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.

Xiaohong Guan  Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Professor at Xi'an Jiaotong University

Dr. Guan is a Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and an IEEE Fellow. He received his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Tsinghua University in 1982 and 1985 respectively, and earned his Ph.D. from the University of Connecticut, USA in 1993. From 1993 to 1995, he served as a Senior Consulting Engineer at PG&E Corporation in the United States; and from 1999 to 2000, he worked as a Visiting Scientist at Harvard University.

Since 1995, Dr. Guan has held successive positions at Xi'an Jiaotong University, including Professor, Dean of the School of Electronic and Information Engineering, and Director of the Department of Electronic and Information Science and Technology. He also served as Director of the State Key Laboratory for Manufacturing Systems Engineering from 1999 to 2009. Additionally, he has been a member of the Chair Professor Group at Tsinghua University since 2001, and served as Dean of the Department of Automation at Tsinghua University from 2003 to 2008.

Professor Guan’s main research interests include the economics and security of complex networked systems, optimization of power, energy and manufacturing systems, cyber-physical systems, and cyberspace security. He has led research teams to win two Second-Class National Natural Science Awards, as well as the Ho Leung Ho Lee Award for Technological Progress and multiple international academic honors. The teams under his leadership have been recognized with titles such as the Advanced Collective of the Ministry of Education and the National Huang Danian-style Faculty Team of Universities and Colleges.

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

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  Independent Consultant, USA 

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  Deputy Director of Institute of Microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Research Interests : System Level Packaging and 3D Integration. Now Deputy Director and professor of Institute of microelectronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. As the project leader and technical backbone, he has participated in 8 national scientific research projects, including major national science and technology projects and key projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China. Dr. Cao has served ICEPT nearly 20 years, and as technical chair for 6 years, as co-chair since 2023-present.

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

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