Abu Dhabi, UAE
November 17-20, 2025

ACCELERATING INNOVATION IN ADVANCED MATERIALS

- PROGRAM -

Tue 18 Wed 19 Thu 20
08:00-08:45 Registration
08:45-09:15 Opening Ceremony
Chairperson: Costas Galiotis (FORTH/ ICE-HT & Univ. of Patras, Greece) / Room: Main Auditorium (C Building)
09:15-09:45 KEYNOTE Super Graphene-Skinned Materials: Concept, Synthesis and Applications Zhongfan Liu,
BGI/Peking University, China
09:45-10:15 KEYNOTE MXenes – What are the Next Steps Toward Scale-Up and Applications? Yury Gogotsi,
Drexel University, USA
10:15-11:15 Coffee Break / Poster Session / Exhibition
Chairperson: Yury Gogotsi (Drexel University, USA) / Room: Main Auditorium (C Building)
11:15-11:45 KEYNOTE Graphene and 2D Materials Mechanics: From Intrinsic Limits to Composites Reality Costas Galiotis,
FORTH/ ICE-HT and University of Patras, Greece
11:45-12:00 MoS2-Based 2D Nanocomposites for Energy Storage Applications Dalaver Anjum,
Khalifa University, United Arab Emirates
12:00-12:30 KEYNOTE Understanding electrified electrolyte/electrode interfaces from atomistic simulations Pablo Ordejon,
ICN2, Spain
12:30-14:00 Cocktail Lunch (offered by I2DM2025 organisers)
14:00-14:30 Poster Session I / Exhibition
Chairperson: Cinzia Casiraghi (University of Manchester / GEIC, UK) / Room: Main Auditorium (C Building)
14:30-15:00 KEYNOTE Carbon and boron nitride materials: basic science and broader impact Rodney S. Ruoff,
Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials / UNIST, South Korea
15:00-15:30 KEYNOTE Industrial production of novel 2D materials for energy and sensing technology Francesco Bonaccorso,
BeDimensional, Italy
15:30-16:00 INVITED Barriers & Opportunities for Graphene and Graphene-Like Materials in Smart and Innovative Infrastructure Ahmed Al-Ostaz,
The University of Mississippi/CGRI, USA
16:00-16:15 Bio-inspired Photonic Microspheres: Controlling Light with a New Optical Technology Rupa Darji,
BASF Corporation, USA
16:15-16:30 Giant optical anisotropy and high refractive index in van der Waals materials Georgii Ermolaev,
Emerging Technologies Research Center, XPANCEO, United Arab Emirates
16:30-17:15 Coffee Break / Poster Session / Exhibition
Chairperson: Pablo Ordejon (ICN2, Spain) / Room: Main Auditorium (C Building)
17:15-17:45 KEYNOTE Clinical Translation Pathway of Advanced Materials: The Graphene Paradigm Kostas Kostarelos,
ICN2/ICREA, Spain and University of Manchester, UK,
17:45-18:15 INVITED Water-based and biocompatible 2D material inks for printed and sustainable electronics Cinzia Casiraghi,
University of Manchester / GEIC, UK
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*WS1: 2D/Advanced materials and additive manufacturing; WS2: Advanced materials in biotechnology and healthcare; WS3: 2D/Advanced Materials for Energy ;
WS4: Lightweight multifunctional 2D-enhanced composites; WS5: Enabling Innovation: Advanced materials for Aerospace & Aviation; WS6: AI for Advanced materials
 
  WORKSHOPS

Workshop 01: 2D/Advanced materials and additive manufacturing

 
Safiya Khalil Alhashmi
NYUAD: New York University Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Emad Alhseinat
Khalifa University
UAE
Kin Liao
Khalifa University
United Arab Emirates
Rahul Nair
National Graphene Institute, The University of Manchester
UK
 
