Power and Energy Engineering

Prof. Dr. Hosam Bayoumi Hamuda

Prof. Dr Hosam Bayoumi Hamuda is working at Óbuda University, Faculty of Light Industry and Environmental Engineering, Institute of Environmental Engineering (Budapest, Hungary). He worked as Senior Researcher and deputy director of Research Group for Environmental Microbiology of Hungarian Academy of Sciences-Gödöllő University of Agricultural Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences-Szent István University (Budapest). Briefly, He received the degrees of B.Sc. (Chemistry and Botany), M.Sc. (Biological Sciences), University Doctor (Agricultural Sciences-Soil Microbiology) and C.Sc. in Biological Sciences from Garyounis University, Benghazi, Libya, Gödöllő University of Agricultural Sciences and Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary, respectively. Also, he received the PhD in Biological Sciences, Doctor Habilitation Degree in Environmental Sciences as well as the Professor degree from Szent István University (Gödöllő, Hungary). Also, he received the University Doctor Degree in Natural Sciences from Eötvös Loránd University (Budapest). Prof. Hamuda was awarded many times by different organizations.

Dr. Florian Kongoli

Dr. Florian Kongoli is a scientist, entrepreneur, and global leader in sustainability and metallurgy. He holds a Ph.D. from Tohoku University (Japan) and degrees from the University of Montreal (Canada). As CEO of FLOGEN Technologies and Chairman of FLOGEN Star Outreach, he has led global initiatives in sustainable development, scientific innovation, and policy. He has received numerous international honors, including the Gold Medal of Nancy (France), Honorary Citizenship of Rio de Janeiro, and election to several prestigious academies. His FLOGEN Sustainability Framework has been adopted into law, setting a global precedent for science-driven policy.

Prof. Dr. Jeyraj Selvaraj

Professor Ts. Dr. Jeyraj Selvaraj received the B.Eng. (Hons.) degree from Multimedia University, Malaysia, in 2002, the M.Sc. degree in power electronics and drives jointly from the University of Birmingham, Birmingham and the University of Nottingham, Nottingham, U.K., in 2004, and the Ph.D. degree from the University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in 2009. He is currently a professor and deputy executive director of University Malaya Power Energy Dedicated Advanced Centre (UMPEDAC), University of Malaya. He is also a member of IEEE, IEM and a member of working group committee on Photovoltaic Standards of Department of Standards Malaysia. With the experience in solar energy fields more than 15 years, he has monitored more than 75 onsite inverter tests under the FiT, LSS and NEM scheme in Malaysia and published more than 70 high impact journals, 50 conference papers and 4 book chapters. He is one of the recipients of NAM research training fellowship for young scientist and Royal Academy Engineering UK’s Leaders in Innovation Fellowship in 2016 and 2017 respectively. In 2019 he was awarded the Erasmus+ Mobility Programme Fellowship followed by Asian Universities Alliance Scholarship in 2020.

IR Prof. Dr. LEONG Wai Yie

IR Prof. Dr. Leong Wai Yie received her PhD and Bachelor's (Hons I) in Electrical Engineering from The University of Queensland, Australia, in 2005 and 2000 respectively. She has authored 10 book series on innovations in Electronics and Biomedical Engineering. She currently serves as the Immediate Past Chair of IET Malaysia, Council Member of IET UK, Vice President of IEM (2020–2022), and Vice President of INWES (2020–2023). She is also actively involved in the Women in Engineering Committee of the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO). Prof. Leong has been recognized as a Top Research Scientist in Malaysia and was honored with the 2023 INWES Distinguished Woman in Engineering Award for her outstanding contributions to engineering and leadership in the global community.

Prof. Gilles Jacquemod

Gilles Jacquemod graduated from ICPI (CPE) Lyon, and received MSc degree (DEA) in microelectronics from Ecole Centrale Lyon in 1986. He received the Ph.D. degree in integrated electronics from INSA Lyon, in 1989. From 1990 to 2000, he worked at LEOM, Ecole Centrale Lyon, as an Associate Professor, on analog integrated circuit design and behavioral modeling of mixed domain systems. He was also involved in the application of signal processing and communication systems. In 2000, he joined the LEAT laboratory and the Ecole Polytechnique of Nice-Sophia Antipolis University as full professor. Since 2010, he is with EpOC research team (URE UNS 006). His primary research interests include analog integrated circuit design and behavioral modeling of mixed domain systems. He is also involved in RF design applied to wireless communication. He is director of the CNFM PACA pole. He is President of the CIM-PACA Design Platform. He was advisor more than 30 PhD students. He is author and co-author of more than 250 journal and conference papers, and holds 4 patents.

