Prof. Dr. Ashok Vaseashta is CEO/CTO and Executive Director for research with the International Clean Water Institute in Virginia, USA. He also serves in several honorary positions, such as a Professor at the Transylvania University of Brasov; Chaired Professor of Nanotechnology at the Ghitu Institute of Electrical Engineering and Nanotechnologies, Academy of Sciences of Moldova; Academician at Euro-Mediterranean Academy of Arts and Sciences, member of CIRET, France, and Senior Strategic Research Advisor for several organizations. Inspired by nature and guided by societal necessities, he strives for technological innovations to address the global challenges of the 21st century. His research interests include critical infrastructure safety, security, and environmental sustainability - all using nexus of advanced technological solution platforms. He is a scholar, visionary, strategist, and dedicated futurist providing strategic leadership to promote and advance research initiatives and priorities using data-driven decisions. He received Ph.D. from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA in 1990 followed by Kobe post-doctoral fellowship. Following his Ph.D., he served as a professor and researcher at Virginia Tech and Marshall University. He also served as the Director of Research at the Institute for Advanced Sciences Convergence and International Clean Water Institute for Norwich University Applied Research Institutes, Vice-Provost (Rector) for Research in South Carolina, and Executive Director and Chair of Institutional Review Board at a State University in New Jersey. His earlier honorary positions included a Visiting Professor at the Riga Technical University, Latvia,  Nano-SAE  Research Centre, University of Bucharest, Romania and Visiting Scientist at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. He served the U.S. Department of State in two rotations, as a strategic S&T advisor in the Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation, Office of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Terrorism, and U.S. diplomat. His research interests span foresight, nanotechnology, environmental/ecological science, and critical infrastructure safety and security. He is the author/editor of 12 books and has published over 300 articles in scientific journals, book chapters, and conferences. He serves on editorial boards of several international journals and is an active member of various professional organizations. Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ashok-Vaseashta Academia: https://asm-md.academia.edu/AshokVaseashta Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prof-dr-ashok-vaseashta-phd-dsc-faps-fion-b409ba14/

      PhD in Physics, Chief Researcher NEXT Nanotechnology Lab. – Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics, Full Professor of Theoretical Physics of Fundamental Interaction & Full Professor of Theoretical Physics of Condensed Matter – University of Cassino, Director of the NATO Science for Peace and Security Challenges Division Program.  H-Index: 57  –  More than 700 scientific papers –   Top  Italian Scientist.              Areas of Expertise: His research interests include theoretical physics of fundamental interactions and matter, nanoscience and nanotechnology, nanocomposites, biomedical applications. Physics of Nanostructures Supersymmetry Gauge theories, supergravity and string theory. The experience and frontier knowledge gained to date allow him to design the achievement of research objectives that include: – the study of quantum effects in theory of fields due to Geometry and Topology with applications in Gravity, Cosmology and Nanophysics; in particular the study of quantum vacuum effects due to geometry and boundaries in backgrounds with non-trivial spatial topology (with compact dimensions), taking into account the combined effects of topology, finite temperature, and external electric and magnetic fields, to be used in multidisciplinary scenarios: 1) in systems of condensed matter – e.g.      a) in condensed matter systems – e.g.  in carbon nanotubes and single layer graphene, where the finite length effects of carbon nanotubes are applicable in the context of Dirac’s model of quasi-particles in graphene    b) in the cosmology of the primordial Universe – where the vacuum expectation value of the current density of charged fields as a function of the enclosed magnetic flux in compact dimensions can be a source of cosmological magnetic fields in both Kaluza-Klein and braneworld scenarios. – study of AdS/CFT correspondence, especially with regard to theories in dimensions 3, 4 and above, to investigate the relationship with the integrability properties and to use the mapping of non-perturbative properties into perturbative properties for the holographic description of realistic systems, e.g. for the description of plasma quark-gluon and for different systems of condensed matter. – the theoretical and experimental study of electromagnetic interference (EMI) and the domain frequency of graphene films buried in polymer,   to shield the actual spectral distribution of electromagnetic disturbances in electromagnetic compatibility, ICT, electronic and aerospace applications – the development of bio-sensor devices applicable to different fields of medical diagnostics as well as for anti-terrotic purposes (sensors of explosives, toxic agents, etc.). – the realization of innovative therapies based on controlled drug release using engineered nanoparticles, – the realization of technologically advanced miniature detectors based on carbon nanotubes such as detectors and miniature X-ray tubes, for various applications such as military applications, planetary exploration, home medical diagnostics and devices to be used for diagnostics within Tokamak for Nuclear Fusion.

     Gravitational Waves, Antimatter & High Energy Physics, PhD in Physics, Chief Researcher at the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN). Author or co-author of about 200 publications.    H-index is 53. Co-Head of the Borexino Milano group from 1998 to 2005. Head of the Milano Antimatter group (from its foundation in 2006). Spokesman of the QUPLAS experiment since 2015. Referee for 10 years of the CUORE and VIRGO experiments for INFN. Referee for Physics Letters B, Nuclear Instruments and Method, and several other journals. His experiments have been 3 times in the “Top-10    Breakthrough of the year” according to the Physics World magazine: Ø 2014) Borexino for the pp detection Ø 2019) QUPLAS for the first demonstration of antimatter interferometry Ø 2020) Borexino for the CNO detection

      Degree in Physics, University of Pisa, PhD in Materials Engineering, Professor of Metallurgy, Head of Industrial Engineering School University of Perugia-Terni branch.  Author of more than 250 papers in the field of metallurgy, with H-factor=33, Top Italian Scientist. Main research interest: Metallurgical design of alloys, materials characterization, relations between microstructure and properties in alloys.

     Biology Chief Researcher, PhD in Genetics and Molecular Biology, Researcher at the Italian National Research Council – Institute of Molecular Biology and Pathology (CNR-IBPM)

Degree in Biophysics, PhD in “Physiopathology” 

      MD, Preventive Medicine, PhD in industrial and environmental hygiene; Medical Director at the Public Health Structure at RM Italy

MD,  Specialization in Psychiatry, Expert in rTMS

Former Project Manager in Pharma Industry, former Business Unit SAP Manager, former SAP ERP Teacher at SAP ITALY, Lecturer in  Faculty of Economics LA SAPIENZA University on SAP for HealthCare Industry, Student in Industrial Engineering at Perugia University, Student in Computer Science at UoPeople US, Founder of EXTRENV & HEALTHQE 

      PhD in Economics and Management of Companies & Public Administration, Professor and Researcher of Business Administration – “Foro Italico” University, Professor of General Management – Luiss University, Professor of Management of Health Systems and Organizations – “Sapienza” University.