Manshi Sharma is a Gold Winner of the Women in Tech Global Awards 2025, recognized among the Top 100 Women in Tech globally, a NASA Citizen Scientist, and a Data Analytics Trainee with the BRICS Astronomy Program. She is passionate about advancing the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, and Space Science, applying AI and machine learning to astronomical research and large-scale scientific datasets. As a NASA Citizen Scientist, she has contributed to the identification and classification of 125+ galaxies, supporting global astronomical research. She has also gained international research and industry experience through organizations including the Rochester Institute of Technology, Infosys Springboard, Notion, and DoraDAO, and has been invited to speak at international conferences, including ICAGAC, where she shares insights on AI and emerging technologies. A National Top 100 Finalist – Samsung Solve for Tomorrow 2025, National Finalist – Tata InnoVent 2026, McKinsey Forward Career Program Fellow, and Guinness World Record Holder, Manshi is committed to driving AI-powered scientific innovation, fostering interdisciplinary research, and inspiring the next generation of innovators and women in STEM.

Prof. Luciano Lorenzi was born in Ventimiglia (Imperia, Italy) on 16 October 1949. He studied in Mondovi in the 1960s and took his degree in Physics in 1975, with the assistance of the Astronomer Prof. Franco Scaltriti, having already been involved in research at the Turin Astronomical Observatory for three years. Lorenzi earned the title of Astronomer in 1978 through a national selection, followed by another appointment again in Turin, where he remained until 1 September 1987. At his own request, on the same date he joined High Schools in the Province of Cuneo to teach Physics. From 21 December 1989 until early 1992, Lorenzi coordinated and supported the Mondovi Astronomy Study Center, together with the two OATO Directors, Professors Alberto Masani & Attilio Ferrari. Its goals included a variety of cultural objectives focusing on research, teaching and communication, with the clear intention of promoting the city as the heir to an ancient university institution, as well as the birthplace of the founder of the Turin Astronomical Observatory, Father Giovanni Battista Beccaria. He was also a Senator of the Italian Republic for three consecutive legislatures from 1992 to 2001. In the same period, from 1994 to 1999, he was a member of the "Council of Europe" and the "Western European Union Assembly". He was an active parliamentarian in the Senate of the Italian Republic and the "Council of Europe". In particular, he promoted Law 315 dated 3 August 1998, which allocated 8.1 billion lire for university building projects in Mondovi through Turin Polytechnic University. He was also instrumental in achieving approval of "RESOLUTION 1080 (1996) on the detection of asteroids and comets potentially dangerous to humankind" by the "PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY OF THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE". He today has almost eighty publications or conference papers in various scientific fields, dealing specifically with Astronomy, Variable Star Astronomy, LargeScale Structure of the Universe, Cosmology and Cosmogony. In particular, Lorenzi proposed The Expansion Center Model (ECM) of the experimentally checked Rotating & Expanding Universe.

Dr. Sohaib Obeid His academic and professional trajectory has been shaped by a strong foundation in turbomachinery design, having worked in the power generation industry on projects involving large steam turbines, gas turbines (both large and small), hydroelectric turbines, and centrifugal pumps. His early career emphasized conceptual and optimal design approaches to turbomachinery, after which he returned to academia to complete a Ph.D. in turbine aerodynamics, supported by the United States Air Force.

Dr. Cameron Ikin is the Director of the Australian Capricorne Spatial Agence, bringing extensive expertise in spatial technologies, agency leadership and innovative research that supports the rapidly evolving new space economy. His work uniquely bridges visionary theory with real-world applications, positioning him as a leading voice in global astrophysics and space innovation.

Prof. Dr. Christian Corda received his Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Pisa, Italy, in 2008. He holds habilitation as Professor of Astrophysics and Theoretical Physics from the Italian Ministry for University and Research (MIUR). He has served as a Professor of Theoretical Physics at Istanbul University and is currently a Faculty Member and Visiting Professor at SUNY Polytechnic Institute, USA. He has also held visiting professorships at the International Institute for Applicable Mathematics and Information Sciences, B. M. Birla Science Centre (India), and Christ University, Bengaluru (India). Additionally, he is an Associate Fellow of Astrophysics at the Research Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics of Maragha, Iran. Prof. Corda is the Editor-in-Chief of two international peer-reviewed journals and serves on the editorial boards of several others. He has made significant contributions to the fields of theoretical physics, astrophysics, cosmology, and applied mathematics, with over 150 scientific publications in reputed international journals. He has received multiple honors, including five Honorable Mentions at the Gravity Research Foundation Awards (2009, 2012, 2018, 2024, and 2025) and the Community Rate Winner award in the 2013 FQXi Essay Contest. He was also awarded a Certificate of Honor by Nagpur University for his research on black holes and gravitational waves, and the Highest Distinction of Honorary Fellowship by the European Society of Computational Methods in Sciences, Engineering and Technology (2024). Prof. Corda has been consistently recognized among the world’s top 2% scientists by Elsevier BV and Stanford University (2020–2025) and is listed among the Top Italian Scientists in Physics.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Orchidea Maria Lecian graduated in Theoretical Physics at Sapienza University of Rome and ICRA-in 2005 and completed her Phd at Sapienza University and ICRA. She was post-doctoral Fellow at IHES (Bures-sur-Yvette, France), MPI (Potsdam-Golm, Germany) and Sapienza University of Rome. She took part in intensive research prorammes at MPI (Potsdam-Golm, Germany), at The Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences (Toronto, Canada) and IHES (Bures-sur-Yvette, France), and at Milan State University (Milan, Italy). She has been researcher for SAIA- NS'P (The National Scholarship Programme of the Slovak Republic- National Stipendium Program) as Research grantee and Erasmus Lecturer at Comenius University in Bratislava (Bratislava, Slovakia), Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Department of Theoretical Physics and Physics Education- KTFDF in 2017-2018. She was Visiting Professor at Kursk State University, Faculty of Algebra, Geometry and Didactics of Mathematics Theory (Kursk, Russia) within the Programme Education in Russia for Foreign Nationals of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation in 2022-2023. She was Assistant Professor at Sapienza University of Rome and has been Professor at Sapienza University of Rome, She is member of several Research Consortia. She has particpated in several National Confrences and International ones. She is author of research papers, conference papers, review papers, invited papers, five books and one book-chapter. She has participated as editor and as reviewer in several international Journals.

Dr. Regnault Umaru Bamiji, Ph.D., DFIICEST, is an accomplished inventor, aerospace engineer, scientist, and renewable energy innovator. He serves as the Chairman and Chief Engineer of Glyms Industries Ltd., leading the development of advanced aerospace and sustainable energy technologies. A former military officer, he studied Astronomy at the University of Arizona and Rocket Science at the University of Michigan, and is also an FAA-certified commercial drone and helicopter pilot. Dr. Bamiji is recognized for pioneering projects including jet helicopters, gyroplanes, magnet power systems, and innovative renewable energy solutions. His work reflects a unique combination of scientific excellence, engineering expertise, and visionary leadership in aerospace and energy innovation.