Igor Kuzle born in 1967. Elementary and high school in Pozega. He graduated in 1991, master's degree in 1997 and his doctorate in 2002 at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing in Zagreb. For the success of the fourth year of undergraduate studies received a university writing "Josip Loncar". He has participated in a number of university authorities. After graduating, he was employed in 1992 at the Department of Power, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing in Zagreb. At present, the scientific and teaching title of associate professor, and scientific advisor was elected in 2012. The register of scientists entered under the registration number 206,894th Igor Kuzle is engaged in research in the field of regulation, dynamics, modeling and maintenance elements of the power system and problems related to the implementation and organization of the electricity market. From subject areas published a university textbook (electricity market, Graphis, Zagreb, 2009), more internal university scripts and two high school textbooks. He has published several articles in prestigious international journals, and has published a total of more than 200 works including works made for businesses. A member of the editorial board of 12 international scientific journals of which is an Associate Editor (Eng. Associate editor) in 3 magazines. He participated in the organization and operation of a large number of international conferences and workshops where he held several invited lectures and presentations of conference papers. He was Chairman of the Conference or the IEEE EUROCON 2013 Zagreb, 01-04.7.2013. and IEEE 2014 Energycon Cavtat, 13-16.05.2014., and was or is president of the local organizing committee of the conference: European Energy Market 2011, Zagreb, 25.-27.05.2011. and PAC World 2014, Zagreb, 24-26.06.2014.

Igor Kuzle is engaged in research in the field of regulation, dynamics, modeling and maintenance elements of the power system and problems related to the implementation and organization of the electricity market.

John B. Goodenough is a Professor of Materials Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. After returning from World War II, he received a Ph.D. in Physics from the University of Chicago in 1952, was a Group Leader of The MIT Lincoln Laboratory from 1952-1976 where he helped to develop the magnetic memory element of the first RAM of the digital computer and engaged in fundamental studies of transition-metal oxides. From 1976-1986, he was Professor and Head of the Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory of the University of Oxford, England, where he developed the cathodes that have enabled the Li-ion battery, and since 1986 he has held the Virginia H. Cockrell Centennial Chair of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin where he has continued development of the rechargeable battery, catalytic electrodes for the solid oxide fuel cell, and the use of high pressure to study the transition from localized to itinerant d electrons in transition-metal oxides.

Development of the rechargeable battery, catalytic electrodes for the solid oxide fuel cell.

Professor Nicholas A. Vovos has more than 35 years of experience in the field of academia and research, specifically in the areas of electrical and computer engineering. He has been a member of the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Patras University since 1981 and he was Head of the department in the time period 2003-2007 and deputy Head in period 2001-2003. He is the Director of Power Systems Laboratory that was established in 1974. He has directed more than 20 research projects funded by industry and EU. He is a Professor at Patras University Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering (Greece). He is the Editor-in-Chief of the journal “International Journal of Automation and Power Engineering (IJAPE). He is a Life senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering (IEEE) the International Council on Large Electric Systems (CIGRE) and is active in a number of working groups. He is Councilor of World Certification Institute (WCI) and Associate Fellow of World Certification Institute (WCI). He was Visiting Professor at the Southern Illinois University (United States). He has served as Session Chair for many international conferences, as well as the International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED). He is the author of seven books and he has more than 100 publications. He holds the M.Sc. degree in Electrical Power Systems from University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (U.K.) and a Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Patras (Greece).

Electrical and computer engineering

Prof. Dr. Nasir El Bassam is a Director of the International Research Centre for Renewable Energy (IFEED), Sievershausen, Germany. He has BSc, MSc, and a PhD in Chemistry, from the University of Bonn, Germany 1967. The centre has established 2 Branches: 1. Indian IFEED: Manav Institute of Technology, Hisar. India 2. USA-IFEED: Columbus, Ohio USA Responsibilites: Overall coordination of the IFEED activities in the field of research, education, training, transfers of technologies and co-operation with national and international organizations. Integration and application of renewable energy resources available in various regions for electricity, water and food supply. Development of renewable energy management strategies. Implementing of Solar Desert Oases. Integration and application of all renewable energy resources available in various regions for electricity, water and food supply and development of renewable energy management strategies. Promoting the development of Concentrated Solar Thermal Power (CSP) in cooperation with German Aerospace Centre (DLR), and German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature and Nuclear Safety, Berlin: He served in several committees and has been board member WCTE. He is EU adviser & Chairman of working group SREN, FAO. Prof El Bassam, is a recipient of WREN Pioneer award and a award in science and technology for a Sustainable Rural Development of Energy and Water Supply from Chinese Science Academy. He published and contributed papers in several books and journals. His presentation is on: Fast growing crops for biomass and biogas production.

Development of renewable energy management strategies. Implementing of Solar Desert Oases. Integration and application of all renewable energy resources available in various regions for electricity, water and food supply and development of renewable energy management strategies.

