| Prof. Hossam Gaber Ontario Tech University, Canada Dr. Gabbar is a full Professor in the Department of Energy and Nuclear Engineering, the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science, at Ontario Tech University (UOIT), where he has established the Energy Safety and Control Lab (ESCL), Smart Energy Systems Lab, and Advanced Plasma Engineering Lab. He is the recipient of the Senior Research Excellence Aware for 2016, UOIT. He is recognized among the top 2% of worldwide scientists with high citation in the area of energy. He is a Fellow IET (FIET) and a Distinguished Lecturer – IEEE NPSS on Nuclear-Renewable Hybrid Energy Systems and Plasma-based Waste-to-Energy. He is leading national and international research in the areas of smart energy grids, energy safety and control systems, and waste-to-energy using advanced plasma technologies. Dr. Gabbar obtained his B.Sc. degree in 1988 with first class of honor from the Faculty of Engineering, Alexandria University (Egypt). In 2001, he obtained his Ph.D. degree from Okayama University (Japan). From 2001 till 2004, he joined Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan), as a research associate. From 2004 till 2008, he joined Okayama University (Japan) as an Associate Professor, in the Division of Industrial Innovation Sciences. From 2007 till 2008, he was a Visiting Professor at the University of Toronto. He also worked as process control, safety, and automation specialist in energy and oil & gas industries. Dr. Gabbar has more than 270 publications, including patents, books / chapters, journal and conference papers. |
| Prof. Mohan Lal Kolhe University of Agder, Norway Prof. Dr. Mohan Lal Kolhe is a full professor in smart grid and renewable energy at the Faculty of Engineering and Science of the University of Agder (Norway). He is a leading renewable energy technologist with three decades of academic experience at the international level and previously held academic positions at the world's prestigious universities, e.g., University College London (UK / Australia), University of Dundee (UK); University of Jyvaskyla (Finland); Hydrogen Research Institute, QC (Canada); etc. In addition, he was a member of the Government of South Australia’s first Renewable Energy Board (2009-2011) and worked on developing renewable energy policies. Professor Kolhe is an expert evaluator of many prestigious international research councils (e.g., European Commission: Erasmus+ Higher Education – International Capacity Building, Royal Society London (UK), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC UK), Cyprus Research Foundation, etc.). In addition, many international organizations have invited him to deliver keynote addresses, expert lectures, workshops, etc. He has also been a member of many academic promotional committees. Professor Kolhe has been successful in obtaining competitive research funding from prestigious research bodies (such as the Norwegian Research Council, EU, EPSRC, BBSRC, NRP, etc.) for his work on sustainable energy systems. His work on energy systems and electrical & electronic engineering has been recognised in the top 2% of scientists worldwide consistently from 2020 to 2023, according to Stanford University matrices based on Elsevier data. His top 10 publications have received an average of more than 200 citations each, making him an acknowledged pioneer in his profession on a global scale. |
| Assoc. Prof. Farhad Shahnia Murdoch University, Australia Dr. Farhad Shahnia received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, in 2012. He is currently a Fellow member of Engineers Australia, Senior Member of IEEE, and member of the Australasian Association for Engineering Education. Farhad's research falls under Distribution networks, Microgrid and Smart grid concepts. He has authored one book and 11 book chapters and 250+ peer-reviewed scholarly articles in international conferences and journals, as well as being an editor of 6 books.
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| Assoc. Prof. Vahid Rasouli Disfani University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, USA Dr.Vahid Disfani (Member, IEEE) received the bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran, in 2006, the M.S. degree in electrical engineering from the Sharif University of Technology, Iran, in 2008, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the University of South Florida, in 2015.,After earning his Ph.D. degree, he joined UC San Diego as a Postdoctoral Scholar. He has also contributed to several industry projects during his professional career at Iran Grid Management Company, his Ph.D. Program, and his two-year postdoctoral experience. He is currently an Assistant Professor and the Director of the ConnectSmart Laboratory, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga. His research interests include power systems optimization and control, grid integration of renewable energy resources, distribution systems optimal voltage regulation, power markets, and power systems economics. |
| Assoc. Prof. Amr Radwan Western Washington University, USA Dr. Amr Radwan (Senior Member, IEEE) received the B.Sc. (Hons.) degree in electrical engineering from Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, in 2007, and the M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, in 2012 and 2016, respectively. His research interests include the areas of smart active distribution systems and control of power electronic converters.,Dr. Radwan is an Associate Professor with the Engineering and Design Department, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA, USA. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the Province of Saskatchewan |
