Committee
| Conference Honorary Chair |
Prof. Xiaoxin Zhou
Fellow, IEEE
China Electric Power Research Institute, China
Xiaoxin Zhou (Fellow, IEEE) graduated from Tsinghua University, in 1965. He is currently the Honorary President of the China Electric Power Research Institute (CEPRI) and an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and NAE member. His main research interests include power system analysis and control, power system digital simulation, and flexible ac transmission system (FACTS). He received the IEEE Nari Hingorani FACTS Award, in 2008.
Prof. Om P. Malik
Life Fellow, IEEE
University of Calgary, Canada
Om P. Malik (Life Fellow, IEEE) received a bachelor’s degree (National Diploma) in electrical engineering and the M.E. degree in electrical machine design from the University of Roorkee, Roorkee, India, in 1952 and 1962, respectively, the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of London, London, U.K., in 1965, and the D.I.C. degree from the Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, U.K., in 1965. In 1968, he joined the University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, where he is currently a Professor Emeritus with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He is a fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada, the Canadian Academy of Engineering, and the Institution of Electrical Engineers. He is also actively involved in IFAC and is currently the Chair of the IFAC Technical Committee on Power Plants.
Prof. Licheng Li
IEEE PES Member
China Southern Power Grid, China
Li Licheng received the B.S. degree in electrical engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 1963., Currently, he is a Professor with the South University of Technology, Guangzhou, China. His research activities include high-voltage direct-current technology, high-voltage engineering, as well as power system analysis and stability., Prof. Licheng is a member of the China Engineering Academy.
| Conference General Chair |
Prof. Jizhong Zhu
Fellow, IEEE
South China University of Technology, China
Jizhong Zhu is a Professor of South China University of Technology, and National Distinguished Expert. He is an IEEE Fellow, IET Fellow, CSEE Fellow, Chair of IEEE Standard IEEE P2781 WG and P2783 WG, Chair of IEEE PCCC SBLC Technical Committee, IEEE SMC Intelligent Power and Energy Systems Technical Committee member. He has been an Expert of IEEE 2030.9 Standard WG on Micro-grids, Expert of International Electrotechnical Commission WGs IEC SEG6, IEC TC22 AHG1, IEC TC22 AHG2, respectively, and Chair of IEEE SBLC Load Subcommittee as well as Chair of IEEE SBLC Asia-Pacific Working Group. Dr. Zhu has worked at ALSTOM Grid Inc. in Washington State, Howard University in Washington, D.C., the National University of Singapore, Brunel University in England, and Chongqing University and CSG in China. He was a Senior Principal Engineer as well as a Fellow with ALSTOM Grid Inc., and an honorable advisory professor of Chongqing University. He has published six books as an author and co-author, as well as about three hundred papers in the international journals and conferences. His research interest is in the analysis, operation, planning and control of power systems, smart grid, power markets as well as applications of renewable energy.
Prof. Udaya K. Madawala
Fellow, IEEE
The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Udaya K. Madawala graduated with a B.Sc. (Electrical Engineering) (Hons) degree from The University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka in 1987, and received his PhD (Power Electronics) from The University of Auckland, New Zealand in 1993 as a Commonwealth Doctoral Scholar. At the completion of his PhD, he was employed by Fisher & Paykel Ltd, New Zealand, as a Research and Development Engineer to develop new technologies for motor drives. In 1997 he joined the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at The University of Auckland and, at present as a Full Professor, he focuses on a number of power electronics projects related to wireless EV charging systems for V2G applications. Udaya is an IEEE Fellow and a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Power Electronic Society (PELS), and has over 32 years of both industry and research experience in the fields of power electronics and energy. He has served both the IEEE Power Electronics and Industrial Electronics Societies in numerous roles, relating to editorial, advisory, conference, technical committees and chapter activities. Currently, Udaya is an Associate Editor for IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, and a member of both the Administrative Committee and Membership Development Committee of the IEEE Power Electronics Society. He is also the Chair of IEEE Southern Power Electronics Conference (SPEC) Steering Committee. Udaya, who has over 300 IEEE and IET journal and conference publications, holds a number of patents related to wireless power transfer (WPT) and power converters, and is a consultant to industry.
| Technical Program Chair |
Prof. Zhe Chen
Fellow, IEEE
Aalborg University, Denmark
Brief Introduction
Zhe Chen (Fellow, IEEE) received the B.Eng. and M.Sc. degrees in electrical engineering from the Northeast China Institute of Electric Power Engineering, Jilin, China, the M.Phil. in power electronic from Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent, U.K., and the Ph.D. degree in power and control from the University of Durham, Durham, U.K.,Since 2002, he has been a Full Professor with the Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark. He is currently the Leader of Wind Power System Research Program with the Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University. His main research interests include wind power, power electronics, power systems, and multi energy systems.,Chen is also an Associate Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, a Member of Editorial Boards of many international journals, a Fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET, London, U.K.), and a Chartered Engineer in the U.K.