Dr. Xingxing Huang

Xingxing Huang Doctor of EngineeringProfessor-level Chief Scientist, Director at S.C.I.Energy (Swiss), Future Energy Research Institute Swiss Innovation and Horizon Europe Funding: Reshaping energy and empowering the future.

Prof. Dai-Yeun Jeong

1. Current Position o March 2012 – Present: Director of Asia Climate Change Education Center, South Korea o March 2012 – Present: Emeritus Professor of Environmental Sociology at Jeju National University, South Korea 2. Educational Attainment o BA and MA in Sociology from Korea University, South Korea o PhD in Environmental Sociology from The University of Queensland, Australia 3. Past Major Professional Activities Since 2000 o Professor at Jeju National University, South Korea (March 1981 – February 2012) o President, Asia-Pacific Sociological Association o Teaching Professor at The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom o Member, Presidential Commission on Sustainable Development of the Republic of Korea o Delegate of South Korean Government to United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) o Delegate of South Korean Government to OECD Environmental Meeting o Research Associate, Environmental Policy Committee for Sustainable Development, The National Assembly of Republic of Korea o Acting Director of Jeju Secretariat, UNESCO World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves 4. Academic Research Publications: 13 books including Environmental Sociology and 60 academic research papers in domestic and international journals 5. Unpublished Research Projects; 100 environment-related projects funded by domestic

Prof. Ming Hung Wong

Professor Wong Ming-hung was Emeritus Professor at the Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU). He had been appointed as Chair Professor of Biology from 1990 until August 2013 and had served as Head of Department of Biology of HKBU from 1986 to 2004. Professor Wong is an outstanding academic and leader in Environmental Science and ecology as evidenced by his prodigious output of scientific publications. He has published over 540 refereed research articles (SCI), 32 book chapters, and edited 25 books/journal issues and filed 4 patents. He is currently the most cited Chinese scientist in the world under Environmental Science (ISI Web of Knowledge). His major research areas include environment and human health, and remediation of contaminated sites. At present, he is Editor-in-chief of Environmental Geochemistry and Health (Springer) and Book Series Editor (Urbanization, Industrialization and the Environment) of CRC Press. His reputation has been widely recognised internationally and capped by receiving two DSc Degrees awarded by the University of Durham, UK and the University of Strathclyde, UK in 1992 and 2004 respectively.

Prof. Matthaios Santamouris

M. Santamouris is a Scientia, Distinguished, Professor of High Performance Architecture at UNSW, and past Professor in the University of Athens, Greece. Visiting Professor : Cyprus Institute, Metropolitan University London, Tokyo Polytechnic University, Bolzano University, Brunnel University, Seoul University National University of Singapore, and UITM Univ Malaysia. Past President of the National Center of Renewable and Energy Savings of Greece. Editor in Chief of the Energy and Buildings Journal, Past Editor in Chief of the Advances Building Energy Research, Associate Editor of the Solar Energy Journal, E- Prime, Journal of Low Carbon and Sustainable Energy, and Member of the Editorial Board of 24 Journals. Editor of the Series of Book on Buildings, published by Earthscan Science Publishers. Editor and author of 20 international books published by Elsevier, Earthscan, Springer, etc. Author of 462 scientific articles published in journals. Reviewer of research projects in 29 countries including USA, UK, France, Germany, Canada, Sweden, etc. Ranked as the top world cited researcher in the field of Building and Construction by the Stanford University ranking system, for 2019-2022. Highly Cited Researcher in the Clarivate ranking for 4 continuous years. Ranked as no 451 researchers n the world in all scientific disciplines in the list prepared by Stanford University in 2021 for the 200000 more influential researchers. He has received many international awards.

