Nobel Prize in Chemistry

Princeton University, USA

Yiguang Ju received his bachelor's degree in Engineering Thermophysics from Tsinghua University in 1986, and his PhD degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Tohoku University (Japan) in 1994. He is the Robert Porter Patterson Professor in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and served as the Director of DOE Energy Earthshot Research Center (EERC) for Hydrogen. Prof. Ju’s research interests include combustion, green fuels, and electrified manufacturing in the areas of near-limit and supercritical combustion, chemical kinetics, plasma chemistry, and non-equilibrium manufacturing of hydrogen, ammonia, e-fuels, and energy materials. He has published 300 refereed journal articles. He is a fellow of AIAA and ASME, and a founding fellow of the Combustion Institute. He serves on the Board of Directors of the Combustion Institute and the Institute for Dynamics of Explosions and Reactive Systems. He was the Chair of the US Sections of the Combustion Institute and serves as an Associate Editor of AIAA Journal and Combustion Science and Technology. He has received many awards including four times of the Distinguished Paper Awards from the International Symposium on Combustion (2011, 2015, 2021, 2023), the NASA Director’s Certificate of Appreciation award (2011), the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (2011), the International Prize from Japanese Combustion Society (2018), and the 2021 Propellants & Combustion Award from the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the Alfred C. Egerton Gold Medal (2022) from the Combustion Institute, and the 2022 Distinguished Teacher Award from School of Engineering and Applied Science at Princeton University. He is Co-founder of HiTNano Inc, Princeton NuEnergy Inc, Polymer-X Inc, and USPlasma Inc.

Aarhus University, Denmark

Dr. Benjamin K. Sovacool is Professor of Earth and Environment at Boston University in the United States, where he is the Founding Director of the Institute for Global Sustainability. He is also Professor of Energy Policy at the Bennett Institute for Innovation & Policy Acceleration at the University of Sussex Business School. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts, Manufactures and Commerce, a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, and a Fellow in the Academy of Europe (Academia Europaea). He was formerly Director of the Sussex Energy Group at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) at the University of Sussex Business School in the United Kingdom, and Director of the Center for Energy Technologies and University Distinguished Professor of Business & Social Sciences at Aarhus University in Denmark. Professor Sovacool works as a researcher and consultant on issues pertaining to energy policy, energy justice, energy security, climate change mitigation, and climate change adaptation. More specifically, his research focuses on renewable energy and energy efficiency, the politics of large-scale energy infrastructure, the ethics and morality of energy decisions, designing public policy to improve energy security and access to electricity, and building adaptive capacity to the consequences of climate change. His research has been endorsed by U.S. President Bill Clinton, the Prime Minister of Norway Gro Harlem Brundtland, and the late Nobel Laureate Elinor Ostrom, among others. He was a Lead Author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Sixth Assessment Report (AR6), published in 2022, and he serves on the Board on Environmental Change and Society for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in the United States. He has played a leadership role in winning collaborative research grants and endowments worth more than $48 million in directly managed funds on proposals and projects worth more than $259 million, including those from the Peter Bennett Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. National Science Foundation, MacArthur Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Program of Denmark, the Danish Council for Independent Research, the European Commission and the European Research Council. In the United Kingdom, he has served as a Principal Investigator on projects funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, Natural Environment Research Council, and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. He is the recipient of multiple national and international awards and honors, including the “Distinguished Graduate Alumni Achievement Award” from his Alma Mater Virginia Tech, the “Spirit Award” for the embodiment of “kindness, integrity, inclusion, collaboration and courage, within the context of teaching and learning” by the University of Sussex, the 2019 USERN Prize for his work on “Social Justice in an Era of Climate Change and Energy Scarcity,” and the “Dedication to Justice Award” given by the American Bar Association. With much coverage of his work in the international news media, he is one of the most highly cited global researchers on issues bearing on controversies in energy policy and climate change. His research has been ranked in the world’s top 1% of social scientists according to citations of his publications in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024.

