Renewable and Sustainable Energy

Ngo, Huu Hao (Hao) is currently a Distinguished Professor of Environmental Engineering and being Deputy Director, Centre for Technology in Water and Wastewater, and Co-Director, Joint Research Centre for Environmental Green Bioprocess, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, FEIT, University of Technology Sydney. He has been elected as President, International Bioprocessing Association, Distinguished Fellow of International Bioprocessing Association, and Fellow of International Water Association. He is also the Founder and Executive Coordinator of the new established Australasia Practical Net Zero Emissions Society. Hao’s expertise and practical experience include advanced biological waste/wastewater treatment processes, circular economy based clean technologies, resource recovery, bioenergy, minimization of wastes and net zero emissions, membrane technologies, alternative water resources, and environmental impacts assessment. Hao has been named as Highly Cited Researcher (Clarivate Analytics, Web of Science) in 2 categories (Environment and Ecology; Biology and Biochemistry), in 2022 and 2021, in Category of Biology and Chemistry in 2020,, and in Category of Cross Field in 2019; Hao has also been named as Leader in Environmental Science and Leader in Biotechnology (2021 and 2023), Leader in Environmental Science (2020), and Leader in Biotechnology (2019) in Australia. Hao currently published more than 700 publications including 16 books and 46 books chapters (citation number > 50,500, h-index = 106, Google February 2024). Hao was appointed as Executive Editor/Editor of Bioresource Technology, Elsevier and currently is Editor of Chemical Engineering Journal, Associate Editor of Science of the Total Environment, Elsevier, Journal of Water Process Engineering, Elsevier, Heliyon Journal, Elsevier; Journal of Environmental Functional Materials, KeAi; and Associate Editor, Journal of Earth and Environmental Sciences, VNU. He is also an editorial board member of numerous international journals such as Bioresource Technology Reports, Elsevier; Environmental Nanotechnology, Monitoring and Management, Elsevier; Journal of Energy and Environmental Sustainability, IJSEES, Environmental Science and Ecotechnology, EHIT, Journal of Bioengineered, Taylor & Francis, and Advisory Board Member, Water Cycle, KeAi.

Han received the B.S. degree in electronic engineering from Tsinghua University, in 1997, and the M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 1999 and 2003, respectively. From 2000 to 2002, he was an R&D Engineer of JDSU, Germantown, Maryland. From 2003 to 2006, he was a Research Associate at the University of Maryland. From 2006 to 2008, he was an assistant professor at Boise State University, Idaho. Currently, he is a John and Rebecca Moores Professor in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department as well as the Computer Science Department at the University of Houston, Texas. Dr. Han is an NSF CAREER award recipient of 2010, and the winner of the 2021 IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award. He has been an IEEE fellow since 2014, an AAAS fellow since 2020, an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer from 2015 to 2018, and an ACM Distinguished Speaker from 2022-2025. Dr. Han is also a 1% highly cited researcher since 2017.

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Dr. Li-Chyong Chen received her B.S. in Physics from National Taiwan University (NTU) in 1981, and Ph.D. in Applied Physics from Harvard University (1989); afterwards, she worked at the Materials Research Center in General Electric Corporate R&D, Schenectady, New York (1989–1994), before she joined the Center for Condensed Matter Sciences (CCMS), NTU in 1994;moreover, she became a Professor of Physics Department since 2021. Li-Chyong was the Director of CCMS (2012-2018), and is now the Director of the Center of Atomic Initiative for New Materials (AI-Mat) since 2018. AI-Mat is a featured research center by the Sprout Project under the Ministry of Education (MoE) in Taiwan. Her group is specialized in low-dimensional nanomaterials and their applications for optoelectronics, energy and sensing.Till date, she has published 446 papers with over 20,000 total citations and H-index of 71. Li-Chyong is a Fellow of both the Physical Society and Vacuum Society in Taiwan, and the Materials Research Society (MRS) in USA. She has received a number of national and international honors, such as: a Laureate of the 22nd Khwarizmi International Award, twice the Outstanding Research Award by the National Science and Technology Council, the MoE Academic Award, and the Taiwan Outstanding Women in Science. Li-Chyong has been named an Academician of the Asia Pacific Academy of Materials and was elected as an Academician of Academia Sinica in 2022. She has organized numerous international symposia and was appointed as one of the four meeting chairs for the MRS Fall Meeting. She was a member of the Board of Directors for MRS, and served the Commission on Structure and Dynamics of Condensed Matter in International Union of Pure and Applied Physics. Currently, Li-Chyong is also on the Board of Trustees for the National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center.

