2026 STEAM PRO

1. Julia P. Shaw, Professor, SUNY Empire State University, USA.
   Title: Cognitive Foundations of STEAM Education: Tables of Ordered Pairs.
2. Donnell Layne, Director, STEM Innovation, Career and Technical Education, Moreno Valley College, USA.
   Adrienne Coleman, Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, USA.
   Title: iMAKE Innovation Center: The Utilization of Experiential Learning to Drive STEM Interest in Diverse Populations.
3. Tom Wanyama, Associate Professor, McMaster University, Canada.
   Michele Vaz, Business Manager, McMaster University, Canada.
   Title: Expanding Engineering Education through Outreach at the SEPT Learning Factory.
4. Yelena Istileulova, Researcher, University of Ljubljana and Head of STEAM Session of the Socratic Lectures Symposium, Slovenia.
   Veronika Kralj-Iglič, Professor, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
   Title: Future of STEAM: Z-STEAM Health Foresight through SMS (Stories based on Music about Science): Three Case Studies in Biophysical Learning.

1. Nikolaos Dimakis, Professor & Chair, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA.
   Title: Vacancies as a Route to Exciton Engineering in 2D TMDs.
2. Adalberto Fazzio, Professor, CNPEM – Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials, Brazil.
   Title: Vacancy-Driven Topology in Low-Dimensional Materials.
3. Patrick Navez, Researcher, University of Montpellier, France.
   Title: Can Electrons Be in Love with Each Other, Especially in High-Temperature Superconductivity?
4. Shiping Feng, Professor, Beijing Normal University, China.
   Title: Impurity-Scattering Assisted Umklapp Scattering as the Origin of Low-Temperature Resistivity in the Normal-State of Cuprate Superconductors.

1. Yu-Chi Wu, Professor, National United University, Taiwan.
   Title: A Monte Carlo OPF and Deep Learning Surrogate Model Approach for Power System Resilience Assessment Under Typhoon Hazards.
2. Mihail Mateev, Associate Professor, University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Bulgaria.
   Title: Optimizing Complex Non-Deterministic Business Processes Using AI-Assisted Deterministic Control Layers.
3. Volker Wannack, Head of Blockchain and AI in the Energy Sector, Blockchain Competence Center Mittweida, University of Applied Sciences Mittweida, Germany.
   Title: Blockchain-Based Trust Infrastructures for Sustainable Biomass Markets in Europe.

1. Nikos Mourtos, Head, Mechanical Engineering Unit, Athens Institute & Professor, San Jose State University USA.
   Title: AI in Science & Engineering Education: Navigating the Exciting and Dangerous Road Ahead.
2. Timothy M. Young, Emeritus Professor, The University of Tennessee, USA & CEO and President, T.M. Young Institute, LLC, USA.
   Title: The Rapid Evolution of AI and Sustaining Human Intelligence.
3. Kailash Narayan Pandey, Professor, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, India.
   Title: Mechanical Engineering in the age of AI.
4. Yelena Istileulova, Researcher, University of Ljubljana and Head of STEAM Session of the Socratic Lectures Symposium, Slovenia.
   Title: Artificial Intelligence: from Historical Ideas to Modern Biophysics.

Interventions:

1. Tom Wanyama, Associate Professor, McMaster University, Canada.
2. Andres Tremante, Deputy Director, Engineering Division, Athens Institute & Professor, Florida International University, USA.
3. Julia P. Shaw, Professor, SUNY Empire State University, USA.
4. Costa Karavas, Assistant Professor, University Canada West, Canada.

1. Assimina Pelegri, Professor and Chair, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA.
   Parameshwaran Pasupathy, Graduate Student, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA.
   Title: Deep Learning Surrogate Models for Brain White Matter Mechanics.
2. Ching-Hwa Ho, Distinguished Professor & Dean, College of Applied Sciences, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan.
   Title: Optical Band-Edge Properties of Multilayered MoTe2 and its Application in van der Waals-Stacked Heterojunction Devices.
3. Bernard Liu, Professor, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan.
   Title: In Situ Atomic Force Microscopy for Real-Time Nanoscale Observation of Galvanic Corrosion in Liquid Environments.
4. Andrii Pantus, Professor, Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ukraine.
   Nataliіa Kovalchuk, Associate Professor, Ivano-Frankivsk National Medical University, Ukraine.
   Title: Neuromorphic Gel-Like Architecture as a System for Encoding Photon Information.
5. Iole Pecora, Assistant Professor, San Jose State University, USA.
   Bilva Gummadi, Student, San Jose State University, USA.
   Sakhin Anooj Selvamani, Student, San Jose State University, USA.
   Title: Finite Element and Experimental Investigation of Plate Vibrations Using Chladni Techniques.

This is not a guided tour, and participation in this visit is not included in any conference registration fee. It requires pre-booking. It includes visits to Aristotle’s Lyceum, the Panathenaic Stadium (Kallimarmaro), the National Garden, the statues of Sophocles, Aeschylus, and Euripides, and Syntagma Square, where the tour concludes in front of the Hellenic Parliament. Click here for more details.

1. Adalberto Fazzio, Professor, CNPEM – Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials, Brazil.
   Title: Building Scientific Capacity for the 21^st Century: A STEAM-Oriented Interdisciplinary Education Model at CNPEM.
2. Mairead Hourigan, Associate Professor, Mary Immaculate College, Ireland.
   Anne Marie Morrin, Assistant Professor, Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Ireland.
   Title: Seeking, Exploring and Designing Shapes: Unpacking Synergies Between Mathematics and Visual Arts.
3. Anne Marie Morrin, Assistant Professor, Mary Immaculate College, University of Limerick, Ireland.
   Title: Studio Classroom: Cultivating Creative Inquiry, An A/R/Tographic, Arts Based Model for Art & STEM in an Initial Teacher Education Program.
4. Su-Hua Ho, Associate Professor, National United University, Taiwan.
   Title: Beyond Memorization: Integrating the 3SAI Immersive Teaching Methodology and Human Rights Education into Historical Thinking Courses to Fulfil University Social Responsibility.

