Power and Energy Engineering

Sir Prof. Ruggero Maria Santilli

Sir Ruggero M. Santilli obtained his Ph. D. in theoretical physics at the University of Torino, Italy in 1965; he then emigrated to the U.S.A. in 1967 where he was on the faculty of the University of Miami, Boston University, MIT, and Harvard University under financial support from NASA, UFOSR and DOE. In 1991 he accepted the position of President and Professor at the Institute for Basic Research in Florida. He is the author of 345 papers published in refereed journals and twenty post Ph. D. monographs in mathematics, physics, chemistry and biology; he is the Editor of a number of scientific journals in mathematics and physics and was awarded twelve U. S. patents. He is internationally known for developing new mathematics (known as Lie-admissible, Lie-isotopic and isodual mathematics) for the construction of hadronic mechanics, chemistry and biology, and for the verification of the 1935 Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen argument that "quantum mechanics is not a complete theory." These discoveries lead to the prediction of new technologies, incompatible with quantum mechanics but fully compatible with hadronic mechanics, which he developed as Chief Scientist at various U. S. publicly traded and private companies. AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS. Ruggero Maria Santilli was knighted with the title of Sir on September 8, 2011, by the Republic of San Marino with the Membership in the Millenary Equestrian Order of Sant’Agata. Additionally, Sir R.M. Santilli has received: the Gold Medal from the Universite' d'Orleans, France, on January 6, 1982; the Nomination among the most illustrious applied mathematicians if all times by the Estonia Academy of Sciences in June 9, 1990; a dedication to his name of a lecture hall by the Australian Science and Research Center on September 9, 1992; the Scientific Prize of the Mediterranean Foundation on January 2, 2009; the award of the U. S. Sons of Italy on June 6, 2010; the Scientific Prize of Kathmandu University, Nepal, on January 7, 2011; the Honorary Membership in the European Society of Computational Methods in Science and Engineering on September 21, 2011; the Molinari Peace Price from the Mediterranean Foundation on July 7, 2015; the Frey International Sustainability Award on November 9, 2016; and the "Stella d'Italia" (Star of Italy) with the title of "Cavaliere" from the Italian President Sergio Mattarella on May 31, 2018. For details, please visit the website http://santilli-foundation.org/santilli-nobel-nominations.html

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.

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.

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. 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.

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.

Dr. Ruomei LI

Dr Ruomei LI, Fellow of AETDEW; Senior Member of IEEE; Honorable Member of CIGRE; Vice Chair of Dual Carbon Branch, China Energy Research Society （CERC）； Vice President, New Future Foundation Inc. ; Task Group Chair of Energy Efficiency, WFEO Energy Committee, from 2023; Former member of Executive Council of WFEO, 2015~2023; Former WIP Chair, IEEE PES, 2020-2021. Ruomei LI received her Ph.D. from University of Bath, UK, in 2000; M.E. from CEPRI China, in 1989; and B.E. from Hefei University of Technology, China, in 1982. During 1994~1995, Ruomei has been a Visiting Scholar in UMIST, UK, upon Lee Kai Hueng Fellowship. Ruomei has started her career in electrical engineering field since 1982. She worked in the Power Dispatching Center of Anhui, China in 1982-1986. A researcher in CEPRI, China in power system planning and simulation in 1989-1994, the Chief Engineer of S&T of CEPRI in 2000~2004. She has got numbers of national and international awards including National First prize for Scientific and Technological Progress, 2008, as a team member; IEEE PES Wanda Reder Pioneer in Power Award, 2019. Ruomei LI had worked in CSEE, as Deputy Secretary General/Secretary General (2004/2009-2013). She was in AC/SC of CIGRE (2005/2006~2014), as the Chair of CIGRE AORC in 2010~2012, and in DC of CIRED (2007~2016), Vice chair of WFEO CE (2012~2016). Recent tenure, Ruomei Li held the positions of Vice President of the New Future Foundation and Vice Chair of the Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality Industry Cooperation Subcommittee of the China Energy Research Society (CERS

Dr. Collin Glen Joseph

Prof. Constantin Volosencu

Constantin Voloşencu is a prominent Professor in the Department of Automation and Applied Informatics at the Politehnica University of Timişoara, Romania. His professional achievements are extensive, particularly in control systems, electrical drives, and intelligent systems (including fuzzy logic and neural networks). He is the author of over 10 books, 11 book chapters, and more than 170 scientific papers published in international journals and conference proceedings. He holds 27 patents and has managed numerous research grants. He has developed various electrical and automation systems for industrial applications, including machine tools and high-power ultrasound processes. He serves as editor-in-chief and a member of the editorial boards of international journals; he has served on scientific committees at many international conferences and has been a plenary and keynote speaker at numerous global conferences. Significant contributions to both academic research and practical engineering development characterize his career.

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).

Prof. Hengyun Zhang

Professor Zhang Hengyun, Ph.D. obtained his doctorate from Nanyang Technological University and is currently a Professor in the School of Mechanical and Production Engineering at Shanghai University of Engineering Science. His research focuses on heat transfer and thermal management, with particular expertise in thermoelectric cooling, electronic packaging, and advanced thermal characterization of 2.5D and multi-chip module systems. Professor Zhang has authored numerous SCI and EI indexed publications in leading international journals and conferences, including IEEE Transactions on Components, Packaging and Manufacturing Technology, International Journal of Refrigeration, and Applied Thermal Engineering. His work on thermoelectric coolers and electronic package thermal design has contributed significantly to improving cooling performance and reliability in advanced electronic systems. He has also received recognition for his research excellence, including an Outstanding Paper Award at ICEPT.

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

Dr. Priyadharshini M is an Assistant Professor at PSG Institute of Technology and Applied Research, Coimbatore, INDIA. She has received her doctorate and Master of Engineering from Anna University in 2024 and 2019 respectively. She has experience in industry and academic teaching for the past few years. 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.

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)

Dr. Shuai Niu

Shuai Niu currently works at College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Taiyuan University of Technology. Shuai Niu does research in Catalysis, Materials Chemistry and Electrochemistry.

Prof. David W. Yarbrough

David W. Yarbrough is V. President of R&D Services, Inc. a testing and consulting company located in Watertown, TN. He is a Professor of Chemical Engineering, emeritus at Tennessee Technological University having retired in 2002 as Professor and Chair of Chemical Engineer, a retired Research Staff Member (part time) of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and a Fellow: the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM), the Tennessee Academy of Science, and the International Thermal Conductivity Conference. Yarbrough is a graduate of Georgia Tech (BChE 1960, MS 1961, PhD 1966).

Assoc. Prof. Ts. Dr. Mohd Hariri Arifin

Assoc. Prof. Dr Mohd Hariri Arifin is a reputable Geophysics lecturer at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) with over 10 years of experience in teaching and research. He gained his PhD in Geophysics Exploration at Universiti Sains Malaysia. He has been a Board of Geologists Malaysia, PG29 member since 2016. His passion and dedication to research have led him to publish almost 60 articles and 313 citations on early May 2025. Dr Hariri teaches a few courses such as Geophysics, Engineering Geophysics and Environmental Geophysics for undergraduate students and supervises postgraduate students. Dr Hariri has extensive experience in consulting multiple projects of his expertise such as assessing rock slope and tunnel stability, and landslide problems. His effort and contribution in the geology field widen as he has gained numerous grants for groundwater study, environmental site assessment, and sustainability of geothermal resources. He is also President of the Malaysia Geothermal Association (MyGA) & Deputy Dean for Industry and Community partnership at his faculty.

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.

Dr. Friedhelm Manfred Joge

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