Prof. Vladimir Terzija Newcastle University, UK
IEEE Fellow, Humboldt Fellow
Prof Vladimir Terzija (IEEE Fellow, Humboldt Fellow) has a broad academic and industrial experience in designing electrical power and energy systems. In the past, he has been working on new theoretical concepts for optimal operation of electrical power systems (transmission, distribution, microgrids), recently expanded to the concepts addressing issues related to integrated energy systems. His scientific work has always been supported by experimental work based on smart technologies (sensors and ICT), for example through hardware in the loop testing facilities, or real-time data-acquisition platforms for monitoring, protection and control purposes. Prof Terzija joined Newcastle University in March 2023. Spending almost 15 years (2006-2020) at The University of Manchester (Manchester, UK), he has reached a recognisable national and international reputation. Willing to be intellectually challenged in a very different way, in 2021 Prof Terzija moved to Skoltech (Moscow, Russian Federation), where he was a Head of Laboratory for Modern Energy Systems and PI of several newly approved and prestigious research projects. The total value of all projects in which Prof Terzija was involved is £40M+ (£17M+ assigned directly to Prof Terzija). According to Google Scholar, his h=57. He, however, does not consider the h index as the only critical one. On contrary, Prof Terzija’s ambition is to make critical and positive impact to the society he is working in, from the perspective of economic, social and cultural development. In other words, he is very keen to perform research and research-informed teaching at the faculty and cross-faculty level, converting it into successfully graduated students, securing external research funding, building strategic links with relevant industries and supporting the University REF related targets. His major focus are teaching and leadership in research supporting carbon net-zero agenda. Using his international industrial experience gathered with ABB-Germany, where he has spent 6 years as a Senior Application Engineer (2000-2006), the expert for designing of medium-voltage switchgear, substation automation, microSCADA systems and concepts of digital substation, he has been demonstrating leadership of a number of industry-driven, small and large scale projects supporting partners from UK, Europe, India, China, etc. By this, he determined the future of the existing electrical power systems, from the perspective of application of new technologies and solutions for secure, reliable, flexible and resilient operation of future electrical power and energy systems. In general, his research has resulted in a number of internationally recognized new solutions for smart technology enabled situational awareness, control and protection of electrical power systems. In the past, his major industrial partners were National Grid, (UK/USA); Scottish Power, (UK); Electricity North-West, (UK); ENTSO-E, (Europe); TenneT, (Germany/Netherland); China State Grid, (China); Elektroprivreda Srbije, (Serbia), and others. A number of his speculative and low TRL ideas were converted into practical applications currently used for design of advanced Intelligent Electronic Devices (e.g. modern protective relays – SEL, or GE), smart frequency and voltage control schemes (System Operator National Grid, UK, General Electric, as well as ENTSO-E and TenneT, Europe), operational tripping schemes (National Grid, UK), or System Integrity Protection Schemes (General Electric). As an academic leader in a number of industry-funded research projects (total value more than £40M) he has been providing research and consultancy to transmission and distribution network owners, system operators and manufacturers of advanced digital technologies. As an Editor in Chief of the high impact International Journal of Electrical Power and Energy Systems (IJEPES) Prof Terzija is now determining strategies and directions of international research on power technologies and solutions leading to clean energy production, optimal transmission and utilization.
Prof. Song Ci Tsinghua University, China 慈松 教授，清华大学
IEEE Fellow, AAIA Fellow
Dr. Ci Song is a Professor of Department of Electrical Engineering of Tsinghua University, IEEE Fellow, AAIA Fellow, and Founding Director of Ministry-China Mobile Joint Laboratory on ICT-Energy Technology, Team Leader of Efficient Integration and Control of Electrochemical Energy Storage in State Key Laboratory of Power System Operation and Control, Global Visiting Professor at Technical University Munich, Chief Scientist for China Energy Internet Development Strategy Research funded by National Energy Administration. He was a tenured associate professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, USA, and a distinguished researcher at the Chinese Academy of Sciences. His research areas include modeling, control and optimization of complex systems, with emphasis on their applications on the Internet and the Energy Internet. He has published over 400 academic papers and applied for more than 300 patents in these areas. As the principal investigator, he has led numerous research projects, including NSFC Projects and National Key R&D Projects. Dr. Ci serves as an editor or guest editor for several top-tier international journals. He first proposed the concept of "Digital Energy Processing and Computing" and created the cutting-edge interdisciplinary field of "Dynamic Reconfigurable Battery Network". He acquired a series of prestigious recognitions, including China Industry-University-Research Cooperation Innovation Award, 1st Prize of the HICOOL Global Entrepreneurship Competition, Gold Medals of the Geneva International Invention Exhibition, 1st Prize in the "Top 10 Scientific Advancements in China’s ICT Industry".
