Prof. Ganeev is a Chief Researcher at Institute for Advanced Studies, New Uzbekistan University, Uzbekistan. He has obtained his PhD in 1987 and DSc in 1999 at the Institute of Electronics, Uzbekistan. He has served as a visiting professor at Standards and Industrial Research Institute of Malaysia, Centre for Advanced Technology, India, Institute for Solid State Physics, Japan, International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Italy, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, Canada, Imperial College London, United Kingdom, Saitama Medical University, Japan, Changchun Institute for Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, China, American University of Sharjah, the UAE, University of Latvia, Latvia. Prof. Ganeev is the author of 10 monographs and 500 papers published in peer-reviewed journals. His awards include the ICO Galileo Galilei Medal and the Khwarizmi International Award. He has made important contributions in the fields of high-order harmonic generation in laser plasma and nonlinear optical characterization of various media.

Agrawal is Professor in Computer Science department at IIT Kanpur. He obtained his PhD in 1991 from the same department, spent a few years in Chennai Mathematical Institute before joining IIT Kanpur in 1996. His awards include Clay Prize, Godel Prize, Fulkerson Prize, Bhatnagar Prize, TWAS Prize, ICTP Prize, Infosys Prize, and Humboldt Award. He is a member of all three science academies and engineering academy in India as well as Foreign Associate of US National Academy of Sciences.

Qadri (PhD 1980, Liverpool) is Senior Scientist, Intl. Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Res., Bangladesh (ICDDR,B). Her work on infectious diseases and vaccines is carried out in collaboration with intl. and natl. organizations. She began her career (1981) as Asst. Prof., Dept. of Biochem., U. of Dhaka. She joined ICDDR,B in 1986 as a Post-doctoral Fellow and has remained there. She is overseeing a large feasibility study for introducing cholera vaccine in high risk people in the country. She has published +334 papers in peer-reviewed journals. Her honours include: Gold medal from the Bangladesh Academy of Sciences for outstanding research in Biological Sciences for 2006. Prof. C.N.R. Rao Prize for Sci. Res., TWAS; Hon. Intl. Fellow, ASTMH; Ambassador, Am. Soc. for Microbiology (ASM) for Bangladesh; Christophe and Rodolphe Mérieux Found. Grand Prize, French Acad. of Sci.; Fellow, Bangladesh Acad. of Sci.; Member of the UN Secretary-General's High-level Panel on Tech. Bank for the LDCs.

Sinha was educated at Presidency College, Kolkata, and the U. of Delhi. He obtained his PhD at the U. of Rochester. He is a SERB-Distinguished Fellow and Honorary Professor, JNCASR; Distinguished Associate, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. His previous positions include: Bhatnagar fellow,CSIR; distinguished scientist and Director, Indian Statistical Institute; visiting professorships at the Universities of Texas at Austin, Tennessee at Knoxville, Geneva, Switzerland, and RIMS, Kyoto. His honours include: CV Raman Medal; Ulam chair professor, Univ. of Colorado, Boulder; SS Bhatnagar Prize; Ganesh Prasad Memorial Award, Indian Mathematical Society; and PC Mahalanobis Medal, Indian Science Congress. He is a fellow of the Indian Natl. Science Academy and Indian Academy of Sciences, and life member of the Indian Mathematical Society and Intl. Assoc. of Mathematical Physicists.

Singh is professor emeritus, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, and INSA senior scientist at Banaras Hindu University. After obtaining his PhD at Banaras Hindu University in 1967 and completing postdoctoral work at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, he has worked in various capacities at Kurukshetra University, Kumaun University, Colorado State University and Banaras Hindu University. His honours include: SS Bhatnagar award; Swami Pranavanand Saraswati award; Pitamber Pant Fellowship; Dr. Birbal Sahni Gold Medal; and Professor SB Saksena Memorial Medal. He is a fellow of the Indian National Science Academy, the Indian Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences, India, and the International Society for Tropical Ecology. He is a member of the Council, International Association for Vegetation Science, Sweden.

Prof. Atta-ur-Rahman, PhD organic chemistry Cambridge University (1968), 1608 international publications in organic chemistry ( 399 books (11 authored,388 edited) , 875 research publications, 91 international patents and 70 book chapters. Editor-in-Chief of six European chemistry journals, Editor of Studies in Natural Product Chemistry (89 volumes, Elsevier). h-index 84,Citations 44,990, UNESCO Science Prize (1999), Fellow of Royal Society (London,UK)( 2006). Honorary doctorate degrees : Cambridge University (UK) (1987), Coventry University (UK) Bradford University (UK). Honorary Life Fellow Kings College Cambridge, High Civil Award of Austria (“Große Golden Ehrenzeischen am Bande) (2007). Vice President (TWAS). TWAS Prize for Institution Building (Durban,2009), President NASIC (Network of Academies of Science of Islamic Countries) (2003-present). Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences; highest International Science Technology Collaboration Award by President of China. Institutions in China and Malaysia named after him ( https://aurins.uitm and http://cpecinfo.com/hunan-university); President Pakistan Academy of Sciences (twice), Coordinator General COMSTECH (1996-2012)

Dr. R.A. Mashelkar, National Research Professor, served as the Director General of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), with thirty eight laboratories and about 20,000 employees (1995-2006). He was also the President of Indian National Science Academy (2004-2006), President of UK Institution of Chemical Engineers (2007) as also the President of Global Research Alliance. 42 universities from around the world have honored him with honorary doctorates, which include Universities of London, Salford, Pretoria, Wisconsin, Swinburne, Monash and Delhi. Dr. Mashelkar is only the third Indian engineer to have been elected (1998) as Fellow of Royal Society (FRS), London in the twentieth century. He was elected Foreign Associate of US National Academy of Science (2005) and also National Academy of Engineering (2003), Associate Foreign Member, American Academy of Arts & Sciences (2011), Fellow of Royal Academy of Engineering, U.K. (1996), Foreign Fellow of Australian Technological Science and Engineering Academy (2008), Corresponding Member of Australian Academy of Sciences (2017), Fellow of World Academy of Arts & Science, USA (2000), Fellow of US National Academy.

Kulkarni is a distinguished scientist (Engg. Sci.) of CSIR at the National Chemical Laboratory, Pune. He has made significant contributions to the development and application of mathematical modelling to chemical reaction engineering systems. His contributions include macro-, meso- and microscopic models and AI based formalisms. His work has significant industrial implications. His findings have led to improved advanced manufacturing technologies in terms of on-line process identification, monitoring, control, and other aspects. His awards include: Medal for Young Scientist, INSA; Amar Dye Chem Award; Herdillia Award; SS Bhatnagar Award, CSIR; Chem-Tech CEW Award; and the FICCI Award. He is a member of the Indian National Science Academy, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bangalore, and the Indian National Academy of Engineering.