Keynote Speakers

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Prof. Yang Shi (IEEE Fellow)
University of Victoria, Canada
Co-Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics

Yang SHI received his B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in mechanical engineering and automatic control from Northwestern Polytechnical University, Xi’an, China, in 1994 and 1998, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, in 2005. From 2005 to 2009, he was an Assistant Professor and Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada. In 2009, he joined the University of Victoria, and now he is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada. His current research interests include networked and distributed systems, model predictive control (MPC), cyber-physical systems (CPS), robotics and mechatronics, navigation and control of autonomous systems (AUV and UAV), and energy system applications. Dr. Shi received the University of Saskatchewan Student Union Teaching Excellence Award in 2007, and the Faculty of Engineering Teaching Excellence Award in 2012 at the University of Victoria (UVic). He is the recipient of the JSPS Invitation Fellowship (short-term) in 2013, the UVic Craigdarroch Silver Medal for Excellence in Research in 2015, the 2017 IEEE Transactions on Fuzzy Systems Outstanding Paper Award, the Humboldt Research Fellowship for Experienced Researchers in 2018. He is Vice President of IES, Chair of IEEE IES Technical Committee on Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems, and was on the IES Fellow Evaluation Committee during 2017-2019. Currently, he is Co-Editor-in-Chief for IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics; he also serves as Associate Editor for Automatica, IEEE Transactions on Automatic Control, IEEE Transactions on Cybernetics, etc. He is General Chair of the 2019 International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE) and the 2021 International Conference on Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems (ICPS).  He is a Fellow of IEEE, ASME, CSME, and Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC), and a registered Professional Engineer in British Columbia, Canada.

 

Prof. Jinjun Liu (IEEE Fellow)
Xi’an Jiaotong University, China
Inaugural Editor-in-Chief of CPSS Transactions on Power Electronics and Applications

Jinjun Liu (M’97–SM’10–Fellow’19) received the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Xi’an Jiaotong University (XJTU), Xi’an, China, in 1992 and 1997, respectively. He then joined the XJTU Electrical Engineering School as a faculty. From late 1999 to early 2002, he was with the Center for Power Electronics Systems, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, USA, as a Visiting Scholar. In late 2002, he was promoted to a Full Professor and then the Head of the Power Electronics and Renewable Energy Center at XJTU, which now comprises more than 20 faculty members and over 200 graduate students and carries one of the leading power electronics programs in China. From 2005 to early 2010, he served as an Associate Dean of Electrical Engineering School at XJTU, and from 2009 to early 2015, the Dean for Undergraduate Education of XJTU. He is currently a XJTU Distinguished Professor of Power Electronics. He coauthored 3 books (including one textbook), published over 500 technical papers in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, holds 70 invention patents (China/US/EU), and delivered for many times plenary keynote speeches and tutorials at IEEE conferences or China national conferences. His research interests include modeling, control, and design methods for power converters and electronified power systems, power quality control and utility applications of power electronics, and micro-grids for sustainable energy and distributed generation. Dr. Liu received for many times governmental awards at national level or provincial/ministerial level for scientific research/teaching achievements. He also received the 2006 Delta Scholar Award, the 2014 Chang Jiang Scholar Award, the 2014 Outstanding Sci-Tech Worker of the Nation Award, the 2016 State Council Special Subsidy Award, the IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics 2016 and 2021 Prize Paper Awards, and the Nomination Award for the Grand Prize of 2020 Bao Steel Outstanding Teacher Award. He served as the IEEE Power Electronics Society Region 10 Liaison and then China Liaison for 10 years, an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics since 2006, 2015-2019 Executive Vice President and 2020-2021 Vice President of IEEE PELS. He was on the Board of China Electrotechnical Society 2012-2020 and was elected the Vice President in 2013 and the Secretary General in 2018 of the CES Power Electronics Society. He was the Vice President for International Affairs, China Power Supply Society (CPSS) from 2013 to 2021, and since 2016, the inaugural Editor-in-Chief of CPSS Transactions on Power Electronics and Applications. He was elected the President of CPSS in Nov.  2021.  Since 2013, he has been serving as the Vice Chair of the Chinese National Steering Committee for College Electric Power Engineering Programs.

