Mario Lanza is an IEEE Fellow and Associate Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the National University of Singapore. His research focuses on improving electronic devices, integrated circuits, and silicon microchips using novel nanomaterials. He has published over 200 research articles in top journals including Nature, Science and Nature Electronics, and he has been plenary, keynote, tutorial and invited speaker in over 150 conferences. For this work, he and his students have received some of the most prestigious awards in the world, and his articles have been highly cited. He is often consulted by leading semiconductor companies and top publishers. He is an active member of the board of governors of the IEEE - Electron Devices Society, and has been involved in the technical and management committee of top conferences in the field of micro/nano electronics, including IEDM and IRPS. He speaks fluently 5 languages: English, Chinese, German, Spanish and Catalan.