| Prof. Zhiwei GaoNorthumbira University, United Kingdom BIO: Zhiwei Gao (Fellow, IEEE) received the B.Eng. degree in industrial automation and the M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees in systems engineering from Tianjin University, Tianjin, China, in 1987, 1993, and 1996, respectively.,His research interests include diagnosis and control, digital twins, artificial intelligence, machine learning, data-driven approaches, biometrics, wind energy systems, wave converter, electric vehicles, and offshore energy.,Dr. Gao was the recipient of the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship in 2004. He is the Co-Editor-in-Chief for IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, Senior Editor for IEEE Access, Area Editor for Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Humanized Computing, and Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Systems Man and Cybernetics: Systems. He was the Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, and IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology. For contributions to real-time diagnosis and control for wind turbines, he was elevated to IEEE Fellow in 2023. |
| Prof. Fushuan WenZhejiang University, China BIO: Professor Fushuan Wen received the BE and ME degrees from Tianjin University, Tianjin, China, in 1985 and 1988, respectively, and the PhD degree from Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, in 1991, all in electrical engineering. He joined the faculty of Zhejiang University in 1991, and has been a full professor and the director of the Institute of Power Economics and Information since 1997, and the director of Zhejiang University-Insigma Joint Research Center for Smart Grids since 2010. He has been undertaking various teaching, research and visiting appointments in National University of Singapore (NSTB Postdoctoral Fellow, Research Fellow), Hong Kong Polytechnic University (Research Fellow, Visiting Assistant Professor), University of Hong Kong (Research Assistant Professor), South China University of Technology (University Distinguished Professor), University of New South Wales in Australia (ARC Project Senior Fellow, Senior Visiting Fellow), Queensland University of Technology in Australia (CSIRO and ARC Project Visiting Fellow), Brunei University of Technology (Professor in Power Systems), Technical University of Denmark (Otto Monsted Guest Professor in Power Systems), Nanyang Technological University in Singapore (Visiting Fellow), Murdoch University in Australia (Adjunct Professor), Tallinn University of Technology (Professor in Energy Systems), Hangzhou Dianzi University in China (Yusheng XUE Education Foundation Distinguished Professor), Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO) in Australia (Honorary Visiting Scientist), Shenzhen Institute of Artificial Intelligence and Robotics for Society (Visiting Principal Research Scientist). His research interests include: 1) power economics and electricity markets; 2) power system investment, planning and operation optimization; 3) smart grids andelectric vehicles; 4) power system alarm processing, fault diagnosis and system restoration; 5) artificialintelligence applications in power and integrated energy systems. He has published 200+ SCI-indexed papers, 650+ EI-indexed papers, and 740+ Scopus-indexed papers. His publications have been cited for 16000+ times. He has completed and is undertaking more than 180 grants and projects from governmental organizations and industry. Prof Wen was elected to IEEE Fellow for contributions to fault diagnosis in power grids. |
| Prof. Shunli WangInner Mongolia University of Technology, China BIO: Shunli Wang is a professor and doctoral supervisor, IET Fellow, Academic Dean, Academic Leader of the National Electrical Safety and Quality Testing Center, Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Senior Overseas Study Talent of Sichuan Province, Academic and Technical Leader of China Science and Technology City, who is an authoritative expert in new energy research. His research interests include modeling, state estimation, and safety management for energy storage systems. He has led 56 national-level projects, including those funded by the National Natural Science Foundation and the National Key R&D Program, with a cumulative Research Impact Score (RIS) of 13,985. His scholarly output includes 258 SCI-indexed articles, of which 52 were published in CAS Zone 1/TOP journals, and 36 were recognized as highly cited/hot papers. He holds 63 authorized invention patents, standards, and software copyrights, and has authored 9 monographs published by internationally and domestically renowned first-class publishers. His work has earned him 9 provincial/ministerial-level or above awards, including 3 international gold prizes. Prof. Wang has chaired 17 international conferences and serves on the editorial boards of 5 international and domestic Chinese journals. Independent evaluations confirm that his core technological achievements have reached internationally advanced levels. |
| Prof. Mingming ZhangHarbin Institute of Technology, Shenzhen, China BIO: Professor Fushuan As a leading talent of ten thousand people, a national outstanding youth, a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Hundred Talents Program, and a Class A talent of the Shenzhen "Peacock Plan", an expert in the National Key Science and Technology Special Expert Group of the Ministry of Science and Technology, deputy director of the Wind Energy Special Committee of the China Renewable Energy Society, vice chairman of the IEEE PES New Energy Technology Subcommittee, and deputy editor in chief of "Renewable Energy", we conduct applied basic research on flow control and innovative design of large wind turbine blades, design of highly reliable wind turbines, and smart wind farms. Hosted the Ministry of Science and Technology's 863 Program, Key R&D Program, International Cooperation Projects, National Natural Science Foundation's Excellent Youth Fund, Key Fund, General Fund Projects, Chinese Academy of Sciences' "Hundred Talents Program", Leading Special Projects, etc. Published over 210 academic papers both domestically and internationally, including nearly 60 SCI indexed papers; More than 40 academic invitation reports at home and abroad; Close to 50 invention patents have been applied for or authorized. Received more than 10 awards, including the AIAA Young Scholar Science and Technology Honor Award, the Outstanding Award for the Final Evaluation of the Hundred Talents Program, the Second Prize for National Energy Science and Technology Progress, the Second Prize for Science and Technology Contribution of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the First Prize for China Energy Innovation, the Second Prize for Science and Technology in Beijing, the Second Prize for China Electric Power Science and Technology Progress, and the Wu Zhonghua Outstanding Young Scholar Award. |
| Prof. Wensheng YanHangzhou Dianzi University, China BIO: In 2008, Prof.Yan obtained his Ph.D. in Engineering from the Microelectronics program in the Department of Physics at Nanjing University. Subsequently, he conducted scientific research in Singapore, Australia, and Germany for 12 years, gaining extensive experience in leading and managing international teams. In 2021, he joined Hangzhou Dianzi University full-time and established the university-level Carbon Neutrality and New Energy Research Institute. He has received numerous honors and titles, including the National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Nomination Award, ARENA Scholar from the Australian Department of Sustainable Energy, Senior Humboldt Scholar in Germany, Lead Scientist of the German National Research Foundation, Distinguished Expert of Zhejiang Province, National Distinguished Expert, and Leader of a Zhejiang Provincial Leading Innovation and Entrepreneurship Team. Currently, he serves as a review expert for key R&D projects under the Ministry of Science and Technology and national talent programs, as well as a guest professor at Xiamen University. Additionally, he holds the position of Deputy Director of the Special Committee of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the China Democratic League and Academic Committee Director of the Zhejiang Yangtze River Delta Photovoltaic and New Energy Technology International Science and Technology Cooperation Base. His research expertise includes photovoltaic cells (crystalline silicon, perovskite, and high-efficiency tandem cells), energy storage batteries, integrated photovoltaic and energy storage systems, microelectronics and integrated circuits, and intelligent manufacturing and algorithms. As a convener, he has organized numerous international and domestic academic conferences. To date, he has secured over 60 million yuan in research funding. Professor Yan's team is dedicated to promoting the synergistic development of industry, academia, and research, providing strong scientific and technological support for the development of high-tech industries at both national and regional levels, and contributing to the early achievement of China's "dual carbon" goals. |