Assoc. Prof. Sijie Chen Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China 陈思捷 副教授，上海交通大学
国家自然科学基金委优秀青年基金项目获得者
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Assoc. Prof. Dongdong Zhang Nanjing Institute of Technology, China 张东东 副教授，南京工程学院
Speech Title: Discussion on the Mechanism of External Insulation Discharge and Insulation State Sensing Technology in Special Environments
Dr. Dongdong Zhang is an Associate Professor and Assistant to the Dean at the School of Electric Power Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, and serves as a graduate advisor. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Chongqing University and has been recognized as an Outstanding Young Key Teacher in Jiangsu Province's "Qinglan Project" (Young Talent Development Program). He is a council member of the Jiangsu Renewable Energy Society and leads the "Power Transmission and Distribution Equipment & New Technology" Research Institute. Dr. Zhang has led or participated in over 20 research projects, including those funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, Jiangsu Provincial Natural Science Foundation, Jiangsu Industry-University-Research Collaboration Project, Open Projects of Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center, and State Grid Corporation. He has published more than 20 academic papers, holds over 10 authorized invention patents, and received a First Prize in Scientific and Technological Progress from Jiangxi Province. His mentorship has guided students to win awards including the Jiangsu Provincial Outstanding Graduation Design Award, National Silver Award in the "Challenge Cup" Competition, and National Bronze Award in the China International College Students' Innovation Competition and other awards.
Assoc. Prof. Jin Li Tianjin University, China 李进 副教授，天津大学
Speech Title: Residual Stress in GIL Tri-post Insulators
Jin Li (Member, IEEE) was born Tangshan, China, in 1988. He received the B.S. and Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering from Tianjin University in 2012 and 2017. From 2017 to 2019, he worked as a post-doctor in Tianjin University with the support of National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents. From October 2018 to January 2019, he was a visiting researcher in Measurement and Electric Machine Control Laboratory of Tokyo City University. Now he is an associate professor at the School of Electrical Engineering and Information, Tianjin University. His research interests are focused on the designing and improvement of solid dielectrics for HVDC power cable and gas-insulated transmission line. He has authored or co-authored more than 100 journal papers and obtained Tianjin Science and Technology Progress Second Award.
Assoc. Prof. Linlin Zhong Southeast University, China 仲林林 副教授，东南大学
Speech Title: Neural Architecture Search-Based Physics-Informed Neural Network for Numerical Simulation
Dr. Linlin Zhong serves as an Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering at Southeast University, Nanjing, China. He completed his dual-doctoral training through an international joint program, earning a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Xi'an Jiaotong University (2017) concurrently with a Doctorate in Plasma Engineering from Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier (2017), following his B.Sc. degree with honors from Xi'an Jiaotong University in 2012. Dr. Zhong's pioneering research focuses on the interdisciplinary study of artificial intelligence, plasma physics, and electrical engineering. His innovative work spans three principal domains: Intelligent computational plasma physics (developing AI-empowered plasma simulation frameworks); Multiphysics coupling modeling for complex electromechanical systems; AI-driven solutions for smart grid maintenance, featuring novel applications in federated learning, defect detection, and anomaly detection systems. Recent notable scientific contributions include the development of CS-PINN, RK-PINN, Meta-PINN, NAS-PINN, and DeepCSNet for plasma simulation.