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Dr. Ram Gupta is an Associate Vice President for Research and Support and a Professor of Chemistry at Pittsburg State University. Gupta has been recently named by Stanford University as being among the top 2% of research scientists worldwide. Before joining Pittsburg State University, he worked as an Assistant Research Professor at Missouri State University, Springfield, MO then as a Senior Research Scientist at North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC. Dr. Gupta’s research spans a range of subjects critical to current and future societal needs including: semiconducting materials & devices, biopolymers, flame-retardant polymers, green energy production & storage using nanostructured materials & conducting polymers, electrocatalysts, optoelectronics & photovoltaics devices, organic-inorganic heterojunctions for sensors, nanomagnetism, biocompatible nanofibers for tissue regeneration, scaffold & antibacterial applications, and bio-degradable metallic implants. Dr. Gupta has mentored 10 PhD./Postdoc scholars, 76 MS students, and 58 undergraduate/high school students. Dr. Gupta has published over 290 peer-reviewed journal articles (9600+ citations, 57 h-index, 207 i10-index), made over 420 national/international/regional presentations, chaired/organized many sessions at national/international meetings, wrote several book chapters (100+), worked as Editor for many books (50+) for American Chemical Society, CRC, Springer, Elsevier, etc. and received several million dollars for research and educational activities from external agencies. He is also serving as Editor, Associate Editor, Guest editor, and editorial board member for various journals.

Avi Gottlieb is Professor Emeritus at the School of Social and Policy Studies, Tel Aviv University, and Founder and Chair of the Cities and Climate Change Network.He has authored over 150 refereed articles and four books, appeared on TV interviews in the US and Israel, and written op-eds in Haaretz and the New York Times, among others. He is happily married, the father of three children and the grandfather of four grandchildren.

Hyung-Man Kim is currently Chair Professor of Mechanical Engineering at INJE University and the Director of the National Leading Research Laboratory of regenerative fuel cell. His academic career started with a Bachelor’s and a Master’s degree, both in Mechanical Engineering from Seoul National University, Korea, followed by a Ph.D. degree at the University of Tokyo, Japan, in 1997. Professor Kim is an internationally renowned expert in energy engineering and is distinguished for his seminal contributions in the areas of fuel cells, multi-scale multiphase heat and mass transport with electrochemical reactions, computational modeling, integration and control of regenerative fuel cell with photovoltaic cell, renewable energy of ocean kinetic energy harvester, distributed generation, smart grid, and sustainable energy for global environment. He is an author/co-author of over 100 journal papers. His scientific research has been recognized by many recent awards, including ISE Fellow Award, the INJE Distinguished Scholar Award, and Academic Award for the Fuel Cell Research Achievement. In addition to his scholastic achievements with outstanding research credential, he has also received many teaching excellence awards, including the Award for the student mentoring at Teacher’s day and Grand Prize of the Regional Brain-Korea 21 Directors from Ministry of Education and Science, Korea. In the international community, Prof. Kim has served as reviewer and has been a member of the editorial board for more than 20 international journals including Energy & Environmental Science.

Dr. Tianyou Tao is currently an associate professor in School of Civil Engineering at Southeast University (SEU). He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in civil engineering from SEU in 2013 and 2015, respectively. Then, he received his Ph.D. under a joint education between SEU and University of Notre Dame in 2018. He was invited to be a research fellow at Hong Kong Polytechnic University in 2019. His research interests mainly focus on structural wind engineering and structural health monitoring. He has chaired two NSFC programs and five more provincial programs. He has published more than 60 journal papers on authorative journals in the field of civil engineering and owned more than 20 national patents. Based on his contributions to structural wind engineering, he has received a number of national and international awards, such as the 1st prize for progress in science and technology of Jiangsu Province, the IAAM scientist medal, and the young elite scientists sponsorship program by CAST. He has been an IAAM fellow, a member of the ASCE EMI structural health monitoring and control committee, and an associate editor of the journal Frontiers in Built Environment.

