Speakers (Alphabetize by Last Name)

Plenary Speaker

Prof. Liang Tian, Xi'an Jiaotong University, China

Professor Liang Tian, PhD Supervisor, Xi'an Jiaotong University Young Talent (Type A). 2010: B.Eng. in Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University. 2011: M.S. in Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, USA.2012: M.S. in Engineering Mechanics, Iowa State University, USA.2015: Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University / Ames National Laboratory, USA. From 2015, he conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and Purdue University, USA. In 2020, he assumed a full-time position as a Senior Engineer in Permanent High-Performance Computing in the United States. His research has been positively featured by international authoritative media such as Advanced Science News, the U.S. Department of Energy, and phys.org. He has published papers in reputable journals (Matter, Acta Materialia, FlexMat, Small), independently developed two computational materials methodology software tools and participated in three U.S. Department of Energy research projects. He has served as the conference co-chairs for 4 times, the conference session co-chairs about 20 times, delivered 2 keynote talks and about 30 invited talks. His research focus on the conductive composite materials for cables at various length scales, conductive nanomaterials for flexible sensors, conductive electrodes for flexible batteries. He has won the prestigious international award Advanced Materials Scientist Medal from IAAM.

Keynote Speaker

Prof. Dr. Mohan Lal Kolhe, University of Agder, Norway

Prof. Dr. Mohan Lal Kolhe is a full professor in smart grid and renewable energy at the Faculty of Engineering and Science of the University of Agder (Norway). He is a leading renewable energy technologist with three decades of academic experience at the international level and previously held academic positions at the world's prestigious universities, e.g., University College London (UK / Australia), University of Dundee (UK); University of Jyvaskyla (Finland); Hydrogen Research Institute, QC (Canada); etc. In addition, he was a member of the Government of South Australia’s first Renewable Energy Board (2009-2011) and worked on developing renewable energy policies.

Professor Kolhe is an expert evaluator of many prestigious international research councils (e.g., European Commission: Erasmus+ Higher Education – International Capacity Building, Royal Society London (UK), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC UK), Cyprus Research Foundation, etc.). In addition, many international organizations have invited him to deliver keynote addresses, expert lectures, workshops, etc. He has also been a member of many academic promotional committees.

Professor Kolhe has been successful in obtaining competitive research funding from prestigious research bodies (such as the Norwegian Research Council, EU, EPSRC, BBSRC, NRP, etc.) for his work on sustainable energy systems. His work on energy systems and electrical & electronic engineering has been recognised in the top 2% of scientists worldwide consistently from 2020 to 2023, according to Stanford University matrices based on Elsevier data. His top 10 publications have received an average of more than 200 citations each, making him an acknowledged pioneer in his profession on a global scale.

Prof. Zhao Meng, Hydrogen Eergy Research Institute of the National Graphene Alliance, China

Zhao Meng, Han ethnicity, professor.

Born in Lianyungang, Jiangsu in 1964, graduated with a PhD in Materials Science from Victoria University in Canada in 1989.

Having more than 10 graphene patents, he has authored books such as "Graphene Ignites the Industrial Revolution", "National Party and Government Cadres Graphene Industry Development Reader" (to be published by Hongqi Publishing House), "China Graphene Commercial Application Flagship Plan" (internal reading), "Reconstructing the Business Era" (published by Tsinghua University Press), etc. Actively promote the development of graphene industry in multiple provinces and cities, such as Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Henan, Beijing, Heilongjiang, Xinjiang, Sichuan, Anhui, Inner Mongolia, Shandong, Hainan, Jiangxi, etc., and create graphene characteristic towns such as graphene car town, graphene high-speed rail town, graphene aviation town, graphene ship town, graphene military equipment town, graphene new energy town, graphene bright town, graphene textile town, etc.

Academician Zhao Meng, with his decades of deep cultivation and accumulation in the field of hydrogen-ammonia-methanol multi-energy coupling, systematic technological breakthroughs, and full-chain industrial implementation capabilities, is promoting the deep integration of hydrogen, ammonia, and methanol, three types of zero-carbon fuels, with the modern energy system, giving birth to the "hydrogen-ammonia-methanol integration" as a national strategic track. Driving the zero-carbon revolution with hydrogen-ammonia-methanol multi-energy complementary technologies, providing full-scenario zero-carbon energy alternative solutions for transportation, industry, electricity, and other fields, and redefining the global benchmark for the zero-carbon energy industry.