Prof. Rongming Wang

Prof. Wang Rongming, born in June 1969, is a professor and doctoral supervisor at the University of Science and Technology Beijing. He is a candidate for the National Hundred Thousand Talents Program, has been awarded the honorary title of "Young and Middle-aged Experts with Outstanding Contributions", enjoys the special government allowance of the State Council, is an Elsevier Highly Cited Scholar in China, and a Leading Scholar of Beijing University of Science and Technology. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in science from Peking University in 1991 and 1994, and his doctorate in engineering from the Beijing Institute of Aeronautical Materials in 1997. In 2000, he conducted postdoctoral research in the Department of Materials Engineering at Ben-Gurion University of Israel, and was a visiting scholar at Lawrence National Laboratory at the University of California, Berkeley, from 2004 to 2005. From 2005 to 2015, he served as a professor at the School of Physics, Beihang University, a "Blue Sky Scholar" Distinguished Professor, and the head of the "Blue Sky" Innovation Team. He was the Dean of the School of Mathematics and Physics of the University of Science and Technology Beijing and the Executive Vice President of the Fusion Innovation Institute. He is currently the Director of the Beijing Key Laboratory of Magneto-optical Composite Materials and Interface Science, the Team Leader of the Beijing Materials Gene Engineering High-precision Innovation Center, and a member of the Science, Technology, and Health Committee of the 15th Central Committee of the China Democratic League, a member of the Science and Technology Professional Committee of the 16th Beijing Municipal Committee of the China Democratic League, and the Chairman of the Beijing University of Science and Technology Branch of the China Democratic League. He is also the Executive Editor of the famous academic journal J. Phys. D: Appl. Phys. of the British Physical Society, and an editorial board member of many international and national academic journals such as Rare Metals, Nanomaterials, IOP SciNotes, Progress in Natural Science – Materials International, and Nanotechnologies in Construction. He is also a member of the China Invention Association, a special executive director of the China Materials Research Society, the Vice Chairman and Secretary-General of the Nanomaterials and Devices Branch, the Vice Chairman of the Functional Materials Branch of the Chinese Society for Metals, the Deputy Editor-in-Chief of the Nanomaterials Discipline Branch of the Third Edition of the Encyclopedia of China, and a member of the Beijing Chaoyang District Political Consultative Conference.

Ms. Carly Heissenbuttel

Ms. Carly Heissenbuttel is a 20 + Year energy executive born and raised in New Jersey who operated a boutique international consulting firm specializing in industrial manufacturing and electrical energy related technologies and deployment. Her assignments regularly required her to engage with universities, Fortune 100 companies, High Level Government stakeholders and the investment banking community. Ms. Heissenbuttel has been selected for various awards in her commercial ventures as a National and Regional industrial mentor for the NSF ICORPS and Department of Commerce Select USA Global Woman in Technology. Her Research and Innovative work has been published and She often is invited to speak and present at various conferences and industry gatherings as on a multitude of subjects that span her expertise. Leveraging her experience and knowledge, Ms. Heissenbuttel has made it her work to create lasting projects in the raw material sector that benefit the wide stakeholder community. Carly’s mission is to commercialize her and her partners hard technologies in the USA through exclusive use of her proprietary economic model, the RAFT and by product create an innovative ecosystem of with an output of safe clean resilient energy and elevated materials that can be scaled globally.

Prof. Jinlong MA

Jinlong MA is a Professor at School of Architecture, and Vice President of APEC Sustainable Energy Center (APSEC), Tianjin University. At APSEC, he contributes to setting the research directions, leads the team completing the tasks assigned by the supervisory agencies (including National Energy Administration and APEC Energy Working Group), develops technical advisory services, executes research and advisory projects, and represents the Center in international and domestic arenas. Jinlong has extensive experience in energy and electricity sector, and at different stage of his career held senior managerial and technical positions at international technical advisory and engineering firms (DNV, WSP, SMEC), global energy corporation (ENGIE), R&D and academic institutions (CEPRI, AIT). His expertise encompasses energy system planning, renewables, power sector development, energy management and energy efficiency, electricity market, climate change mitigation, energy transition solutions and low carbon development. He has hands-on experience in most Asia and Pacific countries’ energy sector, having advised national and local government authorities, private sectors, bilateral development agencies (France, Norway, and Australia), and regional and international organizations such as European Union, UN Agriculture and Food Organization, Asia Development Bank, and ASEAN. One of main research themes currently at APSEC, of which he leads, is Energy Transition Solutions in the APEC member economies. Jinlong Ma’s qualifications include PhD in Energy Economics from the University of Melbourne, Master’s degree in Energy Studies from Asian Institute Technology, and B.Eng. Electric from North China University of Electric Power. He is a member of Institute of Electric and Electronic Engineers (IEEE), member of International Association ofEnergy Economics (IAEE), and fellow of Australian Institute of Energy (AIE)

