Keynote Speakers

　

　

Prof. Sang-Woo Kim

Yonsei University, Republic of Korea

YONSEI World-Class Fellow, h-index: 100

Sang-Woo Kim is the YONSEI World-Class Fellow Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Yonsei University. Currently, he is the Director of the Center for Human-oriented Triboelectric Energy Harvesting and the Center for National Core Materials Research, both funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea. His recent research interests are focused on piezoelectric/triboelectric nanogenerators, implantable medical devices, self-powered wearable electronics, and 2D materials. Prof. Kim has a publication record, with over 350 research papers published, including articles in prestigious journals such as Science and Nature (with an H-index of 91). Currently, Dr. Kim holds the positions of Vice President at the Materials Research Society of Korea and Vice President of Korean Sensor Society.

　

Prof. Hazlie Mokhlis

Universiti Malaya, Malaysia

Fellow of IET, h-index: 66

Hazlie Mokhlis received the Bachelor of Engineering degree and Master of Engineering Science in Electrical Engineering from Universiti Malaya in 1999 and 2003 respectively, and PhD degree from the University of Manchester in 2009. Currently, he is a Senior Professor and Executive Director of Photonic Research Centre, one of the national Higher Institution Centres of Excellence, under Ministry of Higher Education Malaysia. Hazlie is actively involved in research as a principal investigator in the area of Power & Energy Systems. He is the author and co-author of more than 300 publications with H-index of 50 in WoS. Up to now, he had supervised to completion more than 40 PhD, and more than 60 Master students. His outstanding research led him to be listed in the World’s Top 2% of Scientists by Stanford University 2021-2024. In 2021, he was awarded Top Research Scientist Malaysia (TRSM) by Academic Science Malaysia. Besides research, he is also active in consultancy projects with industries and in the development of Malaysian Standard related to Electrical power systems. Hazlie is a Professional Engineer in Malaysia and UK, Fellow IET, Fellow Academic Science Malaysia, senior member of IEEE and IEEE PES Distinguished Lecturer Program. He was chairman of IEEE Power Energy Society, Malaysia Chapter (2020-2022). His current research interest focuses on improving distribution system performance and its resiliency against extreme weather.

　

 

Prof. Minghui Yao

Tiangong University, China

Yao Minghui, graduated with a bachelor's degree from Shenyang Aerospace University in 1995, obtained a master's degree from Beijing Institute of Machinery in 2002, and earned a Ph.D. from Beijing University of Technology in 2006. She was promoted to full professor in 2015. In 2008, she received the Beijing Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award. In 2009, she was nominated for the National Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award (Top 100). In 2016, she was honored with the Science China (2015) Annual Outstanding Young Scientists Awardby the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST). She has published ​​70 SCI-indexed papers​​, holds ​​3 international invention patents​​, and ​​10 national invention patents​​. Yao has successfully led ​​5 National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) General Projects​​, participated in ​​1 NSFC Major Project​​, and contributed to ​​1 NSFC Key Project​​.

　

　

　

 

　

　

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

　

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