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	Dr. Hab. Alain BOURMAUD
	Institution: University of South Brittany, Dupuy de Lôme Research Institute (IRDL), UMR CNRS 6027
	Research Interest: Multiscale characterization of plant fibres; Link between ultrastructure and mechanical properties of plant fibres; Processing and recycling of plant fibres composites; Impact of growing conditions and environmental stress on flax and plant fibres properties.
	Keynote Lecture: Multi-scale impact of flax fibres specificity on textile preforms and biocomposite properties

Short biography:
Alain Bourmaud is Researcher at the University of South Brittany since Sept. 2001. He received a master degree in polymer engineering in 1993 (Laboratory of Rheology of Saint-Etienne, France), and a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering, about the multi scale characterization of biocomposites in 2011 (University of South Brittany). Finally, he obtained the French habilitation to manage research (HDR) in 2017 (University of South Brittany). He published around 115 papers in international journals on biocomposite processing or plant fibre structure and properties; he supervised 14 PhD students and 3 post-doc (currently 5 PhD students). Alain is also the scientific coordinator of the FLOWER project (INTERREG Cross-Channel, 8 partners, 4.6M€, 2018-2022) and responsible for 2 WPs in 2 national projects about biocomposite development for automotive applications and implementation of hemp retting at industrial scale. Alain Bourmaud is involved in many research collaborations at the national (FEMTO, INRA, ENIT, CIMAP, PBS, ICUBE, Centrale Supelec….) and international (UoKazan, UoPortsmouth, UoCambridge, Scion NZ…) scale. He has also built research links with a number of industrial partners in the field of biocomposites and plant fibres (PSA group, APM, Zodiac, Dedienne, Depestele, Ecotechnilin, Kaïros, Addiplast). Finally Alain Bourmaud is expert for H2020 projects, MSC fellowships or other French scientific calls.

	Univ. prof. Karin Stana KLEINSCHEK, dr. rer. nat.
	Institution: Head of the Institute of Chemistry and Technologay of Bio based saystems, Faculty of Technical Chemistry, Chemical and Process Engineering and Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology
	Research Interest: Surface modification and characterization of biopolymers, especial polysaccharides and its usability in biomedical applications, biomaterials, 3D bioprinting and new bioinks development, biopolymer composites.
	Keynote Lecture: Biopolymers in biomedical application

Short biography:
Karin Stana Kleinschek, obtained her PhD degree from the Institute of Physical Chemistry of the University of Graz, Austria. Karin Stana Kleinschek led more than 15 years the Institute of the Engineering Materials and design and the Laboratory for Processing and Characterization of Polymers LCPP at University of Maribor, Slovenia and is from 2020 a Head of the Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Bio Based Systems, Faculty of Technical Chemistry, Chemical and Process Engineering and Biotechnology, Graz University of Technology, Austria. She teaches various courses on Organic Chemical Technology, Functional Polymers, Biopolymers in advanced applications, Macromolecular Materials and Material Technologies - Composite Materials. She is also a full Prof at the University of Maribor, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Maribor. From 2011- 2015 she was a Vice Rector for Research and Development of the University of Maribor, Slovenia. She is a member of various scientific organizations, as for example she is a vice president of research of European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence EPNOE. Since 2013 she is a member of the European Academy for Science and Art and from 2014 permanent member of Slovenian Academy of Engineering. Her scientific bibliography consists of more than 1100 units, including 203 scientific peer-reviewed papers; she participates and coordinates numerous of national as well as international research projects and supervises master, doctoral and postdoctoral students.

	Assoc. prof. Yiska GOLDFELD
	Institution: Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering TECHNION – Israel Institute of Technology
	Research Interest: Stability of shell structures, textile reinforced concrete structures, structural health monitoring and development of smart self-sensory concrete structures.
	Keynote Lecture: Smart self-sensory Textile Reinforced Concrete Structures - Achievements & Challenges

Short biography:
Yiska Goldfeld is an Associated Professor in the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. Her research interests are in the fields of stability of shell structures, textile reinforced concrete structures, structural health monitoring and development of smart self-sensory concrete structures. Dr. Goldfeld obtained both her B.Sc. degree (1995, summa cum laude) and her Ph.D. (2002, direct Ph.D. track) from the Faculty of Civil and Environmental at the Technion. She also obtained an M.B.A degree (1999) from Ben Gurion University of the Negev and worked for three years (1995-1997) as a structural engineer in one of the largest construction firms in Israel. During 2002-2004, she was a post-doctoral fellow in the Faculty of Aerospace Engineering at TUDelft, The Netherlands. In 2004 she joined the Technion as a senior faculty member in the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

	B. Eng. Adam THOMPSON, Ph.D.
	Institution: Bristol Composite Institute (ACCIS), University of Bristol
	Research Interest: Multiscale modelling of textile composites
	Keynote Lecture: The challenges in modelling 3D woven composites and their multiscale behaviour

Short biography:
Adam Thompson completed his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering at Plymouth University before moving to the University of Bristol to undertake a PhD focused on process modelling of textile composite. Since 2016 he has worked as a researcher within the Bristol Composite Institute, developing modelling capability to help design and analyse textile composite structures for high performance applications. Research projects he has recently been involved in include modelling complex 3D woven preforms and multi-scale modelling of ceramic matrix composites.