Professor Ebrahim Karimi is a Professor at Chapman University and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Structured Waves and Quantum Communication at the University of Ottawa. He has authored over 200 publications and holds 3 patents, exploring the quantum properties of electrons and photons. He was the founder and co-director of the University of Ottawa Quantum Institute (NexQT). He is a Fellow of Optica, the Global Young Academy, the Royal Society of Canada, the National Research Council Canada, and the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Light in Erlangen, Germany. He has been awarded the Ontario Early Researcher Award, the University of Ottawa Early Career Researcher of the Year Award, the Herzberg Medal from the Canadian Association of Physicists, the NSERC Arthur B. McDonald Fellowship, and the Rutherford Memorial Medal from the Royal Society of Canada. Prof. Ebrahim Karimi is a globally recognised physicist whose pioneering research bridges quantum optics, photonic technologies, and quantum information science. He is best known for advancing the science of structured quantum waves, optical angular momentum, and high-dimensional quantum systems. He has made foundational contributions to quantum photonics, real-time imaging of entangled photons, and secure quantum communication.

Yang Ran is a Professor in the Institute of Photonics Technology, Jinan University, Guangzhou, China. His research activities include optical fiber sensing, fiber Bragg gratings, biosensors, and photo-theranostics. He has authored and coauthored more than 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences, including Nature Communications, Nature Nanotechnology, Light: Science&Applications, Advanced Science, Advanced Fiber Materials, Chemical Engineering Journal, Biosensors and Bioelectronics (H-index: 30). He presented over 20 invited talks at international conferences and hold 10 issued/pending patents. He had obtained 10 more competitive research projects and awards, including the NSFC key project and Guangdong Special Support program and “Pearl River Talents”. He also serves as an Associate Editor of Optics and Laser Technology (Elsevier).

Minghong Yang is chief professor of Wuhan University of Technology, and director of the National Engineering Research Center for Fiber Optic Sensing Technology and Networks. He received PhD in physical electronics from Huazhong University of Science and Technology in 2003. From July 2003 to December 2005, he was with the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Optics and Precision Mechanics in Jena, Germany as post-doctoral visiting scholar, after that he worked in the Berlin University of Technology, Germany as research fellow. Since 2009, he has been a research faculty member in the National Engineering Research Center for Fiber OpticSensing Technology and Networks, Wuhan University of Technology, China. He has served asTechnical Program Committee member for the 23, 24,25th international conference of Optical Fiber Sensors, and international steering member of the Asia-Pacific Optical Sensors since 2016. He is serving as Topic Editor and Associate Editor for IEEE Sensors Journal.