Prof. Ting Yang

Ministry of Education New Century Talents

Tianjin University, China

Biography:

Yang Ting, Tianjin University, School of Electrical Automation and Information Engineering, Professor/Doctoral Supervisor, Discipline Leader, one of the top 2% scientists in the world, Deputy Director of the National International Science and Technology Cooperation Base of Distributed Energy and Microgrids, Young Scientist of Summer Davos, Excellent Talent of the New Century of the Ministry of Education, Senior Visiting Professor of the University of Sydney, Australia. He is a visiting professor at the University of Sydney, Australia. He has won two second prizes for scientific and technological progress at the provincial and ministerial levels, and the first prize for scientific and technological progress in enterprises. He is currently the director of the National Intergovernmental Joint Center for Energy Informatics and Demand Response Technology, and the director of the National Electrical and Electronic Laboratory Center. He has published more than 100 SCI/EI papers in top academic journals at home and abroad, 4 monographs and 2 international invention patents. He is the chair of the 6th IEEE CloudCom International Conference and the chair of the 18th IEEEICPADS International Conference. He has served as editor-in-chief and editorial board member of several special issues of SCI journals, and invited editor-in-chief of “Application of Artificial Intelligence in Power System and Energy Internet” in “Power System Automation” journal (awarded “Outstanding Contributing Editor Award” in 2018), and “Ubiquitous Power Internet of Things” in “Electric Power Construction” journal (awarded “Outstanding Contributing Editor Award” in 2018). He is also the invited editor-in-chief of the album “Ubiquitous Electricity Internet of Things” in the journal “Electric Power Construction”. He has also participated in the formulation of a number of national smart grid development strategy documents, such as the Medium and Long-term Development Strategy Plan for Smart Grid Engineering and Technology.

Prof. Haidar Samet

 Member of IEEE

Shiraz University, Iran

Biography:

Haidar Samet (Member, IEEE) was born in Baghdad, Iraq, in 1978. He received the B.Sc. degree from the Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan, Iran, in 2000, the M.Sc. degree from the Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran, in 2002, and the Ph.D. degree from the Isfahan University of Technology, in 2008, all in electrical engineering. In 2008, he joined Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran, as a Faculty Member, where he is currently a Professor of electrical engineering with the Department of Power and Control Engineering. His main research interest includes the application of DSP techniques in power systems, such as protection and power quality.

Prof. Farhad Shahnia

Senior Member, IEEE 

Murdoch University, Australia

Biography:

Farhad Shahnia (Senior Member, IEEE) received the B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in electrical power engineering (first class Hons.) from the University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran, in 2004 and 2006, respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, in 2011. He is currently an Associate Professor with Murdoch University, Perth, WA, Australia. His research interests include distribution networks, power quality, and application of power electronic in power systems.