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Daniel Aeschbacher

Daniel Aeschbacher is Swiss. He studied architecture, holds a Bachelor Degree of Science in Industrial Design from San Jose State University California (SJSU), a Master in Environmental Technology and Management, post graduate degrees in University Teaching and Societal Transition from DRIFT Transition Academy, Amsterdam. Between 1978-1980 he worked as architect with Max Bill, from 1980-1989 he studied Industrial Design at SJSU and worked with Hartmus Esslinger at Frogdesign in California. 1989, Ettore Sottsass, Milano Italy, invited Aeschbacher to work with him on numerous avantgarde projects as architect and designer. From 1990 to 1995, he was invited as guest lecturer at Europe Art Center College of Design in Switzerland. In 1991 he opened his design consultancy in Switzerland, practiced Product Design and Design Management, founded with partners Eurodesign in France, collaborated with partners in Zurich Switzerland and in the Silicon Valley. In 1995 he took on the mandate as design Manager at Plantronics Santa Cruz California and later at Hewlett-Packard, Grenoble. For his design works he received several international awards. From 2001 till 2022, Daniel Aeschbacher held teaching mandates at the Schule für Gestaltung Bern (SfGB), joined Design Management International (DMI) at Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HSLU) in 2004. Until 2022 he was core team member and co-managed the curriculum development. As professor at DMI he has been in charge of all modules and courses about design, sustainability and circularity. In April 2022 Daniel Aeschbacher became a member of the epeaswitzerland team and network, in charge of professional educational modules. He lectures and conducts diverse workshops at universities, state institutions and conferences on Reference Model Cradle to Cradle™, Cradle to Cradle® Design Innovations Workshop, Cradle to Cradle for Professionals by epeaswitzerland™ and Circular Thinking

Albin Kaelin

Albin Kaelin CEO epeaswitzerland gmbh, Author Albin Kaelin is the founder, owner and CEO of epeaswitzerland gmbh since its foundation in 2009 and has driven the development and implementation of the Cradle to Cradle® design concept in various areas of the company. As early as 1993, he initiated the development of the Climatex® product line, which produced the world's first Cradle to Cradle® products. Cradle to Cradle® design creates recyclable products by setting itself apart from conventional recycling and maintaining the quality of the raw materials over several product life cycles. All materials are considered nutrients and are used in defined cycles at the right time and in the right place. Awards: Honored with over 30 awards since 2022, including IE 100 Award- 2024 and 2025 Albin Kaelin - Most Innovative CEO of The Year testify to his leadership and innovative spirit. References: THE EUROPEAN Climate Change: “A book for the businesses of tomorrow”, Author: “From Rebel to Radical Innovator; Leading the Transformation through Ciruclarity” Albin Kaelin epeaswitzerland gmbh epeaswitzerland gmbh supports companies in various fields of activity in the development and implementation of the Cradle to Cradle® design concept. With an experienced, internationally oriented and interdisciplinary management team, Cradle to Cradle® projects are implemented worldwide in all industries. www.epeaswitzerland.com Cradle to Cradle® Design Innovations Cradle to Cradle® Design defines and develops cyclable products. As a differentiation from conventional recycling, the quality of the raw materials is maintained over several product life cycles and only “chemicals assessed as safe” are used. The production processes, use and cycling of the products are designed according to the model of maintaining the quality of the raw materials over several life cycles. This means: no waste, everything is also a nutrient. The right materials are used in defined cycles (metabolisms) at the right time and in the right place.

Dr. Bo Jie 

Bo Jie The University of Tokyo, Japan. Dr. Bo Jie earned the Bachelor of Engineering degree from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Shaanxi University of Science and Technology, XIAN, China in 2009, and the Ph.D of Engineering in 2022 from the Department of Division of Physics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Japan. He is currently an Assistant Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Systems Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Japan. He is also a Visiting Researcher with Tokyo University of Science, Japan. He is an editor of the Journal of the Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan (IEEJ), Energies, and guest editor of IET Smart Grid. He is a member of IEEJ, J-PVS and IEEE. His current research interests cover electric power system operation and control, including electric power system economics, power market mechanisms, system evolutionary computation, and optimization, V2G technologies, energy management system (EMS).

