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University of Pavia, Italy
Plenary Speaker
Prof. Marco Marengo is Distinguished Professor of Thermal Physics at the University of Pavia (Italy), internationally recognized for his research on two-phase flows, boiling and nucleation phenomena, phase-change heat transfer, microfluidics, atomization, and heat pipe technologies for both terrestrial and space applications. He received a Master’s degree in Physics (cum laude) from the University of Turin and a PhD in Energetics from the Polytechnic of Milan. He previously served as Director of the Advanced Engineering Centre and Full Professor at the University of Brighton (UK) before joining Pavia in 2023. Prof. Marengo’s work spans experimental diagnostics, numerical modelling, and theoretical characterization of interfacial and multiphase processes, with special emphasis on nucleation dynamics, bubble growth, boiling instability, and surface wettability effects on phase change. His research contributes directly to advanced cooling technologies, thermal management systems, and microgravity heat-transfer applications. He has published over 380 scientific papers (more than 160 in peer-reviewed international journals) and is inventor on 7 patents, with an h-index >45 (Scopus) and thousands of citations. He is Associate Editor of the International Journal of Multiphase Flow and MDPI Energies, and he is now World President of the Institute of Liquid Atomization and Spray Systems.
Kyushu University, Japan
Plenary Speaker
Dr. Shoji Mori is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Kyushu University, Japan. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Kyushu University in 2003. He began his academic career as a Research Associate at Yokohama National University in 2004 and was promoted to Associate Professor there in 2007. In 2019, he returned to Kyushu University to assume his current position as Professor. His research focuses on the development of advanced thermal and electrochemical systems—particularly boiling heat transfer and water electrolysis—through the design of functional porous materials and control of gas–liquid interfacial transport.
Louisiana State University, USA
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Jader R. Barbosa Jr. is a Professor of Petroleum Engineering at Louisiana State University (LSU) and a leading expert in thermal-fluid sciences, multiphase flow, refrigeration, and energy systems. He earned his PhD in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London and previously served as a tenured professor at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil. His research focuses on geoenergy engineering, heat and mass transfer, and emerging cooling technologies, with over 160 peer-reviewed publications and multiple patents. Dr. Barbosa has received numerous honors, including the World’s Top 2% Scientist distinction, the Petrobras Inventor Prize, and the Dudley Newitt Prize from Imperial College. He also serves as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical Sciences and Engineering and is actively involved in several international scientific committees and editorial boards.
The University of Manchester, UK
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Yasser Mahmoudi Larimi is a Professor of Thermal Energy Engineering at the University of Manchester. Yasser has a strong international profile in clean and sustainable energy development through studying fundamentals and designs of low-carbon thermal and power systems. He chairs the UK ‘Turbulent Heat Transfer’ Special Interest Group and serve as Associate Editor for International Journal of Thermal Sciences. He has delivered over 30 invited talks at international conferences and meetings.