Prof. Adriana Greco was Born in Naples (Italy) on 7th August 1968. Degree cum laude in Chemical Engineering at University of Naples Federico II on 1994. PhD in Thermo-Mechanical Systems Engineering at the University of Naples Federico II on 1997. Full Professor of Applied Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer at the Department of Industrial Engineering of the University of Naples Federico II. Coordinator of the research group on refrigeration and heat transfer at UNINA. The group has many International Collaborations (Xi'an Jiaotong University China, Universitat de Barcelona Spain, Saarland University Germany, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya Barcelona, School of Mechanical Engineering Vellore India). Editor in Chief of the Journal of Sustainability for Energy (ed Acadlore); Associate Editor of International Journal of Heat and Technology (ed. IIETA); in the Editorial Board of many international journals. Reviewer for more than 100 international journals. She belongs to many international scientific committees of international conferences. Membership of scientific societies: International Institute of Refrigeration (IIF-IIR), International Elastocaloric Society (IES), AIGE (Italian Association for energy management). Classified in the World’s Top 2% Scientists ranking for the year 2020 and 2022 for both the career and single year. The research activity has been developed in the field of the Termodynamics Applied and the Heat Transfer. She is co-author of more than 140 publications among paper on international and national journals and conference proceedings. She has (basing on Scopus Data-Base on 16/2/2024) and h index of 37 with 2524 citations. The scientific activity is related to following arguments: Energetic and exergetic analysis of vapour compression plants; Refrigerant fluids; Convective condensation; Convective boiling; Solid state refrigeration. Adriana Greco has more than 20 years experience in caloric cooling evidenced by the production of 50 papers in top-level journals on the topic. In 2019 she was the PI (and responsible of the Unit of University of Naples) of the project SUSSTAINEBLE (a Solution Using Solid-STate-cooling: An INvestment Eco-compatiBLE,) financed by Italian Ministry of University for the development of the first Italian heat pump based on the elastocaloric effect.

Dr. Cai received his Doctor of Science degree at the College of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, in 2022. Subsequently, he works as a distinguished associate professor at the College of Environmental Sciences, Sichuan Agricultural University, teaching environmental chemistry, environmental information systems, and ecological risk assessment. He is also an active member of the Chinese Society of Environmental Sciences. Dr. Cai’s research is at the intersection of environmental science, chemistry, and toxicology, aiming to elucidate the principles behind agricultural environmental degradation and innovate comprehensive remediation technologies. In the realm of scientific research projects, Dr. Cai has presided several important initiatives, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation and Sichuan Science and Technology Program, et al. Dr. Cai has made significant contributions to his field, evidenced by his 20 publications in famous journals such as Environ. Sci. & Technol., Chem. Eng. J., and Small. His works have been cited over 300 times, highlighting its impact and relevance. Additionally, Dr. Cai has been granted 6 patents, further demonstrating his contribution to scientific and technological advancements. These accomplishments underscore Dr. Cai’s dedication to advancing environmental sciences and his prowess in driving significant research initiatives.

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Dr. Yuri Katz has over twenty years of experience in quantitative predictive analytics and information technology in the financial industry. He is a Group Manager, leading the team of data scientists in the domain of financial risk and sustainability at S&P Global Market Intelligence. Yuri received his Ph.D. in Chemical Physics from the Institute of Chemical Kinetics & Combustion, Russian Academy of Sciences. His current R&D interests include data-driven predictive analytics, credit risk modelling, climate finance, topological data analysis, and Generative AI. Yuri has published several reviews and numerous research papers in high-impact journals on probabilistic forecasting and risk assessment as well as on spin-based quantum computing.

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Liu Fengshuo, graduated from Hohai University in 2023, is now studying in Wuhan University majoring in hydrology and water resources engineering, and is involved in the compensation and peak adjustment of wind power and photovoltaic power in Hongshui River cascade hydropower station, and the study on the change rule of water consumption rate in Yangtze River cascade hydropower station.