University of Milano, Italy

Maurizio Filippo Acciarri, is associate professor of Physics at UNIMIB. He carries out his teaching activity in the three-year degree courses of Biological Sciences, Optics and Optometry and Physics. His research is mainly addressed to the study of photovoltaic cells and more generally to the physical aspects of energy efficiency and energy storage. In this area, he studied CO2 capture from industrial fumes and use. The research activity is evidenced by more than 250 articles in international journals, by national or international projects in which he participated as unit manager, by 11 patents, and by participation in many international conferences. He is in the Editorial Bord of 7 International Journal related to Renewable Energy and is Editor in Chief of the Renewable and Sustainable Energy journal. Driven by his interest in more general aspects related to energy sustainability, in 2021 he created an international network "SILKWAY - Energy, Connectivity, Environment, People" made up of universities, local and international stakeholders and other external partners from Europe and Asia. The aim is to create a network capable of managing projects, dialoguing with local authorities, and creating multilateral agreements on issues such as energy and sustainability, mobility, environment, and intercultural connections.

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, China

He was a Session Chair for Wind Power Technology and Engineering Session in 8th International Conference on Power and Energy Systems Engineering, Fukuoda, Japan, in 2021, for Power Quality and Premium Power Supply Session in 35th Annual Conference on Power System and Automation of Chinese Universities, Chengdu, China, in 2019, for Emerging Technologies and End-User Systems, Grid Operation and Management, and Power Electronics, Control and Protection Systems for Smart Grids Sessions in the IEEE PES Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Asia (ISGT Asia 2019), Chengdu, China, in 2019, for Microgrid and Distributed Generation Session in the Symposium on Power Electronics and Electrical Drives (SPEED), Xi’an, China, in 2019, for Microgrid Optimization and Scheduling Session in the 2nd International Conference on Power and Renewable Energy, Chengdu, China, in 2017, for Power Quality Mitigation and Application Session in the 5th National Conference on Power Quality, Xi’an, in 2017, and for AC/DC, DC/AC Power Converter Session in the 2016 IPEMC ECCE-Asia, Hefei, China.

University of Hertfordshire, UK

Biography Professor Hongwei Wu (FIMechE, FRAeS, FEI) is a full Professor of Thermofluids & Head of the Energy and Sustainable Manufacturing (ENSM) Research Group in the School of Physics, Engineering and Computer Science (SPECS), and Leader of the Research Group in Monitoring Climate and its Impact (MCI) at the University of Hertfordshire, UK. Professor Wu is a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and has been elected a Fellow of prestigious professional bodies such as the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (FIMechE), the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS), the Energy Institute (FEI), and the Higher Education Academy (FHEA). He is a Royal Academy of Engineering Academic Champion, a visiting professor at East Kazakhstan State Technical University, and a member of the UK Turbulence Consortium. Professor Wu received his BEng and PhD in Thermofluids from Beihang University, with his PhD completed through a Joint PhD Programme with the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). He has previously held academic and research positions at Northumbria University, University of the West of Scotland, Birmingham University and Brunel University London in UK, as well as at the University of British Columbia & University of Alberta in Canada. Professor Wu's research spans a broad spectrum of energy and thermal sciences, including Advanced Cooling Technology, Energy Conversion and Storage Technologies, Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, Battery Thermal Management System (BTMS), Two Phase and Multiphase Flow, Fluid-Solid Conjugate Heat Transfer, Modelling/Simulation methods (CFD)-DNS, LES, MDS, Optimisation and Process Control, AI-Machine Learning (ML)-Deep Neural Networks (DNNs). He leads various UK and EU-funded research projects supported by Horizon Europe, EPSRC, British Council, Royal Academy of Engineering, Royal Society, Innovate UK, and various industry partners. Professor Wu has authored more than 220 publications, including over 170 peer-reviewed journal articles in leading journals such as Applied Energy, Applied Thermal Engineering, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, and Journal of Power Sources. His commitment to academic excellence extends to serving as a frequent reviewer for top-tier journals and holds editorial positions as an Editor or Editorial Board Member for many international journals. He contributes significantly to the global academic community, frequently serving as General Chair/Co-Chair, Session Chair or Co-Chair, Organising Committee Member (OCM) and Technical Program Committee (TPC) members, as well as presenting as a plenary and keynote speaker at numerous International Conferences. Professor Wu is involved in many high-level naitonal research funding panels, serving as a Panel Member for the EPSRC Engineering Prioritisation, EPSRC Open Fellowships and Open Plus Fellowships, EPSRC New Horizons, UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships (FLF) Sift and Interview Panel, Royal Society, and British Council International Science Partnerships Fund (ISPF). He is a Member of the UKRI Talent Peer Review College (PRC), an EPSRC Peer Review Full College Member, and a Royal Society Research Grants Committee Member. He also serves as an External Examiner for PhD Vivas at many national and international universities, as well as a Panel Member/External Examiner for validation of UG and MSc programm at many UK universities.

Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China

Jason Jieshan Qiu, Cheung-Kong Distinguished Professor of Carbon Science and Chemical Engineering, College of Chemcial Engineering, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, China. His research encompasses both fundamental and applied aspects of carbon materials and science, with a focus on the methodologies of producing carbon materials for energy storage and conversion, catalysis, and environment protection. He has published 980+ papers in peer-reviewed journals, including Nature Mater., Adv. Mater., Adv. Funct. Mater., Adv. Energy Mater., Energy Environ. Sci., PNAS, Nature Commun., Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., J. Am. Chem. Soc., Joule, Matter, Chem, etc., with citations 75890+ times and h-index of 136

University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Integrated modeling for meteorological and chemical weather prediction; Megacities, air quality and climate interaction; Boundary layer meteorological processes; Microscale / urban meteorology and climatology; Atmospheric long-range transport and aerosol dynamics modelling; Environmental impact and risk assessments; Indoor climate, ventilation and air pollution modelling. 30 years of experience in developing and using numerical atmospheric dynamics and pollution models at different scales: from local- and meso- to regional and global scales. During last years under A. Baklanov leadership novel and improved integrated modeling tools for prediction of air pollution in megacities were developed, impacts of megacities and large air-pollution hot-spots on local, regional and global air quality were assessed, and feedbacks among megacity air quality, local and regional climate, and global climate change were quantified (within MEGAPOLI). This included both basic and applied research, and bridged spatial and temporal scales connecting local emissions, air quality and weather with global atmospheric chemistry and climate. Initiator and European coordinator of a new actively developing scientific direction of online integrated modelling of atmospheric chemical and physical processes with two-way interactions and feedbacks, considering the atmosphere as one joint interacting system.

Sunway University, Malaysia

Professor Ir Dr Ong Hwai Chyuan is a Chartered Engineer (CEng) registered with the Engineering Council, UK. His research interests are energy & fuel, biomass energy, sustainable energy, environmental sustainability, circular economy, solar thermal system, and waste management. He is listed as Highly Cited Researcher (Engineering) by Clarivate Analytics in 2019-2022. He also named as Australia’s top early career researcher in sustainable energy in 2021. Currently, he is Associate Editor of Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, Alexandria Engineering Journal, and e-Prime. Ong is also Core Group Member of APRU Sustainable Waste Management (SWM) program.

Chinese Academy of Sciences , China

Dr Wenye Lin currently is a Professor from Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion (GIEC), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). He obtained his MSc in Power Engineering and Engineering Thermophysics from CAS, in 2013, and PhD in Mechanical Engineering from University of Wollongong (UOW), Australia, in 2018. After his graduation from UOW, he jointed Sustainable Buildings Research Centre (SBRC), UOW as an Associate Research Fellow, and has been working extensively on building energy efficiency, renewable energy utilisation in built environment, and optimisation of buildings heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems. From 2021 to 2023, he was granted the Alexander von Humboldt Fellowship and carried his research on salt hydrate phase change material slurries in Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE, Germany, while serving as an Honorary Fellow in SBRC, UOW at the same time. Due to his scientific contributions in the sector of renewable energy, sustainable buildings, and HVAC, he and his team have won a number of international and national awards, including the Overall 2nd Place in Solar Decathlon Middle East 2018, “Innovation Award” granted by the World Society of Sustainable Energy Technologies in 2020/2021, “Excellence in HVAC&R Research Award” granted by the Australian Institute of Refrigeration, air conditioning and heating (AIRAH) in 2019 and 2024 etc.. He has published more than 50 journal papers, with a Google Scholar citation of 1780 and an H-index of 22.