 

Prof. Xinbo Ruan (IEEE Fellow)
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), China
Associate Editor, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics etc

Xinbo Ruan received the B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (NUAA), Nanjing, China, in 1991 and 1996, respectively. In 1996, he joined the Faculty of Electrical Engineering Teaching and Research Division, NUAA, where he became a Professor in the College of Automation Engineering in 2002. From August to October 2007, he was a Research Fellow in the Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China. From March 2008 to August 2011, he was also with the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. He is the author or co-author of 13 books and more than 300 technical papers published in journals and conferences. His main research interests include resonant and soft-switching power converters, power converter topologies and control, grid-connected converters and system for renewable energy, modeling and stability of power converters, and envelop tracking power supply. Prof. Ruan was a recipient of the Delta Scholarship by the Delta Environment and Education Fund in 2003 and was a recipient of the Special Appointed Professor of the Chang Jiang Scholars Program by the Ministry of Education, China, in 2007. He was also a recipient of the IEEE PELS Sustainable Energy Systems Technical Achievement Award in 2022. From 2005 to 2013, and since 2017 again, he serves as a Vice President of the China Power Supply Society. From 2014 to 2016, he served as a Vice Chair of the Technical Committee on Renewable Energy Systems within the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society. Currently, he serves as an Editor for IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics on Power Electronics and an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, IEEE Open Journal of Industrial Electronics Society, and IEEE Transactions on Circuits and Systems – II: Express Briefs. He was the General Chair of IPEMC-ECCE Asia 2020 and the General Secretary of IPEMC-ECCE Asia 2009, a Technical Program Committee Chair of the IEEE 7th Annual Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE2015), and a Tutorial Committee Chair of the IEEE 12th Annual Energy Conversion Congress and Exposition (ECCE2020). He is an IEEE Fellow.

 

Prof. Badrul Chowdhury
University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC), North Carolina, USA
Editor-in-Chief, IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy

Badrul Chowdhury is a Professor in Electrical & Computer Engineering with joint appointment in Systems Engineering & Engineering Management at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC), North Carolina, USA. He received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. Dr. Chowdhury has contributed to the fundamental analysis, modeling and simulation of renewable and distributed energy resources in power networks. These contributions have advanced the utility grid applications of renewable energy-based resources. His current research interests are in power system modeling, analysis, control and economics; complex multi-modal non-linear system vulnerability and resiliency assessment; integration of renewable and distributed energy resources including wind electric conversion systems, solar PV, energy storage and flexible loads in a smart grid environment; microgrid control and optimization. He is currently serving as the Assistant Director of the Energy Production and Infrastructure Center (EPIC) at UNCC, and Site Director for the Center for Advanced Power Engineering Research (CAPER), an industry-university research consortium in the southeastern United States. Prior to joining UNC-Charlotte, Dr. Chowdhury was a Professor in the ECE Department of Missouri S&T. He has published more than 250 papers in archival journals and conference proceedings. has also directed more than 60 Ph.D and M.S theses in these areas. He is included in Stanford University's list representing the top 2% of the world's most-cited researchers. Dr. Chowdhury is the Chair of the Charlotte Chapter of IEEE PES. He is the Chair of the PES Photovoltaics Working Group and past chair of the PES University Education subcommittee. He is a Senior Member of the IEEE.

 

Prof. Innocent Kamwa (IEEE Fellow)
Laval University, Canada
Editor-in-chief, IET Generation, Transmission and Distribution

Innocent Kamwa obtained his B.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering from Laval University, Québec City in 1985 and 1989 respectively.  He has been a research scientist and registered professional engineer at Hydro-Quebec Research Institute since 1988, specializing in system dynamics, power grid control and electric machines. After leading System Automation and Control R&D program for years he became Chief scientist for smart grid, Head of Power System and Mathematics, and Acting Scientific Director of IREQ in 2016. He currently heads the Power Systems Simulation and Evolution Division, overseeing the Hydro-Quebec Network Simulation Centre known worldwide. An Adjunct professor at Laval University and McGill University, Dr. Kamwa’s Honors include four IEEE Power Engineering best paper prize awards, three IEEE Power Engineering outstanding working group awards, a 2013 IEEE Power Engineering Society Distinguished Service Award, Fellow of IEEE in 2005 for “innovations in power grid control” and Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering.  He is also the 2019 Recipient of the IEEE Charles Proteus Steinmetz Award.

 

Prof Vladimir Terzija (Humboldt Fellow, IEEE Fellow)
Skoltech, Moscow, Russia
Editor-in-chief, International Journal of Power and Energy Systems

Vladimir Terzija was born in Donji Baraci (former Yugoslavia). He received the Dipl-Ing., M.Sc., and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia, in 1988, 1993, and 1997, respectively. He is Distinguished Professor at the Shandong University, Jinan, China, where he has been since 2013. From 1997 to 1999, he was an Assistant Professor at the University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia. From 2000 to 2006, he was a senior specialist for switchgear and distribution automation with ABB, Ratingen, Germany. From 2006 to 2020 he was the EPSRC Chair Professor in Power System Engineering with the School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester, U.K. His current research interests include smart grid applications; wide-area monitoring, protection, and control; multi-energy systems; switchgear and transient processes; ICT, data analytics and digital signal processing applications in power systems. Prof. Terzija is Editor in Chief of the International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems, Alexander von Humboldt Fellow, Fellow of IEEE, as well as a DAAD and Taishan Scholar. He is the recipient of the National Friendship Award, China (2019). Since 2018, he is the National Thousand Talents at the Shandong University, China.