Yu Yangxin, a master's student in hydrology and water resources at Wuhan University, graduated from Taiyuan University of Technology in June 2023. She has published two papers, participated in the project of water-saving, salt-controlling and pollution reduction technology and wind-wind complementary equipment of well and channel double irrigation/rotation irrigation, and the project of "Joint Simulation Research on Water quantity and quality of Fenhe Lancun -Erba Section based on SWAT Model", and presided over the project of "A New Technology for rainwater storage and Utilization of urban downcast green Space". At present, the research on water storage and release sequence of cascade hydropower station based on maximization of water head is being done.

Dr. Hanshen Li received his B.S.E. degree in Electric Power Engineering and Automation from Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), Shanghai, China, in 2016, and the M.E. degree in Information, Production and Systems Engineering from Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan in 2017, and M.E. degree in Electrical Engineering from SJTU in 2019, and the Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering in North China Electric Power University (NCEPU), Beijing, China in 2023. Dr. 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 14 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.

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Zahra Jandaghian is a Research Officer at Construction Research Center – National Research Council Canada and Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) Lead under Climate Resilient Built Environment (CRBE) initiative. Zahra holds doctorate in Building Engineering from Concordia University. She is an adjunct professor at Toronto Metropolitan University. Her current research focuses on assessing the effects of NBS on mitigating the effects of urban heat islands, overheating risks, and urban flooding in Canadian cities. To create impact of these research, she engages with Health Canada, Infrastructure Canada (INFC), Standard Council Canada (SCC), Canadian Standards Association (CSA), Cities and municipalities, building practitioners and stakeholders, manufactures, and associations.

Amirmohammad is a Doctoral Student at KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden, working on the Smart design and Control of Energy Storage Interacted with Low-temperature Heating and High-temperature Systems (a part of IEA-Annex 37). Before joining KTH, Amirmohammad was a Research Assistant at the Smart Thermal Energy Systems Lab at Aalborg University, where he worked on several projects, including Smart Electricity-Heat Neighborhoods via the Integration of Heat Storage Units and Solar PVT Panels in Denmark.

Hu Jiyong, professor and doctoral supervisor, received his Ph.D. in textile engineering from Donghua University in 2008, and as a visiting student studied in ENSAIT, France between 2006-2007. Prior to joining the Donghua university faculty in 2011, he was a postdoctoral researcher in the Hong Kong polytechnic university. He has been engaged in the research and development of functional textiles, especially in flexible fiber/textile electronics and weaving technology of technical fabric. His researches are financially funded by the national key research and development project, the NSFC, NSFC of Shanghai, China post-doctoral science foundation and enterprise joint projects. He has won the science and technology progress award of the textile industry federation and the textile teaching reform achievement award, and has been selected into "entrepreneurship and innovation doctor talent" by Jiangsu as well as Anhui province. He has published more than 200 peer-reviewed papers, owned more than 40 invention patents, and published a monograph supported by the national publishing foundation and two textbooks.

Dr. Aleksandra Komorowska is a researcher working at the Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute of the Polish Academy. She is an expert in energy markets and power systems modeling. Her research interests focus on the role of hydrogen and renewable energy sources in the energy transition of power systems.

Caihong Feng, professor and doctoral supervisor, received her Ph.D. in Material science and engineering from Beihang University (China) in 2008. She joined the school of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT) since 2008. During the period of 2012-2013, she worked as a visiting scholar in University of California (Davis) and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. She mainly engaged in the design, synthesis and application of energy materials, including the design and controllable preparation of transition metal compounds and their applications in the field of energy storage and conversion, such as secondary battery and hydrogen production by electrolysis of water. Her researches are financially funded by the National Natural Science Foundation, Zhuhai Industry-University-Research Project and a number of enterprise horizontal projects. She has published more than 40 research papers in academic journals, including 1 highly cited paper, and 4 patents have been authorized by the first complete adult.

