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1. Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Estrada do Sineiro, 6200 209 Covilhã, Portugal
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Dr. Matthew Lewis

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School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor University, Menai Bridge, Anglesey LL59 5AB, UK
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Prof. Dr. Pu Li

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Department of Simulation and Optimal, Processes, Technische Universitat Ilmenau, 98693 Ilmenau, Germany
Interests: dynamic optimization of large-scale systems; stochastic optimization under uncertainty; optimization of hybrid systems; real-time optimization, parameter identification; nonlinear model predictive control; applications: energy systems engineering; management of water resources systems; systems biology; chemical process engineering; autonomous driving
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Dr. Josep Lloret

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Chair Oceans and Human Health, Institute of Aquatic Ecology, University of Girona, C/ Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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Prof. Dr. Luis M. López-Ochoa

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TENECO Research Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of La Rioja, Calle San José de Calasanz, 31, Logroño, 26004 La Rioja, Spain
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Prof. Dr. It-Meng (Jim) Low

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Department of Applied Physics, Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia
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Prof. Dr. Elena Lucchi

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Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Architettura (DICAr), University of Pavia, Via Ferrata 3, 27100 Pavia, Italy
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Department of Transport Systems, Traffic Engineering and Logistics, Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Krasińskiego 8 Street, 40-019 Katowice, Poland
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School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney, Ultimo, NSW 2007, Australia
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Dr. Maria Malvoni

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Department for Energy Efficiency, ENEA-Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Rome, Italy
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Dr. Beatrice Marchi

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Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Università degli Studi di Brescia, Via Branze, 38, I-25123 Brescia, Italy
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Prof. Dr. Ray Marks

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Teachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA
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Dr. Josef Maroušek

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The Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice, Okružní 517/10, 370 01 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
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Prof. Dr. Fausto Pedro García Márquez

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Ingneium Research Group, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Ciudad Real, Spain
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Prof. Dr. Mamoun Medraj

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Department of Mech. and Ind. Engineering, Concordia University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Mele

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Department of Engineering for Innovation, University of Salento, Via Monteroni, 73100 Lecce, Italy
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Prof. Dr. Jesús M. Mercado

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Centro Oceanográfico de Málaga, Instituto Español de Oceanografía, Puerto Pesquero s/n, 29640 Fuengirola, Spain
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Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of Bolzano/Bozen, 39100 Bolzano/Bozen, Italy
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School of Biological Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA 71272, USA
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Prof. Dr. Thimios A. Mitsiadis

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Institut für Orale Biologe, University of Zurich, Plattenstrasse 11, CH-8032 Zurich, Switzerland
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Prof. Dr. Majid Mohammadian

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Department of Civil Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
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Prof. Dr. Carlos Rodríguez Monroy

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Department of Industrial Organization, Business Administration and Statistics, E.T.S. Ingenieros Industriales, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), calle José Gutiérrez Abascal 2, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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Dr. Amir Mosavi

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Institute of Automation, Obuda University, 1034 Budapest, Hungary
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Business Administration, Psychology, Public and International Affairs, University of Pittsburgh, 4200 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, USA
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Department of Management Science and Technology, Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8579, Japan
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Monash Business School, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC 3800, Australia
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Prof. Dr. Vahid M. Nik

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1. Division of Building Physics, Department of Building and Environmental Technology, Lund University, SE-221 00 Lund, Sweden
2. Division of Building Technology, Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Chalmers University of Technology, SE-412 96 Gothenburg, Sweden
3. Institute for Future Environments, Queensland University of Technology, Garden Point Campus, 2 George Street, Brisbane, QLD 4000, Australia
Interests: building physics; urban physics; infrastructure physics; climate change; energy systems; statistical analysis
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Prof. Dr. Gbekeloluwa B. Oguntimein

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Department of Civil Engineering, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21251, USA
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Prof. Dr. Michael I. Ojovan

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Department of Materials, Imperial College London, South Kensington Campus, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK
Interests: amorphous and crystalline materials; glass transition; vitrification; nuclear waste management; immobilisation; radiation effects
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Dr. Patricia Ordóñez de Pablos

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Department of Business Administration and Accountability, Faculty of Economics, The University of Oviedo (Spain), Oviedo, Spain
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