Prof. Younho Cho is a Professor in the School of Mechanical Design and Engineering at Pusan National University (PNU), South Korea. Since 2004, he has been a leading figure in the field of Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) and structural integrity. Dr. Cho recently concluded a distinguished term as the President of the 20th World Conference on Non-Destructive Testing (WCNDT), a role he held from 2016 to 2024. His leadership extends to several high-level committees, including serving as the Vice President of the Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers (KSME) and as a Commissioner for the National Standards Expert Committee (ISO/TC 135/SC3 WG6).

Beyond his administrative leadership, Dr. Cho is a globally recognized expert in ultrasonic guided wave propagation and structural health monitoring (SHM). His research focuses on the development of long-range pipe real-time inspection systems and advanced tomography imaging for power plant facilities. His laboratory has pioneered techniques in nonlinear acoustics for detecting micro-closed cracks and has expanded the application of ultrasound into biological fields, such as measuring human bone mineral density. Most recently, his work has focused on implementing guided wave inspection techniques for high-speed rail infrastructure and composite aircraft structures, bridging the gap between fundamental wave mechanics and critical industrial applications.

Evgeny Glushkov is a Principal Investigator of the Institute for Mathematics, Mechanics and Informatics and Professor of the Department of Computer Technologies and Applied Mathematics, Kuban State University, Krasnodar, Russia. He received his PhD and DrSc degrees (Phys-Math) for the research in wave processes in solids and structures from the Rostov State University in 1978 and Leningrad State University in 1988, respectively; Laureate of the Russian State Prize for Science and Technology, 2002. Currently, his research interests focus on resonance wave phenomena, the evaluation of material properties based on wave probing data, and wave dynamics of piezoelectric smart structures. He has published over 50 articles in high-ranking journals (Ultrasonics, JASA, Smart Materials and Structures, Sound and Vibration, Wave Motion, etc.) and two monographs.