The Pennsylvania State University, USA

Kenji Uchino, one of the pioneers in piezoelectric actuators, is Academy Professor at Emeritus Academy Institute, Electrical Engineering, was Founding Director of International Center for Actuators and Transducers, Materials Research Institute, and was Professor of EE and MatSE, Distinguished Honors Faculty of Schreyer Honors College at The Pennsylvania State University. He was Associate Director (US Navy Ambassador to Japan) at The US Office of Naval Research – Global Tokyo Office from 2010 till 2014. He was also the Founder and Senior Vice President & CTO of Micromechatronics Inc., State College, PA from 2004 till 2010. After being awarded his Ph. D. degree from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan, he became Research Associate/Assistant Professor (1976) in Physical Electronics Department at this university. Then, he joined Sophia University, Japan as Associate Professor in Physics Department in 1985. He was then recruited from The Penn State University in 1991. He was also involved with Space Shuttle Utilizing Committee in NASDA, Japan during 1986-88, and Vice President of NF Electronic Instruments, USA, during 1992-94. He was the Founding Chair of Smart Actuators/Sensors Committee, Japan Technology Transfer Association sponsored by Ministry of Economics, Trading and Industries, Japan from 1987 to 2014, and a long-term Chair of International Conference on New Actuators, Messe Bremen, Germany during 1997-2022. He is currently Editor-in-Chief of J. Ferroelectrics, Taylor & Francis, J. Actuators, MDPI, J. Current Applied Materials, J. Current Mechanics and Advanced Materials, Bentham Science Pub. Ltd., and J. Insight-Material Science, PiscoMed Publishing LLT. Uchino served as Administrative Committee Member (Elected) of IEEE Ultrasonics, Ferroelectrics and Frequency Control (1998- 2000) and as Secretary of American Ceramic Society, Electronics Division (2002-2003).

FH Muenster – University of Applied Sciences, Germany

I am a retired professor (emeritus) and former Dean of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the FH Münster – University of Applied Sciences in Germany. During my professional career as a physicist and materials scientist at the universities in Bochum and Hagen (Ruhr Universität Bochum, FernUniversität Hagen) and at the FH Münster – University of Applied Sciences, I mainly did research in applied Solid State Physics and Materials Science with the focus on Semiconductor Materials and Technology as well as High-Temperature Superconductors. My actual research interests focused on the impacts of Climate Change, Natural Resources, and Pollution of the Environment. (H-index 23). My main teaching activities comprise Battery Technology, Renewable Energy Systems, Semiconductor Technology, Sensors, Basics of Physics, and others. Below you can find my CV and list of publications.   Curriculum vitae Born in 1958, Moers, Germany Grown up in Duisburg, Germany Married since 1991, no children Nationality: German Education 1988 Diploma in Physics (Dipl.-Phys.), Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bochum, Germany 1992 Doctorate in Physics (Dr. rer. nat.), Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bochum, Germany 2002 State Doctorate (postdoctoral lecture qualification, habilitation (habil.)), Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Hagen, Germany Career 1988-1993 Scientist, Physicist, Faculty of Physics and Astronomy, University of Bochum, Germany 1993-2002 Postdoctoral Researcher (1993-1996) and Senior Scientist – Chief Engineer (1996-2002), Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Hagen, Germany 1998 STA Research Fellow, "Kyushu National Industrial Research Institute (KNIRI)", Tosu, Saga Prefecture, Japan (May-July, 1998) 2001 Visiting Scholar, "Agency of Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)", Tosu, Saga Prefecture, Japan (February, 2001) 2002 Visiting Scholar, "Agency of Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)", Tosu, Saga Prefecture, Japan (August-September, 2002) 2002-2005 Assistant Professor ("Privatdozent"), Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Hagen, Germany 2006 Visiting Professor, University of Orléans (IUT Chartres), France (March-May, 2006) 2006-2011 Associate Professor, Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Hagen, Germany 2008-2011 Member of the Senate of the University of Hagen, Germany 2011-2025 Full Professor, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, FH Münster – University of Applied Sciences, Germany 2013-2025 Dean of the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, FH Münster – University of Applied Sciences, Germany 2016/17 and 2023/24 Speaker of the Board of Deans and Directors of the Technology Campus Steinfurt, FH Münster – University of Applied Sciences, Germany Feb. 2025 Retired Professor, emeritus from FH Münster – University of Applied Sciences

