Keyun BI  Honorary President of Packaging Branch, China Semiconductor Industry Association

Branch of China Semiconductor Industry Association Professor and doctoral supervisor. He worked successively at the 13th Research Institute of the Ministry of Electronics, the Ministry of Information Industry, and the China Academy of Electronic Science.He served as the director of the research institute and the director of the Military Industry Foundation Institute. He is one of the founders of ICEPT and has been serving ICEPT since 1994. In 2024, he was awarded the 'ICEPT Lifetime Achievement Award'.

Tianchun YE  Researcher of Institute of Microelectronics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IMECAS), IEEE Fellow

Professor Tianchun Ye  is one of the leading academic pioneers in the field of integrated circuit (IC) processes and devices in China. He has served as the Chair of the ICEPT Conference since 2017, and previously held the position of Director of IMECAS.

In 2008, he was appointed by the State Council as the chief engineer of "Ultra-Large-Scale Integrated Circuit Manufacturing Equipment and Complete Processes",which is one of important program of the National Key Technology Research and Development Program. In 2019, he was appointed as an Academician of China Science Center of International Eurasian Academy of Sciences(CSC IEAS).

Over the past three decades, he has achieved remarkable innovative outcomes in core technologies including advanced IC pilot processes and devices, as well as nano-fabrication. His accolades include 3 National Technology Invention Awards (Second Class), 1 Outstanding Scientific and Technological Achievement Award of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Science and Technology for Development Award of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and 7 provincial and ministerial-level scientific and technological awards.

He has secured more than 120 authorized invention patents, published over 300 academic papers in top-tier international journals and conferences, and mentored more than 200 master’s and doctoral students.

As the Chief Technology Architect of the major project, he organized close collaboration across the upstream and downstream of the IC industry chain to conduct technological research. He has made significant contributions to driving the leapfrog development of China's IC technology, spanning from processes to equipment.

Qikun XUE  President and Chair Professor of the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech), Member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Fellow of the American Physical Society.

Professor Xue is a world-leading experimental physicist incondensed matter physics and quantum material science. His research interests include scanning tunneling microscopy/spectroscopy, molecular beam epitaxy, low-dimensional and interface-related superconductivity, topological insulators, and quantum size effects in various low-dimensional structures. He has authored/coauthored ~500 papers with a citation of ~28000 times. He has presented 180 plus invited/keynote/plenary talks at international meetings/conferences. Currently, he is the Associate Editors-in-Chief of National Science Review, the Editors-in-Chief of Surface Review & Letters, and on the Editorial Board of Applied Physics Letters, Journal of Applied Physics, AIP Advances, Surface Science Reports and Nano Letters.

Professor Xue has received a number of prestigious academic awards including the TWAS Prize in Physics in 2010, the Future Science Prize for Physical Sciences in 2016, State Natural Science Award (the First Prize) in 2018, The Fritz London Memorial Prize in 2020, Outstanding Contribution Zhongguancun Award - Beijing Science and Technology Award in 2020, Fudan-Zhongzhi Science Award in 2020, the 2024 Oliver E. Buckley Condensed Matter Physics Prize and the China's State Preeminent Science and Technology Award for 2023. He was elected as a Fellow of American Physical Society in 2016 and the Honorary Fellow of Institute of Physics in 2024.

Jeffrey C. SUHLING  Professor at Auburn University, IEEE EPS President

Jeffrey C. Suhling received his Ph.D. degree in Engineering Mechanics in 1985 from the University of Wisconsin.  He then joined the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Auburn University, where he currently holds the rank of Quina Distinguished Professor and Department Chair.  Prior to becoming Department Chair, he served as Center Director for the NSF Center for Advance Vehicle Electronics (CAVE).  His research interests include applications of solid mechanics to electronics packaging, including emphasis on lead free solders and silicon sensors.  In IEEE, Dr. Suhling has been a member of the Electronics Packaging Society for the past 30 years.  He has served in several EPS leadership roles including Vice President, Education (2019-2022), Vice President, Finance (2023-2024), and President Elect (2025). 

KITTY PEARSALL  IEEE Fellow、EPS Distinguished Lecturer、EPS Past President

Kitty Pearsall received the BS degree in Metallurgical Engineering and her MS and PhD degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Materials from the University of Texas. Across my 41-year career at IBM, I was appointed to strategic roles and received multiple awards.