David Koranyi is the director of the Energy Diplomacy Initiative at the Atlantic Council. He has been a nonresident fellow at the Johns Hopkins University SAIS Centre for Transatlantic Relations since 2010. Mr. Koranyi speaks and publishes on the geopolitics of energy, and Hungarian, European, and US foreign and energy policy. Mr. Koranyi served as undersecretary of state and chief foreign policy and national security advisor to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Hungary, Gordon Bajnai (2009-2010). He worked in the European Parliament as chief foreign policy adviser and head of cabinet of a Hungarian MEP (2004-2009). Previously he was a political adviser at the Hungarian National Assembly and a junior researcher at GKI Economic Research Institute, in Budapest, Hungary. Mr. Koranyi is a member of the European Council on Foreign Relations, the Pacific Council, the Hungarian Europe Society, and a Concordia Advisor. He was a recipient of the French Foreign Ministry's Personalities of the Future Fellowship (2012) and of the German Marshall Fund's Marshall Memorial Fellowship (2010), an Aspen Institute Socrates Fellow (2011), and a member of the Hungarian NATO Strategic Concept Special Advisory Group (2009). Mr. Koranyi obtained his master's degree in international relations and economics, with a major in foreign affairs from Budapest Corvinus University.

Energy & Environment, European Energy Security, Transatlantic and Eurasian Energy Security, US Energy Policy.

Prof. Dr. Ramchandra Bhandari has been working as a professor for Renewable Energy Systems at ITT, TH Köln (University of Applied Sciences) in Cologne, Germany since March 2013. Since May 2014, he is serving as a vice director for Cologne Institute for Renewable Energy at the TH Köln. Dr. Bhandari, born in 1979 in Nepal, obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tribhuvan University, Nepal in 2002 and he further received his Master’s degree in Renewable Energy Management from ITT, Germany. Dr. Bhandari wrote his dissertation at the University of Kassel in the field of renewable energy in 2010. Since then he worked at the Centre for Renewable Energy of the University of Freiburg and Institute for Energy and Climate Research of the Research Centre Jülich before he came to TH Köln in 2013. He already holds a decade long experiences in renewable energy sector and has published articles in peer-reviewed journals. He is also a reviewer in a few renowned journals such as Applied Energy, Progress in Photovoltaics, etc. He led the development of MOOC module in the field of energy and agriculture in cooperation with GIZ and USAID under the umbrella project Powering Agriculture (May 2015-Sept. 2016). Prof. Bhandari currently leads different research projects (e.g. Higher Education Cooperation Project with Pan African University– PAUWES, Water and Energy Security for Africa - WESA-ITT, Partnerships for Sustainable Solutions in Sub Sahara Africa - RARSUS from ITT, TH Köln side.

His research interests are sustainable renewable energy transition (technology, economics, policy), rural electrification and environmental life cycle assessment.

Igor Kuzle born in 1967. Elementary and high school in Pozega. He graduated in 1991, master's degree in 1997 and his doctorate in 2002 at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing in Zagreb. For the success of the fourth year of undergraduate studies received a university writing "Josip Loncar". He has participated in a number of university authorities. After graduating, he was employed in 1992 at the Department of Power, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing in Zagreb. At present, the scientific and teaching title of associate professor, and scientific advisor was elected in 2012. The register of scientists entered under the registration number 206,894th Igor Kuzle is engaged in research in the field of regulation, dynamics, modeling and maintenance elements of the power system and problems related to the implementation and organization of the electricity market. From subject areas published a university textbook (electricity market, Graphis, Zagreb, 2009), more internal university scripts and two high school textbooks. He has published several articles in prestigious international journals, and has published a total of more than 200 works including works made for businesses. A member of the editorial board of 12 international scientific journals of which is an Associate Editor (Eng. Associate editor) in 3 magazines. He participated in the organization and operation of a large number of international conferences and workshops where he held several invited lectures and presentations of conference papers. He was Chairman of the Conference or the IEEE EUROCON 2013 Zagreb, 01-04.7.2013. and IEEE 2014 Energycon Cavtat, 13-16.05.2014., and was or is president of the local organizing committee of the conference: European Energy Market 2011, Zagreb, 25.-27.05.2011. and PAC World 2014, Zagreb, 24-26.06.2014.

Igor Kuzle is engaged in research in the field of regulation, dynamics, modeling and maintenance elements of the power system and problems related to the implementation and organization of the electricity market.

Igor Kuzle born in 1967. Elementary and high school in Pozega. He graduated in 1991, master's degree in 1997 and his doctorate in 2002 at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing in Zagreb. For the success of the fourth year of undergraduate studies received a university writing "Josip Loncar". He has participated in a number of university authorities. After graduating, he was employed in 1992 at the Department of Power, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing in Zagreb. At present, the scientific and teaching title of associate professor, and scientific advisor was elected in 2012. The register of scientists entered under the registration number 206,894th Igor Kuzle is engaged in research in the field of regulation, dynamics, modeling and maintenance elements of the power system and problems related to the implementation and organization of the electricity market. From subject areas published a university textbook (electricity market, Graphis, Zagreb, 2009), more internal university scripts and two high school textbooks. He has published several articles in prestigious international journals, and has published a total of more than 200 works including works made for businesses. A member of the editorial board of 12 international scientific journals of which is an Associate Editor (Eng. Associate editor) in 3 magazines. He participated in the organization and operation of a large number of international conferences and workshops where he held several invited lectures and presentations of conference papers. He was Chairman of the Conference or the IEEE EUROCON 2013 Zagreb, 01-04.7.2013. and IEEE 2014 Energycon Cavtat, 13-16.05.2014., and was or is president of the local organizing committee of the conference: European Energy Market 2011, Zagreb, 25.-27.05.2011. and PAC World 2014, Zagreb, 24-26.06.2014.