Simon Fraser University, Canada

Dr. Tina Shoa is an Associate Professor in the School of Sustainable Energy Engineering at Simon Fraser University, specializing in battery diagnostics and intelligent battery management systems. She received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of British Columbia in 2010. Dr. Shoa began her research career as a postdoctoral fellow and later as a Research Scientist at Automotive Fuel Cell Cooperation, where she focused on electrochemical modeling and advanced characterization techniques. In 2013, she joined Cadex Electronics as Director of Research, leading initiatives in battery modeling and diagnostics that were successfully integrated into commercial battery products. Before joining SFU, Dr. Shoa served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Energy Management at the New York Institute of Technology. She holds multiple patents in battery diagnostics technologies and has authored over 30 peer-reviewed publications, including a book chapter.

Purdue University-Indianapolis, USA

Dr. Razban has over 15 years of industrial experience in the medical devices, electronics and automotive industries. He joined IUPUI in Fall 2010. He was a Director of Bachelor of Science in Energy Engineering Program, and Clinical Associate Professor at Mechanical and Energy Engineering department, prior to transition to Purdue University in 2024. Currently, he is Associate Director, DOE Industrial & Training Assessment Center (ITAC) and Associate Professor of Practice at Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, Indianapolis. He has received multiple grants from DOE (Department of Energy), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and industries. He has over 65 publications in international journals and conferences. He is a registered Professional Engineer (PE), Certified Energy Manager (CEM) and Certified Practitioner in Energy Management System (CP EnMS) for ISO 50001 and Superior Energy Performance (SEP). His research interests are energy management, IIOT, Industry 4.1, energy efficiency improvement, smart manufacturing, robotics, controls, and industrial automation.

University of Southern Denmark, Denmark

Professor Dr. Bo Nørregaard Jørgensen is the founder and head of the Center for Energy Informatics at the University of Southern Denmark, an interdisciplinary research centre established in 2013 to advance the digital transformation of the green energy transition. Under his leadership, the centre has grown to encompass over 30 researchers across computer science, applied physics, electrical engineering, and social sciences, working at the intersection of digital technologies and energy systems. A pioneer in the field, Professor Jørgensen is co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of the Energy Informatics journal (Springer Open) and co-founder of the Energy Informatics Academy and its associated international conference series. His research focuses on software technologies, multi-agent systems, and AI-driven solutions for the optimization and coordination of distributed energy systems, including renewable energy integration, grid flexibility, and intelligent demand-side management. Over the past 15 years, he has led or co-led major research and innovation initiatives totalling more than DKK 500 million in funding, collaborating extensively with industry, government agencies, and international partners. He is the author of over 300 scientific publications and holds three US patents in software technologies. Professor Jørgensen is a member of the Danish Academy of Technical Sciences and frequently serves as an expert reviewer for national and international funding bodies. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science from the University of Southern Denmark, and both M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees in Computer System Engineering from Odense University.

Warsaw University of Technology, Poland

Jaroslaw Milewski works at the Warsaw University of Technology's Faculty of Power and Aeronautical Engineering, specifically in the Institute of Heat Engineering. He serves as the Head of the Power Division at the Institute of Heat Engineering, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Power Technologies, and a Member of the Editorial Board of Applied Energy. He also holds the position of Director of the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Center at the Institute of Applied Research. His expertise includes fuel cell research (Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells—MCFCs—and Solid Oxide Fuel Cells—SOFCs), as well as other power sources, hybrid systems, advanced power systems (hydrogen-based), and steam/gas turbine power generation systems. He has considerable experience collaborating with the power engineering industry. He has authored and co-authored over 300 publications and 5 or more patents. He teaches courses on turbomachinery, turbomachinery theory, environmental protection, numerical tools in power plant simulations, hybrid systems, and more.