 

Prof. Gianfranco Chicco (IEEE Fellow)
Politecnico di Torino, Italy
Editor-in-Chief, Sustainable Energy Grids and Networks

Gianfranco Chicco holds a Ph.D. in Electrotechnics Engineering and is a Full Professor of Electrical Energy Systems at Politecnico di Torino, Italy. He is a Fellow of the IEEE. He received the title of Doctor Honoris Causa from the Universities Politehnica of Bucharest and Gheorghe Asachi of Iasi (Romania) in 2017 and 2018. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Sustainable Energy Grids and Networks, a Subject Editor of Energy, an Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, the IEEE Open Access Journal of Power and Energy, and Energies, and a past Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy. He was the Conference Chair of WESC 2006, IEEE ISGT Europe 2017 and UPEC 2020. His research activities include Power System Analysis, Distribution System Analysis and Optimization, Electrical Load Management, Energy Efficiency and Environmental Impact of Multi-Energy Systems, Data Analytics for Power and Energy Systems, and Power Quality.

 

Prof. Bin Li (IEEE Senior Member, IET Fellow)
Tianjin University, China
Deputy Director, Key Laboratory of Smart Grid, Ministry of Education, China

Bin Li is professor and executive vice dean of the graduate school of Tianjin University, China. He obtained the B.Sc, M.Sc and Ph.D degrees in electrical engineering from Tianjin University in 1999, 2002 and 2005 respectively. And then he joined Tianjin University as an associate professor in 2006. In 2006, he was academic visitor of the University of Manchester, U.K. From 2008 to 2009, he worked in the design and application of protection relays and phasor measurement unit as a BOND engineer, in AREVA Company U.K. He has been engaged in the research of smart grid protection and control. He has published 8 books as an author or co-author. Besides, He has more than 50 invention patents and published more than 90 academic international journal papers. He is Elsevier Highly Cited Chinese Researchers and awarded the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars. He serves as Technical Committee Co-Chairs of some international conferences. He is an Editor for International Journal of Green Energy, Protection and Control of Modern Power Systems, Energy and AI, etc. Currently he is an investigator of some on-going research projects in this area supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China and the industry.

 

Prof. Qiuye Sun (IET Fellow)
Northeastern University, China

Qiuye Sun received the Ph.D. degree in control theory and engineering in 2007 from Northeastern University, Shenyang, China, where he became a Professor in 2015. He is the executive Dean of school of Innovation and Entrepreneurship of Northeastern University. He is IET Fellow, IEEE Senior Member, National Special Support Plan for High-Level Talents (National "Ten Thousand Person Plan"), and obtained special government allowances of the state council. He is the chair of several important academic conferences in the field of control, including 39th CCC and 2th ICITEL, and the editorial board of many important journals at home and abroad, including IEEE Trans NNLS, IET Cyber-Physical Systems and ACTA AUTOMATICA SINICA. His research interests are energy internet, smart energy and cyber physical systems. He has published more than 200 papers on high-level academic journals. Representative papers were selected as ESI highly cited papers. His paper titled Reduced-Order Transfer Function Model of the Droop-Controlled Inverter via Jordan Continued-Fraction Expansion was selected as one of Best Paper Award for the IEEE Transactions on Energy Conversion in 2020-2021. He has won the Award of National Natural Science, National Science and Technology Progress, Ministry of Education Science and Technology Progress, and CAA Science and Technology Progress.

 

Prof. Hong Li
Beijing Jiaotong University, China

Hong Li (Senior Member, IEEE) received the M.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China, in 2005, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Fernuniversität in Hagen, Germany, in 2009. She is currently a Full Professor with the School of Electrical Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China. She has published 1 book, 70 journal papers, and 63 conference papers. She has also authorized 30 patents. Her research interests include nonlinear modeling, analysis and its applications, EMI suppressing methods for power electronic systems, wide bandgap power devices and applications. Dr. Li is an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, an Associate Editor of IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, , an Associate Editor of the IEEE Open Journal of Industrial Electronics Society, an Associate Editor of the Chinese Journal of Electrical Engineering, She is the Vice Chairman of IEEE PELS China and the Vice Chairman of Electromagnetic Compatibility Specialized Committee in China Power Supply Society.