Igor Kuzle is engaged in research in the field of regulation, dynamics, modeling and maintenance elements of the power system and problems related to the implementation and organization of the electricity market.

Igor Kuzle born in 1967. Elementary and high school in Pozega. He graduated in 1991, master's degree in 1997 and his doctorate in 2002 at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing in Zagreb. For the success of the fourth year of undergraduate studies received a university writing "Josip Loncar". He has participated in a number of university authorities. After graduating, he was employed in 1992 at the Department of Power, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing in Zagreb. At present, the scientific and teaching title of associate professor, and scientific advisor was elected in 2012. The register of scientists entered under the registration number 206,894th Igor Kuzle is engaged in research in the field of regulation, dynamics, modeling and maintenance elements of the power system and problems related to the implementation and organization of the electricity market. From subject areas published a university textbook (electricity market, Graphis, Zagreb, 2009), more internal university scripts and two high school textbooks. He has published several articles in prestigious international journals, and has published a total of more than 200 works including works made for businesses. A member of the editorial board of 12 international scientific journals of which is an Associate Editor (Eng. Associate editor) in 3 magazines. He participated in the organization and operation of a large number of international conferences and workshops where he held several invited lectures and presentations of conference papers. He was Chairman of the Conference or the IEEE EUROCON 2013 Zagreb, 01-04.7.2013. and IEEE 2014 Energycon Cavtat, 13-16.05.2014., and was or is president of the local organizing committee of the conference: European Energy Market 2011, Zagreb, 25.-27.05.2011. and PAC World 2014, Zagreb, 24-26.06.2014.

Igor Kuzle is engaged in research in the field of regulation, dynamics, modeling and maintenance elements of the power system and problems related to the implementation and organization of the electricity market.

Ahmad M. Harb receive his Ph.D. degree from Virginia Tech., Virginia, USA, in 1996. Currently, he is an a Professor at German Jordanian University (GJU). Dr. Harb is IEEE senior member. Dr. Harb served as dean for the school of natural resources engineering at GJU (Sept. 2011 – Sept. 2013). Dr. Harb is the Editor-in-Chief for two international journals, IJMNTA and IJPRES. Dr. Harb has published more than 65 journal articles and conference proceedings.

His research interests include power system, renewable energy, modern nonlinear theory (bifurcation & chaos).

Igor Kuzle born in 1967. Elementary and high school in Pozega. He graduated in 1991, master's degree in 1997 and his doctorate in 2002 at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing in Zagreb. For the success of the fourth year of undergraduate studies received a university writing "Josip Loncar". He has participated in a number of university authorities. After graduating, he was employed in 1992 at the Department of Power, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing in Zagreb. At present, the scientific and teaching title of associate professor, and scientific advisor was elected in 2012. The register of scientists entered under the registration number 206,894th Igor Kuzle is engaged in research in the field of regulation, dynamics, modeling and maintenance elements of the power system and problems related to the implementation and organization of the electricity market. From subject areas published a university textbook (electricity market, Graphis, Zagreb, 2009), more internal university scripts and two high school textbooks. He has published several articles in prestigious international journals, and has published a total of more than 200 works including works made for businesses. A member of the editorial board of 12 international scientific journals of which is an Associate Editor (Eng. Associate editor) in 3 magazines. He participated in the organization and operation of a large number of international conferences and workshops where he held several invited lectures and presentations of conference papers. He was Chairman of the Conference or the IEEE EUROCON 2013 Zagreb, 01-04.7.2013. and IEEE 2014 Energycon Cavtat, 13-16.05.2014., and was or is president of the local organizing committee of the conference: European Energy Market 2011, Zagreb, 25.-27.05.2011. and PAC World 2014, Zagreb, 24-26.06.2014.

Igor Kuzle is engaged in research in the field of regulation, dynamics, modeling and maintenance elements of the power system and problems related to the implementation and organization of the electricity market.

