Prof. Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai is currently the Director of AU – Sophisticated Testing and Instrumentation Center, Alliance University, Bengaluru, India, and Professor at the Department of Science, Alliance University, Bengaluru, India. He is a frequently invited speaker and consultant for multiple international organizations. Additionally, he has received numerous prestigious awards, including the DST INSPIRE Faculty Award from the Government of India and the Best Faculty Awards from KMUTNB, Thailand and Alliance University India. Dr. Sayan Ganguly is working in University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. He obtained his PhD from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He obtained his B.Sc degree in Chemistry (Honours) at Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira, Belur Math, University of Calcutta; and then his B.Tech in 2012 (University of Calcutta). After that, he obtained his M.Tech in polymer science and technology from the University of Calcutta. His primary research interests include superabsorbent hydrogels, fluorescence in hydrogels, nanomaterials in hydrogels, and hydrogels in the biomedical fields.