Dr. Bing Lu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Geography at Simon Fraser University. His research is focused on remote sensing (e.g., drone- and satellite-based imaging) and its applications in ecosystem monitoring. He has been trying to use remote sensing as an agritech for evaluating crop health and soil health and investigating the impacts of climate change and extreme events (e.g., heatwave, flooding).

Dr. Jiahan Zou currently serves as a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Food Science and Technology at UC Davis. With an interest in sustainable bio-based functional materials, she has been engaged in research for over 11 years. As part of her doctoral work, Jiahan is a key inventor of “Jelly Ice” and has been instrumental in its development. She transformed this visionary idea into a tangible prototype in three years and is now leading the effort to transition Jelly Ice from a laboratory innovation to a practical, everyday application. 

Prof. Woo Soo Kim is a Professor at the School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering, Simon Fraser University, Canada. His research interests include advancing 3-D printing technologies and exploring their applications in engineering. He received B.Sc. degree from Yonsei University, M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), South Korea. He completed Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, USA.

Prof. Ermias Kebreab is the Sesnon Endowed Chair in the Department of Animal Science at UC Davis. He has conducted extensive research in developing strategies for using feed additives to reduce methane emissions from livestock. He received his B.S. in biology from the University of Asmara, followed by an M.S. in integrative biology and a Ph.D. in ecological modeling from the University of Reading, UK.

Dr. Shih-Fang Chen is an associate professor in the Department of Biomechatronics Engineering at National Taiwan University. Her research focuses on applying image processing and spectral techniques to monitor plant status and evaluate quality. Specific research topics include plant growth monitoring, pest and disease identification, harvest time prediction, agricultural product grading, pesticide residue detection, and flavor prediction.

Dr. Matthew Wilson is a senior lecturer at The University of Adelaide with a research background in food quality and preservation, horticulture, new crop development, plant physiology and sustainability. His research focuses on understanding how environmental conditions influence primary production, and the resulting effects on food chemistry and sensory perception. He is interested in further investigating the factors determining food quality, as measured by microbiological, instrumental and human based means.

Prof. Ming-Ju Chen is a Distinguished Professor at the National Taiwan
University (NTU). Her research interests include isolation and identification of
new bacteria and yeasts from different resources and application these strains in human food and animal feed. She also involves the development of a new platform to evaluate the functionality of probiotics and study the possible mechanism and pathway using multi-omics. She earned the PhD in Food Science and Technology at Ohio State University and Master in Animal Science at National Taiwan University.

Dr. Matthew Knowling is a lecturer and research program lead in Decision Agriculture at The University of Adelaide. His work aims to achieve sustainable agricultural futures. His expertise is in the use of process simulation models and data analytics to help farmers, businesses and policy makers better manage their resources in the face of uncertainty. An area of particular focus is his research using mathematical optimisation and data assimilation approaches to translate the many disparate data streams that are increasingly available in agriculture, into actionable information for decision makers.