Igor Kuzle born in 1967. Elementary and high school in Pozega. He graduated in 1991, master's degree in 1997 and his doctorate in 2002 at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing in Zagreb. For the success of the fourth year of undergraduate studies received a university writing "Josip Loncar". He has participated in a number of university authorities. After graduating, he was employed in 1992 at the Department of Power, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing in Zagreb. At present, the scientific and teaching title of associate professor, and scientific advisor was elected in 2012. The register of scientists entered under the registration number 206,894th Igor Kuzle is engaged in research in the field of regulation, dynamics, modeling and maintenance elements of the power system and problems related to the implementation and organization of the electricity market. From subject areas published a university textbook (electricity market, Graphis, Zagreb, 2009), more internal university scripts and two high school textbooks. He has published several articles in prestigious international journals, and has published a total of more than 200 works including works made for businesses. A member of the editorial board of 12 international scientific journals of which is an Associate Editor (Eng. Associate editor) in 3 magazines. He participated in the organization and operation of a large number of international conferences and workshops where he held several invited lectures and presentations of conference papers. He was Chairman of the Conference or the IEEE EUROCON 2013 Zagreb, 01-04.7.2013. and IEEE 2014 Energycon Cavtat, 13-16.05.2014., and was or is president of the local organizing committee of the conference: European Energy Market 2011, Zagreb, 25.-27.05.2011. and PAC World 2014, Zagreb, 24-26.06.2014.

Igor Kuzle is engaged in research in the field of regulation, dynamics, modeling and maintenance elements of the power system and problems related to the implementation and organization of the electricity market.

Igor Kuzle born in 1967. Elementary and high school in Pozega. He graduated in 1991, master's degree in 1997 and his doctorate in 2002 at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing in Zagreb. For the success of the fourth year of undergraduate studies received a university writing "Josip Loncar". He has participated in a number of university authorities. After graduating, he was employed in 1992 at the Department of Power, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing in Zagreb. At present, the scientific and teaching title of associate professor, and scientific advisor was elected in 2012. The register of scientists entered under the registration number 206,894th Igor Kuzle is engaged in research in the field of regulation, dynamics, modeling and maintenance elements of the power system and problems related to the implementation and organization of the electricity market. From subject areas published a university textbook (electricity market, Graphis, Zagreb, 2009), more internal university scripts and two high school textbooks. He has published several articles in prestigious international journals, and has published a total of more than 200 works including works made for businesses. A member of the editorial board of 12 international scientific journals of which is an Associate Editor (Eng. Associate editor) in 3 magazines. He participated in the organization and operation of a large number of international conferences and workshops where he held several invited lectures and presentations of conference papers. He was Chairman of the Conference or the IEEE EUROCON 2013 Zagreb, 01-04.7.2013. and IEEE 2014 Energycon Cavtat, 13-16.05.2014., and was or is president of the local organizing committee of the conference: European Energy Market 2011, Zagreb, 25.-27.05.2011. and PAC World 2014, Zagreb, 24-26.06.2014.

Igor Kuzle is engaged in research in the field of regulation, dynamics, modeling and maintenance elements of the power system and problems related to the implementation and organization of the electricity market.

Paresh C. Sen was born in Chittagong, Bangladesh. He received the B.Sc. (with honors in physics) and M.Sc. (Tech.) degrees in applied physics from the University of Calcutta, India in 1958 and 1962, respectively, and the M.A.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Toronto, Canada, in 1965 and 1967, respectively. Dr. Sen is currently Emeritus Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Queen’s University, Canada. He has worked for industries in India and Canada and was a consultant to electrical industries in Canada. He has authored about 240 high quality technical papers in the general area of electric motor drives and power electronics, five of which have been published in three IEEE press books. He is the author of two internationally acclaimed textbooks: Principles of Electric Machines and Power Electronics (Wiley 1989, 1997, 2014) and Thyristor DC Drives (Wiley 1981). He has taught electric machines, power electronics and electric drive systems for over 50 years. His fields of interest include power electronics, electric drive systems, switching power supplies, renewable energy systems, digital control, fuzzy logic control and modern control techniques for power electronics and motor drive systems. Dr. Sen has served IEEE in various capacities: as an associate editor, distinguished lecturer, chairman of the technical committees on power electronics and energy systems, session organizer, session chairperson and paper reviewer. He served as an NSERC (Natural Science and Engineering Research Council of Canada) Scientific Liaison Officer evaluating university-industry coordinated projects. Dr. Sen is globally recognized as an authority in power electronics and motor drive systems. He received the IEEE-IAS (Industry Application Society) Outstanding Achievement Award in 2008, and the IEEE-Canada Outstanding Engineering Educator Award in 2006 for his outstanding contributions over five decades as a researcher, supervisor, teacher, author and consultant. He was the recipient of the IAS-IDC Prize Paper Award in 1986. He is a fellow of IEEE and a fellow of EIC. As an Emeritus Professor, Dr. Sen continues to be active in research, supervision of graduate students, revision of his book on electric machines and serving in several IEEE societies.

Power Electronics, Electric Motor Drives, Renewable Energy, Modern Control Techniques.

