Speakers

Prof. Qiang Yang

Zhejiang University, China

Profile:Dr. Qiang Yang held the BS degree (first class honors) in Electrical Engineering and received the M.Sc. (with distinction) and Ph.D. degree both in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Queen Mary College, University of London, London, U.K., in 2003 and 2007, respectively. He has worked as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, U.K., from 2007 to 2010 and involved in a number of high-profile U.K. EPSRC and European IST research projects. He visited University of British Columbia and University of Victoria Canada as a visiting scholar in 2015 and 2016. Currently he is a Full Professor at College of Electrical Engineering, Zhejiang University, China. He is the Senior Member of China Computer Federation (CCF) and Fellow of British Computer Society (FBCS). He has published more than 270 technical papers, including more than 130 full journal papers (accumulated impact factor is over 400), and more than 130 international conference papers. He has also applied over 50 national patents, co-authored 2 books and 7 book chapters. He is the Senior Member of IEEE, member of IET and IEICE as well as the Senior Member of China Computer Federation (CCF). He is also the reviewers of several IEEE/IET journals, e.g. IEEE Trans, Power System, Smart Grid, Sustainable Energy, Power Delivery, Systems, Man and Cybernetics. The research interests include: smart energy networks, data-driven fault detection and analysis of renewable energy systems, electric cyber-physical system modeling, control and optimization.

Prof. Mohamed EL-Shimy

Ain Shams University, Egypt

Profile: I am currently a professor of electrical power systems with the department of Electrical Power and Machines – Faculty of Engineering - Ain Shams University. I am also an electromechanical specialist, a freelance trainer, a technical advisor, and a member of many associations and professional networks. I am a technical reviewer with some major journals and conferences. My fields of interest include electric power system: analysis, stability, economics, optimization, distribution, renewable energy integration, and reliability.