Dr. Nasimuddin

Nasimuddin (nasimuddin@i2r.a-star.edu.sg) is a scientist with the Institute for Infocomm Research, Agency for Science, Technology, and Research, Singapore 138632, Singapore. His research interests include multilayered microstrip-based structures, millimeter-wave antennas, ultrawideband antennas, and metamaterials-based microstrip antennas. He is a Senior Member of IEEE.

Prof. Ali E. Hajiah

Dr. Collin Glen Joseph

Prof. Mark Bomberg

Mark Bomberg, D. Sc (Eng) of Warsaw U, Poland, and Technology D. of Lund U, Sweden, is a Research Professor at Mechanical and Aeronautical Department. of Clarkson U., Potsdam, NY, Visiting Prof. At Cracow TU, Poland, Former Prof. of McMaster U, Hamilton, Canada, and International Prof. Tongji U, Shanghai, China. In years1984-2019 he was Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Building Physics (Sage Corp. London, UK). In 1976-2000 worked at Nat. Research Council of Canada. Currently he is an RD manager in a small company in CNY working on integration of HVAC and building enclosures in NZEB and leading a small international research network. He published over 200 refereed papers and 7 books; has more than 1000 research citations and 33,000 reads on Research Gate (Berlin). He received the highest awards in building physics in both USA and Canada namely Ontario Building Envelope Council (BECKIE, 1999) and honorary membership of Building Enclosure Technology and Environment Committee of the Nat. Institute of Building Sci. Washington DC (2012).

Dr. M. Priyadharshini, M.E., P.hD

Dr Priyadharshini is an Assistant Professor at Sri Ramakrishna Engineering College, Coimbatore, INDIA. She has received her doctorate and Master of Engineering from Anna University in 2024 and 2019 respectively. She has published several articles in the area of Hardware Security, detection of hardware trojans. She is actively involved in reviewing research articles from reputed conferences and journals. Her interests include hardware security, VLSI design and artificial intelligence.

Assoc. Prof. Hitesh Bindra

Prof. Eduard babulak

Professor Eduard Babulak is accomplished international scholar, researcher, consultant, educator, professional engineer and polyglot, with more than thirty years of experience. He served as Editor, reviewer, Conference Chair, has successfully published. He served as Chair of the IEEE Vancouver Ethics, Professional and Conference Committee. He was Invited Plenary & Keynote Speaker in Tokyo (2023), Oxford (2020 & 2023), University of Cambridge (2005 & 2010), MIT (2005 & 2010), Yokohama National University & University of Electro Communications in Tokyo (2009 – 2010), Kyushu Institute of Technology (2016), Japan, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (2013), Sungkyunkwan University in Korea (2012 – 2014), University of Surrey, Purdue University, Penn State, Graz University of Technology, Austria, Czech Technical University, and other prestigious academic institutions worldwide. His academic and engineering work was recognized internationally by the Engineering Council in UK, the European Federation of Engineers and credited by the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers and APEG in British Columbia in Canada. He was awarded higher postdoctoral degree DOCENT - Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) in the Czech Republic, Ph.D., M.Sc., and High National Certificate (HNC) diplomas in the United Kingdom, as well as, the Diploma Engineer (MSc and B.Sc. ) in Electrical Engineering in Slovakia.

Dr.Hidayatullah Bin Mohammad Ali

Hidayatullah Mohammad Ali, Senior Lecturer. Dr. Hidayatullah Mohammad Ali is an aerospace engineer and academician from Universiti Putra Malaysia, specializing in aerodynamic optimization on active flow control. He holds a PhD and Bachelor’s in Aerospace Engineering from UPM, and a Diploma in Aircraft Maintenance Engineering. His research focuses on computational and experimental fluid dynamics (CFD and EFD), particularly in low-Reynoldsnumber UAV aerodynamics using plasma-based actuation. Dr. Hidayatullah integrates sustainable design principles in aerospace systems, supporting the advancement of clean and energy-efficient technologies. He has presented at international symposia, contributed to indexed publications, and actively collaborates across academia and industry. His work aligns with the United nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reflecting a commitment to innovation with global impact.

