Speakers

Prof. Harith Ahmad, University of Malaya, Malaya

Fellow, Academy of Sciences, Malaysia

Professor Datuk Dr Harith Ahmad FASc obtained his in BSc in Physics with First Class Honours from the University of Malaya in 1979. Subsequently, he obtained his MSc from the University of Wales in 1980, followed by his PhD in 1983 from the same institution. Upon returning to Malaysia in 1983, he became a member of the academic staff of UM, and since then has led the university’s research into the area of photonics. He is currently a Distinguished Professor, and is also the director of the Photonics Research Centre of the University of Malaya, a Higher Education Centre of Excellence (HiCoE) under the purview of the Ministry of Education, Malaysia (MOE). His substantial contributions in the area of photonics has been acknowledged with multiple awards and recognitions, including as a Fellow of Akademi Sains Malaysia and recipient of the Malaysia-Toray Science Foundation Award, Merdeka Award for Scholastic Achievement and ASEAN Outstanding Scientist and Technology Award. He is very active as both a researcher and an academician, with numerous ISI ranked research publications to his name, as well as supervising numerous undergraduate and postgraduate students in photonics. 

Prof. Zhilin Xia, Wuhan University of Technology, China

Prof. Xia Zhilin is currently a researcher in the Department of Metal Materials Engineering, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Wuhan University of Technology. His main research interests include optical materials and optical components, utilization and management of light and heat, and interaction between laser and matter. Xia Zhilin currently presides over a number of scientific research projects, including the National Natural Science Foundation and key projects of the Basic Strengthening Program. He has published nearly 100 papers in journals such as Nature Communications, ACS Applied Materials & Interface, ACS Photonics and Optical Express. His research fields cover the service performance of optical components in extreme environments, materials and technologies for photothermal management, and the interaction between laser and matter.

Prof. Zhilin Xia, Wuhan University of Technology, China

Zhang Dongping, PhD, master supervisor, Professor of School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Deputy Director of Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Advanced Thin Films and Applications, director of Film and Coating Branch of Chinese Silicate Society, member of China Surface Equipment Special Committee, Secretary General of Shenzhen Vacuum Society, director of Shenzhen High-level Talents Association. He has won the titles of "Thousand and ten Talents" in Guangdong Province, "Local Leading Talents of High-level Professional and Technical Talents" in Shenzhen City, "Excellent Teachers in Shenzhen City", and the first "Outstanding Scholars of Shenzhen University". Currently, he is mainly engaged in the research work of photoelectric functional films and applications. Presided over the completion of a number of scientific research projects of the National Natural Science Foundation, and actually participated in the research and development of key thin film components of national scientific devices. He has published many papers in domestic and foreign journals as the first author or corresponding author.