Dr. Khurram Naeem is currently working as a Research Faculty / Co-investigator at the Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh. Before, he has served in the Korea Research Institute of Standards and Science (KRISS) and Advanced Photonics Research Institute (APRI) from 2016 to 2022 both in South Korea as a senior Researcher in the field of Photonics and Fiber optic sensing. He has authored and co-authored several scientific publications in reputed international journals and conferences. His expertise and research interests include the development of optical fiber sensors and advanced ML/AI data analytics for infrastructure health monitoring applications.

Dr. Zachary Thomas is an electrical engineer at JENTEK Sensors, Inc. where he currently serves as Vice President, Operations. Dr. Thomas’s research interests include both eddy current and capacitive sensing modalities as particularly applied to non-destructive evaluation and in-situ sensing applications. In addition to having worked on numerous projects adapting JENTEK’s MWM-Array sensing technology to meet customer needs, Dr. Thomas also leads the firmware team at JENTEK, developing Verilog and embedded C applications for JENTEK’s GridStation and jET product lines. Dr. Thomas received his electrical engineering degrees from MIT (M.S. and Ph.D.) and Syracuse University (B.S.).

oseph Corcoran joined the University of Cincinnati as Associate Professor in 2020. He received his MEng and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College, where he maintains an Honorary Lecturer position. His research interests lie in the development of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) systems and ‘smart’ structural integrity assessments through the Digital Twin concept. His research covers electromagnetic and ultrasonic methods, analytical and experimental techniques and the development of both hardware and software solutions.

Peter Juarez is a research engineer who specializes in multiple fields of NDE including Design for Inspection (DFI), NDE modeling, ultrasound, thermography, guided wave, artificial flaw manufacturing and automated data processing. Peter implements these skills in the fulfillment of both commercial aviation and NASA space programs, such as the Advanced Composites Project (ACP), High Rate Composites Advanced Manufacturing (HiCAM), Orion capsule heat shield inspection, and the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3).