Keynote Speakers

Prof. Xingkui Mao

Fuzhou University, China

Brief Introduction

Xingkui Mao (Member, IEEE) obtained his B.E. and Ph.D. degrees in electrical engineering from Fuzhou University, China, in 2000 and 2006, respectively. He currently holds the position of Professor at the College of Electrical Engineering and Automation at Fuzhou University. His research interests encompass design, manufacturing, and control for power electronic systems and components. Dr. Mao has been honored with the IEEE prize paper award for his outstanding contributions to the field.

Prof. Rongbang An

Jinan University, China

Brief Introduction

Professor Rongbang An graduated from the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, majoring in large-scale integrated circuit engineering. He is a researcher at the Energy and Electric Power Research Center of Jinan University, where he is responsible for establishing the Energy Intelligent Networking Institute. His primary research areas include integrated circuits and dedicated operating systems.

Throughout his career, Professor An has achieved significant accomplishments, including leading the research and development of the CDCT mobile terminal as part of the 863 project. He also invented a groundbreaking line of portable antennas that revolutionized mobile terminal design. Additionally, he has made advancements in electromagnetic field simulation accuracy and developed complete near-field design rules, tools, and processes.

Furthermore, Professor An has invented a directional excitation magnetic resonance wireless power transmission method that enhances electromagnetic wave penetration through soil. He also developed the world's first SOC dedicated to solar energy, enabling effective detection of DC arc faults within modules.

In recognition of his contributions to the field, Professor An was named as the "most promising employee" by Nokia in 2002 and identified as a core talent by Microsoft in 2014. Since 2017, he has served as the global R&D President at Hanergy Group with overall responsibility for technology, product development, and intellectual property initiatives.

Assoc.Prof. Farhad Shahnia

Murdoch University, Australia

Brief Introduction

A/Professor Farhad Shahnia received his PhD in Electrical Engineering from Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, in 2012. He is currently an A/Professor at Murdoch University. Before that, he was a Lecturer at Curtin University (2012-15), a research scholar at QUT (2008-11), and an R&D engineer at the Eastern Azarbayjan Electric Power Distribution Company, Iran (2005-08). 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 100+ peer-reviewed scholarly articles in international conferences and journals, as well as being an editor of 6 books.

Farhad has won 5 Best Paper Awards in various conferences and has also received the IET Premium Award for the Best Paper published in the IET Generation, Transmission & Distribution journal in 2015. One of his articles was listed under the top-25 most cited articles in the Electric Power System Research Journal in 2015 while one of his 2015 journal articles has been listed under the top-5 most read articles of the Australian Journal of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. He was the recipient of the Postgraduate Research Supervisor Award from Curtin University in 2015 and the Australia-China Young Scientist Exchange Award from the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering in 2016.

Assoc.Prof.Tuopu Na

Harbin Institute of Technology, China

Brief Introduction

Tuopu Na, received the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering and automation from Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT), Harbin, China, in 2020. In 2020, He joined the School of Electrical Engineering and Automation, HIT. He is currently an associate professor at School of Instrumentation Science and Engineering of HIT, since 2024. His current research interests concentrate in EVs Power Electronics and Ultra Precision Motion Systems, particularly in EVs charger, planar motor driver and nonlinear control. He has coauthored more than 20 peer-reviewed technical papers and authorized 20 invention patents in China. He is an IEEE member, and member of China Instrument and Control Society and review expert of NSFC. He served as a Session-Chair of several International conferences (e.g., ICGNC 2022, IFM 2023 and FASTA 2024), and Reviewer of many journals.

Assoc.Prof.Depeng Zeng

Harbin Engineering University, China

Brief Introduction

1.Calculation and Analysis of the characteristics of the electrical machine (including inductance, losses, temperature, torque, etc)

2.Design and optimization of the electrical machine

3.Measurement and test of the multi-unit PMSM and multi-phase PMSM