Retired, IBM Distinguished Engineer in Integrated Supply Chain since 2000 - 2013

Emeritus Member of the IBM Academy of Technology 

Implemented global cross-brand, cross commodity processes/products 

Many IBM Outstanding Technical Achievement Awards; 12 US patents; and 8 published disclosures

Numerous internal IBM publications as well as 22 external publications

Kouchi ZHANG  Academician of the Dutch Academy of Engineering, IEEE Fellow

Dr. G.Q. Zhang is chair professor for "Micro/Nanoelectronics System Integration and Reliability" of Delft University of Technology (TUD), Delft, the Netherlands. He is a member of Netherlands Academy of Engineering (NAE), honorary member of Hungarian Academy of Sciences (MTA) and IEEE Fellow. Among others, he received the prestigious IEEE “Technical Field Award”, “Outstanding Sustained Technical Contribution Award”/IEEE CPMT, and the “Excellent Contribution Award”/ICEPT. He serves as secretary-general of IEEE International Technology Roadmap of Wide bandgap power semiconductors (ITRW), and NL representative of WGEE of International Council of Academies of Engineering and Technological Science (CAETS). Prof. Zhang chaired the Technology Domain team of “More than Moore” of European’s technology platform for micro/nanoelectronics (Eniac); co-chaired the academic council of Netherlands national innovation program Point-One on “Micro/nanoelectronics and embedded system”, while he worked for Philips and NXP as Research Fellow.

Johan LIU  Professor at Shanghai University, China, Professor at Chalmers University of Science & Technology, Sweden, Member of Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering, Sweden

Dr. Johan Liu graduated with a master and a Ph.D. degree in materials science from the Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden. Before joining Chalmers University of Technology, he served in various positions at the Swedish Institute for Production Engineering Research (IVF) as project manager, group leader and division manager. He is currently a special recruited professor at Shanghai University, China (short term) and a professor in electronics production and head of Electronics Materials and Systems Laboratory, Department of Microtechnology and Nanoscience in Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden. Prof. Liu has served ICEPT nearly 30 years, he was given an 'ICEPT Outstanding Contribution Award' in 2024.

Sheng LIU  Academician of CAS, Dean of the School of Integrated Circuits, Wuhan University

Prof. Sheng Liu is dean of School of Integrated Circuits, executive dean of the Institute of Technological Science, Wuhan University. He is the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (Type B), Yangtze River Scholar Distinguished Professor, ASME Fellow, IEEE Fellow, and as a professionalism in the area of the “863 program” of the National High Technology Research and Development Program. Prof. Liu has served ICEPT nearly 30 years from 1996-present, he was given an 'ICEPT Lifetime Achievement Award' in 2024.

Liqiang CAO Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences，Deputy Director

He is currently Deputy Director, Researcher and PhD Supervisor at the Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has long been engaged in research on system-in-package and 3D integration, achieving a number of key technological breakthroughs and their industrial applications.He serves as a member of the Overall Expert Group of the National 02 Science and Technology Major Project, and Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of the National Innovation Strategic Alliance for Integrated Circuit Packaging and Testing Industry Chain.He has presided over a number of major national projects, including national science and technology major projects, key R&D programs, and key programs of the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He has published more than 200 papers, filed over 150 patents, and presided over or participated in the compilation and translation of 6 monographs.He has been selected into the W-R Leading Talent Program and the National Ten-Thousand Talents Program, enjoys special government allowances from the State Council, and has received 4 provincial and ministerial-level science and technology awards. Dr. Cao has served ICEPT for nearly 20 years.

S. W. Ricky LEE  Vice President of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou) 

Ricky Lee received his PhD degree in Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering from Purdue University in 1992. After one year of post-doctoral research at Purdue, he joined the Hong Kong University of Science & Technology (HKUST). During his career of tenure-track faculty at HKUST, Dr Lee once was on secondment to serve as Chief Technology Officer of Nano & Advanced Materials Institute for two and a half years. Currently Dr Lee is Chair Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Department at HKUST and Dean of Systems Hub at the HKUST Guangzhou Campus. Prof. Li has served ICEPT nearly 30 years, he was given an 'ICEPT Outstanding Contribution Award' in 2024.

Institute of Microelectronics of Chinese Academy of Sciences

Janey SHI

Beijing Herogees Consulting Company

Southern University of Science and Technology