Dr. Oveis Abedinia (IEEE Senior Member)
Head of Future Sustainable energy Institute, Ardabil, Iran.  

Biography: Oveis Abedinia holds a B.S, M.Sc, and PhD (first honor) in Electrical Engineering. He began working as a Post-doc and part-time faculty member at Budapest University of Technology, Budapest, Hungary in 2015, and subsequently started constructing various solar power plants in 2017. He then joined Ardabil Science and Technology Park as Head of International Relations. From 2019 to 2023, he successfully oversaw the construction of over 250 solar power plants, varying in size from small to large scale. In 2019, he joined Nazarbayev University as a research fellow until 2023. In 2024, he stablished an institute in energy field in Iran, and currently is a head of this institute. Dr. Abedinia also serves as an Editor for several international journals. He has published over 120 articles and books in various high-ranking journals and conferences with 3976 citations in google scholar and 32 h-index. His research interests include Optimization, Machine Learning, Power System Operations and Forecasting. He is Editor in different journals such as Complexity and guest editor in Energies. His interest areas are Operation in Power systems, Forecasting, Optimization Methods, Energy Management and Sustainable Energy.

Dr. Prof. P Venkatesh (IEEE Senior Member)  

BOYSCAST Fellow
 Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering
 Thiagarajar College of Engineering, India  

Biography: From 1994 onwards, he works as a teaching faculty in various positions as a lecturer, Assistant professor, Associate professor, Professor and guiding undergraduate and post-graduate Engineering students in Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, Tamilnadu, India. Received BOYSCAST Fellowship scheme award in 2006 from Department of Science and Technology (DST), India for carrying out Post Doctoral research work at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, USA.

He is Fellow in Institution of Engineers (India) (IE (India), Senior Member in IEEE (USA) and a life member in Indian Society for Technical Education (ISTE), Execom Member, IEEE PES Madras Chapter.

He has visited countries Malaysia and Singapore. He has produced 12 Ph.D scholars so far. Currently, He has an h index of 22. I have written a book, namely Electrical Power System Analysis, Security and Deregulation and one more book chapter in the title smart grid. He has completed three projects funded by AICTE, DST-FAST Track and UGC. Further information is available at www.tinyurl.com/venkateshtce   

Prof. Shunli Wang  

Academic leader of the National Electrical Safety and Quality Testing Center, Smart Energy Storage Institute, China  

Biography: Prof. Shunli Wang is a Doctoral Supervisor, Academic Dean, Academic Leader of the National Electrical Safety and Quality Testing Center, Academician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Provincial Senior Overseas Talent, Provincial level scientific and technological talents, Academic and Technical Leader of China Science and Technology City, and top 2% of top scientists in the world, who is an authoritative expert in renewable energy research. His research interests include modeling, state estimation, and safety management for energy storage systems. 56 projects have been undertaken, including the projects from the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Provincial Science and Technology Department. 258 research papers have been published (Research Interest Score: 11547; Citations: 3167; h-index: 29). 53 intellectual property rights have been applied, of which 23 authorizations have been approved. 9 books have been published by famous publishers such as Elsevier and IET. 23 honorary titles or awards have been achieved, such as young scholars and leading experts of innovative talent teams. Also, the team has been continuously supported by the "University & Enterprise Innovative Talent Team Support Plan" and unanimously praised by employers and peer experts.

Dr. Ehsanolah Assareh  

School of Chemical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Rep. of Korea.  

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Dr. Zafar Said  

Associate Professor, University of Sharjah, UAE.

Biography: Dr. Zafar Said is an Associate Professor with the Department of Sustainable Renewable Energy Engineering at the University of Sharjah. He specializes in Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, AI, and more, supporting SDGs 7, 9, 11, and 13 on clean energy, innovation, sustainable cities, and climate action. He has published over 250+ papers as per Web of Science, including in Progress in Energy and Combustion, Physics Reports, Advanced Energy Materials, Journal of Material Chemistry A, Nano Energy, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 3 books, 30 book chapters, and 30 conference papers), with about 17000+ citations and an H-index of 75, and 3 US patents granted. As per Web of Science, he has 5 Hot Papers and 56 highly cited papers in the cycle 2019-2023. He is also ranked in World's Top 2% Scientists 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 by Elsevier BV and Stanford University) in the field of Energy. He was honored with several prestigious awards, including First Place in Scientific Research in the Engineering Field Category at the 2nd Edition of the Excellence and Creative Engineering Award 2023, by Society of Engineers, UAE, 2024. First prize in the category of individual researchers and experts in the field of better integration of urban planning, Research and Innovation Award, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure in UAE, 2023, 2022 and 2023 Rising Star Science Star award by Research.com, Sharjah Islamic Bank Award for Distinguished Researchers (2017-2018), Faculty Annual Incentive Research Award for 2018-2019, and Faculty Annual Incentive Research Award for University and Community Service 2020-2021.

Dr. Sudhakar Kumarasamy   

Principal Research Fellow, Automotive Engineering Centre, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia

Biography: Dr. Sudhakar Kumarasamy is Principal Research fellow at Automotive Engineering Centre, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia. Previously, he held permanent position (2010-2017) at Energy centre, Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal, India where he coordinated Master’s Program in Green Technology and Renewable energy. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) degree in Mechanical Engineering from Government College of Engineering-Salem, affiliated with Madras University, earned in 2001. He further advanced his knowledge by obtaining a Master of Technology (M.Tech) in Energy Management from the School of Energy & Environment Studies at Devi Ahilya University, Indore, in 2006. He completed his Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Energy Engineering from the National Institute of Technology, Tiruchirapalli, India, in 2013 with the support of Department of Science and Technology, Senior Research Fellowship (DST-SRF) and Ministry of Human Resource Development, Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (MHRD GATE) fellowship by the Government of India.