Safiya Khalil Alhashmi NYUAD: New York University Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
Controlled growth and enhanced processing of 2D Covalent Organic Frameworks for Sustainability Applications
Emad Alhseinat Khalifa University (UAE)
Innovation toward Sustainability in Water Treatment and Desalination through 2D Material
Kin Liao Khalifa University (United Arab Emirates)
Multifunctional Lightweight Materials: An overview from KU’s Directed Project
Rahul Nair National Graphene Institute, The University of Manchester (UK)
Beyond Reverse Osmosis: 2D Materials-Based Membranes for Next-Generation Separations

Workshop 02: Advanced materials in biotechnology and healthcare

 
Vincent Bouchiat
Grapheal
France
Lucia Gemma Delogu
Khalifa Univ & Univ of Padua
United Arab Emirates/Italy
 
Vincent Bouchiat Grapheal (France)
Graphene biosensors for rapid field detection of biomarkers and trace pollutants: From lab validation to mass market applications
Lucia Gemma Delogu Khalifa Univ & Univ of Padua (United Arab Emirates/Italy)
MXene chemistries and the immune system

Workshop 03: 2D/Advanced Materials for Energy

 
Ammar Nayfeh
Khalifa University
United Arab Emirates
Kyriaki Polychronopoulou
Khalifa University
UAE
Dinesh Shetty
Khalifa University
UAE
Mohammad Abu Zahra
Global CCS Institute
United Arab Emirates
 
Ammar Nayfeh Khalifa University (United Arab Emirates)
Use of Graphene in Photovoltaics
Kyriaki Polychronopoulou Khalifa University (UAE)
From Haber-Bosch to Next-Gen Catalysis: Ammonia Production Reimagined
Dinesh Shetty Khalifa University (UAE)
Molecular-level Design Strategy in 2D-Organic Frameworks for Efficient Desalination and Resource Recovery
Mohammad Abu Zahra Global CCS Institute (United Arab Emirates)
Carbon Capture and Storage: Global Progress, Technology Status, and R&D Priorities

Workshop 04: Lightweight multifunctional 2D-enhanced composites

 
Ian Kinloch
Manchester University
UK
Prasad Potluri
GEIC, University of Manchester
UK
Rehan Umer
Khalifa University
United Arab Emirates
 
Ian Kinloch Manchester University (UK)
Multifunctional Composites Enabled by 2D Materials
Prasad Potluri GEIC, University of Manchester (UK)
Damage tolerance through targeted delivery of 2Dmaterials in structural composites
Rehan Umer Khalifa University (United Arab Emirates)
Graphene-Modified Composite Tanks for High-Integrity Hydrogen Storage

Workshop 05: Enabling Innovation: Advanced Materials for Aerospace & Aviation

 
Hessa Almatroushi
Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre
UAE
Dimitra Atri
NYU Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Giacomo Riboni
Roboze
Saudi Arabia
Carlo Saverio Iorio
Université Libre de Bruxelles / CREST
Belgium
Sean Swei
Khalifa University
United Arab Emirates
 
Hessa Almatroushi Mohammed Bin Rashid Space Centre (UAE)
Enabling Human Exploration through Materials Innovation
Dimitra Atri NYU Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
From Regolith to Reality: Advanced Materials Pathways for Lunar and Martian Surface Engineering
Giacomo Riboni Roboze (Saudi Arabia)
Reshaping Aerospace Manufacturing with High-Performance Polymer 3D Printing
Carlo Saverio Iorio Université Libre de Bruxelles / CREST (Belgium)
Manufacturing in Space: a Challenge at the Crossroads of Material Science and Engineering
Sean Swei Khalifa University (United Arab Emirates)
Enabling Sustainable Access to LEO – A CubeSat-based Solution

Workshop 06: AI for Advanced materials

 
Sonia Conesa Boj
TU Delft
The Netherlands
Jose Hugo Garcia
Apeiron / ICN2
Spain
 
Sonia Conesa Boj TU Delft (The Netherlands)
Machine Learning from the Large Hadron Collider to van der Waals Materials
Jose Hugo Garcia Apeiron / ICN2 (Spain)
How can automated R&D workflows make you efficient: expectations, pitfalls, and perspectives.
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