Keynote Speakers EEET 2026

　

　

Prof. Mohamad Sawan

Westlake University

Fellow of IEEE, CAE, and EIC

　

　

Prof. Zhang Cao

Beihang University

　

　

Prof. Md Pauzi Abdullah

Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)

Dr. Pauzi is a professor in power and energy systems at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), and the Director of the Institute of Future Energy (IFE), UTM. He earned his B.Eng. from Universiti Tenaga Nasional (UNITEN) in 2002 and his M.Sc. and Ph.D. from the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom in 2004 and 2008, respectively. He is a Chartered Engineer (CEng, UK), Professional Engineer (PEng, BEM), Corporate Member of IEM, and Senior Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Dr. Pauzi is highly active in professional societies, having served as Chair of the IEEE Malaysia Section (2021–2023) and Chair of the IEEE Power & Energy Society Malaysia Chapter (2017–2019), and he remains a member of the Chapter’s Advisory Committee. His research focuses on power and energy systems, particularly renewable energy integration, power systems optimization, and electricity market engineering.

　

　

Invited Speaker

　

　

Assoc. Prof. Farhad Shahnia

Murdoch University, Australia

A/Professor Farhad Shahnia received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, in 2012. He is currently an A/Professor at Murdoch University. Before that, he was a Lecturer at Curtin University (2012-15), a research scholar at QUT (2008-11), and an R&D engineer at the Eastern Azarbayjan Electric Power Distribution Company, Iran (2005-08). He is currently a Fellow member of Engineers Australia, Senior Member of IEEE, and member of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education.Farhad’s research falls under Distribution networks, Microgrid and Smart grid concepts. He has authored one book and 11 book chapters and 250+ peer-reviewed scholarly articles in international conferences and journals, as well as being an editor of 6 books.Farhad is currently a Subject Editor, Deputy Subject Editor, and Associate Editor of several journals including IEEE Access, IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution, IET Renewable Power Generation, IET Smart Grid, IET Energy Conversion and Economics, and International Transaction on Electrical Energy Systems and has served 40+ conferences in various roles such as General, Technical, Program, Publication, Publicity, Award, Sponsorship, and Special Session Chairs. Farhad has led the IEEE Western Australia Section as the 2020-2021 Chair, and was the 2019 Founding Chair of the IEEE Western Australia Industrial Electronics Society (IES) Chapter. He was the 2023 Vice-chair of the IES’s Technical Committees on Smart Grids.

　

Speech Title: "“Microgrids and Virtual Power Plants: Requirements for Faster Uptake”

　

Abstract: Electricity systems around the world are experiencing a radical transition as the consequence of replacing fossil fuels, used for electricity production, by sustainable and cleaner energies. The growing penetration of renewable energies requires smarter techniques capable of handling the uncertainties of these intermittent sources. Along with this change, traditionally centralised power systems are also converting into distributed self-sufficient systems, often referred to as microgrids, that can operate independently. Virtual power plants are frameworks under which microgrids can be deployed within communities and enable energy transaction amongst retailers, customers and private investors. This talk will focus on the role of microgrids and virtual power plants in energy transition plans, and will discuss their benefits and challenges of microgrids and virtual power plants for effective energy transition. The talk will focus more on what initiatives need to be taken to advance their uptake.

　

　

　

Previous Keynote Speakers

　

Lijun Xu Beihang University Fellow of IEEE and AAIA	Xiao Wei Sun Southern University of Science and Technology Fellow of SID, OSA, SPIE, and IoP	Rui Zhang The Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen) Fellow of IEEE and AES	Weisheng Zhao Beihang University Fellow of IEEE
S. Joe Qin City University of Hong Kong Fellow of NAI, IFAC, AIChE, and IEEE	Mohamad Sawan Westlake University Fellow of IEEE, CAE, and EIC	Lihua Xie Nanyang Technological University Fellow of IEEE and IFAC	Masahiro Fujita The University of Tokyo
Wuqiang Yang The University of Manchester Fellow of IEEE, IET, and InstMC	Hazlie Mokhlis Universiti Malaya Fellow of IET, h-index: 66	Liang-Bi Chen National Penghu University of Science and Technology Senior Member, IEEE

　

Previous Invited Speakers

　

　

Weijie Dong Dalian University of Technology	Farhad Shahnia Murdoch University	Ahmet Mete Vural Gaziantep University	Wu Zhou University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
Tayeb Mohammed Brahim Rennes University	Nattha Jindapetch Prince of Songkla University	Damian Chinedu Onwudiwe North-West University	Mehmet Ertuğrul Karadeniz Technical University
Chen Jie Beihang University	Fei Ma Beijing University of Chemical Technology	Peng Xiao Capital Normal University	Yanan You Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications
Yan Huang Southeast University	Bi Chong Institute of Microelectronics, CAS	Lijun Zhu Institute of Semiconductors, CAS	Jie Zhu Dalian University of Technology
Zhong Shi Tongji University	Yanfeng Jiang Jiangnan University	Mengmeng Yang Anhui University	Hongxi Liu Truth Memory Corporation
Hao Wu Songshan Lake Materials Laboratory	Meiyin Yang Institute of Microelectronics, CAS	Xuegang Chen Anhui University	Ming Liang Jin Qingdao University
Bin Fang Suzhou Institute of Nano-Tech and Nano-Bionics, CAS	Yong Wu University of Science and Technology Beijing	Ping Wang Tiangong University	Junxue Li Southern University of Science and Technology
Shuyuan Shi Beihang University	Yilin Wang Shandong University	Bingfeng Miao Nanjing University	Lingling Tao Harbin Institute of Technology
Shouzhong Peng Beihang University	Wei Jiang Beijing Institute of Technology	Guozhi Chai Lanzhou University	Zhifeng Zhu ShanghaiTech University
Jinwu Wei University	Zedong Xu Tiangong University	Jie Zhang Beihang University	Hirohide Haga Doshisha University