Muhammad Waqas Akbar, a scholar in the field of environmental economics, energy economics, public finance and economics. His passion for economics and finance led him on a remarkable academic journey. Waqas completed his Ph.D. in Public Finance and Economics from Shanxi University of Finance and Economics. His dedication to his studies and research marked the beginning of a promising career in academia. Throughout his academic journey, Waqas Akbar's commitment to research and scholarship became evident. He has contributed significantly to his field, with 17 articles published in various international journals. His research work demonstrates a deep understanding of complex economic issues, making him a respected authority in public finance. After earning his Ph.D., Waqas continued his academic journey by embarking on a postdoctoral fellowship at Shenzhen University. For the past two years, he has been engaged in groundbreaking research and the mentorship of young scholars in the vibrant academic environment of Shenzhen University. Waqas Akbar's work as a postdoctoral fellow has not only enriched his own knowledge but has also contributed to the academic community's understanding of of environmental economics, energy economics, public finance and economics. With an impressive academic background, numerous publications, and years of experience as a postdoctoral fellow, Muhammad Waqas Akbar is poised to make even greater contributions to the fields of of environmental economics, energy economics, public finance and economics in the years to come. His dedication to research and teaching will undoubtedly leave a lasting impact on the academic world.

She chairs the Fuel‐cell sub‐group of the Electrochemical Storage and Conversion of Energy team of IMN, is a member of the executive board of FRH2 French Research network (FR2044) devoted to Hydrogen, and manages the relations between IMN and the West Atlantic Marine Energy Community. She coordinates several collaborative programs devoted to solid oxide cells, with a special interest in enlarging operating conditions of these devices (as fueling cells with gaseous mixtures issued from wastes and polluted air, or electrolyzing seawater). She also provides several courses in engineering schools and at university.

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,,Aleksandra Lukomska is a PhD student at the Poznan University of Life Sciences in the Institute of Biosystems Engineering. Her previous research was focused mostly on biogas and biomethane production. Currently, she is assessing the efficiency of traditional and demand-driven biogas plants in energy and economic aspects. Of particular importance to her is the possibility of using biogas to stabilize the electricity system and acceleration of the energy transformation. In addition, she works for Dynamic Biogas company, where she is responsible for analyzing potential locations for building new biogas plants, obtaining the necessary permits, and introducing new projects to the market. She worked, among others, on projects for The National Center for Research and Development."

After graduating from the Department of Engineering Physics, Ankara University in 1969 he worked as a research scientist at Ankara Nuclear Research Center until 1977. During the period of 1972-1973 he has been a research staff for a year at Birmingham University (UK) in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. After 1977 he has served for 3 years as a lecturer at the Middle East Technical University and then he went to Durham University (UK) in 1980, where he worked as a research assistant and at the same time completed his PhD in 1984. He continued to work at the Durham University in a postdoctoral research capacity until September 1985. In 1985 he joined the General Electric Co. as a semiconductor laser group leader at the Hirst Research Centre, London. In September 1988 he started to work at UMIST (Manchester) as a project coordinator. Following his return to Turkey in 1990, he first worked at Gaziantep University and later joined the Marmara Research Centre-TUBİTAK as head of the Energy Department in 1992. In 1998 he was appointed as a professor at Mimar Sinan University in Istanbul and worked as Head of Physics Department until 2004. In 2005 he was appointed as an associate director to UNIDO-International Centre for Hydrogen Energy Technologies in 2005, where he later served as the director of the centre until 2008. In the same year he joined Halic University as the Rector of the university and worked until 2010. At the same year Prof. Ture established his own company and continued his research until 2014. After 2014 Prof. Ture joined first MEF University in Istanbul and then Ankara Science University as a lecturer in 2023. Prof. Ture has more than 50 publications mostly in international journals and conferences and has received over 700 citations to his works. He has also been given over 30 invited talks around 23 countries.

Beycan Ibrahimoglu was born in 1946 in Azerbaijan. He received his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Azerbaijan Polytechnic University in 1971 and completed his doctorate at the same university between 1979-1982. Having received the title of Associate Professor in 1991, Prof. Dr. B. Ibrahimoglu was the Deputy of Nakhchivan in 1990 and the Prime Minister of Nakhchivan between 1991-1992. Serving at Gazi University as a Visiting Professor in 1994, Prof. Dr. Beycan İbrahimoğlu managed many projects carried out in the Chief Military Advisory of the Prime Ministry and Ministry of National Defense. In 2009, he established Anadolu Plasma Technology Center, an advanced engineering company, in order to bring creative and innovative solutions to unique engineering problems such as the environment, space, aviation, defense industry, and medical sectors. Working at Ankara Bilim University since 2021, Prof. Dr. B. Ibrahimoglu is also a Member of the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences. He has 120 articles and 18 patents in his field. He is married and still lives in Ankara with his 2 children and 3 grandchildren.