Huamin Li received the BS degree from the College of Physics and Electronics, Shandong Normal University, Jinan, China, in 2007, the MS degree from the College of Engineering, Sungkyunkwan University (SKKU), Suwon, Korea, in 2010, and the PhD degree in the Department of Nano Science and Technology, SKKU, Suwon, Korea, in 2013. His PhD research focused on 2D electronics and optoelectronics. Subsequently, he worked as a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Notre Dame. His postdoctoral work included the development of low-voltage and steep subthreshold swing (SS) components for beyond-CMOS electronic systems using low-dimensional materials. To date, his research results have been included in one book chapter (2013), published in Nature Communications (2015), Scientific Reports (2014), IEEE Transaction on Electron Devices (2009–2012) etc., presented in IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM, 2009, 2011–2013), and filed five US and Korean patents with the collaboration of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. In 2012, he received Chinese Government Award for outstanding self-financed students abroad by China Scholarship Council.

Nano-scale electronics and optoelectronics based on low-dimensional materials

Dr. Wassila ISSAADI is a Doctor of Sciences in Department of Automatics, Electronics, and Electrical Engineering, University of Bejaia, Algeria and received her Doctorat (PhD) degree in September 2016 at the age of 25 years. She obtained Magister degree in 2013, and the diploma of state engineer in 2011. Her current research interests include Robotics, Automatics, adaptives and robust control, Photovoltaics and its Controls, Artificial Neural Network and Fuzzy Logic Theory. She is author of many research papers published at both International and National journals (IEEE and Elsevier), Conference proceedings. Now she works as Editor for Nova Science Publisher and Springer Publisher for four collections of Books in Robotics and Renewable Energy, and also as Guest Editor for upcoming collection for the journal of Advances in Mechanical Engineering for publisher Sage. She is an Editorial Board Member for many reputed in International Journals She is also a reviewer in many renowned journals: Applied Energy APEN (Elsevier), Energy Strategy ES (Elsevier), Solar Energy SE (Elsevier), International Journal of Renewable Energy Research-IJRER Cited in SCOPUS, EBSCO and Thomson Reuters and International Journal of Energy Research (Wiley), International Journal of Management, Information Technology and Engineering and many others journals and serving as an Editorial Board Member of reputed conferences and both an Editorial Board Member and Reviewer in many conferences events. And potential speaker for many conferences events. Doctor Wassila ISSAADI teaches in University courses in programmation of automates (PLC programming), automatismes and robotics. Doctor Wassila ISSAADI worked as Chair Member in International Conference on Design and Prodution Engineering “DPE2016” at Berlin, Germany 2016, and Chair for session of her interest in International Conference on Design and Prodution Engineering “DPE2017” at Paris, France 2017. She is Chair and speaker for session in "2nd World Congress on Wind and Renewable Energy" June 14-15, 2018 at London, United Kingdom (UK).

Robotics, Automatics, adaptives and robust control, Photovoltaics and its Controls, Artificial Neural Network and Fuzzy Logic Theory.

Mingming Zhang is Director for Key Lab of Wind Energy Utilization, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Aerodynamics of wind turbine blade; Optimal blade design; Flow control; Smart blade; Wind farm micro-sitting; Wind turbine aerodynamics and optimization in wind farm; Wind energy thermal utilization.

Bing Wang received a doctor degree in engineering from Tsinghua University and completed a visiting research from Technological University of Munich as a Humboldt Fellow. He is the vice deputy director of School of Aerospace Engineering Tsinghua University. He has published more than 40 papers in reputed journals and has been serving as an editorial board member of Journal of Engineering. His research interests are included fundamentals of turbulent combustion and multiphase flows, combustion instabilities and new conception propulsion, combined cycle power (RDBCC, RBCC, TBCC), Scramjet, green-propellant LRE and engine cooling and dry gas sealing technologies.

Fundamentals of turbulent combustion and multiphase flows, combustion instabilities and new conception propulsion, combined cycle power (RDBCC, RBCC, TBCC), Scramjet, green-propellant LRE and engine cooling and dry gas sealing technologies.

Retired senior public officer with the responsibility of a Green Leader being an integral component of my portfolio within the Ministry of Health, The Elderly and Community Services (Malta). [The Green Initiative was launched on 1st January 2005 by the then Prime Minister Dr Lawrence Gonzi LL.D with the appointment of the first Ministry Green Leaders, I being among these 15 Leaders and continued assuming this role till retirement date. The main aim of this Initiative was to create a green network within government in order to enable it to better meet its corporate responsibilities with regard to the environment through environmentally-friendly practices]. Participated as representative of the Health Ministry (Malta) in several high profile international and European Conferences, Fora and Fairs: Developing Public Procurement Policies for Sustainable Development and Innovation – Hamar, Norway (2006) 2nd European Conference & Fair : Education for Sustainable Development – Hamburg (2006*) Implementing Sustainable Public Sector Procurement – London (2007) COHAB 2 (Conference on Health and Biodiversity) – Galway (2008) Working together on Education for Sustainable Development – Bordeaux (2008) 3rd European Conference & Fair : Education for Sustainable Development – Hamburg (2009) CONCERTO Forum : Energy & Climate Change Policy Solutions ….studies on experiences of 58 European cities implementing the Concerto concept - Brussels (2010)

Green Energy

Prof Paul Pace has been active in education for sustainable development (ESD) as chairperson of Malta’s National Education for Sustainable Development Strategy, founder of the Malta Association of Environmental Educators and as a researcher at the Faculty of Education, University of Malta where he is a full time associate professor in ESD and science education. Appointed EkoSkola National Co-ordinator for Nature Trust (Malta) and the GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment) Programme National Co-ordinator, he is the vice-chairperson of the Interdiocesan Commission for the Environment of the Maltese Archdiocese. He was involved in several local and foreign projects aimed at the development of curriculum material for ESD and science. He works actively with teachers in the implementation of sustainability policies in schools. A former teacher of biology, he was involved in several science examination boards and served on the National Curriculum Framework Review committee and the National Science Strategy committee.

