Prof. Jizhong Zhu
South China University of Technology, China
Foreign Academician of the Academy of Sciences of Bologna, Italy; Academician of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts; IEEE Fellow
Biography:
Jizhong Zhu is a professor at the South China University of Technology (Foreign Academician of Academy of Sciences of Bologna Institute, IEEE Fellow, IET Fellow, CSEE Fellow) and a “National Distinguished Expert.” He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees from the School of Electrical Engineering, Chongqing University in February 1985, 1987, and 1990, respectively. He is currently the director and professor of the ISESOOC Center of the South China University of Technology, serving as a high-level talent introduced by China. Since 2018, he has acted as the Chairman of the IEEE P2781 and P2783 international standards working groups, a Member of the IEEE SMC Smart Power and Energy Systems Technical Committee, and a Member of the IEEE SMC Standards Committee; he held the Chair of IEEE PES SBLC Loads Sub-Committee, served as Senior Principal Power Systems Engineer at Alstom Grid from 2000-2015, and became an academician-level expert of the Alstom Global Expert Committee in 2013.
Prof. Atif Iqbal
Qatar University, Qatar
IEEE Fellow, Vice-Chair of IEEE Qatar Section
Biography:
(Fellow IEEE (USA), Fellow IET (UK), Fellow IE (India)) received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Electrical Engineering from the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh, India, in 1991 and 1996, respectively, and Ph.D. degree from Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, U.K., in 2006. He received D.Sc. degree (Habilitation) in control, informatics, and electrical engineering from the Gdansk University of Technology, Gdansk, Poland in 2019. He is a Full Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar, and a former Full Professor of the Department of Electrical Engineering, AMU, Aligarh, India. Dr. Iqbal has been listed in top 2% highly cited scientists of the world (Stanford University, USA) since 2019. He has published widely in international journals and conferences on his research findings related to power electronics, variable speed drives, e-mobility, smart grid, complex energy transition, micro and nano grids and renewable energy sources. He has authored or coauthored more than 570 research articles, 8 patents, and four books and several chapters in edited books. He has supervised several large research and development projects worth several million USD. He has supervised 21 PhD He was also a recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Merit Award for year 2014–2015 and the Research Excellence Awards at Qatar University, in 2015, and 2022. He has received Research Excellence Award from the College of Engineering, Qatar University in 2019. He has received several best research papers awards in top International Conferences. He is serving as the Vice-Chair of the IEEE Qatar Section. He is an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transaction on Industrial Electronics and Senior Editor IEEE Access.
Researcher, Wei Xu
Institute of Electrical Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
IEEE Fellow
Biography:
Wei Xu is a researcher at the Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He received his Doctor of Engineering degree from the Institute of Electrical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences in July 2008. He has conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Technology Sydney and RMIT University in Australia, as well as at Meiji University in Japan, supported by the Vice Chancellor Research Fellowship and JSPS Invitation Research Fellowship, respectively. He currently serves as a professor and doctoral supervisor at Huazhong University of Science and Technology. He has been recognized as an IEEE Fellow, IET Fellow, a high-level talent of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, and a national young talent. Wei Xu is the director of the Key Laboratory of High-Density Electromagnetic Power and Systems. He has published over 210 high-level journal papers (including more than 170 in IEEE journals), holds over 150 authorized invention patents (with 2 licensed), and has authored 4 monographs. He has led the development of 2 group standards. His research works have been cited over 9,500 times on Google Scholar, with an h-index of 47. He has led more than 20 research projects, including National Key R&D Program projects, four National Natural Science Foundation of China projects (two of which received excellent completion evaluations), and the Chinese Academy of Sciences Pioneer Action Plan projects. His long-term research focuses on linear motor systems, developing a series of original contributions in areas such as steady-state and dynamic equivalent modeling, multi-parameter identification, minimum loss control, and system-level optimization. His work has improved the energy efficiency of linear motor systems and has been widely applied in industries such as urban rail transit, steelmaking, and petroleum extraction.
Prof. Laili Lai
Guangdong University of Technology, China
IEEE/IET Fellow
Biography:
Laili Lai, male, Ph.D., is currently a Distinguished Professor at Guangdong University of Technology. He is a member of the IEEE Smart Grid Steering Committee and the IEEE Smart Cities Steering Committee, and serves as the Chair of the IEEE Smart Cities Publication Committee. He previously served as the Director of the R&D Center at the State Grid Energy Research Institute of China; Pao Yue Kong Chair Professor at Zhejiang University, China; Vice President of the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society (IEEE/SMCS); Professor and Chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering at City, University of London; and a nominated Fellow evaluation expert for the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. Dr. Lai received the IEEE Third Millennium Medal in 2000, the IEEE Power & Energy Society (IEEE/PES) UK and Republic of Ireland Power Chapter Outstanding Engineer Award; he was awarded papers by the IEEE/PES Energy Development and Power Generation Committee in 2006 and 2009; received the IEEE/SMCS Outstanding Contribution Award in 2013 and 2014; and was honored with the Most Active Technical Committee Award in 2016. Professor Lai is a Fellow of the IET and IEEE, a National High-Level Talent (selected in 2015 National High-Level Talent Honor Roll, where fewer than 1% of experts were chosen), and a Distinguished Expert of the State Grid Corporation of China.
Prof. Shunli Wang
Inner Mongolia University of Technology, China
Academician of Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, IET Fellow
Biography:
Prof. Shunli Wang is a Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, Executive Vice President of Smart Energy Storage Institute, Academic Dean of Electric Power College at Inner Mongolia University of Technology, Academician of Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, IET Fellow, Provincial Senior Overseas Talent, Tianfu Qingcheng Provincial Scientific and Technological Talent, Academic Leader of the National Electrical Safety and Quality Testing Center, Provincial Tianfu Talent, Academic and Technical Leader of China Science and Technology City, Top 2% Worldwide Scientist. His research interests include modeling, state estimation, and safety management for energy storage systems. 56 projects have been undertaken, supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Provincial Science and Technology Department et al. 258 research papers have been published with a RIS value of 11617 and h-index value of 34. 52 intellectual property rights have been approved. 9 monographs have been published by famous publishers of Elsevier and IET and so on. The total print number of New Energy Technology and Power Management reaches 6300 copies that are reprinted 4 times. He has guided students on 29 science and technology innovation projects with 6 excellent completions and 34 awards in science and technology competitions. He has won 13 scientific and technological awards, including the Gold Award at the 48th Geneva Invention Exhibition. The appraisal result has reached the internationally advanced level, as reported by People's Daily.