Dr. Ali Hashemizadeh is a distinguished postdoctoral researcher at the Management School of Shenzhen University, China. Dr. Hashemizadeh has carved a niche in the field of environmental assessment and management, with a keen focus on ecological footprint, and environmental assessment. He holds a Ph.D. in Management Science and Engineering from the Beijing Institute of Technology. He was awarded the National Natural Science Fund of China (NSFC) Research Fund for International Scientists (RFIS). Dr. Hashemizadeh's groundbreaking work includes developing a Circular Economical Renewable Energy Sources Assessment (CERESA) Framework, which is crucial in enhancing renewable energy in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries. His scholarly contributions are evident in his numerous high-impact research papers, such as "Environmental Quality and Economic Development," "Circular Economy-based Assessment Framework for Enhancing Sustainability in renewable energy development," and "Optimizing renewable energy portfolios," among others. His research is recognized for its innovation and relevance in driving sustainable and renewable energy development globally.

Ai Xueshan, PhD, Associate Professor, Wuhan University, Visiting scholar at University of California, Davis, USA. He has been engaged in the teaching and research work of water resources planning and management, operation and dispatching of hydropower station reservoir, design and development of water conservancy software, etc. In the Three Gorges cascade, the upper and middle reaches of the Yellow River cascade, the Yujiang cascade and the Hongshui River cascade, a number of hydropower station reservoir optimization operation research, recently focused on hydropower and wind power and photoelectric joint operation research work. He won the first prize of Hydropower Science and Technology Award, the second prize of Guangxi Science and Technology Progress Award, and the second prize of Hubei Science and Technology Progress Award. He has published more than 40 papers, 4 authorized invention patents, 3 utility model patents and more than 140 software Copyrights. Journal of Hydrology, Water Resources Management, Lake science, hydropower journal and other journal paper review expert

Dr. Gengxin Zhang is deeply involved in the research of combustion and the utilization of low-carbon and zero-carbon energy fuels. He earned his Ph.D. from Hiroshima University, Japan, marking a significant milestone in his academic journey. Currently, he serves as a Research Fellow at the University of Birmingham's School of Engineering, within the Vehicle Technology Research Center in the UK. His contributions to the field are substantial, with more than 20 peer-reviewed papers that underscore his significant impact. Moreover, he plays an active role in the academic community, both as a guest editor for the special issue of "Sustainability" and as a peer reviewer for prestigious journals such as "Applied Energy", "International Journal of Hydrogen Energy", “Sustainable Energy & Fuels”，"Scientific Reports", and "International Journal of Automotive Manufacturing and Materials”.]

GAO Shichun has worked as a lecturer at Wuhan University in the period of 1992 to 1997. From 1997 to present she worked as a Associate Professor at Dept. Of Hydrology and Water Resources in Wuhan University Wuhan University. Her research interests on Reservoir dispatching automatic system, Water resource planning and Management

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Dr. Ibrahim has a PhD in CS from CUST Pakistan in the field of Cloud Computing. His area of interest are Task Scheduling in Cloud Computing,Fog/Edge Computing, Delay and Load Balanced Task Schedulers for Fog/Edge ComputingBlockchain Based Solutions, Blockchain based differential Privacy, Access control mechanisms, Blockchain based scalable Solutions

Wei-Jen Chen has completed his PhD from Texas A&M University. He is a licensed professional engineer with various project experiences. His research expertise includes building automation, building energy management system, building energy simulation, and building physics. Currently he serves as the director of building energy conservation lab at National Taiwan Normal University

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Claudia D’Urso is a Senior Researcher at the National Council of Research (CNR), and leads a research group that mainly deals with high-temperature sodium batteries. Dr. D’Urso received his Ph.D. degree in Materials for Enviroment and Energy at the University of Rome Tor Vergata (2010), M.Sc. degree in Industrial Chemistry at the University of Messina (2002). Her current research is focused on energy conversion and storage, in particular in the field of salt-battery. She worked for 10 year in research founded by Industry on ZEBRA battery. She is involved in research programs related to the development of energy technologies.

