Stephen Gray is an Honorary Professor at the Institute for Sustainable Industries and Liveable Cities (ISILC) at Victoria University and was previously the Executive Director of the ISILC. His main research activity has been in the field of membrane technology with an emphasis on water and wastewater treatment. He was recognized as a "Thought Leader" in Lux Research's international review of water research (2013), was president of the Aseanian Membrane Society (2018-2019), is an Honorary Member of the Australasian Membrane Society (MSA), and led the CSIRO Cluster project "Advanced Membranes for Water Treatment, a collaboration between 9 Australian universities and CSIRO.

Mathias Ulbricht is a Full Professor of Chemical Technology in the Department of Chemistry at University Duisburg-Essen, Germany. His research is in the field of functional polymeric and nanohybrid materials and is focused on synthetic membranes and membrane-based technologies for water purification, bioseparation, and energy conversion. More than 80 doctoral and over 125 master students have successfully graduated under his supervision.

Woei Jye Lau is a Professor in the Faculty of Chemical and Energy Engineering at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. His primary research revolves around membrane science and technology, with a particular focus on water and wastewater treatment. Dr. Lau has secured more than 20 patents in collaboration with academic and industrial partners and has authored two other books published by CRC Press. He serves on the Management Committee of the International Water Association (IWA) Specialist Group on Membrane Technology, alongside coordinating the Malaysia Alumni of Sakura Science Association (MASSA), affiliated with the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST).

Xuesong Li has been an Associate Professor at Tongji University since 2020. He earned his Ph.D. in 2014 from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, and later conducted postdoctoral research at the Singapore Membrane Technology Centre and the University of British Columbia. His research focuses on developing cutting-edge membrane technologies for wastewater/water treatment and resource recovery.