Education for Sustainable Development Environmental Education

Dr. Obed Majeed Ali obtained Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering (1st Class) in 2000 and a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering in 2003 from the Department of Mechanical Engineering / College of Engineering at Mosul University, Iraq. Dr. Obed Majeed Ali obtained his DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY in Mechanical Engineering (Internal Combustion Engine and Alternative Fuels) in 2014 from University Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia. After finishing his PhD., he worked as a senior lecturer at Faculty of Mechanical Engineering-University Malaysia Pahang, Malaysia. While working as a senior lecturer, he supervised two PhD students. He has published many technical papers in very reputable journals and international conferences in the area of internal combustion engine, energy efficiency, engine performance, exhaust emissions and alternative green fuels. In addition, Dr. Obed Majeed Ali worked as a lecturer at the Technical Institute of Hawija-Foundation of Technical Education, Iraq from year 2003 to 2012, and currently lecturer at the Northern Technical University, Iraq. His present research interests are Biofuel, combustion and emissions of Spark-Ignition (SI) and Compressed-Ignition (CI) engines, combustion strategies, fuel injection strategies, alternative future green fuels, fuel spray behaviour, modelling air flow and thermal stress analysis on Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF). Dr. Obed Majeed Ali is a Chartered Engineer (CEng), Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) of UK and also registered with American Association for Science and Technology (AASCIT), USA and the Iraqi Engineers Society, Iraq.

Renewable Energy, Internal Combustion Engines, Fuel Property Analysis, Fluidized Bed.

Bimal K. Bose (Life Fellow, IEEE) received the B.E. degree from Indian Institute of Engineering Science and Technology (IIEST), India, the M.S. degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and the Ph.D. degree from Calcutta University, India. Currently, he is Emeritus Chair Professor of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Formerly, he was an associate professor of electrical engineering at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York (1971-1976) and a research engineer in GE Corporate Research and Development, Schenectady, New York (1976-1987). Since 1987, he had been an Endowed Chair Professor in the University of Tennessee. He specializes in power electronics and motor drives that include AI applications and renewable energy systems. He has authored/edited seven books in power electronics, holds 21 U. S. patents, and large number of publications. He was awarded IEEE Power Electronics Society Newell Award, the IEEE Millennium Medal, the IEEE Meritorious Achievement Award in Continuing Education, the IEEE Lamme Gold Medal, the IEEE Industrial Electronics Society (IES) Eugene Mittellmann Award (for lifetime achievement), the IEEE Region 3 Outstanding Engineer Award, the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) Outstanding Achievement Award, GE Silver Patent Medal, GE Publications Award, and Calcutta University Mouat Gold Medal.. He also received the IIEST Distinguished Alumnus Award, D. Sc. Degree (Honoris Causa) from IIEST, and Distinguished Lecturership of IAS and IES. He is a member of National Academy of Engineering. The IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine published a special issue (June 2009) “Honoring Dr. Bimal Bose and Celebrating His Contributions in Power Electronics” with a cover photo. The IES Dr. Bimal Bose Energy Systems Award was established from 2014 which is funded by the IEEE Foundation and the IE Society.

Power electronics, Motor drives, Renewable energy systems

Dr Masa Noguchi is an Associate Professor in Environmental Design at the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning, University of Melbourne, Australia. He is a Chartered Engineer, Environmentalist, and Technological Product Designer registered respectively with the Engineering Council, Society for the Environment, and the Institution of Engineering Designers in the UK. In 2002, he also became a member of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, and today he serves as a Certified Passive House Designer registered with the Passive House Institute in Germany. Dr Noguchi is the founding coordinator of ZEMCH Network which consists of over 500 partners from nearly 40 countries and initiated a number of industry-academia knowledge transfer events. ZEMCH international conferences (from 2012), ZEMCH engineering design workshops (from 2014), and ZEMCH technical missions (from 2006) are amongst the events being organised by ZEMCH Network today in partnership with the regional experts centres based currently in Brazil, Italy, UAE and UK. At the Melbourne School of Design, he leads ZEMCH (Zero Energy Mass Custom Home) design courses, i.e. "Travelling Studio" and "Design Thesis Studio", within the graduate program. Before coming to Melbourne, he was a Reader at the Mackintosh School of Architecture, The Glasgow School of Art affiliated with the University of Glasgow, where he established a ZEMCH pathway within the Master of Architectural Studies program. His research is based on ZEMCH engineering design and socially, economically and environmentally sustainable housing community developments in developed and developing countries. Inventing a "mass custom design" system approach to sustainable housing, he developed a digitalised interactive mass custom design communication tool, which was demonstrated in the US Department of Energy Solar Decathlon's Canadian house 2005. In 2006, he designed Canada's first net zero energy home - Alouette Homes' EcoTerra house - built and commercialised in 2007 through the federal government's Equilibrium sustainable housing initiative/competition.