1. Valeisha Ellis, Associate Professor, Delaware State University, USA.
   Title: Beyond the Algorithm: Personhood-Centered AI for Teaching and Learning.
2. Arifah Goodwin, Community Resource Development Specialist, Virginia State University, USA.
   Title: The Historical Perspective of Black Women in Leadership and the Complexity of Work/Life Balance Industry.
3. Valencia Hicks-Harris, Faculty/CEO, Empower All/NCSU, USA.
   Title: From Access to Activation: Building Community-Centered STEAM Ecosystems.

1. Alejandro Ramirez-Rojas, Professor & Researcher, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Mexico.
   Title: Fisher-Shannon Method Applied to Characterization of CO and O₃ Hourly Time Series in the Mexico City Metropolitan Area during the 2019-2023 Period.
2. Eleftherios Katelari Lambros, Assistant Professor, California State University, Fullerton, USA.
   Title: Solvent Effects on the Spin Dynamics of Radical Qubits.
3. Nina Sotina, Senior Researcher (Retired), Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia.
   Nadia Lvov, Associate Professor, Essex County College, USA.
   Title: Causal Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics.
4. Roman Sverdlov, Researcher, Strike Foundation, UK.
   Title: Berezin Integral as a Limit of Riemann Sums.

1. Rakesh Singhai, Professor, IIT Gandhinagar, India.
   Chandra Shekhar, Student, IIT Gandhinagar, India.
   Abhimanyu Singh Yadav, Student, IIT Gandhinagar, India.
   Piyush Singh, Student, IIT Gandhinagar, India.
   Shaury Kumar Patel, Student, IIT Gandhinagar, India.
   Title: Reduced Energy Consumption of Air Conditioning by incorporating a Desert Cooler.
2. Huisheng Zhang, Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
   Xiao Cui, PhD Candidate, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
   Jinwei Chen, Assistant Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China.
   Title: Study on the Novel Inlet Bleed Heating Control Strategy for a Power Generation Gas Turbine Engine.
3. Kailash Narayan Pandey, Professor, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology Allahabad, India.
   Title: Effect of Deep Cryogenic Treatment on Hot Corrosion of Nimonic-90 Alloy.
4. Jens Peth, Researcher, University of Siegen, Germany.
   Christoph Friedrich, Professor, University of Siegen, Germany.
   Tobias Held, PhD Student, University of Siegen, Germany.
   Title: Effects of Thermal Preload Change and Preload Relaxation of Screw Joints as Base for Positive Long-Term Behavior.

1. Evangelia Kotsikorou, Associate Professor, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA.
   Edgardo De Leon, PhD Student, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, USA.
   Title: Chain Length–Dependent Allosteric Antagonism of the Androgen Receptor by Parabens: A Computational Study.
2. Dianjing Guo, Associate Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
   Title: Role of AaWRKY14 in Linking AaHY5 and Artemisinin Biosynthesis Revealed by ChIP-Sequencing Technique.
3. Hamed Ghorbanpoor, Lecturer, Eskişehir Osmangazi University, Türkiye.
   Title: Hybrid Nanofiber Microfluidic Platform for Efficient Metal Ion Removal and Liver Cell Viability Evaluation.
4. Alicja Chromiec, PhD Student, Jagiellonian University, Poland.
   Renata Wietecha-Posłuszny, Professor, Jagiellonian University, Poland.
   Title: In-House Packed µ-SPE Columns as a Versatile Tool for the Extraction of Psychoactive Substances and their Metabolites from Biological Matrices.
5. Anna Bonczyk, PhD Student, Jagiellonian University, Poland.
   Renata Wietecha-Posłuszny, Professor, Jagiellonian University, Poland.
   Title: Electrochemical Sensor Dedicated to the Detection of Δ9 -THC in Saliva Samples for Forensic Purposes.
6. Maria Elena Campos Aldrete, Professor, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN), Mexico.
   Cristoper E. Ramirez Sandoval, Graduate Student, Instituto Politécnico Nacional (IPN), Mexico.
   Title: From Traditional Medicine to Bioactive Hybrids: Agastache mexicana as a Source of Anti-Inflammatory Compounds.

1. Anna Farzindar, Professor, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, USA.
   Title: Visual Dialogues in AI Ethics through Human and Generative Art Comparisons.
2. Paolina Centonze, Associate Professor, Iona University, USA.
   Title: Comparative Data Science Analysis for Cybersecurity: From Statistical Analytics to Agentic AI.
3. Snezana Ilic-Stojanovic, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Organic-Technological Sciences, University of Niš, Serbia.
   Suzana Cakić, Professor, University of Niš, Serbia.
   Slobodan Petrović, Emeritus Professor, University of Belgrade, Serbia.
   Title: The Significance of Using Patent Information and Patent Protection in Research.
4. Nemanja Milenkovic, Assistant Professor, University of Belgrade, Serbia.
   Aleksandar Dokovic, Associate Professor, University of Belgrade, Serbia.
   Dusan Mitrovic, Teaching Assistant, University of Belgrade, Serbia.
   Aleksandar Rakicevic, Associate Professor, University of Belgrade, Serbia.
   Title: Comparative Analysis of Distance-Based Multivariate Outlier Detection Methods – An Application to Wine Data.