San Jose State University, USA

Jerry Zeyu Gao is a professor at the Department of Computer Engineering at San Jose State University. Now, he is the director of SJSU research center on Smart Technology, Computing, and Complex Systems. He has over 20 years of academic research and teaching experience and over 10 years of industry working and management experience on software engineering and IT development applications. He has published three technical books and over hundreds (340) publications in IEEE/ACM journals, magazines, international conferences and workshops. His Google Scholar citation is over 9.8K+ and his ResearchGate reads is over 370K+. His current research areas include smart cities, sustainable green energy AI and systems, intelligent system test automation, AI and machine learning, cloud computing and mobile clouds, and cyber physical systems. In 2010, Jerry Gao has been recognized by University of Texas at Arlington as a distinguished Alumna for College of Engineering at its 50th anniversary. In 2011, he was awarded as a KSI Fellow in SEKE2011. In 2013, Dr. Gao has received the College of Engineering Faculty Award for Excellence in scholarship, Dr. Gao served as an editorial board member and an associate editor for numerous international journals in software engineering and electronic commerce, smart cities, and machine learning, such as IEEE Software, MDPI Software Journal, Smart Cities, Energies, Agriculture, Journal of AI and Technology, Service Oriented Computing and Applications, and Scientific Publisher's Journal of IJSEKE, etc. Dr. Gao has been included and listed in Marquis American Who's Who 2020-2022. In recent 10 years, Dr. Gao has played as one the leaders in organizing many international conferences and workshops as a conference co-chair, program co-chair, and workshop co-chair. Now, he is the steering board chair for IEEE CISOSE congress and IEEE Future Technology Summit, and the steering board member for IEEE Smart World Congress. IEEE CISOSE congress includes IEEE BigDataService, IEEEAITest, IEEE Intelligent Mobile Cloud, IEEE SOSE, and IEEE DAPPS. In addition, he served as a chair for many other conferences, such as IEEE CAI2025, IEEE AITest2025, IEEE BigDataService*, IEEE MobileCloud*, IEEE Smart World Congress 2017, Smart City Innovation 2017, SEKE06-2016, IEEE SOSE2011-2013, ICYCS'05, TQACBS2005-2006, WMCS2004-2010, IEEE EMOBS07-08, TEST'07, and EECC2006. Recently, Dr. Gao has been invited by many international conferences as a keynote speaker to address topics in Ai Test Automation, Smart Cities, UAV AI cloud, Green Energy Ai Cloud, Smart Agricultures, and Intelligent Wildfire Platforms.

Kempten University of Applied Sciences, Germany

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Prof. Hanshen Li received his B.S.E. degree in Electric Power Engineering and Automation from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), Shanghai, China, and the M.E. degree in Information, Production and Systems Engineering from Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan, and M.E. degree in Electrical Engineering from SJTU, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering in North China Electric Power University (NCEPU), Beijing, China. Prof. Li has been a researcher at China Electric Power Planning and Engineering Institute (EPPEI) since 2023. His research interests include planning and operation of active distribution networks, where Li has published 50+ papers with over 200 total citations. He has been an editorial board of Journal of Energy Science and Technology since 2023, and also member of IEEE, IEEJ, CSEE and CES.

Purdue University, USA

John W. Sheffield, Professor of Engineering Technology, Purdue University Dr. Sheffield served as a founding associate director of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization - International Centre for Hydrogen Energy Technologies during the first year of operation in 2005. For more than forty years, he has served as an editor of the International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. He served as the President of the International Association for Hydrogen Energy from 2019 - 2024, having previously served as the Executive Vice President. He served as a Professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University in Xi'an, China teaching a graduate course on hydrogen energy technologies from 2019 - 2022. He served as a member of the Advisory Board of the "H2 JRP - Hydrogen Joint Research Platform" from 2022-2024.

University of Adelaide, Australia

Mergen Hajghayesh currently working as a Senior Lecturer in the School of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, The University of Adelaide, Australia. His research interests include Mechanical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering. He completed his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from McGill University, Canada. He is working as a Associate Editor, Board Member for many International Journals. He has published more than 70 journal articles.