I received my PhD degree in Materials Science and Engineering at Beijing University of Chemical Technology in 2016. In July 2016, I moved to the College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering at Peking University as a postdoctoral fellow. I then worked at China Textile Academy for one year as senior engineer. In April 2019, I joined IMDEA Materials Institute (Spain) as a research associate. In January 2022, I moved to Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (UFV) as a full-time researcher. I am also the adjunct researcher at IMDEA Materials Institute from March 2022. My recent research mainly focuses on biomass polymeric functional materials, phase change materials (organic), smart materials, and bio-based fire-safe nanocomposites. With a h-index of 20 and total citations of ~1000, I published 60 peer-review articles or chapters. I filed or authorized 2 PCT patents, 1 European patent, and 1 Chinese patent. I was invited as the reviewer for top journals, e. g. Advanced Functional Materials, Carbohydrate Polymers, etc. In 2023, I was selected as Youth Editorial Board Member for the international journal, Nano Research Energy and Nano Materials Science. I was involved in some national projects funded by both National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC) and Ministerio De Ciencia E Innovación (MINECO) (Spain) such as BIOFIRESAFE (2021) and DIGIBIOFAM (2022). In July 2023, I received a funding (NEWSAFE, PID2022-143324NA-I00) from the MINECO as the only Principal Investigator. In 2020, I won the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Seal of Excellence. In 2021, I won the bronze award of the first National Postdoctoral Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (China), and Excellent postdoctoral fellow in innovation and entrepreneurship in China. In 2023, I was selected as MSCA fellow with full marks (100/100) and ranked 1st among 6334 European fellowship proposals.

Mr. Tao Zhang is a doctoral student at INSA-CVL, Blois, France. He has been exploring rubber devulcanization for 5 years. His work involves researching optimization strategies to perform devulcanization, aiming to contribute meaningful insights to this field. Having published several works regarding rubber devulcanization, Mr. Tao Zhang remains committed to deepening his understanding of devulcanization and sharing knowledge with peers. At the upcoming international conference, Mr. Tao Zhang will be presenting on the optimization of devulcanization by the assistance of disulfide variants. His presentation promises to offer a perspective on renewable and sustainable energy, adding to the collective discussion in an impactful manner

Ma Ángeles Ceballos is a PhD student in renewable energies with a particular focus on Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) technology. She obtained her bachelor's degree in Physics from the University of Granada in 2015, where she developed an early interest in the applications of physics in the field of energy. Currently, she is conducting her research within the Advances in Photovoltaic Technology research group at the Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Ciencias de la Tierra, Energía y Medio Ambiente (CEACTEMA) at the University of Jaén. Throughout her studies, Ma Ángeles has specialized in the design and analysis of CPV systems, focusing on optimizing their efficiency. Moreover, has published several articles in JCR journals and presented her research at national and international conferences, contributing to the advancement of concentrated solar energy field. She remains committed to finding innovative solutions to promote the global adoption of renewable energies.

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Zhigang Zhan, professor in State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology. Zhan received his Ph.D. degree in WHUT, and as a visiting scholar worked in University of Victoria, Canada. His current research field is hydrogen energy, including multi scale modeling on mechanism and process of heat and mass transfer in fuel cells, structure optimization for PEMFC stack and new energy system integration.

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Dr. Mohamed R. Gomaa holds a Ph.D. in Thermo-Fluid and Renewable Energy from the State Yerevan University (Polytechnic), obtained in 2011. Dr. Behiri’s specialization lies within Energy and Renewable energy systems. He is currently an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Al-Hussein Bin Talal University, Ma’an, Jordan. Also, Associate Professor of Mechanical Power Engineering at Benha University, Benha, Egypt. He has previously published more than 40 ISI and Scopus papers. His research interests lie in Energy, Renewable Energy Systems, Solar Energy Systems (PV and PV/T systems, Concentrating Solar Energy Systems, Hybrid Solar Systems, Water and air heaters, Environmental Impact, and Solar bonds), Wind Energy systems, Absorption Systems, Thermal Power Systems, and alternative and renewable energy sources.

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