Agatha da Silva is an Associate Professor and Director of the Logistics Operations Center at Universidad Privada Boliviana (Bolivia). She is currently a Doctoral Candidate in Logistics and Supply Chain Management at Universidad de La Sabana, Colombia. She holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a Master’s degree in Product Design Management from Bournemouth University (United Kingdom), and an MBA from UPB. Her work focuses on operations management, conducting research on food supply chains, last-mile logistics, and educational innovation. She has collaborated with companies and organizations on projects related to last-mile solutions and sustainable logistics. She serves as Track Leader for Educational Innovation in Logistics and Supply Chain Management in the MIT SCALE Network. She is Vice President of the MIT GCLOG Alumni Association for the 2024–2026 term, and was elected Vice President of Meetings for the POMS LAC Chapter for the 2023–2026 term. In 2024, she received the Nada Sanders Emerging Economies Doctoral Dissertation Award for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Dr. Claudio da Rocha Brito (PhD, Dr. rer nat. habil., Eta-Kappa-Nu) is a distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and President Emeritus of the IEEE Education Society. He currently serves as Chancellor of the International Institute of Education (IIE) and President of the Science and Education Research Organization (COPEC). He is also President of the Fishing Museum Friends Society (AAMP) and President of the (Brazilian) National Monitoring Committee of IGIP (Internationale Gesellschaft für Ingenieurpädagogik). Dr. Brito holds multiple leadership positions, including Vice President of INTERTECH (International Council for Engineering and Technology Education), WCSEIT (World Organization on System Engineering and Information Technology), SHERO (Safety Health and Environment Research Organization), and WCCA (World Organization on Communication and Arts). Academically, Dr. Brito holds a Ph.D., M.Sc., and B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering from the Polytechnic School of the University of São Paulo, as well as B.Sc. degree in Physics from the Institute of Physics, B. Sc. in Mathematics from the Institute of Mathematics and Statistics, B. Sc. in Mathematics Education and B. Sc. in Physics Education, both from the Faculty of Education all in the University of São Paulo. He is an active member of several international engineering education societies including IGIP, SEFI (European Society for Engineering Education), ASEE (American Society for Engineering Education), INTERTECH, and RCI (Cartagena Network of Engineering). Throughout his career, Dr. Brito has received numerous awards, including the IEEE Edwin C. Jones Jr. Meritorious Service Award (2011), IEEE Meritorious Service Award (2018), IEEE Outstanding Recognition Award (2022), IEEE Unmatched Dedication Award (2023), IEEE Leadership in Conference Organization Award (2024) and IEEE Excellence in Inspiration Award (2025). His biography is featured in several international directories such as Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in Science and Engineering, and Dictionary of International Biography.

Dr. Melany M. Ciampi Ciampi (PhD, Dr. rer nat. habil., Eta-Kappa-Nu) is a renowned Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and a global leader in engineering education. She currently serves as Rector of the International Institute of Education (IIE) and holds several top international leadership positions, including President of the World Organization on System Engineering and Information Technology (WCSEIT), President of the Safety Health and Environment Research Organization (SHERO) and President of the World Organization on Communication and Arts (WCCA). She is also Vice-President of the Science and Education Research Organization (COPEC), the Fishing Museum Friends Society (AAMP), and Brazil’s National Monitoring Committee of IGIP (International Society for Engineering Education). Dr. Ciampi has been a long-standing board member of major international organizations, such as the Global Council on Manufacturing and Management (GCMM) and the Board of Governors for INTERTECH, WCSEIT, SHERO and WCCA. Her leadership has significantly shaped global collaboration in engineering and technology education. She has served in key roles within the IEEE Education Society, including Vice President for Conferences and Workshops (2022–2023), Secretary across three terms (2016–2017, 2018–2019, 2020–2021) and Member of Board of Governors (2003-2023). She was also Vice-President of IGIP (2010–2014), Co-Chair of Working Group Engineering Education in International Context (2002–2018), and President of the Brazilian Chapter of the IEEE Education Society (2002–2004). Dr. Ciampi is a member of IGIP, SEFI, ASEE, INTERTECH, and RCI (Cartagena Network of Engineering). Her many accolades include the the IEEE Edwin C. Jones Jr. Meritorious Service Award 2011 and Ronald J. Schmitz Outstanding Service Award 2016, IEEE Meritorious Service Award 2018, IEEE Outstanding Recognition Award 2022, IEEE Unmatched Dedication Award 2023, IEEE Leadership in Conference Organization Award 2024, IEEE Education Society Distinguished Member Award 2024 and IEEE Excellence in Inspiration Award 2025.

B.Sc Summa Cum Laude in electronics engineering Universidad Industrial de Santander, M.Sc. in Microelectronis and microsystem, Technical University of Hamburg. PhD. (University doctoral Award, Signal processing, communications and control award), University of Delaware, with concentration in signal processing, compressive sensing, inverse problems and computational imaging. Postdoctoral fellow, Radiology deparment at University of Pennsylvania, in spectral computed tomography.