Professor Sangyoon Han is a faculty member at the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology. His research focuses on microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), nano/microfabrication, and advanced device integration for sensing and actuation. He is known for developing high-performance MEMS platforms and translating fundamental microfabrication techniques into practical engineering applications. His work bridges materials, devices, and system-level integration for next-generation technologies. At KOALA 2026, he brings expertise in MEMS design and scalable micro/nanosystems.

Mona Jarrahi is a Professor and Northrop Grumman Endowed Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering at UCLA, where she also directs the Terahertz Electronics Laboratory. Her research has led to major advances in ultrafast electronic and optoelectronic devices, as well as integrated systems for terahertz, infrared, and millimeter-wave sensing, imaging, computing, and communication. Prof. Jarrahi has authored more than 400 publications and delivered over 280 invited talks. Her work has been recognized with numerous honors, including the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers; Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the Humboldt Foundation; Moore Inventor Fellowship from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation; Harvey Engineering Research Prize from the Institution of Engineering and Technology; Guggenheim Fellowship from the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation; and Kavli Fellowship from the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. She is a Fellow of AAAS, IEEE, APS, OPTICA, SPIE, and IOP.

Scientia Professor Sven Rogge is Dean of Science at UNSW Sydney. His research interest is in condensed matter physics, and he works on quantum technologies in silicon. His research focuses on the development of quantum materials and devices, advancing quantum computing and information technologies. Before taking up the Dean role he was the Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) and Head of the School of Physics at UNSW. He joined UNSW in 2011 from the Kavli Institute for Quantum Nano Science at Delft University and obtained his PhD from Stanford University. Professor Rogge is dedicated to fostering scientific innovation and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Arti’s current professional positions reflect her dual passions: Science and Social Justice. She is currently an Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Electrical and Data Engineering at the University of Technology Sydney. She is also the CEO and founder of a Vividhata Pty Ltd a diversity and inclusion consulting company. Previously Arti worked at City, University of London from 2005-2017 in the Department of Electrical Engineering. She was a Royal Society postdoctoral fellow, and her PhD was on modelling methods for optical components, completed at the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi in 2005. Arti’s research interests lie in optics: modelling of photonic components such as solar cells, optical fibers, sensors, lasers etc. She is an expert on numerical methods for optics such as Finite Element Method (FEM). She has written a book on FEM, and edited a book on trends in computational photonics. She has taught the short course on FEM at CLEO and CLEO Europe several times. Arti is a Senior Member of the IEEE, OSA, Fellow of the Australian Institute of Physics and a Chartered Engineer and Chartered Physicist. Arti was awarded the 2020 IEEE Photonics Society Distinguished Service Award for exceptional contributions to the Photonics Society as a champion of Diversity and Inclusion initiatives. She was also awarded the OSA Diversity and Advocacy Recognition in 2020 for an unwavering dedication to promoting diversity and inclusion throughout the global optics and photonics community.