IMRAN AHMAD is a Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute for Water and Wastewater Technology, Durban University of Technology, South Africa. He specializes in photobioreactor engineering, microalgal biotechnology, and sustainable wastewater treatment for carbon capture, nutrient recovery, and circular bioeconomy. He has authored and edited scholarly books and publications with leading international publishers while advancing scalable environmental technologies through research innovation.

IHANA AGUIAR SEVERO is a researcher specializing in microalgae biotechnology, sustainable bioprocesses, and bioenergy, with active research collaborations at Florida State University and the Federal University of Paraná. Her research focuses on sustainable microalgae cultivation, bioprocess engineering, bioenergy, and circular bioeconomy, with an extensive record of scientific publications and international collaborations.

SAMEH SAMIR ALI is Distinguished Professor at Tanta University, Egypt, and Full Professor at the Biofuels Institute, Jiangsu University, China. His research focuses on biological conversion of recalcitrant organic wastes into biofuels and integrating bioremediation with biorefinery technologies.