco Sebastiani, Roma Tre University, Italy H2020 OYSTER - novel metadata structures for advanced materials characterisation
	Dr. Michael Selzer, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Germany Investigation the solidification of polymers in OLAE by the phase-field method
	Prof. Aylin Sendemir, Ege University, Turkey Hierarchically structured 3D bioprinting for tissue engineering
	Prof. Hadi Shafiee, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, USA Mobile health virus detection using nanoparticles, smartphones, and machine learning
	Prof. Stefan Spirk, Graz University of Technology, Austria Cellulose Thin Film Technology
	Prof. Leonidas Tsetseris, National Technical University of Athens, Greece Computational modelling of the synthesis, processing and properties of two-dimensional materials
	Prof. Anjela Koblischka-Veneva, Shibaura Institute of Technology, Japan EBSD analysis of grain orientation of human, bovine tooth enamel on the nanoscale and comparison with artificial hydroxyapatite
	Dr. Carla Verdi, University of Vienna, Austria Accurate prediction of thermodynamic properties of materials from machine-learned force fields: thermal transport and phase transitions
	Dr. Brigitte Vigolo, Institut Jean Lamour, CNRS, University of Lorraine, France Chemically modified carbon nanomaterials for sustainable technologies
	Prof. Flavia Vitale, University of Pennsylvania, USA Multiscale bioelectronics with nanostructured carbide MXenes
	Prof. Ioannis S. Vizirianakis, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, AUTH, Greece, \| Department of Life and Health Sciences, University of Nicosia, Cyprus Achieving the practical clinical utility on the roadmaps of precision medicine to tackle heterogeneity of multifactorial diseases within the healthcare system
	Prof. Konstantinos Vyrsokinos, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece SiN based Photonic Integrated Circuits for Datacom applications and Optical Phased Arrays
	Dr. Marios Zacharias, Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus Quantum confinement effects on the phonon-induced band gap renormalization of graphene quantum dots
	Prof. Aristides Zdetsis, University of Patras, Greece Topological edge/end states in atomically precise graphene nanoribbons: their known and unknown properties and origin