Environmental design, mass custom design

Maatouk Khoukhi is an Associate Professor of Renewable Energy, Building Engineering Systems, and Environmental Control Systems at United Arab Emirates University. He received his PhD from Tohoku University (Japan). He has a long record of academic and industrial experience in solar energy and building science. Prior to his current position, Dr. Maatouk held several faculty positions at KFUPM (Saudi Arabia) and SQU (Oman), and visiting faculty appointments at CSTB France and University of Sydney. His research work has been supported by several grants from Samsung, NEDO, and universities’ internal and external grants. Dr. Maatouk has published more than 65 journal articles and conference proceedings.

Solar cooling, low energy buildings, energy conservation in buildings, and solar energy.

Goran Strbac is a Professor of Energy Systems, with extensive experience in advanced modelling and analysis of operation, planning, security and economics of energy systems. He led the development of novel advanced analysis approaches and methodologies that have been extensively used to inform industry, governments and regulatory bodies abut the role and value of emerging new technologies and systems in supporting cost effective evolution to smart low carbon future. He is a member of the Steering Committee of the SmartGrids European Technology Platform, co-chair of EU WG on Sustainable Districts and Built Environment of Smart Cities,Director of the UK Centre for Grid Scale Energy Storage,participates in working groups and committees within CIGRE, CIRED IET, IEEE and IEA. He co-authored 4 books and published over 180 technical papers.

My research focuses on the advanced electricity system modelling, that has been widely applied to comprehensively assess cost, carbon and security performance of future low-carbon electricity systems, covering all sectors of the electricity system. Our novel whole-system analysis approaches and modelling methodologies have been extensively used to inform electricity industry, governments and regulatory bodies abut the technical, economic and market challenges associated with future low carbon electricity systems including analysis of the role and value of emerging technologies, such storage, demand side response and a range of advanced transmission and distribution network technologies.

Bin Wu is a professor in the Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering Department at the University of Missouri, and director of the Missouri Industrial Assessment Center. Wu is an internationally-recognized expert in the design and management of manufacturing and supply systems, and he has written a number of books on the subject that have been adopted as standard undergraduate and postgraduate texts worldwide. He is the recipient of numerous awards and established the International Journal of Manufacturing System Design, acting as its editor in chief since 1996. His research has been funded by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, the Kauffman Foundation, the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy. Wu is a Royal Chartered Engineer (U.K.).

 Manufacturing and supply systems design  Health care systems engineering  Industrial energy efficiency

Rui Melício (R. Melicio; R. Melico) received the MSc degree from the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Lisbon, Portugal, in 2004, the PhD degree from the University of Beira Interior (UBI), in 2010, Portugal, the Post-PhD from Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Centre for Innovation in Electrical and Energy Engineering, IST, UBI, and Lisbon Superior Engineering Institute, Portugal, in 2012, Habilitation from the University of Évora (UE), Évora, Portugal, in 2014, respectively. He is currently a Senior Researcher at IDMEC, IST, University of Lisbon and an Assistant Professor with Habilitation at UE, Portugal. He has worked more the 20 years in the electrical and oil industries. He has participated in national and international projects. He has authored or co-authored of: patents; peer-reviewed papers presented at book chapters, international conferences or published in journals; prototypes and technical reports, advance search field tags: AU = Melicio R*. OR AU = Melicio R. and Melico R. He has co-supervised Post-Ph.Ds, Ph.D. and M.Sc. students. Project reviewer for the Portuguese Agency for Innovation. His research interests include: power electronics and its applications; power systems management and operation; renewable energies; smart grids. Also, he has won Best Paper Awards at Conferences.

Renewable Energies & Smart Grid

NI Mingjiang is now the professor and director of Institute for Sustainable Energy, Zhejiang University. He is also the vice-president of Chinese Society of Power Engineering and chairman of its International Committee. He served as executive vice-president of Zhejiang University before 2009. His research area is on energy and power engineering, focus on clean coal technology, solar energy, biomass energy, and waste to energy, etc.

Clean Coal Technology, Solar Energy, Biomass Energy, and Waste to Energy, etc.

