Digital Microfluidics as a Sensing Platform for Agroindustry and Environment

Hyejin Moon • Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, The University of Texas at Arlington, USA.

Dr. Hyejin Moon is Associate Professor and the director of Integrated Micro and Nanofluidics laboratory (IMNfL) of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department at University of Texas at Arlington (UTA). She received her Ph.D. from Mechanical Engineering at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 2005, followed by Postdoctoral research experience at School of Dentistry and School of Engineering at UCLA for 1.5 years. Before she joined UCLA, she received B.S with Cum Laude and M.S. degree from Chemical Engineering at Sogang University, Seoul, Korea in 1995 and 1997, respectively. She worked as process control engineer for Honeywell-Korea, Co. Ltd. 1997 - 1999. Her research interest includes interfacial science, surface phenomena,

electrohydrodynamics, microfluidics, micro total analysis systems (μTAS), bioMEMS/NEMS, microscale heat transfer and energy conversion technologies. Her research has been funded by National Science Foundation (NSF), Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), National Institute of Health (NIH) and Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. She is the recipient of NSF CAREER Award (2013). She won UTA President’s Award for Excellence in Teaching in 2011 and a member of UTA Academy of Distinguished Teachers. She has authored and coauthored more than 30 journal papers and 60 conference papers. Many of them have been cited by other research articles and total number of citation is over 7000 as of November 2024.

From Tag to Trade: Uruguay’s Farm-First Beef Traceability

María Victoria Iriarte • Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP), Uruguay.

María Victoria Iriarte is a Technical Advisor at the Directorate General of Livestock Services (DGSG), Ministry of Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries (MGAP), Uruguay. She holds a Veterinary degree (DVM), a Master’s in Animal Health (FVET–UdelaR), and is

completing a PhD at Wageningen University & Research. Her work focuses on veterinary epidemiology, especially foot-and-mouth disease (FMD)—traceability, surveillance and market access.

Smart Technologies in Forestry

Federico Lussich • UPM, Uruguay.

Federico Lussich, Senior Manager of Strategic Development (22 years in UPM)

- Responsible for driving continuous improvement across the forestry value chain, with a constant focus on innovation in operational processes.

- Coordinates planning and monitoring efforts with a dedicated team to support the company’s broader operational activities.

- Key Responsibilities:

Integrate technology and enhance competitiveness through ongoing improvement initiatives, guided by performance indicators that enable effective tracking.