Prof Dr.Hazlie Mokhlis

University of Malaya

Hazlie Mokhlis received a Bachelor of Engineering (B. Eng. (Hons)) degree and a Master of Engineering Science (M. Eng.Sc) in Electrical Engineering from the Universiti Malaya in 1999 and 2003 respectively. He received Ph.D. degree from the University of Manchester in 2009. He is currently Professor at the Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Malaya. He held several important positions; Deputy Dean of Research (2013-2014), Deputy Dean of Postgraduate Studies (2014-2015, 2017-2018), Deputy Dean of Undergraduate Studies (2018-2019, 2021-2022), and Head of Department (2015-2017) at the Faculty of Engineering. Currently, as Chairman of Cluster Innovative Industry & Sustainability Science at the university level. Dr Hazlie is actively involved in research as a principal investigator with a total amount of research grants worth more than RM 2.5 million. He is the author and co-author of more than 300 publications in international journals and proceedings in the area of Power Systems and Energy. Up to now, he had successfully supervised 36 Ph.D., 12 Master (by research), and 56 Master (Mix-mode and Course Work) candidates. He is also active as a reviewer for many reputable journals and several international conferences in the area of power and energy system. His outstanding research had been recognized by Stanford University in 2021 & 2022 as one of the Top 2% of scientists in the world. In 2021 he was awarded Top Research Scientist Malaysia by Academic Science Malaysia. Besides research, he is also active in the development of Malaysian Standards as a member of Working Group in the Development of Malaysian's Power System Analysis and Studies (WG6) and Expert Representative in IEC for project TC 8/PT 62786. Prof Hazlie is a Chartered Engineer with the Engineering Council UK and a Professional Engineer with the Board of Engineers Malaysia. He is also an external examiner/assessor for many local universities for the Electrical Engineering programme. He was chairman of IEEE Power Energy Society, Malaysia Chapter session 2020-2022. Currently, Associate Editor for IEEE Access journal and e-PRIME journal. His research is focusing on improving the efficiency and resiliency of power system operation.

Prof Dr. Pierluigi Siano, IEEE Fellow

University of Salerno, Italy

Pierluigi Siano (M’09–SM'14) received the M.Sc. degree in electronic engineering and the Ph.D. degree in information and electrical engineering from the University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy, in 2001 and 2006, respectively. He is a Professor and Scientific Director of the Smart Grids and Smart Cities Laboratory with the Department of Management & Innovation Systems, University of Salerno.

Since 2021 he has been a Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering Science, University of Johannesburg. His research activities are centered on demand response, energy management, the integration of distributed energy resources in smart grids, electricity markets, and planning and management of power systems.

In these research fields, he has co-authored more than 680 articles including more than 410 international journals that received in Scopus more than 14700 citations with an H-index equal to 59. In 2019, 2020, and 2021 he has been awarded as a Highly Cited Researcher in Engineering by Web of Science Group. He has been the Chair of the IES TC on Smart Grids.

He is Editor for the Power & Energy Society Section of IEEE Access, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON POWER SYSTEMS, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL INFORMATICS, IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON INDUSTRIAL ELECTRONICS, IEEE SYSTEMS.

Prof. Kai Yang

Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China

Yang Kai, professor, doctoral supervisor, postdoctoral fellow, Vice Dean of School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Director of Engineering Research Center of Xiangdian - Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Yang Kai, professor, doctoral supervisor, postdoctoral fellow, Vice Dean of School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Director of Engineering Research Center of Xiangdian - Huazhong University of Science and Technology. Visiting Scholar of University of Leuven in Belgium, visiting professor of Changwon University in South Korea, Special Envoy of Enterprise Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Secretary General of ICEMS2008 International Conference, Member of Special Committee of Micro Motor of China Electrotechnical Society, Chairman of special Committee of Motor of Hubei Electrical Engineering Society, Member of Hubei Youth Science and Technology Workers Association, He won the first prize of Hubei Science and Technology Progress Award (First finisher), the first prize of China Electric Power Science and Technology Progress Award (First finisher), and the Huo Yingdong Foundation Excellent Teacher Award. Visiting Scholar of University of Leuven in Belgium, visiting professor of Changwon University in South Korea, Special Envoy of Enterprise Science and Technology of Ministry of Education, Secretary General of ICEMS2008 International Conference, Member of Special Committee of Micro Motor of China Electrotechnical Society, Chairman of special Committee of Motor of Hubei Electrical Engineering Society, Member of Hubei Youth Science and Technology Workers Association, He won the first prize of Hubei Science and Technology Progress Award (First finisher), the first prize of China Electric Power Science and Technology Progress Award (First finisher), and the Huo Yingdong Foundation Excellent Teacher Award.