With six core technological systems including low-cost green hydrogen production technology, safe storage and efficient utilization technology of green ammonia, green methanol circular economy system, hydrogen-ammonia-methanol coordinated peak shaving and energy storage system, cross-fuel multi-scenario intelligent adaptation technology, and zero-carbon fuel full lifecycle carbon footprint control platform, targeting three core scenarios of industrial decarbonization, transportation substitution, and power grid peak shaving, a complete closed loop of "technology matrix + industrial ecology" is formed, directly addressing the three core pain points of the zero-carbon energy industry: "cost, safety, and implementation."

The industry defines it as a comprehensive upgrade from "three energy synergies" (hydrogen energy, ammonia energy, methanol energy) to "three kings coexistence" (green hydrogen as the "king of zero-carbon energy", green ammonia as the "king of long-term energy storage", and green methanol as the "king of circular utilization").

Invited Speaker

Dr. Li Bowen, Tianjin University, China

Li Bowen is an Assistant Researcher at Tianjin University. He received his Ph.D. degree in Energy and Power Engineering from Tianjin University in June 2026. His research has long been focused on the intersection of energy systems and AI enhanced reinforcement learning, green hydrogen production from renewable electricity, and the application of hydrogen-based fuels. During his doctoral studies, he developed a source load reinforcement forecasting model coupled with a green hydrogen powered MW-class hydrogen engine power generation system, leveraging AI-driven deep learning to improve the robustness of system operation. He has participated in the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) International Cooperation and Exchange Project “Hydrogen-Electric Energy Storage Mechanisms and Robustness Enhancement Research in Standalone Renewable Energy Systems with Wind and Solar,” led by Professor Haifeng Liu’s research group at Tianjin University, as well as the Tianjin Science and Technology Plan Project “Key Technologies for Integrated Hydrogen Production and Refueling Stations Based on Wind-Solar Green Electricity.”

He has published high impact research outcomes in leading energy journals such as Energy and the Journal of Thermal Science. He served as the Chair of the Sub forum on Life Cycle Safety and Low Carbon Development of Energy Storage at the 2025 Qinghai Tibet Plateau Multi Energy Complementary Energy Storage Technology Conference, as the Secretary General of the 2st International Symposium on Advances in Engines and Fuels towards Zero-Carbon Emissions, and as the Convener of the Session on Frontier Advances in Comprehensive New Energy Safety Science and Technology at the 2026 2nd International Symposium on New Energy Safety Science and Technology.

Assoc. Prof. Husam I. Shaheen, Changsha University, China

Dr. Husam I. Shaheen is an Associate Professor and Foreign Chief Expert at Changsha University, China, where he leads research at the Hunan Provincial Universities Key Laboratory of Energy Storage and Power System Cyber-Physical Control. He received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, under the supervision of Academician Prof. Cheng Shijie.

With over 17 years of combined teaching and research experience across China, Croatia, and Syria, Dr. Shaheen's research expertise spans model predictive control, heuristic and convex optimization, photovoltaic systems, power electronics, energy storage, and smart grid integration. He has served as Technical Manager for the European Union-funded SmartCityLight project, developing intelligent MPC algorithms for smart city lighting achieving energy savings and labor costs reduction. He has also led multiple nationally funded research projects on renewable energy integration, power system optimization, and GIS-based infrastructure management.

Dr. Shaheen has authored over 55 refereed journal and conference publications in leading IEEE and Elsevier journals, and holds two European patents on model predictive lighting control methods. His research on electric vehicle scheduling and microgrid energy management has been published in top-tier journals including IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Journal of Energy Storage, and Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments.

He serves as General Chair and TPC member for numerous international conferences and is an active reviewer for prestigious journals including IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, and the International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems. He has supervised Ph.D. and M.Sc. candidates in the areas of power system reliability, microgrid control, and renewable energy integration.

Dr. Shaheen's research focuses on advancing sustainable energy technologies through innovative control and optimization strategies for energy storage, grid integration, and renewable power systems.

Dr. Yogeeswari Subramaniam, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Malaysia

Dr. Yogeeswari Subramaniam is a Senior Lecturer at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) specializing in Development Economics, Energy Economics, Environmental Economics, and Sustainable Development. She has published extensively in high-impact ISI and Scopus-indexed journals, with research focusing on food security, renewable energy, environmental sustainability, and economic development. Dr. Yogeeswari is an award-winning academic, researcher, and speaker who actively contributes to international conferences, academic workshops, and interdisciplinary research collaborations. She is also the author of several copyrighted academic modules and has received multiple international and national recognitions for excellence in research, innovation, and teaching.

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