Dr Tahar El-Korchi is a professor and chair of the civil, architectural, and environmental engineering department at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, MA. He has been at WPI since 1987. His teaching and research interests are in the smart materials and structures, structural composites and control,sustainable construction, materials and processes, and pavement engineering and testing. He has authored and coauthored over 80 publications in this area including a textbook on Pavement Engineering. He received and managed research and educational funding through federal and state agencies including the NSF – PYI program. He is active in numerous organizations including TRB, FHWA, ACI, and ASCE. He directs the WPI global educational centers in Panama and Morocco. He initiated the WPI-Al Akhawayn student exchange programten years ago that supports students to complete science and technology projects with at social dimension.

Dr Abdeslem El Idrissi is a professor of Neuroscience at the City University of New York. He has been at CUNY since 2003. Prior to joining CUNY, he worked at the New York State Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities in the department of Human Genetics. Dr El Idrissi has served as a chair of Neurosciences at CUNY graduate School and a Chair of Biology. He also directed the Medical technology program at CSI/CUNY and Co-directed the Physician Assistant Program at the same institution. Currently he is the vice-president of the International Taurine Society. His teaching and research interest are focused on developmental disorders and the role of environmental toxins play in the etiology of autism spectrum disorders. Dr El Idrissi has authored many scientific articles, chapters and books. He is a recipient of funding from the DOD and NSF as well as other foundations. Dr El Idrissi directs the CUNY-CHU medical internship program where students from American Universities intern at Center Hospitalier Universitaire of Fes and Marrakesh.

Mr. Saad Zouak is the founder and President of Airtek Environmental Corp., a prestigious environmental consulting firm which provides high quality services in New York metro region. He is a Board Certified Industrial Hygienist and holds a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology and a Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin. Mr. Zouak has over 20 years of industrial hygiene and environmental experience in managing a wide variety of environmental issues. As the current President of Airtek, he oversees the firm’s Environmental Site Assessment, Indoor Air Quality, Subsurface Investigation, and Waste Characterization services. Mr. Zouak also serves as the Director of Training, supervising Airtek’s environmental training operation, and as the Laboratory Director, supervising the Firm’s hazardous material laboratory analytical services.

Taoufik Ennoure is a full-time Professor of Computer Science at CCP, he also teaches part-time at NYIT and Baruch College. He has extensive experience in teaching Technology and Computer Science since 2006. His educational background is diverse, encompassing Applied Mathematics, Engineering, and Computer Science. Dr. Ennoure's research interests center around algorithm optimization, Machine Learning, and AI Quantum Computing. Currently, he holds multiple roles including Web and App Development Program Director, Advisory Board Coordinator at CCP and Graduate Research Advisor at NYIT.

Dr. Hicham Fenniri received his BSc, MSc, and PhD from the University of Strasbourg, France. After a postdoctoral fellowship at the Scripps Research Institute, CA, USA, he moved to Purdue University, IN, USA, as an assistant professor, where he established the Purdue Laboratory for Chemical Nanotechnology. He then joined the National Research Council as a founding member of the National Institute for Nanotechnology and as Full Professor of Chemistry and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Alberta. In 2013, Dr. Fenniri joined Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA as a Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, Chemistry & Chemical Biology. In 2022, Dr. Fenniri joined University Mohammed VI Polytechnic where he holds several roles, including, Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Chemistry, Technology Development and Business Transformation Chair holder, Founding Director of the Division of Research and Innovation, and Scientific Director and vice-President (for MAScIR Foundation). IN addition, he holds the position of Chief Science and Technology Officer for OCP Group (Strategic Business Unit Learning, Research, and Innovation).

Dr. Fenniri’s contributions appeared in over 250 publications, 21 patents and patent applications, and over 500 contributed national and international conference papers. Dr. Fenniri has also lectured extensively around the globe and has been an invited professor at several institutes and universities.