Artificial Intelligence in Biomaterials Design and Development

Mohsen Khodadadi Yazdi is an experienced chemical/polymer engineer who received his BSc degree (chemical engineering) from the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran, followed by a MSc (2010) from the Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran. He received his PhD (2017) in polymer engineering from the University of Tehran, Iran. He is currently a Senior Researcher at the Center of Excellence in Electrochemistry, University of Tehran, Iran. His research interests include smart hydrogel/biopolymers, carbon-based nanomaterial, conducting polymers, and machine learning for utilization in biomedical applications. He has contributed to >20 scientific papers and book chapters.

Payam Zarrintaj is an experienced polymer engineer; he received his BSc degree from Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran, followed by a MSc (2013) and PhD (2018) from Tehran University, Iran. He is currently a postdoctoral research fellow at the School of Chemical Engineering, Oklahoma State University, USA. His research interests include smart hydrogel/polymers and nanoparticles with well-controlled microstructures and properties for biomedical applications. He has contributed to >90 scientific papers and book chapters.

Dr. Mohammad Reza Saeb is a Professor at the Department of Polymer Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, Gdańsk University of Technology, Poland. His research is focused on exploration of the interrelationship between processing, microstructure, properties and performance of polymer blends, composites and nanocomposites ˗ both theoretically and experimentally ˗ particularly recycling and upcycling of polymer wastes and biowastes. Dr. Saeb has also been dynamically working on synthesis, characterization and application of biomaterials and biopolymers. He has authored/co-authored numerous articles in high impact Journals and is the Editor-in-Chief of Polymers from Renewable Resources, published by SAGE.

Dr. Masoud Mozafari is a Fellow at Lunenfeld Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Health Hospital, University of Toronto. He was previously Assistant Professor and Director of the Bioengineering Lab, at the Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Department, Materials and Energy Research Center, Cellular and Molecular Research Center, and Department of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine of the Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran. Dr. Mozafari’s research interests range across biomaterials, nanotechnology, and tissue engineering, and he is known for the development of strategies for the treatment of damaged tissues and organs, and controlling biological substances for targeted delivery into the human body. Dr. Mozafari has received several awards, including the Khwarizmi Award and the Julia Polak European Doctorate Award for outstanding translational research contributions to the field of biomaterials. He has also received the WIPO Medal for Inventors from The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), in recognition of his contributions to economic and technological development. Dr. Mozafari is currently working on the editorial board of several journals.

Dr. Sidi A. Bencherif earned a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Carnegie Mellon University in 2009 and is a Senior Researcher at CNRS. A world-renowned expert in biomaterials, he is recognized among the top 2% of scientists worldwide by Stanford University and Elsevier. His research focuses on the design of advanced biomaterials for therapeutic applications, with an emphasis on regenerative medicine, drug delivery, and cancer immunotherapy. Dr. Bencherif’s work bridges cutting-edge materials science with clinical outcomes, addressing key medical challenges by integrating innovative biomaterials into clinical practice.