Prof. Zhongsheng Guo

Prof. Zhongsheng Guo is a leading Chinese ecologist and forest scientist, renowned for his groundbreaking theories and contributions to sustainable vegetation and soil-water resource management. He currently serves as the Head of the “Science and Technology Innovation China” Agricultural High-Quality Production Service Team (appointed in 2022) and also leads advisory groups for rural revitalization projects in Yilong, Sichuan and zhenfeng, Guizhou provinces. His career includes prominent consultative roles with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the “three north” administration of National Forestry and Grassland Administration.

Asst. Prof. Ghatrehsamani Shirin

Prof. Ashwani K. Gupta

Professor Ashwani Gupta has been a faculty member in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Maryland College Park Campus since 1983 after spending six years at MIT as member of research staff in the Energy Laboratory and Department of Chemical Engineering and three years at Sheffield University as independent research worker and research fellow in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Fuel Technology. He has over 25 years of experience in Combustion engineering since his graduation from Southampton University in 1970. He is the co-author of two books entitled "Swirl flows" and "Flowfield Modeling and Diagnostics". His honors include a higher doctorate (D.Sc.) from the University of Sheffield , Energy Systems Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) in 1990, a best paper award by ASME in 1991 and four best paper awards by AIAA in 1987, 1989, 1992 and 1994. He is the founding co-editor of the Energy Engineering and Environment Series published by CRC Press and Associate Editor of the Journal of Propulsion and Power. He is the Chairman of AIAA Terrestrial Energy Systems technical committee and member of the ASME Fuels and Combustion Technology executive committee. He is a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and the Institute of Energy, U.K. and member of ASME , SAE , ASEE and the Combustion Institute.

Prof. Dr. Fei You

Dr. Dariusz Jacek Jakóbczak

Prof. Dr. Osman Adiguzel

Dr. Friedhelm Manfred Joge

Dr. Divya Chaudhary

Dr. Chinmoy Kolay

Dr. Chinmoy Kolay is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur. He holds a B.E. (First Class with Honours) in Civil Engineering from Jadavpur University (2006), an M.Tech. in Civil Engineering (Structures) from IIT Kanpur (2009), and a Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from Lehigh University (2016). He joined the faculty of the Department of Civil Engineering at IIT Kanpur in June 2017. Prior to joining IIT Kanpur, Dr. Kolay was a research scientist in the ATLSS Engineering Research Center at Lehigh University (2016-2017), on the faculty of the School of Civil Engineering at KIIT University (2009-2011), and a graduate engineer trainee at the Engineering Design and Research Center of Larsen & Toubro, ECC Div. (2006-2007). Dr. Kolay’s research interests include structural behaviour under extreme loads, real-time hybrid (pseudo-dynamic) simulation, structural dynamics and control, nonlinear structural analysis, numerical techniques, soil-structure interaction, and renewable building material. He has published his research in several international journals of repute and presented in many international conferences

Dr. Eugene Eteris

Dr. Eugene Eteris has a M.Sc.in comparative European politics (1980), PhD in Law (1985) and Lic. Jura(Denmark, 1992); besides, he has a M.Sc. degree in foreign languages. During last 40 years he has been dealing with the EU politics, economy and legal issues. He has been teaching in various universities in Europe since 1980s, e.g. for over a decade in Moscow State University, and another decade as a professor at Riga Stradina University/Latvia. Besides he is a well-known writer and a member of world journalist union; for over a decade he has been an International Editor in the magazine “The Baltic Course” (www.baltic-course.com). He has been a visiting professor in European universities and colleges: in Germany and Belgium, Denmark and Latvia, etc. and published several books on EU economic policies, law and integration. During last 15 years has been an external expert in the DG Education and Science. Since 2016, he is a member of SDSN Global, SDSN for Universities, and SDSN Europe as part of Nordic countries’ sustainability network. He is a special adviser to the Latvian Science Academy, LZA and a member of the LZA’s European Policy Research Unit. During last twenty years he serves as a managing director in the European Integration Institute/Denmark, heavily contributing to the EII’s special website since 2020 (www.integrin.dk).