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Dr. Rathinam Raja is a Professor at Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital (SBMCH)-Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research (BIHER), Chennai, India. He pursued his Ph.D. in microalgae at the University of Madras in 2004. He did his Post-Doctoral Research at IIT Madras (India), followed by a two-year tenure as a Lead Scientist at Aquatic Energy LLC, Louisiana. He has vast work experience at universities in Taiwan, South Korea and Portugal. He has published 33 international articles, two patents, 14 book chapters and is currently editing a couple of books.

Dr. Shanmugam Hemaiswarya received her Ph.D. from the Department of Biotechnology, IIT Madras, India followed by research experience at the University of Algarve, Portugal. She received a three-year Women Scientist (WOS-A) fellowship from the Department of Science and Technology, India and completed the project at AUKBC Research Centre, Anna University, Chennai. She also worked as a Project Officer at the Department of Biotechnology, IIT Madras and currently working as a Project Scientist at University Innovation Cluster, Anna University, Taramani Campus, Chennai. She has published 33 international articles, 12 book chapters and co-authored five books.



Dr. Mathiyazhagan Narayanan is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Biotechnology, Saveetha School of Engineering, SIMATS, Chennai, India. He pursued his Ph.D. in Biotechnology at Periyar University in 2013. He has strong research networks and collaborations with a number of Professors in the biological field from various leading institutions in Asia and Europe. He has published 75 research articles in various national and international peer-reviewed journals, ten book chapters and edited one book.


Dr. Sabariswaran Kandasamy is a Research Professor at the Water-Energy Nexus Laboratory, Department of Environmental Engineering, University ofSeoul, Seoul, Republic of Korea. He pursued his Ph.D. in Environmental