Shae K. Kim is a professor at University of Science and Technology (UST) and a principal researcher at Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), South Korea. He received his Ph.D. degree in Metallic Materials from Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea by “semisolid process of Mg alloys and composites and tool steels.” He was a visiting professor at McGill, Montreal, Canada and at AGH UST, Krakow, Poland, conducting joint research in the areas of ECO-Almag alloys. Shae K. Kim’s research activities concern practical alloying and practical alloying relevant alloy design for magnesium and aluminum alloys, also for Fe, Cu, Zn and Ti alloys, with a special focus on cleanliness which could improve the abilities of processes, i.e., castability and formability as well as mechanical properties. This effort would be beneficial industrially in terms of QCDC (Quality, Cost, Delivery, Carbon) competitiveness of metallic materials.

Wei Liu is a Professor in School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), China and the associate director of the National Key Laboratory for Precision Processing. He obtained his Ph.D. degree in materials processing engineering from HIT in 2005. His current research field is major on sheet hydroforming technology, and he focused on the deformation mechanism, forming process and simulation. He has finished more than 15 funded projects, including National Natural Science Foundation of China and he is currently a project leader of National Key Research and Development Program. He has published more than 60 papers in international journals and conference proceedings, and holds more than 20 patents. He has won 1 Award of Top 10 Technical Breakthrough in Aerospace and 2 provincial-level awards. As a member of Institute of Fluid High Pressure Forming, headed by Prof. Shijian Yuan, he recently made his effort to the development of new sheet hydroforming processes to overcome the technical challenges on manufacture of integral components with thin wall, deep cavity, large size and complex surface. Some successful applications include a series of CNC sheet hydroforming machines, such as the world largest one with tonnage of 150MN/liquid volume of 5 m3 and some integrated structure components in the industry field of aerospace, aviation and automobile. 

Dr. Teramae graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan University in 1994 with a master's degree and received his Ph.D. in Engineering from the university's doctoral program in 2009. In 1994, he joined HITACHI Ltd. and worked at R&D of Manufacturing Technology to develop metalworking processes using simulation for HITACHI Group products, from semiconductors to nuclear power plants. His main job was to research flexible forming technology for high-mix, low-volume production. After taking on the role of Department Manager in 2015, he was responsible for the development of manufacturing solutions that can provide value from the exploration of social issues. In 2022, Dr. Teramae transferred to current company PROTERIAL, where he extract technologies that will be needed in from future insights and create management strategies and technology roadmaps. Also, he is currently a director of the Japan Society for Plastic Processing and a chair of the Tube Forming Subcommittee.

Yeong-Maw Hwang is currently a distinguished professor in National Sun Yat-sen University. He earned his Doctor’s degree (1990) in industrial mechanical engineering from Tokyo University in Japan. He had been a visiting professor in the Ohio State University (1999-2000 and 2005-2006). He has been a professor, Department of Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Engineering (MEME), National Sun Yat-Sen University (NSYSU), Kaohsiung, Taiwan, since 1996. He has ever served as the department chair (2002-2005 and 2017-2020) of MEME. His research interests have been in the areas of metal forming, design and analysis of micro-generators, machine design and mechanics analysis. He won the Best Paper Award (1992) and Outstanding Engineering Professor Award (2007) from Chinese Society of Mechanical Engineers in Taiwan. He earned the Fellow title from Japan Society for Technology of Plasticity (JSTP), Japan (2012) and Distinguished Professor of NSYSU (2012). He was elected as the president of Taiwan Society for Technology of Plasticity (TSTP) for two terms equating to four years 2017-2020.

Dr. Purit Thanakijkasem currently serves as the Chairman of the Graduate Program in Energy Management Technology at the School of Energy, Environment, and Materials (SEEM), King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) in Thailand. He received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Northwestern University in the United States in 2005. He has been a professor at KMUTT since 2005. His research interests have been in the areas of sheet metal forming, tube hydroforming, optimization, and energy modeling. He has actively contributed to numerous tube hydroforming research projects in collaboration with industrial sectors in Thailand. Many of these research endeavors have successfully navigated challenging business conditions and transitioned into mass production. He chaired the 8th International Conference on Tube Hydroforming (TUBEHYDRO 2017) and the 7th World Congress on Micro and Nano Manufacturing (WCMNM 2024).