Prof. Tao Yu
IEEE PES Member
South China University of Technology, China
Tao Yu (Member, IEEE) received the B.Eng. degree in electrical power system from Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China, in 1996, the M.Eng. degree in hydroelectric engineering from Yunnan Polytechnic University, Kunming, China, in 1999, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 2003. He is currently a Professor with the School of Electric Power, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China. His research interests include nonlinear and coordinated control theory, artificial intelligence techniques in planning, and operation of power systems.
| Organizing Committee Chair |
Prof. Zhukui Tan
IEEE PES Member
Electric Power Research Institute of Guizhou Power Grid Co. Ltd., China
Professor senior engineer, Deputy Secretary of Guizhou Electric Machinery Engineering Society, Executive Director of DC distribution network sub-committee of IEEE DC Power System Technical Committee, Deputy General Manager of Electric Power Research Institute of Guizhou Power Grid Co., Ltd.. Engaged in information technology, power system, automation, DC distribution system, intelligent distribution key technology, power demand response, electrical characteristics identification and other aspects of the work and research. He has presided over three major Southern Power Grid science and technology projects, and a number of information systems and electric power dispatching automation system research and development. He has obtained 4 science and technology awards at the provincial and ministerial level, and 7 other science and Technology Awards and innovation achievements. He edited 3 textbooks, published more than 30 papers, and granted more than 30 patents.
| Publication Chair |
Prof. Qingshan Xu
IEEE Member
Southeast University, China
Qingshan Xu (Member, IEEE) received a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Southeast University, Nanjing, China, in 2006.,He is currently a Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering, Southeast University. His research interests include renewable energy and power system control.
| Technical Program Members |
Prof. Qingshan Xu, Southeast University,IEEE PES Member, China
Prof. Nima Amjady, Semnan University,IEEE Senior Member, Iran
Prof. Weidong Cheng, Beijing Jiaotong University,IEEE PES Member, China
Prof. Khalil KASSMI, Mohamed Premier University, Morocco
Prof. Wenzhi Chen, Zhejiang University,IEEE PES Member, China
Prof. Chergui Meriyem, Université Hassan II de Casablanca, Morocco
Prof. Wenli Shang, Guangzhou University, IEEE Member, China
Prof. Badrul Hisham Ahmad, Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Indonesia
Prof. Fei Wang,North China Electric Power University,IEEE PES Member, China
Prof. Xufeng Yuan, Guizhou University, IEEE PES Member, China
Prof. Jing Yong, Chongqing University,IEEE PES Member, China
Prof. Yinquan Yu, East China Jiaotong University,IEEE PES Member, China
Prof. Junbo Zhang, South China University of Technology,IEEE Senior Member, China
Prof. Chengxi Liu, Wuhan University, China
Professor-level Senior Engineer Yuping Chen, Power Dispatching Control Center, China Southern Power Grid,IEEE PES Member, China
Assoc.Prof. Freddy Tan Kheng Suan, University of Nottingham, Malaysia
Assoc.Prof. Jianquan Zhu, South China University of Technology,IEEE Member, China
Assoc.Prof. Muslum Arici, Kocaeli University, Turkey
Assoc.Prof. Pawan Sharma, UiT The Arctic University of Tromsø, Norway
Assis.Prof. Syed Abdul Mujeer, Lakireddy Bali Reddy College of Engineering, India
| Organizing Committee Members |
Senior Engineer Bin Liu, Electric Power Research Institute of Guizhou Power Grid Co. Ltd., IEEE PES Member, China
Prof. Ping He, Jinan University, IEEE PES Member, China
Prof. Hartmut Hinz, University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Prof. Lei Xi, China Three Gorges University, IEEE PES Member, China
Prof. Janos Arpad Kosa, GAMF Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science, Hungary
Prof. Antonio Moreno-Muñoz, Universidad de Córdoba,IEEE Senior Member, Spain
Prof. Ragab A. El-Sehiemy, Kafrelshiekh University, IEEE Senior Member, Egypt
Prof. Hussain H. Al-Kayiem, Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Malaysia
Senior Engineer Yutao Xu, Electric Power Research Institute of Guizhou Power Grid Co. Ltd., IEEE PES Member, China
Senior Engineer Yu Fu, Electric Power Research Institute of Guizhou Power Grid Co. Ltd., IEEE PES Member, China
Senior Engineer Xiaobing Xiao, Electric Power Research Institute of Guizhou Power Grid Co. Ltd., IEEE PES Member, China
Assoc.Prof. Lefeng Cheng, Guangzhou University, IEEE Member, China
Assoc.Prof. Xiaoshun Zhang, Shantou University, IEEE Member,China
Assoc.Prof. Wenlong Fu, China Three Gorges University, IEEE PES Member, China
Deputy Head and Secretary Feixiong Chen, Fuzhou University, IEEE PES Member, China
Engineer Qiong Cui, Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, IEEE Member, China
Engineer Saiqiu Tang, Electric Power Research Institute of Guizhou Power Grid Co. Ltd., IEEE PES Member, China
Engineer Mingyun Xin, Electric Power Research Institute of Guizhou Power Grid Co. Ltd., IEEE PES Member, China
Engineer Houxiong Hu, Electric Power Research Institute of Guizhou Power Grid Co. Ltd., IEEE PES Member, China
Engineer Linfei Yin, Guangxi University, IEEE PES Member, China
Assoc.Prof. Andrés Honrubia Escribano, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Assoc.Prof. Alessandro Romagnoli, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Assis.Prof. Irfan Ahmad Khan, Texas A&M University, IEEE Senior Member, USA
Assis.Prof. Weike Mo, Jinan University, IEEE Member, China
Dr. Mojtaba Ghodsi, University of Portsmouth
Dr. Julian David Hunt, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Australia
Dr. Dlzar Al Kez, Queen's University Belfast, UK
Dr. Musong Louis Katche, University of Buea, Cameroon
Dr. Asmae Berrada, International University of Rabat, Morocco
Dr. Mohammad Ebadollahi, K.N.Toosi University of Technology, Iran