Federico is a member of the Department of Chemical Engineering at UofS and Co-Founder/CTO of Galli Solutions. He leads applied research in process engineering, chemical analysis, and reactor scale-up for carbon valorization technologies. With a PhD in Industrial Chemistry from the University of Milan, he has over 80 peer-reviewed publications and extensive international experience in both academic and industrial R&D projects. His expertise covers reaction engineering and material synthesis. He manages a team of 12 researchers

Costanza Conti holds a degree in Mathematics from the University of Florence and a Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Naples “Federico II,” followed by research periods in France, Germany, and Israel. An Associate Professor at the University of Florence, she contributed to the Teaching Committee for Mathematics and Computer Engineering and served as Internationalization Coordinator within the Department of Industrial Engineering. Her work includes research and academic service in several countries, leadership roles in international networks such as IMACS, RITA, and UMI-TAA, and over 100 publications in Approximation Theory, Numerical Analysis, and Mathematical Modeling. Since January 2023, she has served as Science Attachée at the Embassy of Italy in Canada, where she also co-founded the Canadian Chapter of the “Women in Science Diplomacy” association

Assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience at Université Laval (Québec, Canada), researcher at the CERVO Brain Research Centre, and Canada Research Chair in Central and Peripheral Cellular Networks in ALS. She holds an MSc in Medical Biotechnology from the University of Milano-Bicocca and a PhD in Life and Biomolecular Sciences from the Open University of London (UK), completed in collaboration with the “Mario Negri” Institute for Pharmacological Research (Milan, Italy). She subsequently pursued postdoctoral training in Cellular and Molecular Sciences at Université Laval and later served as a research associate at the CERVO Brain Research Centre in Québec City.

Born and trained in Italy, Giada Sebastiani, MD FAASLD, is a leading Canadian hepatologist and Full Professor of Medicine at McGill University. She has built major multinational cohorts, advanced non-invasive diagnostics, and contributed to national and international guidelines on steatotic liver disease (MASLD). Her work has reshaped understanding of liver disease in people with HIV, diabetes, and inflammatory bowel disease, informing new standards of care. Dr. Sebastiani ranks among the top 2% of 6.8 million scientists worldwide (Stanford University METRICS c-score) and is the 2025 recipient of the Ingegno Italiano Award from the Italian Embassy in Canada. A sought-after speaker, she has delivered invited lectures in 17 countries and mentored 45 trainees across four continents, many now leading their own programs. A committed mentor and champion for women in science, she promotes equity, representation, and patient-centered research, and works through advocacy and policy engagement to advance early liver disease detection and improve care for at-risk populations.

PhD Candidate in Ecotoxicology at Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT) and Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM). Her research focuses on reconstructing historical aquatic communities through sedimentary environmental DNA (sedDNA) and on assessing the spatial distribution of trace elements, technology-critical elements, and rare earth elements in boreal lakes affected by mining activities. She holds a Master’s degree in Marine Biology from the University of Pisa.

Damiano Pasini is currently Professor and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Mechanical Metamaterials at McGill University, Canada. His research interests lie in the broad areas of mechanics of materials, nonlinearity, instabilities, smart materials, and structural optimization. He received a M.Eng. in Civil Engineering and a M.Eng. in Architectural Engineering from the University of Pavia, followed by a PhD in solid mechanics from the University of Bristol (UK) and a Marie-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowship at the German Aerospace Center in Braunschweig (Germany).

Assistant Professor at Université de Sherbrooke. Holds a BSc in Biomedical Engineering from Politecnico di Milano and a PhD in Chemical Engineering from University of Alberta. Conducted a Postdoctoral Fellowship on bacteriophage-based technologies at University of Alberta. Main research interest: antimicrobial materials.