Professor Ding joined the University of Birmingham in October 2013. Prior to his appointment at the University, he was Professor and Director of Institute of Particle Science and Engineering at the University of Leeds. His previous roles have included Imperial College London [1997 – 1999], University of Birmingham [1999 – 2001], and University of Science and Technology, Beijing [1988 – 1994]. He was the founding Director of the Joint Institute for Energy Storage Research between the University of Leeds and Institute of Process Engineering of Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Energy storage research particularly on thermal (heat and cold) energy storage, compressed air energy storage and cryogenic energy storage, covering composite thermal energy storage materials, components/devices and systems. • structured particles, covering formulation, scale up of manufacturing and dissolution • suspension of nanoparticles for heat transfer at medium to high temperature applications and lubrication • energy saving technologies for process industry

Wenping Cao (M’05-SM’11) received the B.Eng in electrical engineering from Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing, China, in 1991, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical machines and drives from the University of Nottingham, Nottingham, U.K., in 2004. He is currently a Chair Professor of Electrical Power Engineering with Aston University, Birmingham, U.K., and also a Marie Curie Fellow with Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, U.S.A. His research interests include fault analysis and condition monitoring of electric machines and power electronics. Prof. Cao was the recipient of the Best Paper Award at the 2013 International Symposium on Linear Drives for Industry Applications (LDIA), the Innovator of the Year Award from Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, U.K., in 2013, and the Dragon’s Den Competition Award from Queen’s University Belfast in 2014. He serves as an Associate Editor for IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS, IEEE Industry Applications Magazine and IET Power Electronics; he is also the Chief Editor for three Special Issues and one book, an Editor for Electric Power Components and Systems Journal as well as nine other International Journals. Prof. Cao is a Member of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and a Fellow of Higher Education Academy (HEA).

His research interests include fault analysis and condition monitoring of electric machines and power electronics.

Meihong was trained as Process Engineer in China, moved to the UK in 1999 to join Imperial College London as Research Assistant (also part-time PhD at University College London), and then Postdoctoral Research Fellow in 2002. From 2004 to 2006, he worked as Senior Engineer in Alstom Power, UK. From 2006 to 2012, he worked at Cranfield University as Lecturer and MSc Course Director. He joined the University of Hull in 2012 as Reader in Process and Energy Systems Engineering, was promoted to Professor in Aug. 2014. Meihong is a Chartered Engineer. He has published over 100 technical papers and industrial reports. One of his publications (Lazic et al., 2014) was awarded SAGE Best Paper Prize 2014 and also Ludwig Mond Prize 2014 by IMechE. Another paper (Wang et al., 2011) is the most cited paper in Chemical Engineering Research and Design since 2010. He has been involved in 14 research projects worth around £8.84 million from Research Councils, European Union and Industry as investigators. Meihong leads the Process and Energy Systems Engineering Research Group at the University of Hull with 12 researchers.

 Process Modelling, Simulation, Control and Optimisation  Power Plant, Carbon Carbon and Transport (CCT), and Energy Storage  Bio-fuel Production  Refinery Planning and Scheduling  Process Condition Monitoring and System Identification

buBakr Bahaj leads the 55-strong Energy and Climate Change Division at the University of Southampton, where he completed his PhD, progressing from a researcher to a Personal Chair in Sustainable Energy. For more than 25 years, Professor Bahaj has pioneered sustainable energy research and established the energy theme within the University. His major research programmes can be found at www.energy.soton.ac.uk. These include Cities and Infrastructure, Data and Modelling, Energy and Behaviour, Energy and Buildings, Energy for Development, Environmental Impacts, Microgeneration Technologies and Renewable Energy (Solar Photovoltaics and Marine Energy). Professor Bahaj’s work has resulted in over 270 articles, published in academic refereed journals and conference series of international standing. He founded the International Journal of Marine Energy (IJOME) which he is the Editor-in-Chief. In 2012, Prof Bahaj was appointed Chief Scientific Advisor to Southampton City Council—believed to be the first such appointment in the UK and in 2014, the UK’s Science Council named him as one of the UK’s 100 leading practising scientists.

Cities and Infrastructure, Data and Modelling, Energy and Behaviour, Energy and Buildings, Energy for Development, Environmental Impacts, Microgeneration Technologies and Renewable Energy (Solar Photovoltaics and Marine Energy)

Prof. Tapas Kumar Mallick received his M.Tech and PhD in solar energy engineering from Jadavpur University, India (1998) and University of Ulster, UK (2003) respectively. He has over seventeen years of research experience in solar energy technologies. He is currently the Chair in Clean Technologies (Renewables) within the Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI) and Academic Lead, Renewable Energy, University of Exeter, UK. He has published over 150 research articles and holds two patents on solar technology and has been serving Editorial board of Advances of Solar Thermal Technology Journal. Recently his group has demonstrated biomimicry of white periodic butterfly wings into concentrating solar photovoltaics. Prof. Mallick successfully supervised six PhD candidates to completion and currently primary supervisor of fourteen PhD students.

Renewable energy, Concentrating solar photovoltaics, Heat transfer, optics and electrical modelling

Suna Bolat was born in Istanbul, Turkey in 1979. She received B.Sc., M.Sc. and PhD degrees from Istanbul Technical University (ITU) in Electrical and Electronics Faculty in Istanbul, Turkey. She is presently working as an assistant professor at Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU). Her research interests are in the areas of discharge phenomena, generation and measurement of high voltages, and numerical methods for electrostatic field analysis.

Discharge phenomena, generation and measurement of high voltages, and numerical methods for electrostatic field analysis.